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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Christians who refuse Syrian refugees refuse Jesus Christ

Victoria Hendricks November 23, 2015

In the wake of the recent attacks in Beirut, Paris and other places around the world, innocent and scared people are fleeing from the Middle East where the terror group ISIS reigns supreme. They are looking...

Trigger warnings are important, harmless

Alex Perry November 23, 2015

Last week, Wichita State faculty members convened to discuss the merits of including trigger warnings (usually abbreviated as TW) on class syllabi.As The Sunflower’s news coverage indicates, the reception...

Shepard’s resolution to remove himself from office was dramatic, frivolous

Editorial Board November 23, 2015

Student Body President Joseph Shepard authored a resolution last week calling for his resignation from his position.The resolution was presented — to everyone’s surprise — to the Student Government...

Tunnel of Oppression: Good intention, overwhelming execution

Amanda Hansen November 19, 2015

I walked into a dimly lit room with words of hate and discrimination lining the walls in the Rhatigan Student Center and found solace within the confines of my extraordinarily bland reporter’s notebook. I...

Letter to the editor: On Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Rachel Cox November 16, 2015

As human beings, we all share certain innate things in common. Two of those things are: we were all children at one point, and we do not choose the situation of our birth. For these reasons, most of us...

Letter to the editor: On Blackboard, wichita.edu

Johnna Crawford November 16, 2015

Wichita State has awesome athletics programs, a remodeled Rhatigan Student Center, fancy rolling-chair-desk-things and water fountains made for water bottles. So, why is our web presence worse than the...

Staff editorial: In quest for change, move toward action

Editorial Board November 16, 2015

A racially charged controversy at the University of Missouri resulted in mass protests, a call for the elimination of discrimination and ultimately the resignation of its president. In response to the...

My body, my decisions

Victoria Hendricks November 9, 2015

I am a female. As such, I have certain body parts that men do not. One of these includes breasts. Well, men have breasts, too, but you know what I mean. Gasp. I said breasts. Can we all just stop for...

Audience members enjoy the production of “Morning Joe.”

Put phones down; cherish moments both beautiful, sad

Amanda Hansen November 9, 2015

When the pope arrived in America in September, a photo went viral depicting a crowd of attendees capturing the moment on their cellphones, except a single woman, who watched, smirking in delight with no...

Letter to the editor: On Planned Parenthood

Junior Marilyn Morton November 9, 2015

There have been numerous attempts to smear Planned Parenthood in recent months. Some of them have been carefully crafted, others have been on the nonsensical side. One thing missing from both categories...

On anniversary of Fairmount Park attack, reflect on violence in society

Editorial Board November 9, 2015

It will be one year Saturday since Letitia Davis, 36, was attacked at a nearby park, raped and set on fire.It was a cool November evening, the night the men’s basketball team played New Mexico State....

Learn of counseling resources on campus, be companions to fellow students who need it

Editorial Board October 26, 2015

Wichita State was stricken with an emotional tone after a student was found unresponsive in a Shocker Hall dorm room last week. It was later determined by a preliminary coroner’s report that she died...

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