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tudent Senate discussed its newest resolution Thursday to promote the creation of an ombuds office on campus that would direct Grand Valley State University’s community to resources on campus.

“It’s a navigator for the services we already have,” said Andrew Plague, vice president of the Political Affairs Committee.

It is estimated that more than 200 colleges and universities in the U.S. already have ombuds offices or ombuds persons on their campuses.

Plague said most of the services on campus, such as the Counseling Center, LGBT Resource Center, Women’s Center and Office of Multicultural Affairs, are underused because students often don’t know where to go when they have an issue that these centers could address.

The ombuds office would direct students to the most appropriate center for their specific issue.

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The office would also serve as a place where students, faculty and staff members who have felt discrimination or need a dispute resolved can go to voice their opinions and get advice from a neutral source, and it would be able to help with issues between faculty and students.

“It will help them figure out what their path may be from someone who has no stake in it,” Plague said. “In all cases, the ombuds is seeking fairness and truth in the issue, not trying to help the student ‘win.’”

In his discussion of the resolution, Plague said some other campuses only have ombuds offices for students because faculty members have union mediators to smooth out peer conflicts. At GVSU, the faculty members aren’t in a union so the ombuds office would also be a resource for them.

The resolution will be further discussed at next week’s meeting.

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T One of us: President Thomas Haas held virtual office hours last week to answer student questions and address concerns.

The man behind it all Haas spills on Movember hair, GV plans for growth

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id you ever wonder what President Thomas Haas enjoys for breakfast? He likes pancakes, but his favorite breakfast meal is apple pie and coffee.

Did you know Haas is growing a mustache for “Movember,” the men’s health movement that happens each November? Aren’t you curious what style of ‘stache?

The Grand Valley State University community had the chance to ask Haas these questions and more during the

virtual office hours he holds to increase communication among those involved at GVSU. He began hosting his virtual office hours in 2007, and on Thursday he once again sat down to sift through questions from members of the Laker community.

“President Haas believes the virtual office hours provide the best way to reach the most people on campus,” said Mary Eilleen Lyon, associate vice president of News and Information Services.

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he 11th annual f u n d r a i s i n g competition between Grand Valley State University and Saginaw Valley State University, known as Battle of the Valleys, provides an opportunity for individuals from both institutions to raise money for a cause.

SVSU has dominated the fundraising competition for the past five years and has taken the win seven out of the past 10 years, but those on GVSU’s newly established Laker Traditions Team are confident that the streak is about to be broken.

“My team and I have implemented a week of events to help fundraise money this year to reach our goal of $25,000,” said Alica Arnold, event coordinator of BOTV. “Last year, Grand Valley raised around $1,000 and SVSU around $30,000.”

In 2012, SVSU’s charity was the Great Lakes Bay Miracle League while GVSU raised money for the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan.

The year before, SVSU raised nearly $25,000 for the Underground Railroad, which was more than double GVSU’s $12,300 effort for the Make-AWish Foundation.

This year, GVSU will donate funds to Students Providing Opportunities and Recreation Through Sports, which was founded in January 2012 by Tyler Kinch, a fellow Laker. SPORTS provides opportunities for children to play sports through a series of pay-toplay programs intended to inspire self-confidence, motivation and acceptance.

SPORTS uses high school and college students to reach out to younger participants and form close relationships with them. These relationships help provide a healthy, comfortable atmosphere where the children can learn and grow.

To motivate the GVSU community to donate to the chosen organization, the Laker Traditions Team has organized a week of events to promote fundraising. BOTV events kicked off the week last night with a 5K glow run, where participants ran through campus covered in glow sticks, but the week is just beginning.

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GVSU is trying to break the current record for the number of people wearing the same t-shirt and sunglasses dancing in one room at the same time; the

record is currently set at 47.

Participants must purchase and wear the official 2013 BOTV T-shirt for $10 at the University Bookstore or UBS online.The record-setting attempt will take place today at 3 p.m. in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center.

“It was actually a group of fifth-graders that holds the previous record,” said Tyler Ziola, the promotion and social media coordinator for the Laker Traditions Team.

“We have to film the event and submit it with the information about attendance, and (a group called Record Center) will confirm the record. The previous record was set by students from Findlay, Ohio on May 29, 2012.”

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A talent and fashion show is also planned for BOTV week. It will involve a variety of performances, including singing, salsa dancing, pianists, guitarists and fashion show models. A $5 donation is requested for admission to the show, which will take place at 9 p.m. in the Pere Marquette Room of the Kirkhof Center.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American

Museum of Natural History in New York, will speak about using the scientific process to solve problems and answer questions at the Fieldhouse.

BOTV merchandise, including T-shirts and buttons, will be available for purchase at the event, which will take place at 7 p.m. There will also be a silent auction at the tables selling merchandise.

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The Jail-n-Bail will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center. “Prisoners” will be held there and can be bailed out by participants purchasing a doughnut, with proceeds going to GVSU’s chosen charity. MugShots, a local restaurant off Lake Michigan Drive, is donating its jail to the cause. “Hey there Laker” Lewis Stone will be in the jail in the morning, and Louie the Laker will be in the jail later in the day.

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The final event will be a co-ed volleyball tournament held in the Recreation Center’s south gym, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting throughout the day. Rules and signup information are on the BOTV website.

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NEWS

NOVEMBER 11, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

The price of commitment

BY HANNAH LENTZ HLENTZ@LANTHORN.COM

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ith service being such an integral part of Grand Valley State University’s mission, students participating in club sports programs have been asked to take part in a volunteer, service or philanthropic activity beginning this academic year.

Previously, the only requirement for students to be eligible for participation in the Club Sports program was to take at least one class. The new service requirement has been added to this list of requirements following discussion with club sports leaders, coaches and the Club Sports Executive Board.

“Our club leaders and coaches thought it would be great for each organization to have some sort of service learning activity throughout the year to help provide a team-building experience outside of practices and games,” said Eric Garvelink, coordinator for the Club Sports program, which is operated through the Office of Student Life.

Though the requirement of service by members of club sports may be a new idea at GVSU, it is not a new concept overall.

“We looked at some of the best practices from Club Sports programs across the country and noticed that many programs required a service activity from their club sports organizations,” Garvelink said. “We also wanted to expand the Club Sports program’s awareness and collaboration with the Office of Student Life’s Community Service Learning Center.”

With more than 1,600 participants in club sports, GVSU has made an impact through varied volunteer work throughout the year. One participating team is the GVSU dodgeball team.

“The requirement helps because it is another opportunity for our team to get together and work for a common goal outside of games or practice,” said Mark Trippiedi, president of the dodgeball team. “We get to know each other better in terms of off-the-court personality.”

The team has helped out for the past two years with a high school charity dodgeball tournament benefiting cancer patients. The event is hosted by the Careerline Tech Center of Holland, and the tournament takes place at Allendale High School in February.

“It also helps get our club’s name out to the community and the high school players that compete in the charity tournament,” Trippiedi said. “They get a chance to talk to us and learn a little about our club, and if the student chooses to attend GVSU, then they already know about us and are more likely to come out for the team.”

Volunteer opportunities for all club sports on campus vary from service projects related specifically to a team’s sport, such as the dodgeball tournament, to broader projects within the community. All volunteer projects are reported to recreation staff and required by all teams on an annual basis.

“Sure, we’re all busy college students, but you make a commitment when you join a club sport to compete and

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Club sports now required to perform service

Athletic service: The GVSU club hockey team faces another university in a previous game. The club teams now have an added service requirement to go along with the athletic commitment of the team.

help GVSU and the surrounding community,” Trippiedi said. “It is always important to give back to the community and support the community, because the surrounding community helps to support this great institution that we attend and get to represent on the courts, fields (and) ice.”

Due to positive and committed results since the volunteer requirement’s establishment at GVSU, the prerequisite will remain in place for the foreseeable future.

“Volunteering time and talents affects all parties involved,” Garvelink said. “Whether it is the beneficiary nonprofit organization or a group of kids interacting with great college role models from the club sports program, the positive impact is felt. We want to continue to educate students to shape their lives, their professions and societies, as the university mission statement says.”

BOTV CONTINUED FROM A1 ALL WEEK Additionally, T-shirt sales and a photo booth sponsored by 48 West will be available in the Kirkhof Center all week.

The Laker Traditions Team is also placing donation jugs in various departments on campus.

“We are able to collect donations through Friday, Nov. 15,” said Alyssa Smith, the overall chair of the Laker Traditions Team. “Our goal is to raise $25,000 this year, which is only $1 per student. The department that raises the most money will receive recognition and a trophy.”

The BOTV winner will be announced at halftime of the football game between the two universities on Saturday.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/ battleofthevalleys.

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BRIEFS MAREC client creates solar panel technology A business incubator at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center has been the source for the creation of new solar panel technology. Solar 24, a device that captures solar energy during the day and stores it for use at night, was created by the MAREC client, Energy Partners, LLC. One of the founders of Energy Partners is former GVSU professor Jim Wolter, who also led the team that created Solar 24. The new technology was presented to the public at the Solar Power International Conference in Chicago Oct. 21 to 24.

President Haas to participate in ‘Movember’ President Thomas J. Haas has announced that he will be participating in “Movember” as a part of Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s Executive Stache-Off. Haas will be sporting a mustache for the duration of November as a way to honor Men’s Health Awareness Month. He will also be competing against four other executives in Michigan for the best mustache. The five participants will all shave their mustaches at the end of the month together at a local salon.

University to host Strategic Positioning Conversations During the month of November, the university will be hosting meetings, in-person and virtual, to include students, faculty and staff members in the strategic planning process. Strategic Positioning Conversations will be held in order to gain information to help shape Grand Valley State University’s 2016-2020 plan. All members of the GVSU community are invited to attend the meetings for as long as their schedules allow. Meetings will be held today from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 1142 of Kirkhof Center. More meetings will be held throughout this week. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/strategicplanning.

Out and About to host transgender lecture The Out and About club of Grand Valley State University will be hosting a transgender day of remembrance lecture tomorrow. The event will go from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pere Marquette room of the Kirkhof Center. Kyle Watson, presenter of the Advanced Trans Workshop at the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Day Transgender Ally Conference 2013, will be the speaker. The speech will bring a new perspective to GVSU’s campus-wide conversation about what it means to be transgender or gender variant. The event is free, open to all students, faculty and staff members and approved by LIB 100 and LIB 201 courses.

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NEWS

NOVEMBER 11, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

New programs to forgive student loans

BY ERIN GROGAN EGROGAN@LANTHORN.COM

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aying off student loans is often a daunting task, but help may be available to some students through student loan forgiveness programs, which either partially or completely wipe out loans.

“There are two types of loan forgiveness programs currently established for specific occupational areas,” said Lisa Martin, associate director of the Financial Aid Office at Grand Valley State University.

The two programs are the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which applies to government and not-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations, and the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, which has specific requirements for educators.

Some private not-for-profit or-

ganizations may also qualify for the PSLF program which is “intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs,” according to the Federal Student Aid Office’s PSLF fact sheet.

Martin said the PSLF program will officially begin forgiving loans in October 2017; however, to be granted loan forgiveness under the PSLF, students would have needed to start making monthly payments in Oct. 1, 2007, to reach the 120 monthly-payment requirement.

“The amount forgiven will likely not amount to a large percentage of your outstanding balance unless your earnings remain low throughout the 120 repayment period,” Martin said.

Applications for the PSLF are

not available yet but will be as Oct. 2017 draws closer. At the time applications are submitted for the PSLF program, borrowers must be working for a qualified organization.

To qualify for the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, a person has to have provided “direct classroom teaching, or classroom-type teaching in a non-classroom setting,” Martin said. “The amount (forgiven) is based on the date you complete your service requirement and the subject taught.”

The program is available for those educators who have taught for five years in low-income elementary schools, secondary schools or educational service agencies with their emphasis in science, math and special education.

Teachers who meet this require-

ment and who are new borrowers can be considered to have up to $17,500 of their loans forgiven.

Once they enter the workforce, students may find that their employer offers to assist them in covering tuition costs. Such companies often have a large percentage of college students as employees.

“Generally this benefit is intended for students who work full-time for the company, and the employeestudent is seeking to earn a credential, which can be utilized by the company,” Martin said.

Student loans often take between 10 to 25 years to pay off. If students qualify for either the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program or the PSLF, their loan repayment timeframes may be reduced, but they still might need to meet 10 years of payments.

Student loans should not be taken lightly because of forgiveness opportunities, Martin said, adding that it is important for students to know how to borrow wisely. Understanding the terms of a loan, “can be complicated for someone who has never had to borrow a loan before,” she said.

Teachers are encouraged to apply for the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program as soon as they have completed their five-year teaching requirement. They can find applications at www.studentaid.ed.gov under the “Repay Your Loans” section.

Those who need help with loans can visit the Financial Aid Office during their office hours. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/ financialaid.

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our voice matters! That was the theme of the NAACP College and Youth Division’s Strange Fruit Series, which focused on cultural and political organizing.

“We’ve learned a lot over the past weeks,” said Dionna Cheatham, service advocacy chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Grand Valley State University branch. “A lot about the cultural and political history of the U.S.” GVSU concluded a week’s long sequence of lectures, the Strange Fruit Series, designed to help motivate and educate members over political organizing. The final lecture took place Nov. 7 and stressed the importance of young people in making a difference.

“I just think the lecture series has been great,” said Jazmin McMullen, vice president of the NAACP GVSU branch. “We’ve learned a lot of things that have motivated us and challenged our thinking. We have all the information we need; we just need to know what to do with it.”

Paula Triplett, a former GVSU instructor, spoke at length about the youth movements of the 1950s and ‘60s. Triplett said she hoped to get all the facets of the community to work in unison with each other to encourage young

people to organize efforts of their own.

“It was young people who made the change before,” Triplett said. “(Young) people are so important: your contribution, your voice. What you have to offer is so important.

I hope from what you get tonight you can start organizing into communities that are important to you.”

This set the precedent of the rest of the lecture, where former protestors, labor organizers, and activists shared their life experiences with the youth group of the NAACP. In attendance also was Terry Hoogerhyde, a representative of the General Teamsters Union No. 406 who spoke about organized labor’s role in shaping the modern political environment and how his experience in organizing can help the NAACP members.

“Tonight we have faith-based groups, labor-based groups, and community groups.

Why? Because whether you know it or not, the things we all do affects everybody else, even the people in this room,” Hoogerhyde said.

Jim Winslow, who helped labor activist and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, offered wisdom to the youth of the meeting.

“You have to find the common interest that all people have,” Winslow said. “Once you have that, then everything else follows.”

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Strange Fruit Series promotes activism among GV’s NAACP

Educating students: Director of the Labor Heritage Society of West Michigan Michael Johnston speaks to members of the NAACP about organizing and achieving goals for the lecture series.

He said “everything else” includes attainable goals and recognition of reaching the goal.

“I’ve seen too many groups who have accomplished a goal of theirs and then didn’t know what to do afterward,” said Michael Johnston, a former high school teacher who also worked for Cesar Chavez. “You have to know when you’ve accomplished your goal and (when to) move on to the next issue. You hold a lot of power whether or not you know it.”

Terry added the importance of groups like the NAACP in collaborating with other groups in the region.

“We have this tendency to separate everyone into silos: the black silo, the gay silo, the labor silo, etc., so when one group is struggling, we can just ignore it,” he said. “But we can’t, and once we realize that we’re not separated into these groups and we’re in the same boat together, then we will have a lot of power.”

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Native American Heritage Month continues with film, discussion panel on boarding schools

History lesson: Warren Petoskey and Kay McGowen speak to students during Native American Heritage Month.

They talked about the celebration of the history, culture, traditions and contributions of Native Americans.

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tudents and community members gathered Thursday at Grand Valley State University to learn about the Native American boarding school experience through a documentary film and panel discussion as part of Native American Heritage Month.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsored the event, which showcased “Indian School: A Survivor’s Story.” The documentary was created in 2011 and includes archives and interviews with Native Americans who experienced

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life at a boarding school in Mount Pleasant, Mich., which opened in the late 19th century and operated until 1934.

Warren Petoskey, a local artist and author, attended the boarding school and remembers it was a “hostile” environment, where he was taught to believe terms he saw in the history book like “savage,” “pagan,” “heathen” and “godless.”

Eventually, Petoskey was able to reject these ideas and ask questions to find out the truth about his culture and his people.

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that was created across the country as part of a federal government initiative that forced indigenous people to attend boarding schools to receive an education.

The film quoted Richard Pratt, the founder of one of the first boarding schools in Carlisle, Penn., who said the goal was to “kill the Indian but save the man.” Other boarding schools were based on this philosophy of assimilating Native Americans into mainstream white culture, which was seen as the solution to the “Indian problem.”

Kay McGowan, professor of Anthropology and Sociology at

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Eastern Michigan University, said the real goal of these schools was to “keep them as an underclass,” teaching them English and how to work in a domestic setting.

McGowan said the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania had about 10,000 students attend, but less than 800 graduate. Attempts at assimilating the children only marked the beginning of the loss of native languages and culture.

The film also showed the violent treatment of Native American students, who were often physically and sexually abused. Many even died without their parents being told and were buried in unmarked graves. In addition, many young girls were forcibly sterilized while at the boarding schools.

“Today, we see it as a gross violation of human rights,” McGowan said.

“It was a horrible experiment by the U.S. government. It was an attempt to destroy us as a native people.”

After students left the schools, they still faced discrimination, inequality and unemployment. Conditions on Native American reservations were also poor, including low life expectancy because of high suicide rates and alcohol abuse.

According to the film, these social problems are examples of “intergenerational trauma” that are passed on from one generation to the next.

“Inter-generational trauma is trauma that isn’t dealt with in the generation it is found,” McGowan said. “We didn’t anticipate the pain

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that was going to come from this experience of making the movie.”

Petoskey said inter-generational trauma is layered, and it began with the invasion of America and continued with the boarding school system and the relocation of Native Americans to reservations. The forced sterilizations added another layer.

Fay Givens, executive director of the American Indian Services, said the main goal is to “try to keep our people together.”

One way to do this is through an international agreement called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, which Givens is currently working on with McGowan.

The project was accepted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2007, but Givens said more still needs to be done.

In September 2014, Givens and McGowan will present the topic at a world conference to increase knowledge of the issue. They will ask for a full investigation of American boarding schools and for the U.S. to apologize and take responsibility for what happened.

Petoskey agreed that the world needs to know the truth. He told the audience they are the “generation coming,” meaning they need to be “conscious, responsible and determined” to make changes in society.

“My prayer and hope is that you will be an activist in propelling this truth forward,” Petoskey said. “You know who’s going to change this— you are.”

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OPINION

NOVEMBER 11, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

Useless humanists: selfishness and higher education

BY JOE HOGAN JHOGAN@LANTHORN.COM

The Lanthorn recently published two insightful, yet somewhat depressing, columns on liberal education at Grand Valley.

The first, Nikki Fisher’s “The ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of Liberal Education,” reminds us of the social, political and economic circumstances that allow us, as students at Grand Valley, to pursue a liberal arts education. Not having to fear the debilitating effects of poverty or breakouts of violence or persecution, we students can

“access the loftier aims of liberal education and self-actualization” that higher education provides. By contrast, the poor, downtrodden or oppressed do not have access to such an education. Not only that, Fisher points out, the oppressed are likely to doubt, or at least call into question, the worth of the liberal arts in their lives. As one of Fisher’s case studies points out, “when you’re frightened for your basic liberties, airy, non-practical speculations about the world don’t hold much water.” That is, when fighting for your life, there’s no need to philosophize.

Then again, when the primary goal of higher education is to get a decent job, there’s no need to philosophize either. Kevin Joffre, in his column “The Problems with the Student-Consumer Model of Education, Part 1,” calls

attention to the ways in which our current educational model may actually be a detriment to students. According to the article, higher education today resembles a service industry in which universities cater to the demands of students—their customers. As Joffre explains, when students are customers paying for a service, universities have more incentive to give them what they want rather than, in the traditional liberal arts model, what they ought to get—that is, a robust yet not obviously practical education in a variety of disciplines. By the same token, students are not at all inclined to embrace their liberal arts education if they do not identify its use in getting a job right out of college.

The question, in both cases, is this: what is the real worth of a liberal education anyway? I

believe that question has been answered by writers smarter, wiser and certainly more credible than I am. So, for the purposes of this article, I will avoid approaching the question directly and get at the issue another way: what is the social purpose of the liberal arts and has the consumerist model of education achieved it?

Consider again Fisher’s article. When discussing the supposed worthlessness of philosophical inquiries to those outside the “goldilocks zone” (the zone in which GVSU students, unencumbered by extreme poverty or systematic oppression, can study the liberal arts), Fisher references a GVSU-led program—Community Working Classics—that sends students to Job Corps to teach the humanities to low-income young adults. And why would anyone

imagine the humanities might be useful to low-income young adults?: well, being able to read well, write effectively and speak persuasively all serve a political and social purpose— put crudely, they can help you “get somewhere” in life.

Rarely in our society, it seems, have people gained social or political power without the help of such skills. Thus, those outside the “goldilocks zone” really could use the benefits of a liberal arts education— something we at GVSU have access to.

But if we students are consumers, the way we conceptualize the liberal arts is likely in terms of selfish goals and desires. “What can a liberal arts education do for us?” The “goldilocks zone” provides the best setting to ask this question, too. If we are not reminded of poverty

or oppression in our lived experience—that is, outside the classroom—we are not likely to realize the true social function of the liberal arts. In other words, we are comfortable not to use our liberal arts education for the good of others, specifically those outside the “goldilocks zone” who would benefit from it. For the most part, we simply do not use our training in the humanities to speak for the poor; we do not use our training in the social sciences to understand poverty; we do not use our training in biomed to serve those without healthcare. In short, the consumerist model inclines us to get, not give.

Perhaps, then, to add to Fisher’s conclusion, it is not actually the humanities or the liberal arts that are worthless to those outside the “goldilocks zone.” It’s us.

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WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF GVSU’S EFFORT IN BATTLE OF THE VALLEYS THIS YEAR?

Do you think common ground is attainable in all issues of dissension?

Do you think GVSU can end its five-year losing streak against SVSU in Battle of the Valleys 2013?

YES - 25%

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“I know that the event is going to be exciting and energetic. Since it’s a huge game, the campus will be rocking which adds to the hype of the game.”

JOSHUA HARRIS Freshman Accounting Detroit, Mich.

“Being a freshman, I’m not really sure what Battle of the Valleys is exactly...but I know Saginaw Valley and Grand Valley play each other in football...so all I can hope is that Grand Valley kicks some (expletive)! Go GV!”

RHIANNON CULLIP

Freshman Undecided Harbor Springs, Mich.

“I’m a freshman so I don’t know much about this, but I like how Grand Valley comes together and shows school pride. Go Lakers!”

ALEX MCBRIDE

Freshman Undecided New Carlisle, Ind.

“It seems like we really want to beat Saginaw. I know we have a rivalry, but I really don’t know much about it beyond that.”

NO - 75%

EDITORIAL

REDEMPTION TIME

After GVSU fell by an embarrassing margin to SVSU in last year’s fundraising portion of Battle of the Valleys, the Lakers must compensate with extra effort this year.

Well, Grand Valley State University, it’s that time of year again. Battle of the Valleys is this week, and based on last year’s turnout, we think it’s a safe bet that many of you don’t even know what the cut-throat competition is—even though this year will be the 11th since the tradition started.

For those of you who don’t know, Battle of the Valleys is when the rivalry between GVSU and Saginaw Valley State University moves beyond the gridiron in a fundraising competition to benefit local charities. A week of campaigning and collecting donations is capped with perhaps the most spirited game of the football team’s season.

Last year, the Laker football squad fell to the Cardinals after having won seven straight games, but the end of an athletic streak wasn’t the worst of the 2012 competition. GVSU was painfully demolished in the fundraising race with an embarrassingly low donation rate.

SVSU raised around $30,000 for Great Lakes Bay Miracle League, while GVSU

boasted a measly $1,100 for the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan. In other words, last fall’s 24,654 Lakers donated an average of 4.5 cents each, while the Cardinal student body of 10,552 averaged $2.86 apiece.

To compensate for this beat-down, GVSU has devoted more effort to fundraising this year. The Laker campaign is spearheaded by the Laker Traditions Team, which is a new group meant to help Student Senate with the organization of the competition. Although this team is specifically dedicated to making GVSU tradition events successful, it is seemingly unlikely that GVSU will beat the Cardinals in fundraising this year.

The Lakers’ 3-7 record for the competition—which includes a five-year losing streak—testifies to either a lack of interest or lack of awareness about the event on the part of the student body.

GVSU students are largely unaware that BoTV is a big event or even more than just a football game. With luck, GVSU will significantly increase the

amount of money raised this year, but the Traditions Team faces a much bigger obstacle than just getting students to open their wallets. They need to explain to students what BoTV even is to begin with and then give them a reason to donate.

It’s certainly an encouraging start to be selling BoTV T-shirts that don’t look like they were made with clip art (like last year’s design), but it will take a lot more than that to overtake SVSU in the fundraising battle. More effort needs to be applied to get student feedback in order to host events that will attract students to attend and donate.

Traditions Team, you have your work cut out for you. We’re counting on you to help the Laker community redeem itself. Laker community, pay attention to what’s happening in the valley, step up and donate. Don’t let ignorance of major school events or disinterest in involvement inhibit our school from not only snagging a victory, but from being taken seriously by our rivals.

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ERIN VELTMAN

Freshman Therapeutic Recreation Clarksville, Mich.

“I’m not really sure what it’s all about. I guess that means there wasn’t much effort put in? I’m completely out of the know.”

ALLISON BURKE Sophomore Dance Novi, Mich.

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Dangers of being over-socialized

BY GARRICK SEE GSEE@LANTHORN.COM

For some reason, I remember an easier time in terms of meeting new people and the ways we communicated with them. We had the ability and power to express ourselves whether privately or in public. There was no stigma in the social realm that would prohibit us otherwise, unlike today.

Right now in 2013, there are things we can no longer do unless it’s done in the right manner and it’s seen through the right eyes. For instance, there used to be

a time when people hitchhiked their way across the country and drivers were willing to take them along.

It was known as an “American thing” to borrow a ride from a complete stranger because the journey of the trip encapsulates the whole experience.

Amid all the kidnappings and dangers we now know, hitchhiking seems to be a thing of the past. Nobody really waits at the side of the road holding their thumbs up for a stranger anymore, because that would be considered stupid and unsafe to do. Even offering a ride to people would seem pretty suspicious against drivers these days. There goes the first item on my to-do-list.

Also, the one thing that men especially are not allowed to do anymore is the innocent act of observing lit-

tle children play. There used to be a time when the stigma of it all was not prevalent and the act of watching children play on the playground was still innocent. Today, if a man is just watching kids behind a fence, that guy would be arrested in no time for possible sexual intent. That doesn’t even include men who are just plain friendly around kids and like them for who they are. The stigma is just too strong now to let something harmless like that happen within children.

Parents these days want the extra protection they can get around their loved ones.

Lastly, this might seem on the fence for now, but the act of buying a drink for someone has been stigmatized in a way that it looks suspicious at first. We’re all social animals in one way or another, and when we’re in

a club or a bar, we tend to break the ice with the opposite number by buying him or her a drink. The problem is: it might look dangerous if you are the one handing them the drink instead of the bartender. There have been countless instances of roofied-up drinks served to young women, who are later taken advantage of in some guy’s apartment or even in the club or bar. It is especially dangerous for women these days to just accept drinks from any guy, which is the reason that it only works if the bartender serves it.

It’s difficult to be social in our cautious and suspicious world today because intentions are unknown and all the mystery and fun are gone. So what’s a social animal to do?

ATHLETIC LOGOS

SEEKING NEW SENATORS

Student Senate is looking for new members for next semester, as some of the present senators will be leaving for scheduling conflicts, study abroad trips and other reasons.

If students are interested in applying for one of the seats, they can find an application on the Student Senate OrgSync page under the “files” tab.

Applications will be done in a rolling application process.

The senate members hope to fill the seats before the end of the semester.

Making changes: Student Senate President Ricardo Benavidez and Vice President of Political Affairs Andrew Plague speak at a UAS meeting. The senate discussed a new ombuds office for the GVSU main campus at its meeting last week.

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Doug Lipinski, GVSU’s associate athletic director of marketing, spoke to the senate about how students and others need to be careful when designing GVSU apparel.

Whether it’s for a club on campus, an intramural sports team or a fundraiser, any apparel that in some way represents GVSU must go through a manufacturer that is licensed to print the logo.

Lipinski said it is necessary to have licenses to protect the symbolism behind the university’s logo.

“We believe that it stands for championships and integrity,” he said.

Lipinski said one problem he faces is that when student organizations change presidents, the new presidents don’t always know the rules for

using the logo. Part of Lipinski’s job is to educate students about what is allowed and what isn’t, but with presidents changing so often, it isn’t always easy.

If students are interested in learning all the rules of logo usage, they can go to the Athletic Department’s tab at www.gvsulakers.com and click on “Licensing/Logo.”

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SENATE CONTINUED FROM A1

Leading a university: President Thomas Haas held virtual office hours last week to address concerns and answer questions in order to connect with the campus body more effectively.

HAAS CONTINUED FROM A1 During the hours, Haas surrounds himself with members of the university to provide support and expertise while constructing the best possible answers to the variety of questions asked.

“President Haas answers most questions and weighs in on every question, but he welcomes input from others in the room who may be

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more involved in the day-today details of a certain subject matter,” Lyon said. “The participants can fluctuate, depending on schedules, but there are usually some vice presidents, the president of Student Senate and representatives from areas like the provost’s office.”

While some participants asked about the president’s personal side, such as his all time favorite song, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, others questioned the

university’s future plans and role in higher education.

GVSU: Grand Valley has grown significantly in the last four years since I came here in 2010. There are more learning environments, a huge influx in students and more areas of academic studies, as well.

Where would you like to see Grand Valley 10 years from now given the current growth of our institution?

Haas: If we look forward to Grand Valley in 2025, I

see the university responding to the needs of the students that attend at that time with academic programs and cocurricular activities that will enable them to be successful in the workforce and in graduate school. For example, we are investing in a new laboratory science building in Allendale that will provide students the undergraduate programming to go into health professions.

We have invested in a state of the art library and new business college building that will also provide students the chance to find greater opportunities. We will stay the course in providing an affordable and accessible education.

GVSU: As each freshman class expands every entry year, does GVSU plan to build more dorms?

Haas: We are managing our growth and I do not see the need for more residence halls.

GVSU: Given the consistent growth of our school year after year, is the long-term plan for GVSU to keep growing to become as large as possible, or to eventually cap it off to preserve one of our top selling points of being a relatively midsized university?

Haas: We expect Grand Valley’s enrollment to remain stable in the range of 24,000 to 25,000 students for the foreseeable future.

GVSU: GVSU’s 2013 freshman class reached a peak number this year, and though GVSU’s enrollment has grown recently, it has done so at a slower rate than years prior. With declining revenue from state allocations, major construction projects and property purchases, is GVSU concerned with attracting more students and future funding?

Haas: Excellent question.

That’s why the board of trustees agreed with my proposal that changes in enrollment not be greater than 1 percent in either direction in any one year.

This provides the stability we need to ensure that students receive the service they expect and to manage the university’s budgets.

GVSU: I am currently working on a LIB100 Project and our purpose is to come up with a solution to retain young talent in Grand Rapids. What do you think Grand Valley is lacking in order to retain our college graduates after college?

Haas: This is a great question. I am on the board of a group called Talent 2025.

The membership includes business and higher education leaders exploring strategies to recruit and retain talent in West Michigan. Specifically Grand Valley is very intentional in our internship and other programs to keep talent here, and we have been successful.

GVSU: What’s your prediction for the Battle of the Valleys competition this year against SVSU? Haas: With the creation of the Laker Traditions Team, the Student Senate is confident that we will raise more money for this charity competition than we have ever done before.

Promoting SPORTS, Students Providing Opportunities and Recreation Through Sports is a non-profit founded by Grand Valley students. Just imagine, a dollar per student will give us $25,000 to support this worthy cause. Let’s all get behind this effort. www.gvsu. edu/battleofthevalleys.

To view the entire log of Haas’ virtual office hours, visit www.gvsu.edu/ virtualofficehours and login with GVSU information.

Graduate Program Information Sessions at WMU-Grand Rapids Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids invites you to attend an Information Session for those in the fields of social work, human service and education. Attend and speak with program advisors and staff about these graduate degree programs.

Thursday, Nov. 14 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Refreshments provided.

Acquiring a degree in Educational Leadership not only provides opportunity for career advancement, but makes you a better teacher leader or administrator. Attend and speak with program advisors and Grand Rapids staff about these graduate degree programs for practicing and aspiring school leaders.

Monday, Nov. 18 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Refreshments provided.

Graduate programs offered: • Career and Technical Education (MA) • Counselor Education (MA) • Counseling Psychology (MA) • Master of Social Work MSW)

Available options in Educational Leadership include: • Educational Leadership (MA) • Educational Leadership (EdS) • Educational Leadership (PhD)

RSVP online at wmich.edu/grandrapids/infosession or call (616) 771-9470.

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New club connects GV students to community

Net Impact teaches to make profits on environmentally, socially sustainable businesses

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broad organization, so chapters are free to focus on whatever issues they wish. While some chapters want to put their efforts into environmental change, GVSU’s 10 members are more focused on social enterprise.

“We’re almost trying to pioneer this new vision of business where it’s not just about making profit but it’s really about giving back to others and building something sustainable,” Vice President Jonathan Cook said.

The organization meets every Monday at 7 p.m. in either the library or in the Niemeyer Learning and Living Center.

The group talks about goals that members have for the club, Tools for success: The Net Impact Club visits screen printing shop Ambrose in Holland, Mich., to learn about designing and listens to speakers, and printing T-shirts. The club’s focus is to teach members how to run a profitable business that also betters the community. sometimes goes on field trips. On Nov. 4, the

BY ERIKA COLLIN business and to be able to create of the much larger, international ECOLLIN@LANTHORN.COM environmentally and socially organization made up of 40,000 group went to Ambrose, a screenmagine if every business not sustainable, relatable and impactful members who encourage people printing business in Holland, Mich., only focused on making profit, programs and companies,” said to use their careers to create to learn about Ambrose operating but also worked to better the Bill Holsinger-Robinson, the club’s social and environmental change as a social enterprise.

“Our big hope is to really community. Net Impact at Grand adviser. “I would really love for this in the world. Net Impact takes connect with local organizations chapter of Net Impact to be just the administrative aspects out of Valley State University wants as like Ambrose, ” Cook said. that. ” creating an organization, which many businesses as possible to work In addition to Ambrose, the club Net Impact GVSU is a new makes becoming a chapter a very toward that goal. hopes to connect with the nonprofit organization on campus, founded quick and simple process.

“The goal (of Net Impact) is to organization Local First, which just this semester.

It is a chapter Net Impact is also a very teach people the skills and tools of

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encourages people to buy from local businesses.

Net Impact GVSU may have a small number of members, but those involved hope students from all different majors, not just business, will join and bring new insight along with them.

“As we establish a presence on campus, I hope that more students wish to get involved with Net Impact and our mission,” President Megan Lemmen said. “I would like to see students becoming passionate about impacting their communities. I think Net Impact could really be a great connection between the students at Grand Valley and our local economy.”

The organization has a lot planned for the future, including visiting other chapters of Net Impact around the state in order to see how they operate. The members also want to attend the Net Impact National Conference at some point.

To help make students more familiar with the organization, Net Impact GVSU will be hosting a kickoff event in January consisting of speakers and an introduction to what Net Impact is all about.

“Who doesn’t want to help out the community? And in the same way, you’re helping yourself out too,” Cook said. “So it doesn’t matter if you’re an honors student or a (general education) student, business or biomedical science.

Everyone can join Net Impact and create some good change.”

GV Grindylows head to Quidditch World Cup Team qualifies for worldwide competition in SC, begins training to face other universities

BY KATELYN MUDD KMUDD@LANTHORN.COM

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ome students may think Quidditch is just a fictional game that is confined to J.K. Rowling’s popular “Harry Potter” books, but to the students on this year’s Grand Valley State University Quidditch team, it is their passion. “(Quidditch) is definitely a very physical and active sport,” said junior Samantha Hageman, club financial officer and one of the team’s keepers. “It keeps me very busy, fit, and active. I’ve made a boatload of friends all over the country that I would have never met without Quidditch.”

The “muggle” or non-wizard version of Quidditch is an adaption of the fictional sport. It is seen as a cross between rugby, dodgeball and lacrosse. There are four main

groups of positions for the sport: chasers, keepers, beaters and seekers. And although the participants can’t physically fly, players run around the field with their broomsticks ready.

This year’s team, the Grand Valley Grindylows, had such a successful season that it is planning to head out to the World Cup in 2014.

“Most recently, the team went to Midwest regionals and qualified for (the) World Cup for the first time in team history,” captain and head coach John Alexander said. “The World Cup is taking place at Myrtle Beach, SC, April 5 and 6 of next year.”

Members stress the legitimacy of Quidditch as a challenging, physical sport.

“What people don’t realize about Quidditch is that it is a club sport at Grand Valley,” Alexander said. “We play other

universities, and many people on the team haven’t watched or played Harry Potter at all.

It’s a hard, athletic, full-contact sport. We are spending the winter doing conditioning and training so we can prepare for tournaments in the spring as well as for World Cup. We are also doing a bunch of fundraisers so we can raise money to go to World Cup.” For those unfamiliar with the Harry Potter version of the sport, the World Cup is the Quidditch version of the Super Bowl.

“It is the biggest competition of the year,” said Amber Eaton, one of the team’s beaters.

“It’s where teams from all over the world come and strut their stuff. It’s the biggest one of the year, and it’s what we work so hard for.”

The team members have been fundraising and planning future fundraising events to make their dream of World Cup a reality.

“We are fundraising through an Indiegogo account, where you can donate money and then we can give out perks like ‘thank you’ cards,” Hageman said. “We had a dunk tank fundraiser that went well. (We also) have an upcoming Pokémon tournament and are making T-shirts.”

The Grand Valley Grindylows are excited about making it to the World Cup. “Five months ago I broke my ankle, so my personal goal is to get back on my feet and surpass my past ability,” Eaton said.

“Personally, I am super proud of my team.

Since I’ve been out so long, they have really carried the team to the World Cup, and it gives me a vengeance to want to come back and make the team even stronger.”

For further information email gvsuquidditch@gvsu.edu.

Fitness day to involve mindful exercise

Theatre at Grand Valley presents

BY MARY MATTINGLY

LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

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By Diane Samuels Directed by Karen Libman Louis Armstrong Theatre Performing Arts Center Allendale Campus November 15, 16, 21, and 22 . . . . 7:30 p.m.

November 17 and 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m.

For tickets or more information, call (616) 331-2300 or visit gvsu.edu/theatre/.

Scan this barcode to purchase tickets from

or some people, the gym is not a stimulating enough reason to get off the couch and exercise. Lighten Up Wellness Day, occurring Nov. 16 at downtown Grand Rapids’ fitness center Shen Dojo, is meant to show attendees that exercise can be mentally—as well as physically—engaging.

“I’m really into physical activities that involve the mind as well,” said Lauren Hribek, the organizer of the event. “Not just mindless exercise.”

Lighten Up Wellness Day is the brainchild of Hribek, a Grand Valley State University student. A recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International scholarship, Hribek planned this event as her service project in accordance with the scholarship requirements.

The fitness day was also planned as a fundraiser for a local organization, the Spark Foundation.

For a suggested donation of $10 to $20, attendees can come and go as they please throughout the day, which begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 9 p.m. The day will feature a schedule of 10 fitness leaders, who will lead sessions in physical and spiritual activities such as tai chi and yoga. “(Attendees can expect) a cultural experience,” Hribek said. “(They will be) learning exercise, or mental and physical relaxers from different cultures.”

After receiving $4,000 from the Gilman Scholarship,

Hribek was afforded the opportunity to study abroad.

An exercise science major, Hribek currently works as a yoga instructor and chose India to learn more about yoga and the philosophy behind it. One of the stipulations of the Gilman Scholarship is to complete a project upon returning from studying abroad. When Hribek returned, she decided to “go big” and organize an event that would benefit a charitable organization.

“Instead of (the event) just being (about) yoga, I wanted it to include different cultural avenues to show different ways to foster mental and physical wellness,” she said.

The Spark Foundation is a Grand Rapids-based organization that is operated as a branch of the Koinonia Foundation. Its mission is to provide solar-powered lighting to people who have little or no access to electricity. “(The organization donates) solar energy to families or teachers across seas who maybe don’t have access to electricity so that kids can study at night, teachers can work on their lesson plans (and) families can be together,” Hribek said.

She was connected to this organization by her friend, Terry Lancaster, who is known as Premji Namadeva around the Mothers Trust Ashram where he lives with his family.

“Lauren Hribek asked me to help her put together this event, as I had structured similar day-long yoga events

for charity in the Grand Rapids area during years past,” Lancaster said. “I knew of the local Spark Foundation and recommended that charity.”

Lancaster, a GVSU alumnus who graduated in 2003 with a bachelor’s in anthropology, is the founder of Yoga Sings! Vahana Kirtan. He is on the schedule to lead a session from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

“Yoga is not just postures,” he said. “Kirtan is also part of the vast yoga tradition and is becoming more and more popular in the West.

It is a mind-focusing, heartopening practice that utilizes ancient Sanskrit Mantras from India, which are sung together in community.”

The schedule also includes sessions in tai chi, qi gong, meditation and face painting for children. A diverse array of practices will be showcased, and Hribek said she hopes to open people’s minds through this inclusiveness.

“Holy Yoga is Christianbased. I included Holy Yoga because people think that yoga goes against this religion,” she said. “I wanted to bring that in there and sweep that notion away and show that yoga is for everybody.”

The event also aims to slow down and remind people to enjoy life.

“During our hectic days, it’s easy to get caught up in all our stuff,” Lancaster said.

“We often forget our best intentions. Yoga practices like Kirtan help us to remember.”

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S P O R T S

IT WAS OVER WHEN…

There wasn’t any defining moment that clinched the game. With the score 31-14 after Ben Hutchins scored, GVSU was never in any danger of losing this game. The Lakers controlled the line of scrimmage on defense, and the offense was able to move the ball efficiently in the second half.

SHORTS Laker hoops voted No. 2, No. 3 teams

Grand Valley State University sophomore Giovanni Ferrero and senior Caitlyn Madsen were named the GLIAC men’s and women’s swimmer of the week after combining to break a number of pool and varsity records at home against Lewis University on Nov. 2.

Ferrero set a new pool record in the 500 free with a time of 4:28.98. He was also part of two Laker relays that set GVSU pool records and touched first in the 200 free with a time of 1:39.70.

Madsen set a trio of individual pool records while swimming a leg on the 400 medley relay team that set a pool record and NCAA B cut time of 3:51.50.

Four Lakers earn GLIAC awards

Four members of the No. 1 Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team received GLIAC awards on Friday after the team finished with a conference record of 12-0.

GVSU head coach Dave DiIanni was voted “Coach of the Year” for the fifth time in his 11-year career. The team finished with an overall record of 16-0-1.

Seven Lakers were named to the All-GLIAC First Team. GVSU senior goalkeeper Abbey Miller was awarded the GLIAC’s first “Goalkeeper of the Year” honor after recording the second-longest shutout streak in NCAA Division II history (1,222:08). She finished with 13 shutouts.

Senior defender Kayla Kibble became the seventhstraight Laker to win the “Defensive Player of the Year” award, while junior forward Jenny Shaba was named “Offensive Player of the Year” after leading the GLIAC in points (27).

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GLIAC North Saginaw Valley Ferris State GVSU Michigan Tech.

Hillsdale Northern Mich.

Wayne State Northwood

9-0 7-2 6-2 5-4 4-4 3-6 3-6 1-7

GLIAC South Ohio Dominican Findlay Ashland Walsh Lake Erie Malone Tiffin

8-9 5-3 5-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

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Jordan Kaufman.

He led the Lakers with nine tackles on defense and managed to scoop and score the blocked field goal, which was a 10-point swing.

Instead of 17-10, it was 24-7.

Teamwork: GVSU player Chris Robinson runs down the field with the football. The Lakers won against Wayne State University this weekend with a score of 34-20. The team had strong offensive and defensive plays in the game.

STRONG SHOWING GV defeats Wayne State 34-20, offense and defense have strong plays

BY BRYCE DEROUIN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

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hether it was offense, defense or special teams, the Grand Valley State University football team reaped the benefits of big plays in all three phases of the game.

GVSU (8-2, 6-2 GLIAC) had an 81-yard touchdown pass, forced five turnovers, and blocked a field goal that was returned for a touchdown in a 34-20 win over Wayne State University (3-7, 3-6 GLIAC).

“I thought all three phases kind of chipped in and helped us in the

victory,” GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell said. “Were we perfect? No, we weren’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination in all three, but we kind of kept fighting and got the job done.”

It didn’t take long for the Lakers to get on the scoreboard. GVSU took the opening drive of the game 75 yards and capped it off with a 19yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Heath Parling to sophomore Jamie Potts.

“There were two really big drives by our offense,” Mitchell said. “One is the opening drive. We take it and go down and score seven points. On

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Five. The opportunistic GVSU defense managed to force five turnovers in the game. Three came through the air on interceptions—including pr.

scoring summary

1ST

11:01 GV Jamie Potts 19 yd pass from Heath Parling 00:53 GV Brandan Green 82 yd pass from Heath Parling 00:04 WSU Val Showers 85 yd kickoff return

2ND 05:46 GV Joel Schipper 30 yd field goal.

01:11 GV FG blocked, returned 56 by Jordan Kaufman for TD

3RD 10:33 WSU Michael Johnson 18 yd run 05:51 GV Ben Hutchins 7 yd run

4TH 04:48 GV Joel Schipper 23 yd field goal 02:13 WSU Toney Davis 21 yd run

GV tops Tech, wins seventh straight GLIAC tourney

Lakers have not lost at home in 62 games, set new NCAA Division II record

BY PETE BARROWS PBARROWS@LANTHORN.COM

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he Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team kit does not include red cleats, but if it did, the Lakers would click their heels together often.

With a 2-0 victory over Michigan Technological University (14-5-1) on Sunday, GVSU captured its seventh consecutive GLIAC title, stretched a home streak at the GVSU Soccer Field to an NCAA Division II record-setting 62 straight games without a loss, and will maintain home-field advantage for at least another week as it embarks into NCAA Tournament play.

“Our kids feel great about playing at our field and we feel really good about how we’re going to play,” GVSU head coach Dave Dilanni said. “It doesn’t mean we’re never going to lose, but we feel very comfortable in our chances to compete and get a good win when we’re here.”

GVSU opened the GLIAC Tournament Friday and played inspired soccer from whistle-to-whistle in a 7-0 rout against Ferris State University. It was the fifth time this season the Lakers netted at least six goals in a game.

Freshman midfielder Marti Corby started the scoring in minute eight with a shot to the upper left of the FSU crease before she returned less than a minute later to bend a ball from the center of the box.

Junior forward Jenny Shaba, who received GLIAC “Offensive Player of the Year” honors prior to the semifinal match, assisted on both goals.

Shaba, the GLIAC leader in points this season, led GVSU with two goals and four assists in the match.

“That was probably a career day for Jenny,” Dilanni said. “Not just because of the points, but because of how she played, how she approached the game. And we need Jenny Shaba, who puts a lot of pressure on teams because of her strength and her speed, just as we need lots of other players to keep playing the way they are to continue our run.”

Junior defender Juane Odendaal became Laker No. 17 to score this season with a strike in minute

Strong showing: Freshman Kendra Stauffer takes the ball up the pitch during the GLIAC Championship against Michigan Tech. winning 2-0. The Lakers captured their seventh consecutive GLIAC title.

17. Senior midfielder Shelby Humphries extended the Lakers’ lead to four at half, and Shaba effectively put the match out of reach in minute 48.

Junior midfielder Charlie Socia connected on a cross from Shaba in minute 58 for goal No. 6, and Shaba concluded the game with a strike off a cross from sophomore forward Katie Bounds in minute 66.

“It’s not every game that you’re going to score seven goals, but we had really struggled to score goals for three or four games in a row,” Dilanni said. “All the credit goes to the kids. We give them information and they just seem to play very fast and very aggressive. The ball movement we saw this weekend was some of the best I’ve seen in my career here, and Friday, it resulted in some really nice goals.”

Sunday, the Lakers outshot the Huskies of Michigan Tech 14-1 in the first half but were unable to crack the crease until minute 66.

“Michigan Tech has had a very good season as well, and we knew this game was not going to be a game that we would be winning 7-0,” senior defender Sam Decker said. “Michigan Tech was the only team that scored on us this season, and we were ready to get back and prove we deserved the win today.”

Freshman forward Kendra Stauffer placed a pass in the right quadrant of the box for Humphries to distribute. Freshman forward Olivia Emery was the beneficiary of Humphries’ patience and broke the scoreless tie. Stauffer notched a goal of her own in minute 80.

“To be able to go undefeated throughout the season, get through this first step in tournament play and still be ranked No. 1 is an amazing feeling,” GLIAC “Defensive Player of the Year” Kayla Kimble said. “All season we’ve pushed for this and no SEE SOCCER ON A8

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the defensive side of the ball, it helps you out a ton.”

The wide receiver screen game has been an important weapon for the GVSU offense all season long, and Saturday was no different.

Facing a third-and-2 from his own 19, Parling found senior wide receiver Brandan Green on the screen pass. From there, the offensive line and wide receivers opened up an alley, and Green outran the Wayne State defense 81 yards for the touchdown.

It didn’t take long for Wayne State

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The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s basketball teams were both picked to finish in the top three of the GLIAC North Division this season according to the league’s 2013-2014 preseason polls.

The GVSU men’s team was tabbed as the second best team in the North after a 19-9 campaign last season.

Junior guard Ryan Sabin was named to the preseason All-GLIAC First Team, while sophomore forward Ricardo Carbajal was listed on the second team.

The women’s team was picked to finish third after ending with a 19-8 record last season.

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securing at least a share of the regular season championship for the first time since 2008.

“This team has its own identity,” head coach Deanne Scanlon said.

“This group has that relaxed mentality before they start a match, but they are able to focus in once the whistle blows. Not every team is like that, but that’s what works for them.”

The on-court swagger has been noticeable.

GVSU (24-3, 15-1 GLIAC) has taken the conference under siege after sweeping a GLIAC opponent on 13 different occasions. It has won 22 of its last 23 games—21 consecutive sets and 14 straight matches overall.

“We don’t even think about it or talk about it,” Scanlon said. “It’s nice.

It’s certainly something to reflect on at the end of the year, but we’re just coming in every single day and trying to get better. We’re enjoying the process, but we’ve really just focused in on winning that conference championship. This team deserves it.”

The Lakers got it done with defense on Friday night against SVSU. Junior libero Christina Canepa led the charge with a match-high 16 digs as the Cardinals were held to a hitting-percentage clip of .055.

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he Grand Valley State University’s men and women’s cross country teams have owned the NCAA Division II Midwest Region since 2000, tallying 12 straight regional championships for the men and 13 straight for the women.

“This was a big step that we had to take before getting to Nationals,” head coach Jerry Baltes said. “Both our men and women’s teams came in this weekend prepared and ready to go.”

This weekend, the Lakers were looking to extend those streaks and further prepare themselves for the ultimate goal—the NCAA Division II National Championships.

“We put a lot of work in leading up this point, (and) everyone was set to go once it was time to compete,” senior Courtney Brewis said. “We have a lot of experience throughout the program so looking ahead to Nationals wasn’t really an issue.”

In the women’s 6k race, the Lakers were able to claim their 13th straight regional championship behind the strengths of sophomore Jessica Janecke, who finished in second place overall with a time of 21:32.

FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM A7 to respond to Green’s score. Senior Val Showers took the short kick and returned it 85 yards for the touchdown to cut the Laker lead to 14-7.

The GVSU special teams unit redeemed itself later in the game.

Wayne State put together an impressive drive of its own, but it stalled out and the Warriors were forced to attempt a field goal. Junior defensive tackle Frank Boenzi got a hand on the kick, while senior Jordan Kaufman scooped up the ball and took it 56 yards for the touchdown to put GVSU up 24-7.

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“(Janecke) has really put together a great season for us, which I expect to carry over the rest of the season,” Baltes said. “It’s always great when the upperclassmen lead by example.”

Junior Allyson Winchester finished sixth overall with a time of 21:41, and Brewis (seventh, 21:43) was able to join in the top 10, ultimately solidifying the regional championship.

“It’s always great to see that many of us finish close to the top,” Brewis said. “You are always going to have success when you have three or four teammates (building) off of each other’s momentum.”

The men followed suit and claimed their 12th straight regional title, edging the University of Southern Indiana by nine points.

“I think everyone can be happy with how they ran this weekend,” junior Brent Showerman said. “Our collective effort is what brought us (here).”

The men had a second-place finish of their own, as senior Alan Peterson was the runnerup of the men’s 10k race, finishing with a time of 31:20. Showerman joined Peterson in the top 10, finishing seventh with a time of 31:24.

fensive drive of the game for GVSU came after Wayne State scored a touchdown on the first drive of the second half to make it a 24-14 game.

“After they scored on the opening kickoff in the third quarter, we went right back down the field and we kept the margin at 17,” Mitchell said. “Offensively, I thought we got a little bit more physical in the second half—started leaning on them more and controlled the clock.”

With the absence of junior back Michael Ratay (torn ACL and meniscus), senior running back Chris Robinson shouldered most of the load in the Laker running game.

Robinson carried 21 times for 108 yards. Redshirt freshman Terrell Dorsey chipped in with 12 car-

collected GLIAC All-Tournament team distinctions.

GVSU improved to 19-0-1 on the year and matter who else comes our way, we’re earned a Friday-night bye. The team will play going to stayed focused and have fun with it again on Sunday against an opponent, likely Wisconsin-Parkside (13-4-3), that will be in all.”

Also earning hardware for the Lakers were part determined by the result of a Monday senior goalkeeper Abbey Miller, who became match at 7:30 p.m.

“Now that we’re through the GLIAC part of the first recipient of the GLIAC “Goalkeeper of the Year” award, while Dilanni collected the season, it really is ‘you lose, you’re done’,” his fifth “Coach of the Year” award of his 11- Decker said. “We don’t want our season to be over next weekend, we don’t want it to be year GVSU career.

Kimble, Shaba, Miller and four other done the weekend after that—we really want Lakers—Odendaal, Corby, Socia and senior to keep this going. This week in practice, we’ll defender Tayler Ward—were named to the recover from the last two months and focus 2013 All-GLIAC team. Stauffer was placed on on what’s to come next.

“We know exactly what every game means the All-GLIAC Second Team, and sophomore defender Katy Woolley was an honorable from here on out. We’re going to focus on every team that comes our way, and take care mention.

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“We are going to enjoy this right now, but we still have a lot of work to do before we can be satisfied with ourselves,” Showerman said.

“Hopefully we will be healthy and ready to go in a couple of weeks.”

Freshman Chris May finished with the fastest time among all freshmen and was able to post a time of 32:02, finishing in 12th place. Kyle Flores and Chad Cini also finished

in the top 20 with times of 32:06 and 32:13, respectively.

“It’s not every day that a true freshman has that big of a contribution,” Baltes said.

“The effort we had from the entire team really pushed us ahead this weekend.”

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ries for 56 yards, and junior Ben Williams recorded two intercepHutchins ran 12 times for 42 yards. tions, including a one-handed grab “Our offense really to close the first half, stepped up,” Mitchell and safety Erik Thompsaid. “With Mike Rason caught his fourth tay being out, we had pick of the year. to lean on some other “I think Wayne’s guys to get the job We’ll get game plan was to try to done.” healed up and run their quarterback Through the air, and control the line of get back to Parling finished the scrimmage,” Mitchell day completing 11 of work... said. “I think the thing 24 passes for 240 yards we did was we got passing and two touch- MATT MITCHELL them in some third and FOOTBALL COACH downs. longs. With third and On defense, GVSU longs, they tried to take took advantage of five Wayne State some shots down the field. Between turnovers. Three of them came via Reggie Williams and Erik Thompthe ball-hawking senior tandem in son, they were there and made the secondary. Cornerback Reggie those plays.”

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Staying the course: Laker junior Steve Krauss runs the cross country course mindful of his competition. The men’s and women’s cross country teams had successful seasons.

Junior cornerback DeVonte’ Jones and redshirt freshman Marquez Gollman both tallied fumble recoveries, while Kaufman and junior defensive end Matt Mosley led GVSU with nine tackles apiece.

The win sets the stage for a vital game next week in Allendale against Saginaw Valley State University (9-1, 9-0 GLIAC). A win for GVSU means a playoff berth. A loss would most likely mean the end of the 2013 season.

“We’ll get healed up and get back to work, and it’s obviously a big game coming up at Saturday against Saginaw,” Mitchell said. “If we win, we’re in. If we lose, we’re out. It’s a playoff game.”

rest of the season’s done and we’re not ready for that.”

The Emerald City of Oz in sight, the Lakers push forward along the yellow brick road that they have paved to this point with wins, honors and records in hopes of returning home with the national title they crave more than anything else.

“At this point, everyone’s playing Successful season: Grand Valley State University freshman Emily Bush well, but we’re prepares to pass the soccer ball down the field to a fellow teammate. hungry,” Dilanni a row really speaks to the commitment level said. “We just have to take care of ourselves our kids have given us, but we’re not done, and stay healthy. Control the controllable; get yet. It’s been an impressive run and I’m really our minds and bodies in the right place. I think proud of our kids and of how this team has winning seven (GLIAC Tournament titles) in come together so far.”

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“I’m really excited to see what the future holds,” Canepa said. “Of course i have to give credit to my teammates and my coaches.”

The team’s defense has been solid all season. Its offense has been explosive.

Sophomore outside hitter Betsy Ronda led both teams with 14 kills in the victory to go with three digs and a trio of service aces, while junior setter Kaitlyn Wolters racked up 36 assists, 14 digs and four aces in the victory (25-12, 25-13, 25-20).

“We just have that confidence,” Wolters said. “We are the No. 1 team in

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the GLIAC. It’s been a reality, and we’re all starting to realize that.”

The Hudsonville, Mich., native has been a difference maker for the team after transferring from Grand Rapids Community College, where she won a NJCAA National Championship in 2012. Her championship mentality has brought confidence to a young team that has just two seniors on its roster.

In early October, she said the team has what it takes to win an NCAA Division II title. Wolters reiterated that statement on Saturday after the team rolled LSSU in straight sets (25-16, 25-7, 2513).

“I still believe we have what it takes,” she said. “I’m pretty confident. My team doesn’t really like to say anything about it, but I want to get back there.”

Wolters once again posted a matchhigh assist total with 24 in the victory, while redshirt freshman Josie Werner garnered a match-best eight kills.

Senior right-side hitter Megan Schroeder finished with six kills after being honored before the game along with libero Alisha Laing as part of the Senior Day festivities.

GVSU is firing on all cylinders with only two matches to play in the 2013 campaign. It is guaranteed to finish with the best record in the conference if it wins one of its final two games.

The team will attempt to cap off the regular season with a 16-game winning streak this weekend when it travels to take on Northwood University on Friday at 7 p.m. and Hillsdale College on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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Big win: Junior Milan Medo swims for the finish. The men’s swimming team beat the Michigan State University Spartans 166-134, but the women’s team fell 162-138 this weekend.

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pair of NCAA swimming and diving programs, a Division I team and a Division II team, waited expectantly for the final results when the meet came to an end in the pristine, Olympic-sized pools at Michigan State University.

The No. 5 Grand Valley State University men’s team came up big with a 166134 victory in East Lansing on Friday while the No. 15 women’s team fell to the Spartans 162-138.

“Both teams did an incredible job,” head coach Andy Boyce said. “It was the fastest school meet that we have ever swum. We have a long road ahead of us, but this weekend we had a great win for the men and an excellent performance by our women.”

In spite of the loss, the women’s team seemed to keep pace with the Spartans.

The Lakers were still able to make the most out of a competitive meet by supporting their teammates to see how much they could accomplish individually.

“I think the team had an amazing meet as a whole,” senior Caitlyn Madsen said.

“We went into (the meet) not really expecting to win, but to get some awesome times and to see what we can do before our taper meet.

Now we can get excited and Falconer’s face was “priceready for that.” less” after the first-year Madsen finished first in swimmer saw her score. the 200 fly (2:05.17) and the “The loss wasn’t something 200 IM (2:09.02). “Being that hurt us,” Madsen said. able to compete at that level “We weren’t focused on that. is something that makes our We were focused on how team what it is,” she said. well we did as a team. The “It gets our team ready for enthusiasm that was on the conference meets and other pool deck was something meets later on.” most girls said they had nevFreshman er experienced Meghan Falconbefore.” er also boasted Me anw hi le, an impressive the men’s swim performance in Being on the team found a the meet after way to defeat setting a pair of team feels an MSU squad personal records like one big that was literally in the 100 back out of its league.

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The Lakers were back (2:05.07). breaking perMEGHAN FALCONER “I was really FRESHMAN sonal records surprised,” Falleft and right as coner said. “I the men took 12 wasn’t expecting to get my out of 14 events. best time. The whole thing As if breaking a school was definitely a team effort. record last week against For me especially, seeing Lewis University wasn’t all my teammates swim so enough, sophomore Gifast made me want to swim anni Ferraro was victorifaster.” ous in a trio of individual Facloner said the ability events after touching first to perform well against a DI in the 200 free (1:38.96), school made her teammates 500 free (4:36.25) and 200 even more excited for the IM (1:50.16). Ferrero also upcoming season. She said swam a leg on the first-place she expects big things from 200 medley relay team along her team this year. with seniors Aaron Marken, “Being on the team feels Michael Griffith and Erik like one big family,” she said. Aakesson (1:30.73). Marken “One family that works re- also finished first in the 100 ally hard and swims really breast (56.30) and 200 breast fast.”

(2:05.76), while Griffith won Madsen said the look on the 50 free (20.83).

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s the former New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”

The Grand Valley State University men’s rugby team knows the feeling all too well.

The GVSU players laced up their cleats in Detroit on Saturday morning and took to the pitch against Kent State University in the Great Lakes Conference Championship with a trip to the national championships on the line.

It was familiar territory for the Lakers, who were making their fourth consecutive trip to the conference championship. They had fallen short in their last three appearances.

GVSU was able to move the ball up and down the field, but they failed to capitalize beyond sophomore lock Thomas Strandquist’s try and, for the fourth straight year, hung up their spikes sooner than desired.

“I was really looking forward to this game and thought it was going to go a different way,” senior eightman Dave Giese said. “We had opportunities to score that really would’ve changed the dynamic of the game, but we never took off. (Kent State) is a really tough team, and they played hard the entire match. It’s disappointing to go out this way.”

GVSU appeared to have the edge early on as Australian import Todd Dunwoody split the uprights on a penalty kick, propelling the Lakers to a quick 3-0 lead. But after a few minutes of back-andforth play, Kent State touched down the game’s first try.

The Golden Flash failed to convert the kick following the touchdown but held on to a 5-3 lead.

GVSU struck back toward the end of the half, as Strandquist capped off a methodical drive, spinning into the try zone to give the Lakers an 8-5 lead.

The team opened the sec- season and taking the chamond half with a slightly altered pionship game 20-8. lineup after losing sophomore “I felt like we played really center Dylan Bergbower and hard and smart, but the game junior outside center Jared just came down to that last Preston to injury in the first. push that they had,” junior Kent State capitalized on the lock Pat Hart said. “We lost a changes, controlling the ball couple of very strong, talented and the flow of the game. players… We were both very GVSU’s defense remained fair and very fast, and really stingy on the try line, as Kent it just came down to a couple State crossed into the try zone mistakes that ended up costmore than once but was unable ing us the game.” to tally points as the Lakers reThe Lakers produced their fused to let the ball lowest offensive touch down. Kent output in a DiviState was finally sion II game this able to punch one season by a large in, crossing the margin.

Kent try line and div- I felt like we State suffocated ing down to take a played really GVSU’s offense 10-8 lead before it and held the Lakquickly put up an- hard and ers to a miniscule other try to grab a smart... eight points, far 15-8 advantage. below the DiviThe Lakers PAT HART sion II season avhad a late chance JUNIOR erage of 52 points to tie the game per game. but turned the ball over after “It wasn’t really a shootout taking a penalty deep in Kent like we’re used to. It was more State territory. Following the of a slow game,” GVSU sophoturnover, Kent State ripped more wing Colin Dekam said. off an 80-meter try, effectively “We’re a fast team that likes to putting the final nail in the outpace other teams, but we coffin that was the Lakers’ got slowed down today.”

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