Crystal Lum spends eight hours a day on Instagram and Twitter. The UMKC health sciences major said she has integrated social media into her daily routine, so much so that it feels “weird” to go without it.
Lum’s story isn’t unique. In fact, CNN reported in...
There’s something to be said about artists that grow up with us. For many, spending over a year in isolation brings up nostalgia for simpler times. It may bring memories of being a zit-faced pre-teen jamming out to “What Makes You Beautiful” in the back of a minivan,...
Anticipation for a full-capacity fall semester has been building since last spring. Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told Roo News in April that, barring a drastic shift in the course of the pandemic, students would return to in-person classes. Despite the recent uptick in COVID-19...
Tim Nguyen became UMKC’s SGA president-elect for the 2021-22 school year last Friday, garnering 295 votes (52.3%) over incumbent Mahreen Ansari’s 261 (46.27%).
Nguyen ran on community service and professional development platforms aimed to increase student success....
Ben Williams is a shining example of a professor who knows how to support his students during the pandemic.
Williams is the assistant teaching professor for the Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department at the UMKC Bloch School of Management and is the...
UMKC junior Tim Nguyen is the former president of the UMKC Pre-Dental Society, a supplemental instruction (SI) leader, a discussion group leader for the Honors College and a teaching assistant for two chemistry classes.
Now, Nguyen is running for SGA president to continue...
Mahreen Ansari’s world changed completely when they were sworn in as SGA president this past November. Ansari, a third year political science major, was initially the SGA vice president, but took the top office after former President Brandon Henderson resigned for mental health...
Singer Taylor Swift released “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” on Feb. 12, a re-recording of the 2008 chart-topper that made Swift a household name.
After fighting a public battle with record executive Scooter Braun for the financial and artistic rights to her original...
The UMKC SGA unanimously confirmed Morgan Parker and Colin Rohach as associate justices of the SGA Supreme Court on Feb. 8 at their student senate meeting.
The internal affairs committee conducted candidate interviews prior to Monday night’s meeting and voted to endorse...
SGA President Mahreen Ansari appointed Abigail Weiler as chief of staff this week, making her one of the first freshmen to serve on the executive branch in at least four years.
Weiler is a political science major, serves as the secretary for UMKC Delta Zeta, and writes for...
The first meeting of the Student Organization Advisory Committee will be on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Caroline Moriarty, UMKC SGA speaker of the senate, introduced the new committee at last Monday’s SGA meeting, stating that the group would allow student organizations...
The UMKC Health Equity Institute (HEI) is launching a mini-grant program this month to seed research collaborations focused on improving health in Kansas City’s underserved areas.
The HEI has between $12,000 and $15,000 to put toward this initiative, said Jannette...
The Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), hosted by Kelly Clarkson, aired on NBC on Oct. 14 with the theme “Music Unites All.”
The BBMAs, originally scheduled for April 29, celebrated music from 2019. Nominations for tracks like Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” and...
