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18th Street will be closed Sept. 2 through 5.

Section of street on Innovation Campus to close

Ainsley Smyth, Managing Editor August 29, 2025

A portion of 18th Street on Wichita State’s campus will close from Sept. 2 through 5 due to construction. The sidewalk will also be closed.   18th Street goes from Oliver to Innovation Blvd. The...

Student Body Treasurer Luke Bumm presents the 86 bills suggesting the appropriations budget. All the bills were passed on the same night.

Student organizations receive funding allocations, but not everyone leaves happy

Kass Lewis, News editor August 28, 2025

Update: The Sunflower has received the official appropriations allocations document detailing each organization's funding. See the document here.  Wichita State’s Student Government Association passed...

Lot 24 will be closed on Thursday, August. 28.

Parking lot on 17th to close Thursday

Ainsley Smyth, Managing Editor August 27, 2025

Parking lot 24, located on 17th St., will be closed on Thursday, Aug. 28 for an event at the Ulrich Museum of Art.  The museum is having an opening celebration for its fall 2025 exhibitions. The event...

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Kansas high schoolers continue a downward trend of college-readiness while proficiency rates skyrocket

Kass Lewis, News editor August 25, 2025

Proficiency rates in reading and math for Kansas high school students have risen from last year while college-readiness is still in a downward trend.  According to data from the Kansas Department of...

Wichita community members listen to religious leaders speak at a prayer vigil. The vigil was held to mourn those who lost their lives in the 5342 crash on Wedneday Jan. 30. (File photo)

Investigation unveils new information about the January D.C. plane collision

Angellica Klingsick and Kass Lewis August 25, 2025

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. Six months later, the...

Corbin Education Center on May 4, 2023. (File photo)

Corbin Education Center reopens after 17-month closure

Piper Pinnetti, Senior Reporter August 25, 2025

Wichita State’s Corbin Education Center has reopened for the Fall 2025 semester, nearly a year and a half after a chilled water line break flooded its basement mechanical room and forced the building’s...

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It’s the last week to pay your bill

Ainsley Smyth, Managing Editor August 25, 2025

Now that fall classes are underway, the deadline to pay is coming up. Friday, Aug. 29, is the last day for Wichita State students to pay their bills for fall tuition, fees and housing before late fees...

WSU Tech and Wichita State leaders pose for a photo alongside local, state and national officials and others at the groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion to the National Center for Aviation Training. The ceremony was held on Aug. 22 with construction to begin the following week.

WSU Tech to expand aviation training center

Ainsley Smyth, Managing Editor August 22, 2025

WSU Tech is expanding its space for students and pilot trainees. The school is adding a $45 million expansion to the National Center for Aviation Training.  The 85,500-square-foot expansion will include...

Linnea GlenMaye at her retirement party. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Chastain)

After over two decades at WSU, associate vice president for Academic Affairs retires

Kami Steinle, Reporter August 22, 2025

Wichita State’s associate vice president for Academic Affairs Linnea GlenMaye retired with a reception held on Aug. 14 to celebrate her time at WSU. GlenMaye had been at Wichita State University for...

Alicia Newell shows freshman Cloie Burris where her classes are on a map after driving her to Hubbard Hall.

Students catch a ride on the first day of classes. What’s Wuber?

Taliyah Winn, Editor-in-Chief August 19, 2025

Starting at 7:15 a.m. on the first two days of classes, a fleet of golf carts deploys onto Wichita State’s campus, aimed at helping students navigate the beginning of the semester. Wuber is a...

Students work on parts to repair a waterjet machine inside the Project Innovation Hub.

Grant fuels new innovation, real-world opportunities for WSU students

Piper Pinnetti, Senior Reporter August 18, 2025

The College of Engineering at Wichita State University will see expanded hands-on learning opportunities thanks to a state grant awarded to Groover Labs. Groover Labs is a nonprofit in downtown Wichita...

Wichita State dental hygiene student Allyssa Kirkham examines her sister's teeth.

Wichita State gets approval for $750,000 to study potential dental school

Ainsley Smyth, Managing Editor August 18, 2025

Wichita State changed plans to fund a feasibility study on creating a dental school — adding an additional challenge to a financial shortfall. The university’s Board of Trustees recently approved up...

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