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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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Astronaut Eileen Collins to speak at WSU

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 23, 2017

The first woman to pilot and command an American Spacecraft will speak at WSU in March, according to a news release. Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins will present “Leadership Lessons from Apollo to...

This is what democracy looks like

‘This is what democracy looks like’

Kylie Cameron, Reporter January 23, 2017

Thousands of protesters, in the largest protest in history, painted the National Mall pink with their “pussy hats” in the exact same place where others went to watch President Donald Trump be inaugurated...

The Student Government Association of Wichita State University discussed a proposal that would lower campaign budgets.

As funding deadline approaches, a look at last year’s cuts

Chance Swaim, News Editor January 23, 2017

It’s time for student organizations to prepare funding requests for next year.     Student fees this year cost $32.11 a credit hour, a 66-cent increase from last year. Despite the increase in...

Tommy Rudawsky, sophomore, is a sports management major that will be networking at the NFL combine. Rudawsky creates football scouting reports, he hopes to become a football scout. (Jan. 20, 2017)

Passion and persistence—one student’s road to working in the NFL

Matthew Kelly, Reporter January 23, 2017

For most college students, free time means a Netflix binge or relaxing with friends.  For sophomore sports management major Tommy Rudawsky, it means studying college football. Rudawsky, a manager for...

Wichita State’s porcelain thrones: The top spots to poop on campus

Wichita State’s porcelain thrones: The top spots to poop on campus

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief January 23, 2017

Everybody poops. But where they go on campus is a different story. When you’re on campus and the morning fiber cereal has worked its way through your system, the nearest bathroom isn’t always the...

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WSU/WATC affiliation proposal moves forward to Kansas Legislature

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 19, 2017

The Kansas Board of Regents has approved an affiliation proposal between Wichita Area Technical College and Wichita State University, according to a news release. The proposal will next be presented to...

The Student Government Association of Wichita State University discussed a proposal that would lower campaign budgets.

SGA campaign spending cap proposed

Matthew Kelly, Reporter January 19, 2017

Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting, the first of the semester, focused on reviewing potential changes to SGA campaign guidelines as well as confirming seven new senators. One proposed...

Wichita State will build a parking garage on this lot, located south of the Rhatigan Student Center. The parking garage is set to be completed in July 2017 and will feature about 450 spots for students, faculty and visitors.

Three-story parking garage set to open in fall

Nathan Davis, Reporter January 19, 2017

Students expecting to park, run into the RSC and buy a last-minute textbook — while avoiding a parking ticket — might have to add a few hundred yards to their sprint this spring. Over the winter...

Construction is underway on a new Starbucks just south of 21st street near the Woodman Alumni Center. The new Starbucks will be full-service and is set to open in early 2017. https://thesunflower.com/12736/news/starbucks-building-brewing/

Starbucks building brewing

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 19, 2017

Fret not, Frappuccino fans — the Innovation Campus Starbucks is projected to open the first week of April, WSU director of facilities planning Emily Patterson said. The 2,000-square-foot building...

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