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Attendee holding the Palestine flag at the Rise Up For Gaza Protest at E 3rd St & Main St.

Protesters in Kansas City demand U.S. halt military aid to Israel

Cassandra Flores and Marisa Thlocco
October 7, 2025

  Over 100 people gathered in solidarity for Palestine at the Rise Up For Gaza Protest on Oct. 4 at City Market Park, Kansas City.     Oct. 7 marks the two-year anniversary of the War in Gaza.      Pro-Palestinian KC residents and community groups rallied...

Sign that says "Future Home of the Divine Gardens."

Vandalism discovered on UMKC’s monuments for Black fraternities and sororities

Marisa Thlocco and Lilah Manning
March 11, 2025

 On Feb. 25, UMKC Black fraternity and sorority members were notified via email about vandalism on  several monuments in the Divine Nine Garden.   The Garden, located in the quad, includes granite statues with the names, founding dates and crests of the nine Black fraternities...

 Flyer from the philosophy department in Cherry Hall advertising the Philosophy in Prison Program.

UMKC students are taking the deep discussions of life to prison

Marisa Thlocco, Staff Writer
October 11, 2024

  At Lansing Correctional Facility, UMKC students and incarcerated people transform a prison into a classroom, with philosophical discussions taking center stage.     The Philosophy In Prison Program has been ongoing since 2015. It was established by Clancy Martin, a...

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