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A screenshot of the Kansas Board of Regents 2025 enrollment report, showing a decrease in both total and full-time enrollment across Kansas' public universities.
Kansas sees decreased enrollment across public universities
Kass Lewis, Reporter • March 18, 2025

The monthly meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents — the body that oversees higher education in the state — revealed that lower enrollment is a trend...

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Ablah Library on March 17.
Parts of Ablah Library closed due to flooding, will reopen Tuesday
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • March 17, 2025

Most of Wichita State’s Ablah Library is closed Monday, March 17 due to flooding on the lower level, according to the library. The website for...

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Students enter a building on Wichita State's Campus. Over the 2025 spring break, fire alarms and sprinklers on the campus will be tested.
Fire sprinkler testing to start on Monday
Megan Bailey, Reporter • March 15, 2025

Over the next two weeks, the Wichita State Fire Safety and Myers Automatic Fire Protection will test fire sprinklers throughout campus. The inspection...

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Speaker of the Student Senate Victoria Owens speaks in affirmation of an act creating a scholarship to help students get tested for ADHD, autism or learning disabilities at a meeting on March 12.
SGA creates fund to help students obtain ADHD, autism or learning disability diagnoses
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • March 15, 2025

Wichita State students may be able to apply for money to pay for ADHD, autism or learning disability testing in order to receive academic accommodations...

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Sports
Senior Xavier Bell tries not to step out of bounds on March 18. Bell scored a game-high 24 points on 41% shooting against OSU.
Men’s basketball team reflects on unexpected end to season
Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor • March 19, 2025
Senior Quincy Ballard loses possession of the ball in the second half against Oklahoma State. Ballard scored 19 points during his 32 minutes of play on March 18.
WSU men’s basketball season ends — for real this time — with loss against Oklahoma State in NIT
Jacob Unruh and Owen Prothro • March 18, 2025
Isaiah Hubbard, a Wichita State basketball manager, talks before a game. Hubbard, who hails from Chicago, is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Meet the unsung student managers who keep the men’s basketball team going
Ananda Smith, Reporter • March 18, 2025
Senior Ronnie DeGray III helps senior Bijan Cortes off the ground after a contested layup from Cortes. DeGray finished with eight defensive rebounds and one offensive rebound in the 83-80 loss against Memphis on March 14.
Change of plans: Men’s basketball reacts to NIT selection, previews game at Oklahoma State
Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor • March 17, 2025
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Arts & Culture
Stephen Nedoroscik kicks over his dance partner, Rylee Arnold's, head in their jive routine. Nedoroscik and Arnold danced together during season 33 of the show.
PHOTOS: Dancing with the stars tour visits Wichita
Kristy Mace, Photographer • March 18, 2025
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Theatre company takes a musical trip down memory lane
Chairo Ogbebor, Reporter • March 16, 2025
Ladee Hubbard reads from her book "The Talented Ribkins" at the Ulrich Museum of Art. "The Talented Ribkins" is highly acclaimed, being the 2017 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction and the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.
‘Lets see if it does what a first chapter should do’: Ladee Hubbard reads first novel at the Ulrich
Kami Steinle, Reporter • March 13, 2025
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REVIEW: Wichita Big Read on a roll with 2025 book choice
Sophia Best, Reporter • March 11, 2025
Senior Morgan Holcomb yells at Stevie Longacre while performing "The Angel of Death" on March 6. Holcomb's character was the mother on Longacre's character in the show.
‘Where do we put that collective rage?’: ‘The Angel of Death’ cast embraces anger in acting
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • March 11, 2025
Opinion
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OPINION: Resilience through strength and authenticity
Anonymous • March 22, 2025
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EDITORIAL: Amid attacks on diversity, we must recognize it’s what makes us unique
Staff Editorial • March 18, 2025
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OPINION: Wichita State misses window of opportunity by not expanding on-campus housing
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • March 17, 2025
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OPINION: Put down the Guinness and pick up a pack of Tayto: Going beyond drinking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Sophia Best, Reporter • March 15, 2025
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OPINION: Gingers have souls despite what common prejudices may say
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • March 14, 2025
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