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  Victim assaulted on Hospital Hill campus

  By Lukas Kenney on February 23, 2020

  A victim was assaulted Tuesday, Feb. 18 on the UMKC Hospital Hill Campus, according to a crime notification sent out by the UMKC Police. The...

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  Coffee with a Cop builds relationships between students and campus police

  By Sarah Abney on February 3, 2020

  Have you ever wondered why police officers are stereotypically associated with coffee and donuts?  UMKC’s Multicultural Student Affairs Office used what is often a joke...

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  Annual Crime and Fire Safety Report finds increase in sexual assaults, decrease in liquor, drug violations

  By Henry Gamber on October 14, 2019

  UMKC Police released its annual crime and fire safety report, finding an increase in sexual assaults from recent years.  In 2018, there were nine reported...

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  Guardian app helps students stay safe on campus

  By Chelsea Engstrom on February 13, 2019

  UMKC emergency alert safety poles are located all across campus, and students can now have access to them with the click of an app. Guardian,...

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  Campus police respond to assault at party near campus

  By Cierra Howe on February 4, 2019

  UMKC Police responded to a call at the 5300 block of Rockhill Road early Sunday morning after a group of men tried to force their...

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  UMKC student speaks out a year after alleged sexual assault

  By Keni White on December 5, 2018

  In an earlier version of this story, U-News incorrectly stated that UMKC’s Title iX investigation is still in progress. The investigation has ended. Because the...

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  Advice for International Students

  By Basma Al-Zadjali on October 26, 2018

  Having the chance to live in a foreign country while going to school can be a rewarding and exciting experience for many international students, but...

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  Students keep safety on the mind

  By Kyle Vanice on August 25, 2018

  Mariah Mahaffey has never taken a sip of alcohol. A senior in the Bloch School of Business, Mahaffey says that even though she has been...

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  Volker Campus Subject to Crimes of Opportunity

  By U-News on February 15, 2016

  A UMKC professor says Volker Campus is a safe haven from the violent crime that plagues the Kansas City Metro Area.   In 2015 Kansas...

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  UMKC Police Capabilities

  By U-News Staff on October 26, 2015

  For those who may have wondered if the UMKC Police Department is capable of enforcing the law just as outside law enforcement is, the answer...

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