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The Heskett Center on Aug. 5, 2013. (file photo)

Man sexually battered at Heskett Center

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 27, 2017

A 44-year-old white man was sexually battered by a stranger at the Heskett Center in late November, according to a university police report. The attacker used their hands, feet or teeth as weapons...

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Dodge City, Leawood students win $60,000 Gore scholarship

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 27, 2017

Two high school students, one from Leawood and one from Dodge City, were awarded one of Wichita State’s biggest scholarships Thursday. Maribel Sanchez, a senior at Dodge City High School, and Matthew...

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Lawmakers consider halting concealed carry on college campuses

TJ Rigg, Staff Reporter January 26, 2017

Anyone wanting to legally carry a concealed gun on the Wichita State campus will be allowed to starting July 1 under state law. That could change if state lawmakers are successful in weakening the law...

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Parking garage development pushes students, faculty to violate

Brennen Smith, Reporter January 26, 2017

Allison Scott said she doesn’t care about getting a parking ticket on campus. Scott, a senior, has been parking in the 30-minute temporary parking lane between Elliott and Ahlberg halls every afternoon...

Ashlin Bohl, a member of the shocker bass club, patiently waits to catch a fish at the Nature Center Tuesday afternoon.

A bass fishing team without a boat? Not for long.

Brennen Smith, Reporter January 26, 2017

The Wichita State Shocker Bass Team needs a boat. Josh Schmidt, a geology graduate student, said a boat is what keeps the Shocker Bass Team from competing on 100,000 acres of lake, where boaters can drive...

Senior Eddie Pfluger, center, encouraged F45 attendees during Mondays cardio class. Each F45 class has two instructors who help with form, keep people on track and boost encouragement.

F45 opens to eager participants

Marissa Campbell, Reporter January 26, 2017

After working for five months in order to complete the F45 contract as well as renovate the old racquetball court into an F45 fitness studio, the work is finally complete and the program started on Jan....

Addie Wise, Wichita State MFA student, met with Wichita States Student Government Association to discuss some controversial chalk drawings she drew on campus earlier this year. Wise drew controversial drawings at four different locations on campus that were considered a hate crime by many.

‘Hate crime’ artist steps out of the shadows at SGA meeting

Chance Swaim, News Editor January 26, 2017

The night was cold and quiet, and she had her big, burly, bearded and tattooed husband as a lookout. It was midnight — early enough to avoid suspicion and late enough not to get caught. Addie Wise,...

Kalynn Cheyney (right) with the Center for Combating Human Trafficking speaks with a Wichita State student (left) during their awareness event in the Rhatigan Student Center. (Jan. 25, 2017)

‘It takes all of us’ to put an end to human trafficking

Nicole Byrne, Reporter January 26, 2017

While anyone can become a victim, pre-teen and adolescent girls are at a higher risk to become victims. In 2013, Kansas House Bill 2034 passed to increase penalties for traffickers and provide new resources...

Homecoming 2017 begins Monday

Homecoming 2017 begins Monday

TJ Rigg, Reporter January 26, 2017

Wichita State’s 2017 homecoming starts Monday with Shockers Got Talent at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center Theater. The university is hosting events each day as part of Homecoming Celebrations. Students...

How Brownback’s higher education budgets affect Wichita State

How Brownback’s higher education budgets affect Wichita State

Evan Pflugradt and Chance Swaim January 25, 2017

In June, The Sunflower ran a story about how Wichita State would tie faculty salaries to enrollment numbers amid state funding cuts under Gov. Sam Brownback. Earlier this week, the Kansas Board...

Beba the marmoset sits on her owner Muhamad Mansours shoulder in August. The Arabic verson of Bebas name means my love.

Pet monkey found dead

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 25, 2017

It was like losing a loved one, Muhamad Mansour said, hearing of the death of his pet monkey, Beba. After escaping from her owner Tuesday, Beba the marmoset — wearing a pink diaper — was found...

The original Pizza Hut building is currently off of Perimeter Rd. directly south of Beggs Hall.

Original Pizza Hut building being turned into museum

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 24, 2017

The original Pizza Hut building at Wichita State — which moved from its first site at Kellogg and Bluff to WSU in 1986 — will be moved to the Innovation Campus and turned into a museum of the pizza...

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