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Fraternity on probation for hazing JENNA FARHAT, MANAGING EDITOR

A Wichita State fraternity has been placed on probation for hazing, a crime in Kansas, but the university did not report it to law enforcement.

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity has been placed on disciplinary probation after violating university policies on hazing and underage drinking, according to a student conduct case resolution form obtained through a Kansas Open Records request. The fraternity received a deferred suspension, which means members may continue to attend classes.

Hambleton said “quite a few” members of the fraternity were involved in hazing activities that “affect” physical and mental health.

Hazing is illegal in Kansas. No report of the incident was made to the Wichita or university police departments.

“We do not notify law enforcement,” Mandy Hambleton said of the student conduct office.

Hambleton is assistant vice president for student advocacy, intervention, and accountability.

“If there was an ongoing threat to health or safety that we felt needed immediate law enforcement intervention, we would (contact law enforcement),” Hambleton said. “But typically we handle all of our reports internally.”

Wichitans stand in solidarity with Charlottesville PHOTOS BY MATT CROW / THE SUNFLOWER

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Supporters gathered in downtown Wichita in a show of solidarity against the violence that took place at a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Participants held a candles and signs condemning bigotry, white nationalism, and fascism, after a car crashed through a crowd of demonstrators and killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville. Ohioan James Alex Fields Jr. was charged with second-degree murder in connection with Heyers death.

UPDATE: More clues emerge from ‘trashed’ studio CHANCE SWAIM, EDITOR IN CHIEF

Move-in day at Wichita State Frustrations, excitement, extra beds

BY CHANCE SWAIM, ANDREW LINNABARY, AND JENNA FARHAT

Move-in day at Wichita State was full of frustrations, excitement, and extra beds.

As a result of Wichita State’s decision to close Fairmount Towers, 80 students have been moved into “temporary arrangements” at Shocker Hall, a practice known as tripling. Those arrangements can mean putting a bed in the common area of a shared suite or adding a bed to a private bedroom meant for one fewer person.

Wichita State announced its decision to close Fairmount Towers, a university-owned housing facility located at 21st Street and Hillside and move 300 students to The Flats, a privately owned apartment complex on Innovation Campus, about a month before move-in day.

According to the university’s website, Fairmount Towers had the capacity to hold 600 students. The Flats has been filled to capacity, with about 380 students living there, said Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall.

“We didn’t triple in The Flats because with the double occupancies from Fairmount and opening a new building we didn’t want to add another new item to an already new move in,” Hall said.

Hall said tripling is a common practice at universities across the country, but that this is the first time it has been done at Wichita State.

“Because we don’t have a deadline for people to apply for housing students continue to show up,” Hall said Saturday. “A student showed up yesterday needing a room. We have made a commitment to house every student who requests it.”

Students affected by the room shortage will receive a 20-percent discount on their rent for the duration of the arrangements.

According to an Aug. 10 email sent to a Shocker Hall residents who would be getting an additional roommate: “Housing and Residence Life has now reached a point of expanded occupancy for the fall semester. This means that every room space has been filled, and we are creating temporary spaces to accommodate our

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Volunteers cart students’ belongings to their dorm rooms on move-in day at Shocker Hall.

additional residents. Your room will be housing one of these temporary spaces until a permanent space opens up.”

Hall said that could take as long as the end of the semester for some students.

“We will de-triple students as soon as we can,” Hall said. “Sadly, it means someone will have to leave to make a space. By the end of the semester, if not by October, we should have all rooms de-tripled.”

Hall said the rooms where additional students were added were the largest available and, from her experience, “bigger than standard residence hall rooms.”

“Often I have seen that those in triples end up liking it and don’t

want to be broken up,” Hall said.

‘Luckily, I’m a heavy sleeper’ Freshman Reue’l Boyes applied for a room at Fairmount Towers July 15, the day after Wichita State announced the Fairmount-Towersto-The-Flats move. He said he didn’t hear about the move for three weeks.

1. Boyes said it wasn’t until Aug. 10 that he found out Fairmount Towers was no longer a housing option for him. He’s now a fourth person in a three-private-bedroom suite, paying the two-private-bedroom rate he would have paid at Fairmount Towers — with a 20 percent discount.

A Wichita State student artist who found her studio “trashed” last Thursday, with shoeprints and signed names on a canvas, has uncovered two more names possibly linked to a break-in that is being investigated as a burglary and act of vandalism by university police. And a date — which she thinks extends the timeline the vandals were wrecking her studio.

Melinda Sudbrink reported to police that her painting studio in McKnight Art Center was “ransacked” Thursday night.

Sudbrink’s studio space — along with at least four other students’ — was “completely trashed,” she said. Back at her studio she found thousands of dollars worth of art supplies were missing, damaged, or squeezed out on the floor — including five completed original works that had been painted over.

Sketchbooks were torn, large canvasses were missing or slashed down the middle, watercolor brushes were dipped in glue. A large roll of watercolor paper was destroyed.

“They must have been in there for a long time to do that much damage,” Sudbrink said Friday.

According to a Wichita State police report, the incident, which is being investigated as a burglary and vandalism case, could have happened as early as last Monday.

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Clearwater, Kansas, native-son Logan Mize returned from Nashville to give a boot-kicking performance.

The moon blocked the sun. Everyone watched.

Roger Hidle takes life one mile at a time.

Bowling phenom Wesley Low rolls with unorthodox style.

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Justin Rorabaugh introduces the computer room full of iMac computers.

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Wichita State has teamed up with local entrepreneurs and industry professionals to provide a place for students to pursue video game design, audio production, animation, and filmmaking.

On a tour through the sprawling new 35,000 square foot facility located in South Wichita at Harry and Oliver streets, Director of Educational Outreach Justin Rorabaugh shared visions for the future.

“What I’m looking for is to turn this facility into a hub of activity,” he said.

An empty corner of a room became a future meeting space for students and professionals to interact.

“This will be a commons era, where, say, The Tallgrass Film Association or other professionals can interact and meet with students,” Rorabaugh said.

Cubicles encased in glass walls became the incubators for new ideas.

“This will be a creative collision space,” Rorabaugh said. “Picture this with chalkboard paint on the walls.”

The new Applied Arts program will provide students an opportunity to work and learn alongside industry professionals, while working towards their degree.

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the plans for the four new degree programs on June 14, leaving only two months to prepare for classes to start.

“The biggest difficulties have been related to time, because it just happened so fast,” Rorabaugh said.

“It just takes time.”

In a commons era furnished with paint-splattered chairs and pop art, a handful of students who work with the program shared their excitement.

“I really like the creativity, the artwork, and the program,” said Edgar Costilla, a junior majoring in theatre tech. “I think it’ll be really exciting for the students to have this new program available.”

Though the degree program has only been approved for two months, 41 students are already enrolled.

Michaela Marioni, a student enrolled in video game design, expressed enthusiasm for the new program.

“Video Game design is something I’ve always wanted to do,” she said. “All the cool equipment they have is going to bring a lot to the program and help students venture out. I think it’s going to be really exciting” The program is expected to cost the WSU $450,900 over the first three years with money coming from an internal reallocation from the office of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Additional costs will be covered by an annual program fee.

Rorabaugh expects enrollment to reach 150 students within the next two years.

Dionte Lett, a junior mechanical engineering major, said that he’s always been interested in engineering but was never certain where he would go from there.

Now he’s thinking outer space.

“I think every engineer would say NASA or Tesla or one of those major companies,” he said. “But that’s definitely a big goal for me.”

He said that something clicked for him while watching the Christopher Nolan movie, Interstellar.

“I saw that movie and I was like, ‘woah,’” he said. “It really blew my mind.”

He said that, putting all of the drama of the movie aside, it was the scientific aspect that piqued his interest.

“It just the vastness of it,” he said.

“There are so many possibilities.

There are just so many different things you can do.”

Lett spent his first two years at Butler Community College, but he always felt he could be doing more.

“At Butler, I went to school, got my gen eds knocked out, and then came back home and played video games,” he said. “I want to do something that will allow me to make a difference and apply the skills I’m learning in school.”

He believes that he’s now in the right place to pursue his dreams, thanks in part to Wichita State’s new Innovation Campus.

“It’s a great place to come study,” he said. “The facilities, and everything, are just top of the line. Very high tech, new, fresh.”

He said that location also plays a major factor.

“If you look at Wichita State and what it has to provide,” he said.

“Being right in the center of some of these major companies. That plays a big part in this. I think I’m right where I wanna be.”

Former Wichita mayor and high school student among those vying for governorship of the National League of Cities.

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With the 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election fifteen months away, some potential frontrunners have yet to announce their candidacy, but a number of candidates from both sides of the aisle have already thrown their hats into the ring to replace Gov. Sam Brownback.

Brownback, who has served the last two terms as governor, is ineligible to run again due to term limits, and could potentially leave the office early if he is approved by the US senate as Ambassador-atLarge for International Religious Freedom.

DEMOCRATS CARL BREWER

The first elected African American mayor of Wichita, Brewer served two terms in the position from 2007 to 2015. Brewer is a member of Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns Organization and serves on the Board of Directors

JIM WARD

Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, Ward has been an outspoken critic of Gov. Brownback—fighting his agenda nearly every step of the way. Ward, a Wichita attorney, previously served in the Kansas Senate, 1991-1993, and on the Wichita City Council, 1991.

JACK BERGESON

A sixteenyear-old high school junior at The Independent School in Wichita, Bergeson is taking advantage of Kansas’ nonexistent gubernatorial age restrictions to make a run for the state’s top office, despite not being old enough to cast a vote himself. Bergeson, who chose another high school student for his

running mate, said he looks up to Bernie Sanders and is running an anti-establishment campaign.

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Former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, Kobach has served as Kansas’ Secretary of State since 2011— earning national recognition for his vocal support of stronger voter ID laws. Kobach is the vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which President Trump created to investigate voter fraud.

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Wichita oilman and entrepreneur as well as Hartman Arena’s namesake, Hartman has been a longtime GOP

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Current Kansas Lieutenant Governor, Colyer will serve the remainder of Gov. Brownback’s term if Brownback is approved as US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

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Bailey Minor, a senior majoring in strategic communications, was promoted to the position of director of public relations for SGA after being sworn in Wednesday night.

Student Body President Paige Hungate spoke in favor of her appointment.

“I’ve known Bailey for probably a year and a half now,” Hungate said.

“The best thing about Bailey is that she keeps a level head and really tries to understand all perspectives.

That’s really important in student government.”

Senators Shelby Rowell and Kathy Bond also spoke in favor of her appointment.

“Right when this position came open, even before it came open, I knew that Bailey would be the perfect person for the job,” said Rowell, a junior double-majoring in International Studies and French. “I don’t think you could find a better person to do it. I trust her completely in this position.”

“I’ve just met her recently,” said Bond, a returning adult senator.

“First impressions are lasting and

the first impression I got with Bailey is that she is a go-getter.”

Nobody spoke in opposition.

The senate approved the appointment unanimously.

“I want to work with all of you,” Minor said when she addressed the Senate. “I want to remain objective in everything that I do, that’s a goal I have for myself.”

Hungate said that she plans to work with Minor to better utilize social media to keep the student body up to date with SGA. The senate also approved the appointments of Nick Meister and Ian Englebright to fill vacancies in the student supreme court following the graduation of former justices.

“I think that (Meister) would be able to provide a much needed, consistent, and steady voice on the supreme court,” Hungate said.

Meister said that he always had respect for the checks and balances that the United States Supreme Court provides and he was excited to learn the there was a similar body at Wichita State.

Englebright, who is double-majoring in criminal justice and political science, served on the

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Student Body President, Paige Hungate, addresses the senate during the first meeting of the fall semester.

student senate last school year.

“I think that Ian just provides input that other people may not look at,” Hungate said. “He sees things in a different way. . . He was incredible serving on student government as a senator last year.”

The senate approved both appointments unanimously.

The senate postponed a vote to appoint Kassidy Thompson to the

supreme court until the Aug. 30 meeting.

Thompson was not present at Wednesday’s meeting.

“I have a difficult time voting for somebody that I have not met,” Bond said. “I’m just not comfortable voting for a sight unseen.”

Nancy Loosle, director of student involvement, was introduced as the new SGA advisor.

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His bedroom is accessible by all three of his suitemates and they have to walk past him to exit to go to the restroom.

“Luckily, I’m a heavy sleeper,” Boyes said. He said he packed only a suitcase full of clothes and school supplies. He said he was told he might be able to move into a room as early as next week.

“It’s more people to meet,” Boyes said of the unexpected living arrangement.

Aug. 10, Boyes received an email from Housing and Residence Life notifying him that he would be placed in a temporary space at Shocker Hall.

“We are unable to place residents in temporary spaces in Fairmount Towers as it is cost prohibitive to operate a building that would only be 10% occupied and not up to our standards of safety to have so few students living in a nearly empty building off of main campus,” the email said.

“I chose Fairmount Towers because of affordability,” Boyes said. “I didn’t really know what the living situation would be until I saw the diagram on the door that had my bed where the doorframe should be.”

Boyes’s suitemates Ian Villanueva and Joseph Patten said they don’t mind the arrangement, because they get a 20 percent discount.

“He didn’t bring much,” Villanueva said of Boyes. “It might suck when I have to go pee in the middle of the night, but he said he’s a heavy sleeper.”

‘The experience is worth the price’ While other students and parents moving into The Flats were on their third trip to the car on move-in day, giant cardboard boxes in tow and sweat beading on foreheads, Tesh Subramanian was still looking for his room.

“I don’t know where the heck it’s at,” Subramanian said Saturday.

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A painting found by Sudbrink Saturday while sifting through her studio space includes a signed painting of two hands with wedding rings and a date of “8-11-17” and the names “Ashaunacy” and “KayKay.” “They had to have come multiple times,” Sudbrink said Saturday.

Sudbrink’s second-floor studio space, which she has been using this summer, is locked. A classroom that connects to the shared studio space through a drying rack must have been left unlocked, and the vandals must have squeezed through the drying racks to get to the studio, she said.

Sudbrink said not only did the vandals destroy her things, but they also took the time to create paintings of their own. The names “Deena + Neeta” are painted over one canvas. Emojis are painted elsewhere. At least one canvas has a shoeprint.

“You can tell they had fun doing it,” Sudbrink said.

Sudbrink said the custodial staff in McKnight Art Center “chased off” four teenaged girls, some in HAZING FROM PAGE 1

According to university records, the chapter accepted responsibility for hazing new members during its initiation week Jan. 11-14, 2017.

Beta Theta Pi has worked handin-hand with our General Fraternity, local advisors and Wichita State administrators to ensure that our chapter culture meets – and exceeds – the expectations of a Greek organization on this campus,” Patrick Osner, president of the chapter, said in an email.

“In that time, our members have participated in countless workshops, trainings, exercises and heart-felt discussions, and recommitted ourselves to our core mission of developing men of principle.”

Hambleton said that she could not disclose the number of members involved in hazing because doing so has a “potential for leading to personally identifiable information.”

Hambleton said that the code of conduct is being revised to include four categories of hazing.

“The first is things that affect your physical health and safety,” Hambleton said. “The second is things that affect your emotional and mental health safety. The third one is things that interfere with your academics or your ability to kind of

Subramanian, a junior studying mechanical engineering, was a Shocker Hall resident before transferring to The Flats for fall 2017.

Unlike many Flats residents who were transferred from Fairmount to The Flats, The Flats was his first choice.

“I wanted a bigger room and something that wasn’t too far from campus, so it was perfect,” Subramanian said.

Navigating the hallways (“maybe it’s the floorplan, not me”), Subramanian noted with a hint of skepticism that the hallways reminded him of Shocker Hall.

His skepticism disappeared the moment he entered his fully-furnished and hardwood floor room: “Wow -- this is sweet.

“This feels more like an apartment than a dorm. This is good.”

Subramanian was one of the 380 residents moving into The Flats, many on Saturday’s “big move in day,” others at different points of the week. As of noon Saturday, 317 of the 380 had checked in.

Other students and parents were equally impressed with The Flats.

“Who can come to college and have an underground pool, sand volleyball and brand new appliances?” Amy Tollefson, whose daughter is a junior studying computer science, said in The Flats common area. “I think it’s wonderful.”

For transfer student Jacob Seidel, a junior studying sports management, “the experience is worth the price by far.”

Some students, especially those forced to move from Fairmount Towers to The Flats, said that while their new rooms are high quality, Fairmount Towers was good enough for a college living space.

“I didn’t really see a need to build something else,” Andie Burch, junior in marketing, said.

“Everybody kind of talked down on Fairmount, but I thought it was nice enough.”

Other former Fairmount residents, such as Dale Palmitier, a sophomore in aerospace

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Students fill the courtyard at Shocker Hall on move-in day.

engineering, said he’s happy with the free upgrade, but is wary of an increased rate down the line. For now, though, he’s happy.

“The accommodations are nice -- a lot better than I thought they’d be. Still, if they switch back to the first prices, I may move elsewhere.”

Marie Thompson, associate director for resident life, said The Flats’ rates beyond this year are unknown.

“We don’t know what the rates will look like down the line, but we think it’s a great opportunity to offer new housing to our students.”

Parents and students across the board were impressed with the move in crew, comprised mainly of student volunteers who helped lug belongings into elevators, up floors and into rooms.

“It’s been very smooth,” parent Samuel Asante, whose son is an incoming freshman studying computer science, said. “We were told it was going to be a lot of hustling, but it’s been nice. Those girls in white, they did awesome.”

‘I wouldn’t wanna pay that price’ Breckon Kaufman and Jordan Sumner, both sophomores, were asked if they wanted to relocate from Fairmount Towers to Shocker Hall about three weeks before the university announced the closing of Fairmount Towers.

Since they were relocated before the announcement, they said they had to pay the difference between Fairmount Towers and Shocker Hall rates.

“I was originally assigned to a room in Fairmount, and I guess they had an opening (in Shocker Hall), so they asked if I would rather be here,” Kaufman said.

“Then three weeks later they announced everyone is going to The Flats and I was like, you’re kidding, right?” Sumner said.

“Fairmount was a lot cheaper, so it would have been better paying that price. It would have been nice to have that option.”

Kaufman said the university had to have known Fairmount Towers was going to be closed before she

received a phone call asking if she wanted to move to Shocker Hall.

“Asking us three weeks in advance, they had to have known they were thinking about closing Fairmount,” Kaufman said. “It would have been easier for us if we were given the option to stay in Fairmount and be moved over to The Flats, or to choose to move in to Shocker Hall,” Kaufman said.

“They should have come up with a better plan before announcing they were closing Fairmount,” Sumner said.

“I was pissed about it,” Sumner said. “When I talked to the housing and dining service people, they said that after this year, they wanna be where The Flats are all apartments, and not housing and residence life.”

Kaufman and Sumner said they weren’t planning to live on campus next year.

“If The Flats were cheaper, I would consider living in those apartments,” Kaufman said. “I wouldn’t wanna pay that price.”

swimsuits, from the building earlier in the week. She said the teens ran off in the direction of President John Bardo’s house, which is on the corner of 17th Street and Hillside.

So many things were missing from Sudbrink’s studio, she said, that even if it were four people committing the crime, the theft would have taken multiple trips.

She said she searched all over campus and the surrounding neighborhood, checking for any sign of her missing art supplies.

She didn’t find a trace, she said.

Sudbrink said she hopes the university can help, through insurance, recover the costs of her stolen and damaged property, but that some of the items are priceless.

“Not for the fact that I couldn’t put a price on what they cost to make, but for the fact that they’re paintings I did in college, as part of my portfolio to help me get a job after school.”

Sudbrink already has one degree in painting. She’s now enrolled to get a second degree in education, so she can be an art teacher.

“I work with kids. I help teach kids right and wrong and to respect each other, but also that there are consequences for your actions,” Sudbrink said.

“I know I’m supposed to be the bigger person, but if they can do that to an art studio, what path are they going down?” Sudbrink said.

Sudbrink said she would like for McKnight to have better security, while continuing to give artists access to studio space, which she said is “a rare thing in Wichita.”

“It wouldn’t be fair to them if we just locked it up,” Sudbrink said.

“Especially since we pay thousands and thousands of dollars in tuition and fees and the space is supposed to be safe and secure.”

Sudbrink said she would like to continue to use the studio space, but that it will be hard to feel

comfortable leaving her things in there for now.

“Disrespected is the way I would describe it,” Sudbrink said about finding her studio in such bad shape. “I can’t count how many hours I’ve been in there — working, studying, doing homework — and I feel like that’s been violated.”

pursue your life, like going to work or going to church. The last category is things that encourage or require you to violate the law or university policy.

Hambleton said the hazing at Beta fell into the first and second categories.

Currently, Wichita State’s student code of conduct define hazing as “an act or acts involving any activity which endangers the health or safety of a person or subjects him or her to onerous, degrading, or hazardous tasks for the purpose of admission into, or affiliation with any organization.”

The state of Kansas defines hazing as “recklessly coercing, demanding or encouraging another person to perform, as a condition of membership in a social or fraternal organization, any act which could reasonably be expected to result in great bodily harm, disfigurement or death.”

While Hambleton said she got “varied answers” during the student conduct investigation regarding how long hazing was occurring, she knew the event “was not isolated for this particular semester.”

The disciplinary probation is effective until March 2020. The deferred suspension is effective until March 2019.

Hambleton said a deferred suspension does not mean the behavior did not warrant a suspension.

“But we’re going to let you have

one last chance to prove that you can meet our expectations and stay in the community,” Hambleton said.

March 9, the organization was prohibited from engaging in any form of chapter operations — including recruitment, hosting events, participating in programs, and philanthropic efforts — until the completion of a number of assigned sanctions, which included requiring all members to attend a series of culture workshops and training sessions.

The organization returned to its regular operations and activities early June, Hambleton said.

The chapter also underwent a process of membership review. This meant that the national fraternity headquarters staff met with all members to determine whether or not they could continue as members, Hambleton said.

Some members did not return after the membership review process.

“Many of the individuals were granted early alumni status and that means, for this particular group, that they are not allowed to be actively involved with the organization for the duration of their time as an undergraduate student,” Hambleton said.

Nancy Loosle, director of student involvement, said the Student Involvement office was first informed of the hazing

allegations by a member of Beta.

Student Involvement staff then turned this information over to Student Conduct, who began the investigation.

Hambleton said that this was the first time she had seen a hazing case in her three years at Wichita State.

“It is definitely out of the norm for our community to be having issues with hazing, from what I’ve seen,” Hambleton said.

Hambleton said that media shapes people’s perceptions of what certain aspects of college are supposed to look like.

“Unfortunately, I think some students lean into that sometimes and say, ‘Oh, this is what sororities and fraternities are supposed to do’ because that’s what they’ve seen in the movies or heard about other campuses doing in the news,” Hambleton said. “I think our staff here has tried really hard to say, ‘That’s not Wichita State.’”

“A couple bad apples can spoil the barrel,” Hambleton said. “So it’s really important for organizations to be looking at individuals of quality character and not just trying to get numbers. I think because of the nature of the campus and this student body, sometimes that’s a challenge.”

Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall said in February that the university was looking to expand

Greek life on campus as a way of addressing issues with student retention.

“I’d like (the Greek community) to grow, but remain as strong and positive as it currently is,” Hall said Wednesday.

“Sometimes bad things happen,” Hall said. “But bad things can happen in any host of different kinds of organizations, not just necessarily Greek chapters.”

Hall said she hoped the incident would serve as a wakeup call for other Greek organizations to review their behavior.

“When something happens that we’re not in support of, then it’s about education,” Hall said. “The hope is that Beta has learned from this.”

Hambleton said while it is important that students who wish to be involved in Greek life know what they are signing up for, the incident should not permanently reflect on the organization.

“I don’t think it’s a negative thing for new students to know anything that the organizations have done,” Hambleton said.

“I think it’s important to make sure that we’re not also putting a scarlet letter on certain organizations, because the whole goal of the conduct process is to help students learn to make better choices.”

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The names “Deena + neeta” were found painted over one of Wichita State student artist Melinda Sudbrink’s canvases in her studio. Sudbrink suspects the vandals were using her space for longer than initially thought by university police.

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Country singer Logan Mize opens up about Kansas roots ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

How did growing up in a small town (Clearwater, KS) influence your music?

When you go to Nashville and you grew up in a town where your dad was the town butcher and your grandpa started a grocery store in a one-car garage, you can actually start writing songs that relate to a country audience. It’s been pretty seamless.

How do you stay connected and true to your roots while you’re in Nashville?

I come back a lot. We tour the Midwest a lot. My wife is from Andale, which is about 700 people and is west from Wichita. We’re back here all the time. We’re always fighting that battle. Are we going to move back to Kansas or stay in Nashville kind of thing. We’re very connected to this kind of lifestyle.

It’s more our pace.

What is your music writing process?

Ninety-five percent of the time I’m music-first, so usually it’s a piano chord change or a guitar thing. And then there’s that five percent of the time that I wake up

with a line that’s just burning me up and then I can write the entire thing and then I got to find music for it. Most of the time I have music and I have gibberish that goes over the top of it and then I try to look for words in that and it comes out naturally.

Where do you pull most of your inspiration from?

I guess if I had to describe myself as a songwriter to visual art I would be a landscape photographer. A lot of people go for very concrete ideas and I just enjoy painting a pretty picture for people to listen to. My favorite kind of art is landscape photography and landscape paintings so that’s what I kind of try to do with songwriting.

What message do you want fans to take away from your music?

I’ve fought the battle of “Am I trying to save the world? What am I trying to do here with this?” but ultimately, this makes me happy because when I go out and sing a song I can see people smiling and having fun and dancing. I guess what I want to do is relate to the common guy and gal who, whether

communication has to happen between me and my wife.

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Top: Local artist, Logan Mize, jams out with a member of his band during the concert in Rossville, Kansas. Mize is from the small town of Clearwater, Kansas. Above: Concert attendees dance to a cover of Copper Head Road, sung by the Schmitz Blitz Band. The Schmitz Blitz Band was the opening act for Logan Mize. The concert was held in Rossville, Kansas.

they’re a stay at home mom, or work 9 to 5, or they’re a welder or a farmer—whatever it is— when they get done at 5, they have the pressure of bills, family illness.

There are so many things that can be plaguing people. What I want to be is the reason that they smile.

They can turn something off and completely unplug and smile and feel good about themselves and about life and that’s kind of what I’m trying to always do.

How do you balance this

lifestyle with your personal life?

Most people who work normal jobs get home at 5 or 6 or whatever it is and have their evening with their kids. I might be gone for three or four days at a time, but then that leaves the other half of the week wide open so I get to spend consecutive days and nights with my children. I get to spend the same number of hours with my family as everyone else does — I just do it blocked. It’s really not too hard to balance. Just a lot of

What advice would you give someone starting out who wants to follow in your footsteps?

Well, unless you get a really lucky break, it’s just persistence.

I’m 11 years in and been writing songs and playing shows for longer than that — about 14 years — so it’s just persistence and continuing to develop your craft. Read a lot and listen to a lot of music.

What is your ultimate goal for your music career?

My number one priority is to be there for my kids and never make them feel like I put my career ahead of them. There’s opportunities I have passed up that could have put me in a bigger position, but at the end of the day what I’m trying to do is make my kids feel like they have a dad and feel loved. The ultimate goal obviously is to go headline stadiums, but I don’t know if that creates happiness. Right now I’m just happy doing what I do. I’m not saying this is the ultimate goal, but I’m happy.

‘Logan Lucky’ displays an alien planet within our own solar system I think it’s easy to forget just how big America really is. For some viewers, (myself included) watching “Logan Lucky,” the newest film to pull Steven Soderbergh out from retirement, will be akin to discovering an alien planet within our solar system. Back-dropped against the deep backwoods and suburbs of West Virginia and North Carolina, “Logan Lucky” tells the story of the two Logan brothers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) who plan and pull off an elaborate heist during the Coca-Cola 600 race held annually at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Accompanying them are a cast of hillbillies and red-necks, each with a special set of skills that necessitates their presence for the job. While these specialists are mostly bit-players relegated to the back-ground, Daniel Craig steps up as Joe Bang, the demolitions expert, and gives one of the loosest and funniest performances of his career. Indeed, there is a lot of talent in front of the camera for this film, with everyone from Katie Holmes to Hilary Swank embodying the roles they play with a

natural ease and charm that seems

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to slide from their characters’ southern roots.

While there is a tendency to compare this film to “Ocean’s Eleven,” Soderbergh’s “other” heist film, (even the film itself has a nod to the director’s former work), “Logan Lucky” is not as nearly concerned with the robbery. Instead, it focuses more on the location, culture and lives these characters inhabit within the context of their setting.

Much like the Coen Brother’s “Fargo,” “Logan Lucky” treats its setting as a character itself, examining the culture and livelihood of the people who inhabit this part of America. Everything from health

insurance to pop-culture to beauty pageants to the proliferation of technology in the twenty-first century is put under the microscope and examined by Soderbergh’s keen eye. In fact, the robbery and its planning only make up roughly half the film; the other half is the aftermath and the daily lives these characters inhabit, their tics and niceties.

Each character doesn’t feel like a cog in a robbery-machine, but a human being embarking on this venture for his or her own reasons.

Dialogue is delivered doused in a backwoods dialect that straddles the edge between parody and homage, with characters delving into details about everything from cars to Game of Thrones to Iraq.

Soderbergh isn’t necessarily trying to make a heist film, but instead a portrait of American life in the second decade of the twenty first century.

This isn’t to say though that the movie isn’t fun. On the contrary, the film introduces several elements and characters effortlessly, accelerating towards a heist that feels almost anti-climactic in how

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smooth everything seems to go.

While there are hiccups along the way, they’re minor and I didn’t get any real tension out of what might happen. Although I think this is an intentional choice, those looking for a heist film where the element of success is up in the air may want to look elsewhere. The lack of suspense was a bit disappointing, but it also didn’t severely hamper my enjoyment of the film either.

However, “Logan Lucky” does feel a bit lopsided in its pacing,

with the section that takes place after the heist dragging in parts while being rushed in others. In fact, most what happens after the robbery seems almost to exist in a different film altogether.

But, for those looking for an exciting, smart, and expertly-made (the smooth camera and geometric frames Soderbergh brings to the art of photography made me happy he was behind the camera again) should look no further for an intelligent heist film that doubles

Local dirty-punk band flies under the radar, a cool ICT addition Late in 2012, local dirt punk/L.A. style rock band The Calm had a release through Brickhouse Studios that went somewhat under the radar in the Wichita punk scene. The real problem, however, was that no one reviewed it. Unfortunate too is that given the band’s lack of exposure, it is likely that not too many heard the album in the first place either.

Hopefully, we have a changer here.

The Calm have been playing its brand of funk-punk-blues since 2010. Ever since then, they have been frequenting local fests and bars including Rice County Rock

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Festival this past year in Lyons and many sets at Kirby’s Beer Store on 17th Street south of Wichita State’s main campus.

Josh Turner, bassist and secondary vocalist, provides the beat tracks

for a basso that is articulately well played on many of the tracks. It reminds one of a Dick Dale record being played with a superfluously pervasive bass track happening in the room. The songs, including “Daedalas” and “Wasted,” detail lines that are slightly reminiscent of The Minutemen, but with a blues twist that makes them newer sounding still.

Listening to the record had a sort of “Double Nickels on the Dime” feel to it.

With Dan Duntz — of Wichita — on a brand of vocals that nears spoken word particularly on

“Wasted,” the record takes on even more of a blues style. That’s not to say that the album is any sort of Lucille-esque masterpiece in terms of musicianship or overall originality. However, it is a simply cool addition to what I would consider to be a record that is representative of the blue-collar musician life that is taken on by so many strummers and drummers that make music their business in the ICT area.

Curious parties can listen to The Calm’s live record at: https://thecalmonline. bandcamp.com/album/ live-at-the-brickhouse-studios

The Calm Genre: Rock Standout track: “Wasted”

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MOON SHINE on a cloudy day

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Nachos without queso?

If you say so.

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Tana Thongsing, a senior student at Wichita State, is using eclipse glasses to look at the solar eclipse.

Wichitans weather the elements for glimpse of eclipse totality

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housands — including 100 Wichitans — held their breath as sheets of rain and dark, rolling clouds shadowed their glimpse of the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Their goodwill and persistence paid off — the heavens opened and, for a glorious second or two, totality was seen.

The field, shrouded in darkness, glowed on the horizon in all directions.

The moon covered the sun, masking all but a faint, glowing ring around the edge.

It was like a string of fire-orange beads around the moon.

“There is a massive power somewhere behind the formulation of this magnificent universe,” retired Wichitan Katherine Hoffman said. “It was a serendipitous moment.

“It happened.”

Then it was gone, vanishing behind clouds. Then back. Then gone again.

Tears ran down faces. Cheers and clapping rang out.

“It was awe-inspiring,” Kimberly Moore, Continuing Education Director at WSU, said.

St. Joseph enjoyed two minutes and 38 seconds of totality, seen intermittently through the rain. The city was the 5th largest on the eclipse’s path.

The formulation and smoothness of the trip were thanks to Moore and Linda Ambler, Community Education Coordinator, both with the Office for Workforce, Professional and Community

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Sophomore Robert Mabrey catches a glimpse of the solar eclipse during Welcomefest events.

Education at Wichita State.

The two busses, packed full with 107 Wichitans, left Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex around 5:20 a.m.

Monday.

Both busses received a presentation about the eclipse from Caleb Gimar, an educator at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, on the trip up.

They made it to Atchison, along the Missouri River, shortly before 8:30 a.m. to have brunch at Paolucci Restaurant, Deli, Lounge. Atchison was another destination city for viewing.

The two buses arrived at St. Joseph’s Rosencrans Memorial Airport around 11a.m. They set up blankets and lawn chairs. Some stayed with their fellow bus riders. Others chatted with travelers from out of state — Minnesota, Illinois, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Iowa — places all

over the country.

“You’re part of something so special and so rare, and to be part of a group of people sharing that — it’s a memory I will have always,” Moore said. “I hope the participants were as thrilled as I was to be part of that historic moment. It was an amazing experience to share.”

After watching the progression, attendees watched the regression, then left St. Joseph at 2 p.m., going on to visit museums and have dinner in Atchison.

Heavy rain, construction and traffic put them behind schedule, delaying their Wichita arrival to 1 a.m.

Attendees were impressed not just by the eclipse, but by WSU’s Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education.

“My hat is off to the people at WSU who were in charge of this,” Katherine Hoffman said. “The coordination was absolutely magnificent.”

It was a moment that Hoffman will remember forever, she said.

“I felt completeness after it was over,” Hoffman said. “I experienced something I thought I’d never see.”

While the rain put a slight damper on the event, attendee Willard Fruen offered a bit of wisdom: “A bad day at the beach is a good day at the office. Anything you do is a risk, but it awesome and definitely worth it when we got to see it.”

It had to be seen to be believed — right then and there, without distractions — and won’t be seen coast-to-coast again until 2045. Pictures won’t do it justice, Hoffman said.

“Don’t worry about pictures — just savor the moment.”

One mile at a time Mountain biker learns life lessons from high-altitude adventures

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While many often compare the complexity of working towards a goal to the idea of climbing a mountain, 35-year-old student Roger Hidle brings that metaphor to life.

As challenge can easily become overwhelming and destructive, Hidle seems to have a healthy perspective on the concept. Despite becoming a single father, losing his license, and having to balance a job in addition to getting his education, Hidle has remained optimistic about the struggles he faces and hopeful for a better future.

“Everything- all the problems – they’re small when you step back and really look at them and you stop being so angry or so fearful,” Hidle said. “You can’t let that anger or that fear of failure stand in your way. This is a harsh way to put it but if you give up, you’ve lost.”

Following the loss of his license, Hidle started biking to get where he needed to go. On average, he bikes between 100 and 150 miles a week.

“The fear of not having a vehicle is irrational,” Hidle said. “People think they have to have a car to go down a block or to get wherever they’re going, but they don’t. I ride pretty much everywhere I need to go and yeah, it’s difficult, but it gets done.”

On top of biking out of necessity,

Hidle has completed several major biking treks including a recent 1,100-mile adventure from Wichita to Colorado. It took six days to get there and six to get back.

“I’m trying to experience as much of my potential as I can,” Hidle said.

“Last year I did two 200 mile rides, and I’ve ridden 24 hours straight before so I was confident about this one. I knew when I started that I was going to make it, and the most important thing is confidence.”

After biking from Wichita all the way to and through parts of Colorado, Hidle decided to keep his momentum going. Instead of stopping after the 1100 mile bike ride, he went on to climb to the top of a mountain at San Isabel National Forest.

“It was really humbling, but also very empowering,” Hidle said.

“That’s what happens when you conquer a great task.”

As frustrating and difficult as parts of his experience were, Hidle has no plans to stop.

“It changed me,” Hidle said. “I have much more confidence and I’ve started to cut out things like the word ‘try.’ I didn’t get there by thinking I’d try, I got there by knowing that if I took the steps to get there I’d eventually make it. That I would be successful.”

Now, having more biking and climbing experience along with many success stories, Hidle is

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Roger Hidle in the mountains of Colorado.

anxious to add to his growing list of accomplishments.

“My next plan is to try to get to Pueblo, Colorado in 24 hours,” he said. “But I’d also like to try to climb two mountains in one day.”

Shortly after Hidle started going on these trips, he realized how applicable the metaphor of climbing a mountain is to almost anything in life — including education.

“When I’m taking the challenge of climbing a mountain, I’m putting everything into it to get to the top,” Hidle said. “Education is the same way. It gets tougher and tougher.

You get tired of it and want to give

up, but eventually you get that degree or you meet your goal as long as you don’t stop taking the steps to get there.”

Knowing that many challenges are still in store for himself as well as for other students, Hidle has one piece of advice for everyone.

“I suggest to everybody at WSU, and anyone really, partner up,” Hidle said. “Save the $150. Do whatever it takes, but go climb a mountain. Don’t call it a dream. Call it reality.

You’ll come back so much more confident.”

The days of a good $1 burrito between classes are long gone.

In the early summer, Wichita State announced a new partnership with the food provider Chartwells, and among the expected changes came a few unexpected ones — most notably the departure of Taco Bell.

What we have now is Sono, a Mexican food concept that likes to bank on the idea of being the Chipotle you’ve never heard of, serving burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, nachos, and quesadillas.

Erbert & Gerbert’s — a sub-par sandwich provider — was also swapped for Mondo Subs in what should be considered a small change if any.

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Sono isn’t Chipotle, though they try to be.

For a little under $7, customers can build their burrito — and that’s not the problem. Where Sono can’t compete is portion size.

Burritos are small. Each ingredient is held back — even rice, which Chipotle tends to overload you with. Guacamole, which is sold in two varieties — regular and triple chile — is an extra charge of $2-4, depending on the portion.

Meat options are limited to chicken, beef, or carnitas. The variety of toppings on the menu — aside from sauces, where they have a handful of options — is limited.

Sono does do something really, really well: chips. They make them in-house, slicing tortillas and then frying them on the spot before serving them warm.

This considered, their nachos have to be outstanding, right?

Wrong. They’re missing out on the key essential: queso.

Queso-less nachos? That’s the operation. Sono uses shredded cheese on their nachos — and they don’t melt it either. Who invented this kind of food?

Skip Sono. Drive down the street to Chipotle and be thankful you did.

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Mondo Subs drew my attention by the name alone. It’s reminiscent of the antagonistic burger retailer Mondo Burger from the 1997 Nickelodeon movie “Good Burger.”

In the movie, Mondo Burger is discovered to be adding an illegal substance to its eye-catching burgers, which runs the restaurant into trouble.

Thankfully, Mondo Subs appears to have a better reputation than the fictional 90s burger house.

Should you be burnt out on Chick-fil-A, Mondo Subs should be your new go-to.

They’re not a killer sub. Like the previous tenant, Mondo Subs is average, at best. The selection isn’t half as plentiful as Erbert & Gerbert’s. The toppings aren’t as substantial as I would have hoped for. Avocados aren’t actually avocados, but a guacamole-like spread that doesn’t taste fit for a sandwich.

Anything else you might want, they likely have, but nothing is out of the ordinary.

Mondo Subs offers whole wheat, white or flatbread as the base, and if you elect to get it toasted, it’ll make the meal monumentally better.

Crisp, warm bread is a refreshing start, but the quick cook time in the oven isn’t enough to warm the meat, cheese or veggies, leaving a disturbing, off-balance contrast between the outside and inside of the sandwich. The toppings are just too cold to match the cook time on their oven — but I hope there is a remedy to bring the sub joint more success.

Oh, and if you’re into chips, don’t settle for Mondo’s. They’re kettle cooked and bagged on the spot.

They’re not served warm and are sort of stale with a taste caught between Heinz ketchup and an odd barbecue sauce. Skip ‘em.

Mondo Subs isn’t much different than your typical sub restaurant, and if a new sub retailer replaces them a few years down the road, we’re not going to know much of a difference.

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Is your LAS degree worth it?

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Changing your major is a hallmark of college culture.

Like the infamous freshman 15, it’s pretty much inevitable. Most everybody does it, some more than once, and others, every semester.

But, if you’re working for a degree in liberal arts, should you switch before it’s too late?

Your family and friends might say that a major in business accounting would serve better because you’ll look more employable when you graduate. A degree in computer science or chemistry could be a more socially acceptable major with a clearer path to a paycheck.

If you’re an English major, you might be unhappy that everybody outside of your field seems to have a comparatively high probability of success in the labor market while you, on the other hand, can only answer questions about your future with a shrug and a prayer that you don’t end up a screenwriter in a coffee shop.

But the liberal arts can be more beneficial than you might realize.

Not only are they terrific for a career in education, but they also yield promising futures in the tech industry, sales and marketing, and law programs.

Liberal arts degrees are the mark of a classic education.

These majors are designed to open doors. They show not only that you learned things, but that you know how to learn.

“A liberal arts

degree is a degree in people.

Even as careers in STEM research and computer science boom, what employers are truly looking for is somebody who can take charge, understand a goal, and manage a team effectively. That’s true of any profession.

Money aside, a decision on what to major in should always account for personal happiness.

Your adviser never asks you what you think. They ask what you want. The amount of happiness you expect to get from declaring and earning a degree in a major should weigh heavily in your conciderations.

Liberal arts degrees are worth it and should be stuck with to the end. You’ll be prepared for whatever future you want, wherever you want it.

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Letter to the editor: SGA VP welcomes students Welcome back Shockers, My name is Breck Towner and I am serving as your Student Body Vice President. I’d like to discuss a few projects and initiatives I have been working on over the summer.

Shocker Support Locker, located in Grace Wilkie Hall 103, is a resource that SGA offers here on campus. The Locker has a variety of food items available to students and faculty/ staff and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Student Government asks that you only take

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SGA VICE PRESIDENT up to ten items a week. The future plans for this initiative are to expand the offerings to include hygiene

products and clothing. Please email ‪sga.vice.president@wichita.edu‬ for pre-packaged options, or drop off. All questions, concerns, or needs associated with the Locker can be directed to me as well. I hope you will consider supporting the upcoming campus food and hygiene drives and be on the lookout for a professional clothing drive coming later this semester. In addition to working with the Support Locker, I will be collaborating with the “It’s On Us” campaign and promoting sexual assault awareness. It is important

that students know what resources and organizations already exist, and it is my hope that you will attend events and support these groups.

Previous Student Government leaders have worked hard to ensure the university improves and students feel supported. I can assure you that I feel the weight of such an important legacy, and will do my best to uphold this tradition. Have a great semester Shocker Nation.

Long wave the yellow and the black.

On-campus printing: don't blink on this free ink You’ve budgeted for tuition, the new student activity fee, textbooks and food, but you probably weren’t prepared to budget for printing.

If you don’t have money loaded to your Papercut account — the service that monitors nearly all printing on campus — you could find yourself in a bind and with no easy solution. Some might take it upon themselves to preload their Papercut account, but at 10 cents per black and white page, and 25 cents for color, printing a class syllabus can drain an account in an instant.

And let’s face it, you’re already broke.

You could always purchase your own printer, but without appropriate planning, a race back to your apartment could be costly when it

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comes to that last-minute assignment you procrastinated a little too long on. And even the most strategic planners can’t get around the $20 or more cost of an ink cartridge.

Fortunately, there are more cost-effective options..

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is widely known as one of the few places on campus where

students can print for free.

Located near the center of campus, the widely accessible office on the second floor of the Rhatigan Student Center, is known all-toowell for its essential printing perk.

Here, students will sign in at the front desk and can print up to 10 black and white pages per day.

The office tends to load the printer with recycled paper where the back of the page might have been used before, but you’re free to ask the front desk for new paper.

The office is open to all Wichita State students.

One caveat, however, is the traffic.

Students are limited to the use of four computers. In a hurry, you’ll be slowed down waiting for a lengthy boot-up — costing you precious

minutes .

The Office of Adult Learning, located in the Gracie Wilkie Annex, sees a lot less traffic, but also has the scoop on free printing.

Here, students can print both black and white and color pages at no cost. There are only three laptops in the office, but rarely are they occupied. If you’re in a bind, the Office of Adult Learning could be your best bet.

The office asks that you be courteous, however, and limit use to 10 pages per day.

If you’re going the route of not owning your own printer, it’s worth preloading your Papercut account with $5-10 for 50 to 100 pages — it might be enough to get you through a semester or two.

College is not a one-pace-fits-all experience Before I get started, I have something I need to get off my chest. I went to a junior college.

As I was walking through Wichita State’s campus on the first day of class, I couldn’t help but recall my first day at Barton County Community College. If it weren’t for the welcome signs scattered across the campus, you’d have a hard time believing that school was even in session.

When I got to my first class, which was less than a minute walk from the cafeteria, I started to question if I got the days mixed up.

Class was supposed to start in five minutes and not a single person was in the room. The students, and even the professor, didn’t start to file in until a minute or two after

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the top of the hour. I soon learned that that’s just how things roll in junior college.

I happily dove headfirst into this laidback junior college lifestyle.

For two years I didn’t set a single alarm for class. I let my internal clock do all the work.

If my first class started at 9 a.m., it didn’t make a difference to me

whether I woke up at 8:30 or 9:01; my routine remained the same.

Class could wait.

At Barton I had no problem taking 18 or more credit hours in a semester. If I ever needed to catch up on sleep or anything, I could always just skip a few classes. No problem.

At Wichita State, that's no longer the case.

Taking 18 or more credit hours a semester here would be suicide.

For me, at least.

I developed a habit of skipping class and avoiding studying because I could get away with it.

Now that I’m at Wichita State, I’m looking for some consistency.

If I can get into a comfortable and predictable routine, I feel

like I can bust some of the habits that could get in the way of my success as a student. In keeping with this consistency, I think it’d be most beneficial to take 15 credit hours per semester for my final four semesters. That way I know what kind of workload to expect and I can adequately prepare for it. Maybe I can even make time to actually do some studying.

To each their own, though.

Each student works at his or her own pace. No matter how many advisors you go to or how much advice you get, the only one who truly knows what’s best is you. The traditional four-year route isn’t one-size-fits-all. Find what works best for you.

HOW TO PLAY: 2017 SUNFLOWER MEDALLION HUNT RULES The Medallion will be hidden on Wichita State University property.

The Sunflower Medallion Hunt contest participant who locates the medallion by Aug. 27 at 11:59 p.m. and returns it to The Sunflower newsroom in Elliott Hall 019, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, by then is the potential winner of the $500 (five hundred dollars) (winner subject to verification of eligibility).

Potential winner must be present at The Sunflower newsroom to win the medallion at a date and time to be determined, to claim the prize.

No clues, nor the hiding place,

require entry onto private property.

A new clue will be published in The Sunflower each day, beginning Monday, August 21, and ending with the final clue on Sunday, August 27, unless the Medallion is found before then.

Clues will be published on thesunflower.com each day about 6 a.m.

The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. on August 27, 2017.

The Medallion must be returned to The Sunflower by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, or the prize will be forfeited.

The contest ends when the medallion is found.

The contest status will be updated daily on thesunflower. com; on Facebook (www.facebook. com/sunflowerwsu); on Twitter (@sunflowernews); and in print editions of The Sunflower (Mondays and Thursdays).

The person returning the Medallion to The Sunflower must provide a valid U.S. federal- or state-issued ID, a valid Wichita State University ID, and proof of enrollment.

Participants who engage in any

unsportsmanlike, disruptive or abusive behavior will be disqualified, in our discretion.

Anyone who damages, destroys or trespasses on public or private property will be disqualified from the contest. Participants must obey opening and closing hours buildings and follow all local laws, ordinances, and university policies. and anyone involved in the “Tobacco Free Wu and Me” campaign and their immediate family, are not eligible to participate.

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Hay-people returning to WSU ‘Shockers’ will resemble ‘Makin’ Hay’ MARISSA CAMPBELL

Two new Shockers are coming to campus in 2019. These Shockers will be 19-feet tall and made of steel and hay.

After the departure of the ‘Makin’ Hay’ sculptures created by Tom Otterness — who also created ‘Millie’ the millipede sculpture in front of the Ulrich Museum of Art — which were on loan to the university, many community members expressed their sadness.

“Based on feedback we got, (‘Makin’ Hay’) resonated with people here on campus,” said Bob Workman, director of the Ulrich Museum.

“When we brought ‘Makin’ Hay’ here, I thought of how we could create something similar that is permanent.”

The concept of the ‘Shockers’ sculptures came to be through a partnership with the Ulrich Museum, the WSU Foundation, and the family of Joan Beren.

“In working with Mr. Workman, he talked about how everyone has loved the ‘Makin’ Hay’ sculptures and Tom Otterness is from Wichita and perhaps he could create something to be a great addition to our campus,” Elizabeth King, of the WSU Foundation, said.

Otterness and Workman then worked on a proposal for various sculpture ideas. The sculptures will depict two statues embracing while one holds a scythe. The

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Wichita-native Tom Otterness’s sketch of “Shockers,” which will be located outside Duerkson Fine Arts Center.

sculptures are set to be complete in the fall of 2018 or spring of 2019.

The sculpture will be placed next to the Duerksen Fine Arts Center, and Luis Jiminez’s ‘Howl’ sculpture will be relocated.

“The other aspect of [the work] that I really like is that, by its very nature, it has to be refreshed every year — it has to be re-hayed, basically,” Workman said. “We would

like to create a fall festival of some kind . . . to get students involved to get to do something in the fall to talk about our ‘Shocker-ness’ and literally re-hay the sculpture.”

Workman said he is confident the ‘Shockers’ will be well-received.

“It’s my belief that these will be the most beloved sculptures on campus.”

Parking permits — the commuter student fee

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Top: Sophomore Cheyenne Morrison attempts to pick up a bottle with a fishinf line to win a prize. Middle: Sophomore Kaylee Knoll attemps to place a bean bag farther than graduate student Yasas Vithanage. Above: Away from the noise of Back to School Bash, freshman Abigail Parker concentrates on her game of Jenga.

Working in college?

You’re not alone.

NICOLE BYRNE

DIGITAL EDITOR If you’re currently working a job or planning to while in college, you’re in the majority. More than 70 percent of college students work at least part-time while enrolled, and it’s been this way for the past 25 years.

With the rising costs of education, this isn’t a surprising statistic.

It’s getting harder and harder to sustain an education — even with a job.

There’s no easy answer as to whether or not you should work in college. But here’s something to consider.

A full load of classes is generally perceived to be equivalent to a full-time job. According to WSU policy, each credit hour equates to three hours of real world time.

That’s nine hours per class per week and 45 hours per week for a 15-credit semester. We should be happy WSU doesn’t charge us fees for overtime.

Nevertheless, roughly 40 percent of undergraduates nationwide work at least 30 hours per week.

Good luck if you want to get involved in some extra-curricular

activities on top of that. Remember, there’s only 168 hours in a week.

Of course, you’re welcome to give it a shot. But be warned — you may find yourself in an embarrassing incident involving a dining hall employee who is equal parts concerned and annoyed, gently shaking you awake and telling you to wipe some mashed potatoes off your nose before you head home.

Since keeping on top of expenses without any sort of income is basically impossible, the question ultimately becomes how should you work, rather than if you should work.

Flexibility is the greatest quality to have in employment while in school. The easiest place to find that is through an on-campus position.

You can find some of those through Handshake, a job search managed by the university.

Unfortunately, not every student seeking employment can work on campus, or even locally. Don’t forget to factor commuting into your time management. That adds up, especially around exams. Keep your managers informed of times of elevated stress. Not every employer will be understanding, but it’s better to be upfront anyways.

Remember, there’s no shame in quitting a job if it becomes too much. There’s no shame in dropping a class if it becomes too much.

There’s no shame in having to cut back a little on both. Take care of yourself first.

As the school year kicks off, it’s time for students to shell out $150 for a yearlong parking pass —a small price to pay for the luxury of fighting over limited parking spaces on the outskirts of campus.

Although going sans-permit has its own laundry list of drawbacks, commuter students should still take a moment to weigh the value of a permit before buying one — especially when they’ve already purchased books and paid increased student fees on top of tuition.

If forking over $150 could alleviate the stress of parking on campus, it would be worth the money. As it is, though, students who don’t arrive on campus at the crack of dawn are left to scrounge for whatever they can find — all the while pining for a parking space in the half-empty reserved lots.

If that isn’t enough, $150 is an optimistic estimate of how much commuter students should budget out for parking-related expenses in a year. Students who unknowingly obstruct their license plates by pulling through a parking space or who stay parked in a lot near Koch Arena too late on a game

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night can expect a citation.

So, if paying for a permit doesn’t earn any special treatment, what’s the point?

According to an article on Wichita State’s website from 2014 when the university made the switch to a permits-only parking system, it was to “ensure that more parking is available for commuter students on campus.”

Of course that’s a noble goal, but if the issue is non-students crowding commuters out of the parking lots, why not give every student a complementary permit and ticket non-students taking up space on campus?

Because, it’s not really about parking. It’s about money — or lack thereof.

In a place like Kansas where the

state government has decided time and again not to invest in higher education, the financial burden of running an institution falls on its students.

Wichita State is not alone in passing such expenses off to the student body. In fact, commuter students at other Kansas universities pay even more to park on campus—$180 and $288 at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas respectively.

Based on tuition alone, the cost of a college degree is astronomical — not to mention student fees and added expenses. Parking fees are another way of wringing cash out of already cash-strapped students.

For students who don’t want to deal with parking on campus at all, public transportation can seem like a promising alternative. From a financial standpoint, however, that can add up too. A one-month city bus pass costs $55.

Outside of carpooling or being dropped off on campus daily, it can be tough to cheat the system of paying too much for a lackluster parking experience.

Parking permits are just another unavoidable — if infuriating — student fee.

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Wesley Low began bowling at the age of three.

Low’s ‘unorthodox’ bowling style lands him U20 championship title ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

Five hours of working daily and bowling 45 practice games a week was the recipe for success for Wichita State junior bowler Wesley Low. Low has been bowling since the age of three, which is why he developed an “unorthodox” bowling form.

“When I was younger, my dad would sit me in the back of a car seat at the bowling center. At some point he asked me ‘hey would you like to bowl’ and I guess I said yes,” Low said. “In order to join a league you have to get the ball from point A to

point B. The only way I could do that being so small was to throw it with two hands.”

Low is a left two-handed bowler.

Though Low grew up, he didn’t grow out of his bowling style.

“I developed this two-handed style with the six pound ball and I just kind of stuck with it when I got bigger even though it was unorthodox,” Low said.

Low won the 2017 Junior Gold Championship in the U20 division in early August, defeating over 1,400 bowlers.

“You bowl against 1,400 of the best youth bowlers under the age of 20, so that’s overwhelming for the

average bowler, but being able to do it for so long it, wasn’t as bad,” Low said. “I was a little nervous; there was a little pressure because I wanted to succeed.”

Low has competed in the annual championship for the last seven years, also winning in 2013 at the age of 16.

The tournament, with a total of 3,500 participants, lasted eight days.

The first four days were qualifying rounds where competitors bowled 16 games before the field was cut to the top one in eight.

After that, qualifiers bowled five more games and the field was winnowed to the top 64. Then they

bowled five more games before splitting the remaining bowlers into a final, 16-person bracket.

In the top 16 bracket , each qualifier bowled two games with the highest combined score winning.

Low won 394-357 to claim the championship.

“I [get pre-game jitters] all the time; it’s the butterflies,” Low said.

“I focus on breathing and I like to listen to music. I have a playlist I like to listen to to get me ready but it also kind of calms me down.”

On top of the pressure of the tournament, CBS Sports broadcast the event live. Low had the opportunity to bowl on television while in Hong

Kong, but had never previously bowled on television in the U.S. “It was a different experience,” Low said. “There was a lot riding on that one event, and so those last two games were a lot of pressure.”

Beyond bowling, Low said he has academic aspirations at Wichita State.

He said he wishes to get a degree in business before going professional.

“I’d like to finish my education first; that would be the only thing holding me back from going professional right now,” Low said. “My [ultimate bowling goal] would be to make the Bowling Hall of Fame.”

Wichita State releases non-conference schedule

Three big 12 match-ups, potential Maui Invitational opponents highlight men’s basketball non-conference schedule.

The Shockers full schedule will be released next month for their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Which will include start times and television schedules, according to assistant director of media relations for men’s basketball Bryan Holmgren.

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Shocker softball slides into AAC with conference championship hopes DILLON CULLINAN AND HANNAH TOBIAS

The buzz may surround Shocker basketball, but don’t sleep on Shocker softball.

As the Shockers enter the bigger, more competitive American Athletic Conference, all eyes have been on the prospect of a conference championship.

Just last season, the softball team twice defeated AAC defending champions, Tulsa, so expectations are understandably high, despite a much younger team.

However, they will face a number of new challenges, including increased team travel and a decreased practice time.

“There’s going to be a lot more traveling, and at that point it goes down to two practices a week which isn’t a ton of time to really build or improve somebody,” Head Coach

Kristi Bredbenner said.

Bredbenner has gained six incoming freshman and a new transfer player on the heels of losing eight players—including seven seniors—from last season.

Bredbenner also has a new assistant coach and hitting coach in Elizabeth Economon, who’s been with the team for only a month.

“For us, the thing that’s nice about being a spring sport is we have a lot more time for evaluation and practice to really break things down,”Bredbenner said.

“We’re going to spend the time after that last game up until Christmas break trying to make them the most prepared, because when we come back in January we have one month and then it’s a hellacious ride,” Bredbenner said.

A new conference brings new opponents and changes to the way the team prepares.

“Preparation is going to be totally different and we haven’t quite gotten to that point yet,” Bredbenner said. “What we’ll probably do here once things slow down is start asking for some scouting reports on some of the teams in our conference.”

Economon said she has a singular focus for the upcoming season.

“My individual goal is to score more runs,” Economon said. “We have a lot of good hitters and good offense, we just need to figure out how to maximize run production and make the pitcher’s lives a little bit easier.”

Bredbenner said she has a vision for the team.

“We feel like we know what type of team we’re going to need to have success, but we have to fill in the pieces to get there.”

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A new conference brings new opponents and changes to the way the Shocker Softball team prepares.

Volleyball veterans step up to the net, fill the holes of grads GRANT COHEN

As Wichita State builds off their final Missouri Valley Conference championship and 10th NCAA Tournament appearance, the Shockers are looking to fill the holes left by the 2017 graduating class.

The Shockers head into their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference having to replace libero Dani Mostrom and outsider hitter Jody Larson. Larson led the Shockers in 2016, averaging 3.11 kills per set and finishing four of her last five games as a senior with double digit kills on the way to her second MVC Tournament MVP. “Obviously, Jody left a huge void,” senior outside hitter Jenny Whitledge said. “She was a setter,

she was a passer, a blocker and a hitter. She did it all. Obviously we’re going to have big shoes to fill.”

It’s about who’s going to perform today.”

Although Larson’s offense graduated, WSU will continue to lean heavily on senior setter Emily Hiebert, who earned the MVC Setter of the Year award last season, and three-time All-American Abbie Lehman.

The Shockers also return their two leaders in kills from 2016 in outside hitters Mikaela Raudsepp and Tabitha Brown.

Brown averaged 17.3 kills per match in the postseason, contributing a match-high 18 kills in WSU’s NCAA Tournament game against

TCU. Raudsepp’s 14 double-digit kill matches earned her a spot on the MVC’s second team alongside Brown.

Whitledge competed in 57 matches in two years as an outside hitter, and brings versatility to the Shockers’ lineup.

Whiteledge played in the back row during spring practice and matches after recovering from a torn anterior cruciate on her left leg and medial collateral ligaments as well as two torn meniscus and bone bruises on her tibia and femur in 2016.

The Tonganoxie, Kan. native has a total of 180 kills and 345 digs in the two seasons before her injury.

“Watching all last year, I got to

learn a lot and see things that most people probably wouldn’t see by actually playing,” Whitledge said.

“It’s just nice being back and it’s an overwhelming feeling that I finally get to play again, but it’s also my last year.”

“It’s so exciting and makes me very happy to be back.”

Along with Whitledge, the Shockers also have seniors Gabi Mostrom and Hanna Shelton who can factor into WSU’s back row.

Mostrom came up with 14 digs in the NCAA Tournament and ranked fifth on the team in digs in 2016 while Shelton contributed 132 digs.

Receiving seven votes in the AVCA preseason Top 25 poll and picked as the favorite to win the

AAC, the Shockers start the season on Aug. 26 at Lipscomb. Six of WSU’s 11 non conference opponents competed in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, with Creighton advancing all the way to the Elite Eight.

WSU opens up their home schedule against the former MVC rival, who is currently No. 9 in the preseason poll, on Sept. 15 at Charles Koch Arena.

“Coach Lamb always says, ‘The Superbowl of volleyball is in the first four weeks of season,’” Raudsepp said. “Those wins dictate our chances of making the [NCAA] Tournament at the end of the year. If we don’t have big wins in these early games, our chances are dwindling.

It’s extremely important.”