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Letter to the editor: On the Hesston shooting

Travis Edwards, WSU senior February 29, 2016

I was recently asked my opinion of the shooting in Hesston, Kansas, and I gave a summary of my fears for the future of Wichita State. I think it is important to have this debate about the changing of...

Editorial: Seniors, thanks for the ride

Sunflower Editorial Board February 29, 2016

There were few dry eyes Saturday in Charles Koch Arena. Shocker Nation said goodbye to five seniors at the end of the men’s basketball team’s final home game, a revengeful victory over Illinois State,...

Seniors prepare for emotional finale

Evan Pflugradt February 25, 2016

Five years ago, Ron Baker made the four-hour drive from Scott City to Wichita and unpacked his belongings into a two-person room in Fairmount Towers with roommate Evan Wessel. A year later, Fred VanVleet...

Baker, Grady lead as Shockers roll past Loyola in final road game

Evan Pflugradt February 25, 2016

Fred VanVleet has had a pretty generous history shooting the ball at Gentile Arena. Wednesday was anything but.Leading up to Wednesday night, VanVleet had not missed a shot in his two games in the arena...

Shockers making noise with season winding down

Nick Beach February 25, 2016

Fourteen seconds into the start of last Thursday’s game against Missouri State, Shaq Morris threw down an alley-oop pass from Fred VanVleet and the Shockers made an early statement on the Bears.Wichita...

Marissa’s Melodies: Ra Ra Riot continues to impress with latest album

Marissa Campbell February 25, 2016

With February coming to an end, the hopes of better music releases come with the beginning of March. Although the month overall was fairly slow, there were many enjoyable albums released this week, which...

Eerie ‘Witch’ brings atmosphere, not jump scares

Andrew Linnabary February 25, 2016

4/5 starsThe movie “The Witch” takes place roughly 50 years before the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. It serves as a precursor to the religious fanaticism of that period.It’s also a disturbing, atmospheric...

OPINION: Local media scorned for doing their jobs, covering breaking news

Danielle Prewitt February 22, 2016

Local media is “feeling the Bern.”Bernie Sanders’ campaign opened an office in Wichita last week and a loyal band of Sanders supporters — purportedly 900 of them — gathered for a rally Saturday...

‘Raise your voice’ over censorship

Victoria Hendricks February 22, 2016

My boyfriend recently got a job at an art gallery. One of the interview questions was what he would do and how he would respond if a visitor approached him offended by the art that was displayed.This got...

Frankamp could be turning it on just in time

Nick Beach February 18, 2016

The crowd in Charles Koch Arena regularly gasps as the ball separates from the right-hand of sophomore guard Conner Frankamp. Monday things were no different.With the game clock winding down in the first...

Try-hard ‘Deadpool’ not especially clever, funny

Alex Perry February 18, 2016

2/5 starsOn Facebook the past week, I’ve seen people share an open letter to parents written as the “Deadpool” character about his new movie. In it, he warns them not to take their kids to it because...

Pros, cons of school uniforms

Victoria Hendricks February 16, 2016

Any issue about parenting will drive many, even if they are not yet or no longer parents, hot under the collar. One interesting and provocative issue is of education, which seems to be an especially fiery...

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