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“Saw” Director and Kansas City native Darren Lynn Bousman unleashes new immersive horror Experience in Kansas
Jazlyn Summers, Managing Editor • October 17, 2024

    Kansas City native and “Saw” horror movie director’s newest project is an immersive haunt “Exiled: Crooked Rose Woods,” located in Bonner Springs, Kansas.   Darren Lynn Bousman...

Trending Stories
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The intersection, 51st Street and Troost Avenue, where the accident occurred.

UMKC student killed at 51st Street and Troost Avenue on Thursday

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The sorority banners in the Student Union.

New Delta Zeta members talk rush

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UMKC Student waiting to use crosswalk at 51st and Troost.

University student’s life was changed after seeing another’s get cut short

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SGA members at a Sept. 6 meeting.

UMKC student government says surprise tuition increase felt like a “company memo”

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Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House.

A new fraternity is in the works to start at UMKC this semester under uncommon circumstances.

News Feature
UMKC Student waiting to use crosswalk at 51st and Troost.
University student’s life was changed after seeing another’s get cut short
Alexandrea Erisman, Intern • October 15, 2024

    Hope Drake was just steps behind Yuxi Wu at the 51st Street crosswalk when a northbound car barreled down Troost Avenue, seemingly out of thin air.   Drake hardly had time to process the impact it would have on her as the situation unfolded before her eyes. Since witnessing the accident that killed Wu,...

Directors of Internal Affairs Alex Unseth at a former Sept. 9 SGA meeting.
The UMKC Pride Luncheon banner.
Flyer from the philosophy department in Cherry Hall advertising the Philosophy in Prison Program.
Students lined up in the university walkway for free drinks at Roo Refresh, Sept. 30.
Clothesline hanging in the quad full of t-shirts of victims stories.
(left to right names) Makiya Carmons, a member of Delta Sigma Theta. Annabel Colon, a member of Sigma Lamba Gamma. Janibel Alvarenga , a member of Sigma Lamda Gamma.
The Plaza Tennis Courts are located on Mill Creek Parkway in KC.
Grant Hall where the Conservatory students primarily practice.
Women's Basketball celebrates a 3-point shot
The Women’s soccer team.
A student looks at the Draft Kings app, a sports betting company.
The women's soccer team.
Softball team surrounding its gloves.
Jamar Brown dunks the ball against the Avila Eagles on Nov. 6, 2023.

Jalen McNeal, Staff Writer

September 22, 2024

Sports
Women's Basketball celebrates a 3-point shot
The Roos take the number one seed in preseason rankings
Jalen McNeal, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

  Following their historic season, the KC Roos men’s basketball is predicted to finish first in the Summit League in the preseason polls,...

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Lifestyle & Culture
Gracie Caggiano singing at the Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park.
UMKC graduate Gracie Caggiano shares her story through music during ‘Art in the Loop’
Brenna Oxley, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

 UMKC graduate Gracie Caggiano performed on Sept. 18 at the Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park, highlighting her experiences living with a disability...

Empty Oak Park Mall
Members of the Ace Place and The Rainbow Lounge standing in front of an asexual pride banner.
Traditional dancers with their fans.
A Peter Pan Playbill
UMKC’s Concrete Canoe team with their 2024 competition canoe.
The Conservatory Singers conducted by student Robert Stubbs
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