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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...

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...

UMKC reopens for the Fall semester with new COVID-19 measures

UMKC reopens for the Fall semester with new COVID-19 measures

Lukas Kenney
August 25, 2020

After a five-month closure and a host of new changes, UMKC’s fall semester has begun. Albeit with new safety measures and restrictions, freshmen have moved into the dorms, facilities have opened and limited in-person classes have begun. “We have been preparing for...

UMKC expecting to lose $10 to $15 million in revenue due to pandemic, restructuring

UMKC expecting to lose $10 to $15 million in revenue due to pandemic, restructuring

Roo News
May 5, 2020

Lukas Kenney and Sam Bellefy The coronavirus pandemic is bludgeoning UMKC’s finances.  “[We are] experiencing significant financial issues right now,” Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told U-News.  In an April 15 email to faculty and staff, the chancellor anticipated...

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 simple...

Hear it from them: Q&As with the SGA presidential candidates

Hear it from them: Q&As with the SGA presidential candidates

Lukas Kenney
March 11, 2020

Note: The following conversations, which came from extensive verbal conversations with the candidates, have been edited for clarity and brevity. Q. Why are you running for SGA President?  Justice:  Why I'm running is primarily to double down on the progress and...

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 by...

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...

UMKC law school student qualifies for U.S. Olympic marathon trials

UMKC law school student qualifies for U.S. Olympic marathon trials

Lukas Kenney
February 4, 2020

UMKC law school student Quinlan Moll is the kind of 23-year-old who can run a mile in around the time it may take the average person to read this article: five minutes and 18 seconds. He can then keep that pace for another 25 miles. If you do the math, Quinlan Moll can run...

UMKC students gain leadership skills, earn money for tuition through military service

UMKC students gain leadership skills, earn money for tuition through military service

Lukas Kenney
January 23, 2020

The United States military is helping put UMKC students through college. Through the ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) program, students can earn money via competitive scholarships or stipends that cover the cost of tuition and other educational expenses. “They...

UMKC student’s wheelchair-accessible truck stolen, damaged

UMKC student’s wheelchair-accessible truck stolen, damaged

Lukas Kenney
November 17, 2019

UMKC student Ryan Kempker’s wheelchair-accessible truck was stolen from the Cherry Street Parking Garage last week. KCPD officers located the vehicle, but not before the modifications that allow Kempker to drive it were significantly damaged. “I’m lost for words....

UMKC international students speak on the issue of mass shootings

UMKC international students speak on the issue of mass shootings

Lukas Kenney
October 29, 2019

Hours after Lea Morvan arrived in the United States, the once distant issue of mass shootings quickly became a reality.  “If you ever get shot, that’s the hospital we’ll take you to,” her host family said as they drove her home from the airport.  Since...

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