Spring Break
University of Missouri (UM) System President, Elson Floyd, is filling in as chancellor while the hunt for an interim replacement continues. The division of his time between Columbia and Kansas City has followed the recent resignation of former Chancellor Martha Gilliland on Jan.
In the wake of the Dec. 26 tsunamis that have killed more than 156,000 people on the coastal regions of the Indian Ocean, student groups at UMKC are doing their part in the relief effort.
Bill Williams, an economics professor who in his younger years decided not to be an Olympic skier but do greater things in life, died Wednesday, Dec. 7 of natural causes in his Twin Oaks apartment.
Last Wednesday, as ice and snow choked Kansas City and closed down UMKC, Dee Ann Wauthier made a slow, slippery commute to campus. She is "essential staff" in the School of Dentistry, which means she had little choice. Rain, sleet, snow or shine, she is expected to report for work; her husband, Gary, who is not "essential staff," was along for the ride.
Student fee increases and several amendments to the Student Government Association's (SGA) constitution failed passage in the 2004 Referendum vote, held on finals week last semester. Ballots available only online and low voter turnout characterized the election that saw participation from fewer than 600 of the University's 14,000 eligible voters.
As most students were busy stuffing stockings and opening gifts, the UMKC debate squad readied for the start of what looks to be another successful semester. Two tournaments, the William R. DeMouget Debates and the University of Texas-Dallas Fear and Loathing in Dallas, kicked-off the squad's winter semester activities between Jan.
December 2 At 12:45 p.m., UMKC Police were dispatched to Police Headquarters for information on harassment. The reporting party said a person whom she has a full order of protection against approached her. She fled the building to get away from him.
Parking structure additions Over winter break and into the first weeks of school, the Oak Street Parking structure is being updated. The dim yellow ceiling lights have been replaced with bright metal halide lights. These new bulbs illuminate twice as much area as the previous lights and will not fade over time.
Due to an editor's error in the Nov. 29 article "UMKC crime wave unfounded" the caption misidentified Troy Smith, the officer in the photograph. Due to an editor's error in the Dec. 6 article "Chancellor Gilliland resigns," an emergency Board of Curators meeting which was reported in fact did not take place.
