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The fall semester has been wracked with crazy weather changes and it’s all thanks to the record-setting super El Niño. An El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a fluctuation in both sea surface temperatures and the air pressure of the atmosphere causing trade winds to weaken and stop blowing cold surface waters from east to...
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In any team sport, bonding is crucial to on-field success. UMKC Men’s soccer is no different. Players all come from different backgrounds, and are strangers to each other at the start of a season. Despite language barriers the team has quickly learned to be a single unit. “[Bonding] is the main thing, you need chemistry...
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Hindu Youth United for Virtues and Action (YUVA) kicked off its second year at UMKC with a Janmashtami festival at the University Playhouse on Sept. 28. The event featured food, lassi-chugging and other games in honor of the birth of Krishna, one of the most recognized deities in the Hindu pantheon. Hindu YUVA...
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UMKC students developed a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing clinical anxiety in children and providing healthcare literacy, and its membership is only growing. The student-led project, Teddy Bear Hospital (TBH), developed in January 2026 with only 10 UMKC medical students. It has since grown to a team of over 100 students, including undergraduate
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Roos for Refugees focuses on supporting refugees through service, advocacy and community. The student organization held an introductory meeting on Sept. 29 to share its plans for the year. In past semesters, the club’s events have included a field day and bracelet-making event for refugee children. Its biggest event, a World Cup-themed tournament,...
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UMKC men’s soccer is now nationally ranked inside the top five for the first time in university history. The team was ranked No. 3 in TopDrawerSoccer last week, the highest ranking in program history. United Soccer Coaches also ranked the Roos No. 4, up four spots from last week. The Roos’ national rankings and their...
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In a recent viral TikTok post, two teenage girls criticized a KC coffee shop called Oddly Correct, located on Troost Avenue, claiming it has a “demonic” environment and was “scary” to drive to. Though the video has since been deleted, the media was quick to defend Troost and Oddly Correct, discussing the importance of...
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UMKC is currently home to 14 competitive sports programs between men’s and women’s teams, but some UMKC students want to see an expansion of sport offerings. While students are divided on what sports to add, they do believe it may be time for the university to renew their interests by expanding the athletics department....
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UMKC fell 24 spots in college free speech rankings from last year, according to a national poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s (FIRE). FIRE is a non-profit group dedicated to protecting free speech on college campuses. Claire Ottenstein, a research program assistant at FIRE, said that the university’s ranking fell...
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UMKC has scheduled a fall break in the academic calendar for the first time this year, giving students and faculty days off on Oct. 8 and 9. Students are grateful for the addition of a midsemester break. “Getting time to rest and recuperate is a very important part of the process of being a student,...
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