All posts by Sam Danley
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State reconsiders funding arts campus
Following a string of setbacks, proponents of UMKC’s Downtown Campus for the Arts received a rare piece of good news this week when lawmakers re-introduced...
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UMKC cuts out-of-state tuition for 15 states
In an effort to boost enrollment and attract students from outside Missouri, UMKC announced two new programs to reduce out-of-state tuition costs. The first program...
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Q&A with Marianne McKenzie
UMKC student Marianne McKenzie recently directed a one-act play called Trench Warfare. Described as a surreal take on the lives of two infantry soldiers stationed...
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Conversation with David Johnson
A few weeks ago, U-News sat down with Sherry DeJanes, a local attorney and founder of SMART KC, a group opposed to the streetcar expansion....
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Drag Race star talks transgender sisterhood
Television reality star Monica Beverly Hillz stopped by campus last week for UMKC’s premiere Trans Awareness Month event. Hillz, a Chicago based drag performer and...
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Q&A: Smart KC Founder Sherry DeJanes
Sheery DeJanes is a local attorney and founder of SMART KC, an organization opposed to the streetcar expansion project. U-News spoke with DeJanes this week...
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Athletic task force issues report
The Committee on Institutional Efficiency (CIE) Intercollegiate Athletics Task Force released its final report at last week’s faculty senate meeting. All but one of task...
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Charges dropped in sexual assault case
Jackson County Prosecutors recently dropped charges against Juan Contreras, the man accused of raping a UMKC student in Johnson Hall last February. According to a...
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Tropes and tragedies | Trans + Allies talk media representation
Jerry Springer, Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey– why would these names come up in a conversation about transgender media representation? When UMKC’s Trans + Allies met...
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Streetcar expansion future remains unclear
The push to expand Kansas City’s streetcar from Union Station to UMKC moved forward over the weekend, with residents electing seven proponents of the project...
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Stamina and style: Iconic masterwork comes to UMKC
Clarate Heckler The music stops and suddenly you can hear them breathing. You can see the sweat beading down their foreheads and necks. You can feel the emotions in...
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UMKC women’s soccer battles Drake
The Women’s Soccer season continued with a competitive effort against powerhouse Drake University Saturday. UMKC played it tight and won a close game, 2-1. From the beginning, the game...
UMKC dominates in 79-59 win over UTRGV
The UMKC’s women’s basketball team (10-17, 6-6 WAC) got off to a fast start and never looked back in their 79-59 victory over UT Rio Grande Valley (13-14, 3-9...
