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Becca Yenser, Writer

Becca Yenser is a writer for The Sunflower.

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‘Fly Like a Girl’ encourages young women to take to the sky

‘Fly Like a Girl’ encourages young women to take to the sky

October 22, 2019
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REVIEW: Comfort movie ‘Hudson’ is just fine

October 21, 2019
Cover art of Once Upon A River

Making a movie in three weeks: An interview with the producer of ‘Once Upon a River’

October 21, 2019
Taryn Southern, Co-Director and Producer of I Am Human, answers audience questions at the Tallgrass Film Festival premiere.

REVIEW: ‘I Am Human’ asks what it means to be human

October 21, 2019
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Female relationships and filming in Oregon: an interview with Barneburg and Gallagher on their film ‘Clementine’

October 19, 2019
Foundation 3D design student, Che Littlefield, showcases his wearable sculpture design during the re-opening of WSU ShiftSpace on Oct. 4.

ShiftSpace shifts spaces

October 5, 2019
Post-Apocalyptic Ball, a collage made by Alexa Peters, hangs in the Vagabond Cafe on display. The collage will be for sale at the Vagabond Cafe for a period of time.

The strange worlds of Alexa Peters’s collages

October 3, 2019
Micala Gingrich-Gaylords family found their gay pride flag burned early Saturday morning. The family said their flag was also stollen several weeks ago. They live in the Riverside neighborhood.

Gay pride flag burned in Riverside in apparent hate crime

September 22, 2019
Jenny Wood performs live at Botanica on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Wood was recently in a vehicle collision which left her hospitalized for a period of time.

Jenny Wood plays an emotional homecoming to a full house

September 21, 2019
Julian Cornejo (Paul) and Ariel Glorsky (Nancy) speak to cast members during a rehearsal of Love Me or Leave Me on Sept. 16 at Welsbacher Theatre. In the story, the two work for a company helping couples by showing them both the good and bad moments of their past.

REVIEW: Pocket-Sized ‘Love Me or Leave Me’ packs emotional punch

September 19, 2019
Lowell Nesbitts Towards a New Humanism, 1969. Orthochromatic film photograph.

‘Lowell Nesbitt: Apollo 69’ Lands in Wichita

September 10, 2019
Lowell Nesbitts Towards a New Humanism, 1969. Orthochromatic film photograph.

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A mile of 21st Street from NoMar Market to Woodland Park was closed for Open Streets ICT on May 5. The street was completely closed to traffic so that locals could walk on the streets.

Yenser: Walk a little

June 11, 2019
Haley Esnz is hired as a middle school art teacher.

Art Education major brings pop culture inspiration, nurturing personality to the classroom

May 2, 2019
Duerksen Fine Arts Amphitheater sits empty.

Best places to hang on campus

April 25, 2019
Dante (Cainan Spellman-Sak) cries for help.

‘Dante’s Nightmares and Dreams’ a triumphant WSU original

April 24, 2019
Wichita Art Museum’s Georgia OKeeffe exhibit features artifacts, fashion

Wichita Art Museum’s Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit features artifacts, fashion

April 4, 2019
Monique Morris

‘Education is Freedom Work’: Dr. Monique Morris anchors gender and sexuality conference in education equality

April 1, 2019
Wichita State graphic design student, Madison Zorn, waits the tables during the Succulents & Sangria event at Chicken N Pickle on Wednesday, March 27.

Chicken N Pickle’s Succulents and Sangria event is as delectable as it sounds

March 28, 2019
Jami Thomas, Nick Pope, Christy Campbell, and Leslie Coates star in The Realistic Joneses.

Broadway arrives in Wichita via ‘The Realistic Joneses’

March 21, 2019
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‘Florida’ bears its fangs with wild stories of a wild state

March 7, 2019
‘Be In the World’: Wichita State’s visiting writer dives into her craft

‘Be In the World’: Wichita State’s visiting writer dives into her craft

March 1, 2019
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9 books to give your Valentine — or Galentine — this year

February 14, 2019
The historically renovated Leslies Coffee Company provides a spacious and mellow atmosphere.

Leslie’s Coffee Company soars in historic Delano

February 9, 2019
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‘The Greatest Party That Never Happened’: A study in simulation versus reality

February 4, 2019
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‘Springsteen on Broadway’ provides an honest, intimate origin story of the Boss

February 4, 2019
On Final Friday, Jan. 25, a diverse crowd packed the Kansas African American Museum for the opening reception of “The Color Line: Faces from North Wichita.”

‘The Color Line’ photography project brings the face of North Wichita into focus

January 27, 2019
Shes Not There, by Karen Clark.

‘She’s Not There’ offers a portal to contemplation and escape

January 25, 2019
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