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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

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...

Sunflower Spotlight: Recent WSU grad youngest representative in office

Staff Reporter February 16, 2015

The youngest legislator in the Kansas House of Representatives was once the ringleader of some of the most thrilling airsoft shootouts on the Wichita State campus.Before devoting his life to politics,...

WSU responds to governor’s order rescinding LGBT protections

Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2015

Elle Boatman, a transgender student and employee, was sickened when Gov. Sam Brownback rescinded an executive order protecting LGBT employees from discrimination in the workforce on Feb. 10.“I think...

Political Science Club finds peak in interest

Staff Reporter February 16, 2015

Few people analyze what’s going on in politics anymore, said Mel Kahn, a professor of political science.“We need more people who present occurrences based on factual knowledge rather than just trying...

Student researchers represent WSU at Capitol

Staff Reporter February 16, 2015

Buzzing with lawmakers, interns, lobbyists, pages and government employees, the state capitol building in Topeka became the stage for a few Wichita State undergraduate researchers to display their findings...

S.W.A.T. promotes safe sex with condom flowers

Sports Editor February 12, 2015

Cardboard paper cutouts in the shape of flowers taped to a popsicle stick. Inside the cardboard flower? Condoms.Walking through the Rhatigan Student Center yesterday, students and faculty could pick up...

Gender-neutral restrooms open in Heskett

Staff Reporter February 11, 2015

Prior to this semester, transgender students at Wichita State were stuck in a dilemma at the Heskett Center: to shower in the male or female locker rooms?This disconcerting position that wasn't addressed...

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