Hello, Shockers. Welcome to the fall semester. So far, 2020 has been one for the record books. There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world on its axis. Education – and nearly...

The chorus of Rihanna’s “Take A Bow” currently plays on loop as I think about the actions of many corporations, politicians and educational institutions over the last month.  Just like the Barbadian...

Like all presidents, Donald Trump talks a lot about the military.  He is campaigning for reelection as a strong commander-in-chief, but his rhetoric undermines democracy. Much of the initial analysis...

If one thing is clear after the controversy that surrounded Ivanka Trump’s invitation and subsequent disinvitation to be a keynote speaker at WSU Tech’s virtual commencement ceremony, it’s that the...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Joan Minor-Grayson, a Shocker alumna, originally wrote this letter to associate professor Jennifer Ray in response to her open letter that said WSU's reputation was "at stake" if Ivanka...

EDITOR’S NOTE: WSU and WSU Tech officials announced Thursday night that Ivanka Trump will no longer be a commencement speaker at Saturday’s virtual ceremony. The following letter was written before...

32 hours.  That’s how much time elapsed before I finally reopened Twitter after finding out about the horrific murder of George Floyd by former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin. I couldn’t...

Around five decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. uttered a quote that doesn’t get too much recognition. “The problem is that we all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism...

After five years of college, graduation day is fast approaching — a pivotal day that marks the next saga in my life — and it couldn’t be more anticlimactic.  At least Wichita State isn’t having...

I first started reporting in January at the end of my senior year.  At the time, I had experience in essay and fiction writing, but I had never written for a newspaper, so I was a little nervous starting...

It is time for my graduation from Wichita State University. It wasn’t the way I planned on ending my undergraduate experience, but it doesn’t take away from all the things I have experienced during...

  I remember the day I took my job application down to The Sunflower’s newsroom as a senior in high school. So much has changed since then. I would say my time at Wichita State has...