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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Name plates for faculty senators are laid out on a table before the start of a Faculty Senate meeting in January.

Faculty Senate will hold first meeting of the school year today

Jenna Farhat, News Editor August 27, 2018

The Faculty Senate will meet for the first time this semester today at 3:30 p.m. Today's meeting will be held in Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. On the agenda are a...

Fairmount is misspelled on street sign near the Wichita State campus entrance on 17th, close to Hillside.

Misspelled street sign on Wichita State’s campus will be fixed

Jenna Farhat, News Editor August 27, 2018

A misspelled street sign on Wichita State's campus will be fixed today, a university spokesman said. "Fairmount Ave." is misspelled as "Fairmont Ave." on a street sign located at a campus entrance on...

Fairmount Park is located just south of Wichita States campus, across 17th Street.

Man shot at Fairmount Park early Saturday morning, Wichita police say

Jenna Farhat, News Editor August 25, 2018

Police say a man was shot at Fairmount Park early Saturday morning, which is just south of Wichita State's campus across 17th Street. At around 3 a.m. Wichita police officers arrived to Fairmount Park...

Members of the Barton School of Business compete in the 2018 Clash of the Colleges events.

Barton School of Business crowned Clash of the Colleges champion

Aileen Rueda-DaCosta, Reporter August 25, 2018

The Barton School of Business was named champion in the 2018 Clash of the Colleges, followed by the College of Engineering in second, and the College of Fine Arts in third. This year’s Clash of the...

Christian Hurst, graphic design sophomore, poses with The Sunflowers medallion. He found it around noon Friday.

The Sunflower medallion has been found.

Andrew Linnabary, Digital Managing Editor August 24, 2018

The Sunflower Medallion was found around 12:30 this afternoon. Christian Hurst, a sophomore studying graphic design, found the medallion near the 17th and Hillside corner of campus by the president’s...

WSUPDs crime log wasn’t updated for about a month. Here’s some of what you missed.

WSUPD’s crime log wasn’t updated for about a month. Here’s some of what you missed.

Andrew Linnabary, Digital Managing Editor August 24, 2018

The Wichita State Police Department didn’t update their crime log for most of July and part of August, during the time the university was rolling out their new website. Here are some crime highlights...

The Heskett Center on Aug. 5, 2013. (file photo)

Police: Possible attempted human trafficking outside Heskett Thursday

Andrew Linnabary, Digital Managing Editor August 24, 2018

Wichita State police are making the public aware of an alleged attempted human trafficking that took place Thursday outside of the Heskett Center. A woman was approaching young women "fairly aggressively"...

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$5 million committed to new business building by anonymous donor

Andrew Linnabary, Digital Managing Editor August 23, 2018

A new $5 million pledge has been committed toward a new school of business building at Wichita State, a university news release said. The pledge, which came from a donor who wished to remain anonymous,...

The SGA cabinet gives their officer reports during the first session Wednesday, Aug. 22.

SGA will hold special election to fill open Student Senate positions

Daniel Caudill, Assistant News Editor August 23, 2018

At the first Student Government Association meeting of the semester, the Student Senate passed a resolution calling for a special election that would fill certain vacant positions in the senate. The...

Courteney Castle (left) and Gabe Robertson (right) compete on a blow up at the Back to School Bash on August 18, 2018.

PHOTOS: Back 2 School Bash

Joseph Barringhaus, Sports Photo Editor August 19, 2018

Former Wichita State English instructor Michael Cissell sits with his guitar inside Phil Uhlik Music while discussing the release of his poetry book, Cutting Songs of the Butcher Son. Five days after the interview, Cissell passed away.

Former WSU English instructor passes away after release of his first book

Matt Cooper, Reporter August 19, 2018

Poet and former Wichita State English instructor Michael Cissell has died of a heart attack at the age of 45. “Michael Cissell did pass away yesterday morning,” Butler Community College Vice President...

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