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The Sunflower, v.128, no.27 (April 11, 2024)
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2024-04-11
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College newspapers and periodicals,Student publications,Wichita State University -- History,Wichita (Kan.) -- Newspapers,Solar eclipse,Student Government Association,Voting,Belew, Loren,Veteran Student Organization,Iranian Student Association,Muma, Richard D.,Hall, Teri,Lefever, Shirley,Baseball,Saal, Kevin,Cessna Stadium,Softball,Thompson, Jeniah,Marley, Bob,Asian Student Conference,Vietnamese Student Association,Sororities,Drag show
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Wichita State University -- History
Wichita (Kan.) -- Newspapers
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Wichita State University -- History
Wichita (Kan.) -- Newspapers
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The Sunflower: Official student newspaper, v.128, no. 27, Wichita, Kansas, April 11, 2024. - 8 pages
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Article(s): Blinded by beauty: Solar eclipse unites students on campus -- Tanganyika animals take over the RSC -- Special election to be held for student senator seats -- A dog in dance class and other ways service animals, emotional support animals help Wichita State students -- Shockers Learn Shockers Vote focuses on student voices in voter registration -- ‘If no one else will do it, it’s gotta be me’: Trio of students bring back veteran organization -- Iranian Student Association brings second home to Iranian students in Wichita -- From renovations to AI: What to know from latest student town hall -- Baseball extend losing streak against Oklahoma State and Kansas State -- Women’s golf places top-10 in final event before conference championships -- Athletic Director Kevin Saal gives update on Cessna Stadium renovations -- Softball blanked by No. 2 Oklahoma -- Shocker Sports Round Up: what you missed over the weekend -- Five women’s basketball players enter transfer portal -- Spotify trumps Apple Music time after time -- YouTube Music can hold its own against Spotify and Apple Music -- Bob Marley: One Love’ is a beautiful take on family, God and revolution -- Dishin' it out: Asian Student Conference, Vietnamese Student Association, Thai Lao & Cambodian Student Association and SYZ sorority sold a variety of Asian foods in the RSC for a combined fundraiser. -- Ulrich attempts innovative, collaborative approach to exhibition development -- Deities and divas. 14th annual drag show faetures performers new and old.
Photograph(s): Quilliam searches for treats as Taylor Craig tells a group of students facts about African crested porcupines. Quilliam was born and raised at Tanganyika and has been an animal ambassador for eight years. p. 1 -- Physics professors Mathew Muether and Jason Ferguson set up telescope on lawn of Jabara Hall for observers to see solar eclipse on April 7. p. 1 -- Quilliam searches for treats as Taylor Craig tells a group of students facts about African crested porcupines. Quilliam was born and raised at Tanganyika and has been an animal ambassador for eight years. p. 1 -- Emotional support animals and service dogs illustration. p. 2 -- Larry Burks Sr. and Sierra Riley transport the chili for Veteran Students Organization’s first event of the year from the second to first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center on Feb. 13. Students were able to get a bowl of chili for $3, with the proceeds going to the organization. p. 3 -- Iranian Student Association President Amin Ahouei opens the Nowruz event with a speech. The Iranian Student Association held the event at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex on March 16. p. 3 -- President Richard Muma during a university town hall on April 5. Screenshot. p. 3 -- Mason Munz walks back to the dugout after at the end of the fourth inning. Munz pitched 2.2 innings throughout the April 9 match. p. 4 -- Freshman pitcher Drew Iverson pitches in the second inning. Iverson allowed no hits and two runs. p. 4 -- Jordan Rogers slides into home plate to score Wichita State’s third run of the game. p. 4 -- The west stands of Cessna Stadium on April 10. The stadium has been slowly demolished over the past year as the university makes way for a new track and field facility. p. 4 -- Shocker Sports Round Up illustration. p. 5 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 6 -- Portrait of Tyler Guthrie, columnist. p. 6 -- Portrait of Cheyanne Tull, reporter. p. 6 -- Bob Marley: One Love promotional poster. p. 6 -- Rebecca Oh, a second year student, talks to a vistor during the Flavors of Asia food sale in the RSC on April 3. Oh is a member of the Thai, Lao, & Cambodian Student Association. p. 7 -- Asian Student Conference fundraising coordinator Krystal Pham serves a rice bowl for the Flavors of Asia event. The event served Asian food for students to purchase in the RSC on April 3. p. 7 -- Emaan Syed, Asian Student Conference president, stands at the club’s booth. The event took place in RSC and displayed various Asian food made by the members. p. 7 -- Tandoori chicken kebabs were sold during the Flavors of Asia event in the RSC. The event was hosted by multiple Asian student groups on campus. p. 7 -- Vivian Zavataro, the executive and creative director of the Ulrich Museum of Art, shows the new interactive features in the museum lobby to curators and community members on April 3. p. 7 -- Vivian Zavataro, the executive and creative director at the Ulrich, explains artwork in the museum lobby to community members on April 3. “We want to know that the communities around the museum can connect with our museum,” Zavataro said. p. 7 -- The Ulrich Museum of Art invited art enthusiasts, students and professionals alike to actively participate in the “Ulrich Co-Lab” event on April 3. p. 7 -- Ted Adler, from the School of Art Design and Creative Industries at WSU, socializes during the “Ulrich Co-Lab” exhibition event. p. 7 -- Calypso Jetè Balmain, a drag performer, kneels around her collected cash during her first performance of the evening. Calypso Jetè Balmain focuses her career on activism, community, education, and health care. p. 8 -- Lounixa walks among the audience while adjusting her dress at the 14th annual Wichita State Drag Show on April 5. Lounixa, or Esme Lynn Edevane, started performing in drag in June 2023 and is the 2023 Miss Wichita Pride Supreme. p. 8 -- Arabia Night lip-syncs during her first performance of the night. Arabia Night, Evan Michael Shaheen, is a local drag performer who dedicates his time to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. p. 8 -- DiDa Ritz lip-syncs and dances on stage during her second performance of the evening. DiDa Ritz competed on season four of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” p. 8 -- During her first performance of the night, Mensoganto lip-syncs to a mashup track, featuring several pop songs. p. 8 -- Statik T.V. swings his hoola hoop around during the 14th annual drag show at Wichita State on April 5. Statik T.V. is a Wichita State student, and at the end of the night, won an award for the “most unique” performance. p. 8 -- Sapphie sinks to the floor during an emotional song in her performance. Sapphie, or Seferino Ramirez Jr., is a Wichita State student who participates in the local drag scene. p. 8
Photograph(s): Quilliam searches for treats as Taylor Craig tells a group of students facts about African crested porcupines. Quilliam was born and raised at Tanganyika and has been an animal ambassador for eight years. p. 1 -- Physics professors Mathew Muether and Jason Ferguson set up telescope on lawn of Jabara Hall for observers to see solar eclipse on April 7. p. 1 -- Quilliam searches for treats as Taylor Craig tells a group of students facts about African crested porcupines. Quilliam was born and raised at Tanganyika and has been an animal ambassador for eight years. p. 1 -- Emotional support animals and service dogs illustration. p. 2 -- Larry Burks Sr. and Sierra Riley transport the chili for Veteran Students Organization’s first event of the year from the second to first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center on Feb. 13. Students were able to get a bowl of chili for $3, with the proceeds going to the organization. p. 3 -- Iranian Student Association President Amin Ahouei opens the Nowruz event with a speech. The Iranian Student Association held the event at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex on March 16. p. 3 -- President Richard Muma during a university town hall on April 5. Screenshot. p. 3 -- Mason Munz walks back to the dugout after at the end of the fourth inning. Munz pitched 2.2 innings throughout the April 9 match. p. 4 -- Freshman pitcher Drew Iverson pitches in the second inning. Iverson allowed no hits and two runs. p. 4 -- Jordan Rogers slides into home plate to score Wichita State’s third run of the game. p. 4 -- The west stands of Cessna Stadium on April 10. The stadium has been slowly demolished over the past year as the university makes way for a new track and field facility. p. 4 -- Shocker Sports Round Up illustration. p. 5 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 6 -- Portrait of Tyler Guthrie, columnist. p. 6 -- Portrait of Cheyanne Tull, reporter. p. 6 -- Bob Marley: One Love promotional poster. p. 6 -- Rebecca Oh, a second year student, talks to a vistor during the Flavors of Asia food sale in the RSC on April 3. Oh is a member of the Thai, Lao, & Cambodian Student Association. p. 7 -- Asian Student Conference fundraising coordinator Krystal Pham serves a rice bowl for the Flavors of Asia event. The event served Asian food for students to purchase in the RSC on April 3. p. 7 -- Emaan Syed, Asian Student Conference president, stands at the club’s booth. The event took place in RSC and displayed various Asian food made by the members. p. 7 -- Tandoori chicken kebabs were sold during the Flavors of Asia event in the RSC. The event was hosted by multiple Asian student groups on campus. p. 7 -- Vivian Zavataro, the executive and creative director of the Ulrich Museum of Art, shows the new interactive features in the museum lobby to curators and community members on April 3. p. 7 -- Vivian Zavataro, the executive and creative director at the Ulrich, explains artwork in the museum lobby to community members on April 3. “We want to know that the communities around the museum can connect with our museum,” Zavataro said. p. 7 -- The Ulrich Museum of Art invited art enthusiasts, students and professionals alike to actively participate in the “Ulrich Co-Lab” event on April 3. p. 7 -- Ted Adler, from the School of Art Design and Creative Industries at WSU, socializes during the “Ulrich Co-Lab” exhibition event. p. 7 -- Calypso Jetè Balmain, a drag performer, kneels around her collected cash during her first performance of the evening. Calypso Jetè Balmain focuses her career on activism, community, education, and health care. p. 8 -- Lounixa walks among the audience while adjusting her dress at the 14th annual Wichita State Drag Show on April 5. Lounixa, or Esme Lynn Edevane, started performing in drag in June 2023 and is the 2023 Miss Wichita Pride Supreme. p. 8 -- Arabia Night lip-syncs during her first performance of the night. Arabia Night, Evan Michael Shaheen, is a local drag performer who dedicates his time to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. p. 8 -- DiDa Ritz lip-syncs and dances on stage during her second performance of the evening. DiDa Ritz competed on season four of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” p. 8 -- During her first performance of the night, Mensoganto lip-syncs to a mashup track, featuring several pop songs. p. 8 -- Statik T.V. swings his hoola hoop around during the 14th annual drag show at Wichita State on April 5. Statik T.V. is a Wichita State student, and at the end of the night, won an award for the “most unique” performance. p. 8 -- Sapphie sinks to the floor during an emotional song in her performance. Sapphie, or Seferino Ramirez Jr., is a Wichita State student who participates in the local drag scene. p. 8
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The Sunflower
v.128. no.27
v.128. no.27