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New sexual assault policies

Staff reporter April 23, 2014

Nationally, one in four women and one in six men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.Those are numbers Wichita State University takes seriously, according to Wade Robinson, vice president for...

WSU growth calls for area development

Staff reporter April 23, 2014

Kansas State University has Aggieville. The University of Kansas has Mass Street. Wichita State University has plans. WSU President John Bardo is looking to create a more student-friendly environment...

Green Group partners with businesses for Earth Fest

Staff reporter April 23, 2014

A large cube of crushed plastic water bottles sitting on the lawn caught senior Finita John‘s attention as she walked by Wednesday afternoon. It was from Pro Kansas Recycling Center, where anyone can...

Higher education extends into the bedroom

Staff Reporter April 23, 2014

By the end of college it might seem that you know less about everything than when you started. Sex, however, is something that seems abundantly clear among college students, and some might even consider...

WSU staff to vote on classification policy

Managing editor April 23, 2014

The Kansas House Appropriations Committee is considering legislation that would change the classification of about 600 university employees. These employees include physical plant workers, clerical office...

Administration talks campus issues over free lunch

April 23, 2014

Students can now take a chance to speak openly and directly with the administration about their concerns, whether they’re parking, student services or anything else on their minds.Wichita State students...

Campus greenhouses bear tulips, fungi

April 23, 2014

There’s a place in Hubbard Hall most students aren’t allowed: greenhouses.They were built on the roof to help researchers replicate the sun for experiments. The greenhouses provide space for teaching...

Matthew Conklin and Brandon Baltzell speaking during The Sunflower's SGA presidential debates on Friday.

SGA candidates debate

Staff Reporter April 20, 2014

Mid-Friday morning, the president and vice presidential candidates for Student Government Association debated in front of an audience of students.The Sunflower moderated the debate, which lasted nearly...

SGA passes funding bills

April 20, 2014

The Student Government Association passed two funding bills at its meeting Wednesday.The first funding bill gave money to two undergraduate students — Lindsey Carson and Lisa Ann Donner, to attend a...

Inventor of popular toy Wichita State alumnus

Staff Reporter April 20, 2014

A Wichita State graduate is the creator of one of the world’s hottest new toys — the Rainbow Loom.Cheong Choon Ng (pronounced Ung), who came to the United States from Malaysia in 1991, graduated from...

Dugan, Glover: Building better relationships

April 20, 2014

Justin Dugan and Shannon Glover have differences, yet they are running for president and vice president of the Wichita State Student Government Association.Their differences, they both said, make them...

Conklin/Baltzell: Accountability and involvement

April 20, 2014

Correction: A former version of this article stated that Brandon Baltzell is the president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Baltzell no longer holds that position.Matthew Conklin, a candidate for president of Student...

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