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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Paranormal investigator Chris Moon uses his ghost box to communicate with spirits inside Henries Hall. (File photo Oct. 2016)

Bark at the moon: ghost hunter Chris Moon comes to WSU

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor October 10, 2016

Sporting long, dirty-blonde hair, wearing ratty jeans and dangling a chain from his back pocket, it’s not Kurt Cobain — it’s paranormal investigator Chris Moon. Moon spoke at Wichita State’s...

The future lobby of the experimental engineering building that is part of the Innovation Campus.

Taking the Innovation Campus tour

Nathan Davis October 10, 2016

One of the first new buildings on Innovation Campus at Wichita State will be opening to students in the coming months. A majority of the Experimental Engineering Building (EEB) will be opening on campus...

Friends mourn loss of murdered student

Friends mourn loss of murdered student

Jenna Farhat October 10, 2016

Sara Vora saw Rowena Irani as a sister. Irani, a Wichita State psychology major and student involvement ambassador, was shot in the head at her home Monday. She died in the hospital the next day. “I...

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‘It’s part of the heart’: grieving takes time

Evan Pflugradt October 10, 2016

Grieving is a rigid process. Following the homicide of a Wichita State student last week, students, faculty and others may be in a state of denial and discontent. Maureen Dasey-Morales, Associate...

Josh Mitchell, WSU student, plays cello next to a picture of Jana Mackey, the victim of domestic violence. Mitchell played along the Purple Mile on Saturday morning, at WSU.

Walk to remember

Kylie Cameron October 10, 2016

Volunteers lined a mile-long stretch across Wichita State on Saturday, each holding a sign with the names and stories of domestic violence victims from the Wichita area. The latest victim on people’s...

Redditt Hudson, former St. Louis police officer and a co-founder of the National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Reform and Accountability, spoke about police and race relations during a Brown Bag Discussion held by the Wichita State Office of Diversity and Inclusion on Friday afternoon.

Officer accountability: the crux of the matter

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor October 9, 2016

Former St. Louis police officer Reddit Hudson said a police officer’s badge is a lot like the mask in the Jim Carrey movie “The Mask.” Whoever puts on the mask has their personality traits “magnified...

Livesay promises reform to frustrated teaching assistants

Livesay promises reform to frustrated teaching assistants

Nathan Davis October 9, 2016

Wichita State Graduate School Dean Dennis Livesay responded to criticism about graduate teaching assistants’ working conditions and low compensation last week. Livesay's reforms include using funds...

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‘When you’re a star they let you do it’ — Trump’s sexual harassment scandal

Matthew Kelly October 9, 2016

Over the last year-plus of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s name has become synonymous with controversy. On Friday, the political world was once again shocked as The Washington Post published...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Wichita Police Department partnered with Wichita States Office of Diversity and Inclusion for a Brown Bag Discussion about what it’s like to be an officer of color in today’s society. Capt. Jay McLaurian discussed officers lives off-duty saying, We live here. This is our community too.

Fostering a friendship: WPD officers of color lead community discussion

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor October 6, 2016

Cops are people too. They wear uniforms, write tickets and make arrests. But they take off that uniform at the end of the day and live a normal life. “I work in the community, I socialize in the...

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Changes in FAFSA will potentially help students budget

Alex Bullock September 26, 2016

Students at Wichita State have the opportunity to get Federal Student Aid to help them figure out ways to pay for college. But, with deadlines and gathering their own and their parents tax information,...

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Two Rooms play ‘a reality for many’ in 2016

Alex Bullock September 26, 2016

In 1990, playwright Lee Blessing wrote “Two Rooms,” a story of a man being held hostage by terrorists in a room in Beirut, Lebanon. On the other side of the world, his wife is in another room,...

First presidential debate could set tone for election

First presidential debate could set tone for election

Matthew Kelly September 26, 2016

Carefully worded statements and hardworking PR personnel aside, when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump step onto the debate stage Monday, nothing will stand between them and America. Monday’s first...

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