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Strange men ask women to get in cars

WSU leads country in industry-funded research

BY JENNA FARHAT

University police have released a description of a man who tried to get a female student to get in his car last week on campus. Two female students were approached on campus by strange men who asked them to get inside their cars last week in separate incidents. Around noon Monday, a female student said she was approached by an “AfricanAmerican” man who appeared to be 19 or 20 years old, in a black, four-door car who asked her to get inside his car. She was approached in parking lot 19 East, which surrounds Eck Stadium, on the north side of campus. Tuesday afternoon, another female student was approached by two men as she crossed 17th Street just south of campus. She said they pulled over in a silver, four-door car and said, “You doin’ all right? You should come with us. Do you have a boyfriend? You should come with us.” She identified the two men as black males and said they “pulled around a couple times and kept asking the same questions.” She said the driver had a “scruffy beard” and the passenger wore eyeglasses. Both incidents were reported to Wichita State police.

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A fire hydrant shoots water as firefighters respond to a call at Henrion Hall on Friday morning. A student was injured when a tablesaw caused a fire, but the extent and nature of the student’s injuries have not been disclosed.

Saw catches fire, student injured BY JENNA FARHAT

student was injured in a fire that broke out in Henrion Hall Friday morning. A table saw caused the fire, which then spread to some sawdust nearby, Wichita Fire Battalion Chief Brad Boyd said. Boyd said the injured student was taken to a clinic on campus. A Sedgwick County ambulance was called “to check on her,” Boyd said.

The nature of the student’s injuries have not been disclosed. Members of the Wichita Fire Department put out the fire and were clearing smoke out of the building by 11 a.m. Half a dozen fire trucks were on the scene of the fire. Firefighters on the scene said the fire was contained to the area of the table where the saw was located and did not cause any structural damage to Henrion Hall.

Henrion Hall is used by the School of Art and Design as a studio space for ceramics, sculpture, and painting. Henrion Hall was built in 1921, and is one of the oldest buildings on campus. According to a Kansas Board of Regents report from January of last year on building conditions at state institutions, Henrion Hall was rated 58 out of 100, which is the worst condition of any academic building at Wichita State.

Wichita State has been ranked the top university in the country for industry-funded aeronautical engineering research and development, according to new rankings released by the National Science Foundation. The rankings were based on a survey from the 2015-2016 school year, when Wichita State reported $31 million in industry funded aerospace research and development. Wichita State ranked No. 4 in the nation in total aerospace R&D funding at $43 million. Tracee Friess, a spokesperson for NIAR, said the largest aerospace industry clients that year were General Atomics, B/E Aerospace, Beechcraft (Textron Aviation), Learjet and Boeing. Last year, the top industry clients were General Atomics, Gulfstream, Embraer, Northrup Grumman and Boeing. Friess said it’s important to know that the funding for R&D is not the same as donations. “I want to make it clear that these companies aren’t donating money,” Friess said. “They are contracting with the university for research, certification testing and/or training. Unfortunately, due to contract specifications (outlined by the client/s), we can’t provide details on how much was spent by each company or specifics on the work conducted.”

Newman cancels ‘Queer Kansas History’ art exhibit, Harvester Arts steps up to host BY MARISSA CAMPBELL

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Newman University alumnus Clint Stucky poses with the “Evil & Sick” badges he made at the “Rainbow in Reverse: Queer Kansas History” exhibit at Harvester Art. “Evil” and “sickness” were some of the words used by a local Catholic writer in an appeal against the exhibit, focusing on LGBTQ history in Kansas, being shown at Newman University.

Newman University was set to hold the art exhibition “Rainbow in Reverse: Queer Kansas History” by Genevieve Waller in the Steckline Gallery Friday. But following backlash and protest from “conservative Catholics who thought the show would be evil and sick,” the university decided to cancel the exhibition, said Mary Werner, director of Newman’s art department. “The word ‘queer’ in the title is what scared them,” Werner said. “They had seen no images . . . and now they look pretty narrow-minded.” Since the university cancelled the show about a week before

Final Friday, Werner was quick to act. She reached out to Harvester Arts to see if they would host the show instead. “When Mary [Werner] called, it was pretty lucky that we didn’t have a show already,” said Kate Van Steenhuyse, founder of Harvester Arts. “This space is about hosting critical conversation and this exhibition does just that.” Werner said the department presented an argument to the university to try and keep the show, but were turned down. “This is very academic work,” Werner said. “There’s nothing here that should frighten anyone. I told my kids in class the other day, you can’t catch gay from a drinking fountain, a toilet, a

swimming pool — you can’t catch gay. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” After earning her undergraduate degree in art history from Wichita State and a master’s degree in photography and art history from Ohio University, Waller began creating art that combined her art history knowledge into her work. Waller said “Rainbow in Reverse: Queer Kansas History” was created because she felt like there were many important LGBTQ+ people from Kansas that people didn’t know enough about. Even the namesake of the exhibition “Rainbow in Reverse” comes from native Kansan Gilbert Baker SEE NEWMAN PAGE 3

Kobach takes down government ethics database ODI’s Phenomenal Women Awards open for nominations BY CHANCE SWAIM

Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach vowed to fight the “culture of corruption” in Kansas. Then he took down one of the most important tools in the state related to government ethics. In a Nov. 27 guest letter to the Kansas City Star, Kobach vowed to fight the “culture of corruption in Kansas’ capitol.” His letter followed a forceful investigative series by the Star exposing the uniquely secretive government in Kansas, where public records are hard to obtain. Thursday, Kobach’s office took down one of the most important, publicly available databases on the outside business interests of state government officials — including Wichita State

employees — because the website Gizmodo reported on the fact that the database has made the last four digits of thousands of Kansas state workers’ Social Security numbers available to the public for more than a decade. The move came three days after Kobach defended the release of partial Social Security numbers for nearly 1,000 Kansas voters as part of his search for fraudulent voters to the state of Florida. The database gave the public access to statements of substantial interests for elected officials and other state personnel. The forms give an overview of the financial interests of state employees and reveal potential conflicts of interest, which is one of the things Kobach said he would like to remove from state

politics in his letter to the Star. “Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach does not believe that the last four digits of a person’s social security numbers should be part of this publicly available information,” Kobach’s spokesperson Samantha Poetter said in a statement to the Star. “The statements are still available for someone to request in person pursuant to Kansas statute,” Poetter said. “Secretary Kobach takes security measures very seriously and is looking for a solution that would allow this sensitive information to be redacted, while still following the rule of law. (Statements of substantial interest) are an important tool in ensuring government transparency and any solution should reflect this fact.”

BY CHANCE SWAIM

If you know a phenomenal woman at Wichita State, you can help them gain recognition for their accomplishments and contributions to Wichita State and society. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has opened the nomination for the “Phenomenal Women” awards, which are open to students, employees, faculty and staff of Wichita State. Last year’s winners were Christine Schneikart-Luebbe, Misha Nazir, Risa Rehmert, and Johnnie Thompson. To see requirements and nominate somone, visit wichita.edu/ phenomenal by Feb. 9.

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COACHING FOR A CAUSE

700 WINS AT KOCH

Wesley is ranked among the best.

Learn why Coach Marshall rocks a green tie.

The Shockers men’s basketball team picked up win No. 700 Wednesday.

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MIDSEASON REPORT CARD

NURSES RECOGNIZED

The Sunflower’s Sports and Opinion grade the men’s basketball team.

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MIDSEASON

REPORT CARD BY EVAN PFLUGRADT & MATT CROW

Wichita State is two games behind Cincinnati for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings at the halfway mark in conference play. The Shockers split wins with Houston and defeated Central Florida and Connecticut; they’ve yet to play Cincinnati, who they’ll compete with in a home-and-away, starting at Cincinnati later this month. The Shockers play a rotation 10-deep, led by the productivity of point guard Landry Shamet and senior center Shaquille Morris. After dropping back-to-back conference games for the first time since the 2012-13 season, WSU head coach Gregg Marshall has experimented with different rotations, featuring Austin Reaves,

who exploded for a career-high 23 points — all in the first half of Sunday’s game against Tulsa. Reaves jumped into second in The American shooting 47 percent from three-point range after knocking in his first seven attempts from deep on Sunday — taking fourth in the school record books in three-point makes. WSU ranks No. 19 in KenPom, No. 15 in offensive efficiency, and No. 75 in defensive efficiency. An increase in offensive production — 39 percent team three-point percentage (No. 36 in the NCAA) — has covered the Shockers’ significant drop in defensive pressure, but this can’t be the kind of productivity Marshall expected out his senior-led roster. In short: WSU has been good, but not great.

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS Cincinnati 8-0 Wichita State 7-2 Houston 6-2 Connecticut 4-3 Southern Methodist 5-4 Central Florida 4-4 Memphis 4-4 Tulsa 4-5 Tulane 3-5 Temple 2-6 East Carolina 2-7 South Florida 1-8

3-POINT SHOT

2-POINT SHOT

2-POINT BLOCK

1.BEN EMELOGU - SMU - 53.7 percent

1. TACKO FALL (out) - UCF - 76.7 percent

1. BLAKE PAUL - Tulane - 9.8 percent

2. AUSTIN REAVES - WSU - 47.1 percent

2. MELVIN FRAZIER - Tulane - 68.7 percent

2. TACKO FALL (out) - UCF - 9.43 percent

3. CORY DAVIS - Houston - 44.9 percent

3. ERNEST AFLAKPUI - Temple - 63.8 percent

3. SHAQUILLE MORRIS - WSU - 9.25 percent

4. LANDRY SHAMET - WSU - 44.8 percent

4. SAMIR SEHIC - Tulane - 61.4 percent

4. FABIAN WHITE - Houston - 8.24 percent

5. SHAKE MILTON - SMU - 43.4 percent

5. JIMMY WHITT - SMU - 59.3 percent

5. CHAD BROWN - UCF - 7.40 percent

PERCENTAGE

PLAYER BY PLAYER

B+ RASHARD KELLY

Rashard Kelly ranks fifth in the country among all players, in offensive rebounding efficiency. He has an average of 7.5 rebounds per game, and his willingness to compete for loose balls has eluded to a spark in the Shockers’ offense. Sunday he had 11 rebounds — six on offense — in 26 minutes. In spurts, Kelly has been proficient as a point-forward. He handed out eight assists against Tulsa. This performance, however, is an outlier as Kelly has just three games this season with five or more assists. Where Kelly has struggled is at the free throw line where he shoots just a mere 59 percent. His willingness to share the ball has kept his totals low in the scoring column, where he’s broken double-digits just twice this year.

C+ ZACH BROWN

Zach Brown entered the season rated as one of the country’s premiere defenders, and head coach Gregg Marshall showed confidence that Brown could guard any position from the point guard to the power forward. After battling an early-season knee injury, Brown hasn’t played at full speed. Junior Markis McDuffie and sophomore Austin Reaves have swapped Brown in the starting rotation in recent weeks. Brown has been a offensive liability in games against the zone, as team’s tend to leave Brown open for the three-pointer. Brown hasn’t been able to knock them down from deep, averaging just 32 percent from distance. For example, Southern Methodist left Brown open in the corner and he connected on one shot for five attempts. Brown bounced back against Tulsa for 10 points and two three-pointers.

C SAMAJAE HAYNES-JONES

The transition from junior college to Division I hasn’t come easy for Samajae Haynes-Jones.

Haynes-Jones has been held scoreless in four of the last five games. He’s also scored a season-high 31 points in 26 minutes against Savannah State. His speed and ability to move laterally has broke the ankles of numerous defenders this year, but his inability to finish at the rim hasn’t entirely made up for his lack of size. Haynes-Jones had one assist and one turnover against Tulsa on Sunday.

B+ LANDRY SHAMET

Landry Shamet is averaging 15 points per game on an average of nine shot attempts per game. He’s struggled to come out of a slow shooting rut after shooting 20, 22 and 12 percent from the field in the last three games. Shamet is 0-6 from threepoint range in each of his last two outings, which is far off of his once 54 percent three-point shooting average. His season average is down to just 44 percent. Still, Shamet has found ways to pad the statsheet with a five-totwo assist-to-turnover ratio. Shamet has drawn solid NBA attention with four 20-plus point performances and one 30-point outing in front of a gathering of NBA scouts, but his once first-round draft stock is dropping. Shamet has the tools to make a quick turnaround, but until then, he’s well below his production level.

A AUSTIN REAVES

Austin Reaves shot lights out against Tulsa, hitting his first seven shots from three-point range. After his sixth shot, he threw up a heat check, and swished. Finishing with 23 points (all in the first half ), Reaves jumped to second in The American in three-point shot percentage. His performance Sunday — a career-best — was reminiscent of his high school days where he would routinely score above 50 points, and once 73 points. Reaves has bounced back and forth between point guard and shooting guard duties, and even the small forward during sets when the Shockers play a threeguard rotation, and in every scenario, he’s been stellar.

PERCENTAGE

Reaves now leads the conference in offensive efficiency rating, and his 54 percent threepoint shot percentage in conference leads the AAC. Where Reaves could improve is on ball-handling, where he posts a two-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio, but that’s nitpicking. On defense, Reaves takes pride in taking charges, where he averages at least one per game. If anything, Reaves could be more assertive on offense.

B+ RAUNO NURGER

Rauno Nurger has topped double-digit figures in the scoring column five times this season. Against East Carolina, he posted 14 points on six-ofeight shooting in 15 minutes of action. Nurger has improved his defensive rebounding abilities, and stayed steady at the free throw line where he’s shot 90 percent on the season. Additionally, he’s protected the ball, turning the ball over multiple times in just three outings this season. Nurger has learned to defend without fouling, where he’s committed four fouls in just three outings.

BDARRAL WILLIS, JR.

Darral Willis, Jr. finished with 15 points against Tulsa, eclipsing double-digits for the third time in the last four games. He’s topped the mark 13 times this season, with his season high — 20 points — coming against Oklahoma. Willis is averaging 56.5 percent on two-point shots, good for No. 11 in The American. Willis has four double-doubles this season, but where he’s been deficient is in ball-handling where he’s committed multiple turnovers in more than 60 percent of games this year. His free throw shot percentage is also slipping. He’s down to just 64 percent from the charity stripe this year, down from 74 percent last season.

ASHAQUILLE MORRIS

Summary: Shaq Morris has

seen a drop in minutes this year, likely due to solid production out of Kelly, Willis, and Nurger. He played for 30 minutes against California and Southern Methodist, but has also played under 20 minutes for six games. The Shockers are at an advantage when Morris is on the floor. He’s added a added the ability to drop back for a three-pointer, where he’s hit for 43 percent. He’s at the top of his game when he can block shots; he ranks seventh in the conference in blocked shots. Morris is averaging a career-high nine shots per game, and he’s hitting more than 54.6 percent from the field.

BMARKIS MCDUFFIE

Markis McDuffie returned to action after missing the first 12 games while recovering from a stress fracture. McDuffie has been streaky on the offensive end. He posted double-digits in four consecutive games, including an outing with four threes on the road against East Carolina. Outside of that, McDuffie has hit multiple threes in just one outing. On the season, he’s shooting 32 percent from outside the perimeter. McDuffie, who led WSU in scoring and rebounding, has struggled to produce similar production numbers; averaging a mere four rebounds per game. Nine games in, McDuffie is still searching for a role.

C CONNER FRANKAMP

Conner Frankamp couldn’t keep his streak for the games with a three-pointer alive on Sunday, dropping the streak at 40 games. He surpassed Steve Kerr’s NCAA record for 38 consecutive games with a three-pointer. Frankamp has dropped to 38.5 percent from distance, and Sunday he was held scoreless for the first time this year. He was 0-6 from the field and 0-5 from three. Frankamp has taken care of the ball well and limited turnovers, but his lack of offensive production has made him more of a liability on the floor. He returned to the starting lineup on Sunday, but it wouldn’t be unlikely for him to be swapped yet again in the near future.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018

Sunflower Soundtrack is infectious and spills generously across the album as a whole. It’s the perfect way to start a better, happier year.

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MUSIC CRITIC

January is a dead month. The spirit of happy holidays is gone with the wind, trees are bare in the streets and broken New Year’s resolutions hang on cluttered bulletin boards and refrigerators across the world. It’s a time of silence in the entertainment world as well. Best of 2017 lists take up space that new reviews usually inhabit and leave readers running to catch up on what they’ve missed. Often enough, record labels understand this and hold their big releases for the spring and summer. What’s left is dead air space. Yet this lull also provides a moment for smaller acts to shine. Several artists have charged into 2018 with guns blazing, each making their case for listeners to look forward during a time of reflection. This week’s playlist aims to collect tracks released this month that breathed new life into this cold month. They make a case that, even during entertainment’s slowest month, great artists are always racing to make their voices heard.

COURTESY

“С БАКАХ МОЕЙ СТРАНИЦЫ” BY MISHA MISHAJASHVELLI

There’s quite a legacy of darkness in hip-hop, and as the form leaps across continents, that darkness mutates in thrilling ways. Estonian producer Misha Mishajashvelli’s style of hip-hop is incredibly noisy yet beautiful. His 2018 record sounds like the sonic equivalent of the warplane going down on its cover. Distorted noise floods in waves over driving beats which give ways to delicate orchestral and opera samples ripped from dying vinyl. Opening salvo “С баках моей страницы,” with its grinding rhythms, intermittent sirens and scratchy middle eastern riff, provides a tantalizing look into the sonic worlds Mishajashvelli creates.

COURTESY

JEFF ROSENSTOCK – “TV STARS” COURTESY

“SEMICIRCLE SONG” BY THE GO! TEAM

To my ears, The Go! Team makes the musical equivalent of sunlight. Their trademark ingredients are the glowing melodic arrangements of 60s sunshine-pop records and the bustling, cheerful drumbeats of old school hip hop. While their 2015 record, “The Scene Between,” still boasts their strongest songwriting, The Go! Team’s new record “Semicircle” is nothing short of delightful. The album’s most delicious moment, “Semicircle Song,” weaves steel drum and brass band around a shuffling beat and a bulletproof chorus. About two minutes in, it suddenly breaks into a spoken word section where a bunch of people introduce themselves and their astrological signs. The unabashed, inclusive joy in the track

Jeff Rosenstock is on a rampage. “Post-” marks the third of his records chock full of punky, relentlessly catchy rock songs that are infectious as they are human. Couched amidst high-tempo barnburners, the slower songs on “Post-” are strikingly gorgeous. “TV Stars” is one such detour. While a lyric like “TV Stars don’t care about who you are” might scan as obvious in most settings, Rosenstock’s theatrical arrangement of soaring falsetto and spotlit piano creates a perfect emotional contrast. It’s a wonderful moment that takes the exclusive nature of the entertainment industry and turns it into a moment of community. HONORABLE MENTIONS: “FEEL ALIVE” BY TINY MOVING PARTS “ONE RIZIA” BY SHAME “THE MAIN PRETENDER” BY TY SEGALL “RORSCHACH” BY TYPHOON “DISTANT STAR” BY FIRST AID KID

‘High-tech’ illusionist show coming to Century II BY DANIEL CAUDILL

The Illusionists — a group of five performers known for stage magic, stunts and comedy — will perform on Jan. 30 and 31 at Century II Concert Hall as part of their North American tour, “The Illusionists — Live From Broadway.” Producer and original creator Simon Painter called the show “the most non-stop and powerful mix of outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on the live stage.” The upcoming performance at Century II follows a multi-city tour and Broadway run from the “world’s best-selling” magic show, referred to as a “high-tech magic extravaganza” by The New York Times. Each of the five performers has their own speciality, including detective work, mind-reading, escape artistry and comedy magic. Kevin James — known as “The Inventor” — specializes in “innovative” illusions, some of which have been featured by magicians like David Copperfield. According to The Illusionists’ website, James received a Creative Fellowship Award from The Academy of Magical Arts and Sciences in 2004 and was ‘Magician of the Year’ in multiple States. What: An internationally known magic show featuring illusions,

stunts, and comedy. When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 and 31 Where: Century II Concert Hall — 225 W. Douglas Ave, Wichita. Tickets: The Century II Box Office; online at https://wichitatix. com/ or https://theaterleague.com/ wichita/; by phone at 316-303-8100. Performers: British-born stuntman and escape artist Jonathan Goodwin — “The Daredevil” — is known for a variety of death-defying stunts, including live burials and shark attacks. Colin Cloud — “The Deductionist” — is a forensic scientist who blends mind magic, brain science, and his love for Arthur Conan Doyle’s works to resemble beloved character Sherlock Holmes. Comedian and illusionist Kevin James – “The Inventor” — is a collector of “the strange and unusual” specializing in innovative magic. Known on stage as “The Manipulator”, An Ha Lim holds multiple international awards, including first prize in the 2006 Korean Busan International Magic Competition. Jeff Hobson, also known as “The Trickster,” specializes in comedy magic and humorous tricks. In a review of The Illusionists’ show, The New York Daily News said that “Hobson steals the show like a slick bank robber.”

COURTESY

Wesley ranked second-best hospital for nurses in Kansas

BY AGNES CORRIGAN

any of the nurses at Wesley have one thing in common — they feel that the staff operates like a family.They also believes “the facility listens to its staff and works on problem areas,”according to a survey through Nurses.org. Wesley Hospital was recently ranked the second-best hospital to work as a nurse in Kansas for 2017. In a survey conducted at 96 hospitals across Kansas, nurses were asked to review their workplace satisfaction and to list pros and cons about their workplace. Wesley is a teaching hospital, and many Wichita State nursing students have internships there to gain hands-on experience, skills and familiarity with hospitals and the nursing field.

Taylor Coons began working at Wesley in August. Previously, she worked at another hospital in Olathe as a new nursing student before, and while her experience there was a positive one, Taylor was emphatic about her love for her coworkers at Wesley. “It’s like a family,” Coons said. “Wesley does a lot for its nurses.” Coons recently endured the loss of a beloved family member. She said her coworkers made sure her shifts were taken care of, and the Wesley staff sent flowers to the funeral. The hospital has brought in food trucks, participated in Nurse’s week, and provided incentives like cruises to tend to its nurses. With the recent flu outbreak, many of the nurses have been working longer shifts in order to meet the needs of the influx of

patients. Recognizing their hard work, the facility brought dinner in for the exhausted nurses. Both Indica Crane, another WSU nursing student, and Coons said Wesley has excellent flexibility with notoriously busy school schedules. Both Crane and Coons have bosses that are willing to work around their school schedules to ensure that they get the hours and experience they need without conflict. They agreed that Wesley is dedicated to ensuring the success of their nursing students. “I feel Wesley genuinely wants to help its nursing students find the area that they are passionate about and do what they can to get us there,” Crane said. “Wesley as a whole is invested in helping its employees find the area or unit that makes them excited to go to work.”

Hite: Holocaust Rememberance as important now as ever Holocaust Remembrance Day is not just about the needless killing of millions of people in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s with World War II wrapped around it. Now, it’s about us. “Holocaust Remembrance Day is a monument to the consequences of inaction of knowing and looking away and its effect on the world’s conscious,” said Jeff Hayton, assistant professor of European history at Wichita State. The remembrance day was recognized Saturday and is the same date the most notorious concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland was liberated by the Soviet army in 1945. Hayton said the day is acknowledged here because of the large Jewish population in the United States. “To label something is to invite potential solutions,” he said. The Holocaust has a personal meaning for WSU General Counsel David Moses. His parents survived the Nazi concentration camps. He said it is not just one day to remember, either. “It’s a lasting memory and it needs to be a lasting memory for everyone,” he said. “It’s to ensure that it doesn’t happen to anyone ever again…regardless of who is being persecuted.” Hayton, who teaches classes “The Holocaust” and “Nazis

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who created the international symbol for the LGBTQ+ community with the rainbow flag in 1978. “I’m sure (Newman University) was imagining the worst of this exhibition when

and the Third Reich,” said this is especially true when other possible genocides are ongoing, specifically in South Sudan, the Middle East and Myanmar. The number of those killed and the amount of military and administrative effort does not make this The Holocaust much different than the others — Namibia, Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and others, he said. The consistent elements are those who feel superior to those who they are killing and the unjustified fear they have about them. Hayton said the theory that the Holocaust was unique act of genocide is based on the amount of administrative activity, but actually it is the amount of available tools — railroads, for example — to implement genocide and the amount of scholarly attention given to it. The academic side not only includes the activity, but also the inactivity.

Hayton said a lot of the world knew about the persecution of the Jews, the laws passed marginalizing them after Adolph Hitler became the leader of Germany in 1933 and afterward. They also knew about the notorious killing camp Auschwitz, but did not bomb it or the railway lines going to it. Keith Pickus, assistant to the Provost and senior vice president at WSU, teaches a pre-session class about the Holocaust. He said remembering the Holocaust promotes the idea of preserving a vibrant, participatory democracy. This is in opposition to totalitarianism form of government that features a centralized and dictatorial government that requires obedience to it with decisions made for everyone by a few people. “That is the pressing issue of teaching the Holocaust,” Pickus said. “If it only focuses on the past, it loses its importance. If you limit it to that, you don’t take it as an opportunity to learn and grow.” Working on a college campus, Moses said he gets satisfaction from seeing students voice their concerns for or against current social issues. “It’s important for people to speak (out),” he said. “It emphasizes the point not to sit quietly and not fight discrimination and persecution. We learn that from history.”

they cancelled it just because of the topic,” Waller said. “The protesters just got the ear of the powerful people at the university and objected to the fact that LGBTQ people exist in Kansas — that there are gay Kansans, that they’ve existed since the beginnings of the state in 1861 and they don’t want those people to be celebrated.”

Waller said she started doing research on LGBTQ Kansans in 2012 when she started learning about Gilbert Baker and the project stemmed from there. Waller then chose six LGBTQ Kansans to focus her exhibition on and she hopes people just have an open mind when viewing and learning about this part of Kansas history.

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Coaching for a cause: Marshall supports Coaching for Literacy

BY ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

or those who attended Thursday’s game against Central Florida, one thing stood out: the entire Shocker coaching staff wearing bright green ties. Those green ties aren’t just for a fashion statement; it represents Coaching for Literacy (CFL). Coaching for Literacy’s mission is to use the power of sports to raise awareness about the problem of illiteracy and generate financial support for literacy programs nationwide. Head Coach Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State basketball team started a partnership with CFL to raise awareness about the issue of illiteracy in America and to provide support for young children struggling to read in Wichita. “Everyone deserves the opportunity to read,” Marshall said. Marshall said one thing that stood out about the illiteracy epidemic is how much money goes into trying to fix the problem. “It’s amazing how much money is wasted,” Marshall said. “Illiteracy costs in the U.S. reach 225 billion dollars annually through non-productivity in the workforce, crime and loss of tax revenue.” CFL is partnering with over 40 NCAA teams. Coaching for Literacy has funded over 50 literacy projects

across 20 communities in 11 states directly helping 8,000 children. “We know if children are not literate by the end of third grade their chances for sustained academic and life success diminish radically,” Marshall. “Our program is honored to partner with Coaching for Literacy to positively impact the future of young people in our community.” Money is raised by donors pledging money for each assist the Shockers get starting from Thursday night’s UCF game through the game at Memphis. “Fans can support young students in Wichita by donating for each assist recorded by the Shockers...and we have a number of them usually,” Marshall said. The money raised goes directly back into the community, for a summer reading camp for Wichita children. “Literacy experts agree that reading over the summer is crucial to literacy growth,” Jeanine Phillips, executive director for the Fundamental Learning Center, said in the official press release. “Funds raised by Wichita State fans will give local children the ability to attend our summer literacy intervention camp, ‘Reading Fundamentals.’” The fundraiser goes from Jan. 25 to Feb. 6. Fans can donate at www. pledgeit.org/shockers.

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Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall shouts a play during the first half of the game against the UCF Knights at Koch Arena Thursday. Coach Marshall started a partnership with Coachs for Literacy to raise awareness about the issue of illiteracy in America and support youngsters struggling to read in Wichita.

‘Go Get It’ mentality ignites a 5-game win streak from the Lady Shockers BY ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

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Wichita State Shockers celebrates with Wichita State guard Austin Reaves, right, after Reaves finished the first half 7-8 from beyond the arc against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Koch Arena. RIGHT: Wichita State forward Markis McDuffie shoots the ball under Tulsa guard Lawson Korita during the second half at Koch Arena.

Reaves leads Shockers to 700th win at Koch Arena BY ALIYAH FUNSCHELLE

No. 17 Wichita State picked up their 700th win at Charles Koch Arena with a 19-point victory over Tulsa. Senior guard Conner Frankamp and sophomore guard Landry Shamet each had 16 points the last time The Shockers played The Golden Hurricane. This time around, shots were not falling for the Frankamp/ Shamet backcourt, leaving an opportunity for someone else to step up. That someone was sophomore guard Austin Reaves. Reaves went off in the first half with 23 points and sinking seven of his eight three-point attempts. Tulsa was forced to call a timeout after Reaves hit his seventh three, where The Shockers

stormed the court to congratulate him. Reaves said he can’t put that feeling into words. “I honestly couldn’t explain it. It was one of those adrenaline rushes that you get,” Reaves said. In the first half alone, Reaves tied for the second-most three’s in a game in The American this season. The rest of the team, for that matter, wasn’t seeing the same results as Reaves. “If your name wasn’t Austin Reaves, you didn’t make a three in the first half,” Head Coach Gregg Marshall said. “We were 0-11 from the three other than him.” Despite the rest of the team, with the exception of senior center Shaquille Morris, not putting up significant numbers, The Shockers still led by 10 at the half. In the second half, Tulsa was able to get within four points.

Another close game with Tulsa is something The Shockers did not want to see. Wichita State went on a 19-4 run over Tulsa to secure the win. “It tells me they want to win… there was tremendous resolve and toughness when it got to four,” Marshall said. “It was anybody’s game at that point.” Reaves did not score in the second half, but Morris and senior forward Darral Willis was able to compensate. Morris finished with 20 points, and Willis with 15. Senior forward Rashard Kelly provided eight assists, 11 rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. “He’s a facilitator. He’s going

to do the dirty work,” Marshall said. “He knows he’s not the most pretty jump shooter out there, but he’s still a very effective player and helps us win in many ways.” Morris also finished with two blocks which him second on WSU’s all-time blocks list. Morris now has 37 blocks this season, which surpassed his block count from last season by two. “All my life I have been a rim protector…our guards, if they kinda get beat off of the dribble a little bit or something, I’m the insurance,” Morris said. “I’m just there to clean the little things up.” Morris said the past two bounceback wins were much needed for the team moving forward.

Losing a “winnable” game due to being out hustled was enough to make women’s basketball head coach Keitha Adams sit down her team and work out a new plan. “We came back and just had a heart-to-heart talk with the team and since then we’ve been a lot more aggressive about going and getting rebounds, going and getting loose balls,” Adams said. In the team’s heart-to-heart, Adams expressed the importance of having pride in Wichita State and wanting to play their hardest for the school. “I just really talked to our team about playing for their university,” Adams said. “Wichita State is a first class university that is treating us very well ... I just think we need to really be proud of the university we are playing for.” Adams believes what the deciding factor for getting in the win column comes down to who wants it more. The “Go Get It” mindset was born. “It’s that pride factor. I just need to feel from them that they really want it, and want it more than the other team, and that they are going to give it their all,” Adams said. “When you play hard, good things happen.” Since then, the Lady Shockers have racked up wins against Tulane, SMU, USF, and two against Memphis, all while maintaining that “Go Get It” mentality. “I think they are playing harder,” Adams said. “They are seeing the rewards and benefits, because their hearts into it more.” Adams said the athleticism of the players and teams in The American are something that she was impressed with. “Every night out you are going to have to be ready to play because of the athleticism and great coaching. It’s definitely a big-time conference.” Adams, who is in her first season at Wichita State, said the half of their season was trying to figure out what the team bought into and figuring out what doesn’t work as well. “We had to go through some learning bumps early. Not everything fits every team. For me, it was probably learning what not to do and figuring out what we needed to start doing,” Adams said. “I think they have bought into that, and when you see us on offense now we are definitely playing team basketball.” The Lady Shockers play again Tuesday night at ECU. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. and will be broadcasted on The American Digital Network.