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Professor Sheila Honig, the longest-standing English professor at UMKC, taught for over 40 years and left her mark on thousands of students.
The Missouri native passed away on Feb. 9, 2023, due to a stroke earlier in the week, according to the obituary.
She...
The owner of Love, Lilacs, Lexi Nardini, is chasing her dreams and fostering love, one petal at a time.
Nardini, who started Love, Lilacs in 2023, has seen her company bloom into a thriving business with creating and organizing floral arrangements for large corporate...
If you have been following season 27 of "The Bachelor", it is no secret that Zach Shallcross has made some questionable decisions during his time as the Bachelor.
From sending home women who bring up concerns in the name of avoiding drama to doing rose ceremonies...
Ophelia Griffin is the new Student Government Association (SGA) president.
Griffin, a communications major, is elated to be taking over as president after yearlong tension within SGA and her predecessor, Tim Nyguen.
“I am feeling so excited. A huge weight...
Vibrant and characterful post-it notes filled the Miller Nichols Library this week for Operation Beautiful, an event hosted by the UMKC Women’s Center for Every Body is Beautiful Week (EBIB).
Students had the opportunity to write positive messages and spread them...
Despite protests from foreign language professors, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences no longer requires foreign language classes to complete its degree programs.
Faculty outside of the foreign language department voted on the removal, which went into...
It took three children’s deaths to bring national attention to postpartum care in America.
On Jan. 24, Lindsay Clancy killed all three of her children and then attempted to end her life. Clancy survived the fall from a second-story window but is now permanently...
As a weight lifter, junior Makena Martinez didn’t have much use for the comments: “You’re getting too big.”
“You don't want to look like a man!” or her favorite, “That body type isn't feminine or attractive.”
In response to these and other demeaning...
Netflix’s new original series “Kaleidoscope” follows a group of seven criminals who come together to pull off the extraordinary task of stealing $7 billion from the world’s most highly guarded vault.
The show features all the great aspects of a well-rounded...
Vocal education major Elizabeth Watzke has strived for excellence throughout her time in the UMKC Conservatory but is beginning to question the state of the program.
Watzke, a sophomore originally from Omaha, Nebraska, participated in choir throughout high school and...
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