Events
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Rap royalty: the queens of hip hop
Hip hop emerged in the early 1970s and changed what people knew as music. When DJ Kool Herc began scratching records, it enticed everyone who...
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Muslim student association hosts Islamic awareness week
Islamic Awareness Week (IAW), presented by the Muslim Student Association (MSA) from March 2-6, gave students an opportunity to learn about Islam and the Muslim...
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Nash Fung amazes, motivates with magic in Half Lies
Lift up your right leg and begin drawing a circle with your foot clockwise. Now make your foot switch directions. Take your right finger and...
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It all starts with a vision: Students dream big for the future
The African American Student Union (TAASU) looked to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to create the “I Have a Vision” vision board...
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KC Chakra brings Bollywood dance to UMKC
The term Bollywood may or may not be recognized by the average UMKC student. It refers generally to India’s version of Hollywood, centered in Mumbai....
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Students get their ‘game on’ at ‘Nintendo Switch: Together Tour’
If you had the chance to relive your best childhood memories, would you take it? Last week, video game company Nintendo hosted a two-day event...
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KC Rep brings Frida Kahlo’s life to the stage
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there...
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UMKC alumna performs for spellbound audience at “Curses and Charms”
“Dear sisters, no one will give you room to be radical.” UMKC alumna and poet Jen Harris, along with spoken word poet Emery Diercks and...
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“When I Last Saw Jesse:” A hauntingly true story
At around 2 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2006 sophomore Jesse Ross disappeared while attending a Model UN conference in Chicago. Over 13 years later local...
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Chico Bean delivers more than laughs
Chico Bean arrived at the UMKC Student Union Theater late, but his show was worth the wait. Roos filled the theater with laughter and tears...
