First mayoral debate marked by talks of transparency, city development
Daniel Caudill, News Editor
September 11, 2019
Candidates for mayor of Wichita made their cases to voters Tuesday at the first debate of the general election. Mayor Jeff Longwell and State Rep. Brandon Whipple, District 96, took the stage at Roxy’s Downtown for the debate, which was hosted by KMUW as part of the radio station’s “Engage ICT: Democracy o...
Faculty Senate hears proposal to drop gen ed credit hour minimum from 42 to 33
Matthew Kelly, Managing Editor
September 10, 2019
The Wichita State Faculty Senate heard a proposal during their first meeting of the semester Monday to reduce the general education credit hour minimum from 42 to 33 hours. The Kansas Board of Regents requested in 2017 that universities cap degree programs at 120 total credit hours to promote on-time degre...
College football makes rare appearance at WSU
Olivia Babin, Reporter
September 9, 2019
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of years since the last collegiate four-year football game was played on campus. According to The Wichita Eagle, the last game played in Cessna Stadium was on Oct. 17, 2004 between Northwest Oklahoma State and Langston University. On Saturday...
WSUPD: Student dies at The Flats
Daniel Caudill, News Editor
September 6, 2019
A female student died Friday at The Flats, said Rodney Clark, chief of the Wichita State University Police Department. The student was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived around noon. EMS attempted life-saving measures, Clark said, but the student could not be revived. She was pronounce...
Student Health Services raises visit prices, lowers lab costs
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief
August 29, 2019
At the beginning of the school year, Student Health Services doubled their office visit fee from $15 to $30. Director of Student Health Services Camille Childers said they hadn’t raised their office visit fee for about five years, and that with rising healthcare costs, the department had to do it. ...
New music professor says you should stop calling music you like ‘guilty pleasures’
Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 29, 2019
Imani Mosley is the second black person ever to graduate with a PhD in musicology from Duke University. Mosley has spent almost her entire life surrounded by music, and now, she’s continuing her musical journey at Wichita State. As one of the new assistant professors in WSU’s School of Music, M...
Presidential search committee will meet next week
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief
August 28, 2019
Members of the Wichita State presidential search committee will meet next Thursday to decide who will advance to a video interview for the next president of the university. Committee Chair Steve Clark said those interviews will take place in early October and that eight to 12 applicants will be selected....
More than just advice: Asst. director of LAS advising sees value in student experiences
Eduardo Castillo, Multimedia Editor
August 26, 2019
Across nearly a decade of advising students at Wichita State, Nancy Krehbiel has established a reputation of charisma and support for students. “It’s just so rewarding to see students persist in spite of so many barriers that are stacked against them,” Krehbiel said in a recent interview with Th...
WSU moving forward with Ablah 24-hour study room expansion, select referendum projects
Matthew Kelly, Managing Editor
August 26, 2019
Construction on Woolsey Hall, Wichita State’s $50 million business building, is slated to begin in summer 2020, but the university is also moving forward with several other projects included in last semester’s failed student-fee referendum. Projects include a joint clinical psychology and play therapy la...
Queen of the Renaissance
Ella Dominguez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
August 26, 2019
It was New Year’s Eve in 2008, and Brad Thomison had just gotten out of church. A weekly tradition, Sunday night thrift shopping, led Thomison to a fluorescent pink prom dress embellished with glittering gemstones that fit him just right. He had seen his friends dress in drag before, but never participated i...
PHOTOS: College of Applied Studies becomes 2019’s clash champions
Khanh Nguyen, Photographer
August 24, 2019
‘This is about the students’: Tompkins says WSU presidential search should prioritize higher ed proficiency
Matthew Kelly, Managing Editor
August 20, 2019
The search profile for Wichita State's next president calls for a "forward-thinking visionary" who will "lead dramatic and dynamic changes" while advancing a culture of shared governance on campus. Among other things, the search committee is looking for a president who can grow student enrollment and...
