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Roos Softball struggles in 2025 season

Roos Softball struggles in 2025 season

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
April 20, 2025

  Kansas City’s softball team has struggled so far this season.    The team currently sits at 4-28 on the season, 1-8 in conference play and last in the Summit League standings. The Roos are a far cry from the 28-31 record that it held last season.    This could...

Students march in solidarity, calling for an end to sexual violence and advocating for survivor support.

UMKC Greek life works to raise awareness of sexual violence

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025

  UMKC Greek life partnered with the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) on April 9 to host Take Back the Night, an event focused on ending sexual violence and supporting survivors.   The event brought together students across three fraternities...

UMKC logo featured on a golf ball pictured in a grassy field.

Roos Rocky Start to Golf Season

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
April 13, 2025

  Kansas City’s Men’s Golf team brought home an 11th place finish at the GCU Invitational last week in Phoenix.      Last Spring, the Kansas City golf team captured their second straight Summit League championship title, becoming the first team to claim a back-to-back...

Kansas City License Office shares acceptable documents for securing a Real-ID.

Is the Real-ID on UMKC students’ radars?

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
April 6, 2025

    The new federal Real ID policy will be enforced beginning on May 7th, 2025 but students question whether the country is prepared to implement this change.    The Real ID Act passed in 2005 to set security standards on state-issued forms of identification,...

Senior accounting major Lily Hay shows off the UMKC and Royals co-branded jersey from 2023 UMKC Night at The K.

The Royals begin Spring training but are UMKC students catching the action?

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
March 1, 2025

 The Kansas City Royals had their first spring training game on Friday against the Texas Rangers and UMKC students are eager to see the team defy expectations once again  The 2024 Major League Baseball season was a significant year for Kansas City Royals fans with the team...

Marion and Henry Bloch geared up for the big game.

Roos ready for Super Bowl LIX: UMKC students share their game-day celebrations

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
February 9, 2025

  Students at UMKC are gearing up for Super Bowl LIX celebrations this Sunday, eager to watch the big game during a historic moment for Kansas City.  The Kansas City Chiefs have redefined what it means to be a winning franchise, marking the team’s fifth time in the Super...

Streetcar arrives at the UMKC stop to test ride infrastructure.

The long-awaited arrival of the streetcar to UMKC draws near, as the testing phase of the streetcar begins

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
February 3, 2025

  KC Streetcar Authority announced last week that testing for the Main Street Extension has begun, a process expected to take several months.    The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is a 3.5-miles expansion of the KC Streetcar System, linking the existing southern endpoint...

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