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Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Hayden Baker
March 17, 2022

Step into a UMKC classroom and you’re likely to see mostly mask-less faces crammed into a too-small space. The same is common of gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants in the greater Kansas City area. This has little to do with the confusing guidelines the CDC released...

UMKC opens new, on-campus COVID testing center

UMKC opens new, on-campus COVID testing center

Robin Ramsey
March 8, 2022

UMKC has partnered with Curative, a mobile COVID testing center, to offer free nasal PCR tests to UMKC faculty, students and the general public.  According to UMKC Today, UMKC decided to partner with Curative because local COVID testing shortages made it difficult to...

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Hayden Baker
March 7, 2022

The state of Missouri will begin labeling COVID-19 as an “endemic” within the next few weeks.  This shift has been in the works since December, and it follows a trend seen throughout the country. Pennsylvania and Colorado have begun to transition to the label of...

Opinion: Remote learning on snow days is unjust

Opinion: Remote learning on snow days is unjust

Alvar Negrete-Baños
February 23, 2022

It was a downright balmy autumn day when an email from UMKC popped into my inbox. The subject line read “Winter Weather Procedures.” Fair enough. Even though the weather was on the warmer side at the time, it was probably better to prepare students early in a city with...

UMKC Conservatory students face unique challenges during coronavirus pandemic

UMKC Conservatory students face unique challenges during coronavirus pandemic

Alivia Meyers
February 9, 2022

Sarah Clough, a senior at the UMKC Conservatory, has faced the pandemic head-on throughout the past semesters, battling discouragement and lower enjoyment levels from classes.  Although her professors have found new and unique ways to make students’ time useful, she...

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