UMKC’s Environmental Student Council (ESC) will kick off Earth Week on April 21, hosting a variety of events for students to celebrate environmental activism.   With Earth Day taking place on April 22, ESC has turned it into a week-long celebration. The week draws attention...

  Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president on June 16, 2015, nearly a decade ago. For many UMKC students, the second half of their lives have been plagued with Trump’s attack on the press. He has advanced his attacks further during his second term.   The Trump...

The short list of dining options near UMKC campus has welcomed a new restaurant for students to enjoy.    A quick walk down 51st Street will bring you to Mildred’s, a new sandwich and coffee shop that opened Jan. 10 in the South Plaza.   Mildred’s has proven successful...

  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...

  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...

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...

  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...

  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...