• Fundraiser Benefits Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet

  By Kate Baxendale on March 18, 2014

  Kappa Epsilon fraternity hosted its second annual Rx Factor, a fundraiser talent show featuring contestants from the Schools of Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing and Medicine. Kappa...

• Best Kansas City Entertainment District

  By Kate Baxendale on March 17, 2014

  1. Westport, Westport Road and Pennsylvania Ave. Westport takes the cake for UMKC students’ favorite entertainment district, and rightfully so. The area is teeming with...

• Best Campus Resource

  By Kate Baxendale on February 10, 2014

  1. Student Health and Wellness, 4825 Troost Ave. Room 115 Student Health and Wellness started servicing UMKC students on Oct. 15, 2000. The practice is...

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  National Drug Facts Week: Pharmacy students lead drug abuse educaiton program

  By Kate Baxendale on January 28, 2014

  Generation Rx is an educational program about prescription drug abuse and misuse that began in 2010 at Ohio State University School of Pharmacy. Second-year pharmacy...

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  Giant Step for Student Veterans Organization

  By Kate Baxendale on November 20, 2013

  UMKC’s SVO made great progress on Veterans Day at the Student Government Association meeting. The student senate passed a resolution to designate a Service Members...

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  The Sox May Have Won the Ring, but the Cardinals are still Winning 11-8

  By Kate Baxendale on November 4, 2013

  The St. Louis Cardinals were unable to get revenge on the Boston Red Sox for sweeping them in four games during the 2004 World Series....

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  Jackson County to Vote on Translational Research Institute Tax

  By Kate Baxendale on November 4, 2013

  The Jackson County, Missouri Legislature has called a Special Election for Nov. 5. Voters will decide on a half-cent sales tax for the duration of...

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  Truth about E-Cigarettes

  By Kate Baxendale on October 29, 2013

  Electronic cigarettes are a billion-dollar industry, with an estimated 4 million users in America according to the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association. These battery-operated nicotine...

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  UPB to Sponsor Transportation to Select Men’s Basketball Games

  By Kate Baxendale on October 28, 2013

  The 2013-2014 men’s basketball season will kick off at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 1 against Rockhurst University in the Blackout Game at Municipal Auditorium. Since home...

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  SGA Comptroller Avoids Impeachment

  By Kate Baxendale on October 23, 2013

  Comptroller Makayla Maslanka will retain her position on the Student Government Association executive board. A motion to impeach Maslanka was revisited on Oct. 14 since...

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