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UNews won second place for best overall newspaper and a total of 14 awards during last week’s Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards.
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UNews wins 14 awards, second place best overall newspaper from MCMA

U-News Staff
April 15, 2021

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...

Photo Essay: Scenes from the Kansas City Hall Plaza occupation

Photo Essay: Scenes from the Kansas City Hall Plaza occupation

Gabrial Nell
October 5, 2020

Protesters taped signs onto a statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of City Hall. Multiple signs call for KCPD Police Chief Rick Smith’s resignation, reading, “CHIEF SMITH HAS GOT TO GO!” and “REMOVE CHIEF SMITH.” Pictured is one of the official witnesses at the occupation,...

Photo Essay: Trump supporters and anti-Trump protestors meet at Mill Creek Park

Photo Essay: Trump supporters and anti-Trump protestors meet at Mill Creek Park

Gabrial Nell
September 28, 2020

Hundreds of people rode through Kansas City on Saturday during a car parade in support of President Trump. Drivers were met by anti-Trump protesters near Mill Creek Park, where seven protesters were arrested, most for disorderly conduct. The ride-along started at 2 p.m. at...

Scenes from Art on the Block - A Black Lives Matter Project

Scenes from Art on the Block – A Black Lives Matter Project

Gabrial Nell
September 7, 2020

Part of the design for the Black Lives Matter street mural at 18th and Vine included incorporating piano keys into the letters. Here a volunteer prepares their brush to work on the piano keys in the letter ‘E’ of the mural. Volunteers performed painted a significant...

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