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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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WSU management students fundraise for local charity

Staff Reporter November 28, 2012

Wichita State students are taking the management 463 class to another level this fall.  Professor Brian Rawson has his classes doing a project in which the proceeds benefit a Wichita community organization...

Amanda Kreutzer a senior at WSU speaks about SHRM on campus.

Wichita SHRM to hold annual golf tournament in June 2013

Staff Reporter November 28, 2012

It is never too soon to start planning for a charitable golf tournament. The Society of Human Resource Management professional organization is hosting its fifth annual golf tournament next summer, but...

Samantha Bandasack, Brandi Koskie and Danielle Lagow display their company’s website, www.dietsinreview.com.

Diet, health website provides outlet for internships

Editor-in-Chief November 28, 2012

When Brandi Koskie joined the dietsinreview.com staff five years ago, she didn’t realize what she was getting into. She also didn’t realize how unhealthy she was living.  “It’s kind of dramatic,...

Parking still a cause for headaches

Staff Reporter November 28, 2012

Parking is a headache for most commuting students, and not much has gotten better since the start of the Rhatigan Renewal. While there are plans to build a parking garage on campus, students are currently...

College budgets make healthy lifestyles difficult

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

College students across the country struggle with obtaining the necessary nutrients for a balanced diet, dieticians say. This, combined with a lack of sleep, is leading students to be less healthy and...

News in Brief – Nov. 26

November 26, 2012

Concert tonight by guitar ensemble   The Wichita State Guitar Ensemble will perform a concert tonight alongside the Jazz Arts Ensemble.  Featured in the program are works by Charles Mingus, which are...

Soldiers, veterans journey back to the classroom

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

The discipline and focus it takes to be a successful soldier is similar to being a successful student. However, for most military veterans, it is difficult to make the transition from rigid structure to...

Wichita State student Cecilia Martinez Gomez helps get books to children in her home country of Paraguay.

A dusty book’s value is more than meets the eye

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

Lots of books can be found in the corners of students’ rooms, piled up and covered with dust. Wichita State graduate student Cecilia Martinez Gomez sees opportunities in those books. They could...

The plans for new residence halls and a parking garage has been made and the bid is set to be put forth on Jan. 4, 2013

New residence halls and parking garage added to the campus agenda

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

The Wichita State administration hopes a new residence hall and parking garage centrally located on campus will help increase the living, learning community and support the increasing enrollment at WSU. ...

GradeFirst Study Hall in Koch

GradesFirst assists student athletes

Staff Reporter Kat Sanders November 19, 2012

GradesFirst is a program that allows instructors to track and take note of students who are struggling and may need help.  About 4,000 WSU students were in GradesFirst this semester. “Sometimes students...

Bo Burnham performs comedy at WSU Hughes Metroplex last Friday night.

Bo Burnham brings three times the laughter

Staff Reporter November 19, 2012

Bo Burnham graced Wichita State’s Hughes Metroplex with his presence on Friday, pleasing more than 1,000 people with his crude humor and silly sing-a-long songs.   Before Burnham took to the stage,...

Wichita State's 2012 Man & Woman of the Year finalists.

Wichita State chooses Man and Woman of the Year

Staff Reporter November 19, 2012

And the winners of the Wichita State Man and Woman of the Year are . . . junior Sarah Thompson and senior Darren Beckham. “I was surprised,” Beckham said. “I knew I had a shot, but there was some...

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