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The newly under-construction Pennway Point Observation Wheel.

Observe This: We Don’t Need an ‘Observation Wheel’

Zoe Strohm, Graphic Designer-Staff Writer
September 28, 2023

  Welcome to Kansas City! We are a diverse, widespread town filled with deep culture that is growing every year.    Here are a few things only KC natives know that will help you fit right in: I-435 is always under construction, the Independence Bridge will eat semi trucks...

The development project will take place in the empty lots on Oak Street.

An Update to the UMKC Arena

Cristian Martinez and Ellen Beshuk
August 31, 2023

  As the first weeks of school pass, the Oak Street development project continues to trend in multiple directions.    According to a source close to the situation, Chancellor Mauli G. Agrawal is still awaiting the proposal from multiple developers. While the Request For...

While most people think of goats milk or meat, others have started using these animals as natural lawnmowers and weed whackers.

Are goats our unlikely savior?

Ellen Beshuk, News Editor
August 24, 2023

  From sprawling across 15 million acres to now covering less than half a percent of the state, Missouri’s prairies are some of the most endangered ecosystems in North America.   Conservationists from across the country are working to maintain, restore and reconstruct...

An Update on UMKC’s Commitment to an Elevated Campus Life

An Update on UMKC’s Commitment to an Elevated Campus Life

Soffia Hernandez , Staff Writer
August 17, 2023

The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced plans to create a more student-oriented campus life in the State of the University Address. Now, UMKC is acting—beginning on 51st Street.  Currently, the university owns two vacant plots of land, between Brookside and...

Planned Parenthood is a reproductive health clinic that offers services such as abortions, birth control, and other womens healthcare services. 

Pictured: Planned Parenthood on Emanuel Cleaver Blvd.

Opinion: A Women’s Right to Fight

Soffia Hernandez, Staff Writer
April 26, 2023

  While Kansas women had a victory in the ongoing battle to protect their reproductive rights last week, the state’s Republican lawmakers continue to target a woman’s right to choose. This strained effort not only attacks abortion access, but is also indicative of Kansas’s...

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