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Kansas City bubble tea shops may face shortages due to nationwide difficulties shipping ingredients. (Anna Ryan)

Big bad boba bind: Shipping delays affect boba lovers cross the US

Anna Ryan
April 29, 2021

The first time I tried boba tea was roughly four years ago, and I vividly recall choking on the slimy, dark tapioca pearls before trying to discreetly spew them back through the straw into the cup. I remember feeling disgusted (had I just narrowly avoided swallowing some kind...

Nikita Joshi smiling and looking at the camera, wearing a bright yellow sweater

UMKC student one of 10 in US selected for study abroad trip to Ireland

Caleb Robbins
April 5, 2021

What would you give to be in a conference call with the vice president of the United States? For UMKC sophomore Nikita Joshi, all it took was a love of history. Joshi, who is double majoring in history and English, is one of 10 students from the United States set to visit...

Fourteen new coronavirus cases at UMKC over past week, US death toll past 200,000

Fourteen new coronavirus cases at UMKC over past week, US death toll past 200,000

Sam Bellefy
September 28, 2020

UMKC has reported 14 new on-campus coronavirus cases for the week of Sept. 20. This brings the total number of on-campus cases to 84 since the beginning of the school year on Aug. 17.  The total number of recorded off-campus cases from students and staff has reached...

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