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MyWSU login opened on a computer. (File photo)

WSU issues guidelines on email signatures following state, DEI law

Piper Pinnetti, Reporter July 17, 2025

Wichita State is mandating faculty and staff to update their email signature blocks and ensure compliance with new state legislation related to diversity, equity and inclusion, following guidance from...

Five people have filed to run for the District 1 City Council seat. / Wichita Journalism Collaborative

City Council candidates in District 1 to participate in forum at WSU

Jacinda Hall, WJC Reporter July 14, 2025

The Wichita Journalism Collaborative will hold a forum on July 15 for candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat. Three City Council seats are up for re-election this fall. But District...

Lindquist Hall is a part of Wichita State's main campus. Build in 1976, Lindquist Hall is the tallest building on campus.

Wichita State Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Center has a new space

Maleah Evans, Summer News Editor July 3, 2025

Academic advising will be in a new location for Wichita State students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  It was announced Tuesday, in WSU Today and an email to LAS students, that the advising...

Jeffrey Jarman, director of the Elliott School of Communication, speaks at the screening of the "Unwarranted" documentary at Wichita State. Jarman moderated a panel, which discussed the documentary's creation on Feb. 4, 2024 (File photo).

Jeff Jarman, director of the Elliott School of Communication, is leaving the university

Maleah Evans, Summer News Editor July 3, 2025

Jeffrey Jarman, Director of the Elliott School of Communication, is leaving the university after 29 years. He has accepted a full-time position to work as a litigation consultant and will officially retire...

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Wichita State student among 8 dead in Mexico car crash on family trip

Taliyah Winn, Editor-in-Chief July 2, 2025

Nuvia Castillo, a Wichita State student, was among eight dead in a fatal car crash in Mexico on Monday night, according to the GoFundMe. Castillo was studying nursing at WSU, and she was on a family...

Congressman Maxwell Frost addresses issues with the current political climate in the country. The meet was held at the Hughes Metroplex in Wichita.

Out-of-state congressmen address Kansas residents in town hall on WSU campus

Taliyah Winn, Editor-in-Chief July 1, 2025

Nearly 1,700 people gathered at the Hughes Metroplex, north of Wichita State’s main campus, to attend an unusual Kansas congressional town hall meeting, headlined by two out-of-state congressmen. Sen....

Wichita State University President Richard Muma listens as other university representatives present on behalf of their universities at a Kansas Board of Regents meeting on May 15.

KBOR approves 4% raise for Muma, alongside compensation increases for CEOs across Kansas universities

Taliyah Winn, Editor-in-Chief June 30, 2025

The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) approved a 4% compensation increase for Wichita State President Richard Muma, as part of an annual review of CEO compensation among Kansas universities. The CEOs' increases...

Max Wheeler, the assistant coach for the women's tennis team at Wichita State, watches the match against Tulsa on April 8, 2024. Wheeler was recently arrested for aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal sodomy with a child and electronic solicitation.

Case against former WSU assistant coach for child sex crimes moves forward

Maleah Evans, Summer News Editor June 20, 2025

Last year, a former Wichita State assistant women’s tennis coach, Max Wheeler, was charged with several sex crimes against a child. The complaint said that the victim was 14 or 15 years old and that...

The desks of the Kansas Board of Regents members during their meeting hosted on May 15, 2024 in Topeka.

KBOR approves 3.5% tuition rate increase at Wichita State, fees remain flat

Taliyah Winn, Editor in Chief June 12, 2025

The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) approved a 3.5% tuition rate increase for the upcoming year at Wichita State University at Wednesday’s meeting. The approved increase is expected to cost $131.76...

SGA Senators are sworn in at the 2025 inauguration. (File photo)

Wichita State Student Government courts investigating International Student Union election

Maleah Evans, Summer News Editor June 10, 2025

Wichita State's Student Government Association (SGA) announced Monday that it is conducting an investigation into the International Student Union's (ISU) election process. In a statement posted to its...

Pride colors were placed in various vendors' tents for the Big Gay Market on June 8. The event takes place annually in Wichita.

PHOTOS: Big Gay Market

Garima Thapa, Photographer June 9, 2025

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