Events
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KC Art on the Block: Kansas City artists and volunteers paint murals in support of the BLM movement
Local artists and volunteers gathered Saturday morning to paint murals on six Kansas City streets, during an event called “KC Art on the Block: A...
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Remembering actor Chadwick Boseman
You’ve probably already heard it a million times, but I’ll say it again. This year sucks. Throughout 2020, we have faced many losses. Whether it...
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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...
