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harles Pazdernik, a classics professor at Grand Valley State University, was chosen by the Student Senate to deliver this year’s “Last Lecture.”

The annual Last Lecture series is based on a similar event held in 2007 by Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At GVSU, a faculty member is voted upon through the senate and asked to give a presentation to current students.

“For many students, college is a busy period of life that can be improved with the help of faculty members who give the Last Lecture to illustrate the value of lifelong learning and reflection,” said Scott St. Louis, the senate’s vice president for educational affairs.

Last year, approximately 120 people attended the event featuring professor Kathleen Underwood, who expressed the idea that college is a gift and an opportunity students should take full advantage of.

“It’s especially “Professor Pazdernik was chosen not only because of the important for number and quality of the stume to find ways dent nominations supporting to continue to him, but also because of his recent personal experiences which participate in are consistent with the spirit of the life of the Last Lecture,” St. Louis said.

Despite having suffered a seuniversity...” vere spinal injury upon colliding CHARLES with a car while biking to work, PAZDERNIK Pazdernik is making progress GVSU PROFESSOR as he learns to walk again. Additionally, during his extensive stay at the hospital, Pazdernik has been advising his students online to ensure they are attended to in his absence.

“It’s especially important for me to find ways to continue to participate in the life of the university and in professional and academic life more generally,” Pazdernik said.

“This invitation now to share some of those experiences and perspectives with the GVSU community at large is one for which I’m very grateful.”

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REFLECTION: Charles Pazdernik, a classics professor at Grand Valley State

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Professor speaks at leadership event Greek orgs celebrate diversity on campus GV students address stereotypes in today’s society

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tudents at Grand Valley State University gathered to educate others and discuss what it means to be a minority at the university during the event “Two Colors, One Struggle.”

The brothers of Phi Iota Alpha fraternity, the brothers of Sigma Lambda Beta and the sisters of Sigma Lambda Gamma joined together to host the third annual event on Thursday, Oct. 23. They brought together three speakers from different ethnic backgrounds.

“The purpose of (the event) is to educate everyone in this room about the struggles and stereotypes that some individuals have to face,” said Gregorio De Leon, president of Phi Iota Alpha fraternity, Inc. The event also educated students about cultures other than their own.

“The stereotypical idea of Grand Valley is that it is a predominately white campus,” De Leon said. “It is not really to blame anybody but enlighten them on some of the things that other people have to go through. It’s to shed light on those issues.

“The only way to create a better community is for everyone to understand what everybody else is going through.”

GVSU alumni, Shingi Mavima, currently working on his Ph.D. in African and African American studies, shared a presentation em-

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EMPOWERMENT: Grand Valley State University professor Sonia Dalmia will be the keynote speaker at the Women’s Leadership Luncheon,

“Choices and Economic Outcomes: Does Gender Matter,” on Oct. 29 in Grand Rapids. Dalmia has taught economics at GVSU for 13 years.

Sonia Dalmia will address the effect of gender in business

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he Women’s Leadership Luncheon, “Choices and Economic Outcomes: Does Gender Matter,” is being held Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the City Flats Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.

The event is sponsored by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, the Association for Accounting Administration, the Michigan Women’s Tax Association and Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women.

During the luncheon, Sonia Dalmia, a Grand Valley State University professor of economics will be giving a lecture on gender and whether it truly matters in business decisions.

“My lecture will provide an in-depth analysis of the wage gap and how it is, to a large extent, influenced by the choices men and women

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make,” Dalmia said. “In doing so, it will touch en and Gender Studies Program. upon the fact that gender differences lead to “The messages I hope to get across are the different economic outcomes primarily because following,” Dalmia said. “Awareness-knowing men and women face different constraints. that there are issues, differences and inequali“In short, gender differences in constraints ties between women and men. Sensitivitylead to different choices, which in acknowledging differences and turn leads to different outcomes.” inequalities between women Dalmia has been teaching a “(My lecture) will and men as requiring attention. course on economics of gender for Lastly, empowerment-the abiltouch upon the the past 13 years at GVSU. She was ity of women to make informed nominated for the Outstanding fact that gender choices and decisions is absoTeacher Award in 2006 and 2011, lutely fundamental to their emdifferences Phenomenal Woman of the Year powerment and equality.” lead to different in 2005 and Professor of the Year Registration and the luncheon in 2003. begin at 11:30 a.m. The keynote economic Dalmia was also nominated for presentation will begin at noon outcomes...”

GVSU’s Outstanding Community and end 2:15 p.m. Participants will Service Award in 2009, and is the receive CPE credit and can regis2005 recipient of the Barbara Jorter online at micpa.org/WIBGR or SONIA DALMIA dan Award from the GVSU Womcall 1 (855) 594-4273.

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GV PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION

The Grand Valley State University Women’s Center is co-sponsoring a health insurance informational session at noon on Tuesday in the Women’s Center. The LGBT Resource Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are also sponsoring the event.

People are encouraged to attend if they are confused about their health insurance coverage.

They will learn about the Affordable Care Act and the Online Marketplace. Cherry Street Health Services employees will be on hand to answer any questions.

Contact the Women’s Center at womenctr@gvsu. edu for more information.

GV HOLDS AKI MATSURI JAPANESE FALL FESTIVAL

The Grand Valley State University Japanese Cultural Association is hosting a fall festival starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center. It is LIB 100/LIB 201 approved.

The event will include cultural foods, performances and other activities as part of the Japanese celebration. Information tables will provide materials for those who want to learn more about the culture and its traditions.

For more information, contact gvsu.jca@yahoo.com or visit them at www.facebook.com/ gvsujca?ref=aymt_homepage_panel.

ARTIST AT GV PRESENTS “MARKMAKING: SHIFTS AND STRATEGIES”

The art and design department at Grand Valley State University will present Nayda CollazoLlorens at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Collazo-Llorens is the Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos distinguished artist in residence. Her work uses multimedia to look at how we perceive and process information.

For more information about the artist, visit www. naydacollazollorens.com/. For questions or concerns, contact artdept@gvsu.edu.

STUDENTS INVITED TO PIZZA WITH THE DEAN

Grand Valley State University students in the Seidman College of Business will be able to sit down with the dean of the College of Business, Diana Lawson. Other faculty members from the College of Business will able be present. There will be pizza and soft drinks provided. Students may have pizza with the dean from 5 to 6 p.m. from Oct. 27 to Oct. 30. in the Loosemore Forum.

rand Valley State University has reached another milestone on the path to sustainability. The recently renovated Zumberge Hall has earned LEED silver status by the U.S. Green Building Council.

With this latest achievement, GVSU continues to grow its identity as a leader among Michigan universities in the effort toward energy efficiency and green practices.

With a new library in place, designed from the ground up to be sustainable, the door was opened for the Zumberge library to be reinvented. Not only were the functions of the building re-imagined, but the processes within the building are all new as well. The construction began in May 2013 and was completed this June.

“The existing building was renovated in its entirety,” said James Moyer, the associate vice president for facilities planning. “The new electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems were designed to meet or exceed current efficiency standards.” he said.

Other improvements made to the building include new windows, new interior finishes, new storm water systems and new landscaping. All of these additions play a part toward becoming LEED certified, which is based on several factors such as sustainability, efficiency and energy use among others.

According to Moyer, each building project is unique and requires the proper planning and materials in order for the de-

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Pazdernik’s lecture will focus on his own experiences as well as experiences from history in relation to living a fulfilling and meaningful life.

“I have to imagine those of us who have led relatively prosperous and fortunate lives have asked ourselves at one

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phasizing the similarities between Latinos and Africans. He shared similarities in cultures as well as similarities in how both groups have been treated and stereotyped.

“It is important to realize the similarities not only among ourselves, but similarities in how the dominant culture views us, and it is important that you put up a unified fight,” Mavima said.

Natalie Gallagher, a senior at GVSU, said she is stereotyped regularly at the university and in her travels around the world.

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The Grand Valley State University history club is selling books from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the D-Wing of Mackinac Hall. The sale will be held at the same time and place through Friday, Oct. 31.

The student organization hosts the book sale every year to raise money for its on and off campus events. Paperback books cost $1, and hardcovers cost $2.

For more information, visit the history club’s website at www.orgsync.com/66114/chapter.

Circle K holds international meeting The Grand Valley State University Circle K organization is holding an international meeting at 9 p.m. tonight in Room 1204 in AuSable Hall.

Circle K is a student-led volunteer organization that focuses on fellowship, leadership and service.

They serve the Grand Rapids and Allendale communities, helping groups such as Feeding America and the Salvation Army throughout the year.

For more information, contact Circle K International at circlek@mail.gvsu.edu or visit www. gvsu.micirclek.org.

EFFICIENCY: A construction worker cuts a beam near the Zumberge construc-

tion during the summer. The building was constructed to be sustainable.

sired results. However, proper continued operating procedures are also essential.

Currently, GVSU has 19 LEED certified buildings. With Zumberge Hall attaining silver status, the university now has seven buildings that are rated silver, and six are rated as gold. The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is the only platinum rated building and holds the distinction of being the first library in Michigan to hold platinum status.

“There are a lot of opportunities to be more sustainable, especially on campus,” said Yumiko Jakobcic, the campus sustainability coordinator at the Office of Sustainability Practices. “Take a minute to study the signs at the waste sorting stations, or hop on the bus instead of driving.”

In this spirit of progress, two other buildings are currently in the certification process and two new buildings are being constructed under LEED standards.

“Lower operating costs translate into

lower tuition,” Moyer said. “The bulk of the operating budget comes from tuition dollars. Reducing the cost to operate has a very direct impact on tuition.”

Students aren’t the only ones who benefit from energy efficiency, however.

“It’s important to think sustainably because the choices we make today will affect our future,” Jakobcic said. “It is important for us to be conscious of our ecological footprint.”

The university’s sustainability efforts began in 1990 with the institution of a recycling program, with more formal efforts beginning in 2004 and progressing since then, Jakobcic said.

“We’re happy to see that sustainability is embedded in many activities and efforts across campus,” Jakobcic said.

point how we would respond to a catastrophic change in those lives,” Pazdernik said. “As someone who has studied ancient Greece and Rome, I’m keenly aware of the extent to which these kinds of ‘reversals of fortune’ influenced thinking about what it means to be a human.

“Without presuming to offer answers to these questions, I hope to share some of the resources from Classical civilization that have been especially relevant

and valuable to me as I’ve navigated my own reversal of fortune.”

The Last Lecture will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Mary Idema Pew Library on the Allendale Campus. The event is LIB 100 approved and is a PanHellenic Community event. Food and beverages will also be provided.

Any questions can be directed to Scott St. Louis at stlouiss@mail.gvsu.edu.

and said she faces regular discrimination as a Muslim due to the media’s portrayal of the religion.

Gallagher said that how she sees herself often surprises those around her due to stereotypes based on propaganda.

She added that regardless of whether people realize it or not, media and propaganda often influence their ability to see others clearly.

“I feel like because of our social current affairs I have to show people all of the things I am not before I can show them the things that I am,” Gallagher said.

For example, due to negative assumptions others make about Muslims, Gallagher says she has been asked to answer

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for groups such as ISIS. “Islam is a huge part of who I am,” she said. “It does define who I am but not in the sense that society defines it. That becomes a barrier between me and everyone else.”

This blame game will bring society to a dead end, Gallagher says.

“If you are using blame you are letting ignorance and the negative assumptions (take over),” Gallagher said. “The blame game prevents you from getting to know people. You are closing yourself to a whole demographic of people to learn from, to benefit from. Rather than blaming, a better reaction would be to seek the truth.”

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Velasquez-Publes encouraged others to take what they learned and pay it forward so that no one ever feels alone.

Gallagher added that resources continue to grow and challenges everyone to be informed and aware about stereotypes in today’s society.

“Where we learn, we grow,” she said. “There is something we can learn from everybody.”

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MARK SCHAUER

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+ Current governor of Michigan

+ Former congressman from 1997 to 2010

+ MBA and law degree from the University of Michigan

+ BA from Albion College, master’s degrees from Michigan State University and Western Michigan University

+ Wants to create more workers skilled in the technology field

+ Wants to expand the middle class

+ Eliminated the Michigan Business Tax

+ Wants to reinstate the Child Tax Credit

+ Against all types of discrimination, including the lack of protection for LGBT community in the Elliot-Larsen Act

+ Against all types of discrimination, and would like to amend the Elliot-Larsen Act

+ Advocates for $1.2 billion to fix Michigan roads

+ Against the Abortion Insurance OptOut Act

+ Vetoed the Abortion Insurance OptOut Act

+ Wants to ban lobbyist gifts to government officials

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UNITED STATES SENATOR DEMOCRATIC

+ Owner of Green Light Management, former Sec. of State from 2003 to 2011

+ Current member of the House of Representatives, former state senator

+ BA from Hope College

+ BA from Alma College, master’s degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Detroit, law degree from Wayne State University

+ Wants to lower taxes for the middle class and increase the Child Tax Credit + Supports airstrikes on ISIS, but not troops on the ground + Wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act

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GOVERNOR LIBERTARIAN

+ Wants to collect more taxes from the wealthiest Americans and multinational corporations

+ Supports a limitation of the NSA’s authority

+ Cosponsor of the Email Privacy Act, which would require a warrant to search a private individual’s email

+Thinks the border with Mexico should be more secure and Central American children should be sent home

+ Supports coalitions with European and Arab nations for airstrikes against ISIS, but no troops on the ground

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GOVERNOR U.S. TAXPAYER

+ Former Navy intelligence specialist and chair of the Libertarian party of Michigan

+ Professional investigator and political activist

+ BA from Kalamazoo College

+ BS from Central Michigan University

+ Would work to cut the state income tax

+ Would work to legalize Cannabis

+ Doesn’t think the Elliot-Larsen Act should exist

+ Does not find the lack of anti-discrimination laws for LGBT community a priority for his administration

+ Would rather the private sector repair Michigan roads + Supports the Abortion Insurance OptOut Act + Would give more power to local citizens to reform pensions

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UNITED STATES SENATOR LIBERTARIAN

+ A systems engineer, spent four years in the Coast Guard and five years in the automotive industry

GOVERNOR GREEN PARTY

+ Degree from Grand Valley State University + Entrepreneur and teacher, no political experience + Wants to eliminate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation + Does not agree with the Citizens United Supreme Court decision

+ Thinks insurance companies should help pay for road repair

+ Would add anti-discrimination laws for the LGBT community

+ Supports the Abortion Insurance OptOut Act

+ Wants to allocate 2 percent of the gas tax to road repair

+ Would no longer tax pensioners

+ Against the Abortion Insurance OptOut Act

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CHRIS WAHMHOFF

UNITED STATES SENATOR U.S. TAXPAYER

+ No information provided about this candidate

+ BS from Northern Michigan University + Recommends the adoption of the People’s Central Bank + Would vote to appeal the Affordable Care Act + Does not support any military action against ISIS

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UNITED STATES SENATOR GREEN PARTY

+ Political activist and 15 years in the mental health field + Two year degree + Wants major corporations to pay more taxes than local businesses + Views Edward Snowden as a hero + Would like to address drug cartels at the U.S./Mexico border as well as immigration reform

+ Anti-abortion, from conception

+ Does not support the auto bailout of 2009

+ Does not think that the government should do any type of intelligence gathering, including the NSA

+ Has been arrested multiple times, most recently in June for refusing to leave the Capitol building

Sec. of State forum focuses on accessibility, ease of voting

BY ALLISON RIBICK ARIBICK@LANTHORN.COM

ith the 2014 midterm elections right around the corner, voters are looking to have as much knowledge as possible about the candidates, their platforms and the offices they are campaigning for.

Last Wednesday, the Eberhard Center on Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus hosted a candidate forum for the individuals running for Michigan’s Secretary of State. Out of the five candidates, Democrat Godfrey Dillard and Libertarian James Lewis were in attendance.

Sponsors included the Michigan Election Coalition, Engage Michigan, Common Cause Michigan and GVSU’s Student Senate.

Sharon Dolente, director of the Michigan Election Coalition, and Madelaine Cleghorn, Student Senate’s vice president for external relations were the event’s moderators.

The candidates were asked questions from the moderators and from the public in attendance.

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Topics ranged from the challenges of voting to the accessibility of the secretary of state’s offices.

In regard to the function of the branch offices, Lewis stated he wants to reduce the reasons for why the public needs to go to secretary of state’s offices, as that will increase efficiency.

“There are a lot of services that can just be done online, over the phone, through the mail or outside services,” Lewis said. “Even if not everybody has access to technology, if more people that do have the opportunity to not even go down (to the office), that would make services even quicker for people that do have to go.”

Dillard’s approach involves a large regional service center involving person to person services, 30 to 40 lines and managers to help direct people in a quicker manner.

“We have to move away from these mom and pop secretary of state offices located in strip malls,” Dillard said. “We have to improve the facilities and the training of the people at the secretary of state’s offices.”

Convenient voting and registration was a top-

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ic that both Dillard and Lewis agreed on. Receiving absentee ballots without disclosing a reason, same day registration, voting and early voting were all initiatives that were brought up.

“We are mired in the past of the idea that only we can vote on one day,” Dillard said. “We have a variety of these structural barriers that prevent people from voting and we wonder why we have such low participation rates. My candidacy, my platform, is going to attack that directly, ultimately with a ballot initiative if the legislature doesn’t follow suit.”

College students struggle with these voting barriers, such as being registered in home districts that are far away from where they attend college.

“Some students want to vote in the community where their school is, where some students feel ties back at home – they should be able to register in whatever community they feel a part of and where they want to vote,” Lewis said.

Other topics were discussed such as campaign finances, the secretary of state’s bud-

get, the language used for proposals on ballots and voting rights.

“I came here to get more information about the candidates, and since it was so close to Grand Valley, it was convenient to come,” said Kelsey Harrington, a pre-law student at GVSU. “I’m 20 and I didn’t get to vote in the last election. This time I want to be more knowledgeable and informed.”

Republican Ruth Johnson is the incumbent for Michigan’s Secretary of State and is seeking re-election. Jason Gatties of the Natural Law Party and Robert Gale of the U.S. Taxpayers Party are the other candidates.

“I didn’t know a lot about the race for secretary of state since all the advertising focuses on the governor and senate races,” Harrington said.

“This was beneficial for my voting decision.”

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Stay aware while on the road was almost hit by a car that finally stopped feet from me about twenty minutes before I sat down to write this article.

There’s so much stress on all roads today. Some are honest accidents, but many are caused by a driver who simply isn’t paying attention. I realize that nobody’s perfect, but it would very beneficial if all of us, myself included, maintain a heightened state of awareness of what happens on all roads, both by car and on foot or bike.

This is a dangerous world with countless distractions that seek our full attention on

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friend of mine obtained minor injuries from a minor hit and run; people that I know have been involved in small car accidents; and I

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the road. For many people, it’s a cell phone. For others, the music on the radio. There are even people who jam out with their earbuds on or are putting on makeup while driving!

What about the people who are constantly look away for a “hot second” despite their better judgment?

I was told in driver’s ed that, statistically, a few seconds of glancing away can cause the car to drift an entire lane over. This is dangerous at various speeds, running the risk of the death by collision on the expressway and main roads or death of a pedestrian

in a subdivision. A wandering can be very harmful, from cheating on a test to taking someone’s life on the road.

As I mentioned, there are many road tragedies that are accidents, and we can’t do anything about those.

However, we can hold our own on the road. We all really need to get back to what we were told in our early days of driving, and that is to keep our eyes on the road. There’s always that time to glance at our fuel or speed, and there will always be those pedestrians who walk inconsiderately into

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traffic, but with us doing our part, life on and next to the roads will be much less stressful with much less unnecessary injuries and casualties in general.

I remember Joe Martin’s speech at the Transitions program last year about being “ugly” and confident, not “pretty” and vulnerable.

He mentioned that many people would probably leave thinking, “Yeah, I’ll be ugly,” but then will get a text message that immediately shakes their confidence.

As I write this column, I’m anxious to break my bad

driving habits, but how will I know that I will still feel that way the next time I get into my car? How do you know you will keep these words in mind the next time you drive?

It takes time to break these bad habits and build new and better ones. We just need to have a stronger sense of what’s going on around us, not blaming somebody else for “not having their headlights on.” Hopefully, Grand Valley will promote an event of some kind that brings attention to this. Maybe then, we can all grow in road safety awareness together as a community.

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STEVE OWENS “Yes, because I think people should vote.”

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ASHLEY LUZADRE “If they’re educated enough on the candidates, then they should vote.”

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CASEY SUTTON “I think people should have their own views on the candidates and not be influenced by people around them.”

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A struggling democracy In the US, voter turnout is much lower than in other Western nations. The GV community should participate in the democratic process and vote on Nov. 4. ichigan’s general election is now less than 10 days away. While the last day to register was Oct. 6, the Lanthorn encourages everyone who is already registered to vote to participate. On Nov. 4, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are also an option for members of the Grand Valley State University community who can’t make it in to the polls, and may be requested as late as Nov. 1.

Your votes are needed.

In the United States, our democracy is struggling. This can be easily seen through our voter participation, which is consistently lower than other comparative democracies. According to the Pew Research Center, only 54 percent of eligible citizens voted in the 2012 presidential election. Even less, a mere 37

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percent, participated in the 2010 midterm election.

Conversely, in Australia, there was a 93 percent voter turnout in their 2013 election, according to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. In Australia, residents are required by law to vote, or pay a fine. Failure to pay the fine may result in a court hearing.

While being required to vote may go against the idea that, “not voting is also an expression of freedom of speech,” it certainly is effective in increasing turnout. However, people voting out of fear of a fine may not be informed voters, which makes their vote almost pointless.

Without informed voters, democracy essentially ceases to exist. So, if voting is one of the main ways for citizens to participate in the democratic process, why don’t people vote?

Some people don’t believe their vote means anything, especially those who support third party candidates. In the U.S., third parties, with far less funds for campaigning, rarely stand a chance against their Democratic and Republican counterparts.

Other people are just uninterested in politics. They don’t see how political decisions directly affect them or why they should care since they feel they can’t control what happens in the political sphere anyway.

There have been many people who have worked for years to gain the right to vote and add their opinion to the democratic process. People in some countries still may not enjoy this freedom. Nowadays, it is taken for granted in the U.S. that we can vote, so many people don’t exercise that right. Your voice matters, so take the time to go to the polls next week.

What does social media say about you?

BY DANIELLE ZUKOWSKI EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

friend was assigned a research project of sorts for one of her classes. Each student was given a different name. The task was to discover as much about this person as one could from a simple Google search that would inevitably filter into an assortment of links to further the pursuit.

Now who were the subjects of inquiry? Their classmates.

Consider your Internet presence. How successful would someone be in scouring

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for information about you? An assignment like this provokes intrigue into the nature of virtual privacy, obviously, but also the accuracy of the knowledge we’re accumulating.

There’s a reason Instagram, Google and other sites of this variety aren’t typically acclaimed citations in research papers. Social media is lying made easy. With the tap of a finger you can become anything you want to be. If it’s not clear-cut fabrication, it’s articulated descriptions and pre-approved photos that manufacture the desired alteration of perception. It’s a formulated representation of reality at best.

The MTV show Catfish introduced viewers to the world of fake profiles. The creator, Nev Schulman, launched an exploration of virtual love affairs inspired by his own online dating horror story. Emotional depletion of victims at the exposure of true identities exhibited a cruelty

potent enough to make audience members want to sever all social media ties. However, the integration of perspective into the show forced the question of motivation. Some people lied for fear of rejection, some for revenge, some just due to raw maliciousness.

Potential dating matches aren’t the only ones creating fake profiles to learn about you. Recently, Facebook has issued a warning against the Drug Enforcement Administration for violating the code of conduct. The DEA has been impersonating drug addicts, dealers or whoever will assist their investigation through what has essentially come to be known as catfishing.

Other government officials have utilized the implementation of social media as an investigation tool as well. The article ‘Your new Facebook ‘friend’ may be the FBI’ ponders intrusion into privacy. How much is the government entitled to

know about our personal lives and to what extent do they have to abide to the rules of the Internet? Which actually are quite vague guidelines.

Social Media is still very new. Problems like cyber bullying and virtual evidence for a criminal investigation were nonexistent in the past; therefore we struggle to concretely approach them. Accountability for online presence is a boundary that is yet to be defined. Is it a finable or convictable crime; is it even a crime? This will be a reoccurring conflict in courts.

It’s quite possible that restrictions will be made on government access to civilian’s social media accounts. An addition to the exclusionary rule may be written to address this issue.

Other legal adaptations may also be necessary to tackle the constantly evolving nature of society. This is uncharted territory. With unfamiliarity, rules of the past have to be modified.

The same laws don’t work for all situations any longer.

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Abrahamic faiths to break bread together Kaufman Interfaith Institute unites Islam, Christianity and Judaism ance by inviting new people into the conversation.”

Although the focus is the three he Kaufman Interfaith Abrahamic traditions, the dinner is Institute at Grand Valopen to anyone in the Grand Rapids ley State University and the Niagara Foundation community, regardless of religion or will sponsor the fourth non-religion. Gordon said interfaith annual Abrahamic Din- events can have many benefits for all ner on Thursday, Oct. 30 as a way to kinds of participants.

“The relationships developed are foster interfaith understanding.

Katie Gordon, the program man- what last coming out of interfaith ager at the Kaufman Interfaith Insti- events,” she said. “It’s important to know and understand tute, said Christianity, our neighbors.”

Judaism and Islam share Gordon said she Abraham as an ancestor. “...In our hopes GVSU stu“We wanted to community, we dents take advantage combine the interfaith of this opportunity, community into one can go beyond which is free if they dinner,” Gordon said. tolerance by register through the “The event is meant to Kaufman Interfaith inviting new strengthen friendship Institute’s website. and understanding people into the “It would be a great among the three Abraopportunity for Grand conversation.” hamic traditions.”

Valley students to get Gordon said the connected with the main way the dinner KATIE GORDON will accomplish this PROGRAM MANAGER broader interfaith community in Grand Rapis through interfaith ids,” Gordon said. “This dialogue among individuals at the tables. She added that there will be dinner is a nice bridge between camone speaker from each faith who will pus and the community.”

Filiz Dogru, a GVSU associate help foster discussion of the theme professor of mathematics, has been a for this year’s dinner.

“The theme is ‘going beyond reli- volunteer with the Niagara Foundagious tolerance,’” Gordon said. “In our tion for many years. Dogru said the community, we can go beyond toler- Niagara Foundation holds this dinner

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UNITING RELIGIONS: The Kaufman Interfaith Institute at GVSU is sponsoring the fourth annual Abrahamic

dinner. The event helps to promote friendship and understanding among Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

annually in various cities throughout Michigan to, “invite three different religious representatives to talk about something common.”

“The foundation wants to bring different cultures, different religions and different ethnic groups together,” Dogru said. “The dinner is a place where people can share ideas and be respectful of other’s thinking.”

Dogru emphasized the importance of the event for college students, who are “learning the world right now.” She said the dinner can give them a new perspective they might not see every day.

“They can meet other cultures and other religious members and can see their commonality, their humanity,” Dogru said. “All we have to do is listen

to each other. Peace and education are the future.”

The Abrahamic Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. at Park Church, located at 10 East Park Place NE in Grand Rapids.

Registration is required.

GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/interfaith FOR MORE INFORMATION

Creating the world’s largest fractal one fold at a time GV students and professors help construct MegaMenger ending geometric pattern that repeats on all scales. The ast week, fin- sponge is named for its ingers were flying ventor Karl Menger.

The MegaMenger Build in Mackinac included participants from Hall at Grand Valley State countries such as Spain, ChiUniversity as dozens of na, New Zealand and Finland. mathematics students and The volunteers used over one professors helped build what million business cards to cremay be the largest fractal ate the model fractals.

“I think this is a great acever built, the MegaMenger. tivity – making math real,” GVSU’s mathematics and Aboufadel said. “I don’t know statistics club partnered with Calvin College to make Grand of other fractals that have been built, so I Rapids one of 20 can’t compare, sites worldwide but you don’t see participating in “I don’t know of fractals of this the MegaMenger other fractals size very often. project.

Usually, fractals “About a that have been are just two-dimonth ago, we built...but you mensional and were contacted by professor don’t see fractals generated on a computer. It is Randy Prium, of this size very unusual to crewho is a math ate a 3D fractal.” often.” professor at CalIt takes 120 vin College,” said business cards to Edward Abouf- EDWARD ABOUFADEL make a Level-1 adel, a math proMATH PROFESSOR Menger Sponge, fessor at GVSU. which is com“Calvin had volunteered to posed of 20 cubes arranged in be one of the 20 international the shape of a larger cube with sites for the Menger build, and he asked us to be a partner. holes cut through the middle This seemed like a good activ- in each direction.

A Level-2 sponge is comity to build community in our posed of 400 cubes, and a Levmathematics department, so el- 3 sponge is made of 8,000. we decided to contribute.”

Each of the 20 building Using business cards, stusites were responsible for dents and professors created creating one Level-3 sponge, a paper sculpture of Menger’s Sponge, a cubic represen- which would then form a distation of a fractal, a never- tributed Level-4 sponge, the

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largest ever made out of business cards. Each location built their level-three sponge during the week of Oct. 20-26.

“There were a few professors that had their classes work on the project, and other people brought some

of the cards home to do it with their families, and in one case, a cub scout troop,” Aboufadel said.

A Level-1 sponge takes two to three hours to make, Aboufadel said. Participants at GVSU made 20 and then

joined them together on Friday, Oct. 24 to create a Level-2 sponge, which will be connected with the model at Calvin College.

The MegaMenger project was sponsored by Queen Mary University of London,

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JAZZING UP CAMPUS

Three different student jazz ensembles are set to perform during the Grand Valley State University Art Gallery’s Jazz Night on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on the Allendale Campus. Performing artists include the Shorter Jazz Combo, Coltrane Jazz Combo and Jogo Jobim. The evening will also conclude the Shared Passion exhibit, which features more than 30 pieces of art given to GVSU by the Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection. This event is an open-house style gathering that is free and open to the public. For more about the evening, contact Stacey Tvedten, the art gallery program director, at (616) 331-8055.

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This year’s Founder’s Halloween Spooktacular, which takes place on Friday, Oct. 31, features an eclectic lineup of musicians, including French electro artist Anoraak, Grand Rapids-based electronic duo Alexis, electronic/pop/R&B artist Tunde Olaniran, Millie and Jam, and Oracle. And while there won’t be authentic witchcraft, there will be plenty of authentic craft beer. The evening kicks off at 7 p.m. and goes until the usual closing time of 2 a.m. The show costs $5 and is open to those ages 21 and older. For more about the party, go to foundersbrewing.com/taproom-events/founders-halloween-spooktacular.

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Grand Valley State University’s 2014-15 Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos Distinguished Artist-inResidence, Nayda Collazo-Llorens, is scheduled to speak at the Loosemore Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. The public lecture, “Mark Making: Shifts and Strategies,” will focus on her artistic practices, theories, research and experiences.

Collazo-Llorens plans to touch on several recent projects that engage “mark making,” a term used to describe different lines, texts, patterns and other elements created in artwork. The speech is free and open to the public. For more about the artist, visit naydacollazollorens.com.

lyson Mabie has been interested in graffiti since she was a child.

Since enrolling as a geography major at Grand Valley State University, she has taken this interest to the next level by using it as the foundation for her research. On Oct. 17, Mabie’s work won her a competition at the annual meeting of the East Lakes and West Lakes Divisions of the Association of American Geographers, which was hosted by the Department of Geography at Western Michigan University. Mabie’s paper, “Claiming Turf: The Spatial Distribution of Three Discrete Types of Graffiti/Street Art in Southeast Grand Rapids, Michigan,” offers insight into the nature of graffiti in mid-size cities.

“I wanted to understand the differences in gang and nongang graffiti and so on,” Mabie said. “As a geography student the first thing that struck me was the spatial differences gang graffiti concentrated in specific areas, graffiti art was spread out with various concentrations, street art was concentrated near Eastown - and I wanted to understand why this happened. The more I learned, the more I wanted to know.”

During her first semester at GVSU, Mabie chose graffiti as the focus of a term project in her GPY 200: Computer Cartography course, leading her to collect graffiti location data around the area using a GPS unit. Since then, she has continued to build on this data set through other related classes, eventually allowing her to use the topic for her senior thesis.

“I believe that graffiti can say a lot about the cultural undertones of an area, which is where my research is headed now,” Mabie said. “I also hope

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UNIQUE ART: Student Alyson Mabie is studying the placement of graffiti art in Grand

Rapids. Her research is the first to look at different types of graffiti in a mid-size city.

that providing a greater un- – especially when it comes to derstanding of different types senior thesis research. of graffiti can alleviate some “[Students] apply the techmisconceptions people hold niques, skills, theories they’ve about graffiti art culture, often learned about in classes to a confusing it with gang activity.” topic of their choice,” Cole said.

According to Mabie, there is “Most will attest that the sea surprisingly strict code of eth- nior thesis is when they really ics in traditional graffiti art. She learned how to know—and to believes that it is more than just write, and to make a profes“malicious destruction of prop- sional public presentation.” erty” as it is so often labeled.

Cole explained that while “I always laugh when there many students choose a topic is a scene in a they’ve investimovie or TVgated to some something bad degree before, “I believe that happening in a the senior thegraffiti can dark alley- there sis research is is always grafmuch more in say a lot about fiti art on the depth.

Some the cultural walls,” Mabie students, such said. “It gives undertones of an as Mabie, even this impression produce gradarea...” that areas with uate-level work graffiti art dan– a feat that was ALYSON MABIE gerous places. not without its GVSU STUDENT My research has complications. shown that is not “The most always the case.” obvious diffiAnd while Mabie’s research culty is the transient nature of required much groundwork graffiti - here one day, gone the – over 60 hours spent col- next,” Mabie said. “Or handlecting data alone – this type ful of new pieces can appear of dedication isn’t atypical overnight and change the enwithin the geography depart- tire face of my study area. It is ment. According to Roy Cole, a hard thing to keep tabs on.” a professor in the department It is perhaps due to these of geography and planning, potential complications that demanding work is expected Mabie’s work is the first of its

kind. While other studies have looked at the different types of graffiti and street art in larger cities such as New York and Los Angeles, Mabie’s is the first to look at a city the size of Grand Rapids, which, according to Cole, is something of value.

“It can provide a model to understand the signs and symbols of demographic change over time and space,” Cole said. “Her senior thesis will show that change in graffiti follows change in demography. Geographers and related disciplines are interested in understanding urban change.

Most of that interest is not just academic, it’s about creating an attractive, welcoming, livable, efficient, sustainable, and safe built environment.”

Moving forward, Mabie plans to continue her studies through a related graduate program. She also intends to keep learning about the topics that are closest to her, such as graffiti and street art.

“The best part for me was being able to explore a subject that truly interests me,” she said. “The great thing about being a geography major is that I can study everything that catches my interest, while having the tools to do so in a meaningful way.”

Majorly musical but not a music major

BY AUSTIN PHILLIPS APHILLIPS@LANTHORN.COM

hannon Connelly is known not only for her music performances around the Grand Rapids area but also for her instruction of other students. The twist? The Grand Valley State University student isn’t even a music major.

Connelly, a secondary education major at GVSU, has performed at multiple venues throughout the city including the JW Marriot, Frederick Meijer Gardens, the Basilica of St. Adalbert, Miller Auditorium and the DeVos Performance Hall. Aside from performing at such venues, she also teaches beginners-level harp at Jenison High School.

Connelly began playing harp when she was 10 years old with the help of her parents’ support.

“I have wanted to play the harp for as long as I can remember,” she said. “My parents say that I started voicing that dream when I was in first grade after we had gone to an orchestra concert that featured a harpist.”

After years of practice, Connelly was finally able to share her knowledge with others eager to learn the instrument.

This previous summer, Jenison High School was dedicated to making sure that people got the chance to

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Las Cafeteras, a California-based Latin alternative band, will perform live at Grand Valley State University on Monday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in the Grand River Room of Kirkhof Center. The seven-man band tells modern stories through a number of music genres including cumbia, hip-hop, punk and rock.

Formed in 2008, the group’s music touches on issues such as social justice and activism. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, check out lascafeteras.com.

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at GVSU, has been playing the harp since the first grade.

try the harp if they expressed an interest in it.

“I had 18 students at one point this past summer,” Connelly said. “It was crazy, but amazing. Now I’ve really settled down with these five students who are taking it to the next level.”

Still a student herself, Connelly is aware of the time that one must invest in such an undertaking, and therefore has her students practice daily.

“It’s important to keep up on practicing,” Connelly said.

“Even a few minutes of practice each day keeps the tunes ‘in your fingers.’ Daily practice also maintains callouses.

If I go too long without playing, I’ll get blisters when I’m back at it. I’ll have to build up my callouses all over again; that’s never a fun process.”

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SMASH: Grand Valley State University senior running back Chris Robinson had 33 carries for 261 rushing yards Saturday in the team’s 42-36

win at the University of Findlay. The 261-yard performance was enough to set GVSU’s single game rushing record, which had stood since 1973.

Robinson rumbles for single game rushing record

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rand Valley State University offensive linemen Jim Walsh, Aaron Cox, Brandon Revenberg, Payton McCallum and Dan DeLuca won’t see their names in the record book, but Chris Robinson won’t forget them anytime soon.

GVSU’s O-line teamed up with Robinson for a huge performance at the University of Findlay on Saturday, as the senior tailback rushed for

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261 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-36 win. The 33-carry effort was good enough to eclipse GVSU’s single game mark of 256 yards, which was set by John Mahan in 1973 against Manchester College.

“It all starts up front,” said Robinson, an Ovid-Elsie High School product. “The O-line was dominant up front and the wide receivers were dominant on the edges. It’s not just me; it’s a team effort.”

Robinson moved from 18th to 12th in the team’s career rushing ranks, passing Justin Sherrod (2,034 yards),

Spencer Calhoun (2,041), Blake Smolen (2,070), Ray Bukner (2,120), Mahan (2,130) and sidelined teammate Michael Ratay (2,226), respectively.

To GVSU coach Matt Mitchell, the big day was just as big for the big men.

“I’m proud of our whole offense,” Mitchell said. “For him to do that was a good accomplishment for him and the O-line.

“The line of scrimmage was moving in our favor. That’s the first thing, when a running back doesn’t have to dodge traffic in the backfield.”

Robinson and the offensive line,

which did not give up a sack, began the impressive afternoon just two plays into the game when he rattled off a 64-yard run to put the Lakers up 7-0.

GVSU’s offense scored on its next play from scrimmage less than three minutes later, as quarterback Heath Parling hit wideout Jamie Potts for a 30-yard touchdown pass to put Findlay in a 14-0 hole early.

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crobatic defense, an increasingly unpredictable attack and a whole lot of sweeps have allowed the Grand Valley State University volleyball team to rattle off quite a run recently in GLIAC play.

No. 13 GVSU (17-3, 13-0 GLIAC) won its 25th and 26th consecutive regular season conference matches over the weekend by knocking off Northern Michigan University and Michigan Technological University in straight sets at Fieldhouse Arena.

The streak, which dates back to last season, is the second longest in program history.

“I don’t want to jinx myself, but we’ve never ran the table in the conference,” said GVSU coach Deanne Scanlon, who has coached the Lakers to six one-loss seasons since taking over for Joan Boand in 1995.

“We’ve always had at least one blip.”

The undefeated GLIAC record was on the line Friday night against a somewhat enigmatic Northern Michigan team, which came in with a 10-1 mark in conference play but an overall record of 10-10.

The third-place Wildcats clawed their way to a 17-11 edge in the first set, but it wouldn’t last long after

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GVSU cranked up the defensive intensity and went on a 30-5 run.

The Lakers quickly reclaimed the lead – and did not trail again in the match – on their way to a victory in straight sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-12).

“We were down and were like ‘this is not acceptable,’” said GVSU senior setter Kaitlyn Wolters, who dished out 17 assists. “Something clicked in our brains and we just decided to push through it and win.”

The win was sparked by a stingy defensive performance, as the Lakers limited Northern Michigan to a -.052 hitting percentage clip.

Senior Ally Simmons paced GVSU with seven kills and a game-high five block assists, while 10 different Lakers had at least one kill in the victory.

“As a unit, we proved ourselves,” Simmons said. “It was really good to beat Northern because last year they gave us a run for our money every time we played them. They’re usually a super strong team. Tonight we just had a lot of energy and it showed us we can pursue what our goals are for the rest of the year.”

The energy certainly carried over into Saturday’s contest against the Huskies. The Lakers held Michigan Tech to another low hitting percentage mark (.094), and had a chance to rest their starters after the first set.

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LAKERS, BULLDOGS SET FOR FIRST-PLACE BOUT After an impressive weekend against Northern Michigan University and Michigan Technological University, the Grand Valley State University volleyball team readies for a significant showdown at No. 22 Ferris State University on Tuesday.

The No. 13 Lakers (17-3, 13-0 GLIAC) stand alone atop the GLIAC standings, but the Bulldogs (15-5, 12-1 GLIAC) are nipping at their heels. Ferris State, which is 6-0 at the Ewigleben Sports Arena, also defeated NMU and Michigan Tech this weekend.

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PRETTY IN PINK: The Lakers have swept 12 of 20 opponents this fall,

including Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech this weekend.

GVSU junior Betsy Ronda led the way with a game-high 11 kills, and 11 Lakers supplied at least one kill in the sweep (25-23, 25-13, 25-17).

“Anyone on our bench could start anywhere else in the conference,” Ronda said. “It’s a huge strength of ours, knowing that we have anybody that can come off the bench and really do what we need them to do.”

The weekend sweeps set up a key matchup Tuesday night against No. 22 Ferris State University at the Ewigleben Sports Arena in Big Rapids, Mich.

Ferris State (15-5, 12-1 GLIAC) will look to even the season series against the Lakers and climb back into first place with a win.

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late October weekend in the Upper Peninsula proved to be a middling vacation as the Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team came home with a 1-0-1 record in two GLIAC games.

No. 10 GVSU (14-2-1, 9-1-1 GLIAC) topped Northern Michigan University 1-0 before playing to a 0-0 double-overtime draw against Michigan Tech University.

The Lakers took on red-hot NMU on Friday afternoon. NMU (6-7-1, 4-5 GLIAC) had shutout four consecutive GLIAC opponents before the showdown with GVSU. Were it not for freshman Dani Johnson, the Wildcats may have made it five in a row.

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“It’s huge, we’re excited to get up there,” Scanlon said. “It seems like forever since we’ve played them at our place. It’s always a great environment up there too. I just want it to be a great match.

“We want another conference championship. We know what that match means to them. It could tie things up with them, but it could put us in a really, really good spot – if we go up and beat them on their home court – to win another conference championship and host another GLIAC Tournament.”

Offense goes cold as Lakers muster just one goal in weekend series

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GVSU FALLS SHORT IN GLIAC TOURNAMENT The third-seeded Grand Valley State University women’s tennis team (122) notched an upset victory over Northwood University in the semifinals of the GLIAC Women’s Tennis Tournament on Saturday.

The Lakers held a slim, one-point lead following doubles play, and a dominating performance in the singles flight propelled GVSU to victory.

GVSU matched up against top-seeded Wayne State University for the championship on Sunday, only to fall in a tight 5-4 match. The No. 4 singles contest decided the championship, where GVSU’s freshman Allie Sweeney fell 6-4 in the final set of her matchup.

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score tied 0-0, GVSU senior Charlie Socia lined up a free kick from 25 yards out. Socia placed a shot on net, but NMU goalkeeper Caroline Glantz managed to deflect it. Johnson found herself with a clean look and blasted home the rebound for her second goal of the year.

Despite NMU’s unimpressive record, the team has been lights out in recent weeks. Preceding the four shutouts, the Wildcats dropped a 3-2 double overtime game to Ohio Dominican University, the only GLIAC team to top GVSU this year. The Lakers needed all four starting defenders – Juane Odendaal, Kaely Schlosser, Clare Carlson and Alexia Mencotti – to play all 90 minutes in order to preserve the win. Goalkeeper Andrea Strauss made two saves to notch another shutout.

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Lakers tame Wildcats in weekend sweep rigid winds invaded Allendale this weekend as the Northern Michigan University Wildcats looked to upset host Grand Valley State University. For GVSU’s Division II ice hockey team, the two-game battle proved to be déjà vu.

Playing back-to-back games against a team is normally seen as two separate games. But for coach Mike Forbes, there is no separation.

“I see it as a six-period game,” Forbes said. “Our goal is to go out and win the first three periods and then win the second three periods.”

The Lakers are no stranger to back-to-back games against teams this season, and their row with NMU was similar to their games against the University of Toledo.

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GVSU (9-2) swept the weekend series, dominating in all facets in game one with a 5-0 win, and exploding offensively in the matinee with a 7-4 win.

“We were a lot faster than them on the ice,” said forward Colin Finkhouse. “We just looked for the open pass and crashed the net.”

Opportunities to score continued to be numerous in the second game against the Wildcats, as Finkhouse notched three of GVSU’s seven points. Much like their second game against Toledo, the game became much more aggressive, resulting in penalties on both sides.

“When you win the first game you give them a reason to play in the second,” Forbes said.

“But we’re reasonably well conditioned and it pays dividends.”

Discipline and conditioning have cemented the team’s success as both goaltenders, Doc Hoekzema and Ryan Morey, continue to be the Iron Curtains of the Laker defense.

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reclaimed control when Parling found wide receiver Kameel Jackson with an 18-yard touchdown throw.

The teams continued to trade all types of scores in the second quarter. Findlay quarterback Verlon Reed, who came into the game as the GLIAC’s leading passer, started to heat up.

Robinson had a pair of long touchdown runs.

Findlay faked a field goal for a touchdown. The Lakers managed to close out the action-packed half, however, with a 35-29 advantage.

“In the first half, we didn’t punt,” Mitchell said. “We were controlling the line of scrimmage, and defensively we struggled with Verlon Reed’s athleticism. He made some plays running it and throwing it, and on special teams we gave up a kick return for a touchdown.”

Another Parling-to-Potts connection extended the Laker lead in the third quarter, but the second-half story for GVSU was its defense.

The stat line showed an impressive day for

For Hoekzema, practices and games have become one and the same to him.

“I view everything through the same lens so everything feels the exact same,” he said.

Hoekzema said he and Morey continue to push one another in practice as both of them look to take the starting position in net.

“We encourage and push each other, but ultimately we just try to take what’s good from our experiences and go from there,” Hoekzema said.

That team mentality is present in the game, as the Lakers play like they practice.

“When we play, everyone has a role,” Finkhouse said.

“We’ll joke about who’s gotten a goal and who hasn’t, but we play for the team and not just to pad stats.”

The Lakers will face off against St. Thomas University in another two-game series starting at home Friday night in Allendale.

junior defensive end Matt Judon. Against a high-powered Findlay offense, Judon had himself a game: 14 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, a blocked extra point and 2.5 sacks.

“They like doing the option read, and we have very athletic D-ends,” Judon said. “You should be in position to be making plays. It was our scheme and it was a great push from our inside guys, Frank Boenzi and Isiah Dunning. I give them credit...”

From defensive line to offensive line, the Lakers took charge in the trenches throughout. Their play had a lot to do with the individual accolades, but those weren’t the cause for celebration after the game.

Winning was.

“It’s definitely big because it shows that we haven’t put our tail between our legs,” Robinson said. “This group of guys, especially with our seniors, we’ll fight and continue to fight for each other and that’s what it comes down to at the end of the day.”

GVSU (4-4, 4-3 GLIAC) returns to Lubbers Stadium for a matchup with Ashland University (7-1, 7-1 GLIAC) Saturday at 4 p.m.

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GV offense nets 12 goals in back-to-back victories

SWEEP: Grand Valley State University junior Nick Shultz (25) battles against a Northern

Michigan University player to get to the puck. The Lakers swept the weekend series.

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Mencotti has seen more time on defense in recent games this season, thanks partially to injuries along the back line and an improvement in personal skill.

“She’s progressed. Every week she’s been better,” said GVSU coach Jeff Hosler. “We really challenged her on a couple of things at the beginning of the season.

“She continues to show improvement and is playing very well right now.”

The win set up a big showdown against Michigan Tech on Sunday, but first the Lakers used their surroundings to their advantage. In lieu of the usual post-game ice baths, GVSU took to a team dip in Lake Superior following the NMU tilt to ease their ailments.

The impromptu trip, however, appeared to freeze GVSU’s offense.

The Lakers drew to a 0-0 tie against MTU (9-2-2, 7-1-2 GLIAC), failing to capitalize on a number of offensive opportunities, and placing the majority of their shots within easy reach of

the MTU goaltender Jenna Phelps.

“We played very well defensively,” said GVSU head coach Jeff Hosler. “Any chance that they had wasn’t too threatening, everything came from distance. We played really hard but unfortunately we couldn’t execute offensively.”

Phelps did make a few key saves, however. She robbed GVSU forward Jenny Shaba in the 37th minute with a diving save, and did the same on a Marti Corby free kick in the 73rd minute.

The Lakers kept up the pressure, but Phelps stood tall, making back-to-back saves in the 76th minute to keep goose eggs on the scoreboard.

The scoreless tie held through regulation, through the first overtime and ultimately to the end of the second as well as the Lakers failed to find the back of the net.

GVSU outshot MTU 25-12, and held an 11-7 edge in shots on goal. Strauss remained perfect in the trip up north, making seven saves to seal her third consecutive shutout.

Corby led GVSU with seven shots.

The Lakers finish off the regular season with a GLIAC matchup at home against Walsh University on Saturday.

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IN SYNC: Grand Valley State University’s club rowing team rested its upperclassmen over the weekend at the Head of the Eagle Regatta in Indianapolis. This gave freshman members of the

club a chance to compete. Novice Men’s 8+ took first while the Novice Women’s 8+ took second, behind Purdue University. The team is pictured above at their 2012 spring training in Florida.

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t was a weekend of rest and a weekend of action for the Grand Valley State University club rowing team.

A number of upperclassmen needed a weekend off to rest, which created an opportunity for freshmen to shine. Coach John Bancheri described the men that were at the Head of the Eagle Regatta in Indianapolis as a group that just wanted to race.

“These guys are racers and those are the guys you want,” Bancheri said.

Novice Men’s 8+ took first, while the Novice Women’s 8+ took second place, coming up short of Purdue University. Women’s team head coach Hugh McKeegan said finishing

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second to Purdue will be a good chip on the just went faster. Sometimes the best success team’s shoulder and give them something to comes from luck,” Bancheri said. chase for the rest of the season.

Rower Brittany Gronda saw Some of the novice women this weekend as an example of raced up on varsity, which building the rowing team from “The main focus the youngest up. coach McKeegan saw as a good opportunity for the younger “The main focus for the refor the regatta women to see what higher racgatta was to have the novice rowwas to have the ing looks like. ers gain more racing experience, novice rowers In addition to being a sucas well as a team focus of staying cessful team weekend, a num- gain more racing long and strong for the 5,000 meber of individuals performed ter course that can take around 17 experience...” with luster as well. to 25 minutes,” Gronda said.

Mario Sanchez, a cross The Lakers are always looking country runner turned rower, BRITTANY GRONDA to be well rounded through all age raced for the Lakers. groups and experience levels.

ROWER “Sanchez was put in the Gronda described this past boat and the whole team Saturday as dynamic.

“While on land, things are a bit more relaxed and exciting,” Gronda said. “The atmosphere changes the moment you get inside your boat and begin rowing out to the start.

It becomes more intense and focused on the goal: gold.”

And the Laker Navy certainly has a history of bringing home that gold.

While the fall season’s end is quickly approaching, the rowing team is not looking to slow down. The Lakers still plan to continue training hard to guarantee they are primed for the spring season sprint racing.

This season still has time left, however.

The Lakers will be competing this weekend in Kansas for the Wichita Frostbite Regatta.

After that, they will be back in Michigan for the Boardwalk Sprints in Grand Haven.

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GV S&D teams pick up wins at Calvin

BY STEVEN GARBER SGARBER@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State University swimming and diving teams took home a pair of victories Friday at Calvin College.

The 400 yard medley relay kicked off the men’s dual and women’s triangular competition Friday. Both GVSU teams took first to start the events, which set the tone for what was to come.

With a score of 74, the GVSU women outlasted Hillsdale by 14 points in the team rankings. Calvin was last with 56 team points.

The Laker men defeated Calvin in dominant fashion, as GVSU claimed a 177-65 victory. The teams continued to finish 1-2 for the rest of the meet.

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Calvin’s three swimmers couldn’t get under the 10.5-minute mark while GVSU’s swimmers swept it all. Patrick Sheppell took first with an impressive time (9:46.13). Behind him were teammates Michael Hudson, Sven Kardol and Tristian Comerford with final times at 9:49.99, 10:01.775 and 10:04.91, respectfully.

Gianni Ferrero and Milan Medo each snagged more victories in events (three) than the entire Calvin squad.

Ferrero won on the 400 yard freestyle and medley relay teams and individually in the 200 yard IM. Medo, Ferraro’s medley relay-mate, took charge of the 200-yard freestyle and 200 yard breaststroke.

GVSU diving teams also showed off their grand style with the Lakers holding 10 of 12 spots in the top three.

Taylor Wiercincki competed well in the 1-meter dive to earn her first victory on the day. A 275.95 final score was more than 40 points ahead of her teammates, secondplace Anna Barry (235.25) and third-place Kayla Marquardt (233.15).

The winner of the 1-meter dive on the men’s side was GVSU’s Nick Burciaga (296.05).

Ian Ellis’s 278.1 final score and Wiercincki’s 277 were enough for each to take the top spot in the 3-meter dive. Ellis was ahead of four other Lakers in that event.

Besides Wiercincki, coming up big for the Lakers in the women’s events was Olivia Schultz, who earned wins in the 200 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay. She was also the highest Laker to finish in the 50-yard freestyle – finishing third – just a half-second behind first-place Rachael Kurtz of Hillsdale.

Freshman Sam Postmus earned first in two of the events she competed in individually – the 200 IM and 500 free – and a second-place finish on the GVSU’s second medley relay team.

Elise Tatchell also did her part with wins in the 200 yard butterfly event and a second place finish in the 100 yard freestyle.

The Lakers will be back to work soon as their next competition will be hosted by Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. on Nov 1.

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first on Friday at Calvin College with a score of 74. The team defeated Hillsdale by 14 points. Calvin was last with 56 team points.

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