Top ten places to hang out in Kansas City
Trying to narrow down the Top 10 hangout spots in Kansas City was next to impossible. After surfing the web, scavenging through local newspapers, visiting the hang out spots and getting the word on the...
View ArticleUMKC Police Department receives accreditation
The UMKC University Police Department (UMKCPD) received its accreditation this past July at the international conference. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)...
View ArticleIt might get loud
The UMKC Athletics Department has brought the men’s home basketball games back to where they ought to be: home. Fourteen of the 15 home games this season will be played at Swinney with the one...
View ArticleWeird News
Johnson County judges recently sentenced a former school principal to probation for stealing his ex-wife’s purses and then setting her car on fire. Craig Butler pleaded that he had been “mentally ill...
View ArticleDating 101: The difference between a journalist and a columnist
Margaret Fuller was the first female war correspondent. Matthew Brady was a pioneering photographer. Katherine Graham, Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradley and their modern day contemporaries from Peter...
View ArticleArtist profile: Steve Rimmer
[flgallery id=2 /] Steve Rimmer, a former UMKC student, has loved art since boyhood. He doodled constantly, even after graduating with his history degree and going into business with his father. While...
View ArticleCampus Welcomes New Student Union
[flgallery id=3 /] UMKC’s University Center once functioned as the primary student union on campus, where students could eat, study and check out campus organizations. As far back as ten years ago,...
View ArticleCD Review: Good Recovery
Whether in an evening workout or an afternoon drive, by now you’ve probably heard “Not Afraid”, Eminem’s first single off his new album Recovery. The song holds merit with its cut throat honesty (in...
View ArticleTattoo of the Week
People have many methods of attempting to show their love and try to preserve the memory of their loved ones. Some take photos while others take more “permanent” measures. For former UMKC student...
View ArticleEat Pray Love: Good movie, better book
If you’re looking for a great chick flick, go see “Eat Pray Love.” It’s based on the bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert and stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, and James Franco. The movie follows...
View ArticleScott Pilgrim: So many exes, so little time
From hostile vegans to psychotic ex-girlfriends, Scott Pilgrim faces dilemmas common to the twenty-something hipster. The difference between your life and his? The girl of his dreams (quite literally)...
View Article‘Cauzin Vapors…Legalize It’ tour: big hit
Thursday, August 12, 2010 was a night to be remembered, if you can. For one night, Kansas City was a little more ‘NORML’ as Collie Buddz, Cypress Hill, and Slightly Stoopid took the stage on a...
View ArticleDating 101: What’s wrong with routine?
Christian Rose Staff Writer Growing up, we lived in an average house in a pretty average town. The town of Prestonsburg, Ky., was not large enough to be a full-fledged city, but was not really small...
View ArticleLots of laughs
Jill Schleiden Copy Editor In the time-crunch world of 4G internet and “qwerty” keyboard-equipped phones, every saved second matters. Abbreviations and new acronyms, like those to the right, certainly...
View ArticleWeird News
Tiny Frog Researchers say they’ve found a new kind of frog that might be the smallest such amphibian living outside the Americas. The pea-sized frog, dubbed Microhyla nepenthicola, measures between...
View ArticleTop 10 places to eat around campus
[flgallery id=8 /] Alia Salam Contributing Writer If you have the time, the money and the means, it’s great to eat off campus. There are so many local restaurants, ranging from Indian to Chinese to...
View ArticleBTW: By The Way
Apple Juice, Green Tea, PCP- Can You Tell The Difference? On August 24, 2010 KCTV 5 reported there has been a rise in the circulation of the drug PCP in the metro area. The kicker? The drug may appear...
View ArticleCD Review: Cassidy Haley
Upon hearing the name Cassidy Haley, I initially assumed I would be reviewing a female musician softly strumming the acoustic guitar and singing in a sultry voice. However, when handed the CD, I saw...
View ArticleFree forum open mic at Coda
The Thursday night “Free Form” open mic at Coda is a place to hone your performing talents. Coda is located at 19th and Broadway. The open-mic begins at 9:30 p.m. There is no charge for admission....
View ArticleTattoo of the Week
In today’s society, many teens rebel against their parents’ will and most times behind their backs. UMKC student Anthony Re got his first tattoo when he was sixteen. His parents knew nothing of his...
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