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Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor

Mia Hennen is the News and Managing Editor for The Sunflower. Hennen is a sophomore at Wichita State majoring in English and minoring in communications, pursuing any career involving writing or editing. This is their second year working for The Sunflower. They can be reached at [email protected]

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An Instagram meme page crispiwsumemes was met with controversy after a series of images about candidates running for Student Governments Executive Branch.

Instagram ‘meme’ page receives backlash for controversial posts about student government election

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
April 1, 2023
Cody Keenan, former director of speechwriting for President Barack Obama, answers questions from students at the 2023 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series on March 30. Keenan spoke on his experience as a speechwriter and gave advice to beginners.

‘Throw them out’: Former speechwriter for Barack Obama motivates students to challenge system

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 31, 2023
A Haft-seen table set up by Iranian Student Association members and friends and family of members. The table items consist of sprouted wheat/lentils, sweet pudding, dried oleaster fruit, garlic, apple, sumac and vinegar — all items represent different aspects of life and nature.

Iranian Student Association celebrates Persian New Year

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 24, 2023
Brkfst & Co. in the Rhatigan Student Center on March 24. The restauraunt was introduced to campus in Fall 22.

Keep or kick: New restaurant could come to RSC next year 

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 24, 2023
Compensation goals lead to pay increases at Wichita State

Compensation goals lead to pay increases at Wichita State

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 22, 2023
What’d you miss over spring break?

What’d you miss over spring break?

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 21, 2023
Head coach Isaac Brown yells to his players during the game against Tarleton State on Nov. 26.

[PHOTO] Brown out as head men’s basketball coach

March 11, 2023
Illustration by Mia Hennen

Safe Streets to provide free naloxone at Wichita State

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 6, 2023
Children march in downtown Wichita on March 2 during an anti-abortion rally. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

‘Babies are being murdered:’ Anti-abortion group protests in downtown Wichita

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 3, 2023
Kaye Monk-Morgan, former VP of Strategic Engagement and Planning, addresses the Faculty Senate on Oct. 22, 2018. After leaving WSU, Monk-Morgan went to work at the Kansas Leadership Center.

‘Shocker through and through:’ Alum to serve as Kansas Leadership Center president

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 3, 2023
A child carries an anti-abortion information card while walking in protest of abortion on March 2.

[PHOTO] PHOTOS: Anti-abortion protest in downtown Wichita

March 2, 2023
A child carries an anti-abortion information card while walking in protest of abortion on March 2.

PHOTOS: Anti-abortion protest in downtown Wichita

Mia Hennen and Kyran Crist
March 2, 2023
A person in downtown Wichita yells at Free the States members protesting abortion on March 2.

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Free the States members march in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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Free the States members march in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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Free the States, an anti-abortion group, marched in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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A Free the States member holds up a Bible while marching in protest of abortion in Wichita on March 2.

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A student from Wichita East High School stands outside the school and speaks to members of Free the States. The student and members argued over the right to abortion on March 2.

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Free the States, an anti-abortion group, marched in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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A student from Wichita East High School stands outside the school and speaks to members of Free the States. The student and members argued over the right to abortion on March 2.

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Free the States, an anti-abortion group, marched in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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Free the States, an anti-abortion group, marched in downtown Wichita on March 2. The march was a part of a series of weeklong events.

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Luke Wagle, a criminal justice and political science student, speaks to SGAs Senate about the roadblocks he has faced as a dyslexic person on March 1.

Dyslexic student demands change within university

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 2, 2023
Rpk, a higher education consulting firm hired by KBOR nine months ago, placed 83% of Wichita State’s degree programs on the chopping block, identifying them as operating below an ‘optimal’ level. 

‘Cut the baloney:’ Wichita State faculty criticize academic report by rpk

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
March 2, 2023
A portion of the new gen ed plan.

WSU Faculty Senate approves new gen ed plan

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 28, 2023
Spectrum and Turning Point USA held different events at the same time on Feb. 21.

Right-wing group screens controversial film, LGBTQ group hosts counter-event

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 23, 2023
Kathy Downes has been at Wichita State for 43 years, serving various roles within the university library. Downes will retire in Spring 2023.

[PHOTO] Dean of University Libraries retires after 43 years at the university

February 22, 2023
Kathy Downes has been at Wichita State for 43 years, serving various roles within the university library. Downes will retire in Spring 2023.1

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Kathy Downes has been at Wichita State for 43 years, serving various roles within the university library. Downes will retire in Spring 2023.

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Andover neighborhood residents clean up much of the debris created by the tornado that swept through the town and surrounding areas the previous night.

PHOTOS: Andover Tornado on April 29, 2022

April 30, 2022
Andover neighborhood residents clean up much of the debris created by the tornado that swept through the town and surrounding areas the previous night.

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The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) on Feb. 14. The building could face renovations in the near future.

Potential renovations to RSC could mean demolition of adjacent buildings

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 14, 2023
Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, talks to reporters before an event about his new book Never Give an Inch on Feb. 10.

‘They’re stealing our stuff:’ Mike Pompeo talks all things, but mostly China

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 11, 2023
Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, talks about his new book Never Give an Inch at Wichita State on Feb. 10. The event was moderated by Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement.

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Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement, speaks to Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, about his new book Never Give an Inch at Wichita State on Feb. 10.

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Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement, speaks to Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, about his new book Never Give an Inch at Wichita State on Feb. 10.

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Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, talks to reporters before an event about his new book Never Give an Inch on Feb. 10.

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Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, talks to reporters before an event about his new book Never Give an Inch on Feb. 10.

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Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state and CIA director, talks to reporters before an event about his new book Never Give an Inch on Feb. 10.

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Black haircare products in Shocker Hall.

Student gives back, purchases Black haircare products for Shocker Hall

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 10, 2023
Recruitment Coordinator Rani discusses ideas surrounding WSUs new Student Success and Persistence plan. Ideas for the plan were discussed at a university town hall on Feb. 7.

Desire to improve student retention spurs discussion within university

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
February 9, 2023
Greg Hand, dean of the College of Health Professions, discusses questions at a university town hall on Feb. 7. The town hall was meant to generate conversation on change at the university.

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People answer discussion questions at a university town hall on Feb. 7. The town hall was meant to generate conversation on change at the university.

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Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center director, talks to faculty, staff, and administration at a university town hall on Feb. 7. The town hall was meant to dicusses ideas realating to the new Student Success and Persistence plan

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Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Managment Center director, talks to faculty, staff, and administration at a university town hall on Feb. 7. The town hall was meant to dicusses ideas realating to the new Student Success and Persistence plan

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President Rick Muma speaks to a room of faculty, staff and administration on Feb. 7. People met in the RSC for a university town hall.

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President Rick Muma speaks to a room of faculty, staff and administration on Feb. 7. People met in the RSC for a university town hall.

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President Rick Muma speaks to a room of faculty, staff and administration on Feb. 7. People met in the RSC for a university town hall.

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Provost Shirley Lefever speaks to a room of faculty, staff and administration on Feb. 7. People met in the RSC for a university town hall.

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Denise Gimlin and Susan Castro talk to faculty, staff and administration at a university town hall on Feb. 7. Gimlin was the Staff Senate president; Castro was the Faculty Senate president.

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Audience members during the 15th annual MLK Commemoration sing an excerpt of the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing at the 15th annual MLK Commemoration on Jan. 31.

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Portraits of protestors from the Dockum Sit-In were present at the 15th annual MLK Commemoration, where Galyn Vesey, a lifelong civil rights activist, was the keynote speaker.

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Maurissa Cunningham, a member of Black Student Union, sings the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing with William Butler, a passage leader in ODI. The students sang at the 15th Annual MLK Commemoration on Jan. 31.

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A coworker takes a photo of Alicia Sanchez, director to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and assistant dean of students, after receiving the Drum Major Award for her work with the campus and the community.

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Galyn Vesey, a lifelong Wichita native and civil rights activist, hugs Gregory Vandyke Jr., the Speaker of the Senate in SGA, at the 15th annual MLK Commemoration on Jan. 31. Vandyke read an excerpt of Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream speech, before Vesey gave his keynote speech.

[PHOTO] 'It’s the young community who brings about change:' Civil rights activist comes to WSU

February 1, 2023
Galyn Vesey, a lifelong Wichita native and civil rights activist, hugs Gregory Vandyke Jr., the Speaker of the Senate in SGA, at the 15th annual MLK Commemoration on Jan. 31. Vandyke read an excerpt of Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream speech, before Vesey gave his keynote speech.

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Galyn Vesey, a civil rights activist, features work from his project Research On Black Wichita, Kansas: 1945-1958. This project has been under works since 2003.

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Secretary of Society of Cosplayers Sydney Burtwistle and Vice President of Spectrum and President of Society of Cosplayers Damaris N. Mireles hug while holding tables during Springfest. Different organizations and clubs tabled at the event on Jan. 24.

[PHOTO] Ulrich Spring Exhibition empowers students and professors

January 27, 2023
A look at rpks data on WSU. Data retrieved from “KBOR rpk WSU data as of December 1, 2022” from from WSU Faculty Senate page.

Final report out: Sixteen programs at Wichita State marked as ‘review and monitor’

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
January 26, 2023
The Student Government Association General Election will be on April 3.

[PHOTO] How to run and vote in the upcoming session of SGA

January 25, 2023
Secretary of Society of Cosplayers Sydney Burtwistle and Vice President of Spectrum and President of Society of Cosplayers Damarís N. Mireles hug while holding tables during Springfest. Different organizations and clubs tabled at the event on Jan. 24.

[PHOTO] Springfest springs student organizations to life

January 27, 2023
Secretary of Society of Cosplayers Sydney Burtwistle and Vice President of Spectrum and President of Society of Cosplayers Damarís N. Mireles hug while holding tables during Springfest. Different organizations and clubs tabled at the event on Jan. 24.

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Melanie Gainey, alumna of chapter Gamma Chi, speaks to a student in the RSC about Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. on Jan. 24. Ananda Smith was the president of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.

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A civilian poses for a conceal carry photo on Jan. 18. The WSUPD worked with The Sunflower to safely take this photo.

[PHOTO] Up in arms: Conceal carry policy continues to spark controversy among students, faculty and staff

January 19, 2023
A civilian poses for a conceal carry photo on Jan. 18. The WSUPD worked with The Sunflower to safely take this photo.

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Parking Lot 5, reserved for both students and visitors, is blocked off due to construction at Corbin Education Center.

More projects and construction coming during spring semester

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
January 18, 2023
Praise dancers of the Greater Wichita Ministerial League dance and sing before the start of the 2023 MLK Celebration inside the WSU Metroplex. The event brought Roland Martin, a journalist, to speak about Martin Luther King.

‘Don’t waste my time:’ Journalist Roland Martin refocuses MLK day discussion on change

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
January 17, 2023
Roland Martin, a well-known American journalist, speaks at the 2023 MLK Celebration on Jan. 16. Martin focused his speech on Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the continous fight to end racism.

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For Column on MLK Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. service marks the start of celebratory MLK events

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
January 13, 2023
Part of parking between Elliott Hall and the RSC blocked off for construction of Clinton Hall.

Parking and sidewalk closures pop up before spring semester’s start

Mia Hennen, News Editor
January 13, 2023
Mona Nemer gives the commencement address at the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony.

Accomplished WSU graduate, scientist returns to university for Fall Commencement

Mia Hennen, News/Managing Editor
December 19, 2022
Fall 2022 graduate Mackenzie Lane celebrates after recieving her diploma.

PHOTOS: Fall 2022 Commencment ceremony

Mia Hennen and Nithin Reddy Nagapur
December 18, 2022
Graduates laugh together during the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18.

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A graduate laughs during the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18.

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Fall 2022 Commencement

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People in Charles Koch Arena cheer on the graduates inside Charles Koch Arena on Dec. 18.

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A graduate laughs during the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18.

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Graduates take a picture together during the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18.

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A graduates dog sits during the Fall 2022 Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18.

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Fall 2022 Commencement cap

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A graduate flips their tassle to the other side during the Fall Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18 inside Charles Koch Arena.

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