Issue 14, October 1th, 2015 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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NEWS

Student senate talks mid-semester break

CRACKING DOWN

With support from CLAS Dean Frederick Antczak, student senate puts their support behind the idea of a campus-wide ‘fall breather”

ON TURNING UP

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A&E

‘Dido and Aeneas’ showcases local talent GVSU students partner with Grand Rapids Ballet Co., others to perform a 17th century Baroque opera based on Book IV of Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’ SEE A6

SPORTS

W. tennis earns GLIAC tournament top seed Shorthanded Lakers down Walsh, Ashland to remain undefeated in conference play and clinch the No. 1 seed in the 2015 GLIAC Tournament SEE A8

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GVPD receives grant to discourage underage drinking

BY HANNAH LENTZ NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

ed cups litter the ground, abandoned alcohol bottles that have served their purpose lay abandoned in the street. This is an average scene walking near a college campus on a Sunday morning, but when a large section of students in a college’s undergraduate program are under the age of 21, there could be more serious consequences to weekend partying than the added clean up.

At Grand Valley State University, there were 200 liquor arrests or Minor in Possession charges in 2014. Up from the 134 arrests in 2013, and the 184 arrests in 2012, the Grand Valley Police Department (GVPD) is cracking down on underage drinking.

“The reason we are focused on this issue is because we have read the studies about underage drinking, we live the studies,” said Brandon DeHaan, GVPD captain. “When we enforce, we are being proactive in preventing other criminal activities.”

To help with this goal, GVPD applied for the Youth Alcohol Enforcement grant

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through the Ottawa County Police Department. With this annual grant of $13,000, awarded by the Office of Highway Safety and Planning, university police are able to bring in officers from the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department to assist GVPD in monitoring

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PATROL: GVPD officer Minh Lien works in his patrol car Sept. 13 near Campus Life Night. There were 200 liquor law arrests in 2014 for drinking violations, up from 134 arrests the year before. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

CHILD SERVICES

Supporting student parents CEC provides education for littlest Lakers

VOTING

Secretary of State to visit GV campus

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will be volunteering to babysit children during the homecoming 5K run.

Overall, the CEC offers a number of programs to student parents at GVSU. Daphnea Sutherland is a Preschool 2 lead teacher and a former student parent at GVSU.

eing away from home can make it difficult to do things like make a decent meal, go to sleep at a reasonable time or even register to vote. Student senate is looking to make the process just a little easier.

On Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, Grand Valley State University will temporarily be the home of the Secretary of State mobile office. The mobile office is being brought to the Allendale Campus once again through the partnership of student senate and the Community Service Learning Center. This will give students the opportunity to register to vote if they have not already and the opportunity to fulfill other tasks through the Secretary of State.

Maddie Cleghorn, student senate president encourages students to register to vote during this opportunity.

“The office will have all of the services and information that a regular Secretary of State office has, but we are especially encouraging students to take advantage of this opportunity to register to vote,” Cleghorn said. “Having the Secretary of State mobile office on campus for a couple of days makes it easier for students to get involved in the democratic process, because it eliminates the step of having to drive to an office just to register to vote. We are hoping that lots of students take advantage of this opportunity and work to become even more engaged with the community.”

With the 2016 presidential elections quickly coming upon the American public, now is the perfect time for students to register to vote, particularly because young people have the lowest voter turnout of any voting demographic.

“I think it’s important that we bring the mobile Secretary of State office to campus because it gives more students access to reliable, convenient voter registration information and absentee ballots,” Cleghorn said. “With 2016 coming up as a such an important election year, I think it is our responsibility to make sure students have access to the tools that will help them become

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BY TAYLOR FUSSMAN TFUSSMAN@LANTHORN.COM

uggling all the responsibilities thrust upon college students is hard. Juggling all that while also parenting?

Now, that’s nearly impossible.

At Grand Valley State University, student parents have the opportunity to earn an education while their children do the same with the help of GVSU’s Children’s Enrichment Center (CEC).

The year-round CEC preschool program serves children from 2.5 years to 5 years of age.

The CEC consists of three classrooms. Preschool 1, 2 and 3 each have a full-time lead teacher with a bachelor’s degree in education or an education-related field.

Preschool 1 serves children of 2.5 to 3 years old and focuses on self-help and personal skills such as dressing themselves and brushing their teeth.

Preschool 2 serves the 3 to 4-year-old age group. This level focuses on topics such as the recognition of letter names, sounds, shapes, colors and so forth. This age group also learns about how to have positive social relationships.

The final level, Preschool 3, serves 4 to 5-year-old children.

“The main goal of Preschool 3 is to get the kids ready for kindergarten,” said Sarah Lord, program administrator and Preschool 1 lead teacher.

The CEC offers both full-time and part-time enrollment options.

Upon enrollment there is a $50 nonrefundable fee as well as a refundable deposit of $150.

“There are many resources we

underage drinking during certain times.

Large events such as football games, holidays and Homecoming are some of the highrisk events where extra enforcement is needed

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ALL SMILES: Children play at the Child Enrichment Center on the Allendale Campus. The program serves children from 2.5 years to 5 years of age. The CEC staff also provides services during the homecoming 5K. GVL | EMILY FRYE

can direct the students to for financial help if the enrollment is not affordable,” Lord said.

The CEC also works with the GVSU community and the surrounding communities in various ways. The staff is involved with a Family Fun Night event in the spring and plans on scheduling an event to serve breakfast to the children at the Children’s Center of the

DeVos Hospital in Grand Rapids.

“We are currently in the works of developing a collaboration with the exercise science department and having their students come over to the center or we go to them at the Rec Center,” Lord said. “The students will be teaching our students how to do different dances and exercises.”

In addition to this, the CEC staff

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WHY MICHIGAN’S WATER MATTERS

Alan Steinman, director of the Annis Water Resources Institute, will give a presentation highlighting the importance of Michigan’s fresh water supply in relation to our economic growth.

Titled “Michigan’s Blue Economy: Why Water Matters,” Steinman’s presentation will focus on how Michigan is at an advantage to grow its economy due to the fact that the Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world’s surface fresh water.

In addition to directing the Annis Water Resources Institute, Steinman is also responsible for more than 135 scientific articles and book chapters. In his work on scientific and engineering grants, Steinman has helped earn more than $50 million in grants.

The presentation is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Oct. 15 in the L. William Seidman Center. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.

For more information, contact the Seidman College of Business at (616) 331-7100.

JONESTOWN MASSACRE SURVIVOR TO VISIT GVSU

Johnston Kohl is set to make a presentation at Grand Valley State University to discuss the “Jonestown Massacre,” an event in 1978 in which more than 900 members of an American commune informally called “Jonestown” died in a mass-suicide. Kohl was one of the 87 to survive.

The Jonestown Massacre occurred on Nov. 18, 1978 in the nation of Guyana, located in South America.

After a Jonestown gunmen killed U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan along with four other members of his delegation, the congregation leader Jim Jones instructed the rest of his members to drink a fruit liquid laced with cyanide.

This resulted in the largest death of U.S. civilian lives before Sept. 11, 2001.

In the presentation, Kohl will discuss both her time during the Jonestown Massacre on Nov. 18, 1978 as well as her present-day life.

The presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the Mary Idema Pew Library Multipurpose Room.

For more information, contact Heather Van Wormer at vanwormh@gvsu.edu or (616) 331-8673.

“RETHINKING COLUMBUS: A MOVEMENT TOWARD INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY” As a part of Native American Heritage Month, Grand Valley State University will host a panel discussion focusing on ways to rethink the history of the colonization of the Americas on Columbus Day, Oct. 20.

Titled “Rethinking Columbus: A Movement Toward Indigenous Peoples Day,” the discussion panel is moderated by Native News Network’s Levi Rickert. Cultural teachings as well as a drum circle will follow this discussion.

The LIB 100/201 approved event will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the Loosemore Auditorium in the DeVos Center on the Pew Campus.

For more information about the discussion panel, go to www.gvsu.edu/oma.

“A CONVERSATION WITH NANCY HICKEY”

Nancy Hickey, previous chief administrative officer of Steelcase, will speak about her career on Oct. 13.

Beginning her career as a high school English teacher, all of Hickey’s hard work culminated when she got the chance to serve as the CAO of Steelcase for 28 years up until her retirement in June 2014. As the CAO, Hickey managed global business centers, served as a member of the board of directors at such places as Meijer Inc. and Fifth Third Bank and was responsible for various global corporate functions.

“A Conversation with Nancy Hickey” is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium located at the DeVos Center.

For more information, contact the Honors College at (616) 331-3219 or honors@gvsu.edu.

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by the police department, DeHaan said.

So far, the grant has been very helpful in limiting large gatherings and attention-drawing behavior, DeHaan said. The progression can be seen through the average size of parties seen by enforcement.

“Prior to the grant, we had several gatherings with 100 to 1,000 people in attendance,” DeHaan said. “We have been

very successful at reducing these type of gatherings to prevent criminal issues on and around campus.”

Party sizes have gone down significantly. Now, GVSU typically sees parties with 30 people or less in attendance, which is still manageable for the host in most cases, DeHaan said.

Though the Youth Alcohol Enforcement grant has been helpful in reducing large, dangerous gatherings, things are not perfect, DeHaan said.

“If someone is in viola-

tion of the law and drawing attention to themselves or engaging in underage alcohol consumption, officers will conduct an investigation if there is probable cause and cite a Minor in Possession ticket,” DeHaan said.

Some of these attentiondrawing instances include loud music, yelling and shouting, the presence of other illegal substances and the throwing of items such as bottles or other party paraphernalia.

If a student receives a Minor in Possession ticket, a

court date will be scheduled and there will be several options for the student including pleading guilty or innocent and receiving probation or working with an attorney.

Treatment at GVSU can include working with someone in the counseling center or attending group Alcohol Anonymous meetings.

“People need to be serious about this issue,” DeHaan said. “There are severe and costly results if it is not looked at as what it is: breaking the law.”

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“When I was a student parent I was beyond impressed with the care provided to my daughter,” Sutherland said. “The center offers more than a normal preschool because it can make use of the campus and events offered.”

Sutherland said her daughter was like “a little Laker” when she was involved with the CEC program as a parent.

“The center is a great opportunity for us to provide for students while they are learning,” Lord said. “They are able to educate their kids while they are getting an education too.”

The CEC is located on the GVSU Allendale Campus next to the soccer fields and offers a support system many student parents can take advantage of.

For more information about the CEC and its programs, call the office at (616) 331-5437, email program administrator Sarah Lord at lordsa@gvsu.edu or visit www.gvsu.edu/child.

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engaged, informed voters.”

Melissa Baker-Boosamara, associate director for student life in civic engagement and assessment, said students need a state ID to register to vote.

Jessica Baker, first year student at GVSU, is excited for the opportunity to register to vote and be able to participate in upcoming elections.

“I think it’s great that there will be an opportunity to register to vote right on campus,” Baker said. “I think it will definitely encourage people to register to vote since it will be so convenient.”

The requirements for registering to vote in the state of Michigan are that one must be a citizen of the U.S., be at least 18 years old by the date of the election day, a resident of Michigan and a resident of the city or township where they are applying

LITTLE LAKERS: Kids play at the Child Enrichment Center, located near the Allendale Campus soccer fields. The CEC gives student parents resources and support. GVL | EMILY FRYE

to register to vote.

For those who are already registered to vote but are not going to be home on election day, an absentee ballot is required in order to play your part in the election process.

Details on the process of requesting an absentee ballot and submitting it will be available at the Secretary of State mobile office on campus this week.

The Secretary of State mobile office will be located outside of Au Sable Hall. They will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

Students who are planning to register to vote must remember to bring their state ID with them to the mobile office. They may stop by any time during the designated time frame and should plan accordingly to leave themselves an adequate amount of time to fill out the required paperwork.

DEMOCRACY: Students register to vote for the 2012 election. The Secretary of State is coming to campus Oct. 14-15. GVL | ARCHIVE

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CLAS

GV touts largest chemistry education faculty in U.S.

BY DREW HOWARD ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

evoted to studying the ways in which students learn chemistry, Grand Valley State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) chemistry education faculty is currently the largest in the nation with five total members.

GVSU’s chemistry education department – which includes faculty members Deborah Herrington, Thomas Pentecost, Jessica VandenPlas, Nathan Barrows and Julie Henderleiter – is an emerg-

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FACULTY: Professor George McBane teaches a physical chemistry class. McBane is head of the department at GVSU. GVL | EMILY FRYE

ing discipline still not practiced at many universities.

Through observations, surveys, interviews, evaluations and more, the chemistry education faculty works alongside chemistry professors in creating the most effective teaching methods within the classroom.

Frederick Antczak, CLAS dean, said the chemistry education faculty have been leaders in introducing a number of new teaching methods into the curriculum.

“Those faculty, who actively study the effectiveness of different teaching practices in chemistry, have a big influence on how their colleagues in chemistry faculty teach here at GVSU,” Antczak said.

“For instance, the chemistry education faculty have been leaders in introducing clicker technology, formal small-group work in class, Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), online office hours and other recent teaching methods.”

Despite having the largest chemistry education faculty in the country, Antczak said this was not a goal GVSU had in mind.

Rather, the increased amount of hiring decisions were driven by a need for instructors who could both support future high school teachers and teach introductory-level courses.

“The initial chemistry education faculty contributed so much to the department as a whole, and were so successful in other parts of their jobs including scholarly work, that the department came to regard them as one of the sub-disciplines of chemistry alongside others such as organic and analytical chemistry,” Antczak said. “As that attitude grew, chemical education was one of the options each time our department considered hiring a new faculty member.”

While Antczak described the growth of the chemistry edu-

cation faculty as “rapid” in the past, he said continued expansion will depend on what demands need to be met.

“The overall department size is driven by the number of GVSU students and the fraction of them that need to take chemistry,” he said. “Since GVSU’s overall size is almost stable now, further growth will be necessary only to accommodate increases in the number of students going into STEM and health fields that require students to take chemistry.”

Aside from her research in the classroom, chemistry education faculty member Deborah Herrington also works on a research project titled Target Inquiry. In the project, Herrington assists local middle and high school science teachers with the development of their curriculum.

Herrington said this research is also beneficial to GVSU pre-service teachers looking to learn more about teaching as a profession.

“As a part of this research, the GVSU pre-service teachers get to observe a number of different middle and high school science classrooms to see how these teachers have transformed their teaching and what impact this has on their students,” Harrington said. “They also get to work with all the materials that my TI teachers develop, so they are better positioned to get a job themselves when they go to get a teaching position.”

When viewed in comparison to other schools, Herrington said GVSU has done a great job in valuing the work of the faculty in the chemistry education department.

“It’s often true that the chemistry education research faculty at other institutions have a hard time integrating with the regular chemistry faculty, and sometimes they’re not accepted as equals,” she said. “This is definitely not the case at GVSU.”

GOVERNANCE

Student senate urges fall breather, appoints new members

BY JESS HODGE JHODGE@LANTHORN.COM

s midterms roll around, college students across the country are feeling the need for a bit of a break. Some universities have official fall breaks, but not at Grand Valley State University. However, some members of the Laker community are encouraging a second annual “fall breather,” to give the students a bit of a reprieve.

The GVSU student senate discussed ways to promote the fall breather at their general assembly meeting last week.

The suggested fall breather is a time when professors are

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urged not to give students homework over a particular weekend. Vice President for public relations Ella Fritzemeier thought of taking to social media to campaign the idea.

“We are trying to promote teachers to do a fall breather, so to loosen up on the workload,” Fritzemeier said. “If (anyone) has ideas for a social media campaign, maybe something like #FreeGV.” President of the senate Maddie Cleghorn, also spoke about the fall breather as well, noting its importance for GVSU students.

“We passed a resolution a couple of years ago in support of a fall break. Not this breather, but the actual idea of a break,” Cleghorn said. “This idea of a

fall breather started when Dean Antczak last year came together with classes, other deans and departments and encouraged faculty to not assign homework.

“It’s not giving class off, but basically just not assigning work for one concise weekend.

This year that weekend that is encouraged for professors to not assign work, actually coincides with homecoming. It’s also right before the drop deadline so it’s kind of meant to either catch up or figure out what (students) need to do.”

This year, the fall breather is scheduled to take place during the weekend of Oct. 24. The senate hopes they can create outreach into the community and gain support from students and faculty to take part in the

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fall breather this year. Only faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been encouraged to participate in the fall breather.

In addition to promoting the fall breather, the student senate also added six new members to the body. After adding these new members, the senate will have 49 members, making it one member short of having a full body.

Kelsey Lugin and Cameron Saghaipour were appointed to the educational affairs committee, Adam MacDonald to the external relations committee, Nicholas Kapusta to the public relations committee, Madison Rhoades to the diversity affairs committee and Olivia Kolc to the finance committee.

BREAK: Student senate members listen to the meeting objectives on Oct. 1. Senate supports a fall break. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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Engaging student citizens

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By Natalie Love

Lakers should exercise their political voices he majority of students at Grand Valley State University are over the age of 18, which means we have the opportunity to vote in elections. Statistics show, however, that this right is not being used.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 50.9 percent of 18-24 year olds voted in 1964, while only 38 percent of that voting block voted in 2012. Our grandparents and parents were more likely to vote than we are today.

The older generations took advantage of American democracy by voting, which gave them a voice.

Though times have changed since then, voting is still important for collegeaged students today. It might seem like a hassle or like you don’t have enough time, but there are so many opportunities to register to vote.

Plus, the process is relatively quick and painless.

One way is simply by walking through campus this week. Students can register to vote at the Secretary of State mobile office, which the GVSU student senate and Community Service Learning Center are bringing to campus on Oct. 14 and 15.

College students are often less likely to vote and are therefore underrepresented when it comes to election

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day. It’s important that we contribute our values and perceptions to the government we are inheriting as our own. It’s no secret to politicians that college-aged students don’t vote. They know that, and so they don’t have to pay attention to issues that are important to 18 to 24-year-olds, like how expensive college tuition is or the disproportionately high rates of unemployment for young people. If more college students went out to the polls, then candidates running for office would be forced to pay more attention to these types of issues.

However, the only way that students will be able to vote and make their voices heard is if they think ahead and register to vote. This is the first step in becoming an engaged citizen of the U.S. As students of GVSU, a liberal arts college, we are receiving a liberal arts education to prepare us to be well-rounded, educated, critically-thinking democratic citizens. This is our opportunity to show people that we’re knowledgable about the issues, that we care about what is going on in our environment and that we’re lucky enough to live in a country where we have a voice.

Voting is your chance to have a say in government.

Don’t let it slip by because you didn’t register to vote.

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Setting goals and running past them Feeling accomplished after finishing the Family Weekend 5k

BY EMILY DORAN EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

his past Saturday, I finally completed my 2015 New Year’s resolution by running in the Grand Valley State University Family Weekend 5K. Although I didn’t quite finish in the time that I had wanted, and despite the fact that there were moments along the way in which my body hurt and I wanted to stop, the euphoric feeling of crossing the finish line was well worth the difficulties.

For this reason, and because a prospective race serves as a great motivator to train, I would encourage anyone interested in

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energized. It is a good idea, though, to run earlier in the week in order to keep up with your training and be prepared.

Finally, I have one final note of encouragement for anyone nervous about an upcoming race: at the Family Weekend 5K this past Saturday, I had been worried that the atmosphere would be excessively aggressive and competitive, but I was wrong.

On the contrary, my fellow runners, as well as the people who were organizing the event, were encouraging and supportive. It doesn’t hurt, of course, to make a competition in your head if that helps you to push harder. As motivation, for example, I would frequently tell myself that I needed to keep up with a particular person, or to pass another, and so on, in order to push myself and finish in decent time.

All-in-all, I thoroughly enjoyed participating in my first race and would certainly recommend the experience. There are plenty of opportunities at GVSU and in the surrounding area, including the Homecoming 5K on Oct. 24 (which I intend to run).

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Safety tips for walking at night

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running to consider signing up for one.

It’s important to keep in mind, though, that your performance during a race is not just dependent upon how hard you push yourself during the race itself, but also on how you’ve been preparing for it, particularly during the preceding week.

First, it’s important to eat well the week before a race. If you don’t, you might feel sluggish and not as energized as you could otherwise be. Eating well helps enable you to feel your best on the day of the race, and it also enhances your ability to train. I’ve noticed, for example, that on days when I don’t eat well, it’s often harder for me to have a hard, productive workout. When I eat healthfully, though, it’s much easier.

Getting enough sleep is also important, and for essentially the same reasons why eating well is so crucial: getting enough sleep helps you maximize your training, recover from your workouts and feel your best on race day.

Perhaps most obviously, it also helps to run the week before a race, though maybe not necessarily the day before.

I personally prefer to relax and rest the day immediately prior to a fitness-related event so that my muscles stay fresh and

f there’s something I should tell you about walking around at night, it’s to be very cautious of your surroundings. In the marching band, we are constantly reminded of the title of one of our chorales, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and told to always be with someone while walking during the nighttime hours. This is another topic that seems like

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common sense, but I think it needs to be stressed just how important this is.

What’s the biggest problem with walking by yourself at night? You don’t have to dig too deep into the Lanthorn’s archives or email alerts to know that people can be attacked or robbed very easily. Being alone makes you an easier target.

Even the strongest person can be caught off guard.

I’ve walked to my apartment from the Kirkhof Center numerous times at night because I’ve stayed later than the buses run. I think there’s less of a risk when you’re on campus surrounded by university buildings and other students who happen to be out as well.

What made me a bit unsettled was when I went downtown for some quick footage of one of the walkways across the river when it was lit up in blue.

Unfortunately, I parked my car a few blocks away and walked to and from the bridge. The city is a different environment

than our Allendale Campus, especially at night. It’s not very pleasant to realize that you’re suddenly small fish in a big pond full of bigger fish, some being piranhas. I don’t regret going downtown, just parking a few blocks away. That’s something I won’t be doing again anytime soon, nor am I recommending it to anybody else.

Grand Rapids is a very pretty city at night, especially near the Grand River.

I highly encourage the drive down there to see it sometime, but be smart. See if you can get friends to join you, or if you do go alone, try to stay within a reasonable distance from your car.

In general, it’s ill-advised that you walk alone at night anywhere. However, because life happens, it might be inevitable from time to time. The important thing to remember is to stay vigilant and keep your wits about you. Just make sure you are as alert as possible

about what (and who) is around. Try to find other students who are out as well and stay near them. You don’t have to be friends with them or even talk to them, but the fact that they’re there means there are witnesses if things do go sour.

Also, while I feel that staying close to buildings is wise, I also find that you should avoid getting too close to bushes, if possible. Being more in the open might seem foolish, but it means a potential attacker has to reveal themselves in order to get closer to you. Feeling nervous now? If only this world was a completely peaceful place, but it’s not, so caution is necessary.

I’m not trying to make you paranoid. I just want you to be safe when and if you ever have to walk at night. The chances of you being attacked are relatively slim. But, as with anything else, it’s good to be prepared.

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REACHING OUT

Laker Experience Day welcomes 800 potential Lakers

BY ASHLYN KORIENEK AKORIENEK@LANTHORN.COM

hile becoming a high school senior is already a huge transition, deciding on where to apply and spend a college career can be a whole new experience – one requiring a lot of information.

More than 800 potential Lakers gathered at Grand Valley State University at 11 a.m. in the Fieldhouse Oct. 8 for Laker Experience Day. With multiple factors to consider, students have the chance to experience Laker life during this event and decide on programs for possible application.

Jodi Chycinski, director of admissions, said the event was hosted by the admissions office and supported through involvement from numerous departments around campus. She said the departments make themselves available to students and parents during the event for questions and additional information.

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and their families to visit GVSU and learn about the academic programs and services available to them as an undergraduate student at GVSU,” Chycinski said.

The event began with a presentation on GVSU along with a video on the community and opportunities. Academic programs, application and scholarship deadlines were highlighted for students.

From there, students had the opportunity to learn more about academic disciplines at GVSU with more than 50 information tables. Chycinski said the majority of the attendees were high school seniors; however, another opportunity is offered in the spring and high school juniors may attend as well.

“Some students visiting have applied but have not visited the campus at all,” she said. “Others use the experience to decide if GVSU is a college that they are interested in applying to and attending next fall.”

Melanie Retberg, associate director of admissions, said students who attended were able to talk with faculty members, student services, current GVSU students and

take tours around the campus. Separate presentations were provided to students hosted by departments such as the College of Education or the nursing program.

“Laker Experience Day is intended to help students discover why Grand Valley State University might be a great fit,” Retberg said. “We think it’s a great way for students to experience all that Grand Valley has to offer.”

In addition, the tours gave groups of 20 to 25 students the chance to circle the campus taking in the GVSU atmosphere.

Chycinski said tour groups depend on the attendance during the event.

In the spring, GVSU can expect about 700 to 900 students for the second Laker Experience Day event. She said Laker Experience Day is important because a campus visit, for either juniors and seniors, can widely affect whether a student decides to enroll in a university.

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VISITING: Students talk with faculty. Potential GVSU students came to campus on Oct. 8 for Laker Experience Day. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Behind the wheel A day in the life of a Rapid bus driver

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hey pick students up, drive in below-freezing weather and ultimately make sure that students at Grand Valley State University get from point A to point B. Bus drivers are an integral part of the GVSU community.

In 2000, the Rapid bus service, which is part of the Interurban Transit Partnership, was formed as a public transportation system. Providing services within the metro Grand Rapids area, part of the Rapid’s 28 fixed routes include GVSU’s Allendale and Pew campuses.

Nancy Slater has been a bus driver for the Rapid for the last seven years. She indicated that her favorite part of being a bus driver for the Rapid is seeing all of the student passengers on her bus.

“Students are my average customers, and they are polite. They always say ‘thank you’ and ‘please,’” Slater said. “It’s fun to just drive and just

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listen to the student’s conversations, because you hear some funny stories and they try to get me involved with my opinions. It is nice to be part of the students’ lives and get recognized for that.”

Slater drives between the two GVSU campuses on Tuesday through Friday. Part of her responsibilities are that she tells passengers when the next stops are, answer questions about bus schedules and also deal with unruly passengers. She also assists disabled passengers get on and off the bus.

There are some challenges with being a bus driver, such as long hours, sitting for much of the day and not that much free time to spend with families, but as long as there is patience and respect involved toward the passengers, then everything will be fine, Slater said.

“When everything is really icy, driving back and forth from campus out there is very challenging, but with a car you have to be very cautious,” she said. “Slow your speed down, you’ve got all these students on your bus, and I just take my time as I am not going to be in a hurry, we might be a bit

late, but at least they are arriving safe.”

She also talked about some of the initiatives that the Rapid is planning on taking.

“The Laker Line is going to be like the Silver Line, a non-stop bus that is going to be basically Grand Valley,” Slater said. “I’m not sure where it is going to start, from Kirkhof to Lafayette, Michigan and around, but that is in the works right now and so is the idea of double-decker buses, which is pretty cool.”

Hayley Bracken, GVSU junior and frequent bus rider, said that her experience with the Rapid and the bus drivers has been a positive one.

“I know that this is their job and they are getting paid for it, but I like seeing them and them actively being nice to us students,” Bracken said. “It’s their job, but I give them a lot of props driving and dropping us off and that’s why I always say thank you when I get off the bus, because I am thankful and appreciate it.”

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a6 | Arts & Entertainment arts at a glance Arts at Noon: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin The Arts at Noon series will continue with a performance by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. The orchestra was founded by Misha Rachlevsky and features youth string players from Russia.

The group has performed in 24 countries across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. They have also produced over 30 CDs. The event will take place at noon on Oct. 14 in the Cook-DeWitt Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit: http://www.gvsu.edu/fallarts/

Concert Band Concert

At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the Louis Armstrong Theater in the Performing Arts Center, GVSU’s concert band will perform their semester concert. The band will be conducted by professor Barry Martin. The event is free and open to the public.

Fall Arts Celebration: Poetry

The Fall Arts Celebration will complete the poetry portion of the series with a visit from poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Kwame Dawes at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 in the Eberhard Center on the Pew Campus.

Nezhukumatathil is the author of three poetry books, her book “Lucky Fish” won the Hoffer Grand Prize for Prose and Independent Books.

“Lucky Fish” also won the gold medal in poetry for the 2011 Independent Publishers Awards. Dawes is the author of “Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius” which is a study on the lyrics of Bob Marley.

He is known for his poetry work that has been influenced heavily by Ghana in rhythm and texture. Dawes is the Glenna Luschei editor of “Prairie Schooner” at the University of Nebraska.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert

GVSU’s wind ensemble will perform their semester concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 in the Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Performing Arts Center. The ensemble will be conducted by professor Kevin Tutt. The event is free and open to the public.

Symphony Orchestra Concert

At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 in the Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Performing Arts Center, lead by associate professor Henry Duitman GVSU’s orchestra will perform.

They will be performing five pieces, including “Mars” from “The Planets” by Gustav Holst, “Symphony No. 88”

by Joseph Haydn, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg, “Hungarian Dance No. 6” by Johannes Brahms and “Night on Bald Mountain” by Modest Mussorgsky.

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s the billowing blue curtain waited to be parted, audience members flooded into Grand Rapids’ Peter Martin Wege Theater. From undersea enchantment to singing sailors, storms and falling tears, viewers would soon be introduced to a bottomless pool of local talent.

From Oct. 9-11, the theater hosted four performances of “Dido & Aeneas,” a tragic 17th century baroque opera from Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate.

The opera itself is based on the work of the Roman poet Virgil, and it tells the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas as their newfound love is threatened by elves, witches and a particularly sinister sorcerer.

The opera was an impressive communal effort between more than 100 different performers from five different groups, each of which brought a different type of talent to the stage.

The main actors and actresses were students from the Grand Valley State University Opera Theater program. Maggie Bickerstaff, who played Dido’s handmaiden, Belinda, discussed the rewarding nature of performing an older opera.

“You don’t get a lot of baroque opera these days in this area,” she said. “I think it’s nice that students were able to have the opportunity to participate in something like this. It’s a challenging era, but it’s fun to tackle.”

The students in GVSU’s Early Music Ensemble performed the music for the show, as the sounds of the violins, cellos, oboes and more all accentuated the tone of each scene. The instruments were coupled with the many powerful voices of The Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids to complete the auditory experience.

Valerie Beck, who shared the role of Dido with Lucy Finkel during the show’s three-day run, noted the extra

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attention to detail that was paid by the music performers.

“Tuning back in the baroque era was lower than tuning now. We’re using period instruments so the pitch is accurate to the time period,” she said. “We’re staying true to the stories. We’re staying true to Purcell.”

Onstage, the Opera Theater’s members were joined by the Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company, who populated the show with sea creatures, dancers, the cherubic Cupid and others.

Also present were members of the Daredevil Circus Company, who performed acrobatic stunts on lofty silk ropes.

“When it all comes together I think is the coolest part: watching all of the pieces fall together,” Beck said. “Little ballet kids, they’re super cute. And one of the characters is this giant squid.

We make a lot of Squidward jokes.”

The towering squid sorcerer, complete with flailing tentacles, was played by Alex Williams, who gave similar praise to the group’s collective performance.

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opera: The actresses in Dido and Aeneas rehearse the closing scene to the opera. The handmaids cry over the loss of their queen in this 17th century opera. GVL | Emily Frye

From Oct. 12 to Oct. 19 the Grand Rapids Improvisation Festival will be held in the Dog Story Theater. The festival involves a series of shows and workshops and panels.

On Oct. 16 the festival will feature in their 11:30 p.m. show, their college showcase with students from Aquinas College, Calvin College and GVSU. For more information visit: http://grandrapidsimprovfestival.com/

A community wide initiative presented by Celebration Cinemas, GVSU, Men’s Resource Center, Central Reformed Church, Spectrum Health, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan, Now GR, Fountain Street Church, Baxter Community Center, Safe Haven Ministries and more, “The Mask You Live In” will be screened for free in theaters around Grand Rapids.

The movie follows young men as they struggled to stay true to themselves trapped inside of America’s definition of masculinity.

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gether. I thought we all collaborated to a point that we were just feeding off each other’s energy,” Williams said. “The fact that we were doing this collaboration with so many Grand Rapids and Grand Valley group is a huge step in the right direction, and I’m really excited to see the future.”

Performers and audience members interacted in the theater’s lobby after the Oct. 10 night show, giving viewers the chance to reflect on what they had seen.

“That final aria that Dido gives is the most known scene, and (Beck) definitely did it justice,” said music major Jake Will.

“I thought (the show) was a great testament to what Grand Valley’s music department is capable of. There’s a great deal of talent in our vocal and instrumental programs that is being recognized by the community.”

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Culture: Don Sikkema performs at Mélodies. GVL | Claire Fisher by claire fisher arts@lanthorn.com

n evening filled with French snacks, French poets and French song brought students straight to France during this semester’s Mélodies event at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the Cook-DeWitt Center.

Mélodies is an event in which students, faculty members and community members from all different levels of French come together to perform and celebrate French culture.

A transcription of each performance and it’s English translation is included in the program, to help students follow along. Professor Isabelle Cata said the event is a way for students, even those who may not know French, to be exposed to French culture.

“I think it’s beautiful, so it’s a really nice cultural op-

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portunity,” Cata said. “And then because we have the translation in English, even if they are not fluent in French, they can follow and they are exposed to French culture.”

Mélodie is a French concept of an art song from the nineteenth century. It combines poetry and music and is usually sung by a solo voice and accompanied by a piano.

Don Sikkema, a GVSU alumnus and professional vocalist, has been a part of Mélodies from its conception in 2011 and continues to perform each semester. Accompanied

by Robert Byrens on piano, Sikemma performed five Mélodies for the audience. He said he enjoys sharing the concept of mélodie with students outside of the music major.

“For me, it’s another opportunity for me to present a cultural (concept) such as mélodie and bring it to a new generation,” Sikemma said. “I

just hope that (students) have another opportunity to be exposed and to hear the mélodie.

It’s good to have mélodie on a program that encourages people other than student musicians to hear them.

“I like to hear the students talk, speak, sing and play; it is also great to have the faculty involved.”

In addition to the traditional mélodie, students read poems, sang popular songs, performed songs from French composers and acted out French stories. Professor Isabelle Cata said the program has changed over time to include a variety of performances.

“We have mélodie, we have chanson, but we also have popular songs,” Cata said.

“That really evolved because we started out to keep it the classical mélodie, but this is nice because then people can sing things that they like. It’s a great opportunity for talent obviously, but also just for fun.”

Evelyne Leffondre-Matthews, a GVSU French professor, said her favorite part of Mélodies is seeing students share their talent and knowledge of French.

“I love it when students are brave enough to sing and to recite poetry,” Leffondre-Matthews said. “That of course is pure joy when it happens. I hope [students] have fun with it and get inspired by other

performances.”

Leffondre-Matthews said Chris Cirefice is one student who shares his talent during Mélodies. Cirefice has been performing in Mélodies since 2012. Each semester he writes a song in French to perform at the event.

“There are all sorts of people from different levels participating,” said Cirefice, a senior computer science and French major. “It’s really interesting to see how all those different people, from all different levels, are able to enjoy the experience even though they may not be at the necessary level to understand everything.

“I always write a song. I’ve written four songs for Mélodies,” he said. “Mélodies is really the only time that I perform stuff especially in French.”

Cirefice said he started participating in Mélodies in his French 202 class when he really started to be interested in French. He said he is always impressed by how students of all French levels participate and enjoy the experience.

“It’s really amazing for me to see students from French 101, 102 and 201, who probably don’t understand 99 percent of what’s going on here tonight, have the gumption to go up on stage and read these poems, even though they don’t know exactly what they’re saying,” Cirefice said.

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QUICK HITS FRESHMAN PANNING NAMED GLIAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Grand Valley State redshirt freshman runner Zach Panning was named the GLIAC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week.

Panning finished in 19th place at the Greater Louisville Classic last Saturday.

His time of 25:25.8 helped the Lakers finish ninth overall in a field stocked with top Division I opponents.

GVSU finished first among Division II teams at the event.

Panning’s time was among the fastest recorded times for a freshman on a certified 8K course in GVSU history.

Panning also finished in first place overall at the Conference Crossover meet last weekend, although his finish did not count towards his GLIAC award.

LAKERS SET FOR BING BEALL CLASSIC

The Grand Valley State women’s golf team will look to build of a dominant performance at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Event as it travels to Findlay, Ohio to compete in the Bing Beall Classic on Sunday and Monday.

17 teams, including a number of GLIAC schools, will compete in the tournament hosted

by Findlay. Play begins at the Findlay Country Club Golf Course on Sunday morning with tee times at noon and will continue through Monday.

DIVISION II CLUB HOCKEY SWEEPS SHOWCASE

The Division II Grand Valley State men’s hockey club dominated the competition at the ACHA Division II showcase hosted by Lindenwood University.

The Lakers (7-0) steamrolled Dayton in the opening game of the tournament to the tune of a 9-2 score.

GVSU then edged Florida Gulf Coast in the second game with a 3-2 win. The Lakers capped off a perfect tournament with a decisive 3-0 win over Southern Illinois -- Edwardsville.

GVSU will return to home ice on Oct. 16 with a tilt against Bowling Green at Georgetown Ice Center at 8 p.m.

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Third quarter takedown

No. 24 Lakers beat Wayne State 38-17 LOOKING AHEAD: Senior running back Kirk Spencer pauses during GVSU’s 38-17 win over Wayne State on Saturday. Spencer carried the ball 24 times for 88 yards and a TD as the Lakers’ feature back. The Lakers will look to avenge a 2014 loss and stay in the GLIAC mix against No. 14 Michigan Tech on Saturday. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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hrough the first three games of the season, the Grand Valley State football team was outscored 62-27 in the second half.

In the last three games, the Lakers have outscored their opposition 8710 in the second half, including 31-7 in Saturday night’s 38-17 win over Wayne State (2-4, 1-4 GLIAC).

“Clearly we’ve really come out on fire the last three second halves,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell.

“We just kind of pick and choose our spots - it’s a team that’s been through a lot, they’re sticking together.”

No. 24 GVSU (5-1, 4-1 GLIAC) went into the half down 10-7 at Tom Adams Field in Detroit, but, as has become a trend recently, the Lakers came out a changed unit in the second half.

Laker quarterback Bart Williams turned in one of his best games of the

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season, completing 25 of 37 passes for 327 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. Williams has quickly developed chemistry with GVSU’s talented receiving corps, and found four different receivers for touchdowns in the win. “(He’s) getting better every week,” Mitchell said. “I can’t tell you how big that touchdown drive at the end of the second quarter was.

We struggled running the ball a little, but Bart was on point.”

Turnovers have been the hallmark of the Laker defense all season, and Saturday night was no different. GVSU found itself in a 10-0 hole early, but the Lakers forced four turnovers in the second half.

GVSU came into the game tied for 11th in the nation with 15 forced turnovers.

Kirk Spencer passed Michael Ratay for 13th on the GVSU alltime rushing list in the contest, in which he piled up 88 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

“Those were some really dirty

runs, he got us some hard yards,” Mitchell said. “We kept feeding him the ball, he wanted the football.”

Senior defensive lineman Matt Judon continued his stellar senior campaign, recording eight total tackles – including four for loss and three-and-a-half sacks – as the Laker defensive line limited a rushheavy Warrior attack to 108 yards.

Williams threw an interception in the end zone in the first half, but from then on pitched a clean game.

The Lakers chipped away at the Warriors’ 10-0 lead in the first half, starting with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bart Williams to Matt Williams.

In the second half, the Lakers punched in an early touchdown as Bart Williams found Jamie Potts on a 16-yard touchdown strike.

Spencer made it 21 consecutive points with an 11-yard touchdown rush to put GVSU up 21-10. GVSU scored twice more before WSU could find the end zone, courtesy of touchdown receptions of 27 and 26 yards by Nick Dodson and

Brandon Bean, respectively.

The touchdown catch was Dodson’s first of his career.

“It’s awesome,” said Bart Williams about the depth of his receiving corps.

“It’s cool because I know all the wideouts have to (worry) about personnel and who’s in the game. It’s nice because I don’t worry about that, I just have to drop back and find my receivers.”

Junior kicker Joel Schipper hit a 27-yard field goal to put GVSU ahead 38-17.

GVSU has now won 27 consecutive games against the Warriors.

The Lakers are back in action on Oct. 17 with a tilt against No. 14 Michigan Tech at home at 7 p.m., looking to avenge a 35-14 loss in Houghton, Michigan last year.

“We’re (going to) get on the tape, look at some things,” Mitchell said.

“We’re excited for the opportunity. I will say this - we’re confident. We’re a confident group, everybody in the locker room has mentioned what happened last year.”

VOLLEYBALL

ROLLER HOCKEY CLUBS SET TO KICK OFF 2015-16

Both the Division I and Division III Grand Valley State club roller hockey teams will get their seasons underway on Oct. 17 and 18.

The Laker squads will compete in the 2015-16 Preseason Tournament at Joe Dumars Fieldhouse in Shelby Township, Michigan.

The Division I club is slated to take on Michigan State, Miami (Ohio) and Eastern Michigan throughout the weekend, while the Division III crew will square off against Depaul, Michigan State and Michigan Tech.

Both teams compete in the Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League.

VARSITY SCHEDULE FOOTBALL Saturday 7 p.m. vs Michigan Tech WOMEN’S SOCCER Friday 7 p.m. vs Michigan Tech October 18 12 p.m. vs Northern Michigan VOLLEYBALL Friday - Saturday at Midwest Region Crossover Tournament (Aurora, Illinois) WOMEN’S GOLF Sunday - Monday at Bing Beall Classic (Findlay Country Club, Findlay, Ohio) WOMEN’S TENNIS Thursday 4 p.m. vs Ferris State SWIMMING AND DIVING Saturday 1 p.m. at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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BREAK IT DOWN: GVSU’s volleyball team prepares to take the court in an Oct. 3 sweep against Tiffin in the Fieldhouse Arena. The Lakers split a pair of GLIAC matches last weekend, sweeping Lake Erie and falling to Ashland. GVSU is back in action at the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament this weekend. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Thrown off and thrown out Scanlon ejected as Ashland upsets Lakers in four-set road match

BY ALEX EISEN AEISEN@LANTHORN.COM

rom tweeting about the bus breaking down to head coach Deanne Scanlon getting ejected, it was a bizarre weekend for the No. 21 Grand Valley State volleyball team.

Transportation problems delayed the start of the Friday’s match against Lake Erie (5-10, 1-8 GLIAC) by 30 minutes, but GVSU (11-6, 7-2 GLIAC) couldn’t be stopped once the match got going, defeating the Storm convincingly in straight sets (25-18, 25-10, 25-16).

A battle-tested Ashland (12-5, 7-2 GLIAC) squad proved to be more difficult, and upset the Lakers on Saturday afternoon in four sets by scores of 25-23, 14-25, 25-20, 25-14.

Halfway through the fourth set, GVSU down 5-14, Scanlon was issued a red card.

“It was a disagreement between me and the official,” she said. “I don’t think it has ever happened before. I can’t remember, so let’s just put it that way.”

The ejection made for a frustrating and rather unfamiliar end to the road trip.

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Not playing up to GVSU standards, lack of senior leadership and not making the proper adjustments were addressed as causes for concern following the loss.

Using the 6-2 formation to rotate setters for a majority of the season, Scanlon needed to adapt her rotation accordingly over the two matches with sophomore setter Katie Olson sidelined with an undisclosed injury.

Freshman Taylor Stewart filled in as the lone setter, tossing up 67 assists, assisting on four blocks and dropping in three kills.

“I had to play front row which adds another element,” Stewart said. “I had to focus on blocking as well as setting, and trying not to let my team down. I had to run the court in a different way.”

Connecting most frequently on Stewart’s assists was freshman Staci Brower. She picked up two more double-digit kill games including a season-best .611 hitting percentage (11 kills, no errors on 18 attack attempts) against Lake Erie.

GVSU didn’t hesitate to spread the ball or playing time around on Friday, as 11 different players recorded a kill. 15 of 19 Lakers saw action in the contest.

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The defense, however, was the key to GVSU’s win, holding Lake Erie to a -.026 hitting percentage and 26 attacking errors. GVSU finished with a season-high seven solo blocks.

Meanwhile, Ashland challenged and lost to conference rival No. 4 Ferris State on Friday night in three closely played sets (25-23, 25-23, 25-22). The Eagles brought that same intensity to its home court the following day against GVSU – this time knocking off a nationally ranked GLIAC opponent.

Junior Alli Cudworth, conference leader in kills (270) and kills per set (4.22), put down nine kills in the first set to give Ashland the opening frame, 25-23. “(Ashland) had really good outside (hitters) that we weren’t able to stop,” said senior Kourtney Wolters. “But I don’t think they were any better than us. I just think they came to play a lot harder than we did, apparently.”

GVSU jumped out to an early 8-1 lead in the second set and didn’t look back. The Lakers forced Ashland into 13 attacking errors and a season-low -.071 hitting percentage to even the match at one set SEE VOLLEYBALL | A8

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Clinched

Lakers win two GLIAC matches, snag top spot in GLIAC tournament

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GROUPED UP: The GVSU women’s tennis team gets ready to go prior to a win against Northwood on Sept. 13. The Lakers clinched the top spot in the GLIAC tournament over the weekend. GVL | SARA CARTE

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GET INVOLVED AND HELP Grand Valley State University WIN A $10,000 DONATION FOR DATING/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

Did you know that 57 percent of college students reported experiencing dating violence while in college? Not only is the problem growing, but most students don’t know what to do or how to help.

This semester Verizon is partering with GVSU to bring a Dating/Domestic Violence Prevention Program to campus and address this crisis.

You’re invited to help make a difference! Join Verizon for a special screening of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary “Telling Amy’s Story” followed by a panel discussion with campus and community Dating/Domestic Violence experts.

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he Grand Valley State women’s tennis team was on the road this weekend in a few different places thanks to a schedule that required a split squad performance. Some Lakers took part in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational, while others played Walsh (3-7, 3-7 GLIAC) on Saturday and Ashland (2-8, 2-8 GLIAC) on Sunday.

Although head coach John Black didn’t travel with the team due to an illness, the Lakers (11-0, 10-0 GLIAC) took care of business. They beat Walsh 7-2 and Ashland 9-0 to clinch the top seed in the 2015 GLIAC Tournament. GVSU also had a good showing in Wisconsin.

The starting lineup traveled to Ohio to play the two GLIAC games, while the rest of the players went to Wisconsin to play the tour games.

Tour games don’t count toward GLIAC competition, and serve as individual accomplishments.

The action started on Friday in Wisconsin. Sam Schrepferman (No. 1 seed draw), Nicole Heiniger (No. 2 seed draw), Katarina Samardzija (No. 3 seed draw), Calla Ramont (No. 4 seed draw) and Courtney Lang (No. 5 seed draw) all took part in the invitational.

Schrepferman lost in the first round to Olivet Nazarene’s Priscila Nunez 6-0, 6-3. She was put into consolation play, and won the consolation final against Cardinal Stritch’s Volvy Boilevin 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8).

Heiniger also made it to the consolation final for the No. 2 seed, but lost to Olivet Nazarene’s Viktoria Monakhova 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

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both made it to the third place rounds in their respective draws. Samardzija defeated Cardinal Stritch’s Jitsupa Sirinit 6-1, 6-2, while Ramont lost to Olivet Nazarene’s Seraphine Buchmann 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4).

“It wasn’t as successful as we would’ve liked it to be, but we all had some tough matches and we fought hard the whole tournament,” Samardzija said.

Lang was the only Laker to win in the finals of a draw. She won in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, and then defeated Olivet Nazarene’s Mikaela Coose 6-2, 6-4.

In doubles play, the Lakers took part in the No. 1 and No. 2 seed draws. In the No. 1 seed, Schrepferman and Samardzija made it to the third place round, where they were defeated by Olivet Nazarene’s Buchmann and Nunez 8-6.

In the No. 2 seed draw, Heiniger and Ramont made it to the consolation final, but were defeated by WisconsinWhitewater’s Ashley Miller and Erika Williams 8-3.

Samardzija was disappointed the entire team was unable to make the trip, but thought the bottom half of the lineup held their own in Wisconsin.

“I think even though we were a split squad, we were able to stay close really well, and we could hear each other from across the courts cheering for each other, and still had a really close dynamic even though all of us weren’t together,” she said.

As that tournament wrapped up Saturday, the starting squad took on Walsh a few states to the east in Canton, Ohio.

The only two losses of the day came from the No. 1 seed Abby Perkins in singles and the No. 1 seed doubles pairing of Rachel Sumner and Aimee Moccia. Perkins lost to Walsh’s Sofya Logonuva 6-1, 6-2.

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apiece.

In the pivotal third set, three costly GVSU serving errors and four Ashland aces made the difference. Lack of upperclassman leadership was alarming to Scanlon.

“At one point in the match we had four straight errors made in a row by our seniors.

They need to step up in those situations and be the ones we can count on,” she said.

Ashland pulled away early in the fourth set, going up 9-2, and the Lakers couldn’t

ing of Logonuva and Daria Bondareva 8-4.

Beside that, the Lakers cruised for most of the day. In their seven victories of the day, they never allowed Ashland more than three games. The 7-2 victory is the eighth time the Lakers have held their opponent to two points or fewer.

“We play every team the same way,” Moccia said.

“We play some good teams, and maybe some teams who aren’t as good, but we try hard and don’t let up no matter who we’re playing.”

GVSU played Ashland on Sunday, and the Lakers again had no trouble, posting their second shutout of the year in the 9-0 win.

In doubles, the Lakers got the sweep with ease. Ashland failed to win more than three games in any doubles match.

In singles, Ashland failed to score win more than three games in any set against GVSU. GVSU has not allowed more than three points in a match all season. The only two teams to score three points against the Lakers are Northwood and Tiffin.

Although the Lakers played two struggling GLIAC opponents this weekend, it’s clear they’ve moved from a relative unknown in August to the GLIAC title favorite as the only unbeaten team in the conference.

“We played really well,” Black said. “After Ashland now, it’s time to worry about Ferris.”

GVSU concludes the regular season this Thursday against Ferris State at home, where they’ll try to finish the season undefeated.

“That’d be awesome, having a whole new team, and just doing it as sophomores would be incredible, and would make us work that much harder to do better at the GLIAC tournament. Right now, we’re just preparing to play our best on Thursday,” Moccia said.

mount a comeback with or without Scanlon on the sidelines.

Conference play is put on hold as all teams travel to Aurora, Illinois for the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament next weekend.

Matched up based on similar conference records, GVSU draws one of the premier matches of the tournament against No. 21 Lewis (181, 9-0 GLVC) on Oct. 16 at 11:30 a.m.

GVSU will also play Indianapolis (8-11, 5-4 GLVC) at 5:30 p.m. and will meet Missouri S&T (14-6, 6-3 GLVC) once again on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. for an anticipated rematch after the Lakers swept the Miners in the first round of the Midwest Regional in 2014.

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ALONE ON TOP

No. 4 GV bests undefeated No. 21 Ashland to sit atop GLIAC

BY MASON TRONSOR ASSISTANTSPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State women’s soccer team traveled to Ohio for a pair of conference matches over the weekend and came away with its 11th and 12th consecutive victories.

The No. 4 Lakers (12-1, 8-0 GLIAC) topped the undefeated No. 21 Ashland Eagles 5-0 on Friday night, and bested the Ohio Dominican Panthers 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.

“This weekend’s success puts us in good shape moving forward,” said GVSU head coach Jeff Hosler.

The Lakers remain undefeated in GLIAC play, and have yet to see a true scare against conference opponents.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Maresh returned to action Friday night against Ashland. Maresh had been sidelined the past few games with an undisclosed injury. She returned to form, and, with the aid of a strong defense, posted two shutouts on the weekend.

The rest of the GVSU squad did what it usually does - shoot and score in droves. The Lakers out-

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shot their two opponents 54-13, as seven different Lakers scored a goal over the weekend.

Friday night’s showdown against Ashland was a battle of the GLIAC unbeatens. The Eagles (9-2, 5-2 GLIAC) came into the contest boasting a 9-0 overall record, but the Lakers wasted no time asserting dominance atop the conference.

The Lakers started hot out of the gates as junior midfielder Gabbie Guibord scored her second goal of the season off a corner kick from junior Marti Corby just under three minutes into the match.

“I knew scoring a goal early in the match is exactly what we needed,” Guibord said. “I just tried to get my head on the end of Marti’s corner ball.”

Guibord’s header set the tone for the rest of the first half. Four different Lakers followed suit and put the ball in the back of the net to send GVSU into the break up 5-0. Junior Kendra Stauffer used hustle and second effort to steal the ball away from an Ashland defender and score a breakaway goal in the 12th minute her sixth goal of the season.

Shortly after, the barrage continued as the Lakers received another goal from an unlikely source.

HOW SWEET IT IS: Kendra Stauffer (5) celebrates a goal with Marti Corby (13) in GVSU’s 6-1 win over SVSU on Sept. 22. The Lakers beat Ashland and Ohio Dominican to remain the only undefeated team in GLIAC play at 8-0. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Sophomore defender Shannon Quinn scored her first of the season in the 15th minute to increase the GVSU lead to 3-0. The Lakers continued to pile on, as Corby and senior Katie Bounds scored before the halftime buzzer sounded.

“We felt pretty good about scoring five goals in the first half against a team as good as Ashland,” Hosler said. “Second half, we just lost our patience.”

The Lakers were out of sync offensively in the second half. However, their always-stout defense stood strong in front of Maresh, who made three saves on the night as GVSU pulled out the 5-0 win. The win keeps GVSU atop the GLIAC with an undefeated conference record.

“This win means a lot especially

to win 5-0,” Bounds said. “It also means we need to keep winning like this and other teams should look out for us.”

The Lakers took the momentum of that victory into Sunday’s contest at Ohio Dominican. The match against the Panthers was a backwards version of the one against Ashland.

The Lakers started off slow, and the two teams fought to a first half stalemate 0-0. The Lakers outshot the Panthers 12-4, but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.

GVSU broke through in the second half, however.

Senior midfielder Katie Klunder started it off with a strike from about 20 yards out to give the Lakers the lead.

Once again, GVSU received offense from a rarely called-upon asset. Freshman Mackenzie Fox netted the first goal of her career off a free kick. Less than a minute after those fireworks, the Lakers put the game away with a goal from Corby. The goal was her 15th of the season.

The Lakers prevailed 3-0 after a sluggish start to the match.

“Establishing our style of play is crucial,” Hosler said. “Today we learned how to bounce back from a below-average first half.”

The Lakers return home next week to try to defend home turf against two in-state foes in Michigan Tech on Oct. 16 and Northern Michigan on Oct. 18.

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he Grand Valley State men’s and women’s cross country teams have reason to feel good about themselves going into the 2015 GLIAC Cross Country Championships in two weeks.

Both Laker squads raced to first place overall at the Conference Crossover meet in Romeoville, Illinois on Saturday morning.

On the men’s side, it was nearly as dominant a performance as possible. The Lakers had nine runners place in the top 10 finishers, and 11 in the top 12. GVSU’s meet-winning 19 points blew away the runner-up score of 90 from Northwest Missouri.

The GVSU men were ranked No. 1 in the USTFCCCA Division II Regional and National polls heading in the match, and didn’t do anything to dispel those rankings.

“We took a really nice step forward as a team today, we executed the race plans very well, and were able to accomplish the new things that we had been working on all week in practice.” said GVSU head coach Jerry Baltes. “We had 13 guys rolling together for half of the race, we got out aggressive

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at the beginning and the pack of runners worked together great, and built positive momentum for us going forward.”

For the third time this fall season, redshirt freshman Zach Panning led the Lakers. Panning finished in first place overall, posting a time of 24:11.10 - a full three seconds ahead of runner-up Alex Cushman from Indianapolis.

The next 10 finishers were all GVSU racers. Chris May, Kyle Flores, Wuoi Mach, Brady Selner, Mitch Wilkins, Bryce Bradley, Trevor Sharnas, Chad Cini, Ricky Perez and Kousei Yajima finished third through 12th in the meet.

“We ran very well as a team, and we are also very excited that we were able to execute the game plan we had as a team coming into the meet today,” Selner said. “We wanted to push the first mile really hard, then we worked well as a group and this allowed us to take a step in the right direction as a team.”

The No. 3 nationally ranked Laker women also earned a convincing win in the meet.

Gina Patterson, Jess Janecke and Jordan Chester finished second through fourth overall, as GVSU posted 26 points - a wide margin ahead of the 69 points from second-place Northern Michigan.

Patterson improved on her stellar start to her Laker career,

finishing in second with a time of 21:18.65. Janecke (21:32.56) and Chester (21:37.74) pulled in after Patterson, as the trio got the Lakers in good position to secure the win.

Sophomore Jenna Klynstra and junior Alison Work crossed the finish line in eighth and ninth place, securing five top 10 finishers for GVSU. Kelly Hauberts turned in a 17th place finish with a time of 22:40.12, and Amy Creutz finished 18th with a time of 22:42.72. Mary Kostielney finished 26th, Rachel Bendewald came in 28th, Sarah Cullip earned 32nd and Katie Shaheen rolled in at 34th the finish the day for GVSU. “We ran really well. We ran together very well as a team today, which was our goal going into the meet,” Chester said. “Having such a great meet today gives our girls a lot of confidence moving forward. It showed the girls on the team that they can race with the top girls and it was a positive step in the right direction for us.”

The Lakers squads now have a week off to prepare for the GLIAC Championships in Milford, Michigan, which is being hosted by Wayne State on Oct. 24. The GVSU women are looking for their 15th straight title, and the men are looking to be the champions for a 14th straight year.

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PACK PRIDE: A trio of GVSU runners, headed by Jordan Chester (86) race at the 2014 Division II National Championship in Louisville last season en route to a national championship. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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he Grand Valley State men’s club soccer team earned a pair of 2-0 wins against Western Michigan Friday night and Notre Dame on Sunday.

The Lakers (9-2-1) continued their winning ways, winning for the fifth time in six games. GVSU has not lost a game since a 1-0 loss to Michigan State in early September.

Griffon Dean led the way for the Lakers. Dean notched a goal and an assist in the weekend series.

“We stayed composed and didn’t force anything,” said Dean. “We let the other team make mistakes.”

Dean’s goal in Friday’s match was a near post shot that beat a charging WMU goalie.

Captain Robert Klein also tallied a goal for the Lakers over the weekend.

Klein netted a tap-in shot on a cross from Dean in Sunday’s match.

“Griffon made a great play on the left wing and played the ball across,” Klein said. “It was an easy goal to tap in - all the credit goes to Griffon.”

The Lakers again relied on a solid defensive effort to secure the two victories. The defense was able to keep the ball at midfield and in the offensive zone, leaving the opposing teams with few scoring chances.

“We don’t like to play long,” said GVSU head coach Jeff Crooks. “We like to keep the ball and find our chance and finish.”

The Lakers capitalized on scoring opportunities set up by the defense.

Midfielder Paul Bump netted two goals over the weekend - one in each game. Bump scored on a header from

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Laker club soccer nets two key wins, needs help to make playoffs

NECK AND NECK: A member of the GVSU club soccer team races to win the ball during the Lakers’ 2-0 win against Notre Dame in Allendale on Oct. 11. GVSU also beat Western Michigan 2-0 in the weekend, and, with the season winding down, needs to win and get some aid from other teams to make the playoffs. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

a corner kick in Sunday’s contest against Notre Dame.

Although the Lakers have been on a winning streak, the team has not solidified a spot in the playoffs.

GVSU sits in fourth place in a tough Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference. Only the top three teams in the conference make the playoffs. The Lakers have some work to do, but can sneak into

third place in just one scenario.

First, the Lakers must win next weekend against Ferris State University. With a loss or a tie, GVSU would be eliminated from playoff contention.

Second, Michigan State needs to beat Purdue next weekend. If Purdue wins or ties against the Spartans, GVSU would be eliminated even with a win against Ferris State.

MSU is favored to win next week-

end at Purdue, but the Spartans have already locked up a playoff position.

The Spartans are only playing for seeding and do not need to win next weekend, meaning they may rest some of their better players, which is worrisome for GVSU. The Lakers’ early season woes are coming back to hurt them. GVSU dug itself into a hole, starting with a 2-2 record. The loss to Purdue in the first

weekend may be the determining factor for which team makes the playoffs.

“That’s the loss at the beginning of the year that killed us,” Crooks said.

“We never should have lost to them.

They are a good team, but we couldn’t score that weekend.”

The Lakers will look to secure a playoff spot Oct. 18 against Ferris State at 3 p.m.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Dripping with confidence After preseason meet, Lakers ready for Oct. 17 season-opener in Wisconsin

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

n Saturday, the Grand Valley State University swimming and diving team took to the pool to face off in the yearly “Black vs Blue” swim meet.

The team of 52 was broken up into two separate squads the Blue team and the Black team. Each team was made up of both men and women and each had two team captains.

In what head coach Andy Boyce called a “warm up for the season,” 24 unique events took place over the meet. Individual contests for women and men included the 1,000, 500, 200, 100, and 50 meter freestyles, the 200 meter individual medley, the 100 meter butterfly, the 100 meter backstroke and the 100 meter breaststroke.

Two mixed relay events one for medley and one for freestyle -- were also featured in the intersquad scrimmage.

Diving events from three meters, one meter and synchronized diving from one meter were also used.

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ENCOURAGEMENT: Members of the GVSU swimming and diving team cheer on their teammates during the annual squad scrimmage. The Lakers open the year on Oct. 17 in Wisconsin. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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other. If you do well, nobody is going to congratulate you because they want to be better. It’s not like that here. If you swim well then everybody is going to be happy because we’re a team and I love that about Grand Valley.”

Ferrero also shined in the preseason meet. The Idstein, Germany native blew his opponents out of the water in the 200 meter freestyle and the 100 meter butterfly.

“Personally, what felt best was the 200 free. The time wasn’t what I expected, but I feel right and that’s what’s important today... The team was looking very strong in practice and we’ve been putting in the work when we have to and we’re all on the same page with that. I’m very proud of everybody,” Ferrero said.

Boyce, who is in his ninth season as GVSU head coach, was encouraged by what he saw as well.

“Each year we keep on building, and this year one of the best, if not the best, team we’ve had,” Boyce said.

GVSU’s first official meet of the season is on Oct. 17 at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

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Lara Deibel and Danny Abbott all won two individual events, while Sam Postmus, Mercedes Martinez, Meghan Falconer, Joseba Hidalgo-Viela, Grant Borregard and Emily Gallagher turned in winning performances of their own.

Afterward, the two captains from each team squared off in a friendly 50 meter individual medley relay, in which the Black team captured a victory.

However, in the end, the friendly captain’s relay would not matter. The Blue team captured more event wins than the Black team, and it finished with 232 points to the Black team’s 212.

Van Noort stood out on a day where a number of Lakers submitted strong performance. It was the first GVSU meet for Van Noort, a junior from the Netherlands, and she was able to propel herself onto the record board with a pool-best time in the women’s 500 meter freestyle at 5:00.18.

“I was really looking forward to the 500 because I saw the record and I thought I could break it and I did,” Van Noort said. “Back home, we are really competing with each

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