The Sunflower, v.129, no.19 (February 13, 2025)

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Article(s): Leaps & bounds. 2025 spring sports guide -- Men's tennis excited to make strides in spring -- Track and field aims for AAC crown -- Wichita State baseball seeks first Regional bid since 2013 -- After falling short last year, 'bitter' softball team looks to bounce back -- Baseball's Josh Livingston went through a massive hitting slump last season. He's glad it happened. -- Pitchers Jace Miner and Grant Adler return to Wichita State after transferring out for one year -- Michael Mulhollon retires from pitching, joins WSU baseball coaching staff -- Back in the lineup: Lauren Lucas is ready for final year after injury -- Kansas native Ellee Eck brings College World Series experience to WSU -- Pole vaulter hones creative skills through 'grandma hobbies' -- Track and field's Luke Porter is 'doing everything' in his power despite injury -- How two Canadian track and field freshmen are adjusting to life in Kansas -- Coach emphasizes holistic, fun approach to physical education -- Minarik bounces back to spring competition after elbow injury -- Piper Reams continues lineage of competitive bowlers -- Threat to tenure raises alarm: A Kansas House bill could transform tenure. Many in higher education worry about potential implications. -- Connie Morris, former Elliott School faculty, dies at 82 -- Gov. Kelly vetoes bill to ban gender affirming care for minors; it could still be passed by legislature -- Empowering Black history. Black History Month: The history and celebrations on campus -- Ulrich's new hours, upcoming events -- Got Trivia? A look inside trivia hosted at on-campus Fuzzy’s -- Rallies & volleys: Women's tennis wants to serve opponents in upcoming seasonPhotograph(s): A Shocker track athlete. p. 1 -- Ilias Worthington prepares to hit the ball during a singles match against a Drake University opponent. Worthington helped Wichita State secure a 7-0 win against the Bulldogs. p. 2 -- Junior Aranxta Cortez competes in the pole vault during the Coach Wilson Invitational. p. 2 -- Baseball and softball game schedule graphics. p. 3 -- Josh Livingston advances to third base in the bottom of the second inning against Oklahoma State during an April 2024 game. p. 4 -- Grant Adler winds up a pitch. Last season, Adler played for the University of Kansas. p. 4 -- Jace Miner pitches the ball against the Cincinnati Bearcats during the 2021-2022 season. p. 4 -- Portrait of Michael Mulhollon. p. 4 -- Lauren Lucas expresses her joy as she runs through home plate during a preseason fall 2024 game against Southern Nazarene. Lucas missed all of the previous season with a shoulder injury. p. 5 -- Photo of Ellee Eck. p. 5 -- Freshman Abby Rexford uses her pole to launch herself over the bar. Rexford cleared a maximum height of 3.52 meters. p. 6 -- Photo of Luke Porter. p. 6 -- Adjunct instructor Remington Putter explains his snowball throwing activity in which students wrote on a piece of paper, crumpled it up and then threw it across the room. Putter is working towards a doctoral degree in educational leadership at WSU and is the Wichita State Disc Golf Club coach. p. 7 -- Students in adjunct instructor Remington Putter's class throw crumpled up pieces of paper across the room. The activity was meant to teach students how they could incorporate fun learning into their future classrooms. p. 7 -- Kristof Minarik sends the ball to a Drake University opponent during a Jan. 26 tennis match. p. 7 -- Photo of bowler Piper Reams. p. 7 -- Chase Billingham, an at-large faculty senator at Wichita State, speaks against recently proposed House Bill No. 2348. The bill was introduced to the Kansas Legislature by Rep. Steven Howe at the request of Emporia State University's General Counsel Steven Lovett. p. 8 -- Sen. Aaron Bowen addresses the Faculty Senate during its Feb. 10 meeting. p. 8 -- Portrait of Connie Morris, former Elliott School faculty. p. 8 -- A graphic from Fenway Health’s 2024 stands on display at the Black History Month celebration in Woolsey Hall. The African American Faculty Staff Association and Black Student Union hosted a Black History Month celebration on Feb. 7. p. 9 -- Black Student Union President Donovan McClellan serves ice and drinks to the attendees of the Black History Month celebration on Feb. 7 at Woolsey Hall. p. 9 -- Karen Wright, interim director for TRIO Student Services, smiles at the food set before her. She attended the Black History Month celebration at Woolsey Hall on Feb. 7. p. 9 -- Kevin Harrison makes an appearance at the Black History Month celebration. He was the guest speaker and was invited by the Black Student Union and the African American Faculty Staff Association. p. 9 -- Students line dance to the song "Can't Get Enough" by Tamia. Students and staff gathered at a Black Excellence celebration in Woolsey Hall on Feb. 7. p. 9 -- Max Gosch talks to his team during the first round of trivia questions. The topic was centered around Kayne albums and science fiction albums. p. 9 -- Junior Theodora Chantava returns a shot during doubles play of Wichita State’s Feb. 7 game against the University of Kentucky. Chantava and junior Kristina Kudryavtseva won their doubles matchup against the Wildcats, 6-2. p. 10 -- Kristina Kudryavtseva prepares for a point during her doubles match on Feb. 7. Kudryavtseva won in doubles play against Kentucky, but her singles match went unfinished. p. 10 -- Sophomore Giorgia Roselli screams in celebration after a point on Feb. 7. Roselli lost her doubles match, but swept her singles opponent from Kentucky en route to a WSU team victory. p. 10 -- Juniors Theodora Chantava and Kristina Kudryavtseva smile during their doubles matchup against Kentucky. The pairing won in doubles play and WSU beat the Wildcats, 4-2. p. 10 -- Sophomore Xin Tong Wang returns a volley on Feb. 7. Wang played on the top court, court one, as she's expected to do for the majority of the Wichita State season. p. 10 -- Junior Tatyana Nikolenko and senior Clara Whitaker cheer on their teammates during doubles play of WSU’s match against the Kentucky on Feb. 7. Wichita State secured a 4-2 victory, extending its winning streak to three. p. 10 -- Junior Tatyana Nikolenko prepares for her opponent to serve the ball at the Wichita Country Club. p. 1