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  Road Trip hacks

  By Frank Lillig on April 4, 2015

  Spring Break is a great time to decompress from school and road trip around.   Driving across the country can allow you to see some amazing...

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  UMKC student finds a new window for art

  By Lindsay Lillig on April 4, 2015

  Marianne McKenzie, a Theatre Performance and French double-major, recently unveiled her debut art installation “MATRIX” in the window unit of the Fishtank Performance Studio, located...

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  Take a peek into “The Teachers’ Lounge”

  By Lindsay Lillig on April 4, 2015

  This spring, the UMKC Theatre undergraduates will perform playwright Stephanie Demaree’s first full-length play “The Teachers’ Lounge,” directed by Stephanie Roberts. Every artist involved in...

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  Sing for Spring: A playlist for the first warm days of the year

  By Tory Foulk on April 4, 2015

  “begin again” – Purity Ring A love song from their newest album, Purity Ring’s “begin again” uses the group’s usual amount of nature metaphor (and...

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  Life Hacks

  By Frank Lillig on March 18, 2015

  Living on your own for the first time can be extremely stressful.  Trying to find a place to live that is within your means and...

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  Spring Break in the city: 5 ways to celebrate

  By U-News Staff on March 18, 2015

  While escaping to a sunny beach might seem like a good idea for spring break, the reality of traveling, grimy motel rooms and speedos worn...

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  Poetry in research: UMKC’s MFA Reading Series hosts two prominent minds

  By Joey Hill on March 18, 2015

  Miller Nichols Library hosted Geoffrey Brock and Padma Viswanathan last Thursday as part of the UMKC English Department’s series of public readings for graduate and...

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  KC Rep hosts its first Playwright Slam

  By Lindsay Lillig on March 18, 2015

  The Kansas City Repertory Theatre held yet another Playwright Slam last Tuesday night at Spencer Theater in the Performing Arts Center. The event was hosted...

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  Netflix strikes again with ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’

  By Hope Austin on March 18, 2015

  Need something to lighten you up after binge-watching “House of Cards”? Netflix original “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is exactly what you are looking for. The...

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  Tattoo of the week: Bianca Gantt

  By U-News Staff on March 18, 2015

  Bianca Gantt, a junior majoring in sociology with an emphasis in anthropology, had two tattoos already. She recently invested in her third and largest piece,...

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