Spring Break
9:05 p.m. - Confirmation arrived this afternoon Hillary Clinton would be speaking at UMKC Saturday evening, but the schedule and program has since been modified, according to Tyler Thompson of the UMKC College Democrats. "The event for the Hillary Clinton Campaign has changed somewhat," Thompson said this evening. "The event was moved from Swinney gym [Swinney Recreation Center, UMKC] to the William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri, and it's believed that Bill Clinton instead of Hillary Clinton will be the event speaker."
Winter break did little to cool the heated debate about a new Student Union. Students are still fighting against the Student Union referendum which passed last November by 39 votes. But instead of vocal protests, this time a group of students sent e-mails to the University of Missouri System (UM) Board of Curators.
UMKC Athletics Director Tim Hall relieved Head Track and Field Coach Theo Hamilton of his coaching duties Jan. 14. Stressing criteria he has used to evaluate the entire athletic department at UMKC, Hall said he thought it necessary to terminate the coach.
Part two: The students in the IUE Three students, all sophomores, sat at a table in the Institute for Urban Education (IUE) office. They laughed together and comfortably conversed about their missions. "This is what I wanted to do," MacKenzie Higgins said.
The Student Government Association (SGA) reconvened this semester without two of its senators. The Bloch School Student Association senator Johnnie Weathersby III and Conservatory Student Association senator Richard Gibson did not return to SGA this spring.
SGA Constitution and Bylaws under revision In the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 16, a handful of student senators volunteered to be part of a Constitution Committee charged with revising the current SGA Constitution and Bylaws.
The 15th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Scholarship Event was packed with people Saturday evening in Pierson Auditorium. Organized by the Golden Royalties Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA), the money raised goes to local high school students' future college expenses.
Jan. 11 11:20 a.m. Fire Alarm - Officers responded to a fire alarm in the Katz Pharmacy Building due to burning plastic inside an oven. 7:13 p.m. Larceny - A student reported returning to his vehicle to find license plate renewal tabs missing. The incident occurred between 11:30 a.
For those who have not been to Hospital Hill lately, you may now have a reason to go. Franchise owner Deborah Washam has opened the new Quiznos in the lower level of the UMKC Hospital Hill Parking Garage. "Our goal is to provide some healthy food options for students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community," Washam said.
