• 96.5 the Buzz’s Halloweenie Roast: Night 1

  By U-News Staff on October 14, 2014

  Broken Bells headlined the first installment of 96.5 the Buzz’s Haloweenie Roast series last Thursday at the Midland Theatre. The evening was packed full of...

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  By Dan Moreno on September 8, 2014

  UMKC graduate student and Kansas City native Morgan McMichen was crowned the 2014 Miss Czech-Slovak US Queen on Aug. 4, the first queen from Missouri...

• Real Housewives Take Adderall

  By Erin Melrose on October 22, 2013

  As a bartender, one is bound to hear some pretty outrageous conversations.  In fact, according to most patrons, it’s practically in the job description that...

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  “Trouble Will Find Me” Proves The National Gets Better With Age

  By Marlee Newman on October 15, 2013

  For fans of The National, “Trouble Will Find Me” is a walk through familiar territory with some surprising detours along the way. The Brooklyn-based band’s...

• The power of youth: Young adults should lead the push for sustainability

  By Johanna Poppel on January 29, 2013

  How can young adults change a stubborn society? Last Thursday, the local City Planning and Development Department held a meeting to discuss the Midtown and...

• Mass shootings revisit gun control debate

  By Nathan Zoschke on January 27, 2013

  Mass killings in the U.S. were committed once every two weeks between 2006 and 2010—the last year for which FBI data is available. Recent mass...

• “A Christmas Carol”: A Kansas City tradition for 32 years continues

  By Meredith Shea on December 5, 2012

  Keeping it fresh: A director’s approach to continued success For the 30th anniversary in 2010, the KC Rep revamped the entire show and proved its...

• Miller Nichols Learning Center on track for fall 2013 opening

  By Roze Brooks on November 27, 2012

  The construction of the Miller Nichols Learning Center reached a halfway milestone on Nov. 15. The new facility being built to the west of the...

• UMKC unfriendly to transfer students

  By Tyren Rushing on October 1, 2012

  As I prepare to graduate from UMKC in December, I can truly state that I have never felt like a true Kangaroo or that I’m...

• Setting the record straight about 'legitimate rape

  By Michelle Heiman on August 27, 2012

  Rep. Todd Akin upset countless people across party lines with comments he made about rape pregnancy on Aug. 19: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the...

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