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UMKC urges financial caution as possible budget cuts loom ahead

Kowthar Shire, Intern
March 29, 2025

  In an email sent to students, faculty and staff on Mar. 12, Chancellor Mauli Agrawal stated that UMKC will exercise fiscal caution and restraint as the school faces possible budget cuts in the next year.    “The past few years have brought generous state appropriations,...

SJA executive officers, panel moderator Kayla Pittman and attendees pose with peace signs and "Roo Ups."

UMKC Student Justice Alliance hosted the” Your Voice Your Power” event to promote voter knowledge on campus

Hali Smith, Intern
March 25, 2025

  The Student Justice Alliance (SJA) hosted the “Your Voice Your Power” event to encourage students to use their voting power in the Student Union the evening of Monday, March 10.    SJA Vice President Jada Pittman said, “SJA specializes in providing a space for...

A student watches the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

Trump accuses Ukraine of ungratefulness and threatens withdrawal of support

Lilah Manning, Intern
March 25, 2025

  Following an intense meeting with President Donald Trump on Feb. 28, Washington paused all military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure a negotiation on its terms.    During their assembly, Trump accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of being ungrateful...

Website mentioning the use of the death penalty in Project 2025.

President Donald Trump follows up on executive order signed Jan. 20, 2025

Adriauna Barger, Staff Writer
March 23, 2025

  UMKC students questioned the legitimacy of the executive order signed in January by President Donald Trump that mandates the death penalty to anyone convicted of killing a police officer.    Students and political science professors around UMKC pointed out that Trump’s...

Attendees stand gathered around the table where Hunter Hawthorne, a member of Workers Strike Back, talks about the goals of the group.

UMKC students and Workers Strike Back organize to ask for higher student wages

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Intern
March 18, 2025

  University of Missouri Students and Workers United in partnership with Workers Strike Back hosted a rally advocating for better student wages on Mar. 8 in the Charles B. Wheeler Amphitheater.   While the State of Missouri minimum wage is $13.75, there are some workarounds...

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