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OPINION: Student discounts available with valid student ID, good for back to school relaxation

Maleah Evans, Summer News Editor August 12, 2025

As students, discounts are incredibly helpful.  Wichita State has a lesser-known program called Shock Stop, a partnership with companies in Wichita that allows students a small discount at participating...

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OPINION: The Crown Uptown’s future is in danger, Mayor and Co. are not saving it

Piper Pinnetti, Reporter July 28, 2025

The spotlight is dimming on one of Wichita’s iconic stages.The nearly 100-year-old Crown Uptown Theatre, nestled in the heart of College Hill, is back in the spotlight after the city of Wichita debates...

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REVIEW: Big combos and bigger lines: A journey to eating at Wichita’s first Raising Cane’s location on opening day

Kass Lewis, Reporter July 2, 2025

After getting in two wrong lines and waiting for nearly an hour on opening day, I found myself with a Three Finger Combo and a lemonade from the brand new Raising Cane’s on South Ridge Road.  While...

The Shockers watch the fireworks show in Eck Stadium after winning against KU on April 3. (File photo)

OPINION: Four Shocker softball, baseball games to re-watch over the 4th of July weekend

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 2, 2025

With Independence Day on Friday, I thought it'd be good to look back at some firework-packed Wichita State baseball and softball games from the last 10 years. In no particular order, here are four games...

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OPINION: More than letters: Greek life is a lifelong network

Ananda Smith, Reporter May 16, 2025

An earlier version of this story incorrectly named the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence the Foundation for Economic Education.  Many Shockers have been in school since kindergarten, living through...

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Unruh: Everyone has a story to tell

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor May 15, 2025

If my two years at The Sunflower have taught me one thing, it’s that everyone has an important story to tell.  In my role as sports editor, I’ve learned that the best features don’t always come...

Allison Campbell walks up to accept her award in editorial writing during the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Media conference.

Campbell: In the end, it’s the people who matter most

Allison Campbell, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

There’s no perfect way to start a goodbye column — there’s so much I’ve said, plenty that I’ve left unsaid and lots that I still have left to say. So before I start rambling (as I’m so well-known...

During the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Media conference, former Sunflower Editor-in-Chief Mia Hennen works with students from other student publications in Kansas during a trivia game.

Hennen: Leaving the red pen behind at The Sunflower

Mia Hennen, Managing Editor May 14, 2025

If I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting you, hi. How are you? Want to get to know me and my numerous haircuts over the last four years? Give me a Google. But, chances are, if you’re reading this,...

Sophia Best

Best: Working at The Sunflower taught me the true meaning of ‘Ad astra per aspera’

Sophia Best, Reporter May 12, 2025

I have always loved to write, but sharing my writing was another story. I was always awful at taking criticism, and I could never finish my personal projects because I kept coming up with different ideas...

Sascha Harvey

Harvey: You’re an impostor until you’re not

Sascha Harvey, Reporter May 12, 2025

When I was in high school, The Sunflower seemed like the best of the best. In my mind, the editor-in-chief was constantly in intense press conferences with high-profile people, sworn to secrecy alongside...

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OPINION: Leave the white for the weddings 

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor May 10, 2025

White on graduation day is practically asking for a disaster to happen.  On the day of my high school graduation, I had a white gown. I hadn’t put it on at my house, for fear I would have managed...

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OPINION: Embrace history and wear white to graduation

Aubri Baker, Reporter May 10, 2025

Wearing white isn’t just some random trend people follow for the aesthetic; it has been a tradition followed for decades.  It’s a meaningful tradition that goes back over a century, showing us...

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