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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Redshirt sophomore forward Isaac Abidde looks to pass the ball against the Southern Illinois on Dec. 16.

Men’s basketball player Isaac Abidde enters NCAA transfer portal

Melanie Rivera-Cortez, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

Wichita State basketball redshirt sophomore Isaac Abidde became the first Shocker player this offseason to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Monday.  The news was first reported by Verbal Commits,...

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OPINION: Is ‘Minecraft’ really even ‘Minecraft’ anymore?

Makenzie Miller, Columnist March 22, 2024

"Minecraft" has taken the world by storm ever since its release in 2009. The blocky sandbox survival environment is made for a million and one possibilities so that any player of any age can play it how...

Food display at Cargill Cafe inside Woolsey Hall. Earlier this semester, WSU dining services introduced an exchange program for residents in The Suites and The Flats where students can choose three items for breakfast and three items for lunch from Cargill Cafe.

‘A great opportunity’: Cargill Cafe meal exchange program offers dining hall alternative

Avery Gathright, Reporter March 21, 2024

For students living in Shocker Hall, getting meals tends to be a quick trip to the dining hall connected to the building. For students in The Flats and The Suites, though, getting meals requires a much...

From ‘Disco Ho’ to ‘Ho No Mo’: Sister Cindy visits Wichita State to share religious views, personal stories

Allison Campbell, News Editor March 21, 2024

Cindy Smock was a self-proclaimed “disco ho” — a woman searching for self-gratification by fulfilling her sexual desires in whatever way possible. As a journalism student at the University of...

Student body vice presidential candidate Matthew Phan and presidential candidate Kylee Hower pose for a photo. Photo courtesy of Hower and Phan.

Hower, Phan presidential campaign aims to increase outreach, retention through student connections

Courtney Brown, News Editor March 20, 2024

Wichita State’s speaker of the student senate is one candidate for student body president, and her ticket is making personal connections a priority. Speaker Kylee Hower is running with Matthew Phan...

Student body presidential candidate Aiden Powell and vice presidential candidate Diana Grajeda pose for a photo. (Photo courtesy of Powell and Grajeda)

‘Connection, vision and trust’ drive Powell, Grajeda’s student presidential campaign

Taliyah Winn, Assistant News Editor March 20, 2024

Aiden Powell and Diana Grajeda are one of two tickets for student body president and vice president with a platform centered on connecting the different areas of Wichita State.  Powell is a junior...

Clara Byom, Scott Brewer, Paul Hunton, Travis Rourk and Jesse Culberson

New Mexico band, Dust City Opera, is bringing ‘haunted grunge folk’ to Wichita

Ainsley Smyth, Reporter March 20, 2024

Dust City Opera is an alternative rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group boasts a wide range of influences, coming together in a sound which frontman Paul Hunton described as “haunted grunge...

Senior Dayvin Johnson runs to home plate, scoring the first run against Kansas State on March 19. Johnson scored two runs and smacked three hits.

Baseball comes up short vs. Kansas State due to sixth-inning errors

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor March 20, 2024

Tuesday night’s Eck Stadium crowd was evenly divided between Wichita State black and gold and Kansas State University purple. While the Shocker fans were the loudest throughout the game, the Wildcats...

Wichita State womens golf practice on Oct. 11, 2018.

Women’s golf places 14th at Red Rocks Invitational

Owen Prothro, Reporter March 18, 2024

Wichita State’s women’s golf team competed in the Red Rocks Invitational held in Sedona, Arizona, playing 54 holes on Saturday and Sunday. The Shockers finished in 14th place out of 20 teams, shooting...

Destiny Masters does a practice jump at Wilson Invitational on Jan. 25.

Masters earns first and second-team All-American recognition in NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship

Jacinda Hall, Podcast Editor March 18, 2024

Wichita State Track and Field junior Destiny Masters earned two medals in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Masters placed sixth in the pentathlon and 12th in the...

Sapphie, a student drag performer, ends her first performance of the evening at Spectrum: LGBTQ & Allies Winter Drag Show on Dec. 9.

Theater major channels sewing, drag skills in stage performances

Courtney Brown, News Editor March 18, 2024

From splits to somersaults to flips, Seferino Ramirez Jr. designs his performance as a drag queen in more ways than one. Long before he steps onto the stage, he has choreographed his routine and handmade...

Dalen Ridgnal attempts a 3-point shot during the second half on March 15. Wichita State fell to UAB in the third round match of the AAC tournament.

Men’s basketball’s season ends in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament against UAB

Melanie Rivera-Cortez, Sports Editor March 15, 2024

Playing in its third game in three days, Wichita State men’s basketball concluded its season against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 72-60, in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals...

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