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REVIEW: Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ focuses less on supernatural horrors and more on the realistic horrors of being a teenager in the 21st century
The Sunflower
“Why?” This was the resounding response when news broke of yet another adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 horror novel “Carrie.” My response now— our parents might have been right about our generation; it is the damn phones. In his 8-episode miniseries adaptation, “Carrie,” that premiered Oct.7 on Prime Video, creator Mike Flanagan alters King’s classic...
WSU is getting new off-campus tennis courts
The Sunflower
During the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for Wichita State’s new tennis complex, it was announced it will be named the Regine Feilmeier Tennis Complex. The facility is located near K-96 and Greenwich, and will have 12 outdoor courts, 6 indoor courts and seating for up to 1,500 people. The facility is being built to NCAA...
Students can now get free health care transportation
The Sunflower
The Student Senate passed a bill that will create and fund a HIPAA compliant ride share program in collaboration with Student Health Services. With this bill, students will be able to get free transportation via Lyft for health care referrals from SHS, with a $100 limit per student. The bill was introduced on Oct. 6...
SGA to hold quarterly senate forums
The Sunflower
Ten senate forums will be held quarterly across campus for student senators to speak directly with their constituents. Andrew Beam, chairperson of Senate Affairs and Operations, said the first forums will likely be held in November. All six academic colleges, graduate students, adult learners, international students and freshmen will have forums. If there ar
President Trump’s ‘Kansas Style’ rally floods Park City with supporters, protesters
The Sunflower
Gallery • 16 Photos Ellery Prothro Crowds of people stand in line at Heartland Credit Union Arena before Sen. Roger Marshall's rally on Oct. 19. Attendees began lining up a day earlier.
Campus housing, dining prices to increase next year
The Sunflower
Katie Austin, director of Housing and Residence Life at Wichita State, presented proposed rate changes for housing and dining prices to the Student Senate on Oct. 14. Under the new proposal, most dorm room prices will go up by 2% for the upcoming academic year. In addition, campus dining plans will see a 4% cost...
Seven weeks after request, university provides Masterson’s emails; all but one redacted
The Sunflower
Wichita State’s General Counsel sent The Sunflower information requested two months ago through the Kansas Open Records Act — but with an email from GOP gubernatorial Ty Masterson missing, compared to what was shared with another media outlet that made a similar request. On Aug. 26, The Sunflower filed a public records request seeking...
OPINION: Remember this during election season: There is no such thing as good propaganda
The Sunflower
I first heard the word propaganda in middle school. We were taught that the Nazis used it to gain and maintain influence and power in World War II. I was scared of the word, and I honestly still am. But, truly what is propaganda, and can it be good? Propaganda is information, usually misleading or...
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