I first realized I was different in kindergarten, though the reality of it didn't hit until second grade.
Growing up, there was always a subtle thought that I was different from my white grandparents...
When thinking of influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. probably comes to mind. Malcolm X, too, but to a lesser extent. Because, from what we’ve been taught, Malcolm...
Mystic Ross has been writing ever since she could. After creating her first story at 6 years old about a rabbit using construction paper and markers, Ross knew she’d continue telling stories for the...
Taliyah Winn, Assistant News Editor
• February 19, 2024
Track and field redshirt junior Destiny Masters draws motivation from setting goals, and this year her goal is to place in the top three at the NCAA nationals.
“I know that's where I want to be,”...
Towering at 6-foot-3-inches, Caden Favors is a goal-driven, soft-spoken student who gets right to the point. On the field, the senior left-handed pitcher shows his true colors as a competitor and leader.
“When...
Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 18, 2024
Willie Schwanke, the senior content producer at Wichita State, is the creative force behind the hype videos that play before and during the Shockers’ home sporting events that aim to excite the crowd.
Along...
At the start of the season, Wichita State volleyball redshirt junior Morgan Stout had doubts about her team making it to any sort of postseason, but as the season went on, she started putting the team...
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...
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...
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,...
The men’s tennis team’s spring season is newly underway, with the team currently standing at 2-3 on the year.
Head coach Darragh Glavin feels the team ended the fall on a good note and is looking...
Tobin Hoshower has been playing video games since he could walk. With a dad in the tech field, gaming was a big part of his life growing up in Palmer, Alaska.
Announcing for video games, though, is...