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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

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...

A group of students tours the metal fabrication in the Experiential Engineering Building. The building has several 25 different laboratories. (Jan. 17, 2017)

GoCreate makerspace wants you to ‘get outside of your head’

Nicole Byrne, Reporter January 19, 2017

An idea isn’t enough to make innovation happen, but it’s a good place to start. The GoCreate makerspace, part of Innovation Campus, aims to provide individuals with the space and resources to design...

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Exemption could keep concealed handguns off campus

Jenna Farhat, Reporter January 19, 2017

A bill was introduced to the Kansas Legislature Tuesday seeking to block a law that would allow concealed handguns at Wichita State. The law was passed in 2013 and is set to go into effect starting...

Student Affairs Vice President Teri Hall talks with a reporter about her hopes and goals for the Student Affairs department.

From Maryland to the Midwest

Marissa Campbell, Reporter January 19, 2017

After 18 years of working at Towson University in Maryland — eight miles north of Baltimore and less than an hour’s drive from Washington, D.C. — Teri Hall decided she was ready to try something...

Ken Tedder and Steve Copeland, staff for electrical engineering, looks at an intricate 3-D models made with equipment at the Experiential Engineering Building. The Experiential Engineering Building will offer 3-D printers for students, faculty and the community. (Jan. 17, 2017)

Quick and Dirty Guide to Innovation Campus

Chance Swaim, News Editor January 19, 2017

Innovation Campus is a 20-year, 120-acre campus expansion project that will transform the 120 acres on the east side of campus from a golf course to a mixed-use area consisting of industry-university partnership...

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