University reviewing new mask requirement and what it means for WSU
Wichita State is reviewing the new mask requirement issued by Governor Laura Kelly yesterday, a WSU release stated. The new mandate— which goes into effect Aug. 2— requires all state employees in state facilities to wear a mask no matter their vaccination status.
It is still unknown whether the university will re-implement a mask policy, but the release said the information will be communicated to campus as soon as possible. This news comes less than a week before pre-session classes are slotted to begin— many of them in-person.
The university initially rescinded all COVID guidance in early April, following a decision made by the Sedgwick County commission to remove all local health orders.

Lindsay Smith is the editor in chief for The Sunflower. Smith is a junior at Wichita State majoring in journalism and minoring in creative writing with...