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Four UMKC students standing from left to right, Kyle Potts, Malavika Rajaram, Mahreen Ansari, Abigail Weiler.

UMKC Onward Party: SGA President Ansari leads re-election effort

Lindsey Temaat
March 8, 2021

Mahreen Ansari’s world changed completely when they were sworn in as SGA president this past November. Ansari, a third year political science major, was initially the SGA vice president, but took the top office after former President Brandon Henderson resigned for mental health...

Blue and Yellow color block back ground and circles with the faces of Morgan Parker on the left and Colin Rohach

SGA Confirms Supreme Court Justices Parker and Rohach

Lindsey Temaat
February 16, 2021

The UMKC SGA unanimously confirmed Morgan Parker and Colin Rohach as associate justices of the SGA Supreme Court on Feb. 8 at their student senate meeting. The internal affairs committee conducted candidate interviews prior to Monday night’s meeting and voted to endorse...

Freshmen, Abigail Weiler smiling with her arms crossed and the words UMKC SGA above her and Abigail Weiler, Chief of Staff below her

SGA Appoints Abigail Weiler as Chief of Staff

Lindsey Temaat
February 4, 2021

SGA President Mahreen Ansari appointed Abigail Weiler as chief of staff this week, making her one of the first freshmen to serve on the executive branch in at least four years. Weiler is a political science major, serves as the secretary for UMKC Delta Zeta, and writes for...

SGA October updates: hygiene resources, Roos Give Back and climate resilience

SGA to revive once rejected health referendum

Daisy Garcia Montoya
January 25, 2021

A health and wellness referendum that failed to pass in Spring 2020 is making its way into the Student Government Association (SGA) chambers once again. Speaker of the Senate Caroline Moriarty says that a health referendum is a priority of hers for the spring semester. “I...

UMKC SGA Supreme Court upholds confirmation of vice president

UMKC SGA Supreme Court upholds confirmation of vice president

Henry Gamber
December 14, 2020

The UMKC Student Government Association (SGA) Supreme Court has decided to uphold the SGA Senate confirmation of Daphne Posadas as SGA’s new vice president, it announced on Dec. 7. The decision comes less than a week after SGA Senator Trenton Garza filed a petition against...

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