Although Kyra Afolabi has always felt welcomed at UMKC, she said she wonders if that will change with the removal of DEI statements.

  Photos by Emmanuel Morales     Rae Sremmurd and Nelly’s Echo performed at this year’s UMKC’s spring concert in the Swinney Recreation Center on April 19.    Students packed to the front of the stage to get a glimpse of the hip-hop duo with Swae...

  ACT and GPA requirements will change in fall 2023 for first-time college students attending UMKC. Scholarships will be determined by either ACT or GPA, instead of both, for future students to receive automatic scholarships.   The scholarship changes will be renewable...

  Claiming that real world struggles are like fiction hurts communities who have long been living in their own dystopia.    It’s not a coincidence Netflix streamed all four “Hunger Games” movies this March after TikTok users compared movie images to current events...

  Rae Sremmurd tickets for the UMKC Union Board Programming Spring Concert were released on Monday. Ticket prices for students are $10, and tickets for the public will open on March 27 for $30. The concert will be held on April 19 at the Swinney Recreational Center. Doors open...

  An airport with the aroma of Barbeque is the only way to greet a Kansas City visitor – or perhaps invite them home. Teens and adults stop in their tracks to take pictures and videos in awe of the new terminal, sometimes holding up traffic while doing a double take of the...

  Dr. John D’Emilio visited UMKC students on Feb. 16 at the Student Union to discuss his book, “Memories of A Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties.” The book was released on July 11, 2022, and shares his experience growing up during political movements that...

  The owner of Grand Coffee Company, Salvatore Silvio, crafts a cannoli as I take a seat at the coffee bar.    The large windows and contemporary decor remind me I’m in the city, but looking more closely, I spotted an old black and white photo of a family hanging next...