Darr is an MFA Candidate in Poetry Writing. His main interests are local art, student life, experimental literature, and ambient pop music.
John Darr, Reporter
| Sep 10, 2019 | Bachelor in Paradise Goes from Trash to Ash (Story) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Poet Ilya Kaminsky speaks about ‘Deaf Republic’ ahead of his McKnight presentation (Story) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | WSU Cohen Scholar crosses continents with choreography (Story) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Darr: Cardi B performs Wichita set with the help of Cardi B (Story) |
| Jul 17, 2019 | End-of-Summer Concert Guide (Story) |
| May 02, 2019 | Honors Baccalaureate Lauren Rust looks to build up her community through education (Story) |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Darr: Taylor Swift’s new single puts the ‘me’ in ‘shame’ (Story) |
| Apr 29, 2019 | Darr: Game of Thrones does the big battle (Story) |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Weekend Preview — April 25 (Story) |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Rub-a-dub-dub: Soak in music and art at Wichita’s Final Fest 2019 (Story) |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Best places to hang on campus (Story) |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Darr: Game of Thrones enjoys a delightful last night on Earth in ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ (Story) |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Weekly Preview — Apr. 22 (Story) |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Darr: Beyonce’s ‘Homecoming’ claims and achieves its college dreams (Story) |
| Apr 18, 2019 | ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 premiere: Family reunion and reunion and reunion (Story) |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Wichita’s best sandwich: Bocco Deli (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Darr: ‘Our Planet’ weaponizes natural beauty against natural destruction (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Weekly preview — April 15 (Story) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | What not to miss at Monikahouse’s last show this Friday (Story) |
| Apr 04, 2019 | Weekend Preview — Apr. 4-7 (Story) |
| Apr 04, 2019 | In Monikahouse, a Wichita State student has created the city’s most powerful art experience (Story) |
| Apr 01, 2019 | Weekly Preview — April 1 (Story) |
| Apr 01, 2019 | Darr: Korine’s ‘The Beach Bum’ isn’t a good comedy, which is why you should see it (Story) |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Final Friday to spotlight WSU women (Story) |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Weekly preview — Mar. 25 (Story) |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Spring Essentials: The culture section’s spring starter pack (Story) |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Weekend Preview — March 21-23 (Story) |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Kansas Poet Laureate’s visit to Wichita State radiates love of homeland and jazz (Story) |
| Mar 18, 2019 | Darr: Wichita State’s After Judo builds a strong, jazzy foundation with ‘Harvard Ave.’ (Story) |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Jeremy Buoy brings a dream to life with WSU’s first theatre tour in over a decade (Story) |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Weekly Preview — March 18 (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2019 | Bottled water ranked from nice to absolutely disgusting (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2019 | The Worst Movie of 2018: Netflix’s “White Fang” (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2019 | ‘You Don’t Microwave Relationships’: How ‘The Bachelor’ is designed to violate its own values (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2019 | Weekly preview: March 4-6 (Story) |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Weekend preview (March 1-3) (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Weekend preview — Feb. 21 (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2019 | Weekly preview — Feb. 17 (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2019 | Emotional landscapes: Emiliano Molina’s portraits turn the self into a revelation (Story) |
| Feb 14, 2019 | 2019 Valentine’s Day Guide (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Faculty Senate divided over incoming two-factor identification requirement (Story) |
| Feb 09, 2019 | Weekend preview — Feb. 7-9 (Story) |
| Feb 09, 2019 | Darr: ‘Hands Like Glaciers’ shines while maintaining a grip on Old News’ signature sound (Story) |
| Feb 03, 2019 | Weekly preview — week of Feb. 3 (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2019 | ‘Style Your Tile’ provides stress release, prevention (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Friday preview (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | The Twilight Sad’s ‘IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME’ captures the power of a winter storm (Story) |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Weekly preview — week of Jan. 27 (Story) |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Kiss 2 leads Wichita’s DIY scene back towards the heart of punk by giving back to community (Story) |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Winter essentials: warm art for snow days (Story) |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Weekend preview (Story) |
| Jan 20, 2019 | ‘Assume Form’ shapes the rise of a new pop star: James Blake (Story) |
| Jan 04, 2019 | Hip-Hop Springboard: The best of late 2018 (Story) |
| Dec 05, 2018 | Wichita State’s top albums of 2018 (Story) |
| Dec 03, 2018 | Wichita’s best songs of 2018 (Story) |
| Dec 03, 2018 | Weekly preview — Dec. 3 (Story) |
| Nov 29, 2018 | ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ delights in blurring boundaries (Story) |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Student captures terrestrial beauty in Cadman art exhibit (Story) |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Student criticism of WSU comes from a place of caring (Story) |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Mumford & Sons’ ‘Delta’ pleasant but underwhelming (Story) |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Sunflower Selections Ep. 4: The Snowflower Thanksgiving (Story) |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Student senators raise concerns over potential hike in student fees (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Your bad music taste matters (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2018 | This week in culture — Nov. 11 (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2018 | Maya Brewer brings leadership and experience for WSU women (Story) |
| Nov 01, 2018 | Meitzner takes pride in WSU focus as city councilman (Story) |
| Nov 01, 2018 | Duxler campaigns for investing in students and immigrants, reducing crime (Story) |
| Oct 28, 2018 | This week in culture — Week of Oct. 29 (Story) |
| Oct 22, 2018 | Shocktoberfest preview (Story) |
| Oct 17, 2018 | This week in culture — Oct. 17 (Story) |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Netflix sex ed: ‘Big Mouth’ hits puberty with grace (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Mikro Mikro (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Cancelled: When art and artists shouldn’t be separated (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2018 | This week in culture — Oct. 8 (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2018 | ‘I would rather engineer a song than engineer a machine’ (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2018 | 2018 fall essentials (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2018 | This week in culture — Oct. 1 (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2018 | Back from ‘Exile’: Bladee and Whitearmor recapture their magic on new single (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Sunflower Selection Ep. 2: Build your own boy band (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Interview: Mariah Clements, Director of ‘The Search’ (Story) |
| Sep 23, 2018 | This week in culture — Sept. 24 (Story) |
| Sep 16, 2018 | Darr: The beautiful crush of Low’s ‘Double Negative’ offers avenue for individual coping (Story) |
| Sep 16, 2018 | This week in culture — week of Sept. 17 (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | ‘Safe in the Hands of Love’: A gateway into avant-garde pop music (Story) |
| Sep 10, 2018 | This week in culture — Sep. 10 (Story) |
| Sep 06, 2018 | SGA adds seats to standing committees, considers redirecting own rollover money to fund student events (Story) |
| Aug 29, 2018 | ICT Black Caucus addresses justice issues at discussion panel (Story/Media) |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Leaving (Your) Room for Art (Story) |
| Aug 27, 2018 | This week in culture (Story) |
| Aug 26, 2018 | The Sunflower’s definitive Bachelor in Paradise power rankings (Story) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | ‘Eighth Grade’ nails the highs, lows of its namesake (Story) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Finer Spirit find voice, double down on ambition on new EP (Story) |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: ‘Slide’ by George Clanton (Story) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: ‘BUBBLE RAP’ makes use of infectious songs, short attention spans (Story) |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: Kacey Musgraves — A New Golden Hour for Country (Story) |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: ‘7’ by Beach House (Story) |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: Mammoth Jam (Story) |
| Feb 22, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: Kendrick Lamar tops charts (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2018 | Old News release latest EP, talk differences between albums (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Local bands rock the Donut Whole (Story) |
| Feb 14, 2018 | ‘Writing Now, Reading Now’ series features poet Sandra Beasley (Story) |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Five local bands rock benefit show for burned-down restaurant (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: The Go! Team, Misha Mishajashvelli, Jeff Rosenstock (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2018 | Sunflower Soundtrack: Poppy, Kirin J Callinan, Charli XCX (Story) |