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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Letter to the Editor: Why Kansas needs to repeal the death penalty

March 23, 2015

We have come a long way as a nation as we work to make our country a better, safer and more just place for all citizens to live.In the past century, we have moved toward many practices that are more humane...

Baseball isn’t always boring

Staff Reporter March 11, 2015

Before coming to Wichita State, I was never a big fan of baseball. It’s not for everyone. The games are often long, and some people might call them boring.These days, I enjoy going to Shocker games for...

Wichita State needs to reconsider, appeal the NCAA

Sports Editor March 11, 2015

Numerous things occurred this offseason with Wichita State’s baseball team.Of course, they brought in some great recruits, thanks to second-year head coach Todd Butler. The worst news in the offseason...

Softball has unfinished business in MVC

Staff Reporter March 11, 2015

Last year, Wichita State won its first Missouri Valley Conference championship in softball. Don’t be surprised if — when — it happens again.I’m calling it now.After finishing last season with the...

Keep believing in baseball

Staff Reporter March 11, 2015

Baseball at Wichita State is a proud program with an illustrious history.In case you forgot: WSU has 55 All-Americans, one national championship, seven College World Series appearances, two NCAA Super...

An Alien’s Perspective: On India’s ban of ‘India’s Daughter’

Staff Reporter March 9, 2015

Looking at the statistics on per capita rape, India is by no means a leader. At 2.0 rapes reported per 100,000 people, it falls behind several countries such as Sweden, Jamaica, Bolivia, Costa Rica, New...

Hidden gem of Wichita State: South Campus

Staff Reporter March 9, 2015

The Wichita State South Campus has a lot of character, more than those who have never taken a class there know. The facilities and staff are a wonderful extension of WSU.If you can take a class down there,...

Free boxing worth the investment for promoters, fans

Staff Reporter March 9, 2015

Free boxing? Count me in.Saturday boxing is returning to primetime television in hard-hitting fashion. NBC featured two of boxing’s most prominent prospects with Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman in two...

Cotton wins MVC Defensive Player of the Year, left off MVC First Team

Sports Editor March 4, 2015

Five Wichita State men’s basketball players were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference Tuesday.University of Northern Iowa’s Seth Tuttle came away with the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year award....

‘Students funding students’

Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2015

Every spring semester, a handful of campus groups and organizations make their annual proposals of allocations from student fees for the next fiscal year.During tonight’s Student Government Association...

Letter from the student body president: On nonacademic misconduct transcript notation

Student Body President March 4, 2015

Earlier this semester, the Wichita State Student Senate passed a resolution in support of a policy proposal that would establish a non-academic misconduct transcript notation.The purpose of the resolution...

Addition by subtraction

Staff Reporter March 4, 2015

Oftentimes I hear students complain about not having enough time to accomplish the myriad of things they’re striving for in college.It seems the older we get the more we want to do, but we have less...

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