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Students volunteer at Union Rescue Mission

Staff Reporter February 23, 2015

About a mile north of the Wichita State campus sits the Union Rescue Mission, a Christian-based homeless shelter for men.From above, the shelter looks like a large “X.” Before the weekend, the shelter’s...

Students remember Chapel Hill victims

Staff Reporter February 23, 2015

The Muslim Student Association hosted a candlelight vigil and discussion Friday night in front of the Rhatigan Student Center to honor the memory of three Muslim students killed in Chapel Hill, NC, Feb....

Big Pink Volleyball collects donations for breast cancer charities

February 22, 2015

A new Student Wellness Action Team (S.W.A.T.) hosted the third annual Big Pink volleyball tournament on the second floor of the Heskett Center Saturday.S.W.A.T. presented the tournament with Student Health...

Big Pink Volleyball to serve up big fun this weekend

Staff Reporter February 19, 2015

In April 2002, students from Western Illinois University concocted an idea that involved a giant pink volleyball, breast cancer and donations to charity.After 13 years, 15 participating institutions and...

School of Performing Arts presents ‘The Dead Guy’

Staff Reporter February 19, 2015

How far would you go to achieve fame and fortune?Wichita State’s School of Performing Arts is premiering its rendition of “The Dead Guy,” a look at modern culture’s obsession with television and...

Wichita State Tri-Delta chapter wins national award

Staff Reporter February 18, 2015

Junior Lyndsey Edwards of Wichita State’s Delta Delta Delta Phi Xi sorority chapter got a big surprise earlier this month.Edwards and another Tri-Delta member were at a national conference for Sorority...

Letter from the Student Body President: On higher education day

Student Body President February 18, 2015

Last Tuesday was Higher Education Day in Kansas, and our student government joined other student leaders from six Kansas universities to advocate for student issues at the State Capitol in Topeka.Each...

Marshallville combatting diminishing student section

Staff Reporter February 18, 2015

It started at the home opener back in November.A roaring crowd, eager fans and a student section packed so tightly, moving one’s arms seemed a daunting task. It’s now ending with just a simple crowd...

Inaugural biomedical engineering chair named

Staff Reporter February 18, 2015

Back in September, Wichita State added a new biomedical engineering department to its school of engineering, marking the first new department in that field in decades.With a new department comes the need...

Shockers react to education cuts

Staff Reporter February 18, 2015

When Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback visited Wichita West High School two years ago, he seemed to be brimming with pride at what he’d accomplished there from his position in Topeka.That’s according to West...

A fireman on a cherry picker surveys the fourth floor of McKinley Hall following a reported fire alarm on Monday. Fire crews later determined that the alarm was triggered by a steaming autoclave, a machine used to sterilize and clean lab equipment. The same autoclave triggered a fire alarm Tuesday afternoon.

Chemistry equipment sets off fire alarms in McKinley

February 18, 2015

The last time McKinley Hall saw flames in the building was when a microwave caught fire a few years ago after someone put their lunch in the microwave for 30 minutes instead of three.However, rows of fire...

News in brief, Feb. 16

February 16, 2015

St. Petersburg String Quartet performing Tuesday eveningThe St. Petersburg String Quartet is performing a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wiedemann Hall.The group has received honors including a Grammy...

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