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SGA Sen. Hatch introduces his resolution, "Ice out ICE," to the Student Senate.

Student Government Association Senate calls for Wichita State to ‘Ice out ICE’

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 22, 2025

Wichita State’s Student Senate called for the university to take several actions in relation to the United States’ Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Senate voted 18-3 to pass “Ice out ICE”...

The Flats on May 4, 2023. (File photo)

Returning students limited to The Flats next year

Sophia Best, Reporter February 19, 2025

Returning students wanting to live on campus will be limited to The Flats for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.  The Suites have previously housed returning students if space allowed, however,...

Coffee in hand, Claire Stewart walks around Wichita State between classes, attempting to familarize herself with the campus on Jan. 22.

WSU campus open Wednesday, Feb. 19

Megan Bailey, Reporter February 18, 2025

Wichita State University will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Feb. 19. In-person classes will be in session at the discretion of instructors.   The university said in its announcement that...

The Kansas State Capitol building. (File photo)

Legislature overturns governor’s veto, enacts law to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care

Kami Steinle, Reporter February 18, 2025

The Kansas legislature passed The Help Not Harm Act on Feb. 18, overriding a veto by Governor Laura Kelly. The bill will go into effect after its publication in the Kansas Register, which is published...

Lights hang by a yellow cord in Linquist 601. The room is under construction while being converted into a book technologies lab.

‘What’s happening in Lindquist 601?’

Kass Lewis, Reporter February 18, 2025

On Jan. 29, The Wichita State English department’s Instagram page posted a cryptic photo of a gutted room with the caption “We’ve got something amazing cooking in English 601! What do you think...

Kyan Tenpenny, mechanical engineering major, and Damyin Allmond, aerospace engineering major, walk on campus together.

Wichita State moves to remote operations on Feb. 18

Ainsley Smyth and Allison Campbell February 17, 2025

Wichita State University will move to remote operations on Tuesday, Feb. 18 due to inclement weather. According to a university announcement made Monday evening, critical campus operations will continue....

Photo courtesy of Wichita State University.

Ben Stein cancels Wichita State visit

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 17, 2025

Ben Stein, an actor, lawyer and writer, has canceled his planned speaking appearance at Wichita State, the university announced Monday morning.  Stein was scheduled to speak on March 11 as part of...

Mike Ross poses for a photo in his Department of Sport Management office. Ross' office can be found in room 221, Hubbard Hall.

‘Support our faculty and our staff’: New College of Applied Studies associate dean named

Sophia Best, Reporter February 15, 2025

Mike Ross, an assistant professor, has been named as the associate dean for faculty and staff affairs for the College of Applied Studies. He transitions into the role in June. “My biggest goal is...

Mark Wentling, a 1970 graduate of Wichita State, was inducted into the Fairmount Hall of Fame on Feb. 4.

Fairmount alum recalls experiences from 50 years in Africa

Loren Amelunke, Reporter February 12, 2025

In the early ‘90s, Mark Wentling’s career and passions took him all the way from attending Wichita State University to a meeting room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, negotiating with Somali warlords.  “Finally,...

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

A Kansas House bill filed last Friday aims to alter tenure for faculty in the state’s post-secondary institutions.  Opponents, including faculty members at Wichita State University, say it would...

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

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Tuesday that aims to ban gender-affirming care for minors in the state.  Wichita State’s Student Government Association Sen. Evelyn Lewis said passing the...

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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas will donate $2.5 million for the new Wichita Biomedical Campus, a collaboration between Wichita State University, WSU Tech and the University of Kansas. This is the...

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