Wichita State University students narrowly defeated the Shock the Future referendum to fund academic facilities improvements by 107 votes.

Students voted online Monday through Wednesday. The certified voting results from the web-based program Simply Voting were opened after voting ended at 5 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 6) by Director of Student Involvement Nancy Loosle. Loosle was accompanied by several administrators and students including Student Government President Shelby Rowell, SGA Interim Vice President Matt Madden and SGA Treasurer Stella Yang.