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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...

Megan Bailey (cropped)

Bailey: The Sunflower, a special experience to never forget

Megan Bailey, Reporter May 9, 2025

When I first majored in communication during my freshman year at Wichita State, I had no idea what the major entailed. I thought it was about helping people — which it is — but I wasn’t interested...

The door to McKnight's darkroom as a student uses the lab to process their photos on Thursday, May 1.

WSU must shine a light on the McKnight darkroom

Angellica Klingsick, Reporter May 6, 2025

Before the era of digital photography, there was film photography. Photographs were taken by cameras, such as 35mm film cameras, and the film had to be developed using certain chemicals and techniques...

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OPINION: Academic work isn’t a waste, unless you ignore its value

Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor May 2, 2025

University libraries are more than just a warehouse for books — they’re a symbol of scholarship, collaboration and care for intellectual legacy. That’s why it’s deeply unsettling that Ablah Library...

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OPINION: End of the year worsens for students as finals and move-out dates are combined.

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor May 1, 2025

One of the worst weeks of the semester is finals week. Whether it's from copious amounts of late-night studying for exams that seem longer than the constitution or from last-minute editing for a project,...

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OPINION: Long awaited pickleball courts, despite flaws, offer a good time

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor May 1, 2025

After months of anticipation and wondering if it would ever come to be, the pickleball courts finally opened, now sporting a new location. On April 11, the long awaited amenity opened back up at its new...

A rendition of what the popular AI trend could look like, if done by real artists. (Illustration)

OPINION: Wichita State shuns local artists with artificial intelligence in recent social media posts

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor April 28, 2025

In a world where brain rot and ChatGPT run the internet, one would think that a university would help foster and support imagination and creativity. But Wichita State has done just the opposite. A trend...

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Letter to the Editor: I don’t plan on attending Turning Point USA’s screening of ‘Identity Crisis’ — here’s why.

Anonymous, Wichita State student April 27, 2025

On April 16, I saw Wichita State University Turning Point USA student chapter promoting its screening for a new documentary, “Identity Crisis.” Produced by The Daily Wire in collaboration with Turning...

The Peeps Sunflower staff tried.

‘Peeps’ this: Sunflower staff ranks Peeps marshmallows

Mya Scott, Assistant Editor April 19, 2025

As Easter approaches, we as a society must face the ever-present truth that hangs over our heads, a truth that must be voiced for the voiceless: Peeps are the best easter candy.  Four staff members...

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