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about 100 volunteers throughout the season who contributed, including many Lakers from various GVSU student organizations.

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or the second year in a row at Lubbers Stadium, Grand Valley State University has worked to make every home football game zero-waste.

This means that all of the trash at the game that can be recycled or composted goes to the appropriate area instead of being sent to a landfill.

This campaign was led by the office of sustainability practices, the athletics department, facilities services, the office of student life and campus dining. Overall, their efforts this season were successful.

Along the perimeter of the field, near the concession stands and in the suites and visitors boxes, there are color-coded barrels with volunteers standing nearby. This season, there were roughly 100 volunteers from various campus groups, including the PanHellenic association, the student environmental coalition, the student nursing association and the pre-professional group.

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According to Kimberly Schoetzow, a graduate assistant in the office of sustainability practices, they diverted 2,255 pounds of compostable items along with 1,794 pounds of recyclables. They sent 2,004 pounds to the landfill, for an overall diversion rate of 67 percent. During the final home game of the season, they achieved the highest waste diversion record yet, at 80 percent.

Campus dining provides the concessions at Lubbers Stadium, which includes both the main stands on the north and south ends of the field and the satellite stands throughout the stadium.

Deb Rambadt, who works with campus dining, said they did their part in making their products as zero-waste friendly as possible.

“Campus dining’s part in the zero waste effort include that we switched to compostable Pepsi cups and compostable lids, we worked with our popcorn supplier to package caramel corn in compostable tubs, 87 percent of stand products have compostable packaging including wrappers and we help educate customers about compostable

items versus those that aren’t,” Rambadt said.

Steven Leeser is the operations supervisor for facilities services, and he thinks progress has been made in several areas this year.

“Having our volunteers lined up in advance was a big plus and an indicator of growing interest,” he said. “We added color-coded barrels with new signage that is consistent with what we have all over campus now.”

Despite their success, he also believes there are areas for improvement.

“Areas for improvement are elimination of all non-recyclable and non-compostable materials being sold at the refreshment stands and less use of non-compostable items in the suites and the top of the hill,” Lesser said.

During the 2013 home football game season, there were nearly 200 volunteers. They recycled 2,041 pounds of trash and composted another 2,011 pounds of trash. With 1,661 pounds of trash sent to the landfill, there was a 70 percent diversion rate overall.

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about the realities of sexual assault happening on campus.

Club president Trevor Wuori said the number of men and women on campus who have been sexually assaulted is too high.

“Results from a random sample survey at GVSU in 2012 showed that one in four women had been sexually assaulted in the prior 12 months, and that one in 10 men had been sexually assaulted in the same time period,” Wuori said. “Now while that doesn’t necessarily mean that they all occurred at GVSU, they are still members of the GVSU community that have been personally affected by these crimes.”

Wuori said that Eyes Wide Open

focuses on sexual assault, a topic that doesn’t quite match the scale of human trafficking. He hopes that students make the decision to attend the Theresa Flores event and find it educational and important.

“I think it’s important students go to this event because there is so much to be learned about these issues,” Wuori said. “By raising awareness and educating people, we can start to shift the culture and attitudes around these issues.”

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Laker elected to board of education Toby Hutchins is one of the youngest elected officials in Mich.

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hile most college students feel overwhelmed by their workloads, one Grand Valley State University student has taken on a rather daunting task.

Toby Hutchins, a GVSU senior double majoring in political science and public and nonprofit administration, recently won an election for a six-year term on his hometown school board.

Hutchins, 21, will graduate in the spring after having served as a member of the Fennville Public Schools board of education for four months.

However, Hutchins feels ready for the task ahead.

“I’ve been lucky to where the stars aligned so I don’t have class on Fridays or on Mondays and Wednesdays until the evening,” Hutchins said. “It’s really convenient. I’ll be able to be in the district and also be back up at GV. I think I’ll be all right.

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t the age of 15, Theresa Flores was raped, drugged, blackmailed, tortured and received death threats on multiple occasions. On Nov. 21, she will be sharing her story at Grand Valley State University’s Cook-DeWitt Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in hopes to illuminate the issue of human trafficking.

Flores grew up in the upper middle-class suburbs of the metro Detroit area. It all started after school one day when Flores was offered a ride home by a fellow classmate, a boy that Flores actually had a crush on for quite some time. Instead of driving her home though, the boy brought Flores to his house and proceeded to drug and rape her in his basement.

Afterward, Flores was threatened with blackmail and harm to her family. As a result, Flores was trafficked by the men in her community for two long years before eventually speaking out about it.

Since speaking out on her experience, Flores has traveled across the United States sharing her story at different high schools and colleges to spread the awareness of human trafficking. Whether one wants to believe it or not, human trafficking is something happening in the backyard of many cities.

GVSU professor Tonisha Jones has focused her studies on criminal justice and human trafficking. Jones said that human trafficking is a real and important issue all across Michigan.

“Human trafficking is an issue gone unnoticed by much of the public because of a lack of education,” Jones said. “There are common misconceptions about human trafficking. People think it has to

take place on an international level like in the movie ‘Taken,’ when really it’s happening all around us.”

Jones said there are common signs to look for in individuals who may be the victim of human trafficking.

“The kids who are more vulnerable are thought to be at a greater risk than others,” Jones said. “A victim can be male or female.

Common indicators of a human trafficking victim is their physical and mental health, where they are living as well as their ability to control a situation. These are all things that relate back to the vulnerability of a victim.”

Eyes Wide Open is a GVSU organization created in 2001 with the goal of educating students

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SURVIVOR: Theresa Flores was a victim of human trafficking for two years beginning when she was 15

years old. She will be coming to speak at GVSU’s Cook-DeWitt Center on Nov. 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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STUDY ABROAD STUDENT PANEL

Grand Valley State University is offering a study abroad student panel at noon today in Room 2259 of the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus.

Student panelists are speaking on studying and serving in the Dominican Republic. This event highlights Santo Domingo. It is sponsored by Latin American Studies, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, various departments and the Women’s Center.

For more information, contact Leslye Allen at allenl@gvsu.edu.

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The Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies is sponsoring a dialogue event on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 174 in Lake Ontario Hall at Grand Valley State University. The event is LIB 201 approved.

The student-led event will focus on topics related to the teach-in event that happened on campus last winter. Randa Elbih is collaborating with students to raise awareness about how people can address oppression and injustice in the community.

For more information, contact Elbih in Room 234 in Lake Ontario Hall on the Allendale Campus.

INTERMEDIATE LEADERS INSTITUTE

The Laker Leadership Program at Grand Valley State University is presenting a leadership retreat from 12:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday in Room 2263 of the Kirkhof Center. The event is free for students and is LIB 100/ LIB 201 approved.

Participants will learn to work as part of a team through activities and discussions. They will also learn how to use the appreciate inquiry model and how to seek out the positive in the world. Individuals and members of student organizations are encouraged to attend to develop interpersonal skills.

For more information, contact leadership@gvsu.edu.

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This educational event is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center at Grand Valley State University. It is approved for LIB 100/ LIB 201 students.

The event focuses on spreading awareness about the benefits of eating a healthy, plant-based diet.

Attendees can participate in a free yoga class, learn fall food recipes and listen to speakers. Topics will include the environment, health and animal welfare.

For more information, contact Emma Gasinski at gasinske@mail.gvsu.edu.

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Student Senate is looking for feedback on Grand Valley State University’s first fall breather on Oct. 18 and 19. It is almost Thanksgiving. Are you hanging in there? Wish you had gotten a break? Let them know about your experience at www.gvsu.edu/studentsenate/respond.

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Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate is hosting the annual Last Lecture starting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Mary Idema Pew Library Multipurpose Room. The event is LIB 100 approved.

This year’s speaker is classics professor Charles Pazdernik, who was nominated by GVSU students and faculty and chosen by the senate. Inspired by Randy Pausch’s lecture and book in 2008, the Last Lecture gives professors a chance to offer advice, share experiences and connect with members of the GVSU community.

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UTILIZING SERVICES: Grand Valley State University students ride The Rapid bus. The Office of Sustainability Prac-

tices is working to make students aware of the many services available on campus to be more sustainable.

VSU’s campus is nearly 1,500 acres – complete with nearly 20 LEEDcertified buildings, a golf course, a trail system, a stormwater management complex and a seven-acre arboretum. Students can go through their entire academic career here and not know all of these things exist. For freshmen in particular, exploring all of the different areas and services on campus can be overwhelming and confusing. They may not know where to start or be afraid to ask.

GVSU’s Office of Sustainability Practices exists to help connect students with sustainability on campus and in the community. If you have questions about classes or careers in this field or how to volunteer or get involved on campus, we’re a good place to start.

Let’s take transportation and recycling – two services that Grand Valley excels at but students may be unfamiliar with.

How to Ride the Bus: GVSU students (with a valid ID) can ride The Rapid for free. That includes various routes throughout the greater Grand Rapids area and four main routes near campus: 1. Route 37 – North Campus Express to various apartments 2. Route 48 – South Campus Express to various apartments 3. Route 50 – Campus Connector to the downtown Pew Campus

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I feel pretty comfortable about it. “ Hutchins is now one of the youngest elected officials in Michigan.

Mark Richards, political science department chair, said that Hutchins’ youth was an advantage during the election. “(Hutchins’) age was an advantage because he understands how the youth view education and he was able to convey that to the voters,” Richards said.

Hutchins looks forward to serving on the school board of his hometown, which is 10 minutes south of Holland.

“I’m really passionate about Fennville Public Schools,” Hutchins said. “I substitute teach there right now and I’ve grown up there my whole life.

It’s just a way for me to give back and it fulfills my passion.”

Richards is confident that the political science education Hutchins received at GVSU has prepared him well for the position.

“Toby has developed his speaking and discussion skills

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4. Route 51 – Health Sciences/DASH to the hill to downtown Grand Rapids Route 50 runs every six minutes during the fall and winter semesters. It stops at various sites along Lake Michigan Drive, including the free park and rides at the Walker Fire Station and Meijer in Standale, and the Rapid Central Station in downtown Grand Rapids. The other routes also run every 5 to 10 minutes and all leave from outside Kirkhof. A full list of stops and other information, including real-time data on bus arrivals, can be found at www.gvsu.edu/bus.

Riding the bus has a lot of great benefits: you save money on gas, you can work on homework or read while you’re riding, and you can bring your bike along.

Every bus has a rack on front where you can hook your bike on, making sustainable transportation even easier.

How to Recycle: Recycle bins are in every building on GVSU’s campus. Facilities services staff empty the bins on a weekly basis and the materials are sent to the Kent County Recycling Center, which accepts a variety of items including paper, aluminum, plastic, etc. For each ton of paper that is recycled, a huge amount of resources are saved including 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, three cubic yards of landfill space and 60 pounds of air pollutants.

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Visit www.recyclekent.org for a more detailed list of accepted recyclable items. You can find marked recycle bins in every campus restaurant and academic building, as well as in the trash room of every living center.

Most everything else that can be purchased on campus can be composted, including: plates, bowls and cutlery at campus dining locations; the white Pepsi cups with a green leaf printed on the side, including the lid and the straw; and any food waste. If you’re ever unsure about where to dispose of your items, just ask a campus dining staff member or seek guidance from The Office of Sustainability Practices.

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through his classes,” Richards said. “Effective leaders need to be able to not only articulate their own view but also engage voters in dialogue. He also has a strong understanding of policy issues and how political institutions operate.”

Hutchins said that he has to thank GVSU for more than just his political science degree.

“GV has made me appreciate diversity,” Hutchins said.

“In Fennville, 42 percent of our students are minorities, so I’ve grown up around that. It’s something I really appreciate, and I know Grand Valley has been striving to get others to appreciate that too.”

Though Hutchins is quite young, he said that he has received a warm welcome from the rest of the board of education.

“I’ve already met with one of the board members, and a couple of them are my friends’ parents,” Hutchins said. “I’m a familiar face; they’ve all been really supportive of me. A lot of people have been really supportive of me, because I am fresh blood.

People are tired of old politicians that think they run the

place. People are glad to see that I’m starting early and that my generation is stepping up.”

Hutchins has only been out of high school for a few years, so he feels that he can connect well to the needs of the students in his district.

“One thing that Fennville needs to work on is creating a college-going atmosphere,” Hutchins said. “I call it the Fennville problem. People from Fennville think they can’t amount to anything because they’re from Fennville, which isn’t true. I can bring that student perspective, seeing that and hearing that my entire life.”

Though Hutchins was just recently elected, he has already sent out a survey to all the teachers in the district and is eagerly waiting for the feedback.

Hutchins encourages all students at GVSU to become more engaged in their communities.

“Our generation has to step up,” he said. “We’re going to be inheriting a lot of good things and a lot of bad things. Now is the time to get involved. Nobody is going to make excuses for us when we inherit all of these things.”

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GV observes Transgender Day of Remembrance

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ollywood film director Lana Wachowski is best known for films such as 1999’s “The Matrix” and 2005’s “V for Vendetta,” which both earned between $25 and $27 million during their opening weekends in the United States.

Fifteen years later, these films are still viewed throughout the country and even the world, but how much do people know about the director?

Cael Keegan, a Grand Valley State University professor of LGBT studies and women and gender studies, said Wachowski and her brother have been making films for 20 years. Wachowski first spoke about her experience of being a transgender woman in 2012, when she received the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award.

“She is an example of someone who has been in the public eye for a long time but never came out about this issue because of the scrutiny of Hollywood players,” Keegan said. “She is an incredibly powerful person in the media because her work reaches the most people in popular culture.”

Keegan is giving a talk called “Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix: Toward a New Trans Aesthetic” to address the importance of transgender people in popular culture. The presentation takes place at 6 p.m. tonight in Room 2215/2216 of the Kirkhof Center as part of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

“People get together to remember all transgender people who have been killed in the last year,” Keegan said. “This (Transgender Day of Remembrance) focuses on affirming things. We want to have a sense that trans people are overcoming violence, surviving and changing culture today.”

In the presentation, Keegan will focus on the modern technology in “The Matrix” as a way to highlight the movement away from 20th century

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REMEMBRANCE: Grand Valley State University student Sean Diaz talks with Kala Martin at the welcome desk of the LGBT resource

center. Professor Cael Keegan will be speaking about Hollywood transgender film director Lana Wachowski in the Kirkhof Center.

notions of transgender people.

“The old context portrays transgender as serial killers, psychotics and prostitutes,” Keegan said. “These negative stereotypes are usually attached to forms of violence. There has been a transition to transgender as an idea, a new kind of aesthetics that matches the development of transgender politics as a new form of politics.”

He added that he will concentrate on how students can improve their media literacy and critical thinking in a world that bombards them with images on a daily basis. It is in this world that transgender often gets left out.

“We live in a click culture where images have a politics because of things like Tumblr and how we circulate images,” Keegan said. “There is not a

lot of education about trans people, though they are all around us and changing how things work and look. If we focus on groups that are least represented, we will gain the most.”

Colette Seguin-Beighley, director of the LGBT Center, spoke highly of Keegan as an important addition to the GVSU faculty.

“Professor Keegan is a noted scholar in the burgeoning field of transgender studies,” SeguinBeighley said. “Anyone who is interested in better understanding trans studies will find this presentation both fascinating and accessible.”

Leslie Boker, a GVSU senior and member of Out ‘N’ About, said they are looking forward to the event.

“I have him for WGS 224, Intro to LGBTQ

Studies, and he’s fantastic,” Boker said. “I think everyone at GV should be taking that class.”

In addition to Keegan’s presentation, there is the Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Gathering of Hope event at 7 p.m. tonight at the Plymouth United Church of Christ in Grand Rapids. The keynote speaker is Mira Krishnan, the CEO of The Network, a West Michigan organization that offers resources, support, social opportunities and education to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities regardless of their demographics.

For more information and resources, visit www.gvsu.edu/lgbtrc/. For more information about Transgender Day of Remembrance, visit www.glaad.org/tdor.

Physician assistant program expands to Traverse City

BY GABRIELLA PATTI GPATTI@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University is set to expand its physician assistant studies program to Traverse City starting in fall 2015.

The department chair of physician assistant studies, Andrew Booth, said that the program’s emphasis is to train physician assistants to provide primary care in under-served areas.

“Our goal is to provide education and training for people from that area with the hope that they will go and continue to work there in areas of

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greatest need,” he said.

There will be 12 new students in the Traverse City program. The Grand Rapids program currently has 48 students but will be decreasing to 36 once the 12 students are enrolled.

GVSU’s Traverse City program has an established presence at Northwestern Michigan College University Center, Booth said. The masters of physician assistant studies program will be added to the list of available GVSU programs at the university center.

Booth said that because of GVSU’s presence, this is a great opportunity to use infrastructure already in place. He said that the satellite

campus will use ITV, a remote site classroom video system and classrooms in both locations will be able to share lectures in real time.

“When we give a lecture down here or up there it can be live-streamed to the other site,” Booth said.

GVSU will be the only university in the state to have a satellite program like this, Booth said.

Theresa Bacon-Baguley, associate dean of research, said that the area is in dire need of primary care providers, and the program will meet shortages that the state of Michigan is seeing.

“There is a shortage of health care providers in primary care through

the state of Michigan,” Bacon-Baguley said. “That encompasses physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Physician assistant is just one of the team that can provide that care.”

Research shows that if physician assistants are trained where they are living, they will be more likely to stay and work in that area, Booth said. He added that there is a great need for healthcare providers in lower Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

Bacon-Baguley said that two additional faculty members have been hired to fortify this expanding program. She said that both have worked

in the area and are familiar with the needs of the medical community.

“They know the area and know the needs of lower Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula,” Bacon-Baguley said.

She added that the program will benefit these areas of Michigan twofold.

“One, it provides education to the population in the region where they don’t have to travel to Grand Rapids and Allendale,” Bacon-Baguley said.

“They can obtain education closer to home. Secondly, it will benefit the region by providing medical care to citizens who reside in the area.”

GV students ready to participate in Grand Rapids Comic Con

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sadil said he is excited for the vendor’s hall, as there will be a wide variety of comics to buy. Many comic book writers and artists will be in attendance too.

“I love talking to the writers and artists of my favorite comic books,” Hays said. “Sometimes you can get them to sign stuff and it’s much cheaper than buying it online.”

More than 200 comic book artists, including Frank Miller and Jim Lee, will be represented in the convention’s art show.

The convention is also a hotspot for fans of Star Trek, as one of the guest speakers will be Lt. Uhura herself, Nichelle Nichols.

“I’m going because she’s going to be there,” Zasadil said.

“I’m a huge fan of Star Trek. I know there will be people selling Trek stuff in the vendor’s hall too, which is exciting.”

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can also see what it’s like to explore space in the Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator game. As a team, friends take on the roles of captain, tactical, science and other bridge

officers to explore the galaxy.

Another popular event at the convention is the costume contest, where participants dress up as their favorite characters from comic books,

movies, anime or anything else they can think of.

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his weekend, Grand Rapids will host the Grand Rapids Comic Con, a three day event where attendees can meet Power Rangers, listen to Lt. Uhura talk about the impact of Star Trek on the civil rights movement, get their picture taken with the Batmobile and play with Legos.

“I’m really excited, it’s almost like a big opening for a movie with friends,” said student Anna Petlick, who is going with a group of friends.

“We just decided to go together because we’re just a bunch of nerds.”

Grand Valley State University has a history of supporting nerdy hobbies, as it has hosted the JAFAX anime expo for the last 15 years.

This year, GVSU will be represented for the first time at the GR Comic Con with the comic book club having their own vendor table.

“We will sell crafts we make. We are making buttons and perler magnets to raise money for the convention’s charity,” said Ashley Hays of the comic book club. “The charity, Kitchen Sage, helps feeds hungry kids.”

Paloma Deerfield, another comic book club member, said she hopes this year will be the first of many that forges an ongoing relationship with the convention.

“We contacted the organizer, and he was really eager to have us come and help out,” she said.

On top of buttons and magnets, they will also be selling two quilts that were made by members of the club.

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CHARACTERS: Grand Rapids Comic Con participants dress up for the popular event. This

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Nature vs. nurture in learning to drive ing our parents do it, the only difficult part is learning the rules of the road.

But the rules are constantly changing and evolving, so learning is an ongoing experience. So how do we learn the guidelines, beside at driver’s education?

Our parents inadvertently taught us their driving habits. We grow up in the backseat watching them yell and make rude gestures to people who don’t go as fast as they want them to or cut them off while changing lanes of the freeway. Does this

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riving is something we start learning to do at the early ages of 14 or 15, and after years of watch-

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affect the way we drive?

Some people will call it a case of nature vs. nurture, and that it can be individualistic to each person. But I think we learn from both our parents and from the other people we encounter while driving on the road.

There are some people you see driving and they are swerving and being an idiot, and you make note to never be that person on the road. Then there are the people who will always let a car in front of them on a busy road at rush hour and you wish you had

as much patience as they do while driving.

I think one of the most ironic parts of being a young driver is that we learn our habits form the older generations. However, the people that have been driving for 40 some years go on auto-pilot when they drive and it really isn’t an effective way for younger kids to learn how to drive.

If we keep watching other people and using the habits they use while driving, we are going to end up just like them: driving without thinking. That can

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be very dangerous because there is no such thing as a driving situation that is identical to another one.

We need to build our own routines and our own safe ways to drive and always pay attention to the road. Yes, I think parents set a great example, but we have to figure out how to drive by ourselves. Even though laws are always changing, we have to figure out the rules of the road, and we can only do that by staying alert on the road and following the laws.

A lot of people think

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some driving laws are silly, but they’re set in place for us to follow. Just today, I called the police on a woman with three kids in her car and she had both her hands on her phone and was texting.

She was paying no attention to the road. Her kids will grow up and think that texting and driving is acceptable because their mom did it.

Don’t be like that mom.

Set a good example for other people and follow the laws while you’re driving; they’re important.

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Getting Greener GVSU’s value of sustainability shows through the many efforts that have been made across campus rand Valley State University prides itself on being an eco-friendly school, and their zero-waste campaign is just another successful step in the right direction.

During the campaign, volunteers helped divert 2,255 pounds of compostable items from the landfill along with 1,794 pounds of recyclables throughout this year’s football season.

The remaining 2,004 pounds of trash were sent to the landfill, for an overall diversion rate of 67 percent, according to Alyssa Rettelle’s article “Waste not.”

Let’s take a look at a few of GVSU’s sustainable accomplishments.

Over the past few years, GVSU has had a slew of newer buildings on campus receive LEED certifications. This means the buildings were built with best-in-class strategies and were designed to have a positive impact on the health of the occupants through the use of renewable, clean energy.

GVSU was also named one of Ameri-

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ca’s Greenest Universities as well as earning LEED gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council, according to Colleen Schonfield’s article “Sustainability Fair highlights opportunities.” In addition, the university is home to the only restaurant and library that are LEED certified in the state of Michigan.

More recently, campus dining has teamed up with the sustainable agriculture project to serve produce at The Connection. GVSU students are eating food that is grown by fellow students on a farm located five minutes off of campus.

Eating local food has numerous benefits such as supporting the community’s economy and reducing the amount of gas needed to transport the food.

The Office of Sustainable Practices dedicated Wednesday, Nov. 19 as Campus Sustainability Day and hosted a Sustainability Fair in the Henry Hall Atrium on the Allendale Campus. The fair featured various environmental non-profit organizations and sustain-

ability-focused campus organizations.

The Lanthorn congratulates GVSU on their sustainable success so far and encourages the university to continue to make strides to reduce our negative impact on the environment.

However, there is still work to be done, and the Laker community must constantly be aware of what they can do to make GVSU even greener.

Something as simple as remembering to consistently turn off the lights in your dorm can make a huge impact on the carbon footprint of the university.

The Lanthorn encourages students to take advantage of the opportunities that GVSU has that allow for students to easily incorporate eco-friendly living into their daily lives. These include the various compost and recycling bins at campus dining locations, printing double-sided sheets on GVSU printers, refilling reusable water bottles at water fountains and other green practices that can be found around campus.

Don’t give in to the peer pressure to smoke

BY DANIELLE ZUKOWSKI EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

breezeway has been constructed between the past and the future. Amid the introductions to limitless firsts, we’re battling fine lines.

There’s a tightrope of a measly barrier between yes and no, have and have not.

A number of these new opportunities are enlightening. Our minds are expanding. Exposure to unfamiliar

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philosophies and cultures provides us the chance to become a diverse student of the world. Not solely in the educational sense but being able to competently engage in intellectual discussions. With this comes a dark side. College also presents us with a world of addiction, one in particular being nicotine.

Cigarettes were not at all unknown to us. We’ve crossed paths with countless smokers that truly repulsed us with littered butts, polluting stench and general nastiness that made us vow never to smoke.

We couldn’t understand the motivation to inhale fatality but, unfortunately, college invited many to relate to that same perspective we condemned for years.

For some reason when it’s strangers or even family members committing some offense, we don’t hesitate to

express our stances. But then friends get involved and all of the sudden lines are blurred between right and wrong.

Then there’s peer pressure.

Then there’s the romanticized appeal of cigarettes. Puffing out seductive smoke clouds that consume your being for an instant. The bond it creates when passing hits around a circle of good company.

Breathing in a moment of solitude, of peace whilst on work break.

I know; I used to waitress.

That’s how the employees got acquainted – through a pack of death. You share a cigarette, you share a story. And now: college. That question – do you want a cigarette? College is stressful. It’s tempting to just disregard all responsibility and preconceived beliefs to just fulfill some capacity for pleasure.

Let’s have some fun, one time. I can stop anytime I

want. I just smoke socially.

One isn’t going to kill me.

We’ve all heard the lines, the justifications. That one turns to two and three and then you’re dropping cash for packs. The effects are not escaped due to any excuse.

What was once sexy and cool now has abandoned your body to wither. Your hair brittles, nails yellow, breath screams, the smell trails, lungs blacken, you can’t breathe. We lose our youth. Forget singing, running, dancing, any of our talents are left to shrivel in favor of what? A moment of relief. A vice. Are there not other outlets?

What we don’t realize is saying no is just as easy as saying yes. People are selfcentered. They may mock and tempt for a moment, but ultimately they don’t actually care whether you smoke or drink or whatever.

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Novelist focuses on minority representation

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he Grand Valley Writers Series looks to bring distinguished and emerging writers to campus to share their stories and interact with students from a variety of majors. Featuring over 19 writers throughout its progression, the series brings together writers from differing backgrounds to give students a look into the real life world of novel creation and execution.

The last presentation in the annual Grand Valley Writers Series came on Nov. 17 from esteemed novelist, Angie Cruz.

“I feel better for having read (Angie Cruz’s) work,” said English literature student Angela Deckard. “Through her prose, she humanizes the ‘immigrant experience’ and what it means to be a Latina woman.

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“Her works zeroes in on the lonely interior lives of her characters and through this, we see the damaging effects of chasing the so-called American Dream. I think it would benefit students greatly to experience this work.”

Writer Angie Cruz is the author of two novels, “Soledad,” which is currently being modified into a screenplay, and “Let It Rain Coffee,” which was a finalist in 2007 for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She has been published in various publications around the nation including The New York Times, Kweli, Phatitude and South Central Review.

Cruz is currently an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh where she teaches writing-related courses.

During her presentation, she looked to bring awareness to the lack of representation of Latin Americans in the United

Sates as well as women’s issues and the effect that this lack of representation can have on children as they grow up.

“I am concerned about the absence of Latin Americans in today’s media,” Cruz said. “I have personally experienced what it is like to witness this limited self-representation in a world of culturally restricted narratives.”

According to a recent national census, there are over 50 million Latin Americans in the United States, with the majority of them being under the age of 30, yet the depiction of these individuals in society in areas such as television and movies are extremely narrow, Cruz said.

There were over 3,200 children’s books produced in the Unites States last year, but only 92 depicted black children and only 52 showed Latino children.

“The question I would like to ask you all is this: do you know where you want to go?

Are you limited by the narratives you read and consume?

How do these narratives effect you in your daily life?” Cruz said. “We need to bridge the gap that is equal representation in literary works today.”

Following the main presentation, there was a brief question and answer session where students and community members were able to ask Cruz about her life and writing style. With several of her works being based off of real life and personal events, individuals were interested to learn more about the history and creation of her books.

“The possibilities of fiction are allowed to grow along the maps we create,” Cruz said.

“Writing and reading fiction is our way of making the impossible, possible.”

ne of the most c ont rove r s i a l issues in today’s society is the topic of abortion. The pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion movements are often cited in politician’s agendas and both have large followings.

On Nov. 17, Grand Valley State University’s Students for Life club brought in Ryan Bomberger to speak about his thoughts on abortion and adoption. The lecture, “Hope Amongst Tragedy: An Adoption Story,” occurred from 9 to 10 p.m. on GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

Bomberger is the cofounder and chief creative officer of the Radiance Foundation, which seeks to educate people about social issues. He spoke of the campaigns that the Radiance Foundation puts out and his own experiences with adoption.

Bomberger was conceived through rape and was then adopted at six weeks old by a family that would grow to include 15 members, with adopted and biological children of varying racial backgrounds. He emphasized his mother’s heart for adoption, and her choice to be a mother to those who didn’t have one. Bomberger is an adoptive father as well.

Throughout his lecture, he debunked some common myths that individuals have toward adoption. Among them

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in really awesome costumes,” Zasadil said.

The convention may have a lot of fun activities, but for GVSU students it’s an experience that isn’t the same without friends.

was the idea that children should be adopted by parents of the same racial background.

“A child doesn’t care what color their parent is, they just want to be loved,” Bomberger said. “I think transracial adoption is one of the most potent forms of racial reconciliation.”

Kinship care is when a child is raised by their next of kin. Bomberger discussed how black children end up in kinship care rather than foster care. Often, their family member is not prepared to care for the child, and then the child ends up back in the foster care system.

An individual’s possibility quotient is also something that Bomberger touched upon – how people often exceed their own expectations. Adoption can help a child tap into their potential and impacts not only the child and the parents, but also the community and potentially the world.

“Every human life has dignity despite circumstance,” Bomberger said.

Yaneli Perez, a psychology student at GVSU, attended the event.

“I chose to come because I looked up the academic lectures and this one caught my attention because it’s something that’s really controversial,” Perez said.

Bomberger spoke of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or simply Planned Parenthood, often in his lecture, which caught Perez’s attention.

“There are definitely things

that people don’t agree with that Planned Parenthood has,” Perez said. “I think it’s better to be aware of things than not know the truth – to educate others now that you know.”

Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that provides health services such as birth control, cancer screenings, counseling and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. They are advocates for access to birth control, reproductive rights and comprehensive sex education through classrooms and online. They receive federal funding through the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act that President Richard Nixon signed into law in 1970, often called Title X funding.

One of the services they offer is abortion, which is often controversial due to the number they have conducted. Bomberger criticized Planned Parenthood for not addressing all of the options a woman with an unplanned pregnancy has, which he says makes them more inclined to choose abortion.

Bomberger mentioned how the national unintended pregnancy rate has not lowered, even though more contraception is available. In 1995, according to the CDC, it was at 49 percent and has risen to 51 percent today, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

“If they’re interested in comics, it’s a place where you can talk about that stuff and show off your knowledge,” Zasadil said.

Petlick said she loves going for the experience of sharing it with people she cares about, but also to meet new people.

“It’s a great community to

meet more people that you may not run into on a daily basis,” she said. “It’s a good platform for building connections.”

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The event is slated for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will be hosted in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center.

FAMILY MATINEE: THE FIREBIRD In an effort to bring the story to life, the Grand Rapids Symphony will present Stravinsky’s remarkable masterpiece The Firebird on stage at the DeVos Performance Hall on Saturday. The story was originally written for ballet based on Russian folk tales of a magical glowing bird that acts as both a blessing and curse to its owner. The symphony’s powerful thematic elements will take the audience on a musical journey; one perfect for young families to enjoy. Cirque de la Symphonie performers will also join along in the performance on stage to help add to the musical journey. The concert is at 3 p.m. and tickets start at $15 for adults and $5 for kids and students. Tickets are available for purchase at the DeVos Place convention center and Van Andel Arena box offices. For more information, visit http:// grsymphony.org/concerts/dte-energy-foundationfamily-series/family-matinee-firebird

he Grand Valley State University Running Club will host its fifth annual Turkey Trot 5K race on Nov. 22. All proceeds from the race will go toward Kids’ Food Basket.

Kids’ Food Basket is a nonprofit organization that supplies meals to families who are in need in the Grand Rapids and Muskegon area. The organization also donates food to children in schools that have a student population where 80 percent or more of the students live at or below the poverty line.

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the proceeds go to the Kids’ Food Basket,” said club president and GVSU senior, Nicholas McIntosh. “It’s the best Turkey Trot in West Michigan.

Last year, we had around 250 runners and we are hoping for at least 275 runners this year.”

Currently, Kids’ Food Basket serves 600 children per day at two elementary schools in the Muskegon and Lakeshore areas. Even greater, about 5,700 children are served in over 30 elementary schools in the greater Grand Rapids area.

In 2012, the Running Club raised about $1,200 for Kids’ Food Basket, and last year they raised close to $1,700. Brandon Yonke, the race director and a senior at GVSU, hopes for an

even better turnout this year, despite the cold weather.

“It is so hard to determine (the number of runners) because everyone registers the last two days before the race and the day of,” Yonke said.

“Right now we are ahead of last year. At the current point in time we have about 120 people registered, but it’s hard to tell with the weather if we’ll reach 230 or more, or if the weather will discourage people from coming out.”

Runners will start at the Kirkhof Center and head down South Campus Dr., behind the VanSteeland and Niemeyer Living Centers, around parking lots O, M and L and end at the Cook Carillon Clock Tower.

The event is open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. at the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale campus. Bagels, hot drinks and snacks will be available after the race, as well as a featured award ceremony at 11 a.m. Gift cards will also be given in a raffle from Turkey Trot sponsors.

Runners can sign up for the Turkey Trot online at http:// michianatiming.com/registration/, or can sign up the day of the race at 9 a.m. The registration fee is $27.

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Students provide holiday relief for homeless

BY MADDIE FORSHEE MFORSHEE@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University has welcomed yet another opportunity for students to give back to the community; one just in time for the holidays that will unite people together to donate care packages to the homeless.

Packing Hope is a student organization that was recently established in October. Club president and founder Erin O’Rourke was inspired to help the homeless after being approached on multiple occasions in downtown Grand Rapids.

“I was thinking, ‘there’s got to be something we can do to stop people from

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just feeling bad for them and actually do something to make (their situation) better,’” O’Rourke said.

To gauge interest in the club, she reached out to her friends and sorority sisters which, to her surprise, resulted in a huge response.

Packing Hope aims to fill backpacks with supplies that are commonly needed by the homeless, such as warm clothing, toiletries and small food items.

Since the club is currently in the fundraising stage, they are planning events in an effort to get more people involved to donate and help fill the backpacks.

Adviser of Packing Hope, David Austin, has reached out to Heartside Ministry in Grand Rapids in an effort to find out what

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items the homeless are in need of, as well as where the care packages should be distributed.

Amber Miller, treasurer and public relations officer for the organization, says that she joined Packing Hope because helping the homeless has always been a passion of hers, and that she doesn’t see how Packing Hope can be unsuccessful as long as they can help at least one person.

“I’m a little nervous about how (the homeless) will react,” O’Rourke said.

“We’re just here to help. We want them to be happy, safe, healthy and warm especially during this cold winter.”

The organization is in need of warm clothing donations such as socks, gloves, blankets, hats and scarves. Other items needed are travel-sized toiletries and small non-perishable food items such as granola bars. Monetary donations are accepted as well, and will go toward buying items to fill the backpacks.

Packing Hope will be accepting donations in the Kirkhof Center, otherwise anyone is free to contact the organization to drop off their donation.

Packing Hope holds a general meeting every Thursday night in the Honors College in Room 148 at 9 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the organization, donating or simply helping pack backpacks is welcome to attend a meeting and learn more about the organization, O’Rourke said.

For more information, please visit Packing Hope’s OrgSync page or e-mail packhope@mail.gvsu.edu.

from the student organization Packing Hope table a bake sale in Kirkhof.

Sustainability Fair highlights opportunities

BY COLLEEN SCHONFIELD LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

amed one of America’s Greenest Universities as well as earning LEED gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council, Grand Valley State University’s sustainability efforts have managed to turn an ordinary college campus into one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible.

GVSU’s Office of Sustainability Practices dedicated Wednesday, Nov. 19 as Campus Sustainability Day and hosted a Sustainability Fair in the Henry Hall Atrium on the Allendale Campus.

“The purpose of the sustainability fair is to offer resources for students to actually live a more sustainable lifestyle,” said Devan Dodge, campus dining sustainability event coordinator. “All too often, we are just

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preached at rather than offered the avenues to achieve something. I wanted to make sure that didn’t happen with this.”

Campus Sustainability Day is meant to recognize not only GVSU’s efforts, but the nation’s success, challenges and innovations of sustainability among higher educational institutions.

Wednesday’s Sustainability Fair featured booths by various environmental non-profit organizations, sustainabilityfocused campus organizations, the Office of Sustainability Practices as well as other ‘green’ campus departments. Brought together under a common goal, the participatory organizations aimed to educate attendees on different ways of making an environmentally responsible impact in the community.

“I really am hoping for attendees to discover at least one way to improve their impact,” Dodge said.

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In case students missed out on the fair, the organization has a lineup of opportunities planned for the winter semester.

“Starting next semester, waste-streaming education will resume, which we are extremely excited about,” Dodge said. “We are also planning a 5K during the week of Earth Day, which of course will be properly “green” themed.”

For those interested in expanding sustainability impacts around the community, sparking classroom discussions can be the first step.

“Be sure to ask questions,” said Kimberly Schoetzow, graduate assistant at the of-

fice of sustainability practices.

“Demand sustainability to be a topic that is a part of conversation in classrooms.”

For advice on how to contribute to sustainability efforts, even in the most minor way, Dodge said it’s as simple as being responsible.

“The little things that you do on a daily basis make the biggest impact,” Dodge said.

“Take the extra five seconds to sort your waste properly, turn off the kitchen light or say no to a bag. Encourage your friends to do the same and the movement will begin.”

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GV GROOVE! UGLY SWEATER CONCERT Grand Valley State University’s A Cappella group, GrooVe, will present their fourth annual Ugly Sweater concert on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Kirkhof Grand River Room. The group performs concerts at the ends of each semester, and this year’s concert will feature A Cappella music, food and a beautiful display of the ugliest sweaters. The event is free and attendees are encouraged to throw on their own ugly sweaters in honor of the holiday concert. Previous Ugly Sweater Concerts have exceeded capacity, so be sure to get there early. For more information, visit GVSU’s event page.

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ZUMBA PARTY It’s all about ditching the workout, and joining the party. For newbies, Zumba involves a blend of dance and aerobic elements that makes working out a fun, exhilarating activity. The Recreation Center on the Allendale campus will host a Zumba Party on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. where anyone is welcome to come dance, get a workout and have fun all for a great cause. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Make-A-Wish foundation of Michigan. Cost for the event is $4 at the door.

Students will need to bring their GVSU ID, and outside guests must sign a waiver at the entrance of the Rec Center. To help grant a wish and enjoy a night of fun, dance your heart out at Saturday’s Zumba Party!

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Hosler leads GV to Sweet 16 in first season eff Hosler can’t escape soccer. He’s never wanted to. Now, after more than two decades in the game, Hosler’s consistently successful journey has led him to Allendale, patrolling the sidelines for the Grand Valley State women’s soccer team.

Hosler excelled in his playing days, making names for himself with top-level club teams and spending time in the Olympic Development Program. He enrolled in East Lansing High School, where he played on an exceptionally strong team under the tutelage of Nick Archer, a 2013 Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee.

When the time for college rolled around, Hosler had a wealth of options – the most prestigious of which didn’t include soccer. Over the years, he had made his name known on the hardwood as well as the pitch, excelling as a guard.

His success garnered him two full-ride Division 1 basketball offers – one from Long Island University – Brooklyn and one from Saint Louis University.

But he couldn’t let soccer go.

Hosler opted to stay in state, committing to Division III Alma College to play both basketball and soccer. Before graduating with a degree in business in 2002, Hosler stamped himself in the record books at Alma. Following his playing career, Hosler earned the title

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season at the helm. The Lakers play in Wisconsin over the weekend.

DiIanni turns the page Dave DiIanni and Jeff Hosler add new chapters to the same book - winning soccer

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here are those that, in the instant they strike in the last period on the final page of a grand work – a thesis, for example, or a paper written in haste the night before the deadline – wash their hands from the keyboard and immediately push away from their desk.

These people are generally known as students.

There are others who are not so easily satiated. That sit down to toil and write until they bleed, and view the final page a bit differently. Not as an end, but as a beginning. And when they’ve reached it, they turn the page to start anew.

We call them authors.

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to pen masterpieces, but it’s the latter group that is typified by those that grace work after work with a Midas touch. It’s the latter group where former Grand Valley State women’s soccer coach Dave Dilanni belongs.

“Eventually you want to have tradition, a culture of success breading success, but to do that, you have to start on page one,” Dilanni said. “It’s a process.”

Many fledgling authors are instructed to start by writing what they know, and what Dilanni knows is soccer and winning. What he knows, he knows well.

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irst things first, how can I assure our readers that this is in fact Kaitlyn Wolters – that you and your twin sister aren’t up to some Parent Trapstyle shenanigans?

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of all-time assists leader to go with a top-10 position in career goals and top five in career points.

During his first two years at Alma, Hosler was coached by Alma College Hall of Fame coach Scott Frey.

Between Archer, Frey, his basketball coaches and his father, Steve, a Lansing-area ‘attorney by day and coach by night,’ Hosler matured under a number of exceptional coaches.

“Sports had always been part of my life on more than just a play and watch for entertainment level,” Hosler said. “A lot of time games were watched with my dad pulling out coaching things or viewing the game from a different perspective than just a fan.”

Hosler took on his first college head-coaching job with Alma in 2006. He took over a Scots squad that had won just 90 matches in the 16 seasons prior to his arrival.

When Hosler left Alma after the 2013 season, the program had become an MIAA powerhouse, going 26-13-2 in his final two seasons and posting six consecutive topthree finishes in the MIAA. When Laker legend Dave DiIanni left for the head coaching job at the University of Iowa, GVSU Director of Athletics Tim Selgo tabbed Hosler as his man, and, in his first season, Hosler has shown why his sports path glimmers with success.

His Lakers have amassed a 19-

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LAKERS CATCH ANOTHER BREAK, HOST REGIONAL Due to unforeseen circumstances, the No. 18 Grand Valley State volleyball team has been selected to host the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament.

GVSU (23-5) enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed after dropping a fourset match in the GLIAC Tournament championship.

The Lakers will take on sixth-seeded Missouri S&T (18-13), which swept GVSU on a neutral court earlier this season.

The home-court luck isn’t the first for GVSU this season. The team tied Ferris State atop the GLIAC standings, but was awarded the No. 1 seed – and home court advantage in the GLIAC Tournament – after winning a coin flip. Ferris State beat GVSU in the championship match.

Ferris State, the No. 2 seed in the regional tournament, takes on seventh-seeded Lewis (22-7) in the first round.

The match between GVSU and Missouri S&T is tonight at Fieldhouse Arena at 7:30 p.m. If GVSU wins, it will play again Friday (7:30 p.m.) and Saturday (7 p.m.) for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16.

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GVSU SOCCER GEARS UP FOR SNOWY SWEET 16 The No. 11 Grand Valley State women’s soccer team will be the underdog for the first time this season when it travels to Somers, Wis. to take on No. 2 Wisconsin-Parkside.

GVSU defeated Bellarmine 2-0 in Allendale on Sunday to earn the right to play in their 10th straight regional tournament.

The Lakers (19-2-1, 10-1-1 GLIAC) are the No. 2 seed in their region, while the Rangers (18-0-3, 12-0-3 GLVC) hold the No. 1 seed.

The teams will square off with a berth to the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Tournament Quarterfinals on the line.

Both squads topped their second-round opponent by a score of 2-0.

The action kicks off on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at UWParkside.

Should the Lakers, the defending NCAA national champs, win their firstround matchup, they will advance to play again on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Volleyball Player of the Year.

It’s definitely a good honor. I was working up to that, hoping that I would be Setter of the Year. I put my team first and they really helped me get this award so it’s a good honor to what all my hard work has gone to.

When you’re on the court, you’re all business. But whenever I see you off the court, you’ve always

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got a smile on your face. Would you say you’re the happiest person in the GLIAC?

Not the happiest person but I think I’d be up there. I don’t let a lot of things bother me when I’m off the court. I’m a pretty even keel, go with the flow type person.

Definitely. You always seem to be upbeat though. How would you describe yourself?

Oh boy. I guess I’m a pretty honest person, very caring I guess you could say. I definitely put people first – I’m very “them before me” and make sure everyone else is OK. A mother figure I guess you could say.

Well that’s perfect because, on the court, that’s the role you play. Always putting your teammates first, setting them up with assists. We know you’re a pro

when it comes to racking up assists, but there’s a lot more to your game. You dropped the first GVSU triple-double since 2007 against Ferris earlier this season: 34 assists, 12 digs and 11 kills – without an error. Certainly a multitalented player on the court, but what other hidden talents do you have?

Not volleyball related? Well I can juggle.

When did you acquire that skill?

It took me a while to get it; I was very focused on being able to juggle. It was in high school, my senior year. We had a competition and I wanted to win that competition.

That’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to ask you this: Your sig-

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GV buries 13 triples in home opener he Grand Valley State women’s basketball team opened its season with an emphatic win over Rochester College on Monday in what looked to be a record-breaking night early on.

The Lakers poured it on the Warriors from the beginning from downtown en route to an 87-31 victory.

GVSU’s offense – ignited by its ability to strike from deep – was sparked in the team’s first two possessions with 3-pointers from Piper Tucker and Kat LaPrairie.

Nearly two minutes later, 3s from Taylor Lutz and Brionna Barnett helped set the tone for the first half.

The offense benefitted from an elevated 52.9 percent on 9-17 shooting from distance in the first half, thanks in part by excellent ball movement.

“We have a variety of young ladies who can take the ball and make us explode up the floor on offense...It’s vital to our success,” said coach Janel Burgess.

An early 22-1 lead gave GVSU’s offense room to be creative and aggressive.

LaPraire and Barnett – the Lakers equivalent to Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors – shot the lights out at the Fieldhouse Arena.

Both players were 3-3 from the perimeter at the break.

“Those two got good, wide open shots,” said freshman Korynn Hincka. “We made sure we passed the ball and looked for the open shot.”

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the arc before the break, and the Lakers stretched their lead to 38 before the halftime buzzer paused the rout.

“Our energy was really high.

We had communication on the bench. We had communication on the court and we came out ready to play,” Hincka said.

The team was on pace to catch the single game record for threes (16), set back in January 2007. But GVSU eased off on the 3-point shooting, taking eight fewer shots from behind the arc and shooting 4-11 in the second half. They finished shooting 46.4 (13-28) percent from 3-point land.

The Warriors offense couldn’t get anything going from outside in the first half, missing their first eight from 3, and continued struggling, shooting just 15.8 percent from deep.

The Lakers got consistent production from nearly everyone in the lineup as they moved the ball well with 21 assists. GVSU’s bench scored 52 of its 87 total points every Laker found her way into the scoring column.

“Everyone’s a scorer on our team, so anyone can just pull up at any moment,” Tucker said. “It puts opposing team on their toes. Who is going to make the next shot?”

Barnett came off the bench to lead her team in assists (4) and in scoring (14) with LaPrairie. Lindsay Baker tallied eight points and four rebounds coming off the bench. Janae Langs also netted both of her attempts from behind the arc and contributed off the bench with 10 points and four rebounds.

One of the most significant contributions of the night, though, came from Hincka, who was the beneficiary of a few second-chance opportuni-

ties she created by outworking Rochester on the boards.

“Korynn’s a firecracker coming off the bench,” Tucker said. “She’s just really aggressive. I think it’s one of the best performances I’ve seen from a freshman.”

Hincka tallied five offensive rebounds to go along with the eight defensive. With 13 rebounds and 10 points, Hincka – in the first official game of her young career – was the only Laker to tally a double-double against Rochester.

“Korynn’s got the ability to be able to change a lot of different possessions for us,” Burgess said. “I still think she has more in her than that, but she did have a very, very good showing.”

Burgess put an emphasis on rebounding coming into this one. Defensively, GVSU limited the Warrior possessions by forcing 19 turnovers and only giving up three offensive rebounds in the game.

GVSU doubled Rochester’s rebounding total 51-25. The Lakers capitalized off 16 offensive rebounds to score 16 second-chance points.

“I thought we pursued balls consistently for 40 minutes unlike the Michigan State game,” Burgess said.

“We will continue to focus on rebounding and just really honing in on our defensive strategy because it’s huge for us to create our transition offense that we thrive on.”

The Lakers got big performances from starters LaPrairie and Tucker. LaPrairie totaled 14 points, four rebounds, and two assists while shooting 4-5 from the perimeter. Tucker tallied six rebounds, three assists, four steals and a block to go along with her nine points on 4-6 shooting.

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Lakers catch fire from beyond the arc in blowout win

FREEBIE: GVSU guard Brionna Barnett lines up a free throw during the Laker’s first regu-

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2-1 record, won the program’s eighth consecutive GLIAC Tournament and are staring a birth to the NCAA Quarterfinals in the face.

The change from the defensive-minded DiIanni to the attack-centric Hosler forced his squad to learn to adjust quickly if they wanted to keep winning. And they have.

“I feel like everybody was nervous and anticipating different things but I think him coming in we were all openminded and that made the experience better and everyone accepted him quickly,” said senior defender Juane Odendaal. “We had to come together soon and do well and perform as a team.”

Senior forward Jenny Shaba cites Hosler as “one of the more creative coaches who has coached me” – a praise made noticeable in GVSU’s

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complex set pieces and unpredictable formation changes.

Hosler’s mind for soccer, although more active currently than his feet, gives his on-field skills a run for their money. His love for the game – and limitless thirst for coaching keep his soccer brain running at a high motor. Almost constantly.

“Even when I have downtime, my mind is still on it or it’s on some other aspect of the game that can help my program be better,” Hosler said.

It’s November in West Michigan and there’s a thick blanket of snow on the ground.

To the layman it would seem that soccer season has long since passed, replaced by hockey or the beckoning indoor warmth of basketball.

But not here. Not in Allendale. Not where Jeff Hosler is at the helm. The conditions may not be ideal, but Hosler’s Lakers are still playing. He can’t escape soccer, and for now he doesn’t want to.

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cting as a last line of defense, goaltenders face the greatest pressure out on the ice as they can singlehandedly lose games

for a team. For Grand Valley State’s Division II Ice Hockey team, finding the right player to fill those kinds of skates has been a question doesn’t have a clearcut answer this season.

Since the end of former goaltender Scott Tiefenthal’s tenure, GVSU coach

WALL: GVSU goalie Doc Hoekzema warms up before a recent game.

He has traded the starting job in net this season with Ryan Morey.

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nature no-look kill – where did you perfect that?

Where did I perfect it? I would have to say last year was when they really pushed me to be more offensive, so I had to come up with different kills.

When I was at GRCC, I did the two-hand no-lookie instead of the one. Now I’m more effective with just one. It’s trickier.

Which one fools other teams more, the one or the two?

I think the two-handed over fools more people but I have more power with my one hand.

How does it feel to surprise the opponent when no one sees it coming?

How cool is that feeling?

Yeah it’s definitely my moment of being of being a hitter…You kind of feel on top of the world like, “I just made that play, got them out, got a point and we’re rolling.” You feel like you’re on top of the world, especially because I don’t get

I could see that. If you had to play a different sport at Grand Valley, what would it be?

I played soccer in high school…

The soccer team just won a playoff game in a snowstorm. Could you guys do that if you had to play outside?

Yeah, we would definitely win – through all that snow and all that. We would fight that adversity.

What do you make of all this snow?

I don’t like snow…I only like snow the week of Christmas and then it can go away.

Any significance to the No. 7?

Nope. That’s just the number I was given. But I mean it’s the lucky number seven, so I guess you could look at it that way.

I noticed Kourtney (Wolters) dons No. 11. Does that

Mike Forbes has had difficulty deciding who would take his spot between the pipes. But with a current record of 12-2-2, GVSU has had no problem stopping their competition this season. That success has been attributed in part to two different goalies.

Sophomores Ryan Morey and Dennis ‘Doc’ Hoekzema have traded off duties in front of the net all season, and each has had his ups and downs.

The decision to choose one over the other has not been clear due to a multitude of factors.

“They have their strong games and they each have periods where they struggle,” Forbes said.

Morey was on the Division II team last year, getting limited time on the ice because Tiefenthal was the go-to choice for the Lakers. Forbes said Morey didn’t get quality minutes and that he was trying to figure out how to fill the position.

On the other hand, Hoekzema played for the Division III team last

mean the Wolters-to-Wolters connection, like 7-Eleven, is always open?

My aunt actually mentioned that like, “You guys are 7-Eleven, you go together.” … It’s just kind of a coincidence…

Some quick ones for you.

Any superstitions?

Yeah. Before the game, I have a lot of superstitions I need to do, especially with my injuries. I need to do it a certain way. It’s not OCD – but it’s just something that gets me focused for the game.

Like what?

Our trainer has to do the stuff for my knee – no one else can do that. I have to put my water bottle down in the huddle. It’s weird but it’s just what I do. And before a game, I have to go through the alphabet.

Go through the alphabet?

I’ll sit there in my room or wherever and I’ll just go like, “A-B-C…” Just to get focused.

Not a bad strategy.

It’s weird, but it helps me.

OK, OK. Pre-game meal?

I usually have a turkey and

year. Forbes said he competed in practice and thought it was his time to play for the Division II team.

“Ryan and Doc have both had some slow starts this season,” Forbes said. “But they both come to off-ice workouts and that’s dedication”.

With a save percentage of 88.1 percent Morey is ranked in the top 50 goalies in Division II hockey along with Hoekzema (90.8). The two practice together, helping one another improve despite their head-to-head position battle. The competition has been present all season, but the rivalry is friendly.

“We’re competing, but in the end we know one of us will get the spot,” Morey said. “When that happens there won’t be any hard feelings, because it’ll happen eventually.”

During their practices together and in games, both Morey and Hoekzema have shown their own unique strengths that have helped them succeed this season. For Hoekzema, Mo-

cheese on a pretzel bun with chili. You’ve got protein, carbs and everything else.

year’s GLIAC Player of the Year.

Solid choice. Pre-game music?

Funniest girl on the team?

Definitely more of like the rap, “get pumped up” type thing just to get it going.

Favorite rapper?

It would have to be Wiz Khalifa.

Good choice, good choice.

Any nicknames?

Just Kate, Kitty…

Kitty?

Yeah people have called me Kitty.

Why?

I don’t know…Maybe I look like a cat? I don’t know.

What is the team’s record with you in the starting lineup?

Like … 40-7 maybe?

52-8. You were close.

Who’s the best hitter on the team?

Best hitter on the team? I’d have to say Abbey Aiken.

Abbey Aiken, fair. Last

Yeah, you know.

Funniest girl on the team?

Jess Majerle for sure.

Why’s that?

I guess she has this dry sense of humor, just her laugh. Whenever she makes a joke, she laughs and it’s just contagious.

Best dressed?

Well we don’t really dress up so I would have to say the best dressed would have to be Josie (Werner) because she dresses up the most?

Understandable. Favorite class you’ve taken at Grand Valley?

I would have to say my anatomy and physiology class because I like learning about the body and how it moves.

It’s just fascinating to know that it’s unconscious – you don’t think about all your body does…

I could see that being interesting. What’s your

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rey said his mental game is incredible and he prepares for practice the same way he does for games. On the other hand, Morey reads the defense to anticipate the next shot in order to make up for his small size (5-foot-9) compared to Hoekzema (6-foot-4).

The team’s success this season has been on both sides of the puck and has contributed to the difficulty of picking a starter. For Forbes, both Morey and Hoekzema have strong fundamentals and are square with the puck, but separating their strength from the team’s offensive prowess and strong defense is difficult.

“There’s upsides and downsides to both,” Forbes said. “We’ll continue splitting them between games until Christmas and see where it goes from there.”

Filling the skates that Tiefenthal left behind will be difficult, but regardless of who is chosen, the Lakers can rest assured that they’re in good hands.

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dream job?

My dream job. Like realistic?

Anything. Dream.

My dream has always been to be an Olympic athlete.

That’s a good dream.

My realistic job would be like an ultrasound technician.

OK. That’s cool, is that what you’re going for, like your major?

Sort of. I’m going for Rec Therapy but hopefully later coming back to that.

Have you and your sister ever switched jerseys before a match to confuse people?

No, but we have switched classes. It was only in first grade.

We were rebels back then.

You pulled it off though?

No.

You got caught?

The teacher was yelling “Kourt” when I was there and I was like, “My name’s not Kourt. It’s Kate.” So I kind of screwed us.

That’s perfect.

At least we can say we tried.

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The dynasty continues

GV dodgeball wraps up 20-0 fall season they were able to control most of the first half and slowly knock out GVSU’s players one by one. The SVSU crowd reacted.

Despite crowd noise, GVSU junior assistant captain Aaron Terenzi said the Lakers were able to block it out.

“We calmed down, focused more, had more intensity and played GV dodgeball,” he said.

Calm down they did. The Lakers were able to even up the score and entered halftime tied 1-1.

Coming out of the half, the Lakers completely took over the match.

“We knew that in the second half, we needed to come out as fast as we could,” Bailey said. “We were afraid to make mistakes in the first half. We needed to be more aggressive.”

A huge catalyst to the Lakers’ success was senior Trevor Nordberg.

Nordberg, who also plays semipro for Elite Dodgeball, was able to stick to his role as a hard thrower for the team.

“As a hard thrower, it is my job to really drill them,” Nordberg said. “As one of the top guys, it’s a responsibility to take out their best players.

“It’s like chess, you put your best pieces against their best pieces.”

GVSU was able to rack up two points in the second half and finish off SVSU by a 3-1 final. The victory marks the second time this year that GVSU has defeated SVSU, with its earlier victory coming at home in September by the score of 5-0.

Bailey praised the development of SVSU’s younger players as a big difference between the two matches.

“The first match (Sept. 28), they were missing some of their better players, so they had to play some of their guys who were inexperienced,” Bailey said.

The team will return to action in the spring in a tournament at DePaul University. The national tournament takes place in April.

both he and successor at GVSU, Despite jumping up a division, Jeff Hosler, have given their in- and deep cleats to fill, Hosler has augural seasons with new teams also adjusted amicably. His 19their best go.

2-1 record (10-1-1 GLIAC) and Despite jumping up a division, .886 win percentage fall perhaps taking over without the benefit of a notch shy of the bar DiIanni spring play and losing five different set, although you wouldn’t notice players to ACL injuries suffered from a glance. throughout the season, DiIanni Hosler – younger and slightly helped escort Iowa to a 14-7-1 (7- more offensively inclined than DiI6-1 in the Big 10) record after los- anni – will continue to write his stoing to Wisconsin 1-0 ry his own way in his in double-overtime own voice, although in the championship “I think my family the arch he’s outlined game of the 2014 Big so far closely resemand I will always bles his predecessor’s 10 Tournament.

“The transition has have a soft place story that he was bebeen a whirlwind, but queathed to continue. in our hearts for considering some of “Tim Selgo is the adversity we were one of the best athGVSU...” faced with, I was reletic directors in the ally very happy with business because he DAVE DIIANNI how the season ended knows what he’s lookSOCCER COACH up,” DiIanni said. “The ing for and then goes AT IOWA level of talent across out and gets it,” DiIthe board in the Big anni said. “I’ve always 10 is so high, and the had respect for Jeff as margin for error so a peer and it’s exciting low that this past season, about 80 to see the success he’s had already percent of games played inter-con- at GVSU. ference were decided by a goal or “I know both Jeff and the girls in ended in a tie. the program had massive expecta“That’s completely different tions for the season, most of which than what we were used to at were self-imposed, and I’m so GVSU. It’s less about the techni- proud of the job that they’ve done. cal ability of the players than it I don’t always get to follow them on is about the tactical skills on this as much as I’d like with how busy level, and I’ve had to adjust in I’ve been, but I always keep one eye some ways.” on them from Iowa City.

GVSU will continue its season with a match Friday against No. 3 Wisconsin-Parkside with a spot in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on the line. Anything less than a championship might be seen as a disappointment.

DiIanni will have to wait until next year to chase a championship, and will have to do while combatting more adversity – Iowa graduates nine seniors from the team after this year – but understands that as daunting as a blank page can be, fresh starts also allow for new opportunities.

It took DiIanni three seasons to win his first conference championship at GVSU, and, like writing a work worth reading, building a soccer program takes time.

For both he and Hosler, there are plenty of blank pages ahead left to fill.

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“It’s a process,” DiIanni said.

“That’s the only way I can put it. I did this at GVSU, Jeff did it at Alma, and well as you and the players do, you don’t create a winning culture or a sustainable program overnight.

“It takes many days of consistent effort over many years, a certain work ethic consistently applied, but I’ve never been afraid of hard work. I’m sure that’s true of Jeff, too.”

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he UCLA men’s basketball team won 10 NCAA national championships in 12 years between the 1960s and 1970s. With six titles in eight years, the Grand Valley State dodgeball team is creeping up on that feat.

With a win last weekend, No. 1 GVSU moved its record to 20-0 on the season. The Lakers topped Saginaw Valley State 3-1 in Saginaw.

The match started off in SVSU’s favor, as they were able to take the first point. Senior captain Kevin Bailey attributed SVSU’s early lead to their strategy.

“We are a fast-paced team, and Saginaw had a good strategy to slow down the pace,” Bailey said. “That worked to their advantage. Saginaw didn’t make too many throws.”

With SVSU holding the ball,

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EXACT AIM: Grand Valley State University senior Trevor Nordberg

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an assistant at Hillsdale College, Dilanni made his collegiate head coach debut at Division II GVSU back in 2003, and embarked upon penning a decade-long ‘New York Times Best Seller’ tenure.

“There have always been wonderful people that are passionate about the team and the school and the program everywhere I’ve gone,” Dilanni said. “With that support – and I’m grateful to have had it – the expectation is always to win, and that’s something I think about every day I’ve been on the job.”

DiIanni coached 21 All-Americans and accrued a 221-18-18 record during the 11-year span at GVSU. His .895 winning percentage is the highest of any coach in any sport in the Division II ranks, and the third-highest amongst all coaches in any division.

He collected nine consecutive GLIAC titles, 11-straight NCAA Tournament berths, seven Final Four appearances in the last eight seasons and three NCAA Division II national championships – including one in 2013, his final season at the helm.

A title – a third in five seasons – gleaned from a season that led with the second-longest shutout streak in Division II history, and

saw the Lakers score the secondmost goals in program history (88), while also matching a program-high 21 shutouts.

Bolstered by five All-Americans, the 2013 team finished 24-0-1, tying the mark for most single-season victories in school history, and claimed both GLIAC regular season and tournament titles. For his efforts, DiIanni was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Coach of the Year for a third time, and atop the peak, recognized the time to mark an ending was near.

It was time for a new project and, on May 17, the page turned. Dilanni was hired on as the fifth head coach in the University of Iowa women’s soccer history, and had made the move to Iowa City by June 1.

“I think my family and I will always have a soft place in our hearts for GVSU, but I was excited to challenge myself professionally by becoming the head coach of Iowa,” DiIanni said. “The memories stay and hopefully the successes will too, but the right kind of change can be good.”

Few have received more acclaim for their debuts than DiIanni did in 2003 when he directed the GVSU women’s soccer program to a then-school best record of 17-2-2 and its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth, but

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Lease from now - May 2015.

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Looking for a woman immediate subleaser or starting winter semester.

Conifer creek $390 a month.

Own bedroom, bathroom, walk in closet and covered parking space. Pet friendly.

Contact or details.

Dejongju@mail.gvsu.edu or 16169284102

Female sub leaser needed i mmedi ate ly . 1st mon t h FREE and covered parking paid (on me) @ 48 West- 1st Floor, fully furnished, full private bathroom, laundry $475/mo Roommates are easy going and fun loving.

Interested? email me pohlj@mail.gvsu.edu or call 517-526-1011

Looking for female subleaser starting Dec. 20Early May. Rent is $410 a month. 4 bed, 1 3/4 bath.

Campus View Townhome.

Call or text for more information 269.718.5467

Subleaser needed for Winter and/or Summer semester!

Rent is only $272 per month plus utilities but I'm willing to negotiate! House located centrally between both Allendale and Grand Rapids.

Pet friendly.Contact me for more information! prieskob@mail.gvsu.edu or 517-803-0350