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GV EVENT SHEDS LIGHT ON ISLAMIC, CHRISTIAN BELIEFS

Habitat for Humanity director speaks at GV

NO FEAR: Executive Director of Habit for Humanity Mary Buikema speaks on her leadership experience

to Grand Valley State University students and others at the annual Venderbush Leadership lecture.

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ithout notes, hesitation or limitations, Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Mary Buikema spoke about her experiences in leadership to Grand Valley State University students, staff, faculty and community members at the Venderbush Leadership Lecture on March 18.

Focusing on her personal experiences through her work with Habitat for Humanity, Buikema discussed what it means to be a leader and the most beneficial ways to create and sus-

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tain a team that works for maximum results.

Buikema has held the position of executive director at Habitat for Humanity of Kent County since 2010. Previously, she was a builder, designer and project manager for BDR Custom Homes Incorporated in Grand Rapids. She also worked as senior associate for Advancement at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Though Buikema has extensive experience in project management, working with nonprofit organizations was not always her career plan. Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in painting and sculpture from Calvin College, Buikema said she is no stranger to the idea of the worry that sur-

rounds the choice of the right major.

“You can do anything you want to do,” Buikema said. “There are no rules, and if there are rules that stand in your way, break them. If you have motivation and determination, there are no limits to what you can do and where you can go and what you can do with your experiences.”

Additionally, students’ majors are not a set in stone path for every aspect of the future, Buikema said. The opportunities that you have in one area can often add variety and opportunity to another professional pathway, though she did warn that SEE LEADERSHIP ON A2

Hack Your Campus enters final rounds

BY DREW HOWARD ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

ack Your Campus, a campus-wide competition that tasks students with pitching innovative and practical ideas for use at Grand Valley State University, will enter its final round of judging to name the $1,000 winner.

Hack Your Campus has received close to 30 unique ideas from GVSU students since online submissions opened on Jan. 5. Out of those 30 ideas, 16 will move on to the live pitch competition.

Kyle Felker, digital initiatives librarian and creator of Hack Your Campus, said he is very pleased with the content of the pitches sent in.

“We’re impressed by the creativity of the ideas,” Felker said. “We had someone who wanted to build an indoor arboretum, someone who wanted to establish a shuttle service as well as a pitch for a sleeping pod in the library.”

The full list of ideas submitted show that students seem to be most interested in fixing issues concerning dining, health and transportation, Felker said.

In terms of dining, one student’s proposal aims to correct the lack of healthy eating options on campus through the implementation of a separate, healthy-centric dining location. At this location, students can enjoy fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, nuts, assorted grains and grilled, lean protein.

Another idea proposes the construction of a heated pavilion for students to stand under at the bus stop during the cold winter months. This would not only keep students warm but also provide incentive to attend class.

There is also a recommendation for a smartphone fitness application

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INVOLVEMENT: Nhu Nguyen and Andy Bui help at the Meet the Candidates event. The GVSU Student Senate hosted the program in the library

on Monday to allow the GVSU community to talk with potential and current representatives. The voting will open on Sunday, March 22.

Senate hosts first ‘Meet the Candidates’ event

BY LUCAS ESCALADA LESCALADA@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State University Student Senate held the first “Meet the Candidates” event on Monday, March 16 at the Mary Idema Pew Library.

With voting for Student Senate beginning on Sunday, March 22, the event was meant to raise awareness of the upcoming elections, as well as provide students an opportunity to meet candidates in person.

Madelaine Cleghorn, vice president of external affairs, said it is important to spread the word about elections. A small number of the student population participates in the voting, which may not accurately reflect the student body. Cleghorn said the senate is supposed to represent 25,000 students, so more students need to get involved in voting.

Communicating with students who may not know much about senate is important for Ella Fritzemeier, a member of the public relations committee. She said meeting students in person is key – social media can be useful, but the real way you get information to students is

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through face to face interactions.

Candidates needed 75 student signatures in order to run for election. Shirlene Armstrong, a member of the external relations committee, said most candidates ask their friends or look for signatures in their classes. Armstrong wanted to try something different.

She reached out to members of the community and spoke to them about what Student Senate is and what it means to her. It wasn’t just important to get the 75 signatures she needed to run; she saw it as a way to get the message of Student Senate out to the community.

“Because that’s what those signatures mean – spreading the word about senate, and spreading that we are the student voice and that we care,” Armstrong said.

When it comes to spreading awareness, Armstrong believes in the power of social media. She said we are in an age of social media, so one cannot ignore it completely. However, she agreed with Fritzemeier in that social media is helpful, but personal interactions are much more powerful.

“That’s what student senators do; they’re supposed to represent the student voice and really be

involved in the community,” Armstrong said.

“Meet the Candidates” did not just provide an opportunity for students to meet fellow students who are running for senate, however.

The event also allowed candidates to mingle with other senators.

Andy McDonough, who is running for Student Senate for the first time, said it was great to have an opportunity to talk with other candidates and senators. Those conversations helped him solidify his thoughts about GVSU, and it gave him a clearer picture of what he wants to accomplish “(GVSU) is a big school with a small town campus feel,” McDonough said. “If there’s any way I can kind of help further that, through helping these clubs get the funding they want or polling and finding out what people are actually doing, that’s what I want to do.”

McDonough said he wants to help Student Senate stay focused. It’s important to remember the small campus feel and experience and keep that in mind as the university grows.

Student Senate ballots will be available on Sunday, March 22 at www.gvsu.edu/studentsenate/.

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Sheri Fink, author of the current Community Reading Project selection “Five Days at Memorial,” will visit Grand Valley State University to discuss her book in a public presentation.

“Five Days at Memorial” is about the disastrous effects of Hurricane Katrina seen through the perspective of a New Orleans Hospital. Fink’s book won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and was included on the New York Times best-selling list.

The first presentation will take place at 7 p.m. on March 24 at the Herrick District Library in Holland.

Fink will follow this up with a second presentation at 7 p.m. on March 25 in the Kirkhof Center.

Both events are free to the public. For more information, go to www.gvsu.edu/read.

switching areas of focus too quickly can result in limitations of achievement.

“If you want to make a change, make sure to give yourself time to adjust to the work that you have to do,” Buikema said.

“Put everything you have into what you do and you will be successful in your goals and ambitions. Leadership is a journey, not a destination.”

Collaboration is also imperative, as well as the most exciting part of leading an

organization, Buikema said.

“Let people do what they do best,” Buikema said. “You cannot do it all. Assemble a group of people you can trust and then observe the greatest impact you can make and how to get there.”

Overall, students should not be afraid to take the opportunities that are presented to them, Buikema said. By limiting the consideration of challenges that present themselves, there are chances for missed experiences – especially when peers or administrators present these opportunities.

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COMMUNITY AS CLASSROOM TACKLES “WICKED” PROBLEMS

The upcoming Community as Classroom will aim to instruct teachers on how to better prepare students in their approach to “wicked” problems.

The event, titled “Community-based Teaching in a Wicked World: Preparing Students for Messy Inquiry,” will tackle “wicked” issues defined as dynamically complex and interdependent with no clear solution.

Danielle Lake, assistant professor of liberal studies, and Anna Sluka, member of various organizations against poverty, will speak at the lecture.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on March 20 inside the University Club at the DeVos Center, located on the Pew Campus.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Faculty, students, staff, alumni and retirees will help celebrate the College of Education’s 50th anniversary by looking forward to the future of Grand Valley State University education at a special event on March 24.

Titled “A Celebration of the College of Education: Reflections & Predictions,” the event occurs in the Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew Campus. The celebration will include a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and a panel discussion from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information, contact Ann Homrich at (616) 331-6290 or homriann@gvsu.edu.

SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONS AWARDS

The seventh annual Sustainability Champions Awards is now accepting nominations for students, faculty, staff and community members who are helping create change through sustainable living.

Nominations are run through the Office of Sustainability Practices and are due by March 27. To nominate, go to www.gvsu.edu/sustainability/breakfast-313.htm.

Winners will be celebrated with an awards breakfast on April 10 in the Kirkhof Center. For more information, contact Leah Twilley at (616) 331-2221.

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Joel Potrykus, Grand Valley State University alumnus, will bring his feature film “Buzzard” to the Allendale campus for a public screening.

“Buzzard” follows con-artist Marty as he is forced into the streets of Detroit after his latest job goes wrong. This film marks the third and final installment in the Potrykus Animal Trilogy.

The screening will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 in Lake Superior Hall, Room 154. Following the film, people can participate in a Q&A session with the director.

For more information, visit buzzardfilm.com or call the School of Communications at (616) 331-3668.

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that you don’t see in yourself, you should follow that chance and see where it can take you,” Buikema said. “You never know.”

The Venderbush Leadership Lecture, designed to recognize extraordinary leadership throughout organizations on the GVSU campus, has also worked to honor the memory of Kenneth R. Venderbush since 1999 through this opportunity.

This event works to give students the opportunity to listen to stories of leadership, as well as the opportunity to acknowledge outstanding student leaders who contribute regularly to our community by giving the Immediate Impact Award to one exceptional student leader.

The Immediate Impact Award goes to a person who has shown leadership qualities in their organization, and has risen to make an impact for the greater good of their organization, campus or surrounding community. This year, the award was given to Rachel Jensen of Gama Phi Beta.

New members of the National Leadership Honor Society Omicron Delta Kappa are also recognized during the event.

Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Inc., (ODK) is a National Leadership Honor Society that recognizes scholarship, leadership and character. New members are selected each semester and honored at the Venderbush Leadership Lecture and at their induction ceremony. ODK members assist with the “I am Grand Valley” events, sponsor a leadership case study competition at Leadership Summit, co-sponsor the Student Networking Reception and support a variety of on-campus events.

In addition to the acknowledgement of the new ODK members, the organization presented the ODK Faculty of Distinction Award to Chris Haven, associate professor in the writing department at GVSU. “Through this event, the Office of Student Life believes in recognizing leadership and what that means,” said Brendan Gallagher, graduate assistant of leadership development in the Office of Student Life. “We’re really pushing forward as leaders, and it has been our tradition for almost 15 years to do just that through these type of leadership initiatives.”

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that will allow students to compete against one other in their exercise-oriented goals.

The application aims to combine social media and healthy living habits onto one simple, accessible platform.

“I particularly loved the idea of creating a room on campus filled with tropical foliage that students could visit during the winter months,” said Alissa Lane, outreach coordinator at the Padnos International Cen-

ter. “One student proposed creating an electronic resource board where students could buy/sell items, find roommates, textbooks, etc. It was great to see such a wide range of ideas.”

The live pitch competition will occur at the Mary Idema Pew Library on March 20 with registration starting at 8:30 a.m.

Following registration, students will split up into three rooms to present their seven-minute pitch to a panel of judges. Two students from each room will then move on to the final round presentations where the winners will be decided.

Final round judges include Andrew Plague, GVSU Student Senate president; John Berry, director of the Design Thinking Initiative; Lee VanOrsdel, dean of University Libraries; and Gayle Davis, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

According to Felker, live pitches will be judged based on three factors.

“We are looking for creativity and for it to be unusual in some way,” said Felker.

“We are also looking for a clear identification of a problem, as well as the viability of the proposed idea.”

Prizes include $1,000 for first place, $700 for second place and $500 for third place.

Felker explained there is no guarantee these ideas will be implemented on campus.

“These kind of competitions empower students to take action in their current and future communities,” Lane added. “The more students can think about and take an active role in improving the community, the better.”

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lot of things American Christians don’t hear about Islamic faith, and there are a lot of things he is worried about in today’s world.

“The vast majority of Muslims are opposed to terrorist acts,” Stirling said.

“Multiple Muslim clerics and Imams from all over the globe have persistently denounced Muslim acts of terror, and the Quran only permits defensive war and gives guidelines to protect enemy non-combatants.

“There are some worrisome features of the world today, such as increasing terror acts by Muslims in the West, radical Muslim clerics in the West that are actively recruiting youth to violence, large scale terror attacks in the Muslim world (by ISIS and Boko Haram), increasing Shia and Sunni tensions leading to ethnic cleansing and increasing anti-Muslim sentiment in the West.”

To end his lecture, he said the best basis for common ground between Christians and Muslims are the commandments found in each. He also said he believes Christians and Muslims believe in the same God, but that they just understand him differently.

“So let us keep the essential commandments of loving God and our neighbors, and let us follow the challenges of the Quran to compete with one another only in doing good works,” Stirling said.

Stirling is a graduate of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine and, in 1987, he accepted

a position as assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Michigan. In 1990, he initiated the cardiac surgery program at Munson Medical Center. As for his religious credentials, his family was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

He served a mission for the LDS church in Norway from 1971-1973.

Since then, he has been a very active teacher in the Mormon Church and has authored many publications in religious books and journals.

This talk was one of many that will be held during Islamic Awareness Week. On Wednesday from

6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Noor Tagouri will give a talk titled “Muslims, Media and Misconceptions” in the Multipurpose Room in Kirkhof.

On Thursday, it’s “Wear A Hijab Day with the MSA” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. On Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in Au Sable Hall Room 1302, professor Gamal Gassim will give a speech called “Regional and International Context for the Rise of Extremism in the Middle East.”

All of the events are LIB 100 and LIB 201 approved and food and drink will be provided.

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s part of Islamic Awareness Week, Mack C. Stirling gave a talk on the parallels between Islam and Christianity to a full crowd of students and professors on Tuesday, March 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center.

During his presentation, Stirling spoke about the Christian idea of God versus the Islamic idea of God and Jesus, and the fundamental problem in Christianity versus the fundamental problem of Islam. The fundamental problem of Christianity, he said, is sin, which is overcome by Christ. He then said the fundamental problem of Islam is forgetting that only God is absolute and real, and this can be overcome by submission to God. He then went on to explain to the crowd that Muslims see their path to God through the Five Pillars of Islam.

“The first pillar is confession, which is, ‘There’s no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet,’” Stirling said.

“The second pillar is five daily prayers, which are preceded by ritual absolutions. The third pillar is fasting from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan. The forth pillar is giving alms for the poor, and the last pillar is making a pilgrimage to Mecca.”

In the second part of his lecture, he gave background information on Muhammad and the Muslim’s view of him as the “last and greatest of the

prophets,” as well as how, in Muslim belief, the Quran is the “pure word of God in the sacred language of Arabic – which is human language transformed by the divine.”

Despite having differences, Stirling said Christians and Muslims should still love each other.

“Christians cannot accept the Muslim view of Christ or Muhammad as an infallible prophet, and Muslims cannot accept the Christian view of God and the incarnation,” Stirling said. “Christians should love and respect Muslims just as the Quran commands Muslims to love and respect Christians.”

In the last part of his lecture, he spoke on the history of the relationship between Muslims and Christians, as well as the relationship the two religions have today.

“In history, both Muslims and Christians have often subordinated religion to personal gain,” he said.

“The majority of Muslims want both democracy and religious freedom. The West has lectured the Muslim world on human rights, but then they’ve done things like water boarding, Guantanamo Bay and the theft of the Palestinian land.

“The West has also lectured the Muslim world on democracy, but then have propped up anti-democratic dictators. The majority of Muslim’s prize Western freedoms but are dismayed by perceived moral decay.”

Additionally, he said there are a

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DRAWING PARALLELS: Dr. Stirling speaks about similarities and differ-

ences between Islam and Christianity during Islamic Awareness Week.

Ford team debuts final advertisement group of seven Grand Valley State University students created a video for a competition with Compass College and Calvin College that was part of Ford Motor Company’s “Go Further” campaign, which aimed to share the inspirational stories of individuals and organizations in Michigan.

The GVSU Ford team produced the winning video that ultimately turned into a national advertisement after working with Ford’s advertising agency Team Detroit and David Milarch to collect and edit additional footage. The final advertisement debuted on YouTube on March 9.

Milarch, co-founder of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive – which works to clone the largest and oldest cham-

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pion trees in order to preserve their genetics – was the focus of the video.

Atikh Bana, Chad Rodgers, Lindsey VanDenBoom, Joseph Buckenmeyer, Ian Kast, Olga Sarayeva and Richard Iseppi were the members of the GVSU Ford team who brought their varying skills and knowledge to create the professional video.

“As you listen to and interact with your subject, learn about their lives, you are just amazed,” said Bana, a senior majoring in advertising and public relations. “Amazed at how awesome people can be. And, through the skills we’ve gained, we’ve become capable of sharing great stories like this. You find purpose and fulfillment – which makes you feel great.”

One of the things Bana learned from the experience was that when acts become selfless, they can benefit all.

Bana commended the efforts of Ford, Team Detroit and Frank Blossom, the GVSU advertising and public relations professor, for creating an inspiring visual story.

“The whole process wasn’t rooted in self-gain,” Bana said.

“We all just wanted to play our part in doing something good.

I think that this must apply to all of the things I do. Everything must be rooted in something greater than myself.”

The GVSU Ford team won the competition in December – thus earning them a cash prize and the chance to produce a national advertisement with Team Detroit.

“The biggest takeaway for me was in the realization that great collaboration doesn’t come in merely complementing skill sets, but rather through an understanding of how one can be more valuable for a greater goal,” Bana said.

Throughout the months of the competition, the GVSU Ford team not only had to shoot, edit and produce the video, but they also had to create a social media strategy to have the most unique views on YouTube in order to win the competition.

For VanDenBoom, a senior

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Students reflect on winning professional video campaign

GOING VIRAL: A GVSU student works on a video for the Ford Motor Company “Go Further”

competition. The final advertisement focuses on environmental conservation of trees.

advertising and public relations major, she learned to overcome challenges, collaborate with others and gain experience from her GVSU courses.

“It was a neat process to watch a small idea flourish into a national campaign for Ford,” VanDenBoom said. “I not only learned a lot about the video editing process, but also about the light David Milarch’s story can shed on so many individuals.”

Both Bana and VanDenBoom hoped their video will help in David Milarch’s efforts of creating greater awareness for environmental preservation to reduce global warming.

“Even in the past few months, David has already seen lots of growth for his team and organization,” VanDenBoom said. “They have educated and informed individuals on a global scale and will continue to dedicate their life to the future our planet.”

For both Bana and VanDenBoom, this experience has impacted their professional and future careers.

For Bana personally, he thinks he will have the opportunity to tell more stories in the future, and having had this experience will help him with that.

“It’s all about real life, hands-on experience,” Bana said. “Find opportunities. If

not, create them. My junior year, I created a video to spread happiness in Grand Rapids called Happy Grand Rapids.

Find messages you want to spread, do things you love doing and share it. Seriously, great things will happen.”

VanDenBoom noted that this experience is a great project to add to her portfolio and shows her strengths, since her skills were put to the test.

“Exploring neighboring organizations and working with other individuals grows an individual in so many ways,” VanDenBoom said. “I encourage anyone to get involved in external competitions, clubs and organizations to further their education far beyond anything the books can offer.”

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Starting conversation on racism has faced in the past, and still faces to this day.

Before I reflect on the statement, I want to give a little background of the topic of conversation to explain the context of why the statement was made.

I had just watched a news story about an unarmed African American male who was shot and killed by a police officer. Those who follow the news should know that this been happening all over the country for a very long time.

It should also be known that, recently, there has been a dramatic increase in murders of African American males at the hands of police officers. This

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n a recent conversation with a group of friends, it was said that it isn’t possible for black people to be racists because of the long history of oppression that the race

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has caused a lot of people to become outraged and lose trust and respect for police officers.

A lot of people, included myself, believe that race is the biggest factor in why these black men have been targeted, and also why these white police officers have been acquitted.

However, this should not create a war between black and white people. Instead, people should get together and go after these systems and institutions that have allowed these police officers to get away with murder.

That’s my opinion on how to reach an effective solution, but there are a lot of people who disagree with me, includ-

ing some of my friends. I realized this during a conversation that was sparked when I asked for their opinion of who they thought the problem was and how an effective solution can be sought out.

The conversation started off with everyone agreeing that the race of both the victims and police officers are why these cases turned out the way they did. We even shared stories of how we have been victimized by racism. I was surprised to find out about the similar stories that I have with my friends.

Then, the conversation took a turn for the worse.

Someone started making

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Do yo u thin k it ’s im p o r tant to vote fo r GVS U Student S enate rep re se ntat ive s?

Do you think many students know what steps to take for suicide prevention?

DEVINNE FACKELMAN “Personally, I don’t. Unless you’re involved with Student Senate, I don’t see how it would affect you personally.”

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SHEREE NICHOLSON “I think it’s important because they’re trying to help out students.”

YEA R : Fre s h ma n MA JOR : B io lo g y H OM ETO WN : C a nto n , Mic h .

HAILEY MONTEMAYOR “Getting people to go out and vote is hard; 18–21 year olds don’t really care about it too much.”

YEA R : Fre s h ma n MA JOR : Biomedical Science H OM ETO WN : Wh ite Clo ud , Mic h .

LINDSAY PAPCIAK “It’s important to have students represent our thoughts. Honestly, I haven’t looked into it too much though.”

YEA R : J u n io r MA JOR : Ad ve r ti s i ng /Pu blic Re latio n s H OM ETO WN : Wate r fo rd , Mic h .

JAMES BRISCOE “Yes, because if they (students) don’t have a voice, how could their opinions be expressed?

It’s important to have representatives express the voices of students.”

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hateful remarks toward the white community out of rage for what has been happening to black males and for what they have gone through. I completely understood why they were angry, because I have been victimized by acts of hate and racism too. However, making racist and hateful remarks are inexcusable, no matter what color the person is who is making them.

I decided to interrupt the conversation because of the low tolerance that I have for racism. I told everyone involved in the conversation how I felt and warned them that if they continued to

make these rude remarks, I would remove myself.

Then, the person who started making the rude remarks got offended. I guess they thought that because I am black and have been victimized by racism, that I was supposed to hate white people. They were wrong.

I explained to them that just because they have been victimized by racism does not mean that they have to retaliate and treat others the same way. I thought that someone who treats someone differently because of the color of their skin was a racist. Actually, I was pretty sure.

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Senate selection Participating in the voting for new student senators is important because they will be representing the entire GVSU student body

he Grand Valley State University Student Senate hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event on Monday as a way to introduce next year’s candidates to other students and to each other. Though GVSU has approximately 25,000 students, only a small fraction of that number actually votes during elections.

This needs to change. Voting for new student senators is important because those that you pick are representatives of the whole student body. Senators sit on various committees within the university and talk directly with administrators.

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can simply search for a candidate on social media to learn more about them.

However, it is important to meet them in person to put a face to a name on the ballot. The way the senators present themselves in a professional setting, such as at Monday’s event, represents how they will communicate with administrators and community members throughout their term.

Additionally, the senators are serving the student population, so it is important for them to get to know the students and for the students to get to know their senators. Student concerns can only be addressed if student senators know what their needs are, and senators cannot

know unless the people they are representing tell them.

Student Senate is composed of fellow GVSU students. For students looking for leadership opportunities, joining the senate might be a good place to make change at the university. By getting to know members of the senate, students can talk to them about their position and see if it would be something of interest in the future.

Voting is an important part of being an informed and responsible student at GVSU because it can lead to the creation of more opportunities at the university and improve your time on campus.

Beware of the expensive side

BY KELLY SMITH EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

nce again, I must find something I have a complaint or opinion about and tie it into what I believe to be beneficial to the student body here at Grand Valley State University.

How about this?

Have you ever considered buying something that you reason shouldn’t cost too much, only to find it more than what you thought it would? It’s frustrating.

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I’m writing about this because I noticed that the drinks vending machine at the Campus View office has drinks of many kinds that range from $1 to $1.50. At least, that’s what the price tag labels say.

At some point since I’ve last purchased something, everything in that vending machine has gone up to $2 while the pricing labels remain the same. I found it very frustrating that, not only is a bottle of water $2, but also that it’s very deceiving to be told that it only costs $1.25.

Now, I realize that this is an off-campus ordeal. In fact, I find many on-campus prices to be very reasonable. However, there will be times when all of us will be faced with such a scenario. Despite my example, I’m not talking about something as small as a bottle of water or pop. What about students who don’t have cars who need one in the future?

Buying a house?

Everyone at this university is aware of the fact that there are many things we will never have enough money for. It doesn’t help that all of the “best” things in life are the ones that celebrities promote that cost a fortune. I’m not saying that none of them work, but is it worth it?

I’m not trying to be the boss of one’s buying methods. I, like everyone, am prone to doing stupid things with money from time to time – both accidentally and intentionally. However, as we’ve all been told but could always use reminders of, we need to be careful with our money. An extra dollar may not seem like much, but imagine what hundreds of “extra dollars” could do.

Some people will probably make arguments about how the more expensive something is, the better quality it is. That’s very often true, but

can you honestly say that you have enough money to always buy the highest quality item on the market?

Again, I’m not discouraging people from buying something of great quality that won’t break down after a month. I’m just merely giving a reminder about how easy it is to let your money get away from you.

Be cautious about how much money you have.

Although many of us probably aren’t yet looking for a house, it’s never too early to realize or remember that the money needed to pay for that house and everything else we’ll need isn’t going to come from nowhere, giving us the ability to do whatever we want with it.

I know I’m just ranting things of common sense now, but just keep in mind how easy it is to let money slip away through frequent, careless transactions. Beware of the expensive side.

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History of black feminism Speaker addresses culture’s influence on women

BY ALEX SINN ASINN@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State University Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program and the Women’s Center sponsored a presentation by scholar, author and critic Janell Hobson on Tuesday, March 17 in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus.

Hobson is an associate professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Albany, State University of New York. She gave a talk titled “Black Feminist Imagination: How Popular Culture Influences Women’s History” in which she discussed the role pop art-

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ist Beyoncé Knowles plays in modern feminism, the depiction of women in recent films and other portrayals of black woman in art and history.

Beyoncé, Hobson said, represents herself as a “queen” in a way that makes her accessible to a wide audience.

“In short, to play the queen, Beyoncé seeks to make legible the female body through conventional and historical tropes of white beauty and aesthetics,” she said.

Hobson’s view of Beyoncé differs from many feminists who criticize her sexualized image, she said.

“If Queen B signified on a more African queenly image, its power is severely restricted within rigid black nationalist concerns for sexual politics confined to heterosexual

and patriarchal standards of womanhood,” she said.

Looking back, Hobson said, engaging black feminism through history requires framing the story.

“What would it mean for the black feminist imagination to move beyond the symbolic power of the queen image and rhetoric to locate a more resistant and decolonized symbol of feminist power,” she said.

“Whose history is this?”

Historically, black women have largely been portrayed one of two ways, Hobson said.

“We are presented with dual histories,” she said. “We either dress up like womanhood in an imagined, majestic power of queenly status, or we render her the ultimate victim of slavery.”

This representation appears even in recent films, such as “12 Years A Slave,” which won Best Picture in 2013.

Hobson showed a scene from “12 Years A Slave” in which a black female character is whipped repeatedly. She pointed out that the camera shows her body, but not her face.

“We do become missing, even though our bodies become the focal point,” Hobson said. “There is a way in which the representation of womanhood becomes a trope.”

Hobson also showed an example from the 1993 film “Sankofa,” in which a black woman is transported through time into African slavery and is brutalized by her white captors.

“We get this rich iconography of women in pain, but we don’t really

have the narrative,” she said.

The narratives of black women do exist in history, Hobson said, citing the example of Harriet Tubman, who she said has become more icon than woman.

But the stories like Tubman’s must be told in a way that relates to modern people and to youth, she added.

“I think you have to find people where they’re at, really,” she said. “You have to find this thread, this common thread to get people interested.”

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WHO RUNS THE WORLD: Janell Hobson delivers a presentation about Beyoncé and black

feminism to students at GVSU on Tuesday. Hobson is an associate professor in New York.

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ARTS AT A GLANCE MARIA COSTA PRESENTS: MACHO MEN AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM As part of the Grand Valley State University Intercultural Festival, Latina performer Maria Costa will bring her award-winning one woman show “Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them” to the Grand River Room in Kirkhof on Friday. Costa is a performer, writer and producer who has toured nationally and worldwide with her theatrical comedy show. Costa transforms herself into a number of outrageous comic characters and showcases Latin life through a unique perspective. She’s made appearances on prime-time shows like Ugly Betty and is set to receive a star on the Motown Walk of Fame alongside Kid Rock and Aretha Franklin. The show will take place from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

KENT PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA CONCERT The St. Cecilia Music Center will be hosting the Spring Concert performed by the Grand Rapids Community College Concert Choir under the direction of Stephen Barton. This year’s spring concert follows Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and will feature Antonina Chekhovskaya, Katherine Jannakos, Brysien Beer and William Bokhot. The event will be hosted at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students/ seniors and children 10 and under are free. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.kentphil.org.

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Conference to highlight urban planning

BY NATALIE LUSSIER NLUSSIER@LANTHORN.COM

ll projects start with an idea and have the potential for success. For Yulia Conley and Corey Fox, their passion for urban planning will manifest into an event called the Global Cities Conference.

The event is a student-led, faculty-supported initiative that aims to introduce the West Michigan community to the broad subject of urban planning. Conley, president of the Urban Planning Association, and Fox, vice president of the UPA, have been collaborating with fellow members, along with high school students, to inform guests about cities on a global scale.

“Urban planning is…for young people to explore because, in the future, it’s predicted as many as 80 percent of people are going to move in the next few decades into cities,” Conley said. “Obviously, not every single city in the world is ready for that influx of population, and to accommodate them sustainably is really key at this moment.”

The keynote speaker for the event, Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell,

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will inform guests about urban planning on a local level. He will be present throughout the day and have a booth that allows guests to ask questions related to urban planning.

“He is going to be talking about Grand Rapids in the context of this globalization,” Conley said. “Not a lot of people probably think about Grand Rapids as a global city like Moscow, London or Abu Dhabi. He’s going to bring it home…all of these things that we’re going to be talking about at the conference does relate to Grand Rapids.”

Fox added that, despite the comparison between Grand Rapids to larger global cities that Conley listed, Grand Rapids harvests the potential to be among those someday.

High school students will give presentations on urban planning practices and sustainable development initiatives from six global cities including London, Moscow, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Abu-Dhabi and Bogota.

A simulation game will also be among the main events. The game will pose a hypothetical city model that will display American-centered city problems. Attendees will be asked to give suggestions for solutions based on the knowledge

learned throughout the day.

Another interactive activity being offered is one that will enable students to give suggestions on changing Grand Valley State University’s campus. Maps of different sections of the campus will be shown and students can express what they would like to see differently.

Interactivity is a key component to the event. Conley hopes that the conference will be a collaborative, participatory conference, and Fox added that he wants people to realize that their voices can be heard.

“We hope that people realize that the way that our cities are built, that any community is built, does not happen by accident and that we should all take responsibility for what we’re building and where we want to live,” Conley said, “Also, the fact that they can take action and they can actually change things – make a difference on a small level, on a government level, in their career, in their everyday life.”

The Global Cities Conference is a free event that will take place on March 21 in Room 1008B at the L. William Seidman Center located on the Pew Campus. For more information, contact Yulia Conley at lisovsky@mail.gvsu.edu.

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THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Craig Lucas’ book, The Light in the Piazza, will be coming to life on stage at the Actors’ Theatre in Grand Rapids. The show follows Margaret Johnson who is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter Clara when a gust of wind blows her daughters hat toward the feet of a handsome Florentine. The encounter sparks a romance, but Clara is not what she appears to be. The show will take over the theatre Thursday through Saturday, with another showcase on March 26-28. For more information and to order tickets, visit http://actorstheatregrandrapids.org/the-light-in-the-piazza.

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VINCE MORRIS AT DR. GRINS Comedy veteran Vince Morris will be at Dr. Grins inside The B.O.B. this weekend, bringing his dangerously funny humor along with him. Morris has made various appearances on shows like Comic View, Def Comedy Jam, Late Late Show and has his own Comedy Central special. He has also performed overseas for the US troops in such places as Baghdad, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Morris will be at The B.O.B. Friday through Sunday with tickets ranging from $5 to $15. To order tickets, visit https://20-monroe. seatengine.com/venues/dr-grins.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD: Allendale High School students will take part in the Global Cities Conference this weekend on

the GVSU downtown campus. They will learn about urban planning through various interactive games and activities.

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GLIAC SALUTES GVSU DEFENDER WOJICHOWSKI The Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse team continues to pile up weekly GLIAC honors.

Junior Caitlin Wojichowski is the most recent Laker to earn recognition – in this case as the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week.

The Milford, Mich. product caused two turnovers and scooped up three ground balls in a 14-12 upset win over No. 18 Indiana (Pa.) on March 9.

Wojichowski has a share of the team lead in caused turnovers and ground balls this season.

The Lakers (2-3) open GLIAC play at Urbana on Friday.

GVSU GYMNASTICS CLUB WINS MEET AT EASTERN The Grand Valley State club gymnastics team had a successful meet at Eastern Michigan on Saturday, placing first on the women’s side with 145.65 points.

Sophomore Nicole Lesecki led the women by placing first in every individual event. Other notable performers for the Laker women were Stephanie Peterson (2nd on vault, 4th on bars, 2nd all-around), Ally Parks (2nd on floor, 4th on vault, 3rd all-around) and Abby Alden (5th on vault, 3rd on beam, 4th allaround).

“We were relaxed and supportive, and we kept the atmosphere loud,” Lesecki said.

Ribecky, Lakers surge past Saints

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GVSU SECOND BASEMAN MAINTAINS TORRID PACE Kevin Zak and the Grand Valley State baseball team continue to roll offensively.

For the second consecutive week, Zak earned GLIAC North Division Player of the Week honors following another stretch of games with blistering numbers at the plate.

The senior notched a .727/.769/.818 slash in four games, including a 5-for-5 performance in GVSU’s 8-7 win over Wayne State College on March 9.

He leads the Lakers with a .500 batting average and has eight multi-hit games this season.

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CAREER NIGHT: Grand Valley State shortstop Josh Smith (right) congratulates outfielder Jason Ribecky (left) during the team’s 11-7 win at

Aquinas. Ribecky, a junior transfer, belted his first career home run during the game, and led the way offensively going 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

GV bounces back with season-high 16 hits at Aquinas

BY ANDY SMITH ASMITH@LANTHORN.COM

fter a disappointing series split against Alderson Broaddus in Tennessee over the weekend, the Grand Valley State baseball team came roaring back with an 11-7 victory at Aquinas on Monday.

No. 21 GVSU (8-5) showcased its depth offensively in the 16-hit performance, recording five doubles and six-extra base hits. All nine batters reached base, and eight of those nine batters had a hit. The team also recorded season highs in walks with seven and total bases with 24.

The Lakers trailed 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning, but quickly stole the momentum with timely hitting and patience at the plate. After a leadoff walk from shortstop Josh Smith, the of-

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fense came to life with a five-hit, seven-run third.

Three of those hits went for extra bases.

“Most people think that when you have a big inning, it always has to come with a home run or an extra-base hit,” said GVSU coach Jamie Detillion. “Most of the time it’s the little things that lead to big innings, like walks, and that is exactly what started our seven-run inning.

“I am very happy about this victory; we still have some things to work on as a team, but hopefully this will help us roll into the conference season.”

The Lakers extended their lead in the fifth when junior outfielder Jason Ribecky blasted a solo shot, the first of his career, over the rightcenter fence to make it 8-3.

“It takes the pressure off the pitchers when we are able to score that many runs, have that many hits and give them a big lead to work with,” Ribecky said.

Ribecky went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. In his last two starts, he has gone 5-for-7 at the plate with a home run, five RBIs, two doubles and three runs scored.

Leadoff hitter Mike Nadratowski also crossed the plate three times, finishing 3-for-5 with two RBIs. “We played a good game offensively, and the bullpen did a good job nailing down the victory for us,” Nadratowski said.

Right-hander Kevin Hallberg (2-0) filled in nicely for starter Evan Nietfeldt in the fourth inning, earning his second win of the season by throwing four scoreless innings and striking out three.

Matt Williams picked up the save in the ninth inning, his third of the year.

GVSU opens GLIAC play this weekend with four games at Ohio Dominican.

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LACROSSE Friday @ Urbana 6pm Tuesday vs Lindenwood 7pm

WOMEN’S GOLF Saturday @ Perry Park Spring Fling Sunday @ Perry Park Spring Fling MEN’S GOLF Saturday @ SVSU Spring Invite Sunday @ SVSU Spring Invite BASEBALL Saturday @ ODU 1pm Saturday @ ODU 3:30pm Sunday @ ODU 12pm Sunday @ ODU 2:30pm Tuesday @ St. Joseph’s 3pm SOFTBALL Tuesday @ Lewis 3pm Tuesday @ Lewis 5pm

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MEN’S TENNIS Saturday vs Tiffin 7pm Sunday vs Findlay 10am Wednesday vs Aquinas 9pm

RESULTS ARE IN: The GVSU club wrestling team took ninth place at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championship in Al-

len, Texas over the weekend. The Lakers were disappointed in the results after they had a strong fifth-place finish at the NCWA National Duals.

Corey, Bischer guide wrestling club to top-10 finish at nationals

BY MARK WASHBURN MWASHBURN@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s club wrestling team finished ninth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championship over the weekend in Allen, Texas. GVSU tallied 66 points over the six-session span while competing against 18 other NCWA Division I teams.

Earlier in the year, the Lakers placed fifth in the NCWA National Duals. They were hoping to use that success to vault them to a higher standing at the end of the national tournament, but weren’t overly excited with the final results.

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the individual tournament,” said GVSU wrestler Bailey Bischer said. “We were pretty disappointed with the overall finish but we had some guys perform very well.”

When all was said and done, the team had two All-Americans. Freshmen Zane Corey (141) took fourth place; Bischer (157) placed sixth.

Bischer said he considered his last match to be a disappointment because he couldn’t pull out a tough victory for the fifth-place finish. He had beaten the opponent from Central Florida earlier in the season, but was dealt a loss on ride time (a single point awarded after the match if a wrestler is able to stay on top for a cumulative time of one minute).

“It was a heart breaker to say the least,” he said.

Apart from the All-Americans, the Lakers had a number of strong performances from wrestlers like Ben Wright (157), Gabe Stepanovich (165), Dan To-

masello (197) and Miguel Correa (285).

Tough brackets, close calls and a “blood round” kept the Lakers from higher finishes and a few more All-American bids.

Despite a somewhat disappointing outing on an individual level, the Lakers improved their team chemistry. Eliminated wrestlers supported those still in the hunt in any way possible.

Bischer took note.

“Words can hardly do justice to how much I really loved being a part of the team this season,” he said. “We’ve traveled with one another, stayed in hotels with each other for days at a time and competed alongside our teammates.

“We’ve been dehydrated and hungry alongside our teammates, and had each other’s backs the whole time. It’s things like these, and the sacrifices that we made for each other.”

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Mad for March A six-step guide to filling out your bracket

BY PETE BARROWS PBARROWS@LANTHORN.COM

allistus “Bean” Eziukwu collects a dish from a driving Jason Jamerson in the paint with his left hand,

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throws up a runner with his right and strikes the heel of the rim. The ball bounces straight up into the air, and then gently and purposefully cascades through the net with 10.4 seconds showing on the clock.

Preseason Big 10 Player of the Year Drew Neitzel’s desperation 3-pointer on the other end falls ‘Muggsy Bogues’ short, and the Grand Valley State men’s basketball team escapes with an 85-82 victory in double overtime over No. 8 Michigan State.

Eziukwu, GVSU’s career leader in blocks (329), scored eight of his 15 points in the

second overtime while Jamerson, the program’s career leader in 3-point makes (303), netted 19 points in the stunning upset victory.

It was just an exhibition game, but it was magic and still stands out as one of the most storied moments in the history of GVSU basketball.

“Remember that time GVSU beat MSU at something?” Lucy Laker will remark as she strolls out of the Mary Idema Pew library with her study buddy.

“GVSU beat MSU?” Johnny GVSU exclaims. “Where was I?” “Don’t you remember the 30-second clip on Sports Cen-

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ter that aired back when we were freshman in high school?”

Lucy said. “It was rad.”

Johnny and Lucy segue the conversation by professing a shared love for college basketball. Johnny proclaims that he expects GVSU to win it all this year, and Lucy boasts that her bracket selections will decimate Johnny’s. The pair continues talks at the Connection, where Johnny offers to spring for the five-plus debit dollars Lucy needs to buy a regular sized salad.

What a guy. Johnny is in like Flynn – atta boy, Johnny – and March Madness is kept alive and well at GVSU. Only that conversation never happens.

The Lakers’ multiple Elite 8 appearances in the Division II tournament, as well as a Final Four finish in the 1977 NAIA Division I tourney, aren’t readily mentioned, and GVSU basketball pillars like career rebound leader Danny Poole are enigmas that exist to the Laker faithful only in record books.

Students and water coolergathering office workers across the country are just as likely to fill out a NIT bracket as they are to enter a Division II bracket pool, and it would be all too easy for all the “Johnny and Lucy/general population” students enrolled at GVSU to miss out on the majesty of March Madness.

The joy that can be exhumed from finding a basketball game every time you flip on a T.V. for a week, the vicarious energy shared when an underdog upsets a power, the satisfaction experienced every time one of your bracket picks moves on and the devastation felt when one of your Final Four teams bows out before the Sweet 16.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Do it for Dickie V. and all the diaper dandies. Do it for yourself, and for Louie. For all the Lucys and Johnnies out there, in tribute to the memory of GVSU’s one shining moment against MSU, and start here with the official Lanthorn-sanctioned guide to March Madness.

STEP 1: Print off a bracket It can be men’s or women’s (or both) – whatever floats your boat – but fill out one and only one of each. Sure, there are over 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9, followed by 18 more digits) possible brackets and if you filled out one bracket per second, it would take you 292 billion years to fill out every possible outcome – but have some pride. Be confident and brash as you sit down to make your picks as LSU Shaq dunking on everything that moves, spike your pen on the ground, pick it back up and then taunt your bracket with gusto about how perfect it’s about to be.

STEP 2: Pick a method You can go as complex as re-watching game tape from the season while digesting advanced metrics and statistical trends. You can go as simple as siding with which team has the cuter uniform. You can flip a coin, draw names from a hat, close your eyes, copy Obama, go chalk, honor the spirit of Che Guevera with upset picks, let the mascots decide or use some combination thereof. Just make sure whatever method you apply is plenty mad.

STEP 3: Make your picks No. 1 seeds never lose game one and advance to the Sweet 16.88 percent of the time. No. 5 seeds often do, and you’d be smart to pick at least one No. 12 seed in the first round. Vegas is putting out 20/1 odds that Kentucky never trails in a tournament game, and you’d be smart to ride the Wildcats all the way to the title game. Play the odds when you can, but being smart only takes you so far in March.

Conviction, intuition and blind luck are equally essential parts of a balanced bracket, and remember – you have to be different to win.

STEP 4: Show off Once you have your winning picks in place, brag like it’s your job. Enter a pool, and explain why it’s you and no one else that got it right. Make outlandish bets with your friends, and expand your experience by doing a player draft. Grab Jerian Grant, Buddy Heid, Devin Booker, Seth Tuttle and Jordan Mickey and laugh. Most importantly, submit your bracket to the Lanthorn and see if you can beat our carefully and collectively analyzed picks (I doubt it). Repeat until your interest is entirely vested.

STEP 5: Watch Should you skip class to watch a game? Probably not.

Should you not not skip a class to watch a game? Only you can answer that. Adopt a rooting claim in a team or player that strikes you, and don’t confine yourself to cheering for or against Sparty. Keep a trained eye for the next Steph Curry, SEE MARCH ON A10

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Legacy in the making Neumen sisters reunite, shine for Laker lacrosse program

BY NICK DEMAAGD NDEMAAGD@LANTHORN.COM

wo sisters, Alyssa Neumen and Erika Neumen, first made a name for themselves at Rockford High School, winning three combined championships during their careers with the powerhouse program.

Following their time at Rockford, the sisters chose different paths.

Alyssa, now a senior at Grand Valley State, began her collegiate career with the Lakers in 2012. Erika went to Division I Hofstra as a freshman last season but, after the dream

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of playing at the NCAA’s top level didn’t go as planned, she transferred to GVSU. “Hofstra was a big dream for her and it took a couple months,” Alyssa said. “She was hard on herself for not having the chance to continue playing at the Division I level.”

While the change was difficult, Erika bounced back and focused on playing for the Lakers.

And she’s made her presence felt in a hurry.

An integral part of the team’s offense, the midfielder has been consistently putting shots between the pipes. In just five games, Erika has tal-

lied 20 goals and three assists midfield to defense this season, while taking just 30 shots. and certainly appears to have a “She’s been shot at winning able to adapt her third straight to our style of “She’s been able GLIAC Defender play and, as a of the Year award. to adapt to our playmaker, she Stacked recreates opportu- style of play and, sumes aside, nities to score,” Erika and Alyssa as a playmaker, said coach Alitry to emulate cia Groveston. leadership and she creates Alyssa, meanresponsibility opportunities to while, has conthrough example score.” tinued to domion and off the nate on defense, field. For Erika, scooping up five ALICIA GROVESTON it’s about encourground balls aging teammates LACROSSE COACH and forcing one and promoting a turnover thus far in 2015. She’s relaxed mentality. transitioned smoothly from “I want them to have fun

and not feel as if they are forced to be here,” Erika said.

“I want to instill in them that they can have fun with the sport and to focus on forgetting their mistakes.”

Alyssa echoed similar sentiments and said she wants players to understand that not many people get the opportunity to play at the college level. They should enjoy every moment.

The legacy they wish to impart on the program originated from Groveston’s motto: “Respect your legacy, become your own legend.”

“Lacrosse and other sports give so much more

than just playing,” Groveston said. “We want players to respect what the future could hold and we want to set them up for the future. We want to give them direction so they become responsible for what happens even after they leave Grand Valley.”

Possessing the skills, experience and insight to lead the program to greatness, the possibility of sustained success is far from outlandish with the Neumen sisters on the team. And if the dynamic duo continues to get it done on the field, more championships could be on the horizon.

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REUNITED: Sisters Erika and Alyssa Neumen are playing lacrosse together for the first

time since graduating high school. Erika transferred to GVSU from Hofstra University.

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Lakers go red for the weekend ast weekend the Grand Valley State women’s club volleyball team made a difference in the local community by volunteering with the Grand Rapids Red Project.

GVSU assistant coach Sierra Dunlap, who has been helped with the organization for more than a year, said the Red Project’s mission is to improve health, reduce risk and prevent HIV in the Grand Rapids area. It offers free, confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing, support groups, a syringe access program, free safer sex supplies and an overdose prevention program.

Dunlap started volunteering there because of her interest

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in public health.

“It’s important to meet people where they’re at in this field and if that means someone is injecting, it’s important that they have the means to do it safely...The focus is harmreduction,” she said.

Volleyball player Makenzie Branderhorst said the team split into two groups while volunteering. One group helped organize the attic in the building while the other made 180 overdose prevention kits.

The kits include medicine that can help reverse the effects of a heroin overdose, a DVD on how to administer the medications and other items related to overdose prevention.

“This is a way that we can hopefully save lives, by creating the overdose kits and now being able to spread the

word about the organization and what they do for the Grand Rapids area,” Branderhorst said. “Also, our club has been given so much that we want to be able to give back to the community.

“I know we all were happy with how much we were able to do because that is potentially 180 lives that could be saved from an overdose. Also, helping move and organize their attic was fulfilling because we knew how much we were helping them in growing their organization. The workers continued to tell us how happy they were that we came to volunteer there because it helped them so much.”

For Dunlap, volunteering is inspiring in general, but volunteering with the Red Project gives her an opportu-

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Women’s volleyball club helps with local nonprofit

OFF THE COURT: The Grand Valley State club volleyball team volunteered with the Grand

Rapids Red Project last weekend to reduce and prevent HIV in the local community.

nity to work in an area she is passionate in.

“I have worked in difficult fields of practice in social work but I have always said the same thing: The one suc-

cess story or ‘thank you’ you get from helping people who are truly in need will make up for all of the bad days -- and trust me there are more bad days than there are good a lot

of the time,” she said.

The organization requires many volunteers to operate at full capacity. Those looking to lend a hand can sign up at www.redproject.org.

MARCH

There are only five or so weeks left in the semester.

I say this not to send you into a spiraling panic, but to gently remind you that college is about balance.

About knowing when what must be done must be done, and when what must be done can wait. So study for your exams, apply for your internships, write a letter to your state rep and then go out to enjoy the sun by working a White Men Can’t

Jump hustle on someone at an outdoor court. Challenge your roommate to H-O-RS-E, and shout “J.J. Redick” every shot you take. Make time to watch the “I Hate Christian Laettner” 30 for 30 and soak up all the pageantry March has to offer.

If you don’t stop to smell the freshly snipped nylon netting every once in a while, you might just miss it.

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FLASHBACK: In 2007, the Grand Valley State men’s basketball program upset Drew Neit-

zel and the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.

remember what it was like to watch Mateen Cleeves cry tears of joy and do so in a group whenever possible.

The impact of a game-winning shot pulsates through a crowd, and can be felt tangibly through a T.V. miles away.

Step 6 (for good luck): Enjoy

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Auditions for the Fall Shakespeare Festival production, All's Well That Ends Well and our touring Bard To Go, will be held on March 29 and 31. Sign-up at the Louis Armstrong Theatre box office in person, by calling 616-331-2300, or email lanejack@gvsu.edu. *Audition time slots are available: Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm and Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. *Please prepare one memorized minute of contemporary monologue and 16 lines of Shakespeare.

Student Application Deadline: Cook Leadership Academy Applications due 11:59pm on Friday, March 27th, 2015.

The Cook Leadership Academy is currently accepting student applications for students looking to participate during the 2015-16 school year.

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Fifth Third Bank Job Title: Customer Service Professional - evenings Location: Grand Rapids, MI Search Job ID: 24995 Apply By: April 4, 2015 For more information visit www.gvsu.edu/lakerjobs

Looking for experienced babysitter for one month old daughter. Sat and Sun 6:30am-9:30am. Please provide references. Call 269-621-5972 if interested.

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BLOOMFIELD HILLS Rental Co. needs summer help! Up to $12/hr. May-Aug. Outdoor work, lifting required. Call Wayne at (248) 332-4700.

GVSU Football Student Volunteers. Job consists of filming practices during spring football (March - Middle of April).

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The Ability Within Talent Show, an event showcasing the strengths of people with special needs, will take place on Saturday, March 21st from 1:00-3:00 in the Cook-Dewitt Center.

Admission is free, but you are asked to donate a canned good for Kids' Food Basket. LIB 100 approved.

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Theatre at Grand Valley presents Restoration Comedy Written by Amy Freed Directed by Kiara Pipino March 20 - 29, 2015 March 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 @ 7:30 p.m.

March 22 & 29 @ 2:00 p.m.

Adults $12.00, Alumni, Seniors, Faculty & Staff $10.00, Students & groups $6.00 Tickets at the door are $1.00 additional. Tickets are all reserved seating.

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Human Resources Health and Wellness team is seeking two talented health promotions, marketing, graphic design, and communications students!

This year long, 20 hour/week position will begin Spring Semester 2015 and end April 2016.

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and an example of your work to Lindsey DesArmo, Health and Wellness Specialist at desarmli@gvsu.edu by March 27th, 2015.

Marketing and Design Student Internship This paid position creates and develops marketing materials and promotions.

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The Tri-Cities Family YMCA is now accepting applications for Summer Camp Counselor positions!

Applicants should be at least 18 years of age and have previous experience working with children, youth programs or in a related field. We are looking for energetic individuals who excel in a team environment!

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Housing I am looking to give away my lease at Sutters Mill Townhomes. I need to find 4 people to fill the 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment so if you and your friends are looking for a place to live let me know! It is in a great location just a block away from Campus. Contact courts812@live.com Looking for 3 males to join me in a 4 bedroom house close to downtown campus walking distance to the bus stop to Allendale campus.

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Beautiful house, garage or street parking, 1204 Watson St SW. If interested contact Bandurk@mail.gvsu.edu

Sublease: Bayberry Apartments on Lake MI Drive Includes a bus stop to catch the 50 to Allendale.

2 bedrooms Spacious walk in closet in Master bedroom 2 full bathrooms.

Lease goes until September.

Looking for subleaser for the summer, from May-September.

If interested, contact Bre'Ana Stephens-Taylor 248-875-9255

Roommates $375/mo. I am subleasing my room at the end of April.

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I am looking for a sub-leaser for the summer beginning May 1, 2015 July 24, 2015. I live in 48 West with 3 wonderful female roommates however I have no gender preference.

You would have your room which is completely furnished and have your own bathroom. Rent is $445 a month and you get what you pay for! Please let me know if interested!

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Looking for a female summer subleaser!

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Right across from CHS building. May/June-August. $125 utilities for May and June $250 utilities for July and August. Contact Dayle M i c a l e a t : micaled@mail.gvsu.edu or phone 586-329-8985

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