WSU releases COVID-19 case numbers on website
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
September 2, 2020
After weeks of insisting not to release COVID-19 numbers due to privacy reasons, Wichita State announced Wednesday that 35 students have tested positive. "Wichita State University understands the importance of COVID-19 testing and the critical nature of sharing data with our campus community," a university...
Peace in the pandemic: Professor fights stress with yoga
Julia Nightengale, Copy Editor
September 1, 2020
As a yoga professor, Lisa Callahan knows how important it is to relax. “I feel for everyone that there is an unconscious stress that flows through all of us right now,” Callahan said. “I believe that yoga can be a tool to help with that.” Callahan has been teaching yoga for 10 years,...
Wichita State partners with Sedgwick County for new COVID-19 testing lab
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 31, 2020
Wichita State University and Sedgwick County have banded together to bring the new Molecular Diagnostic Lab (MDL) to the community in an effort to increase COVID-19 lab testing capacity. Technical Director Sarah Nikel is a molecular scientist who has been leading the charge on training people to get th...
WSU receives $1 million gift for students of color scholarships
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 31, 2020
A donation of $520,000 from Gene and Yolanda Camarena will be matched in full by Wichita State and will be put towards providing scholarships to 20 Hispanic and Black students yearly for the upcoming four years. The donation was announced at a news conference behind the Marcus Welcome Center Monday. The s...
Mask enforcement: A campus-wide effort
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 31, 2020
Wichita State University is entering its third week of the fall 2020 semester and students still have questions surrounding the enforcement of the campus-wide mask requirement. The policy states that all students are required to wear a mask indoors unless isolated in a private office. Students are ...
Shocker Support Locker sticks to its mission of supporting students during COVID-19
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 30, 2020
The Shocker Support Locker has served as a resource for Wichita State students since 2016. As students face many challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the locker is continuing its mission to be a resource for students who need supplies. Graduate Assistant to the Shocker Support Locker Collin Munson...
Women’s Equality Day virtual panel discusses the future of women in leadership roles
Julia Nightengale, Copy Editor
August 28, 2020
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion presented a virtual panel for the celebration of Women’s Equality Day Wednesday. The panel was hosted by Danielle Johnson, the assistant director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and featured the voices of Sharon Cranford, a board member from the Le...
Editor in Chief of The Sunflower resigns
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 28, 2020
Daniel Caudill, Editor in Chief of The Sunflower, resigned from his position, effective Aug. 28. Wichita State University’s Board of Student Publications, a group made up of students, faculty and local professionals, chose Caudill in April before he took over the position May 15. Caudill...
WSU Health Professions students adapt to hybrid and online learning
Julia Nightengale, Copy Editor
August 27, 2020
Wichita State Health Professions students face unusual challenges as they prepare to enter the workforce during a global pandemic. With all coursework in an online or hybrid format, students have had to say goodbye to a lot of the hands-on learning components. Senior nursing major Sarah Lawson’s classe...
WSU Foundation to announce major gift on Monday
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 27, 2020
The Wichita State University foundation is announcing a major gift to the university on Monday, Aug. 31, according to an email sent out by the Strategic Communications office Wednesday morning. Students are not encouraged to attend for pandemic-related reasons. There will be no virtual option a...
LAS takes the lead after first day of an unusual Clash of the Colleges
Lindsay Smith, News Editor
August 22, 2020
Unlike years past, Clash of the Colleges wrapped up its in-person games on Friday without a winner. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is in the lead with 1,250 points after the event, but a winner won’t be declared until virtual games conclude in September. Clash of the Colleges is an ...
