MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 • VOL. 123, ISS. 22
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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1896.
OCTOBER CRIME LOG HIGHLIGHTS BY ANDREW LINNABARY
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Singer-songwriter John King jams at Kappa Gam concert in CAC Theater Above, Country music singer and songwriter, John King, performs at Country Jam Kappa Gam. Left, Kappa Kappa Gamma’s members pull out their phones during John King’s performance. Country Jam Kappa Gam was held at WSU CAC Theater on Nov. 8.
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Election Commission calls Shocker players, coaches off SGA special election meet President Trump BY MATTHEW KELLY
The Election Commission created last month by the Student Government Association has called off the special election it was appointed to oversee. An SGA press release cited a lack of candidate interest as the commission’s reason for the cancellation. “We are sad to report that due to no declaration of candidacy applications or withdraw of applications, the Election Commission has decided to deem this election ineligible to carry out,” the release stated. SGA called the special election to fill the freshman and underserved
populaces senator positions introduced this session. The underserved populaces senator position was created to serve minority students, first-generation students, and low-income students. According to Chief Elections Commissioner Michael Brown, just one candidate filed for each position. Brown said that, because holding an election would cost money, the commission decided the two applicants should be appointed to the Student Senate. The Election Commission, comprised of six members, will be responsible for creating guidelines for the SGA general election in the spring.
BY EVAN PFLUGRADT
Wichita State men’s basketball players and coaches met President Donald Trump Wednesday, according to reports from the university’s athletic department. The team arrived to Washington D.C. Wednesday ahead of their game Friday in Annapolis, Maryland. Former Wichita businessman Mike Pompeo, now secretary of state, provided the team an exclusive tour of the White House, Paul Suellentrop of the athletic department reported. Trump reportedly asked
the team their record, who the team’s top player is, and if Gregg Marshall is a good coach. The team reportedly posed for a pictured with the President. That image has not yet surfaced. Since taking office, President Trump has had some difficulty getting championship sports teams to visit the White House. Villanova, who won the NCAA Tournament last year, reportedly wasn’t invited for a White House visit. Villanova accepted President Barack Obama’s invitation after winning the 2016 title. North Carolina declined the invitation after winning the title in 2017.
The WSU police department had 114 entries into its daily crime log for the month of October. Here are some highlights. On Oct. 9, the police checked on “a male banging their head against the wall.” The man was taken to the Counseling and Testing Center for evaluation. On Oct. 12, “a fanny pack was found in the parking lot” near Corbin Education Center. Officers filed a report. On Oct. 12, a WSU emergency phone was used to report “two armed individuals near Fairmount Park.” The police stopped two people near the park, “but they did not have weapons.” On Oct. 12, police checked Alpha Phi sorority after “residents heard a door open.” Nobody was found. On Oct. 14, “two juveniles activated the emergency phone” at 3900 E. 16 St. N. The kids were taken home to their parents. On Oct. 14, campus police assisted the Wichita Police Department with “unlocking a vehicle with a child inside.” On Oct. 16, campus police assisted WPD with an indecent exposure call at 2900 E. Shadybrook. On Oct. 16, there was a report of “tobacco found in a trash can” at Shocker Hall. On Oct. 18, police saw “what appeared to be a male on a bicycle with a flashlight looking into the windows” of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. The man left before officers arrived. On Oct. 19, “four males were seen looking into vehicles in the parking lot” of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. One car was entered, and a wallet was taken. The incident is under investigation. On Oct. 19, police checked on a man who was “acting strange.” The man was contacted. “Everything was okay — he was looking for a bus stop.” On Oct. 25, a man in the Shocker Hall dining lobby was “asking people to call KAKE.” The man was escorted off campus.
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WSU expands in-state tuition offering to more cities BY ANDREW LINNABARY
Wichita State has expanded the cities it offers in-state tuition to, following approval by the Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday. Beginning in fall 2019, students from the following city areas can receive in-state tuition to attend WSU, according to a news release: Denver, Colorado; St. Joseph, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Austin, Texas; Houston, Texas; Killeen-Temple, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Waco, Texas. WSU calls it the “Shocker City initiative.” The initiative began in 2016 for students living in Dallas, Ft. Worth, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Kansas City. WSU says students in the program “save about $9,200 each year.” The Regents also approved students from Missouri — outside the metropolitan areas of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and St. Louis — to be a part of the “Shocker Select initiative,” an existing program through which students in certain communities from Oklahoma and Texas pay a tuition rate that is 150 percent of instate tuition. Students in the Shocker Select program save about “$5,800 each year,” according to WSU.
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WSU should outsource cerrification so student veterans receive GI benefits.
The Asian Student Conference held its 14th and final date auction Friday.
Markis McDuffie scored 32 points in WSU’s victory over Providence.
Head Coach Chris Lamb didn’t mince words over his team’s latest losses.
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