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Update: Ablah library remains open, lower level closed for “foreseeable future”

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 20, 2025

Wichita State’s Ablah Library is open following flooding on the library’s lower level that left it mostly closed on Monday. Dean of University Libraries Brent Mai said in an email that the lower...

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. (Courtesy of KBOR)

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 across Kansas.  The presentation came just...

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 Ablah Library displayed a red banner on Monday morning...

Students enter a building on Wichita State's campus. (File photo)

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 is done annually and will begin on Monday, March 17.  “Housing...

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 next fall. The Student Government Association created...

Sen. Cynthia Pizzini voices her opinion on the Accommodations and Professor Accountability Resolution
during a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 12. Pizzini spoke in favor, saying it would help students.

Student Senate unanimously calls for ‘professor accountability’ in honoring accommodations

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 14, 2025

Wichita State’s Student Senate voted unanimously to call for the university to take a stronger stance on honoring students’s disability accommodations.  “I think this is a beautiful thing. I...

Senator Patrick Murphy speaks during public forum during Wednesday's SGA meeting. Murphy expressed concerns with The Sunflower's review on the WSU production of 'Spring Awakening.'

Student Government senator critiques The Sunflower’s ‘Spring Awakening’ review

Mya Scott, Reporter March 14, 2025

Sen. Patrick Murphy expressed his reservations about The Sunflower’s recent review of the Wichita State School of Performing Arts’ rendition of “Spring Awakening” at Wednesday night’s Student...

Senators Cynthia Pizzini and Adriana Owens raise their hands at a Student Senate meeting on March 12.

Here are your candidates for next year’s student body president, vice president and more

Megan Bailey March 14, 2025

The Student Government Association (SGA) Elections Commission has formally certified candidates for the 2025 general election.  The categories and candidates for the general election are as follows:  Student...

Olivia Krolczyk, Riley Gaines Center ambassador, speaks in fron of an audience at Wichita State on March 11. The event was hosted by WSU's chapter of Turning Point USA.

Turning Point USA hosts Olivia Krolczyk from Riley Gaines Center

Kass Lewis, Reporter March 13, 2025

Wichita State’s Turning Point USA held a speaker event featuring Olivia Krolczyk, an ambassador for the Riley Gaines Center, a leadership institute that aims to “create powerful leaders to combat...

Student Government Association adviser Gabriel Fonseca addresses the Student Senate on March 4. This meeting was held in emergency due to the $900,000 deficit in student fees.

Campus groups, programs react to slashed funding

Allison Campbell, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2025

More than a dozen campus entities funded by student fees are reeling following proposed budget cuts totaling more than $200,000 to their 2026 budgets. The reductions came after it was revealed to the Student...

Senators vote on legislation at Tuesday nights meeting. This was an emergency meeting regarding a $900,000 deficit in student fees to fund services and organizations.

Miscalculated: Student Government faces student fees shortfall for 2025 and 2026. Here’s what we know.

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 13, 2025

Several entities funded by student fees at Wichita State are facing funding cuts after the Student Government Association learned of a $929,000 shortfall just days before entering discussions about next...

Senior Director of Development for Planned Giving Aaron Winter, Lynette Murphy and Executive Director of Planned Giving Byron Rupp stand in front of the Woodlawn Alumni Foundation. All have included Wichita State in their estate plans.

‘Coming full circle’: Alumni leave legacy to help the campus that did the same for them

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor March 12, 2025

Most people don’t like, or want, to think about what happens after death. It’s a taboo topic that causes even the most logical people to freeze and “knock on wood.” For some people, though, they...

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