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Representative from BLAQUEKC speaks to students.

Student organizations put on a voter resource fair to bring ballot awareness to campus

Alexandrea Erisman and Liv Centa
October 30, 2024

Hoping to mobilize the youth vote in an especially historic election, UMKC students held a resource fair to offer voters guides, sample ballots and encouragement.   Early voting has been underway in Missouri since October 22, with 41 million members of Gen Z eligible to...

The finishing touches are added to one UMKC student’s painted pumpkin.

Pumpkin Painting brings School of Humanities students closer together

Nathan Kranzler, Staff Writer
October 30, 2024

  Close to 50 students gathered at the Student Union on Oct. 22 to find paint supplies, pumpkins, apple cider and fall-flavored donuts and brownies. Attendees painted, mingled and listened to music together.    The simple joy of pumpkin painting at UMKC helped one student...

Nick May with his saxophone.

The ‘I Exist Project’ is creating a soundtrack for Queer voices

Lilah Manning, Staff Writer
October 30, 2024

Melodies speak louder than words in Nicholas May’s ‘I Exist Project’, which shines a light on queer experiences and celebrates diversity.   Their mission is to help people understand and connect with a marginalized community through the creation and promotion of queer...

UMKC sign located in the Quad.

UMKC announces closure of current Diversity and Inclusion division

Jazlyn Summers, Managing Editor
October 28, 2024

  Chancellor Mauli Agrawal announced the closure of the central office of Diversity and Inclusion on Friday Oct. 25, as UMKC plans to move to a decentralized campus inclusion structure beginning Nov. 1.   “UMKC has had a largely successful decentralized model for years,”...

Chancellor Mauli Agrawal sits in his office on Oct. 28, 2024.

After a fatal accident near campus, Chancellor Agrawal hopes to improve traffic safety

Aurora Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2024

 When Chancellor Mauli Agrawal heard about the passing of UMKC Conservatory student Yuxi Wu, he thought about the parents who were left without a daughter.    “For somebody who is older, my wife and I think of all of our students as part of a family. That was the first...

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