On Friday, March 30, 2018, 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more injured after clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Border. The clash took…
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“Love, Simon” is a romantic, idealistic view of acceptance
“Love, Simon,” directed by Greg Berlanti, was released March 16, 2018 and adapted from the book “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli.…
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Kansas City ranked second nationwide in cell performance
Kansas City ranked second out of 125 metropolitan markets for overall cellphone service performance, according to a Rootmetrics Report published Jan. 31, 2018. The results…
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To be honest…with Savannah Hawley
To be honest, with the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, speculation and doubt over the validity of suriviors’ stories has increased, and I’m…
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Jewell students attend the Creating Change Conference
Last month, five William Jewell College students and members of QUILTBAG attended the 30th annual Creating Change Conference (CCC). The national conference, hosted by the…
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Humans of Jewell
The Hilltop Monitor spoke with Isaac Chizhik, first-year Oxbridge Molecular Biology major, at The Perch while on a break from class. He spoke about his…
Read MoreWhy politicians get away with sexual misconduct
In the aftermath of the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein scandal, what is being called the “post-Weinstein era,” many people now feel empowered to air allegations…
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An overview of Jewell Hall’s rich history
William Jewell College (WJC) is the oldest college still in use west of the Mississippi River, and the oldest building at WJC is Jewell Hall.…
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Extremism in American Politics: Part 1
In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980 and has been growing more severe in recent decades. In order to investigate…
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