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Lauren Anderson UMKC’s very own Austin Strassle is running for 4th District councilman at-large in the 2019 City Council elections. The 4th District includes UMKC Volker campus, so students...
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- Carlos Mercado | September 12, 2018
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- Reese Bentzinger | September 11, 2018
  Up in Arms: Kids and Guns
- Emily Reid | September 10, 2018
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- U-News | September 10, 2018
  LGBTQIA programs and services finds new assistant director
A&E
Theatre Department collaborates with local playhouses for upcoming season
Alexander Fulton | September 12, 2018
Alexander Fulton UMKC Theatre Department promises to delight audiences with a variety of production genres for the 2018-2019 season. Most productions combine graduate level work with a professional company,...
- Sam Danley | September 11, 2018
  UMKC hosts fourth annual Zine Con
- Haleigh Presta | September 10, 2018
  Artists gather in KC for Chalk & Walk Festival
- Kyle Vanice | September 7, 2018
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- Caleb Wilson | September 5, 2018
  Food, drinks and major league baseball at KC Irish Fest

Sports
Roos come up short against K-State
Cyrus Moffett | September 13, 2018
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- Logan Lazarczyk | September 11, 2018
  Women’s soccer builds momentum with victory over Creighton
- Gary Bradley-Lopez | September 11, 2018
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Photography
Take a look: India Fest brings Indian culture to KC
Jada Chavis | August 27, 2018
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