To a lot of people in the Elliott School of Communication, Megan Nichols is the girl who checks out the cameras while sporting a huge smile on her face. But Nichols holds other passions outside of DSLR...
Three of Wichita State’s annual commencement events, Multicultural Graduation Celebration, Lavender Graduation and First-Generation Cord Ceremony, will not be held this spring.
“I think it’s...
Payton Streit, Secondary education major student at WSU
• April 1, 2025
I am a freshman and a secondary education major with a focus in history and government at Wichita State. I am also a trans person, one of many who are trying to navigate the recent changes in trans legislation.
I...
When I was accepted into Wichita State University, it felt like a dream realized. As an undocumented student, I always knew my path to higher education would be difficult, but thanks to scholarships like...
Ivette Luna, International studies student at WSU
• March 25, 2025
Am I so bad?
I never could understand what was so bad about my heritage or the blood coursing through my veins.
But, I understand the mean comments like, “This ain't your country” and “terrorists.”...
Diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education institutions is one of the only ways that people in marginalized communities are guaranteed to be included in important conversations. Historically,...
Maleah Evans, Arts and Culture Editor
• March 24, 2025
We live in a gendered society. Everything has its own gendered box, from birth to death. Even the most pointless items, like toothbrushes and deodorant, are separated by gender.
Isolation during the...
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...