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In wake of robberies, UPD focuses on campus foot patrols CHANCE SWAIM
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Wichita State University Police are working toward increasing enforcement during late hours in the wake of two recent nighttime robberies in parking lots near 21st and Hillside. A new focus will put officers on interior foot patrol, said Sara Morris, chief of University Police. “These officers will be patrolling on foot,” she said, “interacting with people on campus, finding out people’s fears and trying to come up with solutions from the community.” The decision came the morning after a robbery Monday night on campus. According to a crime alert sent to students, faculty and staff via email later that evening, a man armed with a knife robbed a 19-year-old student on the outskirts of campus. Around 9:40 p.m. Monday, a black man described as tall, slender and in his mid-20s, approached the female student in
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The decision to focus University Police resources on interior foot patrol came the morning after a robbery Monday night on campus.
Lot 1N, which is adjacent to Hillside and south of 21st, wielding a large knife, the crime alert said. The student gave the man her purse and he fled on foot. She went to Shocker Hall before reporting the crime, according to the alert. The man was wearing a black or gray hoodie with the
hood covering his face. The student was not injured and the purse has not been recovered, the alert said. Morris said she is open to new ways of solving problems and that the officers on foot will provide her with an ear to the public. “Talk to the officers,” suggest-
About 500 students petition for inclusion of Muslim showers Mosharraf said WSU would be the first university campus in @sunflowernews the United States to install the handheld bidets. The Muslim Student Associa“WSU talks about diversity tion, in collaboration with the and likes to have rights for Student Government Associainternational students, so I tion and the Pakistan Student believe we should have one or Association, have gathered a two in each public building, but petition with more than 500 signatures from students, faculty especially in central places,” she said. and staff to raise The petition has awareness about “WSU talks been presented to the handheld bidets, also about diversity Student Government known as Muslim and likes to Association, and showers, and implement their installation have rights for awaits approval of funds, Mosharraf in public places like international said. So far, she said, the Rhatigan Student students, so the petition has Center, Heskett gathered beyond the Center and Ablah I believe we required number of Library. should have signatures. “It’s like one of the one or two in “If the funds are hoses you use to water not available, I have your garden or wash each public offered to pay for the your car,” said Ahmed building.” installations myself,” Aslam of the Pakistan AYESHA MOSHARRAF she said. Student Association. PETITION ORGANIZER Aslam said parts Ayesha Mosharraf, for each bidet would cost $18 to event coordinator for the $20. Organizers hope to see a Muslim Student Association, bidet installed in both men’s and said wherever there is a signifiwomen’s restrooms in the RSC, cant population of Muslims or Ablah Library and the Heskett Asians or people from India, Center. there are Muslim showers. “We want six total for now, For Muslims, it is a religious and more if we can,” Mosharraf thing, Mosharraf said. For said. “We definitely want them others, like students from Asian in the new buildings in Innovaand India, it is a cultural thing. tion Campus.” Mosharraf and Aslam said WSU graduate student Muslim students now have to Matthew Garner said he hadn’t rely on water bottles and squirt thought about the showers for bottles to wash after doing the Muslim students, and that the needful in the restroom. University of Texas, where he “It’s not convenient to walk home to wash,” Aslam said. “It’s completed his undergraduate degree in English, didn’t have OK for me because I live close handheld bidets. to campus, but for others it is a “If [Mosharraf ] can come up major inconvenience.” with the funds and people want “We have to pray five times a day at the interfaith,” Mosharraf it,” he said, “I’m not opposed.” said. “We cannot use interfaith [to wash] because we have to go back to our home, because a Find the petition for piece of tissue paper is not enough for us to clean. handheld bidets at “… We are used to using [bidets] because many of us have been using them since childhood.”
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ed Lou Heldman, vice president of Strategic Communications at WSU. “They want to hear from you and they want to protect you.” “I don’t check social media sites like Facebook, so this will be a way for me to know what the community wants, what students are thinking,” Morris said. Morris said the strategy of adding police on foot has been in the planning stages for a while, but it has been a manpower issue. She’s now devised a plan implementing swing shifts involving officers on second- and thirdshifts to increase UPD’s nighttime presence as evening classes let out. With the increase in patrols, Morris said she wants to encourage students to take more personal responsibility for their safety. “Per square mile, we have more officers than Wichita Police,” she said. “But we can’t be everywhere all the time.” If you have information that
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Two Zipcars to provide campus car-sharing service for daily use ASCHA LEE
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Wichita State will be the first location in Kansas for car-sharing service Zipcar, which will make its debut on campus Thursday. “We’re really excited to be at Wichita State,” Zipcar spokeswoman Lindsay Wester said. “We’re excited to grow there.” Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, was founded in 2000 with the goal of reducing pollution and helping people get transportation easily when they need it. Zipcar has more than 10,000 cars on the road across North America and parts of Europe. Wichita State now has two of these cars, located in the parking lot on the south side of the Rhatigan Student Center. “There really isn’t a target demographic of students for us, ! just anyone who doesn’t want to
deal with the hassles of bringing a car to campus,” Wester said. “Students these days are interested in getting what they need, when they need it and not having to deal with the excesses that come with ownership.” Wester said Zipcar helps to alleviate traffic congestion, parking challenges and carbon emissions. She said each Zipcar eliminates the need for up to 15 personally owned vehicles, along with reducing driving time by up to 40 percent for each member. The cars, two Ford Focuses, will cost $7.50 per hour for students to use, or $69 for a full day. This fee includes gas and insurance for up to 180 miles of driving in one day. A Zipcar membership will cost students $15 per year, along with the hourly cost of use. Members can reserve a timeslot with a car with the free Zipcar mobile app, the Zipcar website or a phone call.
Zipcar will monitor the usage of the vehicles and provide another car to the university if usage rates get high enough. “I chose the Ford Focuses simply because they were the least expensive, and I wanted to keep the cost down as much as possible for students,” said Ellen Abbey, director of Auxiliary Services for the Administration and Finances Department. “We could go larger and get a bigger vehicle if that’s what students want.”
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I firmly hold the opinion that it’s perfectly all right for movie adaptations of books to change some
things around. Books aren’t movies, after all. Something that works in text might not work onscreen. A literal adaptation of any novel with no edits would probably be exceedingly long, as well. Having said all of that, the film version of “A Walk in the Woods” turns a pleasant, non-fiction travel memoir into a bumbling, bromantic buddy comedy that only works in fits and starts. Robert Redford plays Bill Bryson, a popular travel writer who gets fed up with getting old and watching all of his acquaintances die. Instead of waiting for the next round of checkups and diagnoses, Bryson decides to hike the Appalachian Trail, which stretches more than 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine. The only person he can convince to go with him is Stephen Katz, a crotchety, recovering alcoholic Bryson backpacked around Europe with several decades prior. Nick Nolte’s performance as Katz is easily the most recom-
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mendable part of “A Walk in the Woods.” He’s a crude, vulgar old dude with a rasp so intense he could star in anti-smoking PSAs, and Nolte may as well have been born for the role. Redford, meanwhile, ably delivers Bryson’s dry witticisms, though he occasionally comes across as a bit detached. That’s odd because this movie has been a passion project for Redford for several years. Put simply, “A Walk in the Woods” mostly falls apart because of its attitude toward most everything Bryson and Katz encounter in their journey, most notably the women. I can’t pretend the novel is perfect in this regard, but the movie takes whatever misogynistic elements were present in the original work and amplifies them to the point that it’s actively difficult to enjoy for long stretches of time. Almost every woman exists as either an annoying hindrance to their journey or an object of gross sexual desire for Katz. There’s even a lengthy sequence where a woman is repeatedly fat-shamed for good measure. Bryson’s original novel definitely has a snide, sarcastic tone to its narration, but I don’t remember it being nearly this mean-spirited. It’s
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a shame because all of that garbage punctuates enjoyable scenes, such as one where our incompetent protagonists somehow manage to fend off a couple of bears in their campground. When “A Walk in the Woods” isn’t being insulting to a huge portion of its audience, it’s largely inoffensive and even amusing at times. It sacrifices any sort of
meaningful impact to get there, but hey, that’s OK sometimes. However, it ditches the more contemplative nature of the novel and replaces a great deal of it with unfunny, sexist nonsense. Read the book. Avoid the movie.
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A romantic drama about a woman with conflicting feelings as an ex makes his return to her life. Doesn’t look special, but looks decent enough for fans of that kind of thing.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is a horror film about creepy grandparents. Shyamalan hasn’t made a good movie in a long, long time.
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Hit, miss September releases offer variety The month of September will bring tons of new music each week. No matter the COLUMN BY genre, MARISSA everyone will CAMPBELL be sure to enjoy something new during the month. This week in music, rock and alternative, fans will have a tough time narrowing down their favorite album. ‘Family of the Year’ by Family of the Year
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Released: Sept. 4 Genre: Indie pop-rock Family of the Year has made a name for themselves in the indie-alternative world, starting with their hit song “Heroes” on the 2012 album. The self-titled album begins with the track “Make You Mine,” which is a fun and lively song about summer love. If only this album would have come out sooner, this could have been a great summer anthem. The album begins to spiral downward with tracks such as “Facepaint” and “Blue Jean Girl” — which sound like every other forgettable pop song out there. The album is a continuous hit-and-miss through the 10 tracks. Go download: “Make You Mine” ‘No Closer to Heaven’ by The Wonder Years
Released: Sept. 4 Genre: Pop-punk Pop-punk bands are taking over the alternative genre. From
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bands such as A Loss For Words, Four Year Strong and The Wonder Years, alternative listeners are being bombarded lately with songs that sound the same. One thing The Wonder Years have over other pop-punk bands, though, is that it can combine a multitude of sounds together through Dan Campbell’s raspy vocals to his soft whispers and the band’s ability to change its tones quickly. The band proves this right at the beginning of the album with the song “Cardinals” and continues until the song “No Closer to Heaven.” This album displays how the band has grown over the years and become more mature with their overall sound. Go download: “Cardinals” ‘Got Your Six’ by Five Finger Death Punch
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Released: Sept. 4 Genre: Rock Even through legal disputes and allegations toward singer Ivan Moody (which turned out to be false), Five Finger Death Punch was still able to put out a kickass album with plenty of rock variations (“No Sudden Movement”). From the intense growls of Moody to the heavy, yet fast, instrumentals, the album is in full-force of being a chart-topping rock album. Songs like “Got Your Six” and “Ain’t My Last Dance” prove the band is determined to deliver the type of rock the fans want. The album is a bit harder than previous 5FDP songs, but followers are sure to enjoy it due to the style and nature of the band. Go download: “Ain’t My Last Dance”
liability for the university to have Zipcar on campus. “That’s one of the things we looked over very carefully in the contracts,” Abbey said. “The only cost is my time.”
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The Zipcar launch will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday on the east patio of the Rhatigan Student Center. There will be giveaways, information about Zipcar and
registration for membership. Anyone older than 18 years of age associated with the university can join, along with community members more than 21 years old.
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Achieve goals with ‘Recreation Revolution’ THE DAILY EMILEA FINLEY REPORTER @sunflowernews
Wichita State offers a class that comes far and few between. It focuses on the individual, works with the student to set goals and motivates the class throughout the entire process. The class is called Recreation Revolution, a body sculpting class. “I wish I had this class every day,� junior musical theater major Hannah Fernandes said. “It’s only the second day, and I’m scared about when it’s going to be over.� The class cannot be taken for credit, but that has not stopped many faculty and students from joining in. Recreation Revolution is now in its second semester. The idea for the course was driven by graduate and Health and Fitness Coordinator Andy Sykes. Recreation Revolution is designed to utilize a combination of cardiovascular and muscular components. Some days class takes place on the indoor track, in the pool or at Cessna Stadium. Junior musical theater major Kristen Bock admitted the difficulty of waking up so early to
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Undergraduate students lead a class focusing on cardiovascular and muscular workouts at the Heskett Center. The class began on Aug. 31 and lasts for six weeks.
go workout. “It’s 6:30 in the morning, we’re quiet and tired, but everyone is so chipper,� she said. “They always put us in a good mood and set us up for the day. My days are better ... I’m more productive.� The trainers provide a positive atmosphere by playing up-beat music and cheering on through a
microphone to motivate the group. As an added bonus, everyone is often awarded Cliff bars, sunglasses, towels, energy beans and free T-shirts. “We try to work in an environment where we encourage each other,� Sykes said. “[The workouts] include lots of variety. We try to not keep it boring and keep
their mind from thinking that they’re working.� From day one, the students wrote down their goals and through the course of the class, work with the group and trainers to complete them. Every student receives a full body composition analysis and completes a baseline training test to see what fitness level they are currently capable of. “We had the class use the AMRAP test, short for as many rounds as possible,� Sykes said. “It consists of a circuit of exercises that takes 15 minutes where [the students] were asked to count the rounds they completed.� The program is designed to build off each person’s baseline, Sykes said, and awards are given to each individual who has lost the most weight, had the best attendance and given their best effort. “I love seeing each individual battle through the challenge to achieve goals that they’ve set for themselves,� Sykes said. Recreation Revolution is held at 6:30 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a one-semester fee of $40 for new students and $35 for returners.
Photographing history in Paraguay MARISSA CAMPBELL
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For the first time, Paraguay will host the AsunciĂłn Biennial curated by Royce Smith, director of the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries at Wichita State. And several students will be there to document it all. “Our main focus is to document the event through photography and video,â€? junior Dale Small said. “The Ceramics Guild is also going to build a kiln for the artists in Paraguay who can’t afford one. The major purpose for us, though, is to just be there for a big event that has never occurred and just make sure people remember it.â€? Seven students and a faculty member will experience art and culture from not only Paraguay, but from around the world. They will be immersed in a new setting to not only document art, but learn about it and their surroundings, as well. “For most of the students going, this is their first time going to a place truly different from the U.S.,â€? said Jennifer Ray, assistant professor of photography. “I hope that it will broaden their perspec-
tive and help them understand their place in the world, and I’m sure it will do the same for me.â€? The trip will last 16 days, most of which will be spent documenting the biennial. For this trip, the photography students are trying to raise money to help offset the costs since each student needs about $2,500. Through the support of the School of ADCI, the photography students have been able to spread the word through an Indiegogo account, an online donation collector. It is used vastly for art-related projects and ideas, but can be used by anyone. The students are accepting donations through the campaign and are giving “perksâ€? to those who donate and want one. “We’ve had donations from people within the community to businesses like Harvester Arts and Easy Home Furnishings,â€? Small said. “The perks that people can get are based on how much they spend. They can get our photographs, postcards or photos from Jennifer Ray and Larry Schwarm.â€? Having been in the U.S. for only two years, sophomore Manuel CĂĄceres, is originally from Paraguay.
YAK This is a collection of yaks from the Wichita State campus. This is what you think about, talk about and wonder about. Enjoy.
Idk how people love physics. Nobody wanted that Indian cusine place in the rsc last year, and nobody needs a second sandwich shop. Just put in a damn Wendy’s Well I’m at a concert at Weidemann hall with my room mate for her music class and we are far too over dressed. Why do the Restaurants in the RSC close so freaking early? STUPID Was almost late to class cause I stopped and watched a squirrel look for nuts. The RAs are super friendly and helpful. SMH at people more offended by desecration of the American flag than mass incarceration, income inequality, widespread poverty, war...sorry to say this but you’ve been brainwashed by phony patriotism Am I the only one who feels weird walking without a backpack on campus when not in class??? I wonder if Wsu spends more money on new parking for students or toilet paper each year
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A group of students and a faculty member from the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries are collecting online donations to travel to Paraguay, where they’ll document an art project by the school’s director, Royce Smith.
“For me, there is not going to be anything new about the country,� he said. “But the fact that the Biennial is going to be in Paraguay is something that is very interesting. I’m also very excited to share my country with my classmates and my teacher. Sharing the
country, the culture and the people with them is going to be very exciting.� The students still need more donations and help with fundraising. “I think people should donate because this is not just about us
Why can’t they make the SH lot green/organge it’s 3/4 full and would help with some of the parking. They are parked there all week so its not like we would be taking their spot
going on a trip to have fun and take pictures,� Small said. “It’s a big, serious event that is about community, international involvement and relations, and we’re acting as ambassadors to the art school.�
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Junior Dalton Glasscock’s role in Student Government Association keeps on growing. During Wednesday’s senate meeting, Glasscock, who was appointed at-large senator last week, was appointed chairman of the newly created Academics Committee. The committee is designed to address student concerns about academics, including programming and tuition fees, Student
Body President Joseph Shepard said. Glasscock’s appointment is the latest in several positions held by the junior business management major. Previously, Glasscock served as an at-large senator his freshman year, was elected for the same position his sophomore year before being promoted to chief of staff and served as chairman of the Oversight and Inquiries Committee over the summer, a committee that was dissolved during the first fall meeting of Senate.
Glasscock said SGA hopes to investigate what students want out of the Academics Committee, since it is a new position. “Student Government has focused, predominantly in the past on campus issues and problems affecting the student body and student life, but many times, we’ve neglected the academics aspect,� Glasscock said. “That’s what we’re all here at school for — academics first.� He added that
SGA will focus on investigating different systematic changes students want to see. Shepard said Glasscock’s appointment is a smart one. “[Glasscock] has really helped move Student Government Association in positive ways and in more than one way,� he said. “I think that oftentimes, when one is younger, it can kind of go unno-
ticed. He’s a junior now, but he’s been very involved with Student Government Association.� Glasscock said he thinks this position will be a good opportunity because it is new. “I think that gives a lot of room for growth,� he said, “and also room for a stable foundation that other administrations in the future can add on to.�
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Wichita State golf to open season REECE BURNS
SPORTS EDITOR
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Wichita State’s golf teams are on the road to the unknown this weekend to open up their seasons. The women’s team will head north to Iowa State’s home course to compete in the Diane Thomason Invitational, while the men’s team will fly east to participate in the Marshall Tournament. Both tournaments are new to the teams, and will pose individual challenges of their own.
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The Wichita State shooting team warms up during a season two years ago. Now in its third year, the team will compete in a tournament this weekend in Kechi.
Wichita State coach’s new shooting system to be implemented at weekend tournament REECE BURNS
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n the third year of the Wichita State Shooting Team’s existence, the team is loading up for their second home tournament, the Shocker Fall Classic, which takes place this weekend at the Ark Valley Gun Club and Shady Creek Gun Club. The tournament will consist of skeet, trap, sporting clays and an optional bunker program, an Olympic-based competition. Participants will shoot 100 of each type of target and for those who compete in the optional bunker program, will shoot an additional 75 targets. The Shockers’ tournament also brings something completely new to shooting tournaments on a national
level. The team’s own coach, Tom Binyon, designed a new system to classify shooters in efforts to make competition more fair and rewarding for shooters. “I suggested in the last coaches meeting that we develop a class system so shooters would compete with shooters of similar skill,� Binyon said. The other coaches questioned the possibility of developing a system to classify shooters so Binyon took matters into his own hands. “I spent the summer collecting last season’s shooting averages from every competitor to divide into five classes,� he said. “Everyone competes for event champion, but shooters still can win their class.� This weekend’s tournament will be the first to use Binyon’s system,
which is expected to be reinforced nationally at the Association of College Unions International Collegiate Clay Target Championships this March. Until then, Binyon said he hopes this tournament will prove itself effective to the other coaches so the smaller tournaments around the country will implement the class system before nationals. The five classes are AA, A, B, C and D. Wichita State’s team of 12 only has one AA-class shooter, president and team-founding shooter Austin Schroeder. “I am very excited, but also nervous, to be shooting in the AA class,� Schroeder said. “I think Coach Binyon’s idea to implement the new class system into the sport is an excellent idea. There are many great
shooters that may never see a medal because they can’t pull off perfect 99/100 or 100/100 scores.� Binyon said the SFC has 112 registered shooters and expects up to 125 by the end of late registration. Some schools registered include Iowa State, Fort Hays, Hastings University, Midland University, University of Central Missouri, East Central Oklahoma and Lindenwood University. Lindenwood has been the Division I champions for the last 12 years. “We’d appreciate any support by coming out,� Binyon said. “We’ve been told we hold the best tournament in the country and we’ll have the best shooters in the country here.� Events kick off at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Ark Valley Gun Club in Kechi.
Track team gives up selfies for a cause JOHN SMITH SPORTS REPORTER @sunflowernews
Admit it: Most students make time in their day for a selfie now and then. It’s almost a subconscious thing that is as much a part of our society nowadays as watching the Super Bowl. However, imagine that all selfies were off limits, and any violators had to pay for the transgressions in cash. That is what WSU Assistant Director of Track and Field John Wise is doing, all in the name of a good cause. Wise briefed the track team — and any other readers — of the initiative he calls “No Selfie September� on a recent blog post. The goal is for
anyone caught snapping a selfie of any sort to donate to the American Heart Association, and post the selfie to social media with the hashtag #NoSelfieSeptember to spread awareness. “It kind of started as a little bit of tongue-in-cheek as to how our society is,� Wise said. “We want to do something unselfish and try to make September the unselfish month of the year.� Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. dies from cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. This means the likelihood of knowing someone that has been affected by heart disease is high, which is why Wise said AHA is the perfect candidate for donations
from No Selfie September. “There’s probably someone in [everyone’s] family that has been affected, and maybe had a heart attack, and that would be why you are being unselfish,� Wise said. “Comparatively to other diseases, the AHA is funded way less. It is the No. 1 killer in the U.S., so if [No Selfie September] ever took off, that just means more funding for them.� Response to the initiative from the track team has been mixed. Some have jumped right into the challenge, while others have struggled with just how difficult it can be to avoid taking a selfie. “I was in a Snapchat conversation with a friend and didn’t even think twice about taking a selfie to respond
to a question he asked me,� track athlete Taylor Larch-Miller said. “My roommate looked at me and said, ‘Hey that’s a selfie!’ “This was only on day four.� With the combination of raising awareness and money for AHA, No Selfie September draws parallels with last year’s phenomena, the Ice Bucket Challenge. Those involved are hoping it will produce similar results. “I don’t know how big this challenge will get, but I sure hope that we can spread awareness and at least raise some amount of money,� Larch-Miller said. “I think it’s an amazing idea and I am definitely proud to be one of the first to grab hold of the challenge and start the donations.�
Volleyball to open 3-3 at home with tourney MEGAN LOOPER
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After going 1-2 last weekend in College Station, Wichita State
returns to defend their home court against five non-conference opponents this weekend at the Shocker Invitational. The Shockers face off at 12:30
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p.m. Thursday at Charles Koch Arena against South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits are 1-7 this season, coached by Nicole Cirillo and led by hitters Ashley Beaner and Nazya Thies. Next the Shockers take on Northern Illinois at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Huskies average 11.6 kills per game and are led offensively by outside hitter Mary Grace Kelly. At 8 p.m. Friday, WSU takes on Kentucky. The Bulldogs have a record of 4-3. Threats include libero Ashley Dusek and sophomore middle blocker Kaz Brown. Their next opponent is Texas State
at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Bobcats are 3-4 with a recent team record against Prairie View A&M, achieving a hitting percentage of .554. The Shockers will end the tournament against 4-1 Illinois at 8 p.m. Saturday. Coached by Kevin Hambly, the Fighting Illini are led in kills by senior Jocelyn Birks. Players to watch this week for the Shockers include Emily Hiebert, setter, fresh off her Texas A&M All-Tournament Team award, kill leader Abbie Lehman and outside hitter Jody Larson. Wichita State averages 13 kills per set and is ranked eighth in the MVC.
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Out east, the men’s team is scheduled in West Virginia on Saturday for the Marshall Tournament. Like the Finkbine course for the women’s team, the course at Guyan Golf & Country Club is new for the men’s team. The team is anticipating anything. “Expecting is a good question,� assistant men’s coach Tony Blake said. “It’s been awhile since the guys have played a tournament. You never know quite where you stand.� Blake described the course as having hills, mountains and tight, difficult greens. The men’s team is young-blooded, the top five travelers consisting of three sophomores and two juniors. Normally, the men’s team would be traveling to Michigan this weekend to open their season but due to course remodeling in Michigan, the Shockers opted to take a swing at this tournament. Like the course, the teams in attendance will also be new to the Shockers. “We’ve played quite a bit of different courses and have qualified on three individual courses,� Blake said. “They had to adapt quickly ... so that will help in this tournament.� The men’s first tee-off is scheduled for Sunday morning.
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The Finkbine Golf Course is described by head women’s coach Tom McCurdy as having tight fairways, an excess of tree lines and severely sloped greens. The most unusual part of the course, however, is the course’s signature island green which features a separate left and right green, both surrounded by bodies of water. Competitors will play one green Saturday and the other green Sunday. “I’ve never seen that before at a tournament,� McCurdy said. “We’ve been playing golf courses that mirror that course’s hills, trees and green size to prepare.� McCurdy is taking his top five players to compete this weekend. He expects to see good things from senior Bryce Schroeder. “[Schroeder] really had a good experience this summer,� McCurdy said. “She really recommitted herself to having a good senior year and is playing really well.� Also on the radar is newcomer Gavrilla Arya, the only freshman on the team, whom the team has dubbed “Gavi.� “[Gavi] is a fundamentally sound player,� McCurdy said. “She has lots of short game and played a lot of tournaments this summer to sharpen her game. I don’t expect the standard learning curve that usually comes with freshmen.� The shotgun-start tournament first round tees off Saturday while the second round will conclude the tournament Sunday.
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