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OPINION: America: “Greatest Country in the World”

Emily Beaman February 15, 2021

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* America is considered “the greatest country in the world” because...

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OPINION: When will we teach the real, brutal history behind Thanksgiving?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter November 11, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Growing up in America, we are taught about Thanksgiving as a holiday...

Adjusting culture from Zimbabwe to America

Marc Zographos, Columnist April 23, 2018

Coming from my home in Zimbabwe and having travelled a fair amount around the world in my life, culture shock has become somewhat of a normal thing for me. Though even with all the stories of what to expect,...

A panel discussion is lead by Syreeta Greene, director of equity inclusion and multicultural affairs, on the topic of first ammendment rights on a college campus during Critical Conversations: Degrees of Freedom: Is Free Speech Free? held in the Multi-Purpose Legacy Room where 25 people were in attendance.  Photo by Rachel Johnson

Critical conversation discusses power of free speech

Chloe Phillips February 20, 2018

To discuss the legal and conceptual aspects of freedom of speech, the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs personnel brought a panel of faculty members to the critical conversations...

Kylie Brinson

We are not ‘one nation under God’

The Wichitan October 31, 2017

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Every morning Americans...

Africa, America: Things are not always what they seem

The Wichitan February 5, 2016

Let’s take it back to August 2013, for a second. Aug. 13, to be exact. My first day in the United States of America. I cannot put into words how excited I was to be here.I  heard so many great things...

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