The Sunflower v. 130 i. 17 (Feb. 3, 2026)

‘YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE’

BY TALIYAH WINN & KASS LEWIS editor@thesunflower.com

news@thesunflower.com

Song, prayer and remembrance washed over the crowd inside Wichita City Hall’s council chamber Thursday afternoon, filled with more than 100 people who gathered to remember those who died last year in the American Airlines Flight 5342 midair collision.

Sixty-seven people died during the Jan. 29, 2025, collision involving the plane and an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., including seven Kansans. Two passengers on the plane were Wichita State alumni: Kiah Duggins and Lori (Girard) Schrock.

“One year does not diminish loss,” said Wichita Mayor Lily Wu during her opening remarks at the one-hour-long service.

“Grief has no timeline, and for many families, it remains close, including for families here in Wichita. Today we gather not to explain what cannot be explained but to remember, to honor and to stand together.”

A service for unity

Ten religious leaders, all from different denominations, led the community in an interfaith prayer. The leaders and members of their congregations gathered in front of the solemn crowd, providing a

I think it’s amazing when we have all walks of life, all different denominations, all faiths come together and just love,”

RONDA KINGWOOD Great

backdrop of support.

Ronda Kingwood, a senior pastor at Great Plains United Methodist Church, facilitated the service.

Hugo Castillo opened the prayer with a powerful rendition of “Never Walk Alone.” His baritone voice rang throughout the chamber.

“Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart and you’ll never walk alone,” Castillo sang.

The crowd attentively watched the service, absorbing the words and songs from religious leaders who said their prayers at different communities affected by the loss.

President Jared Mortensen, a second counselor in the Derby Church of Jesus Christ LatterDay Saints, gave an emotional ode to the families and loved ones of those who lost people close to them in the collision.

Mortensen stifled tears during his prayer while the religious leaders surrounding him encouraged him.

“Father, we ask you to please help us, us family and friends, that we will listen to the promptings of the Spirit,” Mortensen said. “…

so that we might be able to help those that suffer in silence, that may look like they’ve healed, but they are still hurting.”

Throughout the service, Kingwood encouraged the attendees to clap and speak aloud when moved by the service.

“It’s okay to clap your hands and say, ‘Lord, hear our prayer,’” Kingwood said. “It’s okay to say, ‘Yes, Lord.’ ‘Amen, amen, amen.’

‘Thank you, Lord.’”

The Greater Wichita Ministerial League brought together faith leaders to give prayers for specific aspects of the loss: for the community, for family and friends, and for leaders of communities during tragedy.

After the service, Mayor Wu said that it was important to represent a range of faiths at this kind of event.

“Kiah (Duggins) and her family were strong Christians — are strong Christians,” Wu said. “So I wanted to make sure that not only was her faith represented, our faith represented, but other faiths of the other individuals who lost their lives.”

Kingwood, who led the service, said that the event was intended to bring together not just people of one faith, but “all God’s children.”

“I think it’s amazing when we have all walks of life, all different denominations, all faiths come together and just love,” Kingwood said. “This says a lot about who we are in Wichita.”

Joseph Shepard, District 1 City Council member and former Wichita State student body president, said he could describe the day in one word: unity.

“It’s very clear that this tragedy has impacted people from all across not just the state, not just the city, but the world,” Shepard said. “It’s unfortunate that tragedy often is what brings us together like this. But it’s a reminder that we got to do it more often.”

Shepard hopes that people remember those who lost their lives on the plane and helicopter as more than just victims of tragedy, but as individuals.

“These folks are more than just Flight 5342,” Shepard said. “They had purpose. They’re individuals who had impact.

“Showing up today recognizes that this wasn’t just something that we mourned over that day that it happened a year ago, but it’s going to be something that we continue to reflect and remember throughout the rest of our lives.”

Staff cuts within Athletics Department

BY OWEN PROTHRO sports@thesunflower.com

Wichita State Athletics cut five people from its staff last week.

The positions include: an associate athletic director of strategic communications, a senior content producer, an assistant women’s golf coach, an assistant men’s golf coach, and an academic coordinator. All have been removed from WSU Athletics’ staff directory. Madison Stein-Mason, WSU deputy athletic director of external affairs and revenue generation, wrote to The Sunflower that the Athletics Department is not able to comment on “specific personnel matters.”

“This is a critical moment for the industry. It demands strategic and responsible management to protect the developmental experience of our student-athletes and to ensure the long-term health and viability

of WSU Athletics,” Stein-Mason wrote.

The cuts come during the week after a 7% decrease in the university’s general use budget was announced — a $7.9 million reduction for the next fiscal year.

On Dec. 4, 2025, the College of Engineering cut at least seven former employees due to a thenprojected 3% budget decrease, which has since been raised.

In the past year, officials with WSU Athletics have made clear that more funding is required in this new era of collegiate athletics.

In April 2025, WSU Athletic Director Kevin Saal requested $1 million in name, image and likeness donations “in order to elevate the standard of the Shockers’ men’s basketball program.”

In the summer, the $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA settlement was reached, entitling student athletes

to be directly compensated by their respective universities.

“WSU Athletics, like most athletic departments across the country, is evaluating how to best structure and right-size our operations to remain competitive in Division I,” Stein-Mason wrote.

For now, WSU Athletics must navigate paying its athletes while balancing budget restraints from the university.

Kansas Legislature pass bill that polices bathrooms in government buildings

The bill was presented and voted on without opportunity for public comment

BY MALEAH EVANS & KASS LEWIS arts@thesunflower.com news@thesunflower.com

On Jan. 28, the Kansas Legislature approved Senate Bill 244 that would effectively outlaw individuals using bathrooms and identification, like a driver’s license, that doesn’t align with their sex at birth. After legislative approval, the bill goes to Gov. Laura Kelly, who can veto it or sign it into law. Rep. Susan Humphries, a Wichita Republican who helped to carry the bill on the House floor, said that the legislation is an attempt to protect the safety of women.

“Right now, anyone can walk in any bathroom,” Humphries said when presenting the bill. “This is about making it really clear who can go in each restroom,” she said. Humphrie motioned to “gut and go” SB244, placing the contents of HB 2426 into Senate Bill 244. The amendment added language about bathroom usage in government buildings requiring people to use the bathroom that matches their biological sex as recorded at birth, and Kansas governmental buildings to designate multi-occupancy bathrooms, locker rooms and showers as either male or female.

Rep. Bob Lewis, a Republican from Garden City, offered the bathroom amendment at the Jan. 26 meeting to expand House Bill 2426, after the House Judiciary Committee began working on it. The addition of the bill had no opportunity for public input.

Typically, the House is required to wait a day after the debate period of a bill before voting, but House Majority Leader Chris Croft — an Overland Park Republican — issued emergency action to vote immediately.

Representative Abi Boatman, a transgender woman, said that the bill would be “devastating” to transgender Kansans. Boatman serves House District 86, representing the south side of Wichita.

“I have sat here for five and a half hours and listened to this entire room debate my humanity and my ability to participate in the most basic functions of society,” Boatman said at the end of the debate. “From the bottom of my heart, I hope none of you have to ever sit through something like that.”

In an email statement to the Sunflower, Boatman said “any single part of this bill is bad enough on its own, but the amalgamation of the driver’s license ban, the bathroom ban, and the bounties is especially egregious and very much signals ‘open season’ on transgender people.

The bill passed 87-36 in the House after a six-hour debate, in which several suggested amendments by Democrats were rejected. The Senate voted 30-9 in favor of the legislation. It is now headed to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has vetoed anti-LGBTQ legislation in the past. Kelly has 10 days, excluding Sundays, to either veto or sign the bill If Kelly vetoes, the bill could still be enacted into law with a two-thirds vote from the House and Senate.

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BY KAMI STEINLE steinlekami@gmail.com

Wichita’s first Pizza Shuttle location opened on campus Monday in Braeburn Square next to Jersey Mike’s.

The restaurant offers pizza in 10’’ for $11.75 and 14’’ for $19.50. They also offer sides including cheese sticks and sweetsticks.

Pizza Shuttle’s main business model is delivery. Currently, they offer delivery through Doordash, but they are working on their own website. There is also a small area for dining in and an outdoor patio.

Pizza Shuttle was founded in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1984 and has expanded to other cities like Topeka, Manhattan and Kansas City. The WSU location is operated by the owners of Wichita’s Social Tap locations.

The restaurant was initially set to open Jan. 29, but officially opened Monday. It’s open from 11 a.m. to midnight daily.

New associate justice appointed to SGA Supreme Court

BY JONAS LORD legobricklords@gmail.com

The Wichita State Student Senate approved the appointment of Associate Justice Vincent Duong during its Jan. 28 weekly meeting.

Duong’s appointment was sponsored by Student Body Vice President Amy Nguyen and Student Body President Jia Wen Wang. The senate passed it through unanimous consent, meaning no senators opposed.

“Throughout the interview with Amy and I, Vincent showed exemplary professionalism and characteristics necessary of an associate justice such as intentionality, integrity, and passion,” Wang said while introducing him to the Senate. Duong is a 1st year student and biology major who’s involved in Model UN, the Asian Student Conference and Vietnamese Student Association.

“I applied for SGA as I believe that it is one of the most direct and meaningful ways to serve the student body,” Duong said in his speech. “The Supreme Court in particular plays a truly unique role within the system that stood out to me.”

Duong also spoke about his approach to the job as a first-year student.

“While others see it (being a freshman) as a weakness, I see it as a strength,” Duong said. “I’m eager to learn from my fellow justices, to ask questions and to grow through experience.”

After Duong finished his speech, he was given further kudos from Adult Learners Senator Andrew Hatch, who motioned for unanimous consent.

“I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Vincent last semester during our Model UN classes and our conference,” Hatch said. “Things that very much stood out to me was his intelligence and work ethic and his integrity.”

SGA executive position vacated, no plans to replace

BY KASS LEWIS news@thesunflower.com

Former Student Chief of Staff Kaylee Fritz, who managed records for the Student Government Association executive branch, resigned prior to the first Student Senate meeting of the year. Student Body President Jia Wen Wang is not planning to fill the position.

“Replacing the position now does not serve a long-term purpose for the administration,” Wang wrote in the executive order removing the position.

The duties of the role will now be dispersed between Student Body Vice President Amy Nguyen, Legislative and Policy Affairs Director Lily Arens and the SGA Central Office, composed of university employees.

The position will remain vacant until a future student body president reverses the executive order filed by Wang.

Vice president duties:

n Preserve and distribute all public records of the association.

n Handle any open records requests to the association with denied requests being appealed to the president.

n Monitor and hold accountable the progress of ongoing initiatives and projects of the executive branch.

n Facilitate effective communication between the cabinet and individuals working on official association projects and initiatives.

n Access on and off campus policies that affect the decisions of the executive branch.

n Assist the vice president in performing a comprehensive review of the legislative journal over the course of the summer.

Legislatie and policy affairs

director duties:

n Draft, investigate, produce, and develop recommendations to the university or KBOR policies as well as complete necessary policy research.

Central Office duties:

nManage the legislative journal.

nRecord official action by the executive cabinet, and submit the records and official office memos to the journal each year.

n Record minutes of official cabinet meetings, later uploaded to the chosen student organization management system no later than 30 days after each meeting.

n Distribute legislation to any party mentioned specifically in legislation and to any other concerned parties.

BY KASS LEWIS news@thesunflower.com

The Wichita State Student Senate voted to approve a vehicle for the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker to help with carrying supplies to the locker. The locker provides free food and other items to students.

“(SSL) staff has had to rely on borrowed vehicles from other departments, and this has not always been reliable due to scheduling conflicts,” Student Body Treasurer Luke Bumm said while presenting the legislation. “If allocated, these funds will provide students with more consistent and reliable means of securing food and other necessities in time of need.”

The bill approved $28,000 from SGA’s Special Projects Fund to go toward paying for a new Ford T250, and an alumnus is paying another $28,000. If the price of the vehicle is lower than the expected $56,000, the remainder will be reimbursed into the Special Projects Fund, Bumm said.

The vehicle will be owned by the state of Kansas since WSU is a public university, so the state will cover insurance. The only ongoing cost for the vehicle will be gas expenditures, which will be paid out of the SGA budget since the Support Locker is under SGA.

BY KASS LEWIS news@thesunflower.com

The general election for Wichita State’s Student Government Association is April 6-8. Here are the seats up for election and some important dates going into this election season.

Requirements to run

To qualify for a Student Senate seat, applicants must be currently enrolled and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. Graduate students must also maintain good standing according to their graduate school’s standards.

Incoming students without a college GPA must be admitted in good standing per the university’s definition.

To run for student body president or vice president, applicants must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and be at least a junior by the fall semester of their term, which begins fall 2026. Forms to declare can be found on the SGA elections website.

To check your GPA, log in to myWSU. Select the myClasses tab and click on “Run My Degree Works Audit” under the section labeled “View My Degree/ Evaluation Audit.”

Open seats

Student body president

Student body vice president

Applied studies senator (6)

Business senator (6)

Engineering senator (6)

LAS senator (6)

Fine arts senator (2)

Health professions senator (4)

Honors senator (2)

Graduate senator (3)

Out of state senator (2)

Underserved senator (5)

Military & vet. senator (1)

International senator (4)

Adult learners senator (2)

Freshmen senator (2)

n Declaration deadline via Shocker Sync — March 1, 11:59 p.m.

n Intent to run sessions (optional) — Feb. 2, 16 & 23, 5:30 p.m. in RSC 208

n Rules and regulations sessions (one required) — March 9, 10 & 11, 5:30 p.m. in RSC

Food for Fines open this week

This week, Feb. 2 through Feb. 6, students have the opportunity to have their parking tickets forgiven through Food For Fines. Students can donate food, hygiene, household or baby items to the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker, which provides these donations to students for free. Up to six citations can be cleared through Food for Fines for students with a Wichita State ID. Only parking tickets under $50 and traffic tickets of either $45 or $75 can be forgiven through Food For Fines. Citations between $0 and $50 need 10 to 15 food or hygiene items. Tickets of $45 need donations of two household or hygiene items. $75 tickets need one baby item.

Donations can be dropped off at either the Student Engagement and Belonging office in Rhatigan Student Center room 216 or at Parking Services near the university police department.

CONNECTED AT HEART

Wichita Figure Skating Club held moment of silence Thursday for Flight 5342 victims

What’s changed in the year since the plane collision near D.C.? Here’s what we know.

BY KAMI STEINLE steinlekami@gmail.com

Many local and national changes have occurred since American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita on Jan. 29 last year.

The plane collided with a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. There were no survivors.

The 67 victims — 60 passengers, four flight crew members and three military personnel in the helicopter — who died in the collision were from across the globe. Seven were Kansans.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which conducted a year-long investigation into the

incident, released its findings last Tuesday. Investigators blamed systemic failures, including years of ignored warnings about traffic in the area and a failure to alert the jet’s pilot to the helicopter’s presence, according to the Associated Press.

Before the investigation was completed, the board had already acknowledged mistakes and warning signs that were ignored, even in the years leading up to the collision. One of the major issues being the Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to recognize that the route between the two flights was, at most, 75 feet apart.

The Associated Press also reported that NTSB also found that air traffic volume — the number of vehicles traveling by air — increased to 12 about

a minute-and-a-half before the crash, causing the air traffic controller to become “overwhelmed,” and could have benefited from a second controller.

Changes that the NTSB suggested to Congress include requiring advanced locator systems on aircraft and adjusting collision avoidance systems.

Changes from the collision are not just happening on a national level, however.

The Shocker Support Locker was renamed the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker in October 2025 to honor Wichita State alumna and victim of the collision, Kiah Duggins. Duggins played a role in the creation of the then-Shocker Food Locker during her time at WSU, wanting to help students struggling with

food insecurity.

On the flight, there were also more than 20 members of a figure skating community from the Skating Club of Boston. The skaters were visiting Wichita for the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Maxim Naumov’s parents were two of the passengers on that flight. He later earned a spot on the American Figure Skating Team for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

To honor those who were affected by the collision, Wichita held a community prayer service at City Hall Thursday afternoon. The Wichita Figure Skating Club also hosted a moment of silence. There was a memorial at Eisenhower National Airport throughout last week.

LEGISLATURE

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Impacts of the bill

The bill outlines punishments if a public building doesn’t maintain the required space for males or females. If someone used a bathroom not matching their biological sex, the first violation would result in a written notice, the second could include a $1,000 penalty, and the third would result in a misdemeanor.

The bathroom portion of the bill also does not include a fiscal note, a formal budget analysis of how much a bill would cost if implemented. The lack of financial analysis can create a gray area around how much local governments and state entities would have to pay to enforce the law.

Governing bodies would be fined up to $25,000 for not enforcing the rule for a first occurrence and $125,000 for each time after.

Genesis Merriett, president of Spectrum, WSU’s LGBTQ and allies support organization, said they worry about the harm the bill would cause.

“(The bill) harms everybody because now people are going to be entering public restrooms worried about ‘Oh do I look female enough? Do I look male enough?’” Merriett said. “Even cisgendered people that have never had to worry about that before are going to have to start worrying about that.”

“If you’re not deemed woman enough or man enough to be entering a specific restroom, bam, now you have the risk of getting sued or having civil and criminal penalties put on your record.”

LESSON LEARNED

Shockers have to match physicality ‘for the whole 40 minutes’

BY OWEN PROTHRO sports@thesunflower.com

TULSA, Okla. — Wichita State has already faced road reality checks this season with losses at Boise State and an 0-3 showing at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.

But Sunday afternoon presented a new lesson for the Shockers. Tulsa only led by four points going into halftime, and WSU was within striking distance of stealing a win from one of the American Conference’s best teams this season.

Instead, the Shockers gave up 12 points within four minutes of the second half and eventually trailed by as many as 19 points during their 93-83 loss at the Reynolds Center.

“Twenty minutes isn’t going to cut it,” senior guard Kenyon Giles said after the game. “We have to come in and bring that same physicality for the whole 40 minutes, especially playing a good team like Tulsa.”

In the second half alone, the Golden Hurricane connected on 72% of their shots and finished the game shooting 60% overall. Meanwhile, WSU canned 44% of its attempts from the floor and 39% of its threes.

Tulsa repeatedly took advantage of mismatches and backdoor cuts for easy looks inside in the final 20 minutes. WSU was held to 22% from beyond the arc in the second half and came up short on 12 free throws for the game, shooting 20-for-32 from the stripe.

The Shockers — who managed 1.153 points per possession, a good metric by most teams — didn’t have enough to keep up with Tulsa’s output. The Golden Hurricane finished with an eyepopping 1.368 PPP and scored during 63% of their possessions.

“Eighty-three points is enough to win a basketball game,” WSU coach Paul Mills said. “Our inability to defend in the second half. I mean, hats off to them.”

WSU, now in its final stretch of the regular season, has nine games left to play — five at home — before the conference championship in March. And after dropping to 13-9 on the year and to 5-4 in league play, the time to make a push for the top is shrinking.

The Golden Hurricane moved into a tie for first place in the conference standings and separated themselves from the Shockers by two games with their win, improving to 19-3 and 7-2 in the American. They also stretched their

Three takeaways from men’s basketball’s

BY OWEN PROTHRO sports@thesunflower.com

TULSA, Okla. — Wichita State traveled to the Reynolds Center with a chance to not only match up with one of the conference’s top teams but make a statement in front of the rest of the league. What started as a competitive first half quickly spiraled into a Tulsa onslaught in the second, as the Golden Hurricane scored 12 points early on in that half. They never looked back the rest of the way and handed the Shockers their third-straight loss to them, 93-83.

WSU couldn’t stop Tulsa in the second-half, allowing the home team to connect on 72% of their shots. The Shockers were repeatedly stopped on the offensive end, going 2-of-9 from the floor during a six-minute stretch at one time. The Golden Hurricane ended the game shooting 60% from the floor and was led by a 30-point performance from guard Tylen Riley.

Five players ended the game in double digits for the Shockers, led by a 17-point performance from senior guard Kenyon Giles — all in the first half — on 6-of-18 shooting.

Junior center Will Berg scored a career-high 16 of his own.

The Shockers are now 13-9 and 5-4 in the American entering a crucial stretch of the regular season with just nine games to play. They can get back on track Wednesday when Charlotte visits Koch Arena for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.

For now, here are three takeaways from WSU’s rough road loss:

Both teams played tight first half

The biggest advantage either team created during the first half was just five points, when Tulsa opened the game on a 5-0 burst.

But from then on, the opening 20 minutes was back-and-forth with Wichita State taking its biggest lead of the half at four-points with 5:10 remaining, 34-30.

The Shockers crashed the glass and kept possessions alive with eight offensive boards for nine second-chance points, but eventually trailed by four at the break, 43-39.

The offenses began to heat up after the under-16 media timeout, as WSU shot 41% from the field during the first 20 minutes, good for an estimated 1.219 points per possession. The Golden Hurricane, who came into the game as one of the American’s (and America’s) most efficient offenses, shot at a 50% rate for 1.303 PPP.

Even with a few defensive breakdowns here and a few Tulsa scoring bursts there, the Shockers never wavered. They relied on spacing as senior guard Kenyon Giles ripped off 17 first-half points, and their ability to keep possessions alive on the offensive glass to remain close despite the Golden Hurricane retaking the lead with two minutes left in the half.

win streak to six-consecutive games and snapped WSU’s threegame stint.

“Tulsa put together a full game. We didn’t,” senior guard Mike Gray Jr. told The Sunflower. “We just have to be better, start-to-finish.”

Tulsa came out the way the Shockers had during the two games leading up to Sunday’s — with opening punches.

The Golden Hurricane went on a 5-0 burst out of the gates in the first half, and their onslaught at the beginning of the second set a tone for the final 20 minutes, creating the first real cushion at nine points. As time wore on, their physicality picked up.

Giles, who finished with a team-high 17 points, only produced in the first half by going 6-for-12 from the floor. He was held to zero points on six attempts during the second stanza.

“(Tulsa) picked up the physicality,” Giles said. “Hats off to them for locking in even more. They were on the same page a lot. … They did a good job of picking up on what they were trying to do in the first half, and the shots just weren’t falling like they were (for me).”

“They made more plays than we did. Got to more 50-50 balls than we did,” Gray added about the second half. “But next time we see them, we’ll be ready.”

For Mills, the biggest area where Tulsa showed up was on the glass. WSU had only been out-rebounded twice entering the game, with the largest margin being minus-3.

The Golden Hurricane pulled down nine more rebounds than the Shockers, 38-29. WSU hadn’t lost the battle of the boards by that much since a 58-54 loss to North Texas last season.

“This is only the third time all year that we’ve been outrebounded,” Mills said. “So being minus-9 on the glass is just a really rare thing for us. I knew the battle of the glass was going to be pretty significant. To be minus-9 is pretty disappointing.”

The rematch against the Golden Hurricane is scheduled for Feb. 14 at Koch Arena. Before then, the Shockers face Charlotte, which has a share of the conference lead, again Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., also at home.

“They (Tulsa) were just more physical than us,” Gray said. “Next time we see them, we’re going to be more physical.”

For now, how they respond when Charlotte visits the Roundhouse for a rematch could be an indication of how they’ll handle the final stretch.

rough road loss at Tulsa

Second-half surge buried Wichita State It’s no question that Tulsa is a strong second-half team.

On Sunday, Tulsa poured in 12 points within four minutes of the second half to open up the biggest advantage by either team at that point, 55-46. WSU coach Paul Mills was forced to burn a timeout after Riley scored four unanswered by himself over a 30-second span.

Senior guard Mike Gray Jr. cashed a trio of free throws after he was fouled from beyond the arc, senior forward Karon Boyd converted a tough look around the rim, and so did senior center Emmanuel Okorafor to keep WSU afloat, but it wasn’t enough.

Tulsa ripped off a 15-3 run right after and caught the Shockers making silly mistakes.

WSU repeatedly allowed the Golden Hurricane to find space down low for easy shots to open up a 19-point lead, 75-56. The Shockers briefly cut their

deficit to 13 points a couple times and later trailed by 10 with 1:18 to go. But they couldn’t string enough stops together to halt Tulsa’s highpowered offense.

Finishing around the rim still an area of concern

WSU’s year-long struggles around the rim showed throughout the first half. That left meat on the bone after the Shockers finished the half just 6-of-16 around the rim. The second half wasn’t much better, as WSU converted just 7-of13 layups in the final 20 minutes to finish 16 for 32 around the rim. The Shockers did score 20 second-chance points, however, but for a team that gets as many looks around the rim as they do, seeing that many misses has to be frustrating. Especially since Tulsa muscled its way to 48 points in the paint on 17-of-22 shots around the rim.

And with Giles bottled up, the misses weighed heavier on WSU.

What you missed over the last week

BY ANTHONY GONZALEZ-MEDINA 65nthony@gmail.com

Track and field

Wichita State’s track and field team competed in three meets over the weekend.

To end the month of January, the Shockers made moves on home soil with the Wilson Invitational at the Heskett Center from Wednesday to Saturday.

The highlight of the meet was sophomore Chairo Ogbebor’s run in the 60-meter dash. Ogbebor, a Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada native, finished in 6.65 seconds to set a new program record.

Freshman Cole Smither placed first in the men’s indoor heptathlon, scoring 5098 points. Smither took gold in five out of the seven events, including a 7.13 second finish in the 60-meter (837 points), a 6.66meter finish in the long jump (734 points), a 2.03-meter attempt in the high jump (831 points), a time of 8.70 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles (813 points), and a 2:45.02 time in the 1,000 meter (818 points).

Smither placed second in the pole vault with a 3.65-meter attempt (522 points), and a fourth place finish in the shot put after a 10.96-meter throw (543 points).

The Shockers’ pole vaulters on the women’s side also kept busy by participating in the DeLoss Dodds Invitational on Friday, which was hosted in Manhattan, Kan., by Kansas State.

Four WSU athletes competed in the pole vaulting competition, including sophomore Shellamae Farmer, who placed fourth after a 3.92 meter attempt.

Wichita State’s distance team, however, took to Kansas’ capital to attend the Washburn Open in Topeka from Friday to Saturday, with sophomore Elkana Kipruto securing second in the men’s mile.

Tennis

The Shockers’ women’s tennis team made its way to Iowa for two days of competition. WSU began with a match in Ames to compete against Iowa State on Saturday, then faced off against the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Sunday.

The team beat both the Cylcones and Hawkeyes by scores of 4-2 to improve to 4-3 on the year.

Their next match is Friday at the Wichita Country Club against Nebraska and Abilene Christian.

The men’s tennis team traveled to Lubbock, Texas to face Texas Tech on Saturday, where the Red Raiders frustrated the Shockers with three losses and three unfinished matches on the singles side.

WSU was swept by the Red Raiders, 4-0, and left multiple matches unfinished. The Shockers’ men’s team is now 2-5 overall this season with the loss.

The Shockers will travel to Norman, Okla., to play Oral Roberts Friday.

Women’s bowling

The Wichita State women’s bowling team found success in St Louis, Mo., during the 2026 Saints Invite. The team went 9-1 in 10 traditional matches before twice in the best-of-seven Baker matches to secure a second place finish out of 16 teams.

Starting on Friday, the Shockers faced Louisiana Tech and won, 1001-914. They then faced Central Missouri (W, 1053-927), Valparaiso (W, 1074-906), Wright State (L, 958-1097) and Nebraska (W, 1091971) to end the first day of the tournament.

The team then rattled off five straight wins against Quincy (1101991), UAB (1180-974), McKendree (1112-906), Wisconsin-Whitewater (1026-1010), and Sacred Heart ( 1201-1096).

The Shockers went 1-2 in the following best-of-seven Bakers, losing their first final match to Sacred Heart (3-4), then beating UAB (4-1), and losing to Sacred Heart one last time (2-4).

Wichita State will return to action in Lincoln, Neb., for the Big Red Invite, hosted by Nebraska from Feb. 20-22.

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Women’s basketball splits games with ECU, UAB

BY MACK SMITH mackred22@gmail.com

Wichita State’s women’s basketball team split it’s games last Tuesday and Saturday with a 63-54 win at East Carolina and an 83-63 loss to UAB at Koch Arena.

The loss to the Blazers halted a two-game win streak for the Shockers, their first in the regular season of conference play since the 2019-20 season.

With the split of games last week, WSU is now 5-17 on the season and 2-7 in the American conference with nine games remaining before the conference tournament in March.

The Shockers are currently 12th in the conference standings. With only the top 10 teams earning a berth to the conference tournament, WSU is currently out of the running with nine games left in the regular season.

“Just take it game by game,” WSU coach Terry Nooner said about the team’s mentality down the stretch. “We can’t worry about what’s going to happen in March.”

For now, the Shockers will turn their attention to Tulsa for a game Tuesday at 6 p.m.

at East Carolina

Earlier this month, Wichita State women’s basketball was throttled by East Carolina in Koch Arena. The Shockers made a trip to Greenville Tuesday evening and got their revenge by beating the Pirates 63-54.

WSU picked up its first road win of the season with the victory.

Senior forward Maimouna Sissoko shone off the bench, scoring a season-high 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 20 minutes of play. Graduate guard Taya Davis dished a team-high six assists and the Shockers totaled 14.

WSU coughed the ball up a

season-high 27 times last time out against the Pirates, but took better care of it Tuesday, only turning it over 14 times. The Shockers forced 17 ECU turnovers and converted them into 18 points.

A three-pointer by graduate guard Jaila Harding in the first quarter gave the Shockers their first lead, 7-4. The first period was back-and-forth, with the biggest lead being the three-point edge Harding created. WSU held a slim one-point lead, 20-19.

The Shockers started the second quarter on a 5-0 run, creating some breathing room and a 25-19 advantage. The teams went cold for around three minutes after that, but back-toback ECU 3-pointers allowed them to tie the game at 27.

After the Pirates knotted the score, WSU dug deep and finished the half on an 8-1 run and led 35-28.

Harding connected on a wideopen three out of the break that put the Shockers up by 10 points, 38-28. Later in the third quarter, the Pirates used a 6-0 run to bring the game back to a possession and brought their deficit to one point, 47-46.

In the final three minutes of the quarter, the Shockers fell victim to another cold stretch that allowed ECU back into the game.

The Pirates took their first lead since the first quarter in 15 seconds of the fourth on an and-one layup. But the Shockers’ defense took over, holding ECU scoreless for the next seven minutes. WSU took advantage of the stops to go on a commanding 10-0 run during that time to seal the win.

vs. UAB

Coming off two straight conference wins, Wichita State

was getting back on track. Nooner’s words about the floodgates opening were coming to fruition.

Those ideas crashed after the Shockers were smothered by a 3-point attack from UAB, which entered winless in conference play. The Blazers made 55% of their shots from deep to hand WSU an 83-65 loss Saturday afternoon.

Nooner used a challenge for an out-of-bounds play a little over three minutes into the game. The Shockers were awarded the ball with replay assist, and Nooner said he figured he’d win it.

“I had confidence because I actually seen the play myself,” Nooner said. “I seen it go off the young lady’s hand. Only thing (I) was worried about was sometimes in challenges, you can be limited based on what camera angles that they (the officials) have to be able to see the play.”

WSU eventually went up by five points, but the Blazers started to pick up from 3-point land in the final 3 minutes, 35 seconds of the quarter. That’s when UAB drained three threes in as many possessions to cap off an 11-2 run and take a four-point lead, 19-15.

It’s no secret the Blazers can light it up from deep, as UAB ranks first in the American in 3-pointers made (174), attempted (483) and percentage (36%).

Nooner questioned the Shockers’ ability to defend the arc.

“We’re going to watch the tape tomorrow and … figure out how we need to fix it,” Nooner said.

“That was the number one thing on the game plan. If you ask any of our team, we didn’t talk about making threes. The best way to guard the three is (to) not let people shoot them.”

The Shockers started the second quarter trailing 19-18, but

a 5-1 burst put them back in front, 23-20. UAB responded with an 11-0 run and made WSU call its first timeout. Junior guard Karys Washington made a driving layup to end the run and bring the home team within two possessions, 31-25.

With a little less than five minutes left in the first half, UAB broke open a double-digit cushion after back-to-back triples. The Shockers fought back with a 6-0 run, but it wasn’t enough as the Blazers maintained an 11-point lead headed into the break, 44-33. Graduate guard Taya Davis kept WSU afloat in the first half with a season-high 11 points and led the Shockers with four rebounds and three assists.

“She did a good job in that first half, just keeping us in the game when we were struggling to score,” Nooner said. “She’s finally starting to find her niche and do the things that we brought her in here to do. It took her a while to kind of get adjusted, but now I think she is.”

The Blazers kept their foot on the gas and outscored WSU 25-17 in the third to build an 18-point cushion. The Shockers fell flat over the last three minutes of the period, only connecting on 2-of-10 attempts from the floor.

UAB held its lead throughout the entirety of the fourth quarter, eventually breaking open a 23-point lead with a minute remaining, 83-60. As the seconds ticked, graduate guard Jaila Harding cashed her 59th 3-pointer of the season and moved into third all-time in a season at WSU.

UAB ended the game shooting 54% from the floor and was led by a 25-point outing from Cali Smallwood. The Shockers saw four players score 10 or more points but it wasn’t enough.

Where do coaches from around the American think WSU baseball, softball will finish this season?

BY OWEN PROTHRO sports@thesunflower.com

With baseball and softball season around the corner, coaches from around the American Conference have made their preseason picks before the upcoming campaigns.

Wichita State’s softball team was predicted to finish third out of 10 teams in the league Wednesday morning, while the baseball team was picked to finish eighth on Dec. 30.

Coaches picked Florida Atlantic to win the conference on the softball side. The Owls garnered eight first-place votes and 80 points overall. East Carolina was picked to win the league for the third-straight season in baseball with four firstplace votes and 75 points.

Last season, Shocker baseball suffered 36 losses — including back-to-back defeats in the American Conference Championship — which tied for the second-worst season in program history. They barely squeezed into the postseason tournament after sweeping Memphis in the last series of the regular season. However, with 31 new faces on

this year’s roster, third-year head coach Brian Green is confident that the progress made in the fall will carry over this spring.

“It’s been an extremely positive fall,” Green said in an interview with The Sunflower last December. “We’ve been able to bring that many guys together, and we’ve got a really good vibe.”

WSU’s softball team, led by 15-year head coach Kristi Bredbenner, finished last season with a 15-11-1 conference record to secure a fifth-place spot in the standings headed into its conference tournament. The Shockers were eliminated in the quarterfinals after falling behind 6-0 in the early innings against North Texas.

According to D1 Softball, WSU softball recruited a top-50 freshman class of 2026.

The Shockers’ softball team begins its season at the Getterman Classic from Friday to Sunday in Waco, Texas.

The baseball team starts its season at Eck Stadium for the first time since 2021 with a four-game series against Northern Colorado from Feb. 13-15. Valentine’s Day will feature a doubleheader beginning at 12:05 p.m.

365 days later

STAFF

EDITORIAL

A year ago Thursday, the heart of our nation was struck by tragedy.

People around the world felt anguish and fear as news poured in from every media outlet in the country. American Airlines Flight 5342, headed to the nation’s capital from Wichita, collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C.

There were no survivors.

The 67 people involved — 60 passengers, four crew members on the plane and the three military personnel on board the helicopter — died that night in the collision. Two passengers on the plane were Wichita State’s own alumni, Kiah Duggins and Lori (Girard) Schrock.

Duggins is remembered as a beacon of joy, inspiration and compassion in the campus community and by friends and family. She pushed to support her fellow peers through many acts, including helping to found the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker, recently renamed in her honor.

Schrock graduated from Wichita State in 1990 after studying accounting, English and linguistics.

She died in the crash along with her husband, Bob, and the couple are survived by their daughter. The Schrocks lived in Kiowa, where they ran Premium Grain, Inc., a company which helps farmers improve their products and sustainability. Lori and Bob Schrock were also deeply involved in their church, according to the couple’s obituary.

The families of the 64 other individuals were irreversibly affected as grief overtook an entire nation and the world because of the

deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001.

Butler Community College — which has campuses across Kansas, including El Dorado and Andover — mourned the loss of biology professor Lindsey Fields, who was remembered as an inspiring teacher and a “force of nature.”

The Wichita community felt the loss of Grace Maxwell, a junior studying mechanical engineering at Cedarville University in Ohio. Maxwell was “deeply committed

to using her skills to help others,” according to a statement from her university following Maxwell’s passing.

The figure skating community, locally and worldwide, also felt the impact from the loss of the young skaters and their family members, who were leaving the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the National Development Camp, held in Wichita that week.

Thursday, the Greater Wichita Ministerial League held a community prayer service at City Hall that started at noon to remember the victims. At the Wichita Ice Center, the figure skating club held a moment of silence for the lost children and their families Thursday at 4:45.

A memorial to remember those lost was displayed at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport throughout last week.

Three-hundred sixty-five days ago, we grieved. Today, we still grieve. We will continue to grieve the 67 lives lost in the collision. Time will never erase the wounds Flight 5342 left in our hearts.

Kansas lawmakers pass vile bill under guise of ‘protecting women’ — without public input

The news recently has been disturbing and unsettling, to say the least. There’s another murder, another person being snatched off the streets, another something whenever you turn on your TV, scroll on social media or talk to someone. So imagine my horror when I opened my phone late Wednesday night to discover horrific news right in front of my eyes from Kansas lawmakers.

On Wednesday, after a near six-hour debate, Republican supermajorities in the Kansas Legislature passed a bill barring people from using restrooms in government buildings that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. The legislation will affect all buildings owned by the state of Kansas, local governments, and school districts, as well as public colleges and universities — including Wichita State University. Government entities will be required to clearly mark restrooms as male or female, or risk facing fines up to $125,000. The legislation also will require the Department of Revenue to revoke driver’s licenses and birth certificates that have been updated to reflect trans Kansans’ identities and reissue them with the gender marker matching their sex assigned at birth.

Rep. Susan Humphries, a Wichita Republican, carried the bill on the House floor and portrayed it as an effort to protect the safety and privacy of women.

I say that’s an absolute load of garbage.

This bill wasn’t presented nor passed in the effort to protect women — it’s merely a facade to try to hide blatant transphobia. This bill wasn’t passed with women’s safety in mind; it was passed with the mentality of keeping trans people out of restrooms. In my mind, if you are going to be terrible, at least be honest about it.

First, barring trans people from restrooms is not going to deter sexual assault or harassment in restrooms. I promise you, if someone intends to assault another person, clearly labeled restrooms won’t stop them.

Rapists will still rape. Sexual assaulters will still commit assault.

This bill is essentially stopping nothing and wasting taxpayer’s money and Kansas’ time.

Second, trans people aren’t more likely to assault women than cisgender people. In fact, they are more likely to fall victim to violent crimes, according to a study from the UCLA School of Law.

The bill will create monsters. If someone believes someone entered the “wrong” restroom, the person accused could face up to a $1,000 fine. Some people will actively search for anyone they deem improper. I’m scared of how far people will go to catch a trans person in the bathroom they deem

incorrect; I’m scared of what will happen if no one stops them.

Not only was the horrid bill passed in the first place, but it was passed without public comment.

The bill was fast-tracked through a maneuver known as “gut and go,” meaning if the House approved the bill, it didn’t have to receive a hearing in the Senate.

They took an already existing bill and cut-and-pasted other content — the bathroom bill — into it to push it forward quicker.

When Democrats argued the bill should be available for public comment, Rep. Charlotte Esea, an Olathe Republican, pushed back saying, “They [women] should not have to come here in mass

numbers to tell you they have been traumatized in order for us to do the right thing.”

You have got to be kidding me.

This is such an overt way of deflecting from valid criticism. Her statement makes me believe that House Republicans knew the bill wouldn’t be as popular if the public weighed in. This alone proves them to be cowards, afraid that their perfect trans-free world could come crumbling down because people are not stupid and would see this as the hateful bill it is.

And not only does this bill affect trans people, it will affect cisgender people too. It will affect mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas. The bill states that any child over the age of eight would not be allowed to enter a restroom of the opposite gender with their parents or guardians. If you want to keep your child close to you for safety factors, too bad.

Fortunately, the bill still has to be sent to Gov. Laura Kelly, who is known for vetoing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, so I still hold out hope for a brighter outcome, but this does not change the sentiments of hate that still hang in the air.

In all honesty, I couldn’t care less about the money this may cost government entities or the fines that could be enacted. I care about all the trans people who live in fear.

I care about all the trans people who are being forced to hide who they are because people are too uncomfortable with a thought foreign to them because they don’t know what it’s like to wake up in

a body that doesn’t feel like yours. They can’t understand the feeling of cursing God because he put them in the wrong body. They don’t know what it’s like to just want the right to use the bathroom and be told they’re a predator and a villain. Because, to put it simply, the people who control our government lack the empathy needed to walk in someone else’s shoes, and, frankly, that is frightening.

I am truly heartbroken at Kansas lawmakers’ decisions right now to prioritize their own distasteful agenda over the people they swore to serve. I’ll leave off with a quote from Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and transgender woman after she sat through the harrowing debate about her own rights, because I believe she encapsulates the grief surrounding this decision perfectly:

“I have sat here for five and a half hours and listened to this entire room debate my humanity and my ability to participate in the most basic functions of society,” Boatman said. “And from the bottom of my heart, I hope none of you have to ever sit through something like that.”

Pride in the hearts of all Americans:

The Ulrich Museum of Art celebrates spring exhibitions

BY PEYTON ECK

eckpeyton3@gmail.com

The Ulrich Museum of Art welcomed guests for its spring exhibitions despite the cold on Jan. 29, breaking in the new year and semester with a celebration.

The festivities were certainly reminiscent of a New Year’s ball, with familiar Ulrich halls decorated in blue, silver and gold in the event’s theme, “Ad Astra.”

The theme was a nod to the event date coinciding with the celebration of Kansas Day. Kansas’ motto, “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” is Latin for “to the stars through difficulties.”

According to pamphlets handed out at the event, the spring exhibitions unite to “explore identity, history, and community in diverse exhibitions that offer a rich tapestry of perspectives and invite reflection and dialogue.”

“It’s a goal to get everyone thinking,” Taryn Trapani, the Ulrich’ art registrar, said. Faces both fresh and familiar join the Ulrich this semester, with “Anne Samat: Avatars” and “Taiomah Rutledge: Origins/Evolutions” on display. The solo artist exhibitions are accompanied by the faculty exhibit, “SYMBOLS OF GREATNESS: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History;” the final phase of the Ulrich Co-Lab, “With, Not For: Centering Community, Connection, and Identity;” and the Ulrich Docents Pop-Up Exhibition.

“Avatars” and “Origins/Evolutions” explore cultural history and modern identity, while “SYMBOLS OF GREATNESS” and “With, Not For” question the responsibilities of a museum and its mission to its people. The Ulrich Docents Pop-Up shares the inspiration found by the Ulrich docents, who act as voluntary guides, in the Ulrich Collection.

Taiomah Rutledge performed using his family drum with his brother, Kineu. Rutledge participated in the third Ulrich Co-Lab phase, “Homegrown,” and is now part of a new series, “In Place.” “In Place” features Wichita-based solo artists and will reflect the diversity of experiences and creative processes in the Wichita art community. Rutledge is the first and only returning artist for “In Place,” with the other three featured artists being new to the Ulrich.

“It’s a huge opportunity, and it’s a huge honor, and it’s also very intimidating at the same time,” Rutledge said.

Alongside Rutledge were a number of faculty creatives from the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries. This year’s faculty exhibit takes its name and theme from Executive Order 14253, which targeted historical revisionism and “other improper partisan ideology”, and was conceptualized by former Ulrich curator Jo Reinert.

“To me,” associate professor of photo media Jennifer Ray said, “there has long been a movement in all of the museums I have worked in and been

We try to represent the university all over the place. That means that oftentimes our work isn’t as visible locally.

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familiar with, to broaden the range of voices that are represented and to specifically look for voices that haven’t historically made it into the history books. I think that’s one thing this show is trying to address. To me, that is the point of museums.”

The Faculty Exhibition, formerly known as the Faculty Biennial, is also a venue for ADCI faculty to show the work they do outside of education.

“We try to represent the university all over the place,” Robert Bubp, graduate coordinator and professor of painting and drawing, said. “That means that oftentimes our work isn’t as visible locally, so it’s really important - and we’re fortunate - that the museum allows us to do this. We aren’t only teachers. We’re also making art as well.”

The opening celebration marks the beginning of a full spring schedule with the full list available in the Ulrich’s physical newsletter and on its website.

“We’re all excited to be back for the semester,” Trapani said.

REVIEW: Like scientists to a flame, students experience a tragic tale of ‘Fire of Love’

BY LIBERTY THOMPSON liberty_thompson@icloud.com

A small crowd couldn’t dim the enthusiasm of Melissa Scruggs, Wichita State’s resident volcanologist, who excitedly introduced herself to the room before the free showing of “Fire of Love” on Thursday. “Fire of Love” is a 2022 documentary covering the lives, love and ultimately tragic deaths of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. The documentary originally showcased at the Sundance Film Festival and later received awards including the Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture and a Peabody Award.

The documentary was a rollercoaster of emotions, explosions, and excellence. It has an odd sense of humor — strangely reminiscent of a Wes Anderson classic. The Kraffts make the documentary easy to watch with their dry wit. The stunning imagery comes second to the emotional nature of the subjects, whose passion for their life’s work shines through the film. While maybe not a “must watch,” this film is certainly a good watch.

The documentary’s subjects, Catherine Josephine Conrad and Morice Paul Krafft, who later Americanized their names into Katia and Maurice, met during their studies at the University of

Strasbourg. Katia graduated with degrees in physics and chemistry, and Maurice finished his varied education alongside her. The pair are joyous and lighthearted, riffing with the other and delivering soft handed insults like bickering pensioners.

The two were married in 1970 and honeymooned, as all volcanologists do, on the volcanic island of Stromboli.

During their honeymoon, they captured its near continuous eruption. The picturesque cinematography of their travels invoked a deep sense of wonder, resulting in “oohs” and “ahhs” from the audience.

The Kraffts had a reputation among other volcanologists for often being the first to arrive on the scene of erupting volcanoes. Perhaps their biggest impact was resulting from their footage of the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption in Columbia. The eruption had led to what would become known as the Armero tragedy, when lahar, a violent volcanic mudslide, came down upon unprepared towns near the base of the volcano. The audience held their breath during the intense scenes of despair and destruction.

The Kraffts are credited with helping convince people, including the then President of the Philippines, that an

evacuation was necessary.

Katia and Maurice’s love story burned out far too soon when they met a tragic end in the pyroclastic flow of the 1991 eruption of Mount Unzen in Japan. Their bodies were recovered beside each other.

Two items were recovered with their bodies and used to identify them — a camera and a watch.

The narrator speaks in a more solemn tone during these scenes, showing a sign of respect and appreciation for the Kraffts.

The Q&A following the showing was short but enlightening. Professor Scruggs seemed eager to answer questions and excited by the idea of talking about her work.

“In my perspective … they (the Kraffts) did take some unnecessary risks,” Scruggs said. “But at the same time, the risk that they took produced footage that helped to save lives … I think that I hope to either die in my sleep after a long happy life, surrounded by my family, or at the base of a volcano.”

If you missed this one, worry not. Wichita State has semifrequent movie showings.

The next one on the events calendar is Black History Month Movie Night featuring “Marshall” at Hubbard Hall on Thursday, February 12th. “Fire of Love” can be streamed on Hulu or Disney+.

DOWNTOWN DISSENT

Wichitans join other cities in nationwide coordinated protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement

EMERGING LEADERS

Tuesday, Feb. 3

11 a.m. - noon

Rhatigan Student Center

Learn and grow as a leader through interactive workshops and discussions. Attendees will build leadership skills, connect with peers and gain hands-on experience.

BLACK FUTURES LAB

Tuesday, Feb. 3

2 - 5 p.m.

Rhatigan Student Center

Join a networking and resource event intended to connect students with campus partners, mentors and other opportunities. Stop by to meet new people and build connections.

FAIRMOUNT COLLEGE HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS

Tuesday, Feb. 3

2 p.m.

Wiedemann Hall

Join Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in inducting three distinguished alumni into the hall of fame. Inductees are Warren Pickett, Robert Shields and Scott Stucky.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. TULSA Tuesday, Feb. 3

6 p.m.

Charles Koch Arena

Come celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day as the women’s basketball team takes on Tulsa in conference play. Current students can get free digital tickets.

I HEART SAC WEEK Wednesday, Feb. 4

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Rhatigan Student Center

Show your support for the Student Activities Council, learn about upcoming events and pick up some free SAC swag at the SAC table in the RSC.

MEN’S BASKETBALL VS CHARLOTTE

Wednesday, Feb. 4

6:30 p.m.

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