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Alicia Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools at Wichita Public Schools, spoke to a group of students interested in a career in education at the Exec Connect luncheon Wednesday. The event was sponsored by the Career Development Center and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

‘There’s been challenges’: Assistant superintendent discusses Wichita Public Schools

Nicole Byrne, Reporter October 27, 2016

Alicia Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools at Wichita Public Schools, spoke to students about the accomplishments, challenges, and available opportunities within Wichita Public Schools...

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Former WSU student sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison

Robert Hite, Reporter October 27, 2016

A former Wichita State honor roll nursing student has been sentenced to almost 15 years in jail for the death of her infant. A Johnson County Judge sentenced Marissa Carol Fields, now 22, to 14 years...

Linnea Glenmaye, associate vice-president of the Office of Academic Affairs, has stepped in to cover for President John Bardo at his yearly Breakfast with Bardo event.

Breakfast without Bardo underway now

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor October 27, 2016

@sunflowernews Wish I could have made it, I had a doctor's app't I could not reschedule. Congrats to finalists of Man and Woman of the year. — John Bardo (@President_Bardo) October 27, 2016 The...

WuShock poses for the camera prior to entertaining the crowd at Koch Arena.

WuShock battered

Chance Swaim, News Editor October 25, 2016

WuShock, the Wichita State mascot, was battered earlier this month, according to the WSU police blotter. The report says the incident, which is still under investigation, was filed as a battery. The...

Saturday morning in Henrion hall, the Empty Bowls Chili Cook Off sold ceramic bowls made by students to raise money for the Kansas food bank.

Chili served, bowls sold

Nathan Davis, Reporter October 24, 2016

Twenty dollars for a bowl of chili seems steep, but for the “Empty Bowls Chili Cookoff” at Wichita State Saturday, the money went towards good cause. All the proceeds from the cookoff went...

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‘Cheated’

Jenna Farhat & Nathan Davis, Reporters October 24, 2016
In the spring, the university announced it bought a new ticketing system that uses license plate recognition software and costs about $25,000 a year — a $10,000 to $15,000 increase from the old system — with a one-time equipment and installation cost of around $100,000. But until last week it had not been put to use.

Ramey brings greatness to his students

Nathan Davis, Reporter October 23, 2016

Two men step out from behind a curtain to face their audience in Miller Concert Hall Sunday. Without bowing, one man takes his place at a piano and the other steps out and abruptly bursts into song. Accompanied...

VanVleet scoops final roster spot

VanVleet scoops final roster spot

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2016

For Fred VanVleet post-college life is like a whole new world. VanVleet fulfilled his dreams of playing professional basketball when the Toronto Raptors signed the 6-foot guard to a three-year contract...

Baker makes Knicks roster

Baker makes Knicks roster

Nick Beach, Reporter October 21, 2016

Former Wichita State guard Ron Baker has made the final 15-man roster for the New York Knicks. Baker was among the final two members to make the roster under head coach Jeff Hornacek. The other was forward...

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College Republican, Democrat square off on state politics

Matthew Kelly, Reporter October 16, 2016

With federal election drama sweeping the nation, it can be easy to forget about state politics.  On Wednesday afternoon in the CAC Theater, representatives for the WSU College Republicans and College...

Renee Macdonald, portraying Beatrice, rehearses Thursday afternoon in Miller Concert Hall for the opera “Beatrice & Benedict” opening Thursday and running through the weekend. Macdonald is a second year graduate student and, as an opera performance major, is required to take at least one semester of French, Italian and German. “Beatrice & Benedict” is sung in French with spoken dialogue in Shakespeare’s English.

Macdonald takes the lead in “Beatrice and Benedict”

Alex Bullock, Reporter October 14, 2016

William Shakespeare influenced many over the centuries, including French Composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz wrote “Beatrice and Benedict” in 1858, based on Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About...

A volunteer dresses as a zombie in preparation of getting shot at by paintball guns.

The plains have eyes: Zombie paintball attraction hits Augusta

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor October 14, 2016

A militarized black school bus approaches a graveyard. Fourteen paintball guns aim out the windows. “Some of these zombies have been in the ground for a very long time, so they’re hungry –...

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