Custom Archive Template Part

<div class="mpostfeed <?php echo $req_year.'-'.$req_month.'-'.$req_day;?>-archives archive-template" >
    <header class="header">
        <h1 class="mp-main-title"><?php
        if ( is_day() ) { printf( __( 'Daily Archives: %s', 'Evyr2014' ), get_the_time(get_option('date_format') ) ); }
        elseif ( is_month() ) { printf( __( 'Monthly Archives: %s', 'Evyr2014' ), get_the_time('F Y') ); }
        elseif ( is_year() ) { printf( __( 'Yearly Archives: %s', 'Evyr2014' ), get_the_time('Y') ); }
        else { _e( 'Archives', 'Evyr2014' ); }
        ?></h1>
    </header>
    <ul>
    <?php
        /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
        --Set up the arguments for the query, including the paginated aspect--
        --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
        $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
        evyr2014_date_from_url();
        global $req_day, $req_month, $req_year, $the_query;
        if($req_day & $req_month & $req_year){
            $args = array(
            'post_type' => 'post',
            'cat' => '-14',
            'date_query' => array(
                    array(
                        'day' => $req_day,
                        'year' => $req_year,
                        'month'=> $req_month,
                    )
                ),
            'posts_per_page' => 10,
            'paged' => $paged
            );
        }elseif(empty($req_day)){
            $args = array(
            'post_type' => 'post',
            'cat' => '-14',
            'date_query' => array(
                    array(
                        'year' => $req_year,
                        'month'=> $req_month,
                    )
                ),
            'posts_per_page' => 10,
            'paged' => $paged
            );
        }else{
            $args = array(
            'post_type' => 'post',
            'cat' => '-14',
            'date_query' => array(
                    array(
                        'month'=> $req_month,
                    )
                ),
            'posts_per_page' => 10,
            'paged' => $paged
            );
        }

        /*-------------------------------------------------
        --Retrieve the query based on the above arguments--
        -------------------------------------------------*/
        $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
        if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) :
            while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
            /*---------------------
            --Begin the post item--
            ---------------------*/
            ?>
            <li class="post-item">
                <a href="<?php echo the_permalink();?>">
                    <span class="featured-bg">
                        <?php
                        if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
                            the_post_thumbnail();
                        }else{ ?>
                            <span class="fp-holder"></span>
                        <?php }
                        ?>
                    </span>
                </a>
                <a href="<?php echo get_permalink();?>" class="mp-title"><?php the_title();?></a>
                <span class="mp-excerpt"><?php the_excerpt();?></span>
                <span class="mp-panel">
                    <span class="mp-date">
                        <?php
                            /*--------------------------------------------------
                            --Sets up the Date in [Month] [Day], [Year] Format--
                            --------------------------------------------------*/
                            the_time('F d, Y');
                        ?>
                    </span>
                    <span class="mp-postcount">
                        <?php
                        /*--Retrieve the post view count for the designated post--*/
                        echo getPostViews(get_the_ID());
                        ?>
                    </span>
                    <a href="<?php echo get_permalink();?>" class="mp-readmore">Read More</a>
                    <span class="divider"></span>
                </span>
            </li><!--/.post-item-->
        <?php

          ?>
          <?php endwhile; ?>
    </ul>
    <?php
    get_template_part('assets/parts/feed', 'pagination');
    /*---------------------------------
    --Reset the arguments and query,---
    --So that multiple queries may be--
    --set up in a template-------------
    ---------------------------------*/
    wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
    <?php else:
      //Do Nothing
    endif; ?>

</div>