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Moe Hatfield talks about why they joined Spectrum. Hatfeild also discussed the organizations change from a "safe space" to a "brave space."

LGBTQ+ organization highlights new goals amidst current political climate

Riley Sipes, Reporter March 6, 2025

Last semester, WSU’s Spectrum: LGBTQ & Allies ushered in a new executive board of mainly freshman and sophomore students. In the spirit of their fresh start, they decided to regroup and take some...

Hashim Syed poses for a photo in Ablah Library.

Blind communications student defines himself by more than just disability

Evan Tong, Reporter March 6, 2025

Emerging from a van outside the Elliott School is a spectacled man. Once out of the van, a white cane, the one that guides him throughout campus, extends from his hand. His name is Hashim Syed, and...

Photo courtesy of Wichita State University.

WSU professor’s app brings graphic novels to the ears of visually impaired

Kass Lewis, Reporter March 6, 2025

A Wichita State professor is developing an app that aids visually impaired people in reading graphic novels. English professor Darren DeFrain has been working on the app, Vizling, for five years. Users...

Senators vote on legislation at Tuesday nights meeting. This was an emergency meeting regarding a $900,000 deficit in student fees to fund services and organizations.

Student Senate allows for extra funding in response to student fees shortfall

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 5, 2025

On Monday, Wichita State’s Student Government Student Fees Commission learned of a more than $900,000 shortfall in funding for fiscal year 2026. Tuesday evening, the Student Senate passed a bill allowing...

Grace Outwater and Mark Barlow hold signs during the March 3 protest. Barlow is a former Wichita State Student Government senator.

Campus visit by Sen. Jerry Moran draws anti-Trump protesters

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 4, 2025

A group waving homemade signs arrived on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus Monday to protest U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican. Moran was touring the National Institution for Aviation Research...

Sen. Andrew Bobbitt , a member of the Student Fees Commission, speaks at the commission's first hearing to decide student fee allocations. After the committee learned of a shortfall in funding, the hearing was rescheduled for Wednesday, March 3.

Students might pay more fees and see cuts to services next year due to decreased full-time enrollment

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 3, 2025

The Student Fees Commission for Wichita State’s Student Government sat down Monday morning to discuss student fees, gearing up for a few days of hearings and discussions about where to allocate funds....

Jia Wen Wang's gavel lies on the table as the Student Fees Committee Hearings take place on March 4, 2024. Wang serves as the student body treasurer for the Student Government Association. (file photo)

WSU faces $900,000 shortfall; student fees committee asks organizations what budget cuts would mean for them

Mia Hennen, Managing Edtior March 3, 2025

The university is facing a $929,000 budget shortfall next year due to insufficient headcount, or the number of expected full-time equivalent students. In response, on Monday, the Student Government Association...

The Wichita State University water tower stands on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Summer and fall classes available

Sophia Best, Reporter March 3, 2025

Wichita State has released the list of classes for the 2025 summer and fall semesters. Students can see these classes on their myWSU Banner search or the WSU custom search  Registration begins on April...

Kylee Hower, the student body president, delievers the State of the Student Body address. Hower spoke  about discrimination she's faced as a woman in leadership, the duties and responsibilities of Student Government and unfinished Senate business.

Monday is last day to enter race for Student Government

Megan Bailey, Reporter March 2, 2025

Monday, March 3 is the last day for Shockers to enter the race for student body president. To declare candidacies for the upcoming election, students can visit ShockerSync and fill out the candidate application...

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ICE agents now allowed on college campuses; what resources do students have?

Sophia Best, Reporter February 27, 2025

Students in the Shocker Success Center may have noticed red papers placed throughout the building. In both Spanish and English, the papers outline how people can respond in the event a U.S. Immigration...

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‘Disregard for animal welfare’: Documents detail how WSU researcher violated lab animal protocol

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 27, 2025

In April 2024, Shang-You Yang, an adjunct associate professor in Wichita State’s biology department, was supervising a cancer research project. By the end of the month, the project was suspended due...

Kadrian Ayarza films her lines for the Amazon Prime show, "The College Tour." Ayarza filmed her A Roll outside the Shocker Success Center on Sept. 10.

Wichita State episode of ‘The College Tour’ available now

Megan Bailey, Reporter February 26, 2025

Wichita State’s episode of the “The College Tour” is now available for students and the WSU community to watch.  “The College Tour” is a show featuring universities from all over the country....

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