Dillon Seckington
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Rap, Roommates and a Future in Music
Seminal KC record shop closing after 50 years, owner speaks on career
Creativity of Today and Tomorrow Throughout Campus
While the majority of students at UCM would consider themselves up-to-date on the current trends of music, only a fraction of them create tracks of their own. From a young age growing up in Spring Hill, Kansas, freshman music technology major Jace Widman was inspired by the popular rappers of the 2000s and 2010s.
While physical media like vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes and other things might seem like a thing of the past for some, these forms of media have been on the rise in recent years, especially vinyl. According to Fichman, who’s seen all the stages of the resurgence, physical media is both about the tactile experience it provides, as well as a sense of nostalgic appeal.
“Petra” was one of Caricof’s first large marble works, and the sculpture was created using white marble from the Yule Marble Quarry, the same stone that was used to create national monuments such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery. “Petra” provides variety to the collection of art on campus, as it takes a more abstract approach.
Girl born with heart condition approaching life-changing surgery
Matthew and Shanon Mitchell said that the original plan was for Evelyn to have two separate surgeries. A second opinion from Boston Children’s Hospital changed that. “It was the best, worst news we could have possibly had. We found that there’s a possibility that Evelyn could go through less medical trauma and to get things taken care of all at once,” Matthew said.
Farmers’ Market allows Campbell family legacy, tradition to live on
As a third-generation University of Central Missouri graduate, Randy was living in Kansas City until his grandfather Harold died. Instead of continuing his life in the city, he decided to come back home to Warrensburg to continue his late grandfather’s tradition. The Farmers’ Market means a great deal to the Campbell family since it was a passion of Harold’s.
