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Letter to the Editor: Wichita State’s tech hiring push needs an AI judgment test
Wichita State’s Engineering & IT Career Fair brought 450 students together with 38 employers last week across several fields, including computer science, cybersecurity, data science and engineering. That is exactly where the university’s growing investment in artificial…
Shocker 7-footer Will Berg brings dedication: ‘I’d die on the court’
In the first round of the NIT last season against Wyoming, center Will Berg was helped to the locker room with 24.7 seconds left in the first half after injuring his left ankle. The crowd at Charles Koch Arena had reason to be worried about the 7-foot-2 fan favorite from Sweden.…
REVIEW: God forbid I’m glad it wasn’t Leon S. Kennedy
Movie adaptations of video games are a sensitive subject to most. No one needs reminding of “A Minecraft Movie,” because while fun, it made me feel like I was approaching death quickly. “Until Dawn” wasn’t an objectively bad movie, but was not the greatest adaptation of the…
OPINION: Converse recycles the same broken record apology for recent racist advertisement
In the past week, the Nike-owned brand Converse has come under direct fire for a social media ad that many say had racist symbolism. The ad photo was a part of an international marketing campaign featuring K-pop singer Karina that launched in late August to promote the Chuck 70 X…
OPINION: Novig uses Sydney Sweeney to combine two of men’s favorite vices: Gambling and pornography
On Sept. 9, actress Sydney Sweeney’s “Just Sports” campaign ad for the sports prediction market Novig debuted. And similar to the “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” ad, it sparked controversy. I think it’s important to first clarify that because Novig is a prediction market that is…
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