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Fall Festivities: Fashion review

2 November 2018
Sydney Bass
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Fall is now undeniably here and that means cozy sweaters, cute jeans and stylish boots are too. Some of the fall fashion trends I have…

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Jewell students welcome the change in season with the Liberty Fall Fest

5 October 2018
Sydney Bass
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Liberty Fall Fest has always been a trending event in the William Jewell College community, dating all the way back to 1934 and coinciding with Jewell…

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East coast eatery shakes up KC’s burger scene

21 September 2018
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Shake Shack has officially been open since Sept. 6 and is located in the Country Club Plaza. People of all ages lined the street opening…

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Opinion: The Tinder Epidemic

7 September 2018
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With the rise in social media usage, online dating has become a common way to find a partner. The most common dating app is currently…

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Controversy sparks over Brooklyn Museum’s new curator

20 April 2018
Sydney Bass
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Brooklyn Museum has recently been under ridicule for hiring a white female curator for the African art wing. Dr. Kristen Windmuller-Luna, a 31-year-old with a…

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Humans of Jewell

2 March 2018
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Kylee Newton, first-year nonprofit and accounting major at William Jewell College, talks about her passions to fight human trafficking and inspire others. Newton has a…

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Student Senate plans for the semester

23 February 2018
Sydney Bass
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William Jewell College Student Senate has a lot planned for this semester. They are working on bringing more diversity to campus and collaborating with other…

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To be honest…with Sydney Bass

2 February 2018
Sydney Bass
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To be honest, poetry is so underappreciated in today’s culture. People call out poetry for being boring or confusing. Poetry gets viewed as an unsolvable…

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Taylor Swift’s New Reputation

15 September 2017
Sydney Bass
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 When I was little, I remember belting out “Teardrops on My Guitar” and “Picture to Burn” in my room. I have always been a Swift…

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