Liam O’Brien, Linguistics and ASL student at WSU
• March 24, 2025
My journey to find my identity and place in college has been a wild adventure.
I started out at Butler County Community CollegeCounty Community College back when I was 19. I then transferred to Wichita...
I can't say that I've always known that I was different. Looking back on it, I'm pretty sure that other people knew that I was different long before I did.
I only knew for sure in freshman year of...
Ten years ago, The Sunflower published its first Diversity Edition, noting the drastic ways the campus — and the country — had changed throughout the decades. The edition focused on promoting and celebrating...
I remember being forced to learn Hebrew and study Jewish history for my bar mitzvah, and as a 13-year-old, I hated it.
Looking back, though, I’m glad I learned about the long history of Jewish people...
Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 8, 2025
On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump called for schools and universities across the United States to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal money if they do not comply...
When Kiora Joseph began attending Wichita State University in the spring of 2020 for her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, she quickly ran into a problem.
“Everything was fine at the beginning...
Maleah Evans, Arts and Culture Editor
• March 8, 2025
If you look to the stands during breaks in Wichita State basketball games, you may see a group of similarly-dressed dancers blending styles of hip-hop and jazz dances. The group is composed of 12 girls...
Maleah Evans, Arts and Culture Editor
• March 7, 2025
Rap and hip-hop music are in the spotlight once again, especially after the Grammy Awards and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX half-time performance which was riddled with cultural and historical references...
The presidential administration’s arrival at the White House in January sent waves throughout the country as President Donald Trump signed various executive orders. One of Trump’s targets has been...
When William Leclair was stationed in Georgia, far from the fields of his childhood in Oklahoma, he found himself stuck in the barracks and too young to go to a bar. To escape the boredom of being confined,...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is often misunderstood despite being one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting an estimated 8.4% of children and 2.5% of adults. Yet, the stigmas...
In Annie Wasinger’s shared office in Rhatigan Student Center room 219, photos of impactful and influential women decorate the walls. Among them is Judy Heumann, the mother of the disability rights movement....
