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Kappa Gamma sorority sisters welcome their new members during bid day Monday outside the Rhatigan Student Center. The reveal celebration wrapped up a week of Panhellenic recruitment.
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sororities’ values and traditions, they were each named into their new home Monday. Krueger said the first night, activities night, was the most relaxed night of the week. She became acquainted with other potential new members and a recruitment counselor, and then through an activity discovered how her own values matched with a chapter she might want to join. Next was a night of house touring. “Each chapter had their own way of greeting each group of girls,” Krueger said. “[They] all had a catchy tune with words unique to their chapter. It was rather impressive.” Krueger said each recruitment group learned about the philanthropies each chapter supports and the values each chapter stands for Friday and Saturday night.
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Parades of chanting sorority sisters, some even riding inflatable dolphins, arrived Monday in front of the Rhatigan Student Center. Many sisters carried unique props with Greek letters representing their sorority, and each of the five Panhellenic chapters were in color-coordinated shirts. The different groups broke into a huddle of jumping and cheers representing their sorority, almost resembling a pre-game football huddle. “There are tons of pictures, dancing, food, games and plenty of hugs and smiles to go around,” freshman Kindyl Krueger said. Krueger was one of 180 potential new members who completed a week of recruitment events that started Sept. 9 and ended Monday with bid day. After a week of learning each of the
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(TOP) Makayla Ramirez rolls out ink Wednesday to prepare it for woodcuts, which are then printed with the 2-ton printing press steam roller. (LEFT) Some of the prints made by 2-ton printing press hang inside the Ulrich Museum of Art.
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A string of recent crime on campus has prompted the search for four new university police officers, the university announced Monday. The announcement came the day of a student “town hall” meeting, in which university leaders addressed campus safety concerns with an audience of about 50 people. The discussion covered lighting, surveillance cameras, firearms on campus and nighttime patrols. Senior Isaac Stine pointed out his concerns with safety along the north side of 17th Street. “There’s a dead zone where there’s a parking lot, a good place for police to be. It’s really a problem area for us right now,” said Stine, a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. University Police Chief Sara Morris said last week officers will begin a new initiative to increase interior foot patrols between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. The four new officers will be added to its fleet of 28 commissioned officers, and will be
hired in an expedited search process, a news release from the university said. “We recognize that several recent incidents have raised concerns about campus safety,” Morris stated in the release. “The crime rate is low, but no crime is acceptable. We will continue to send a clear message to criminals to stay away from WSU.” During the town hall meeting, Morris said the new foot patrols would be focused on the interior of campus, and that the outskirts of campus would be patrolled by officers in vehicles. Stine said his fraternity has been working closely with Ted Ayers — director of Community Engagement and Opportunity at WSU — to discuss safety concerns. Stine said he sees less UPD patrol officers in the area on the south end of campus than he would like, but that he sees less Wichita Police officers than he would like, as well.
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Released: Sept. 11 Genre: Metal/rock Since their first album, Bring Me the Horizon has changed their rock sound and style quite a bit. Part of the sound change is due to lead singer Oli Sykes damaging his vocal cords after many years of screaming, but also because the band has matured and taken more control of their sound, which is heard on hits like “Throne.” Not only did the band change part of their sound, but they changed a song. “Drown” is revamped on this album and is just as powerful and hard-hitting as ever. The problem with this album is the fans who enjoyed the heavier music may not enjoy this album due to less screaming and yelling from Sykes (“What You Need”). Overall, the band has brought their usual array of fast and heavy chords that will keep the fans moshing for sure. Download: “Throne”
‘My Life II’ by SoMo
Released: Sept. 11 Genre: R&B/soul SoMo began his career in 2013 with his first album but became a radio sensation in 2014 with his self-titled album that featured the hit single “Ride.” With a similar sound, but not quite as unique as The Weeknd, SoMo tends to phase in between soul and rapping in his songs, which can be heard in the song “Bad Chick.” Listeners who are fans of ’90s slow jams will enjoy SoMo’s twist on the style of music with the different electronic sounds that he uses in a majority of his songs (“Hide & Freak”). Download: “Hide & Freak” ‘Hollywood Vampires’ by Hollywood Vampires
Released: Sept. 11 Genre: Rock The band Hollywood Vampires is made up of many famous rock stars including Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Paul McCartney, Joe Perry and Abe Laboriel Jr. known for touring with other rock bands and artists as a guitarist. Depp decided to release his own album, which is how Hollywood Vampires came together. On songs such as “My Dead Drunk Friends” and “Raise the Dead,” Cooper’s raspy, creepy vocals can be heard crooning on the tracks. The band also does a cover of The Beatles’ “My Generation,” which is just as fun and lively as the original. Download: “Raise the Dead”
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Lazy twist, rancid dialogue sinks ‘The Visit’ The child star of the “The Sixth Sense” is now old enough to drive. COLUMN BY That 1999 ALEX PERRY movie staring 8-year-old Cole Sear is also generally accepted to be M. Night Shyamalan’s last great movie. Sure, some people like “Unbreakable” and “Signs,” but you won’t find many defenders of “The Village” and “The Last Airbender.” The early critical positivity surrounding “The Visit” and Shyamalan’s return to horror in a low-budget, documentary-style format, gave me cautious optimism. It’s a return to form with enough comedy to reel in horror-hating cowards like me, so they said. With all due respect to the people who review movies on a full-time basis, I disagree. “The Visit” squanders a few moments of genuine tension with a wretched script and another one of Shyamalan’s hacky plot twists. Rebecca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) are young teen siblings who get an invitation to visit their grandparents, who they have never met, for a week. Rebecca is an aspiring documentarian who decides to film every moment of their vacation, and Tyler is a precocious scamp who loves freestyle rapping (more on
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this later) and texting girls. Not surprisingly, things don’t seem quite right at the grandparents’ secluded farm, which conveniently lacks cell phone service or Wi-Fi. Both of these seemingly nice old folks have quirks, but the most notable is grandma’s tendency to get naked and crawl around the house while vomiting and hitting things after sundown. For the first two-thirds or so of its runtime, “The Visit” follows Rebecca and Tyler from the point of view of their handheld cameras as they interview their grandpar-
ents and investigate all the strange goings-on around the farm. These are some of the best parts of the movie, as Shyamalan uses the amateur style of filmmaking to deliver some interesting character moments in the form of interviews. He also uses the shaky, handheld cinematography to fake us out with things that seem dangerous but turn out to be innocuous. It’s not a great movie through that part of the story, but it’s watchable, if a little dull. It’s only when the expected Shyamalan twist is revealed that things turn
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especially sour. Without giving away any specific details, I’ll say “The Visit” falls into the same trashy hole as many other horror movies by using mental illness to explain murderous tendencies. The idea that people with mental illnesses are inherently dangerous further stigmatizes people who already lack support in society, and this movie is another on the long list of horror flicks that revolve around it. Even with a better justification for the grandparents’ weirdness, “The Visit” would still fall flat because its dialogue is terrible. Shyamalan must have hung out with some teens for an hour or so because there are countless utterances of terms like “YOLO” and “throwing shade.” If that isn’t awkward enough, there are three separate way-toolong scenes where we get to see Tyler’s freestyle rapping “prowess.” I wanted to cower and look away from the screen during these scenes more than anything that was actually meant to be scary. Beyond a few competent but unspectacular found-footage scares and a 12-year-old white kid rapping about girls, there isn’t much to like about “The Visit.” With Halloween approaching, horror fans should wait for something better to come along.
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campus quicker, and security cameras in parking lots.” Stine said he felt like the university is moving in the right direction with the safety discussion and the addition of four new officers, and that he enjoyed having a chance to hear from Morris. Other audience members Monday asked about firearms on
campus, simplying the email alert system for students, faculty and staff, and surveillance cameras in parking lots. Morris said the idea of the cameras is being brainstormed, but said it’s less of a preventative measure, but more about catching suspects on tape after the fact. Morris also said UPD is
exploring mobile applications to be used in conjuction with the ShockerAlert system. The town hall meeting was about discussion and dialogue, Ayres said. “We can’t be everywhere all the time,” Morris said. “No matter how many officers we add to our agency, we still can’t be everywhere all the time”
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YAK This is a collection of Wichita State students’ yaks. This is what you think about, talk about and wonder about. Enjoy.
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The Wichita State Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Miller Concert Hall. SAVANNAH STEVENSON
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rom Beethoven to 20th century music, the Wichita State Symphony Orchestra will travel through time during its fall concert Thursday. Mark Laycock, associate professor of music, will conduct the performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Miller Concert Hall. “For the WSU community, this is a great opportunity to see your peers performing great works of art,”
BID DAY
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Preference night was Sunday. Krueger said it was the most important night because it occurs the night before a new member decides which chapter they will pledge with. “[Preference night] is my favorite because women find what is truly important to them in a chapter and are most times making one of the biggest decisions on their very own thus far in their lives,” said Emry Woelk, president of Panhellenic Council. Bid day signals the end of recruitment week, and for Krueger, it came with great expectations. “The anticipation for this day really is all it is made out to be,” said Krueger, who was selected as a new member of Alpha Phi. “It’s better than Christmas because you have to eagerly wait to see if your chapter
Laycock said. “The students in the orchestra are meeting the challenges of Beethoven’s first symphony with enthusiasm. This will be an exciting, polished performance.” Along with Beethoven, the orchestra will perform pieces from French composer and conductor Henri Tomasi and American composer Robert Moran. Tomasi’s piece features WSU assistant professor Geoff Deibel on alto saxophone. “As musicians we get satisfaction not just from performing fantastic
chose you back. There’s screaming, hugging, dancing, singing and so much more that happens on this day.” After the recruitment committee revealed their respective chapters to the new members, each chapter went back to their house, except for junior Lauren McGuire’s sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG). McGuire said the chapter makes up for not having a sorority house by showing its new members how rich and diverse their sisterhood is. After bid day, KKG increased its initial membership from 35 to 71 members, and McGuire said she was excited about the new opportunities increased membership offers. “These women are looking for a place to call home and we are able … to help them determine where they would best be able to thrive,” McGuire said. “I love when a woman states that she has found her home.”
music, but also from sharing performances with as many people as possible,” trumpet player Dalton Williams said. “No recorded experience can match the intensity of any live artistic performance.” Williams said he hopes to see more students in the audience this year. “I would just like the students to know that we are here to make music for them, as well as for ourselves,” Williams said. Bassoon player Gabi Vanek said she hopes the symphony’s selection
of music will please the crowd. “We’re covering a lot of really neat music in a fairly short amount of time, hopefully it’ll draw a big crowd,” Vanek said. Laycock said the School of Music would like to see more students attend and support fine art events on campus. “Admission is free with Shocker ID,” he said. “Do take advantage of the talent and dedication on our very own campus — one of the leading music programs in the nation.”
I really wish I would’ve gone and hijacked a camel..maybe I would’ve gotten arrested for grand theft camel Made eye contact with a cute redhead guy by the pasta bar and I think I fell in love. Pasta solves all problems, thanks pasta. The real tragedy is they didn’t have “My Humps” playing at the camel event Walks into class late “sorry, I was riding a camel” This one guy always comes in late carrying a longboard. I’ve never seen him ride it, only carry it. Maybe that’s why he’s late. Ik most people want to be left alone, but I’m always in the RSC thinking, I wish someone would want to sit with me. Even if we don’t talk. #FreeTheCamels2k15 Professor: “Any more questions?” Me: “Yeah, can we all skip class and go ride camels?” Beginning any sentence by stating your astrological sign is a good way to make sure no one listens to what follows. There isn’t a problem in the world that can’t be solved with the proper application of mozzarella sticks.
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Members of Alpha Phi sorority march on the patio Monday of the Rhatigan Student Center to welcome new members during bid day.
Wishing there was a Chipolte in the RSC
EMPTY BOWLS Join the fight against hunger in our community!
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The International Student Union serves food as WSU students flock to InterFest Tuesday to sample ethnic cuisines from around the world.
Community Build-a-Bowl Workshop Friday, September 18 10 A.M.–4 P.M. 110 Henrion Hall Join the fight against hunger in our community and learn how to make a one-of-a-kind ceramic bowl with the WSU Ceramics Guild as they demonstrate ceramic wheel throwing and hand-building techniques. Beginners encouraged to attend. The bowl you make will be donated to the Empty Bowls Chili Cook-off fundraiser on October 24 to benefit the Kansas Food Bank.
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Korean hot dogs, Palestine treats highlights of international food festival CHANCE SWAIM
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Despite strong winds, the International Student Union’s food festival — or “InterFest” for short — served large crowds throughout the day Tuesday. “Because of the sun, we had to make changes,” said Vilanka Wevita of the International Student Union. “We expected the wind. We had tape to [get] everything prepared.” Originally scheduled on the north patio of the Rhatigan Student Center, InterFest moved south, out of the 40 mph wind, to the shady Neff Hall courtyard. Food from around the world was served from canopied stands. Popular music from abroad played loudly over the speakers, drawing curious students to the event. “I get sick of Chik-fil-A, and this is a good opportunity to check out food from different cultures,” senior Nathan Davis said. The menu included cuisines from Bangladesh, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Vietnam. “What’s this?” Davis asked the servers at the Bangladesh stand, pointing to a glass jug filled with creamy orange liquid. Mango Lassi, they told him, a mixture of mango, milk and sugar. “Sounds good,” he said, and handed over his two tickets.
“The wind is kind of annoying, but it’s not going to ruin anything,” Davis said. “If I have to, I’ll take my food inside to eat.” At the Palestine stand, offerings included grape leaves yalangi — cooked rice and veggies wrapped in purple grape leaves — chicken wraps — they looked like egg-rolls with chicken and onion — kunafa — cheese inside a crispy dough, the Palestinian version of a cheese Danish — and a dough filled with cheese and half-and-half. “Two desserts and two regular,” Ola Khaleel said. “They’re very good. Everyone should try them.” Khaleel said most of the ingredients could be found at an Indian or Arabic grocery store. Other popular dishes included the Korean bulgogi hot dog and the Turkish donar kebab. The donar featured meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie and dished on a flatbread bun. Each dish ranged in price from $1 to $3 per serving and several students, faculty and staff returned for seconds. InterFest is held once each semester — in the fall and spring. “I wish Interfest happened more often,” Davis said. WATCH IT ONLINE Visit thesunflower.com to catch some sights and sounds from the food festival.
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Research shows pedestrians lack visibility SGA plans based on clothing color, not driver distraction to recruit first-time AMANDA HANSEN
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While zooming and looping through the street in the pitch-black of night, Alex Chaparro notices a figure in the distance. At first glance, a person would assume it’s a sign or possibly wildlife. The car screeches to a halt, nearly missing a pedestrian. While conducting research to study different clothing pedestrians wear and the effects it has on visibility to a distracted driver, researcher and professor in the psychology department, Chaparro experienced a similar situation. “Imagine the news,” he said. “‘Investigators researching pedestrian visibility at nighttime, struck pedestrian.’ It was very ironic, but it really reinforced to me the relevance of our work and how hard it is to see another person on the road even if you are looking out for them.” A lack of previous research inspired Colton Turner, a first-year graduate student in human factors psychology, to work alongside Chaparro in a study to find out
what affects pedestrian visibility. The research took place at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training course in Hutchinson. Colton Turner The participants were passengers in a car as it drove around the course. They were asked to remain focused by naming off street names as they passed by, to simulate the distractions of driving. Also, the participants received text messages throughout the course and were asked to respond in full sentences to provide even more distraction. Pedestrians were spread out across the course wearing one of three different types of clothing: all black, all grey or black with biomotion detectors, which included the strategic placement of reflective strips along all major joints of the body. When the participant saw the pedestrian, they would hit a GPS recorder to measure how far they were from the pedestrian before they saw them. “As humans, we’re really attuned
to the human form,” Turner said. This ability to easily identify humans makes this strategic placement of biomotion strips important, Chaparro said. The research found that those wearing black were completely missed by pedestrians almost half of the time, compared to never being missed while wearing the biomotion reflectors. Also, those in black were seen only 44 feet away compared to those in biomotion, who were detected while 427 feet away. “What we really saw was that the clothing type is what had the biggest impact on visibility and not whether or not the person was texting,” Turner said, “which is kind of surprising.” Turner said distracting the participants with texting did not affect their ability to identify pedestrians. Chaparro said he also found the results surprising and enjoyed the enthusiasm Turner showed in the study. He also mentioned the research wouldn’t have been possible without the funding they received from the Bardo Undergraduate Research Award.
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Various clothing colors were tested to determine when study participants noticed the pedestrians.
“I think what this shows, as a faculty member, is the value of providing support for undergraduate students to do research,” he said. “It’s not a huge amount of money, but that little bit of money really allows the students to do things and allows faculty to take on projects that we wouldn’t of normally have taken on.”
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Guess what day it was? Camel rides offered on campus for ‘hump day’ WATCH IT ONLINE Visit thesunflower.com to find a video of the camel rides and petting zoo adventures
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Students get a special treat for “hump day” on campus. Sponsored by the Student Activities Council, camel rides and a petting zoo were available Wednesday outside the Rhatigan Student Center.
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Student Body President Joseph Shepard said the university needs to look for ways to recruit more low-income, first generation minority students. In the weekly meeting of Wichita State’s Student Government Association on Wednesday, Shepard said he will meet with campus administration and with WSU students, faculty and staff to discuss ways of recruiting those students. First generation students refer to incoming college students whose parents did not attend college. As a first generation, low-income minority student himself, Shepard said he knows firsthand how difficult it can be for those prospective students to be educated about college. “Oftentimes, individuals who come from these communities don’t have the tools and resources in order to reach higher education,” he said. Shepard added that as WSU looks to be more diverse, it should explore ways of recruiting these students. “Low-income students, although they are low-income, are still smart, they are intelligent,” he said. “They are some of the most innovative people in our society today.” Shepard said he did not think much about college until his sophomore or junior year of high school. In reality, he said, students should start to think about college as early as middle school. The meeting with campus administration to discuss ideas for recruiting low-income, first generation minority students is scheduled for Oct. 8, Shepard said. Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini will lead the discussion. A location has not yet been determined. SGA will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in room 265 of the Rhatigan Student Center.
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Cross country travels to Lincoln, Nebraska, for weekend tournament EVAN PFLUGART
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Wichita State’s cross country team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, this weekend for the Woody Greno Invitational. The Shockers are coming off a successful finish at the J.K. Gold Invitational, where the team came out on top against Oral Roberts and Kansas State universities. Wichita State head coach Kirk Hunter said the team is looking ahead to the Chile Pepper Invitational on Oct. 3.
“We’re resting a lot of our team,” Hunter said. Hunter said the team will compete with 10 athletes in the Greno tournament this weekend. “The focus for the Greno Invitational is to get valuable experience for our newcomers as we prepare for big meets,” he said. A young squad of six women and four men will represent WSU. Among the competitors is freshman Rebekah Topham, who was named the Missouri Valley Conference Female Cross
Country Athlete of the Week when she won her first collegiate race in the J.K. Gold Invitational last week. “(Topham) was a superstar in high school in Iowa,” Hunter said. “We anticipate her to be great.” Topham was a four-time 1A state champion at Griswold High School in Iowa. Hunter said Topham is quickly learning her potential and if she can stay healthy, she can have a great rookie season. The Woody Greno Invitational is set for 8 a.m. Saturday.
Shocker runners Men: Stan Skwarlo (Fr) Reno Law (Fr) Zack Penrod (Fr) Kyle Larkin (So) Women: Kayla Deighan (R-Sr) Deidra Walker (Fr) Rebekah Topham (Fr) Jaelynn Griess (R-Fr) Emily Hahn (R-Fr) Paige Wells (R-So)
Men’s tennis looks to set pace for season REPORTER
JOHN SMITH
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The Wichita State men’s tennis team intends to start their 2015-16 season strong in Texas this weekend for the season opening Midland Fall Invitational. Six of the nine WSU players are heading to Texas, including team captain Tin Ostojic, who is ranked No. 26 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Ostojic said he hopes to continue the success of last season. “The goal with this tournament is to catch the rhythm for the season,” Ostojic said. “I want to get the feel for the court again because I haven’t played a tournament in such a long time.” The six participating players in the tournament include old and new members. The tournament will help indicate how the newcomers perform and how they mix
with returning team members. “We have got three new faces playing,” head coach Brad Louderback said. “So, the first thing that we are looking at is just watching our new guys perform. We are also trying some new doubles combinations, so we will be seeing how they do in that area.” Though strong teams wait for them in Texas, Louderback said he thinks the outlook for the
Volleyball travels to Marquette Invitational MEGAN LOOPER
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After finishing 4-1 at the Shocker Classic last week, Wichita State heads to Wisconsin to take on Marquette, IUPUI, and Albany Friday and Saturday. Wichita State defeated South Dakota State, Northern Illinois, No. 21 Kentucky and Texas State, and fell to No. 7 Illinois last weekend. At 7 p.m. Friday the Shockers will go head-to-head against the 6-3 Marquette Golden Eagles. MU has a season hitting percentage of .251 and is led by Taylor Louis averaging 5.53 kills and 2.03 digs per set. Wichita State will take on the IUPUI Jaguars at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Jaguars are 7-4 on the season hitting .209 percent while their opposition hits .237 percent. The Jaguars’ Kaitlyn Hickey leads the squad with 3.92 kills and 3.03 digs per
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The Shocker Classic tournament last week afforded the Lady Shockers a 4-1 record. They travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Marquette Invitational.
set. At 5 p.m. Saturday Wichita State will play Albany. The Great Danes are 5-4 overall and are hitting an average of .191 percent this season. The player to watch is Shannon Hurley
— averaging 3.23 kills per set. The Shockers are ranked 6th out of ten in the Missouri Valley Conference. All games will be broadcasted online at GoShockers.com/ watch.
Annual intramural golf tournament to tee off Friday at MacDonald golf course REECE BURNS
SPORTS EDITOR
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The Wichita State intramural golf tournament is set to tee off at 2 p.m. Friday at MacDonald Golf Course, 840 N. Yale Ave. Six teams are registered to play this year compared with four teams last year. Ethan Green, interim coordinator for Competitive Sports, said high numbers of participa-
tion aren’t necessarily the goal for an intramural golf tournament. “We’re looking for unique participants,” Green said. “We want people with a passion for a particular sport — but not necessarily other intramurals — to come and have a good experience so that next year, maybe, they’ll try other events.” This is also the first year that Campus Recreation has part-
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nered with MacDonald Public Golf Course due to the closure of the on-campus Braeburn Golf Course. Green said this course is manageable for all skill levels. The tournament’s six teams tee off in groups of two and play 18 holes. Teams are signed up in the categories of men, women and fraternities. The winner of each category will be awarded a championship T-shirt.
tournament — and the season — is looking bright. “We are in a position right now where we know who we have gotten in as freshmen and we know they are just outstanding young men,” Louderback said. “They are going to perform well for us this year. We are either winning or in the hunt every year for that conference title, and I don’t see this year being any different.”
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Softball begins fall season Saturday JESSICA GREEN
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The Wichita State softball team will start its fall season Saturday playing against experienced old-timers. The WSU softball alumnae game begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilkins Softball Complex at WSU. “The alumnae game is a time for all of our players to experience new things,” head coach Kristi Bredbenner said. “We’re there to play, but also to have fun. We want all of our players to get good at-bats with our girls pitching, but come Sunday [against St. Gregory] we will treat that game like a regular season game.” The Shockers start their fall season in earnest at 1 p.m. Sunday at home against St. Gregory. Returning players Katie Malone, Jennifer Brooks and Macklin Hitz said they are excited to get back on the field. “We are expecting to be a good team this year,” Malone said. “We have a lot of potential on the team and everyone looks really good.” Even with all of the potential, Brooks encouraged players to keep an open mind about switching positions this season. “We have so many people that can do so many different positions,” Brooks said. “We just need to be open to everything because that’s how you’ll get the best out of everyone.” Meanwhile, without a returning catcher, Hitz and sophomore Mackenzie Wright are ready to step up. “We just need to get comfortable behind the plate,” Hitz said. “As a team, though, we need to get back to consistently hitting instead of having up-and-down days.” While the fall season is just about to begin, the spring season is when it all becomes real — the stakes are higher, the games are longer and the Missouri Valley Championship is waiting. “We would love to see some students in the stands,” Wright said.
Men’s golf finishes third in West Virginia, anxious for more REECE BURNS
SPORTS EDITOR
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The Wichita State men’s golf team took third place at the Joe Faeganes Marshall Invitational in West Virginia on Wednesday. Junior Grant Bennett led the Shockers with a six-under par 67-69-71-207 overall score, tying Bennett for 8th place. Bennett’s scores also set a career-best score by stroke and tied his best career low round score. This was the 10th time Bennett has finished in the top 10 of a tournament. Assistant coach Tony Blake says the tournament was OK. “We played alright,” he said. “The guys understand there’s more potential. I would give it a C+ rating.” Despite having room for improvement, Blake said the tournament went the way they thought it would for the first tournament of the season. After the Shockers returned
from West Virginia, they were back on the courses to practice for the upcoming Ram Masters Invitational in Fort Collins, Colorado. “Today was a good day at practice,” Blake said. “The guys were more anxious than defeated.” Blake said the team needs to work on what he calls the “turnovers” of golf: unforced errors. Blake considers unforced errors as things like three-putts, wedge misses or even knowing iron-club distances. Blake said the team is working on everything it needs to, but there’s no definite way to prepare for the course at Fort Collins Country Club. “It’s a tough course,” Blake said. “It’s going to play a lot different, over half a club different. We’ll quickly have to make mental calculations and cope with the lightening-fast greens.” The Shockers are scheduled to tee off Monday in Fort Collins Live scoring can be found on Golfstats.com.