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WSU joins NASA's Advanced Composites Consortium

WSU joins NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 31, 2017

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research and NASA have began a public-private partnership through NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium, according to a news release. The partnership...

Student body president Joseph Shepard holds up his hand while exciting the crowd at the “No Ban, No Wall” peace rally. The Rally took place outside of the Rhatigan Student Center on Tuesday afternoon and was to show solidarity to those who feel marginalized by President Trump’s rhetoric. (Jan. 31, 2017)

PHOTOS: ‘No Ban No Wall’ rally

Hannah Roberts and Brian Hayes January 31, 2017

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Wichita eSports to host convention in Experiential Engineering Building

Brennen Smith, Reporter January 31, 2017

Wichita eSports, previously a Wichita State University organization which graduated and became a business in March 2016, is hosting a convention in the newly built Experiential Engineering Building Friday...

Sana Malik holds her daughter Inaya, 3, at the “No Ban, No Wall” peace rally held on Tuesday afternoon at Wichita State. Malik is an adjunct faculty member and advisor to the Muslim Student Association. “At this time there is so much hateful rhetoric on many different levels. It’s a really important time to try and unify people based on the common humanity that we share. I believe the country was founded on the principles of justice and equality, and that is what we will continue to stand up and fight for.” (Jan. 31, 2017)

‘No Ban, No Wall’ rally unites students, faculty

Sam Belsan, Reporter January 31, 2017

“The people united will never be defeated” was the chant of participants in the student-led “No Ban, No Wall Peace Rally” Tuesday afternoon outside the Rhatigan Student Center. The rally was...

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Bardo releases statement on Trump immigration policy

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 30, 2017

Wichita State President John Bardo has released a statement on President Donald Trump's immigration order, stating that WSU wants "to be clear that international students are welcome at Wichita State and...

Lutheran Student Center adding coffee shop with ‘Mead’s Corner concept’

Lutheran Student Center adding coffee shop with ‘Mead’s Corner concept’

Jenna Farhat, Reporter January 30, 2017

The Lutheran Student Center, located just south of the Wichita State main campus, is planning to convert part of its building into a coffee shop for students. The center is a ministry for WSU students,...

Protesters rally during the refugee solidarity gathering held at the airport Sunday afternoon.

‘Everyone is welcome here’

Jenna Farhat, Reporter January 30, 2017

“This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York island,” demonstrators sang outside of Eisenhower Airport Sunday afternoon. The demonstrators gathered in support...

Gov. Sam Brownback poses for a portrait beside the Kansas flag.

Brownback’s ambitious undergrad proposal will challenge state universities

Matthew Kelly, Reporter January 30, 2017

If there’s anything students can agree on, it’s that they would love college to be more affordable. At his State of the State speech earlier this month, Gov. Sam Brownback put forth a challenge...

The new drive-thru Starbucks that is located near the Marcus Welcome Center, just off 21st street. (Jan. 29, 2017)

Want to break ground on Braeburn Square? Here’s what it takes.

Evan Pflugradt, Editor in Chief January 30, 2017

Wichita State’s Innovation Campus website, wsuinnovation.org, invites “corporate partners, restaurants, retail outlets, housing and entertainment venues with an interest in collaboration and providing...

Puvindren Supramaniam applied five times for a license to bring TED Talks to campus.

Student’s persistence brings TEDx to WSU

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor January 30, 2017

Puvindren Supramaniam, an entrepreneurship student from Malaysia, applied five times for a license to bring TED – a nonprofit that shares ideas in the form of short talks – to campus. “I have...

Wichita State President John Bardo speaks to the audience about the universities strategic plan Tuesday Sept., 17. The plan is a long-term strategy to retain students already attending the university and recruit new ones.

Wichita State prepares for immigration ban

Evan Pflugradt, Editor in Chief January 30, 2017

“It’s working out very nicely,” President Donald Trump said Saturday after he signed the latest of executive orders Friday evening. “You see it at the airports.” The particular order was a controversial...

Mad Chad juggles two knives and an apple while riding a unicycle during his show at the CAC Theater Saturday night.

Everything but the kitchen sink: Mad Chad juggles stun guns, breast implants

Matt Hopper, Reporter January 30, 2017

Mad Chad juggled chainsaws Saturday, as advertised, but the crowd at the CAC Theater at Wichita State was given much more than one cheap thrill. The quirky Santa Monica, California, native relied on comedy...

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