Don’t sit this one out
TJ Rigg, Reporter
March 16, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
It seems only yesterday Americans were collectively ready for the 2016 General Election to be over. Regardless of political party, it seemed everyone was ready for it to end and move on. Kansans living in the 4th Congressional District originally would not have voted for a new Congressman until...
Smith: As we innovate, let’s also deliberate
Brennen Smith, Reporter
March 13, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves with the whole Innovation Campus idea. Before the world continues in its trend of the exponential growth in the technology sphere, let’s take a second as a campus to think before we jump onto the bullet train that’s heading for who-knows-what. Ablah Librar...
Linnabary: Renovation Campus
Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor
March 13, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Forget innovation for a minute ... let’s talk renovation. Fine arts Our fine arts buildings need work. Henrion and McKnight, which flooded in September, have been repaired by Facilities countless times to no avail. You can keep your finger plugged in a levy’s leak to hold back the water and n...
Beach: Shockers drastically underseeded
Nick Beach, Reporter
March 13, 2017
Filed under Bracket Busters, Columns, Opinion, Opinion (Postseason)
Wichita State will take on the seven-seeded Dayton Flyers in Indianapolis at 6:10 p.m. Friday evening. Should the Shockers win it would set up a rematch of the classic 2014 bout between the Shockers and the Kentucky Wildcats, the No. 2 seed in the South Region. Many bracketologists and fans alike...
Kelly: Brownback would leave behind battered legacy
Matthew Kelly, Reporter
March 12, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Two years ago this month, Governor Sam Brownback was on hand as Wichita State and KU’s men’s basketball teams squared off in the NCAA Tournament. The camera crew panned to display Brownback on the arena’s video board, sporting a T-shirt with both team’s logos — like a parent who didn’t want...
Shirk: March Madness is almost here, so who’s dancing?
Tanner Shirk, Reporter
March 9, 2017
Filed under Bracket Busters, Columns, Men's Basketball, Opinion, Opinion (Postseason), Special Editions, Sports
Selection Sunday is my second favorite day of the year, right behind Christmas. The constant speculation of which teams will see their bubbles burst and which teams will earn the chance to be the next “Cinderella story” will finally come to an end. Epic matchups. Upsets. Unforgettable endings....
Beach: Have the Shockers played their final game in the MVC?
Nick Beach, Reporter
March 9, 2017
Filed under Bracket Busters, Columns, Men's Basketball, Opinion, Opinion (Postseason), Special Editions, Sports
Relax. Wichita State has officially secured its automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with Sunday’s victory over Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game. The Shockers are headed to their sixth straight NCAA Tournament but this is only their second automatic bid in that...
Hopper: Next year the Shockers should be even better
Matt Hopper, Reporter
March 9, 2017
Filed under Bracket Busters, Columns, Men's Basketball, Opinion, Opinion (Postseason), Special Editions, Sports
This season had many names before it began: the beginning of the post-Baker-and-VanVleet era, a rebuilding year, the chance for the Missouri Valley to finally be up for grabs. Instead, the Shockers finished 30-4, won the MVC tournament and now hold an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After being...
Beach: KenPom could be huge for Shockers in future years
Nick Beach, Reporter
March 9, 2017
Filed under Bracket Busters, Columns, Men's Basketball, Opinion, Opinion (Postseason), Special Editions, Sports
According to kenpom.com, Wichita State is currently the 10th best team in the country. KenPom is an extended basketball metrics system that’s been active since 2002 and has gained attention in recent years. Ken Pomeroy founded the website 15 years ago with the idea that college basketball fans needed...
Pflugradt: If you’re reading this, student fees affect you
Evan Pflugradt, Editor in Chief
March 9, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Should The Sunflower take on a reduction more than $53,000 short of their student fees request for the second year in a row, they could possibly cease a print publication for the first time since their first print in 1896. Tuition increases suck. We all know that. Those dollars, however, benefit each...
Linnabary: ‘Hndrxx’ splashes color into Future’s icy-grey world
Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor
March 5, 2017
Filed under Columns, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Opinion
"When you get high enough, you can dodge raindrops." Substance abuse is a journey down a dark tunnel that, if left untreated, culminates in total blackness. Interspersed down that tunnel are rays of light, some bright, some flickering. They keep the addict tunneling deeper down. "Hndrxx," Future's...
Beach: Wolverine’s swansong ‘Logan’ worth a watch
Nick Beach, Reporter
March 4, 2017
Filed under Columns, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Movies, Opinion
“Logan,” a Wolverine flick and the latest installment in the X-Men franchise, is a worthy trip to the theater this March. It also marks Hugh Jackman's final time portraying the clawed mutant. Here's some story context: Wolverine is taking care of the ailing Professor X, played by Patrick ...