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6 days ago · Wichita State's independent, student-run news source. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming second term in office has garnered mixed responses from members of the Wichita State community, though, one feeling...
Late-game collapse dooms men’s basketball’s upset bid against …
8 hours ago · Wichita State led for a majority of the game against the No. 24 University of Memphis, but a late-game offensive drought ruined the Shockers’ road upset bid. On Thursday night, the Tigers scratched out a sloppy win against Wichita State, 61-53. The Shockers dropped to 1-5 in the American Athletic Conference, while Memphis improved to...
Gov. Laura Kelly recommends more funding for Kansas universities
1 day ago · Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s budget plan for the 2026 fiscal year, announced last week, adds around $52 million in funding for higher education. If approved, this would include an increase of $14.4 million for need-based aid for students at four-year universities, including Wichita State University. “We were hoping for about $300 million in enhancements for...
Faculty and administration struggle to agree on inclement weather ...
19 hours ago · Less than a month into 2025, Wichita State University had to transition classes to remote delivery — once on Jan. 6 and again on Tuesday. Both decisions, announced via email by the university’s strategic communications team, were based on an inclement weather policy that faculty and administration have struggled to agree on for nearly a...
‘That little bit of extra work’: WSU women’s tennis team looks to …
1 day ago · Going into his 15th season as head coach of Wichita State’s women’s tennis team, Colin Foster said the team is “farther along than we normally are at this point of the preseason.” Foster said the group is bought in, hungry and excited to get the season underway. “We’ve made significant progress and improvements across the...
WSU softball atop AAC preseason coaches poll – The Sunflower
17 hours ago · With a little more than two weeks before the 2025 softball season begins, the American Athletic Conference (AAC) released its softball preseason poll on Thursday morning. The poll is voted on by the coaches. Wichita State was picked to win the conference for the second straight season. The Shockers received four first-place votes. Florida Atlantic...
‘We do it to honor him’: Ulrich reflects on MLK pop-up exhibit
1 day ago · To celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr., the Ulrich Museum of Art selected pieces that represented his mission and work for a pop-up exhibit. “They’re artists and collections of works that kind of speak to his political engagement and social activism,” said Taryn Trapani, the registrar and collections manager at Ulrich. “That was my...
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The Sunflower was founded in 1896 and has been serving as the primary news source for Wichita State and the surrounding community ever since. It is an independent, student-run publication housed in Elliott Hall at Wichita State University. We distribute print publications every Thursday throughout the school year. Want to find us on all social...