UMKC students rallied on campus against the hiring decision of UMKC Chief of Police Daniel Graves on May 5 at 12 p.m., demanding a statement from the university and termination of his position.
The demonstration involved a march of about 15 students into the...
UMKC students voiced outrage and planned to protest the decision to hire retired Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department (KCPD) Captain Daniel Graves, who backed a former detective convicted in the 2019 killing of a Black man.
In 2021, Graves wrote a letter of support...
UMKC has announced retired Kansas City Police Department Captain Daniel Graves as the next chief of UMKC police.
Graves served at KCPD for nearly 30 years. Before his retirement in 2023, he operated in multiple roles, such as the special investigations unit,...
The same story rewrites itself tenfold: pick up the phone and set it down, only to realize 30 minutes have flown past.
It’s comfortable yet fleeting – the initial rush surges when the phone’s unlocked, but it quickly becomes a buffer to avoid being...
Whether students understand food as survival, a cultural phenomenon, or just an experience, UMKC Chair and Professor Elijah Gowin challenges students to see it through art.
“Art and Food” debuts as the first culinary-adjacent course at UMKC, integrating...
The University of Missouri's Division of Student Affairs stated that identity-based student organizations will no longer receive funding, in compliance with a federal memorandum issued in July 2025.
The five umbrella organizations impacted include Asian...
Dating apps have reshaped modern relationships for better or worse, and Yik Yak’s latest feature hops on the digital bandwagon.
Yak Match launched on Valentine’s Day, matching college students through a 30-question survey. Topics range from standard prompts,...
Lipstick-stained cigarettes, Mary Oliver, bedazzled tops and carabiners by the hip – all elements call back to the “performative lesbian.” But the event wasn’t just some satirized take on the sapphic community.
With a full house at Howdy and roughly...
UMKC partnered with Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) in 2017 to develop research and new technology for national security. Now, some students are questioning whether that relationship should continue.
Honeywell FM&T manages three...
Demonstrators joined the nationwide mobilization effort on March 8 at City Market Park, opposing the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
PSL held a similar emergency protest on Feb. 28, hours after the U.S. President Donald Trump announced war on Iran through...
Some would never expect the UMKC chancellor to be an artist, but he suggests not to expect anything at all.
Mauli Agrawal’s work in “Impressions, Seen and Felt” invites movement and stillness to live in one space. With 21 pieces on display, he uses art...
The World Cup has a history of displacing people and communities in the cities where it is hosted, and some are worried about the potential effects it could have in KC.
As 650,000 visitors are estimated for the World Cup in Kansas City this summer, experts and UMKC...
UMKC housing and dining plans will increase 20% from 2023-24 to 2026-27, including the new 5% increase.
The projected proposal for 2027 housing and dining rates now ranges between $13,567 to $19,798.
Accounting for inflation, the typical...
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin spoke with UMKC students on Feb. 6 at Scofield Hall, urging them to “get involved” in the upcoming midterm election.
The roundtable event was part of the seven-figure “When We Count” voter registration...
For the first two years, Payton Crump-McHugh received full tuition aid at UMKC. Now a junior in business administration, she’s paying over $2,500 a semester on classes alone.
With the OBBBA now taking effect in the 2026-27 academic year, students have noticed a...
For some UMKC students, RideKC is their only option to get around. However, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)’s plan to reintroduce a $2 one-way fee has some students worried about affordability.
Alongside proposed cuts, officials stated plans...
UMKC students, graduates and faculty joined swarms of protesters across Kansas City to support the Jan. 30 national shutdown, calling on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop its military-style deportations.
Several demonstrations were...
UMKC students gathered with hundreds of people outside City Hall on Jan. 8, demanding accountability for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions following the killing of a former Kansas City woman by an ICE agent.
Protestors showed up despite a chilly...
Kevin Archer started with a phone and a vision.
But today, the 27-year-old local documents what the city wears on Instagram, being the first to showcase unfiltered street style in the Kansas City metro.
Whether he’s circling the block for hours waiting for...
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...
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...
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal concluded on Oct. 13, but debate over Palestine’s future continues.
The ceasefire deal led to the release of over 2,000 Palestinian detainees by Israel on Monday morning. In exchange, Hamas freed the remaining...
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...
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...
