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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Student Affairs Vice President Teri Hall talks with a reporter about her hopes and goals for the Student Affairs department.

From Maryland to the Midwest

Marissa Campbell, Reporter January 19, 2017

After 18 years of working at Towson University in Maryland — eight miles north of Baltimore and less than an hour’s drive from Washington, D.C. — Teri Hall decided she was ready to try something...

Ken Tedder and Steve Copeland, staff for electrical engineering, looks at an intricate 3-D models made with equipment at the Experiential Engineering Building. The Experiential Engineering Building will offer 3-D printers for students, faculty and the community. (Jan. 17, 2017)

Quick and Dirty Guide to Innovation Campus

Chance Swaim, News Editor January 19, 2017

Innovation Campus is a 20-year, 120-acre campus expansion project that will transform the 120 acres on the east side of campus from a golf course to a mixed-use area consisting of industry-university partnership...

Ken Tedder and Steve Copeland, staff for mechanical engineering, looks at an intricate 3-D models made with equipment at the Experiential Engineering Building. The Experiential Engineering Building will offer 3-D printers for students, faculty and the community. (Jan. 17, 2017)

Experiential Education building opens at Wichita State

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief January 18, 2017

Everything in the Experiential Education building serves a purpose, said Royce Bowden, Wichita State Dean of Engineering. The concept, first discussed in 2014, turned to a 142,661 square foot building...

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

Brownback issues challenge to Kansas universities

Chance Swaim, News Editor January 10, 2017
"My budget fully funds 50 student scholarships to the institution that first accomplishes the $15,000 degree," Brownback said at Tuesday's State of the State address in Topeka.
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How to ‘Unfriend’ fake news

Matthew Kelly, Reporter December 21, 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time to reevaluate the way we consume news in the United States. It has been a trying year for objective journalism to say the least, and in many cases, stories have crossed...

Wichita State more transparent than KU, K-State on sexual assault investigation records — but still unclear

Wichita State more transparent than KU, K-State on sexual assault investigation records — but still unclear

Chance Swaim, News Editor December 10, 2016
Wichita State provided Title IX complaint records other state universities have been fighting to obtain. The records, however, offer only a fragmented view of sexual discrimination and sexual violence at WSU. In many ways, the records raise more questions than they answer.
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University Police Chief releases statement on controversial chalk drawings

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2016

According to a statement from Sara Morris, Wichita State University Police Chief, the chalk drawings found in front of four campus buildings Monday was not intended to be a hate crime. Morris said...

Results of WSU climate survey released

Results of WSU climate survey released

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor December 7, 2016

The results of an October WSU climate survey have been released by Wichita State University. Students, faculty members, staff members and administrators at WSU participated in the survey that aimed...

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University responds to sidewalk chalk drawings, racial slurs

Jenna Farhat, Reporter December 7, 2016

Students arriving on campus Monday morning were greeted by a series of drawings in chalk outside of four prominent buildings on campus – the Ulrich Museum of Art, Ablah Library, the Rhatigan Student...

Marshallville gives back

Marshallville gives back

Kylie Cameron, Reporter December 5, 2016

Marshallville will be feeling the holiday spirit this Tuesday before the men’s basketball game and will be hosting a coat and shoe drive for the Wichita Children’s Home, head coach Gregg Marshall’s...

SGA requests approval for declaring WSU a ‘Sanctuary Campus’

SGA requests approval for declaring WSU a ‘Sanctuary Campus’

Nicole Byrne, Reporter December 2, 2016

  With the fear of President Elect Donald Trump’s promise to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) "immediately" looming this coming winter, Wichita State’s Student Government...

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Shepard: Election has ‘incited a notion of fear’; ‘We need to act’

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor November 29, 2016

During Wichita State Student Government Association's 59th Session State of the Student Body Address, Student Body President Joseph Shepard addressed what he sees as a “feeling of uncertainty” created...

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