Multiple tornadoes tore through the Kansas City metro last week, damaging homes and businesses and raising students' worries as the frequency of outbreaks appears to be increasing.     On campus, preparedness for the unpredictable varies between students and...

  A provision in the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill Act barred Medicaid from funding healthcare providers that provided abortions in July of 2025, an act that is being challenged by Planned Parenthood.      While Kansas City still has its running clinic,...

   UMKC is located just 15 minutes from downtown Kansas City, yet many students feel the university is overlooked both within campus culture and online.   In recent internet trends, the Khia Asylum is where artists (Khia’s) are theoretically imprisoned when they reach...

  UMKC students weigh campus safety in light of KCPD’s report of a decrease in citywide crime, comparing statistics with personal experience and facility concerns.     For the first time since 2018, crime rates in Kansas City have been steadily declining. This...

  UMKC’s Avanzando and Career Services held their “How Not to Cancel Your Career” event on Feb. 16, which led a conversation about online presence and social media missteps, leaving students to rethink their digital footprint.   Junior and health sciences major Annabel...

  The Department of Education has ruled to federally defund postsecondary programs whose graduates underperform in career earnings.   After the introduction of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, federal financial aid, including student loans, will be cut if certification...