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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 20
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Delayed response
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A rug inside Grace Memorial Chapel is rolled out Tuesday for Muslim students to pray on. Pews were removed from the space last spring after a resolution was passed in an attempt to transform the chapel into an “Interfaith Prayer Space.”
University to direct discussion on chapel’s future ASCHA LEE
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Artist in-residence Chris Flynn conducts a workshop Wednesday in print making. Flynn is the second visiting artist in the Ulrich’s Shockpress series.
Shockpress: Expression rather than industry DANIELLE PREWITT
MANAGING EDITOR
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Ink lathered hands delicately trace the edges of the finished bronze canvas. Etched onto it is an ambiguous design. The design is a key concept of the Ulrich’s artist in-residence Chris Flynn, a print-maker from Chicago. His work embodies the extension and ideas of morbidity and mortality, while expressing bodily empathy. He incorporates drawing, traditional printmaking and handmade paper together to craft works of paradox and timeliness. “Printmaking is an art method.” Flynn said. “The nature of
the technique combined with various concepts develops and creates an exchange of ideas and helps grow those ideas.” An art form, Flynn says, that is an expression rather than industry. To create the print, Flynn layers ink onto a bronze-plated canvas, etched with a design. He then spreads the substance evenly and gently wipes the ink away using a thin cloth until the engraved image appears. A blank sheet of paper is placed over the top and the canvas is rolled underneath a press. Flynn cranks the press slowly until the canvas reappears from the opposite side. He lifts the sheet of paper off the canvas and a flawless imprint appears.
The Grace Memorial Chapel underwent renovations last spring in an attempt to make the space more accommodating to all faiths, but a recent and delayed backlash has ignited conversation and confusion among students and community members. The chapel, located in the heart of the campus north of the Rhatigan Student Center, was built in 1963 with funds made available to WSU by Mrs. Harvey D. Grace, donated in memorial of her husband. Last fall, the Student Government Association developed and proposed an idea for several changes to be made to the interior space of the chapel, including the removal of the pews and altar, to convert it into “a flexible, faith-neutral space where the spiritual needs of all students, faculty, and staff can be accommodated,” the proposal read. It also mentioned that Grace made it clear in her will that anyone from any creed or background would be welcome to use the chapel, and that it was not built specifically for any religion at all. The proposal was approved the following spring, and the changes were made shortly thereafter, according to previous Sunflower articles. The chapel, or Interfaith
Prayer Space, is now equipped with removable chairs in place of the pews and carpeted floors for students of various faiths to practice their religion. However, after an individual Facebook post sparked controversy about the changes, the Grace Memorial Chapel Use Committee, which met Wednesday to discuss the issues, is making reconsiderations. The Facebook post, which was created Friday and criticized the renovations, gained attention quickly and drew the community’s attention to the chapel. Some of the comments on the post were considered by many to be derogatory, and started a discussion about Islamophobia, or prejudice against Muslim individuals. Many of the commenters on the post used words such as “disgusting,” “terroristic” and “scary” directed toward Muslims. WSU Student Body President Joseph Shepard said he thinks many of the controversial views were expressed out of misinformation. “I personally believe that these comments being made were out of a lack of education,” Shepard said. “I think a lot of people don’t understand what it means to have an Interfaith Prayer Space. It does not mean that we’re disrespecting the Christian faith.” Shepard, who released his own
rebuttal Tuesday on Facebook, said it was disheartening for him to see the comments that were being made about the Muslim community. “This just shows us that we’ve come a long way, but we still have a very long way to go,” Shepard said. “I think that we need to take this opportunity to educate these individuals and teach them what it means to be culturally competent, what it means to be diverse, and what it means to be an inclusive campus.” The Grace Memorial Chapel Use Committee members came together Wednesday to discuss what steps they will take to move forward after the online dialogue over the weekend. A town hall forum will be scheduled in the near future for community members to gain more information about the renovations, Shepard said. Shepard also said he hopes to have the new and improved resolution out by the beginning of November, which will take the views of the community into more consideration following the forum. The new resolution will be presented to university President John Bardo, who will ultimately make the final decision, said Eric Sexton, vice president of Student Affairs.
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Master’s degree in physics revived after 12 years BRENNEN SMITH
REPORTER
@brennen19_26
The first master’s degree in physics was received at Wichita State in 1950, according to a list of past master’s degrees in physics. Not one year went by without a WSU student receiving a master’s in physics until 2007, when all master’s degrees in physics abruptly stopped. “Historically, we had a successful program,” said assistant physics professor Mathew Muether. Ron Matson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said the physics program usually made it by with the minimum requirements, but in 2003 the physics master’s program, a two-year, research-based program, was officially suspended by the Kansas Board of Regents because it did not meet the required minimum number of graduates. Matson said he was able to justify the proposal over the summer because there was a small amount of funding available to get it started. “[They] put together a very
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Professor Elizabeth Behrman lectures to students in a solid state physics class Tuesday in Jabara Hall.
persuasive set of materials,” Matson said. Hired in August of last year, Muether chaired the committee that submitted the five-page proposal to revive the master’s program, which included 50 pages of appendices.
“They (Matson and Provost Anthony Vizzini) hope that a strong physics program will help other programs (engineering, geology, math),” Muether said. “[They] hope it can enhance the university as a whole.” Muether cited a broad range of
STEM-related career paths, a strong foundation for STEM disciplines on campus and a master’s in physics being one of the top earning master’s degrees in his proposal for reinstatement of the master’s program. Holger Meyer, director of the
physics program, said they have been waiting for the opportunity to reinstate the program, but setbacks like the 2008 recession and a group of physics professors leaving for other universities kept that from happening. Enrollment increased after Professor Nickolas Solomey was hired in fall 2007, Meyer said. Fall physics course enrollment went from 736 in 2007 to 1,140 in 2014, according to Muether’s proposal. The addition of Muether and assistant professor Terrance Figy in the last few years made it possible to reinstate the master’s program and get the graduate program moving. “We were strapped for faculty,” Meyer said. “[We now have] eight tenured faculty, which is still small compared to Kansas University and Kansas State, even though enrollment [here] is higher.” Muether looks forward to having master’s students so that he can get more research done. “There’s a huge amount of topics I want to explore,” he said.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Marissa’s Melodies
October album releases off to slow-start with old rock bands, washed-up pop stars October has started as a slow month for music, with mostly albums from old rock COLUMN BY bands and MARISSA washed-up pop CAMPBELL stars. Wading through these albums, I was able to find some that you may be interested in. The hit EDM star Avicii released another album along with rockers Sevendust and Clutch. “Stories” by Avicii
Released: Oct. 2 Genre: EDM Avicii made a radio breakthrough in 2013 with “Hey Brother” and “Wake Me Up.” Since then, he’s been heard very little and may even be a one-hitwonder. His latest album “Stories,” does not seem to have a hit either. With the very forgettable songs “Waiting for Love” and “Pure Grinding,” listeners will love dancing to them for one night, but forget about them as soon as they end. Avicii’s first album seemed to create a new sound for EDM, but this album seems to just blend in with the other dance music. “Broken Arrows” gives the album justice with “Hey Brother” flair. Otherwise, the album will mostly be overlooked at parties. Download: “Broken Arrows” “Kill the Flaw” by Sevendust
Released: Oct. 2 Genre: Rock Sevendust always reminds me of a mix between Pearl Jam and Nickelback. Pearl Jam because the
singer mumbles and is hard to understand, and Nickelback because the music is extremely uninteresting and sounds like every average rock song to date. With no unique or redeeming qualities, “Kill the Flaw” continues that pattern. “Cease and Desist” has a quality, heavy bass line, and a subpar guitar solo, with a constant mumbling voice of Lajon Witherspoon. Although most of their songs sound the same (“Death Dance” and “Silly Beast”), they do deserve credit for the bottom-heavy bass lines that many bands strive (and fail) to achieve today. Download: “Cease and Desist” “Psychic Warfare” by Clutch
Released: Oct. 2 Genre: Hard rock By combining elements of funk and metal, Clutch has brought an entire new sound to the metal world. While some songs have a heavier vibe, and others are groovy, Clutch is able to combine different genres to create their own sound that fans have turned out to love. On the new album, “X-Ray Visions” has a fast, heavy resonance that will stick with you as a new rock anthem. While interesting, almost, but not quite rockabilly, lead singer Neil Fallon croons and screams “Decapitation Blues.” Although Clutch has been around since ’91, many may not know their progressive sound, which is why everyone should give this album a listen. By changing the classic rock sound (“Our Lady of Electric Light”), the band is bringing something new to the airwaves. Download: “Decapitation Blues”
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‘The Martian’ successfully finds its way with personality, science One of the most difficult tasks to do in any scientific movie is successfully COLUMN BY blend human ALEX PERRY stories with (mostly) accurate technobabble. There’s no inherent reason why the two should be incompatible, but so often we have to choose between one or another. Last year’s “Interstellar” (a film I managed to enjoy despite its villain literally being named Dr. Hugh Mann) leaned heavily toward the former at the expense of the latter. “The Martian” is made even more impressive in comparison to that Christopher Nolan magical space bookshelf fantasy. It expertly juggles the human struggle of its stranded colonizer with fascinating, fun NASA problem solving. Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is a botanist on a manned mission to Mars in a fictional near future in which the U.S. government actually commits itself to do. During a terrifying sandstorm, he’s hit by debris and assumed dead by his five crewmates, who abort the mission and leave for Earth without him. Since it wouldn’t be an uplifting story if he actually died, he wakes up the next day to find himself alone on the red planet with only enough food to last a few months. Unfortunate-
ly, there won’t be another manned mission for another four years. As you might expect, he puts his horticultural skills to good use and manages to start a small potato farm in his oxygenated habitat using Mars soil. This is where “The Martian” gets fun. The film’s pacing is remarkably snappy despite its two and a half hour length. Watney tells us about his problems through video log narration and immediately shows us the solutions without a bunch of handwringing. Even as someone with an average level of scientific literacy, it’s entertaining to watch Watney work through his issues because they’re explained in a manner that makes sense to the layman. He does so while injecting a metric ton of personality with constant humorous quips about his situation. There were several moments throughout the film where my friend and I turned to each other and said, “Oh wow, that’s really cool!” It certainly helps that all of the crucial science is supposedly accurate. Of course, NASA eventually figures out he’s alive and establishes contact. As you’d imagine, this proves vital when everything starts going wrong and Watney needs to change his plans half a dozen times. The supporting cast is just great. Jeff Daniels masterfully
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barks orders as the director of NASA, while the indomitable Chiwetel Ejiofor wears his best problem-solving cap as the mission director. Excellent additions such as Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean and Donald Glover (I wanted to just call him “Childish Gambino” but decided against it) round it out. The only time “The Martian” didn’t work for me was when its attempts at comedy fell flat. It’s
largely funny, but Watney telling us “my balls are frozen” because of the subzero temperatures is a bit much. Still, it’s one of director Ridley Scott’s best recent movies, and an enjoyable time for anyone who likes semi-realistic space drama. It’s probably the best one of these since “Apollo 13.”
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Professor plans travel seminar class for Turkey BRENNEN SMITH
REPORTER
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Professor and chair of the political science department, Carolyn Shaw, recently traveled to the Middle East for Model United Nations, which helps students become experts on global issues. She enjoyed the time in Turkey’s capital, Istanbul. “Istanbul is just fascinating,” Shaw said. “They’ve got I don’t know how many mosques all across the city and a little PA system broadcasting [the] call to morning prayer … It’s just very enchanting to wake up to that,” Shaw said. Shaw is planning a travel seminar June 14 through 25 to Turkey, and anyone can join the seminar, even non-WSU students (for a $30 fee). The cost to go is $2,500. The itinerary includes Istanbul, Cappadocia and Ephesus. The trip is affordable for students because of a partnership with Raindrop Turkish House, a nonprofit founded by Turkish-Americans that sponsors intercultural trips to Turkey every year. “It’s kind of in the early planning stages,” Shaw said. “We have cities and sights, but we’re still working on the final details.” Usually Shaw takes students to
SGA appoints Army veteran as Senator At-Large TJ RIGG
REPORTER
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Cody Herrin, an Army veteran who served in the military for five years, was appointed Wednesday as a Senator At-Large during Wichita State’s Student Government Association’s weekly meeting. Herrin is a junior majoring in chemistry, pre-med. He served in the 1st Ranger Battalion, an Airborne infantry unit, from 1999 to 2004. He was deployed four times, where he served in Afghanistan and Iraq. From 2004 to 2012, he held various contracting jobs within the Army. He then decided to return to school. “It’s always been a personal goal of mine to obtain a college degree,” he said. Student Body President Joseph Shepard said having a veteran serve on Senate allows more diversity and inclusion. “We’re excited about what he’s going to bring and the representation he is going to provide his constituents,” Shepard said. Herrin said he has been active in addressing concerns for returning adults behind-the-scenes. “I started hearing more and more about the unique needs of returning adults and veterans, and I feel SGA is the best avenue to address those concerns,” he said. He said he looks forward to being a part of quality changes during his time in SGA. “Hopefully,” he said, “[we can work on] improving students’ college experiences.”
Europe and the trip consists of 16 to 18 people, but the Middle East trip to Turkey will only include 10. The seminar offers one or three credit hours of political science, and the requirements for the class are attending three sessions before the trip, reading to understand political and historical background of the country, and writing in a daily travel journal. The seminar is designed for experiential learning. “Usually one of the goals I [have] for the European trip is [for] students [to] come back and do it on their own,” Shaw said. “Quite a few students go back again on their own.” In March 2014, senior Autumn Nance went on the Model United Nations trip with Shaw and nine other WSU students. “My best memory from Turkey was when we were in the ancient Roman ruins,” Nance said. “We could walk through what were ancient Roman houses and we sat in their theater. It was so truly and purely beautiful.” One of the important things about traveling to other countries is recognizing that people in other countries are just like yourself, Shaw said. Nance was able to talk to native Turkish students during her stay. “It was weird because, as a
middle class citizen of America, we were definitely looked at like the top one percent of the world,” Nance said. Shaw said that a normal concern for students is not knowing the languages of the countries, but she usually helps teach students enough to “politely inquire” a native if they know English. “Knowing a few words gets you a lot of good will,” Shaw said. The Syrian crisis in Turkey is located in the eastern part of the country, and Shaw said members of the travel seminar should have no more concern than they would have in any large city in the United States. “Be prepared for culture shock,” Nance said. “Especially if you’re like me and have only been in westernized culture your whole life. There’s nothing bad about it, it’s just different. Be open to learning new customs and you’re guaranteed to have the time of your life.” Students can enroll for the summer seminar (Pol S 399) starting in spring, but the payment dates are $500 by Oct. 15, $1000 by Dec. 1 and $1,000 by Feb. 1. For more information, contact Shaw at carolyn.shaw@wichita. edu, or check out the Middle East Travel Seminar page on myWSU.
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A group of students pose in front of Hagia Sophia in March 2014 in Istanbul.
Long SGA debates center on diversity TJ RIGG
REPORTER
@tj_rigg
The two times Wichita State’s Student Government Association has spent significant portions of its meeting in a debate so far this year is when the discussion dealt with diversity. The first focused on a resolution that created Wichita State Inspire, a partnership between WSU and The Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas. The second came during last week’s meeting involving a funding bill to send SGA senators to the National Student Leadership Diversity Conference, a subset of the American Student Government Association Conference with an emphasis on diversity training. Student Body President Joseph Shepard said he thinks diversity has been a popular topic within SGA because it is prevalent nationwide. “If we look at other institutions and their student government associations around the Midwestern region, you’ll also find that cultural competency is a hot button topic at those institutions,” he said. He said attending the diversity conference will help SGA align with university President John Bardo’s sixth strategic goal for the university, which is for WSU to “be a campus that reflects — in staff, faculty and students — the evolving diversity of society.” SGA members debated the resolution regarding Wichita State Inspire after At-Large Senator Paige Hungate expressed concern about the bill’s wording. Hungate said she was worried the bill would be perceived as racially motivated because it specifically mentioned serving African American and Latino students in the Boys & Girls Club while not mentioning members of other races. However, she supported the resolution and merely wanted a delay before voting. “My desire for that night was to be able to table it and then reword it so it just didn’t specify two certain groups of people, and it made it seem like it was inclusive of everyone,” she said. Hungate was uneasy with the funding bill last week, saying she was worried SGA would not receive proper training if senators attended a conference focused on diversity. She said SGA has several issues to focus on. “I think that specifying one of those issues, like diversity, making that into what is like the biggest issue of student government, and what should be the main thing we focus on, I thought that was problematic because student government’s role is to represent everything,” she said.
Both resolutions passed with majority votes. Wichita State Inspire passed with two dissenters, while the funding bill passed with 10 dissenters. Dalton Glasscock, chairman of the Academics Committee, took a different point of view about the resolutions. He favored both, and said SGA’s job is to carry out the vision of the administration to make the university more diverse. “Previous administrations have always ran student government the same and didn’t really try anything new,” he said. “I think Joseph and Khondoker [Usama] and their administration is doing a good job at challenging the status quo and really upholding the principles that they got elected on.” Despite SGA having debates only on diversity thus far, Glasscock said SGA is not resistant to diversity — it just happens to be the one topic that has been debated. “Neither person in a debate is trying to stifle
diversity, they are just coming out of it from two different areas, two different walks of life and two different experiences,” Glasscock said. Shepard agreed and said SGA could debate completely different topics later in the semester. He said he could see how it could be perceived that SGA is resistant to diversity, but oftentimes, it’s the wording of a resolution that starts a debate. “Some [senators] may be against the content, some of them may want us to go back and clarify some of the terminology within the resolution,” he said. For Hungate, topical debate by SGA members is healthy and needed. “I think getting into these debates is beneficial to us as a student government,” she said. “It helps us in learning how to be a better student government and us learning how all constituents feel.”
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Shockers travel to Iowa to face UNI and Drake
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The Shockers celebrate after scoring a point Friday against Missouri State. The women will travel Saturday to Iowa to play UNI and Drake. MEGAN LOOPER
REPORTER
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After sweeping Evansville on Monday, Wichita State volleyball prepares to face the University of Northern Iowa on Friday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Drake on Saturday night in Des Moines, Iowa. The UNI Panthers are 9-9 on the season overall, and 3-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Ranked sixth in the MVC, the Panthers are coached by Bobbi Peterson and are hitting .179 percent, while opponents hit .204. They are led by Kayla Haneline, averaging 1.15 blocks and 3.15 kills per set. University of Northern Iowa has won the last 14 of 16 matches in the series against Wichita State. Friday night’s game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and online at goshockers.com/watch. The Shockers’ next opponent, the 12-10 Drake Bulldogs, are 3-2
in the Missouri Valley, and ranked fifth in the conference. Bulldog Makena Schoene is averaging 3.16 kills a set. As a team, the Bulldogs hit .178 percent while opponents hit .197. Drake is led by head coach Darrin McBroom. Wichita State leads the series against Drake overall, 45-17, and 20-8 against Des Monies. Saturday’s match up will be available online at goshockers. com/watch. This week, Shocker redshirt Freshman outside hitter Shimen Fayad was named MVC Freshman of the Week after having a career-high 20 kills and .261 hitting percentage against Missouri State, and averaging five kills and 1.25 digs per set. Currently ranked third in the MVC, Wichita State has the second highest hitting percentage and assists behind Loyola, third in kills, fourth in blocks and digs, and sixth in service aces.
WSU men’s, women’s tennis nationals continue REECE BURNS
SPORTS EDITOR
@reeceburns14
The men’s and women’s tennis teams are in full swing at the ITA All-American Championships. On Tuesday, the women’s doubles team of Rebecca Pedrazzi and Aleks Trifunovic came out ahead in their third-consecutive match against Texas Tech’s 43rd-ranked team of Gabriela Talaba and Sabrina Federici, progressing to the second round of the qualifying draw in Pacific Palisades, California. Pedrazzi and Trifunovic were matched against Duke’s 39thranked team of Beatrice Capra and Ellyse Hamlin at noon Wednesday, and lost. Julia Schiller and Gabriela Porubin competed Tuesday, as
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Every physics professor will assist with the new program based on the upcoming master’s students’ interests and what field of research they want to study. “There’s a huge amount of fields of study in physics you can go into,” junior Bryce Kendall said. “… You can go into astrophysics, particle physics, you could do solid state physics … the study of condensed states of matter, which gives rise to super computers and helps build new cellphones. “The more you study physics the more applications it has.” Kendall said you could even figure out the fastest way of
well, but were eliminated by USC’s Giuliana Olmos and Rianna Valdes. The women’s team will be traveling to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to compete in the women’s ITA Central Region Championships Oct. 15 through 19. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, men’s the 42nd-ranked doubles team of Jocelyn Devilliers and Tin Ostojic fell to Adam Gustafsson and David Warren of Rice. Ostojic still has singles to look forward to, where he will compete in the main draw set to begin today. Ostojic is ranked No. 26 in the preseason rankings. After the ITA Men’s All-American Championships, the men will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the men’s ITA Central Regional on Oct. 15 through 19. cooking a steak with physics. Senior Sam Richardson said he is interested in the new program because it means he could do research on the graduate level. “The week [the master’s program] announcement came out all the students were talking about it, excited,” Richardson said. Matson and Meuther said they hope the rebirth of the master’s program brings in more students. “Just another couple of weeks and people will be able to apply for the spring semester [master’s program],” Meyer said. “Anyone interested should contact us.” The Physics Department office is located in Room 046 in Jabara Hall. Call 316-978-3190 for more information.
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Freshman Laurie Anne Derrico slides into second base to avoid being tagged out Tuesday against Seminole; she was successful and remained safe on second. The Shockers won 16-3 to remain 8-0 so far in their fall season.
Softball dominates against Seminole, remains undefeated JESSICA GREEN
REPORTER
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The Wichita State softball team had no trouble coming out with a 16-3 win Tuesday against Seminole State College. The win extends WSU’s undefeated fall record to 8-0. “We have solid defense this year,” WSU head coach Kristi Bredbenner said. “We need to utilize that with the last game coming up on Friday.” Overall, the Shockers excelled by out-hitting the Seminoles 21-10 and scoring in every inning except the second, fourth, seventh and eighth. The Shockers also only had one error compared with Seminole’s four. While the Seminoles scored one run in the top of the first inning, the Shockers answered with four runs in the bottom of the first, and didn’t stop after that. Thanks to two leading hitters — redshirt senior Cacy Williams and freshman Laurie Anne Derrico — the game
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“I think that as people learned more about the space, [they] began to identify questions and issues that they wanted to point out,” Sexton said. “We are not in the business of tolerating intolerance, but we are in the business of engaging in dialogue. We will work to develop a process in which we can engage our campus, as well as our Wichita community in this dialogue.”
counterparts, Derrico said she also looks forward to the spring season, but remains a little nervous. “The only thing I’m worried about is the movement with these Division I pitchers,” she said. “In high school you don’t see much movement, but I’ll adjust. I got to see some great movement against Creighton and didn’t really have any issues.” While the fall season is slowly drawing to a close, only a few games remain. The Shockers play Southern Nazarene at C. Howard Wilkins Softball Complex at 6:30 p.m. Friday; the season closes with games starting at 3 p.m. each day Oct. 14 through 16 for the Black and Gold World Series, also at Wilkins Complex. “We basically need to stick to what Coach Bredbenner tells us for these last couple games,” Williams said. “She tells us to come out and hop on them, come out in full force and have quality at-bats.”
Hunger Games Food & Hygiene Drive 2 – 4 p.m. | RSC 142, Harvest Room
9 a.m. | Heskett Center Pre-registration is required
Friday, October 23
Shocker Family Fall Festival featuring Trunk or Treat 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Corbin Hall S. Lot Nominal ticket rates apply
Big Pink Volleyball 2 p.m. | Heskett Center Gym Pre-registration is required
Casino Night 7 – 10 p.m. | RSC 1st Floor
Monday, October 19 Door Decorating & Banner Competition on Display
Saturday, October 24 Shocker Rowing: Pumpkin Smash Regatta
Tuesday, October 20
Launch site, 300 W. Indianapolis
Wu Could Marry You 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | RSC 1st Floor
3v3 Basketball Tournament 5 p.m. | Heskett Center Pre-registration is required
Wednesday, October 21 Casino Cab 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Tweet @sac_wsu for a ride and prizes
Thursday, October 22
Jonathan Flesher, director of Campus Ministries, said he hopes the resolution will meet needs of those individuals whose voices may not have been heard the first time around, and bring the situation back to a good standing with the public. “It was a cosmetic change that was intended to be to the benefit of everyone, and now it’s become something I don’t think it was ever needed to be,” Flesher said. “I think we’re in a good spot now, we’re doing what needs to happen to bring things to a better place.”
quickly turned around for the Shockers. Williams hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the first inning to start the onslaught. “I’m feeling really good,” she said. “I just changed my swing and am ready for the spring season to start. We’ve been hitting really well and the season is going to be exciting with all of the utility players we have.” Overall, Williams ended the day with four at-bats, one hit and one RBI. Even though it’s usually juniors and seniors that take the lead, Derrico made sure to make the most of her first, complete-game opportunity for the Shockers. Derrico ended the day against Seminole with four at-bats, two hits and three RBIs. “This was the first game that I got to play and hit the whole time,” she said. “We’ve been playing really well and I’m really confident in this team.” Like her upperclassmen
Breakfast with Bardo 10:30 a.m. | RSC 1st Floor
Songfest 7 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre (200 N. Broadway) Student Admission Free w/ WSU ID, $10 General Public, $5 for children 12 and under Tickets may be purchased at the door beginning at 6:15 p.m.
Go Big or Go Home 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | RSC 3rd Floor
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