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The Sunflower

Three DIY gifts

Staff Reporter December 5, 2014

If you’re looking for some do it yourself gifts this Christmas, I’m here to give you some tips on the best gift creations you can make.Reindeer Cocoa Cones: These fun treats make a great stocking stuffer...

‘Mockingjay’ worth seeing despite being half a movie

Movie Reviewer December 5, 2014

As someone with attention deficit problems, I will never complain about a movie only being two hours long instead of three.However, pacing is more important than length.If you can tell your story in one...

Jake’s Jams: Top 5 Christmas albums

Managing Editor December 5, 2014

Let’s be honest. Nobody really likes Christmas music. Tradition somehow keeps it alive and people listen to it out of nostalgia — which is never a good reason to listen to anything for two months.In...

Get your butt to the game

Sports Editor December 3, 2014

After missing the Wichita State men’s basketball exhibition game, I’ve since been to each and every home game covering the Shockers for the Sunflower.Let me say this, I’m not impressed with the students....

Player to watch for Shockers

Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

She is a 5-foot-10 junior guard from Branson, Mo. and a player to continue watching this women’s Shocker basketball season.Wichita State women’s basketball head coach Jody Adams, senior guards Jamillah...

It’s been real, it’s been real fun

Managing Editor December 3, 2014

So my time is up. I have to go find a real job in a real office with (hopefully) a real salary with benefits. But first, I was given practically unlimited space to write whatever I want.First off, I will...

The geezer graduates

Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

My dearest Sunflower readers, as I finish my second semester with this paper, I finish my time at Wichita State, as well.While working for the Sunflower, I have had the honor of meeting people from many...

A few of my final thoughts

Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

Years from now, when I stroll around Wichita State, I wish to see ch-ch-ch-changes.I’d love to marvel at Dr. Bardo’s ambitious Innovation Campus project in its final stages.Nothing would please me...

Body cameras add accountability for police, but still not answer

Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

National action is now coming out of the events in Ferguson, Mo.President Obama is asking Congress this week for $75 million to buy 50,000 more body-worn cameras for local law enforcement, according to...

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Let’s all be colorblind’

December 3, 2014

Your article made it very difficult to not elicit frustration. At first I thought the title was a joke.Danielle, do you honestly believe by not addressing the issue of racism in regards to police brutality...

New ‘Star Wars’ film teaser reignites excitement

Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2014

Nov. 28, 2014 will be a day long remembered and not because it saw the end of Obi-Wan-Kenobi, or the possible end of the Rebel Alliance.However, the teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”...

‘Leaving Time’ succeeds with message of grief

Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2014

Jodi Picoult’s most recent novel, “Leaving Time,” has a message about grief and how the ones we love never truly leave us, even in death.The novel, released in October, follows 13-year-old Jenna...

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