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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Professor recalls travels in Africa with Jane Goodall

Staff reporter March 30, 2014

Working with wild animals and living with African tribesmen may sound like something out of a Rudyard Kipling novel. For Wichita State geology instructor Toni Jackman, that was all once a part of her daily...

Music students say goodbye to professor of 40 years

Staff reporter March 30, 2014

The lights dimmed in Miller Concert Hall Sunday night as students, co-workers, friends and family of Dr. Dorothy Crum gathered to celebrate her career at Wichita State.Crum took the stage to greet and...

Funding changes for Athletics Association

Staff reporter March 30, 2014

The way Wichita State funds athletics is changing.The change comes from WSU President John Bardo. Instead of the athletics budget being decided through the student fees process, Bardo will have control...

Oldest campus building has eerie past

March 27, 2014

Behind the doors of Fiske Hall is a dark history. As fevers, coughs and body aches raged across the world, taking over a fourth of the United States, hospitals became full of victims from the Spanish Flu.According...

Student takes research to next level

March 26, 2014

A presentation by Wichita State bioengineering assistant professor Anil Mahapatro caught senior bioengineering major Joshua Palacios’ attention last summer.After Mahapatro told Palacios about the opportunity...

Hypnosis Club puts WSU under a spell

March 26, 2014

Wichita State students may soon be feeling very, very, sleepy with the start of the new Hypnosis Club. The club is a joint effort between sophomore Spencer Littlejohn and Cowley County Community College...

Kenyan Safari Acrobats come to WSU

March 26, 2014

The Kenyan Safari Acrobats may be more exotic than what Wichita State’s Student Activity Council usually brings to campus.The group performs at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Campus Activities Center.Dionte...

Miró’s face-lift still under way

Staff Reporter March 26, 2014

The bird people who were the face of the south side of the Ulrich Museum are still out of commission, due to a five-year restoration vacation.The mosaic mural, “Personnage Oiseaux” (bird people), by...

Disagreement over university’s official colors

March 26, 2014

It might be a matter of opinion; it might be a matter of color.“Wichita State University, we are brave and we’re bold. So we will fight, fight, Wichita, for the Black and Gold.”Those are the final...

Dancing with the stars

Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2014

Miller Hall will be on fire Friday and Saturday night. But don’t worry — it’s all part of the program. A highlight of the Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre’s spring concert will be “FIRE,”...

The world’s still watching: Basketball media value estimated at $555 million

Alex Perry, Staff Reporter March 26, 2014

Anyone living on the right side of a rock the past couple of years knows that the success of the Wichita State men’s basketball team created an unprecedented level of national awareness about the Shockers.National...

Wichita State senior killed in weekend car accident

Wichita State senior killed in weekend car accident

March 20, 2014

Sara Smith, a Wichita State senior, was the victim of a fiery car accident Saturday night that killed four and left one in extremely critical condition.Sara was studying dental hygiene and was two months...

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