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The Wichita State University water tower stands on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Summer and fall classes available

Sophia Best, Reporter March 3, 2025

Wichita State has released the list of classes for the 2025 summer and fall semesters. Students can see these classes on their myWSU Banner search or the WSU custom search  Registration begins on April...

Kylee Hower, the student body president, delievers the State of the Student Body address. Hower spoke  about discrimination she's faced as a woman in leadership, the duties and responsibilities of Student Government and unfinished Senate business.

Monday is last day to enter race for Student Government

Megan Bailey, Reporter March 2, 2025

Monday, March 3 is the last day for Shockers to enter the race for student body president. To declare candidacies for the upcoming election, students can visit ShockerSync and fill out the candidate application...

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ICE agents now allowed on college campuses; what resources do students have?

Sophia Best, Reporter February 27, 2025

Students in the Shocker Success Center may have noticed red papers placed throughout the building. In both Spanish and English, the papers outline how people can respond in the event a U.S. Immigration...

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‘Disregard for animal welfare’: Documents detail how WSU researcher violated lab animal protocol

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 27, 2025

In April 2024, Shang-You Yang, an adjunct associate professor in Wichita State’s biology department, was supervising a cancer research project. By the end of the month, the project was suspended due...

Kadrian Ayarza films her lines for the Amazon Prime show, "The College Tour." Ayarza filmed her A Roll outside the Shocker Success Center on Sept. 10.

Wichita State episode of ‘The College Tour’ available now

Megan Bailey, Reporter February 26, 2025

Wichita State’s episode of the “The College Tour” is now available for students and the WSU community to watch.  “The College Tour” is a show featuring universities from all over the country....

Bill Simon, a 1971 graduate of Wichita State, was inducted into the Fairmount Hall of Fame on Feb. 4.

Unconventional college instructors led alum to a career fighting cancer

Riley Sipes, Reporter February 26, 2025

Bill Simon, a Wichita State alum, co-founded Sun Nuclear Corporation in 1984 with his wife and an old colleague. The company’s focus is to create and improve upon radiation technology used to treat cancer. However,...

Speaker of the Student Senate Victoria Owens explains the constitutional amendment she introduced to the senate Feb. 12. The amendment would end the practice of appointing interim senators who must be confirmed to their seat by a vote from their constituents.

Student Senate moves to allow appointment of senators

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 22, 2025

Students may see a constitutional question on the ballot for the Student Government Association (SGA) this April that would allow senators to be appointed to empty seats, rather than being voted in by...

SGA Sen. Hatch introduces his resolution, "Ice out ICE," to the Student Senate.

Student Government Association Senate calls for Wichita State to ‘Ice out ICE’

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor February 22, 2025

Wichita State’s Student Senate called for the university to take several actions in relation to the United States’ Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Senate voted 18-3 to pass “Ice out ICE”...

The Flats on May 4, 2023. (File photo)

Returning students limited to The Flats next year

Sophia Best, Reporter February 19, 2025

Returning students wanting to live on campus will be limited to The Flats for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.  The Suites have previously housed returning students if space allowed, however,...

Coffee in hand, Claire Stewart walks around Wichita State between classes, attempting to familarize herself with the campus on Jan. 22.

WSU campus open Wednesday, Feb. 19

Megan Bailey, Reporter February 18, 2025

Wichita State University will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Feb. 19. In-person classes will be in session at the discretion of instructors.   The university said in its announcement that...

The Kansas State Capitol building. (File photo)

Legislature overturns governor’s veto, enacts law to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care

Kami Steinle, Reporter February 18, 2025

The Kansas legislature passed The Help Not Harm Act on Feb. 18, overriding a veto by Governor Laura Kelly. The bill will go into effect after its publication in the Kansas Register, which is published...

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