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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Lindquist Hall lobby getting upgraded

Staff Reporter by Kat Saunders October 1, 2012

The Wichita State campus is no stranger to construction this semester. To add to the sometimes inconvenient landscape at the Rhatigan Student Center, construction to Lindquist Hall began last week to upgrade...

Former SGA presidential candidate continues to lead

Staff Reporter October 1, 2012

Tyler Nepote, a Wichita State junior studying finance and management, sat outside next to the sand volleyball court behind the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. Inside the building, about 20 young...

The Roundhouse event, hosted by WSU alumni association and was held last Saturday, is event to gather the community to participate in silent auctions to fundraise the the association.

Koch Arena stages bidding war with ‘Rockin’ the Roundhouse’ fundraiser

Staff Reporter October 1, 2012

Wichita State President John Bardo has advice for anyone bidding during silent auctions. “Bid high and often, and don’t outbid yourself,” he said Saturday at the Rockin’ the Roundhouse fundraising...

SWAT (Student Wellness Action Team) members Meet on Monday in the Heskett Center to discuss plans to improve health on campus for this academic year.

Become the change for fighting breast cancer

Staff Reporter September 27, 2012

I didn’t understand the emotional and helpless feeling a family member has when their loved one is diagnosed with cancer until my grandpa was diagnosed with it last week. There seems to be nothing I...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ brings comedic twist to popular Shakespearean play

Staff Reporter September 27, 2012

The curtain rises on “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” at 7:30 tonight for the opening of the Wichita State University School of Performing Arts’ season. Based on “Hamlet,” “Rosencrantz...

Interpreters give play a voice for hearing impaired

Staff Reporter September 27, 2012

They won’t receive billing in the program or a curtain call. They won’t even be seen by most of the audience. Despite that, interpreters Dibs Willis and Kimberly Smith bring “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...

The loudest voice is the one not spoken

Staff Reporter September 26, 2012

Having heard noises and some words here and there for most of her young life with a hearing aid, Lorita Slieter never knew there was an entire community full of professionals who were also deaf, until...

Financial Literacy Project to aid students

Staff Reporter by Kat Saunders September 26, 2012

The Office for Faculty Development and Student Success is offering a program online to help students learn to manage their finances while in college. “If you know how much it costs each year and you...

Rhatigan reopens, a little bit

Staff Reporter September 26, 2012

Fewer customers are eating, drinking and socializing at the wRECk Center on the second floor of the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State. That’s because the food court on the first floor reopened...

The Vietnamese Student Association preparing lanturns for their big traditional Mid-Autumn Moon Festival event Wednesday in front of Ablah.

Celebrate the Moon Festival today with VSA near Ablah

Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2012

The lanterns are more than just beautiful. For students like Vy Le, who comes from Vietnam, the lanterns mean so much more. “Whenever I look at the lantern, it reminds me of my childhood,” Le said....

The Wichita State community garden is located on the east side of the Rhatigan Student Center.

RSC construction puts future of Community Garden at risk

Staff Reporter September 26, 2012

Students walking around the construction fence surrounding the Rhatigan Student Center may have noticed something seemingly out of place amid the dirt piles and heavy machinery. Wichita State has its own...

Electronic textbooks could one day replace the physical copy that is more expensive and difficult to carry around.

Electronic textbooks make their presence on campus

Staff Reporter September 26, 2012

Traditional hardback and paper textbooks may soon be a thing of the past if the testing of an e-textbook program merits a change. Wichita State is one of 28 colleges and universities across the country...

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