It’s never too late to live on campus
Tweet I have lived both on and off campus over the last four years. Living on campus is one of the best decisions undergraduate students can make. It offers convenience to classes, enhances social...
View ArticleUMKC unfriendly to transfer students
Tweet As I prepare to graduate from UMKC in December, I can truly state that I have never felt like a true Kangaroo or that I’m so hardcore in love with this school that I bleed blue and gold. I’m not...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: On Meredith Shea’s ‘Obama-Romney video wars’
Tweet There are a couple of issues in this piece that I want to address from an economic perspective. I will try to keep these in the order they were raised in the comment. 1. Redistributing wealth is...
View Article‘M’battled :Thoughts on both sides of the UMKC name change debate
Tweet Students have until Friday to complete an online name change survey that will influence whether or not UMKC keeps its four letter acronym or switches to either “KCU” or “UKC.” A name change won’t...
View ArticleLet’s execute plan to aid transgender students
Tweet UMKC has been noted as the 5th Most Gay-Friendly campus in the country by Newsweek. However, does this sentiment reach the same positivity for the transgender atmosphere? I would say we’re taking...
View ArticleTwo different worlds: Why being bilingual is great
Tweet I was lucky enough to be born in a bicultural family, with a 100 percent Mexican father and American mother. I was born and raised in Mexico City, which now includes 20 million people. When I...
View ArticleA day in the life of a bartender: reaching the tipping point
Tweet The grueling life of a college student is nothing short of stressful. Taking 18 credit hours with almost 40 hours of homework is no simple task. Having time for a job may be nearly impossible for...
View ArticleCollege ranking studies are flawed and arbitrary
Tweet College rankings look enticing in print, but looking deeper into the arbitrary nature of media outlets and website criteria for prioritizing colleges is bleak and inconsistent. The methodology of...
View ArticleWill Romney turn Big Bird into ‘Sesame’ chicken?
Tweet Governor Mitt Romney pledged to cut funding for PBS during the first presidential debate on Oct. 3, and in the same breath made the (now) famous statement “I love Big Bird!” This outburst caught...
View ArticleI hope car vandals have a special place in hell
Tweet It never ceases to amaze me the lack of care some people have for other peoples’ cars. Each week I read the Police Blotter in this paper, and at least a couple times a month there’s a report...
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