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A discussion un-parked: Board of Regents weighs pros, cons of parking garage CHELSEA MOORE

REPORTER

@chelslalamoore

Wichita State is seeking approval from the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) to build a parking garage, announced Monday in a news release from the university.

The parking garage, if approved, would be constructed just south of the Rhatigan Student Center, and the entrance would face Perimeter Road.

“We have requested the item be placed on the agenda for the Regents’ February meeting,” said Lou Heldman, vice president of Strategic Communications at WSU.

During this meeting, the Regents would discuss the bonding capacity of the university. This would be essential to the approval because the bonds would temporarily pay for the parking structure until they were paid back through parking revenue.

The number of parking spaces available in the structure would be determined by construction and financing costs. According to the news release, the structure would be multilevel.

“Anyone who pays for a longterm garage permit,” Heldman said, “or who pays the short-term fee, will be able to park in the

garage.”

The permit necessary to park in the parking garage would likely be separate from the student parking permits and faculty parking permits.

“None of that has been decided,” Heldman said. “[Parking garages] offer a completely different kind of parking. Generally you pay more to park in a garage than in a surface lot.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, no permit fee estimates have been released.

“I would like to actually have [a] spot to park on campus,” sophomore student Molly Flavin said. “I

do not have a parking permit, and very rarely do I ever get one.”

Alanna Do, a freshman studying health professions, shares Flavin’s sentiment.

“I feel like it will be good for all the other neighborhoods,” Do said.

“So people who live there have their own space so that no one else is on their property … It would be, I guess, kind of beneficial as long as the permits would be cheaper per year.”

Not everyone is thrilled to hear about the possibility of a parking garage in this location, however.

The garage would, if approved, be replacing a parking lot designated

for faculty.

“I have mixed thoughts,” said Lisa Parcell, graduate coordinator for the Elliott School of Communication. “I am concerned that we have a number of faculty that are increasingly asked to walk farther and farther away who may not be able to do that physically.”

Planning and construction for the parking structure will take about 18 months to complete if the request is approved. This would place the opening of the garage to no earlier than the fall 2017.

“I hope,” Parcell said, “they take into account the needs of faculty and staff, as well as students.”

Student housing questioned in survey

Study recommends new housing on Innovation Campus, phasing out Fairmount Towers CHANCE SWAIM REPORTER @chanceswaim

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study of the Wichita State housing market recommends phasing out Fairmount Towers and constructing a new, 400-bed residence hall on Innovation Campus.

More than 1,500 students were surveyed last summer by the firm Brailsford & Dunlavey to determine “the additional student demand for housing units on the Innovation Campus in the context of WSU’s strategic goals,” the study stated.

The 94-page study included an analysis of off-campus housing options near the university, demand analysis based on the student survey, and financial modeling.

Based on the student survey, 81 percent of students were satisfied with their current living arrangements and 5 percent of students were dissatisfied with their living arrangements. Fourteen percent of students surveyed were neutral.

The study concluded the private rental market in Wichita provides low cost, amenity-rich options for students in a variety of unit types, but the older rental stock adjacent to campus is generally of below-average quality and not student-focused.

According to the study, total cost of rent and utilities was the biggest factor for students’ housing decisions. The study concluded that off-campus students spend an average of $533 a month on rent and utilities.

Sixty-six percent of respondents were in 12-month lease agreements.

Students would pay $746 to $1,039 a month for the academic year at the new residence hall, depending on the unit, the study stated.

That doesn’t include the cost of a meal plan.

Lou Heldman, vice president of Strategic Communications at WSU, said the university has not

Highly dissatisfied 2% Somewhat dissatisfied 4% Neutral

14%

Overall satisfaction

Students were asked how satisfied they were with their current living arrangement.

Overall, students were satisfied with their current living arrangement with 80 percent saying they are either highly satisfied or somewhat satisfied. The information comes from a 2015 online survey of WSU students by the firm Brailsford & Dunlavey.

Somewhat sattisfied

31%

Highly satisfied

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yet decided on a cost for residents.

“We look to keep the price as low as possible while providing a great place for students to live on campus,” he said.

Heldman said the new residence hall will be paid for by

residents and would not cost students who don’t live in university housing to pay for its construction and maintenance.

Other important factors for students were the in-unit amenities, the ability to have a pet and privacy.

“We anticipate housing built on Innovation Campus will be apartment-style, with access to kitchens,” Heldman said. “If that’s the case, there won’t be a required meal plan.”

Pets have not been considered by the university, he said.

Heldman said the new apartments will be geared toward all students who have completed at least one year at WSU or transferred after one year completed at a different university.

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Local development group investing in students’ future CHELSEA MOORE

REPORTER

@chelslalamoore

Farha Development purchased the Grandview Terrace Apartments, 1736 N. Hillside, in December 2015 and is not completing a $1 million remodel of the building.

According to Mark Farha, the renovation will add an additional five apartment units to the 31-unit complex, as well as upgrade the existing apartments.

Upon completion of the project, each unit will have updated fixtures, a kitchen, a bathroom and other amenities such as new flooring.

Although artist sketches were not yet available, Farha said that the remodel would complement the era in which the building was originally built.

“It’s going to be really cool,” Farha said.

Farha said the apartment complex was originally built by Beech for students, and he plans to promote the apartments to Wichita State students once again.

With the student population and their unique needs in mind, Farha said the plans for the building include better parking, which would be “repositioned to better suit the facility.”

There would also be several adaptions to the building to improve security. Farha said the parking lot would be more secure with additional new exterior lighting and a required security code for access into the building.

Once inside the building, each unit would require a smart lock for entry.

“It’s encouraging,” said Lou Heldman, vice president of Strategic Communications at WSU, “to see private divisions investing in upgrading properties near campus.”

“I wouldn’t mind living closer,” said Michael McNickle, a senior English major. “It’s unnerving to hear the crime reports [through school email].”

McNickle went on to say the security features being added to the apartments would help to put his mind at ease about living in the area.

Other students shared McNickle’s worries over safety.

Cathy Nong, a senior accounting student, said the area surrounding campus is “a little scary.”

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Construction on Grandview Terrace Apartments has been pushed indoors due to cold weather, but will continue outdoors in the spring.

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Bay makes Benghazi boring in ‘13 Hours’ Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor” is one of the worst films ever made.

COLUMN BY It’s a special ALEX PERRY combination of excruciatingly awful writing, acting and a fundamental lack of historical accuracy that ends up being disrespectful to just about every person involved in that attack.

America’s favorite explosion salesman is back in the war reenactment game with “13 Hours,” an inside look at the controversial terrorist attack on the poorly-defended American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed an American ambassador and his security detail.

While Bay’s filmmaking chops have improved by several orders of magnitude since 2001, this ripped-from-the-headlines war story is a poor fit for his style.

Ultimately, it does little to distinguish itself from or improve upon the recent surge of modern warfare-themed Hollywood films.

The story almost entirely follows a group of six private security contractors who were guarding a covert CIA base just down the road from the consulate. John Krasinski of “The Office” (who got seriously ripped for this role) is framed as the protagonist, but like the rest of the unit, nothing about his personality or backstory really stands out.

As “13 Hours” tells it, the unit

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got a distress call from the consulate when the attack started, but CIA bureaucracy prevented them from making a move until it was too late. Bay goes in hard on government red tape, showing us that more swift action might have prevented those deaths.

Of course, the CIA has officially rejected the notion that they told anyone nearby to stand down during the attack. At best, it’s usually smart to take what they say with a grain of salt, but that’s just me.

Anyone looking for a damning cinematic indictment of Hillary Clinton will leave “13 Hours” sorely disappointed, as Bay focuses the action squarely on the ground and in the moment.

The former secretary of state is

not mentioned once, meaning there’s no handwringing about private email servers or anything like that.

It ever-so-briefly touches on the whole “was it a spontaneous demonstration or planned attack” question, but otherwise, Bay shows a surprising amount of restraint in this regard. I’m not sure what his attempt at preachiness would look like, but I don’t think I want to know.

“13 Hours” mostly falls apart when it tries to be an action movie. Bay smartly aims to make the combat look more realistic than what he’s used to (think “Zero Dark Thirty”), but the result is lots of shaky-cam shots of guys running and/or shooting at other guys.

It also paints Libya in the same

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vaguely Islamophobic light as most American films set in Middle Eastern or North African countries. It’s no worse than its contemporaries in this regard, except for when one of the protagonists threatens to order a drone strike on another man’s family. That’s actually despicable.

Aside from that short exchange early in the film, “13 Hours” is never interesting enough to hate.

That also means it’s tough to enjoy on any level.

Bay has obviously matured as a filmmaker in some respects, but he should stick to nonsensical, fantasy action or comedic buffoonery like “Pain & Gain.”

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This tale of a woman and her son who escape from captivity in a shed has garnered lots of praise, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

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The LACs combine country, hip-hop The LACs are a country band from Georgia that incorporate elements of COLUMN BY rock ‘n’ roll NICK BEACH and hip-hop in their music. They recorded their first album in 2001.

The band puts a creative spin on their music with a strong country background and typical country instrumentation. The duo of Clay Sharpe and Brian King rap about topics typically heard in country music such as trucks, whiskey and jeans.

This blend of country and hip-hop has intrigued country fans over the years as LACs

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FROM PAGE 1 “It’s just better for the campus and everybody on it,” Nong said regarding the safety of the new

have only got more and more popular since their start. The band has introduced some hip-hop listeners to the world of country music. They finally found their way into the mainstream scene with their 2011 single “Kickin’ Up Mud.” The LACs have released a full length LP every year since 2011, and their 2015 album “Outlaw in Me” release peaked at No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard chart and reached No. 3 for country. Their 2013 LP “Keep it Redneck” also reached a nice position on the charts and sold over 100,000 copies. Artists who explore multiple genres are under-appreciated today in music, so don’t miss this opportunity to see LACs. apartment complex.

Safety isn’t the only concern for students interested in near-campus housing. With the recent activity on and near campus, however, it is a concern that any developer will have to address.

Forming in 2001, Hinder is a rock band from Oklahoma that formed in COLUMN BY 2001. The MARISSA five-piece CAMPBELL band has released five studio albums and toured with many big names including Motley Crue, Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman.

Hinder is known for the power of a ballad, hit songs “Lips of an Angel” and “Better than Me” and upbeat songs like “All American Nightmare.”

Although a majority of their songs are the classic American-style rock, they never fail to bring excitement and energy to their albums and live shows.

Don’t believe it? Check out some

of their concert footage on YouTube. Plus, as more bands turn to auto-tune and electronic sounds instead of real instruments, Hinder stays true to their beginning sound of straight-forward rock and continues to bring their fans the music they want.

Hinder’s latest album “When the Smoke Clears” was released in May 2015 featuring 10 songs about the pain that comes after love and how to cope; like by drinking your problems away (“Wasted Life”). The single “Rather Hate Than Hurt” features vulnerable, raw lyrics from singer Marshal Dutton, the band’s new singer. Even with a new singer on the latest album, the sound remains the same, and fans should be just as excited about this latest album and upcoming concert.

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ODI a home away from home for students ALEX PERRY

REPORTER

@sunflowerap

Everybody likes to be included, just ask Bryan Sanchez and Samuel Nava.

As the two students met for a friendly exchange in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), they remarked on the warm, welcoming atmosphere of a space that is quickly becoming one of the more popular hangout spots on campus.

“You really don’t see another office where students from a lot of different countries come in to do homework, to hang out,” Sanchez said.

The office is tucked away in a corner of the Rhatigan Student Center’s second floor, a space it has called home since changing its name from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and relocating in August 2014.

The space does not appear to be different from most other offices at WSU, with a reception desk, a meeting room, a seating area and a few individual offices for staff members. What sets ODI apart is the atmosphere.

Countless students like Sanchez and Nava go to ODI during the free time they have to work, relax, utilize the free printer or even knit. To hear Nava tell it, ODI accepts everyone, making it a perfect spot for students who might feel like they do not fit in elsewhere.

“The office gives you a place of comfort to do everything,” Nava said.

ODI Director Alicia Sanchez oversaw the name change and

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Junior pre-med major Darren Tran and senior finance major Anthony Mai (center) play cards Wednesday with their friends inside the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) on the second floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. ODI has seen an increase in student interest in their office and has a lounge where many students go to relax between classes.

relocation efforts almost two years to welcome you,” she said. “You’re ago. She said that, from that fall not going to come in here and feel semester to the next, there was a like you’re turned away because of 150 percent increase in students the way you look, the way you utilizing the dress.”

If you haven’t office.

Of course, necessarily found your For Alicia there is more to Sanchez, this is it than hanging niche on campus, you indicative of a job out. ODI works can come in here and well done. She with groups like you’re going to meet and her staff have people, and everyone is the Hispanic created something going to welcome you.” American of a safe haven for Latino Organieveryone. zation and ALICIA SANCHEZ ODI director “If you haven’t Spectrum necessarily found — WSU’s your niche on campus, you can LGBTQ support network — to come in here and you’re going to provide academic support and meet people, and everyone is going organize events.

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Actress and transgender activist Laverne Cox spoke at WSU last year and noted, anti-racism writer Tim Wise has an upcoming appearance in February.

Alicia Sanchez sees ODI’s mission as one of education, hoping to increase students’ understanding of each other so they can work to reduce their inherent biases.

“How can you even have a productive conversation if there is no baseline cultural communication, experience or knowledge?”

Alicia Sanchez asked.

Program coordinator Danielle Johnson sees progress happening

right outside her office door, often walking out into conversations about Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter or transgender rights.

Students engaging in stimulating dialogue like that is emblematic of ODI’s message.

“We really push that students are able to be their authentic selves,” Johnson said. “You can be whoever you want to be in the office.”

Johnson is motivated by her own lived experiences to help WSU students in any way she can.

“When I see students going through some of the same things that I went through, I’m like, ‘That’s not OK,’ Johnson said.

“They need change agents on this campus, and we need to support our student population.”

Providing a safe space and support is obviously a significant part of what ODI does, but Alicia Sanchez expects bigger things in their future. She wants widespread, systemic change within and outside the university ecosystem.

“It’s one thing to bring students to programs, to provide academic support,” she said. “But we’re not doing our job if ... students aren’t being retained and graduating, and they’re not being gainfully employed.”

Until then, however, ODI exists to help anyone who needs it. Nava said any student who feels unwelcome at WSU should pay a visit.

“The majority of the people that come here have been in that position, they felt isolated or felt unwelcome,” Nava said. “We know what it’s like, and we welcome anyone.”

Film produced by fine arts students, faculty to be screened « IF YOU GO: TJ RIGG

REPORTER

@tj_rigg

A girl undergoing experimental treatment for schizophrenia has to solve the murder of her friend.

That is the premise of “Redux,” a feature-length film starring a handful of Wichita State fine arts students and written and directed by Bret Jones, program director of theater at Wichita State.

Jones penned the script last spring, and the movie was filmed over a period of six weeks in the fall. Editing took place in the weeks following.

“We had to do some dialogue replacement,” Jones said. “Some of the recording of the dialogue was drowned out by wind. You get that in Kansas.

And then I went through and did color correction and editing.”

“Redux” will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the

Campus Activities Center (CAC) Theater at WSU. A challenge during production of the film, Jones said, was the dialogue replacement, in which the actors have to rerecord their lines while they watched video of the scene. Dialogue replacement allows the recording of audio and video to synchronize. Jones said dialogue replacement is common in most Hollywood films.

“I had someone last summer that’s associated with the industry that told me that about 80 percent of what you see in any film or show is dialogue replacement,” he said. “I did not know that myself.”

Despite any challenges, Jones said he was pleased with the filming process.

“I was just pleased with the whole process from beginning to end, even if we had a frustrating situation,” he said.

“It was still very fulfilling and exciting for all of us because it was something

new, and it was still demanding of our attention and creativity and our effort and our work.”

Senior Allison Claye — who played Naomi, a friend of the main character, Lorraine — said the experience of being in a film was different from doing a main stage show.

“The performance aspect is much more intimate,” she said. “It’s much more compacted than it is on a big stage. I kind of like that. I think it’s more realistic.”

Jones said the film is entertaining, but the audience will have to pay attention during all of the screening in order to follow the story.

“You have to pay attention because there’s some things that you really have to try and figure out for yourself because there are some plot points that are not completely spelled out,” he said. “It’s a very entertaining story.”

‘Redux’ screening

When: 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday

Where: CAC Theater Tickets are free for WSU students with Shocker ID; general admission is $10; military/senior citizens/faculty $8; non-WSU students $6 Rated PG

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Camera operator Praveen Potluri and audio operator Austin Steffens get equitment set up before filming “Redux” in September at the Rhatigan Student Center. The feature-length film, starring Wichita State students and written and directed by Bret Jones, program director of theater at Wichita State, will be screened next week on campus.

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Come listen to a lectureship about Cardiac Care in Hubbard Hall, Room 208 at 7 p.m.

Join the ladies of Alpha Phi at Noodles & Co., 3300 N. Rock Rd., from 5­9 p.m. Mention Alpha Phi or present the designated flyer while placing your order, and 25% will benefit cardiac care & research.

Located in the Rhatigan Student Center, partnered with the American Heart Association, 11am­1pm.

Tweet a picture of yourself or a group of people wearing your best Red outfits and tag @WichitaAlphaPhi. We challenge each person to make a $5 donation to the AHA. Send pictures of how you “Go Red” to Alpha Phi by using the hashtags #GreeksGoRed, #GoRedWSU, and #GoRedICT

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WEEKENDPLANNER Your weekend guide to events on and off campus.

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

Volunteer Fair

Breakout BINGO

Women’s basketball vs. Missouri State

Students can learn about volunteer opportunities in the Wichita metro community and visit with more than 20 different community-based organizations. The first 200 student attendees will receive a Kid President cupcake.

SAC will host five themed game rooms for bingo and prizes. Bingo will be played simultaneously in different rooms with themes including Luau, Casino and Western.

Cheer on the Shockers against the Bears.

Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for 65 and older and kids 12 and under, and group discounts available.

For more information, contact Student Activities Council at sac@wichita.edu.

For more information, call the Wichita State Athletics Ticket Office at 316-978-3267 or visit goshockers.com.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rhatigan Student Center, 1st floor

7 to 9 p.m.

Rhatigan Student Center, 2nd floor

For more information, call the Community Service Board at 978-3022 or csb@wichita.edu.

2 p.m.

Charles Koch Arena

Food Bank Fridays

Springfest

2 to 4 p.m.

Kansas Food Bank, 1919 E Douglas

6 to 8 p.m.

Heskett Center, Students can enjoy inflatables, live music, refreshments, games, information tables and meet with Registered Student Organizations, fraternities and sororities, and other campus departments.

For more information, contact Student Involvement at 978-3022.

HOUSING

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A majority of students used the comment section of the survey to bemoan the parking situation on campus.

“For the love of whatever you find holy,” one student said, “build an on campus parking garage open for everyone before you build anything else.”

Preliminary plans for Innovation Campus show the new residence hall near the new parking garage on the east side of campus.

Brailsford & Dunlavey outlined two financing options for the residence hall — a public-private partnership and a university-funded option. A public-private partnership, in which a nonprofit foundation owns the property and leases the site to WSU, would cost $4 million more than a university-funded option.

A public-private partnership would generate $983,000 for the university its first year, and $1.26 million by its tenth year. A university financed option would generate only $12,000 its first year and $827,000 by its tenth year.

Although the university’s revenue would increase under a public-private partnership, rent would be 16% higher for students under a public-private partnership than a university funded residence hall, according to the study.

“The housing study from an experienced and respected firm estimates market demand for a minimum of 400 beds,” Heldman said. “We will see how enrollment goes fall semester (2017), see what else is going on in the local housing market and reassess our options at that time.”

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This series of volunteer sessions at the Kansas Food Bank allows participants to support the Food4Kids backpack program by helping with bulk food packaging.

To RSVP for this event, register at wichita.edu/ CSBvolunteer.

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The women’s basketball team celebrates a win Friday against Southern Illinois, 57-48.

We will see how enrollment goes fall semester (2017), see what else is going on in the local housing market and reasses our options as that time.”

SGA seeks to fill Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Senate positions TJ RIGG

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mended phasing out Fairmount Towers due to operational inefficiencies, limited student demand, its isolated location outside the core of campus and concerns about the facility’s condition.

The study did not address specific concerns about the facility’s condition, and Brailsford & Dunlavey didn’t respond to the Sunflower’s request for further information about the study.

According to a 2014 Kansas Board of Regents report considered by the study, Fairmount Towers has approximately $4.7 million worth of deferred maintenance and facility renewal needs.

“This level of capital investment into a 50-year-old facility that is not desired by students and isolated from the core of campus is difficult to justify,” the study concluded.

Seventy-six percent of Fairmount Towers residents surveyed were at least somewhat satisfied with living at Fairmount Towers.

Of those students, only 33 percent were highly satisfied, the lowest of all housing arrangements.

Heldman said the university is still deciding on how to phase out Fairmount Towers.

“Dr. Bardo has challenged all of us to envision WSU as a university where innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and technology are making the future,” Heldman said. “This is another opportunity for students to live that vision.”

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Student Government Association plans to fill several open positions during the first two weeks of February.

One of the positions is the Chief Justice of the SGA Supreme Court. The position includes a term that lasts two years, and has been open since the previous chief justice resigned last year.

Student Body President Joseph Shepard said the Supreme Court functions as another entity within SGA, particularly with SGA elections.

“The Supreme Court plays a pivotal role in ensuring that all the tickets are campaigning fairly,” he said. “The Supreme Court upholds the standards and upholds the legislative journal and its law.”

Similar to the U.S. Supreme Court, Shepard said the SGA Supreme Court functions as a check to the legislative and executive branches of SGA, ensuring that the Legislative Journal is being properly followed.

SGA is looking for someone willing to serve the students and uphold the standards of SGA, said Khondoker Usama, student body vice president.

“We want to make sure we get someone for the Chief Justice position who is willing to put the work in, especially during the election season,” he said.

Part of that, Usama said, is identifying candidates who have a possible conflict of interest and making sure those conflicts are avoided.

“We need to think ahead of time,” he said.

Applications are due in the first week of February and Shepard

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will appoint a candidate in the second week.

In addition to the Chief Justice position, SGA has several Senate seats open, too. SGA has openings for at-large, business, engineering, health professions, honors and out-of state senators.

Applications can be found on SGA’s website on wichita.edu and are due Monday.

Shepard said Senate has received numerous applications for positions since they opened at the beginning of the semester.

“We have a ton of applications, which is a good thing because it shows students are invested and they’re ready to put in work for this institution,” he said.

SGA Chief of Staff Kiah Duggins will appoint those open positions, and Shepard will review

and confirm them.

SGA adviser Marché Fleming-Randle said it is important for all vacant positions to be filled as soon as possible.

“When we have empty seats, that means there are empty voices and I don’t like that,” she said.

While she has not been asked to sit in on any candidate interviews, Fleming-Randle said she plans to do so.

“As the adviser, it’s my duty to make sure that they are doing what they need to do, that no one is being picked because they’re friends of someone else and that they’re qualified grade-wise, education-wise and sense-wise to be at that table in there,” she said.

“That seat represents the university and their section of it.”

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Shockers blast Ramblers for 10-straight victories

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Quarterbacks showdown in Super Bowl 50

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In three seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola head coach Porter Moser has tallied some impressive conference victories, but one goal stands in his way — a victory over Wichita State.

The Shockers defeated Loyola 80-54 for their 10th consecutive win Wednesday night.

Elite defense. The winning recipe Gregg Marshall willingly clings to.

But the offense offered the most crushing blow to Moser and the Ramblers.

“It’s easy to say we didn’t play well,” Moser said. “The reality is that they make you play bad. They hit us the hardest with their offense in the early going.”

The Shockers entered the half with a 13-point lead on Loyola, holding their opponent to a 27 percent shooting percentage and only eight first-half field goals.

The Ramblers came out of halftime with a different mentality.

They connected for five of their first six baskets of the half, inching their way down to an 11-point deficit.

Senior Anton Grady picked up his third foul of the game and joined teammate Shaq Morris on the bench.

At the second media timeout of the second half, the team CBS Sports Network introduced a sideline segment bringing the 2015 World Series trophy out on the court, and with that the Shockers adopted the winning mentality that rallied the Royals to victory in early November.

On the next offensive possession Wichita State guards pushed the ball around the perimeter to handle the zone pressure from Loyola. Not a useful plan when redshirt sophomore Conner Frankamp takes the floor.

Frankamp layed up a three-point basket and the Shockers pushed things to a 20-point margin.

Things started to run together as Markis McDuffie distributed out to an open Rashard Kelly, who finished at the glass for a the layup.

The next play McDuffie distributed

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Senior Evan Wessel goes up for a shot through triple defense against Loyola on Wednesday. Wessel ended the night with eight points on 2-3 from three-point range.

out to VanVleet who hit a threepoint basket.

Rolling with a 26-point lead the team decided to show off their craftiness. Frankamp wrapped around his back to find VanVleet for a second-straight three.

Fueled by the energy of Charles Koch Arena, the team played like nothing stood in their way. Feeding off the crowd’s momentum, VanVleet threw up the alley-oop to Rashard Kelly for a dunk jolting the team to a widening gap that would raise to over 30 points.

“Throwing lobs is fun for me and whoever is catching it,” said VanVleet. “I enjoy seeing other guys score. It gets me going, it gets the crowd going. When the crowd gets into it, it can rattle the other team.”

There stands only three remaining home games for the Shockers’ two All-Americans, but with the days limiting the reality sits in on how it’s a team effort.

Together the star duo recorded a combined 16 points on 12 shots. In many ways they’re taking a backseat to the rising talent of their teammates. The All-Americans combined for thirteen assists in route to a game where the unselfishness festered eliteness. “(Baker and VanVleet), they took only six shots, each of them,” said Marshall. “They’re team players, winners.”

The Shockers recorded 22 assists on 28 made baskets.

“You don’t want to harness the unselfishness that this team plays with,” said Marshall.

The pressure has briefly lifted off the shoulders of Marshall’s prized seniors. Unselfishness has led the spotlight to shine down on Marshall’s rising stars. Shaquille Morris led the team in scoring with 12 points on 6-8 shooting.

Morris said he was challenged with mid-term grades posted Tuesday in the locker room.

Teammate Fred VanVleet promised Morris that he would earn a day off if he recorded 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block.

Morris took his point guard’s words to heart. After securing his first rebound of the game Morris looked to VanVleet and mouthed ‘that’s one.’

“He’s just growing up and maturing,” said VanVleet of Morris.

“Nobody can take credit for what he’s doing but him.”

Though Marshall has known the talent of his All-American backcourt for sometime, the true depth and talent of this team is a lesson even the ninth-year coach is wrapping his head around.

The Shockers stand with a one-game lead on the Missouri Valley Conference, they next travel to take on Evansville on Sunday.

With a storyline of epic proportions, two of football’s finest quarterbacks will square off in

Super Bowl 50.

Advancing over wins in the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC) finals, the Denver Broncos will face off against the Carolina Panthers in what is pegged to be a game for the history books. Super Bowl 50 will showcase the size and athleticism represented in the new era of football with Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and the old school pocket passing tradition of the Broncos’ quarterback Peyton Manning.

It’s a storyline with a twist, making fans everywhere want more. Can the once No. 1 pick, veteran, cap his career on a high note and closeout the history books in epic fashion?

In Sunday’s victory over the reigning Super Bowl champs, the New England Patriots, Manning pulled in Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick to thank him for his competitiveness.

“Hey listen, this might be my last rodeo. So, it sure has been a pleasure,” said Manning.

Manning has had a season in decline. Now coming in at his 18th season in the league, Manning has battled the adversity that rises with injuries and bruises.

The ability to scramble out of the pocket is all but a memory and his days of firing the long-ball are but a faint memory. The 39-year-old can’t help but show his age.

Carrying the lowest passer rating in his 18 years in the league, 67.9, the numbers don’t add up to a Super Bowl quarterback.

It’s been a series of ups and down for the veteran quarterback.

After starting the season with seven victories, things came to a screeching halt when the Kansas

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Super Bowl 50 will welcome the new age while paying tribute to the past.”

City Chiefs intercepted Manning four separate times. Manning was pulled from the field, and understudy Brock Osweiler took his place.

It was later revealed Manning was troubled with a lingering battle of plantar fasciitis. He would sit out the remainder of the the regular season.

Manning wants to give the Broncos a fighting chance, but the old drop-back style Manning has made famous is part of a dying industry.

The competition is represented by the Carolina Panthers’ new-era quarterback, Cam Newton.

Newton is a part of the new generation leading the change of the game. The former Heisman winner has worked a miracle season from a salvaged roster.

After his top target, former first-round pick Kelvin Benjamin, fell to a season-ending knee injury, Newton has defied the odds to produce a season-leading record of more than 35 touchdowns.

Newton, a physical specimen standing 6 feet 5 inches tall and more than 250 pounds, is larger than most opponent’s defenders.

He has proved his dexterity on offense rushing for more than 600 yards and eight touchdowns. It’s a new era of football, and quarterbacks are proving the need to do more.

Newton’s elusiveness in the pocket has defensive coordinators scratching their head. The Panthers steamrolled their way through the regular season, and now with one game left, the Panthers won’t hold back for the great Peyton Manning.

Super Bowl 50 will welcome the new age while paying tribute to the past. It’s a time to recognize how diverse the sport has become.

Shockers end eight-week drought, return to AP Polls NICK BEACH

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On Monday, the AP Polls ranked Wichita State No. 22, ending an eight-week long drought.

This did not happen overnight. WSU head coach Gregg Marshall was persistent in reaching this level of play for years before enjoying the benefits and recognition of that effort.

In the third week of January 2013, freshman Fred VanVleet laced up in front of a sell-out crowd in Charles Koch Arena as the Shockers hosted conference rival No. 12 Creighton.

With a 17-2 record and a win over a ranked opponent, the team was recognized with national attention once again, ranked No. 20 in the AP Polls and No. 21 in the Coaches Polls.

There was a certain passion in the air to win that 17th game of the season. The team was determined to do something more than give a ranked opponent a devastating loss.

Marshall’s rising team was fighting for national recognition. The team had received votes in the AP Poll two weeks earlier, a week before they stood at No. 23 in the polls before quickly finding their way out on a road loss at Evansville.

The 2012-13 Shockers took down the Bluejays in historic fashion, a defensive stop

by VanVleet pushed the team to a final second victory 67-64.

Then the conversation started.

Flustering with losses throughout the remainder of the season, the team fell out of the top rankings, but Marshall and his young stars knew the recognition was more than just a head start.

At the start of the 2013-14, the Shockers entered the season with a No. 16 preseason ranking, and it would only get better. In one of college basketball’s most triumphant seasons, Marshall led his team to a No. 2 ranking to end the season with a 34-0 record.

The trend continued the next year.

Marshall’s mantra would engineer national attention for countless weeks. Despite four losses, the Shockers would stay ranked for the season and end at No. 14.

With the return of All-Americans VanVleet and Ron Baker, expectations didn’t change, nor did any national attention.

The Shockers entered the season No. 10 in the AP rankings. After an early- season

loss in Tulsa, the team dropped 10 hefty spaces to No. 20 and the atmosphere became testy.

With a nagging hamstring injury pulling VanVleet from Marshall’s arsenal and freshman standout Landry Shamet being held out with injury, the team fell for three-straight losses in Orlando in the fourth week of the season.

All-Americans VanVleet and Baker stood on the outside looking in at the AP Polls for the first time in 42 weeks, previously the third-longest active streak in college basketball.

The team standing with their backs to the wall, looked to the open hand of their eighth-year coach as he preached lessons of revival and redemption.

Led by the swift ankles of a healthy VanVleet, the team started winning. In the twelfth week of the season, the Shockers rallied together over a month of victories (ten games in a row) to push the team back into the national conversation.

The product of leadership by veteran All-Americans and rising depth from the bench, the Shockers have built talent from Shaq Morris, Markis McDuffie and Conner Frankamp. All the missing pieces from November are now present, a team built to make its mark in March.

Back in the conversation, but nothing to change the spirit of the Shockers.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Marshall. “It only gives other teams more incentive to beat you when you come into their court when you have a number by your name.”

Fans love the recognition. It’s the claim to fame that settles them right back down to earth. But the attention is an afterthought on the backburner of Gregg Marshall’s focus right now.

“I don’t think that if you get into the tournament, it has any bearing on where you’re seeded,” said Marshall. “I don’t believe they even consider it.”

The Shockers were No. 14 in the polls last season before being seeded a seventh seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Though the spotlight shines down on the Shockers once again, the team will gear their attention to mounting streaks of success that have been the tradition of Shocker basketball in recent years.

“We still give our best shot, regardless,” said Marshall. “We know we will be challenged from here on out.”

Contributing: Evan Pflugradt