Issue 24, February 10, 2020 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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Beating the Best

Lakers stun competitors with record-breaking performances

GV sets high standards for recycling, sustainability ENVIRONMENT | A5

Black History Month speaker presents on AIDS awareness HEALTH | A8

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A2 | NEWS NEWS BRIEFS PRESIDENT TRUMP ACQUITTED IN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, President Donald J. Trump was acquitted on both articles of impeachment in the senate trial. The two articles were: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Justice.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump for Article I, Abuse of Power.

“The president did in fact pressure a foreign government to corrupt our election process,” Romney said. “And really, corrupting an election process in a democratic republic is about as abusive and egregious an act against the Constitution—and one’s oath—that I can imagine. It’s what autocrats do.”

The 2020 election process will continue, with the democratic primary starting in early March to determine who will run against Trump. The favorites following the Iowa Caucus are South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT).

GVSU HOLDS QUARTERLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Grand Valley State University President Philomena Mantella, along with six other GVSU students, discussed a plethora of issues facing the university during this quarter’s Board of Trustees meeting.

The first thing they discussed were the questionable remarks made by former GVSU football offensive coordinator Morris Berger. Mantella said this event is an opportunity for education and the reaffirmation of GVSU’s values of inclusion and equity. In response to this incident, Mantella said that an educational series is being planned that will cover various subjects, including the Holocaust and the impact of colonization on the Native American community.

According to the Associate Vice President of University Communications Mary Eilleen Lyon, this is a list of board action from the meeting: • The board approved a new bachelor’s degree in applied food and nutrition. The major will prepare students for managing food service operations and applying principles of medical nutrition therapy for clients and patients with basic, low acuity nutritional health care needs. The program is scheduled to begin in fall 2020.

• The board approved the sale of a 12acre parcel from 18 acres of undeveloped land owned by the university at 3059 Lake Michigan Drive in Grand Rapids. A purchase agreement has been entered with a developer for a selling price of $1.5 million.

The university will retain approximately six acres of the property.

• Students will see a modest increase in room and board rates beginning with the fall 2020 semester; the board voted to increase the rate by 1.6 percent. The average cost for living on campus per semester will increase by $18. This year’s increase in room and board rates at Grand Valley is less than the five-year state average increase of 2.9 percent at public universities in Michigan.

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GOVERNANCE

GV releases more information on offensive coordinator settlement, “personnel review”

BY NICK MORAN EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University released new details into the financial settlement with former offensive coordinator Morris Berger, as reported earlier this week by MLive. In a follow-up to the Lanthorn, the University released the settlement agreement, which included payment details and terms, as well as a confirmation that there was a “personnel review” into Associate Director of Athletic Communications Tim Nott, the representative that called Lanthorn sports editor Kellen Voss following the publication of Berger’s initial comments.

The terms of the settlement involve awarding Berger the payout for his resignation from the University and cancellation of his contract. In doing so, Berger’s employment with GVSU ends, he will not qualify for future employment with the University and he will not collect unemployment benefits. Berger also waives the right to file “complaints, claims or causes of action” against GVSU. Associate Vice President of University Communications Mary Eilleen Lyon said that the $90,000 figure awarded to Berger was the sum of a $80,000, one-year contractual salary and $10,000 in lost benefits. The settlement funds did not come student tuition dollars or state funding, but came from “interest earned on university investments,” Lyon said.

FOLLOW-UP: After the resignation of Morris Berger, GVSU released new details into the financial settlement, which awarder Berger $90,000 from university investments. COURTESY | GVSULAKERS.COM

The settlement was signed on Jan. 30 by Berger and Vice President of Finance and Administration Greg Sanial, who represented Director of Athletics Keri Becker.

Berger’s resignation closed the investigation that the University announced on Jan. 27, the day of his suspension.

Regarding a statement released by the University on Jan. 27 that said it “is reviewing events surrounding the Berger story to deter-

mine if there was behavior inconsistent with” its commitment “to the editorial independence of the student newspaper,” Lyon said that there was a “personnel review” into Nott, who called Voss five times over the course of 24 hours regarding the removal of Berger’s final comments in a Lanthorn Q&A. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

POLICE

GVPD Capt. Stoll details rare hitand-run case on Allendale campus

BY SEAN CAUVET NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

SAFETY FIRST: The car above was the victim vehicle in a hit-and-run that took place Sunday morning at 2 a.m. COURTESY | JEFFREY STOLL

On Saturday, Jan. 25, there was a hit and run on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus. GVPD Capt. Jeff Stoll made it clear that although there were minor injuries from the crash, none were life-threatening and neither of the two victims, both GVSU students, were taken to the hospital.

At approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, a suspect vehicle struck another car by the entrance of lot D1, by Mackinac Hall. In more detail, the victim car was heading towards the library, turning left into lot D. The suspect car was heading toward the arch and hit the victim car just before they made their turn.

Stoll said that the suspect car veered into the other lane when it made contact with the other car. Stoll also explained there is a usual crash procedure that everyone must follow, which did not happen in this case.

“The caller indicated that a vehicle had struck their vehicle (the victim) and

continued on,” said Stoll. “As you probably know when you are involved in an accident, you are required to stop and exchange information, talk to the police or do something. You can’t (do nothing).

You have to stop. I can tell you in this case specifically, (the suspect) didn’t even get out of the car, they never stopped and just kept on going,” Stoll mentioned that they don’t have many hit and run cases on the Allendale campus, but bumping cars in parking lots is common.

“Most of our hit and runs occur in parking lots, just because of the frequency. I think sometimes there are situations where people don’t realize that they hit a car, but this is pretty significant damage and not something we see very often,” Stoll said.

Once officers were dispatched to the scene and took care of the victim car, they started their investigation.

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CONTENTS GOVERNANCE

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EDITORIAL

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ENVIRONMENT

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TRACK & FIELD

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HEALTH

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M. BASKETBALL

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W. BASKETBALL

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FEATURE

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M. TENNIS

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A3 | NEWS CLIMATE

Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter hosts townhall discussion on climate change

BY JANE JOHNSTON NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University’s newly formed Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter held its “Climate Crisis Townhall” forum last week.

The forum drew on the expertise of four members of the GVSU community who specialize in climate or environmental related studies.

While the panelists’ expertise varied in the specifics of their research, they unified behind one message: Humans are responsible for the warming of the planet, but there are ways big and small that we can shift the tide.

Kelly Parker, Director of GVSU’s Environmental Studies program, said the most obvious reason to join the fight against climate change is a selfish one: If climate change will ultimately affect each of our individual lives, shouldn’t we try to save ourselves?

More importantly though, he said, climate change is a justice issue, and we have a moral obligation to help those around us.

“If you believe at all in human rights, then climate change is absolutely an unthinkable threat,” Parker said.

Although first-world countries like the United States and billion dollar corporations are the greatest contributors to CO2 emissions, Elena Lioubimtseva, Chair of the Geography and Sustainable Planning Department, said third-world countries and poor people will suffer the most. Lioubimtseva said that as the world begins combating

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climate change, communities must not only make sure they create a plan for adaptation, but that those plans are able to help every citizen.

Da’Mario Johnson, a graduate assistant in the Office of Sustainability Practices, said the GVSU community has been incredibly proactive in combating climate change. According to GVSU’s 2018 Climate Action Plan, the university has cut its CO2 emissions by over 20 percent, and aims to cut it one to two per-

cent each year until 2050.

Despite GVSU’s efforts to combat climate change, the issue still deeply worries many of the university’s students. During a Q&A portion of the event, many students inquired about the sadness they feel about the state of the environment, and asked the panelists’ adLOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

CAMPUS

Business Manager RACHEL RUTGERS

Student Senate discusses internal improvement

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TRENDING: On Feb. 6, the Young Democratic Socialsts of America (YDSA) held their first ever climate change townhall, which included a timely discussion on what’s next. GVL | BENJAMIN HUNT

SPOTLIGHT: Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate spent their Feb. 6 meeting discussing internal improvement. GVL | MICAH HILL

Taking a break from their usual meeting agenda this week, Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate focused on their own internal improvement. Once a semester, the students hold a meeting to go over the rules of the senate and plan for improvement.

The meeting started off strong, introducing two new students to the Senate: Kalob Bellows in the Public Relations Committee and Shireen Salam in the Campus Affairs Committee. Both were unanimously accepted.

In his report, President Eric-John Szczepaniak announced that Student Senate had been approved to speak at the quarterly Board of Trustees meetings. This new privilege, approved by Chair Mary Kramer, gives the Student Senate four times as much speaking time as they had last year.

Inservice took up the majority of the meeting, refreshing the senators on Robert’s Rules, parliamentary procedures and appropriations before leading into expectation of the individual committees.

Robert’s Rules are a series of rules

which outline certain policies that can be used during senate meetings.

A commonly used rule is abstaining from a vote, which is how a senator would vote if they could personally gain something from the motion being passed.

Another rule, though not used as often, called “exhausting the speakers list,” states that no additional people can be added to the current list of speakers on a proposal.

Parliamentary procedures explain respectful behavior of senators while others are presenting, though these procedures are often used outside of the senate floor.

There are four main procedures that senators use: point of order, which moves to keep senators in line when they become riled up; point of clarification, which a senator uses to provide clarification to the rest of the senate; point of information, where a senator can ask a question; and finally, point of personal privilege, where a senator can request that the speaker is louder, or moves where the person can be seen.

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A4 | OPINION

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By Juliette Elton

GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON

EDITORIAL

How the education system fails student teachers

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Ethical journalism and the Morris Berger story

BY YSABELA GOLDEN JUNIOR HISTORY, WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

On Jan. 23 of this year, Jim Lehrer, journalism legend and co-founder of PBS NewsHour, passed away. Lehrer proposed tenets for responsible reporting. “Cover every story with the care I would want if the story were about me; assume there is at least one other side to every story; I am not in the entertainment business.”

Also on Jan. 23, the Lanthorn published a Q&A interview with former offensive coordinator Morris Berger. Asked, to name a historical figures he’d want to have dinner with, Berger infamously answered Adolf Hitler — “How he rallied a group and a following,” Berger said, “I want to know how he did that.”

As a public statement, it was stupid. Even if Berger’s core idea had been phrased well, Hitler’s actions are far too serious of a topic to be mentioned off-hand in an interview about college football. Worried it would create more controversy than Berger had intended, the Athletic Department asked the interviewer to remove the quote. He did. After deliberation, the Lanthorn Editorial Board decided the comments about Hitler were newsworthy enough for re-inclusion.

The students and staff we interview shouldn’t have to be masters of

PR to avoid us publishing awkward statements that will skewer them on a national scale. If you’re a good interviewer, people feel like they’re having a conversation with you.

They express unrelated opinions, tell you off-the-record details, make jokes they wouldn’t want their boss to hear. When I interview people, I want them to know that I’m writing with care and empathy, not to publish any awkward statement newsworthy enough to get clicks.

As a Lanthorn editor, I could not be less satisfied with how we did our job. I also doubt the Athletic Department “censored us” by questioning our judgement. If the Lanthorn had any ethical guidelines like those Jim Lehrer set for PBS, they wouldn’t have had to.

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Too Busy for Love: Shakespeare’s modern tragedy

BY EMILY EATON JUNIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

We’re all so busy. I often find myself wishing there were just a couple more hours in the day, just enough so I could

breathe, work and do homework. We all complain about it, yet we still manage to fit in the things we enjoy. I’m still watching The Bachelor, even if it’s a five-hour episode week.

If it’s something you really want to do, you make time for it. After much frustration over the years, I couldn’t help but wonder why the most often used breakup excuse many of us have heard from men entails the lack of time… Apparently, he just doesn’t have any.

The first guy who told me he didn’t have time for a relationship, successfully sold me on the idea. I nodded my head in approval, saying, “You’re right, baby.

You are so successful and busy that there is absolutely no time to give me the attention that I deserve!”

Breaking it off was the mature, responsible, borderline-scholarly thing to do. To me, we were the loosely based modern version of Romeo and Juliet, a love story plagued in the end by tragedy.

I was wrong. He had a new (Who am I kidding? There was a total dating overlap), serious girlfriend within the next month.

My friend had a boyfriend this summer. An actual one, not just stuck in the talking stage where a so-called “too busy man” might keep you in. After a couple months, he didn’t have any time either. Still had time to get back on Tinder, though.

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typical student at Grand Valley State University is busy balancing classes, work and extracurriculars. But for students in the College of Education, an extra layer of responsibility is present through student teaching.

To get an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, a student needs 10 credits of student teaching, which translates into 40 hours a week at their assigned school, in addition to any extra prep hours they do outside of school hours. This not only means less time for the students, it means less money in their pockets, too.

Ideally, the schools hosting the student teachers would be able to pay them. After all, student teachers often end up running the classroom almost independently by the end of the semester.

However, public schools are low on funding as it is, and a recent study conducted at Michigan State University showed that over the last 20 years, Michigan especially has shown a sharp decline in state funding when adjusting for inflation. Thus, many schools can likely not afford to pay student teachers.

While it is bad enough that students are going unpaid for their labor, students are required to pay for the 10-13

credits during their student teaching semester. It does not make sense that students have to pay for these credits when a majority of their learning is taking place outside of the University.

As teachers’ wages stagnate (or even fall), an additional semester of debt could be damaging for students who take out loans.

So what can the university reasonably do? One possibility is to lower the amount of credits the student teaching semester counts for, therefore lowering the tuition. However, this could create possible issues with students who use financial aid, as it is dependent on the number of credits students are enrolled in. Another possibility is to lower the tuition rates for the internship or student teaching credits, since the University is less involved and those credits require less work from staff.

The situation is complicated, but it is clear that the current system puts an unreasonable strain on student teachers. Teachers are vital to our country’s future, and we should work to take care of them. GVSU is known for their outstanding education programs and charter schools, and this could be another way that they support education.

GVL OPINION POLICY The goal of the Grand Valley Lanthorn’s opinion page is to act as a forum for public discussion, comment and criticism in the Grand Valley State University community. Student and columnist opinions published here do not necessarily reflect those of the paper as an entity.

The Lanthorn strives to be a safe vehicle for community discussion. With this in mind, the Lanthorn will not publish or entertain any forms of hate speech, but neither will it discriminate against any other views, opinions or beliefs. The content, information and views expressed are not approved by—nor do they necessarily represent those of—the university or its Board of Trustees, officers, faculty or staff.

Letters to the editor should include the author’s full name, relevant title and a headshot, along with a valid email address and phone number for confirming the identity of the author. Letters should be approximately 500-650 words in length, and they are not edited by the Lanthorn staff except to fix technical errors or to clarify.

Reader submissions on the opinion page appear as space permits.

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A5 | NEWS

ENVIRONMENT

GV sets high standards for recycling, sustainability

BY AMY MCNEEL ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

The average human produces over four pounds of garbage per day, according to Grand Valley State University’s Office of Sustainability Practices. But with sustainability being one of GVSU’s core values, there is a campus-wide emphasis on keeping the university, the community and the Earth clean.

One of the many ways GVSU practices sustainability is through an emphasis on recycling, composting and diverting waste from the landfill.

“Last fiscal year, so July 2018 to June 2019, we recycled 1.1 million pounds of items,” said GVSU Operations Supervisor Janet Aubil.

These high numbers are reached through a campus-wide effort, which starts in the Transitions program for GVSU freshmen and transfer students.

“We just try to promote (recycling) as much as possible,” Aubil said. “We start the freshmen out in their Transitions classes and we go through recycling pro-

grams on campus and how they can help us recycle.”

Along with education through Transitions, GVSU hosts Zero Waste Football Games and Recyclemania to build awareness on sustainability practices.

Recyclemania is a nation-wide competition that spans the length of eight weeks each spring.

“Last year’s Recyclemania, which I’m hoping to beat... We came in second among the Michigan schools for diverting items from the trash, from the landfill,” Aubil said. “Basically, we were very conscious about making sure we recycled or composted. We came in second between all the Michigan schools, which was good. In composting we were fifth, so we need to do a little bit better in our compost area.”

Lakers can help GVSU’s endeavors in sustainability by being more aware and taking more time to understand what is and isn’t recyclable.

“I understand people are in a rush and on a schedule, and they don’t take the time to look at what they are throwing away and they just toss it in whatever bin

is closest to them,” Aubil said. “We are getting people who are throwing what they think are recyclable items into the bins, and they are not, and it’s creating a problem down at the Kent County Recycling Center. We are trying to figure a way out to monitor this as best we can.”

Aubil said a majority of misplaced trash is found in GVSU’s busier buildings or food service buildings. However, a majority of items provided in food service buildings around campus are compostable, including utensils, bowls and cups. A more in-depth list of recyclable and compostable items can be found at the Office of Sustainability Practices’ website.

Although GVSU is a sustainability leader in higher education, Aubil said it’s an ongoing process with a long way to go.

“I would love to be a zero waste campus someday,” Aubil said. “It’s going to take a lot of work, but that would be the ultimate goal. Another goal would be to make it more of a normal lifestyle — not a chore to recycle, but just everybody would automatically recycle.”

Making a difference through research, education, and outreach

Student Highlight

Ian Stone 2019 AWRI Undergraduate Intern “My experience working in the Biddanda Lab has undoubtedly been one of, if not the single most, valuable aspect of my education in my time at Grand Valley State University. The knowledge, technical skills, and connections I acquired through working both on my specific research project and the variety of other research projects supported by the lab have been indispensable to my academic progression in the freshwater sciences. Beyond that, the entire staff of AWRI has been personable and helpful from the moment I met them, making my time at the Institute not only educationally and professionally illuminating, but enjoyable as well.”

The Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute at Grand Valley State University is committed to the study of freshwater resources, with a special emphasis on Michigan and the Great Lakes basin.

Located in Muskegon, Michigan, the Institute’s mission is centered around three main programmatic areas: • Research • Education and outreach • Geospatial analysis Applications are currently being accepted for Summer 2020.

Visit www.gvsu.edu/wri/ and click on Internships.

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GVSU Track & Field team spl to compete in Akron, Notre D

BY HOLLY BIHLMAN HBIHLMAN@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State University track and field athletes split up this weekend for two meets in Akron, Ohio and Notre Dame, Indiana to compete against all of the teams they’ll see in the GLIAC Championships at the end of the month. They have two more weeks to get their qualifying marks for the championships, competing at home this upcoming weekend with over 2,000 athletes.

Since GVSU coach Jerry Baltes couldn’t be at both the meets this weekend, he went to Notre Dame with Klaudia O’Malley, Allie Ludge and Dennis Mbuta, all performing exceptionally well and even breaking some school records. Mbuta took first place in the 1-mile with an outstanding time of 4.03.84, while Ludge took third in the championship mile with a time of 4.39.34, and finally O’Malley took third in the 1-mile run at 4.54.77.

Mbuta ended up running the fastest time of the day, and only one athlete beat out Ludge.

“They were just exceptional,” Baltes said.

“All three individuals ran really, really well.

Klaudia running over a five second lifetime best, and of course Allie and Dennis running lifetime bests and breaking the school record by quite a bit.”

Two school records were broken in Akron, Ohio with Anna Obi in the triple jump beating her own score by a few centimeters and Nicole Shreenan running a 54.13 to beat Chant’e Roberts record in the 400-meter. There were a lot more athletes at the Akron meet than the Notre Dame meet, but Baltes doesn’t think that their separation will have any affect on their performance or morale with the approaching GLIAC Championships.

“I don’t think it makes much difference, our event coaches handle their student athletes every day at practice and are ready to go,

so I think they were in a fine spot to prepare our student athletes,” Baltes said.

As far as their preparation before the big meet this upcoming weekend goes, the main focus is getting their qualifying marks for the national competition.

“This is the time of the year you gotta start getting stuff done if you sent have a mark that’s getting you in the national meet you’re running out of opportunities,” Baltes said. “It’s that balance of continuing to train on so once we get to the conference meet and national meet we’re still ready to perform at a high level but maybe backing off a little bit this week to keep our athletes sharper and fresher.”

The athletes are excited to get back on the road again and face their biggest competitors in the nation which would be Ashland for the men, and most likely Saginaw for the women. Judging from the way the season has been going so far and the remarkable amount of success this weekend for a few athletes, they

seem to be on the right track for another outstanding GLIAC Championship.

“One of the biggest things for us is just to get out of our facility, we get so used to competing in our facility and it’s sort of the same old, same old,” Baltes said. “So just getting on the road and experiencing something different is huge. And then of course competition seeing different faces and different names. We saw some good competition and hopefully that helps us mentally prepare for the rest of the way and we’ll be ready to go the next three weekends.”

The track-and-field athletes will be staying home for two more weekends before GLIAC, with their Big Meet being hosted at the Kelly Family Sports Center on Feb. 14-15 at 10 a.m.

Over 2,000 athletes will be traveling to GVSU to compete and it is their last opportunity to get those qualifying marks, so the pressure is on for some athletes, but they should have another successful weekend without a doubt.

A6&7 | SPORTS

lit up Dame Mile Mastery Dennis Mbuta 4.03.84 First Place Allie Ludge 4.39.34 Third Place Klaudia O’Malley 4.54.77 Third Place

A8 | LAKER LIFE A LOOK AT LIFESTYLE DROP IN FOR RESUME/COVER LETTER HELP SESSION

Grand Valley State University’s bi-yearly Career Fairs can be a great opportunity for students looking for entry-level positions, as the event draws in over 230 national and regional employers offering thousands of jobs and internships. One key to a successful application is a stellar resume, but writing or updating one can be a difficult process. If you feel under-prepared for the Career Fair, or just want resume tips for other employment opportunities, then consider heading over to the Seidman College of Business on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for their Resume/Cover Letter Drop-In Help Session.

The workshop, which will last from 6-7:30 p.m. in Section A of The Forum (1800), offers guidance on anything and everything that goes into writing a resume and cover letter. The Career Fair itself will take place Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the DeVos Place Convention Center.

LEARN ABOUT HEALTH AND RECREATION AT GV’S WELLNESS FAIR

Grand Valley State University’s Recreation and Wellness division has a number of programs and resources available to students, faculty and staff in order to help them live healthier lives.

This Wednesday, Feb. 12, they’re hosting a Wellness Fair to show people what options GVSU has available to better one’s personal health, as well as engage in the well-being of the campus community.

The fair, which will be hosted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Project Area of DeVos Building C on the Pew Campus, features free food samples, prize raffles and giveaways, STD testing, a flu shot clinic, and education on Wellness resources. Registration at gvsu. edu/studentwellness is encouraged, but not required for attendance.

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HEALTH

Black History Month speaker presents on AIDS awareness

BY YSABELA GOLDEN LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

On Friday, Feb. 7, National Black HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day, the Office of Multicultural Affairs invited AIDS activist Rae Lewis Thornton to speak as a part of their Black History Month Program. Thornton started her career as a political organizer, working for multiple presidential campaigns before turning 24. It was while working on the 1984 campaign for Reverend Jesse Jackson — the first presidential candidate to have an AIDS policy — that Thornton received her diagnosis.

“I organized a blood drive after seeing news reports about an Amtrak accident, and how people were afraid to donate blood because they thought that it could infect them with HIV,” Thornton said. “I sent out notices, baked cookies and brownies, and a couple months later I got what I thought was a thank you letter. Instead, it told me something was wrong with the blood I donated. The next day I went to the Red Cross and they told me I was HIV infected.”

Today, successful treatments have reduced the amount of the HIV virus in Thornton’s body to a number so low that doctors can’t give her a detectable count.

“If you get diagnosed with HIV today, you never have to transition to AIDS,” Thornton said. “The treatment and care is so remark-

THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER: Activist Rae Lewis Thornton advised students to get themselves tested, regardless of personal assumptions about their or their partner’s HIV status. GVL | YSABELA GOLDEN

able — much more advanced than the attitudes around the disease. That’s why you have to get tested, so that if you are infected you can get treated immediately.”

Stereotypes surrounding HIV and AIDS mean doctors may never think to test some demographics until its too late.

“There are no HIV symptoms, so you could be walking around infected and not

know it,” Thornton said. “The symptoms you hear people talk about — weight loss, fatigue — they don’t come until your immune system is already compromised. What’s a compromised immune system? AIDS.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

DIVERSITY

GV celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage KATHERINE ARNOLD LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

CELEBRATE “GALENTINE’S DAY” WITH CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD

For people in romantic relationships, Valentine’s Day can be a meaningful celebration of love and commitment. For people without romantic relationships, Valentine’s Day can be less of a holiday and more of an annoying precursor to the real reason to celebrate: sales on unsold chocolate. Those in either camp can enjoy the latest event planned by Grand Valley’s Campus Activities Board, a “Galentine’s Day Comedy Night” featuring stand-up comedian Jessimae Peluso.

Everyone (not just gals) are welcome to attend the event, which starts at 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day eve, Thursday Feb. 13, a date established by the iconic television show “Parks and Recreation.”

Those with questions about the event can contact the Campus Activities Board at cab@gvsu.edu.

A CULTURAL SPECTRUM: This year covers a wide range of issues and traditions, from food and art to civic engagement. COURTESY | OMA

For over fifteen years, Grand Valley State University has hosted the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration (AAPIHC). Though the AAPIHC is nationally celebrated in May, GVSU celebrates it during the two months of the Lunar New Year, February and March. For this year’s celebration, seven events will be offered in celebration of history, culture and the traditions of Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

This year, the celebration kicks off with the Asian New Year Festival, which will be held in the Kirkhof Grand River Room on Friday, Feb. 14. A variety of ethnic cuisine and traditional performances will be featured, including a lion dance and cultural fashion show.

“Asia and Asian communities are important components of the world around us.” said Yan Liang, coordinator of the East Asian Studies program. “This celebration is a series of events on campus for you to learn about and experience Asian and Asian American cultures.

Knowing more about them will enrich your life and your choices for the future.”

What makes this celebration so special and inclusive is the diversity of topics discussed throughout its many events. In past years, this has included topics like the politics of Korean adoptees, racism and lack of acceptance, and how to address violence and child sexual abuse.

This year will have talks and workshops featuring human rights, issues in education, the multilingual realities of voting and how to succeed despite not having a privileged background.

The final event of the celebration, the R.I.C.E. conference (Realizing and Addressing Issues in our Culture and Education) will focus on cultural and educational issues. The student event coordinator for the Asian Student Union, April Nunn, describes the workshop as a place for Asian Americans to share their perspectives on how they dealt with these issues within their societies, and within their families.

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A9 | SPORTS

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QUICK HITS GVSU WOMEN’S TENNIS KNOCKS OFF UNDEFEATED INDIANA WESLEYAN SQUAD ON FRIDAY

The Grand Valley State women’s tennis team improved their record to 12-2 on the year with a 5-2 victory over a previously undefeated Indiana Wesleyan Friday.

GVSU won the doubles point with wins by Vera Griva and Taylor Barrett (6-3) at No. 1 doubles and Marily Canellopoulos and Marija Leko (6-2) at No. 2 doubles. Griva opened singles action with a three-set (6-2, 3-6,10-8) win at No. 1 singles, while Leko (6-4, 6-3), Liv Hanover (6-4, 6-3) and Olivia Huang (6-1, 7-6) claimed straight set wins in the four, five and six singles slots.

GVSU SOFTBALL PICKED TO WIN GLIAC IN PRESEASON COACHES POLL

The Grand Valley State Lakers are the unanimous selection to win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in the annual preseason coaches’ poll. The Lakers, ranked No. 3 in the nation after last year’s trip to the College World Series, have won three straight GLIAC regular season titles, and are have won the last two GLIAC Tournament champions.

GVSU went 51-10 a season ago, hitting the 50-win mark for the second time in school history and making the program’s fourth-ever trip to the College World Series after sweeping through the GLIAC Tournament, NCAA Regional and Super Regional. The Lakers hit .326 as a team, scored 376 runs and posted a 1.63 team ERA, all of which led the GLIAC. The heart of last year’s Laker lineup all return this season after finishing as the top three RBI producers in the GLIAC in 2019.

Reigning All-American Nikoma Holmen hit .389 as a sophomore, clubbing 12 home runs and driving in 63 runs; all of which were among the top-5 in the league. Lydia Goble, an NFCA All-Region selection, exploded onto the scene as a freshman, leading the GLIAC with 65 RBI while hitting .361 with 14 homers.

Taylor Rieger finished third with 51 RBI while hitting .295 with 10 big flies.

WAYNE STATE

Big game from Gassman ignites comeback win, GVSU Basketball matches win total from last year

BY SEAN CAUVET NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

“Wayne State always gives us a tough challenge,” said Grand Valley State University basketball coach Ric Wesley.

The Lakers were able to outlast the Warriors 83-70 Thursday night, Feb. 6.

The win was their 19th of the season, equaling their total from last year, with six games still remaining.

GVSU’s mental toughness was key down the stretch. They started the game out slow, going down 16-7 early in the first half. Then, right when they needed it, junior guard Isaac Gassman hit a big three-pointer. This ignited a 21-4 run that allowed the Lakers to take a sizable lead. Gassman said it’s key for him to see the first basket go in.

“Yeah it’s huge, even if it’s like a lay-up or... that three to start off,” Gassman said.

“As a shooter, once you score and see one go through, it makes you more confident for the rest of them.”

GVSU was a little sloppy to end the half, but was still up by 11 with a score of 4130 entering halftime. Wayne State would make a comeback in the second half. Senior point guard Brailen Neely led the charge with 12 assists.

“Neely is one of the toughest guards in our conference,” Wesley said. “He creates a lot of problems from his ability to score, as well as passing. He really (has) a terrific combination.”

Wesley also mentioned that Wayne State

was without senior guard Karim Murray in their last meeting, a 71-64 win for the Lakers.

He’s an outstanding player, a fierce competitor and a tough match-up as well,” Wesley said. “With him in the lineup, we expected it to be a tough game.”

A big reason why Wayne State was able to come back from being down 16 points in the second half was due to their threepoint shooting. Sophomore guard LJ DeWolf scored nine points, all in the second half.

“We lost our focus here a little bit, and (LJ)

DeWolf is an excellent three-point shooter and that’s certainly the one thing he does,” Wesley said. “We let him get away with three straight threes, which is just inexcusable.”

After DeWolf notched his third three of the game, GVSU called a timeout. Down by three points with 11:09 remaining in the game, Wesley urged his team to focus on their fundamentals.

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ASHLAND

GVSU Basketball remains in first place after last-second loss to Ashland

BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL

Thursday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m., Home vs SVSU Saturday, Feb. 15, 6 p.m., @ Northwood

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Thursday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m., Home vs SVSU Saturday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., @ Northwood

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m., GVSU Big Meet @ Kelly Family Sports Center

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS

Saturday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., IllinoisSpringfield, @ Grand Rapids Premiere Athletic & Tennis Club Sunday, Feb. 16, 8 a.m., Walsh, @ Grand Rapids Premiere Athletic & Tennis Club

FOCUSED: The Lakers defeated the Wayne State Warriors Thursday, Feb. 6, 83-70. The win took the Lakers to 19 wins on the season, matching their 2018-19 win total. GVL | MEGHAN LANDGREN

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Senior Ben Lubitz goes for the hoop Saturday against Ashland. The Lakers fell to the Eagles, 71-70. GVL | MICAH HILL

History professors often say that history tends to repeat itself.

Stop me if you’re heard this before, but a men’s team at GVSU hosted a feisty Ashland team who won in the last few seconds.

The 2018-19 squad lost to the Eagles last season, and the 2019 GVSU football team lost on a Hail Mary earlier this school year.

The Lakers fell to 19-4 on the year on Saturday, as Ashland senior Drew Noble rebounded his own miss with five seconds left before quickly laying the ball in to clinch the Eagle win. GVSU senior Jeremiah Ferguson (led the team in scoring with 23 points) tried to huck up a desperation three, but it hit the front of the rim.

GVSU coach Ric Wesley said he takes the blame for even putting his team in that situation, as even though the Lakers had a brutal turnover by failing to get the ball in bounds within the referee’s five-second count, Wesley takes full responsibility for

that mental error.

“We’ve done a pretty good job in the last five minutes of these games, but it’s inexcusable to get a turnover there on the sideline with a timeout left,” Wesley said.

“That’s on me, I’ll take that. I thought I had the count, and I guess I didn’t. It went fast, and I couldn’t see the referee great, I feel awful and I know I could have done better there.”

While the Lakers started the game on a 14-0 run in the first seven minutes, Noble (19 points, eight rebounds) and junior Derek Koch (15 points, 3-6 shooting from three, eight rebounds) were getting buckets at a consistent rate with a solid inside-out game.

Senior guard Rodrick Caldwell was able to match Koch’s point total in just the first half, but after GVSU adjusted and moved junior John Slater onto him, he had a relatively quiet second half.

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A10 | SPORTS W. BASKETBALL

GVSU Women’s Basketball splits home games on week, beats Wayne State, 74-55, loses to No. 2 Ashland, 77-52

BY ELI ONG EONG@LANTHORN.COM

Ashland The No. 3 ranked Grand Valley State University women’s basketball team fell in a top-3 matchup with No. 2 ranked Ashland, 77-52, in front of 2,103 fans at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena Saturday, Feb 8. The Lakers fell to 21-2 overall and 13-2 in league play, while the Eagles improved to 23-0 and 15-0 in the GLIAC. “Ashland is a really good team and we knew that going in,” said GVSU coach Mike Williams after the game. “I think they were really dialed in, ready to play, and I don’t think we were. In every phase of the game they beat us and as a coach that’s your fault so I have to do a better job.”

As a team, the Lakers struggled from behind the three-point arc, shooting just 14.3 percent on the night. The woes were not just from behind the arc either, as GVSU also shot a season-low 32.3 percent from the field overall. Ashland held the edge in rebounds (39-36), points in the paint (44-36), and steals (11-4) while finishing with an impressive 51.7 field goal percentage.

“I think they did a good job of getting into our space and we didn’t handle it well,” Wil-

liams said. “I also think we didn’t put enough pressure on them at the rim, you know, except for when we passed it in to Cassidy Boensch and a lot of times we didn’t even get the pass into her because we were too far away from the basket.”

Senior center Cassidy Boensch posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while senior forward Maddie Dailey was the only other Laker in double-figures, who scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

“You know, this doesn’t feel good right now, but you gotta have faith in who we are as a team and just come back on Monday and keep working and build as a team,” Boensch said.

GVSU jumped out to a 4-0 advantage early and led 9-4 halfway through the first quarter before Ashland went on a pair of 6-0 runs to lead 20-14 at the first break. The Eagles took control of the contest early in the second frame by going on a 12-0 run and grew their lead to 32-14 with 5:50 remaining in the half. Ashland led 39-23 at the halftime break.

The Lakers would cut the deficit to 14 points at 47-33 with 4:09 left in the third quarter but the rest of the half was all Ashland, increasing their lead late in the third to seal the victory.

GOING IN FOR THE KILL: The GVSU lady Lakers improved their record to 21-1 overall and 13-1 in GLIAC play after a loss against Ashland, 77-52, and a win against Wayne State, 74-55. GVL | MICAH HILL

Wayne State The No. 3 ranked Grand Valley State women’s basketball team came away with a 74-55 win over Wayne State Thursday, Feb. 6 inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena in a GLIAC matchup. The Lakers improve to

21-1 overall and 13-1 in GLIAC play, while Wayne State drops to 12-10 overall and 6-8 in the conference.

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TRACK & FIELD

Dennis Mbuta shatters both 600m, mile records

BY ROSEMARY BOOHER RBOOHER@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University’s Dennis Mbuta is a record-breaking junior on the indoor track-and-field team who, last season, set the GVSU 800-meter record and has continued his streak of excellence by setting two more records this season. First, he broke the 600 meter with a time of 1:18.93 during the Gladstein Invitational, and then two weeks later went on to set another for the mile at 4:03.84 when at the Meyo Meet.

Mbuta attributes part of his success to those around him that push him forward to compete at a higher level.

When he first became a Laker, Mbuta didn’t think that he was going to be one of the record-breaking runners, but he slowly began to gain confidence thanks to his coaching staff and mentors that have helped him.

“Coming into GVSU, I didn’t see myself getting anywhere close to those times, but with the great coaching and support, I’m really honored to be on the record boards,” Mbuta said. “Coming into this season, the 600-meter record was one that I knew I could get, but the mile one just came from competing hard and not worrying about time.

The previous mile record holder, Wuoi Mach, was my mentor, so to be able to follow his ways and get the record means a whole lot more.”

This Laker didn’t always have his sights set on holding track records.

Originally, Mbuta had focused his athletic career on soccer during high school, but eventually branched out to the track and field team as well as cross country.

“I started running back in sixth grade, but took a long four year break and started back up in tenth grade,” Mbuta said. “Running to me was a side thing while I mainly focused on soccer, until my senior year, where I did both cross country and track and field.”

Along with the support that Mbuta has received from his coaches and fellow players, he is also motivated by his cousin who he sees as a role model.

“I really don’t look up to any professional, but if I had to say anyone it would have to be my cousin Justin Kiprotich, (who) is now a professional runner and a former Michigan State runner,” Mbuta said. “Just watching all the hard work he put in during highschool pay off by having his schooling paid for and being a finished runner up in D1 was the thing that did it for me.”

Mbuta’s motivations also come from his past experiences — both his successes and failures. He uses those experiences to learn and push himself forward so that he can improve.

“Last year has to be one of my greatest track accomplishments, finishing second at the indoor nationals 800-meter,” Mbuta said.”The previous year, I missed the finals by one spot, which made me more hungry to be back and compete. Missing the finals that year

CELEBRATION TIME: Grand Valley State University Track and Field star Dennis Mbuta throws his arms up in celebration after breaking two records in just his junior year. COURTESY | GVSULAKERS.COM

gave me a feeling that I never want to have again, but the seconds place finish indoor and the fourth outdoor proves that I could compete with the best.”

Mbuta plans to compete with the best at nationals again this year, which is his ultimate goal of the season.

“The biggest goal for me this year is to compete for a national title in the Distance Medley Relay or an individual event,” Mbuta said. “To achieve this goal, I’ll have to just keep doing the same thing that I am currently doing and keep trusting the coaching staff at Grand Valley. Without the coaching staff, I’d never see myself in this position competing against the best runners in the country.”

Mbuta is back on the track for the GVSU Big Meet on Friday, Feb. 14. at the Kelly Family Sports Center where he will continue his record-breaking season.

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A12 | SPORTS M. TENNIS

GVSU Men’s Tennis splits Indiana road trip

BY ZACK GOODROW ZGOODROW@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State University men’s tennis team traveled to Indiana last weekend to take on two tough opponents. On Friday, Feb. 7, GVSU (2-1) defeated Indiana Wesleyan (18-1) winning 5-2. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Lakers failed to win against the University of Indianapolis (UINDY), losing 4-3.

GVSU performed remarkably on Friday night. Wesleyan was previously undefeated, and the Lakers served them their first loss of the season. It was also GVSU’s fourth straight win against Wesleyan. The Lakers won two out of the three doubles games played.

Sophomore Jack Dausman and sophomore Martin Matov won the first doubles match of the afternoon, 7-5. The Lakers also won the last double of the day. Freshman Sean Miller and sophomore Ryan Rhoades were victorious with a score of 6-2.

During the single matches, Dausman again won and swept his opponent in two sets. He won both of his sets 6-1 and 6-3.

In the third single match, Matov started out slow, but came back to win two sets in a row to add to the Lakers lead. After losing the first set 2-6, he rebounded and won the next two, 7-6 and 10-6. In the next match, Miller again won after his doubles performance.

He won the first set, 6-4, and lost the second set, 6-3. In the final set of the fourth position match, Miller stepped up and won 10-5. In the number six singles junior DJ Colantone won a fiercely competitive match.

After losing the first set 6-4, Colantone won the second, 7-6. Then in an unbelievably high scoring set, Colantone won the final game of the night, 16-14.

The Laker’s fortunes didn’t continue the next day. The team lost a close match against the University of Indianapolis, 4-3. GVSU unfortunately lost all of their doubles matches to start the event. In the first game, Dausman and Matov lost 6-1.

“Jack Dausman and Martin Matov had the opportunity to play the No. 1 ranked doubles team in the nation at UINDY, they competed well but their opponents played well to get the win,” said GVSU tennis coach Samantha Schall.

The Lakers lost their next set of doubles as well. Senior Jack Geissler and Rhoades lost, 6-4. Miller and Colantone lost a very close match, 6-7, to close out the doubles. The Lakers then split their series of singles matches against UINDY, 3-3.

Dausman lost his set of singles, 6-1 and 6-2 against one of the doubles members for UINDY, Dario Huber, who is No. 1 in the nation. Geissler faced the other member of the doubles team, Renato Lima, and was able to overcome him.

In a three set series, Geissler won 6-2, lost 6-1, and won the final set for the victory 6-4. The next two matches didn’t follow the same storyline as Geissler’s did. Matov lost his match in two sets, 6-3 and 6-0. In the fourth position match, Miller lost as well, 6-0 and 6-4.

The Lakers closed out the match against UINDY with two strong victories after earlier struggles. Freshman Ignacio Morera-Lucas won the fifth set of singles for GVSU. In three tough sets against his UINDY opponent, he won in the final set. He lost the first set 6-2, then won the last two 6-4 and 7-6. Colantone closed out the matches for the Lakers on Saturday. He won his first set 6-1 then lost the

GAME,SET,MATCH: The men’s tennis team traveled to Indiana last week to compete against Indiana Wesleyan, winning 5-2, and the University of Indianapolis, losing 4-3. COURTESY | GVSULAKERS.COM

second, 6-4. Colantone rallied for the final set of the night and won 7-6, to give the Lakers a final score of 4-3.

“UINDY has consistently been at the top of our region so we were excited for the opportunity to face them early in the season,” Schall said. “The doubles point was very close but didn’t go our way, that ended up being the deciding point in the match so it was a

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The next men’s tennis matches come next weekend for the Lakers. On Saturday, Feb. 15, GVSU will take on the University of Illinois Springfield. The next day, Sunday Feb. 16, they will compete against Walsh University.

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