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Outside of Scofield Hall this autumn.

A media guide for this cold and flu season

Madelyn Riffee and Dana Valenzuela
November 14, 2024

  As the temperatures begin to drop, the effects of cold and flu season appear on campus. With the possibility of taking time off of school due to illness, it’s necessary to find something to pass the time.   Many students cope by indulging in their favorite media. Whether...

 A photo of the original drawing of Kasey the Kangaroo shaking Mickey Mouse’s hand signed by Walt Disney.

An unlikely relationship: UMKC and Disney

Madelyn Riffee, Staff Writer
November 1, 2024

 Union Station invited students to explore the history and UMKC’s connection to Disney on Oct. 19 at UMKC Day at the Disney 100 exhibition.    At the speaker series was an event dubbed “The Roo Behind the Magic” featuring Emmy-award-winning UMKC 2010 Alumnus of the...

The entrance of the special exhibit at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures.

Beyond play: Black dolls, motherhood and self-perception

Madelyn Riffee, Staff Writer
October 19, 2024

  In a informative meeting at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, Dr. Deja Beamon facilitated a community conversation on Black mother-daughter relationships and the influence of Black dolls.   The important discussion on Oct. 4 examined how children see themselves...

A mini-art gallery found inside the amazing Miniature Maze.

Opinion: A “doll” of a time at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

Madelyn Riffee, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

  The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures is one of the nation’s largest collections of old toys and miniatures. With the collection of 51,000 toys and 21,000 fine-scale miniatures growing, the museum combines toy preservation and education on hundreds of years of children’s...

Students walking in the quad in the hot weather.

The heat dome of August 2024

Madelyn Riffee and Jack Venable
September 7, 2024

  For the second week of the semester and the final week of August, a heatwave has blanketed across the KC area, leaving the people of UMKC dealing with intense heat.   An advisory was put in place for temperatures in the nineties which felt like triple-digits. Many are...

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