UMKC Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told UNews that, barring a drastic shift in the course of the pandemic, classes will be held in person this fall, without social distancing. Agrawal also said the university would not require vaccinations for students to attend classes. These...

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...

Henry Gamber: Trump is the underdog right now. What he needed was a miracle, and that miracle didn't happen. I don't expect the trajectory of the race to change much at all as a result of the debate. (9:40) Henry Gamber: I agree. I'm glad this debate didn't turn as heated...

UMKC reported 20 on-campus COVID-19 cases for the week of Oct. 4, down from 24 the previous week. As of Oct. 9, UMKC’s coronavirus website reported 35 active cases and 87 resolved cases, for a total of 122 cases. These numbers do not include visitors to campus or three...

UMKC has reported 24 new on-campus coronavirus cases for the week of Sept. 27. This brings the total number of cases to 108 since the beginning of the school year on Aug. 17. The total recorded off-campus cases among students and staff has reached 67.  UMKC states...

UMKC has reported 14 new on-campus coronavirus cases for the week of Sept. 20. This brings the total number of on-campus cases to 84 since the beginning of the school year on Aug. 17.  The total number of recorded off-campus cases from students and staff has reached...

At the time of writing, UMKC reported 31 COVID-19 cases on campus since Sept. 6, more than doubling the amount from the previous week. Campus has reported a total of 50 cases since students returned to campus on Aug. 17.  Each report of new on-campus cases published...

At the time of writing, UMKC has reported 11 new coronavirus cases on campus in the month of September.  Infected individuals were reported to be in high-traffic areas such as Swinney Recreation Center (with four), Miller-Nichols Learning Center (with two) and the Student...

Professor Joel Poor of the University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) was relieved of teaching duties last Monday. Poor was reprimanded by the university for comments he made to an international student earlier that day. The now viral twitter clip that spurred the investigation...

As the fall approached, UMKC chose to partially reopen with a mix of online and in-person classes and services. However, as the pandemic continues to rage across the nation, the question remains whether campus can remain open through the semester. Though the campus is awash...

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...

UMKC students won big at the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA) Student Media Competition. Of eight UMKC entries, seven won. There were four first place, two second and one third place across five categories. The MBEA Student Media Competition showcases individual...

According to a report by the Kansas City Star, UMKC administration allegedly knew of a law student who had the coronavirus for four days before informing the campus. The mother of the student, Louise Lynch, told The Star that she had told administration her daughter had tested...

UMKC administration has confirmed they will credit 45% of the costs of parking permits, student activity fees, housing and meal plans back to student accounts. In an email sent to the student body, the university stated that they are presenting the discounts as a form...

Featured image: The Roos for Reform Party swept the SGA election, and will come into office May 1. From left to right: Kole Kenney (comptroller), Brandon Henderson (president), Mahreen Ansari (vice president), Victor Michimani (internal affairs director). (From Roos for Reform...

Note: Due to the rapidly evolving nature of this situation, some facts and figures may fall out of date in a matter of hours to days. How many people are currently infected? As of the time of this article over 162,000 cases have been reported worldwide, with about 3,000...

The SGA elections start on March 16, and probably no one cares. If we look at the voting figures for the last SGA election, it shows only 1414 people voted out of an estimated 16,000 students. This is about a 9% voter turnout, even though the ballot included a referendum that...

Even before the announcement came, the Oak Place Apartments looked slated for destruction. Overgrown weeds, scattered equipment, ripped apart walls, hanging wires, locks and dust have taken root at the once-luxurious living area. Where there once was the bustle of students ...

During all 45 minutes of last week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, one thing was made clear: SGA President Justice Horn is not waiting for anyone.   While it was business as usual for the other SGA senators and executive officers, Horn took what...

It has now been a year since Ashim Mitra, the former UMKC pharmacy professor who stands accused of abusing his students and stealing valuable research, resigned.  In a few weeks, it will have been a year since the great softball controversy, in which members of UMKC’s...

Many people wince when they get their flu shot, but for the 30 million people in the US with diabetes, injections can be a daily reality. However, one researcher at UMKC’s School of Pharmacy, Dr. Simon Friedman, is hoping to change that.  Diabetics are unable to produce...

“My main priority is student success,” Mauli Agrawal said.  Coming from the UMKC chancellor, these words were not a surprise. In a press conference with U-News last week, Agrawal gave updates on several of his projects and plans for the university, all in the hopes...

In her 16 years working at UMKC, Kate Wozniak had never seen anything like it.  “I heard a big loud wooshing, you know, and thought it was nothing,” said Wozniak, the assistant director for UMKC’s study abroad program. “But, all of a sudden, water started coming...