Construction at Wichita State will not stop with Shocker Hall in August.

Instead, WSU President John Bardo will shift focus to innovating different parts of the campus, including eventually tearing down Wheatshocker Apartments. Bardo said by October 2014, Wheatshocker will be gone and construction will begin on a new building in its place.

“I have looked into every scenario,” Bardo said. “To renovate would cost more than a new building and in the end we would just have an old building still.”

But for recent Wheatshocker residents, saying goodbye to their apartment complex is going to be hard.

 “I’m feeling really bad,” graduate student Kaushik Grandhi said. “I don’t want to leave the Wheatshocker and you’re going to get that response from everyone here.”

Grandhi feels a sense of community from living at Wheatshocker because of community events and activities they do together. For example, students cook meals for each other and have birthday parties.

He feels it’s more than just a building — it’s a unique community. He and other students also feel strongly about it because of the opportunity to make their own food.

Many international students feel it’s going to be hard to not have their own kitchen as Wheatshocker provides rooms with a kitchen.

“We hope that Wheatshocker residents make a move with us,” said Katie Austin, associate director for Residence Life. “There will always be Fairmount Towers as an option for international students and families who need a little more privacy and space.”

Some students who do not live at Wheatshocker are excited about the changes to campus and feel they are long overdue, such as senior Hannah Eakin.

“The housing available on campus is not up to par,” Eakin said. “Other colleges offer better, newer options.”

But, Bardo said, leading the way when it comes to student housing is exactly what the administration is trying to do by building Shocker Hall.

“Shocker Hall is one of a kind,” Bardo said. “Other colleges in the state have renovated but none have built a dorm like ours.”

Wheatshocker and Braeburn Golf Course are scheduled to be the next projects for destruction after the completion of Shocker Hall in August. It still doesn’t mean some students won’t be upset about moving on.

“It’s saddening to see it go,” junior Alex Diaz said. “I was a residence assistant and there are many memories here, but I know it’s better for WSU.”