All posts by Madison Noordhoek
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“Cuba Loves Baseball”: National Geographic photographer talks art, culture, baseball
Whether it be a bag of peanuts, an iconic bobble head or a 6-4-3 double play, baseball has long been not only America’s favorite pastime,...
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UMKC Students Haggled into Online Learning
Are technological resources in the classroom a student’s best friend, or worst enemy? While universities like UMKC grant students the convenience of online classes, some...
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Milky Chance Releases Sophomore Effort: Blossom
German native folk group Milky Chance began their musical career with their debut album Sadnecessary in 2013. With hit singles “Stolen Dance” and “Down By...
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Wastedland 2: Artists Bring Unique Film Screening to Kansas City
Collaborative artists foster revolutionary ideas while thriving off each other’s creativity. Jaclyn Danger, co-founder of screening collective The Cannonball Roarers, hosted a unique “secret screening”...
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A Taste of Home: Vietnamese Students Celebrate Lunar New Year
The beating of drums and clashing symbols flooded the ears of those who attended UMKC’s Vietnamese New Year Event. The University’s foreign exchange students brought...
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Feel Your Feelings, Fool!: The Regrette’s Debut Album
Fresh punk rock quartet The Regrettes blitzed the new year with their debut album Feel Your Feelings Fool!, a hostile and brutally honest record. The...
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Bonobo Reigns as Downtempo King
Simon Green, a.k.a Bonobo, is a British producer involved in several progressive music genres including electronica, downtempo and acid jazz. He self-produced his debut album...
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Your Professor’s Perspective | UMKC’s Fine Arts Professor Shares Her World Outside of the Classroom
Not many other universities can present an opportunity for their students to learn from a professor who is also an internationally successful artist. UMKC’s very...
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UMKC Hosts Annual Gingerbread Decorating Event
Every year, UMKC celebrates upcoming holidays by assembling a construction site for gingerbread houses in the Student Union. This year’s gingerbread building event was hosted...
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Highly Suspect Uncensored | The Boy Who Died Wolf
Twins Richard and Ryan Meyer and their best friend Johnny Stevens have been in collaboration since 2009, the year they formed Highly Suspect – a...
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It Will Rock You (Mostly)
Making a movie about Queen is no easy task. How do you condense 30 years of incredible music and the story of Freddie Mercury, who over time has been...
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Kameron Sheffield on making music for film
Imagine getting the chance to make background music for a short film. That’s exactly what UMKC student Kameron Sheffield did, but he wouldn’t quite call his compositions “songs.” Sheffield...
