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Artificial Intelligence is becoming more accessible and has harmful affects.

Opinion: AI tools are inherently awful

M. Percy, Staff Writer
November 8, 2025

  AI systems have proven themselves to have a net-negative impact on society.      Artificial Intelligence Systems have led to a disruption in certain institutions and have a capability of spreading misinformation and convincing hoaxes.      Sam Altman...

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Opinion: A War on the Press

Renée Ashley, Staff Writer
October 30, 2025

  The First Amendment.   The freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.   We hear it all the time. We learned about it in school. We reference it jokingly. It’s almost second nature to us as American citizens.    But...

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Opinion: Being a Disabled Student at UMKC

Gavin Witham, Staff Writer
October 8, 2025

  Disabled students at UMKC still navigate issues that shouldn’t exist.     Accessibility isn’t a bonus feature of campus life. It’s the baseline for equity.      As a student in a wheelchair at UMKC, I face barriers that make life harder than...

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Opinion: Trump’s newest attacks on the media and what it means for you

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
March 9, 2025

  Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president on June 16, 2015, nearly a decade ago. For many UMKC students, the second half of their lives have been plagued with Trump’s attack on the press. He has advanced his attacks further during his second term.   The Trump...

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Opinion: Trump’s TikTok U-Turn: from strongest critic to leading advocate

McKaylie Forrest, Staff Writer
February 11, 2025

 TikTok’s Jan 20th “Welcome Back” to Americans, crediting President Donald Trump, raises questions about his abrupt view change since his first term.   Amidst a record-breaking 35 signed executive orders, Trump suspended former President Joe Biden’s TikTok ban for...

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