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Shot of the sign located at the upper exit of Rockhill parking garage. This sign emphasizes the motto “Buckle Up” and “Phone Down” with their respective arrows pointing.

A text isn’t worth risking your life over

Hank Philgreen, Staff Writer
April 21, 2026

  April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month (DDAM), and UMKC Police Sergeant Philip Murphy offers advice for students who may have developed unsafe driving habits.     “Obey all traffic laws and stay vigilant. Remember that campus has heavy pedestrian traffic,”...

An artistic shot of the iconic Kangaroo with the UMKC esports logo on it. Even though the school no longer has scholarships or degrees for esports, the club still uses the logos to represent.

A look into Roonited, UMKC’s student-led esports club

Hank Philgreen, Staff Writer
March 12, 2026

  UMKC’s premiere esports club, Roonited, is bringing together students to further strengthen relationships between one another by playing video games.     Johnny Dao, a computer science student at UMKC, spends his free time on campus co-running the esports club...

Shot from inside Rockhill Parking Garage at 4 pm Tuesday evening.  Even at later times the parking lots are still very full of students commuting to school.

A look into UMKC’s history as a commuter college

Hank Philgreen, Staff Writer
March 1, 2026

  Statistics from the Fall 2024 semester show that only 7% of the students live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, and 93% of students live off campus.      UMKC has been a commuter school since its establishment in 1933, with the first residence hall...

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