OPINION: Ideological purity unattainable in American politics
Jeromiah Taylor, Opinion Editor
March 4, 2020
Social media is a conflagration of pro-candidate odes and anti-candidate diatribes. “Bernie Bros” and “Warren Surrogates” bathe in the virtual blood of their online enemies as the media establishment weighs the platforms and perceived electability of the candidates in the democratic primary. Perhaps...
OPINION: Chief Ramsey has apologized for his inflammatory statement, but how will he actually address sexual assault?
Max Benett, Columnist
March 4, 2020
While presenting crime statistics on Tuesday, Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsey made a rather troubling statement about women’s culpability in their own sexual assaults. He reported that more teens and adults were raped in 2019 than in 2018. As difficult as that is to hear, it was far from the...
OPINION: Trump is a warmonger
Reid Kurkerewicz, Columnist
March 4, 2020
Republicans tend to heap praise on President Donald Trump, no matter what he does, but the president sometimes receives credit from establishment Democrats and mainstream punditsfor his foreign policy decisions. This praise comes from politicians who held power during both the Obama and Bush administrations. Despite...
LTTE: Letter from SGA Election Commissioners
Sophie Maples and Star Billingsley, 2020 Election Commissioners
February 26, 2020
Dear Students, Our time has come again and it is up to us to ensure that we take our seat at the table. About a month ago the Election Commission kicked off the formal election declaration process. Since then, we have been working with faculty, staff, administrators and student organizations all over...
OPINION: Having sex? Get tested.
Jeromiah Taylor, Opinion Editor
February 24, 2020
I remember that in my conservative childhood church, there was a preacher who always seemed to give the sermons about sex. He would walk up to the podium, lean in, and facetiously hiss the words, “Let’s talk about sex” — stretching out the “x” in “sex” like a lecherous serpent. Your...
OPINION: Here’s how Kansans can help Democrats
Reid Kurkerewicz, Columnist
February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner of the national Democratic primary, and major national polls project his victory over Trump in the general election. The senator's unabashedly progressive stances could spark a meaningful pendulum swing back from a destructive Trump era. But what can leftists and Democra...
OPINION: Music snobs, your privilege is showing
Jeromiah Taylor, Opinion Editor
February 19, 2020
Every morning, I get dressed, cross the street for coffee, return home, and begin listening to music. This ritual is non-negotiable. People who know only a certain version of me are often surprised by the music I most often turn to in times of quiet contentment, direst distress, and greatest joy...
OPINION: Debating the fate of Century II
Katie Smith and Brogan Gillmore
February 12, 2020
With Century II supporters fighting the Wichita Riverfront planners' attempts to demolish the performing arts and convention center, Sunflower columnists Katie Smith and Brogan Gillmore debate the fate of the facility. It’s my theatre, and I want it in town Wichita needs to reconsi...
OPINION: WSU must invest in future of the humanities
Jeromiah Taylor, Opinion Editor
February 6, 2020
Since President Jay Golden stepped foot on campus, talks of bold changes in the direction of shared governance and transparency have abounded. Golden commissioned department reports from all academic colleges and other university divisions, and on Jan. 21, The Sunflower reported that on top of reimagining...
Time to argue: Here’s why one of these teams will definitely win the Super Bowl
Marshall Sunner and Morgan Anderson
February 2, 2020
The Sunflower's Marshall Sunner and Morgan Anderson want to argue about who will win Super Bowl LIV. We'll let you decide. San Fransisco 49ers It’s plain and simple. The San Francisco 49ers will win Super Bowl LIV, and it’s not even debatable. But it’s my job to tell you why. Rewind t...
EDITORIAL: Today and every day should be Student Press Freedom Day
Sunflower Staff
January 29, 2020
This Student Press Freedom Day, The Sunflower staff is grateful for the courageous high school students and teachers who lobbied for the Kansas Student Publications Act more than 25 years ago. Kansas was one of the first states to enact such a law to protect the freedoms of journalism students and...
OPINION: Should you live on campus? Here are the pros and cons
Kamilah Gumbs, Columnist
January 27, 2020
Finding a college is tough. Deciding if a program is good enough for you, if the tuition is worth it, and whether to travel across the country or only 20 minutes across town, is a mental journey. For those of us who live further away from our institution of choice, we have to worry about housing....
