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Student researcher uses combat lessons to improve lives of others
Originally submitted to the USA TODAY College program July 28, 2015. Walking into a room, it is impossible to not notice NASA student researcher and chemical engineering student Grace Gaskin’s presence. Presence that, she says, would not have been possible without her past experiences in the U.S. Army. “[The Army] has given me the self-confidence…
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Interfaith dialogue sparks backlash, hate at Wichita State
Originally submitted to the USA TODAY College network on October 10, 2015. Individuals of interfaith backgrounds at Wichita State University had grown tired of going to extreme measures to practice religious activities on campus. The Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel, built in the early 1960s through a gifted grant to the University, has provided a…
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Wichita State student killed in suicide bombing attack
(First version. You can read an updated version (after editor access) as published at USA TODAY College here.) Wichita State student killed in Islamic State attack, “kind,” “polite” —Kevin Brown, Wichita State University A Wichita State University electrical engineering student was killed early Friday morning in Saudi Arabia when he, along with a friend, thwarted an…
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2015 SGA elections bring diversity, unity
Originally submitted as part of an application to the USA TODAY College written/visual program on April 7, 2015. Growing up as a young individual suffering financial woes, Joseph Shepard never thought that he would, one day, be elected to president of his collegiate student body. “There was a period of my life where I was…
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Shockers at the Statehouse — student researchers represent WSU at Capitol
Originally published in the February 16 edition of the Sunflower. Buzzing with lawmakers, interns, lobbyists, pages and government employees, the state capitol building in Topeka became the stage for a few Wichita State undergraduate researchers to display their findings Wednesday morning. Students from WSU, Pittsburg State, Kansas State, Fort Hays State, Washburn, the University of…
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Shockers on ice: a task of safety
(Originally published in the February 4, 2015 edition of the Sunflower.) Freezing weather brings thoughts of holiday cheer with friends by a warm fire. It also brings thoughts of frozen cars, cold walks between classes and the ever-looming thought of slipping on ice-covered sidewalks between classes. In order to keep members of the Wichita State community…
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‘Tunnel Vision’ affects Shockers
Originally published in the Oct. 9, 2014 edition of the Sunflower. While walking through the sprawling campus sidewalks, it is easy to be blinded by the views around you, masking details that make up life at Wichita State. Sometimes, those details are not all that pretty — the problems that your neighbor may be facing…
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‘It’s On Us’ helps educate Wichita State community
Originally published in the Nov. 19, 2014 edition of the Sunflower. Individuals in the Wichita community are not strangers to news headlines pertaining to sexual assault, particularly after a 36-year old woman was beaten, sexually assaulted and burned in Fairmount Park late Friday night. However, President Obama said on Sept. 20 this is not simply…