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SGA Presidents Address Ongoing Struggle with Campus Parking Scarcity

Sydney Siemens, RooTV Executive Producer, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

  UMKC campus has long been plagued by a persistent issue: parking scarcity.    With students voicing frustrations over the lack of available spaces and steep parking fees, the Student Government Association (SGA) has been pressured to address the problem.    During...

Take Back the Night is a nationwide event that aims to stop sexual and domestic violence.

UMKC Organizations “Take Back the Night” to Participate in National Sexual Violence Awareness Month

Jazlyn Summers, Roo News Intern
April 17, 2024

 Join students as they “Take Back the Night,” one of the nation’s oldest worldwide movements against sexual violence this evening, Wednesday April 17.    The event will be held at the University Playhouse from 6:30-9:30 p.m., where participants can make signs, listen...

UMKC School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Tamara Falicov helps create a community garden with ESC.

UMKC Students Rally for Sustainability: The Push for a Green Fee Referendum

Amina Shaw, Staff Writer
March 19, 2024

  The UMKC Environmental Student Council (ESC) is pushing to reinstate funding for campus sustainability efforts on the March Student Government Association ballot.   The proposed referendum would direct a percentage, which has not yet been decided, of the Student One...

The meeting concluded in 25 minutes and both proposed bills passed on their first reading to the SGA Senate.

Advancing Campus Engagement: SGA’s Proactive Legislative Proposals

Jazlyn Summers, Roo News Intern
February 27, 2024

  The Student Government Association (SGA) had a quick meeting on Monday, Feb. 19 to propose two new bills.    The first bill, titled “Announcements Resolution,” was proposed by Senator Shewit Abai.    “This is just another way to connect the school with the...

The meeting concluded in 25 minutes and both proposed bills passed on their first reading to the SGA Senate.

What You Missed at the Last SGA Meeting

Julia Mitchaner, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024

  Plans for library renovations, budgeting agreements and upcoming election decisions were all at the forefront of discussion at the Student Government Association’s (SGA) most recent meeting on Feb. 5.     The staff of the Miller-Nichols Library is currently in the...

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