Dec 3, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Wichita State professor Craig Miner has written a new book, called "Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858."

Nov 11, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — With an economy that's less than robust, U.S. consumers may not feel particularly jolly heading into the holiday shopping season this year. As a result, retailers may choose to take a more aggressive approach to lure shoppers into their stores. Cindy Claycomb, a marketing expert at Â鶹´«Ã½, explains.

Nov 12, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — In its first exhibition game of the season, the Â鶹´«Ã½ men's basketball team beat Emporia State University, 71-58.

Nov 12, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — This month, as Wichita State celebrates the 60th anniversary of the university’s mascot, WuShock, Dave Johnson’s contributions to the first WuShock costume will be honored.

Nov 14, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — Drawing a mascot for Wichita State was just a class assignment, said Wilbur Elsea, who came up with the design in 1948. The university still uses WuShock as its mascot.

Dec 3, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — A birthday bash celebrating the 60th anniversary of WuShock will occur during the Â鶹´«Ã½-UMKC men’s basketball game at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Charles Koch Arena.

Dec 2, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — A mid-year update on the national Airline Quality Rating shows a continual decline for the upcoming holiday travel season.

Nov 5, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Carla Eckels, who has been with KMUW for 12 years, has received a regional award for her story "Smoking Ban in Wichita."

Nov 19, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Elliott School student Lyndsay Coad spent a semester working for Disney as an intern.

Nov 4, 2008 — By Shae West — Senior Michael Fowler is deaf but finds few challenges when working on the Â鶹´«Ã½ crew team.