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The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

The Sunflower — a fact-finding, truth-telling news source

The Sunflower — a fact-finding, truth-telling news source

Staff Editorial October 9, 2017

hose who know us at The Sunflower know us as a fact-finding, truth-telling news source. This week, WSU Today, a university-published newsletter managed by Strategic Communications, featured a headline...

A reporter’s responsibility in a society plastered with fake news

A reporter’s responsibility in a society plastered with fake news

Robert Hite, Columnist October 9, 2017

I learned to “fake” when I played sports as a kid. I learned about “news” when I became a newspaper reporter as an adult. I never thought the two words would combine and enter the national vernacular...

Letter to the Editor -- Rick Muma

Letter to the Editor — Rick Muma

October 5, 2017

The Sunflower published incorrect and misleading information in the article “Headcount Padding: Wichita State reports largest student increase in state,” on Monday, Oct. 2. I’m responsible for...

Facebook live-stream of SGA meeting on Oct. 4.

Why The Sunflower is livestreaming

Evan Pflugradt, Opinion Editor October 5, 2017

The Student Government Association of Wichita State is dropping their Facebook livestream of Student Senate meetings, and, effective immediately, The Sunflower is picking things back up. The Sunflower...

Fairmount Coffee Co. is located across the street from Wichita State University.

When did it become uncool to have class outside of the classroom?

Andrew Linnabary, Reporter October 4, 2017

Wichita State was founded as Fairmount College by a Christian church. But it’s not a Christian university. Everyone, regardless of religion, is welcome at Wichita State, and nobody is complaining about...

Letter to the Editor -- Focus on the small wins

Letter to the Editor — Focus on the small wins

October 4, 2017

One week ago, I was walking through the Rhatigan Student Center and a bittersweet thought passed through my mind. In less than a year, I will no longer be walking in these halls. I will no longer be student...

Trump’s response to Vegas was a conscious, poor choice

Trump’s response to Vegas was a conscious, poor choice

Dillon Cullinan, Columnist October 3, 2017

merica has a uniquely American problem with mass shootings. We can’t stop them from happening. After Stephen Paddock fired on a crowd attending a country music concert in Las Vegas killing at least...

Staff Editorial -- Sooner or later, the truth catches up

Staff Editorial — ‘Sooner or later, the truth catches up’

October 2, 2017

When the Kansas Board of Regents appointed John Bardo as university president in 2012, he offered the promise of increased enrollment. At his former university, Western Carolina, where he served as...

David Murfin of the Kansas Board of Regents discusses conflicts of interest at a KBOR meeting last school year in Topeka.

KBOR, Wichita State need to be mindful of conflicts of interest

Evan Pflugradt, Opinion Editor October 2, 2017

e mindful, KBOR and Wichita State, of the potential for conflicts of interest. David Murfin, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, identified his potential for conflicts of interest in a discussion...

An employee at The Flats reported that mulch on the west end of the building was smoldering Saturday afternoon.

Why can’t WSU figure out The Flats?

Evan Pflugradt, Opinion Editor September 25, 2017

Wichita State can’t get its story straight about The Flats. University police filed a report of a “loud party with alcohol present” at the Flats on Sept. 10. The university showed inconsistency...

Squandering the First Amendment is inappropriate

Squandering the First Amendment is inappropriate

Evan Pflugradt, Opinion Editor September 25, 2017

As tensions rise between the United States and Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump unleashed his own brand of fire and fury, not against the North Korean leader, but against the National Football League. Trump...

Letter to the Editor -- I love you more, Wichita State

Letter to the Editor — I love you more, Wichita State

September 25, 2017

Loving the university doesn’t mean that you can’t call it out for its wrongdoings. Serving as the student body vice president last year, I’ve become more aware of how Wichita State values its image...

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