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Fake African weddings are a popular trend on TikTok and UMKC wants to join on the fun.

African Student Association Formally Invites You to Their Fake Wedding

Mercy Otiato, Writer
November 10, 2022

  The UMKC African Student Association is partnering with Missouri State to perform a fake African wedding this Friday at the Student Union.   The event is free to all UMKC students and will comprise all of the important components of a good African wedding which, according...

Student involvement rebounds during first semester back on campus

Student involvement rebounds during first semester back on campus

Richard Schneider
November 30, 2021

In light of the two-year coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 fall semester is the first time that many UMKC students have regularly been on campus. It’s also the first time these same students have been able to get active in campus life, like freshman Landrea Van Mol.  Van...

Tim Nguyen runs for SGA president, targets student involvement, professional development

Tim Nguyen runs for SGA president, targets student involvement, professional development

Lindsey Temaat
March 24, 2021

UMKC junior Tim Nguyen is the former president of the UMKC Pre-Dental Society, a supplemental instruction (SI) leader, a discussion group leader for the Honors College and a teaching assistant for two chemistry classes.  Now, Nguyen is running for SGA president to continue...

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...

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