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A map showing parking lots 5 and 19W, which will be closed April 7-8. (Photo illustration courtesy of Wichita State University)

Lots 5 and 19W closing April 7-8 for event

Megan Bailey, Reporter April 4, 2025

Lot 19W and the east half of Lot 5, near Eck Stadium, will be closed Monday, April 7, through Tuesday, April 8, due to an event at the stadium. The student and visitor lots will reopen on April 9.  “Students...

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Eitle, Eichhorn and Estes: Three candidates vie for liberal arts and sciences dean position

Allison Campbell, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2025

Since the departure of Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Andrew Hippisley in June, the search for a new dean of Wichita State’s largest academic college has been narrowed down to three...

Several Students work together to build the tallest possible tower out of spaghetti, marshmallows, tape, and string at an event for leadership of registered student organizations to network and work on leadership skills in September.

After post-COVID lull, student organizations are back on the rise at Wichita State

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor April 3, 2025

Student involvement in clubs and student organizations at Wichita State was nearly cut in half by the COVID-19 pandemic, but has rebounded in the past year, according to data collected by The Sunflower. Student...

Monica Lounsbery, senior executive vice president and provost, speaks about the changes in diversity, equity and inclusion policies on campus.

Wichita State provost on DEI-related changes: ‘We are currently out of compliance’

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor April 3, 2025

Wichita State, like all American universities, is grappling with the implications of federal changes due to recent presidential executive orders. Changes at the state level in the current legislative session,...

Students walk by the Rhatigan Student Center on the second day of  the fall semester.

Registration for summer, fall classes opens Monday

Megan Bailey April 2, 2025

Wichita State students will be able to enroll for summer and fall classes starting on Monday, April 7.  Registration opens for students in groups, beginning Monday with seniors (90 credit hours or...

The Kansas State Capitol building. (File photo)

Kansas tenure bill stuck in committee, without enough votes to reach House floor

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor April 2, 2025

A Kansas bill that seeks to redefine tenure, removing the protection it provides higher education faculty, is unlikely to reach the House floor for a vote. The bill lacks enough support in the House Judiciary...

A screenshot of Sedgwick County's website showing information about the upcoming measles vaccination clinic on April 5.

Sedgwick County to offer measles vaccines on April 5

Megan Bailey, Reporter April 1, 2025

Sedgwick County will offer free measles vaccines to the community.  Adults and children 1 year old or older who need an MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, can come to the vaccination clinic...

Parking lot 21N, adjacent to the Marcus Welcome Center, will be closed April 1 and 2.

Parking lot will close Tuesday and Wednesday

Sophia Best, Reporter March 31, 2025

The parking lot adjacent to the Marcus Welcome Center, Lot 21N, will close Tuesday, April 1, and Wednesday, April 2.  Red reserved and accessible lots may still be used during the closure. The lot...

Health professionals from Suspenders4Hope host a booth for mental health awareness at Open Streets ICT.

The severity of mental health cases handled by CARE Team has increased this year

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor March 31, 2025

A mental health service at Wichita State is seeing an increase in the severity of cases in comparison to previous years. Alicia Newell, vice president of Student Belonging in the division of Student Affairs,...

The Innovation Campus at Wichita State celebrated 10 years on Aug. 15, 2024. The campus is a university initiative to increase research and enrollment at the university.

Wichita State aims to reach a research designation that would create new opportunities. It didn’t hit the mark this year.

Riley Sipes, Reporter March 30, 2025

Last semester, John Tomblin, executive vice president for research and industry and defense programs at Wichita State, explicitly stated the university’s goal of becoming a Research 1 university. To...

Chairperson Adriana Owens, the parking resolution's primary sponsor, explains amendments made to the act during the March 26 Student Senate meeting.

Student Government asks for more leniency in parking enforcement on campus

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 29, 2025

Wichita State’s Student Senate passed a resolution — a nonbinding request — to ask for more leniency in regards to campus parking at its Wednesday night meeting. The 20 senators present unanimously...

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