All posts tagged "unews"
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State reconsiders funding arts campus
Following a string of setbacks, proponents of UMKC’s Downtown Campus for the Arts received a rare piece of good news this week when lawmakers re-introduced...
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Q&A: Jesse Paris Smith talks music, activism
Jesse Paris Smith is the daughter of award-winning musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith. In this exclusive interview with U-News,...
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Spellbound Students
Sophie Genovese didn’t talk much while under hypnosis. When she did, it was usually in an extraterrestrial language in front of a sea of strangers....
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Chancellor Morton Received “Excessive” $195,409 Bonus | Missouri State Auditor Says UM System Paid Out More than $2 Million in “Inappropriate Bonuses”
Reported by: Ashli Forbes, Contributor Melissa Wharton, Intern The UM system paid executives and administrators more than $2 million in what a state auditor called...
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Man charged with raping UMKC student in Johnson Hall
Reported by: Zachary Linhares, Distribution Manager Samuel Danley, News Editor Esmie Tseng, Managing Editor A Colorado man allegedly raped a UMKC student last Thursday, after...
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A Taste of Home: Vietnamese Students Celebrate Lunar New Year
The beating of drums and clashing symbols flooded the ears of those who attended UMKC’s Vietnamese New Year Event. The University’s foreign exchange students brought...
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ISIS Kills Regardless of Faith
Few would argue that the so-called Islamic State is wreaking havoc on the Middle East, abducting and killing thousands of people. ISIS regularly creeps into...
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The Value of Interning at Andrews McMeel Universal
As an Intern within the Digital Products team at Andrews McMeel Universal, I’ve grown and fell in love with an amazing company. When you walk...
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Career Fair Gives Hundreds of Students Networking Opportunity
Hundreds of hopeful students, like junior Bijay Gyuwali, attended the Spring Career Fair held last Friday. Guyuwali waited patiently in line to talk with the...
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Dear Roos and Your Cigarette Confetti
Dear UMKC Roos, I wanted to share my joy at a new discovery on campus. I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with...
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It Will Rock You (Mostly)
Making a movie about Queen is no easy task. How do you condense 30 years of incredible music and the story of Freddie Mercury, who over time has been...
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Kameron Sheffield on making music for film
Imagine getting the chance to make background music for a short film. That’s exactly what UMKC student Kameron Sheffield did, but he wouldn’t quite call his compositions “songs.” Sheffield...
