To be honest, it’s been quite a ride, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I look back on my four years, and I’m filled with nostalgia. The decision to study at William Jewell College has been the best decision of my entire life. When I arrived at Jewell I decided…
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To be honest…with Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
To be honest, I hate politics. I hate how it gets complicated and how important it is. I don’t know a lot about politics here in the United States, but back in my home country, Brazil, politics is such a touchy subject that it can make families break apart, lifelong…
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To be honest…with Catherine Dema
To be honest… I am tired of Greek life getting a free pass. After attending Phi Gamma Delta’s (FIJI) Battle of the Air Bands (BOTAB), I am reminded of my confusion with the system. Despite Greek life being a positive force on campus and inviting unity and interaction between classes…
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To be honest…with Christina Kirk
To be honest, stereotyping majors is useless and usually degrading. Regardless of your major, I’m sure you’re familiar with the demography associated with it. Business majors are football players. Physics majors are awkward loners. Political science majors are charismatic and truculent. But how many people truly identify with these generalizations?…
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To be honest…with Madison Carroll
To be honest, the lack of diversity and inclusion is a problem on the campus of William Jewell College. We cannot become complacent with diversity on campus when there is still more to be done. To begin, let me clarify that I love Jewell. This college provides an excellent education…
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To be honest…with Maddy Comeau
To be honest, no one will ever understand what it’s like to be a nursing major. Even nurses who have been in the profession for several decades have a hard time defining what they do or why they chose to be a nurse when asked. Simply responding, “I help people”…
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To be honest…with Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
To be honest, how am I supposed to know what I want to do with my life? I don’t think it’s fair that at one moment of our lives we’re just expected to make a decision that will dictate the rest of our lives. The weight that every move you…
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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 sick of it. Any victim who decides to tell her story has to prepare for a barrage of attacks attempting to discredit her account with…
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To be honest…with Kristen Agar
To be honest, Kesha deserved a Grammy. The 2018 Grammys were a let down for a lot of women, but I believe Kesha’s comeback was the most under-rewarded. After suing her producer, Dr. Luke, for sexual assault in 2014, the court denied her the ability to void her contract, which…
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