The Sunflower, v.129, no.3 (September 5, 2024)
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2024-09-05
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College newspapers and periodicals , Student publications , Wichita State University -- History , Wichita (Kan.) -- Newspapers , Sports , Baseball , Gustafon, Jaden , Rowing , S'mores and Oars , Volleyball , Barham, Sarah , Luethi, Arenui , Tennis , Cross country , Ndungu, Lucy , Diaz Lopez, Adrian , Student Government Association , However, Kylee , Hernadez, Lesly , Owens, Victoria , Ablah Library , NFL , Title IX , Pickleball , Fraternities , Sororities , Carpenter, Sabrina , Soccer
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The Sunflower: Official student newspaper, v.129, no. 3, Wichita, Kansas, September 5, 2024. - 12 pages
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Article(s): Swinging into the season: 2024 fall sports guide -- How AAU basketball increases risk of injury for young athletes -- Friendly banter, improvements and some new connections: Wichita State players describe summer baseball experience -- Shocker Rowing paddles off 50th anniversary with S’mores and Oars -- WSU volleyball’s offense struggles in loss at No. 13 Kansas -- Volleyball’s Sarah Barham speaks on transfer to Wichita State University and being away from home -- For the second year in a row, tennis’ Arenui Luethi is playing in a new city. This time, he’s a Shocker. -- Basketball player adjusts to life, game across the pond -- Ballin': Shockers bring paint into the sports scene -- Meet Wichita State’s baseball club. The club has been playing for two years and players say it’s all about having fun -- WSU Disc Golf Club off to a flying start -- Cross into the unknown -- Season preview: Unpredictable Shockers look to make strides while avoiding injuries -- Inexperienced runners manage top finishes in season-opening ‘practice meet’ -- SGA delayed allocating student organization funding. Here’s why. -- ‘Shock factor’: How Catholic missionaries at campus church are adjusting to Wichita -- SGA leaders discuss increasing engagement, student org funding -- Want to go on an autumn hike without all the dirt? Play ‘Firewatch -- Simple and easy ways to stay active that don’t include sports or going to the gym -- Students need 24-hour access to Ablah Library -- NFL, the greatest showman: NFL games are exaggerated for your entertainment -- Fifty years later, Title IX still has a positive impact on sports equality -- Wichita State should preserve its current pickleball courts -- Decade of yarn bombing -- Don't call it a comeback: Councils collaborate for annual ‘strolling’ showcase -- Needless to say, ‘Short n’ Sweet(er)’ is pop album of the year -- Women’s Soccer Club preps for season
Photograph(s): Disc golf player throws a disc. p. 1 -- Illustration of injured basketball athlete. p. 2 -- Jaden Gustafson hits for the Hutchinson Monarchs over the summer. p. 2 -- Senior Chiara Sciscioli steers the boat while junior Chiara Caballero laughs. The evening event was hosted downtown by the Arkansas River. p. 3 -- Senior Kiara Bruzonic smiles while assembling her s’more. Each attendee had the opportunity to create their own s’more and hang out around the bonfire. p. 3 -- Middle blocker Sarah Barham prepares to hit the ball over during a practice scrimmage against Kansas State on Aug. 15. p. 3 -- Sophmore Arenui Luethi warms up during team practice on Sept. 4, 2024. p. 4 -- Portrait of Matej Bošnjak. p. 4 -- Senior Tanner Radford, the founder of the WSU Paintball Club, lines up to take a shot. The club began with just four members and has since grown to nearly 100. p. 5 -- Senior Cody Griffin kneels, aiming to take out the enemy. The paintball club hopes to make a bigger presence on campus, welcoming everyone who wants to join and have fun in the upcoming year. p. 5 -- Brayden Schmidt throws a disc at Disc Golf Club tryouts on Aug. 31 at L.W. Clapp Park. p. 5 -- Safari Marema warms up in the bullpen during baseball club practice. p. 5 -- Freshmen Kalyn Willingham and Emily See run in a pack with sophomore Isabelle Hartnett during Friday’s season-opening cross country meet. WSU head coach Kirk Hunter said Hartnett did a good job pulling the younger Shockers with her to the finish. p. 6 -- Redshirt sophomore Colin Graham rounds a bend at his first cross country meet on Friday night. Graham came in 18th at 21:09.42, within the pack of WSU runners. p. 6 -- Sophomore Jonah Allison runs the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic in Hutchinson, Kansas. Allison placed 14th in the men’s four-mile in 20:48.73. p. 6 -- Abdelkarim Jibril represents Students for Justice in Palestine at the Student Government Association meeting on Aug. 28. The organization requested additional funding for an event it’s planning to host with a five time Nobel prize nominee speaker. p. 7 -- Adriana Lazalde, Kayla Fleming, Alexis Cherveny and Jose Gonzalez table outside the St. Paul Catholic Student Center, handing out cookies and providing information about the fellowship program. p. 7 -- Kylee Hower, the student body president, delivers the State of the Student Body address. Hower spoke Wednesday night about discrimination she’s faced as a woman in leadership, the duties and responsibilities of Student Government and unfinished Senate business. p. 7 -- Portrait of Sascha Harvey, design director. p. 8 -- Illustration of "Firewatch." p. 8 -- Portrait of Maleah Evans, reporter. p. 8 -- Illustration of ways to stay active. p. 8 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 8 -- Portrait of Nabaa Alamood, reporter. p. 9 -- Illustration for opinion piece, "NFL games are exaggerated for your entertainment." p. 9 -- Illustration of Title IX sports equality. p. 9 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 9 -- The Wichita State pickleball courts on Sept. 12, 2023. Most nights, the court was packed with casual players and teams. | p. 9 -- Millie the Millipede decked out in her new sweater attire on Aug. 30. The sculpture, created by Tom Otterness, was yarn bombed starting on Aug. 27. p. 10 -- Jane McHugh works on yarn bombing Millie the Millipede. p. 10 -- Jane McHugh decorates Millie the Millipede, a sculpture by Wilner Auditorium by artist Tom Otterness. p. 10 -- Community members observe Millie’s new sweater on Aug. 29. Yarn bombing has been a tradition within the Sip and Stitch club since 2014. p. 10 -- Sip and Stitch member and Shocker alumna Roshelle Ford works on the yarn bombing of Millie the Millipede, a sculpture by Wilner Auditorium created by artist Tom Otterness. Several current and former Ulrich employees, as well as Sip and Stitch members, gathered to yarn bomb the sculpture on Aug. 27. p. 10 -- A community member looks through the binoculars after they’ve been yarn bombed. p. 10 -- Shocker alumna and Sip and Stitch member Pam Cornwell and Ulrich Museum of Art gallery assistant Maddie Bowron work on the yarn bombing of Millie the Millipede. p. 10 -- Senior Elycia Nesbitt performs, showing off the Sigma Gamma Rho hand sign. The sorority was chartered at WSU on April 3, 1970. p. 11 -- Senior Elycia Nesbitt performs, showing off the Sigma Gamma Rho hand sign. The sorority was chartered at WSU on April 3, 1970. p. 11 -- Senior Dacaria Harris leads the group to start their performance. “We prepared over the summer by sending videos back and forth, doing FaceTime calls, and started in-person practice on the first day of classes, with practices scheduled every day up until the yard show,” Harris said. p. 11 -- Senior Isaiah Hubbard displays the Phi Beta Sigma hand sign. The frat was founded at Wichita State on Sept. 4, 1982. p. 11 -- Junior Cameron Woodard, senior Chai Savage and senior Marshall Underwood shimmy during the yard show. Woodard shared his experience when preparing for the show: “We thought of a very funny way to end our show to make it more entertaining.” p. 11 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 11 -- Album cover of Sabrina Crarpenter's Short n' Sweet album. p. 11 -- Rachel Cisneros, the goalkeeper and captain of the women’s soccer club, blocks the ball from Caitlyn Menezes. The club practices at the Metroplex soccer field. p. 12 -- Rachel Cisneros, the goalkeeper and captain of the women’s soccer club, catches a ball at practice. The Wichita State women’s soccer club will compete against Maryville University on Sept. 7. p. 12 -- Abigail Dubroc kicks a ball during soccer practice on Sept 4. Dubroc is a member of the women’s soccer team at Wichita State. p. 12 -- Trysten Prophet helps women’s soccer team practice kicks on Sept. 4. p. 12 -- Abby Rea practices soccer on Sept. 4. The club is preparing for regionals in October. p. 12 -- Omnia Thompson kicks the ball during soccer practice. The women’s soccer team has their first game on Sept. 7. p. 12
Photograph(s): Disc golf player throws a disc. p. 1 -- Illustration of injured basketball athlete. p. 2 -- Jaden Gustafson hits for the Hutchinson Monarchs over the summer. p. 2 -- Senior Chiara Sciscioli steers the boat while junior Chiara Caballero laughs. The evening event was hosted downtown by the Arkansas River. p. 3 -- Senior Kiara Bruzonic smiles while assembling her s’more. Each attendee had the opportunity to create their own s’more and hang out around the bonfire. p. 3 -- Middle blocker Sarah Barham prepares to hit the ball over during a practice scrimmage against Kansas State on Aug. 15. p. 3 -- Sophmore Arenui Luethi warms up during team practice on Sept. 4, 2024. p. 4 -- Portrait of Matej Bošnjak. p. 4 -- Senior Tanner Radford, the founder of the WSU Paintball Club, lines up to take a shot. The club began with just four members and has since grown to nearly 100. p. 5 -- Senior Cody Griffin kneels, aiming to take out the enemy. The paintball club hopes to make a bigger presence on campus, welcoming everyone who wants to join and have fun in the upcoming year. p. 5 -- Brayden Schmidt throws a disc at Disc Golf Club tryouts on Aug. 31 at L.W. Clapp Park. p. 5 -- Safari Marema warms up in the bullpen during baseball club practice. p. 5 -- Freshmen Kalyn Willingham and Emily See run in a pack with sophomore Isabelle Hartnett during Friday’s season-opening cross country meet. WSU head coach Kirk Hunter said Hartnett did a good job pulling the younger Shockers with her to the finish. p. 6 -- Redshirt sophomore Colin Graham rounds a bend at his first cross country meet on Friday night. Graham came in 18th at 21:09.42, within the pack of WSU runners. p. 6 -- Sophomore Jonah Allison runs the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic in Hutchinson, Kansas. Allison placed 14th in the men’s four-mile in 20:48.73. p. 6 -- Abdelkarim Jibril represents Students for Justice in Palestine at the Student Government Association meeting on Aug. 28. The organization requested additional funding for an event it’s planning to host with a five time Nobel prize nominee speaker. p. 7 -- Adriana Lazalde, Kayla Fleming, Alexis Cherveny and Jose Gonzalez table outside the St. Paul Catholic Student Center, handing out cookies and providing information about the fellowship program. p. 7 -- Kylee Hower, the student body president, delivers the State of the Student Body address. Hower spoke Wednesday night about discrimination she’s faced as a woman in leadership, the duties and responsibilities of Student Government and unfinished Senate business. p. 7 -- Portrait of Sascha Harvey, design director. p. 8 -- Illustration of "Firewatch." p. 8 -- Portrait of Maleah Evans, reporter. p. 8 -- Illustration of ways to stay active. p. 8 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 8 -- Portrait of Nabaa Alamood, reporter. p. 9 -- Illustration for opinion piece, "NFL games are exaggerated for your entertainment." p. 9 -- Illustration of Title IX sports equality. p. 9 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 9 -- The Wichita State pickleball courts on Sept. 12, 2023. Most nights, the court was packed with casual players and teams. | p. 9 -- Millie the Millipede decked out in her new sweater attire on Aug. 30. The sculpture, created by Tom Otterness, was yarn bombed starting on Aug. 27. p. 10 -- Jane McHugh works on yarn bombing Millie the Millipede. p. 10 -- Jane McHugh decorates Millie the Millipede, a sculpture by Wilner Auditorium by artist Tom Otterness. p. 10 -- Community members observe Millie’s new sweater on Aug. 29. Yarn bombing has been a tradition within the Sip and Stitch club since 2014. p. 10 -- Sip and Stitch member and Shocker alumna Roshelle Ford works on the yarn bombing of Millie the Millipede, a sculpture by Wilner Auditorium created by artist Tom Otterness. Several current and former Ulrich employees, as well as Sip and Stitch members, gathered to yarn bomb the sculpture on Aug. 27. p. 10 -- A community member looks through the binoculars after they’ve been yarn bombed. p. 10 -- Shocker alumna and Sip and Stitch member Pam Cornwell and Ulrich Museum of Art gallery assistant Maddie Bowron work on the yarn bombing of Millie the Millipede. p. 10 -- Senior Elycia Nesbitt performs, showing off the Sigma Gamma Rho hand sign. The sorority was chartered at WSU on April 3, 1970. p. 11 -- Senior Elycia Nesbitt performs, showing off the Sigma Gamma Rho hand sign. The sorority was chartered at WSU on April 3, 1970. p. 11 -- Senior Dacaria Harris leads the group to start their performance. “We prepared over the summer by sending videos back and forth, doing FaceTime calls, and started in-person practice on the first day of classes, with practices scheduled every day up until the yard show,” Harris said. p. 11 -- Senior Isaiah Hubbard displays the Phi Beta Sigma hand sign. The frat was founded at Wichita State on Sept. 4, 1982. p. 11 -- Junior Cameron Woodard, senior Chai Savage and senior Marshall Underwood shimmy during the yard show. Woodard shared his experience when preparing for the show: “We thought of a very funny way to end our show to make it more entertaining.” p. 11 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, reporter. p. 11 -- Album cover of Sabrina Crarpenter's Short n' Sweet album. p. 11 -- Rachel Cisneros, the goalkeeper and captain of the women’s soccer club, blocks the ball from Caitlyn Menezes. The club practices at the Metroplex soccer field. p. 12 -- Rachel Cisneros, the goalkeeper and captain of the women’s soccer club, catches a ball at practice. The Wichita State women’s soccer club will compete against Maryville University on Sept. 7. p. 12 -- Abigail Dubroc kicks a ball during soccer practice on Sept 4. Dubroc is a member of the women’s soccer team at Wichita State. p. 12 -- Trysten Prophet helps women’s soccer team practice kicks on Sept. 4. p. 12 -- Abby Rea practices soccer on Sept. 4. The club is preparing for regionals in October. p. 12 -- Omnia Thompson kicks the ball during soccer practice. The women’s soccer team has their first game on Sept. 7. p. 12
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Wichita State University
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The Sunflower
v.129, no.3
v.129, no.3