The William Jewell College community was stunned this week as
rumors flew that Dr. David Sallee, president of the College, was a final-
ist for the presidency of Nebraska Wesleyan University. A figure who
has become identified with the fight for academic freedom, steadfast
leadership in times of crisis and a vision for the College’s future may
soon take those qualities to another institution. Sallee spent Mon-
day and Tuesday on the Nebraska Wesleyan campus in Lincoln, where
members of the University community have said Sallee is the strongest
candidate and the best hope to rebuild a community wracked by divi-
sions over the previous president’s leadership. Sallee has said he and his
wife, Mary, have yet to make a decision on whether or not they would
accept the position if offered.
Colloquium event welcomes international students
to William Jewell campus, highlights OIR partnership
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Honor rolls usually recog-
nize those who are high
achievers in the classroom.
William Jewell, however,
scores high on an honor
roll that exists to recognize
those who excel outside
the classroom. The College
recently was named to the President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll. On Page 3, find out what
put William Jewell ahead in making a difference.
College named to service honor roll, 3
giving back
William Jewell
College’s theatre
program opens its
first fall mainstage
production with
a 17th-century
play set in Naples.
Amidst Carnival
chaos and Italian
intrigue, the show
examines life and love. The production opened Wednesday
and will run through tomorrow evening. On Page 7, get a
glimpse behind the scenes.
The Rover continues this weekend, 7
curtain up
In place of the usual Chapel
fare, attendees Wednesday
were treated to an inside
look at the world of Arab
economics. The presenta-
tion was delivered by Dr.
Ahmed Zekri, Fulbright
scholar-in-residence at
William Jewell for the fall
semester. Zekri is a native
of Morocco. On Page 6,
hear how economics plays a role in real world politics.
On the Inside
Friday, November 10, 2006
Volume 21 Issue 9
www.thehilltopmonitor.com
Both William Jewell soc-
cer teams celebrated suc-
cessful seasons. Only one
is continuing in the hunt
for a national champion-
ship, however. While the
quest of the women’s team
for a fourth straight nation-
al tournament appearance
ended Monday with a 1-0
loss to Graceland, the men’s team defeated Columbia College
1-0 Wednesday. On Page 8, learn about their next move.
Fulbright scholar Zekri lectures in Chapel, 6
facts and figures
Aaron Barker
Staff Writer
Full coverage of Sallee’s
interview at Nebraska
Wesleyan University and
Jewell responses can be
found on Pages 4 and 5.
Karis Rosell
Campus Editor
First-year student participates
in national composing competition
In a national competition that
pitted her against professional
composers and professors, among
others, first-year Kristen Walker
recently was selected as a finalist
in the 27th Annual Ithaca College
School of Music choral composition
contest. “When I was a sophomore
[in high school] I first heard about
this contest and it’s a national contest
so I thought, ‘Wow, that ’s probably
way over my head,’” Walker said.
After winning several other
composition contests, however,
Walker thought seriously about
the possibility. She did not decide
to enter the competition for sure,
however, until only a few days before
the submission deadline last August.
“I just threw together some old stuff,”
Walker said. “I had written a piece
already and it wasn’t specifically for
this contest. It was just one I had
done for the heck of it, but it ended
up fitting all the requirements so I
submitted it.”
As a finalist, Walker travels today
to Ithaca, N.Y., where she and the
other finalists have been paired
with local high school choirs. They
will each spend the day rehearsing
their compositions. Choirs then will
perform the pieces and a winner
will be selected f rom the top six.
Walker will be working with the
Westborough High School choir on
her piece, which is a soprano-alto-
tenor-bass a capella choir piece called
The Silent Hour, for which text comes
from a poem by Anne Bronte.
Dr. Ian Coleman, associate
professor of music and chair,
has worked with Walker as her
composition instructor. He believes
Walker’s success speaks highly of
her talent and ability. “It’s unusual
for someone of her age to be writing
choral music of this caliber at all,”
Coleman said. “There are a lot of
these kinds of competitions, but the
difference is that this one is a well
known one. It attracts entries from
prestigious and established composers,
as well as those not as prestigious
and established. I know there are
professors and professional composers
who entered this contest, which
makes it all the more remarkable that
Kristen, as a first-year student, would
qualify, and it really speaks to the
quality of her work.” Coleman also
cited Walker’s success as important
because it is a good reflection on her,
Story continued on Page 6
Last week, William Jewell College
and Oxford
I nte r nati on al
Review hosted
students f rom
the Middle
East and the
United States
e x p l o r i n g
America’s role
in the Middle
East. Students
from the
United Arab
E m i r a t e s ,
Iraq and
Lebanon met
and discussed
topical issues
with 15
William Jewell
students.
T h e
c o n f e r e n c e
began Nov. 1
when three
students from
the UAE, one Iraqi student and
two Lebanese students (including
William Jewell international student
Roy Abdo) arrived on campus. Over
the course of the week the Middle
Eastern students were presented
with lessons of U.S. history and
democracy. These included touring
the Liberty Memorial and the Harry
S. Truman Library. The students
also participated in a colloquium
discussing the United States’ role
in Middle Eastern affairs, attended
worship services for both Muslims
and Christians and met with People to
People International President Mary
E i s e n h o w e r ,
gra nddaugh ter
of President
D w i g h t
Eisenhower.
A c c o r d i n g
to organizers,
this was done
to further
unde rstandings
of relations
b e t w e e n
cultures.
“ P e o p l e
from the
United States
and the Middle
East hold a
number of
misconceptions
about each
other,” said
Anthony Shop,
’05, executive
editor and
chief operating
officer for OIR. “OIR created this
program to help foster understanding
and build bridges between cultures.”
Students at NWU listen to Sallee
respond to questions at a for um
Tuesday. Photo courtesy of the
Reveille at NWU.
Soccer advances in post-season play, 8
reaching goals
Stor y continued on Page 7
Dr. Gary Armstrong, professor of political science, discusses politics and theol-
og y with Abdulaziz Al Mualla, a United Arab Emirates student participating in
the colloquium. Photo by Kyle Rivas