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Culture couture: Event showcases UMKC international diversity
Clothing, food and traditions from more than 80 cultures were showcased as UMKC’s International Student Affairs Office hosted its annual Culture Night at the Student Union on Saturday night. Culture Night drew almost 500 people and featured dances, songs, skits and fashion shows by students representing their homelands. Booths outside the room offered opportunities to speak with international students about their cultures and featured,Pamphlets, food samples and slide shows. Sandy Gault, director of International Student Affairs, founded the organization when she began working at UMKC in 2006 “This is their event and their ideas,” she said. “They [ambassadors] plan the budget, order the food, set up and take down the venue for the event.” The event also sold raffle tickets for two Kindles and an Amazon gift card. “We have yet to charge people an … Read entire article »
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UMKC students hold Mr.Engineer contest
The 3rd annual Mr. Engineer competition organized by the School Of Computing and Engineering(SCE) as part of the annual E-week event was held at Californos in Westport. In the competition, participants were allowed to showcase their unique talents on stage. Depending on the opinion of the judges and the audience, the winner was selected. The winner of this week’s Mr. Engineer contest is Justin Daugherty, a senior Civil Engineering student of SCE, who performed a rap song on stage. The event was well-attended, mostly by SCE students. skadiyam@unews.com … Read entire article »
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Pride Keynote Address: NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro pays homage to a half century of progress in gay rights
National Public Radio correspondent Ari Shapiro reflected on more than 50 years of progress in gay rights at the UMKC Pride Keynote Address. Shapiro, 34, recalled growing up in Portland, Ore., during the 1990s. He wore a backpack with a pink triangle—a symbol used to identify gay prisoners in Nazi Germany—his senior year of high school. In the ’90s, attitudes toward the gay community were changing for the better. Today, Shapiro said he is fortunate to live in an era in which he is a journalist who happens to be gay, not a “gay journalist.” Shapiro recalled the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York, a critical rallying point for the gay liberation movement. As police raided the Stonewall Inn and other gay bars to arrest purported homosexuals, they encountered resistance, including drag queens who … Read entire article »
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Student Profile: Riddhiman Das- Foreign entrepreneurial students face uncertain future in the U.S
Riddhiman Das, a 21-year-old computer science graduate student, appears to have a bright entrepreneurial future. He has already helped launch two tech startups in Kansas City. Together, they are on track to have several dozen employees within a few years, by estimate of his mentors in the Entrepreneurship Scholars (E-Scholars) certificate program at UMKC. Galleon Labs, based out of the UMKC Innovation Center, 4747 Troost Ave., currently has two employees. Das said the software consulting firm, launched in April 2012, has done work with high-profile local clients, such as Applebee’s and Cleveland Chiropractic College, to develop new software technology. Das also helped develop technology used in EyeVerify, a tech startup that is pioneering the use of mobile biometric technology. The smart phone beta application uses a camera to scan eye blood vessels and search for … Read entire article »
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Women’s Basketball: Amid blizzards, an avalanche for the ‘Roos
Saturday’s 47-33 home loss to Indianapolis is another disappointment for a struggling team. The ’Roos now stand 9-19 for the season and 5-10 in the Summit League. Saturday’s loss follows a 63-38 blowout loss to Western Illinois at Swinney Recreation Center on Thursday. Home court advantage has not panned out for the ’Roos. In January away games, the team edged out Western Illinois for a narrow 51-50 victory while losing 47-46 to Indianapolis. Eilise O’Connor led the team on Saturday with 10 points. Hailey Houser led with six rebounds. O’Connor also led Thursday’s game with 17 points. Emile Blakesley led with eight rebounds. The ’Roos will travel to Omaha on March 2, where the team will play its last regular season game. nzoschke@unews.com … Read entire article »
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Chicana author shares her memoir
Chicana postmodernist writer and UMKC professor, Dr. Norma Cantú of the English and Latina and Latino Studies Programs, read selections from her fictionalized memoir “Canícula: Imágenes de una niñez fronteriza” last Tuesday. The book won the 1995 Premio Aztlán, a national award for emerging Chicano and Chicana writers. She moved to Kansas City in January after teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio for 12 years. Cantú read selections such as “A Border Story” and “Making Do.” “A Border Story” is about her childhood in Laredo, TX during the 1940s and 50s. It tells of the hottest days in summer when cotton is harvested. “Making Do” is about a beauty shop in Laredo where women tell their stories to the hairdresser named Diamond. “It is about a culture, a culture that clashes … Read entire article »
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Outdoors Corner: City Beautiful: Turn-of-the-century civic movement was inspiration for Kansas City’s parks and boulevard system
One of Kansas City’s most admired historical efforts is the City Beautiful movement, a boom of architectural and urban planning developed at the turn of the 20th century that transformed Kansas City from a sparse, dirt road-laden town to a thriving metropolis. The first push came in 1872 when a local landowner, James W. Cook, offered 40 acres of his land to the development of parks. The proposal was initially rejected by the city council, reasoning that … Read entire article »
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