The Sunflower, v.129, no.16 (January 23, 2025)

Abstract

Article(s): Navigating registration: Inconsistent enrollment strategies create frustration for students -- Faculty, admin struggle to agree on weather policy -- Buzzer-beater sinks Wichita State against East Carolina -- How campus is changing -- TikTok turmoil: TikTok was gone, then it was back. -- Advising from page 1 -- A not-so winter wonderland: WSU men's and women's basketball struggles over winter break, combines for 6-13 record -- 'We do it to honor him': Ulrich reflects on MLK pop-up exhibit -- 'Nosferatu' reimagines hauntingly magnificent horror classic -- TikTok ban challenges free speech, raises questions about government overreach -- Charges for canceling WSU housing contracts unfairly burden students -- A snowy start: Classes begin in-person following a 'bitterly cold' TuesdayPhotograph(s): Navigating registration illustration of person holding a "Help" sign. p. 1 -- Corey Washington reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Washington led the Shockers in points, scoring 19 against the Pirates on Jan. 18. p. 1 -- Pictures of Wilkins Stadium, pickleball courts, University Stadium and Corbin Education Center. p. 2 -- TikTok turmoil illustration. p. 2 -- Student portraits for the story, "TikTok was gone, then it was back." p. 2 -- Graphic for men's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- Head coach Paul Mills and senior guard Bijan Cortes talk about a play after a timeout. The Shockers played the Kansas City Roos on Dec. 14, losing 74-64. p. 3 -- Junior guard Jasmine Peaks is blocked as she tries to shoot a basket on Jan. 15. Peaks scored five points throughout the game. p. 3 -- Senior center Quincy Ballard reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Ballard scored 11 points and 10 rebounds during the Jan. 18 game. p. 3 -- Junior forward Corey Washington sits during timeout against the University of Charlotte. Washington scored 16 points for the Shockers on Jan. 14. p. 3 -- Graphic of women's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- An overlook of the Martin Luther King Jr. pop-up exhibit housed in the Ulrich Museum of Art. The now closed exhibit housed pieces done by artists who are from underrepresented communities and dealt with activism. p. 4 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 4 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 5 -- TikTok banned illustration. p. 5 -- Housing costs illustration. p. 5 -- A Wichita State student zips through campus on a bike during the second day back to class. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- An Eastern Fox Squirrel carries dead leaves in its mouth as students trickle in and out of the Rhatigan Student Center on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Juan Barrientos and Gabriela Gomez, students at Wichita State, search for Beggs Hall on the first day back for in-person classes. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- The Wichita State University water tower stands on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Coffee in hand, Claire Stewart walks around Wichita State between classes, attempting to familiarize herself with the campus. Classes resumed in-person for the 2025 spring semester on Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Ray-jhay Barnes looks for Devlin Hall on a campus map near the Rhatigan Student Center. The semester started in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 22, following Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 and remote classes on Jan. 21. p. 6 -- Barbara Myers, an administrative specialist in the College of Engineering, bundles up while walking to the on-campus post office on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Kyan Tenpenny, mechanical engineering major, and Damyin Allmond, aerospace engineering major, walk on campus together. Tenpenney lives near campus and often chooses to ride his bike to school. p.