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Faculty seek stronger role in mergers despite internal disagreements
Amidst the talks about departments merging at Wichita State, a proposed recommendation was passed through Faculty Senate that gives administration a framework to go by when consolidating departments. Susan Castro, a professor of philosophy, presented a resolution to the senate…
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…
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…
‘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…
Flooding in Shocker Success Center ‘disruption to last only a few hours’
After construction contractors struck a water line behind Neff Hall, the Shocker Success Center’s basement began flooding at around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. “We expect the disruption to last only a few hours,” Shelly Coleman-Martins, vice president of Wichita State’s strategic…
Business students travel to Barcelona for business and pleasure
Every year, scholarships are offered that allow students to travel the world and experience new cultures while taking classes to complete their degree. Business students Kylee Mohr and Jose Urbina were two such students who visited Barcelona, Spain for two weeks in the summer…
WSU’s AI Club presents very first AI Competition
The Wichita State’s AI Club held their very first competition, aptly titled the Chocolathon, on Saturday in Woolsey Hall. The competition served as an opportunity for WSU students to pitch a business case or build a working prototype to present to Cocoa Dolce, a local artisan…
Software disabled as precaution as result of hacking
Elsevier Evolve, a software used to facilitate assignments and tests for nursing and dental hygiene programs, has been disabled today as a precaution following a hack on the company’s server. John Jones, executive director of the Media Resources Center, wrote in an announcement…
Faculty see mergers ‘happening under the cover of darkness’
Nearly every college at Wichita State is planning to undergo department mergings or restructuring, but the reason isn’t entirely clear. Faculty are concerned about reorganization of departments being rushed, and are seeking clear answers before the plans start being reviewed by…