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News in Brief – Nov. 12

November 12, 2012

Spring 2013 registration starts today for seniors   Online registration for spring semester began today at 7 a.m. for seniors, honors program members and graduate students. On Tuesday, students with at...

Philip Gaunt poses with his novel, "The Blane Game."

Elliott School professor gets first novel published

Staff Reporter November 12, 2012

In the mid to late 1980s, scientists examined the idea of sending telepathic messages, known as “Extra-Sensory Perception,” or ESP. At the same time, America experienced an influx of UFO sightings,...

Lonely? Look no further

Staff Reporter November 8, 2012

‘Tis the season to be jolly, falalalalala, and if Wichita State students are not happy then maybe going to auctions offered by the Asian Student Conference and Sigma Alpha Epsilon might just be the thing....

Food, food and more food

Staff Reporter November 8, 2012

Huxley the Hippo might remember past Wichita State students eating at spaghetti dinner’s hosted by fraternity Phi Delta Theta in years past, especially since Phi Delta Theta’s event is being hosted...

RSC Open House to be held today

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

It might look like a post-election celebration today in the Rhatigan Student Center. It’s not. It’s an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. coinciding with the Grand Opening of Pizza Hut Express. “This...

Obama Moves Forward

Web Editor November 7, 2012

I n a hotly contested election with numerous ups and downs, the final Electoral College vote has come in showing that President Barack Obama has won re-election. It was an incredible election with more...

Staying modern: WSU Libraries help students stay on the cutting edge

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

University libraries face the same challenge as any other institute of learning: how to adapt and evolve in an increasingly technology-heavy world.  The librarians and staff at Wichita State’s libraries...

Feeling Blue identifies with real people and events

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

For stage director Sandy Cabrera, the play by Milta Ortiz, “Feeling Blue,” has personal meaning, reminding her of the stories her parents told her of the El Salvador Civil War in 1980.  “My mother...

Voting for the first time

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

Rachel Dejmal is not a professor or even a graduate teaching assistant at Wichita State. Even so, she said she would like to lecture to some students – those who don’t vote. “If you don’t vote,...

Clock ticks as the race to the White House comes to a close

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

Amidst the thousands upon thousands of Americans who were in front of a television somewhere in the United States awaiting the results of the 2012 presidential elections were members of Wichita State’s...

Problems at the polls

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

In a close election season like this one has been, the last thing voters want are problems when trying to vote. Unfortunately for some Wichita State students, that’s exactly what they encountered. ...

Community members tackle WSU’s future at town hall meeting

Staff Reporter November 7, 2012

Monday night, the Wichita State University Strategic Planning Steering Committee invited local community members to participate in a town hall style meeting, “WSU: Your Hometown University,” at the...

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