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Posted last Friday, the post features small AI generated students alongside hoodies, a kangaroo, the streetcar, and more KC-themed landmarks.

Art students criticize the recent usage of AI-generated art by UMKC’s official Instagram

Aurora Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2025

  In a recent Instagram post, UMKC hopped on a trend of relying on AI-generated art of UMKC students and KC memorabilia. Some students are calling it “lazy” and a potential deterrent to incoming students at UMKC.   The post, published on April 11, features a “student...

Kansas City License Office shares acceptable documents for securing a Real-ID.

Is the Real-ID on UMKC students’ radars?

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
April 6, 2025

    The new federal Real ID policy will be enforced beginning on May 7th, 2025 but students question whether the country is prepared to implement this change.    The Real ID Act passed in 2005 to set security standards on state-issued forms of identification,...

A pile of cash sits around a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses. Even with tight budgets, college students place a huge emphasis on owning brand-name items that are worth more than they should be spending.

Opinion: Cash, credentials and culture — Is middle class more than the money?

McKaylie Forrest, Staff Writer
April 1, 2025

 Defining “middle class” has never been easy. In fact, it is an identity that is often disputed. For some, being middle class is about the money, for others it is about the material things, and for even more it’s about the mindset.   All of the pieces above need to...

Website mentioning the use of the death penalty in Project 2025.

President Donald Trump follows up on executive order signed Jan. 20, 2025

Adriauna Barger, Staff Writer
March 23, 2025

  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...

A student looks at the Giving Day website where information regarding how much money has been donated and how many donors have participated.

Annual UMKC Giving Day raises over $1 million for the school

Robert Stone, Staff Writer
March 17, 2025

  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...

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