The recently opened Roo Plaza has received mixed reviews in the new school year. Many students and community members are enjoying it, but not everyone is happy.      The area, a recently closed-to-cars stretch of East 51st Street, is one of the busiest on campus,...

  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...

  Major construction is taking place at the UMKC campus, at 51st Street between Cherry Street and Rockhill. Near the center of campus, 51st Street road is closed to incoming cars, open only to pedestrian traffic due to incoming developments.    UMKC plans to turn 51st...