Spring Break
Families, kids, blankets and chairs filled the Rose Garden at Loose Park to watch the Kansas City Ballet. Eyes and ears were casually waiting for Ballet in the Park, the Kansas City Ballet's traditional season launch Tuesday, Sept. 4. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Kansas City Ballet.
My guilty pleasure is Pop-Tarts. When I feel like crap, nothing cheers me up like a nice, toasty chocolate infused toaster pastry. I know they're terrible for me, but they're too delicious to pass up. U-Newsers had a junk food tasting this week to decide what the best guilty pleasure is.
The term "date rape" has become embedded in society. It is widely used in news pieces and normal conversations. Violence against women has been an issue not only for legislators, but also for officials at UMKC. Violence prevention is emphasized at the Women's Center.
The end of summer is dismally close. Its demise is marked with the drone of cicadas and stray falling leaves. How can the last days of summer be fully celebrated? Go to the farmers market or local grocery and pick some big ripe tomatoes, chilies, steak, corn tortillas and cilantro.
It wasn't the small class sizes or city atmosphere that drew musician Griffen Alexander to UMKC. It was an Xbox video game. In the game he formed a dynasty with the Kangaroos, driven to take them from the bottom of the barrel to the top of Division I rankings.
Old: 'Network' TV and films have made fairly accurate predictions about what life could be like in the future. Chaplin's "Modern Times," from 1936, presented us a nightmare of video surveillance. In the late sixties, "Star Trek" showed us a more benevolent future of tiny hand-held communication devices, sliding doors and little cards that slipped into computers.
Here are some events happening around UMKC this week. From dance to music to modeling, there's something for everyone. Thursday, Sept. 13 The Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company will perform at 7 p.m. The performance will feature a world premiere by Artistic Director Mary Pat Henry entitled "Sweet Otis Suite.
