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UMKC will soon break ground on a new $38.3 million student union designed with sustainability and student input in mind. Plans were presented to the university community at a campus Town Hall meeting last Monday. Representatives from Gould Evans, the architecture firm, and McCownGordon Construction, LLC, were on hand to describe the new building and answer questions.
Photo alexia lang Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a mob with carrots just might persuade me. The KC Carrotmob, a newly organized movement of environmentalists encouraging local businesses to go green, took to the streets last Monday to shoot a promotional video for their first group event.
As part of a nationwide tour in support of Sen. Barack Obama, last Thursday, former United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright visited the UMKC campus, acting as one of his foreign policy advisors. The event took place in a packed Royall Hall lecture room.
With gas prices going up and the economy sinking down, bicycles are becoming a more common sight on campus. Clean Commute, a program started by the environmental group Bridging the Gap, has helped promote the mode of transportation by loaning out 26 Redline R540 multi-speed hybrid-style bicycles this semester to students, staff and faculty.
The Mercury Association launched its new year with a casual, but informative, meeting last Tuesday. As students ate a free lunch catered by Chipotle, the group gave a thorough explanation of its operations, pointing out some of the benefits. Layna Dugan, Mercury Association President (and U-News Advertising Manager), said one of the primary functions of the group is to help students gain skills in the business world through internships, jobs, experience and networking.
In the hopes of engaging young people in politics and the election process, MTV's Rock the Vote Tour assembled Tuesday at Pierson Auditorium - but UMKC students did not. Only 14 of the nearly 300 available seats were filled at the beginning of MTV's presentation, forcing what was supposed to have been an excitement-inducing political extravaganza to become a "group discussion.
Passionate about journalism and teaching, Peter Morello is no stranger to adventure. For 15 years, Morello was a European correspondent for PBS. He covered numerous major events, including the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the birth of new democracies in Eastern Europe and the ethnic cleansing during the siege of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A month into the semester, UMKC kicked off its 75th academic year Sept. 15 at White Hall with "Celebrate UMKC," the annual ritual of convocation. The dual goal of this year's celebration was to revisit the university's history, while also assessing the current academic climate.
The UMKC School of Law celebrated Constitution Day last Wednesday with an eye toward reminding students about the importance of the document. Students, staff and faculty gathered in the student lounge at the Law School to view a video of U.S. Supreme Court justices Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and former justice Sandra Day O'Conner.
Ken Hechler visited Dr. Max Skidmore's graduate class on American government last week, bringing with him political anecdotes from a lifetime spent in public service. Among his many accomplishments, he was White House assistant to Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, was the only member of the U.
Student government debates new senate seat At its Sept. 17 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) discussed a resolution to add an additional seat to the senate, giving residents of Oak Place Apartments their own senator. Currently, Oak Street and Cherry Street Residence Halls and Oak Place Apartments are represented by one senator.
Sept. 12 12:33 a.m. Illness - A student at Cherry Street Residence Hall was transported to the hospital by ambulance due to extreme intoxication.
