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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

An Alien’s Perspective: On long distance relationships

Staff Reporter September 29, 2014

Long distance relationships seem to be pretty unpopular in the U.S. — or at least that’s what I have gathered from talking to people in general about it.Over the past few weeks, a couple of my friends...

‘Law & Order: SVU’ starts sweet 16th season

Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2014

Not many shows can say their 16th season makes the show feel fresh.NBC’s hit drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, however, can.The show ended season 15, described as the most intense of all, with...

Running with Reynolds: Forget the thigh gap, it’s not happening

Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

“That thigh gap, though.”Gross. I’ve seen those words countless times – comments and captions paired with an image of an itty-bitty girl’s waist in a teeny-weeny bikini, yellow polka dots or...

Acceptable, but not mindblowing, murder mystery in ‘Tombstones’

Movie Reviewer September 25, 2014

Maybe it’s because the movie theater marquee has been a dumpster fire for the past month and a half, but “A Walk Among the Tombstones” feels refreshing right now.There’s nothing particularly original...

Jake’s Jams: atl-J hits calmer waters

Managing Editor September 25, 2014

There are “hipsters” and there are hipsters. The former are the ones you see around campus wearing beanies in 100-degree weather, sipping Americanos and listening to Sigur Rós through boutique headphones...

Waging war on the minimum wage

Managing Editor September 24, 2014

Minimum wage across the United States is as varied as the states carrying them. In Washington, the wage is $9.32 per hour. In Kansas — like in many other states — it’s $7.25 per hour.Federal minimum...

Letter from your student body president: On sexual assault

Student Body President September 24, 2014

The topic of sexual assault at universities across the United States has been at the forefront of conversation this fall, Wichita State included.Passionate dialogue has sparked among invested students,...

Binging Netflix

Staff Reporter September 24, 2014

“I’ll just wake up at 4 and do homework then,” I said.I have uttered these words countless times throughout college. Sometimes I replace homework with studying — I don’t get anything done regardless.Some...

Change: Thoughts about identity and detachment

Staff Reporter September 22, 2014

“Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” an episode from the fifth season of Rod Serling’s classic show “The Twilight Zone,” tells the story of Marilyn, an 18 year old living in a dystopian future —...

Peace out, Wichita

Staff Reporter September 22, 2014

Peace out, my fellow Shockers! I will be embarking on a new adventure this semester as I study abroad at the University of Chester in England. I’ll be stepping on the plane this Friday and will return...

An Alien’s Perspective: On naivety, news, violence and war

Staff Reporter September 22, 2014

A few weeks ago, several people I knew seemed baffled by a prisoner exchange the U.S. was involved in. I could almost swear it was the first time they’d heard of a prisoner exchange program.Over the...

Log out of Facebook

Columnist September 18, 2014

In the fall of 2007, my Facebook profile was born. This spring, I killed it. But to be fair, it was never really alive. It was just a not-quite-right copy of me.Facebook isn’t real life — it’s a...

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