The Year in Headlines

Athletic task force issues report After investigating whether UMKC should continue to have intercollegiate athletics or maintain NCAA Division I status or drop to Division II or III, the faculty senate’s athletic...

Is Call of Duty Cultivating Killers?

The billion-dollar industry that’s turning sweet, innocent kids into violent, savage killers:...

UMKC legislative representative talks budget, tuition

Tuition hikes and budget slashing are typically contested issues when it comes...

The Year in Headlines

Provost Bichelmeyer takes the wheel Weeks before the beginning of the semester,...

Termination of tenured professor drives UMKC to litigation

What was first a termination of a UMKC faculty member has now...

Don't Miss

News
From emphasis to potential major: Will Anthropology claim its own title at UMKC?
U-News | April 24, 2018
Ally Hanson While scrolling through a UMKC course catalog, you can find sociology as a popular major offered at UMKC. Although many students are currently pursuing this degree, some...
- U-News | April 24, 2018
  Email and Emojis: Career Services talks professional communication
- U-News | April 23, 2018
  States reps sound off on Greitens, guns at live Statehouse Blend recording
- U-News | April 17, 2018
  SGA President-elect quickly found roots at UMKC
A&E
“Once On This Island” at the Just off Broadway Theater
David Basse | May 2, 2018
It’s been a long time since I’ve tapped my feet and moved my body all the way through a play, but last Friday, at the opening night of “Once...
- U-News | May 2, 2018
  Exhibition showcases KC jazz icon Jay McShann
- Julia Martin | April 27, 2018
  Album Review: The Project H Everyday, Forever
- Bayley Cawthon | April 27, 2018
  Local Music for the Not-So-Local

Women in Science
Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Janaki Ammal
Madalyn Weston | April 25, 2018
Covering topics from structure of plants to genetics, botany – the study of plant life – has applications in medicine, agriculture, climate change and even economics. One woman in...
- Madalyn Weston | April 18, 2018
  Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Karletta Chief
- Madalyn Weston | April 11, 2018
  Celebrating Women in STEM: Megan Smith
Let’s get political
Let’s Get Political: Comey, Cohen, and Crimes
Emily Reid | April 24, 2018
White House: Former FBI Director James Comey had an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Sunday night, about his recent book, “A Higher Loyalty”. He described President Trump as...
- Emily Reid | April 16, 2018
  Let’s Get Political: Raids, Ryan, and Reports on Greitens
- Emily Reid | April 9, 2018
  Let’s Get Political: Tariffs, Tweets and Town Halls
- Emily Reid | March 20, 2018
  Let’s Get Political: Special elections, school safety, and President Trump in St. Louis
Sports
After two wins Friday, Softball falls to CSU Bakersfield
Cyrus Moffett | April 23, 2018
After a decent performance on Friday, winning both games in doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield, UMKC was unable to carry the momentum into Saturday for a third game against the...
- U-News | April 22, 2018
  Women’s Soccer cruises through Jewell
- Cyrus Moffett | April 16, 2018
  UMKC Softball loses across the board to Utah Valley
- Cyrus Moffett | April 9, 2018
  UMKC women’s soccer battles Drake
- Lucas Cuni-Mertz | February 24, 2018
  UMKC dominates in 79-59 win over UTRGV
Roos on politics
Photography
Take a look: On campus drag show
Gabrielle Reneau | April 22, 2018
- Gabrielle Reneau | April 9, 2018
  Take a look: Expressions Art Exhibition
- Gabrielle Reneau | March 31, 2018
  Take a look: UMKC night at Sporting KC
- Gabrielle Reneau | March 25, 2018
  Take a look: La voix humaine
Opinion
A war on children
David Basse | March 22, 2018
The nation is up in arms about concurrent debates surrounding DACA and gun control. A CBS poll said nine out of ten Americans support providing citizenship for DACA recipients....
- Malia Johnson | March 5, 2018
  Start with love, not guns
- U-News | March 5, 2018
  A call for change: Media coverage of shootings
- U-News | February 22, 2018
  Thoughts and prayers are not enough
- U-News | February 18, 2018
  People are the problem, but so are guns
- Jordan Fash | February 8, 2018
  Stop watching porn, treat women right

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