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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Easy to see appeal of eSports at convention

Alex Perry February 8, 2016

As someone with a deep, abiding love of video games, I’ve never been particularly drawn to the highly competitive, rapidly growing eSports side of it. I’m just not skilled enough at any one game or...

Oscar contender ‘Room’ brings hope to hopeless situation

Alex Perry February 4, 2016

I almost feel like I’m doing “Room” a disservice by giving you 500 or so words of description and analysis. If you have any interest in it and you haven’t read or seen much about it, just stop...

The Sunflower’s Missouri Valley Conference mid-season awards

Evan Pflugradt February 1, 2016

It’s early February and the conference season in the Missouri Valley has climbed over it’s peak to see the other side. In a conference stifled by growing competition, league play has led to success...

Big choice for America’s youth with election looming

John Smith February 1, 2016

Turn on the news today and you are guaranteed to hear something about the presidential election.Despite being nearly a year out from the general election, speeches, rantsand debates pervade our television...

Government spending overhaul

Victoria Hendricks February 1, 2016

My boyfriend recently competed with other members of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M in a competition sponsored by the private rocket company SpaceX to revolutionize the modes of travel and transportation.Known...

Staff editorial: Parking garage would alleviate frustrations

Editorial board February 1, 2016

A parking garage may finally be in Wichita State’s future.Students, faculty and staff have grumbled about finding a parking spot for years. The never-ending battle could be resolved in fall 2017 if the...

Old school vs. new age: Quarterbacks showdown in Super Bowl 50

Joshua Duncan January 28, 2016

With a storyline of epic proportions, two of football’s finest quarterbacks will square off in Super Bowl 50.Advancing over wins in the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference...

Bay makes Benghazi boring in ‘13 Hours’

Alex Perry January 28, 2016

Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor” is one of the worst films ever made. It’s a special combination of excruciatingly awful writing, acting and a fundamental lack of historical accuracy that ends up being...

Staff Editorial: Food pantry offers solace

Editorial Board January 25, 2016

Last fall, Student Government Association received survey results from 100 students and found that almost 50 percent of those students had to choose between buying food and buying other items. Additionally,...

Left in the cold: Icy conditions a hazard on campus

John Smith January 25, 2016

I think by now we all are aware that winter is here. It came in droves, dropping temperatures below-freezing for several days on end, not to mention huge blizzards battering the eastern seaboard. While...

Both parties out of touch with young voters in different ways

Alex Perry January 25, 2016

It was when Hillary Clinton’s Twitter account asked its followers to describe their student loan debt using three emojis or less that I knew exactly what we were in for in this election cycle.This brazen...

Winter break filled with quality movies

Alex Perry January 21, 2016

December is perhaps the meatiest time of the year for quality film releases, as crowd-pleasing blockbusters and Oscar-bait movies dominate the marquee. The Sunflower doesn’t publish during that time,...

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