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Kevin Benavides Profile

Kevin Benavides, Former Opinion Editor

Kevin is a senior Communication student with emphasis in Strategic Communication. His experience as a News Lab Intern at KMUW public radio is what inspired him to start working for the Sunflower. He is expected to graduate in December, but he wanted to get experience as both an editor and a writer before he ships off.

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Opinion Editor Kevin Benavides has a celebratory drink at Ziggy's Pizza.

OPINION: So long, and thanks for all the free T-shirts

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
December 12, 2019
Cover characters of Pokemon Sword and Shield, Zacian and Zamazenta. Photo credit by The Pokemon Company and Nintendo.

OPINION: A Pokemon retrospective

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
November 13, 2019
Members of The Sunflower show off their “Best of Show” awards with Laura Widmer, executive director of Associated Collegiate Press.

OPINION: We’re getting better, for you

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
November 4, 2019
Kanye West's latest album, "Jesus is King," was released Oct. 25. Opinion Editor Kevin Benavides says this album missed the mark.

OPINION: Kanye’s lost the plot

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
October 31, 2019
OPINION: Chosen name changes a good start

OPINION: Chosen name changes a good start

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
October 25, 2019
OPINION: Who really won the Cold War?

OPINION: Who really won the Cold War?

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
October 17, 2019
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OPINION: Why I’m not walking

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
October 8, 2019
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OPINION: Down, not up

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2019
FILE PHOTO: Ed Bogner speaks to students by Shocker Hall and gives out free copies of the New Testament.

OPINION: Keep the damn Bibles, or don’t take them at all

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2019
Brandon Pittman and Ryan Bell move a cabinet on Sept. 19 at Kirby's Beer Store. Kirby's has been around since 1972 and hosts music and other talent throughout each month.

Former touring musician now bartending at Kirby’s

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 24, 2019
President Donald Trump rallied on behalf of Republican gubernatorial nominee Kris Kobach Saturday in Topeka's Kansas Expocentre.

OPINION: ‘Build the wall’ isn’t about building a wall

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 18, 2019
Album cover of Weezer's upcoming album, "Van Weezer." Image courtesy of Atlantic Records

Benavides: Rock music may not be dead, but it’s got a bad knee

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 16, 2019
Engineering students work on one of their projects in one of the Ablah Library's Seminar Rooms.

[Photo] OPINION: A beginner’s guide to the Ablah Library study rooms

Aileen Rueda-DaCosta, Columnist
September 11, 2019
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OPINION: Video games that might help relieve stress

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 9, 2019
Ed Crouch, a senior quarterback for the McPherson Bulldogs, throws the ball to a teammate while senior linebacker, Christopher Pogi, jumps to block the ball mid-flight.

OPINION: I kind of get sports now

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
September 9, 2019
Shocker cross country head coach Kirk Hunter yells to some of his women's cross country teammembers during the JK Gold Classic on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek.

Wichita State women's cross country team prepares for the JK Gold Classic on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

Wichita State women's cross country team prepares for the JK Gold Classic on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

[Photo] Cross Country season gets postponed as questions still remain for upcoming season

September 11, 2020
Wichita State junior Alex Moen charges forward with other Wichita State cross country members on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

[Photo] American Athletic Conference to delay cross country season

September 1, 2020
Wichita State men's cross country team begins their race with competators on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

[Photo] Shocker cross country splits up, competes in 2 weekend invitationals

September 30, 2019
Race participants line up for the start of one of the cross country races on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

Wichita State men's cross country team meets with their coach Kirk Hunter on the field before their race on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

Wichita State men's cross country team jogs out onto the field to meet with their coach. Together the men's and women's teams swept the JK Gold Classic on Sept. 7 at 4 Mile Creek Resort.

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[Photo] Let’s be Planeteers: A Superhero Won’t Save the Planet

September 6, 2019
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"I'm excited to see the probono clinic take off, honestly. I'm excited to see students take part in the immigration law process. I've gotten to engage so much with immigrants and hearing their stories has been inspiring to me. I'm most excited to see other students be engaged and get to see what i've seen." - Sophia Gilkeson, political science, senior

"One thing that I'm really excited about is just learning new things. I think that the craziest thing about game design is, the more you learn the more you find out that you don't know." - Daniel Johnico, game design, junior

Imani Mosley, a new assistant professor in WSU's School of Music, is a musicologist and digital humanist with two master's degrees and a Ph.D.

New music professor says you should stop calling music you like ‘guilty pleasures’

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 29, 2019
People look at the artwork at the Muslim Student Association's Shiftspace gallery at February's Final Friday.

Final Friday monthly art crawl to switch to First Friday

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 28, 2019
FROM THE FILES: Build-A-Friend is sponsored by SAC. It is a event where students get a chance to build their own stuffed animals.

OPINION: Student involvement is great, to an extent

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 26, 2019
Plaza of Heroines located on the Wichita State campus.

OPINION: I ‘beat’ the Plaza of Heroines

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2019
Jim Gaffigan gets into a joke at the beginning of his act on Aug. 16 in Wichita. The show was held at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Jim brings the gaffes, again

Kevin Benavides, Opinion Editor
August 19, 2019
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