UNews won second place for best overall newspaper and a total of 14 awards during last week’s Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards. Competing in Division I against the largest schools in Missouri, the newspaper built on last year’s success and earned two additional...

On Election Day and the four days before the announcement of the new President-Elect Joe Biden and his counterpart Kamala Harris, social media was abuzz with discussions of the vote.  Despite people taking advantage of early voting and mail-in ballots in October, this...

Equal Minded Café is working to serve more than just coffee and pastries; they are trying to build a community and form conversations. Dontavious Young, a third-year transfer student at UMKC, owns and operates the small coffee shop off Troost Avenue and 43rd Street. The...

Verdant is Kansas City’s newest plant-lovers dream. The shop’s beautiful aesthetic and amazing customer service will leave customers feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.   Before even entering the shop, located in the Crossroads, Verdant provides a comforting...

The University of Missouri (MU) is the first school in the University of Missouri (UM) system to take action against students violating coronavirus guidelines. The university has expelled two students, suspended eight and placed 14 others on probation for violating both university...

In his third and most recent album, “Limbo,” Portland rapper Aminé dives into his serious side while still maintaining the fun atmosphere his fans know and love.  He addresses weighty topics and includes collaborations that keep you hooked for the entire album,...

With the semester in full swing, Student Government Association (SGA) President Brandon Henderson is poised to start accomplishing his goals for UMKC.   Despite present circumstances, Henderson is working toward the plans he set for himself before the pandemic,...

At the end of May, protests erupted across the United States and the world in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police. The protests centered around police brutality and the lack of immediate discipline for the police officers that killed...

UMKC commuter student Angel Rojas walks half a mile every day for class. Rojas, a senior biology major, says he used to purchase a parking pass, but didn’t get one this semester because he could never find parking. “I refuse to buy a parking pass,” said Rojas. “I...

Women of color, namely black women, deal with a variety of heavy issues daily. KCRep’s choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange, captures every ounce of it, leaving its audience in tears. Covering...

Baladí. An Arabic word defined as something of little value or not worthy of attention or appreciation. Though that may be the name of the new Spanish literature magazine on campus, it sure is proving its importance. Releasing their first issue at the beginning of October,...