CSL and SAC merger underway
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2012
With Rhatigan Student Center construction under way, administrators and students have begun moving to their temporary offices during the first phase of the renovation. Two offices that will not only be moving but merging are the Activities Office and the Center for Student Leadership. They will move t...
Getting to know the new SGA president
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2012
Luis Carbajal starts his term as Student Government president today. In May 2013, Carbajal will graduate with degrees in Political Science, Economics, Strategic Communication and Spanish. However, Carbajal has a lot on his agenda before even thinking about donning a cap and gown. What other leaders...
Immersion journalism leads students into the heart of the Flint Hills
By contributing writer Madeline McCullough
June 13, 2012
Ask anyone enrolled in the Flint Hills Media Project and they’ll tell you it’s the most engaging, exhausting and rewarding class offered by the Elliott School of Communication. The class has completed the first leg of an intensive three-week experience in total immersion journalism documenting the s...
Access Denied
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2012
The fences around the Rhatigan Student Center make getting from one part of the Wichita State campus to another difficult. You’ll get used to it before the two-and-a-half year renovation project is completed in 2014. The $26 million construction project is funded by a $6 increase in student fees f...
Changes lead to better experience for freshmen during orientation
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2012
Most Wichita State students are familiar with freshman orientation. It is the day that all freshmen are required to go and learn about the new school they will soon attend. Perhaps what students don’t know is that the freshman orientation program has made some changes in the past couple of years. ...
Recruits make pledges to WSU fraternities
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
Incoming freshmen have many things on their minds before even stepping on Wichita State soil. Although school supplies and books may be high on their priority list, the WSU Greek community has added another box to be checked and another paper to be signed. June 1 marked the first day incoming freshm...
Italian Success: dancers experience a unique opportunity to perform in Italy
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
Despite unanticipated events, the Wichita Contemporary Dance Theater’s nine-day trip to Italy was a success. On May 13, the company departed on its flights to Italy where the theater performed four times. The first performance was in Polcenigo, the next two were on the Aviano Air Base, and the final perf...
Friendship and support at the heart of the Special Olympics
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
The Special Olympics is about more than competition. “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” The creed spoken by the athletes of the Special Olympics rang out through Cessna Stadium at the opening of the 2012 Summer Games. For the 42nd year, Olympians from all over the state...
Not so fast: Football’s return to campus no done deal
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
For the past couple of weeks there have been rumors that Wichita State football was back, including a report from a local news station that football had officially returned to campus. Contrary to the rumors, football is not back at WSU. “We don’t have a football team,” Vice President for Campus Life and Univ...
Sandlin hopes to improve student retention, success
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
Kim Sandlin wants more students to feel at home at Wichita State for a longer time. Currently, she is assistant director of admissions, but her new job as assistant director of student success starts next week. “I’ve always had an interest in (student) retention,” Sandlin said. “A lot of people sta...
Summer choir adds soul to WSU campus
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2012
The Wichita State summer choir will be adding a little soul to its repertoire with this year’s theme, “Folk Songs and Spirituals.” Rehearsals started Monday. The class does not count for credit and is open to anyone who wants to sing. Rehearsals are from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesd...
Ulrich director leaves WSU for Wichita Art Museum
Staff Reporter
May 29, 2012
Wichita State Ulrich Museum Director Patricia McDonnell is leaving campus, but she's not going far. She recently accepted the executive director position with the Wichita Art Museum (WAM). McDonnell begins working part-time at the Ulrich and the museum on August 20 before she moves to full-time at the...
As a student at Wichita State, Jeremy Hubbard was completely unaware of the 1970 plane crash. Now as a news anchor, KDVR and KWGN in Denver,...
One weekend ago, two members of The Sunflower staff got to visit the site where 29 people lost their lives and two others died in the weeks following....
