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WSU Homecoming plans to book Shocker spirit

WSU Homecoming plans to book Shocker spirit

Managing Editor February 4, 2013

The Wichita State University Alumni Association’s ambitious homecoming project is back again, and they have decided to go even bigger with a week of activities celebrating Shocker pride.Ashlee Baysinger,...

Bardo remains confident over budget concerns

Staff Reporter February 4, 2013

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget office recommended an 8 percent reduction in state funding for all state colleges back in November, as part of his new legislative budget for the 2013 fiscal year. As...

Ulrich’s new exhibit offers fresh take on food

Staff Reporter Kathleen Martin January 31, 2013

Most of us regard grocery shopping as a chore. It’s part of the routine of our daily lives, not anything to get excited about. But the Ulrich Museum of Art’s new exhibition turns groceries into something...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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