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Senators listen to deliberations on the allocation of student fee funding during the Student Senate meeting on March 26.

Student Senate passes preliminary student fees funding, adds $9,000 for Tilford Commission

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 27, 2025

Wichita State's Student Senate passed its initial allocation of student fees for fiscal year 2026 in a Wednesday night meeting that went into the early morning hours of Thursday morning. The Senate added...

The lower level of Ablah Library after most of the carpet was removed due to flooding.

‘We’re lucky’: Ablah faces unknown timeline for restoration following flood

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 27, 2025

Brent Mai, Wichita State’s Dean of University Libraries, said that when Ablah Library flooded the Sunday before spring break, the water rose to four inches across the 50,000 square foot lower floor....

Monica Lounsbery, the recently named senior executive vice president and provost for Wichita State, introduces herself to the Faculty Senate on Jan. 13. Lounsbery recently released information about how DEI changes are impacting WSU.

Provost, vice president for Student Affairs release statements about how WSU is handling federal DEI changes

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 26, 2025

Wichita State’s provost released a statement on Wednesday via the university’s faculty and staff newsletter saying that WSU is making several changes to comply with federal challenges to diversity,...

Parking Lot 5 on Wichita State's campus on March 25.

Lot 5 along 21st Street will close Wednesday due to fireworks

Megan Bailey, Reporter March 25, 2025

A section of parking, Lot 5, located on 21st Street between the Corbin Education Center and Eck Stadium, will be closed on Wednesday due to fireworks that will be set off after the softball game, the university...

Wichita community memebrs listen to religious leaders speak at a prayer vigil. The vigil was held to mourn those who lost their lives in the 5342 crash on Wedneday Jan. 30.

Here’s what investigators have released so far about the crash of Flight 5342 that took off from Wichita

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 24, 2025

The country was in shock following the deadly crash that killed 67 people in January when a plane that had departed from Wichita collided with an Army helicopter as it prepared to land in Washington, D.C.  The...

A sign informs visitors in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center that the elevator is closed.

Elevator in Duerksen Fine Arts Center closed until further notice

Megan Bailey, Reporter March 22, 2025

The elevator in Wichita State’s Duerksen Fine Arts Center is broken and will need replacement parts, according to an email sent by the office of Student Accommodations and Testing.  “It is estimated...

A Wichita State University police car parked on campus (file photo)

‘Suspicious device’ that caused bomb threat alert near campus was crashed drone

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 21, 2025

Wichita State University sent out an emergency alert regarding a bomb threat at 17th Street and Yale Street Thursday night at 10:42 p.m. It was followed by an “all clear” alert at 11 p.m. WSU campus...

(Photo courtesy of Brent Mai)

Update: Ablah library remains open, lower level closed for “foreseeable future”

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 20, 2025

Wichita State’s Ablah Library is open following flooding on the library’s lower level that left it mostly closed on Monday. Dean of University Libraries Brent Mai said in an email that the lower...

A screenshot of the Kansas Board of Regents 2025 enrollment report, showing a decrease in both total and full-time enrollment across Kansas' public universities. (Courtesy of KBOR)

Kansas sees decreased enrollment across public universities

Kass Lewis, Reporter March 18, 2025

The monthly meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents — the body that oversees higher education in the state — revealed that lower enrollment is a trend across Kansas.  The presentation came just...

Ablah Library on March 17.

Parts of Ablah Library closed due to flooding, will reopen Tuesday

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 17, 2025

Most of Wichita State’s Ablah Library is closed Monday, March 17 due to flooding on the lower level, according to the library. The website for Ablah Library displayed a red banner on Monday morning...

Students enter a building on Wichita State's campus. (File photo)

Fire sprinkler testing to start on Monday

Megan Bailey, Reporter March 15, 2025

Over the next two weeks, the Wichita State Fire Safety and Myers Automatic Fire Protection will test fire sprinklers throughout campus. The inspection is done annually and will begin on Monday, March 17.  “Housing...

Speaker of the Student Senate Victoria Owens speaks in affirmation of an act creating a scholarship to help students get tested for ADHD, autism or learning disabilities at a meeting on March 12.

SGA creates fund to help students obtain ADHD, autism or learning disability diagnoses

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor March 15, 2025

Wichita State students may be able to apply for money to pay for ADHD, autism or learning disability testing in order to receive academic accommodations next fall. The Student Government Association created...

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