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One example of hazing is forced or coerced consumption of alcohol brother drugs.

Love, Mom and Dad: The Tragedies of Hazing

Emily Beaman, reporter March 29, 2021

On March 21, five families gathered to share their stories about how they lost their sons to hazing. Presented by The Anti-Hazing Coalition,Ā Love, Mom & Dad: Turning Tragedy into ProgressĀ was...

Students speak

OPINION: The speech of love

Taylor Anderson October 15, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do notĀ necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* I had the opportunity to speak on the behalf of the volleyball team...

Lacey Grimes

A day in the life: Lacey Grimes

Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter October 16, 2019

It’s 6 a.m. and while most students are sound asleep, her day has just begun. The sweet and tender voices of small children fill her ears forcing her eyes to partially open to a sun-filled room. She...

Lecture room

Lifelong Learning Center opens Sept. 12

Kristin Silva, Reporter September 11, 2018

As part of an effort to educate people older than 50, the dedication of the Lifelong Learning Center is Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. "The university prides itself on its diversity," Dave Hartman, LLC coordinator,...

Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford in Love, Simon (2018). Photo courtesy of IMDB

ā€˜Love, Simon’: a new type of romance

Brian Lang, Film Critic March 27, 2018

Audiences have seen several great coming-of-age and LGBTQ+ filmsĀ in the last two years, such as ā€œLady Bird,ā€ ā€œCall Me By Your Nameā€ and ā€œMoonlight,ā€ but none of these films have been nearly...

More than a march, a declaration

Cortney Wood, Managing Editor March 24, 2018

I’m sitting in a newsroom, frantically refreshing social media pages as millions of United States citizens burn with rage, intent to make a change in this fallen nation. Students, teachers, parents and...

Inclusion, representation matters

Cortney Wood January 30, 2018

I've heard the whispers my entire life. As I walked down hallways in middle and high school, I always heard the hushed comments about my weight. I get it—I'm fat. This isn't news to me. I've been...

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