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The Wichita State cheer team performs a group routine on Oct. 5. The cheer team also won the Shocktober Fest spirit award at Shocker Madness.

Shocker cheer team wins national championship, greeted by supporters in return to Wichita

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor April 14, 2025

For six months, Wichita State’s cheer team has perfected a two minute and 13 second routine — showing up to the Heskett Center four days a week at 5:45 a.m. to practice every tumble and shout. The...

Fifth year guard AJ McGinnis shoots a 3-pointer on Dec. 29. McGinnis connected on three of his five shots from deep.

Men’s basketball’s AJ McGinnis adds name to transfer portal

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 14, 2025

Another surprise name from Wichita State men’s basketball entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon. According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Verbal Commits, fifth-year guard...

Michael Prior engages with the attendees of his poetry reading event on April 8. Prior's most recent book of poems, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award and the BC & Yukon Book Prizes' Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

Exploring identity through poetry: Award-winning author does poetry reading at WSU

Chairo Ogbebor, Reporter April 14, 2025

Author, poet and teacher Michael Prior read poems from his most recent award-winning book “Burning Province” at the Ulrich Museum of Art on April 28. Prior came to Wichita for just under a month...

Senior Mauricio Millan writes in the turf before the game on April 12. Millan has started 24 games this season.

Baseball swept by UTSA after pitching fails on Saturday, bats fall cold on Sunday

Evan Tong, Reporter April 13, 2025

Wichita State faced UTSA, the leader of the American Athletic Conference, over the weekend, falling to the Roadrunners in a sweep at Eck Stadium. After the series loss, the Shockers fell to 12-23...

Graduate student Lauren Lucas returns to hugs and congratulations after scoring the first home run of the game against East Carolina on April 11. The Shockers won, 11-2.

Softball offense leads to series win against East Carolina

Jayden Woods, Reporter April 13, 2025

Wichita State softball continued its dominance against East Carolina over the weekend, taking two of three games in a home series that had a little bit of everything — a run rule to begin the series,...

A screenshot of the virtual town hall with Student Government and university leaders on April 10. Student Body President Kylee Hower and Vice President Mathew Phan posed questions for university President Richard Muma, Provost Monica Lounsbery and Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall.

Budget shortfall, DEI and changes to campus: Here’s what students asked university leadership at a recent town hall

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor April 13, 2025

Wichita State University leadership addressed several issues relating to campus in a virtual town hall with student government leaders on Thursday. The president, provost and vice president for Student...

(Photo courtesy of Wichita State Athletics)

Men’s basketball signs 3-point sniper Kenyon Giles in transfer portal

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor April 12, 2025

Wichita State men’s basketball landed its second transfer of the offseason — and second from the Southern Conference — on Saturday. Kenyon Giles, a junior guard who played for UNC Greensboro last...

(Photo courtesy of Bryan Chavez / Wichita State Athletics)

Women’s bowling’s season ends at NCAA Final Four

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

Wichita State women’s bowling‘s first season of NCAA eligibility ended in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. The Shockers came into the Final Four as the No. 4 seed. On Friday, they lost to...

(Photo courtesy of Wichita State Athletics)

Women’s basketball lands Wichita native in transfer portal

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

For the second straight offseason, Wichita State women’s basketball landed a graduate student from Wichita in the transfer portal. Jaila Harding, a 5-foot-8 guard who went to Wichita Southeast High...

A screenshot of a YikYak post made by anonymous user coorslover.

Anonymous YikYak users receive 2% of total votes in student body president election

Kass Lewis, Reporter April 11, 2025

The night of Wichita State’s Student Government Association presidential forum, a user by the name of “coorslover” posted on the anonymous social networking app YikYak, hinting at a run for SGA president,...

Elections Commissioner Natalie Benjamin reads unofficial election results on April 9.

Thousands of students turn out in senator elections, several seats still left vacant

Allison Campbell, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2025

Unofficial election results for Student Government Association senators show that every candidate on the ballot — as well as some write-in candidates — will be offered a seat for the upcoming year...

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