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Non-perishable donations outside the Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) Center. Kappa Alpha Psi member and UMKC senior Dominick Love notes that some professors are offering extra credit for student donations.

KC residents seek alternatives as SNAP delays continue

Cassandra Flores, Staff Writer
November 6, 2025

  Federal courts ordered SNAP contingency funding on Oct. 31, but UMKC and local groups continue to assist residents impacted by the delays.   Dominick Love, a UMKC liberal arts and public health senior, launched a food drive with the Nu Epsilon chapter of Kappa Alpha...

Anti-Trump protestors gather at the Memorial Fountain for the No Kings 2.0 rally.

Thousands fill Mill Creek Park for No Kings 2.0 rally

Cassandra Flores, Staff Writer
October 19, 2025

  UMKC students joined thousands at the No Kings 2.0 rally at Mill Creek Park on Oct. 18, voicing outrage over the Trump administration and calling for a stronger defense of democracy. The demonstration followed a series of national No Kings Day protests on June 14.   Phoebe...

Protestor holds up a sign reading “Free Palestine” at the Rise Up For Gaza protest on Oct. 4 at City Market Park

Phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is over. What happens now?

Cassandra Flores and Hunter Hill
October 14, 2025

Protestor holds up a sign reading “Free Palestine” at the Rise Up For Gaza protest on Oct. 4 at City Market Park

Exterior of Willa’s Books & Vinyl, Missouri’s oldest Black-owned bookstore, located off of Troost

The KC Defender advances mission to turn Missouri’s oldest Black-owned bookstore into public archive

Cassandra Flores, Staff Writer
October 8, 2025

Black-led nonprofit and media outlet The Kansas City Defender continues efforts to turn long-standing Willa’s Books & Vinyl into a local public archive.  Over the last year, volunteers of The Defender have nearly completed inventory of 84-year-old Willa Robinson’s...

Attendee holding the Palestine flag at the Rise Up For Gaza Protest at E 3rd St & Main St.

Protesters in Kansas City demand U.S. halt military aid to Israel

Cassandra Flores and Marisa Thlocco
October 7, 2025

  Over 100 people gathered in solidarity for Palestine at the Rise Up For Gaza Protest on Oct. 4 at City Market Park, Kansas City.     Oct. 7 marks the two-year anniversary of the War in Gaza.      Pro-Palestinian KC residents and community groups rallied...

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