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UMKC's partnership with the Kansas City Royals began in March.

UMKC’s Sports Partnerships Raise Questions About Campus Investments

Evelyn Berger, Roo News Intern
April 30, 2024

  UMKC expanded its partnership track to include the Royals last month, solidifying partnerships with all four professional sports teams in Kansas City.   The university's partnership with KC’s four professional sports and other brands like Boulevard Brewery Company...

Hospital Hill apartment costs will increase to $13,599 for two semesters.

UMKC On-Campus Housing Costs Rise, Students Look for Housing Elsewhere

Emily Wheeler, Staff Writer
April 30, 2024

  As students start enrolling in classes for the upcoming fall semester, some will sign housing contracts for the 2024-25 school year. However, some students are deciding not to return to on-campus housing.     The cost of living on campus will rise once again for the...

Courtney Masterson, a restoration ecologist and the Executive Director of Native Lands Restoration Collaborative, sits with their hands in a bucket of seed mix.

UMKC’s Student Environmental Coalition Works to Rehabilitate Kansas Riverbank

Aurora Wilson, Lifestyle and Culture Editor
February 22, 2024

  UMKC’s Student Environmental Coalition (SEC) spent a chilly morning spreading millions of seeds across the Kansas riverbank to help restore the natural species of wildflowers and native grasses.    Around 30 members of the community showed up on Feb. 10 to help Friends...

Potholes near Johnson Hall on Oak Street.

UMKC Students Face Bumpy Commute as Kansas City Roads Struggle with Potholes and Weather Challenges

Evelyn Berger, Staff Writer
February 15, 2024

 UMKC students navigate treacherous road conditions on their commute to campus, facing potholes expanded by a harsh winter and ongoing construction projects, raising concerns about infrastructure maintenance.   Students have been dodging potholes during their commute to...

A prescribed burn

Fire-certified Students Ignite Prairie Conservation Conversation

Lauren Zoller, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024

  Blazing through training, some students in UMKC’s Earth and Environmental Science department uncovered the latest hotspot for all things ecology: gaining a certification in prescribed burning.   Madegan Morrison, a senior majoring in Earth and Environmental Science,...

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