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Students can offer input on new YMCA at Thursday’s focus group

BY MATTHEW KELLY

A focus group will be held Thursday for students to offer their input on what should be included HALL in the YMCA and wellness facility set to be built on Innovation Campus within the next few years.

The focus group will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Rhatigan Student Center room 258, and an architect will be on hand to take notes on student feedback.

The student fee that is funding the joint facility was endorsed by the Student Government Association in May and approved by the Kansas Board of Regents in June.

However, no formal agreement between Wichita State and the YMCA has been reached.

In an August interview with The Sunflower, Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall projected that the facility, which will be located across Mike Oatman Drive from the Eck Stadium parking lot, would be up and running by fall of 2019.

In the past, students have expressed concerns that the university administration disregarded student input on the Y partnership.

Hall disputed that students were being left out of the decision-making process.

“We’re going to include students in this process all the way through.”

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Monroe Becker, owner of Unruh House Moving Inc. prepares the trailer with original Pizza Hut building as its moved to its permanent home on Wichita State’s campus.

WORKER WAGE DIFFERENCES

Why construction workers may not make as much on Innovation Campus projects as other university projects

BY RAY STRUNK

A

lthough there is construction all over campus, not every construction job is treated equally.

Construction on government-owned buildings or pieces of land — including public universities — is subject to government regulations. This includes regulations on how construction companies pay their employees and on how the bid for the project is awarded.

Even though Wichita State’s Innovation Campus is being built on state-owned land, these regulations don’t apply.

“When you do work for the government, you have to go by their pay scale,” a supervisor from Crossland Construction involved with Innovation Campus said. He declined to give The Sunflower his full name.

“In this side of it, we just get paid what we get paid. Nobody sets it except for our company,”

“THEY MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY” ­—CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISER ON LABORERS WORKING STATE JOBS

he said.

When it comes to public projects, the supervisor said, “Everybody made the same wages, depending on what they did. The guy driving the skid-loader would make ‘X’ amount of dollars, no matter what he made otherwise.”

Construction workers tend to prefer working on these public projects “because they make a lot more money,” he said.

Union contractors have also been brought in to work on Innovation Campus. These contractors are subject to additional union-scale wage standards.

The supervisor said that the union-scale wages don’t apply to Crossland Construction.

“We have union contractors

working here but we’re not union,” he said.

Crossland Construction doesn’t pay government or union scale to those working on Innovation Campus — both of which are higher than the pay Crossland Construction employees on Innovation Campus currently receive.

The supervisor said that working on the Wichita State campus comes with a different set of standards than off-campus construction jobs and that these standards are consistent with work on the Innovation Campus.

“WSU controls these buildings.

The county bought this but WSU is going to maintain it, so they want their standards brought into these buildings because they are on their campus,” he said, referring to buildings on the Innovation Campus.

The Wichita State Innovation Alliance Board, a non-profit organization which serves as the governing entity for the

SGA tables resolution to seperate incoming and outgoing administration banquets

BY DANIEL CAUDILL

Controversy erupted at May’s student government banquet, as incoming Student Body President Paige Hungate’s parents were accused of battery and anti-black, hate “fighting words” after an altercation with outgoing Student Body President Joseph Shepard.

Though criminal charges against Hungate’s parents were dropped, the incident incited student protests that set the tone for Hungate’s first weeks in office.

SGA voted Wednesday to table a piece of legislation co-authored by Hungate that would separate banquets for incoming and outgoing SGA sessions.

In a November interview, Hungate told the Sunflower she

does not participate in the legislation-writing process “It’s always been the thing that we — the executive team, doesn’t write legislation.”

During the debate portion of the bill, several senators expressed their concerns with a provision stating that the outgoing president will organize a banquet for all outgoing members, while the incoming members will have an inaugural event paid for and organized by Student Affairs.

Student Body President Paige Hungate said separating the celebrations would allow for both sessions to be properly honored.

“We want to be able to celebrate the past session and then be able to welcome in the new session,” Hungate said. “But separately.”

The current policy designates just one celebratory event, paid out of the SGA budget.

“The outgoing celebration will be paid for still by the Student Government, but we’ll probably minimize that budget just because we won’t have as many people there,” Hungate said.

“No student fees will go to it,” Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall said. “It’s just something that I have access to that we could use to pay for that.”

“The optics aren’t good in the first place if it looks like we’re paying for two banquets,” Senator Timothy Dodd said during the debate portion for the bill. “And that we’re not caring for underserved populaces in the midst of student fees increasing.”

“This [bill], as it stands, doesn’t speak well to the perception or the actual implication of why we’re Student Senators.”

Senator Kenon Brinkley said having two separate banquets could serve as an excuse to ignore any “beef’ between previous and incoming administrations.

“I think we should promote a conversation and a narrative of more professionalism,” Brinkley said. “I don’t think there should be issues with administrations talking to one another.”

Shepard was in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting, and posed a question to Hungate — but not about “beef” between incoming and outgoing administrations.

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Innovation Campus, allows for the Innovation Campus to operate outside of standard government regulations. The rest of Wichita State is governed by its board of trustees, which was established by the state of Kansas.

In 1967, Wichita State purchased Braeburn Golf course — the land which is now home to Innovation Campus — to provide room for campus expansion. The Wichita State Board of Trustees deeded the land to the state of Kansas, who then leased it back to Wichita State — allowing for the Innovation Alliance to sublease projects to developers and avoid the traditional competitive bidding process.

Crossland Construction is the general contractor for most Innovation Campus projects.

The company is owned by Ivan Crossland Jr. Crossland Jr. is also part of MWCB, LLC, a Wichita-based development firm that finances much of the Innovation Campus.

The Sunflower presents Thin Ice The Sunflower staff is excited to present Thin Ice, a weekly podcast series and your place for interesting discussions and important voices at Wichita State and beyond.

Look out for the first episode of Thin Ice tomorrow on The Sunflower’s YouTube channel.

The first installment of the series will feature: • Shocker volleyball players Tabitha Brown and Alex Koon discussing the ups and downs of their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference • Chair of the history department Jay Price talking with members of local rock band Kill Vargas about the evolution of the Wichita rock ‘n’ roll scene • A freestyle rap from local rapper and WSU alumnus Kyle Richardson, also known as K-Rich.

INSIDE

THE FUTURE OF ESPORTS

ACROSS THE POND

REMATCH

See The Sunflower’s pick for Wichita State’s person of the year.

Midwest eSports started on Wichita State’s campus.

Freshman is ahead of the game with study abroad experience already under her belt.

Shocker baskteball gets a shot at revenge against Oklahoma State.

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THE SUNFLOWER CHOOSES LYSTON SKERRITT Wichita State’s 2017 has largely been characterized by resignations.

Two WSU employees — Eric Maki and Christine Schneikart-Luebbe — received hundreds of thousands of dollars in separation agreements following their mysterious resignations. The two former employees signed non-disparagement and non-disclosure clauses, meaning they will not make any statement that could “embarrass or humiliate” the university, and they cannot share any future university plans..

Maki’s resignation as director of campus recreation came a day after Student Senate voted down a proposed YMCA on Innovation Campus. Maki had questioned the need for a YMCA on campus at a public forum. Schneikart-Luebbe’s resignation as associate vice president for student affairs came two days after the Student Senate’s vote of no confidence in President John Bardo, which took place while she was out of town, attending a national student affairs conference.

Neither Schneikart-Luebbe nor Maki offered a clear explanation as to why they resigned, and neither did the university.

In the summer, a voice emerged in the form of Lyston Skerritt, who announced his resignation as assistant director of fraternity and sorority life after five years of working in student involvement.

Skerritt’s resignation came without a settlement agreement, and, in an email obtained by The Sunflower, he shared a final message with students, colleagues, and university alumni.

“The last year has been interesting and difficult for me personally and professionally, resulting in great reflection,” Skerritt wrote. “The root of my decision lies in a need to preserve my morals and affirm my ethics amidst an influx of operational culture and decisions made within the department and division.”

Skerritt concluded the email by saying, “We must refocus on the students and be transparent about our intent.”

Danielle Johnson, program coordinator for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, said in an interview with The Sunflower this summer that there is truth in Skerritt’s parting message.

“We’ve seen what we’ve seen on the campus, and I think there are some changes that are happening that folks don’t necessarily agree with,” Johnson said.

Many members of the university community complain quietly or suffer in silence. Skerritt did not sell his silence. He disagreed with the direction the university was taking and he left.

The Sunflower acknowledges Skerritt’s courage to come forward and address cultural problems at WSU, and the need to

reprioritize students as the most important constituents on campus, and, for this reason, Lyston Skerritt is The Sunflower’s Person of the Year.

Skerritt was defined by his peers as a mentor and friend to students, who also knew when to hold them accountable.

Advocates for students, like Skerritt, often go uncelebrated. Wichita State needs more people willing to act in accordance with their conscience. It’s unfortunate students had to lose out for Skerritt to square-up his.

“He has the ability to work with any and all students, and I think that is indicative of what a true student affairs professional should look like,” Johnson said.

In a July interview with The Sunflower, Skerritt said he gained students respect and trust by being genuine.

“Students appreciate what you do for them when it is personal.”

On his last day at WSU, Skerritt said his office was comparable to “a revolving door of tears,” as students and friends came to say goodbye.

The Sunflower recognizes the culture change at Wichita State, and recognizes Lyston Skerritt, the man who cared for students but had to leave to uphold his morals, as person of the year at Wichita State in 2017. ­—The Sunflower Staff

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Paige Hungate

Paige Hungate became WSU’s first female student body president in more than a decade in the spring.

Her entry into office was met with student protests following an alleged racially motivated altercation between her family and the family of outgoing Student Body President Joseph Shepard. She again made the news when she appointed former Sunflower managing editor Andrew Linnabary to her cabinet as director of public relations. Early in her term, the situation worsened when she sent out a press release with a typo that said “white student government” instead of “while student government.” She has overseen a relatively quiet SGA session this fall that has passed resolutions on topics ranging from campus safety to the Las Vegas Shooting.

Christine Schneikart-Luebbe Christine Schneikart-Luebbe sparked a student outcry asking “Where is Christine Schneikart-Luebbe?” after she mysteriously resigned following Student Senate’s vote of no confidence in President John Bardo the same week she attended a national conference with Vice President of Student Affairs Teri Hall.

Schneikart-Luebbe, who served as associate vice president of student affairs, dean of students, and SGA advisor, signed a non-disclosure agreement with the university and cannot discuss her resignation.

David Murfin

David Murfin is chair of the Kansas Board of Regents. He’s also one of the most prominent businessmen in the state. His business interests on Innovation Campus involve potential conflicts of interest that have made him recuse himself from voting on issues related to his projects. Murfin has financial interests in The Flats, Starbucks, Braeburn Square, the Law Enforcement Training Center, Airbus, and the Partnership 2 building. One of his other companies is involved with recruiting for men’s basketball. Murfin made headlines this summer when WSU decided to close Fairmount Towers and move 300 students to The Flats before seeking the required state approval. Fewer than one in five beds at The Flats were filled at the time of the announcement.

Joseph Shepard

Joseph Shepard, who served as the predecessor to Student Body President Paige Hungate, earned emeritus status after serving two terms in the position. His session included a voting down the YMCA proposal and a vote of no confidence in President John Bardo. Last spring, WSU paid more than $33,000 to a private law firm that investigated whether or not Shepard should be investigated by the university for bullying. After giving a speech at an SGA banquet, he alleged Hungate’s mother called him the n-word and her father tried to fight him.

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Computer science student gains tech field experience through ‘self-advocacy’

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Kill Vargas will headline a free show at 6 p.m Saturday at the Crown Uptown Theatre.

Kill Vargas headlines free show at Crown Uptown Theatre

BY MARISSA CAMPBELL

Four bands will hit the stage for a free show 6 p.m. Saturday at the Crown Uptown Theatre. The lineup consists of Salt Creek (from Nebraska), Cavves, and Tideway, with Kill Vargas headlining.

“We were a band for like, four years, and didn’t play any shows,” Kill Vargas drummer Logan Bush said. “We just liked to play music together. I never even thought about playing shows when we were young because we were just doing it for fun.”

Around 2013, Kill Vargas started playing local shows and opening for bands touring in Wichita. Logan said the band quickly gained confidence in their abilities.

Kill Vargas does not rely on covers, as singer and guitarist Griffin Bush writes the band’s songs.

“I write everything, and then I just have it all how I want it in my head,” Griffin Bush said.

“We’ll just keep messing with it until, if it lasts long enough, we’ll then record it. The process basically starts with me and then keeps going, but there’s a lot of stuff that we’ve played and then never recorded or done again.”

Since 2013, Kill Vargas has released one EP, one full-length album, and a split release cassette with the band Tideway. Logan Bush said the band plans to release another full-length album next year.

“Every band is releasing new music at the show on Saturday,” Logan Bush said. “Ours is the split with Tideway, and The Cavves are releasing their own album as well.”

Trent Gaddie, Tideway singer and guitarist, said his band was inspired to form by watching Kill PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Vargas.

“We always saw the things they got to do, and it looked fun, so we decided we wanted to start a band.”

Though Tideway is new to the Wichita scene, they have toured around the Midwest region. Their first major show came when they opened for Kill Vargas at the Gallery Alley show.

“Being in the Wichita scene is great because everyone seems to want to help everyone else make it big,” Gaddie said. “We’re not competitive, we just all like making music for the fun of it, and the scene here is really great at supporting the other bands.”

Gaddie and the Bush brothers agreed Saturday’s show will be a blast.

“I can’t wait for the show,” Gaddie said. “It’s going to be so much fun, and I know we all have big things planned for the night.”

BY HANNAH TOBIAS

For a freshman, management information systems major Camille Buranday is already ahead of the game, having spent the last few years exploring her preferred career field — technology.

“I’ve always known I wanted to be in tech — I just didn’t know if I wanted to work on the software, hardware or business side,” Buranday said. “I’ll most likely end up as an IT analyst, but, as long as I am working in the tech field, I know I’ll be happy.”

Buranday said she learned a number of valuable lessons from her high school teachers.

“The biggest thing I learned from my mentors in high school is self-advocacy,” Buranday said. “You have to go out there and create these opportunities because they won’t be handed to you.”

Just before her junior year of high school, Buranday began seeking out opportunities and applying for internships to get a head start on her goals. Taking initiative paid off.

For three weeks during the summer before her senior year of high school, Buranday attended Google’s Computer Science Summer Institute, where she learned about various coding languages and heard professionals speak about key aspects of jobs within the technology field.

The summer before that, she had the opportunity to study abroad at Pembroke College in Oxford, England.

“The application was extremely tedious,” Buranday said. “Several essays, a few short answers,

numerous reference letters and typical things like transcript, resume, etc. The program actually only offered me a half scholarship, but I kept pushing them to reconsider my application. I honestly thought they got annoyed at me, but they finally got back to me with a full scholarship offer.”

Upon receiving the full scholarship, Buranday spent her last summer before college as a student in Oxford. Attending classes during the day and exploring the city during her downtime, she was able to get a sense of what collegiate life would entail prior to enrolling for her first semester at Wichita State.

“It was honestly a lot like college,” Buranday said. “A typical day would be class for a few hours in the morning, lunch, and then you were free to explore the city on your own, do homework, or participate in pre-planned activities.

We also had field trips, talent shows, and a homecoming-type dance on Fridays.”

The entire program even took a day trip to London.

Even though she said her experience at Google is what really pushed her to pursue a degree in management information systems, Buranday said the effort and dedication that the Oxford application required, taught her a lot about how to take steps towards achieving her goals.

“My Oxford trip taught me that self-advocacy can get you to places you never thought you’d end up — literally,” Buranday said. “Being proactive and constantly putting myself out there were definitely my keys to success.”

Alumnus’ startup aims to shape the ‘Michael Jordan of eSports’

BY DANIEL CAUDILL

Four early-stage company entrepreneurs presented their businesses ventures at Demo Day Tuesday evening in the Experiential Engineering Building.

One of those businesses got its start on Wichita State’s campus.

Ramsey Jamoul, a WSU alumnus and CEO of Midwest eSports, described his company as a “pipeline” into the world of professional eSports for collegiate and amateur video game players.

“Midwest eSports connects the dots,” Jamoul said. “Through our competitions, we’ll provide opportunities for players, for spectators, and for communities.”

Jamoul said the fast-growing world of competitive eSports has attracted the attention of investors and consumers.

“We’re providing players the opportunity to compete and practice and become their very best,” he said. “[We] will produce the next Michael Jordan of eSports.”

Jamoul began his company with a student organization in 2012 — WSU’s own eSports team.

They hosted their own events, as well as the Wichita eSports Convention in 2015.

As Wichita eSports developed beyond campus, it became Midwest eSports, a company with a larger scope.

LaunchPrep, a partnership between the e2e Accelerator and Wichita State’s Center, hosted demo Day for Entrepreneurship.

Through LaunchPrep’s

three-month program, selected early-stage companies from Wichita receive mentorship and guidance from some of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs.

LaunchPrep Director Jacob Wayman said mentors aim to challenge the participants’ business strategies and set goals.

Of the six companies that participated in LaunchPrep’s 2017 program, four of them presented at at Demo Day — Midwest eSports, Bliss Bouldering & Climbing Complex, JogAlong Strollers, and Moonbase Labs.

Jamoul said that, based on the vetting and growth his company received from the program’s mentors, LaunchPrep program could be a great opportunity for WSU students who want to be entrepreneurs.

“We all have great ideas,” Jamoul said. “But do they really sell? That was the point [the mentors] helped us reach.”

For students at WSU who want to own a successful business in the future, Jamoul had one word of advice — “persistence.”

John Dascher, president and CEO of e2e Accelerator, closed the evening by recognizing those in attendance for their contributions to the LaunchPrep program.

“None of this really existed two years ago, and we’re all really proud of it,” Dascher said.

“We’re going to keep going because this is exactly what Wichita needs to grow and become that entrepreneurial city again that it once, so vibrantly, was.”

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President Barack Obama held a joint session of Congress on Thursday to share his plan to fix America. His plan was very secretive until the day of the speech, when almost

No. 6 Shockers overcome 13-point deficit to defeat South Dakota State

every detail was given to the press.

His plan is ambitious.

Nearly $250 billion in tax cuts, more jobs for teachers, firemen and cops, massive amounts of money spent to rebuild roads and bridges, spending in a new super fast rail system, and investments in green energy.

All for the low, low price

of … $449 billion.

Oh, and this would all be paid for without adding to the deficit.

How can this be done?

That is an amazingly good question, because it remains unanswered by the Obama administration, who say it will be answered “soon.”

The only plausible answer is that taxes will be raised

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Wichita State center Shaquille Morris (24) dunks during Tuesday’s game against South Dakota State at Koch Arena. Morris finished the game with 20 points.

Wichita State to take on familiar foe, Oklahoma State

BY ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

After rallying for a 10-point win against South Dakota State, the No. 6 Shocker Men’s Basketball team heads to Stillwater to face a familiar opponent.

Wichita State and Oklahoma State have met 38 times, with the Shockers winning just eight times.

Last season, WSU fell to OSU in a 17-point defeat at Intrust Bank Arena. The Cowboys broke Wichita State’s 42-game non-conference home winning streak.

After last year’s game, Head Coach Gregg Marshall said, “There was a lot of less than ideal Shockers in terms of energy, passion, aggression and toughness.”

Almost exactly a year later, after the South Dakota State win, Marshall said the opposite was true.

“I think the resolve of these guys, the toughness, refuse to lose attitude ... all of those things really carried us tonight.”

WSU will be tasked with SGA FROM PAGE 1

“What happens if you have current senators who are going to run again?” Shepard asked. “Would they be paid for twice for an incoming banquet and an outgoing banquet?”

“Is that a strategic way to spend university dollars and student dollars given the situation that particular students find themselves struggling with student fees increasing?”

Hungate responded by saying that senators who are re-elected will be able to attend both the outgoing celebration and the inaugural event for incoming members.

Senator Xan Mattek expressed concerns with the lack of a specific dollar amount laid out for the two celebrations.

“We have passed a bunch of resolutions this year that say, ‘This is what we’re going to do. We’re going to put cameras on campus …

shutting down OSU’s productive offense.

The Cowboys have an 18.1 scoring margin and average .450 on field goal percentage, almost as good as WSU’s 19.5 scoring margin with a .506 field goal percentage.

The Cowboys are 7-1 on the year, with their only loss coming at the hands of No. 16 Texas A&M. High scorers to watch include forwards Cameron McGriff and Mitchell Solomon, both of whom scored 11 points against Mississippi Valley, guard Kendall Smith, who score 14, Tavarius Shine, who scored 13, and center Jeffrey Carroll who added 10.

Traveling to Oklahoma gives senior center Shaquille Morris an opportunity to play in his home state.

“It’s back home, but soon as you step on the court, no matter who it is, it’s 40 minutes,” Morris said.

Tipoff is at 3 p.m., and the game will be broadcasted on ESPN2.

We’re going to support the Dunbar Theatre restoration,’” Mattek said.

“But we haven’t given any money to that.”

“I can’t vote on a bill that ... doesn’t have a dollar amount. That could be super pertinent That could be used other places.”

Several senators expressed their concerns with another provision in the bill that would remove the outgoing president from the selection process for the incoming treasurer, cabinet positions, and student advocate.

“The outgoing president knows what kind of people need to fill those positions,” Senator Kyler Sanders said. “The incoming president might not exactly know what to look for.”

Hungate said she doesn’t think it’s necessary to have the outgoing president involved in interviews for people who are going to “serve in director of public relations, chief of operations, or anything like that.”

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