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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Evan Kruse attempts to send the ball past Zach Oakley during the recreational mens volleyball teams practice on Jan. 30.

Men’s recreational volleyball team sees rise in interest following pandemic restrictions

Jennifer Anima, Reporter February 15, 2024

There has been a rise in interest in men’s volleyball teams around the country, and it has reached Wichita State within the last four years as they began to rebuild the recreational team on campus...

The Sticky Bird finger combo at Sticky Bird Addiction Chicken. Sticky Bird is located in west Wichita at 616 S. Tyler Rd.

REVIEW: Sticky Bird Addiction Chicken offers options for gluten-free chicken lovers and choices for flavor

Jacinda Hall, Podcast Editor February 15, 2024

Like any other kid at heart, chicken tenders and french fries are my go-to comfort meal, and they have been for quite some time.  When my mom was diagnosed with celiac disease in May 2023, I was...

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REVIEW: By wing, paw or flipper, keep warm with animal hats

Lydia Steeby, Reporter February 15, 2024

We humans don’t have the best adaptations for surviving the cold, so when winter comes around, and animals start growing thicker fur, we start layering jackets, gloves and hats. Hats are important to...

NASA partnership led by Wichita State to increase manufacturing in space

NASA partnership led by Wichita State to increase manufacturing in space

Loren Amelunke, Reporter February 15, 2024

NASA’s new Artemis III mission plans to land the first woman and the second man on the Moon in 2026. Colonizing the Moon is the finish line. Still, there are numerous factors to consider when discussing...

Redshirt sophomore Jayla Murray attempts to put back a rebound against East Carolina on Feb 4.

Women’s basketball bullied by South Florida

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 14, 2024

By the end of the first quarter of the Wichita State women’s basketball team’s matchup against South Florida on Tuesday night, the game was functionally over. The Bulls ran out to a staggering 25-6...

Ellen Mosiman and Dustin Youngman pose for a photo at Fairmount Coffee Co. Mosiman and Youngman were graphic design majors at Wichita State and have continued working in the industry. The two got married in July of 2023.

WSU graphic design alumni find love, collaboration after graduation

Monique Bever, Reporter February 14, 2024

With a graduation date two years apart, Ellen Mosiman and Dustin Youngman completed their bachelor’s in graphic design at Wichita State as virtual strangers, with a brief encounter in between. Mosiman...

Craig Porter Jr. dribbles the ball in the game against Tulsa in the 2023 AAC tournament.

Former basketball player Craig Porter Jr. signs four-year deal with Cavaliers

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 14, 2024

Former Wichita State men’s basketball guard Craig Porter Jr. signed a four-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Porter, who was not selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, has been a member...

Economics and international business ,ajor Gonzalo Campos uses an ergometer machine at rowing team practice in the Heskett Center gymnasium. The Wichita State rowing team practices on ergometer machines on Tuesdays and Thursdays and does strength and conditioning for the rest of the week in preparation for their spring season.

Shocker Rowing embraces their past, present, future

Trinity Ramm, Managing Editor February 14, 2024

Since he was brought on as head rowing coach in 1999, Calvin Cupp has always been thinking about the future. Now, with assistant coach Rachel Tuck, the Shocker Rowing teams are constantly looking for...

The Rhatigan Student Center Starbucks on June 15, 2022.

OPINION: Boycott Starbucks for workers, not Palestine

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 13, 2024

Think of a restaurant chain that sells coffee and materially supports the Israeli government. They are listed on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) list, have stores operating in Israel and local...

Freshman sprinter, jumper and hurdler Josh Parrish practices his sprints during track and field practice inside the Heskett Center. Parrish and his twin brother, Jason, both compete for Wichita State.

Twins Josh and Jason Parrish use brotherly rivalry for track and field success

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 13, 2024

The Parrish family is stacked with athletes. Eldest Jevon is a former wrestler at The University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Jacob is a junior cornerback at Kansas State University; and the younger siblings,...

Staff Senate President Jason Bosch (right) laughs at the Class of Colleges event on Aug. 25, 2023. File photo.

Staff Senate president reflects on 17 years at WSU

Genesis Merriett, Reporter February 13, 2024

Jason Bosch enjoys spending time with his family, grilling outdoors on sunny days and coaching young people in leadership, the last of which he will do at his new position at the Kansas Leadership Center,...

Bijan Cortes prepares to pass the ball to a teammate during the game against UTSA on Feb. 7.

Heartbreak in overtime: Men’s basketball loses against FAU

Melanie Rivera-Cortez, Sports Editor February 13, 2024

On Super Bowl Sunday, Wichita State men’s basketball was bested by Florida Atlantic in overtime, 95-82. After ending 74-74 in regulation, the Owls crushed the Shockers with an early six points in the...

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