UMKC students are taking action to commemorate April as national Sexual Assault Awareness Month.   Resources, Intervention, Support, and Education, or RISE, is a confidential support office on campus available to both staff and students.    Those at RISE are not...

  The UMKC Women’s Center hosted its Spring Clothing Swap on April 16, offering students the chance to trade in their old clothes for new ones, without price tags.    Held in a small room at the back of the Women’s Center, the space was filled with tables piled high...

  UMKC hosted a party on Tuesday, April 15 to celebrate the opening of Roo Plaza.   The new gathering space on 51st Street between Cherry Street and Rockhill Road opened months after UMKC shut off vehicular traffic. The redesign was created to help students have a place...

 UMKC’s Environmental Student Council (ESC) will kick off Earth Week on April 21, hosting a variety of events for students to celebrate environmental activism.   With Earth Day taking place on April 22, ESC has turned it into a week-long celebration. The week draws attention...

  With UMKC being a commuter campus, many students are spending up to 10 hours a day away from home. In a take on the “What’s In My Bag?” trend, students shared what they keep in their backpacks to survive a long day on campus.   Seiry Melendez, a freshman environmental...