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A spike in new COVID-19 variants has been normalized among students

Rachel Meng, Staff Writer
September 16, 2025

   COVID-19 is far from being over, as the new Omicron variant Stratus (XFG) is spiking in cases; the student reaction, however, does not match in concern.     The first case of the new strain was documented in January 2025. While the symptoms remain similar to other...

Opinion: It’s time for UMKC to mandate masks or vaccinations

Opinion: It’s time for UMKC to mandate masks or vaccinations

Lawrence Brooks IV
February 17, 2022

UMKC is off to a dreadful start of the semester when it comes to containing the highly transmissible Omicron variant.  The World Health Organization first received reports of Omicron in South Africa in Nov. 2021, and it arrived in America on approximately Dec. 1. Since...

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