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UMKC student Shelyse Fields listening to music while enjoying the warmer weather.

The ultimate 2025 Spring Break playlist – curated from UMKC students

Lilah Manning and Brenna Oxley
March 23, 2025

As students get ready for spring break, music creates the soundtrack to their adventures—no matter how they may be spending it. These are the songs that will set their tone for a week of fun, relaxation, and memory-making. El Noa Noa - Juan Gabriel   Juan Gabriel’s...

Attendees in the lobby before the concert.

Roos take on Kauffman Center at the UMKC Day at the Symphony

Sara Hanon, Staff Writer
March 4, 2025

  Students had the opportunity to attend a free performance of "Pictures at an Exhibition" on Feb. 23 at the Kauffman Center.   The partnership between UMKC and the KC Symphony that made this possible began in 2021, after there was mutual interest in building a connection.   “By...

Student viewing X post about Kanye's shirt drop.

Kanye West and the swastika shirt: controversy and chaos

Adriauna Barger, Staff Writer
February 28, 2025

  Kanye West’s Super Bowl commercial led to a debate on tech platforms drawing the line between freedom of speech and hate.   Before the Super Bowl, Ye formerly known as Kanye West, spent the week prior unleashing a wave of tweets centered around the Jewish community....

“Mills Record Company, located near campus off Broadway Blvd in Westport.”

Guide to a “Sweet Life” this semester: a survival playlist for the week

Dana Valenzuela, Staff Writer
February 17, 2025

  School can be rough, but with the right song those long days can feel a bit more bearable. Here is a survival playlist–one song per day–to help you make it through the week.   Monday: “Here, There And Everywhere” - The Beatles   A soft song like “Here,...

An open sign in Kansas City.

Kansas City’s lack of a nightlife scene makes students find other ways to have fun

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Intern
February 12, 2025

  For students under 21, it can be difficult to find things to do on the weekend if you like to listen to live music or go out dancing. To combat this, students are shifting to other ways of making fun when classes aren’t in session.   While the lack of nightlife pushes...

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