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With colorful sharpies, students, staff and others passing by signed their names in support of transgender individuals on campus.

UMKC Students Raise Their Voice Against Missouri ‘Anti-Trans’ Legislation

Claire Powell, Staff Writer
April 19, 2023
Students and staff bring awareness to Missouri’s first-of-its-kind rulings against transgender children and adults
Graduate students are asking the university to commit to a $15/hour minimum wage. (Getty Images)

UMKC student employees hold protest for better wages

Rex Stickney
March 13, 2022

Members of the Graduates United of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (GUM-KC) held a rally on Monday, March 7, to protest against the wages the university pays to graduate teaching assistant workers. “Treatment of the lowest of us is just a reflection of the treatment...

A line of students standing outside of one of UMKCs residence halls with signs in hand.

Campus rape survivor calls for fight against rape culture at UMKC

Tyrionna Clardy
January 28, 2021

Students gathered at a demonstration last Monday, Jan. 25 outside Oak Street Hall to bring advocacy for sexual assault survivors and force a change to sexual assault policies at UMKC. The demonstration was organized by UMKC sophomore Skyler Boschen exactly one year after...

KC Kisaan Rally to raise funds and awareness for farmers’ strike in India

KC Kisaan Rally to raise funds and awareness for farmers’ strike in India

Henry Gamber
January 14, 2021

Activist group KC Kisaan Rally is taking to the streets for their third rally tomorrow, raising awareness for the Indian farmers’ strike.  Over 70 people protested in support of the last farmers’ strike on Dec. 26 in Kansas City.  “We gathered in Kansas...

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