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Hashim Syed poses for a photo in Ablah Library.

Blind communications student defines himself by more than just disability

Evan Tong, Reporter March 6, 2025

Emerging from a van outside the Elliott School is a spectacled man. Once out of the van, a white cane, the one that guides him throughout campus, extends from his hand. His name is Hashim Syed, and...

Photo courtesy of Wichita State University.

WSU professor’s app brings graphic novels to the ears of visually impaired

Kass Lewis, Reporter March 6, 2025

A Wichita State professor is developing an app that aids visually impaired people in reading graphic novels. English professor Darren DeFrain has been working on the app, Vizling, for five years. Users...

(Photo courtesy of Willie Schwanke)

Pitchers Jace Miner and Grant Adler return to Wichita State after transferring out for one year

Mack Smith, Reporter February 18, 2025

Jace Miner and Grant Adler left Wichita State’s baseball program after the 2023 season, but after one season away from the ICT, the senior pitchers are back.  Wichita State head coach Brian Green...

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OPINION: Step into spring with Zumba

Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor February 18, 2025

The perfect fitness routine combines fun, energy and good music. Zumba meets each of these requirements. Zumba blends dance moves with aerobic exercises, creating a full-body workout that feels like...

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OPINION: Pitcher this: Softball is better than baseball

Makenzie Miller, Reporter February 16, 2025

My dad played baseball in college and shaped a portion of my childhood surrounded by baseball.I have been to my own share of games. But, I also grew up playing softball with my little sister, and my father...

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How two Canadian track and field freshmen are adjusting to life in Kansas

Kami Steinle, Reporter February 14, 2025

Moving to the American Midwest can be a difficult adjustment when coming from a city in Canada. Differences, from the nightlife to the weather, can be hard to get used to. For the 2024-25 school year,...

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Track and field’s Luke Porter is ‘doing everything’ in his power despite injury

Evan Tong, Reporter February 14, 2025

The second-oldest of eight children, junior track and field athlete Luke Porter hails from a big Catholic family in Wichita.  “There were always little kids to be helped around,” Porter said. “I...

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Michael Mulhollon retires from pitching, joins WSU baseball coaching staff

Mack Smith, Reporter February 14, 2025

Junior pitcher Michael Mulhollon announced his retirement from competing before Wichita State’s baseball season started. However, Mulhollon will stay with the WSU baseball program this year as a student...

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A family legacy: Piper Reams continues lineage of competitive bowlers

Riley Sipes, Reporter February 12, 2025

This is Piper Reams’ final year competing on the Wichita State women’s bowling team, but far from her last year bowling. Piper and her family consider bowling to be their legacy. According to Piper’s...

Junior Kristof Minarik keeps his eye on the ball during a match against Texas Tech. He fought hard but fell short in singles, losing 4-3, and in doubles, he and his partner Alejandro Jacome were defeated, 6-1.

Minarik bounces back to spring competition after elbow injury

Evan Tong, Reporter February 12, 2025

Junior tennis player Kristof Minarik is back for another spring season after suffering an elbow injury that caused him to miss almost all of last year’s campaign. “It feels good (to be back),”...

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Kansas native Ellee Eck brings College World Series experience to Wichita State softball

Jacob Unruh, [email protected] February 12, 2025

Coming out of Andale High School in Kansas, roughly 30 minutes from Wichita, Ellee Eck initially committed to play softball for Wichita State. But when Stanford University made efforts to recruit her,...

Freshman Abby Rexford prepares herself for her first jump at the Coach Wilson Invitational on Jan. 31. The meet took place in the Heskett Center gymnasium, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 21.

Wichita State pole vaulter hones creative skills through ‘grandma hobbies’ off the track

Mya Scott, Reporter February 11, 2025

While many athletes aspire to be the next Stephen Curry or Patrick Mahomes, Wichita State track and field’s Abby Rexford has a different idol in mind: Joanna Gaines, the HGTV star of the show “Fixer...

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