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College of Health Professions wins 2017 Clash of the Colleges

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Top: Students from the College of Health Professions jump up and down while cheering before the games begin at Cessna Stadium. Above: Sandra Bibb, Dean of Health Professions College, left, and Anand Desai, Dean of the Business College, right, face off in a whistle blowing competition.

early 1,000 first-year students gathered at Cessna Stadium on Friday for the 2017 Clash of the Colleges.

Participants were divided into their respective colleges and competed against each other in a series of unique field day events such as Air Volleyball, Hula Hoop Pass, and Tic-TacToe Relay. Colleges were awarded points based on their performances in each event, and the college with the most points at the end of the night, the College of Health Professions, was crowned champion.

Couple finds The Sunflower medallion, pockets $500 prize ‘for groceries’ JENNA FARHAT After one 6 a.m. hunt, seven hours of searching, and lots of walking, Megan Singleton and Connor Burden found The Sunflower medallion and won the $500 prize.

Singleton and Burden, who are engaged to be married, put an end to nearly a weeklong scavenger hunt sponsored by Tobacco Free Wu & Me. The quest consisted of daily clues hinting at the medallion’s hidden location Saturday afternoon.

Singleton said she didn’t initially believe she would have any luck finding the medallion.

“We were like, we’re not gonna find it. We’ve got too much homework to do,” Singleton said. “But I really like puzzles, so I just sat there and looked at [the clues.]”

The weather was nice Wednesday night, and the couple

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The Sunflower Medallion Hunt winners hold their coveted quarry. Connor Burden, left, and Megan Singleton, right, found the medallion Saturday evening, after six clues.

decided to give it a shot, Burden said.

“We just kind of got invested after that,” Singleton said. “We got competitive and really wanted to find it.”

But the couple almost gave up on their search efforts the day before finding the prize.

“On Friday, we were like, we can’t

find it – it’s just making us upset.

We’re stumped. We can’t figure anything out anymore,” Burden said. “Then Saturday, we were just sitting there and we were like, let’s just go look.”

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After back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016, all eyes were on the College of Engineering to pull off the three-peat.

How has the College of Engineering been able to remain so dominant?

“One word: numbers,” said engineering major Shane Pass.

“We have the most representation,” added junior Engineering Team Captain JT Kuertz.

“We have a well-rounded group of individuals with intelligence, capability, and just overall athleticism.”

Every other college had one simple goal. Stop the College of Engineering by any means necessary.

Different colleges took different approaches.

The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences established an alliance with the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College to find strength in numbers.

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Brewer hopes time as Wichita mayor helps bid for governorship MATTHEW KELLY

it’s enough to disappoint anybody.”

When Carl Brewer Brewer said at that completed his second point, he decided he term as mayor of could no longer watch Wichita in 2015, his plan from the sidelines. was not to be the next “I can live in my governor of Kansas. perfect world or I can Instead, he opted to walk get involved, and so away from public office from that standpoint, — going back to work I decided it (staying at BREWER Spirit) wasn’t the right for his former employer, Spirit AeroSystems. thing, because if there’s In February, however, something that you can when Spirit offered early retiredo about it, then do something ment, Brewer decided to accept, about it,” Brewer said. and, within the month, became the Brewer, who could become the first Democratic candidate to enter first black governor of Kansas, said the 2018 governor’s race. that in a time of great political “At that time, I started looking polarization, people with different at what was going on — at the ideologies from all different walks state level, and I’ve definitely been of life must come together to make disappointed at what’s been going government work — a process he on in Topeka for quite some time,” said he facilitated as mayor.

Brewer said.

“Then you start to look at what’s going on at the national level, and SEE BREWER • PAGE 4

FINAL FRIDAY

MUSIC

EDITORIAL CARTOON

TENNIS CLINIC

Shiftspace shines a light on student artwork in the local art scene.

Me Like Bees made a buzz at Barleycorn’s.

See what Bardo’s packin’.

Women’s tennis gave back to the local community.

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Me Like Bees lead singer Luke Sheafer performs at Barleycorn’s in Wichita. (Aug. 24, 2017)

Me Like Bees brings the buzz to Barleycorns

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BY MARISSA CAMPBELL rystal chandeliers and a dramatic, red curtain frame the small, four-person stage at Barleycorn’s, a 240-person capacity Douglas Avenue bar. Although the venue may be tight on space, it’s a local ICT treasure, and, sure as hell isn’t skimping on the talent they bring through weekly.

On Aug. 24, the three-band lineup was made up of Calliope Musicals, Rudy Love Jr. and Me Like Bees. From surfer-esque, psych-grunge to blues-funk and straightforward indie-alternative, the venue was packed with creative sounds all night.

Cloaked in neon, glitter, and a mad-love for aliens, Calliope Musicals took the stage first. Hailing from Austin, Texas, the band is nothing like the stereotypical country that usually comes from the South. It instead matches beat with groups like Brick + Mortar and Grouplove.

Between the blue hair and Hawaiian

T-shirts, Calliope Musicals is all about positivity, excitement, and having a good time. Amidst a kaleidoscope of backdrops, colors, and sounds, lead-singer Carrie Fussell screeches, yells and sings along to the psychedelic piano.

Although the band is made up of five musicians, don’t discount their sixth member, whose costume changes take you on a journey from an alien space ship to a jungle full of tigers.

Their set clocked in at roughly 60 minutes, and next up on the stage was Rudy Love Jr. Born and raised in the ICT, Rudy Love Jr. plays with a full band of blues-funk instrumentals that progress into rock and jazz with a smooth, groovy ambiance.

With one song blending into the next, it’s never truly clear when a new song is beginning, only clear that the tone is changing and developing throughout the set. The soul, passion and tension heard in every note of every croon displays Love’s intensity and passion for his music. After

their 60-minute set, Me Like Bees was ready to hit the stage next.

From Joplin, Missouri, Me Like Bees is no strangers to the touring lifestyle. In 2014, the band embarked on the Vans Warped tour Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition.

After winning the highly competitive battle, the band scored a producing deal with legendary rocker John Feldmann.

Feldmann is known for being a member of the punk-ska band Goldfinger as well as producing for alt-rock groups like Panic! At the Disco, All Time Low, and many more.

The crowd had dwindled in size and barely managed to stick around for Me Like Bees’ 11:30 set time.

Those who left, missed a hell of a show.

The group killed their set, with lead-vocalist Luke Sheafer changing pitches masterfully as he does on the band’s albums.

The eclectic, diverse lineup flowed through the varying dynamics and sounds, and each band poured their heart out in their music.

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Top: Marian Crook schmoozes with two guests at Shift Space for Final Friday, where her art is on display. (Aug. 25, 2017) Right: Marian Crook poses with her stylized take on the Wichita Flag during Final Friday at Shift Space. (Aug. 25, 2017)

BY CASSIDY CONAWAY Downtown Wichita was crawling with nightlife last week the first Final Friday of the fall semester. Commerce Street boomed with people coming from all over the city to see the galleries, including WSU Shiftspace.

The art pieces shown at Shiftspace were from contestants who won in Project Run-a-way last fall. Project Runa-way is an annual competition between Wichita State students to create the most stunning work of worn art.

At Shiftspace, Not only were collaborative pieces displayed, but artists were allowed to exhibit their stand-alone pieces.

“I have another piece – my hand drawn pieces – I spend months at a time working on and it represents more where my head’s at,” senior Marian Crook said. “I post progress pictures, which lets people into my world.”

Since Shiftspace is WSUowned, it gives an outlet to

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students for sharing their artwork.

“The teachers and art department are awesome,” Crook said.

“They encourage you to take art to the next level.”

Since the resignation of Lisa Rundstrom, former Shiftspace gallery director who accepted a position at the Savannah College of Art and Design in the summer, Interim Gallery Director Tanna Burchinal has helped to curate exhibits for the gallery space.

“We will miss her dearly,” Burchinal said of Rundstrom.

Burchinal said she will act as director of the gallery as long as it takes.

“We are in the process of finding a new gallery director,” Burchinal said.

“I will be in this position until we find one,” Burchinal said. “I don’t know who yet, because we have just started the process.”

Burchinal works for the studio at WSU, too, and is just as passionate about art as the artists in the show are.

Burchinal said that Final Friday is a way for the Wichita community to come together, try something new, and explore art.

“Art is just another way to communicate, at its base form,” Burchinal said.

Everyone has that one TV show that they love to watch but aren’t too fond of telling anyone about.

If someone finds out they watch said program, people are prone to respond in one of two ways. They either deny it, or they call it their “guilty pleasure.”

A guilty pleasure can be anything you enjoy doing but would rather not have too many people find out about. However, it is most commonly associated with television.

Some of the biggest shows that people identify as their guilty pleasure include “Gossip Girl”, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, and even WWE wrestling.

Some WSU students though, like sophomore Jacob Brown, have guilty pleasures not many people even know about.

Brown’s is “The Inbetweeners,” which he said is a “perfect representation of the group who doesn’t really have a group in high school.”

Some shows are unbearably bad.

Freshman Riley Harter said that doesn’t necessarily mean people should be embarrassed to admit to watching their guilty pleasures.

In a world where the life choices of specific people are definitely more than questionable, who are we to judge someone based on what they that they find entertaining?

If it is something legitimately wrong, then maybe that’s a time to raise an eyebrow at how they choose to spend their free time.

But otherwise, putting someone down because they are forced to call something they enjoy watching a “guilty pleasure” is downright disrespectful, both to the people who watch it, as well as the people who created the program.

But regardless, we all have something that we enjoy watching on television. Rather than berating others for what they watch, we should take this opportunity to connect with each other.

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The Sunflower Medallion hunt clues explained

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EDITORIAL CARTOON:

BARDO LOCKED, COCKED, AND LOADED

DAY ONE

Welcome, hunters, to The Sunflower’s first hide.

Follow the rules and stay on the right side.

Each day’s clue is another part of the story.

Find the medallion and win all the glory.

SOLVED:

The important things here are “hide” and “right side.” The Medallion was hidden, not in plain sight. If you walked up the stairs next to Wiedemann Hall, the medallion would be on your right side.

DAY TWO

Bojangles’s cellmate said his mother made him what it is.

Fabo said the entree’s not as good without it, ask Wiz. You’ll be in a cold cold place, if you believe old Neil.

You’ll believe on this one, if you’re a friend of Bill.

SOLVED:

Jerry Jeff Walker, who wrote Mr. Bojangles based on his experiences with a cellmate, in his song “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother” sang his mother made him “up against the wall.” The medallion was up against the wall. Rapper Fabolus, in his song “Can’t let you go,” said “The entrée’s not as good without something on the side,” Wiz Khalifa is also famous for getting “something on the side.” The medallion was on the side of Wiedemann Hall. Neil Diamond’s “Love on the Rocks” says love on the rocks is a cold place. The medallion was in the rocks. “A friend of Bill” is an attendee of Alcoholics Anonymous. The second step of the 12-step program is the only step that mentions belief. The medallion was on the second step outside of Wiedemann Hall.

DAY THREE

Like it fell from his tree, then add an m.

Close to a lyrical genius, shady but not Slim.

It’s somewhere between a year and a book.

If you follow the clues, you’ll know where to look.

SOLVED:

The medallion was located near a tree dedicated to Arthur Fromm (from, add an m), a sculpture called “Genius,” which features a man playing a lyre (lyrical genius). It was directly between two manhole covers with the year 1984 on them (a year and a book).

DAY FOUR

The fourth of the clues should be a breeze.

If you look between the broken and working keys.

Holler “Hands off!” and hear her holler back.

Follow her voice, and you’ll be on the right track.

SOLVED:

The broken keys and working keys are “Accord Final,” a sculpture of a broken grand piano between Deurksen Fine Arts Center and Wiedemann Hall (broken keys) and the organ located in Wiedemann Hall (working keys). The “Echoing Spot” between Morrison Hall and Deurksen leads directly to the medallion, if you take the path to the right.

DAY FIVE

You’ll find it with love, lizards, and whisky.

But in a canoe it can be pretty risky.

You have to know to win: What goes with cotton, vinyl, and skin?

SOLVED:

The first two lines point to rocks.

The medallion was hidden between the wall and rocks. The second two lines point to needles. The medallion was hidden under pine needles.

DAY SIX

Some of these clues have been off the wall.

Why’s it so hard to find something so small?

The whole thing seems staged.

Look for it near where the big pipes play.

SOLVED:

This clue again pointed to the wall, where the medallion was nestled. “Staged” points to the amphitheater behind Deurksen.

The medallion was on the outside of the building where the The Great Marcussen Organ is housed.

MADELINE DEABLER

Student government should preserve representative democracy EDITORIAL

SUNFLOWER STAFF In addition to a new Student Body President and Vice President, Wichita State students elected 38 Student Government Association Senators in last spring’s election.

Every spring each of Wichita State’s six colleges elects a number of Senators to represent them in SGA (two to five, depending on the size of the college), along with 15 at-large Senators decided by the students at large and two Returning Adult Senators, two International Senators, one Out-of-State Senator, and one Veteran Senator decided by each respective population.

Of the 38 elected Senators, only 27 return this fall to serve their term. For

LETTER to the EDITOR It’s time for Chickfil-a to leave Chick-fil-a as an organization has faced much controversy due to CEO Dan Cathy’s public opposition of LGBTQ rights.

In addition, donations of over $1 million are made on behalf of Chick-fil-a to organizations such as the Marriage and Family Foundation, a Virginia based non-profit whose mission is “to empower families in Virginia by applying a biblical worldview and founding principles to culture and public policy.”

Aside from this blatant attack on the first amendment’s religious freedom clause and the separation of church and state, this organization is also responsible for keeping sexual orientation and gender identity from being protected classes in Virginia’s nondiscrimination policy. This, along with their donations to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army—two other organizations promoting anti-LGBTQ ideologies—means that every dollar spent at Chickfil-a directly funds anti-LGBTQ discrimination, including so

various reasons, 11 students who were elected will never actually be a part of the Student Government.

That’s a shame.

The student body voted in good faith that they were electing the students that would best represent them. The SGA is supposed to be the voice of the students.

That can’t be the case if the duly chosen representatives never attend a single meeting or even take part in a single vote.

This is an issue year in and year out. It might just come with the territory. When you ask 38 college students to commit a year’s worth of time to something, you have to expect at least a few to back out, often for completely valid reasons. There isn’t much that can be done to prevent that.

Knowing that it happens every year and that it is bound to continue happening, though, there should obviously be some

called “conversion therapy.”

Furthermore, Chick-fil-a has no formal protections for LGBTQ employees. According to the Human Rights Campaign’s most recent Corporate Equality Index, Chick-fil-a was rated at 0 out of 100 for LGBTQ inclusiveness.

For comparison, Yum! Brands, which owns Pizza Hut, scored an 80, Starbucks scored a 100, and our former dining services contractor, Sodexo, scored a 100. The new dining services contractor, Chartwells, was not included in the data. Section 3.02 of Wichita State University’s Policies and Procedures is our Notice of Nondiscrimination, which reaches beyond the required protected classes to include ancestry, color, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, and sexual orientation. If we as a University are truly invested in protecting and serving our students, this policy must be reflected in the companies our university chooses to work with or else any efforts to make our campus more safe and inclusive will be in vain. The fact that my money directly funds discrimination through the university’s choices is unacceptable. The fact that Chick-fil-a is still here serves as a painful reminder that I, along with my LGBTQ peers, aren’t welcome here. ­—REXY QUE, THEY/ THEM/THEIRS

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measures in place to account for it.

Right now, any student can apply for one of the unfilled SGA positions, but they must first be screened by the Student Body President and then voted in by the Senate.

This gives the Student Body President the power to potentially stack the Senate with rubber stampers that will blindly push through her policies.

That isn’t what the students voted for.

Even if she is fair and balanced when vetting applicants, it could still raise some questions.

The student body deserves to feel confident that the SGA is representing their best interests. To do that, the SGA should find a way to get the students more actively involved in choosing replacements for the Senators that went AWOL. The solution doesn’t have to be difficult. I’m confident that we can find a way to preserve representative democracy in the SGA.

Pflugradt Responds: Chick-fil-a, you can stay

EVAN PFLUGRADT OPINION EDITOR

I’ve read this letter numerous times, from any number of bylines.

People all over the country and even some students here at Wichita State want Chick-fil-A to be done for.

I thought these arguments were over in 2015, but a reader this week has asked that we make notice of Chick-fil-A — almost everyone’s favorite campus food option — because it serves as a reminder to the reader that they and their LGBTQ peers aren’t welcome.

The reader strung together a collection of logical fallacies that claimed Chick-fil-A didn’t score acceptably on their scale for LGBTQ inclusiveness, missing the mark entirely with a zero out of 100 score while other on-campus tenants scored inside a more acceptable range.

The claim is that Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy’s opposition to a 2015 Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage is a violation against the first amendment’s religious freedom clause. Cathy’s father died in 2014, but Dan continued to relay his father’s sentiments when he took ownership of the company. But

those comments ceased years ago.

It’s almost as if the reader doesn’t understand the First Amendment, which includes the freedom of religion and speech, which Cathy chose to express in his opposition of LGBTQ rights.

If we dug deep enough into every CEO’s past to find something to disagree with, and then put them out of business for their lawful expressions of religious beliefs, everyone would be silenced, which is the true danger to the First Amendment here.

Chick-fil-A hasn’t done anything wrong — except for leaving milkshakes off the menu at their Wichita State location.

Section 3.02 of Wichita State University’s Policies and Procedures — the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination — protects students should they choose to work on campus. The reader uses this example as evidence that Chick-fil-A can’t abide by WSU’s standard given that it conflicts with Dan Cathy’s donations and public comments.

Everyone has a choice — where they work, eat, and go to school — it’s all up to them.

This reader, like others before them, doesn’t approve of the same organizations and ideas Dan Cathy supports, but if three years later, they can’t put these disagreements down for long enough to enjoy a chicken sandwich, maybe they should give up the fight.

Somehow this reader got stuck in 2014 and can’t get out. This argument is old, lame, and a waste of valuable time we all could have spent gnawing on some savory waffle fries.

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SHOCKER WOMEN’S TENNIS GIVES BACK TO FAIRMOUNT COMMUNITY

BY RAY STRUNK Wichita State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Collin Foster said he knows the importance of community involvement.

On Saturday, Foster and five of his players teamed up with the Wichita Parks and Recreation Department and McAdams National Junior Tennis and Learning to host an event celebrating the opening of a new tennis court in Fairmount Park, a few blocks south of the Wichita State campus. Children from all over the city participated in drills, played games, and interacted with the student-athletes.

“Obviously we spend a ton of time training and practicing,” Foster said. “But it’s great for team-building to be able to come out and give back to the community.”

Fatima Bizhukova, a sophomore tennis player from Russia, said she had fun playing games with the kids.

Angela Buckner, former Wichita State basketball player and 2010 Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame inductee, works with Parks and Recreation and was responsible for coordinating the event.

As a former student-athlete herself, Buckner said she knows firsthand what it means for student-athletes to be involved in the community.

“An event like this engages the student-athlete back to the

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“The College of Engineering has been an absolute juggernaut,” said Daniel Bohnenkamper, an Honors College student representing the newly-formed Honors College and Liberal Arts & Sciences alliance. “We teamed up with LAS to take them off the top.”

Some colleges turned to trash talk and team spirit.

“Engineering is a bunch of nerds,” added Damon Penner, a history major with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

“We made our chant in retaliation to the College of Engineering,” said Fine Arts representative Katherine Donaghue.

“We are definitely the most hype.”

Although the chanting didn’t necessarily pay off in the competition for the last-place College of Fine Arts, their enthusiasm was enough to earn this year’s Spirit Award.

Shareika Fisher, Assistant Director of the Office of First-Year Admissions and 2017 Clash of the Colleges host, said that the Spirit Award is given out each year to the team that shows the most college pride, displays the best sportsmanship, and is able to stay hyped the entire night.

“We are squad goals,” said Donaghue. “We all know each other by first name and we always cheer for our teammates, even if we’re losing.”

Brooks Taylor, a first-year physical therapy graduate student representing the College of Health Professions, believed that it was going to come down to teamwork.

“I think we can win this if we just come together and do our game,” he said.

Things got off on the right foot for the College of Health Professions as they raced to an early lead after winning the Dean’s Challenge.

They never looked back from there.

Event after event seemed to go their way, and they raced to a surprisingly comfortable victory.

“We have a lot of good athletes and good competitors,” said Taylor. “I didn’t know what to expect but I loved the energy.”

The night didn’t go so well for the reigning champs.

The College of Engineering finished in third place, falling behind the College of Education during the final events.

Despite the growing level of competition at the annual Clash of the Colleges, the event is still a great way for all first-year Shockers to bond.

“At the end of the day, we’re all Shockers,” said Fisher.

Wichita community,” Buckner said. “Being able to give back to the community and being able to bring people to the Fairmount area, which is so closely integrated to Wichita State.”

Sergio de Vilchez, a graduate assistant who played tennis for the Shockers from 2014 to 2016, joined in on the action.

De Vilchez said that he developed a love for the city of Wichita during his time as a Shocker and that he looks to give back any chance he gets.

“It’s really important to be involved with the community —It helps to bring the kids closer to tennis.” De Vilchez said. “Americans kinda just play football and baseball and those kind of sports, so it’s good for them to learn about this amazing sport.”

Levonta Williams, who represents the First District in the Wichita City Council, said that through participating in community events, Wichita State student-athletes serve as important role models to area children.

“The connection between the young people here and Wichita State is just remarkable,” Williams said. “To surround kids with caring adults and other students is very important. It’s bringing kids out. It’s introducing kids to some sports that maybe they have not played.”

Foster said this is just one of many community events his team will participate in this year.

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Top: Alexandra Lazarova shows a youth at the clinic how to hold the tennis racquet. Left: Coach Colin and Kewa Foster’s son takes a break in the ball basket.

Shocker Volleyball serves up Men’s basketball non3 straight wins to start season conference ticket package go on sale Monday

BY RAY STRUNK

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Wichita State Shocker Volleyball team started the 2017 season on the right foot, racing out to three quick wins at the LUV Invitational hosted by Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Shockers opened the invitational with a 3-0 sweep over host Lipscomb.

Wichita State won a close first game, 28-26, before pulling away for a dominating win in game two, 25-13. They proceeded to close out the match with a tight 27-25 gamethree win.

Junior Tabitha Brown led the Shockers with 11 kills. Senior Mikaela Raudsepp finished with 10 and senior Abbie Lehman added nine.

Senior Emily Hiebert picked up a career-high eight blocks to lead the team. Lehman and redshirt freshman Emma Wright each added six.

The Shocker were even more dominant in their second match, dispatching of East Tennessee State in three comfortable games by scores of 25-17, 25-16, and 25-21.

Brown led the Shockers in kills

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once again, this time tallying 15.

Redshirt freshman Giorgia Civita of Milan, Italy, finished with a team and career-high 22 digs.

Hiebert wracked up a team high 32 assists on top of 14 digs and five kills.

As a team, Wichita State edged out East Tennessee State in every category. The Shockers finished with 43 kills to the Bucs’ 38, committed only 10 errors ETSU’s 20, and held a 6-2 advantage in aces.

The final match of the invitational saw the Shockers coast to another 3-0 victory, this time over Belmont University. Wichita State won by scores of 25-20, 25-13, and 25-23 to go undefeated over the weekend.

The Shockers outscored their three opponents 230-174 in going undefeated over the weekend.

Up next, Wichita State will head to Indianapolis for the IUPUI Hampton Invitational.

The Shockers will face IUPUI on Friday, September 1, followed by Marquette and Miami (OH) on Saturday.

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On Saturday, Burden and Singleton split up to scope out different locations and make sure they left no stone unturned.

“We knew it was around Wiedemann or Morrison or Duerksen,” Burden said. “We thought it was probably under a wall, a ledge, or a rock. Those rocks right there were kind of perfect for it.”

Singleton said she was searching along Perimeter Road when she heard Burden shout.

“As soon as he yelled I was like, did he find it or did he fall?” Singleton said. “I was like, no way — he did not find it. Then he was running.”

Burden said he still hasn’t deciphered all of the clues.

“Even though we know where the hiding spot is now, we still can’t connect some of the dots.”

Singleton estimated that she had 65 percent of the clues figured out.

“They were really difficult, but I’m pretty good at riddles,” Singleton said.

Burden said he and his fiancé would put the $500 cash prize towards their savings.

“We’re probably just gonna put it in our savings — spend it when we need it,” Burden said. “Put it towards our groceries or whatever.”

“I was successful in putting partisan politics aside and bringing people together, and we all came to the table and worked in the best interest of the people,” Brewer said.

It is this mindset of productive dialogue that Brewer said he hopes he can take to Topeka.

“Bring everyone to the table,” Brewer said. “Even if you disagree with them, they have something to contribute, and be enough of a leader to recognize you don’t have all of the answers and just possibly, there may be some people out there smarter than you.”

Brewer said if elected, one of his top priorities will be revitalizing education and halting the “brain drain” of young people leaving the state for higher education and employment.

“There are so many young people who are getting their education or got their education, and they’re leaving to other places and looking for other opportunities,” Brewer said. “We have to instill a sense of pride in the state of Kansas.”

Brewer said it makes sense

BY ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE Shocker Men’s Basketball announced its non-conference schedule last Wednesday, and a new ticket option will be available for fans starting on Monday.

The Shocker Ticket Office is offering a limited amount of non-conference ticket packages which go on sale Monday morning and are priced at $275 each.

The American Athletic Conference requires schools to reserve a section of 165 seats for visiting schools during conference play. This leaves extra seating available to schools during the non-conference season, prompting the new ticket packages.

If any of the 165 seats are not sold, partial season ticket holders will be notified for the opportunity to purchase the tickets.

The INTRUST Bank Arena game against Oklahoma University is not included in the package.

to invest in education and that, to have a skilled workforce, Kansas must have an educated workforce.

“Education is equally important as job creation or bringing more businesses here — equally important as taxes, revenue — we just have never sat down and put a dollar amount to it,” Brewer said.

“We need to invest in education from K-12 and then work on college and affordable higher education —creating an environment that makes it desirable for them, once they receive their education, to stay here.”

Brewer said encouraging young people to stay in state could require Kansas to expand its horizons, creating viable new industries.

“Look at things that other cities are doing — recruit Google or some of these others that are in New York and places of that nature – create that environment here and diversify, and Kansas becomes more desirable,” Brewer said.

Brewer said young people should also be invested in their communities by making their voices heard politically, offering his encouragement to

The package includes 7 games: Nov. 4 –

Henderson State (Exhibition) Nov. 10 – UMKC Nov. 13 –

College of Charleston Nov. 28 –

Savannah State

Dec. 5 – South Dakota State Dec. 19 – Arkansas State

Dec. 22 – Florida Gulf Coast Ticket information for confernce games will be available when the full schedule some time in early September.

Jack Bergeson, the 16-year-old running against him for the democratic nomination.

“I’m actually proud of them when they step out and do things like that, because, if you asked me if I ever thought about doing something like that at 16, I would say no, and no, I wouldn’t have been brave enough to do that.” Brewer said.

“I would encourage him to stay in the race,” Brewer said.

“But say things don’t work out, you haven’t seen the last of them, and that’s a good thing.”

Brewer said what he is most proud of from his time as mayor was his ability to bring people together during challenging economic times, something he said Kansas needs desperately.

“We brought all of these people together to be able to work to move the city together in the most difficult of times, and we’re going to have to do that again to get out of the mess that we’re in today,” Brewer said. “We will go into another recession, and Kansas – we cannot afford to be divided and have all of this other stuff going on and survive. We cannot have it, because if you think things are bad, they could be worse.”