News across Sedgwick County
Shocker Fiesta on the patio, bringing students together for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month officially began Sept. 15, and the Student Activities Council celebrated with tacos, tabling and piñata-making at the Shocker Fiesta. “With a lot of division that has been going on, I think that it’s really, really important that these kind of things —…
Shocker baseball to face biggest challenge on fall schedule
The Shocker baseball team takes on Nebraska, a Big Ten powerhouse, in its second of three exhibitions this fall at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eck Stadium. Wichita State rolled past Cowley County Community College 12-5 on Sept. 12 at home in the team’s first game of the fall season.…
Tanganyika shows students its wild side at RSC event
Asian Student Conference gather to discuss how ‘fetishization is not a form of solidarity’
Aspects of asian fetishization have always been referenced within popular culture, and Wichita State’s Asian Student Conference gathered to inform students on this socially acceptable form of racism. On Wednesday, the Asian Student Conference gathered for their third general body…
The VSPA funding initiative presented to SGA
On Wednesday, Jamarco Clark, Wichita State’s vice president for Student Affairs, asked SGA to fund a pilot initiative that would allow projects benefiting students to be funded outside of the normal billing cycle. Clark said the VPSA Student Impact and Innovation Fund is meant to…
Trip Cancellation Notice for Friday, September 25
The following trips will be canceled today, September 25, for Route 12 (New Market) and Route 28 (Northrock).
McKnight, Henrion and Ulrich closed on Sunday
McKnight Art Center, Henrion Hall and the Ulrich Museum of Art will be closed for a planned electrical outage on Sept. 27. Access to the buildings will be prohibited because the safety and alarm systems will be inactive. Students, faculty and staff that have electrical devices in…
October 2026 Prime Times Newsletter
Check out the October Prime Times Newsletter for a listing of events and activities taking place at the Derby Senior Center.
‘No one bleeds more blue than Guy Schroeder’
After working in law enforcement for 46 years, Guy Schroeder, Wichita State University police chief, is retiring at the end of the fall semester. “Policing has changed considerably since my start on Feb. 4, 1980,” Schroeder said. “Technology moves fast and helps considerably, but…
Route Detours Due to Run for the Poor Oktoberfest and Wichita Wagonmasters on Saturday, September 26
Route detours will be in effect on Saturday, September 26, for routes 21, 24, and 25.
E-Sports hosts sponsored watch party for Rocket League World Championship
Derby Fire Department Awarded Federal Grant for Firefighter Breathing Equipment
The Derby Fire Department recently received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units.