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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Chase Billingham, an at-large faculty senator at Wichita State, speaks at a Faculty Senate meeting on Feb. 10. Senators expressed their concern regarding the recently proposed Kansas House Bill No. 2348.

A Kansas House bill would transform tenure. Many in higher education worry about its potential implications.

Sophia Best and Ainsley Smyth
February 12, 2025
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (file photo).

Kelly vetoes bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, but it could still be passed by legislature

Kami Steinle, Reporter
February 11, 2025
Wichita State Foundation President Telly McGaha speaks at an event to announce a $2.5 million donation for the Wichita Biomedical Campus from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield donates $2.5 million for Wichita Biomedical Campus, WSU nursing scholarships

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
February 11, 2025
(Courtesy of The Wichita Eagle)

Connie Morris, former Elliott faculty, dies at 82

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
February 10, 2025
The "Wichita the Air Capital " sign stands at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

NIAR’s connection with the history of Flight 5342

Kass Lewis, Reporter
February 7, 2025
Taylre McPherson and Allison Jabara hold a sign at the Wichita Ice Center vigil. McPherson and Jabara are members of the Wichita Figure Skating Club.

‘They were kind of our babies’: Development camp coach, figure skating community left devastated by Flight 5342 crash

Allison Campbell and Maleah Evans
February 7, 2025
(Courtesy of Butler Community College)

Former colleagues, students remember the life and impact of Lindsey Fields

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor
February 6, 2025
Kiah Duggins (Photo courtesy of Harvard Law School)

‘She didn’t hesitate’: Kiah Duggins’ lasting impact on Wichita State and beyond

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
February 6, 2025
Courtesy of Cedarville University

Faith community mourns loss of Grace Maxwell

Allison Campbell, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2025
(Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

What students should know about the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak

Sophia Best, Reporter
February 4, 2025
This photo from 2017 shows Kiah Duggins, a senior at Wichita State at the time, in the White House briefing room as an intern. Duggins was one of 67 people who died in the flight 5342 from Wichita to Washington, D.C. crash on Jan. 29. (Courtesy photo)

American Airlines crash victim identified as Wichita State alumna

Maleah Evans, Arts and Culture Content Manager
February 1, 2025
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu speaks to Wichita crowd during a prayer vigil. The vigil was held on Thursday, Jan. 31 to mourn victims of the Flight 5342 crash.

‘A horrible tragedy’: Wichita community gathers to mourn the lives lost in Flight 5342

Allison Campbell and Maleah Evans
January 30, 2025
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