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Kanye West is the ultimate gangster, according to Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. West is the ultimate gangster because he spoke out against the most powerful man in the world, George Bush, after Hurricane Katrina. "What's more gangster than that?" Dyson said.
The Debate and Mock Trial teams are barred from asking the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC) for funding beginning next year. This is the result of a resolution passed by the Student Government Association (SGA) Oct 3. Prior to passage of the resolution, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management Mel Tyler addressed the SGA.
A month and a half into the fall semester, the Student Government Association (SGA) is questioning delays in financial aid distribution. The SGA invited Jan Brandow, director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, to its Oct. 3 meeting. Brandow discussed the issues delaying aid, reiterating emails sent by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Mel Tyler.
Faculty and administration are at loggerheads over the new affirmative action hiring policy. The plan requires faculty members to attend a training seminar each and every time they serve on a search committee for hiring new faculty. The pool of potential candidates must also be reviewed by the Affirmative Action Office, and the candidates must undergo an interview with the office.
It's time for flu shots, diabetes screenings and health checks. October is American Pharmacists Month. Located in the new Health Sciences Building on the Hospital Hill campus, UMKC School of Pharmacy's largest organization, American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacist (APhA-ASP), sets up patient care programs to help and educate people about diseases like diabetes and obesity.
Persistent mold problems in the Cherry Street Hall dorms will disappear when the structure is replaced in fall 2009 by new housing for 328 students at 50th and Oak streets. "They will be nice facilities at a reasonable cost," Chancellor Guy Bailey said.
Teach people useful, fun and interesting things and don't charge them more than a few pennies. This is what Communiversity does for UMKC students. The organization, which opened its doors 35 years ago, offers classes, seminars, services and events that are hard to find anywhere else.
When beginning college, many students wish they'd had a bit more preparation. Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) held an event for just that purpose. Approximately 125 local high school students were given the chance to gain an understanding of college life from the experiences of fifteen student volunteers during Day in the Life, held Thursday, Oct.
Law students are always looking for an extra edge for their résumés, something to put them ahead of other applicants in their post-Law School careers. The UMKC Law Review provides that edge, according to Aaron Kirkland, Law Review editor in chief. "It's a great opportunity," Kirkland said.
It was Mark, with the cyanide, at the awards party. Participants of the Coaching Program attended a murder mystery dinner party Oct. 4 in Pierson Auditorium. Peer coaches put on the play "And the Winner is…Murder" by Elspeth Antonelli for attending students.
Eleanor Clift to speak at UMKC Eleanor Clift, author and regular on the "McLaughlin Group," will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in Pierson Auditorium. In a lecture called "A Public and Private Death," Clift will discuss caring for her dying husband while reporting on the Terri Shiavo case and how she balanced these conflicting roles.
Sept. 28 12:22 p.m. Disturbance - Officers responded to an altercation in Pierson Auditorium at the University Center. 1:09 p.m. Vehicular Accident - Officers responded to a student report of a hit-and-run vehicular accident at the Oak Street parking garage.
