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UMKC's RoosRead gathers students and staff for a year-long literary journey and a page-turning community.

A new reading initiative is taking shape on the UMKC campus

Alexandrea Erisman, Staff Writer
November 27, 2023

  UMKC unveiled a new initiative this year called RoosRead. The program is aimed to encourage students and staff to read a recommended book, fostering a sense of community and belonging by creating a campus-wide book club.    The Office of the Chancellor launched the...

The book has received high ratings from  The New York Times and Goodreads.

Review: Britney Spears Unveils her Untold Journey to Redemption and Freedom

Alicia Rodriguez, Staff Writer
November 16, 2023

  Reading “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears provided details for the public to gain a deeper understanding of her past, present and her true identity.   Spears, the pop princess of the late 90s and early 2000s, rose to stardom at a very early age and experienced...

Rae Sremmurd Coming to UMKC | Haag Hall Mural Restoration Project - RooTV 3/22/23

Rae Sremmurd Coming to UMKC | Haag Hall Mural Restoration Project – RooTV 3/22/23

RooTV
March 21, 2023

Anchors Grace Kertz and Deja McKenzie start us off with some info about an upcoming concert at UMKC featuring artist Rae Sremmurd, and asks us to help restore a historic mural on the second story of Haag Hall. Jackson Ogden takes us into the den for this weeks roundup of sports...

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