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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Billiards tournament a success for WPA

Staff Reporter January 30, 2013

Ten teams of two traded shots in the first 9-Ball Tournament sponsored by Women’s Panhellanic Association in the wRECk Center Tuesday. The games were a part of Welcomefest. “It’s just our way of...

WSU to lead network research

Staff Reporter Kathleen Martin January 30, 2013

The day is coming when the inanimate objects of our daily lives can talk to us. Empty parking spaces could tell us where they are, trashcans could tell us when they’re full, and cars could warn each...

Wichita State to offer screening for cervical cancer

Staff Reporter January 30, 2013

For women, cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death, and though that number has declined over the last 40 years, it remains a danger. In 2012, there were just over 12 thousand new cases...

Engineers Without Borders to help Guatemalans build

Staff Reporter January 30, 2013

Wichita State’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders will be taking their expertise elsewhere: the small, rural community of Choestancia, Guatemala.The 140 families that inhabit the area have...

WSU’s campus security on guns

Staff Reporter January 30, 2013

The State of Kansas prohibits the use of concealed weapons on any university, college or community college except for in the case of law enforcement. This policy has started to come under review due to...

News in brief – January 28

January 28, 2013

Tuliamuk-Bolton sets record in Seattle Wichita State track and field star Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton broke her own WSU and Missouri Valley Conference record on Saturday at the Washington Invitational in...

SGA passes six out-of-session funding bills

Staff Reporter January 28, 2013

On Wednesday, January 23rd, Student Government Association officially began their Spring Senate semester with some argument and confusion. Although this was the official start for the Senate’s semester,...

Elliott School gets its new director

Staff Reporter January 28, 2013

Straight from South Dakota State University, Matthew Cecil will be taking over the Elliott School of Communication on June 30. Cecil will be responsible for administration and working with faculty to continue...

Nanotechnology experience enters second semester of training

Staff Reporter January 28, 2013

After one semester of training, the College of Engineering has extended the Hands-On Nanotechnology experience program (ME-360B) and is planning to expand it in the future. Introduced by Ramazan Asmatulu,...

Flu season peaking

Staff Reporter January 28, 2013

It is the flu season’s peak time and fevers, coughs, sneezes and worse are all appearing. While the traditional advice of covering your mouth when coughing and washing your hands regularly still stands,...

Ted D. Ayres, Vice President of General council speaks about plans for campus housing in the coming years.

Bardo’s ambitious dorm project takes shape

Staff Reporter January 28, 2013

Next year will be a year of celebration at Wichita State because the Rhatigan Student Center and the new dormitory, which will begin construction before the middle of the summer, will be completed. That...

News in Brief – Jan 24

January 24, 2013

Office of Multicultral Affairs to host on campus unity walk The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Walk today to remember and continue the legacy...

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