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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

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WSU volleyball headed back to NCAA tournament

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

Wichita State will return to action on Nov. 30 in the 2012 NCAA Tournament in Lawrence, Kan., where it will face Arkansas.  Creighton upset WSU volleyball again, this time in the finals of the Missouri...

Men's Basketball

Shocker men bring home Cancun Challenge title

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

The Wichita State men’s basketball team returned to the U.S. undefeated after winning the Cancun Challenge championship last week in Cancun, Mexico.  This was the Shockers’ first in-season, out-of-state...

Lady Shockers suffer three straight losses

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

Wichita State women’s basketball had a tough week, suffering three consecutive losses at the Cancun Challenge Tournament at the Moon Palace Resort in Mexico.  The Shockers fell 49-44 against the Missouri...

The truth about cheerleading

Staff Reporter November 26, 2012

Cheerleading is more than just smiles and bows. “We practice nine hours a week,” senior David Reimers said. “And we do weights in the mornings.” “We also have a tumbling class once a week,”...

WSU volleyball sweeps Drake on senior night

Staff Reporter November 19, 2012

Senior night for the Wichita State volleyball team led to a bittersweet evening for the Shockers, but a 3-0 match win over Drake made it more on the sweet side. Seniors Emily Adney and Jackie Church were...

Shocker men improve to 4-0

Sports Reporter November 19, 2012

Box scores can be misleading. Anyone who just looked at the box score in Wichita State’s 69-50 win over the Howard Bison would think that the Shockers played well. But Gregg Marshall’s frustrated demeanor...

Tuliamuk hopes to end career as a champion

Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2012

Aliphine Tuliamuk did something that she hasn’t done since the start of the cross-country season.  She took a day off.  “I feel guilty a lot when I don’t run, but sometimes you just have to push...

Charles Koch Arena.

A brief history of WSU men’s basketball

Staff Reporter November 14, 2012

Listen up, Wichita State students.  You have been to a basketball game or two by now.  Maybe you even have some shocker gear that you bought - free T-shirts from Shocker Maniacs do not count. If another...

Women’s basketball looking for first Valley title

Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2012

The Wichita State women’s basketball team is ready to win.  Coach Jody Adams is entering her fifth season leading the Shockers, and finally has a team of experienced veterans that she recruited.  “We...

Wichita State's Ehimen Orukpe gets a dunk against North Carolina Central on Nov. 10.

A new beginning

Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2012

Wichita State men’s basketball coach Gregg Mar- shall isn’t fond of the word “rebuild.” Many consider this to be a rebuilding year for WSU, which made it to the NCAA Tournament a year ago, its...

Basketball 101: The responsibilities of all the players on the court

Column November 14, 2012

Basketball is such a beautiful game because everyone on the floor has a specific responsibility. In competitive basketball the game is played using one point guard, two wing players and two big-men. Here...

Shockers finally get by VCU with a big road victory

Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2012

The third time proved to be the charm, and Malcolm Armstead’s shot with 3.8 seconds to play was the difference.  The Wichita State men’s basketball team defeated Virginia Commonwealth 53-51 on Nov....

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