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SGA passes sexual violence resolution, funding bills

Staff Reporter October 6, 2014

Wichita State Student Government Association passed a resolution and two funding bills in a short meeting Wednesday.The resolution was a pledge by SGA to support the “It’s On Us” initiative proposed...

Letter from the student body president: On interfaith prayer space

Student Body President October 6, 2014

Wichita State does not have a location that accommodates the diverse religious practices of our student body. My campaign for election this spring focused on a central theme of advocacy, and one of the...

Wu’s Big Event gets students involved in community service

Staff Reporter October 6, 2014

Members of the Wichita State community completed more than 450 hours of community service over the weekend with Wu’s Big Event.The Community Service Board, a campus organization, planned the event, which...

Fairmount park cleanup draws large crowd

Staff Reporter October 6, 2014

Fairmount Park and neighborhood underwent a cleanup effort Saturday directed by Darryl Carrington, chair of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association.Carrington said there was a record-breaking turnout in...

Wichita State student Anusha Powaku offers prayers to the Hindu Goddess, Durga, Mata at Garba Night Saturday. The festival was hosted by the Association of Hindu Students in America, a student organization that strives to increase understanding of Hinduism in the community.

Garba Night delights students and families

Staff Reporter October 6, 2014

The center of the ballroom at the Marcus Welcome Center resembled a whirlwind Saturday, as attendees danced around the photograph of a goddess while commemorating the triumph of good against evil.It was...

Newman Center offers food for the soul each Thursday

Staff Reporter October 2, 2014

The Newman Center provides $1 home-cooked meals every Thursday after mass.The meals begin around 12:15 p.m. and are followed by a 30-minute apologetics class.“It’s a good way to get everybody together...

Curtis McCarty speaks in Hubbard Hall 208 Wednesday evening, recounting his experience with being on death row. McCarty was on Oklahoma's death row for 16 years, before a judge freed him due to contaminated evidence.

Emotional death row experience for McCarty

Staff Reporter October 2, 2014

Hubbard 208 was a room of emotion as death row exoneree Curtis McCarty’s presentation “Innocent and on Death Row” took place Wednesday evening.McCarty’s story is one Ben Jones, a member of Conservatives...

WSU Jazz Arts Ensemble impresses

Staff Reporter October 2, 2014

Miller Concert Hall inside of the Duerksen Fine Arts Center wasn’t near half-full last night, but Wichita State’s Jazz Arts Ensemble came to play.A few bands of four to five performers each played...

News in brief, Oct. 1

Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2014

Brown Bag Diversity Discussion takes place todayThe topic for the October Brown Bag Diversity Discussion is Domestic vs. International.Questions being raised for the discussion include: Are there issues...

Professor researching racial profiling

Staff Reporter October 1, 2014

Wichita State professor Michael Birzer has been actively researching racial profiling and the criminal justice system in Kansas. Birzer has interviewed dozens of local and state law enforcement officers...

Rocking up the Rhatigan

Staff Reporter October 1, 2014

Walking by the Rhatigan Student Center between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., a pedestrian might notice the large lunch crowd inside on any given day.On occasion, the RSC hosts a live band or two during...

Unexpected tips to help land a desired job

Staff Reporter October 1, 2014

There are several things students don’t think about when going into the career force, said Val Perkins, a career counselor at Wichita State’s Career Services.When students apply for jobs, they sometimes...

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