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The Atterbury Student Success Center (ASSC) reopened on Oct. 20 after more than a year of construction to help support student needs at UMKC, all in one place. In May 2025, renovations began on the ASSC, covering nearly 44,400 square feet across the basement and second floor of the building. Now the space expands its...
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Pets were among the excited spectators in the Durwood Stadium bleachers on Oct. 18, cheering for the Kansas City Women’s Soccer team as they took on North Dakota State in Summit League action. The event, called Dog Days at Durwood, encouraged spectators to bring their animals to support the Women’s Soccer team, with pets receiving...
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Former UMKC student and volleyball player Rhegan Spiegel has been identified as the sole victim in a deadly shooting near the 1200 block of East 42nd Street late Sunday night. No arrest has been made as of Wednesday but police are currently looking for a suspect. Police are now asking for any information pertaining to...
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Explaining my Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) diagnosis is like explaining colors to the colorblind. There is no clear way to describe my experience. So, I’ll just start with what I know. DID, previously called Multiple Personality Disorder, is characterized by identity confusion and fragmentation of two or more alternative identity states (also known a
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With abortion access on the line in November, UMKC students and advocacy groups remain divided on whether to keep abortions legal. Abortion is currently legal in Missouri as of 2025. But Missouri Amendment 3 would make abortion illegal except in cases of incest, rape, medical emergency and fetal anomaly. It would also prohibit gender-affirming care...
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With ongoing efforts to integrate AI in education, UMKC will debut the online asynchronous course AI Academy next semester. Chancellor Mauli Agrawal announced the academy at the State of the University on Sept. 24, claiming that students graduating without AI skills will have extreme difficulty in finding jobs. “We will launch a credential system outside...
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Priority registration kicked off on Oct. 1 for the 2027 spring semester. Students can now check Pathway for their assigned enrollment date and make advising appointments ahead of Oct. 26 when open registration begins. This time of year can be busy for UMKC advising, with most students having similar dates to register for classes....
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A September 2026 United Nations report stated its goal to keep average temperatures under 1.5 degrees Celsius in warming can no longer be attained with the current rate of climate change. The 1.5 degree Celsius mark was one of two numbers proposed by the United Nations under the Paris Climate Accords in 2015 to...
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UMKC does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to review applications in the admissions process, but this has not eased student fears about the technology’s growing role in university life. UMKC announced its new master’s of science program in AI in an effort to keep up with the industry. This change raises questions surrounding the...
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At its best, reality TV can provide audiences with a satisfyingly ridiculous viewing experience. The genre has the capability to release you from your everyday troubles and feast on the public humiliation of an evil man that deserves to lose a game. This dramatic snapshot of the human condition can turn sinister on a...
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