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Brandon Henderson resigns as SGA President, SGA Vice President Mahreen Ansari to be sworn in to the position

SGA president to resign

Lukas Kenney
November 17, 2020

UMKC’s Student Government Association President Brandon Henderson announced tonight he will resign from office effective Nov. 30.  Henderson made the announcement in a letter which was shared to UMKC SGA’s Twitter and Instagram pages.  “I’m writing to...

Four new positive coronavirus cases reported on campus

Four new positive coronavirus cases reported on campus

Lukas Kenney
September 3, 2020

As of the time of writing, UMKC’s coronavirus communications webpage has reported four new positive cases in the first week of classes, for a total of 14 cases in the month of August.  The number of positive cases at UMKC falls below those of both Mizzou and Missouri...

$50 Million in federal funds extends KC Streetcar to UMKC

$50 Million in federal funds extends KC Streetcar to UMKC

Lukas Kenney
August 28, 2020

The KC Streetcar is officially coming to UMKC. The Federal Transit Administration announced Wednesday it would give $50.8 million towards the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project. The FTA’s grant will allow the project to advance its final design and enter the construction...

Opinion: The case for social distancing

Opinion: The case for social distancing

Lukas Kenney
March 17, 2020

To unite as a country by distancing ourselves from each other seems paradoxical, but that’s exactly what we must do amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Obviously, COVID-19 (the disease caused by the current strain of coronavirus) is spread through human interaction. The...

Victim assaulted on Hospital Hill campus

Victim assaulted on Hospital Hill campus

Lukas Kenney
February 23, 2020

A victim was assaulted Tuesday, Feb. 18 on the UMKC Hospital Hill Campus, according to a crime notification sent out by the UMKC Police. The victim was walking on the south side of the UMKC School of Medicine around 6 p.m. when they were punched in the side of the head...

UMKC students awarded for program that detects fake news

UMKC students awarded for program that detects fake news

Lukas Kenney
February 11, 2020

Digital media has made all sorts of information increasingly accessible, and as a result, the deliberate spread of disinformation has become an increasingly important issue. Known by the relatively new term “fake news,” this false information rose to prominence during...

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