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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“Once On This Island” at the Just off Broadway Theater
It’s been a long time since I’ve tapped my feet and moved my body all the way through a play, but last Friday, at the opening night of “Once...
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After two wins Friday, Softball falls to CSU Bakersfield
After a decent performance on Friday, winning both games in doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield, UMKC was unable to carry the momentum into Saturday for a third game against the...
Women’s Soccer cruises through Jewell
Evan Pilkington The UMKC Women’s soccer teamed cruised to another win on Sunday at home against William Jewell. Despite some rainy conditions earlier in the day, the game stayed...
