Maintenance crews take a sigh of relief as no pipe breaks were reported in UMKC residential halls during recent weeks of sub-zero temperatures.    Flooding has been an annual occurrence for UMKC residence halls in the past. Last year both Johnson and Oak Street Hall experienced...

  UMKC students living on campus don’t hate dorm life, but there are changes they would like to see regarding the quality of the campus residential buildings.   According to Johnson and Oak Street Hall residents, living within walking distance to campus, having a quiet...

LAST UPDATE 2/2   Two water pipes froze and broke on Dec. 24 at the Oak Street residential hall. The next day, a fire-suppression sprinkler pipe broke at the Johnson location.    The flood waters hit residential rooms and hallways at both student housing buildings. A...

Earlier this month, UMKC informed the residents of Oak Street Hall that flooding in the building had damaged many rooms on all five floors of the north and west wings. The university had to provide alternate living arrangements for about 150 students affected by the incident. “I...

Housing is a big decision for most students these days, and there are plenty of options available. Dorm rooms, apartment complexes, off-campus houses and living at home are just some of the choices students face. For Keenan Randolph, a junior at UMKC, his choice involved...