Tom Tanguma said his identity has always been a little “complicated.”
Growing up with a white mom in the Midwest, Tanguma said he always felt like “a white suburban kid,” but that people always...
Black Student Union leaders aim to instill feelings of safety and community in its members.
“We’re just trying to create a safe space for African American students and identifying student allies...
Katie Dakan has always been drawn to reading memoirs — and now she gets to edit them.
Dakan, a Wichita State graduate, works as an editor on contract for Quiet Storms Services, a Wichita-based hybrid...
Yuki To moved to the United States from Vietnam when she was 7 years old. Now, she studies health science at Wichita State and uses her cultural background to help others as a medical and legal interpreter.
Growing...
Taliyah Winn, Assistant News Editor
• March 11, 2024
The African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) has existed at Wichita State since the 1980s, but after the COVID-19 pandemic and university-wide staff retention issues, the group is restructuring...
With a passion for engineering and robotics, Dimitri Seneviratne has embraced a unique pre-med path. Seneviratne is a senior studying product design and manufacturing engineering and has recently...
With diversity month on the horizon, the spotlight turns to the voices that collectively shape our world and various communities. As we celebrate a kaleidoscope of identities, it is important to recognize...
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...
