All posts by Lucas Cuni-Mertz
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UMKC student tests positive for coronavirus
A UMKC student has tested positive for COVID-19, Chancellor Agrawal announced. The student, who does not live on campus, is being treated in isolation. Agrawal...
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Stay-at-home order issued for Kansas City metro
In an increased effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Quinton Lucas has issued a “Stay at Home” order for residents of Kansas City...
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Kansas City reports first two coronavirus cases, state announces first death
The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 hit Kansas City today. A woman in her 40s and a man in his 30s have tested positive for...
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UMKC moving classes online due to coronavirus pandemic
UMKC has suspended in-person classes and will move to online-only instruction starting next week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes after three new...
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Women’s basketball secures first-ever NCAA Tournament bid before cancellation
The Kansas City women’s basketball team secured its first-ever bid to the NCAA Division I tournament before its cancellation yesterday due to coronavirus concerns. The...
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Opinion: Super Tuesday results show Warren is killing the progressive movement
The power of the Democratic Party’s centrist consolidation was on full display last night. Joe Biden, whose candidacy was seemingly left for dead following abysmal...
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Expanding Health and Wellness Services, on-campus childcare among SGA’s top priorities for 2020
UMKC’s Student Government Association (SGA) revamped itself last semester, passing a new constitution, expanding its executive branch and creating its own Supreme Court. With a...
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UMKC professor discovers new strain of HIV
A UMKC professor helped discover the first new subtype of HIV in nearly 20 years. The strain, called HIV-1 Group M, Subtype L, comes from...
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Bishop scores 1,000th career point; UMKC falls to New Mexico State
Junior guard Xavier Bishop topped 1,000 career points, but the Roos fell 75-55 to New Mexico State Thursday night at Swinney Rec center. Bishop became...
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Westport High School emerges as potential location for new conservatory
Plans to develop the old Westport High School are leading many to speculate that the building could one day serve as UMKC’s performing arts campus....
