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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 • VOL. 122, ISS. 8
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1896.
New sign at chapel: ‘Open to all creeds and races of people.’ By JENNA FARHAT
The Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel has a new sign designating it a place “open to all creeds and all races of people,” in addition to a new security camera installed inside. The new installations came a year after the 59th session of the Student Government Association passed the interfaith prayer space resolution. The resolution, dating back to August of last year, included a request for signage designating the chapel as an “interfaith prayer space” along with the installation of security cameras, additional lighting, and a wash station for Muslim students to perform ritual ablutions in order for them to pray. The proposal came in light of a national outcry in 2015 following renovations made
to the chapel that were intended to make the space more inclusive to members of various faith backgrounds. Renovations included the removal of the rows of pews that sat inside the chapel. Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall said the language of the new sign on the chapel comes from the will of Mrs. Harvey Grace, who donated the funds for the facility in 1963 as a memorial to her husband. “We can’t call it the interfaith prayer space because of what was in the will document,” Hall said in July about the plans to install a new sign. “But we can put what was in the document that says, open to all.” The initiative, which was submitted on behalf of SGA in August of last year, was met with challenges. University administration initially said
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A new sign was installed at the Harvey D. Grace memorial chapel.
university dollars could not be used to fund the initiative, stalling the project. Hall announced during an SGA meeting in April that the university would move forward with the installation of a wash station after the proposal was initially rejected last year.
A wash station was installed on campus in July. Hall said the installation was justified because the wash station — comprised of a sink on the floor of a family restroom in the Rhatigan Student Center and a foldable seat attached to the adjacent wall — could be used for a variety of purposes and did not cater exclusively to a specific religious group. The installation was paid for by RSC funds. “There were some folks that were concerned that we were doing something for one religion that wasn’t beneficial to everybody else,” Hall said in July. “That’s why I want us to be clear that these floor basins are helpful to everybody. “They’re put in for all kinds of things, not just for foot washing,” Hall said.
BITTERSWEET
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Wichita State Senior Mikaela Raudsepp yells during their victory over Creighton.
Unranked Wichita State upsets No. 8 Creighton, falls to No. 19 Iowa State in Shocker Volleyball
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By ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE
he Wichita State Volleyball team went into their Friday evening match against No. 8 Creighton as the heavy underdog. They emerged victorious, 3-1. “The fact that I think we held our own…that was gigantic for us tonight,” Head Coach Chris Lamb said. The Shockers took the first set 25-20 before falling in the second. WSU redeemed themselves in the third match winning 25-19 after six lead changes. The two teams appeared evenly matched in the final set until the Shockers overpowered the Bluejays with kills.
“WE OUTSCORED A TEAM WITH MORE FIREPOWER THAN US. I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF AMAZING. I WASN’T EXPECTING THAT.” —HEAD COACH CHRIS LAMB
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Multiple Wichita State campus art pieces vandalized By EVAN PFLUGRADT
Eleven pieces of Wichita State’s extensive outdoor art collection — all depicting female figures — were vandalized with duct tape covering the figures’ mouths, WSU officials said Friday morning. The latest piece to be discovered is Henry Moore’s “Reclining Figure,” a bronze statue outside Ablah Library. Ulrich Museum of Art staff discovered the vandalism Friday morning. “This is unprecedented,” Bob Workman, director of the Ulrich
Museum of Art, said. “It’s deeply disturbing, what they have done. They have chosen a vehicle that’s extremely offensive.”
“THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, IT’S A WORLD CLASS OBJECT. IT’S BASICALLY IRREPLACEABLE.” —BOB WORKMAN, ULRICH DIRECTOR
Workman added that Henry Moore’s “Reclining Figure” is said to
be the most valuable piece in WSU’s outdoor collection. “There’s no question about it, it’s a world class object,” Workman said. “It’s basically irreplaceable.” “Tres Mujeres Caminando,” a statue of three women located outside the Rhatigan Student Center, across from Grace Memorial Chapel, was vandalized Thursday morning. Workman said this was the first of a series of sculptures to be damaged between Thursday and Friday morning. SEE SCULPTURES PAGE 2
COURTESY OF WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
INSIDE
PIZZA HUT ON THE MOVE
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
HINDU CELEBRATION
The Original Pizza Hut will find its new home on Innovation Campus.
An aggravated assault was reported at Shocker Hall.
Find a wall-worthy basketball poster inside.
Association of Hindu Students in America hosts event to showcase Indian culture.
NEWS • PAGE 2
NEWS • PAGE 2
SPORTS • PAGE 3
CULTURE • PAGE 6