Spring Break
Many UMKC students have seen the protesters at 63rd Street and Ward Parkway. Those activists are part of PeaceWorks Kansas City, an organization dedicated to ending the production of all weapons of mass destruction. Last Tuesday, PeaceWorks held a Tax Day Pizza Press Party at Minsky's Pizza, 5105 Main St.
An alternative has been found for students not wanting to pay hundreds of dollars for textbooks. It's significantly cheaper than UMKC's bookstore and Amazon and provides an opportunity for students to sell back their books for the same price for which they bought them.
Two campuses - one UMKC. That is the campaign slogan of the Unified Party, the ticket seeking your vote for Student Government Association (SGA) executive board positions. The ticket is comprised of two Volker campus students and two Hospital Hill campus students.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many residents are still looking for a causative connection between the numerous reports of brain tumors in Cameron, Mo. Attempting to identify a source, the EPA has continued its efforts in testing questionable areas.
Jobs and money - that's what was on most everyone's mind and in Sen. Claire McCaskill's face last Wednesday at her "kitchen table" discussion. The "kitchen table" discussion actually turned in to a gymnasium discussion at Metropolitan Community College - Blue River.
Students, staff and community members held signs and chanted anti-violence slogans to the beat of drums in the Take Back the Night march last Tuesday. More than 185 people marched from the UMKC Quad to the J.C. Nichols Memorial Park at the Country Club Plaza, openly taking a stand against violence.
Sept. 11, 2001 changed America forever. General Richard Meyers was on the political frontlines on that tragic day. He shared some of his experiences and thoughts about the future at the Plaza Library last Monday night. "I was the vice-chairman [of the Joint Chiefs] 20 days before Sept.
D'Ramises Gatapia has the power to make you sweat. That's because he's a UMKC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) mechanical trades specialist. His job is to make sure all the heating and cooling is working on campus. "From the room temperature to anything, most of it deals with comfort," Gatapia said.
After losing 195,000 jobs in 2008, Missouri is due for an economic boost. A group of panelists, hosted by the Show Me Your Solutions Coalition, agreed that the boost will happen through investment in "green" jobs. Green jobs mean clean energy and a reduced reliance on foreign oil.
Engineering students receive awards Two School of Computing and Engineering seniors majoring in civil engineering were presented awards during a visit by Blaine Leonard, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Marc Phillips, president of UMKC's ASCE chapter and co-captain of the 2009 Steel Bridge Team, received an Outstanding Senior Award for his service.
April 3 2:20 p.m. Accidental Damage - While an individual was removing vines from a building at the 5400 block of Troost, pieces of the wall came off with the vines.
