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FAFSA application for 2025-2026 now open
Baylor Henry, Reporter • November 20, 2024

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for students and families to fill out. The application contains updates meant...

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The Wichita State pickleball courts on Sept. 12, 2023. The courts were demolished to make room for a new indoor practice facility for softball.
University moving forward with new pickleball courts, construction expected to start soon
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • November 19, 2024

Wichita State will have pickleball courts again, as soon as this fall. After the Student Government Association voted against allocating $137,000 for...

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Kian Williams, a student in Local and Community History, shows Wichita on a map, explaining its history.
‘It’s really about looking around’: Wichita State history class sparks community discussion
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • November 18, 2024

History professor Jay Price said researching local history presents a unique challenge, as information can be hard to find. But, it can also be uniquely...

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Emergency vehicles parked on 17th St. near Wichita State's campus. A fire truck, ambulance and police were on the scene for an accident on Nov. 18
WSU police respond to accident on 17th street, possible injured pedestrian
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • November 18, 2024

An accident just off campus on 17th Street appeared to involve one vehicle and one pedestrian, according to responding Wichita State Police officers. Police,...

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Sports
Eck Stadium on Aug. 10, 2023.
Gene Stephenson honored in WSU baseball complex name
Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor • November 20, 2024
Junior forward Corey Washington shoots a go-ahead 3-pointer against Monmouth in the second half. Washington's shot would prove to be the game-winner on Nov. 18.
Corey Washington’s late scores send men’s basketball past Monmouth
Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor • November 18, 2024
Junior Cesar Ramirez runs toward the finish line during the JK Gold Classic at Clapp Park. Ramirez finished 11th in the race, and scored nine points toward the Wichita State total.
Cesar Ramirez continues a family legacy of running
Mack Smith, Reporter • November 18, 2024
Junior Katie Galligan dives for the ball as it goes through freshman Gracie Morrow's hands on Nov. 17. Wichita State volleyball fell to UTSA, 3-1.
Volleyball upset by UTSA despite Stout career-high on senior day
Evan Tong, Reporter • November 17, 2024
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Arts & Culture
Students from the WSU dance program prepare to begin the "Inside the Dream Machine" performance at the Ulrich Museum on Nov. 15. The performance was choreographed by Program Director Mina Estrada in collaboration with the dancers.
‘One foot inside a dream’: Dance performance rides the edge of fantasy and reality
Mya Scott, Reporter • November 18, 2024
Performing arts major Sara Moore sings during "Twelfth Night" on Nov. 9 at Wilner Auditorium. Moore portrayed "Maria," "Countess Olivia's scheming lady-in-waiting.
PHOTOS: ‘Twelfth Night’
Aubri Baker, Photographer • November 14, 2024
Wichita State assistant professor Hilary Grace Taylor sings to the audience as Logan Tarwater listens during the opera, "December Night," on Dec. 8. The opera's libretto was based from a chapter of the novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather.
REVIEW: ‘December Night’ finds warmth in a wintry-spirited opera
Lily Bann, Arts and Culture Editor • November 14, 2024
A spectator observes an art piece at the reception of "At Crit's End."
REVIEW: ‘Incohesive cohesiveness’: Artists relay the frustrations of being critiqued in new exhibition
Mya Scott, Reporter • November 13, 2024
Passersby look over the goods from the Beth and Bella Art booth at the Makers Market on Nov. 12.
PHOTOS: Maker Market
Shelby DuVall, Photographer • November 12, 2024
Opinion
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OPINION: Bring back physical forms of media
Sascha Harvey, Design Director • November 18, 2024
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OPINION: Wichita State’s latest construction shows disregard for simple student needs
Piper Pinnetti, Opinion editor • November 17, 2024
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OPINION: Fight the burnout blues as the end of the semester draws closer
Mya Scott, Reporter • November 15, 2024
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OPINION: Transfer portal is now a free throw opportunity; teams either make it, or they don’t
Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor • November 12, 2024
Matej Bošnjak gives a confused look to the referee after a Shocker basket on Oct. 27. Bošnjak, a senior from Croatia, scored four points in his 21 minutes of play time.
OPINION: Ranking the last 15 years of Wichita State men’s basketball jerseys
Mya Scott, Reporter • November 8, 2024
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