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Firefighters responding to the fire at Flarsheim Hall.

No injuries in Flarsheim drone battery explosion

Lydia Schneider, Staff Writer
January 24, 2024

  Alarms rang out in Flarsheim Hall around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, forcing an evacuation due to a fire caused by a drone battery.   As students and staff clustered outside near the building's exits, the fire department responded in full force. Seven fire trucks and ambulances,...

Kansas City Service Club

List of names from front to back: 

Grace Donnelli, Albert Guerra, Katelyn Gendron, Larry Smith, Loren May, Adriana Spangler, Trevor McCracken

UMKC Students Strive to Make a Change in the Community Through the Kansas City Service Club

Kenzie Eklund, Lifestyle and Culture Editor
April 25, 2023

  Three UMKC students, originally from St. Louis, were desperate to be active in the Kansas City community. After struggling to find an opportunity to volunteer as a group, they decided to fill that gap and create their own club - the Kansas City Service Club.    The...

The new model helps to remove unexpected expenses and provide a clearer breakdown of costs.

UMKC Introduces a Simplified Tuition Model

Soffia Hernandez, Staff Writer
April 18, 2023

  Beginning in the fall, students can expect full transparency when evaluating the cost to attend UMKC on a semester-to-semester basis, thanks to the new simplified tuition model.    The transition comes following a change in Missouri law signed by Gov. Mike Parson in...

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