UMKC students questioned the legitimacy of the executive order signed in January by President Donald Trump that mandates the death penalty to anyone convicted of killing a police officer.    Students and political science professors around UMKC pointed out that Trump’s...

  After a slow start, UMKC’s Annual Giving Day event managed to collect $1,211,910, almost five times more than the campus's original goal of $250,000.    The event, which is mostly focused on alumni and other non-student associates of the school, offers matching donations...

 Following the closure of the central office of Diversity and Inclusion on Nov. 1, UMKC faces a new deadline to comply with anti-DEI legislation demanding the removal of all diversity and inclusion programs.   As of Feb. 18, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe stated that all state...

  SGA hosted a “Meet the Candidates" event in the Student Union Theater on Mar. 11, allowing students to hear the nominees plans for the upcoming future of UMKC.    The role of the president on campus can take up a lot of time and energy. Ophelia Griffin, a past president...

  On his first day in office, President Trump announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico in an executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” sparking controversy and discussion over who gets to decide the names of places.    Digital mapping...