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Students are raising concerns over the training professors receive for Canvas due to the issues they have experienced.

Should UMKC Professors be retrained on Canvas?

Simone Sanchez, Staff Writer
March 18, 2026

  UMKC students have raised concerns about stressful issues with Canvas, which are hard to manage for those trying to stay on top of their coursework.    Canvas learning management system is the central hub for assignments, grades and course communication. While...

The rise of Artificial Intelligence is hitting UMKC, with new AI degrees and professors advocating for the usage of it.

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...

A reporter's notebook to easily jot something down.

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...

Gavin Witham, showing the inaccesibility at the crosswalk from Rockhill Parking Garage to Royall/Haag Hall.

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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