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Hispanic Heritage Month to kick off Thursday Key events highlight Hispanic culture, immigration and health care

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By Derek Wolff GVL Senior Reporter

The Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration kicks off Thursday with a new look this year, focusing on trending issues such as immigration and health care while addressing and celebrating the cultural similarities and differences of Latin America and the U.S. Many departments and service centers around Grand Valley State University have partnered up to sponsor the celebration while a committee with representatives from the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Modern Languages Department, Office of Student Life, Latin American Studies Department and the Women’s Center has organized a series of events that will run between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15.

“This year, the event series is hoping to raise awareness about Hispanic cultures through music, art and literature while also delving into deeper issues of immigration and health concerns,” said Danny Ha, program coordinator at the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

“What we were looking to do this year with the Hispanic Heritage Month is to diversify the types of programming that we were host-

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ing,” Ha said. “We didn’t want straight lectures or presenters. We really wanted to look at the different components of the Hispanic culture but also talk about the hot topics such as immigration and health care issues.”

The event series will begin Friday at 6 p.m. with Caribbean Night-Noche Caribeña at the DeVos Center Courtyard on the Pew Campus. Group Ayé, a troup of Latin-Caribbean musicians, will offer a taste of salsa, bachata, meringue and Latin jazz mixed into Afro-Cuban music.

A program aimed at addressing the misconceptions of health care in the Latino community, entitled Latin@s Health Services in Grand Rapids, will run on Sept. 20 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the CookDewitt Center on the Allendale campus.

On Sept. 29, visiting Professor Bob Neustadt will come to the Allendale campus at the bequest of the Latin American Studies department to speak in the Cook-Dewitt Center from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Neustadt, a renowned author of Latin-American music and art, will give a lecture, “Looking Through The Wall: Exploring Immigration on the Border With Students,” basing the subject matter on projects

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VP of Development to retire in December

By Samantha Butcher GVL Managing Editor

After 12 years and $200 million in raised funds for the university, Maribeth Wardrop, vice president of Development at Grand Valley State Univer-

sity, will leave her position at the end of the December.

“It’s been a joy,” Wardrop said. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to work with the donors that I’ve worked with.”

Before retiring, Wardrop will work as a consultant to the new vice president to help

ease the transition for two or three years. No replacement has been found yet.

GVSU President Thomas J. Haas praised Wardrop’s contributions to the university.

“When you look around our campuses, you certainly

see the generosity of our supporters, but you also see the results of Maribeth’s hard work,” Haas said in a press release. “She assembled an incredible team, and all of us will enjoy the results for many years to come.”

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Water bottle refilling stations offer sustainable alternative

By Jessie Miller GVL Staff Writer

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Green drinks: A GVSU student refills their water bottle at a refilling station in Kirkhoff. The station has prevented waste from more than 17,300 disposable water bottles from entering the environment.

Facilities Services at Grand Valley State University plans to continue expanding water bottle refilling stations to new areas of campus and West Michigan after the project’s initial success last year.

The stations on the GVSU campuses provide students with a sustainable alternative to disposable plastic water bottles.

The idea for the project began when students and staff expressed an interest in seeking environmental-friendly options for drinking water. Bart Bartels, campus sustainability manager, said the stations offer a variety of sustainable benefits, including cutting down on 2.48 million tons of plastic bottle waste and offering cleaner and cheaper water than store-bought water.

According to The Pacific Institute, which works to advance environmental protection, the environmental impact of bottled water can be the equivalent of filling a plastic water bottle one-quarter full with oil. “ The stations at GVSU also help to re-

duce energy costs. Three out of four single-use drink containers are thrown out directly after use, causing both damage to the environment and increasing energy costs for recycling, Bartels said.

“Such statistics point out how a small reduction in plastic purchases can have a significant effect on our environmental impact,” he said.

Since the initial units were put in place, other campuses and schools have taken up the idea. The Cook DeVos Center for Health Sciences now has a number of them, and both Muskegon Community College and Grand Haven Public Schools have had inquiries about the refilling stations, said Dave Feenstra, maintenance supervisor of Facilities Services.

Feenstra said the project took off about a year ago with three different refilling stations, and it was well received almost immediately.

“Now the students can be sustainable by using good, clean tap water,” he said.

Facilities Services took existing drinking fountains and added a filter system,

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Under Wardrop, faculty and alumni giving has increased dramatically, reaching a gold standard. Currently, more than 51 percent of faculty and staff donate to the university, a level Wardrop described as “unheard of.”

major gifts, and I set a vision of what a Development department looked like and I started to build it, and we’ve achieved that vision.

So that’s what I’ll take away - achieving the vision that I came with.”

The most recent campaign to come out of Wardop’s tenure, which was also the university’s largest

“It’s so rewarding when I’ve asked

someone for a gift ... and when the project’s over, they come up to me and say, ‘Thank you.’

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-Maribeth Wardrop Vice president of Development

The Development office has also started initiatives to increase alumni giving in the past few years. Alumni in 2011 donated $4.4 million to the university, up from $1.3 million in 2009.

“Alumni giving hasn’t been a big push until about five years ago,” Wardrop said. “So we’re working on that and I think we should in ten years be where we need to be.”

Before coming to GVSU, Wardrop worked for 13 years as VP of Development at Aquinas College, which shares many donors with GVSU. There was no Development office when Wardrop arrived, but she worked with then-President Arend D. Lubbers, GVSU’s “icon of fundraising,” to create one.

“Don was leaving and he needed somebody who knew the area and who knew the donors, and I knew both,” she said.

Wardrop said the creation of the Development office was one of her greatest achievements at GVSU. “When I came to Grand Valley, there was not a Development department,” she said. “There was nothing.

They were making major asks and they were getting

comprehensive campaign, was the Shaping Our Future campaign, which raised $96.4 million from 17,000 doors over four years. The campaign funds went to endowed chairs, scholarships, the Seidman Center and the Mary Idema Pew Library. The campaign will be Wardrop’s final large-scale project for the university.

Wardrop said that the reaction from donors has been remarkable.

“It’s so rewarding when I’ve asked someone for a gift of $2, $3, $4 million, and when the project’s over, they come up to me and say, ‘Thank you,’” Wardrop said.

“They say thank you to me for asking them for a gift.

That’s rewarding.”

After her consulting period ends, Wardrop said she plans to travel with her husband and spend time with her grandchildren, which will include a trip to LegoLand.

Wardrop will end her time at the university on a positive note.

“It’s more than I could have ever wished for,” she said. “It’s been a positive, positive, positive experience.” managingeditor@ lanthorn.com

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he has done with his own students at Northern Arizona University.

Zulema Moret, director of Latin American Studies at GVSU, has organized for several projects on Argentine photography and tango workshops to be included in the celebration. A photography expedition featuring the work of young Argentine photographers will travel to Chicago after being showcased throughout Grand Rapids in cooperation with the celebration.

Moret has worked extensively, in conjuncture with the other departments, to make the celebration not only easily accessible and enjoyable for GVSU students and faculty, but for the Grand Rapids community as a whole.

“For me, the Hispanic Heritage Celebration is about the richness of the cultures we have in 20 coun-

tries in Latin America,” she said. “When people come to the United States, they assimilate, but they keep their traditions, they keep their cultures and mix it with the American one and you can have some very interesting productions. We invite the students to be part of these events and the community from outside as well as other professors from other campuses.”

The celebration will wind down in mid-October with films and music, but also an important debate on immigration.

“Immigration’s True Impact on Higher Education in the United States” will be held in the Grand River Room on the Allendale Campus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 13.

The committee has worked extensively to promote an even-keeled schedule of events that focus on the similarities between the Latino and American cultures, while also hitting

home on health concerns and immigration, said Natalia Gòmez, associate professor of modern languages.

“There is a misconception about immigration and we want to open the channels and make sure that students listen to different voices and are educated in different views of these major issues of the political arena in the United States,” Gòmez said.

The celebration will also offer students a unique look into Hispanic cultures while applying it to their studies.

“My hope is that the students will take advantage of the diversity in the program because a lot of the things that are available have a direct relation to what they are learning about in their classes,” Gòmez said.

For the complete list of events during, please check the listings available online at the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Latin American studies websites. dwolff@lanthorn.com

Hispanic Heritage Month CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 Friday

Sept. 20

Sept. 29

Oct. 13.

Caribbean Night-Noche Caribeña Group Ayé, a troup of LatinCaribbean musicians, will offer a taste of salsa, bachata, meringue and Latin jazz mixed into Afro-Cuban music.

Latin@s Health Services in Grand Rapids A program aimed at addressing the misconceptions of health care in the Latino community

Professor Bob Neustadt Will come to the Allendale campus to speak at the bequest of the Latin American Studies department

“Immigration’s True Impact on Higher Education in the

6 p.m. at the DeVos Center Courtyard on the Pew Campus

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Cook-Dewitt Center on the Allendale campus

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grand in the CookRiver Room on Dewitt Center the Allendale Campus

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New technology: GVSU student Damon Graham fills his empty water bottle at the new refilling station located in Mackinac Hall. The station has dispensed more than 15,300 bottles’ worth of water into reusable containers.

water filling sensor and LED readout to each unit.

The readout tells users how many bottles of water have been kept out of the environment by the unit.

Shortly thereafter, the Student Environmental Coalition became interested in the data recorded by the refilling stations and provided support for the three most recent units, stationed in Manitou Hall, Mackinac Hall and the Zumberge library. The Sustainable Community Reinvestment Fund sponsored the installment of the new units. The SCRF provides students and faculty with access to grants and loans to be used for sustainable development.

“Other institutions have

United States” The celebration will wind down in mid-October with films and music, but also an important debate on immigration

noticed our refilling stations and are attempting similar projects,” Bartels said. “For instance, a local high school installed two refilling stations to allow students the option of drinking water with their lunch, something that surprisingly was not available.”

Norman Christopher, the executive director of the Sustainable Community Development Initiative, said initiatives such as this help save the university money.

“Sustainability projects that are driven by students and faculty on campus help to embed sustainability guiding principles,” he said. “Applying sustainable development practices can provide staff with cost savings and efficiencies.”

Feenstra said he hopes to install at least three more at GVSU by the end of the year in heavy-populated areas such as Henry Hall and the main floor of the Recreation Center. jmiller@lanthorn.com

NEWS BRIEFS Survey reveals GV social media use Results from a survey conducted by the Grand Valley State University Social Media Committee show 94 percent of the GVSU community have Facebook accounts and 31 percent are on Twitter. Of the participants in the survey, 88 percent say they use social media everyday. The survey, which ran from March 21 to April 11, yields results from 70 percent undergraduate students with the remaining 30 percent from faculty, staff and alumni.

Intercultural Student Reception on Thursday The office of Multicultural Affairs is holding an intercultural student reception at the Kirkhof Center in the Grand River Room Thursday.

The reception is centered around meeting GVSU faculty, staff, students and student organizations. Slated to begin at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m., the meeting offers music, food and a variety of prizes. GVSU Athletics, Career Services, the Seidman College of Business and many others are sponsoring the intercultural student reception.

GV enrollment at record high The Grand Valley State University enrollment results have been released and the numbers are the largest in GVSU’s history.

With 24,662 students enrolled this fall, GVSU has beaten last year’s enrollment count by 121 students. GVSU also received a record number of applications this year, with almost 24,000 applications filling the 1 Campus Drive mailbox.

This fall’s freshman class is the second largest in GVSU’s history with 3,927 students.

Thornapple River Cleanup needs volunteers The 16th annual Thornapple River Cleanup will take place on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cleanup will begin at Leonard Field in Ada. For information about how to volunteer, email Kendall Gilbert, gilberke@ mail.gvsu.edu.

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If we make a mistake, we want to make it right. If you find any errors in fact in the Lanthorn, let us know by calling 616-331-2464 or by emailing editorial@lanthorn.com

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Industrial business conditions ‘barely growing,’ according to survey

By Bre’Anna Tinsley GVL Intern

ley State University, said in the previous month the local statistics were stronger than the rest of the country, but now the rest of the year appears uncertain.

“It looks like the economy is softening,” Long said. “We may be at a state of barely growing or

The industrial economy’s growth in Grand Rapids remains shy, according to the Purchasing Manager’s Survey.

The survey, conducted by Brian Long, is done each month to track industrial business conditions. It compares the growth of the current month to the growth of the month before to see if it is the same or has gone up LONG or down.

Long, who also serves as the director possibly declining.”

The survey’s index of business improveof Supply Management Research for the Seidman College of Business at Grand Val- ment, or New Orders, declined four points,

as did the production index.

The index of purchases, referring to the amount of money of goods and services purchased by the organization, dropped two points to +21.

The employment index also declined nine points.

The results in the Grand Rapids survey reflect the buying decisions of area residents, who spend about $10 billion per year.

If they stopped buying industrial goods, then it comes out of economy money, which could mean local money as well.

Local office furniture and automotive parts producers are reporting the same results; they are neither decreasing nor pro-

gressing, only keeping recent gains. However, quite a few companies are talking about imminent slowdown.

Nationally, the data for similar surveys shows flat or discreetly negative results.

Long proposed two major factors for the results from the survey. One is that the world economy is slowing down and has been for a few months.

Another factor could be the general lack of confidence in consumers and business.

He added that the gridlock in Washington has made some business owners uneasy.

“No one wants to step out and get new people to hire or purchase new equipment,” he said. news@lanthorn.com

Adjunct professor teaches outside the books Geography professor uses life experiences to motivate students

By Dan Spadafora GVL Assistant News Editor

Although the projector and PowerPoint were both on, Professor Ash Snyder did not start his cultural geography class by lecturing.

The lights in the room were dimmed low, and music streamed out of speakers. Pulling a wood spherical cup out of a bag, Snyder filled the cup with warm water and mixed in a leafy mixture from Argentina.

After taking a sip out of a metal straw Snyder offered the drink to his students.

It was time to share.

“Are you ready for this?” Snyder said. “It’s called Yerba Mate, and it is a tea.”

While some tried the tea, most of Snyder’s cultural geography class

passed on the opportunity to try the drink. Twenty-five minutes had passed before Snyder, an adjunct assisting professor of geography and planning at Grand Valley State University, started lecturing on class material.

It was not long before he was discussing a different topic, giving his students advice on what to do if they choose to travel to rougher parts of cities.

“I was in Vancouver once and somebody told me to not go to a certain part of town, and of course if someone tells me not to go, I’m bound to go check it out,” Snyder said. “Let me give you some advice.

While you are on the streets, don’t make eye contact with people; walk like you know where you are going. I guess I like that confrontation of saying ‘Oh my God, what am I going to do and what am I doing here?’”

Formerly from Chicago, Snyder said that he has lived most of his life looking for that next adventure. In 1990 after graduating from Western

Michigan University with a degree in Regional Geography, Snyder traveled to Japan for a year and found a job teaching English.

“I picked up a Japanese vocabulary book, but honestly all I went there knowing was Nissan and Toyota,” Snyder said. “When I got there, for about four or five days I felt like I was upside-down underwater.”

When the year in Japan was over, Snyder traveled back to the U.S., visiting several countries along the way, including China, India and Egypt.

Snyder said he gained many life experiences during his roundabout trip home.

“I remember when I was in India and there was a woman sitting on the sidewalk and she was pushing her gums against her teeth and she let the blood fall down on the sidewalk,” Snyder said.

He said it is these real-life experiences that make the job enjoyable not only for himself but also for his class.

Jeroen Wagendorp, chair of the Geography and Planning Department,

“The highest

inspiration I like to give my students is ‘Don’t be afraid to cross the tracks and go to the bad side of town.’

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-Ash Snyder

Adjunct assisting professor, geography and planning

said this is key.

“He has that sparkle,” he said.

“He’s getting a kick out of this and you need to get a kick out of this. His knowledge does not come from a textbook. Once in a while as a chair you get lucky and you find somebody who is willing and has fun doing this.”

Snyder said his teaching style is

all about motivating his students with his real-life experiences.

“The highest inspiration I like to give to my students is ‘Don’t be afraid to cross the tracks and go to the bad side of town,’” Snyder said. “Because there is some really cool stuff happening over there and there are some really cool people to meet.” assistantnews@lanthorn.com

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GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON | BY DAN SILLS

EDITORIAL

A new decade The various memorials and gatherings from the 10th anniversary of 9/11 should serve for the next 10 years as a template for the country, both in terms of national unity and national defense.

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oday marks a new age in the American consciousness.

It marks the end of a decade of fractured unity and the beginning of a new age. In the years following 9/11, we collectively banded together in solidarity and cast out those who didn’t fit our idea of a “real” American. Our panic and fear created divisions in our society that hadn’t existed before, and our hyped-up security measures created an usand-them mentality. Those distinctions have relaxed as time has gone on, but they’ve never gone away.

However, on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, those divisions dissolved for a time.

Americans from all races, religions and credos banded together in remembrance. We stood sideby-side in churches, synagogues and mosques; in community centers and town squares; in schools and businesses and government buildings. Yesterday, everyone from sports fans to art enthusiasts paused to remember the 2,752 people who died in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Shanksville, Penn. As a country, we came together for one single day to mourn our collective loss.

Yesterday’s unity, which existed regardless of labels, is a unity that needs to carry over into the next 10 years.

But please remember, the fight against terrorism is not over. Just because we made it through the 10th anniversary devoid of a successful al Qaeda attack does not mean that there aren’t other plans in the works. Terrorists will not attack us when our defenses are at their peak (as they were yesterday) — they want to hit us when we least expect it. In the past decade, several attempted attacks - including the so-called “underwear bomber” and the Times Square car bomb - have been foiled, but only due to our country’s security diligence.

It is important that we learn from our mistakes and take all threats seriously as we begin the next 10 years. Because while national unity and patriotism were wonderful, it still took a massive loss of life on American soil to spark it.

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Q:

What was the hardest part of your transition into college?

“I learned almost no study habits in high school and epically failed when I didn’t study here.”

“To get used to the new environment and try and make new friends.”

“Staying on top of things like laundry and forcing myself to do homework.

There is no one to tell you what to do anymore.”

“Getting enough sleep. The new environment allowed me to explore and stay out late at night.”

“Getting adjusted to studying on my own without homework to complete.”

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Facebook stalking season starts again

By Chris Slattery GVL Columnist

The third week of classes is in full swing and by my calculations, it’s about time we get to know our fellow classmates, whether they are willing to give us information or not.

Unfortunately, police background checks are expensive, and following someone home and peeking through their windows is frowned upon.

Thank goodness for Facebook, right? Looking up someone’s profile on

Facebook (more commonly known as “Facebook stalking”) is such a staple for college interactions that it’s become easy to find out any new information about your classmates.

Even though Facebook stalking has taken a lot of the mysteries out of life (Does she have a boyfriend? Does he have the same interests as me? Does she look good in a bathing suit?), I find that it can be extremely beneficial in pursuing and sustaining college relationships.

Say by chance that you want to start Facebook stalking. This is how the process goes down: a professor calls out an attractive student’s name (either the student is attractive or their name is). You either make a mental note or jot the name down because

your mental notebook has run out of pages.

Once you get free time, which could be after class or the end of the semester, you search this name on Facebook. Depending on their privacy settings you could know anything from their profile picture and favorite quotations to their phone number.

Only use those quotations in the event of an emergency.

But what is the ultimate goal in Facebook stalking?

To some, it may be nothing more than the thrill of collecting a stranger’s personal information without actually getting to know a person.

Other motives behind stalking are much less... well, stalky. Looking up people in your class gives you a quick run-down of classmates

without you having to spend time getting to know them.

Of course, a Facebook profiles do not accurately sum up a human being.

We’re complex creatures who aren’t superficially defined by our profile information. (Also, how can we articulate what annoys us if Facebook won’t give us a “dislike” button?)

But it can shed some light on their personality without making too many assumptions. It’s a quick way to get the gist of a person without running the risk of looking like a weirdo.

Facebook stalking helps more than hurts, and as a veteran stalker myself, I can say that it’s very effective.

By the way, you look very good in a bathing suit. cslattery@lanthorn.com

Freshman’s guide to campus: Part II

By Kevin VanAntwerpen GVL Columnist Two weeks ago, I wrote a column explaining everything you new kids would need to know to survive.

When you read my second column, you may have thought I took you by the hand, led you into the jungle and then abandoned you.

But fear not my child – I have come back to guide you out of the darknesss,.

Now we’re three weeks into the new semester, and this is the part where you call your parents and start bawling.

Take a word from the wise. If you want to survive this semester, you’re going to have to get rid of a few small and unnecessary things.

1. Sleep: This is the first thing to go. Let’s face it - the convenience of the modern age has brought us many sleep substitutes, such as coffee, Red Bull and the frat house next door. With all of these opportunities available, there’s no excuse for studying left undone. Didn’t do your reading in time for your Monday morning 9 a.m.?

Brew up some coffee and hunker down. (Warning: prolonged periods of sleep loss may turn you into a crazy Lanthorn columnist.)

2. Friendship: Friends are for high schoolers who have something to prove. Here in college, you only need one thing – a grade. Well ... you also need a job, sustenance, a decent supply of coffee and an occasional shower. But the point is, when has playing drunken board games at a dorm party ever improved someone’s career? Unless you’re a Jersey Shore kid, the answer is never.

3. Social Skills: The more time you spend studying, the less acclimated you will

become to the human condition. You’ll find yourself wandering out into the sunlight to find a cup of coffee and wondering to yourself, “What are these creatures are doing here, and why are they smilling?”

During your readings, you may come across words like “love,” “loyalty,” “happiness” and “orgasm.” Pay no attention to these. You won’t need them once you reach the corporate world anyway.

This may seem like a depressing column, but trust me: it gets better. Really, it has to - what other options do you have? kvanantwerpen@ lanthorn.com

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You scream, I scream: Alexis Godush hands a GVSU student a scoop during the Future Alumni Association ice cream social.

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Executive man: Gleaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, gives a speech on on Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. On Thursday, Whitney will speak about Ben Franklin at the Gerald R. Ford Museum as part of the museum’s Ben Franklin exhibition.

Whitney to discuss impact of Ben Franklin

By Dan Spadafora

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GVL Assistant News Editor

leaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, has called Benjamin Franklin “the most extraordinary leader who has ever arisen,” and on Thursday he will have the chance to explain why.

Whitney will speak at the Gerald R. Ford Museum, in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin exhibit that opened Sep. 2.

The 4,000-square-foot Benjamin Franklin exhibit, “In Search of a Better World,” is scheduled to remain in Grand Rapids until Jan. 8. The Gerald R. Ford Museum is one of only five museums throughout the country scheduled to display it.

“Here’s a guy who is from the working class, one of 17 children, less than two years of formal schooling, two very incomplete, unconventional apprenticeships, becomes an illegal runaway by age of 17, moves to a new city and is able in a few decades to become a major leader in more areas than any other human being ever has,” Whitney said.

The Benjamin Franklin talk, titled “Leader Extraordinaire,” is presented by the Hauenstein Center and free for the public to attend.

The talk will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Whitney said he hopes many Grand Valley State University students will attend.

“Since Grand Valley students are in preparation as apprentice leaders to shape their lives, their professions, their societies, there’s no better model of a human being than Benjamin Franklin for how you can shape your life, how you can dominate your profession for the good, and how you can make such good contributions,” Whitney said.

For a few examples, Whitney

pointed to Franklin’s inventions and his selflessness towards these inventions.

Franklin invented the lightning rod, bifocals and many others, yet refused to accept payment for any of his inventions.

Whitney said Franklin wanted them to be gifts for the public.

“Think of the lightning rod’s importance,” Whitney said. “Houses used to burn down and in the process burn down whole cities. Whole towns would disappear, and inventing the lighting rod and giving that as a gift to humankind saved a lot of lives. This is an amazing human being.”

Jim Kratsas, deputy director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum, said he is excited to have an expert like Whitney speak on Benjamin Franklin and such an important time period in the nation’s history.

“I think that far too often we forget what I consider our county’s greatest gen-

eration in the Founding Fathers,” Kratsas said. “To think what they put in place that we are benefiting from today is truly remarkable. Ben Franklin is certainly one of the three or four top members of that Founding Fathers group.”

To learn more about the exhibit, visit www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov. assistantnews@lanthorn.com

Leader Extraordinaire

By Gleaves Whitney Thursday at 7 p.m.

Presented by the Haunstein Center of Presidential Studies at GVSU Free to the public Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum 303 Pearl Street NW 616-254-0400

FAA connects GV students to grads ‘Dinner with Seven Strangers’ upcoming

By Rachel Melke GVL Staff Writer

With toppings like chocolate, caramel, peanuts and sprinkles, Grand Valley State University’s Future Alumni Association scooped out ice cream and information to students on Thursday.

FAA held its second-annual ice cream social event in front of the Cook-DeWitt Center to welcome students back. Along with giving out ice cream to passersby, this event was held “to make ‘Future Alumni Association’ a name students [can be] familiar with,” said Courtney Putters, vice president of FAA. Putters said the social helps current GVSU students understand what the group can offer them, as well as meet other students and alumni to make important networking connections.

FAA works to aid each student non-exclusively to bring alumni benefits to everyone. They achieve this by helping students make connections with alumni.

“We are very big on creating connections and networking with peers and alumni to help with students’ future career goals,” Putters said.

As a member of the group, senior Ann Hartleib said she is pleased to have access to FAA’s benefits of professional networking. She said not everyone ends up doing what he or she expects when graduating college, and with the help of this group, she was able to job shadow with alumni and get a real feel of what happens after graduation.

“When I was a freshman, I was looking for opportunities to do with my major — [FAA] helped me to figure out what I wanted to do,” Hartlieb said.

Each event FAA hosts involves students of all years as well as alumni. Other upcoming FAA events include “Dinner with Seven Strangers” on Oct. 13 and “Brand Yourself” on Nov. 16, to assist students with meeting alumni and networking.

“Brand Yourself” helps students familiarize themselves with networking on the Internet through the use of social media. Websites such as LinkedIn. com and Facebook are used as examples of networks that can help one’s career.

“They do a great job connecting students with alumni and Grand Valley,” said Erin Rutgars, the group’s adviser.

Rutgars also works with GVSU Alumni Relations.

The Future Alumni Association will hold its first meeting today. For additional and up-to-date information, “like” the “Future Alumni Association GVSU” page on Facebook. rmelke@lanthorn.com

Courtesy photo / Google Images

New student org to assist aspiring nurses

By Dan Spadafora GVL Assistant News Editor

To begin its inaugural year at Grand Valley State University, the Pre-Nursing Student Association looks to assist and provide networking opportunities for any undergraduate looking to enroll in the nursing program.

With 50 to 75 interested members already, Erin Busscher, the group’s adviser, said there is great student interest.

“We hold a freshman transitions event, our advising center does here, and we talk with incoming freshmen and transfer students that want to come in for nursing,” Busscher said. “Even at that event we already have students asking about, ‘Is there an association I can be a part of before I get admitted to the program?’”

The already-established Student Nursing Association is reserved for those already in the nursing program. Angela Caruso, adviser for the Student Nursing Association, said there was a desire by several students for a group to get involved with before becoming admitted to the nursing program.

“There is a group of students that got together last year who decided to form the Pre-Nursing Association,” Caruso said.

Janine Sulavik, president of the Pre-Nursing Student

Association, said creating the group is important because there are many unknowns for freshmen.

“We are kind of just thrown into our freshman year, told what classes to take and told to apply at a certain time,” Sulavik said. “Some pre-nursing students didn’t even know what the job of a nurse completely entails or what other branches of nursing there were.”

After spending time BUSSCHER talking to students interested in the group and reviewing goals of the organization with Busscher, Sulavik said the main function of the group will be to provide opportunities to group members, such as possible networking or volunteering opportunities.

“Just getting myself and all the other pre-nursing students, who were freaking out, questions answered was what I thought would be the main function of the association,” Sulavik said. “But after talking with other people interested in getting the club started and Erin Busscher, we talked

“Some pre-nursing students

didn’t even know what the job of a nurse completely entails or what other branches of nursing there were.

”

-Janine Sulavik President, Pre-Nursing Student Association

about all the other benefits.”

Activities for the Pre-Nursing Student Association are planned almost every month.

“It’s really important for students to learn early on really what nursing is about,” Busscher said, “so they can explore what they would be doing in their future career, because a lot of times I feel nursing is romanticized. It’s important for students to know how important the profession is.” assistantnews@lanthorn.com

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ArtPrize 2011

GVL / Eric Coulter

Middle school metalwork: Black River Public School students Autumn Shipley-Melon, 12, and Peter Middleton created this piece for the collaborative project with Cynthia McKeen and Cyril Lixemburg for ArtPrize.

ArtPrize entries installed

at Pew Campus

By Bre’Anna Tinsley GVL Intern

Installation for ArtPrize statues began early Saturday morning on the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University.

Entries include a 32-foot tall figure looking up to the heavens called “Be Still and Know IV” by artist John Merigian.

Merigian said he began working on the statue last year just before the 2010 ArtPrize.

“It is a reflective piece that hopefully will encourage folks to stop and pause and think about what this piece means, the emotion and the internal message that this piece is reflecting,” he said. “It’s also, hopefully, a piece that presents some hope … I think in these times art that presents hope is very much needed.”

The statue is located in Lacks Park at the west end of the Blue Bridge near the Eberhard Center. Merigian said he hopes to keep the statue in its place in the park after ArtPrize is over.

This is Merigian’s third time participating in ArtPrize, but he said choosing a venue was a task in itself.

“There were a lot of venues that contacted me this year and wanted me to do this piece for them,” he said.

Students from Black River Public School in Holland are also entering a six-piece series. One of the pieces was designed by Autumn Shipley-Melon, 12, who said she likes to experiment in her artwork.

“I don’t like to draw things exact — I like to make things weird,” she said. “I thought just drawing a bunch of lines and putting together would be cool.”

The design took about two days to draw and a day to sculpt a sample to be

used for the construction of the actual piece. Students worked alongside steel artists Cynthia McKeen and Cyril Lixenberg to create the statues, and art teacher Jamie Roggenbuck entered the series into ArtPrize.

“This has been a really cool experience, [and] I’m glad the kids got to do it,” Roggenbuck said. “…It was a lot of fun to see come together and now we are at the end at ArtPrize, and it’s really neat to see it come up and be finished.”

The entry will be located in the Frey Courtyard of the DeVos Center.

Black River Public School is authorized by GVSU along with four other schools across the state that will be working with Curator Ellen Sprouls and presenting in ArtPrize. GVSU authorizes a total of 43 schools throughout Michigan.

Other entries for ArtPrize that were put up include a 36-foot turbine blade organized by Richard Vander with a mural designed by artist Glenn Wolff and painted by students from Grand Rapids City high School.

The project is called “Win, Win Wind! Protecting our Great Lakes for Future Generations.”

There will also be installation for another piece of 100 core tin monkeys hanging from the Blue Bridge over the Grand River on Sept. 19.

Artprize will run from Sept. 21 to Oct. 9. There will be 31 outdoor statues will be presented this year, as well as live entries at the event.

Two artists will be creating their piece in front of the public; Artist James Brandess will be painting scenes of the Grand River alongside the Grand River and Marcia Perry will be sculpting a large wood piece on Front Avenue. news@lanthorn.com

featured artists Cynthia McKeen

Cyril Lixemburg

GVL / Eric Coulter

Collaboration: Artists Cynthia McKeen (far left) and Cyril Lixemburg (far right) stand next to young artists Autumn Shipley-Melon (middle right) and Peter Middleton (middle left). The piece pictured with them is a part of a collaboration between select students and the artists.

GVL / Eric Coulter

Lend a hand: (Left) Volunteer Jessie Belkiewicz works to install the art on the Pew Campus. (Right) Joe Gorris, a Central Michigan University student, and Tara Doyl, a teacher from Black River Public Schools, dig up the ground where the supports for the art pieces on the Pew lawn.

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Grand Valley Lanthorn MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

SPORTS EDITOR BRADY FREDERICKSEN sports@lanthorn.com

SPORTS SHORTS VOLLEYBALL Volleyball splits weekend matches in the U.P.

KEY PERFORMERS

SAY IT ISN’T SO, JOE! Lakers fall behind early, lose on last-second field goal at Hillsdale

Distance proved a non-factor for the Grand Valley State University volleyball team this weekend. The Lakers (4-2, 1-1 GLIAC) fell to Northern Michigan 3-2 Saturday, before rebounding strong to defeat Michigan Technological University in straight sets on Sunday.

Sophomore outside hitter Stacey Catalano put together a strong weekend, tallying 16 kills in the loss to Northern, while adding 14 more against Michigan Tech. Despite the Lakers struggles against Northern, the team remedied those problems against the Huskies by sweeping the first three sets, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20.

Charles Johnson WIDE RECEIVER Despite an inconsistent night from the GVSU offense as a whole, the junior wide receiver had a strong game, snagging six passes for 161 yards and a 71-yard touchdown.

Joe Glendening RUNNING BACK The junior workhorse had to work against the Lakers’ defense, but he still accounted for 131 total yards and three touchdowns in the win.

DODGEBALL Club dodgeball to finalize roster After holding tryouts on Sept. 8, the Grand Valley State Uiversity club dodgeball team will prepare for its regular season opener next month.

The team, which will open the season against Saginaw Valley State University, lost six players from last year’s team, including captain Jimmy Stokes and assistants Jeff Olsen and Greg Trippiedi. But it will still return 12 members from last year’s squad. Last season, the team finished as the Michigan Dodgeball Cup Champions for the fifth time in six seasons, as well as the NCDA runner ups to national champion Central Michigan University.

GLIAC STANDINGS Football (North Division) 1. Michigan Tech. (1-0) 2. Northern Mich. (1-0) 3. Saginaw Valley (1-0) 4. Ferris State (0-1) 5. GVSU (0-1) 6. Indianapolis (0-1)

W. Soccer (North Division) 1. Northern Mich. (2-0) 2. GVSU (1-0) 3. Northwood (1-1) 4. Ferris State (1-1) 5. Saginaw Valley (1-2)

Volleyball

GVL / Brady Fredericksen

Rivalry in the making: Senior Danny Richard (23) goes up for a field goal block Saturday against Hillsdale College. The Chargers defeated the Lakers 34-31 on a last-second field goal.

By Brady Fredericksen GVL Sports Editor

HILLSDALE, Mich. — As the Hillsdale fans rushed the field, Grand Valley State University sophomore quarterback Heath Parling and the rest of the Lakers walked off the field in shock after falling 34-31 on a last-second Charger field goal Saturday.

A botched snap, the subsequent 22-yard punt and a roughing the kicker penalty gave Hillsdale just enough time to sink the No. 4 Lakers (1-1, 0-1 GLIAC). After a GVSU roughing the kicker penatly negated a block of Hillsdale’s first attempt, the Chargers nailed a 30-yard field goal with nine seconds left, enough to give them the win and GVSU its second loss to Hillsdale in three years.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers had held Hillsdale’s star tailback, junior Joe Glendening, to only 2.8 yards per rushing attempt and had just taken the lead on a Norman Shuford touchdown. From there, the execution fell apart as Hillsdale made a 30yard field goal and soon after scored on an 85-yard touchdown pass to take a 31-28 lead.

“Horrendous, horrendous execution. We talked about that all week, and we didn’t execute at all,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell, whose defense allowed 462 total yards in the game. “There were mistakes made at all levels - starting at the head coach and moving all the way down to the assistants and players.”

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST 11:13 GVSU 7-0 Norman Shuford 9 yd run (Ryan Stokes kick) 07:11 Tie 7-7 Joe Glendening 1 yd run (Colin McGreevy kick) 03:11HC 14-7 Glendening 2 yd run (McGreevy kick)

W. Tennis Tuesday at Saginaw Valley, 2 p.m.

W. Volleyball Wednesday at Ferris State, 7 p.m.

SECOND 08:31 HC 21-7 Glendening 24 yd pass from Anthony Mifsud (McGreevy kick) 08:15 HC 21-14 Charles Johnson 71 yd pass from Heath Parling (Stokes kick)

as they rallied to take the 28-21 lead going into the fourth. They held the Charger backup quarterback Matt Bryan to just 22 yards in the third.

However, the strong effort of the third did not carry over to the fourth. The GVSU rushing offense stalled in the quarter as the Lakers failed to punch it in from three yards out with 5:05 to go, and settled for a 20-yard field goal.

Wide receiver Charles Johnson had a big game, finishing with six receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown, while Shuford had his moments - finishing with 94 rushing yards - but the team’s inability to score in the redzone cost it late in the game.

“We just need to get better, watch film, get better in practice. That‘s what it’s going to come down to,” Parling said. “Ultimately, we have to get it done when the game’s on the line in the redzone. I don’t know how we’re going to, but we’re going to find a way to get it done.”

Despite the immediate shock, the Lakers will not dwell on the game. Mistakes cost them a key conference road win, and they acknowledge that, but the team will look to put the loss behind it and begin to focus on next week’s game at the University of Indianapolis.

“All next week, throughout practice, we just have to focus,” said senior linebacker Brad Howard. “We just need to get our minds off this game. It’s a tough loss, but we need to focus on the task ahead of us next week.” sports@lanthorn.com

THIRD 06:25 Tie 21-21 Jovonne Augustus 2 yd pass from Parling (Stokes kick) 01:06 GV 28-21 Shuford 2 yd run (Stokes kick)

FOURTH 11:16 GV 28-24 McGreevy 30 yd field goal 08:46 HC 31-28 Andrew Mott 85 yd pass from Mifsud (McGreevy kick) 05:05 Tie 31-31 Stokes 20 yd field goal 0:09 HC 34-31 McGreevy 30 yd field goal

Early season loss will benefit Lakers later

(North Division) 1. Northwood (2-0) 2. Saginaw Valley (2-0) 3. Northern Mich. (2-1) 4. Ferris State (1-1) 5. GVSU (1-1)

SCHEDULE

Those mistakes came early and often in the first half. Quarterback Heath Parling was only 5-of-12 for 118 yards in the half, and the running backs - juniors Shuford and Hersey Jackson - combined for only 49 yards on the ground.

Parling also finished the first half with two interceptions, including one on a key drive late in the half.

“I‘m disappointed in myself. You can‘t throw three picks and expect to win a football game,” said Parling, who threw for only 194 yards on nine completions. “We just need to keep working, there’s nothing else we can do. We’re not going to throw in the towel, and we’re going to get better each and every week.”

To add insult to injury, Parling’s interceptions weren’t the only turnovers impacting the GVSU offense. Midway through the first quarter, the Lakers attempted a fake punt in their own territory, but punter Chris Picano came up two yards short, and the Chargers followed the stop up with a Glendening score to take a 14-7 lead.

“The fake punt gave them a short field - I count that as a turnover,” Mitchell said. “And then we had two (first half) picks by Heath, so we limited our possessions.”

Limited possessions was the name of the game throughout the first half. Hillsdale possessed the ball almost twice as long as GVSU (20:10 to 9:50), while also out-gaining the Lakers 246 yards to 172.

The second half brought new life for the Lakers

Brady fredericksen GVL SPORTS EDITOR

The great Penn State football coach Joe Paterno once said, “You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you’ll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.”

It’s true – losing does become a habit – but for the Grand Valley State University football team, losing has never been a common occurrence.

Saturday’s 34-31 loss at Hillsdale College showed that these Lakers

aren’t invincible; but no team is.

I don’t think these Lakers are down for the count – I actually think they’re going to be better because of Saturday’s game.

“I don’t think a loss is ever a good thing, but we’re going to come back on Monday and we’re going to get better,” said sophomore quarterback Heath Parling. “I don’t know how were going to do it, but we’re going to find a way to get it done – I have confidence in our team.”

That confidence will keep the Lakers in the playoff hunt all season. This isn’t like the Division I level, where every team and their mother gets into the postseason bowl race – this is a playoff system where only 16 teams in all of Division II make it.

One loss isn’t damning, but more losses will be. The Lakers have lost a

regular season game in each of the last three seasons, including two against Hillsdale. The Chargers are a good team, and really, they’ve developed into the unofficial rival for GVSU on the football field.

The teams know each other well, and on Saturday Hillsdale out-executing the Lakers, plain and simple.

They had to use two quarterbacks, a considerably bottled up running game and, because of a couple of big plays, upset GVSU. It’s that kind of situational execution that wins games. GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell knows that, and the seniors on this team know that.

The offense needs to improve, and that improvement is going to start with the running game. Juniors Norman Shuford and Hersey Jackson have had moments early in the season, but they

couldn’t put the ball in the end zone late against Hillsdale.

Shuford has shown ability in the open field, but the Lakers need Jackson to be able to compliment him and move the pile. He had a moment late in Saturday’s game where he carried at least three Hillsdale defenders nine yards to the one-yard line.

Trailing, the Lakers failed to punch it in and settled for three point lead after a field goal.

Luckily, these are the little things, the technical aspects of the game that can be reworked in practice.

These Lakers, young and old, have shown that they care and have confidence. Now they just need to show they can put it all together on the field.

Easier said than done. sports@lanthorn.com

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CROSS COUNTRY

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Lakers open season strong at Bulldog Invitational

By Jon VanZytveld GVL Staff Writer

The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the season with a bang this weekend at the Ray Helsing Bulldog Invitational at Ferris State University.

Nine men placed in the top 20 in the 8k race, while eight women placed in the top 20 during the 5k.

Sophomore Joe Graves, who placed second (26:06.12) in the men’s 8k, described the race as a “rust buster” and the competition as low key.

“It wasn’t an extremely difficult course, but it wasn’t easy either,” Graves said.

“It was kind of deceiving – it had some rolling hills the whole time. It wasn’t a course you could easily get into a rhythm with, with some of the hills undulating the whole time. But it was a good course to test us our first week.”

At the meet, which took place Saturday on the Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, Mich., GVSU head coach Jerry Baltes rested his top 12 men and top nine women in order to keep them fresh for next week’s meet at Michigan State University.

“It was sort of a rust buster for us,” Baltes said.

“We had to see where our kids are that we did race, where their fitness is at. For the most part, it was a solid opener. We definitely have a lot of work left to do, but that’s always the case early in the season.”

GVL / Andrea Baker

Statsheet: Members of the cross country team check the results after the Bulldog Invitational in Big Rapids, Mich., Saturday. Nine men and eight women placed in the top 20 in the 8k and 5k races, respectively.

In past years under Baltes’ leadership, both teams have seen spectacular results, including a national title for the women last year.

Without running their top racers on both teams, the Lakers achieved top results, showing that they have it in them to outlast and outrun even the steepest of competition.

The runners, both male and female, that did run seemed never to tire, starting off with a sprint that left much of the competition behind before slowing to a more even and strong pace. Despite the strain that comes with a meet, the Lakers seemed comfortable and relaxed as they ran.

“The race was fairly low key, which is nice as an opener,” said junior Ashley Botham, who finished 12th overall (19:04.43). “For me, personally, the first race is really about remembering what it feels like to suffer through a race again and getting those competitive juices flowing. The team is in a really good position right now, coming off of last year’s national title, and we are excited to hopefully bring home another title this year.”

The team will next race in the Spartan Invitational Friday at Michigan State University. The race will begin at 1 p.m. jvanzytveld@lanthorn.com

GVL / Rane Martin

Not in my house: Junior goalkeeper Chelsea Parise smashes a goal kick during Saturday’s game against Saginaw Valley State University. The Lakers squeaked by with a 1-0 win in double overtime.

Soccer scores overtime win over Saginaw Valley

By Joe Maher-Edgin GVL Staff Writer

Late in the second overtime period of a game that remained scoreless through the first 90 minutes of play, junior forward Kayla Addison fired a shot into the upper right corner of the net to give the Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team a 1-0 victory against visiting Saginaw Valley State University Sunday.

The goal was Addison’s second this season and GVSU’s third in three games.

Though GVSU (1-0-2) dominated in the attacking third of the pitch, outshooting the Cardinals (2-2) 26-to-5, the goal posts and the Cardinal defense denied several opportunities for the Lakers.

Junior forward Maria

“We’re pleased with

the win, but we’re a little frustrated with the way it came about.

”

-Kayla Addison Junior forward

Brown found space late in the first half and fired a shot from outside the 18 yard line that hit the crossbar and bounced down into the hands of Saginaw Valley freshman goalkeeper Laura Ivezaj.

In the second half, Addison almost scored on a breakaway, but Ivezaj deflected her shot, and Cardinal defenders cleared the ball.

“It’s very frustrating see-

ing how we get so many more shots than other teams and we can’t finish them,” Addison said.

Junior forward Ashley Botts, who had 4 shots on goal in the Laker win, said the team is a bit frustrated with its play despite picking up the victory.

“We’re pleased with the win, but we’re a little frustrated with the way it came about,” she said. “This is our third game that went into overtime, so hopefully we can pick it up and finish the ball a little better.”

The victory comes on the heels of a pair of 1-1 tie games in non-conference action last week. Such results could be seen as a relatively shakey start when compared to last season’s success, which yielded one-loss regular season, seven straight shutout victories in postseason action and a second-consecutive national championship.

GVSU head coach Dave Dilanni said last year’s success plays a part in the frustration so far this season.

“There are holes popping in the boat – we patch a hole and then another hole pops,” he said. “Today’s hole was that we were just not finishing. We haven’t scored a lot of goals, which is a little frustrating in the sense that we bring everybody back but one player in the midfield and in the front line, but we’re going to work on that.”

Delanni said he was satisfied with his defense in getting a clean sheet and in his teams passing game to set up goal scoring chances.

“One thing that we worked on in this week prior to the game was creating those opportunities and we created them today, but we just didn’t score,” Dilanni said. “We just need to minimize those holes popping in the boat.”

GVSU will continue its three-game home stretch Friday against Michigan Technological University at 7 p.m. jmaheredgin@lanthorn.com

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TENNIS

Women fall to Wayne State after strong weekend homestand

GVL / Rane Martin

Swing and miss: (Left) Senior Tara Hayes winds up for a shot during their match against Tiffin on Saturday. (Middle) Sophomore Niki Shipman serves the ball. (Right) Sophomore Lexi Rice starts a volley with a Tiffin player.

“I don’t think we’ve reached our

By Stephanie Deible GVL Intern

In the first week of competition, the Grand Valley State University’s women’s tennis team had to deal with something it did not encounter all of last season — a regular season loss.

The Lakers opened the season with two consecutive wins over GLIAC foes the University of Findlay and Tiffin University before dropping a hard fought match against Wayne State University Sunday.

With the Wayne State loss aside, there were some bright moments in this weekend’s play, including two dominating wins over the Oilers and Dragons and a come-from-behind three-set win from sophomore Lexi Rice.

“We went 2-1 on the weekend and had two good wins,” said GVSU head coach John Black. “I don’t think we’ve reached our full potential yet. We just need to keep working hard. It’s a gradual process, and hopefully we will get another shot at Wayne during the conference tournament.”

full potential yet. We just need to keep working hard. It’s a gradual process, and hopefully we get another shot at Wayne State during the conference tournament.

”

-John Black GVSU head coach

The Lakers came out rolling on Friday behind strong play from sophomores Niki Shipman and Rice at No. 3 doubles and ended the day with a 9-0 sweep.

On Saturday, the team once again came out strong, defeating Tiffin by a score of 8-1 and sweeping in doubles

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Starting success: Senior Marc Roesslein moves to return the serve during a past match. The team had multiple singles wins in the No. 2, Nov. 4 and No. 6 singles. Last year, the Lakers finished the season 12-12.

Men successfully open season at DePauw Invitational

By Brady Fredericksen GVL Sports Editor

With wins in the No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 singles, the Grand Valley State University men’s tennis team had a successful opening weekend at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind. The Lakers, who finished last season 1212 (3-3 GLIAC) and fell in the third place match of the postseason GLIAC tournament, have gotten off on the right foot in 2011.

“You don’t always know what to expect in the first match of the season,” said freshman John McDonald. “I thought some of our guys were in midseason form, and it was a good warm up going into our next tournament.”

Led by McDonald, No. 2 singles winner Andrew Darrell and No. 4 singles winner Ben Delgado, the team left the tournament

confident in what they accomplished in Indiana.

“I think some guys played well after working all summer,” Delgado said. “It’s good experience for our freshman.”

Gone are First-Team All-GLIAC performers Philipp Claus and Marc Roesslein, which means those freshman, McDonald and Zac Felice, will be a key cog in the team’s potential success this season.

“It just gives us confidence seeing how we finished and knowing we’re playing good,” said Darrell. “Doubles were a mixed bag for us today, but we played really solid today and took advantage of our opponents by running them side to side – we grinded it out.”

The team will look to use today’s success to prepare for next week’s ITA Regional Tournament in Jenison on Sept. 23-25. sports@lanthorn.com

competition. Singles was equally as strong, led by a 6-0, 6-0 victory from junior Allison Fecko.

Sunday’s back and forth match against Wayne State spanned almost four hours with the Lakers coming up short, suffering a 5-4 defeat. GVSU started the match by dropping two of its doubles matches, giving Wayne State momentum heading into singles competition.

Alyssa Lucas, Anne Marie Warren and Rice were victorious singles matches, but it wasn’t enough to give GVSU the win.

“I was frustrated by all the little mistakes I was making,” said Rice, who won her singles match in a tie-break. “She was tough, but I told myself I wasn’t going to lose. “ Looking forward, GVSU knows they have to continue to play hard and can’t get caught up in the loss.

“All the matches were close. It’s just a matter of eliminating a few mistakes. We’ll get them during conference,” said Rice.

The team will be back in action Tuesday at Saginaw Valley State University at 2 p.m.

sports@lanthorn.com

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LAKER LIFE EDITOR HALEY OTMAN lakerlife@lanthorn.com

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Curl up with a good book: GVSU student Guillaume Dusseux reads “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson. The novel, set in the Great Migration, is featured in this year’s Community Reading Project.

Community Reading Project to focus on Great Migration

By Kendal Pektas

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GVL Staff Writer

he Community Reading Project committe has selected “The Warmth of Other Suns,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Isabel Wilkerson as this year’s community read.

Since 2005, Grand Valley State University’s Community Reading Project has been holding a yearly reading program for students, staff and faculty. During each academic school year, the CRP committee selects one book that community members should read for a group discussion.

As a writer and professor of journalism at Boston University, Wilkerson spent the majority of her career as a national correspondent and bureau chief at “The New York Times.”

She found inspiration in her own parents’ and CRP committee member. “They will be migration when writing her book, which she able to examine critically their own percepspent 15 years researching. She conducted tions of caste limits in our society and how interviews with more than 1,200 people who many brave people sacrifice so much to enmade the journey. sure their children could live betThe book is about the struggles ter lives. It’s a very American story of the 6 million African Americans and a universal story as well.” in the 20th Century who fled from There will be various programs the South, a period known as the this semester to accompany the Great Migration. book, as well as an expected visit “The Warmth of Other Suns” by the author in March. follows the stories of those who Some professors also plan to made the journey and examines incorporate the book into their how and why people decided to curriculums. leave their home behind in search Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu “Because the book relies on of a better life. so many oral histories, it is also a “Readers will learn about how the Great perfect compliment to the oral history projMigration shaped the American landscape,” ect, ‘Speaking Out: Western Michigan’s Civil said Maureen Wolverton, a GVSU professor Rights Histories,’ that we are launching this

year, ” said Melanie Shell-Weiss, a CRP committee member and assistant professor of liberal studies.

Shell-Weiss said the book does a great job of documenting the sacrifice made by the people who took part in the Great Migration and the details of the move from the South.

“The history really comes to life,” she said.

CRP offers book club kits available at Zumberge Library.

“It is very hard to tell how many readers we’ll have,” said Susan Mendoza, director of undergraduate research and integrative learning. “Word of mouth is one way books enter the culture.”

To join this year’s CRP, or for more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/read. kpektas@lanthorn.com

GV community works on speaking skills, experience in Toastmasters

By Haley Otman GVL Laker Life Editor

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United: Volunteers lend a hand at a Muskegon construction project during the 18th annual Day of Caring.

Lakers give back in United Day of Caring

By Rachel Melke GVL Staff Writer

Wearing white shirts with the words “Live United,” 28 Grand Valley State University students, staff and faculty members came together with members of the West Michigan community to participate in Heart of West Michigan United Way’s Day of Caring Friday.

This year, Day of Caring was held in correspondence with the National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2010, 1,600 volunteers from 45 companies contributed to 79 different service projects and cumulated 5,000 hours of service.

Volunteers from GVSU participated in three different projects at Blandford Nature Center, Stuff the Bus and Celebration on the Grand. Each of these places held different responsibilities, including wood-splitting at Blandford Nature Center, sorting and distributing collections of donated school supplies at Stuff the Bus and helping with registration at Celebration on the Grand.

Other projects around Grand Rapids included yard work and painting and refurbishing of rooms and buildings.

GVSU’s participation was not only due to its partnership with United Way, but it is also a means for the students, faculty and staff to give back to the community.

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Helping hand: A Lincoln Park Elementary student volunteers.

“Grand Valley believes strongly in being involved in the community,” said Sue Sloops, director of this year’s GVSU Day of Caring event.

“The three pillars of the United Way are education, finance and health. We know that if we can help families in our communities that need service in those three areas, that’s our way of giving back and helping the less fortunate.”

Students who attended Day of Caring also view service in this way.

“It’s important to give back to the community, especially a nature center,” said sophomore Natalie Phillips, who volunteered at Blandford.

“It’s good for kids to come to and good to get out.”

Students from the same project also said they enjoyed doing something that was hard working and being outside rather than volunteer work that involved sitting at a desk.

However, community service rewarding to more than those who receive it. Sloops

said mental health is also enriched when someone volunteers, rewarding the individual providing service and providing an incentive.

GVSU volunteers are also involved with Schools of Hope, a tutoring program in the Grand Rapids area that works to bridge the reading gap among the highest performing districts in Kent County and Grand Rapids Public Schools. Grand Valley State University had 100 people participate in Schools of Hope, which is run through the United Way, in 2010.

If you are interested in additional volunteer work, United Way’s website www. hwmuw.com will give more information, including skillbased volunteering which makes use of individual’s skills in a more specific way than general volunteering.

Additional opportunities can be found through GVSU’s Community Service Learning Center at www.gvsu.edu/ service. rmelke@lanthorn.com

As a college senior almost finished with her Health Communications degree at Grand Valley State University, Jenna Puisis will enter the workforce with confidence and advanced speaking skills thanks to her two years as a member of Toastmasters International.

Puisis joined the club, which focuses on leadership and public speaking, after a lifetime fear of standing in front of a crowd and opening her mouth.

“Being a health communications major, you have to do public speaking in order to be successful and do your job,” she said.

She took the leap and began attending the weekly meetings for the GVSU Downtown chapter of the organization, where she is now the vice president of marketing.

The Downtown club has welcomed many people who are new to public speaking, said Josh Gerlick, the vice president of membership and a GVSU adjunct professor.

“A new member goes through a sequence of 10 speeches that all have a theme of helping them with basic communications skills,” Gerlick said.

New speakers learn to organize speeches well, perform necessary research, use vocal variety and tackle more objectives laid out in their manuals.

Each time Puisis and other Toastmasters members give speeches, they receive two types of comments: “glo” points and “grow” points.

The chapter’s president, Elaine Benoit, said “glo” points are compliments and point out where a speech was successful.

The “grow” points then add constructive criticism to show a speaker which areas need improvement.

“We never tell someone they did a bad job on a speech,” Puisis said. “We always applaud a speaker and tell them what they did right.”

Puisis said the welcoming environment at the Toastmasters Club made her feel more

“A new member goes

through a sequence of 10 speeches that all have a theme of helping them with basic communication skills.

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-Josh Gerlick

Vice president of membership, Toastmasters International

Grand Valley State University Chapter of Toastmasters International Chapter Meetings

Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Location

University Clubhouse

Club information

gvsudowntown.freetoasthost.info comfortable practicing her communication skills, and she sees a direct connection between the meetings and her personal and professional life. She said she recently aced an interview for an internship at a healthcare system thanks to being able to communicate more effectively and think on her feet.

“Jenna’s a great example of someone who … has really grown and developed some tremendous new speaking skills as a result of her involvement in Toastmasters,” Gerlick said.

The Toastmasters Club has a person at each meeting who counts “the little filler words” like “um,” “ah” and “you know” in speeches, and both Benoit and Puisis said they have started to notice how people talk since joining the Toastmasters.

“It definitely makes you catch yourself when you say those words outside of the meeting,” Puisis said. “It makes you think, ‘Oh, I’m so glad I’m in Toastmasters!’”

The GVSU Downtown chapter has a few undergraduate students, but there are more graduate students, faculty and staff.

The general community is also welcome to join the club, so members have the chance to interact with and learn from local professionals.

The chapter meets Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the University Club.

“We start on time, we end on time and we’re not going to get someone carried away on their soapbox,” Benoit said.

To learn more about them, visit gvsudowntown.freetoasthost.info or www. toasmasters.org to see what the organization is doing on a larger scale. lakerlife@lanthorn.com

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