Bielecki presents Shakespeare for senior...

Jill Powers- Staff Writer

2/3/12

All students at William Jewell College experience challenges in their majors at one time or another. For William Jewell’s theatre majors, the most pressing challenge is to cast, direct and star in a production of their choosing during their senior year. Karina Bielecki, senior, has decided to face that challenge with two performances of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), tonight and tomorrow at 7 p.m.

This work jams all 37 of the famous...

Student Bill of Rights questioned for...

Austin Baragary- Beyond the Hill Editor

2/3/12

In August 2011, a group of William Jewell College students discovered that the Student Bill of Rights had no legal sway over the conduct of College officials in regards to students’ rights. This fact challenged the common belief that the Student Bill of Rights was legally binding. What followed the discovery is best described as a case study in grass-roots democratic government. These students approached Student Senate, who, after working with...

Student tuition to increase by 2% for...

Edward Scott, Jr.- Staff Writer

2/3/12

Between the 2010-2011 academic year and the 2011-2012 academic year, William Jewell College increased the price of tuition by four percent and that of room and board by five percent.

According to the College’s website, tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year stands at , 600.  Room and board varies for each student based on housing assignment and meal plan.

In the 2012-2013 academic year, all students will face another tuition increase.

According to...