MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 • VOL. 122, ISS. 37
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Martha Easton leads the dancers in the performance “Sand.” BY ABBI FAFLICK
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Martha Easton starts the Mid-American Dance Theatre Student Choreography Showcase with the performance called “It’s Casual.”
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Schneikart-Luebbe accepts position at Indiana University
questioning whether she resigned willingly or was Wichita State’s former forced out of her position, Associate Vice President of including several paid Student Affairs and Dean advertisements in The of Students Christine Sunflower questioning Schneikart-Luebbe has the circumstances of her accepted a new job at resignation. SCHNEIKART the Indiana University Joseph Shepard, former -LUEBBE Bloomington as interim student body president, dean of students. expressed concerns to Last March, Schneikart-Luebbe The Sunflower when Schneikartresigned mid-semester after 23 Luebbe took a 30-day leave last years of employment at WSU. October leave for undisclosed Her resignation came two days reasons. following a vote of no confidence in He described what he saw as the President John Bardo by the student bullying of Schneikart-Luebbe by senate. Schneikart-Luebbe also other administrators. served as advisor to the Student “I think that Christine was put Government Association at the in this position to fail — to give the time of her resignation. administration a reason to let her Schneikart-Luebbe still receives go,” Shepard said in October. her full salary and benefits after her “I’ve seen her be bullied. I’ve resignation, and will continue to do seen her not have a seat at the table so until March 16, 2018, according where she should,” he said. to her separation agreement with Schneikart-Luebbe’s separation the university. Her salary for fiscal agreement with the university states year 2017 was $131,954. that she and the university “mutualSchneikart-Luebbe also received ly agree” to end her employment. an additional $80,000 in two lumpSchneikart-Luebbe could not be sum payments, according to the reached for comment. terms of her resignation. Her resignation left students SEE INDIANA UNIVERSITY PAGE 4
BY JENNA FARHAT
ichita State student dances demonstrated their talent at the Student Choreography Showcase last weekend. Martha Easton, a junior studying dance performance, said her piece highlights an evolving sister-rivalry and competition. “My inspiration for my current piece, ‘Heir,’ is my sister,” Easton said. “We were never the type to all-out fight but we were always competitive with each other and still are in some ways, even though our relationship has changed over the years.” The pieces “WE” by Hunter Jones and “Heir” by Easton previewed at the showcase were selected to perform next month at the American College Dance Festival’s Midwestern Regional in Urbana, Illinois. “This brought together two fiercely competitive sisters that fall and help each
WSU student choreography chosen for regional competition in Illinois other up but each want be superior at the end of the day.” Easton’s philosophy and approaches to both dance and choreography changed after she took classes in Utah last summer. “I became used to the fact that the movement that comes out of my body is natural and good even if other people see it as weird,” Easton said. In Jones’ piece, “WE,” he addresses stereotypes of race and body image. Jones combines dialogue and dance to SEE DANCE PAGE 4
SGA director of public relations resigns for internship at Koch Industries BY DANIEL CAUDILL
Student Government’s Director of Public Relations Bailey Minor resigned this week, after accepting an internship at Koch Industries. “I originally wanted to stay on at SGA, but I was offered the opportunity to take on more hours at Koch if I wanted to, and I didn’t realize that until I started there,” Minor said. “There’s just not enough time in the day to do everything and be a full-time student,” she said. Student Body President Paige Hungate said that the position of public relations director would remain vacant for the remainder of SGA’s current term. “There’s only two months left in our term and it would take a good amount of time to find somebody who only wants to have a job for like a month and a half,” Hungate said. Minor, a senior strategic communications major, was sworn in as director of public relations at SGA’s first meeting of the fall 2017 semester in August. “The best thing about Bailey is that she keeps a level head
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Bailey Minor, left, attends a student senate meeting in October. Minor resigned
and really tries to understand all perspectives,” Hungate said at her swearing-in. “That’s really important in student government.” Hungate said that there was no “tension” with Minor’s resignation. “(Minor) had other professional opportunities,” Hungate said. “She got offered a really good job that was paying her really well.” “(Koch Industries) are gonna be able to set her up more for her future and what she wants to do after she graduates,” Hungate said.
Hungate stressed that Minor was an asset to SGA. “We’re sad that she is gone, but happy for her,” Hungate said. “We’re proud of the opportunity that she received, and we’re excited for her.” Minor said that she announced her resignation to all student government senators in a message earlier this week, but plans to submit a signed, handwritten letter to Chief of Operations Kylen Lawless on Friday evening.
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