The Saint :: Issue 11

The Longest Ride | 6

OCD is not a joke Mary Pyper informs you about why people need to stop self diagnosing themselves with obsessive compuslive disorder

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Volume 34, Issue 11

>>NEWS Tully Cross | 2

An update from our friends in Tully Cross and the adventures AQ students have gone on overseas

A Dynamic Duo | 3

Culture Editor Abigale Racine features Aquinas’ hardworking dynamic duo in Campus Life

>>CULTURE I Hate Hamlet | 5

Staff Writer Nathan Gimby previews this upcoming AQ Theater play

SaintTalks | 6

Saint Reporter Liz Ptasynski reviews the media forum and the speakers

>>SPORTS Men’s Baseball | 7 Staff Writer Simone Martens gives you an update on AQ’s Men’s Baseball Women’s Softball| 8

Staff Writer Zoe Harmon fills you in onthe Women’s Softball season so far and what to look forward to

Plymouth Whalers | 7

Is it almost summer?

Aquinas Celebrates Outstanding Women Students, staff, faculty, and alumni gather to award this year’s outstanding women in the Wege Ballroom

By Natalie Przybyla Staff Writer

personal and professional c o mme nts ab o ut the o uts tanding women, explaining why they

number of different reasons, so the event is made out to be pretty diverse. The strong women of AQ

Wo m e n a r e n o m i n a t e d f o r being passionate and hardOn April 29, Aquinas will working members of the AQ present awards commun ity. to women who The passion are outstanding that exists in members of the their everyday Aquinas College job, whether that c o m m u n i t y. be student, staff These women m e m b e r, f a c u l t y o r will assemble and alumna, making a conquer in the mar k and living th e We g e B a l l r o o m t o A Q mission . congratulate those It will be who were nominated inter estin g to listen by someone also from to the heart-felt Aquinas College, letters for these whether it be staff, astounding women s t u d e n t s , f ac ulty, o r read by the people alumni. who nominated In the past, the them. One would Outstanding AQ not want to miss Wo m a n Awa r d s something as was held in the incredible as this.

Donnelly Center, Women are not often where many other r ecognized f or th eir W o m e n ’s S t u d i e s achievements and events frequently this event creates p o p u p . L a s t ye a r, strides in advocating the outcome of f or gender eq uality.

COURTESY ANDRIS VISOCKIS people crowded the Congratulations s m a l l ve n u e , s o the Celebrating the Women of AQ: The 13th Annual Outstanding Woman Awards will take place on April 29 in the g o o u t t o a l l t h i s Wege Ballroom and honors AQ students, faculty, staff and alumni who have impacted the community.

Director of Women’s y e a r ’s n o m i n e e s Studies, Amy as well as past Du n h a m S trand, alo ngs ide o the r we re a go o d fit fo r the award. are recognized for the hard work w i n n e r s o f t h e a w a r d s . Yo u members of the Jane Hibbard N o minatio ns e nde d o n Apr il and per sever en ce. all have worked so hard for I d e m a Wo m e n ’s S t u d i e s C e n t e r, 10, b ut it hap p e ns e ve ry ye ar, so M a n y n o m i n e e s w i l l h e a r it and definitely deserve the decided it would be best to move no wo rrie s , if yo u mis s e d it th is their letter s r ead out loud to the r ecognition . u p o n t h e v e n u e l a d d e r t o t h e ye ar. crowd on April 29, and yes, there Ballroom.

The Wo me n’s Studie s C e nter will be tear s.

T h e n o m i n a t i o n p r o c e s s i s m a k e s a n e x c e l l e n t e f f o r t e ve r y The award ceremony will r e l a t i ve l y quic k and s imp le . ye ar fo r this e ve nt. take place f r om 11:30 a.m to 1:30 “ Yo u c o u l d g e t n o m i n a t e d T h i s y e a r , n o m i n e e s a r e p.m, with lun ch being pr ovided. on our website,” said Dunham really excited for it, especially T h e n o m i n e e s w i l l t h e n b e S t r a n d . “A l e t t e r w r i t t e n t o t h e s inc e this ye ar is the firs t w her e presented with special awards for n o m i n e e i s re quire d in o rde r fo r a d j u n c t p r o f e s s o r s c a n a l s o b e r ecogn ition of their commitmen t i t t o b e r e a d b y the w rite r b e fo re nominated for an award. Though and contr ibution to th e A q uinas t h e a wa r d is p re s e nte d.” e ve r y wo m a n i s a f f i l i a t e d w i t h community, whether on campus T h e l e t t e r w i l l i n c l u d e Aquinas , all are no minate d for a or not.

Spring Formal brings dance and fun to City Flats

AQ hosts well-known slam poet for Contemporary Writers Series

By Chuck Hyde Opinion Editor

COURTESY ANDRIS VISOCKIS

Ain’t No Party Like an AQ Party: This year’s Spring Formal was held at City Flats Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.

By Liz Ptaszynski The Saint Reporter With the slow but steady increase in temperature and dreadful hovering deadlines, students are sadly reminded of what time of year it is. With just a few short weeks until the end of classes, students are encouraged to simply ignore that ever present temptation of Netflix, and focus on that “final push” to the end of the semester.

However last Saturday night, Aquinas students were offered the opportunity to relieve some of that stress and create some unforgettable memories at the Annual Spring Formal put on by the Aquinas Programming Board (AQPB).

The event took place at 8 p.m. and went on through the night until it concluded at midnight, at the luxurious City Flats Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. With tasty food and bumping music the event promised to be one that would go down in AQ history.

Students couldn’t help but gasp in amazement as they walked into the hotel.

The hall was decorated beautifully with elegant floral center pieces sitting at every table, comfortable lounging corners where guests could relax, and a funky black light that set the tone for the entire night.

The night began with gourmet appetizers that could seemed to make every student feel like royalty. With fresh bruschetta, delicious hamburger sliders, and

chocolate-covered strawberries, the food was nothing short of glamorous, and was a pleasant change from the tedious ramen noodle diet that most of us are so used to.

It was shortly after the scrumptious food that the dance floor was opened up and the real party was able to begin. Spirits were high as the DJ catered to every student’s dancing needs.

With a shift from latin music, to pop, to 90s hip hop, the music took students on an unforgettable journey. Some simply just jammed to the crushing beats of Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, and of course the irresistible rhythm of Backstreet Boys, while others dared to start their own dance-off circle. Good vibes seemed to transcend through all the guests and they couldn’t help but have an amazing time.

“I had a great time at formal,” said sophomore Tom Sanchez. “The dance was well set up, and the music and entrees were awesome. I was able to have so much fun with my friends and date.”

City Flats Hotel was the place to be for Aquinas students last Saturday. Along with a talented DJ, and mouth-watering food, the atmosphere was nothing but positive and fun. AQPB outdid themselves once again with Spring Formal. Guests seemed to have an amazing time and were able to take a much-needed moment of relaxation before the stress from weeks to come could touch them.

I firs t b e c ame aware o f Sar ah Kay through my high school p o e try c las s .

As a final p ro j e c t, we we re to w rite a s lam p o e m and p e rfor m i t i n c l a s s . O u r t e a c h e r s h o we d us several poets, but Kay left an impression on much of the class. Her passionate poems were the goal, though none of them manage d to re ac h he r s kill level in the s ho rt time o f the c las s .

Sarah Kay is a nationally renowned poet, and her work has made appearances in different fo rms o f me dia.

K a y s t a r t e d yo u n g ; s h e wa s only 14 when she first performed h e r p o e t r y. M a n y k n o w h e r thro ugh De f Po e try Jam o n HBO .

She made an ap p e aranc e o n th e s ho w that was fo llo we d b y a win at N atio nal Po e try Slam.

Kay has also given TED talks, received honorary doctorates, and performed all over the world.

Her poetry focuses on a va r i e t y o f i s s u e s , l a r g e l y t h o s e that s he fac e s in he r o w n life .

In her poem entitled “B,” Kay describes relating the lessons she has learned to her hypothetical daughter. It is filled with emotion and s e lf-re fle c tio n, us ing c lever image ry and wo rdp lay to p ain t a p i c t u r e o f g r o w i n g u p . Pe r h a p s he r mo s t famo us p ie c e , “B” was performed at TED and other ve nue s , o nline and o the rw is e.

Alo ngs ide he r p o e try, K ay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E., a group that uses poetry and s p o ke n wo rd to te ac h o the rs .

The o rganizatio n us e p o ems to motivate and inspire students, combining performance with classroom education and traveling a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y. K a y wo r k s

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Contemporary Writers Series: Slam Poet Sarah Kay brings poetry and a message. with f ellow poets Ph il Kaye and F r a n n y C h o i t o d e ve l o p p o e t r y an d oth er education al pr ogr ams.

Pr oject V.O .I.C.E. has ach ieved a l o t o f a c c l a i m , w i n n i n g a wa r d s f r om sever al n ation al education gr oups.

Kay has also released No Matter the Wreckage, a compilation of poetry from her first ten years. She has collaborated to write a musical titled Adding Up, an illustrated version of “B,” and a one woman show called Sq uar e O n e. Thr ough out, she has continued performing and helping with numerous charitable organizations in India an d other un der pr ivileged par ts of the wor ld.

Sarah Kay is a well-known and well-lauded poet, and Aquinas College has had the honor of h ostin g her on - campus

on Tuesday, A pr il 14.

Make sure to look into the many different projects (creative an d oth er wise) that she h as put out dur in g h er car eer.

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THE SAINT | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

Aquinas: Lecture Series comes to a close by exploring eighth president of the U.S.

Michigan: Cedar Springs residents recall deadly Palm Sunday tornado

National: Coachella wraps the first weekend of the music festival

World: America and Cuba break the ice and make history

As part of AQ’s ongoing Lectures Series, Wege Ballroom hosted “Plain Catholics of the North: Martin Van Buren and the Politics of Religion in the Making of the Democratic Party, 1825-1835″ on April 14. The topic discussed involved Martin Van Buren’s establishment of the new national Catholic party, following the War of 1812.

Fifty years after a deadly tornado tore through Cedar Springs, MI, survivors banded together to remember the destruction it caused on Palm Sunday in 1965. The violent F-4 twister touched down, killing five people, injuring 150 others, and damaging $15 million dollars in local property.

Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival, one of the country’s biggest and most celebrated musical event, attracted tens of thousands of fans to the desert east of Los Angeles on April 10. During two fun-filled weekends Coachella is surrounded by enthusiastic music fans, countless celebrities, and all-star bands.

U.S. President, Barack Obama, met with Cuban President, Raul Castro, on the sidelines of the Summit of All Americans. After almost half a century of a total freeze on diplomatic ties, the two countries’ leaders are ready to officially normalize relationships and create cooperation.

Studying Abroad: Update from Tully Cross

World News

Beyond Politics: T.S. Eliot and Christoper Dawson A colloquium on religion and culture was presented by GVSU English professor and AQ’s own John Pinheiro

kyle cascarelli | the saint reporter

By Matthew Morales The Saint Reporter

COURTESY KYLE CASCARELLI

For nearly fifty years, Aquinas College has sent a group of students to live and study in Tullycross, a rural village situated in the heart of Ireland’s ‘Wild Atlantic Way.’ Mountains carve the landscape, and it’s only a ten-minute walk in virtually any direction. It is a program truly unlike any other, encouraging students to knit themselves within the fabric of the town, serving as interns at various community development organizations, becoming involved in town activities, and forming close bonds with locals. The town itself takes a full day of travel to reach by bus and is unlike anything most of us had ever experienced. Tullycross consists of essentially a single road with two pubs, a church, the 9 thatch-roof cottages that house the students, and acres of rolling farmland. However, as breath taking as the scenery is, the town’s beauty lies somewhere deeper. There is a deep sense of community here, and it is a community that is not only willing, but excited to make us a part of it.

In the words of graduating senior, Taylor Nefcy: “The town of Tullycross has so graciously welcomed the Aquinas students to become a part of their community. I am an out-of-state student, and I have lived in several different states and many countries around the world, but I can honestly say that I have never experienced a more wonderful place than Tullycross. It has forever stolen my heart.”

There has definitely been plenty of time to hike mountains, walk ocean trails, drink tea by a turf fire, or a pint in the pub, however the program is indeed rooted in study. Though its approach to education is unlike what we experience at home, it still comes with its own set of challenges, all with the aim of more deeply ingraining students within the culture and community. The three core classes are Irish History, Literature, and Culture, the study of which has helped us to engage more intelligently with locals, and appreciate more deeply each of the sites we’ve managed to visit in our time here.

Living in such incredible place with a limited time can definitely be daunting, but our professors, Dan and Kate Diedrich, have helped each of us learn to slow ourselves down, in order that we may reflect upon and truly experience and enjoy each moment as fully as possible. One way they’ve managed to do this is by requiring us to keep a regular journal of key events; though it was daunting at first, it seems to have made poets of us all. We’ve each learned to express our feelings and recount our experiences in new and profound ways, making the memory of each even stronger. This was particularly important as we embarked on our twelveday spring break trips, during which I backpacked four cities through Northern Italy alongside four others classmates.

The intentionality that had gone into our time in Ireland definitely made better travellers out of us, each day made more meaningful as we slowed down and took in all that each city had to offer.

Not only have Dan and Kate’s approach allowed us to more deeply appreciate each moment abroad, but in spending so much time articulating your thoughts, you begin to learn quite a lot about yourself.

In the words of junior Anne Morrrow: “I’ve learned so much about myself as an individual and have had experiences that will better me for my future. I’ve learned to better appreciate the things I have and truly value the good relationships and opportunities in my life. I’m forever grateful for my Tullycross experience.”

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Nuclear concerns: South Asia and Pakistan become the world’s most concerning countries regarding nuclear energy.

By Tom Doetsch The Saint Reporter T h i s w e e k ’s w o r l d n e w s includes the biggest heist i n L o n d o n h i s t o r y, n u c l e a r negotiations with Iran, and a n u c l e a r f e u d b e t w e e n Pa k i s t a n and India.

Over Easter weekend the biggest heist to ever occur in E n g l i s h h i s to ry hap p e ne d at the Hatton Garden Safety Deposit B o x Va u l t . T h e L o n d o n p o l i c e f o r c e a r e s t i l l i n ve s t i g a t i n g t h e i n c i d e n t a nd have no s ub s tantial leads at this current time. A Wa s h i n g t o n Po s t r e p o r t e r s a i d , “Local Media believe that the gang tunneled through a wall t h e n r e p e l l e d d o w n a n e l e va t o r shaft to obtain access to the vault, w h e r e t h e y c o uld’ve s to le n up to s e ve n t y b o x e s o f d i a m o n d s a n d g o l d wo r t h up to thre e hundre d million dollars.” The whole co m m u n i t y is in s ho c k that this wo u l d o cc ur, s o me c an’t fatho m it. A bystander who witnessed the i n c i d e n t s a i d , “ I t ’s a l m o s t l i k e a m i l i t a r y o p e r a t i o n , a n d t h a t ’s w h a t ’s s ca r y.”

Uncertainty and distrust define the situation between Iran a n d t h e Unite d State s, e sp e cially i n r e l a t i o n to the ne go tiatio ns o f the nuclear weapons. Thomas E r b d r i n k , a w rite r fo r The N e w Yo r k T i m e s, w ro te in an artic le ,

“A l i K h a m e n e i , t h e n a t i o n ’s s u p r e m e l e a d e r, s a y s ‘ s a n c t i o n s should be lifted altogether on the s ame day o f the agre e me nt, n ot s i x m o n t h s o r o n e ye a r l a t e r. ’ ” If a deal is ever achieved that would most likely mean that the sanctions on Iran would be immediately lifted. Other tensions may rise since Khamenei has been antagonizing Saudi Arabia’s new leaders, calling them names such as “inexperienced yo ungs te rs .”

Nuclear energy and warheads a r e a m a j o r c o n t r o ve r s i a l t o p i c i n t o d a y ’s p o l i t i c s a n d o n e country that has skyrocketed f r o m t h i s i s Pa k i s t a n . T h e N e w Yo r k T i m e s w r o t e a n a r t i c l e o n n u c l e a r d e ve l o p m e n t s i n S o u t h As ia and Pakis tan ap p e are d a s a fro ntrunne r. “Pakis tan, w ith the wo r l d ’s f a s t e s t - g r o w i n g n u c l e a r arsenal, is unquestionably the biggest concern; one reinforced by several recent developments... d e ve l o p i n g s h o r t - r a n g e t a c t i c a l nuclear weapons whose only p urp o s e is us e o n the b attle field in a war agains t India.”

On a cold and rainy evening, a Catholic Studies Colloquium was the perfect e v e n t t o e s c a p e t h e d r e a r y d a y.

O n A p r i l 9 , a t 7 p . m . , D r. B e n Lockerd, English professor of G r a n d Va l l e y S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, a n d D r. J o h n P i n h e i r o , H i s t o r y professor of our very own A q u i n a s C o l l e g e , s p o k e o n T. S .

Eliot and Christopher Dawson and their ideas on religion and culture.

Beginning with a moving i n v o c a t i o n b y A Q ’s C h a p l a i n Father Stan and an introduction

by Aquinas Theologian D r. D e n n i s M a r s h a l l , t h e colloquium was heavily based u p o n D r. B e n L o c k e r d ’s p a p e r t i t l e d “ B e y o n d P o l i t i c s : T. S .

Eliot and Christopher Dawson on Religion and Culture.”

To p i c s o f t h e n i g h t p r e s e n t e d f r o m D r . L o c k e r d ’s p a p e r included the struggle between religion and government, the importance of Christopher D a w s o n ’s w o r k i n f l u e n c i n g T. S . E l i o t , a n d t h e i n f l u e n c e o f religion on culture.

As a prolific writer on T. S . E l i o t a n d a p a s t p r e s i d e n t o f t h e T. S . E l i o t S o c i e t y, D r .

Lockerd offered an immense amount of information that g a ve t h e a u d i e n c e i n s i g h t o n t h e reasoning and ideas behind the famous poet and literary critic.

F o l l o w i n g u p D r. L o c k e r d w a s t h e A q u i n a s P r o f e s s o r, D r.

J o h n P i n h e i r o . D r. P i n h e i r o i s o n e o f A q u i n a s C o l l e g e ’s e l i t e group of History professors and an avid enthusiast of C h r i s t o p h e r D a w s o n ’s commentary and writings on religion and culture.

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P i n h e i r o ’s c o m m e n t a r y p r o v e d essential to understanding the overall ideas of Dawson by providing background and commentary of his own on the relevance of the topics in

t o d a y ’s w o r l d . T h e C o l l o q u i u m ended with some questions from the audience concerning the decline of Christian ideas and culture in society today and how Christopher Dawson a n d T. S . E l i o t w o u l d c o m m e n t about it.

The colloquium was extremely helpful for the Aquinas College student who wanted to understand more about the role that Catholicism, and religion overall, has on c u l t u r e . M u c h wa s t a l k e d a b o u t on the topic of the importance of religion in culture. Specifically talked about was why the search for truth that religious liberal arts colleges have are crucial to critically analyzing t h e i d e a s t h a t e x i s t t o d a y.

In an interview after the colloquium, Dr. Pinheiro explained: “It is always a beneficial thing and learning moment when students participate in an event that is designed for scholars to share their research.”

The overall opinion of the event rested in positive conversation on the importance that religion has on culture.

D r. P i n h e i r o m a d e a s t r o n g point in saying, “Now more than ever is it important in learning from Dawson.”

For those who feel that the world today is battling with the religious values that are vital to culture, a good place to start learning more is with the writings of Christopher D a w s o n a n d T. S E l i o t .

International Student Profile:

Annabelle Li

By Veronica Burns Staff Writer Annabelle Li is a sophomore international student here at Aquinas who is always ready for the next adventure.

Li recently got to fly home to Shanghai, China before heading to Germany for the Tübingen study abroad program.

When it comes to traveling, Li is a pro. She said,“I like being free and in new places. I like to see different [things] and experience differently.

Different cultures give me life feelings, and help me to be more positive than what I expected. I think that’s the reason why I like traveling and moving.

I walk around by myself and go to local places.”

Knowing English, Mandarin Chinese, and German also makes traveling easier for her. Other places she’s visited include: Cambodia, France, Netherland, and Belgium.She is hoping to do more traveling for her future career. She is majoring in International Business and Mathematics, with plans of getting a job possibly in banking, investing, venture capital, or another related field.

Aquinas is the first place Li has

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International Student: Annabelle Li is an active member in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Department. studied abroad, and where she has had her first experience in the United States.

The decision for her to choose AQ was simple, saying, “I want to experience differently and go some place without a lot of Chinese people around. But when I’m into Aquinas, I learn something different. The respect between teachers and students. It’s more fair than in China. Professors are nice.”

News Editors Anna Musiyenko & Chucky Blackmore E-mail saint.editors@aquinas.edu

G e t t i n g i n vo l ve d o n c a m p u s is something Li enjoys about her experience here. She is an active member in Aquinas College Programming Board, and was an orientation leader this past fall. Getting to help the students transition to the college, and meeting so many new people is a lot of fun for her.

She said her experience here also includes, “[having] lots of chances

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to speak English. It’s also easy to get involved in local life, experience American culture. Grand Rapids is small and quiet place, it’s good for me to study and won’t be bother from outside,” while adding, “[Aquinas] is a nice and small liberal art college.

Professors know most of students on campus. Quiet and respectful, but not really diversity.”

Getting involved on campus is something she enjoys. Li works in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Department, ran by Latoya Booker, on campus as a Diversity Assistant.

Li said her work includes, “helping people to understand diversity better and to help people recognize there are a lot of problems and how to figure out [what’s] unfair.

She’s enjoyed her experience in America so far, and when asked to compare it to life in China, she said, “ [it’s] different, but depends on the city,” while also noting, “There are a lot of people in China. But in Grand Rapids, it’s quiet but cold.” When it comes to American food, a cheeseburger is her favorite.

Li is in Germany until the end of July, and she will get to spend time with her parents before heading back to AQ for the Fall semester. She loves meeting new people, so if you get a chance, say hello if you see her when she’s back on campus.

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THE SAINT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

myActions andAQ’s Sustainability initiative

The Dynamic Duo spread their AQ love Campus Life gives AQ students opportunities for so much more than free pizza in-class learning was a huge part of who I was. I wanted to help students have that type of experience where leadership skills are gained and memories made.

Hall says New Student Orientation is one of her favorite aspects of her job. “The months of planning come together and to life for us.

Orientation leaders and resident assistants make you fall in love with Aquinas over and over again. New students and their families arrive trusting us to solidify that college choice. I love knowing that the team we have assembled will make this place a home for

“I always had a passion for planning

By Abigale Racine events; I love Aquinas and I jumped at Culture Editor the opportunity to provide services to the students. This place has been my home Campus Life director Heather Hall and for the past 11 years and I want to make it associate director, Tim Ramsay, spend an special for the students here,” said Ramsay. average of 40-50 hours a week working “I consider my job as a privilege; being to provide for the Aquinas student body. able to cultivate young leaders, teaching Ramsay reveals that sometimes his career leadership skills, work directly with student demands more than those mere 50 hours, organizations to plan campus-wide events, and Hall agrees, saying that their jobs are a and overall being an active member of the seven day operation.

AQ community.”

Working out of an office located in He strongly believes that the skills the lower Moose, Campus Life is always acquired at jam packed with Aquinas, in and out promotional of the classroom, t - s h i r t s , have aided him informational signs, personally and and campaign professionally. buttons. There’s “Students that usually candy too. graduate from Besides candyAQ are passionate bearing, it is citizens,” said Campus Life’s duty R a m s a y. “ T h e (and pleasure) to leadership connect with the opportunities that community here are learned outside at Aquinas--this of the classroom entails planning and will benefit anyone organizing events, in the professional attending meetings, world. [Campus interacting with L i f e ’s ] m a i n students and p urp o s e is to alumni, and serving provide a place on committees. where all students However, Hall can call AQ home. and Ramsay are no It is challenging strangers to busyto have two people work. manage the Heather Hall, Campus Life office, a Pennsylvania so 5 interns assist native, graduated Hall and Ramsay.

ABIGALE RACINE / THE SAINT with honors from The interns We s t m i n s t e r #CampusLife: Tim Ramsay and Heather Hall are the minds behind Campus Life, for this academic College with a providing fun opportunities for students campus wide. year are Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with an emphasis the new students, and I love watching ‘the sophomore Veronica Burns, junior John in Criminal Justice. Her experiences as a click’ throughout the weekend when our Sainz, and seniors Josh Weiland, Madeline leadership consultant for her Sigma Kappa newest students realize that they are going Burns, and Chuck Hyde. Added to the staff for the summer and upcoming school year Sorority, then as an admissions counselor at to graduate from Aquinas College.”

When she is not busy running Aquinas’ includes sophomores Ali Barr and Nick a couple of different institutions, lead toward her decision to attend Grand Valley State campus or drinking hot chocolate in The Gregory and senior Nate Gimby.

“The best part of working for Tim and University for graduate school. In 1999, she Moose, Hall likes to connect with her former completed her Master of Education, with sorority sisters and other friends, watch her Heather is that it feels more like we’re a concentration in College Student Affairs kids play sports, and volunteer in her town working with them than for them,” said of Zeeland.

Veronica Burns.

Leadership.

Tim Ramsay is a Saint through and The humor and compassion is what “While I was a good student in college, I found that my development in my core through. The California native graduated makes Campus Life thrive at Aquinas, and values, my leadership skills, etc. really from Aquinas in 2008 with a degree in April is jam-packed with events, including occurred through the experiences I had Political Science and a minor in History, later Earth Day and Exam Cram. Be sure to look outside the classroom,” said Hall. “I knew earning a Masters in Management in 2013 online at Campus Life’s event calendar for more details. that offering that adjoining opportunity to from AQ as well.

Nationwide website influences AQ’s own students to promote a greener environment

By Carlos Hernandez The Saint Reporter It is no secret that Aquinas College has been striving to be as green of a school as it can possibly be. The school has implemented everything from a terracycling system, to providing the nation’s first Sustainable Business Major.

Consequently, it is no wonder Aquinas students are not only finding new ways to work towards a more sustainable world, but they are getting recognized for their deeds.

A s o f r e c e n t , s t u d e n t s h a ve started logging their activities into a website called myActions.org, a relatively new website dedicated to encouraging college students across the nation to be more sustainable.

What myActions does is set up challenges for the students to fulfill and once the challenge has been met, points will be added to the account, which will translate to a donation to one of four organizations that the student selects from the first time logging in—these organizations involve the American Red Cross, National Parks Conservation Association, Keep America Beautiful, and the World Wildlife Fund. Since its launch, its accumulated network of schools, including Aquinas, have saved roughly 193,600 miles of driving, kept around 416,100 items out of landfills, saved over 193,170 gallons of water, and walked nearly 13,500 miles—numbers which a r e a l l i n c r e a s i n g a s we s p e a k .

A handful of students took part in this movement by joining and, n o t s u r p r i s i n g l y, h a ve r e c e i ve d the Silver Medal of Excellence f r o m t h e w e b s i t e ’s p r e s i d e n t , Kristine Sturgeon. Senior Lane Hokanson works currently as the sustainability intern at the Zero

Getting Down to Business Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Mark O’Toole, offers insight on work and life

By Summer Hutson The Saint Reporter “Luck is when hard work meets opportunity,” said Mark E. O’Toole,Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Aquinas College. I had the opportunity to interview Mr. O’Toole, and I learned a lot about him through his insightful words.

When I first met O’Toole, he gave off the “air” of being strict and all about his business, literally .

I thought for sure that this professor (who wore the nicely pressed tailored suits) was going to be the meanest man alive. But that all changed for me the first day of the spring semester, when I stepped foot in his Business 200 class. O’Toole is a person you can talk with, relate to, and work with. I learned more than just business in the classroom; I learned knowledge, character, teamwork, values, and respect, which are also successful characteristics of business and life.

“In Pittsburgh you learn to work hard at an early age.” Raised by his mother and father along with three brothers, O’Toole said his parents played an instrumental role in their development. His father stressed hard work and working for what you wanted. “If you want more, get a job and earn It.” During the Great Depression, O’Toole’s grandmother died and was unable to take care of his father. His father was only four and his grandad could not take care of him.

He was dropped off at a boarding home

in Pittsburgh. A 15-year-old female, Helen McMuldren, raised his father. She was a strong woman who played a big part in his father’s upbringing. O’Toole refers to her as Grandma Helen, even though they were not related by blood. She took O’Toole’s father in as if he was her own son.

It’s easy to understand how O’Toole’s father played a big role in his life. He was always a positive influence.

“My father treated everyone with respect,

business and teaching. He also had different dreams which sometimes required adjustments. He graduated from Gateway High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh. He once dreamed of playing professional football.

While that dream was never realized, he learned much more about adversity and realized he was the happiest when helping others.

He wanted to help people grow, and he wanted to teach, passing along knowledge and experience. In the middle of his business career, he attended Aquinas College, where he received his master’s degree.

His career started out in sales, but he was willing to take chances and gain additional knowledge.

On more than one occasion, he accepted COURTESY ANDRIS VISOCKIS cross-functional and in return, he was also respected,” said assignments, which helped develop his O’Toole. knowledge of business and people. He His father was an educator for 45 years learned in business that he could help and he believed strongly in values, morals, people grow. It takes a willingness to care and respect for others. His father was also and give, while not expecting anything in his best friend and role model. He passed return. his strength, faith, and sense of fairness to Aquinas College offers these his son Mark. He inspired him to pursue his opportunities every day, helping students goals, and with a passion to teach and pass one on one. O’Toole believes that this makes along knowledge so others can benefit from Aquinas College special, because larger his experiences. schools cannot offer this.

O’toole stated: “The best leaders are O’Toole is very strong, humble, the ones who hire people smarter than demanding, yet compassionate teacher. He themselves, and share their knowledge and states he can be headstrong and opinionated allow others to grow.” at times, but feels blessed that God has O’Toole’s life was not always about guided him.

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Hokanson responded to this by saying, “I think that we’re a small school, and so any time we win an award it feels like a bigger deal because we have to work harder to get that; and I think we do a great job with sustainability, and so it’s important to let others know just how hard we work for it.”

Hokanson is one of 26 students who have worked hard to have the school be recognized by the website for its dedication toward sustainability.

Though only 26 members currently make up Aquinas’ group on the site, Hokanson e n c o u r a g e s e ve r yo n e t o j o i n i n and take the challenge, saying: “I think it’s a really great platform, especially for this college audience and I think that the more connections we can create across the nation, the bigger our impact is going to be.”

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Stop diagnosing your normal behavior as OCD

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APPLAUSE TO...

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7-Eleven, for ‘Bring Your Own Cup Day’;

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disease that affects about 3.3 million Americans at any given time and approximately the 98% of self-diagnosed college students that sort their Skittles before they eat them. 1% of college students have reportedly attempted suicide, but countless have threatened to like, totally kill themselves if they fail statistics this semester. And while you may get a dirty look for calling your friend retarded after they do something embarrassing, it’s completely acceptable to use “gay” and “stupid” interchangeably. So what is it in society that deems some words as unacceptable and offensive, while mental illness and stereotypes are fair game?

Aquinas recently wrapped up their campaign to “Spread the word to end the word,” a movement designed to encourage students to refrain from using the word “retarded”. And while it would be nice to cease from saying anything offensive, educating ourselves about the mental illnesses we self-diagnose

AQPB, for throwing a hoppin’ Spring Formal; Edward Snowden, for reminding us that our “senstive information” is still being monitered; Skyzone goers, for coming back to campus with no serious injuries; The Detroit Tigers, for bringing in a win on opening day; BuzzFeed, for supplying us with an ample amount of corgi videos.

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BuzzFeed, for supplying us with an ample amount of distraction as we approach finals; Coachella, for allowing AC/DC to headline a music festival; Wisconsin, for wanting to rename Lake Michigan ‘Lake Wisconsin’; Ansel Elgort, for skipping out on the MTV Movie Awards; Tax season, for the extra paperwork added to our to-do lists.

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would be an ideal first step.

Everyone loves OCD (or should I say CDO because that’s in alphabetical order). Do you hate when your volume is turned up to an odd number in the car? Do you have some weird quirks that involve you going out of your way to make things into even stacks? Do crooked pictures on the wall cause you to be fixated on their imperfections?

Congratulations, you are a human being. You enjoy when things are aesthetically pleasing, orderly, and symmetrical.

Alright, I get it. Everyone loves the soup spoons in Wege. I’m pretty sure that all of the employees hate me, because I insist on taking out every single spoon before choosing the perfect one. I am not sure how to explain to them that I have debilitating anxiety and that my hands will fall off if I don’t use the correct spoon, but I have a feeling that they wouldn’t understand either way.

But getting deeper into the mind of someone with legitimate Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the spoons are the least of my worries.

For a person with OCD, their body is a marionette, and their

brain is the puppeteer controlling it. Each thought progresses leads into a string of obsessions, which creates overwhelming anxiety that results in compulsions. For Primarily Obsessional OCD, or Pure-O, there is often a spiral of thoughts that lead to irrational fears and panic. A person with Pure-O might obsess over their sexuality, the fear of intentionally harming a child without any desire to do so, or a fear that they may become possessed by demons. Those who have strong compulsions may fear that their family will die if they stop flicking a light switch on and off, or wash their hands until they bleed because they can only think about bacteria growing on their skin.

Wanting things a particular way is not driven by preference, but by anxiety that if they are not that way, something bad will happen.

OCD is not cute, or trendy, or an adjective to be used to describe normal behavior. It is a demoralizing and embarrassing mental illness. So next time you decide to announce that you are “so OCD,” you’re not. You are so misinformed.

Announcements of announcements aren’t real news

By Mackenzie Murphy Opinion Editor If you ever want to feel bad about your resume, read Hilary Rodham Clinton’s twitter bio: “Wife, mom, lawyer, women & kids advocate, FLOAR, FLOTUS, US Senator, SecState, author, dog owner, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, glass ceiling cracker, TBD . . .” and now, “2016 presidential candidate”—but it’s not like we weren’t expecting that already.

MSNBC ran an article last week, “Can Hillary Clinton run an intimate campaign?”, that questioned her ability to seem relatable to voters while on the road. The first three or so lines of the article revolve around the fact that she hadn’t actually declared her candidacy yet, referring to Clinton as an “all-but-declared presidential candidate”, and moves on pretending

that she is already entered into the race for president.

This might have been a reasonable piece of journalism. Clinton ran in 2008 and has been highly anticipated to run again for the last two years. Assuming from a lead that she was going to run and work from there was an accepted way to produce content (hopefully, the days of Dewey-defeats-Trumantype plunders are over). What wasn’t reasonable was the press that surfaced a few days before her announcement—the announcements of her anticipated announcement.

There wasn’t any good reason for news outlets to announce that Clinton was going to announce offically that she was going to run for office. For one, everyone already knew, and for two, the press didn’t offer any more critical information about Clinton’s campaign to the public. Clinton already has a broad name recognition, so the move certainly wasn’t a tactic to put her name on the map. If anything, it gave republicans a jump start on their #stophillary campaign.

There might be strategic reasons why Clinton’s announcement was so hyped up. She has an email scandal to recover from, (a fluke that makes even liberal voters nervous) and she might want to take advantage of the extra coverage the liberal press allots her—being the forerunner of the democratic ticket thus far—as a distraction from that scandal. The root of the problem, however, was that the press was hungry to produce content—empty stories with no perspective and no angle. I’m generally disappointed with both the conservative and liberal media outlets that chose to run announcement announcement stories. As a public, we should expect news, not hype. We should look forward to content that actively contributes to our plurality as a nation and provides facts and information helpful to us—not just an entertainment story disguised as a story about politics.

A Bleak Future for “Top Gear”

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While I was looking at recent big news stories online, I happened upon an interesting article talking about the suspension of Jeremy Clarkson, one of the three hosts of BBC’s popular television programs, “Top Gear ”. At first, I thought this was one big April Fool’s prank, but after a flood of other news articles and a subsequent investigation by the BBC, I found this to be no joke.

Jeremy Clarkson is out of “Top Gear ” and for good.

Jeremy Clarkson, along with Richard Hammond and James May, were the trio that hosted “Top Gear ”. A huge television show for the BBC (Boasting over 350 million weekly viewers), “Top Gear ” is an automotive TV show that showcases and reviews top-of-the-line cars. The hosts not only review the cars, but they also compete in comedic ways with different types of

vehicles. The show even has time trials with various famous guests.

Credited with spending nearly three decades with the show, Jeremy Clarkson was involved in an incident where he punched a “Top Gear ” producer over not being able to get a steak dinner after a day of filming. Directly after the altercation, Clarkson was suspended and an investigation by the BBC ensued.

After the investigation concluded with the confirmation of the event occurring, Jeremy Clarkson’s contract with the BBC was not renewed by the network and put the nails in the coffin that was the original “Top Gear ”.

Although I do not support getting in a fight with someone over a steak dinner, let alone one of your show’s producers, but when a person has been with a show for nearly thirty years, I think the producers should understand how they act to avoid such an event from occurring.

Clarkson turned a car enthusiast

show into one of the most watched television shows in the world, and a little bit of consideration should be taken to account before BBC suddenly decided to drop his contract. A person should not assault another person over a trivial issue such as steak, but a person should not be fired over the same situation.

A lot of words could have been exchanged before the physical altercation which would change who is in the right, but we do not have such information, so we are stuck to what is given. What is given is a simple little issue that got out of hand and was horribly dealt with.

The BBC should have never fired Jeremy Clarkson. By firing him they are also going to lose the enormous fan base that waited every week to see Clarkson’s talent as a host.

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Television: Nina Dobrev announces departure from The Vampire Diariees

Theatre: Anticipated Hamilton Production to Star on Broadway stage July

Gossip: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel welcome a bouncing baby boy

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Starring actress of the hit television series The Vampire Diaries Nina Dobrev has finished her last scene with the vampire drama. The 26 year old has played multiple roles on the show for the CW show’s first 6 seasons. The Vampire Diaries plans to execute its seventh season, despite many fan’s hesitation and resilience.

Does a hip-hop-fueled musical telling the story of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton appeal to you? Coming to Broadway after appearing in local New York theatres is Hamilton. Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda says, “This is a story about America then, told

by America now, and we want to eliminate any distance — our story should look the way our country looks.”

Reformed boy band member Justin Timberlake, 33, and actress Jessica Biel, 32, welcome their first bundle of joy together- a boy named Silas Randall Timberlake on April 10. Now one can hold their breath for a J.T. single- with his perfect falsetto singing about the newfound joys of fatherhood.

Being as incredibly offensive as usual, Gwyneth Paltrow consciously uncoupled from her weekly grocery budget to raise awareness for families living on food stamps. The actress tweeted her $29 grocery purchases and received backlash from The Internet.

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Get thee to a theatre: I Hate Hamlet sure to please the masses

Give Shakes a Chance abigale racine | culture editor I understand how pompous and obvious it is for an English major to rant about their devotion for William Shakespeare. BUT, he is just so freaking awesome and I believe that everyone should love and appreciate him. His immense storytelling skills and the beauty of his language deserves him to be as highly-esteemed as he is.

Anyone who knows me knows that I can be usually witnessed with a Shakespearean coffee cup, full of insults. My cat’s name is Hamlet and he is the great love of my life. I find it amusing to impress people and expound into a well-rehearsed, deep monologue on-command during a cocktail party.

Since I was eight years old, I have had a passion for theatre and a deep-rooted respect for Shakespeare. Early exposure to these Elizabethan dramas, comedies, and romances have taught me great life lessons and I can proclaim that Shakespeare has bettered my life. It is my life goal (taken from English professor Gary Eberle I profess) to both read and watch each one of 137 Shakespeare’s creations.

I have tackled 17 out of 137; I still have a lot of ticket-buying to do in my future.

Most complaints I hear about the Bard are concerned with the eloquence of his words, but, believe it or not, for his time, Shakespeare wrote for the masses.

His plays and his shows brought together people from all classes, during a time when only the elite were educated, or literate for that matter. Still, to this day, Shakespeare’s kernels of wisdom still encapture audiences.

In a world ravaged by selfie-sticks, it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince people of Shakespeare’s appeal. I would like to blame our education system as we were growing up.

Of course the hostility and passion behind Julius Caesar is not going to make sense and it is going to be misinterpreted when it is read to you by a monotone, pimply fifteen year old.

This brings me to another pointShakespeare never intended his plays to be read by a bunch of snot-nosed high schoolers who couldn’t give a damn. Plays are meant to be seen, not read.

Those who understand this know what a dramatic badass this playwright is.

Let me repeat: you do not have to be some sort of genius to understand Shakespeare.

Don’t let him intimidate you. All it takes is an adjustment to the style. If you take the time and make an effort, you will not regret it.

If your negative opinion of Shakespeare still stands, I challenge you to attend this upcoming weekend’s performances of I Hate Hamlet held at Aquinas’s very own Circle Theatre.

One of the many reasons I love Shakespeare is how the lessons from his words are so adaptable and relatable.

This play is a modern adaption on the text as it follows a television actor being haunted by the ghost of famed actor John Barrymore, as he struggles with taking on the role of Hamlet in a production, while dealing with his girlfriend who just won’t give it up to him. Sexual frustration, drama, and laughter ensues.

Sound like your tenth grade experience with Shakespeare? More than likely not.

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To be or not be?: The only answer is to be present at the upcoming Aquinas production of I Hate Hamlet.

By Nathan Gimby Staff Writer A drunken ghost and a washedup TV actor walk into an apartment. It sounds like the start of a bad joke but Aquinas’s production of Paul Rudnick’s I Hate Hamlet promises to deliver a lot more humor than that this weekend.

Andrew Rally (sophomore Ben Avery) is a now jobless television actor thanks to the cancellation of his mediocre medical drama. After auditioning for

the title role in a production of Hamlet for the non-profit Shakespeare in the Park, he’s somewhat surprised to find that he’s been cast for the part. His girlfriend Deirdre (junior Sarah Osborne) and agent Lillian (senior Veronica Bustoz) are more excited about this than he is though.

However, Andrew must put aside his doubts after a seance performed by his real estate agent (first year Justina Ouellette) summons the ghost of actor John Barrymore, junior Connor Mannion, who

has been tasked with coaching Andrew to play Hamlet (and won’t leave him alone until the job is done). Andrew commits to the role but all the while struggles with tempting TV pilot offers from his sleazy producer friend Gary (first year Brock Gabbert) and the sexual frustration induced by his decidedly chaste girlfriend.

“When I was reading the script, I died laughing,” cast member Connor Mannion said. “The script is a lot of fun and I think we have the right actors to

make it work.”

Mannion is excited to be working with his friend Ben Avery for the production and mentioned a sword fight between the two and some exciting emotionally-charged scenes. He added that while he would not refer to the play as “racy” there is definitely some light inappropriate humor. Having had the chance to sit in on rehearsal, I can attest that it is no more raunchy than one of Shakespeare’s own comedies, just without iambic pentameter.

“I think we’ve all had to read Shakespeare at one point in our lives and all hated it because you can’t understand it half the time. So its definitely relatable and its a funny take on Shakespeare,” said cast member Sarah Osborne.

Osborne is also excited to be working with director Kyle Westmaas, adjunct theater professor at Aquinas. Westmaas obtained his graduate degree from the California Institute of the Arts and cofounded a production company for selfmade theater and film pieces before coming to Michigan to teach at Grand Valley and Aquinas.

“Its a fun show that celebrates theater without being too much of an inside joke. And it’s a great opportunity for the students to play some really interesting characters,” Westmaas said. “It’s been a great time to direct.”

Student tickets are just $5 so if you are looking for laughs this weekend, you can catch I Hate Hamlet Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.

Artist Spotlight: Watching For Foxes The passion Aquinas senior Joey Frendo and his band mates have for music and art is astounding— and it shows.

First inspired by Mumford and Sons, Iron and Wine and other folk bands, Watching For Foxes is matching their role models with some great tracks which just came out this winter.

Watching For Foxes released the EP, Until the Winter Comes January 31, 2015. Tracks include “Murder on the Mezzanine”, “The Freedom Hymn”, and “No One Should Know”. All songs COURTESY WATCHING FOR FOXES share a great harBlues meet bliss: Local band Watching For Foxes is one worth a listen. mony with a plethora of instruments, from drums to

By Natalie Jo Przybyla With a sound so natural and a chello to guitar to violin. The kind of dyStaff Writer name also revolved around nature, it namic they bring has the capacity to move fits for lead vocalist, Joey Frendo, to deArtist: Watching For Foxes even the most frozen soul. And that can scribe Watching For Foxes as “flannelGenre: Folk, “Flannel-rock” be said with their older EPs and singles Current Album: Until the Winter rock.” including Howl, which, in my opinion, is The folk group includes seven Comes EP like listening to angels descending from members who contribute to make some Comparisons: Band of Horses, heaven to kiss a baby on the cheek. It’s an Ben Howards, The Head and The of the most deep and dimensional amazing thing to witness. sound you will ever hear (if you enjoy Heart Growing up, Frendo’s family lisfolk, that is).

tened to James Taylor with some older country music. The household was quite musical. His mother played the piano and the whole family was always singing. Once he was in high school, Frendo began to listen to underground rap such as Atmosphere and Tupac. He still respects this music for what it takes to put together.

The band members were friends before Watching For Foxes. Just a couple of years ago the crew of Joey, Brandon, Jared, Devin, Max, Andy and Olivia got together to make some great rhythms. Based out of Fremont, Michigan, there is no excusing just how far they have come. Along with some frequent shows in Michigan, the group just finished an East Coast tour and let the Atlantic get a taste of fresh water from Michigan. They loved it.

“I want to make music that matters,” explains Frendo. Mesmerized by obscure pop-up performances by artists such as Tom Klose and Mighty Oaks, Frendo seeks for raw emotion in his current musical tastes and relays that into his own written lyrics.

When you can see it in the face, you can hear it in the music.

This summer on May 29, at the Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids, Watching For Foxes will be playing alongside The Outer Vibe, American WiFi, and Desmond Jones. Doors are at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are on sale online for $10 from The Intersection: a good deal for a great show.

Good Eats: Rose’s restaurant offers romantic dining

By Anna Musiyenko News Editor If you have a feeling deep down that you are caught in the middle, it would be nice to take a break from the rush of the city, noisy dorms, and endless exams.

Rose’s on Reeds Lake is a magnetic place for relaxation, regeneration, and the most important: delicious food.

Rose’s, located at 530 Lakeside Dr. SE in Gaslight Village, is based in the unique area of the city. The building in which the restaurant is located was established in 1901 by the German born James Rose. It was formally connected to old hotels, roller coasters, a dock for excursion boats, and even a swimming school.

Eventually, Rose’s became known as the ‘marine’ restaurant with the best hamburgers and popcorn in Grand Rapids.

Even nowadays Reeds Lake still draws in the crowds, and Rose’s is a little gem on the gorgeous outlook of the pris-

tine beaches.

Rose’s is a fusion of different cuisines such as Italian, American, and Mediterranean. The restaurant has a broad menu with different choices of delicious appetizers and entrees,seasonal plates, gluten-free meals, and mouth watering wood-fired pizza. If you are not craving a big meal, don’t hesitate to try historical sandwiches and refreshing salads. Rose’s Chicken Salad is a tasteful masterpiece of greens, walnuts, and dried cherries which comes with a side of banana bread and low-calories raspberry sorbet.

It is so easy to become extremely picky in Rose’s. The restaurant consists of three different rooms for all types of customers’ preferences. The main hall has a spellbinding fireplace and a bar, while the second room looks much more natural due to the usage of wood materials and gigantic windows, almost from the floor to the ceiling. Finally, personally my fa-

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In spite of only positive reviews on food and aesthetic atmosphere, Rose’s still has a space for the personal growth. Rose’s does not have that specific ‘human touch’ which is supposed to build up a pleasant and comfortable inside climate. The waitresses are polite and friendly but not enthusiastic. My waiter did not seem very concerned with assisting me on the menu.

However, my choice of food turned to be a pleasant surprise. A scrumptious pesto grilled salmon with artichoke-spinach risotto and goat cheese pool was even better than I expected.

Rose’s restaurant deserves its ANNA MUSIYENKO/ THE SAINT long-lasting success and its definitely Water view dining: Rose’s is a hidden gem in Gaslight Village and offers great dining a great place for special occasions, options. chats with friends, or a personal ‘good eats’ treatment. vorite place in Rose’s is a small outdoors can enjoy sunsets and just feel that this is ‘dock’ with only few tables, where you a place where you belong to be.

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A career in media: Is it worth it?

Nicholas Sparks adaptation caters unrealistic expectations

SaintTalks discusses media’s importance of media

By Liz Ptaszynski The Saint Reporter The media influences our every move, it surrounds us at every turn and envelops us without us even knowing it. I know I’m guilty of it, I cannot start my day without getting my morning report on the E! Network on whatever ridiculous thing the Kardashians did this week. But have you ever wondered about the people who are doing the report? Or maybe it’s your dream to becomeone of those people. On March 26, the folks from The Saint introduced the first of many SaintTalks. Formatted like the popular TedTalks this event encouraged those interested in the media and provided a guide on how to become successful.

The event housed four of West Michigan’s most influential professionals to give their take on the importance of media. These professionals included the managing director of Digital Media, Jayson Bussa; member of MLive media group and marketing director Eric Hultgren; public relations manager of The Grand Rapids Griffins, Alan Cross; and a special online speech from Wood TV 8 reporter, Koco McAboy.

The event began with Jayson Bussa explaining the reasons that people would discourage you to join the media movement. He griped about the low pay, the decreasing job opportunities and the lack of days off. However, just when I was just beginning to feel a little depressed about my hopeful future in media, he expressed the reasons why he loves his job. He went on to say how you never live the same day twice and that every day presented a new opportunity for adventure and with those adventures you learn vital

skills you can take to other jobs in the future. Perhaps the best advice that Bussa gave was that every aspiring media enthusiast needs to put in the work. He explained that there is no such thing as too much detail and that readers will always be appreciative if you get down every nitty-gritty component, it makes for entertaining pieces and sets you apart from other journalists.

He concluded his speech with a very powerful statement that seemed to resonate with the audience; “Media is not a dead end, it is still very much alive.”

It’s with this quote that I was able to take comfort in the idea of pursuing media once more.

The next speaker provided a very lively presentation on how to market your talents. Eric Hultgren explained to the audience that everyone is their own brand, and to get noticed you have to put in a lot of effort. If you’re confused about this, don’t worry you aren’t alone. At first I was struggling to keep up but he soon clarified it.

Your brand is what you do best; it’s a talent, or a passion; it’s what makes you unique. Your goal is to set your brand apart from others to become successful. His advice on how to become prosperous in this was to watch less TV and invest more time in your passion; read to get ideas and write down everything for inspiration because you never know what’s going to be your next masterpiece.

The third speaker was Alan Cross who took the audience on a journey of what it is he does in a day. As the official PR manager for The Grand Rapids Griffins, Cross is responsible to get people to feel attached to The

Griffins. He does through a variety of mediums, but he explains that social media is the key source for information because most people are active participants in it.

He makes a very key point here, how many times do you sign into your Twitter or Facebook, or Instagram in a day? I know for most of us, it’s a lot. He explained that this is a great way to reach out to people, however it is important to keep your voice and tone consistent. This encourages people to want to keep reading what you have to write and really gives your work personality.

Sadly the fourth and final speaker was not able to make it, however we were lucky enough to receive a video she had filmed for us explaining the things she had learned over the course of becoming Wood TV 8 Reporter, Koco McAboy. She says that the most important thing she learned was to go into situations with an open mind and leave any opinions you have at the front door. In order to understand the whole story you must clear your mind of any preconceived notions. She also encouraged us to not give up and to work hard.

SaintTalks was an amazing opportunity for those who wish to pursue a career in media. Though, it takes a lot of work and often has drawbacks, this discussion renewed my dream of pursuing media, as it did for the audience as well. The overall message from each speaker was to not give up, we live in a society where there has never been so many tools to get your work out in the world, so take advantage of it.

By Natalie Przybyla Staff Writer In theaters everywhere now comes a new tale of letter-writing, war-waging, old people, and eye candy through the book-turnedmovie, The Longest Ride. Just like most Eurocentric stories Nicholas Sparks writes, there is some good and bad qualities. Most of the good involving Scott Eastwood’s phenomenal abdominals.

The story has two love stories.

On one hand, there is the young and hot couple, Sophia (Britt Robertson) and Luke (Scott freaking Eastwood).

On the other is the tragic love story of old Ira (Alan Alda and Jack Hutson) and the late wife, Ruth (Naomi Eckhaus and Oona Chaplin). Each couple had similar issues, but, alas, love prevails.

Sophia and Luke come from very different backgrounds, like in Miley Cyrus’ and Liam Hemsworth’s characters in The Last Song.

This more of an opposites-attract kind of love.

Sophia likes collecting art, Luke doesn’t know why Jackson Pollock is so popular; Luke is about to die from bull riding all the time, Sophia doesn’t want him to die from bull riding…. All very typical couple problems. At one point, Luke marks his territory with putting his cowboy hat on Sophia.

Ira and Ruth’s story is slightly

more interesting. It’s told in flashbacks, like in The Notebook. But now the flashbacks are told with old letters, like what they did in Dear John.

Completely original, I know. Ruth ends up dying from lung cancer and Ira gets in a car crash nine years later and Sophia and Luke find him days later and this is where the letters are read. I can’t tell much more without ruining every Nicholas Sparks movie adaptation.

The Longest Ride, although very similar to every other Sparks movies, is beautifully filmed— especially those shots of Scott Eastwood taking his shirt off. Other than Eastwood, the scenery is spectacular and the directors and producers made sure to let the moments match the beauty of North Carolina.

The cast was also excellent for this film. As much as I hate to admit, The Longest Ride had some superb actors and actresses. Eastwood was obviously great, as was Robertson, and Alda put on quite the performance playing the heartbroken dying man. The emotion was very realistic and if taken out of the typical Sparks plot, these actors could achieve great heights.

So, if you’re looking for a romance movie or an eye candy sample, go see The Longest Ride with some friends. Or make out and not watch it with your partner, like the couple in front of me decided to do.

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Love for the long haul: Clint Eastwood’s son melts hearts (and ovaries) in the latest Nicholas Spark’s novel-to-movie adaptaton as he plays the role of a bullrider.

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AQ Men’s Tennis: Winning and Winning

Grand Rapids Griffins: Playoff Bound

Red Wings: Back in Playoffs

WHAT TO WATCH: RVO captures win in stunning fashion

The Men’s Tennis team is riding high after winning their last two out of three matches. The team’s latest victories come against powerhouse Indiana Wesleyan, and school rival Davenport. The Saints etched out a 5-4 win against Indiana Wesleyan after winning two doubles flights.

The Grand Rapids Griffins continue their torrent pace and currently sit third in the Western Conference in the American Hockey League. They have a playoff spot all locked up with a record of 43-20-6-2. They also sit third in the league overall, tied up with conference foe the San Antonio and the Hershey

The Wings were chomping at the bit to make a twenty-fourth consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and their wish was granted. They forced overtime with the Montreal Canadiens on April 9 and got one point out of the game to reach 98 points in the standings.

RVO captured an 8-2 win over top seeded Bayberry Point in the second round of the Advanced Hockey League Playoffs last week, after losing the previous meeting between the two teams. With the win, RVO advances to the championship game tonight at 9 p.m.

Why God Why? taylor hodges | sports editor S p r i n g showers bring May flowers.

While we certainly have had a lot of rain over the past couple of days my backyard is almost flooded - there seems to be a couple teams who are going to be heading to the golf course to enjoy an early off-season instead of competing for the Stanley Cup. This is the case in all professional sports. It always ends up coming down to the last couple of games to see who gets knocked out, and who barely makes it in. Fans are grinding their teeth and clenching their fists to see if their team will live another day or fade into the night sky.

One of these teams happens to be the Pittsburgh Penguins, who in 2008 were the runners up for the Stanley Cup, and eventually went on to win it in 2009 against the Detroit Red Wings. The Penguins have one game remaining to clinch a spot in the playoffs, and it’s against the tumultuous Buffalo Sabres whose fans have been cheering when the other team scores in a bid to get either Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel in the upcoming draft. Now if that isn’t fan loyalty, I don’t know what is.

By the time all ten of you read this column, the fate of the Penguins will already be known, and the tears from my eyes will have already fallen, or my smile will shine bright. What does Pittsburgh need to do if they miss the playoffs? Simple, they need to reassess every player on their roster and determine who should stay and who should go.

While the Penguins fired their former head coach and general manager last summer, the team seems to have gotten worse. With most of their money tied up in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, MarcAndre Fleury, and Kris Letang, it’s no wonder they seem to have a weak forward crop. They can’t attract a multitude of high end players due to money constraints.

There’s no question that the Penguins are spoiled when it comes to superstar players. They have two of the top 10 players in Crosby and Malkin, but the problem is they aren’t playing like it. Crosby has played in 77 games this sea-

son totaling 84 points. While many would call this impressive, this is his lowest point total when playing in more than 55 games. For a guy who gets paid roughly 8.7 million dollars a year and is the captain of the team, Crosby needs to attack the ice the same way he did in his first two years in the league.

I mean for god sakes, in his rookie season he posted 102 points in 81 games, and followed it up with an incredible 120 point campaign in 2006-07. Malkin did equally as bad, having posted 70 points in 68 games this season. This too is his lowest total when playing in more than 60 games. Malkin also hasn’t played a full 82 game schedule since the 2008-09 season, and while some coaches give their star players a rest right before the playoffs, it’s usually only two, maybe three games. Malkin hasn’t played over 70 games since the 2011-12 season.

The star players need to light a fire under themselves and this team, because it seems as if the dynasty of the Penguins is slowly fading away.

While the team traded their first round pick this year in an effort to acquire forward David Perron, who honestly is a second line player at best in my opinion, at least the current GM seems to be keen on drafting forwards. With the exception of Beau Bennett and Kasperi Kapanen, the Penguins have only drafted a forward in the first round twice since 2010. This is a huge problem for a team who has aging wingers in Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis, (Dupuis has been out most of the season with a blood clot). Once they retire, who’s going to play with Malkin and Crosby?

Some fourth line benders, or aging players in the AHL? Yeah right!

What makes matters worse is the fact that the Penguins don’t seem to have a forward prospect waiting in the wings for them. In Wilkes-Barre - the Penguins farm team - their leading scorers are aging NHL veterans, or career AHLers. On the bright side, we have some great defensive prospects in Derrick Pouliot and Brian Dumoulin, and a goalie in Matt Murray who was a First Team AllStar and is sure to win Rookie of the Year.

I hope for the sake of this organization and loyal fan-base, the leaders on this team come back stronger than ever next year. I love the Penguins and I love how much talent they have, I just don’t love the roller-coaster ride of seeing your team do extremely well throughout the season, and then turn it in the last couple of months.

Sports Editor Taylor Hodges

No Whaling Allowed: Plymouth Whalers

Men’s Baseball

By Simone Martens The Saint Reporter

By Charlie Crowley The Saint Reporter

With the WHAC Tournament in sight, the Aquinas’ Men’s Baseball team has clear goals for the remainder of the season; “to get healthy and play sound fundamental baseball,” in the words of Coach Doug Greenslate.

According to Coach Greenslate, the team has an opportunity to finish third or fourth in the league standings, which would qualify them for the conference tournament.

He believes that if they “pitch more consistently by throwing strikes and not walking batters” they may be a force to reckon with in the conference tournament.

However, the odds do not seem to be working in their favor. Circumstances such as injuries to their starting third baseman and shortstop have hindered the success of the team. As a result of the injuries, some of the players are out of their normal positions.

Such adjustments are sure to take a toll on the team; both logistically and mentally.

Last Wednesday, Davenport defeated the Saints in a doubleheader by a score of 2-6 and 0-4. Notable players in the first game for the Saints were Brendan Penny and Colin Brand. This gives the team a 7-10 record in the WHAC, and a 12-17 record overall.

Hopefully the recent raise in the offensive numbers will contribute to victories in the upcoming games against Grand Rapids Community College and Marygrove.

“We are better than our record,” said junior outfielder Luke Epple.

The Saints appear to have an incredibly tenacious start to their games, yet falter near the end.

Epple believes that by maintaining morale on the team, they “can get back on track” to finish each game and the entire season strong.

Despite the series of unfortunate events, Greenslate noted that the team has “played better recently” and that “they are becoming a pretty good fielding team.”

Triumphs against Lourdes (W 7-2, 4-3), and Olivet (W 9-1) display the teams improvement and great promise as a conference contender. Casey Wila, Mike Priest, and Greg Chulski each had two hits during the second game against Lourdes on April 4.

The conference tournament is about a month away, giving plenty of time for the players to adapt to the new positions and augment their confidence. The Saints next game is tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Grand Rapids Community College. The next home games are this Saturday and Sunday against Marygrove at Kimble Stadium.

Be sure to support the Men’s Baseball Team as they complete their season and look to make a mark in conference play.

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Junior hockey is a tough gig.

You can get traded, get hurt and lose your career, and you can get cut. From a bigger perspective however, your team can move, which at any level of sports is a big deal. The team in question this go around is the Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers. After an 18 year run under the name, the Whalers are picking up and moving to Flint and are sadly not becoming the Flint Tropics. Owner Peter Karmanos sold the club to the owner of the Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint.

As a member of the OHL, the Whalers were chock full of some of the best young players in North America. They boast 57 alumni who have made it to the NHL, including 11 first round draft picks.

In their history, they have groomed a multitude of players, from Bryan Berard to Tyler Seguin. Seguin went on to win a Stanley Cup in 2011 before being traded to Dallas in 2012. The team has also featured players such as Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wing Stephen Weiss, and David Legwand, who has played over 970 games in the National Hockey League.

The Whalers, as a team, achieved success year in and year out, finishing first in the western conference west division nine times. Their 1998-1999 season was the best in team history, going an as-

tounding 51-13-4. They won the OHL title in 2006-2007 when they defeated the Sudbury Wolves 4-2, and went on to finish third in the Memorial Cup after losing in the semifinal to eventual champion Vancouver of the WHL. The Memorial Cup features the winners of each of the major junior leagues in Canada – the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League – and one host team every year. Sadly, the Whalers could not manage to make the playoffs in their last season, finishing 23-38-5-2, putting them fourth in the west division.

With the move of the Whalers to Flint, many were skeptical on what the new name would be for the franchise. Many had high hopes that the team would mirror that of the Flint Tropics in the popular Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro. The team had a final list of nine names, such as the Flint Fury, Flint Spark Plugs, and Flint Pride. Eventually, management settled on the Flint Firebirds.

With new management at the helm, it should be interesting to see how Flint does this coming season. The loss of the iconic Plymouth Whalers in the OHL marks the second Whaler team to be moved away from their home, counting the NHL’s Hartford Whalers moving in 1997.

Although the franchise is no more, the Whalers will continue to be a household name for years to come.

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AQ Softball: Competing Hard

By Zoe Harmon Staff Writer Seven exciting innings of gravel in sliding scars, bats cracking, and leather gloves snapping.

The game of softball is one of the hearts of spring.

Aquinas has officially kicked-off their 2015 season and games are in full swing.

On Monday, March 30, the Aquinas Women’s softball team kicked off conference play. In a doubleheader versus the Racers of University of Northwestern Ohio, the Saints fell defeated. The Racers proved to have a solid offense with two home runs in the first game, leading to a 5-2 loss for the Saints. Aquinas tried to fight back offensively with eight hits, but did not manage to put a run on the board until the final at-bat. The score was the same at the conclusion of the second game after the Racers managed to hit another home run in the second inning, taking an early lead and maintaining it for the rest of the game.

At the next conference meet up for the Saints, the team was defeated twice by the Crusaders of Madonna University. Aquinas went scoreless in both games. Due to some natural mid-west spring weather, conference games versus Indiana Tech and Lourdes have been postponed, with no makeup date announced.

In recent news, the Aquinas Women’s softball team split with Calumet St. Joseph in Whiting, Indiana. These two games kept the team’s record at 14 wins and 14 losses. The Saints were victorious in the first game, with a 13-4 win in the books for Erika Whittington. Whittington pitched the complete

seven-inning game, allowing three earned runs and six hits.

A key offensive standout in the first game was sophomore Ellie Adams. Adams’ keen offensive-power led to a three-run home run in the seventh inning. Adams went three for four with four runs batted in (RBI’s) and one run scored. Adams currently holds the second place position for RBI’s in the WolverineHoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) with 33.

Other key offensive players were Lexi Pompa and Ann Hardin who each scored three runs.

In the second game, another player on the offensive leaderboard, Jenn Woolard, offered a three-run home run. Woolard has now hit five bombs this season, ranking her second in the WHAC for home runs. Another run, thanks to Heather Gusse’s double, was the Saint’s final attempt to take the lead. Unfortunately, it was not enough to get the sacred “W”, and they fell to a loss with a score of 4-7.

As the Saints compete in the final half of their season, they have 18 games left before the WHAC tournament. With their proven offensive power, the ladies can certainly earn a few more wins before the season ends. Softball is an exciting sport to not only compete in, but also to watch. To make sure you catch a game before they are done, check out the schedule via aquinas.edu/athletics.

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Th e f i n a l f o u r c o n s is te d o f M ic h ig a n S ta te repres e n t i n g t h e E a st v s . D u k e rep res e n tin g th e South, a n d Ke n t u c k y re p res e n tin g th e M id w es t vs . Wi sc o n si n r e p r e s e n tin g th e Wes t. To s tart off the f i n a l f o u r, t h e Blu e D e v ils d efe a te d th e Sparta n s i n a m a j o r u p s e t o f a 2 0 -p o in t d ifference 8 1 - 6 1 . T h e Sp a rtan s c a me o u t in th e firs t two mi n u t e s o n f i r e n a ilin g 4 -4 th ree p o in ters , but as t h e g a m e c o n t in u ed , D u k e w a s n o t w alk ing off t h a t c o u r t w ith o u t a v ic to ry, an d th a t’s exactly wh a t t h e y d i d .

No w m a n y p e o p le d id n o t ex p e c t M S U to advance a s f a r a s t h e y d id in th e to u rn a me n t, s o being i n t h e f i n a l f o u r, as w e ll as b e in g ran k e d sevent h , wh e n t h e t h re e rema in in g te a ms w e re all on e se e d s, wa s a h u g e a c c o mp lis h men t fo r Coach I z z o a n d h i s b o y s .

Ne x t u p t o d e t e rmin e w h o w o u ld b e jo in ing D u k e i n t h e Na tio n al C h a mp io n s h ip g a me was th e Wi l d c a t s v s. th e Ba d g e rs . T h is g a me w a s non-sto p e x c i t e m e n t fro m th e firs t to th e la s t buzzer. As b o t h t e a ms w e n t b a c k an d fo rth le a d ing the g a m e , Wi sc o n s in p u lle d o u t th e w in in the las t f e w r e m a i n i n g min u tes . F o r fa n s ev ery where h a v i n g Ke n t u c k y – th e re ig n in g c h amp s — winnin g i t a l l , t h e B a d g e rs w in w as o n e o f th e

bigge s t ups e ts in individua l’s bra c ke ts a long w ith K a ns a s Sta te los ing in the s e c ond round of the tourna me nt, w he n ma ny ha d the m a dva nc ing to the Elite Eight.

M onda y e ve ning, M a rc h 6, the B lue D e vils , from the A tla ntic C oa s t C onfe re nc e , a nd the Wis c ons in B a dge rs , from the B ig Te n C onfe re nc e , w e nt he a d to he a d to try a nd ris e out on top a s this ye a rs 2015 N C A A D ivis ion I M e n’s B a s ke tba ll C ha mpions . This ga me c ons is te d of fie rc e a c tion be tw e e n both te a ms . With only a five point diffe re nc e , D uke s que e z e d by Wis c ons in w ith a vic tory of 68-63. This w a s D uke s , a nd C oa c h K ’s fifth N a tiona l C ha mpions hip. The te a m w a s le d by a n a ll-s ta r group of fre s hme n tha t ma de a huge impa c t on the te a ms s e a s on. Tyus J one s w a s na me d mos t outs ta nding pla ye r, s c oring 23 points in the fina l ga me . G ra ys on A lle n, a nothe r vita l fre s hma n for D uke , a dde d s ome ke y pla ys in the ga me re a c hing 16 points to he lp his te a m de fe a t the B a dge rs .

With a young group of guys , D uke w ill be a te a m to look out for a ga in in ne xt ye a rs 2016 N C A A D ivis ion I M e n’s B a s ke tba ll C ha mpions hip.

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