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Students looking for a spooky time attend Roos After Dark: Halloween Union Takeover

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
November 15, 2024

  The Office of Student Involvement (OSI) hosted another successful late-night Union Takeover last Friday to celebrate Halloween.   Students could participate in a costume contest, tarot card readings or attempt to solve an escape room.   Marlon Perez-Morales, a sophomore...

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Roo Artist Feature: Tania Rodriguez-Gonzalez

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
November 12, 2024

  Tania Rodriguez-Gonzalez is a sophomore studio art major and horror painter who hopes to become an art restorer.   Aspiring to attend the Kansas City Art Institute, Rodriguez-Gonzalez chose UMKC because of its affordability. The staff in the art department have convinced...

A collection of Hunt’s art. Left to Right: Bird of Flight, Over the Moon and Flowers in the Rain.

Roo Artist Feature: Kenzie Hunt

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
October 25, 2024

Kenzie Hunt, a junior at UMKC majoring in studio art, is a passionate artist, painter and student who came to UMKC to blossom as an artist.    She bends styles and mediums, but leans towards practicing realism, surrealism and expressionism.    “I had known for a...

An SGA meeting took place on the Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.

SGA meeting recap: Logan Pearson elected chief of staff unanimously, civic engagement highlighted

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
September 17, 2024

  UMKC’s Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously elected Logan Pearson as their chief of staff on Sept. 9.   Majoring in  business administration, Pearson has held various roles.  He was director of  marketing at UMKC Enactus and an SGA Bloch senator. Pearson...

Plants that were potted at the welcome-back event.

UMKC Gardening Club kicks off semester with welcome-back event

Carter Galloway, Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

  UMKC Gardening Club held its welcome-back event on Aug. 23, restoring the Student Union rooftop garden for future events.   The club welcomed over 20 members who were all eager to get to work. The group removed overgrowth in the planters and watered the soil.    Snacks...

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