Issue 9, October 12, 2018 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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POLICE

GVSU encourages students to speak up against sexual violence

BY LAUREEN HORAN ASSOCIATE1@LANTHORN.COM

Every 98 seconds, someone experiences sexual violence in America. Out of every 1,000 reported cases, only six people will see time in prison, according to RAINN.org. Since the Fall 2018 semester began at Grand Valley State University, the Grand Valley Police Department has received reports of sexual violence nearly every week from students living on or near campus. Though some students have reported their situations, only 31 percent of all sexual violence cases are reported.

“There’s certainly been an increase of reports of this nature this semester” said GVPD Chief Brandon DeHaan.

Being that October is Domestic/Dating Violence Awareness Month, both the GVPD and the GVSU Victim’s Advocate Krystal Diel are hoping to encourage more students to speak out and seek help when they experience sexual violence.

“Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking and harassment,” Diel said. “I am private resource for students… a listening ear, I help them navigate the police and Title IX systems, and connect them with other resources, such as counseling. My goal is to help ensure that students are healthy and safe and that they can make the decisions that are right for them.”

If you’re not familiar, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sexual violence and holds academic institutions responsible when assaults occur on or near campus. A college or university that receives federal funds may be held legally responsible when it knows about and ignores sexual assault in its programs or activities. This policy goes handin-hand with the Campus SaVE Act (Sexual Violence Elimination) of 2013, which requires institutions to be transparent about sexual violence within the campus community and also provide campus-wide preventative education and resources.

Dating/domestic violence is quite common—one in three women and one in four men experience physical violence by an intimate partner.

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SMILING SNYDER: President Thomas Haas meets with Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder during a discussion on sexual violence. The event featured a variety of student, administrative and guest voices in a layered conversation on how GVSU can and is taking steps to prevent sexual violence on its campus. COURTESY | VALERIE WOJO

Discussion on sexual violence prevention hosts Sue Snyder

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exual assault awareness has become a very common and important topic of discussion at Grand Valley State University, especially in the past several years. Much of this conversation is a result of an increase in campus safety alerts that have notified the community of the numerous sexual assaults occurring on and off campus. To continue this discussion, an event was held Oct. 10 with various campus officials and Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder, who gave their input on preventing campus sexual violence.

“It doesn’t matter if it happened across the street or this street, it’s our students and we need to take care of them,” said GVSU President Thomas J. Haas at the event.

Multiple campus organizations

were present at the discussion to provide their viewpoints and obstacles when it comes to preventing sexual violence. One of these organizations was Student Senate, a group who created a sexual assault awareness committee to understand sexual violence prevention from the student’s perspective.

“We have had a sexual assault awareness committee now going on its second and a half year,” said Student Senate President Rachel Jenkin. “It was created in response to a higher number of sexual assault alerts from campus security last year. More than anything else, I think it gave us ideas of what students were aware of and what they weren’t.”

The committee is currently working with local restaurants and liquor stores to provide students with consent flyers off-campus. This project aims to engage students in

different settings to spark conversations about consent and sexual assault awareness. Student Senate will also be holding a small gathering with campus officials to identify areas of risk on campus.

“For the first time ever this year we are going to be doing a campus safety/night walk, on November 1 we are going to have a very small selected group of students that represent a number of populations, identities and involvements,” said Jenkin.

The night walk will give students the opportunity to show administrators the parts of campus they feel unsafe walking through at any time.

This will assist university officials in noting the areas of concern to potentially increase lighting, GVPD patrolling or any other safety precaution forms in those areas to make students feel safer.

Now more than ever, people are talking about sexual assault on campus.

While we’ve made significant progress, we still have more work to do... With Grand Valley’s help, I know that we can make more supportive and safer environments. ” Sue Snyder Michigan First Lady

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EDUCATION

Great Lakes History Conference discusses history through gaming

BY NICK MORAN NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

The Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Valley State’s annual conference discussing themes in history education and research, gained a competitive edge this year with its new theme: “Playing with History.” The conference, which took place Oct. 12 and 13, focused on gaming and competition as a means to improve upon history education within the classroom.

Co-coordinated by History Professors David Eaton and Michael Huner, the event encompassed two full days of panels, discussions, ceremonies and activities. Eaton said the conference serves a variety of different purposes, but the goal brought to the forefront involves focusing on classroom interaction.

“We really want to use (the conference) as an opportunity to explore certain themes we feel represent a nexus point between teaching and research,” Eaton said. “As professors, part of our job is to write articles, in-

vestigate events, interpret evidence, but we like to use this conference as an opportunity to interact with the teaching side of our jobs as well.”

With a focus on “innovative pedagogies,” Eaton said that gaming naturally plays a unique role in blending research and education.

Because of the role games play in the public perception of the past, Eaton said history educators are looking toward games to see how history is broadly being consumed.

“Part of the reason that we’re more interested in (gaming) is that there’s been more interest recently in trying to understand the way that our students understand the past, the way that the public understands the past,” Eaton said. “(For example) if we’re not talking about college students, where do people encounter French Revolution history? A good chunk of people are going to mention Assassin’s Creed.”

Gaming also serves as an educational tool in many cases, both for gamers and educators. Eaton said that a variety of popular

games can be used in academic circles to discuss complex historical scenarios and possibilities, as well as decisions to balance engaging gameplay and accuracy.

“Those discussions about the degree of historical accuracy versus the degree of contingency — the degree of different paths that could have been followed — to me is a fascinating discussion,” Eaton said. “For me, it shapes the way that students and members of the public understand the past. We as academics should try and understand that as well when we present what we do and when we choose research topics.”

Eaton said he was particularly excited for game developers from Paradox Development Studio to give their presentation on Saturday morning.

Paradox is particularly popular for games such as Europa Universalis IV, which Eaton said strikes a pivotal balance between pre-programed historical accuracy and freedom to toy with different historical decisions.

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LECTURE: Professor of History at Barnard College and Columbia University Mark Carnes gave the keynote address Friday. COURTESY | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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FAMILY OF MURDERED GV STUDENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST OFFICERS

The family of Rosemary Reilly, a Grand Valley State University student who was murdered in 2016, filed a federal lawsuit against a variety of law enforcement officers, including GVPD officers.

The lawsuit cites negligence on behalf of the police officers involved, who were informed that Reilly’s exboyfriend had expressed violent tendencies toward her that were “obvious and known by defendants.”

GVSU released an official statement regarding the lawsuit: “Grand Valley State University is not named in the lawsuit. It is a suit against Ottawa County and individually named law enforcement officers, two of whom were employed by Grand Valley. We believe our officers acted properly, and we will mount their defense.”

Legal proceedings surrounding the lawsuit are still unfolding.

STABENOW AND JAMES PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE HOSTED BY WGVU

WGVU hosted a debate between incumbent Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Republican Senate candidate John James Sunday, Oct. 14. The debate was aired publicly on WGVU-TV later that afternoon.

GVSU Vice President for University Relations Matt McLogan began the debate with opening remarks.

Both candidates were then asked a variety of questions, ranging on subjects such as the economy, health care and education in Michigan.

The debate is one of two that will be held this week.

Stabenow and James will also debate at 12:35 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 15 in Detroit.

STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD APPLICATIONS CLOSE OCT. 22

Students are invited to apply for a position on the Vice Provost of Student Affairs Student Advisory Board before the board’s Oct. 22 deadline.

The Student Advisory Board meets monthly to report about the student experience at GVSU directly to the Vice Provost of Student Affairs and Dean of Students.

The board of 10 to 15 members heavily consists of students who do not have active campus student leadership. Any student (graduate or undergraduate) is eligible for the position.

To apply, visit the Dean of Students’ website at gvsu.edu/dos.

WEST MICHIGAN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES GV DIRECTOR

During a reception Oct. 10, Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability Practices Norman Christopher was awarded a spot in the West Michigan Sustainable Business Hall of Fame.

Christopher was awarded the organization’s lifetime achievement award, which is dedicated to his lifetime of service in promoting sustainable business.

The award was provided based on Christopher’s rich history in promoting sustainability through chaired positions and government service. Christopher also cofounded the Grand Rapids Community Sustainability Partnership, an organization that has been pushing for greater community-based sustainability in downtown Grand Rapids since its conception in 2005. `

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“It’s important to note that abuse is not just physical but can include intimidation, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, threatening behavior, belittling someone,” Diel said. “It can often be difficult for someone in an abusive relationship to recognize the signs. Some questions you might consider asking yourself is whether you feel like you are ‘walking on eggshells’ around your partner, your partner makes you feel like no one else would want you, is extremely jealous or possessive, constant-

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Another group that presented at the sexual violence prevention discussion was the It’s On Us student organization. President Haas has actively participated in campus efforts to end sexual assault violence through teamwork with the It’s On Us campaign. The group sponsored an event in 2017 to have students pledge to intervene in harmful situations, help prevent sexual violence and support their fellow Lakers. The group also offers a variety of resources on their site and continues

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“(Europa Universalis IV) is meant to recreate everything,” Eaton said. “So if you want to play as Ming China but instead of drawing back after they sent out their charger fleets, you just keep sending fleets out, explorers out. If you want to do that, you can do that and that’s going to change everything else. This game, through its mechanics, gives at least one plausible idea of what would have happened if someone made this different choice at this moment.”

Another interest Eaton had in Paradox’s visit revolved

ly checks up on you or makes you check in with them, or controls when you spend time with friends/family. These are all red flags that someone might be in an unhealthy relationship.”

GVPD Captain Jeff Stoll emphasized that the police department wants students to speak up against their abusers and recognize GVPD as a safe place to come for support.

“We want to do everything we can for victims of sexual assault, in any capacity. We are taking the initiative to create a soft interview room, something that feels like a living room in a home, where they can try to feel comfortable addressing

their situations,” Stoll said.

Along with the victim’s advocate, GVSU provides support and guidance for survivors of sexual violence at the University Counseling Center, which has locations at both the Allendale and downtown Grand Rapids campuses. Any services offered by the counseling center are free for students and always confidential.

The Center for Women and Gender Equity is hosting a couple different events pertaining to Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., the center is partnering with Campus Interfaith to present

a panel discussion, “Religious Institutions and the ‘Me Too’ Movement.” Additionally, The Center for Women and Gender Equity will be showing the documentary “Minding the Gap” and having a discussion afterward on Friday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. Both events will be held in Kirkhof 2204.

Diel’s office is located in The Center for Women and Gender Equity, Kirkhof 1201. She can be reached for assistance at (616) 331-2748 or via email at dielkrys@gvsu.edu. Students can also call the Young Women’s Christian Association on their 24 hour helpline at (616) 776-7273 for support.

to host campaigns to promote sexual assault awareness and prevention.

The discussion event gave Snyder the opportunity to see how different groups on campus are working together to prevent sexual violence and support victim survivors. Snyder has been actively canvassing universities across the state about their efforts toward sexual assault prevention, an initiative the First Lady began in 2015.

“Now more than ever, people are talking about sexual assault on campus,” Snyder said. “While we’ve made significant progress, we still have more work to

do. Preventing sexual assault and helping survivors sends a message to our young people that they matter. With Grand Valley’s help, I know we can make more supportive and safer environments.”

The First Lady applauded GVSU’s collaboration between different groups and departments to reduce assaults. Moving forward, many of the campus organizations present at the event plan to continue these discussions to remove sexual violence concerns from campus and its surrounding area.

Grand Valley currently has a variety of resources for victim survivors and advocates

against sexual assault, however Jenkin believes these resources need more promotion to students.

“I would argue that our university has amazing resources, but I think a lot of that isn’t necessarily communicated to everybody,” Jenkin said.

To combat this, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity Jesse Bernal announced at the meeting that the university will soon begin funding a campus initiative. This program would aim to educate students about campus resources while teaching sexual violence prevention advocacy.

around their design of their upcoming title “Imperator: Rome” in which the developers coded in female generals, much to the disagreement of fans. Because of the role games play in historical characterization, Eaton said the conversations surrounding the historical accuracy of having female generals and the immersion of gameplay is fascinating.

“If (the critics) win that fight and those women get baked out of that code, then people for generations after are going to get this image of the past that doesn’t include those women,” Eaton said.

The focus on gaming represents a change in how

history is being taught in the classroom. That change is moving away from fact memorization and inching toward interpretation and having a historian’s mindset.

“Part of the big shift for historians is that we just don’t necessarily need to focus on memorization anymore, on facts the way we had to in the past,” Eaton said. “What we’re trying to do is begin to explore some of the procedural elements of being a historian: how do you think about things, how do you decide what matters in all of these past events, how do we decide what to prioritize and what to put in the foreground and what things

are less important?”

As has been the goal of the conference for the past 43 years, Eaton hopes that the various panels and activities provided participants with a more interpretive view of historical education.

“History is alive,” Eaton said. “It’s something that is very present in today’s world, in day to day life and in the way we understand that world. My hope is that the conference gets people thinking a little bit harder about the ways that we recreate the past, gets us thinking harder about how we reach out to the public, but also how to do that in a sensitive and ethical way.”

DEFINING DISABILITY: Presenting a slide, Jonathan Cauchi and Cassaundra Wolf from Kent County Disability Advocates educate a crowd on what a disability is during their presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the Kirkhoff Center. Their presentation explored the history of disabilities, including how laws protect the rights of those with disabilities and current efforts toward inclusion and advocacy. Also discussed was how the public has historically seen people with disabilities and their role in creating a disability culture. The duo mentioned how inclusion of those with disabilities affects all individuals in some way. The discussion also served as part of Inclusion Advocacy Month, which spans throughout October.

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POLICE

DRUNKEN DRIVING: GVPD Sergeant Leah Heaton ushers a suspect arrested for drunken driving into the back of a squad car. The police department utilized several strategies interchangably to handle the large crowd during and after Saturday’s football game on Oct. 13. Captain Jeff Stoll said the night was slower than expected, but officers still had issues with alcohol-related situations at night. GVL | DAN PACHECO

GVPD handles football game crowd with flexible tactics

BY NICK MORAN ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

With waves of white and blue filling the stands, it was an all-hands-on-deck gameday for members of the Grand Valley Police Department. Officers from GVPD, the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department and Ferris State collaborated to handle the high attendance and spirits surrounding the football game between the two schools on Saturday, Oct. 13.

During the game, officers from the three departments rotated between high visibility areas. GVPD Captain Jeff Stoll said that the depart-

ment had nearly 50 team members present to handle the liveliness of the crowd.

“Between the student, home and visitor sections, that was the most animated crowd we’ve had,” Stoll said.

Due to the intensity for fans on both sides to see their team win and the high turnout, Stoll said that officers on the scene were constantly switching between a couple of different post-game strategies as victory favored one team or the other during the final quarter.

“Ferris brings everyone [to the game],” Stoll said.

“So, we have to actually have different game plans [to handle the crowd] de-

pending on who wins.”

After the stands were emptied, Stoll turned his focus to alleviating traffic buildup, constantly making note of where other officers were seeing delays. While Stoll said there were some backups, officers controlling traffic lights directed cars toward the main roads, sedating pressure when able.

“We did ok,” Stoll said. “It was our best game of the season. But because of the size of the crowd and the closeness of the game, we still had some traffic problems.”

While the main problem facing GVPD during the game was the size of a mobile crowd, Stoll said that a

lot of the issues the department tackles before and after the game are alcohol related.

While a part of the gameday experience, Stoll said that the main factor in deciding when police step in is public safety.

For example, police stepped in to deescalate an unruly situation during the tailgate when one fan threatened to drive a metal stake through a car. That incident was one of ten alcohol-related issues between the start of the tailgate until the end of the first quarter, which is relatively busy Stoll said.

“We prioritize safety,” Stoll said. “When someone is drunk and threatening public safety,

that’s when we give them a Minor in Possession (MIP), even if they think we’re being mean.”

Following the game, GVPD staff returned to their normal post-game shifts, ending the night for many officers.

Through the efforts of flexible traffic control plans keeping visitors moving, Sergeant Leah Heaton said post-game issues are less related to traffic and pertain more to alcohol consumption. Other incidents throughout the night included a collision near GVSU’s Wesley House, issues with students smoking on buses and a drunken driver arrest on Lake Michigan Ave. Regardless of the situation

and suspect level of confidence, the presence of alcohol is usually apparent with many latenight post-game encounters.

“You can’t fake these tests,” Stoll said. “Alcohol has a way of expressing itself whether you want it to or not.”

Despite being on alert throughout the night due to the size of the crowd, Stoll said he was pleasantly surprised with the civility following the Lakers’ loss.

“As an officer, you’re constantly taking in information,” Stoll said. “Then with that, you have to make judgement calls all the time of whether or not to engage… But tonight was slower than we thought.”

DEMOCRACY

“Vote Smart” capstone presentation encourages active political participation

BY RACHEL MATUSZEWSKI NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Senior Grand Valley student Natalie Loewengruber presented her honors capstone on voter education and how to be an informed voter, titled “Vote Smart: The Basics of Being Informed” in the Mary Idema Pew Library on Friday, Oct. 12.

“We are constantly being bombarded in the news about government and it can be very overwhelming, exhausting and sometimes easier to just ignore,” Loewengruber said. “Maybe it is important to step back sometimes and [take] a breather, but we can never check out of democracy. If you feel frustrated, angry, or let down by the government voting is one of the most important things you can do. It’s our civic duty that a lot of people dedicated their lives to fighting for and we’re really privileged to live in a democracy where we can express our voices at the polls.”

During the presentation, Loewengruber revealed numerous online resources and basic information about what new and experienced voters need to know in terms of candidates, legislation and resources.

To find more about students’ personal voter information, Loewengruber had those in attendance log into the Michigan Voter Information Center to learn about precincts, jurisdictions and districts.

For those who do not know who is running in the upcoming election, Loewengruber

suggested websites including Vote411, congress.gov, govtrack.us or fed.gov. Vote411 allows the user to compare candidates they select, and provides state-specific information on absentee voting, ID and eligibility requirements and polling locations.

Vote411 does not provide local elections, so Loewengruber said she recommends staying tuned through local new stations or newspapers to stay up to date.

Additionally, congress. gov shows the user how representatives and senators are voting and what they are voting on. Loewengruber said govtrack.us is another tool to see how representatives are voting in Congress, but the website uses more government verbiage.

To see the legislation proposals on the ballot, Loewengruber recommended vote411, nscl.org or, to see the topic of legislation in Congress you are affected by, govtrack.us. The GVSU Community Service Center Democratic Engagement Programs website is another resource to educate new voters.

For general tips, Loewengruber shared connecting with representatives, meeting the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot on Nov. 3, fact checking what students hear and being a critical listener as being key.

“You might think, ‘I’m one person. ‘How much does it really matter?’” Loewengruber said. “But it does matter, especially with issues of

representation. If we have 12 percent of the people voting on college loan programs, our college students are not being accurately represented in an issue that affects us most directly. It is important to make your voice heard especially on things that affect you. It might seem like it’s insignificant but it’s not because when you add them all together a group of people can have a huge impact on the shift of how things go in the government.”

For students who are not registered to vote for the upcoming elections, Loewengruber said students should get their friends to vote and provide them with the resources and websites they learned about. In Michigan, the absentee ballot must be requested by Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. and turned into the local clerk at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6, which is Election Day. Uber and Lyft are also offering half off their rides to polls on Election Day and GVSU is providing Voter Vans from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. “I actually had no idea about the websites [you could access],” presentation attendee Alaina White said.

“I knew they existed but I didn’t know any of the specific one that can educate you about what specifically are on the ballots which is really helpful because usually I just vote one party. To have websites that’s available where I can look up what each thing means is super helpful.”

ELECTION: Senior Natalie Loewengruber led a presentation about voter participation on Friday, Oct. 12.

“Vote Smart: The Basics of Being Informed” gave students tools to actively vote. COURTESY | GVSU

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By Xavier Golden

Drunk driving if you see something, say something

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ven though we have been told to avoid it at all costs from the time we were young, people everywhere, every day, are still choosing to drive drunk. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Association (NHTSA), even though fatalities from drunk-driving have fallen in the past few decades, drunk driving crashes still claim more than 10,000 lives every year. It is baffling that with all of the tragedies, consequences and possible means of transportation that thousands are still choosing to drive under the influence of alcohol. Is it merely the convenience that pushes drivers to get behind the wheel? Perhaps it is time that the friends of these drivers begin stepping in to stop these crashes from happening.

An annual report from the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Office reveals that 568 drunken driving arrests were made in 2017, which demonstrates a steady increase of arrests over the past three years. The charges from a drunken driving arrest can range from misdemeanors to felony offenses with a possible fines and legal fees upwards of $10,000.

Individuals caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent or more could find themselves dealing with hefty penalties including driver’s license revocation, fines and jail time. In Michigan, a standard charge of operating while intoxicating (OWI) is a misdemeanor and could earn someone up to 90 days in jail.

There is also the possibility of harming those that come into contact with a drunk driver, often resulting in fatalities. A drunken driv-

er who causes a death could be charged with vehicular homicide and face up to 15 years in prison. Beyond the substantial fines, penalties and jail time, these charges will also remain on a person’s record forever and can hinder future job prospects.

Legally, employers can have policies that allows for dismissal if an employee is convicted of a crime or if the loss of a license poorly impacts their ability to get to work. Future employers are also able to inquire about misdemeanor and felony convictions and can choose to not hire someone because of past convictions.

It is 2018. Drunk driving should not still be a problem of this magnitude. We have known this information for years and yet people are still making these poor choices.

In the age of Uber, Lyft and public transportation, driving home at the end of the night should never fall on an intoxicated person. The responsibility is now falling on bystanders who see this behavior and must put a stop to it. There are times someone who has been drinking may not realize their incapability to drive and it is up to those around them to step in and say something.

Grand Valley currently holds recovery meetings for those looking to stop abusing alcohol. Recovery meetings are held each day in Kirkhof room 0073, information on meeting times can be found at https:// www.gvsu.edu/aces/.

It is up to the community to recognize how drunk driving remains a pending problem for Grand Valley and west Michigan to end these tragedies and promote safe and responsible drinking.`

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Five factors that will define the Detroit Pistons’ season

BY D’ANGELO STARKS SENIOR MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM DSTARKS@LANTHORN.COM

BASKETBALL. IS. BACK. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the NBA regular season will officially tip off. This off-season was one of the more memorable one in recent years as we saw big name players and coaches switch teams.

Kawhi Leonard was traded from the Spurs to the Raptors, Carmelo Anthony was traded from the Thunder to the Hawks (where he was bought out and then signed by the Rockets), and the biggest move of all was the best player on the planet, LeBron James, joining a long line of illustrious signings by the Los Angeles Lakers after signing a four year deal with the team.

The Detroit Pistons had an off-season that largely went under the radar. I mean, Zaza Pachulia isn’t exactly a sexy signing, but they made quiet

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moves like this that can have a major impact on the future of the team.

The Pistons drafted two quality players with second round draft picks in Bruce Brown and Khryi Thomas, singed veteran role players in Glenn Robinson III, Jose Calderon and Pachulia, and the biggest move the team made was bringing in last season’s NBA Coach of The Year in Dwane Casey, formerly of the Toronto Raptors.

There are five major factors that will determine whether or not the Pistons can make it back into the playoffs this upcoming season. The first of which is newly acquired head coach Dwane Casey.

1. Dwane Casey Not many coaches win Coach of the Year after being fired, but Casey was a special case. Pistons fans should rejoice because the team now has arguably a top five coach in the league to coach one of the weirdest rosters in basketball. The best three players on this team are Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin and Reggie Jackson and Casey is tasked with putting an offense together that can feature two big men in a league that is getting increasingly smaller.

However, I believe Casey can find a way to make it work.

In training camp and early in the preseason, a change that

has been made is the fact that Drummond will be attempting roughly two three-pointers per game this season. If Drummond can make threes at a respectable rates and Casey can find a way to allow Griffin and Drummond to coexist in a flowing, functioning offense then the Pistons should be set up well this season 2. Blake Griffin After Griffin was acquired by this Pistons before last season’s trade deadline, he performed well, but not well enough to help the team make the playoffs. Griffin finished the season with a stat line of 19.8 points, 43.3 field goal percentage, 34.8 three-point percentage, 6.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. This stat line is similar to the stats Griffin had been putting up in recent years with the Clippers, and they are decent at best for somebody who is known as a star.

The Pistons need Griffin to be more than fine if they are going to make the playoffs.

They need Griffin to be closer to the 2013-14 version of himself, in which he scored 24.1 PPG, 52.8 percent FG, 27.3 percent 3PT, 9.5 REB and 3.9 AST. This is the best possible version of Griffin, but since then there have been several injuries that have slowed down seasons and seemingly stunted the growth of his game. I am hopeful that Casey can unlock

something in Griffin that both Doc Rivers and Stan Van Gundy could not and bring forward the former superstar that is still there somewhere inside.

3. Andre Drummond Drummond is coming off of his best season as a professional one that saw him average 15 PPG, 52.9 percent FG, 16 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and saw him finish fourth in Most Improved Player voting.

Drummond has always been a great rebounder and he is now at the point where he is the best in the league in that area.

The areas that he has continued to improve over the course of his career is offensively - shooting in particular - and conditioning. Drummond posted videos early in the summer of him shooting step back and spot up threes, and even though it was in an empty gym. That has to be an encouraging sign for fans, especially since Drummond posted an all-time low in free throw percentage just two years ago. I wouldn’t be expecting any step back threes in games any time soon, but if he can take and make spot up corner threes at a 30 percent clip, that’s great.

It’s just another weapon in his rapidly expanding arsenal.

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Love him or hate him, we need another Royko

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I told myself I’d never write a political piece, but that was before a book full of columns by the great Mike Royko made its way into my hands.

Royko was a columnist that embodied the spirit of Chi-

cago, for better or for worse.

His columns would lift up the poor tavern keepers who were buried beneath growing redevelopments. Yet the next day, he’d be taunting one of Chicago’s deeply established cultures, such as the Irish or Polish populations.

Most days readers would be nodding in agreement, and other days it would be your turn to be the target.

That’s the way it was — and that’s why people loved him.

If he was still around, you’d run into him a few drinks deep. You’d hesitantly approach him, and he’d greet you with a groan or hurl a slur at you.

But by the end of the night, you would be sharing personal stories and discussing niche literature. That was Royko —

strong, vocal and complex.

I’m 20 years too late on a eulogy. Let’s just chalk this up to a corny attempt to win over some extra credit from my Journalism History professor and move on. It’s easier that way. Maybe Mike would have seen that as spunky.

I bring Royko’s work into the spotlight because mulling through it will both inspire you and frustrate you. A part of that is because the world he comments on throughout the 60s and 70s has a variety of parallels to today with all of its political turmoil, distrust and radicalization.

We still have the hundreds of columns he’s left behind, and those alone are powerful enough to drive home

important messages in a sociopolitical climate similar to that of the 60s and 70s.

When the US was berating President Lyndon B. Johnson, Royko came to the defense of the man who couldn’t seem to catch a break.

“Maybe he wasn’t the best president we’ve ever had,” he wrote in a column. “But we sure as hell aren’t the best people a president has ever had.”

Or when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Royko fearlessly blamed the entire country for creating a society that would allow a murderer to carry out the deed without a second thought.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PUNISHMENT FOR A FIRST-TIME DRUNK DRIVING OFFENSE SHOULD BE?

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“A ticket and a drive home.”

“Maybe like a big fine for the first a offense.”

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“A DUI. Maybe a short jail time.”

“Probably a class.”

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TRAVEL

Annual Study Abroad Fair encourages worldly experience

BY SHILOH REYNOLDS NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

The Padnos International Center hosted its annual Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in order to provide students with knowledge about the many international educational opportunities available to them.

The fair was held in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center and lasted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Study Abroad Outreach Coordinator Alissa Lane said she estimated that over 1,200 students were in attendance, most of which were likely undergraduates.

“We had 1,000 bags (for students to put program flyers in) and we ran out of them within the first two hours,” Lane said.

Freshman Sarah Corder attended the fair in the morning and said that she wanted to check it out to learn more about the different programs available for her major.

“Study abroad sounded really cool, but I had no idea where I would want to go or what would relate to my psychology major,” Corder said.

“At the fair, they basically said I could go anywhere. It’s good that it can be so broad and not limited.”

Freshman Jennifer Wloszek, who is minoring in Spanish, had similar intentions.

“I wanted to figure out where I wanted to study,” Wloszek said. “Before, I was mostly just interested in Spain, and now there’s a

lot of options I didn’t know existed until now. Now I’m looking at other Spanishspeaking countries.”

Lane said that GVSU is consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation for study abroad participation at the master’s level by the Institute of International Education, and over 800 GVSU students choose to study abroad each year. Besides the over 60 GVSU study abroad programs available to choose from, the Padnos International Center also helps students get involved with affiliate programs and international internships.

“We like to let students know they are not just limited by what is shown in the catalog,” Lane said.

“You can literally go anywhere. As a Laker, you have so many options.”

The Study Abroad Fair represented all of GVSU’s study abroad programs, as well as some unaffiliated study abroad options. Each country’s booth was staffed by either faculty who had led a program abroad, students or alumni who had previously studied in the country.

Also present were people from GVSU’s partner universities and international students studying on campus.

GVSU student Taylor Scherman served as a representative for the Ghana booth. She said she had spent time last summer studying in the country and wanted to help out at the fair to share her experience

with others, and advocate for studying abroad.

“Traveling is important because it breaks down barriers and allows you to see the good in humanity and different perspectives,” she said.

Scherman said she is scheduled to graduate early in December as a result of credits gained through her study abroad experiences.

The preparation for the fair was extensive and took several months, according to Lane. Study Abroad Adviser Meaghann MyersSmith was largely responsible for many logistics of the fair, although other staff and peer advisers at the Padnos International Center also contributed.

As Outreach Coordinator, Lane was in charge of getting the word out to students by way of social media and promotional flyers.

Lane spent time studying abroad herself during college in the United Kingdom, China and the Czech Republic, and said that she hopes to be able to help current students have similar international educational experiences. “(Studying abroad) was the best experience of my time in college,” Lane said.

“There’re not a lot of other chances to live in a different country and see the world. I think other people should try to take advantage of it as well. I think the study abroad fair serves as a good place to get excited about the possibilities.”

WORLD: A student signs up to receive more information about a study abroad opportunity in Paris during the Study Abroad Fair. Over 1,200 students attended the informational fair. GVL | EMILY MODLOFF

DISCUSSION

CONVERSATION: Grand Valley State University hosted a panel discussing the afterlife Tuesday, Oct. 9. Sponsored by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and Making Choices Michigan, the discussion featured representatives from a variety of different faiths and communities to share their thoughts on life after death. A second panel on the topic with different faiths present will take place Tuesday, Oct. 16. COURTESY | GVSU

GV to host second panel on interfaith and life after death

BY ALEXANDRA LOYD NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Grand Valley State University hosted a panel titled, “What Happens When You Die?” sponsored by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute in partnership with Making Choices Michigan, a registered non-profit organization devoted to changing the narrative about healthcare decision-making, including at the end of life.

The panel, held for the

first time ever at GVSU, took place at the Pew Campus’ Eberhard Center in downtown Grand Rapids and discussed what happens when you die, exploring the beliefs and practices of faith traditions that inform end-of-life care.

“As the traditions represented in each of these panels have specific practices that accompany one’s end of life, we are excited to offer this event to elevate what specific type of care is required or expected as persons of these faiths near end

of life and after they pass away,” said Program Manager at Kaufman Interfaith Institute Kyle Kooyers.

The panel represented the faiths of Judaism, Islam, Baha’i and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There will be a second panel exploring the same question on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. representing the faiths of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

Audiences should anticipate learning about the expectations their traditions

hold around caring for a person as they’re preparing for death.

“More and more, we have been hearing from health care providers and hospice agencies that they often operate out of an assumed ‘Christian norm’ or simply didn’t know what in terms of care these different faith communities look for at end of life,” Kooyers said. “We are eager to offer a space for this type of learning in order that they may better serve their diverse clientele.”

The Kaufman Interfaith Institute is committed to facilitating mutual respect and greater interfaith understanding in west Michigan and beyond through community and campus programming, according to their Facebook page.

In order to serve a diverse and vibrant community well, students going into healthcare, social work, counseling, etc. must be ready to understand and respect faiths different than their own when working

with peoples’ needs and requirements as they prepare for the end of their lives.

“When it comes to professional care for individuals nearing death, the concern is not so much with theological contradiction or disagreement, but more to do with upholding the human dignity of the person and that person’s family as they pass away,” Kooyers said.

The panel coming up on Tuesday is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the public.

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SCIENCE

THROUGH THE LENS: STUDYING ABROAD IN HAITI From May to June 19, associate professor of geology and Frederik Meijer Honors College faculty member, Peter Wampler, gave students the opportunity to experience life in Haiti and to gain insight on the Haitian culture.

“The tall tree says it sees far, the wandering see says it sees more,” is the infamous Haitian poem that was the driving force behind the recent service-learning expedition for 12 GVSU students and faculty members.

During the trip, students participated in several service learning and community-based teaching experiences. These opportunities allowed students to engage in service learning and what it’s like to give back to a community, which allowed them to apply their efforts towards first-world problems in rural Haiti.

Located in the exhibit will be narratives and reflections from faculty members and students that participated in the trip, as well as photographs documenting their experiences, multiple original Haitian paints and voodoo flags.

The exhibit is titled “Wandering Seeds: Experiencing and Engaging Haiti Through Study Abroad” and will take place in the Red Wall Gallery in Lake Ontario Hall through Dec. 14.

ST. CECILIA MUSIC CENTER HONORS 135-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH JAZZ PERFORMANCES

On Thursday, Oct. 11, the St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids kicked off their 135-year anniversary with a jazz series that includes several events. The main event was centered on jazz trumpet, Arturo Sandoval, who is a 10-time Grammy Award winner.

Arturo Sandoval, son of the legendary jazz performer Dizzy Gillespie is classified as one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and is seen by millions at the Oscars, Grammy Awards and Billboard Awards.

Among Sandoval’s performance, The Kenny Barron Quintet will also be performing on Nov. 1. The Los Angeles Times named Barron “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and he was named the Best Pianist in 2017 by the Jazz Journalists Association for the seventh time.

Season subscriptions and single tickets are available by calling (616) 459-2224 or by visiting www.scmconline.org.

THE GRAND RAPIDS CIVIC THEATER PRESENTS: NUMBER THE STARS

On Thursday, Oct. 18, The Grand Rapids Civic Theater will be hosting a performance for Special Community Night titled, “Number the Stars.”

“Number the Stars” is appearing for the first time at the Civic Theater, and is a NewBery Medal award-winning novel that forces readers to think about the concept of bravery, and how one person can make a difference.

The powerful story is centered on a young Christian girl who is willing to risk her life to save her closest friend who is Jewish. The play will be set in Copenhagen, Denmark during World War II. The story’s plot reflects the enriched history of the world, whether that be good or bad. The writer’s overall goal is to illustrate to the audience that through the dark, light can be found.

The performance is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. with all tickets priced at six dollars. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.grct.org.

ANATOMY: Grand Valley State University’s art gallery is showcasing a plastination exhibit to bring awareness to plastination with this being the only lab established in Michigan. The exhibit illustrates GV’s efforts behind using preservation for instructional roles. COURTESY | GVSU

“Plastination—The Art of Preservation” exhibit to embody Grand Valley’s plastination efforts

BY JENNY ADKINS ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University is currently showcasing an ongoing exhibit to start a conversation on the fusing of human, animal and plant tissues with a mixture of plastic or silicone products to render the tissues of any odor, followed by the tissues being preserved permanently dry for educational and instructional purposes— also known as “plastination.”

The exhibition is titled “Plastination—The Art of Preservation” and walks viewers through the process here at Grand Valley as it is the only plastination lab established in Michigan.

Joel Zwart, Exhibition Curator for GVSU, discusses the year and a half process taken to bring this exhibit to life.

“After the plastinates were selected, we brought them to our facilities to have our staff design and fabricate mounts for the exhibition,” Zwart said.

“I worked on the development of the text panels, using colleagues as resources to accurately tell the story of the lab, the plastination process and how plastinates and the lab have become an invaluable teaching resource at GVSU.” In 2007, biologist Bruce Ostrow spent a semester at the University of Michigan plastination lab. After spending various hours learning techniques and producing some of his own plastinates, Ostrow attempted to instill a plastination lab at GVSU; however, his efforts were unsuccessful until then-CLAS Dean Frederick Antzack made the dream a reality. He provided the funding in the spring of 2013, and after Antzack and anatomist Tim Strickler completed a workshop at the University of Toledo, they began to assemble the techniques and resources needed for GVSU’s firstever plastination lab.

The lab at Grand Valley

houses approximately 300 specimens that have been plastinated for a variety of instructional roles. Students are able to experience first-hand dissection because of the opportunities this lab offers.

“Although the exhibit shows only the non-human material we have produced because of regulations surrounding the public display of our human specimens, we do prepare quite a few human specimens for use in our BMS courses,” Strickler said. “A few bio courses as well as some of the students in the lab are involved in that work, too.

“I currently have 15 students working in the lab...about 30 percent of them are students I had in one of my anatomy classes, and others are folks who have a strong interest in anatomy and dissection.”

In addition, GVSU’s Art Gallery Vision Statement states, “To shape and enrich the quality of life for the residents and visitors of Grand Valley State University and

to become a leader in the areas of art appreciation and interdisciplinary education for the local community.”

Joel Zwart explains that this vision is the driving force behind the gallery here at GVSU. “At the Art Gallery, we are committed to the integration of art into all areas of the university and to support interdisciplinary learning,” Zwart said. “One of the ways in which we do this is through our exhibitions that reach out into the different disciplines at GVSU to tell their story.

We’ve never done an exhibition like this before, but that’s the beauty of our work at the art gallery — we help share the art of plastination with GVSU and our community.”

“Plastination—The Art of Preservation” is currently showcased in the DeVos Center, displayed in the Blue Wall Gallery, Building B, located on the downtown Pew campus. The exhibition is open to the public and will be available until Dec. 14.

MUSIC

Arts at Noon features faculty member’s saxophone quartet

BY MARY RACETTE ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Donald Sinta Quartet incorporated the historical and fresh sounds of the saxophone during their performance at the Cook-Dewitt Center on the Grand Valley State University Allendale campus. The concert was held on Oct. 10 as a part of GVSU’s Arts at Noon program.

The quartet is comprised of GVSU Saxophone Professor Dan Graser, as well as Joe Girard, Danny HawthorneFoss and Zach Stern. The saxophonists were united as students at the University of Michigan in November 2010 when they were chosen as the featured saxophone quartet

on the Michigan Symphony’s tour of China. The choice of featuring a saxophone quartet on the tour was prompted by the 50-year anniversary of the Michigan Symphony’s tour of The Soviet Union, which featured Donald Sinta, the quartet’s professor and namesake.

According to Graser, the quartet has won five first-prizes from competitions in the last eight years they have been performing professionally.

Recognizing the music field as “incredibly competitive,” Graser said. “Each time we did a competition and came out with the top result, we took a measure of pride in that.”

Graser said one of the quartet’s proudest accomplishments is winning first place

at the 2013 Concert Artist Guild Competition, establishing themselves as the first saxophonists to claim the title.

Along with this championship, the quartet received management out of New York City and the opportunity to hold a recital at Carnegie Hall, which New York native Graser said he found particularly special.

During their Arts at Noon performance, the quartet played a mixture of new and old music.

“Our group sees our mission as twofold: two commission-living people to write for us and also embrace music from the past and perform it in our way,” Graser said.

The concert opened with a French piece, “Introduction

et Variations sur un ronde populaire,” which, according to Graser, was one of the first saxophone quartet pieces written for a professional group in 1936. Graser defined the opener as light and humorous.

The quartet also performed new pieces written in 2017.

The piece following the opener, “Cerulean,” was commissioned from David Bidenbender, the group’s classmate at the University of Michigan and current faculty member at Michigan State University. The lullaby was written to capture the beauty of the color of the Bidenbender’s newborn baby’s eyes.

Each year, the quartet runs a competition for composers which Chris Hass won with his piece “Volca-

ASSEMBLE: GVSU’s Arts at Noon featured the Donald Sinta Quartet, a fresh group comprised of saxophonists. GVL | DAN PACHECO

nic Ash.” The quartet incorporated Hass’s explosive yet soft piece in the concert.

Blurring the lines between string and saxophone pieces, The Donald Sinta

Quartet performed one of Beethoven’s late string quartet “Heiliger Dankgesang.

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CAMPUS

Office of Multicultural Affairs hosts events for Native American Heritage Month JACOB CRESWELL ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

During the months of October and November, Grand Valley State University’s Center for Multicultural Affairs will host several events to help bring awareness to Native American Heritage. These events will include numerous performances and lectures, as well as panels and service projects.

According to the Office of Multicultural Affairs website, their overall ambition is to welcome diversity in all forms.

“Our mission is to support efforts in recruiting and retaining diverse students; to educate, engage and empower all students to live in a multicultural world; and to advocate for a socially just campus environment.”

Along with educating students, the OMA also aims to cultivate different cultures into education and foster a place for cultural success.

Their website states that the OMA will, “create an educational environment that cultivates the rich contributions of all cultures and also provides a place where students can achieve academic, social and cultural success.”

Moreover, one of the events scheduled will be titled “Professionals of Color Lecture Series: Trans Day of Remembrance with Qwo-Li Driskill.” This event will occur on Nov. 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Kirkhof Center. The lecture will be hosted by poet and activist Qwo-Li Driskill whose poetry focuses on healing and inheritance.

Qwo-Li’s poetry also has involves multiple themes in Cherokee culture, as well as queer and mix-raced themes.

Walking with Ghosts, Driskill’s first poetry collection, was named Book of the Month

by Sable: The LitMag for New Writing and was nominated for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs website further highlights a second event: a performance by hip-hop artist Sacramento Knoxx will occur on Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center.

Like Driskill, Knoxx also has a background in activism.

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DIVERSITY: GV celerbrates Native American History Month. COURTESY | NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

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FOOTBALL

GVSU SOCCER BEATS ASHLAND 3-0 ON SENIOR DAY

The Grand Valley State Women’s Soccer team remained undefeated yesterday, as they were able to beat the Ashland Eagles 3-0 in what could be their final home game of the season.

The game started off well for GVSU, as an own goal in the first two minutes of the contest by Ashland helped the Lakers to an early lead.

They never looked back, as Caitie Baron scored on a pass from Cecelia Steinwascher in the 20th minute before Tara Lierman scored off a rebound from a saved penalty kick in the 83rd minute.

It was a bit of a bittersweet day for the Lakers, as seniors Lierman, Madz Ham, Lindsay Ebeling and Kristy Gomez were honored for their commitment to the program before the contest.

With the win, the Lakers improve to 14-0-1 on the year, and they will travel to Ferris State on Friday, Oct. 19 for a tough match with the Bulldogs. That game is set to start at 4 p.m.

GVSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY FALLS IN SEASON OPENER TO MCKENDREE 1-0

The Grand Valley State DII Women’s Ice Hockey team opened their season with 1-0 loss to the McKendree Bearcats on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Georgetown Ice Center.

While the game was scoreless in regulation, the GVSU defense finally cracked in the overtime period, as sophomore Dakota Peterson scored the lone goal of the game to win it.

McKendree goalie Jazmin Malinowski stopped all Grand Valley State shot attempts to record her second shutout of the season.

GVSU looks improve upon this loss on Nov. 3 and 4 when they travel to Lindenwood University-Belleville for a weekend doubleheader with the Lynx. Saturday’s game starts at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s game is set to begin at 12:45 p.m.

TENNIS PLAYER NICOLE HEINIGER WINS GV STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

After seeing a lot of success in her senior season, Nicole Heiniger was finally able to earn GV Student-Athlete of the Week this week.

The Indiana native and Munster High School alumna was selected to the All-GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team in her sophomore and junior season, as well as being a ITA Scholar Athlete award winner in both seasons.

Heiniger is on a bit of a hot streak this season, as she hasn’t lost a singles match all season long, winning a total of 17 sets as of Saturday, Oct. 13. She has also managed to come up with a winning record in doubles, as both she and Madison Ballard have finished 5-3 in doubles matches this season, including winning the most recent matches against Michigan Tech and Ashland.

Heiniger and the rest of the Lakers look to remain undefeated on the season as they hit the road this weekend for a match with Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, Oct. 20, as well as a match at Northwood on Sunday, Oct. 21 to close out the regular season.

READY TO RUN: Grand Valley State quarterback Bart Williams hands the ball off to running back Chawntez Moss in the Anchor-Bone Classic against the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Lubbers Stadium. Moss carried the ball fourteen times and scored three toucdhowns during the loss. GVL | SHEILA BABBITT

GVSU football gets first loss, falls to Ferris State at home BRADY MCATAMNEY EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

The No. 2 ranked Grand Valley State Lakers football team suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, Oct. 13, dropping a home contest to the rival No. 3 Ferris State Bulldogs 35-31, dropping to 6-1 (3-1 GLIAC).

“We’re all very disappointed,” said head coach Matt Mitchell. “I think our players are very hurt that we lost the game, especially because I think there were a lot of opportunities we had out there. That wasn’t lack of effort. It wasn’t like I’m heading the locker room saying we had lack of effort. We competed.”

After turning the ball over only once all season coming into the game, the Laker offense committed three on Saturday as quarterback Bart Williams surrendered three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, and another that sealed the game in the closing minutes. Volume played a role in the turnovers, as the Williams attempted 50 passes due to GVSU’s inability to get the ball

moving on the ground with a seasonlow 34 rushes on 19 attempts.

Williams completed 23 attempts for 487 yards and one touchdown with wide receivers Nick Dodson, Brandon Wadley and Austin Paritee all eclipsing the century mark in receiving yards (200, 166 and 105, respectively). Running back Chawntez Moss gained only 37 yards on 14 attempts but scored three touchdowns. “(Williams is a) great quarterback, I looked up at the video board and saw that they had a million yards passing through three quarters so unbelievable aerial show by them,” said Ferris State head coach Tony Annese. “We made them one-dimensional and for the most part, it’s risk-reward when you pass. Bart made a lot of plays, the receivers made a lot of plays, but you also have opportunities – a pick six, some interceptions – so that was key.”

The Laker defense held strong most of the game, allowing the Bulldogs to convert only three of their 16 third down attempts while forcing two turnovers and blocking a punt.

It was a handful of big plays, including a 31-yard trick play that saw FSU

quarterback Jayru Campbell catch the game winning touchdown with three minutes left in the game.

“I think our players are very hurt that we lost the game, especially because I think there were a lot of opportunities we had out there. It wasn’t like I’m heading into the locker room saying we had a lack of effort.

We competed.”

MATT MITCHELL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

“It hurts right now,” Mitchell said.

“If it doesn’t hurt, then you’ve got some problems. Our job as coaches and our job as leadership is to make sure this loss doesn’t turn into another one. We’ll get back in here and get to work. We have a 6-1 Davenport coming up so we’ve got to regroup pretty quickly. It’s tough when you look at the staff sheet and realize the opportunities, it’s tough, but at some point you’re going to have to learn from this.

“It’s one of those games where you don’t put it on any one unit. It wasn’t the offense, wasn’t the defense, wasn’t the special teams.

There’s mistakes made on all three units that led to it. When you have that type of situation, you have some humility, you look at yourself in the mirror, and you get back to work.”

With hopes of an undefeated regular season out the window, the Lakers must now collect themselves and prepare to take on the surprising Davenport Panthers (61, 3-1 GLIAC) on Saturday, Oct. 20 in Caledonia, Mich. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

VARSITY SCHEDULE FOOTBALL Saturday, 12 p.m., @ Davenport SOCCER Friday, 4 p.m., @ Ferris State Sunday, 12 p.m., @ Northwood VOLLEYBALL Friday, 7 p.m., Home vs Ashland Saturday, 4 p.m., Home vs Wayne State STAND AND DELIVER: GVSU quarterback Bart Williams avoids duress in the pocket and attempts to find the open receiver amidst the FSU secondary in Saturday’s game at Lubbers Stadium. Although Williams threw for 487 yards, he only completed 46 percent of his passes and threw three picks in the game. GVL | SHEILA BABBITT

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Bigger and Better

GVSU Athletics announces Jamie Hosford Football Center

BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

Despite Grand Valley State being one of the most successful DII Football programs in the past 15 years, they do not currently have the state-of-theart facilities to match the stateof-the-art team. Thankfully for future football teams here, that is all about to change.

As part of the homecoming festivities on Oct. 6, the GVSU Athletic Department announced a building expansion to the football locker rooms and facilities, which will be named after accomplished former Grand Valley State football player and wrestler Jamie Hosford.

The Jamie Hosford Football Center will be built in two parts with a donor-funded expansion and a long overdue remodel of the two-story structure. Plans include an expanded locker room with 120 new lockers, multiple team meeting areas that will double as coaches’ offices and an athletic training and rehabilitation room designed to ensure the health and safety of current and future student athletes.

The new facilities will also provide visiting teams with enough lockers and showers to have a good experience at GVSU so they don’t have to be bused to the Fieldhouse to shower there after games A plan to renovate the dated facilities has been in the works for long time and athletic director Keri Becker is excited to see these plans finally coming to fruition.

“This plan has been in the works since I took the reigns, and as the athletic director, I wanted to make it a priority here,” Becker said. “It’s gotten to the point where we can’t neglect these renovations, and it’s an important part of recruiting quality student athletes. To see this finally hit the ‘go’ buttons is an exciting thing, and to see the support we get from the university and donors, because it’s not just me that wants this.”

These new facilities have an accomplished name tied to them, as Hosford earned 12 varsity letters at Grand Valley, as well as multiple All-American honors in both football and wrestling. He was inducted into the GVSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Becker is proud of everything Hosford was able to accomplish for the university, and despite passing away in 2014, his impact is still felt at GVSU today. “[Hosford is] one of the most highly decorated athletes in GV’s history, and he reps the type of student athlete we have so well,” Becker said. “He stayed connected to not only athletics, but also to the university. He was a guy that anybody who knew loved, and really represents the student athlete, the alum and the community member that we like to see.”

The funding for the new football center is 100 percent from donors, as Becker and the rest of GVSU’s athletic department are working get-

RENOVATION: The Jamie Hosford Football Center is set to debut in the summer of 2019, as fundraising for the new center is already underway. The center will include 120 new lockers, as well as positional meeting areas and new coaches offices. COURTESY | GVSU ATHLETICS

ting the money towards the 2.5 million dollar goal to make the football center as good as it can possibly be.

“We’re well on our way to that goal, and anything money we can get behind will allow us to benefit from the building of this center,” Becker said. “The more we can fundraise, the better this expansion will be, just how we’d renovate any other building on campus.”

This new football center will also be beneficial for GVSU’s football team in terms of recruiting, as state-of-the-art facilities are just one more thing that can draw quality student

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athletes to Allendale.

“It will be huge from a recruiting standpoint. There are a lot of schools in the GLIAC that have better facilities than us, and with these renovations, we’ll be on the cutting edge from a recruiting standpoint,” said head football coach Matt Mitchell, who has been on the committee with Becker to plan these renovations. “It will also be great for our current student athletes, since we’ll have much better facilities to prepare for practice, games and off-season workouts.”

Becker raved about the im-

portance of the new training facilities, as keeping the student athletes safe and healthy is GVSU’s number one priority.

“Any time you can get a new training and rehab center, it services more than just football players, especially from a health and safety initiative,” Becker said. “We want to give as much as we can to our student athletes who will have a great experience, be successful in meeting rooms and continue to have football Saturdays here where GV comes to life.”

The excitement for this new football center is obvious

throughout the university, as Mitchell can’t wait to see this project that he and several others have been working on for years come to life.

“I’m fired up, I’ve been here 15 years and that building hasn’t changed much in those 15 years,” Mitchell said. “As a head coach, you take a look what we’re able to offer and it really keeps us on the edge. It’s the type of thing that warrants and reflects commitment to a championship-level football program, so I’m excited and thankful for everyone involved in the process.”

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If you are looking for more than just food and drinks, head downtown to Mojo’s. The main feature—a live dueling piano show—runs Wednesday through Saturday night. Popular music from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and today is performed by Mojo’s musicians in an interactive show. Song requests are also taken throughout the night, and there is dancing with a DJ on the second floor (except on Thursdays).

Stella’s Lounge offers some of the most delicious bar food in Grand Rapids. Their self-proclaimed “famous giant stuffed burgers” were named “Best in America”

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Rockwell Republic, a gastropub located in Grand Rapids’ historic Heartside District, is the place to go if you are looking for a classy night out. The exposed brick walls and dark mahogany wood will make you feel like you are in the heart of a major city, and the three-season screened-in lounge and elevated outdoor beer garden create a hip, entertaining atmosphere. Also, if you are a lover of sushi and specialty cocktails, this is the place for you.

The B.O.B., otherwise known as the “Big Old Building,” is one of the most hopping nightlife spots in Grand Rapids. Bigger than some hotels, The B.O.B. is locally sourced and conveniently located downtown. There are multiple levels (four, to be exact), and each offers a unique setting for a fun night on the town with friends. Aside from the variety of food and drink options, there are also tons of shows offered, including a dueling piano bar and stand-up comedy.

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In addition to supplying a large selection of craft beer and delicious sandwiches, Founders also provides a cool and casual hangout with both indoor and outdoor seating (with heat lamps, of course—this is Michigan).

Whether you choose to visit during lunch or dinner, you won’t be disappointed. Live music is another notable feature of this downtown Grand Rapids staple.

Want to escape the city vibes? Travel miles up north by simply driving a few minutes down the road to visit the Grand Woods Lounge, a large hunting-lodgethemed hub with a patio fireplace. According to their website, the Grand Woods Lounge is Grand Rapids’ best place for “drinks, grub and grooves.” Located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, this Michigan cabin offers delicious American-style comfort food and live entertainment.

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The Intersection is one of the best places to go to see live music in Grand Rapids, especially if you are looking for a more intimate concert venue. Not only is it a great place to go for a night out, but there are tons of local bands featured and other performances, too. The music ranges from rock to hip-hop, and there is also a bar, which is worthwhile to note.

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DRIVE TO SUCCESS: Senior midfielder Tara Lierman dribbles the ball down the field in open space and looks to find an open teammate on Friday, Oct. 5 at the Grand Valley State soccer field against the Michigan Tech Huskies. Lierman has had a solid senior season for the Lakers, scoring seven goals and racking up five assists for the Laker offense through fifteen games so far this season. GVL | DAN PACHECO

Cardinal down: GVSU soccer beats Saginaw Valley in overtime, remains undefeated on the year KADY VOLMERING SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team fought through one of their toughest games of the season on Friday, Oct. 12 against the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals. Playing through regulation time, the Lakers pulled through with yet another win in overtime, ending the match 2-1 over the Cardinals. The Lakers are now 13-0-1 in the season.

The Lakers started out strong and quick, scoring their first goal in the first two minutes of the game. After a bit of bobbling around the goal, sophomore Sydney O’Donnell nabbed the ball on the left corner of the 18’ and was able to send it into the goal, unassisted. The Lakers showed great determination in keeping the Cardinals off the scoreboard, despite pressure in playing against cross-Valley rivals.

Head coach Jeff Hosler said

that the team doesn’t worry too much about their opponents, no matter who it is.

“We talk a lot about dictating our style, because our biggest opponent is ourselves,” Hosler said. “When we fail to execute our ideas, that’s when we get in trouble.”

The rest of the first half was a hard battle between the two Valleys. The Lakers were making great efforts, creating opportunities near the goal several times but just barely missing the net at every attempt.

Similarly to a previous GVSU opponent, Michigan Tech, the Cardinals played in a high press throughout the whole game. Fortunately, the Lakers were able to play better through that press, although found trouble executing some of their opportunities.

“Today our failure to finish could’ve been our downfall,” Hosler said. “I think we combated the high press better, Saginaw is just better at it. It

showed some growth, but that we still have a long way to go.”

Tension was high throughout the first 45 minutes of the game and became quite physical later on in the half. Sophomore Ava Cook received one of the worst blows of the game, a hip check that landed her on the ground for a few moments before picking herself back up and continuing to play. Cook doesn’t let the high competition get to her head, though.

“My main focus is to not only mentally prepare myself, but get everyone else in that locker room mentally prepared,” Cook said. “It has a lot to do with bringing energy and hype, and making sure we all know what we’re here to do and what we’re to play.”

Heading into halftime, the Lakers had the lead over the Cardinals and went into the second half making a few minor adjustments and tried being more patient. Neither team was ready to give in to the oth-

er, and despite lagging behind by a point, the Cardinals maintained their level of intensity in searching for that first goal.

In the 67th minute, they did exactly that, evening the score for the rest of the game.

Down to the last second, both teams carried a sense of urgency to try and sneak in one more goal to earn the win, but neither the Lakers or Cardinals could find the net.

“Going into overtime is for sure the time to grind,” Cook said. “Everybody knows that it’s those first ten minutes that mean the most. Our mentality is to get after them as soon as we can, because after we do that it takes the heart right out of the other team.”

With ten minutes to score in overtime play, the Lakers had to create something quickly and be on top of their game to be the first team to score. Hosler said that the feeling both on the field and sidelines was quite tense and nervous as the clock

ticked down the last remaining seconds of regulation play.

“We gave the girls a couple extra minutes to themselves, together, just on their own without any prompting, to kind of regroup and refocus,” Hosler said. “By the time I came into the huddle you could see that they were ready to play.”

Making a couple of personnel changes on the field, the Lakers were ready to face off with the Cardinals for the final ten minutes of the game. Right off the bat, Cook had several attempts at the net, barely missing.

As a whole, the Lakers played their hearts out, barely giving the Cardinal defense time to breathe after several tries to find the back of the net.

Finally, in the 94th minute of the game, Cook was finally able to score, leaving the Lakers to win 2-1 over the Cardinals.

“We’d rather finish in regular time, but I’m so incredibly proud of us for how hard

we fought,” Cook said. “Obviously SVSU is very good, and we knew that coming in. It’s a good thing to learn from for the next game, and know that we can work just as hard, and when we bring our game, it’s hard to beat us.”

After one of the hardest games of the season, Hosler felt proud of his team for continuing to fight for the win.

“Our kids found some serious adversity today, and continued to respond,” Hosler said. “I told them in the locker room afterwards that I’ve been around a lot of teams that have a hard time digging themselves out of hard moments, but this group continues to do that.”

The Lakers still remain undefeated in the GLIAC and are ranked No. 1. GVSU will face off with Ferris State on Friday, Oct. 19 in Big Rapids, Mich. at 4 p.m

CROSS COUNTRY

Grand Valley State cross country turns in solid performance as they approach postseason

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“There are fierce powers at work in the world, boys.

Good, evil, poor luck, best luck. As men, we’ve got to take advantage where we can,” once said Matthew McConaughey in the 2012 drama-crime film titled “Mud”.

The weather was that fierce power on Friday, Oct. 12 in Peoria, Ill. at the Bradley Pink Classic for Grand Valley State Cross Country.

The GVSU men finished second and the women took fourth in weather that produced snow, rain and temperatures that never even hit the 40s. The day saw course conditions go from wet to mush to mud as time progressed.

In far from ideal conditions, Zach Panning and Enael Woldemichael finished first and second for the fourth consecutive race for the Lakers, who were narrowly defeated by Bradley University from the Missouri Valley Conference, 83-63. After Panning and Woldemichael, Tanner

Chada turned in his best performance to date. Chada finished 15th and posted an 8k time of 24:57.9. Jacob Domagalski and Ben Zaremba rounded out the top five runners for the Lakers, finishing 32nd and 33rd.

On the women’s side, Allie Ludge, Sarah Berger and Gina Patterson all turned in solid performances for the Lakers, finishing seventh, 10th and 17th respectively. Madison Goen, the 2017 GLIAC Freshman of the Year, finished 33rd.

Hanna Groeber rounded out the top five for the Lady Lakers finishing 96th.

In combination with course conditions and a cramped starting box, head coach Jerry Baltes said getting out of the gates was a difficult task.

“Our top four did a really good job of getting out and establishing position, but yeah, it was a pretty large field today,” Baltes said. “So there were a lot of bodies in a small, cramped space that made it pretty hard for some of our girls after our top four to get out and get going.”

Ahead of the Lady Lakers were Illinois, South Da-

kota and Iowa State, who ran away with the field having their top five runners finish from first to 22nd.

In addition to the men’s and women’s races, there were also two additional open co-ed race for runners to compete in. On the men’s side, GVSU’s Colin Herrmann won the men’s co-ed race with a time of 25:25.

Rachel Walters finished second in the women’s open coed with a 6k time of 22:16.

Other GVSU runners with strong performances in the open co-ed race were Garret White (fourth), Bennett Peterson (sixth) and Dennis Mbuta (seventh) on the men’s side, with Molly Schmidt (sixth) and Olivia Brian (13th) also turning in strong performances on the women’s side.

The Bradley Pink Classic marked the last regular season meet of the year for the GVSU cross country program, who now look forward to the post season starting in two weeks with the GLIAC conference championship meet.

Moving forward, Baltes

wants to focus on two goals with his men’s and women’s team: pack running and getting healthy for the home stretch as they approach their most important competitions of the year.

“We were still yo-yo’ing today,” Baltes said, “and we need to focus on getting better at (pack running), but at the same time it’s hard to do that in a race that features so many teams. The next two races won’t be as compacted so we should be able to focus and hone on that.”

The Bradley Pink Classic featured 25 men’s and women’s teams and five total races which contributed to worsening conditions as the day went on.

“We have two weeks, two weekends off before the GLIACs,” Baltes said. “So moving forward, our focus is to first get as healthy as we can, and second, get in a great two weeks of practice to be as prepared as we can be to be successful in the near future.”

The Lakers next meet is the GLIAC Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. at Calvin College.

PERSEVERANCE: A Grand Valley State cross country runner treks through the muddy terrain in a race. COURTESY | AL STEBILE

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TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK: Sophomore Ashlyn Kartes sets up freshman teammate Ali Thompson to spike the ball in a game from ealier this season at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale, Mich.

After losing all three of their matches at the Midwest Region Crossover, the GVSU volleyball team now sits at 12-10 overall and 5-6 in their conference as the season winds down. GVL | SHEILA BABBITT

GVSU volleyball falls short at Midwest Region Crossover PAYTON MILOSER SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

As the saying goes, bad things come in threes. That was the case on Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13 for the Grand Valley State volleyball team.

The Grand Valley State women’s volleyball team traveled to Indianapolis, Ind. for the Midwest Region Crossover where they lost to Tiffin, Illinois-Springfield and Bellarmine.

The Lakers first played Tif-

fin and took a difficult 3-0 loss with set scores of 20-25, 21-25 and 18-25. The Dragons proved to be an ambitious opponent by taking the lead early on and continued to hold steady throughout the game.

Offensively, the Lakers struggled to keep a consistent hitting percentage, sitting at.155 while their season average is .207. They also struggled to get big blocks up against the Dragons.

Tiffin started each match by taking set leads of 5-2, 9-6 and 4-1. These leads con-

stantly left the Lakers behind and forced GVSU to play catch up the entire game.

While the Lakers fought back, it wasn’t enough to put the Dragons down in the end.

Staci Brower, ten, and Ali Thompson, nine, led in kills.

Defensively, Abby Graham, Ali Thompson and Kendall Yerkes each had 11 digs against the Dragons for a total of 33 out of the 107 digs for the Lakers.

Later that night, the Lakers played Illinois-Springfield, resulting in another 3-0 loss (10-25, 23-25, 23-25)

While the first set against the Prairie Stars didn’t go well for GVSU with UIS getting a 10 point lead and ending the set quickly, the Lakers came back firing during the last two sets.

The Lakers started the second set with a 13-6 lead on the Prairie Stars, however, toward the end of the game, a crucial point went to the Prairie Stars following a 23-23 tie followed by one more kill from the Prairie Stars would give the game to Illinois-Springfield.

Hannah Murdock and Brower led in kills with

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Murdock bringing in 14 while Brower added nine kills and three blocks. Ashlyn Kartes led with 25 assists and Yerkes led with 14 digs.

On Saturday, GVSU played Bellarmine for the last game of the Crossover. The Lakers ended with another loss (2-3) making their overall record 12-10.

The game had scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25 and 10-15.

It was a very close game with the points consistently bouncing back and forth for both teams with neither one getting major leads until the

final critical points. GVSU had eight service erros to Bellarmine’s six, but offensively was right behind Bellarmine with a hitting percentage of .194 to .196.

Major leaders this game included Murdock with 20 kills, Jillian Butsavich with six blocks, Kartes with 28 assists and Yerkes with 24 digs.

GVSU will look to improve upon their 12-10 record (5-6 GLIAC) as they’ll play the Ashland Eagles (18-5, 9-2) on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at GVSU’s Fieldhouse Arena.

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