Dr. John D’Emilio visited UMKC students on Feb. 16 at the Student Union to discuss his book, “Memories of A Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties.” The book was released on July 11, 2022, and shares his experience growing up during political movements that...

UMKC Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal held his State of the University address last Thursday to discuss the university’s accomplishments during the past year and the school’s vision moving forward. However, the address was not without pushback. That same morning, members...

UMKC has reported over 160 cases of COVID-19 on campus in the first three weeks of the spring semester, surpassing 60% of the total cases in the fall 2021 semester. To help combat this surge in cases, UMKC held its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic of the semester on Tuesday,...

The Peer Academic Leader (PAL) Program and UMKC Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (FSA) held their first joint academic success workshop on Wednesday afternoon in the Student Union. Workshop leaders titled the event “Your GPA Sucks But You Don’t,” which focused on giving...

We are nearing Thanksgiving break and preparing to spend the holiday with family. Campus will be deserted for a spell, so this week is about spending time at Volker with fellow schoolmates before heading back home.  On a commuter campus, we might overlook college as...