All posts by Esmie Tseng
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Choi Terminates Incentive Bonuses
President Choi announced an end to the executive performance incentive program. The announcement came in an email to the UM system Friday afternoon in the wake of...
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Pizza and Politics: Missouri Representatives Talk Shop
Missouri State Representatives Judy Morgan and Brandon Ellington dedicated a few hours last Friday night for a candid discussion with members of the Associated Students...
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Reduced Budget but Forging Ahead | Center for Neighborhoods Continues Good Work
Every one of Kansas City’s 240 neighborhoods, whether east or west of the Troost line, harbors its own issues. “They’re just not always broadcast all...
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ISIS Kills Regardless of Faith
Few would argue that the so-called Islamic State is wreaking havoc on the Middle East, abducting and killing thousands of people. ISIS regularly creeps into...
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Faculty Braces for More Cuts by Greitens
UMKC faculty braced themselves after Gov. Greitens’ new round of cuts hit higher education the hardest last week. Greitens’ latest budget proposal slashed an additional...
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Roos Hold Close
The Roos held close throughout last Saturday’s game against UT Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), but couldn’t pull through. The final score was 63-52, with the...
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Gov. Greitens cuts $10 million from UMKC | Mid-year budget cut impacts unknown
UMKC will lose about $10 million from its mid-year budget from the state of Missouri. Last Monday, recently elected Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced cuts...
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Doughnuts with the Dean
“Free doughnuts and coffee!” the Arts and Sciences Student Council members called out periodically last Tuesday morning. “Get your free doughnuts and coffee.” Dean Wayne...
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Fight for 15 Makes History
61 years after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and her civil rights, Fight for 15 protesters in Kansas City and across the...
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Stop and Smell the Roses Man
When UMKC art student Alexa Rose Di Trolio was 19 years old, her best friend Abbey Felton died unexpectedly from multiple sclerosis, a devastating autoimmune...
