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or the fourth year in a row, Saginaw Valley State University managed to down Grand Valley State University in the fundraising portion of the Battle of the Valleys competition.

Saginaw Valley raised almost $25,000 for the Underground Railroad, an organization designed to aid victims of domestic abuse, while GVSU garnered $12,381 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Of the total amount, about $6,000 came through T-shirt sales and general donations while another $5,000 came through donations through student transactions with Campus Dining.

GVSU will be able to donate the entire amount raised to the MakeA-Wish Foundation.

Christine Thiele, the BOTV chair for GVSU Student Senate, said although GVSU could not manage to outgain Saginaw Valley

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For the cause: Senior Nick Girinont pies junior Student Senate representative Greg King during the Pie-A-Senator fundraiser, held in the Kirkhof Center to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. GVSU raised $12,381, bringing its BOTV record to 3-6.

Team Against Bias works to reduce discrimination LGBTQ students, students of color highest self-reported victims in myGVSU Campus Climate survey

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Sticking with its mission of inclusion and equity on campus, Grand Valley State University’s Team Against Bias has revised the language of the bias incident protocol policy to better communicate with the campus community that

there is support available in cases of bias incidents.

Though the Team Against Bias and the bias incident protocol policy has been around since 2005, the initiative has been somewhat reenergized following the results of the myGVSU campus climate survey last month.

The LGBTQ population and people of color reported the highest

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tion, in addition persons of color, were the least comfortable and least satisfied at GVSU overall, with “significant” differences between satisfaction rates of people who self-identified as white and people of color.

“We are pleased that so many members of the campus commu-

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New MACES program introduced for marijuana

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rates of harassment in the myGVSU survey, the results of which were delivered by Sue Rankin, the senior research associate at the Center for Higher Education who conducted the survey.

Though Rankin said GVSU has the highest population of LGBTQ students she has seen reported at any campus surveyed by her consultant firm, the LGBTQ popula-

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With marijuana-related offenses on the rise at Grand Valley State University, the team behind the university’s Alcohol Campus Education Services, or ACES, is introducing a new program, MACES, for students charged with marijuana offenses.

Like the ACES program, which GVSU requires students charged with liquor law violations to participate in, MACES is an educational program aimed at informing students about the health consequences and safety risks of marijuana use, as well as dispelling

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Education: A GVSU student smokes marijuana. A new program, MACES, was started this semester for students charged with the use or possession of marijuana.

A celebration of life service is planned Tuesday for Grand Valley State University student Kyle Nota, who died on the scene Friday after his vehicle crashed head-on into a tree around 1 a.m.

Nota, 22, was traveling on 17 Mile Road near Tyrone Avenue in Kent City when he swerved to miss a deer and his pickup truck went off the road, according to the Kent County Sheriff Department’s report. Police said Nota was not wearing a seatbelt.

A Casnovia native, Nota was a nursing major in the Kirkhof College of Nursing and worked as a nursing assistant for Spectrum Health Oncology.

Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Heritage Life Story Funeral Homes on 2120 Lake Michigan Dr. NW. On Monday, friends can visit with Nota’s family from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Contributions in Nota’s memory to the Spectrum Health Foundation are welcomed and appreciated. news@lanthorn.com

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nity felt safe enough to identify as LGBTQ,” said Colette Seguin Beighley, director of the LGBT Resource Center.

“However, the survey clearly illustrated there is much more work to be done to address the needs of people of color as well as the LGBTQ community on our campus.”

Congruently, records of bias incident reports to the Dean’s Office show comments regarding sexual orientation are the most commonly reported, followed by comments regarding race. Out of the 11 reported incidents in winter 2010, six of them involved sexual orientation while two involved race. In fall of 2009, nine of the 16 reported bias incidents were directed around sexual orientation and three involved race.

“Most (reported incidents) are anonymous, cowardice acts — very difficult to actually find the person responsible,” said Marlene Kowalski-Braun, director of the Women’s Center and chair of TAB. “It’s the graffiti; it’s the yelling across at someone. We know that what is reported is a very small percentage of what actually happens. We do investigate all bias incidents. I will say though, that in terms of themes, it continues to be that our LGBT community experiences the most bias incidents, and then following that it would be around race

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myths and misconceptions about the drug.

According to GVSU’s latest published crime statistics, liquor law violations, including minor in possession citations, have decreased, but drug violations have increased.

In 2010, 56 students were charged with drug violations, compared to 34 students in 2009. The Allendale Campus’ reported drug offenses “almost entirely” involved marijuana, said Capt. Brandon DeHaan, the assistant director of the Grand Valley Police Department.

Use of marijuana is a 90-

and ethnicity.”

Since the creation of the protocol in 2005, 129 bias incidents have been reported.

Team Against Bias and protocol training Kowalski-Braun said the team started publicly tracking bias incidents in 2005 out of a desire for more transparency and accountability in the campus community, as a nod to the reality of bias on campus and out of efforts to be prepared to address them. TAB is made up of faculty and staff from a variety of offices and departments on campus, and also includes members of the Student Senate.

Kowalski-Braun said TAB’s primary efforts have focused on educating the campus community.

“We talk about the protocol during new faculty orientation; we do two excellence in leadership series training for faculty and staff each semester, we always do a training for all of the offices listed on the card, and then we go in and do trainings as needed,” she said.

During training sessions, such as the recent session conducted with Student Senate on Oct. 26, Kowalski-Braun teams up with Steven Lipnicki, director of Pew Campus Student Services, to discuss what kind of situations define bias incidents, how bias incidents affect the people involved and how to be an active bystander.

TAB’s newest initiative, the “Speak Up” campaign, is designed to utilize student

day misdemeanor charge, while possession of marijuana is a one-year misdemeanor. DeHaan said the increase in on-campus marijuana charges could possibly be the result of GVSU’s “revolving” population as students enter into or leave the university community each year.

“If those students were consuming marijuana in high school, then there is a higher prevalence to continue using it college,” DeHaan said. “That doesn’t necessarily identify trends for us but a cause as we have that revolving student population.”

Eric Klingensmith, director of both the ACES and MACES programs, said

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The group meets monthly to collectively review bias incidents, which are also tracked and reported on the bias incident protocol website.

Reporting, protocol and policy On the website, www. gvsu.edu/bias, students can use an existing form to report bias incidents and have the option to report anonymously, though the posted results use general descriptions and are non-identifying.

Bart Merkle, dean of students, handles student-reported bias incidents. He begins with a follow-up call to the individual who reported the incident in cases where the reporter was not anonymous.

Merkle follows up in order to learn more about the incident, and offer support services and counseling options if they choose. If an individual was identified as having made the comment or done the action that resulted in the report, Merkle will also have a follow-up conversation with them, though he said it is rare to know the identity of the offender.

“Over the years that we’ve been doing this, I will tell you that we’ve done it, but it’s somewhat rare,” Merkle said.

“Most of the time the kinds of things we get are either

the increase could also be the result of changing generational attitudes toward marijuana. Based on his interactions with students, Klingensmith observed that some students today view marijuana as an herb with medicinal properties rather than as an illegal drug, and marijuana is often perceived as being “safer” than abusing prescription pills or using other drugs.

“The fear factor is no longer there,” he said. “…

In reality, it’s still a drug and it still has drug potencies.”

Klingensmith said marijuana on the market today is more potent than marijuana from decades past and can also be laced with other harmful substances which

completely anonymous — reported anonymously — or the person who reports it has no idea who is responsible.”

If that student is in violation of university policies, there could be disciplinary action, but Merkle said those circumstances are very rare as well.

“In almost every instance that I’ve been involved in, it has not necessarily been a violation of university policy; it’s just been a disrespectful, hateful kind of behavior,” he said.

“There is a fine line between peoples’ right to express themselves and when that goes beyond speech. So, you know, there have been a few times that we have followed up with people and just had to sort of say, ‘Why are you doing this?’ But the vast majority of the complaints that come in, there’s no real way to follow up other than to follow up with the person who kind of was the victim and maybe reported something.”

Similar to the bias incidents reported by students, the Inclusion and Equity Division review faculty and staff reports. A follow-up is conducted with any identifiable parties, whether the individual who reported the incident or the offender, and counseling services or appropriate support is offered.

However, faculty-andstaff-reported incidents shy in comparison to reports made by students.

“The incidents involving

the user may be unaware of, since there is no regulation on marijuana like there is with alcohol.

After a student is charged with a marijuana offense by either the GVSU or local police, notification is sent to the Dean’s Office. The student is then contacted by the Dean’s Office and required to attend one of the MACES sessions.

While ACES sessions are held once a week, Klingensmith said the need is not currently as high for MACES sessions, which will be scheduled on an as-needed basis throughout the semester. Three sessions have been conducted so far this semester.

Like the ACES program, Klingensmith said MACES takes a “non-preachy” approach and focuses on safety and health rather than passing judgment on students who choose to use marijuana.

“We really try to focus on being non-judgmental,” he said. “We’re trying to make this an educational experience, not a punishment. … You decide what to do with it. If you decide to take that risk again, you may get caught again. We want students to be aware of that and make hopefully good choic-

staff and faculty that I’ve seen mostly involve interactions between individuals,” said Dwight Hamilton, assistant vice president for affirmative action in the Inclusion and Equity division and a member of TAB. Moving forward Merkle said since the protocol has been created, numbers have fluctuated from semester to semester, with no consistent trend of increase or decrease, though TAB is continuing to develop ways to reach out to the campus community.

“The protocol allows us to begin a conversation when someone believes those values have not been lived up to,” Kowalski-Braun said. “In particular, we want to make sure people who have experienced bias are connected with resources and support.”

Kowalski-Braun said it is important to stress that TAB puts the power in the hands of the individual who has done the reporting, keeping their needs at the forefront of everything.

“What we try to do is balance the protocol with a whole host of other things around inclusion and equity so that we don’t have to utilize the bias protocol,” she said. “If we create safe spaces, if we allow people’s voices to be heard, if we celebrate diversity – then we’re hoping that we’re creating an environment where people don’t have to use the tool.” news@lanthorn.com

es down the road.”

After completing the session, which lasts for 90 minutes, all students must complete an evaluation of the program and offer feedback on their experience with MACES. While concrete data has not been processed yet, Klingensmith said anecdotal feedback shows most students felt they had learned something from the program, particularly about marijuana’s impact on driving ability and the link between marijuana usage and traffic accidents. In response to initial student feedback, MACES is currently working on incorporating more video clips into the program as well as showing actual neural imaging to demonstrate marijuana’s effects on the brain, a topic already covered in the course.

The MACES program is also available as a workshop that can be conducted for the general student population at on-campus housing units if students are curious about the program or housing staff would like to introduce it to residents. Klingensmith said the workshop format is part of taking a “proactive versus reactive” approach to marijuana use.

There are also plans to eventually expand the ACES program to include other drugs. According to Klingensmith, the likely next step will be focusing on the abuse of over-the-counter and prescription drugs. clane@lanthorn.com

NEWS BRIEFS GV seeking secondary school teachers The W.K. Kellogg Foundation at Grand Valley State University is seeking applicants to teach in the Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows program.

Teachers are in high demand for secondary schools in urban areas.

Science and mathematics teacher applications are open to graduating college seniors, recent graduates and mid-career or secondcareer professionals. Applications for the fellowship program are due by Jan. 10.

All fellows selected will receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a master’s degree program, and must commit to teach for three years in high-need secondary schools.

CEC to address bullying in open workshop The Children’s Enrichment Center is sponsoring a workshop to address the issues of bullying in the educational community while at the same time provide resources to encourage its prevention.

The workshop will take place in Room 2266 of the Kirkhof Center from noon to 1 p.m.

Wednesday. It is LIB 100 approved. RSVPs should be directed to the Children’s Enrichment Center Director Sharalle Arnold at arnoldsh@gvsu. edu.

‘Change U’ registration closes Dec. 2 The free social justice program at Grand Valley State University is seeking involvement from GVSU faculty, staff and students along with the West Michigan community. The program is seeking applications until Dec. 2 and is open to 70 members.

Students who participated last year can participate in“Change U 2.0,” which is an advanced level of the Change U program. For additional information contact the LGBT Resource Center at 616-331-2530.

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Student Veterans Writing Workshop to develop skills for student vets $4,000 grant to fund fledgling Writing Center project

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Transit-ion: Students step onto the Route 50 Campus Connector. The Rapid, which operates the GVSU bus system, is considering replacing Route 50 with a new ‘Laker Line,’ which would extend further into Grand Rapids.

New ‘Laker Line’ could replace Route 50 at GV

By Samantha Belcher GVL Staff Writer

Due to an increase in ridership numbers, The Rapid bus system is considering the creation of a new Bus Rapid Transit line along Lake Michigan Drive.

The new line, which would be named the Laker Line, would replace the current Route 50 line that travels from Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus to the Pew Campus.

In October, the Interurban Transit Partnership, the transit authority that manages the Rapid, received a $600,000 federal grant to study new types of transit throughout the metropolitan area.

Currently, Alternatives Analysis, a local research group, is studying the Lake Michigan Drive corridor to determine what type of transportation will be the most efficient.

“The Rapid was awarded federal funding to study this corridor and it is unknown when it would actually be

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this year, she is still happy to be able to offer a sizeable donation to the Make-AWish Foundation.

“It’s such a great organization that’s touched my life personally,” she said. “$12,000 is beyond what I was expecting. Regardless of whether or not we raised more than Saginaw, both schools did such a great job raising money, and I’m proud of both of us.”

This year’s outcome gives Saginaw Valley a commanding 6-3 lead in BOTV competition history; GVSU has not won the competition since raising $31,082 for the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in 2007.

Thiele said one of the major challenges in trying to return to higher numbers in recent years has been covering the costs of various fundraisers, such as Tshirt sales.

“Some years, they’ve gotten sponsors for the Tshirts and it just depends on how well the committee that’s working on it does,” said Bob Stoll, director of Student Life and Event Services. “The more you can underwrite the costs of the T-shirts, the more you have to give to charity.”

Laker for a Lifetime sponsored this year’s brand of T-shirts with $500 and the Student Senate ordered 1,000 shirts. The total cost of the order and the total numbers of T-shirts sold were unavailable at press time, but Thiele estimated

implemented,” said Mark Rambo, operations manager for Pew Campus Operations.

Conrad Venema, Rapid Planning manager, said Alternatives Analysis is studying components such as existing demand, future demand, traffic and employment around the corridor.

Alternatives Analysis will then process the information and determine what type of transportation will be the most sufficient for the corridor.

“We do not know what will be in the corridor until the AA study is complete,” Venema said.

Venema added that the study should be completed in late 2012 to early 2013.

Although the Rapid has not decided which type of transit will be implemented, a new Bus Rapid Transit line is a popular option.

Some BRT lines provide bus-only lanes during rush hour, electronic payment before passengers enter the bus and fewer stops along the bus route.

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the total cost to be between $3,000 and $4,000 and total sells to be more than 500.

Thiele said other challenges included motivating people to get excited for the competition more than a week prior to it and balancing time between Student Senate, BOTV, class and other responsibilities. She said she would suggest turning her position as BOTV chair into a three-credit internship next year in order to allow the BOTV chair to dedicate more time and thought toward making the competition more of a success.

“The entire system needs to be revamped,” she said.

“I’m a student – I take 15 credits, I do stuff on top of Student Senate and Battle of the Valleys, and on top of my classes – so it’s hard for me to commit everything I have into Battle of the Valleys without those other areas suffering. I think if we were to turn it into a threecredit internship so people can reduce the number of credits they take while still having this internship.”

As for this year’s competition, Student Senate President Natalie Cleary said it is important to remember that the biggest winners are the organizations that benefited from it.

“This year, we went into Battle of the Valleys looking to raise as much money as we could, and I’m really proud of everyone on Senate and everyone on the Student Athlete Advisory Council,” she said. editorial@lanthorn.com

woman for The Rapid, said the idea to create BRT buses in the Grand Rapids metropolitan areas came from the Great Transit, Grand Tomorrows study in 2003.

Kalczuk added that the grant is being used to perform an alternative analysis to refine the project purpose and need, identify a locally preferred alternative transit, and to advance environmental documentation.

The Laker Line would be the second BRT line in the state. The Silver Line will be the first, running along Division Avenue in Grand Rapids, and is scheduled for completion in 2014.

“Grand Valley State University is one of the state and regional partners we will coordinate with on this effort,” Kalczuk said.

Other contributors to the project include the Michigan Department of Transportation, Kent County, Ottawa County, the cities of Grand Rapids and Walker and the Grand Valley Metro Council. sbelcher@lanthorn.com

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of whether or not we raised more than Saginaw, both schools did such a great job raising money, and I’m proud of both of us.

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Christine Thiele BOTV chair, GV Student Senate

Grand Valley State University will provide a student veterans writing workshop project to help student veterans improve their writing from a multifaceted approach.

Joel Wendland, a liberal studies professor at GVSU, and Patrick Johnson, assistant director of the Frederick Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors, have teamed up to put together the workshop. The program, which was funded with the assistance of a $4,000 grant, begins Wednesday with a meeting for student veterans.

The workshop will give student veterans the opportunity to receive help with their writing, including student papers, job applications, cover letters or resumes.

For Wendland, who served in the U.S. Army from 1991 to 1993, the project is the result of a determined initiative and a will to give back, things he wishes would have been available for him after serving in the military.

“After I got out I went to college right away and found myself struggling, like there were a lot of cobwebs in my head and I could have used these resources when I started,” he said. “I had always had the idea for a project like this, specifically to provide a resource to veterans.

Over the past few years writing has been part of my job and part of my professional scholarship so I figured this would be the area where I should focus.”

Wendland and Johnson, who has family members who have served in the armed forces, met early on in the semester and have since been working on the project. The grant was approved a month ago and will fund stipends for Wendland and Johnson, resource materials such as books for the veterans, refreshments and wages for Writing Center consultants should they need to be brought in to help with the project.

Johnson and Wendland met with members of the student veterans organization in September and were met with positive feedback.

“The primary thing I want the veterans to leave with is a clearer vocabulary for working with their writing and the recognition of the support services that are available to help them,” Johnson said.

Johnson said the workshop could become a fulltime area of the Writing Center at some point, but

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Veteran aid: Patrick Johnson (pictured), assistant director of the Writing Center, helped create the Student Veterans Writing Workshop at GVSU.

“After I got out (of the military) I

went to college right away and found myself struggling, like there were a lot of cobwebs in my head and I could have used these resources...

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Joel Wendland Workshop organizer, GVSU professor for the time being will rely on group meetings with himself, Wendland and the student veterans in which the pair will work with the students in a group setting away from the Writing Center. They will focus on teaching the students in a manner employed by Writing Center consultants who visit WRT 098 or 150 classrooms as a required part of their jobs.

Wendland and Johnson will also employ the use of a program called Assignment Focus Organization Support Proofreading to teach student veterans successful ways to give criticism in reading each other’s works.

“It’s meant to give them sort of a practical approach to providing useful feedback that’s multifaceted, that looks at global areas as well as local issues, not just grammar and punctuation but some of the bigger structural problems or issues that might happen,” Johnson said. “It’s also positive feedback and the goal is not to just say, this is wrong, change it, but it gives them feedback toward

their peers on their writing and what they’re hearing as readers.”

At Wednesday’s meeting, the team will focus on collecting research and data on areas that student veterans need the most help in, which they said will help the project grow in time.

“There are probably two things that we are primarily going to be doing,” he said.

“The first is simply doing a pre-post survey both for research purposes and getting feedback from them.

That will include what kinds of things they think about coming in, where their confidence levels are at, what areas of concern they sort of have, what their opinion of sharing with others is — some general formatting questions.”

Wednesday’s meeting will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 2201 of the Kirkhof Center, where Johnson and Wendland will meet with any student veterans interested in the project and plan future schedules. dwolff@lanthorn.com

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Disheartening defeat

Grand Valley State University’s fundraising efforts for this year’s Battle of the Valleys offered a disappointing outcome for a good cause.

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he annual Battle of the Valleys competition between Grand Valley State University and Saginaw Valley State University isn’t so much about the competition between the two schools as it is about raising money for a charitable cause.

That is to say, the most important factor in each year’s competition is that a pair of organizations get to benefit from the efforts of two student bodies each year.

But it still is disheartening to see how consistently and soundly Saginaw Valley has been able to beat GVSU in recent years. The Cardinals now own a 6-3 lead over us, including a four-year winning streak that last year saw Saginaw Valley outgain us by a $27,588 margin, the largest in competition history. But at 10,790, Saginaw Valley’s total enrollment for the Fall 2011 semester isn’t even half that of GVSU’s.

It’s become apparent that our fundraising system for the BOTV competition needs to be revamped, and there are a few things that the GVSU Student Senate could do better, but there’s only so much that it can do.

It needs to be backed fully and absolutely by the GVSU students if we are to have any shot and overcoming our recent slump in the competition. That means making sure that everyone is fully aware of when and how to donate to BOTV and ensuring that the entire GVSU community drives it forward.

College students have it rough – we all know that – but at least they have future goals and plans to look forward to. The children that benefit from the Make-A-Wish Foundation face lifethreatening injuries at tender ages.

These are tough times, but are things really to the point where it is too much trouble for students to be able to spare an extra debit dollar or two when they pick up their coffee at the Kirkhof Lobby Shop to help a little girl with terminal cancer go to Disney World?

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Q:

Are you disappointed with the BOTV outcome?

“Yes, considering how big GVSU is compared to SVSU. They raised over double the money, which happened last year, too.”

“I’m bummed that there was no publicity for the event. Had I known GV was raising money for a nonprofit organization, I definitely would have donated.”

“I am disappointed to hear about GVSU losing to Saginaw in anything. I have never heard of BOTV before, however I feel that maybe if it had better advertising, the outcome may have been different.”

“I do wish we would have beat Saginaw, but $12,000 is still a lot of money to raise, and we should be proud of that.”

“I think we could have done a little better raising money, but I am glad we won (the football game).”

Kelly Decker Senior Social work Grand Rapids, Mich.

Rachel Herbert Senior Advertising Macomb, Mich.

Mac Boeve Junior Engineering Holland, Mich.

Eric Armstrong Freshman Geology Marysville, Mich.

Jordan Stedman Freshman Biology, psychology Byron Center, Mich.

Should Canada get its Nickelback back?

By Chris Slattery GVL Columnist

As much as it may pain my prejudiced little indie heart, I can’t think of many good reasons why alt-crap rock band Nickelback shouldn’t play at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game.

A recent petition has gone online where Nickelback anti-fans (an anagram of “ain’t fans”) tell the world that they will not stand for Monticello representing our own Lions. (That’s right, I’m doing currency jokes here!)

More than 50,000 people are saying that they would rather fill their ears with sand than hear Nickelback play a few

songs during the halftime show for the biggest Lions game in years.

But when I hear all of the reasons why Nickelback shouldn’t perform, they all sound a bit hollow.

One argument against the show is that fact that we have plenty of artists from Michigan that could perform instead of the Canadian-bred Nickelback. This makes sense, considering we only want locals doing our halftime shows, as shown through The Who’s performance at Super Bowl XLIV. The Black Eyed Peas also performed at a Super Bowl, because some people aren’t convinced that they are from some digital planet far away.

You want locals, Michiganders? Demand the Insane Clown Posse.

But I’m sure that if we look back at previous Lions

Thanksgiving Day halftime shows, there will be a record of fantastic bands that Nickelback will tarnish with their presence: 2010: Kid Rock 2009: A Motown tribute 2008: Jesse McCartney Okay, I could excuse the “Bawitdaba” mediocrity of Kid Rock because he’s from the area, and Motown actually makes sense for DTown. But what was going on in 2008?

So the list of performers isn’t as sacred as it’s made out to be. I guess people just have a problem with Nickelback’s music.

Does anyone have solid evidence as to why Nickelback is so bad? If we take out the excuse “Because they suck,” what do we have?

Inadequate musicianship? I hate to say it, but Nickelback isn’t the musical Antichrist

that people hyperbolize them to be. I dislike their music with the rest of society, but it’s because I don’t have an affinity for over-processed guitars and half-gravel/halfgargle vocals.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has even defended Nickelback in the past, which to some is the equivalent of Dr. Kevorkian vouching for Dr. Conrad Murray.

I sincerely doubt that the NFL is going to cave and get someone else, even though indie-soul artist and Michigan native Mayor Hawthorne has said he would love to perform. There’s no good reason why Nickelback should perform this Thanksgiving, but there’s no good reason why they shouldn’t.

The show will go on, even if no one is psyched about it. cslattery@lanthorn.com

Signs there shouldn’t be a second date

BY Kevin Vanantwerpen GVL Columnist

When it comes to dating, fall is the new spring.

It’s getting cold. Really cold. Most normal people desire something a little warmer than their cat to cuddle next to them when the snow starts falling, but with the dating season comes various dangers.

Here are some warning

signs to look out for.

World of Warcraft – So she’s hot. Really hot. But there’s one problem. She’s got a level-85 Goblin Priest character on World of Warcraft. This is bad news for any potential relationship.

No matter how into you she may seem, she’ll always spend more time with Soran the Blood Elf. And how can a girl resist the charms of a boy who kills people with a sword?

Alcoholism – If your date consistently starts sentences with, “This one time when I was drunk”, you’re probably in for a ride. This may not be the good kind.

Facebook pages for

pets – Run. Run very far away.

Anime – These are funny Japanese cartoons about people with pointy chins and noses who shoot beams of light out of their hands.

First chance you get to look at your date’s bedroom, scan the room for DVDs, posters or the comic book form (I believe the street term is “manga”). If any of these items are present, get out fast before you’re subjected to hours upon hours of awful television with poor voiceovers.

Panel vans - Don’t get in them, even if your date promises candy. You probably won’t be the first

person to die in the back.

Constant talk about the ex – If he or she continuously brings up the ex, it’s probably a bad sign. There are people out there who obsessively cling to their past in such a way, that it requires shrine building and satellite surveillance. A relationship this type of person can only go two ways: either they don’t fall for you and rip out your heart, or they do and stalk you for the rest of your life. Anyway.

That’s all for this week. I wish you luck in your dating ventures. Be safe, and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. kvanantwerpen @lanthorn.com

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ob prospects for students fresh out of college are shrinking, and Grand Valley State University criminal justice students are no exception.

With public sector employment down and budget issues continuing to hamper all levels of government, many criminal justice students feel their job prospects are slim.

To help students meet potential employers, GVSU’s Career Services organized a career fair geared specifically at criminal justice to benefit students within that major.

“Even though the departments aren’t really hiring a lot... it’s still important to make contacts,” said Matt Ploeg, a GVSU junior.

There was a consensus among students at the event that jobs in the field are dwindling, and very competitive.

“Back home in Leelanau (Mich.), we had 300 quali-

fied applicants for one position,” said Pat Arena, a GVSU senior who works for the Leelanau Sheriff’s Department during the summers. “I’m here to get contacts and learn about the departments around here if I don’t go to law school.”

The Grand Valley Police Department, GVSU Police Academy, Grand Rapids and Wyoming Police Departments, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Secret Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration tabled at the CJ fair, among other West Michigan agencies.

“I was really looking at the U.S. Marshals and the Amway Protection Services,” Ploeg said, adding that working for Amway would be the most similar to his current job at a private security firm.

Jason Gady, the officer who oversees internship and cadet programs with GRPD, said with all of the turnover in his program he feels like he always has to be looking for students to recruit.

“I always have to come to fairs like this because so many students just don’t know about us,” Gady said.

He said only Kentwood and Kent County offer programs similar to his in the area.

“We want to be an option for GVSU students; we also want exposure to more diverse candidates,” said Sgt. James McGuffee, head of support services for the Wyoming Police Department.

Janean Couch, assistant director of career services

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Job seeker: A Grand Valley State University student exchanges business cards with a potential employer at a past career fair. GVSU organized a career fair for criminal justice majors, which drew representatives from the Grand Valley Police Department, GVSU Police Academy, Grand Rapids and Wyoming Police Departments, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Secret Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Eight Lakers on the Grand Valley State University volleyball team picked up additional accolades Saturday.

Sophomore Abby Ebels and junior Eno Umoh, both middle blockers, earned AllGLIAC second team honors.

Umoh ended the season ranked second in the conference in solo blocks, assisted blocks, total blocks and blocks per set, and Ebels finished with GVSU’s top hitting percentage.

Freshman setter Clair Ruhenkamp was named an honorable mention.

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Last hurrah: Senior wide receiver Jovonne Augustus slips past a defender after catching a pass in Saturday’s 49-24 victory over Saginaw Valley State University. Although the Lakers won, they were not able to secure a playoff spot. Augustus, along with teammate Charles Johnson, caught enough passes Saturday to go over the 1,000-yard career mark in receiving.

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Lakers get victory in Battle of the Valleys, miss out on playoff berth GVL Sports Editor

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he seniors walked off the field in pairs during the Saturday’s final drive as the Grand Valley State University football team put a stamp on a game against No. 25 Saginaw Valley State University — and their season.

The 49-24 victory over the Cardinals (7-3, 7-3 GLIAC) was the team’s seventh straight win in the series and helped GVSU (8-3, 7-3 GLIAC) to finish atop the GLIAC North division.

“We just wanted to come out and focus on what we had to do to win this ball game and have fun doing it,” said senior linebacker Brad Howard.

“I’m obviously not happy about the beginning of the season, but we improved a lot during the season, won seven straight games and I couldn’t ask for any more – maybe just getting a playoff spot.”

Despite the 25-point victory and a seven-game winning streak to end the season, Howard and the Lakers will not get that chance to play in the postseason.

It will be the first time since 2000 that GVSU will not vye for a national championship. The team’s three-game losing streak to open the conference season proved too much to overcome, and the Lakers were left on the outside looking in.

Wayne State University and Saginaw Valley, the team the Lakers defeated Saturday, were the selections from the GLIAC. Playoffs or not, the Lakers played their game on Saturday as if it were

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the playoffs. They out-gained the Cardinals 541-338 on offense and forced them into four turnovers, three of which were fumbles.

“It’s Grand Valley-Saginaw – we hate them, they hate us – so that was our mentality,” said senior defensive lineman Andre Thomas. “I feel like it was a successful season, we lost our three games in the beginning of the season and we came back and fought. I’m proud about it, I’m happy.”

After allowing Saginaw Valley quarterback Jonathon Jennings to break a 60-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter, the GVSU defense locked down and held the opposition to 179 yards of total offense in the half.

“If you ask me the difference in that ball game, turnovers were obviously a big factor in the ball game, but the other thing was just the physicality,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “Grand Valley was by far the more physical team in that game. Near the end of that game, some of their guys weren’t even out on the field just because I think we were so physical and kept coming after them.”

That physicality was apparent on defense, but the Lakers did much of the same on offense. Redshirt freshman tailback Chris Robinson put together a career day, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns with 150 of those yards coming in the second half.

“It was a great day with Chris Robinson,” Mitchell said. “He was the hot hand so we just kept going to him. Chris has been very humble. He knows he’s talented, but he’s been

GVL / Eric Coulter

No berth: Quarterback Heath Parling looks down the field to find an open receiver. The Lakers beat Saginaw Valley on the field, but Saginaw Valley beat the Lakers to the playoffs.

very humble through the process, and I thought he carried himself very well today for being a redshirt freshman in that type of environment.”

On top of the production on the ground, the game also featured a battle between the nation’s most efficient quarterbacks. Assisted by his team’s effort on the ground, sophomore quarterback Heath Parling threw for 224 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while Saginaw Valley counterpart Jennings threw for 172 yards, a score and an interception.

Benefiting from Parling’s day was a pair of GVSU receivers, who set 1,000-yard milestones on Saturday. Junior Charles Johnson’s five receptions for 53 yards put him at 1,030 yards receiving for the season; and senior Jovonne Augustus caught

three passes for 34 yards and got to 1,006 yards for his career.

With all of the ups and downs of the season, the Lakers finished the season strong. They won’t have these seniors, but those returning will have their chance at redemption in 2012.

“I’m especially proud of our seniors, just a bunch of warriors,” Mitchell said. “You lose three games and you’ve got a bunch of stuff going on and people doubting things, and the guys just kept showing up to work. I’ve said that all along, but our senior class was the reason we were able to finish the year with a sevengame win streak and be where we’re at. I appreciate our seniors setting the tone heading into 2012.” sports@lanthorn.com

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Chris Robinson Running back

A week after fellow redshirt freshman Michael Ratay burst onto the scene, Robinson followed suit. The big back took control of the game in the second half, rushing for 150 of his 175 yards against Saginaw Valley. Along with his yardage total, his three second-half touchdowns were also a career high.

Reggie Williams Cornerback

Along with leading the Lakers in tackles with eight, the sophomore corner picked off his third pass of the season in Saturday’s 49-24 victory. Williams jumped the route on the sideline , grabbed the pass and got both feet down before going out of bounds.

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

11:26 GVSU Hersey Jackson 3-yd run (Ryan Stokes kick)

11:55 Charles Johnson 5-yd pass from Heath Parling (Stokes kick)

10:43 Stanford 28-yd field goal

10:13 SVSU Jonathon Jennings 60-yd run (Scott Stanford kick)

00:00 Jeff Janis 30yd pass from Jennings (Stanford kick)

04:34 Michael Ratay 3-yd run (Stokes kick)

00:14 Chris Robinson 4-yd run (Stokes kick)

Fourth quarter 09:31 Jovonne Augustus 17-yd pass from Parling (Stokes kick)

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Team moves on to third straight NCAA Regional Title game

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embers of the Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team relied on each other and their team chemistry in a 3-1 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Sunday.

The team showed great resilience in a NCAA Division II National Championship tournament secondround game that saw plenty of misfortune and difficulties for the Lakers.

“We all work for each other … (the team) enjoys playing together as a unit,” said GVSU head coach Dave Dilanni. “This is the first year in a while that we’ve had no chemistry issues whatsoever.”

In the first half, it looked as if both sides were battling with nerves and fatigue. The Lakers scored first after midfielder Alyssa Mira set up a free kick goal to Ashley Botts, Mira’s sixth assist this season and the 18th goal scored by Botts.

Early on into the second half, key defender Kayla Klosterman jumped into the air to win a header and was met by a fierce tackle from a Ranger defender. The senior was forced to leave the field with assistance of GVSU training staff.

“She had a bit of a lower leg problem,” Dilanni said of Klosterman’s

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Victors: (Left) Forward Ashley Botts strikes the ball down field during Sunday’s match against University of Wisconsin-Parkside. (Right) Forward Maria Brown heads the ball towards her teammates during the second round of the NCAA Division II National Championship.

injury status. “We have seven days, and were hoping we’ll get her back.”

The Laker defense held strong in Klosterman’s absence. Megan Brown continued her run of excellent form, making key tackles and getting forward down the left side of the field to help out on the attack.

“Megan Brown and Wesley have never played together and they both did a great job,” Dilanni said. “Taylor Callen played some good min-

utes, Tayler Ward played some good minutes … and to be able to hold out until we got that third goal was impressive to see.”

GVSU’s defense and midfield pressed high with the wind against the team in the second half and caused Parkside to make mistakes in its end of the field, which led to a second Laker goal.

“We really tried to stay more compact in the second half because of the

wind,” Dilanni said.

Pressure from forwards Maria Brown and Ashley Botts caused a bad pass in the Parkside defense to Laker forward Kayla Addison. Addison touched the ball into space, onto her right foot before striking it across the box and to the far corner of the net.

Parkside dealt another blow to the Lakers when sophomore Kayla Kimble was sent off in the 75th minute.

Kimble let the ball fall to the ground to clear the pass but was beaten to the ball and forced to trip up her opponent inside the penalty box to prevent a scoring opportunity.

“It was a call,” Dilanni said. “It was a technical mistake probably in terms of the ball should have been won in the air instead of brought down to the ground like it was and Kayla knows that, but I don’t know about a red card (for it).”

Goalkeeper Chelsea Parise dove to make the save on the penalty kick but just missed getting a hand to the shot.

“I guessed the right way, but it was a perfectly placed shot,” Parise said. “I knew even if it went in like it did that it wasn’t going to effect our momentum.”

The Lakers were down to 10 players on the field for the rest of the game. Dilanni decided to keep pressing with his forward instead of shifting to a more defensive mentality.

“When you have Ashley Botts and Kayla Addison up top, you’re going to take your chances,” Dilanni said. “Even at the end when we were a man down we said ‘you’re going to stay up there’ and they got that third goal.”

The Lakers will face Northern Kentucky University in the regional finals. The date is to be determined. jmaheredgin@lanthorn.com

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Teams fall to Michigan State for third straight year Women rebound against Northern Michigan 192-104 Saturday

By Bryce Derouin GVL Staff Writer

For the third consecutive year, the Division II Grand Valley State University and Division I Michigan State University swimming teams

faced off at the Jenison Aquatic Center on Friday night.

The results were no different than the past two matchups, both losses, but the meet did not come without excitement. The Michigan

State men (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) defeated GVSU’s men (3-2, 2-0 GLIAC) by the slimmest of margins, 120-119. Meanwhile, the GVSU women (42,3-0 GLIAC) were outscored 167-76 by the Michigan State women (2-2, 1-2 Big Ten).

The men’s meet came down to the last event of the night and Michigan State came away with the victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3 minutes, 6.82 seconds.

“That’s why we schedule Michigan State,” said GVSU swimming and diving head coach Andy Boyce. “They are a tough team and always push us.”

One of the night’s most exciting races was the men’s 200-yard backstroke, where Michigan State’s Jacob Jarzen edged out GVSU’s Raphael Santos by .06 seconds.

“I had the lead the whole way,” said Santos, a senior.

“Going in the last 25 yards, the other guy kicked farther in the water. He got me in the last five yards and I gave it everything I had.”

GVSU plans to use the matchup against Michigan State as a learning experience and as a confidence builder for the rest of the year.

“It was a heartbreaker losing by one, but we’ll learn from that and take that when we meet tough teams in the conference like Wayne State and Indianapolis in the future,” Boyce said.

Freshman Milan Medo led the GVSU men’s team by winning three events. Medo was a part of the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:23.44), and took first in the 100-yard freestyle (46.10).

He also won the 50-yard freestyle (20.90) while setting a new GVSU freshman

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Cheering section: Head coach Andy Boyce (center) encourages his team during the Lakers meet against Northern Michigan on Saturday.

“It was a heartbreaker losing (to Michigan State) by one, but we’ll learn from that.”

Andy Boyce GVSU head coach record in the event. The previous record was 21.00 held

by Michael Griffith.

Medo, a freshman from Slovakia, has had to make the transition from racing to the different swimming lengths used in the different countries.

“This is my first year of swimming in yards,” Medo said. “Before I only swam on short courses using meters.”

The GVSU women came back the next day to defeat Northern Michigan University (0-3, 0-1 GLIAC) 192104.

“We’re a little flat today coming off a lot of swimming against Michigan State,” Boyce said. “We had some good times today, but I was hoping for a little bit faster.

Overall, it was a good meet for us.”

GVSU had to adjust to swimming on back-to-back

days and prepare mentally and physically for the two meets.

“It’s tough to swim in two meets in a row but we just have to have our heads on straight,” said freshman Olivia Schultz, who was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team on Saturday. “We had to push through the pain, but our team is supportive and we got through it together.”

GVSU’s men and women’s teams will test their endurance in coming meets.

“We have the Ball State Invitational next weekend, and it’s a grueling meet,” Boyce said. “It’s a three-day conference meet and we go through a lot of swimming.

It’ll be a great meet and a great test to see what kind of condition they are in heading into the Calvin Invitational in three weeks.” bderouin@lanthorn.com

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GLIAC Tournament loss ends team’s playoff run, season

By Zach Sepanik

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fter taking Saginaw Valley State University to five sets twice this season, the Grand Valley State University volleyball team could not overcome the Cardinals in Thursday’s GLIAC tournament quarterfinals, getting swept 17-25, 21-25 and 24-26.

The straight-sets loss marked the end of the Lakers’ season, leaving them with an overall record of 14-13. It was an early exit from the playoffs for a team that entered the fall with high expectations.

“We talked about it all season, getting to the postseason and the fact that it is always now-ornever,” said sophomore middle blocker Abby Ebels. “We had to get the job done, no matter what. Nobody thought we were going to lose until the last point was done and we were shaking hands across the net. It was disappointing; we really wanted a chance to keep playing.”

Early in the first set, GVSU held a 4-3 lead thanks to a kill from sophomore outside hitter Lyndsey Holt. It was downhill from there as the Cardinals took a 10-9 advantage before going on a five-point run that included two aces and two GVSU attack errors.

“We could not stop making mistakes,” said junior middle blocker Eno Umoh. “No one had that fire, no one had that urgency and at one point they went on a run just because of little errors we made that could have been prevented.”

The final set saw the teams go back and forth with GVSU fighting to keep its season alive.

The Cardinals held a 16-13 lead, but the Lakers showed resiliency. With the score at 24-23, and match point for the Cardinals, Aiken came through with a kill to knot it up again.

However, it was Saginaw Valley State senior outside hitter Annie Buxton who officially ended GVSU’s season with two straight kills, completing the sweep.

Aiken led the Lakers offensively, tallying a team-high 10 kills with a .348 hitting percentage, while sophomore libero Sacha Gill recorded 10 digs.

“As the game was going on, there was moments where we had hope that we could win the game,” Umoh said. “When it was done

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Homecoming: Members of the GVSU men’s rowing team pull ahead in a past regatta. The Wichita Frostbite Regatta brought junior Carey Mankins and head coach John Bancheri back to Wichita, where both have ties.

Wichita Frostbite Regatta successful for men, women

By Stephanie Deible GVL Intern

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End of the road: Freshman Abby Aiken goes up for a spike during a past match. The Lakers fell in the playoffs to Saginaw Valley, who they beat twice this season.

it was just disbelief. To go into the game and think we have a chance to win and keep our season going, then to have it end this way is just a shock.”

Meanwhile, playing in her final game, senior middle blocker Nicole Whiddon had a solid performance, capturing eight kills, a .333 hitting percentage and one block assist.

Aiken said the season was a learning year for the whole team.

“Probably half our season we played five-set matches, so we can take that away and learn exactly how to finish games,” she said. “Because we have so many people coming back, that is exciting. We have a lot of games under our belt and that will help us in the future because we know how good we can be.” zsepanik@lanthorn.com

For Grand Valley State University Rowing’s head coach John Bancheri and junior Carey Mankins, competing in the Wichita Frostbite Regatta was a homecoming of sorts.

Bancheri, who coached at Wichita State University 20 years ago, and Mankin, a native of Wichita, Kan., were greeted in Wichita by former Shocker rowers, family and friends before the regatta on Nov. 6.

“When I first found out we were going to Kansas I was excited,” Mankin said.

“Probably more excited than anyone on the team because I haven’t seen my aunts and uncles in such a long time.

Being in college, I don’t get to go and see my cousins either since it’s 15 hours away, so it was just nice to see my family.”

With connections around the Wichita area, GVSU not only enjoyed staying with the

Mankins family, but the Lakers also had the opportunity to stay with and learn from the experiences of some of Bancheri’s former rowers.

“All of the coxswains stayed with a former cox of coach (Bancheri),” said sophomore coxswain Chris Simon. “It was really fun to tell and hear stories and kind of reminisce together.”

The Lakers delivered steady performances and won several medals.

“Everyone put together strong races,” Bancheri said.

“The women set a course record and the men missed setting a course record by two seconds. Overall, everyone contributed to our success, even some of our less-experienced rowers.”

On the women’s side, senior Hanna Jones and junior coxswain Jordan Hart led GVSU. Jones raced in five different events, medaling in all of them, while Hart won a gold medal in all four of her races.

Junior Justin Wegner, who

medaled in four races, including the men’s open pair race where he finished one second ahead of the University of Colorado, led the men’s team.

Freshmen Austin Burris and Justin Ebert also chipped in with solid performances, both medaling in two different races.

With the Wichita Frostbite Regatta behind them, GVSU has concluded its fall season.

Still, the Lakers will continue to train indoors until their spring season begins March.

“From the beginning of the fall I knew the men’s crew would be very competitive,” he said. “We returned seven out of eight in the first varsity boat and most of last year’s freshmen with promise. I thought the gals on the other hand, were going to be a work in progress since we had just graduated a highly talented group of seniors.”

Bancheri said the varsity women are the fastest they have ever been at the ergo. sports@lanthorn.com

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LAKER LIFE EDITOR HALEY OTMAN lakerlife@lanthorn.com

‘marshmallows’

not welcome

Fashion Club offers tips to stay warm, fashionable during winter weather GVL / Eric Coulter

Stay warm, keep cool: Fashion Club financial officer Kaitlin Myszkowski (left) and secretary Sam Meacham show off their winter style. The club recommends adding leg warmers, knit tights and boots to their winter ensembles to stay stylish.

“Just because

it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t look fashionable.

Remember that when you go inside you have to take your coat off, so remember to wear something stylish.”

members said. The members recone can be fashionable ommended adding leg warmers, as long as they exude GVL Laker Life Editor knit tights or boots over pants (just confidence. be sure to tuck your pant legs in).

“Buy appropriate s the first signs of winter creep in, students rush to “Remember there are more boot sizes and styles for your their sweatshirts and all things fuzzy to fight the options than just Uggs.” secretary body type,” she said. frigid temperatures. The Fashion Club members, Sam Meacham said. “Try combat “Highlight your curves though, have stepped in to offer their winter season styling boots.” instead of trying to hide Megan Malone tips so that Grand Valley State University students will stay Another fashion don’t for the seathem under baggy clothing; warm and stay on-trend as the snow falls. son would be to “forget” to add tights to this usually makes you look Fashion Club president “A scarf is a perfect accessory in the fall and winter, they an ensemble that needs them, or to wear bigger and square.” can add a pop of color to any wardrobe,” said Kate Schick, running shoes with skinny jeans, the memMalone said shorter people the club’s public relations officer. bers said. should be sure their pants are not too The members said to remember that The group said that though it is important long and dragging on the ground, begloves can be accessories too, and a cute to stay warm, definitely don’t wear comfort cause it will make their legs look shorter, not to mention makumbrella can add to an ensemble, as clothes every day, or look like a marshmallow. ing their feet wet and uncomfortable all day from the snow.

My favorite dressing for the weather is one of And forget about the daily jeans and North Vice president Chelsea Bashore said to have fun with the fashion do’s for winter.

Face — switch it up. what could be depressing cold-weather clothes by adding fashion item this “Wool coats and sweaters are “For men, a fitted sweater compliments fun details to coats or hats. season is sequin a great way to dress for winter a nice pair of jeans in the winter months,” “This is a great way to make your look while still looking put together,” pop,” she said.

Ugg boots.” Malone said. said Megan Malone, Fashion Senior member George Berger said The bottom line, said Malone, is to The club on Club president. “For women, an he recommends wool coats since they are “have fun with your clothes, even when Facebook: Kaitlin Myszkowski oversized sweater looks great warmer than fleece and sweatshirts, and it’s cold out.”

“The Fashion with leggings and tall boots.” more fashionable. lakerlife@lanthorn.com Fashion Club financial Club (GV)” Layers are also important, club For fuller-figured students, Malone said anyofficer

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‘Yule’ have a great time at winter Renaissance Faire GVPD assistant director unintentionally inspires winter Yule Faire’s creation

By Rachel Melke GVL Staff Writer

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Holiday spirit: A traveling gypsy group performs their show during the October Renaissance Fair.

Saturday’s Yule Faire will feature traditional elements from the annual event with a holiday twist.

If you think that winter is only about snow, wreaths and Santa Claus, think again. For the first time at Grand Valley State University, a second Renaissance Faire will take place this year with a special yule theme.

On Saturday, GVSU’s Renaissance Festival student organization will host its first-ever Yule Faire in the Kirkhof Center.

In the past, the group has contemplated adding a second Renaissance Faire, but the idea was always shot down due to the amount of work and planning it would have taken after October’s main faire.

But when Capt. Brandon DeHaan of the Grand Valley Police Department asked questions about holding a faire in another month, the group decided it was time to finally try out its idea of hosting a winter faire.

“I was asking, ‘Does everyone do (Renaissance faires) in October?” DeHaan said. He said he had no clue that his question would lead to the creation of a winter faire.

He said the Renaissance Festival has always been very cooperative while working with the GVPD in the past, leading him to believe the faire would work out well.

The group took DeHaan’s spark of an idea and ran with it.

“We took the idea and ran with it thinking it would be a lot of fun for everyone to have a ‘Yule’-themed faire close to the end of the semester and just at the start of the holidays to get everyone in the spirit,” said Robyn Schultz, secretary for the GV Renaissance Festival.

The winter Renaissance Faire will not only feature the usual Renaissance garb, live entertainment and dancing, but also activities such as caroling and a Mistletoe Cavern where students can buy chocolate, apple cider, hot chocolate and other goodies.

Instead of the traditional Renaissance Faire jail, there will be a pair of wooden stocks in which patrons will be encouraged to take pictures. In addition, participants’ outfits will be decked out in holi-

day-themed accessories.

The faire will also consist of many merchants selling clothing, trinkets, jewelry and other items.

No weapons, such as traditional swords or daggers, will be sold because this is a new event. However, if the group continues the Yule Faire in following years, weapons may be included.

“The Ren Faire contributes an activity that is completely different from any other that GV has to offer,” said Rachel Bowling, president of GV Renaissance Festival.

“We give students a chance to escape into a different world of fantasy and fun.”

Because GV Renaissance Festival works with other clubs on campus such as the Celtic Music Club, attendees will be able to get a taste of other GVSU student talent, too.

“The whole club is very excited for this brand-new event, and we hope that it goes well and that students enjoy themselves,” Bowling said.

The Yule Faire will take place in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center from noon to 7 p.m.

Saturday. rmelke@lanthorn.com

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Take a breath

Wellness Wednesdays promote weekly de-stressing

By Rachel Melke GVL Staff Writer

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inal projects, presentations and exams are piling up as the end of the semester draws near, causing stress levels to rise.

Grand Valley State University Health and Wellness, together with clinical psychologist Sue Dilsworth from Heart’s Journey Wellness Center in Allendale, has started Wellness Wednesdays as a way of bringing stress levels down.

Wellness Wednesdays take pace from noon to 2 p.m. at a variety of locations and will continue until Dec. 14. The program focuses primarily on breathing exercises so that participants can deal with their stress on their own, but there will also be meditation and yoga.

According to GVSU Health and Wellness, many faculty and staff have recently reported these high stress levels but do not have the time to relieve them.

In addition to breathing, participants in Wellness Wednesdays are also taught visualization, progressive muscle relaxation and guided

imagery to calm stressors.

“I say, if someone can help me manage all that chatter for even 15 minutes, sign me up,” said Lindsey DesArmo, Health and Wellness Coordinator. “That’s all it takes to help produce positive effects on mood.”

Health and Wellness’ mission is to promote and encourage healthy lifestyles to enhance the quality of life for the GVSU community and their families.

“The idea of Wellness Wednesdays is to give faculty, staff, students an opportunity to learn healthy coping strategies to manage their daily stressors,” Dilsworth said. “The primary methods or practices that we want to reinforce are paying attention to the breath ... We can manage our moods by establishing healthy breathing practices as well.”

Dilsworth said that breath work calms the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for “rest and digest” activities, which calms the autonomic nervous system and can lessen the chance of some illnesses, including hypertension, diabetes, digestive issues, backaches, joint pain and insomnia.

“It is our intention to em-

power people to establish a self care practice in hopes of avoiding or alleviating some of these more common ailments,” Dilsworth said.

GVSU student Lauren LaChance is a client of Dilsworth’s at Heart’s Journey Wellness Center.

“Yoga, but mostly Sue, has taught me how to make sure my stress does not get the best of me,” LaChance said. “Sue has taught me meditation practices, breathing exercises and shown me through yoga on how to relieve my stress and make sure my mind and body are clear.”

Dilsworth said she is excited to help everyone, but especially faculty, staff, and students at GVSU, to learn to take care of themselves before anything else.

“The Grand Valley faculty, staff, and student population is a very elite group of highly motivated, compassionate, progressive individuals,” Dilsworth said. “We as individuals, need to be more intentional about taking time to take care of ourselves body, mind and spirit before we expand energy on being productive students, successful employees, and helpful to others.” rmelke@lanthorn.com

A healthy spin on life Campus Dining marketing director instructs SPIN classes for Campus Recreation after work, on lunch

By Rachel Melke GVL Staff Writer

Spinning is a workout based on a stationary bike, guided by an instructor who pushes participants to get the maximum fitness value for their time. Campus Dining is the supplier of breakfast, lunch and dinner for many university students.

These two things appear to be very separate and different, they are also tied together by one person: Grand Valley State University’s Deb Rambadt.

In addition to working her nine-to-five at Campus Dining Monday through Friday, Rambadt teaches Spinning classes during her lunch break or after her day job at Campus Dining is done.

Working for two different areas on campus not only broadens Rambadt’s campus perspective but also allows her to make an impact on a wider range of students.

“In Dining I’m able to help educate or provide options so guests can make choices that are best for them,” Rambadt said. “In SPINNING I’m able to watch students progress by becoming more confident in their abilities as their fitness level increases. I realize I am very fortunate to work in an environment that allows me to do both jobs.”

As a Spinning instructor, Rambadt plans, organizes and instructs a safe, engaging training session with options so all participants can achieve their individual fitness goals.

On the other side, at Campus Dining, Rambadt supports dining efforts in regard to public relations, special events, education, advertising, market research, strategy and planning.

“Unofficially she does so much more,” said Campus Dining’s Chuck Brown.

Brown said Rambadt was the first to really welcome him when he began working at Campus Dining 10 years ago.

“I was stricken by Deb’s

GVL / Amalia Heichelbech

Zest for life: Campus Dining marketing director Deb Rambadt teaches her Spinning class. Rambadt’s focus on healthy living influences both her job at Campus Dining and her relationship with her coworkers.

overwhelming positivity, her passion for her work and family and the energy that she puts into everything that she does,” Brown said. “It wasn’t until later that I learned about her dedication to living a healthy lifestyle. She always ate in a healthy manner, but she never flaunted her commitment to exercise and physical fitness.

She has been a catalyst for many of us to get into or back into ‘shape’ and improve our overall wellness. She motivates us to be better, but all the while accepts us for who we are at the moment.”

In addition to Brown’s work experience with Rambadt at Campus Dining, he has also participated in her Spinning classes.

Rambadt began Spinning four years ago and within the first year knew she wanted to become certified to teach it.

“Spinning is a great work-

out that people can customize for their fitness level,” Rambadt said. “It’s low impact, and with heart rate and RPM information, riders can adjust to work at their own level.”

Laura Kennett, associate director of Campus Recreation, said Rambadt has been a mentor to the newer Spinning instructors.

“She is so professional and a great SPIN instructor,” Kennett said.

Staff member Yvonne Bird, who participates in Rambadt’s Spinning classes, echoed the same sentiments.

“Deb has a very outgoing and upbeat personality, which really helps to make the Spinning class enjoyable,” Bird said. “She always makes us challenge ourselves with every workout but she does it in a way that motivates us to try harder.” rmelke@lanthorn.com

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Breathe in, breathe out: Activities like yoga (pictured), deep breathing and meditation are easy, do-it-yourself ways that GVSU students, faculty and staff can de-stress, said Sue Dilsworth, from Heart’s Journey Wellness Center in Grand Rapids. Dilsworth and GVSU Health and Wellness are offering Wellness Wednesdays now through Dec. 14 from noon to 2 p.m. to help with end-of-the-semester stress. The events are free and location varies.