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Symphonic band mixes traditional and novel pieces
Artsy Fartsy: A conversation with Cooper Pack
Senior | English education major Q: What’s your favorite type of music to play? A: That’s tough. That’s so tough. For the longest time here in college, I played pep band music. There’s a sort of joy that always comes with that. But then, when I went into the concert band, the…
REVIEW: “No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution,” an in-depth retelling of a bygone era
A newly released book written by two Wichita State English professors delves into an underexplored movement in Kansas history — punk (or rather, postpunk). “No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution” is a 10-year-long project by Francis Connor and Darren DeFrain. And…
HALO unites campus and community at Nuestra Cultura
Golf for a Cause: Beauties and Beasts Fundraiser Tournament
Golf Wichita is proud to host a brand-new fundraiser tournament in support of Beauties and Beasts, a local non-profit and final refuge for animals with nowhere else to go.
Shocker volleyball splits matches to begin conference play
Going into the opening weekend of conference play, Shocker volleyball had lost five straight matches and eight of its last nine. The team hoped to use the start of American Conference play as a reset point. The results were mixed. Wichita State defeated Memphis 3-1 by scores of…
Women’s tennis opens with two tough tournaments to start the season
Most programs try to schedule tough non-conference games to better prepare the squad for later moments in the year. For the women’s tennis team, this was exactly the case. The Shockers sent seniors Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang, who is ranked 117th nationally in singles, to…
Insider helps Wichita State baseball defeat formidable foe
After Shocker baseball passed its biggest test of the fall season, third baseman AJ Velarde revealed that an inside source helped the Shockers knock off the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon. “Coming in, it’s very helpful having a player who played for them,” Velarde…
Wichita protesters urge Kansas cities to stop assisting ICE enforcement efforts
Some Wichita City Council members said they want to prohibit local police from partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
October 2026 Derby News
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OPINION: Displacing homeless Wichitans isn’t the solution to the larger problem
We were all taught to treat others as we would like to be treated, but that didn’t stick with everyone. The City of Wichita recently announced that dozens of people must leave the largest homeless encampment in Wichita by Oct. 12. The City of Wichita says 20-25 people live there,…