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CAMPUS FOOD FIGHT Campus dining receives feedback regarding prices and meal plan options

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iliary services. “If you go to the CStore and Meijer, you’ll find that you can buy something at Meijer cheaper because we are not a grocery store.

“Now if you go to a convenience store off campus and then go to ours, you’ll find the prices are very competitive. Same thing with like restaurants to what we have, and that’s how we determine prices.”

Despite the clamor over meal +1s, both Minor and Wentworth are proud that campus dining has been able to keep the cost of their meal plans relatively low when compared to other universities.

According to Minor, students on a meal plan pay about $4.20 to

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$6 per meal. To get the most economical price per meal he says students should get and use a meal plan during the school year.

“We really want to be the lowest in the state when it comes to costs of meal plans, and we want to continue to be below the state average,” Wentworth said. “Last year, the state average was over $1,900 a semester and ours is at $1,300. We sacrifice some things to keep the pricing structure that way.”

According to College Prowler, a college review and ranking system, meal plans at GVSU cost an average of $2,600 per year. Here’s how the university compares to others in Michigan:

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tudents at Grand Valley State University have noticed several changes this year at campus dining venues, such as the increase of meal +1s on menus, and some people aren’t happy. Campus dining officials, in collaboration with the Student Senate, held a food committee meeting on Sept.

23 to try and address students’ concerns and to explain the reasons behind the changes.

“I think the overwhelming issue students want to talk about is the new +1s, which are being seen on a lot of things,” said Eric Cousins, Student Senate’s vice president for campus affairs.

Each year, campus dining does a market study on the prices of other campuses’ meal plans and the retail prices of food.

“We know our vendors are increasing their prices to us, and we know our costs are going up, so we try to project and agree on what we think our costs will be for the year,” said Tom Minor, a campus dining official. “It’s not unusual for us to lower prices or keep them the same, but some of them we increase.”

Market prices for food help determine the costs for meals, combos and meal +1s at GVSU. “Food costs are high, and they continue to go up, and that’s what causes our prices to go up,” said Doug Wentworth, director of aux-

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+ MSU: $5,170 + U of M - Ann Arbor: $3,926 + CMU: $4,272 + SVSU: $3,450 + NMU: $4,322 + EMU: $4,497 Students who are interested in giving feedback to campus dining regarding prices, food options or other topics are invited to attend any of the food committee’s meetings, which will continue to be held throughout the year. For more information contact Eric Cousins, the student chair of the committee, at cousinse@mail.gvsu.edu.

Former CEO visits GV Augustine speaks on being a leader for change

BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

orman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation, spoke on leading change to a crowd of students and others at the L. William Seidman Center on Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus on Tuesday.

The GVSU Frederik Meijer Honors College sponsored the event as part of their annual lecture series, which is in its fifth year. Jeff Chamberlain, the director of the Honors College, said these lectures “allow us to listen to fascinating people.”

“The man we have speaking tonight does not pale in comparison to the others that we’ve had,” Chamberlain said. “His accomplishments are legion.”

Chamberlain added that a liberal arts education is valuable for students to understand the world in which they live. “(Augustine has been) so broadened by his experiences and by the people he has gotten to know in his own education,” he said.

Paul Plotkowski, the dean of the GVSU Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering & Computing, called Augustine “a contemporary Renaissance man” for his diverse background and experience. Plotkowski introduced Augustine as an aerospace expert, business leader, government player and award winner.

Augustine graduated from Princeton University with a degree in engineering and a head for business.

“There are many people today questioning higher education and its value,” Augustine said. “And I am not one of them. It’s the liberal arts that gives you the breadth and the founda-

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalind Carter visit GRCC for the college’s 100th anniversary.

They spoke on topics such as women’s rights and mental illness.

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Jimmy Carter sheds light on sexual assault

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n 1978, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said, “Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.”

Since Carter has been out of office, he and his wife, Rosalind, have been working on improving human rights around the world through the Carter Center.

In celebration of Grand Rapids Community College’s 100th year, as well as the 20th year of their popular diversity lecture series, Jimmy and Rosalind Carter spoke at GRCC on Monday evening about their work with the Carter Center and Jimmy Carter’s new book, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”

For Carter, he feels a draw to Grand Rapids because of the city’s ties with his friend, Gerald R. Ford.

“Grand Rapids has a special hold on my heart,” Carter said.

The Carters spoke in detail about their travels around the world and the humanitarian work they have participated in. However, the president

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expressed his surprise at the trend of rights inHowever, according to the GVSU Annual equality he observed for women across the globe. Security and Fire Safety report, there were nine “There are terrible abuses of women and reported cases of sexual assault in 2012. children that we don’t even want to admit,” According to Carter, though, this disparity is Carter said. not surprising.

Most surprising to President “When a girl is raped in the Carter was that these inequalities military, they are discouraged “There are are prevalent in America too. from making any kind of report,” Carter noted the 23-cent pay Carter said. “Forty-one percent of terrible abuses gap between the average male and all the senior universities have not of women and female worker in the U.S., and he reported a single case of sexual asalso touched on sexual assault on children that we sault in the last five years.” college campuses.

According to Carter, there were don’t even want “The average woman who en26,000 cases of reported sexual asrolls in a U.S. university is sexually sault in the U.S. military. to admit.” assaulted one out of five [sic] before “These facts are horrible, but she finishes four years,” the former they’re not known,” Carter said.

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“There’s no reason in the world FORMER PRESIDENT According to the New York why my granddaughters or great State Coalition Against Sexual Asgranddaughters should face a sault, the statistic is even higher. world where they would be the The coalition places the probability of a female subject of quiet and unacknowledged discrimibeing a victim of sexual violence on a college nation or persecution.” campus at 25 percent.

For those at GVSU that feel they have been At Grand Valley State University, that would or may have been sexually assaulted, visit the mean that theoretically, 3,739 female students Women’s Center in the Kirkhof Center or onout of the total 14,955 female students are vic- line at www.gvsu.edu/women_cen for resources tims of sexual assault. and support.

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The Grand Valley State University Padnos International Center is hosting the first study abroad funding session of the year at 1 p.m. on Sept. 25 in Room 130 of Lake Ontario Hall.

The workshop will focus on the financial aid — grants, scholarships and loans — and fundraising options for students who are interested in studying abroad. Other options include affordable programs and deferred payment.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/ studyabroad/funding-faqs-534.htm or contact Meaghann Myers-Smith at myersmea@gvsu.edu.

POWER OF LATINO VOTE

As part of Hispanic Heritage month, the Grand Valley State University Office of Multicultural Affairs is presenting an event about the power of the Latino vote on Friday at noon in Room 2266 in the Kirkhof Center.

The event will include a discussion of why it is important for Latinos to vote. A GVSU alumna will tell the story of how she got involved in politics.

OMA is cosponsoring the event with the GVSU sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma. For more information, contact Allison Roman at romanall@ gvsu.edu.

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A strengths-based leadership seminar is being offered for students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Grand Valley State University Mary Idema Pew Library multipurpose room.

The day-long event will show students how to find their top five strengths and how to use them to the fullest now and in the future. Students with leadership positions or memberships in campus organizations are encouraged to attend.

Registration is preferred. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/leadership/ strengths-based-leadership-seminar-retreat-83.htm.

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CHANGE: Norman Augustine, speaker for the Meijer Lecture Series and former CEO

of Lockheed Martin Corporation, came to GVSU’s Pew Campus on Tuesday.

tion to decide if you should do something and what you should do.”

He recognized that change is inevitable, but he said there are opportunities to use change in a good way, particularly in business settings.

“If you don’t change it, someone else will,” he said. “Change can be driven by many things, it can be technological. It can be changes in laws or social behaviors.”

A personal example Augustine gave was his involvement in the creation of the more modern Lockheed Martin, which occurred around the time the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union collapsed in the late 1980s. He explained that they bought another major company and started saving and borrowing everything they could to buy more companies. This company would soon become the largest defense contract in the world.

“There were many who thought we were crazy,” Augustine said. “But, you need to be committed to making change. Set inspiring and challenging goals and have a strategy – the simpler, the better.”

Another way to embrace change involves taking risks, which Augustine said have to be rational and calculated in order to succeed. He used the example of mergers and acquisitions, often a risky business but an essential one to the survival of Lockheed Martin and other major corporations.

In addition to his advice on how to create change, Augustine offered some tips for how to become a leader.

He said clear and honest communication is the most important. Plus, leaders should remember that communication is a two-way street that involves both talking and listening.

“The people are a lot more important than the organization,” he said.

“It’s important for the leaders to get out front, especially in times of crisis.

How you respond to it is your choice.”

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The meeting will be in Rooms 2215/2216 in the Kirkhof Center.

The meeting is open to all members of the GVSU community and will be focused on those who are currently battling cancer. In addition, the support group helps individuals who are caring for a loved one that is battling cancer.

The meetings occur once a month, and continue throughout the entire year. In order to come to the first meeting, individuals must register online at www.gvsu.edu/seminar.

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Impermanent art

BY GABRIELLA PATTI GPATTI@LANTHORN.COM

rtPrize attendees are given a chance to become familiar with artists and performers from all corners of the art world. However, some of these entries in the world’s largest art competition won’t be around forever.

Time-based art entries often offer people a chance to explore new art mediums and have a hands-on role in ArtPrize. These entries include interactive pieces, musical performances, theatrical performances and film.

Guitarist and vocalist, Morgan May Moallemian said that when people think of art, they often only think of paintings or sculptures.

ArtPrize gives the community a chance to see a variety of artistic expressions.

“The best thing about ArtPrize is it really puts a focus on the artist community and art in general in Grand Rapids,” Moallemian said. “It puts a little focus on the art world.”

Moallemian will be per-

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forming with his band, The JetBeats, during ArtPrize. He said that until this year, he did not know that ArtPrize included a music category.

Moallemian said the band is retro-sounding and similar in style to early 1960s rock and roll.

“This is an era of music that is a bit forgotten,” Moallemian said.

Time-based entries also include pieces that provide a means for self-reflection.

Candy Chang’s public entry, a chalkboard wall, entitled “Before I Die” offers people a chance to write reflections of their lives and share personal aspirations in a public space using the prompt, “Before I die...”

Chang’s original wall was created after the death of a loved one to help regain perspective and rediscover what matters. Since then, the wall has gone viral and over 500 “Before I Die” walls have been created in over 30 languages and in over 60 countries.

She will be installing a chalkboard wall in Ah-NabAwen Park in the West Side district. Chang said that the

Time-based ArtPrize entries offer visitor engagement in art wall is a place to gain perspective and build a better city full of compassionate people.

“These public, yet anonymous walls are an honest mess of the longing, pain, joy, insecurity, gratitude, fear and wonder you find in any community,” Chang said.

“These walls offer a gentle first step toward honesty and vulnerability in public, which can lead to trust and understanding. These are essential elements for a more compassionate city, which can not only help us create better places but can also help us become our best selves.”

Lora Robertson created a stop-motion animated short film based on The Columbia space shuttle disaster.

Similar to Chang, Robertson offers her audience a chance to reflect on their lives and look at the process of grieving.

“This film presents the grieving process as something to be aware of and move through, and eventually get past,” Robertson said.

“It helps to pay attention to circadian processes like the sun and its cycle.”

Robertson borrowed storytelling devices from traditional Mexican folk painting.

Her film will be played on the third floor of The Grand Rapids Art Museum for the duration of ArtPrize.

A touring production of “Bard to Go-Lights, Camera, Action!” from Grand Valley State University’s Shakespeare Festival will be a part of ArtPrize for the first time this year.

Director of Bard to Go, Karen Libman said the ArtPrize performance will be snippets of the 50-minute production.

“This is a really wonderful thing to be able to have student work featured as a part of ArtPrize,” Libman said.

Libman said the ability that students have to take part in ArtPrize is true to the essence of the competition.

“This is an opportunity for artists from all walks of life to share in this opportunity to express themselves to the public,” she said.

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University faculty members and four to six students will be showing an animation film of their own creation at ArtPrize 2014.

The film features the theme of colors with the central focus being on the color yellow.

It focuses on a silent interpretation of the color yellow through the eyes of youth around the world.

The local animation team consists of three professors from GVSU including emerita professor of film and video Deanna Morse, film and video professor Suzanne Zack and media studies professor Maggie Annerino.

Also helping are Gretchen Vinnedge, education director at the community media center, and Lynn McKeown, education project coordinator from the community media center.

GVSU students involved in the project include T. J. Leutz, Kelly Loughlin, Arthur Bowman and Adrian Hirsch.

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display in the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art and will be continuously playing on its four-minute silent loop.

Last year, GVSU faculty and students met with youth involved in their project at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center to develop the film. The idea for this animation comes from a worldwide initiative to involve creativity and animation in the lives of children around the world. In this instance, students talked about what the color meant to them. From there, they used the interpretations from the kids to create their ArtPrize entry.

“When I first began creating stop-animation I had no idea what to expect and what I was getting myself into,” said Nicole, a student at GR Montessori at North Park who is involved in the project. “The student I worked with explained how the controls worked so thoroughly it stuck. I was never one to enjoy art or crafts but working with the clay for our animation – I quite enjoyed it.

“I perfected my skill on working with others, and listening to others’ opinions, as

well as putting my opinion out there. Instead of learning more I was actually teaching.

It was a different experience being the one everyone asked questions to. When we were shown animations from other kids around the world, it blew my mind. Kids were so creative and talented, including my fellow classmates.”

The project was split into four sections of nonverbal interpretation, the first being titled “tools,” where animated paint brushes came to life in the kid’s hands. The second section focused on the global aspect of the project and how far it reaches across the world, and the third was creative brainstorming. The last section was a creative concept experimentation.

“As someone who has participated in the majority of ArtPrize celebrations, I want to stress the idea that this project is ongoing,” Morse said. “We want the community to know that there are ways to connect with creativity in animation right here in Grand Rapids and spotlight the projects provided even locally.”

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GV faculty, students enter ArtPrize competition

COLLABORATE: GVSU students and faculty will present an animation film at ArtPrize. The

project was developed by the group and students at GR Montessori at North Park.

shop will be held on Oct. 25 at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center.

“We want to let people know that there are many ways they can use visual problem solving and creative play to enhance visual literacy,” Morse said. “We hope that students can make their way downtown to see and appreciate all that ArtPrize provides.”

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Speech lab fights shaky knees

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BY DREW HOWARD DHOWARD@LANTHORN.COM

he fear of public speaking is one of the most common anxieties among new and old students at any college campus. It’s the kind of fear that can cripple a person, making them weak in the knees and anxious about the slightest thing going wrong.

In order to combat this fear, Grand Valley State University has an up-and-running speech lab dedicated to helping those who are looking to improve their public speaking skills, and it’s available to anyone for free.

Since the inception of GVSU’s Speech Lab last year, the growth in both employment and interested students has grown exponentially.

One such new hire is Associate Director Carl Brown.

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Speech Lab, Brown is tasked, among other things, to get the word out to students about the available facility. He said the growth of the recently founded lab has “crushed the record for the amount of appointments since this time last year.”

“Just this week we had some days alone with up to 15 appointments,” Brown said. “At this point in the semester last year, we maybe only had four to five appointments in total. Our goal is to continue to grow.”

While the speech lab is run by people such as Carl Brown, a lot of the hands-on work is done on a student-to-student basis.

Brown says he likes to think that much of the growth of the lab can be contributed to the students working there.

“The growth of the speech lab can be contributed to the people who work here because they know the students on campus,” he said. “They’re getting the word out that we’re here to help.

“It’s also because we’ve been in existence for a full year now.

People are hearing good things about us, and professors are now suggesting their students come here for help.”

GVSU student Ari Zucker is one of these Speech Lab employees. As a lab employee, Zucker works to help students attain not only a better grade but an increased amount of confidence.

“It’s a really welcoming environment there,” Zucker said. “We work there as speech consultants, but we still struggle with speech anxiety and the speech writing process. When a student comes in we like to establish that commonality with them.”

The staff at the Speech Lab also takes great pride in offering a personalized tutoring experience for different students.

“We try to be structured in the speech development process,” Brown said. “We want to customize our advice because everyone is different.

The topics are different, the requirements are different, so we have to be flexible. We have to adapt enough to serve everyone that comes in.”

Brown also has advice for those who are too afraid to ask for help from the Speech Lab. “Nervous is normal,” Brown said. “If you’re thinking you can’t do this, you can. Coming to a place like a Speech Lab is a great first step.

The people here are on your level, who have struggled with speech anxiety and are here to train you with your problems.”

Students do not need to be finished writing their speeches or even know what they’re going to talk about before going to the Speech Lab. “The Grand Valley Speech Lab is dedicated to helping all

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The importance of tipping your servers

BY MACKENZIE BUSH MBUSH@LANTHORN.COM

ve been working as a waitress for about three and a half months now, and it’s kind of making me start to lose faith in human-

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ity. During one of my shifts, despite being sickeningly pleasant to everyone I encountered and providing my best service, I had two tables leave no tip at all and one that left me $3 on an $80 bill.

This is a problem.

In case you didn’t know, tipped employees in Michigan are paid only $3.10 an hour; that’s up this September from $2.65. And this hourly wage always goes entirely to taxes so, day to day, waitresses live entirely off their tips.

Well technically, your restaurant is required to make sure that your tips

amount to at least minimum wage, which seems like a pretty good failsafe. However, employers determine this by looking at the server’s reported tips for the entire two-week pay period. This means that, if a waitress makes $20 in five hours of work one day and make $70 in five hours the next, she won’t receive any extra money on her paycheck.

In addition, waitresses have to do a fair amount of side work while they’re in their restaurant, and during this time, they’re not making tips. This ranges greatly from restaurant to restaurant, but

when it’s all said and done, this work (stuff like rolling silverware, cutting lemons, sweeping floors) probably amounts to an hour of my time each shift, which I am paid $3.10 for.

So when servers are actually on the floor, every table counts because every dollar counts when rent is due.

Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out whether people genuinely don’t know these figures and have never been taught tipping etiquette, or if they’re just jerks. I’d like to think it’s the former. So here’s a quick cheat sheet for you.

I know you might have

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W hat do you t h in k A rtPrize bring s to t he GV c o mmunity ?

Do you think campus dining menus are reasonably priced for what you get?

EDMUND LOCKHART “A chance to interact with people outside of our community and it shows different ways people express themselves.”

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grown up hearing that you should tip 10%. I did, too.

But the going rate is 20% for good service. If you can’t afford to tip well, you can’t afford to go to a restaurant with a wait staff.

But if you go to Applebee’s or Peppino’s and get a half-off appetizer and an ice water, this doesn’t give you a license to leave a fifty cent tip because that’s 20%. If your bill is low, you should probably still be tipping at least $2, and a bit more for great service.

Also, make sure your expectations for your waitress are reasonable. She’s a

person, not a robot. If she forgets to bring you your Coke with no ice or isn’t at your table the second you need her, look around you.

It’s likely you’ll see her carrying other people’s food out of the kitchen or that she’s swamped with several other tables. Be patient.

Lastly: your tipping habits can either make or break a waitress’s night. You may likely be part of the reason that she goes home in a good mood, singing to the radio, or part of the reason she sits in the parking lot crying in her car.

Don’t screw it up.

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YEA R : Fre s h ma n MA JO R : G e o g ra phy H OM ETOWN : B a y City, Mic h .

SARAH KELLEHER “Young life, art nerds and culture.”

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ANDREW STINE “Better exposure for art in general, a really good thing to see.”

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ANDREW BROWN “It gives students a chance to look at art and to connect the community.”

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ArtPrize is the world’s largest art competition, which is an opportunity students shouldn’t pass up on t’s that time of year again: ArtPrize is back in Grand Rapids. The Grand Valley State University community will flock downtown for the next few weeks to check out the thousands of art pieces scattered across the city.

While ArtPrize provides an opportunity for students to see many different types of art and can help them to gain a new perspective on the pieces, the competition is also very beneficial for the Grand Rapids area.

This year, there are 174 venues hosting artwork and 1,537 pieces are being displayed throughout the city, a new record. In 2013, artists came from all 50 states and from 47 countries bringing different world perspectives, opinions and ideas to Grand Rapids.

ArtPrize attendees also come from all 50 states. Last year, there were 30,432 non-

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Michigan attendees. In addition, 30 percent of all attendees traveled more than 30 miles to reach the competition. This presents GVSU students a great opportunity to interact with new people.

In addition to the people who attend, many artists will often stand near their pieces. This gives students a chance to ask questions about where the artist got the inspiration for their piece, how long it took them to create it and what is their favorite materials to work with when making a piece.

ArtPrize is the world’s largest art competition. This year, projected attendance is 400,000 people. Not only is that 400,000 mouths to feed, it’s also 400,000 pairs of legs walking past local businesses and eyes peering through the shop windows. Last year’s ArtPrize brought in $22.1 million of net-new economic activity to Grand Rapids

and 253 new jobs were created. That’s over $1 million a day, not too shabby for a 19day competition.

There are many different works of art that can appeal to every person attending.

There are musical performances, paintings, pencil drawings, works made of out recycled materials and many more. Those walking around can find pieces located in places that they wouldn’t expect, like in the river or inside restaurants around the city.

ArtPrize is an incredibly unique experience, allowing visitors to view some amazing art while at the same time challenging ArtPrize visitors to reconsider what their definition of art is. The Lanthorn encourages GVSU students to take advantage of the opportunities that ArtPrize presents. With over 1,500 art entries, there is bound to be something to suit everyone.

Lock up to avoid larceny

BY JESSICA HODGE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

he problem with people is that they steal; it’s primal instinct.

However, could it be our fault for not locking things up to avoid theft? That’s what my dad thought after he got his bike stolen.

I was home visiting my family a few weekends ago when our home got invaded. I had gotten home around 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night and was watching a movie with my dad. There was a huge storm so he went into our

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open garage to check on his motorcycle. A few seconds after he had gotten up, he came running back inside yelling someone had stolen his bike.

No, they hadn’t taken his motorcycle; they took his cycling bike, which was even more expensive than his motorcycle.

He rode his bike everywhere, including a big race in Detroit called Critical Mass. His bike was also pretty tricked out: L.E.D lights on the tires, a GPS device mounted to his handlebars and a bag for his wallet (no, his wallet wasn’t in there at the time).

The weirdest part was that there was three other bikes scattered on our neighbor’s lawns too. We first drove around to see if someone had dumped his bike somewhere after the storm like they had the other bikes.

With no such luck, we called the police. The police, despite being busy with a phone pole that fell and caught on fire, sent a squad car within the hour to our house.

Before they got there, my dad went to talk to our neighbor to see if one of the bikes lying around the lawn was his. None of them were his, but his bike had also been stolen.

The police arrived at our house and routinely asked questions about the time the bikes went missing and the descriptions of them. They also informed my dad that he could press charges for home invasion, since our garage is attached to our house. After about 20 minutes, they set off. Despite being busy, they came back a few hours later and gave my dad good and bad news.

They found his and my neighbor’s bikes. But the bad news was that a 17-year-old drug addict had pawned it for drug money, and it was sitting in a store waiting for someone to buy it. The police said the only thing we could do was go to the shop and see if we could talk the owners into giving the bikes

back to us since they were stolen property. We thanked the police and they left.

My dad, furious, drove up to the Play It Again Sports store, which was luckily closed and peered into the window. There were their two bikes sitting right in the aisle with price tags on them. With the store being closed, we couldn’t do anything, so we came back the next morning right when it opened.

Fortunately, there was a squad car already parked by the store and an officer speaking with the owners. A few minutes later, the officer motioned us inside the store to retrieve the bikes, for free.

My dad and our neighbor rode home giddy while I drove home.

We don’t live in a bad township at all, but now we have to close our garage, even if we’re in the house. Lucky for the kid, my dad is not pressing charges because he feels partially responsible for not locking up his bike and our garage.

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he Office of Student Life is readying to kick off “I am Grand Valley,” an annual recognition program that distinguishes student leaders over the past academic year.

While the actual event doesn’t occur until Jan. 14 during campus leadership week, the nomination process opens Oct. 1 and will close Dec. 5.

Valerie Guzman, assistant director of Student Life for leadership and service initiatives, coordinated efforts around “I am Grand Valley” and campus leadership week. “‘I am Grand Valley’ is meant for students who display and utilize strong leadership skills that contribute to the campus and beyond,” she said.

On Jan. 14, students who accept a nomination will gather for an informal reception in the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center to receive nomination materials. These include an exclusive “I am Grand Valley” t-shirt and a personalized certificate.

Brenden Gallagher is a graduate assistant in the Office of Student Life, and has also helped to organize the event.

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“We really reach out to faculty and staff members to recognize students who they’re working with to learn about some of the positive things that they’re doing on campus,” he said.

“I am Grand Valley” started in 2003 and has honored thousands of students in the past decade. Guzman said that in the 2013-2014 academic year alone, 1,500 students were nominated.

“While many student leadership awards are competitive, and rightfully so, ‘I am Grand Valley’ is meant to touch the lives of our everyday student leaders, whether they hold a prestigious leadership position or not,” she said.

Besides providing a time to recognize the accomplishments of what students have worked on during the year, the reception is also a time for them to reflect and have a good time, Gallagher said.

“It’s just one of those things where it’s a fun time. It’s nice to bring everyone together and acknowledge that we’re all doing awesome things,” he said.

While “I am Grand Valley” will be accepting nominations for the awards, those involved are also looking for more students to participate in leadership programs GVSU offers.

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‘I am Grand Valley’ 2014 kicks off

STAND OUT: Grand Valley State University students pose with their t-shirts and certificates during a previ-

ous “I am Grand Valley” reception. The reception recognizes students across campus for their leadership.

“This is definitely a campus-wide thing,” Gallagher said. “We want as many people as possible to be aware of what’s going on around campus and be able to participate. So really, it’s just anybody and everybody who wants to get involved in really encouraging students to be involved.”

“I am Grand Valley” is a part of the larger campus leadership week that will be starting on Jan. 12.

“The ‘I am Grand Valley’ leadership reception is the signature event of CLW,” Guzman said. “CLW simply promotes leadership in various

forms of campus life to create momentum and inspire campus to put their talents to work in whatever facet they are passionate about.”

Gallagher said the event will help to bring the GVSU community together.

“It’s nice to give recognition to people who are doing positive things in the community,” Gallagher said. “I think that strengthens the Grand Valley community. (It) allows for students to get together and really acknowledge and talk about the things that they’re doing.”

Guzman said she hopes, because

of the event, students will continue to develop leadership skills and are inspired to create a positive impact beyond GVSU. “It’s such a feel-good event that has real meaning,” she said. “It’s all rooted in the awesome contributions of our students, and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it and let our students know how valued they are.”

GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/iamgv.

FOR MORE ABOUT THE EVENT

GV offers new graduate psychology program

BY DUANE EMERY DEMERY@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State University department of psychology launched its first ever graduate program this semester. This new program will focus on school psychology. While there are a number of disciplines within psychology, there is currently a great need for psychologists working in the field of education.

“There are very few school psychology programs, so there is a shortage of school psychologists, both in the state and nationally,” said

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Amy Campbell, the director of the school psychology program. “This shortage is a problem, as school psychologist is a critical position that is currently difficult to fill.”

By design, the program is not very large because the level of intensity and quality demands each student receives ample attention to become qualified for school psychology positions.

“Every year, the maximum number of students we would take in is 12,” Campbell said. “It is a small program, which is very typical of other psychology graduate programs.”

The program accepted 11 students this fall, who will have coursework both in the classroom and in the field

working with school systems.

“The first two years are classroom work and field work associated with that. The third year is a full time internship,” Campbell said.

Since the program is brand new, it is not currently known which schools will participate. However, it is up to the students to secure their own internships when the time comes.

The program had been in development for between three and four years, according to Campbell. She said the department of psychology started with the requirements set by the National Association of School Psychologists, and from there tailored the curriculum to ensure students

would be prepared to handle the challenges and demands of the career.

“We spent a lot of time thinking of the mission of the program, so when we planned the curriculum it really fell in line with the vision of the program,” Campbell said.

School psychologists work with teachers, administrators and other school faculty to assist in the education and mental health of students of all ages.

“They use the science of psychology and apply it to education for students to be more successful,” Campbell said.

This can include setting up safe learning environments that are free

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from bullying, working with disabled or mentally handicapped students and collaborating to put procedures for improvement into place.

Psychology students interested in this field will have plenty of incentive to get involved as there are many opportunities available to them upon graduation.

“In order to have this position, they have to have this degree, so this certifies them to work in schools,” Campbell said.

GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/grad/schoolpsy/ FOR MORE ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT’S GRAD PROGRAM

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A wild west family weekend GV hosts events to welcome families to Allendale and Pew Campuses

BY COLLEEN SCHONFIELD LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

very August, parents of college students bid the common farewell – the type of acknowledgment signifying an acceptance of independence. Both parents and students indulge in such freedom. However on the same token, familial separation can bring unwanted stress and hardship, which is why Grand Valley State University hosts its annual Family Weekend to serve as a much-needed reunion.

An opportunity for students to spend quality time with parents, siblings and other relatives, Family Weekend boasts a packed-full schedule of events designed with family bonding in mind.

No stranger to Family Weekend will be the reappearance of The Shakespeare Festival, Dueling Pianos, the Farmers Market and Renaissance Faire. Newly

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integrated events may catch newcomers off guard, as they will be featured with a slight twist with the theme of “Wild, Wild West Michigan.”

With the establishment of new offcampus housing complexes, there’s no better way to kick off Family Weekend than with a celebratory Greek housing ribbon-cutting event unveiling the completion of phase one of the Grand Village. The event will feature a dedication ceremony to welcome sorority and fraternity members, followed by tours of the homes afterward.

“Now that students are settled in, it’s a great opportunity for family to come back and visit,” said LeaAnn Tibbe, assistant director of the Office of Student Life. “It’s the perfect time for them to show GVSU off to their families.”

Friday will also serve as the start of the Social Media Challenge, a veteran to last year’s Family Weekend in which students upload pictures to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the tag

#GVSUFW14 to win a prize for the most pictures uploaded by Sunday.

Younger attendees will have many opportunities to participate in a variety of games and activities also, as Family Weekend events aim to cater to both the young and young at heart.

“There will be a wide variety of activities available for children,” said Caitlin Perlotto, Family Weekend coordinator. “For example, there will be a carnival style duck pluck, a craft room with multiple crafts, photo booths for fun western red themed memories and many more carnivals games that will have a variety of prizes.”

For the older crowd, Family Weekend will welcome comedian P.J. Weber who is tailoring the content of his comedic show to fit in with the western theme. There will also be games of Texas Hold ‘em and Saturday night square dancing if the western vibe still hasn’t quite caught on.

On Saturday, students and family members can find a blend of ac-

tivities that appeal to all ages at the Kirkhof Center during one of the weekend’s main events called the Kirkhof Roundup. The event will feature cookie decorating, custom bags, bandannas and over 20 organizations on campus to show families the western side of GVSU. For those looking to explore the community outside of campus, families can wander downtown Grand Rapids to check out ArtPrize.

For GVSU sophomore, Mary Burtkis, Family Weekend couldn’t come at a more perfect time of the month with its correlation to ArtPrize.

“It’s going to be a jam-packed weekend for my family and I,” said Burtkis. “Between the two events, I’m really hoping we’ll have enough time to squeeze everything in.”

Students going downtown to ArtPrize with their families can show their GVSU ID at the PNC Building to get hot dogs, popcorn and bottled water in addition to a

PNC Cinch Sak if they are one of the first 150 guests to stop by between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday.

On campus, students can pick up two free meal tickets for their families through the campus dining office. Tickets can be used at Fresh Food Company for a barbecued westernthemed meal, but tickets can only be picked up until Friday.

Throughout the weekend, various events will be integrated throughout campus in hopes of showing what GVSU has to offer beyond its academics.

“We hope that the families take home a sense of the Grand Valley Spirit with them and see that Grand Valley is not only a great place of education, but also community and togetherness,” Perlotto said.

GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/familyweekend FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A LIST OF SCHEDULED EVENTS

Experimental learning Paleo-Olympics teaches history through games, demonstrations

BY MADDIE FORSHEE MFORSHEE@LANTHORN.COM

ast Friday, students at Grand Valley State University could be seen on the lawn outside of the Kirkhof Center throwing a discus, racing and even shooting a bow and arrow during the sixth annual PaleoOlympic Games.

The Paleo-Olympic Games began in 2008 with a collaborative effort in the archaeology department, when both professors and students who had a shared interest for history and culture felt they needed an event where they could culminate all four disciplines of the classics department – history, archaeology, classics and anthropology.

Thus the Paleo-Olympic Games were born. The event includes educational demonstrations given by professors and alumni and games where

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students can play and learn about history.

Typically held on the third Friday in September in the East Field outside of Kirkhof, the Paleo-Olympics have come to be known as a fun student-run event for all who attend.

Kendall Farkas, president of the Classics Society, said Friday’s event saw a consistent number of students all day, and those students were a mix of people within the disciplines involved and students who had heard about the event and were interested in joining.

The event’s demonstrations included archery. Chris Shaffer, of the anthropology department, brought different types of bows and allowed students to experiment and shoot them.

Shaffer brought bows from Africa, the Amazon and even one from medieval times. Another one of the demonstrations was a hand-made Medieval armor suit, made by a GVSU alumni.

The last demonstration was done by Melissa Morison from

the classics department. Morison did an ancient Roman liver reading, trying to predict how the GVSU football team would do in the game against Ferris State University.

“It’s how (the ancient Romans) would determine the will of the gods, by looking at nature and studying animals,” said Megan Esparsa, president of the archaeology club. “They open up the liver and essentially it’s a map where different parts mean different things.”

Many of the games at the Paleo-Olympics were based on team-building. One of the games held during the event was a hoplite relay, based on ancient Greek army formations where soldiers had to move as a singular line. Students made themselves shields and tied their ankles together in an effort to work as a team and learn to move together.

Other activities held throughout the event were a Roman ball game, pottery reconstruction, shield making,

discus throwing and Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Farkas said her favorite event that day was the bow and arrow shooting.

“I loved being able to actually shoot the bow and arrows, especially the medieval longbow,” she said.

Both Esparsa and Farkas said they were happy with how the event turned out, and hope that it gets more attention from students in upcoming years.

“I think if you’re looking at human activities (from the past) and you’re actually able to do them, we can relate better,” Esparsa said. “It’s a good way to relate to other people and learn about the past in a fun way that doesn’t have to be in a classroom.”

Farkas agreed, and said that aside from being educational, the event itself was fun.

“It’s a bunch of students coming together and having a good time,” she said. “Why not get involved and shoot a bow and arrow?”

BY DAVID SPECHT & JAY BUSHEN ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

ith the boom in the craft beer industry it was only a matter of time before beer was considered art, and that moment came during last year’s ArtPrize. In 2013, Founders Brewing Co. signed a five-year deal with ArtPrize, making the Grand Rapids-based brewing company the official provider of beer for the annual competition for the foreseeable future. Through this agreement, the brewery decided to release a different beer each year (dubbed the Artists Series), beginning with last year’s Inspired Artist Black IPA, which was well received, earning a 93 out of 100 on renowned rating site www.beeradvocate.com.

This year, Founders came with a bit of a switch-up: an ale

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which features a single malt – Golden Promise – and a single hop – Mosaic. The name? Mosaic Promise. The overarching theme? Simplicity.

While many breweries aim to incorporate unusual amalgamations of ingredients into their batches, Mosaic Promise represents Founders’ recognition that there is beauty in modesty. In fact, the only flashy element of Mosaic Promise is the beer’s label, which features a picture of 2013 ArtPrize entry “Ninkasi,” a stained glass piece depicting the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer. After hanging in Founders during the art competition last year, the piece was eventually purchased by the brewery and displayed in the taproom.

BREW BREAKDOWN THE POUR: thin, slightly

hazy golden, with a small white head leaving little to no lace.

you can smell this one from across the room; pungent and skunky, with a piney aroma.

THE TASTE: comes on strong with an earthy flavor and hints of tropical fruit, with a smooth finish, making for very drinkable beer/session ale. Clocking in at just 5.5 percent ABV and 50 IBUs, it would take more than a few swigs of this libation to put anyone on the floor, making it somewhat comparable to Founders’ other session ale, All Day IPA. Though not as favored as last year’s entry, Inspired Artist Black IPA, the basic ale pulled in a respectable 89 out of 100 on www.beeradvocate.com and a 95 out of 100 on www. ratebeer.com.

But as rewarding as positive reviews are, high scores aren’t necessarily what Founders is in search of with this creation. Rather, the brewery THE NOSE:

aims to raise capital for the ArtPrize organization by donating all proceeds from the beer, in hopes that it can continue to flourish as the world’s largest art competition.

The beer will be available from now until mid-October, and is not only carried in stores but is also on-tap at numerous locations. The limited-time beer will only be sold in Michigan, Wisconsin, New York City and Chicago.

At the relatively reasonable cost of around $10 a pack – and readily available at any Meijer, as well as other various shops around town – residents of Grand Rapids should have no problem picking up a few “pieces of art” and analyzing the masterpiece for themselves.

For more about Mosaic Promise, as well as Founders’ engagement in ArtPrize, head over to www.foundersbrewing.com.

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WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM COMPETES WITH DI TALENT The Grand Valley State University women’s golf team played in its second straight tournament hosted by an NCAA Division I school this week at Ball State University’s Cardinal Classic. The Lakers finished in 11th place out of 16 teams.

GVSU junior Gabrielle Shipley and sophomore Julie Guckian led the way for the Lakers with 27th-place finishes. Both golfers fired a 12-over 156. Meanwhile, senior Kelly Hartigan finished one stroke behind in 28th place.

Eastern Michigan University won the tournament after outlasting Western Michigan University in a one-hole playoff.

GVSU hosts the NCAA Division National Preview on Saturday and Sunday at The Meadows.

VARSITY SCHEDULE W. TENNIS Friday vs ITA regional Saturday vs ITA regional Sunday vs ITA regional SOCCER Friday at Lake Erie 2pm Sunday at Findlay 12pm VOLLEYBALL Friday at ODU 7pm Saturday at Tiffin 2pm W. GOLF Saturday vs NCAA preview Sunday vs NCAA preview FOOTBALL Saturday vs Lake Erie 7pm CROSS COUNTRY Saturday at Roy Griak Invite

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GVSU MEN’S CLUB SOCCER TEAM OFF TO A HOT START Through nine games, the Grand Valley State University men’s club soccer team is undefeated.

GVSU followed up a 3-0-1 performance in the Club Soccer Showcase in Petoskey, Mich. with a pair of impressive offensive outings over the weekend.

The Lakers topped Butler University 5-0 and Purdue University 3-2. Both games were played in Allendale.

With the wins, GVSU climbs to 7-0-2.

The Lakers will make a trip down to Indiana this weekend to take on the University of Notre Dame and Ball State University on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Sweet revenge SIGNATURE WIN: After Ferris State ended GV’s season in 2013, the Lakers got their revenge with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night in Allendale.

Last year, the Lakers lost to FSU in the regional championship match, breaking their 21-game winning streak.

Lakers avenge regional title loss, beat FSU

BY TATE BAKER TBAKER@LANTHORN.COM

n December, the Ferris State University volleyball team ended Grand Valley State University’s season at the Fieldhouse Arena in a five-set regional championship match, snapping GVSU’s 21-game win streak.

Since then, the Lakers have had that loss in the back of their minds, waiting for a chance to exact revenge on their rival.

On Tuesday night in Allendale, No. 18 GVSU took full advantage of its opportunity by beating the No. 14 Bulldogs in four sets (23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-22) to earn its fifth consecutive victory.

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“Tonight was the first time all season that we clicked, came together and stayed consistent from all aspects on the court,” said GVSU junior Betsy Ronda. “From here, we can focus on what we need to work on and just get out there and have fun.”

In the opening set, Ferris State got out to a fast start, edging the Lakers 25-23 to take the early advantage. The Lakers were not rattled, however, and stormed back to take set two with relative ease, 25-17.

“I’m glad to see them battle through adversity, especially after losing that first set,” said GVSU coach Deanne Scanlon. “They responded well in what I thought was their best set of the night.”

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In the third set, with the Lakers trailing 5-8, GVSU buckled down and went on a 13-5 run to take a commanding 21-10 lead. GVSU went on to win the decisive third round 25-17.

“As we lost a point here and there throughout the match, we would gather ourselves and just focus on the next point,” Ronda said. “We were able to string together a couple of runs and that kept the energy up for us, which is huge with a game of this magnitude.”

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It was over when ... GV went on a 13-5 run to take a commanding 21-10 lead in the third set. The Lakers would take the set to claim a decisive 2-1 lead.

Game ball goes to ... Senior setter Kaitlyn Wolters. Wolters became the first Laker since 2007 to post a triple-double. She had 11 kills, 34 assists and 12 digs.

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The odyssey of Rob Woodson From Allendale to Denmark

BY PETE BARROWS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

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FORMER GVSU WR FILLS IN FOR NFL STAR Last week, the Minnesota Vikings put beleaguered star Adrian Peterson on the NFL exempt list, opening up a roster spot for the team. Former Grand Valley State University wide receiver Charles Johnson was recently informed that he would be filling that spot.

The Vikings signed Johnson off the Cleveland Browns practice squad on Saturday and added him to their 53-man roster. Johnson has yet to appear in a regular season game, but he caught six passes for 65 yards in the preseason with Cleveland.

The 2012 GVSU graduate was initially drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft.

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INTERNATIONAL SKILL: Moriah Muscaro entertains fans at a recent GVSU football game. She

is now preparing to compete in an international competition in Italy.

Top talent twirls to triumph Muscaro to represent GV, U.S. at world championships

BY ADAM KNORR ASSISTANTSPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

oriah Muscaro is quick to laud praise anywhere she finds deserving. She raves about Grand Valley State University, the marching band, the pep band, the dance team, band director John Martin, the fans and anyone else she can think of. The one person Muscaro rarely talks up is herself.

But when it comes to the aesthetic sport of baton twirling, few have more to be proud of.

Muscaro, 21, is the GVSU Feature Twirler. She’s a common sight at GVSU football and basketball games, wowing the crowd with her contorting, mystifying routines. GVSU Athletics, across the board, tends to be full of championship teams. Although Muscaro is a one-woman show, the results are no different from such dominating squads. In fact, her accolades may be even more impressive.

Muscaro is the 2014 Collegiate Grand National

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Twirling Champion. The event spans NCAA Divisions I, II and III, taking in the top twirlers from around the country. It was Allendale’s twirler, however, that rose above the field to claim twirling’s equivalent of a national championship.

“She has brought the program to a whole new level,” Martin said. “We’re very blessed to have someone of her caliber with us… She provides excitement and complements us greatly.”

It doesn’t end there. Muscaro recently fulfilled a lifelong dream, qualifying to represent the U.S. at the World Baton Twirling Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in April 2015. Muscaro earned a top-three finish in a field of 74 to earn the right to represent both GVSU and her country in the international competition.

Despite all of her accolades and shining skill, it’s not winning that drives Muscaro to strive for success.

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ome years from now on a brisk autumn night in September, a fire flickers, throwing shadows on the breeze under the arch of the famed Cook Carillon clocktower that stands guard over the world-renowned Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus. A figure, faint at first, emerges into the light as a crowd begins to gather.

A voice arises from the hopeful assemblage of students and faculty: “Oh tell us, muse, of the man of many roles, who wandered a full many ways far and wide after he had conquered GVSU, and saw the courts of many men. Tell us the tale of Rob Woodson.”

The muse paces in silent contemplation as the anticipation builds, but the request is not obliged with a categorical “once upon a time”.

“And what young Rob Woodson nobly thought, he greatly dared,” the muse began with vigor. “Started from the bottom, now we here.” The rest of the yarn came to light as the muse continued to spin and the moon passed from behind the clouds above.

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Rob Woodson touched down in Denmark on Monday to embark upon his first professional season with the BBK Vaerlose Basketball Klub, but it wasn’t always destined that Woodson would play even beyond high school.

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Corby quickly develops into dynamic goal scorer for GV soccer Sophomore racks up accolades early in career

BY KATE NUYEN KNUYEN@LANTHORN.COM

arti Corby started playing soccer at 4 years old on a Mini Kickers team coached by her mom, Julie, who apparently knew a thing or two about eluding defenders and scoring goals, because since then – whether it’s attributed to coaching, skill or hard work – there has been nothing “mini” about Marti’s game.

Corby later moved on to a much more competitive playing field at Forest Hills Central High School, where the awards began to pile up. She was a twotime MIHSSCA Division 1 All-State honoree (2012-2013), and eventually the prized midfielder made her way to Grand Valley State University.

As a freshman, Corby made the most of her 18 starts. She was named to the Daktronics, Inc. All-America First Team, NSCAA All-America Second Team, NSCAA All-Midwest Region First Team, All-GLIAC First Team and All-GLIAC Tournament Team. She had

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CLUTCH: Sophomore Marti Corby dribbles the ball during a

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“I love the thrill that I get while performing,” she said. “It’s not so much about what I get through performing, it’s about what I see on other people’s faces.

I love when they’re excited and into my performance.”

Often, those fans include

Muscaro’s family. Fitting, considering that family got her into twirling in the first place. Her mother, both grandmothers and a host of aunts all twirled as well. Her mother was the University of Mount Union Feature Twirler while one of her aunts held the same title at the University of Cincinnati.

Muscaro’s mom got Moriah started in twirling when

she was 5, although the craft didn’t immediately take for the future Laker. Muscaro didn’t truly become enamored with twirling until she took home her first state championship at 11 years old. Since then, Muscaro has slammed on the throttle to success.

Coming out of high school, Muscaro had a wealth of options in continuing her twirling career. The University of

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12 goals, the second most on GVSU. “To be successful it takes not just practice with the team, but individual work,” she said. “It’s going to the field on the off days to practice dribbling. It’s what you’re doing when you aren’t with the team.”

Corby’s hard work was starting to pay off, and it showed on college soccer’s biggest stage when she scored the gamewinning goal in the 2013 NCAA Division II National Championship game.

She may be a sophomore, but Corby is seen as a leader by her coaches and teammates. GVSU coach Jeff Hosler attributes a lot of her leadership skills to being a student of the game, and said he expects Corby will continue to grow in the coming years.

“I see her falling even more in to a leadership role as she continues to grow older in the program,” Hosler said. “She has a bright future in the program.”

Hosler said Corby’s strong offensive presence can be chalked up to her ball-striking skills and ability to be in the right position on the field. Senior defender Juane Odendaal also com-

plimented the sophomore, saying that Corby’s leadership comes down to effort and a desire to finish.

All of those traits certainly appeared to be on display Saturday. No. 4 GVSU was coming off its first loss in 27 games, but had a chance to bounce back with a road contest at rival Ferris State University.

“We had just lost, and that was the first time I had experienced a loss while playing for Grand Valley State University,” said Corby, who had not scored a goal in GVSU’s first four games this year. “I knew we had to win and I was going to do whatever I could to get our team on a winning streak.”

Corby scored all three goals for the Lakers in the 3-2 victory, earning her yet another accolade: the GLIAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award.

Corby is hoping her hard work continues to pay off, but she’s focused on bigger goals: such as an undefeated record in conference play. She and her teammates play a pair of GLIAC foes this weekend in Ohio at Lake Erie College and the University of Findlay.

Michigan, Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Illinois all showed interest, but GVSU ultimately claimed the prize. Not because of its twirling pedigree, but because of academics.

“Twirling is this amazing added bonus and I definitely wanted to twirl in college, but academics are what’s going to take me far in life,” she said.

“The more I’ve gone to Grand Valley, the more I’ve fallen in love with it.”

A biomedical sciences major and Honors College member, she was enticed by the draw of GVSU’s medical resources and downtown access to Medical Mile. For Muscaro, GVSU meant a place where she could showcase her twirling skill and grow in her knowledge. For GVSU, Muscaro meant a revitalized twirling program – one that will

continue to blossom following her departure.

She and Martin have been working closely to find a suitable replacement for her when she graduates after the winter semester. Muscaro has essentially built a powerhouse program through her own incredible skill, and although she will be nigh impossible to replace, the hope is that the program will continue to abide by a standard of performance just like any other GVSU sport.

Finding top-notch twirlers who are willing to come to a Division II school can be a challenge, but Muscaro wouldn’t trade her experiences at GVSU for a diamond-encrusted baton.

“I twirled Division II and I loved every minute of it,” she said. “The unique opportunities it gives me have been quite

amazing, so right now we’re working on showing that to other twirlers out there.”

One such opportunity comes in the form of performance frequency for Muscaro.

Not only does she perform with the marching band at every home football game, but Muscaro also displays her routines at GVSU’s home basketball games. Twirling competitions take place on a gym floor, so Muscaro is able to twirl in the manner that she has become accustomed, as opposed to fighting Michigan wind and snow every football season.

The talents of Muscaro, the GVSU marching band, the football team and a host of other performers will be on display on Saturday at 7 p.m. as the Lakers host Lake Erie College.

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sealed it for us.”

Senior setter Kaitlyn Wolters shined for the Lakers with 11 kills, 34 assists and 12 digs. It was Wolters’ first career triple-double and the first by a Laker since Nov. 17, 2007 against Lewis University. Ronda added 11 kills and 15 digs in the winning effort.

“It definitely helped that (Ferris State’s) middle blocker shaded toward the outside, it freed me up the opportunity to get some outside attacks,” Wolters said. “I’m happy that I was able to contribute to this win. This win is a step in the

right direction of where we want to be as a program.”

The Lakers accomplished what they set out to do in not only getting revenge on their rivals, but also by taking an early lead in the GLIAC North standings.

GVSU improves to 7-2 (5-0 GLIAC), while Ferris State falls to 6-3 (4-1 GLIAC).

The Lakers will next prepare for a weekend road trip to Ohio, which features stops at Ohio Dominican University on Friday and Tiffin University on Saturday.

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within two points in an attempt to push the match to five sets.

It wasn’t enough in the end though, as the Lakers would win the fourth set, 25-22.

“It was a time for someone to step up and make a big play, knowing that we didn’t want it to go to five sets,” Scanlon said. “Kaleigh Lound took a big swing, it got blocked, and Sydney Doby did a great job of getting that last block that

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s the winds of change signal a new season, the men’s D2 club hockey team at Grand Valley State University has undergone some changes of its own. Many familiar names comprise the roster, but there are a slew of new faces ready to leave their mark on the ice this season.

Expectations have been high for the Lakers in the past few years after the team made three consecutive national championship appearances from 2011-2013. Now, the team looks to recapture that success after its postseason run came up short in March.

For sixth-year head coach Mike Forbes, it all starts on defense.

“We’ll prepare like we always do, starting with coverage in front of the net and working our way forward,” Forbes said.

Senior leader Nick Heinrich is one of the key defenseman coming back this season.

Heinrich said the team has added some talented young players who should help bolster the defensive unit.

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“I believe the additions to our defense make our blue line the key to success this year,” he said.

The blue line isn’t the only place sporting some new faces.

After graduating last year, goalie Scott Teifenthal left some big skates to fill. Sophomores Ryan Morey and Doc Hoekzema will be the ones competing for a chance to try them on.

“Teif was amazing last year and everyone trusted him,” said senior forward Matt Smartt. “It’ll be between them to decide who’s going to step up. They both have great potential.”

Offensively, Smartt and a host of talented returners figure to bring plenty of production all season long. Forwards Brad Wilhelm, Nick Schultz, Jake Endicott, Tyler Stoller and JD Duckworth are some names to keep an eye on.

A new season brings a new team dynamic and, for the veteran players, team chemistry has become a point of emphasis.

“It’s really important that we stay together as a team,” Smartt

sellout crowd is expected to fill Lubbers Stadium this weekend as the Grand Valley State University football team takes on an unranked opponent for the first time this season.

GVSU (0-3) will look to get its offense going against Lake Erie College (1-2) after a trio of uninspired outings against Azusa Pacific, Ohio Dominican and Ferris State. The Laker offense has not been able to move the ball consistently this season, and has not scored more than 24 points in a single game.

“We’ve got to work harder to develop an identity offensively to try to create some

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excitement,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell at Monday’s media luncheon. “We don’t have much excitement in our offense right now because we’re not really making any plays.”

Playing a porous Lake Erie defense could be just what the Lakers need to gain some confidence. The Storm give up 50 points and 596 yards per game, and are the most penalized team in the GLIAC. The GLIAC’s worst statistical rushing offense to date, however, belongs to GVSU. The Lakers rank last in rushing yards (213), yards per carry (2.2) and rushing first downs (12). The aerial attack hasn’t been much better, as GVSU is also last in passing yards per attempt (5.7).

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their whole careers here, but there comes a point where we’ve got to figure out a way to score,” said junior wide receiver Jamie Potts.

Senior quarterback Heath Parling practiced this week but no official decision has been made for Saturday’s

game. If Parling is still sidelined with the upper-body injury, senior Isiah Grimes will start.

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four years, Woodson was named to the All-Area First Team by the Westland Observer as a senior, although the accolades never manifested into an offer to take his game to the next level.

He brought his game with him anyways to GVSU, where he walked on to the varsity basketball team.

Only instead of battling breaking waves sent by Poseiden, Calypso, lotus eaters or a cyclops, Woodson battled the bench as a third-stringer behind both Wes Trammell and

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to keep pace with Jason Vander Laan and the undefeated Bulldogs, who easily took a 42-17 victory. So far this season, Grimes has completed 15-of-38 passes for 205 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

The Laker offense was inefficient in the red zone at Ferris State, which has been a major problem all year for GVSU. The Lakers have made 12 trips inside their opponents’

starter Breland Hogan. Only allotted 27 minutes in 10 games, Woodson scored just two points his freshman campaign in 2009-2010 and made the difficult decision to redshirt the following season.

“Rob’s a unique guy in today’s day and age simply because he was a guy the defined himself by persevering and hanging in there,” said Ric Wesley, Woodson’s coach of five years at GVSU. “That’s not really the norm anymore. People are generally pretty quick to quit, jump ship, transfer, point fingers, but Rob did none of that.

“Instead Rob waited patiently

20-yard line this season, but have scored on just six of those trips, and only four have resulted in touchdowns.

“The offense, we’re obviously frustrated,” said Potts, the team’s leading wideout.

“We’re having a really hard time scoring points especially in the red zone.”

Defensively, the Lakers are coming off their worst performance of the fall campaign, and they’ll be tested again this week against a Lake Erie offense that runs the ball more than 50 times per game.

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for his opportunity, kept getting better and better, and when he got that opportunity, he was well-prepared, ready and made the most of it. To see how far he came – starting as a walk-on – was not only rewarding, but inspiring, and his story, his journey, is all a credit to him and who is as a player and a person.”

It took what must have felt like a decade of time, but while Woodson waited, he grew; his shot with every ball hoisted during long hours kept in the gym, his handle every time he picked up a ball, his fitness during the summer and his capacity to drive the lane to create plays for himself and his teammates every time he observed Hogan and Trammell take the ball to the rack.

Woodson still played only sparingly his sophomore season, but as a junior he averaged just under 20 minutes per game and was second on the team in both assists (51) and steals (35) as the direct backup to his mentor, Hogan. Woodson was tempted briefly with thoughts of putting in a transfer as the sirens had tempted Odysseus before him, but when Hogan graduated following the 2012-13 season, the path from the bench onto to the court finally cleared.

On Nov. 18, 2013 against Olivet, Woodson was announced as a starter for the first time in his collegiate career.

“Rob’s a great driver, a better teammate, gained confidence in his shot when defenders would press up, earned everything he got and was a joy to play with,” said former teammate Ryan Sabin, who was a freshman during Woodson’s redshirt sophomore season.

“He’s been through a lot of ups and downs at GVSU, which should serve him well riding the roller coaster of overseas ball, but more importantly, Rob’s a goofball who always made people laugh and had a smile on his face, the ultimate chemistry guy in the locker room

running back Anthony Bilal, an electrifying 5-foot-7 speedster who ranks first in the country with 12 rushing touchdowns and second with 196 yards per game.

While limiting Bilal is obviously GVSU’s top priority, Mitchell said a primary focus is minimizing lapses in the secondary.

Another area of emphasis for the team is moving forward with optimism. Starting 0-3 has not been easy for the Lakers but, for senior leaders like nickelback Deonté Hurst, rolling over is simply not an option.

and you won’t find anybody that won’t instantly gravitate to him.

“We’ll be following him closely out in Denmark, and we expect great things from him.”

In his fifth and final season at GVSU, Woodson put his extra year of eligibility, his vast talents, as well as his personal and professional maturation on display as he led the Lakers in virtually every conceivable facet. Woodson started all 27 games and in 30.8 minutes a night, averaged a team-high 4.3 assists to go along with 13.1 points and 3.5 rebounds. His 2.6 assist/turnover ratio was the best in the GLIAC among players with at least 100 assists, while his steal count ranked third in the conference.

“The whole experience has been a roller coaster ride, but to go back and change it? No way,” Woodson said of his time at GVSU. “I think the route I took helped me in my career in that it kept my fire and hunger going, and just getting the chance to have a starting spot was a great accomplish for myself – something I always wanted at Grand Valley.

“My senior year, I developed into a leader, a guy my coaches and teammates could depend on day in and day out, and I’m most proud of that. Who would have ever thought I wound end up on the All-GLIAC team? And now that I’m in Denmark, I hope to be able to do it again.

I’ve only been overseas now for only a couple days, but I am loving the experience so far and am looking forward to a great season here.”

The ending to Woodson’s epic has not been written yet, and even after five years at GVSU, he can’t help but to feel that his expedition through basketball has only just begun. From bench-warmer to redshirt to backup to starting point guard and captain, Woodson evolved with his role, patiently biding his time as he created opportunities for himself that hadn’t existed previously.

“You’ve just got to keep pushing,” Hurst said. “You never know. The GLIAC is a tough league. Teams that we already played could end up losing; I mean anything could happen. You’ve just got to have the mindset of ‘we can still do this thing at the end,’ just keeping everybody motivated and humble.”

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Woodson is not the first GVSU student athlete to take their talents abroad; former quarterback Kyle McMahon played a season in Poland, women’s basketball enforcer Alex Stelfox played in Germany and men’s basketball alum, from Callistus Eziukwu to Nick Freer to Jason Jamerson to Jason Boucher to Hogan and even Tyrone Lee, Woodson’s former roommate, have all played overseas.

Smart money says that Woodson won’t be the last either, as GVSU continues to grow as both a university and an NCAA Division II athletic powerhouse, although he may continue to be the most least likely candidate to have made it up the ranks for some time: A sub-6foot walk-on that overcame every obstacle in his way, who dared to dream, dared to journey and did it all with a laugh and a grin.

“You miss people and places, get homesick and it does feel good to be back home at GVSU – and I told Rob this when he spoke after he landed in Denmrark – but you have to keep reminding yourself that you’re blessed to have the opportunity to travel, make new relationships, network and to continue to play ball, to keep doing something you love,” Tyrone Lee, who averaged 19.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game while helping to lead the Australian based NW Tasmania Thunder into the playoffs last season for the first time in years and still talks with Woodson every day, said.

“The number one thing is staying humble, which won’t be a problem for Rob, and more than anything, it’s about being liked rather than how good you are. You can drop 30 points a game, but if your teammates, your coaches, your fans and other people in the league don’t like and respect you, you’ll be heading home real quick.

“Everybody loves Rob.”

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said. “Keeping the goal in mind that everything you do is for that one goal, and that you need to play for the guy next to you.”

In the short term the team is trying to keep it simple and play as one unit, learning from one another as the season progresses.

“Many of the older guys have taken the younger kids under their wings,” Heinrich said.

The Lakers went 19-71 in regular season games last year, but duplicating such success won’t be easy this time around because GVSU has a tough schedule ahead.

To prepare for some of the more physical teams, Forbes said he plans to utilize his team’s size to bolster the offense and build a strong defensive core.

The Lakers will make their season debut on Friday at Rochester College.

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