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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 • VOL. 122, ISS. 27

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SPEAK What are your thoughts on the housing rate increases?

“I will not be living in the Flats next year. Me and my roommate had been planning to get an outside apartment anyways, but the increase in rates played a factor in our decision,” —Heaven Hill Sophomore, Resident at The Flats RAY STRUNK/THE SUNFLOWER

Wichita State graduate teaching assistants attend a rally for higher education, opposing the proposed tax changes that would count tuition waivers as income.

Graduate students already feel overworked and underpaid, and the tax hike would decrease their take-home pay significantly. (From left) Timothy Dodd (political science), Shannon Nakai, (English - creative writing), and Jose Intriago (English) are all GTAs at WSU.

GRAD STUDENTS OPPOSE TAX HIKE

BY MATTHEW KELLY

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oughly 40 Wichita State students and faculty braved the cold Wednesday to protest a U.S. House tax bill that could potentially cost graduate teaching assistants thousands of dollars.

The bill, which passed on Nov. 16, would count tuition waivers that GTAs receive in exchange for instructing undergraduate courses, towards their taxable income.

The Senate has yet to pass a similar tax bill, but the proposed version

does not include the tuition waiver provision. If the Senate bill passes, it will be reconciled with the House bill to eliminate differences.

If implemented, the provision would affect approximately 145,000 graduate students who benefit from such waivers, according to the most recent data available from 2012.

The federal poverty line for a one-person household is $12,060.

Darren DeFrain, writing program director for the English department,

THE TAX

“I’m too damn broke for this.”

WHO: Graduate students with tuition waivers.

—Kathlynn Short Freshman, Resident at The Flats

WHAT: Tax on graduate

teaching assistants’ tuition waivers.

WHEN: Passed by the US

House of Representatives Nov. 16.

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SGA passes 5 resolutions regarding campus safety

BY DANIEL CAUDILL

The Student Government Association passed five resolutions to support on-campus security during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night.

The five resolutions were crafted based on suggestions made by students and university police officers at the safety walk earlier this month. SGA’s Student and Safety Services Committee hosts the walk annually to locate and address potential safety concerns on Wichita State’s main campus.

The first resolution passed was

a recommendation to improve the area surrounding the McKnight Art Center. According to the resolution, there are many overgrown trees and bushes, as well as malfunctioning light bulbs around the building.

“I have a class at McKnight every Tuesday night,” Senator Haley Ensz said during the debate portion for the resolution.

“It’s been darker in the winter, and it’s more obvious how there could be safety concerns.”

Ensz said she was glad to see appreciation for the “art side” of campus.

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—Sydney Alder Sophomore, Non-resident

“People already complain about the current Fairmount rates at The Flats. Raising the rates is going to inconvenience a lot of people.”

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—Godwin Olekanma Sophomore, Resident at The Flats

The executive cabinet listens to a presentation during public forum.

Faculty Senate votes against 'involuntary separation' policy

Workman: ‘Art should take you outside of yourself’

BY JENNA FARHAT

BY JENNA FARHAT

Unsurprisingly, a painting hangs in Bob Workman’s office in the Ulrich Museum of Art. It is the work of Depression-era painter Fletcher Martin.

The painting depicts a boxer that has just won a match. He leaps across the ring, his boxing gloves raised high in victory. The painting is entitled “Glory.”

“It’s the underdog,” Workman said of the painting. “The boxer, his supporters — the underdogs.”

The painting is entitled “Glory.”

“Living on campus is too expensive for me. As a local, I can just drive 20 minutes to school.”

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Bob Workman poses next to a painting in his office, “Glory” by Fletcher Martin.

Workman announced his plans to reitre in June.

Workman, director of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State, prefers the artwork of this time period.

“I’ve always been interested in artists who have been

activists — who’ve used their art to try to move forward a message,” Workman said.

He said that characteristic SEE WORKMAN PAGE 3

The Faculty Senate voted against a policy that would allow Wichita State employees to be terminated for being charged with a crime.

The proposed university policy, known as “involuntary separation,” would allow the university to terminate any employee charged with a criminal offense, without a criminal conviction.

No senators voted in favor of endorsing the policy.

Several members of the Faculty Senate voiced opposition to the

policy during Monday’s meeting.

Susan Castro, a senator from the philosophy department, said it would be unfair to fire an employee who has not been convicted of a crime.

“We’re going to let people be fired just for being charged?”

Castro said. “We’re innocent until proven guilty in this country.

“That would be grounds for a lawsuit at some point,” Castro said. "You shouldn’t be fired until something is proven. Allegations can be made by anyone."

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INSIDE

ART FOR THE HEART

DOUBLE THE BUCKS

PATH TO VICTORY

Why Wichita State needs a Freddy’s.

The Healing Arts Showcase will feature student artwork.

A second Starbucks is coming to campus.

WSU will host NCAA volleyball.

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SPORTS • PAGE 4

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Wichita State needs a Freddy’s

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onstruction is underway in the Rhatigan Student Center, as crews transform Fastbreak into a full-service Starbucks — the second on campus.

There’s been no shortage of changes in campus food options in the last year. Over the summer, Chartwells became Wichita State’s new food contractor, replacing Sodexo. With this change came the exit of Taco Bell and Erbert & Gerbert’s, and the introduction of Sono Mexican grill and Mondo Sub — two sub-par establishments.

Some might wonder why we need a second, full-service Starbucks on campus when we already have so many other coffee options — Fairmount Coffee Co., Credo, and Groundhouse — but the real question is, why don’t we have more on-campus lunch options? After all, there’s only so much Chick-fil-A a person can eat.

It’s time for WSU to add a new food tenant to Innovation Campus.

Braeburn Square is a 20-acre, mixed-use development of restaurants, shops, and lodging.

In one year, the only development is a stand-alone Starbucks and a commitment from an Element Hotel by Westin. This needs to change.

Lou Heldman, vice president for strategic communications, said in January that local retailers have as much place in Braeburn Square as national retailers. “Starbucks is the welcome mat. You haven’t seen the whole house yet,” he said.

He said he believes Wichitabased companies understand that there’s an open invitation to propose a development to Braeburn Square. An agreement is formed between the occupant and the developer, and those contracts are handle by Rick Worner, who is in charge of recruiting tenants for the space. WSU reserves final approval

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The Wichita State cheerleading team stunts outside of a Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers.

of all tenants, Heldman said.

Students were asked their preferences for retailers on campus, Heldman said, and their choices were clear — Chipotle and Wichita’s own Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers were at the top of the list.

I’m hopping on the bandwagon.

I want a Freddy’s on campus.

Freddy’s was homegrown in Wichita. Founder Freddy Simon played basketball at WSU for three years while earning his degree in accounting.

After opening 50 new restaurants this year, Freddy’s is expected to expand more next year. That should include bringing a restaurant to Braeburn Square.

Freddy’s delivers what other tenants on campus fail to — solid hamburgers and arguably the best ice cream (frozen custard, technically) in town.

Where else can you get good ice cream on campus?

Answer: nowhere.

Fastbreak has frozen yogurt, but it’s unclear whether they’ll continue

to serve it once the Starbucks transformation is complete. Outside of that, the Shocker Hall dining has a soft serve machine, but that’s only attainable with the purchase of a full meal, paid at the cost of more than $7 — and half the time, the machine is broken.

There just aren’t enough good food options on campus, and that needs to change. Freddy’s deserves a spot in Braeburn Square. As Freddy’s continues their rapid growth, Rick Worner should push for a contract. It only makes sense.

‘Lady Bird’ is filmmaking at its finest Last week, I watched “Lady Bird” on Thanksgiving after a day of eating and doing nothing. I saw this movie at a strange time in my life — I’m graduating soon and not completely sure of what I’m going to do next, much like the eponymous character in this perfect film.

It’s a rare moment when a film can transmute an emotion so authentically and with such genuine pathos that it escapes the artifice of the art form itself — when the edges of the screen start to dissolve and disappear and you become less of an observer and more of a participant.

“Lady Bird,” Gretta Gerwig’s directorial debut, captures the essence of the young adult experience with so much care, admiration, and eminent skill, that it’s hard to believe that anyone tried to do it before.

“Lady Bird” chronicles the senior year of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, a high school student embarking on her final adventure at a Catholic high school in Sacramento, California. The film follows her unique path as she frets over boys, college, and her drama club.

“Lady Bird” doesn’t necessarily explore new ground in terms of subject matter. In fact, given a synopsis of the film, you wouldn’t be remiss to think you might have seen something like it before. Where “Lady Bird” differentiates itself is in its earnestness and the clear admiration and love it displays towards its characters. The universal human emotions are conveyed so skillfully and with such grace that it seemingly confirms the idea of fiction in and of itself as an art form This is due in part to the wonderful acting of everyone involved — particularly Saoirse Ronan, who plays the lead character. Dialogue crackles off of her tongue, and her face perfectly carries the immense

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FILMS ARE, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, PROOF THAT REALITY IS MALLEABLE. “LADY BIRD” IS THE EPITOME OF THIS IDEA. weight of being on the cusp of adulthood. The acne on her cheeks shows not just her youth, but also the emotional immaturity she learns to grapple with over the course of the movie.

Ronan is flanked by Lucas Hedges and Timothée Chalamet, two of the boys she falls in and out of love with. The two young actors are funny and tender in the performances, playing characters not much younger than themselves, with the confusion and ever-changing idea of identity common to youth.

Her mother is played by Laurie Metcalf, and their relationship forms the emotional crux of the movie. No matter what path Lady Bird takes, she takes it in the shadow of her mother. They are connected by a maternal bond, but exist almost as two elemental forms in conflict with one another. It’s a relationship I imagine many young women have with their mothers.

These relationships, characterized by a genuine sympathy, would have been botched by many films — resulting in a saccharine mess — but the level of talent is high

COURTESY

“Lady Bird,” Gretta Gerwig’s directorial debut, captures the essence of the young adult experience with so much care, admiration, and eminent skill, that it’s hard to believe that anyone tried to do it before.

enough to dodge that pitfall.

All of this is supported by a script and direction that heartbreakingly display the tumultuous highs and lows of being in high-school — the world-crushing weight of a romantic encounter squandered, the awkward approach of the opposite sex in a darkened gymnasium, and the idea that your parents don’t really understand you (despite the fact that they probably do).

All of these ideas are displayed through the gentle lens of the camera, lingering when necessary, pulling away and cutting when not.

Gerwig has a natural understanding of the power of the picture that only film can afford — the long take or resting on an image to evoke an emotion. The poignancy she’s able to extract when needed is astonishing.

These elements wonderfully converge into a picture that is defined by its warmth and humanity. Film is a unique medium in that it can capture a moment just as a person sees it. Films are, to a certain extent, proof that reality is malleable. “Lady Bird” is the epitome of this idea.

Greta Gerwig has taken something so obviously close and dear to her and captured it in a timeless way that can be conveyed to the masses while still being her distinct vision and idea. The care and consideration she puts into each frame and character is electric.

I wish I could convey to you the feeling of watching this movie unfold in front of you — it’s almost like magic. There’s a scene about three-quarters of the way through the movie in which a teacher comments on Lady Bird’s essay about Sacramento. She remarks that Lady Bird clearly loves it, to which Lady Bird responds that she just pays attention. The teacher says, “Isn’t that love? Paying attention?”

The force of these words hits Lady Bird — and the audience — like a sledgehammer.

It’s a simple idea — one that seems obvious when stated aloud, but whose deeper truths betray its simplicity. If you find yourself agreeing with the notion that love and attention are maybe strange bedfellows, then “Lady Bird” is a film you should pay attention to.

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Students encouraged to submit artwork for Healing Arts Showcase in January

BY HANNAH TOBIAS

Meladee Garst, staff psychologist and Inclusive outreach & communication coordinator at the Counseling and Testing Center, said she got the idea to put together an art show after realizing how happy art could make her clients.

“I’ve used art as part of treatment in the past because everybody communicates in different ways,” Garst said. “A lot of us try to communicate verbally, and oftentimes, people struggle with that. Art offers a modality for people to explain what they’re going through, and being able to use that in therapy to dialogue back and forth has been really helpful.”

Garst said attending a conference at the University of Northern Texas with a colleague gave her the idea to showcase students’ artwork.

“Their entire counseling center was decorated with works of art from students,” Garst said. “When we came back in June, I wanted to create that on this campus. We use art all the time when we work with clients, but we never thought about showing it to other people or making it the center piece. That’s

what we’re trying to do.”

As a result of her efforts, the first annual Healing Arts Showcase event will occur from 3-5 p.m. on Jan. 26. The show will consist of work submitted by Wichita State, and is meant to be a representation of how art can take different forms and affect people in different ways.

The event, which is open to the public, will include refreshments and music at no cost.

Current WSU students can submit a piece of art before the noon deadline on Jan.12. Submissions can include drawings and paintings, or less physical works such as videos, music, or poems.

All entries must be original works of art created in the last three years.

“We’re leaving it open since this is our first time doing this,” Garst said.

“We’ll see where we go from here.”

Submission forms are available on the university website. A small committee of individuals will review the submissions and select 12 to 15 works to showcase.

Beginning the first week of the spring semester, selected pieces will be displayed in the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center. Students can cast their votes

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Meladee Garst displays art work done by past clients on her desk.

for the Peoples’ Choice award.

Both the Peoples’ Choice and a Best in Show will be awarded at the showcase on Jan. 26, and recipients will receive a $50 gift card from the WSU bookstore.

Though the event is still in its early stages, Garst said she hopes it will provide a valuable service to the

WSU community.

“My hope is that, through this, we’re giving an avenue for students to highlight the things that are meaningful for them,” Garst said.

“It’s also something that can hopefully provide a sense of peace and healing for others.”

Fast Break makes transition to Starbucks

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Construction begins on the Fast Break Lounge in the Rhatigan Student Center. It will be the second fully-operating Starbucks on campus.

WORKMAN FROM PAGE 1

defined artists of the time and made it one of his favorite eras in art history. He even teaches a class about it, in conjunction with Brittany Lockard, an assistant professor of art history.

Students who take the course, Realism/Activism/American Art, are helping to prepare a show at the Ulrich.

“We the People: American Art of Social Concern,” will show in the Ulrich from Jan. 19 - March 25.

Workman said the show will focus on art from the 1950s to 2017 that makes statements about social issues.

Workman called a 35 foot-long, 9-foot-tall Benny Andrews mural the “star of the show.”

The mural, entitled “Symbols,” comes in 11 panels.

The last time the mural was exhibited was in 1977, when Workman GRAD STUDENTS FROM PAGE 1

said that, factoring in fees, taxes, and social security, WSU’s GTAs receive roughly half of that.

He said many out-of-state GTA only make it through college with food stamps.

DeFrain said when he was a GTA in college, he had to donate plasma to supplement his GTA stipend.

“I took my future wife on one of our first dates to the plasma center so that we would have money for a date later that night,” DeFrain said.

was a Wichita State student working at the Ulrich as a gallery guard and helping to set up shows.

“I worked with Benny on the installation of the show, I remember,” Workman said.

Come June, Workman will end his career at the same place he started it. He has announced his plans to retire. He served as director of the Ulrich since 2013.

“I started (at the Ulrich) when I was 19, and I’ll be 62 when I retire,” Workman said. “That doesn’t happen very often.”

In the meantime, he has overseen the building of three museums and ran art galleries at Boston University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

One of the projects he’s most proud of from his time at WSU is the move to digitize the Ulrich’s entire art collection. He said digitizing the collection will provide easier access for teaching purposes.

“We encourage faculty to use our

collection as part of their teaching, but we don’t give them the tools,” Workman said. “We have to give them access to our collection, or how can they use it?”

But Workman won’t be at WSU to see the fruits of his project. The digitization is slated for completion in early 2019.

“I’d like to be here for it but quite honestly, I’m a little more oldschool,” Workman said.

“I think the next director will probably be at least a generation younger than me.”

He said it was a generational issue.

“One of the issues I think we face in this country is that my generation, the baby boomers, are hanging on longer than they did 20 years ago,” Workman said. “I’m pleased with what I’ve been able to accomplish, and I think it’s time for somebody else to have a chance at it.”

He said he looked forward to

what the Innovation Campus would like ten years from now, but that he saw some “growing pains.”

“It still doesn’t quite feel like we’re connected (to Innovation Campus),” Workman said. “As more academic programs are held there, I think we’ll feel like it’s a much more integrated part of our campus.

“I think the more that liberal arts students and fine arts students have reasons to be in that area, and we can get more of the engineering students over in this area, it will be better,” Workman said.

“It’s certainly got room for lots of sculpture,” Workman said. “It would be a great opportunity to expand the outdoor sculpture collection.”

Workman said art has a special relevance on a college campus.

“Art is kind of a wellness tool for people,” He said.

“It’s been a real privilege to have a career that surrounds something like that.”

Victoria Stewart, a GTA in the English department, said the tax bill would drastically change her plans for the future.

“I plan on getting my Ph.D at some point, but I’m a first-generation college student, so I don’t have outside funding besides grants and funding from the school, so I would just not go get a Ph.D if the tax bill passes, because I couldn’t afford it,” Stewart said.

DeFrain said taxing tuition waivers could have disastrous implications not only on GTAs, but the university at large.

“This is potentially catastrophic for the future of universities,” DeFrain said. “If we do this to people willing to endure that kind of pay, we will surely, at some point have to lower our standards.”

Shannon Nakai, a GTA in the English department, said the provision could damage undergraduate enrollment.

“If we aren’t able to attend school because of being taxed for a tuition waiver, then we’re losing instructors who have to teach these very necessary classes, which means it’s also going to bring down enrollment

for the undergraduates coming in because it’s going to be limited spots for what they can take classes,” Nakai said.

Nakai said she expected more protesters to turn out for the rally, but that she understood why it was a relatively small crowd.

“I was asking some of my colleagues who are GTAs, ‘Are you coming to the rally?’ Nakai said.” ‘I can’t because I have office hours.’

‘I can’t because I’m meeting with students.’ They weren’t able to come because they’re too busy doing their jobs.”

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SGA FROM PAGE 1

A similar resolution was passed in regards to the Corbin Education Center and the surrounding areas. It was developed considering various police reports of theft and auto damage in the area. The resolution called for the addition of “appropriate safety measures,” as well as a follow-up from the University Police Department on the progress of the new safety measures.

Two resolutions were related to lighting on campus. The Student Senate recommended that the university should adopt an identification system for light poles and fixtures on campus.

During the resolution’s debate portion, Veteran Senator Michael Bearth asked if an actual plan had been presented for labeling the light poles and fixtures.

“We do have some sort of plan that we’ve been working with the Physical Plant to address what they want done,” Senator Elle Kabler said. “It shouldn’t be too expensive to label things.”

The resolutions recommended that the university convert all exterior lighting on campus to LEDs — citing potentially brighter, more cost efficient, and eco-friendly lighting.

According to the resolution, Charles Koch Arena recently converted to LED lighting, which saves the university between twenty-five and thirty thousand dollars annually.

FACULTY FROM PAGE 1

The Faculty Senate’s approval is not required for the policy change. However, Judy Espinoza, director of Human Resources, said they would not go forward with the policy change if the Faculty Senate did not support it.

“If (faculty) don't support it, I won't move it forward to the President's Executive Team,” Espinoza said.

Molly Gordon, associate general counsel, defended the need for the policy.

“Imagine someone accuses a priest of doing something and the church says 'we've got to keep him on, because he hasn't been convicted of anything,'” Gordon said. “People would be outraged — how can the church not take action?”

Castro said there were less permanent alternatives to firing an employee.

“I’m saying we take action, we just don’t take that action,” Castro said, pointing to the projection of the "involuntary separation" policy. “If they're charged with a crime, then they can immediately be put on investigative leave. I think that's fine.”

Espinoza said the proposed policy change had been through the Unclassified Professional Senate and the University Support Staff Senate.

Jeff Pulaski, a senator from the school of art, design, and creative industries, asked if the other senate bodies discussed the same concerns that were brought up by the Faculty Senate. Espinoza said no.

“Then I don’t think they really read it very carefully,” Pulaski said.

The latest change made to the proposed policy removed tenured faculty from the scope of involuntary separation.

Gery Markova, a senator from the Barton School of Business, urged the Faculty Senate to consider the policy from the perspective of the employees that would be affected by it.

“Think about the janitor that can hit somebody on their way home. It's not their own fault, but before that, they may get charged,” Markova said.

“They may even sleep a few nights in jail because they don't have money for bail.”

Speakers encouraged protesters to contact congressional leaders to voice their opposition to the bill.

People were on hand to register voters.

James Thompson, a candidate for the U.S. House and a WSU alumnus, said he is angered by tax programs that punish working people.

“It pisses me off is what it does,” Thompson said. “Because I’m tired of working-class people being the ones that fit the bill for the rich corporations and the ultra-wealthy so that they can get another yacht.”

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WSU TO HOST NCAA VOLLEYBALL DEC. 1-2 KANSAS (22-7) • 6 P.M.

MISSOURI (20-11) 7 P.M. RADFORD (25-4) • 8 P.M.

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Wichita State’s Tabitha Brown holds up her 20-0 sign during the American Conference Championship celebration. Women’s Volleyball went undefeated (20-0) in its first year in the AAC.

Shockers set for top-25 road match-up with Baylor

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The Wichita State men’s basketball team will hit the road for a top-25 matchup with No. 16 Baylor in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.

Head Coach Gregg Marshall announced a home-and-home series between the two teams in April. This will be the first game of the series, with Baylor set to travel to Wichita for a game next season.

Baylor (4-1) is fresh off a 13-point road loss Tuesday to No. 21 Xavier.

The Bears started the season with four straight wins, including victories over Wisconsin and Creighton

at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City last week.

Big 12 coaches picked the Bears to finish fifth in the conference this season, after a second-place finish last year.

This will be the Shockers’ second top-25 matchup of the season. WSU hasn’t registered a top-25, regular season win since a 67-50 victory over No. 25 Utah on Dec. 12, 2015 — dropping games to No. 10 Louisville and no. 24 Michigan State last season and No. 13 Notre Dame last week.

According to Ken Pomeroy, the Shockers have a 57% chance of winning Saturday.