EARTH TO WICHITA Tú Taco to come to Rhatigan in August

BY MIA HENNEN news@thesunflower.com

Those looking to grab a taco at Wichita State will have a new spot to eat in the fall.

During the first week of the fall semester, Tú Taco, a Mexican-inspired restaurant, will open in the Rhatigan Student Center where Brkfst & Co. currently resides.

Tú Taco will feature buildyour-own tacos and bowls and chips and dip. Jamie Kraisinger, senior director of operations for WSU Dining Services, said food will cost around or under $10.

“You can go in and get a single taco for a couple of dollars, or two tacos, or you can get an entire platter that has the sides with it,” Kraisinger said. “So you have that flexibility.”

While operation hours have not been solidified, Wichita State’s Dining Services members said it could look something like 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

“In the next week, we’ll be working through … what we’ll have available through the entire first semester — the pricing and the dedicated menu here within the next two weeks,” Kraisinger said.

The dining option received overwhelming support after students were asked to participate in a survey to choose their preferred restaurant.

“Out of about 800 votes, almost 500 of those were for Tú Taco,” Kelly Linenberger, senior marketing manager for WSU Dining Services, said.

LAS dean Andrew Hippisley named finalist for dean job at Kansas State

BY TRINITY RAMM sports@thesunflower.com

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Arts and Sciences Dean Andrew Hippisley is one of four finalists up for the College of Arts and Sciences dean position at Kansas State University.

Kansas State held an open forum for Hippisley on April 13 during his three-day interview process for students and faculty to learn more about him.

All of the candidates gave a presentation titled, “Leading the

Chick-fil-A to close over summer

BY MIA HENNEN news@thesunflower.com

College of Arts and Sciences in a Time of Change: Opportunities and Challenges” as part of their process.

This is the second job that Hippisley has been named a finalist for since coming to Wichita State in 2018. In Fall 2021, he was one of the finalists for the open provost position at Idaho State University.

Before coming to Wichita State, he was the first chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Kentucky from 2007-2018.

Students have a little over a month to eat at the RSC Chick-fil-A before the restaurant temporarily closes for the summer.

According to Jaime Kraisinger, senior director of operations for WSU Dining Services, the chain restaurant in the Rhatigan Student Center will close on May 28 for remodeling over the summer.

When it reopens in August, the restaurant will offer more items that align with freestanding Chick-fil-As, like mac and cheese.

In addition, with the departure of Brkfst & Co., Chickfil-A will also offer breakfast, starting at 7 a.m.

Brandon Montgomery, majoring in aerospace and music composition, said he did not know about Tú Taco coming to campus but loves Mexican food.

“I’m a picky eater, so Freddy’s is like the only thing I eat (at WSU right now),” Montgomery said.

Tú Taco falls under the dining service Chartwells Higher Education, which creates restaurant concepts for colleges and universities nationwide. According to Kraisinger, other campuses have housed Tú Taco as well.

“It has performed very well at other campuses,” Kraisinger said. “The feedback has been great.”

More about WSU Dining Services can be found at wichita.edu.