Spring Break
When Ward Connerly enters a room, one can expect spirited discourse and possibly some flaring tempers. "Without question, racial discrimination and slavery and Jim Crow were wrong, but you can't unring the bell," he told the University News during a recent visit to UMKC.
Complications during pregnancy or childbirth kill hundreds of thousands of women each year. Dr. Richard Derman of the UMKC School of Medicine spearheaded an international study that could greatly reduce birth-related deaths worldwide. For his research, Derman received the Award for International Academic Leadership during the 23rd Annual International Relations Council Awards Banquet.
Those who grade sometimes get graded themselves. The Missouri legislature passed an omnibus education bill (SB389) in the spring. Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Gary Ebersole said many in the University of Missouri System "held their noses" while supporting the bill as, besides the good things it contained, there were also many unfunded mandates.
Anyone who tells you there are no gangs in Kansas City is dead wrong, according to Calvin Neal. "If you talked to local law enforcement several years back, they would've told you that these gangs didn't exist," he said. "But then, we got to seeing all this graffiti around schools … and people began to accept that there are some gangs.
If you had trouble driving through Kansas City on Saturday, it was because more than 5,000 people were hitting the pavement for the Kansas City Marathon. The race started at Crown Center and finished in the Freight House District around 22nd and Baltimore streets.
Provost finalists selected Four finalists for UMKC Provost have been selected from a pool of 60 applicants. Each of the finalists will visit campus this week. They will meet with students 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. in room 147 of the University Center. Dr.
Oct. 12 2:38 p.m. Larceny - Officers responded to a report of a missing iPod Nano, shuffle and pink iPod case from the lost and found cabinet in the University Center. The incident occurred between 12 p.m. Oct. 8 and 2:15 p.m. Oct. 12. 9:38 p.m. Drug Offense - During a traffic stop in the 5700 block of Rockhill Road, UMKC officers arrested a person for possession of illegal drugs.
