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REVIEW: ‘Bottoms’ is the justice for gay losers you’ve been looking for

Trinity Ramm, Managing editor September 7, 2023

“Bottoms” is the gayest movie you’ve already seen. Part “Heathers,” part “Fight Club” and part “American Pie,” “Bottoms” is a culmination of teen and cult classics that is elevated...

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REVIEW: Slowdive’s ‘everything is alive’ takes the shoegaze crown

Sascha Harvey, Opinion editor September 5, 2023

I wouldn’t say I’m the biggest fan of Slowdive, but this is no fault of their own. Every Slowdive song I’ve listened to, I’ve absolutely adored, but I’ve never put in the time to listen to all...

The Starship food delivery robot is a new innovation that was intoduced to Wichita State in Fall 2023. The robot delivers food from restaurants in the RSC to your current location on the Starship app.

OPINION: The WSU food robots should only be used in circumstance

Tyler Guthrie, Columnist September 5, 2023

This year, Wichita State has many little six-wheel robots rolling around campus. They’re for people who would like their food brought to them. I see that this can work well, but not without fallacies.  Someone...

Vishnu Avva, member of Model UN, speaks to the Student Senate on Aug. 23.

Letter to the Editor: Student Government corruption impacts you

Vishnu Avva September 4, 2023

After the Student Government elections this year, I applied to join the Okere Administration as Legislative and Policy Director. I had previously interned for Governor Laura Kelly, a state Representative,...

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OPINION: Hostile architecture is the perfect way to ostracize homeless people

Loren Amelunke, Reporter September 2, 2023

As more and more of our people are being forced to survive on the streets, America is fighting back – just not in the way one would hope. The U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s information site,...

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REVIEW: Starbucks’ PSL celebrates 20 years, three new items added to the fall menu

Jacinda Hall, Podcast Editor August 29, 2023

It’s fall, y’all, and you know that means: Starbucks updated their fall lineup with new drinks and food items.  Added to the menu for 2023 are the Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Latte, the Baked Apple...

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REVIEW: ‘Gran Turismo’ thrills with fast action, striking visuals

Trinity Ramm, Managing Editor August 28, 2023

If you grew up in a house with a PlayStation 2, “Gran Turismo” may have been the bane of your existence – the game you simultaneously couldn’t get the hang of and couldn’t get enough of. Luckily,...

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EDITORIAL: When cowardly Kansas cops threaten the press, we fight back

Allison Campbell, News Editor August 25, 2023

If you haven't seen the national headlines posted by news outlets like The New York Times, CNN and NPR, you may not be aware of the most egregious attack on a Kansas newspaper office and the freedom of...

Boese: ‘Expect nothing to be handed to you’: It’s what got me here

Boese: ‘Expect nothing to be handed to you’: It’s what got me here

Emmie Boese, Reporter August 23, 2023

I’m finally here. It’s time for me to hang up my hat at The Sunflower and begin my professional career. I never thought I would be ending my time at The Sunflower a semester early during my senior...

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REVIEW: Hozier has done it again

Sascha Harvey, Opinion editor August 21, 2023

I’ve never met a casual fan of Hozier. Every fan I’ve encountered has been ready to go to war for him – not that he would ever ask you to.  My sister, who has never been a casual fan of anything,...

From the editor: Your stories are our stories

From the editor: Your stories are our stories

Mia Hennen, Editor-in-chief August 21, 2023

Every time I walk through Wichita State’s campus, there’s a high chance I’ll see someone I know, which, like many introverts, I find incredibly terrifying.  Running into people new and known...

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OPINION: How ‘Heartstopper’ gets teen queerness right and how other media may get it wrong

Sascha Harvey, Opinion editor August 19, 2023

I’ll be honest: I cringe at “Heartstopper.” The lines, delivery, some of the plot – it can be a bit hard to watch. When I started reading Alice Oseman’s webcomic, however, many years ago,...

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