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Parking lot 19E on April 9.
Two parking lots to close this week
Sophia Best, Reporter • April 23, 2025

Part of Lot 19E on Wichita State’s campus will close from Thursday through Sunday. Lot 5 will be closed on Saturday.   The northern half of Lot...

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Spring graduation 2023. (File photo)
Wichita State commencement is quickly approaching
Megan Bailey, Reporter • April 23, 2025

Many students’ time at Wichita State is coming to a close this May. There are a few things graduating seniors should do before the May 16 and 17 graduation...

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Wallace Hall on Wichita State's campus. (File photo)
Some campus buildings temporarily without water Monday
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • April 22, 2025

Some buildings on Wichita State’s campus, Neff Hall, Wallace Hall, Wallace Annex and Ablah Library, have had a “temporary water service interruption,”...

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A framed picture of Pope Francis sits on display in front of the sanctuary at the St. Paul Catholic Student Center. In his Monday homily, Father Drew Hoffman spoke of the late Pope, who died early Monday morning
Wichita State’s Catholic community celebrates ‘joy of Easter’ in mourning Pope Francis’ death
Ainsley Smyth, News Editor • April 21, 2025

Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, and those at St. Paul Catholic Student Center at Wichita State are no different.  The...

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Sports
Sophomore Tyler Dobbs winds up to throw a pitch on April 12. Dobbs pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed two runs against UTSA.
From Texas to Wichita State, high school teammates stay together on the baseball diamond
Mack Smith, Reporter • April 21, 2025
Junior Aaron Arnold throws a pitch against UTSA on April 12. Arnold started on the mound and allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Baseball gets swept by FAU to extend worst losing streak since 2022
Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor • April 19, 2025
Junior Theodora Chantava keeps her eye on the ball before sending it to the visitors court. WSU women’s tennis faced the University of Kentucky Wildcats and secured a big 4-2 win.
Men’s and women’s tennis both fall in second round of AAC Championship
Mack Smith, Reporter • April 18, 2025
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Men’s basketball snags Power Conference center Will Berg in transfer portal
Owen Prothro and Jacob Unruh • April 18, 2025
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Arts & Culture
Elena Cianciolo holds out her arms and smiles creepily at the audience. Cianciolo was performing the musical number "Join Us (And Die)."
PHOTOS: ‘The Guy who Didn’t Like Musicals’
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • April 18, 2025
Vincent Farwell flashes pretend money towards Mik Lathe during "No Hands" by Waka Flocka. Farwell and Lathe attended the Pride Prom hosted by Spectrum on April 12.
The one fairy ring safe to walk into: Fae-themed Pride Prom hosted on campus
Sophia Best, Reporter • April 17, 2025
Assistant professor Patrick Bondy plays his harp. Bondy has composed his own music on the harp.
One man band: WSU philosophy professor collects an eclectic array of instruments
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • April 16, 2025
A trio of cyclists slip through a part in the crowd in front of Fairmount Coffee Co. Alongside visiting vendors for the event, many 17th Street businesses had their doors open to Open Streets passersby.
Open Streets ICT makes its way to Wichita State community
Peyton Eck, Photographer • April 16, 2025
Michael Prior engages with the attendees of his poetry reading event on April 8. Prior's most recent book of poems, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award and the BC & Yukon Book Prizes' Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.
Exploring identity through poetry: Award-winning author does poetry reading at WSU
Chairo Ogbebor, Reporter • April 14, 2025
Opinion
The Peeps Sunflower staff tried.
‘Peeps’ this: Sunflower staff ranks Peeps marshmallows
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • April 19, 2025
Stephanie Martin, a second shift custodial supervisor, shares why she joined the WSU Local 6405 union, which represents WSU facilities and maintence employees. Martin and other union members tabled in the Rhatigan Student Center on Tuesday, April 15.
OPINION: It is bananas: WSU workers deserve more than the leftover peel
Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor • April 17, 2025
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OPINION: Amazon is a win for the job market, but at what cost?
Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor • April 11, 2025
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REVIEW: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ calls for a first watch, but not much more
Mya Scott, Assistant Editor • April 10, 2025
Former Sen. Michael Miller speaks to the Senate in March 2025.
Letter to the Editor: Writing for a better Student Government Association at Wichita State
Michael Miller, Former SGA senator • April 8, 2025
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