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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Gender neutral bathrooms are a step for transgender acceptance

Staff Reporter February 20, 2013

For most people, using public restrooms is simply part of their daily routines. But for transgender individuals, choosing a single-sex bathroom can be a fault line of discomfort and discrimination.  That...

Orren Dale - Associate Professor for the school of social work.

Social work professor marched for Civil Rights

Staff Reporter February 20, 2013

If someone would have told Orren Dale 50 years ago that an African American could today become a sheriff, he wouldn’t have believed you. And what about a president? Completely out of the question. Dale,...

SGA out of organization funding

Staff Reporter February 20, 2013

As of this month, the Student Government Association no longer has money to give to student organizations.  Although many may see this as daunting and disastrous, Coordinator of Student Organizations...

Dennis Depew, the first canidate for the academic affairs visit WSU tuesday afternoon in Hubbard Hall 209.

First VP candidate makes pitch

Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2013

Dennis Depew knows how energetic Wichita State President John Bardo is. He only hopes he can keep up should he be named the vice president for academic affairs.  “I know a little something about his...

SGA continues process for student fees hearings

Staff Reporter February 18, 2013

The process for deciding the budget for student fees continued on Wednesday when Student Government Association met to look at the Student Fees Committee’s recommendations. The College of Fine Arts requested...

Students don’t have to cross oceans to broaden horizons

Staff Reporter February 18, 2013

Wichita State Sophomore Carmen Ramirez is realizing that the number of sweatpants people wear decreases drastically the further one gets from Wichita.  Last month, Ramirez arrived at a university where...

Vice-President of Academic Affairs search nears end

Managing Editor February 18, 2013

Wichita State’s long search for a new Vice-President of Academic Affairs is coming a close, as the final three candidates will be making appearances through this week. Each candidate will be meeting...

RSC construction hurts revenue

Staff Reporter February 18, 2013

Now that the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State has been under construction for one year, the real costs of the project are beginning to be realized. Even though a student fees increase of $247,111...

Safety not an issue for next year’s Isreal trip

Staff Reporter February 18, 2013

Tensions in the Middle East continue to heat up. The conflict is centuries old, and successful negotiations are questionable.  A Middle East travel seminar will take Wichita State students—as well as...

Capitol Graduate Research Summit shows off WSU student research

Capitol Graduate Research Summit shows off WSU student research

Staff Reporter February 18, 2013

Nine Wichita State University graduate students celebrated their Valentine’s Day in Topeka, Kan. in the tenth annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit last week in the Capitol building Rotunda. How does...

OMA co-sponsors fourth annual Lunar New Year celebration

Staff Reporter February 13, 2013

The Wichita State Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Asian American and Pacific Islander student organization will be co-sponsoring the fourth annual Lunar New Year Celebration. The participating...

SGA helps with higher education day

Staff Reporter February 13, 2013

Weeks of preparation paid off as Wichita State’s Student Government Association, along with other students from WSU, traveled to Topeka to lobby for issues in higher education on Monday. Darren Beckham,...

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