Issue 14, November 19, 2018 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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POLICY

Student Senate resolution allows for spread out finals

BY ALLISON RAFFERTY NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

PFAS water crisis hearing held on Pew campus CONTAMINATING CHEMICALS: Senator Gary Peters held a hearing in Grand Valley State University’s Loosemore Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The hearing focused on a report by geologist Robert Delaney about water contaminated by the dumping of chemicals in drinking water around Michigan. GVL | NICK MORAN

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n Tuesday, Nov. 13, Michigan Senator Gary Peters held a hearing titled “Local, State and Federal Response to PFAS Contamination in Michigan” in Grand Valley State University’s Loosemore Auditorium. The hearing was called to address a report about looming PFAS contamination that was submitted in 2012 by geologist Robert Delaney but did not see state action until just last year.

About 4,700 toxic chemicals are classified as per and poly-

fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that have been used for decades by manufacturing companies and firefighting foam. These chemicals are most often used in commercial product packaging, while corporate dumping has exposed PFAS chemicals to groundwater and drinking water supplies across Michigan. Senior program manager and professor for GVSU’s Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute Dr. Rick Rediske served on the hearing’s first panel to provide his input on the scientific and community factors in the PFAS crisis.

“Public pressure and litigation continue to be the major

driver of PFAS response,” Rediske said. “These chemicals pose a unique hazard to human and environmental health because of their mobility, potential for bioaccumulation and lack of depredation. In humans they bind to the proteins in our blood and remain in our circulation.”

The earliest PFAS testings and report in Michigan come from Robert Delaney’s research that began in March 2010 near a firefighter training site. Delaney submitted the report to Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) in 2012 that compiled his findings and the potential threat PFAS

posed for the community.

“These chemicals are virtually indestructible, dangerous and widespread,” Delaney said.

“The deeper I got into these problems the more I realized we have been contaminating our population for years.”

For six years, Delaney received no response on his report and the delay resulted in ongoing PFAS contamination that rose to extreme levels in several areas of Michigan. Since 2017, the MDEQ has been testing well water and community water supplies and they have found that roughly 20 SEE WATER | A2

It’s Tuesday night during finals week and you have three exams tomorrow. You’re trying to study, but your stress levels are on the rise because you know that no amount of coffee can prepare you for six hours of testing. If this sounds like your version of finals week, Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate is offering a solution.

On Thursday, Nov. 8, Student Senate passed a new resolution that permits students with three or more finals stacked on the same day to move their exams to a different date. Student Senator Ethan Schafer wrote the resolution after being informed that there was not an official policy set in place when it comes to students having three or more final exams on one day. “(I was) inspired to write this resolution after the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ed Aboufadel, came into one of our Student Senate meetings and mentioned that we don’t have an official policy for three exams in one day,” Schafer said. “I reached out to him and we started a discussion, which led to the resolution.”

He continued by explaining what the resolution is addressing and the reasoning behind his decision to write it.

“There is currently not a process for a student to switch their finals; that’s what this resolution is addressing,” Schafer said. “I created the resolution to ask the faculty to create a policy for this, so it can be fair to both students and professors. Most other public schools in Michigan have some sort of policy for this, and it is all very different.”

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GOVERNANCE

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners hosts “historic” meeting at Grand Valley

BY NICK MORAN NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners held its November meeting in the Kirkhof Center’s Pere Marquette Room on Thursday, Nov. 15. Ottawa County Chairperson Gregory DeJong said that the meeting was the first time that the board had reached out to Grand Valley State University in hopes of collaboration, making the meeting a historic one.

Not only were all 11 commissioners present at the meeting, but the room — which included an expanded audience section — was nearly filled with members of GVSU’s Student Senate, staff and faculty, as well as various elected officials and county residents.

“The most important thing is that the Student Senate was here, and our Student Senate leadership is awesome,” DeJong said.

“Meeting with those folks, (it’s) having a cup of coffee and saying, ‘what can we do to build relationships’ so that we can put faces and names together.”

The meeting was organized via communication between DeJong and Student Senate President Rachel Jenkin, who watched the meeting beside other members of Student Senate in the audience. A

regularly-scheduled Student Senate meeting followed the board’s meeting, where Jenkin addressed the senators and cited the collaboration as the first step in an ongoing conversation.

“Hopefully this is something that isn’t just a one-time thing,” Jenkin said. “We can build upon that relationship… The county that we’re in (dictates) the people who we have the potential to work with, and that same energy (is something) we can really mimic to make the community a better place.”

The content of the Board of Commissioner’s meeting included the passage of seven different motions previously discussed by members on prior occasions.

Following the formalities of voting, the meeting turned to guest speakers, beginning with GVSU President Thomas Haas.

Haas cited GVSU’s pride and contributions to the tri-country area, noting that half of its graduates live in west Michigan. He also noted that between students and auxiliary functions, GVSU has provided nearly 900 million dollars each year in economic development.

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WATER

COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, STUDENT SENATE DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION INTO ALLENDALE

Between public comments during the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, Nov. 15 and discussion during the following Student Senate meeting, the topic of student transportation into Allendale is being discussed.

One Allendale resident spoke of her counseling center’s collaboration with Grand Valley State University’s Counseling Center, but a lack of a bus route there makes it difficult for students to receive those services.

Student Senate President Rachel Jenkin said that the issue has been around for the past decade. When brought up, Senators discussed ideas including a student-employed shuttle — similar to those of off-campus housing — and a bus sponsored in part by contributions from businesses west of 48th Avenue.

No conclusion was reached at either meeting and conversations are ongoing.

S.A.F.E. AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR STUDENTS GVSU’s Student Award for Faculty Excellence is currently open for public nominations. The S.A.F.E. Award nomination form can be filled out on Laker Link until Nov. 29, when they will be reviewed.

The award recognizes faculty members that go above and beyond in making an impact on students. Last year’s award winner was announced at Presidents’ Ball, with the award being given to Assistant Professor David Clark.

To fill out the form, either type “SAFE Award” in the forms search bar on Laker Link or visit https://gvsu.campuslabs. com/engage/submitter/form/start/234574.

MIOSHA PARTNERS WITH GV, PIONEER CONSTRUCTION FOR SAFE CONSTRUCTION

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has partnered with Grand Valley State University and Pioneer Construction to strive for a safe construction of GVSU’s Michigan Street Development project downtown. The signed agreement sets goals to be met to ensure there are no worker injuries or accidents throughout the construction process.

In addition to MIOSHA safety standards, the agreement includes measures to ensure fall protection for distances over 6 feet, usage of hard hats, eye protection and high-visibility clothing and crane operator certifications. All workers must also attend a project safety orientation.

The project surrounding the agreement includes GVSU’s new $57.5 million building connected to the Center for Health Sciences.

MICHIGAN BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS MEETS TO CERTIFY PROPOSAL 1, TENTATIVE LEGALIZATION SET FOR DEC. 6

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers is set to certify the vote of Proposal 1, which legalizes recreational marijuana.

The proposal, which passed this past midterm election, will go into effect Dec. 6 if certified during the board’s meeting Nov. 26.

Proposal 1 legalizes the possession, usage and growth of recreational marijuana for persons over the age of 21. This includes being able to carry 2.5 ounces and keep both 10 ounces and 12 plants at home.

While soon to be legalized around the state, Grand Valley State University announced that they would not allow its use on campus. Because of the university’s federal funding, GVSU cannot allow marijuana use on campus until it’s nationally legalized.

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percent of the state’s drinking water have trace levels of PFAS contamination. These levels continue to rise as tests uncover further contamination in both residential and public water supplies, exposing thousands to the chemicals. There have also been cases of contamination in Michigan’s fish and wildlife industry, which has resulted in ‘Do Not Eat’ advisories for the entire Huron River as well as deer taken near Clarks Marsh in Oscoda Township.

The worst cases of PFAS contamination arose in 2017, the first in July when the EPA declared an emergency in Parchment, Mich., a suburb of Kalamazoo.

The second was in October when an elementary school near Grand Haven, Mich. discovered PFAS contamination high above the health advisory level and made the emergency switch to bottled water.

Some Michigan residents have been dealing with severe PFAS contamination in their local water supply.

“In 2017 my blood was tested and was found to have 5 million parts per trillion,” Wynn-Stelt said. “It’s extraordinarily high and no one can really tell me what this is going to do. Many of us on my street were contaminated as well and we eventually learned that this was due to industrial waste that had been dumped by

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Another reasoning behind Schafer’s decision to write the resolution was his awareness of some students with multiple finals on the same day and with whom the ability to move their finals would be beneficial.

“I do know a few students who are affected by this,” Schafer said. “I would

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the county.

“I know that you all raised your hands in support of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, but also your responsibilities as neighbors and leaders here for our great part of this state,” Haas said. “You all are really ensuring that we have the structures in place to conduct our businesses, conduct our lives in a very productive manner.

And you also provide the quality of life that we have here at the university here as well.”

The speech was followed by a presentation from Administrator’s Office Intern Rutendo Goto, who is also a political science graduate student at GVSU. She discussed her work in the office and her reworking of its

Wolverine Worldwide.”

The levels of PFAS in Wynn-Stelt’s blood are 750 times the national average and pose many concerns about how these high PFAS levels are affecting the many children who live in her community. PFAS contamination has been reported to affect growth, development and learning abilities in children, suppress the human immune system and increase the risk of cancer.

“While scientific research is ongoing, health effects concerning suppression of immune systems increased instances of kidney and testicular cancer have been reported,” Rediske said. “PFAS

illustrates the risks of an irregulatory structure that assumes chemicals are safe until proven harmful and places the burden of proof on residents and agencies ill-equipped to produce scientific knowledge on chemical compounds that are only substantially known by private producers.”

Aid from the State of Michigan in the form of bottled water and water filtration systems have been administered to areas of high PFAS contamination including Stynn-Welt’s neighborhood and 28 schools. Last year, Gov. Rick Snyder formed the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) to begin testing PFAS contamination in Michigan while working toward understanding the health effects and how to cleanup and remove the chemicals. MPART’s director, Carol Issacs, attended the Nov. 13 hearing to provide insight on PFAS research and prevention projects.

“The response team has been instrumental in creating investigation and response protocol to identify and protect regions of the state with known levels of PFAS contamination,” Issacs said. “34 sites of PFAS legacy contamination are currently being tested and cleaned.

Legal action against Wolverine Worldwide has been taken to benefit this part of Michigan for full remediation and cleanup.”

Wolverine Worldwide is currently facing more than 100 individual lawsuits from local residents

bundled with the State of Michigan’s lawsuit, pushing the company to pay for cleanup related to the company’s toxic dumping. Wolverine Worldwide has provided millions of dollars in the form of bottled water and filtration systems while the DEQ and many other state departments and organizations continue to search for a solution.

A statewide public advisory council has been organized for the State of Michigan in order to share resources and advance research and restoration projects. Testing and research efforts are in effect, but it will likely take extensive time before there is definitive action. At the Nov. 13 hearing, Rediske urged the state to engage with the local community to address PFAS contamination sites and to develop educational resources to prevent further depredation. Rediske’s opening testimony can be heard at www.lanthorn.com/podcasts.

In terms of next steps, Peters noted the need for a PFAS level standard, communication with the local community and further research into different compounds that may be less harmful to the environment.

“We need a federally regulatory standard that is nationwide,” Peters said. “We need some sort of action within the next five years. We need to look at alternatives to stop this stuff from getting into the environment.”

say 90 percent of students could have an exam moved, no problem. Most of Grand Valley’s professors are amazing and willing to accommodate, but there are a few who will not. This resolution addresses those professors.”

Schafer addressed how the resolution was passed and added that Student Senate’s feedback helped craft the final, solid version of the resolution.

“This resolution wasn’t

too hard to pass,” Schafer said. “Student Senate takes a week between proposing a resolution and voting on it. (During) the first week, Senators were fairly critical, but I was able to make the changes they suggested and it passed unanimously the next week.”

He continued by explaining that while the resolution passed without objection in the Senate, it still has to go through other levels of

GVSU government.

“The resolution is making its way through faculty governance at this point,” Schafer said. “The faculty also has (University Academic Senate) where a lot of larger decisions are made.”

While finals week will never be an easy time for students, Schafer and the rest of the Student Senate are doing their part to make it a little easier, one resolution at a time.

sustainability plan in accordance with its Strategic Plan.

Other speakers included Planning and Performance Improvement Director Paul Sachs, who provided an update on the area’s groundwater. His presentation discussed issues regarding the draining of underground reservoirs through wells, which aren’t replenished due to an impermeable clay membrane. Sachs answered public questions on possible solutions, saying that many solutions need to be carefully vetted to avoid water contamination Parks and Recreation Director John Scholtz reported on an update within his department, which included an overview of the county’s parks. He primarily discussed upcoming additions to the county’s trail system, which will connect many of their properties.

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ed with a presentation from Sherriff Steve Kempker and Undersherriff Valerie Weiss, who discussed the department’s role in Allendale. Kempker noted that while Ottawa County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, Allendale is one of the fasted growing communities in the region.

As part of that growth, the department supports the Grand Valley Police Department, who Kempker said “has been an absolutely great partner to work with.”

“As that growth started to develop, we realized at that time we were struggling to provide the services and adequately respond to calls in this area, and that’s when Allendale Township really stepped up to the plate,” Kempker said.

“The township realized that with the growth, the increased calls for service was needed.”

Following guest speakers and a report from the County Administrator Alan Vanderberg, the board closed the meeting and moved to mingle with the audience. Many shifted to another room for light refreshments and discussion with members of Student Senate before their meeting.

Haas said to the board that the meeting embodied strong relationship between the university and the county.

“I know that there were choices to be made (in choosing where to settle GVSU), but at the end of the day, we have reaped the benefits of the leadership through the years of the commission (and) the commissioners, and I know that it will be that way for years to come,” Haas said. “We are your university and we are very, very proud of that.”

While scientific research is ongoing, health effects concerning suppression of immune systems and increased instances of kidney and testicular cancer have been reported... PFAS illustrates the risks of an irregulatory structure...”

Rick Rediske Professor

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EDUCATION

Fall Science Conference encourages support of STEM in classrooms

BY JAMES KILBORN JKILBORN@LANTHORN.COM

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, teachers and other educators from across Michigan gathered for the 34th Annual Fall Science Update Conference. Organized by Grand Valley State University’s Regional Math and Science Center, the event focused on encouraging students to pursue STEMfields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in hopes that today’s students can become tomorrow’s problem solvers.

Science Program Coordinator for the Regional Math and Science Center Kathy Agee said she saw the event and its keynote speakers as encouragement for teachers, allowing them to network with other educators while giving them new tools and techniques they can apply within the classroom. Agee spoke of the importance teachers have in spurring their students’ interest in the sciences, encouraging them to develop questions and solutions while giving them a solid understanding of the world around them.

“Most scientists can point back to a teacher or science experience that sparked their interest to pursue a career in it,” Agee said. “It is also important to expose students to scientific professionals; whether it is in the form of watching a video, having a scientist come to the classroom to share their experience or having the students attend a STEM-fields camp, like ‘Energizing our World’ alternative energy sources camp, or ‘sHaPe’ (Summer Health Activities and Professions Exploration) camp, both offered by the Regional Math and Science Center in the summer.”

Both keynote speakers, Terra Terango of the Van Andel Education Institute and Patrik Brundin of the Van Andel Institute, emphasized the importance of a healthy classroom environment where teachers

We have traditionally seen students do math and science, but not really understand them.

We are no longer preparing students to go into factory jobs where they just need to follow instructions.

We need a workforce that is innovative...”

Kathy Agee Science Program Coordinator can help students “find the spark” that pushes them toward a lifetime of critical thinking and finding solutions to problems they’re passionate about.

Agee noted that these pushes in primary education coincide with fundamental changes occurring within the state’s economy. As manufacturing positions continue to be either outsourced or automated, a workforce that emphasizes communication skills along with technical prowess is needed for the jobs of the future. Fostering an interest in science and technology-related fields will ultimately result in students that are well-adapted to enter the workforce, making the state more competitive in recruiting and retaining top technology-based businesses.

“We have traditionally seen students do math and science, but not really understand them,” Agee said.

“We are no longer preparing students to go into factory jobs where they just need to follow instructions. We need a workforce that is innovative, and in order to do this, they need to be given opportunities in the classroom where they are given a real world problem to solve.”

Director of the Regional Math and Science Center Kris Pachla emphasized the impor-

SUPPORTING SCIENCE: Fall Science Conference keynote speaker Patrik Brundin smiles next to laboratory equipment. COURTESY | KATHY AGEE

tance of developing a strong foundation of math and science-related skills, stating that without these building blocks, students often lose interest and fail to acquire skills necessary for STEM-related fields.

“We know that students connect to STEM when they know someone like them has gone into that field before, and now we’re finding out more about how that impacts students, and when shifts out of STEM happen,” Pachla said. “More and more, research is showing that as early as elementary school, students are losing interest in STEM because of a lack of access, lack of excitement and lack of exposure.”

Both Pachla and Agee view the classroom environment as a key component in scientific learning, as teachers encourage students through a variety of hands-on activities and group projects.

EAGER EDUCATORS: Filling the room, teachers and educators on STEM-related subjects listen to a presentation on how to increase youth engagement in STEM within their classrooms. COURTESY | KATHY AGEE

“In today’s successful science classroom, you will hear the noise of productive conversations, where students are questioning problems provided by their teacher, working as a team to solve a challenge, and questioning each other’s ideas to develop their own deeper understanding,” Agee said.

“You will see them not only doing hands-on activities but also “minds on”, where they work to help each other

find answers that they cannot copy from a textbook.”

Educators who attended the event will take a variety of new concepts and tools to foster scientific learning and apply them within their classrooms.

As today’s world continues to change faster than ever before, event coordinators believe that students must acquire the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to solve both present

and future problems.

The Fall Science Update Conference worked to enable teachers to connect with students in new ways, engaging them with real-world problems while encouraging them to pursue their passions. These changes in curriculum aim to educate the next group of scientists, researchers and citizens who have a desire to improve their environments.

CONVERSATION

Laker Vets reflect on service following Veterans Day

BY RACHEL MATUSZEWSKI

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There are several paths a high school graduate can take when deciding how to further their education or career. For some, it is leaving home to attend a college or university for a degree. For others, it is leaving home to serve their country.

Among the veterans who have returned to west Michigan, a group has united to begin their college career after years of service around

the world. Grand Valley State University is home to just one chapter of Student Veterans of America, or as the GVSU students have now renamed the group, Laker Vets.

Laker Vets holds numerous events to connect both traditional students and student veterans. Last Friday, the group participated in a ‘ruck’ march, marching close to three miles with backpacks. Breaks were provided along the way to share stories of service. They meet every Friday at 2:30 p.m. to

run at the clock tower, they can be found at Kirkhof tabling for mental health awareness and host can drives and a supply drive for the homeless veterans shelter in Grand Rapids.

On Nov. 12, the Laker Vets honored Veterans Day with a meeting in the DeVos Center. On display were posters containing information about each branch, post traumatic stress disorder and Student Veterans of America. The Laker Vets shared about their lives in

the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Army and Navy.

No decision to serve is alike, but many veterans spoke in unison about what they missed the most: the camaraderie. Serving in the armed forces is a different culture, but once you’re in it, the people around you have your back no matter what.

“When you’re in the Marine Corps, you’re a recruit,” Marines graduate Ethan Berens said. “There’s this recruit, that recruit, there’s no me (or) I. You can’t speak like

SMILING SOLDIERS: Standing in front of a poster in the DeVos Center on Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus, members of Laker Vets educate passing students on their service in the armed forces on Nov. 12, shortly after Veterans Day. GVL | RACHEL MATUSZEWSKI

that because you are moving and thinking as one unit.”

Berens served in the combat MOS artillery unit and is now deciding between an information technologies or computer sciences major with a minor in history. Berens joined to continue his great-granddad’s, granddad’s and father’s legacy of service. “(I miss) the traveling,” Berens said. “I’ve been to North Carolina, California and back seven or eight times, and every other state in between. I miss the ocean because you could sit out right at sunset and watch the dolphins dance through water.”

Stephanie Owen joined the Coast Guard at 25 years old. She served as a operations dispatcher and then worked in damage control. She now studies Criminal Justice with a Juvenile Justice minor and is treasurer of Laker Vets.

“Not one day was (exactly) like the other,” Owen said. “(But) I had a mission. I had a purpose. I had a distinct purpose.”

Sarah Anderson joined the Marine Corps when she was 18 years old. Without family members who served, she recalls getting used to the culture shock.

“My biggest thing in high school was sports,” Anderson said. “I liked running, being active and challenging myself in ways. The Marine Corps promised me a challenge and they definitely delivered on it. It

attracts good, old country boys and progressive women. Those two cultures clash. It (took time) getting used to different cultures on how they perceive roles in society. I wouldn’t say it’s another level above or below, it’s just a different culture.”

Anderson said she worked as a journalist for the Observation Post in California.

“I took photos and wrote stories about what was going on and sent it back home to the families,” Anderson said. “The newspaper fazed out because we found social media was the best way to inform people. We started focusing more on short videos and imagery.”

Anderson also wrote the talking points for generals’ speeches. After coming to GVSU, she is now vice president of communications for Laker Vets and studies advertising and public relations because it is similar to what she was doing near the end of her service.

Army veteran John Gellert, who was recently accepted into the GVSU nursing program, earned his associates degree before enlisting for six years.

“The camaraderie is the main thing,” Gallert said.

“It’s the people. They’re all good people. You fall in love with them. (You decide to) stick together. The Army itself is like any job.

You have to deal with stupid stuff, good stuff, bad stuff. But it’s the people.

The people make it.”

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By Sean Pollack

Flunked

How GV’s exam schedule is failing its students

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n Thursday Nov. 8, Student Senate voted on a resolution to allow students to move an exam if three or more of their finals fall on the same day. The resolution was written by Student Senator Ethan Schafer to address the lack of policy surrounding multiple exams being stacked on the same day. The University Academic Senate and other faculty departments will review the approved resolution before a policy can be enacted. This resolution brings to light Grand Valley State University’s complicated final exam schedule algorithm and how it is poorly affecting student’s academic success.

There is currently a newly revised final exam schedule in the works from Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Edward Proofadelle.

The new schedule would associate a class’ final exam time with its usual scheduled class time during the week.

This would reduce confusion about exam schedules and follow a student’s semester schedule more closely.

For many students, the current algorithm for scheduling final exams causes confusion and poor time management for studying and exams. Exam schedules can be especially complicated for students taking classes on multiple GVSU campuses. One student expressed how this has become a reoccurring issue to taking her final exams.

“Every semester since the beginning of my sophomore year I have had to reschedule exams,” said GVSU senior Ashley Mayer. “It’s usually due to having an exam in Allendale scheduled right before an exam on Pew or the medical campus. There’s just no way for me to make it in time.”

Luckily, Mayer has had accommodating professors who will work with her schedule to

move exam times, but not all students will have the same luxury. Part of Schafer’s exam resolution noted that some professors are less lenient when it comes to moving an exam for any reason.

The current exam schedule also fails to take into account how shifting a students entire schedule for exam week can be a challenge.

Specifically, students with arranged child care or other responsibilities are forced to rearrange their entire week for exams. This can mean paying more for extended child care, skipping shifts at work and cramming studying into a busy, disorganized schedule. Bundled with the already immense stress that accompanies final exam season, GVSU’s scheduling system is proving more harmful than helpful to student success.

The current final exam schedule doesn’t appear to be working for anyone, including professors who have to handle the rescheduling process for students with conflicting exam schedules.

While many professors do attempt to assist students who experience scheduling conflicts, others likely grow tired of rescheduling multiple exams each semester.

This is why a new final exam schedule is crucial for future students whose class loads continue to be spread across Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses. As GVSU expands its facilities, more students will begin to experience conflicts in their final exam schedule. By remedying this problem now, GVSU can remove the need for Student Senate resolutions and simply create a final exam schedule that works for everyone.

Student Senate voted in approval of Proofadelle’s revised schedule, but details are still be reworked. If faculty governance approves it, the new final exam schedule could take effect as early as this school year.

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You probably aren’t as big of a GVSU fan as you think

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY SENIOR MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Do you have school spirit?

Most students will gladly answer with a gleeful ‘Yes! Go Lakers!’ but turnouts at sporting events would suggest differently. I understand completely that we’re a Division II school so our teams’ games will more often than not be less intriguing than the likes of Michigan or Michigan State, but that does not mean that students should ignore Grand Valley State athletics completely.

On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Lakers played in their biggest game of the year – a DII playoff game against a national powerhouse in Northwest Missouri State. We had the honor of being one of only 12 schools in the United States to host a postseason football game that day and, with the nature of it being a win-or-go-home scenario, the turnout from students and fans alike should have been rather sizable.

GVSU’s Lubbers Stadium is able to hold upwards of 17,000 people and, earlier this season, it held 16,563 fans for the Lakers’ primetime bout with rival Ferris State. On average this season, 12,742 people attended GVSU home games.

On Saturday, not even 10,000 fans showed up for what ended up being the final game of the season. Not even 8,000. Not even 6,000. Not even 4,000. In fact, a pathetic 2,895 fans showed up to the game. That is barely TEN PERCENT of the season average.

For a game that saw the Lakers lose by 25 points, that is quite possibly the most embarrassing statistic of the entire day.

I get it: it was cold outside.

People don’t exactly like freezing their asses off when they could be inside getting wasted (which, in itself, is a problem for another column), playing Fortnite or sleeping, so why go watch the team? People probably had good excuses for missing out, whether they headed home early for break or were buried in homework or had prior commitments. For everybody else, you have no excuse.

Nearly GVSU’s entire student population is from Michigan and its surrounding states, meaning that very few people here are strangers to cold weather. You own a coat and some gloves, so wear them. Money is not an issue here either since student tickets are completely free; the university has paid off your

ticket so that you can attend.

Worst of all, this was the final game for several football greats at the university. These seniors have worked tirelessly in an effort to bring honor to the school and the Laker brand, and now that their seasons and, for many, their football careers are over, they’ll be left with the image of empty stands and zerodamns-given about them from the community. These young men put their personal health on the line for you and you have responded with a resounding “we don’t care.”

This is not just a football issue, either. Our women’s soccer team is Final Four bound – did you know that? How many of our basketball players can you name on the men’s team? How about the women’s team? Do you know any of our volleyball, baseball or softball players?

If you answered ‘no’ to most of these questions, maybe you should re-evaluate just how much you love your school.

Bad News and Good Ratings

BY YSABELA GOLDEN SOPHOMORE UNDECLARED MAJOR EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Like many other reporters in 2018, CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta is not unfamiliar to verbal sparring with President Trump during news conferences. Unlike other reporters, however, a brief fumble with an intern trying to take away his microphone resulted in Acosta having his White House “hard pass” taken away, prompting a weeks-long legal battle between CNN and the Trump administration.

During a high tension press conference on the results of the November midterm elections, Acosta held on to the micro-

phone and continued speaking after Trump dismissed him and his line of questioning about the president’s description of migrant refugees as an “invasion.” Though his initial refusal to give up the mic could hardly be classified as polite, the exchange wasn’t notably ruder than countless encounters Trump and his administration has had with reporters in the past, and certainly not ruder than the insults Trump had for Acosta and a colleague who respectfully tried to defend him immediately afterwards. Nevertheless, when Acosta returned to the White House that night he was shocked to find a secret service agent barring his entry.

“I never thought in this country that I wouldn’t be able to go cover the president of the United States simply because I was trying to ask a question,” he said in an interview afterwards. CNN, agreeing with their star reporter, launched a lawsuit against the White House that sparked national debate. Does the freedom of the press provided by the First Amendment protect a re-

porter’s access to the president?

Does the president need a justification to bar “rude” reporters from the White House grounds?

Federal judge Timothy Kelly recently ordered the return of Acosta’s pass on the grounds that the president and his team had not provided due process for its confiscation, settling the issue for the moment. But Kelly made it very clear he was NOT making a judgement on the First Amendment claims made by Acosta and CNN, and left it open as to whether or not Acosta could lose his pass a second time if due process was actually provided. The administration’s official response has been a promise to develop “rules and processes” that will ensure decorum at the White House. Trump’s individual response was perhaps more threatening — that if reporters don’t listen to them, Trump and his team will “just leave.”

“And then you won’t be very happy,” Trump continued. “Because we do get good ratings.”

There’s no First Amendment protection to good

ratings, and the possibility of boring their viewership was definitely not one of the points addressed by CNN’s lawsuit. In fact, getting kicked out of the White House got Acosta more attention than he ever could have been hoping to get from his question about Trump’s word choice, had it gone uninterrupted. But while the Acosta issue was framed more around reporter conduct and the right of the press to report on the goings on of the White House, Trump’s seemingly-unrelated response highlights the real underlying tension between the president and his press.

Trump is our first reality TV president, a fact of which he seems well aware. As much as he slams the “fake news” and insults the press at every turn, his constant press conferences and controversial commentary show how much he enjoys being in the spotlight — and despite their critical response, the news platforms that Trump disparages show slavish attention to his every word.

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HEALTH

DOCTORS & DISCUSSION: David Morgan talks with an audience about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as part of the “Your Health Lecture Series” hosted in Grand Rapids. The cast of speakers, which also included Neurologist and Professor Cynthia Hingtgen as well as Professor Rebecca Davis, discussed how new research on the diseases impacts patients, caregivers and the healthcare system. GVL | OLIVIA FELLOWS

“A Look into the Future” Collaborative lecture series discusses Alzheimer’s disease, dementia OLIVIA FELLOWS NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

“In most cases, it’s family members who will notice certain changes in a loved one’s personality, and these changes can be among the major indicators of early dementia or Alzheimer’s.”

This finding was just one of many discussed by Spectrum Health Neurologist and Michigan State Professor Cynthia Hingtgen during the health lecture “Alzheimer’s Disease: A Look into the Future” on Nov. 12 in the L. William Seidman Center on Grand Valley State University’s downtown Pew Campus.

The event was a part of the “Your Health Lecture Series,” an annual collaboration between GVSU, Spectrum Health and Michigan State University’s College of Human

Medicine. This year’s lecture series was focused on educating students and the Grand Rapids community about disorders of the brain, such as Alzheimer’s disease and autism.

The first in the series, the lecture centered around the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease and the impact it has on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system. The hour-long event also featured presentations from GVSU’s Kirkhof College of Nursing Professor Rebecca Davis and MSU’s College of Human Medicine Professor David Morgan. The presentation was attended by current and past college students, as well members of the community both young and old, who wanted to learn more about new research findings and treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease.

Hingtgens’s lecture highlighted new findings on Al-

zheimer’s regarding the symptoms, evaluation, diagnoses and possible emerging treatments for Alzheimer’s dementia. Hingtgen participated in the talk because she views herself as an educator foremost and believes in the importance of inter-college collaboration within medical education.

“The different colleges and universities in a community are where we are going to get future physicians,” Hingtgen said. “The more we interact with students, the more we can help ensure that there will be more quality neurologists that will want to stay in Grand Rapids and aid people in our community living with dementia-related diseases.”

Davis’s presentation discussed the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the caregivers and patients, as well as further resources to aid both the patient and

the caregiver. Davis stressed the importance of being a knowledgeable caregiver if you are a loved one of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, and emphasized knowing what resources are available to caregivers.

Following the presentations, the presenters took time to answer questions from attendees, and many of the questions came from family members and caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients in the Grand Rapids community.

“Getting the chance to answer community questions about Alzheimer’s is incredibly important,” Davis said. “The number one takeaway I wanted people to have after attending this event was how urgent it is that we begin figuring out how to diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier and get patients help earlier.”

Davis also said she knows the importance of collabora-

tion between healthcare providers when presenting in these events, as many of her students in the College of Nursing work with Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids throughout their four years of college.

“We have relationships with nearly all of the healthcare providers in Grand Rapids, and we always try to work with them when putting on events like these to maintain those relationships and to help students make new connections with healthcare professionals,” Davis said.

Representatives from the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan University, Spectrum Health Neurosciences and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Michigan Chapter were available prior to the lecture to provide additional information.

The booths provided an opportunity to learn more from

the people representing these organizations as well as valuable written information for attendees to take with them after they visited each one.

There were many GVSU students in attendance including freshman Brooke Clarke, who came to GVSU to major in nursing. Clarke said she appreciates that GVSU puts on events catered to medical majors, and has seen the impact they have on students both within the medical majors and outside of them.

“These events help students who may want to go into certain fields discover different possibilities for the future within their majors.” Clark said, “I think they also gives students great opportunities to learn about different topics they may not have known about or explored from experts with experience.”

LEADERSHIP

Johnson Center appoints new Executive Director of Philanthropy ALEXANDRA LOYD NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University recently announced its appointment of Teri Behrens to Executive Director of Philanthropy. Behrens assumed the new role as head of GVSU’s Dorothy A. Johnson Center on Oct. 22.

Established in 1992, GVSU’s Johnson Center is an academic center within the College of Community and Public Service that aims to be a global leader in helping individuals and organizations understand, strengthen and advance philanthropy.

Behrens said that she

was appointed to the position because she has been working with the center for almost 10 years and is very committed to sharing and upholding their mission.

“I have worked in the philanthropic sector for most of my career, including launching our peer-reviewed journal (The Foundation Review) in 2009 and serving as Director of Evaluation for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for seven years prior to joining GVSU,” Behrens said. “The combination of my commitment to the organization and my deep background in the field, made this position a good fit.”

Behrens has a doctorate in psychology with a focus on organizations and program evaluation. Her background in consulting for evaluation and planning and working in state government for several years also qualifies her for the position.

In her new role as executive director, Behrens is responsible for making sure the center has the right human and financial resources to carry out their mission.

“In practice, this means lots of meetings — with internal staff, clients, current and potential funders, and of course leadership of GVSU — to make

sure our work is both doing things right and doing the right things, and that our work is understood and valued,” Behrens said. “It requires staying current on trends in the field and working with our great staff to respond to emerging needs and opportunities.”

Behrens’ goals focus heavily on collaboration — both across the center’s area of focus and with community stakeholders. That collaboration is key to making the best contributions to the sector while considering the opinions of all involved.

Behrens’ initial focus will be to communicate with stakeholders to continue to improve the center’s

community-based research, including the VoiceKent survey which works on developing competency models for foundation program officers and nonprofit leaders, aligns the center’s professional development with the competencies and deepens the center’s expertise in a few key areas, such as approaches to philanthropy.

“Philanthropy –which we define as including nonprofits, foundations and others working for the common good – is critical to healthy communities,” Behrens said.

“We are what is commonly called an ‘infrastructure organization’ or a ‘philanthropic

support organization’ where we support others through research, education, consulting and dissemination of ideas — to do their work better.”

The Johnson Center’s staff includes people from a broad variety of backgrounds, including GVSU students, who share the common goal of wanting to commit good work toward philanthropy.

Behrens replaces Kyle Caldwell, who is now serving as the Executive Director of the Council of Michigan Foundations.

Behrens will be welcomed to her new role at the Johnson Center on Dec. 18 at 4 p.m.

GIVING BACK: Grand Valley State University’s Johnson Center appointed Teri Behrens as its new executive director. She will be in charge of upholding the center’s focus on philanthropy. COURTESY | GVSU

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ARTS AT A GLANCE EVENT SCHEDULED TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH VETERANS

On Monday, Nov. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m., Grand Valley State University Housing is partnering with the GVSU Veterans Affairs to hold an events called “Get Informed, Grow Passion and Give Thanks.”

The event, which is being held at North C Living Center, will give students the opportunity to spend time with volunteer veterans and learn about how the GVSU community can better assist veterans in their transition from service.

Knowledge on how to interact and treat veterans is often overlooked, but this event aims to confront that ignorance and mistreatment. Students who attend the event will gain a better understanding of the treatment of veterans, and will also be encouraged to write letters to those currently serving or who have served.

LIB/WGS STUDENTS TO HOLD “GET SEX(ED) FAIR”

The second annual “Get Sex(Ed) Fair” is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Kirkhof Center 2263 at 6 p.m.

The event is being hosted by Liberal Studies and Women and Gender Studies students is partnership with Planned Parenthood of West Michigan, the Ottawa County Public Health Department, the Grand Rapids Red Project and the GVSU Intercultural Competence Certificate.

At the events, students will learn about sex and sexuality, as well as related available resources. The event will also include free food, stickers, condoms and sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing.

The event is LIB 201/100 approved, and all students are welcome to attend.

HYPNOTIST TO VISIT GV

Spotlight Productions is a student organization that hosts events and provides entertainment for the Grand Valley State University community. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, Spotlight will welcome hypnotist Tom Deluca to GVSU. The event will take place at 9 p.m. at the Kirkhof Center room 2250. Students who attend the show will get the chance to be hypnotized or watch their friends be hypnotized; participants will be picked on a volunteer basis.

The show is free, and Spotlight will also provide popcorn and snacks. For questions about the event, contact Spotlight Productions at spotlight@gvsu.edu.

“Semester in Grand Rapids:” New program open to students AMY MCNEEL LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

Inspired by the success of Semester in Detroit, a University of Michigan program that is open to GVSU students in the fall, the Brooks College Office for Community Partnerships and Student Professional Development has established a new program called Semester in Grand Rapids.

The program, which will first take place this upcoming 2019 spring and summer semester, is an opportunity for GVSU students to learn more about the Grand Rapids community and gain experience outside of the classroom.

“It is a living-learning program where students will live in Grand Rapids, take courses about Grand Rapids and participate in community-based internships,” said Kristin Moretto, Ph.D. and Director for Office for Community Partnerships and Student Professional Development.

Through the program, students will go through an internship matching process, which will direct them to possible internships that will be a good fit for both the student

and the community partner.

Along with internships, student will also gain a total of nine credits through the program. These credits include three internship credits, two issues credits and a credit for Supplemental Writing Skills (SWS) and United States Diversity. Additionally, students can meet with Jennifer Jameslyn, professional advisor for Brooks College, to work the credits into their academic plan.

However, through the program, students will gain a lot more than just credit hours; the immersive program will ultimately provide students with real life experiences that will help them grow both in and out of the classroom.

“The program is intentionally integrated to connect what students are learning in the classroom to what they are doing outside of the classroom in their internships and daily lives,” Moretto said.

“The program combines multiple high-impact practices to deliver more value to students and the community.”

Those who participate in Semester in Grand Rapids will take away skills and knowledge about the com-

plexities of cities like Grand Rapids, and an understanding of how they can civically engage with the community.

“It is a chance to learn from and work with community members and agencies who are doing good work in the City of Grand Rapids.

The skills, relationships, and perspectives that students will gain through this program are transferrable to any profession or community,” Moretto said.

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CAMPUS: Study in Grand Rapids is a new study away program available to GVSU students. COURTESY | STUDY IN DETROIT/GR

DIVERSITY

Frederik Meijer Honors College to host Arctic Games ELYSE GREENWOOD EGREENWOOD@LANTHORN.COM

Temperatures are dropping quickly and snow has officially fallen at Grand Valley State University, a sure sign that winter is near. For the last few years, students at GVSU have

used these chilly conditions as an opportunity to enjoy the season and learn more about indigenous cultures — games and reindeer included.

The Frederik Meijer Honors College will be presenting the third annual Arctic Games in the outdoor lobby

of Kindschi Hall on Thursday, Nov. 29 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Students enrolled in the Junior Seminar course titled Games in Circumpolar World will be recreating some of the traditional games that resemble those played by the Inuit and Sami people. Games and

sports were an important tradition in the Sami and Inuit cultures, as they helped the people develop skills that were essential for everyday survival in the harsh environment.

“There are 19 students who have been looking at the early games of the indigenous Arctic, the Inuit of Greenland and Eastern Arctic of Canada and the Sami of Scandinavia,” said Dr. John

Kilbourne, GVSU Movement Science professor and coordinator of the event. “We have studied their culture, business, sharing and all of the reciprocity. Each student has to research a game or project, build it, learn how to play it and then teach it.”

Some of the games included in the event are the Alaskan High Kick, Caribou Jump, Bone Games, Blanket Toss and

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Lassoing. Junior Zoe Menard is especially excited to test out the Inuit drum that she and a partner have been working on.

“My partner and I are making an Inuit drum, and we will be showing people how to use it and play it. Then we will be explaining why they used it and what they used it for,” Menard said. “I am excited to see if our drum will actually make noise.”

Another aspect of the event that many students are looking forward to is live reindeer presented by GG Reindeer Farm in Caledonia, Mich. Reindeer were an essential part of the livelihood of the Sami people; they were a primary source of food and clothing, a part of their religious past and used for necessary chores such as pulling sleds. The antlers were also commonly used to make handles, knives and even some of the games.

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GAMES: Students in the Games in Circumpolar World course play blanket toss in prep for the arctic games. GVL | ELYSE GREENWOOD

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EVENT

GV running club hosts 10th annual turkey trot race AMANDA ROGERS AROGERS@LANTHORN.COM

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November brings forth the season of giving, and at Grand Valley State University there is no shortage of opportunities to give back to the community. This past Saturday, Nov. 17, the GVSU Running Club did just that at their 10th annual Turkey Trot.

The GVSU Running Club is an organization for all students who have any interest in running. The group meets every day from Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. at the Kelly Sports Center.

Students of all abilities are welcome, and members’ running experience spans from never running a step in their life to ultra-marathoners and everything in between.

Sylvia Knight, a member of GVSU’s Running Club, said that she loves the community that the running club fosters.

She said it gives a place for people who want to just run or jog and have fun. It gives people a chance to mingle and get to know each other.

At 9 a.m., people began to gather around the Allendale campus’ Cook-Carillon Tower to begin their 5K race around campus.

Knight said this is her fourth year running the race and she loves coming out and supporting it because she knows she is doing it for a good cause.

The GVSU Running Club holds this event every year to raise money for Kids’ Food Basket, a non-prof-

it organization that gives meals to children in need in the Grand Rapids area.

Kara Cotter, E-board member for the Running Club and race director, said that Kids’ Food Basket goes into different schools and gives children nutritious meals to take home so that lunch is not their last meal of the day.

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FOR A CAUSE: The GV Running club hosted their annual Turkey Trot to help out the Kids’ Food Basket. COURTESY | GVSU RUNNING CLUB

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FOOTBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL TAKES FIRST LOSS OF SEASON TO INDIANAPOLIS, 88-80

The Grand Valley State men’s basketball picked up their first loss of the season this Sunday, as they fell to Indianapolis at GVSU’s Fieldhouse Arena 88-80.

Despite getting out to a hot start early on and leading 50-37 going into halftime, GVSU couldn’t keep the Greyhounds off the scoreboard, as they shot 58 percent from the field in the second half to eventually win the game.

Hunter Hale led the team in scoring with 17 points, including 15 in the first half. Two other Lakers finished with double-digit points, as Jeremiah Ferguson poured in 16 and Justin Greason put up 15.

With the loss, the Lakers fall to 3-1, and will look to get back to their winning ways on Wednesday, Nov. 21, as the team hosts Grace Christian at 7:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEATS INDIANAPOLIS

The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team picked up a win on Sunday, Nov. 18 as they defeated the Indianapolis Greyhounds on the road 80-71.

Cassidy Boensch was able to dominate inside for the Lakers, putting up a double-double with 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds.

She made 50 percent of her shots (9-18) and also had three blocks.

Boensch wasn’t the only Laker to light up the scoreboard, as Jenn DeBoer, Victoria Hedemark and Maddie Dailey poured in 22, 14 and 13 points respectively.

With the win, the Lakers improve to 3-1 on the year and look to gain another win as they host Concordia Ann-Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 24. That game is set to tipoff at 3 p.m.

GVSU SWIMMING & DIVING SWEEPS BALL STATE

The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept a dual meet this past weekend against DI foe Ball State at the GVSU Pool. The seventh ranked men won by a wide margin of 19996, while the eleventh ranked women also won 175.5-124.5.

In the 200 medley, each of the three GVSU teams placed, with the first place squad of Harry Shalamon, Keegan Hawkins, Oscar SauraArmengol and Ben Walling finishing with an impressive time of 1:33.46 It was more of that same domination for the women in their 800 free relay, as a team of Melin Goebel, Lara Diebel, Sidney Weaver and Caroline Brereton earned the victory with a time of 7:54.978 Both the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams get the week off for Thanksgiving Break, but will return to action on Nov. 29, where they will participate in the Calvin Invitational.

VARSITY SCHEDULE WOMEN’S SOCCER Schedule Pending, Nationals MEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. vs.

Grace Christian WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Saturday, Nov. 24, 3 p.m. vs.

Concordia-Ann Arbor

End of the line SPRINT TO THE FINISH: After facing duress in the pocket, GVSU quarterback Bart Williams scrambles and tries to make a play with his legs, scampering along the sideline to gain a Laker first down. The all-time leader in pass yardage and touchdowns in GVSU history’s college career ended on Saturday. GVL | KATHERINE VASILE

GVSU football season ends in rout to Northwest Mo. State

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

T

he No. 6 seeded Northwest Missouri State Bearcats ran the ball. Then they ran it again. Then again.

Then they ran the No. 3 seeded Grand Valley State Lakers out of the playoffs, beating them 42-17 in the first round of the Division II football playoffs. The Lakers’ season record ends up at 10-2.

The biggest play of the game came after GVSU scored their only offensive touchdown of the game – a two-yard run by Jack Provencher – to cut NMSU’s lead to 21-17. After the ensuing kickoff was muffed, leaving the Bearcats at their own 16-yard line, running back Isaiah Strayhorn took the first play of the drive 84 yards for a score that would eventually serve as the clincher.

“We couldn’t stop the run in the second half,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “Obviously, the biggest run was when we cut the thing back down to four points after a really good drive by our offense then we gave up about an 80-yard touchdown. We couldn’t get the guy down. Down by two scores, it gets really difficult to run the ball, we couldn’t get stops and it put us in a bad spot.”

Overall, NMSU ran the ball 43 times for 356 yards and added an extra 92 through the air, averaging a whopping eight yards per play on the game. Meanwhile, the Laker offense struggled, picking up only 230 total yards on 3.5 yards per play, and converted on only four of their 17 third down attempts.

Quarterback Bart Williams completed 11 of his 25 pass attempts for 108 yards and one in-

terception and was sacked four times while backup quarterback Cole Kotopka completed one of five for 20 yards and one interception while Williams was temporarily sidelined with a leg injury.

“Up front, they had a solid four guys,” Williams said. “They were getting good pass rush. They had a good scheme within the context of their defense to try and take away some of the stuff that we do really well and the combination of those two, I think, we didn’t adjust well enough to it. Didn’t get the job done, obviously, in the pass game.”

Provencher ran for 60 yards on 16 carries to go with his one touchdown while wide receivers Austin Paritee and Nick Dodson caught five and two passes for 58 and 57 yards, respectively.

The Lakers forced two turnovers: a fumble-turned-touchdown in NMSU’s end zone recovered by defensive end Dylan Carroll and an interception by linebacker Tyler Bradfield.

The loss marks the end of the GVSU playing careers for 22 seniors, including the record-shattering Williams, all-conference honorees Carroll, Dodson, tight end Pete Cender, offensive lineman Ben Walling, offensive lineman Dave Dawson, linebacker Brendan McMahon, linebacker Tyree Horton, defensive lineman Kwanii Figueroa, defensive back Jacob Studdard and kicker JJ McGrath, among others.

“It’s tough because these guys have meant a lot to our program, all of our seniors, whether

they’ve been here six years or a few months, it’s been one of the better groups of guys I’ve had in terms of coaching,” Mitchell said. “We’ve had very few issues with anybody off the field, academically, anything. It’s been an unbelievable group of guys. This senior class has meant a lot to us, not just individual accolades, but collectively, they’ve meant a lot. There are a lot of close relationships in that locker room. It’s tough down there right now.

“It’ll be tough because of the time that they’ve put into it and how well they know each other, but at some point, this day we’ll probably get over, and we’ll proudly look at them collectively at what they’ve meant to this program and what they’ve meant to each other.”

DON’T LET HIM SCRAMBLE: Grand Valley State defenders Jake Hlava and James McBride attempt to contain and tackle NMSU quarterback Braden Wright in the first round of the NCAA DII playoffs at Lubbers Stadium. GVL | KATHERINE VASILE

PREPARE FOR BATTLE: The Grand Valley State football team is filled with anticipation as they look ready to take the field in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Despite this excitement, the GVSU Lakers were not able to survive and advance, as they lost in Lubbers Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 17, to Northwest Missouri State 42-17, effectively ending an otherwise successful season. GVL | KATHERINE VASILE

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Final Four bound

GVSU beats Ferris State and Central Missouri to advance

BY KADY VOLMERING SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team competed in the Midwest NCAA Regional Championship on Friday, Nov. 16 where they beat the Ferris State Bulldogs before advancing to the national quarterfinal, beating the Central Missouri Mules to advance to the national semifinals.

At a brisk 32 degrees, the Lakers battled aggressively against the Bulldogs for a full 90 minutes, vying each minute of the game to get that win. The first half shook the Lakers quickly, with the first and only Bulldog goal to happen within two minutes of the starting whistle.

The goal came off a tip from GVSU’s goalie’s hands, barely making it into the corner of the net. The Lakers responded well, not giving up defensively or offensively, and continued to control most of the possession. Head coach Jeff Hosler said he wasn’t too concerned with the early goal, knowing there was still plenty of game left for the Lakers to bounce back.

“We just had to stick to the game plan,” said Hosler.

Part of the gameplan was just to go after them, especially in the early minutes. It’s vital for any team to get after it right away to shut the other team down. I knew if anyone could score, it’d be a dagger.”

AVA COOK GVSU FORWARD “The goal came so early, there’s not much you can address, there’s still 43 minutes left in the half.”

In the 29th minute of the match, the Lakers were able to equalize with their first goal. Timia Robinson, with an assist from Sydney O’Donnell, was able to find the back of the net to put GVSU up on the board.

“Clearly it was huge to equalize before halftime and get back to level, and just try to remind our kids to stick to the

HUSTLE TO THE GOAL: Former GVSU soccer legend Gabbi Mencotti looks to score in a 2017 game against FSU. GVL | ARCHIVE

RIVALRIES: GVSU claimed a victory against Ferris State on Friday, Nov. 16, sending them to the regional championship, where they would win the region for the tenth straight season. The Lakers will now head to Pittsburgh in search of a National Championship. GVL | ARCHIVE

game plan,” Hosler said. “You don’t have to panic, stick to what you know how to do.”

As those last minutes ticked down, the pressure on the Bulldogs to grab another goal to even the score heightened, but the Lakers kept calm and were able to hold them for the rest of the game, winning by one goal.

Despite getting the win, Hosler said several good things came from the match, and is confident his team can well against Central Missouri.

“We’re going to have to be at our best, they’re the defending national champions for a reason,” Hosler said. “I think our styles of play are pretty similar.

We’re going to have to play our best to come out on top, and I

like the way our team’s playing.”

The Lakers did just that on Sunday, Nov. 18, as they routed the Central Missouri Mules at the GVSU Soccer field 6-1 to advance to the Final Four.

The offensive attack came early and often for GVSU, with Ava Cook finding the back of the net twice in the first seven minutes, the first being assisted by Riko Sagara.

“Part of the game plan was just to go after them, especially in those early minutes,” Cook said. “It’s vital for any team to get after it right away to shut the other team down. I knew if anyone could score, it’d be a dagger, and I’m just glad we could do that twice early on.”

Those goals from Cook,

along with two goals from Sagara and two goals from Madeline Becker, helped push the Lakers over the hump, as they punched their tickets to the Final Four in Pittsburgh.

Hosler is known for his masterful game plans heading into these contests, and he loved the way the team executed that game plan on Sunday.

“I thought there were particular holes where we expected them to play, we exploited those early on, which led to goals before they made adjustments,” Hosler said. “I’m really proud of the way the kids executed the game plan.

With the win, GVSU remains undefeated on the year and will travel to Pittsburgh

to compete for a National Championship berth. While the opponents of those games are yet to be determined, the national semifinal game is set to be played on Nov. 29, while the championship game will be played on Dec. 1.

No matter what happens in Pittsburgh, Hosler is extremely proud of what this team has accomplished as the Lakers look to add another championship banner to hang at the GVSU Soccer Field.

“I’m just proud of everything this group brings,” Hosler said. “They’re so young, but they’ve bought in, and they understand that everyday matters, whether that’s training or an opponent that goes towards the record.”

M. BASKETBALL

Tenacious ‘D’

BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s basketball team was able to keep the ball rolling on Friday, Nov. 16 as they came away with a 97-81 victory over the Tiffin Dragons in a back-and-forth game at GVSU’s Fieldhouse Arena.

Sophomore standout Jake Van Tubbergen led all Lakers with 21 points and nine rebounds, with five of those coming on the offensive end. He wasn’t the only Laker to light up the scoreboard, as Zach West poured in 20 points, Jeremiah Ferguson finished with 17 and Hunter Hale contributed 16 to help GVSU to victory.

“I just try to get our team going when I crash the boards,” Van Tubbergen said. “I think it

can help, but that’s just the spirit our team plays with.”

Leading the team in minutes played, Ferguson had a lot of time to be a floor general, as he got a chance to lead most of the fast breaks for the Lakers.

He made an impact in more ways than one on Friday, as he led the team in assists (seven) and steals (five).

Ferguson tries to be a vocal leader and encourage his teammates, but the former Youngstown State Penguin said that cooperation comes easy since team chemistry has already formed and the players love playing with each other.

“I always try to be heard out there, and I think that helps my team out in the game,” Ferguson said. “We move the ball well, but I think that’s just

PURSUIT TO THE PAINT: Grand Valley State point guard Jeremiah Ferguson heads to the lane and tries to score. GVL | DAN PACHECHO

us liking each other. We like playing with each other, so that makes it a lot easier.”

Head coach Ric Wesley loves to harp on his team for their inconsistent defense, but posting nine blocks and 14 steals helped lead the Lakers to multiple easy buckets in transition, which ultimately led to victory.

Wesley loved the way that his guys controlled the tempo, as he couldn’t stop talking about how much this team likes to run in transition.

“I actually think we played really good defense,” Wesley said. “We were able to push the tempo, and we

GVSU men’s basketball uses defensive effort to win home opener had a lot of extended runs.

Our team really likes to run.”

The one area the Lakers seemed to struggle in was fouls, committed 17 to Tiffin’s 13. To prevent that in future games, Wesley feels the team just needs to improve upon their defensive positioning.

“They were so aggressive, and really attacked the seams of the defense,” Wesley said. “We got a little winded to their credit, we’ve got to be better at just keeping our body in front of the man. When we start reaching, that’s when we foul and we need better positioning at times.”

GVSU crashed the boards well, as they were able to best Tiffin in rebounds 35-33, highlighted by 14 offensive rebounds compared to the Dragons’ 12. With the quality big men on the roster, Wesley feels that this is an area they can excel in all season long.

“There were a lot of crazy shots which resulted in long offensive rebounds, and it’s hard to feel that out as to who’s responsible for that,” Wesley said. “We should be a good rebounding team, with the big guys we have, and our guards are pretty physical, so there’s no reason they

can’t stick their nose in and get a rebound as well.”

With the win, the Lakers improve to 3-0 on the young season. Heading into Wednesday’s home game against Grace Christian (7 p.m. tipoff), Wesley hopes the team can continue to execute well, limit turnovers and keep this good momentum rolling.

“We’ve got to weather the storm when our offense isn’t clicking, but if we continue to put out a great effort on defense, there’s always a chance to win,” Wesley said. “Offensively, the only thing is to not turn the ball over. If we don’t turn it over, we got enough talent to win.”

JUMP FOR JOY: Grand Valley State starting center Isaiah Brock jumps as high as he can against the starting Tiffin center and wins the tip, letting the Lakers get into their offense to open the game. Brock had seven rebounds and two blocks in the game. GVL | DAN PACHECO

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M. HOCKEY

THE GREAT WALL OF MADDOCK: Grand Valley State starting goalie and team leader Jared Maddock stares down an onlooking opponent and is prepared to block their shot. Maddok’s clutch goalie play against Adrian allowed them to secure the victory, beating the team that previously knocked them out of the playoffs last year, thereby avenging the woes of the 2017-18 DII club hockey team. GVL | ARCHIVE

Strong goalie play helps GVSU overcome early mistakes in 3-2 victory over Adrian

BY ELI ONG SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

“If we play our hockey, we’re a really hard team to beat,” said Grand Valley State DII men’s hockey coach Carl Trosien after a loss to Trine a couple of weeks ago.

Apart from a 27-second stretch midway through the first period, the Lakers held the Adrian Bulldogs scoreless en route to a 3-2 victory over their in-state rivals from a short drive down the road.

“It feels good, just because of last year and how that game

ended,” said goalie Jared Maddock. “It feels nice to get a win that helps us in the rankings and help build momentum for us going forward.”

GVSU ended their season on a 4-3 overtime loss to Adrian in the playoffs, which also ended a 15-game winning streak. This time around for the Lakers, the results felt a lot sweeter.

While the victory sits well with the Laker hockey faithful, Trosien still sees plenty of room for improvement.

“We just gotta be more disciplined. It was a problem for us last Saturday against Lin-

denwood and it looked like it was going to be a problem tonight but we got it figured out,” Trosien said. “But we just gotta be more disciplined away from the puck is what it is and not take so many dumb penalties.”

After a point blank goal from senior forward Tommy Carey set up by a quick snappass from junior forward Nick Beers, the Lakers’ play turned sloppy, accumulating three penalties in under two minutes.

Those three penalties, one for a quick brawl near Adrian’s goal, one for hooking and one for slashing, led to two shorthanded goals scored by Adrian

near the 10-minute mark in the first period that briefly gave the Bulldogs the lead.

It did not last for long however, as sophomore defenseman Howie Rose scored with 2:39 remaining in the first period to knot the score at two apiece.

In the second period, GVSU and Adrian traded shots back and forth, matching each other with 13 shots apiece, but GVSU found the back of the net on a wrist shot from sophomore defenseman Avery Hill that ricocheted off a Bulldog into the net to move the Lakers ahead 3-2 with 15 minutes to go early

on in the second period.

Going into the third, Adrian turned up the aggression a few notches on offense but was once again held scoreless, mostly due in part to goalie Jared Maddock doing his best brick wall impersonation.

“Jared’s a heck of a goaltender. He rebounded well after that first stretch,” Trosien said.

“He’s a big body and tonight he read the puck really well and knew when to go out and challenge shooters and that was a big reason why we came away with a win tonight.”

Moving forward, Trosien wants to focus on maintain-

ing momentum and raking up wins in the next three weeks before the Lakers reach Christmas break.

“Our focus right now is staying healthy and raking up dubs throughout those nest three weeks leading up to Christmas break,” Troisen said.

“We got tomorrow (at Adrian) and then hopefully we can get at least five out of the next six and we should be sitting good.”

GVSU travels to Maryville for a weekend doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1. The puck drops on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and then Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

W. BASKETBALL

EMBRACE THE CELEBRATION: The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team gives a flurry of high fives to starting forward Maddie Dailey as her name is called during pre-game introductions at GVSU’s Fieldhouse Arena. Despite leading the team in scoring with 17 points, Dailey and the rest of the basketball team weren’t able to come away with the victory, losing to Lewis 74-66. GVL | DAN PACHECHO

GVSU women’s basketball drops first game on road against Lewis

BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

Despite a trio of Lakers scoring in double digits, the Grand Valley State women’s basketball lost for the first time this season, falling to the Lewis Flyers 74-66. With the loss, the Lakers post a 2-1 record heading into Thanksgiving break.

While GVSU was winning 19-17 at the end of the first quarter and was able to match Lewis’ 18 fourth quarter points, the lead built up by LU in the second and third quarters ended up being too much for the Lakers.

Maddie Dailey led all Lakers in scoring with 17 points, while Jenn DeBoer poured in 14 and Cassidy Boensch contributed 12. Scoring wasn’t the problem

for the Lakers, though, as the Flyers were able to best them in rebounds (35-26) and points in the paint (42-24).

The Lakers couldn’t contain the post players of Lewis, as Jessica Kelliher and Rachel Hinders combined to expose GVSU, collectively putting up 48 points and 16 rebounds.

Kelliher has a history of playing well against GVSU, as in a match-up at the GVSU Fieldhouse last season, Kelliher posted 25 points and two steals in a loss to the Lakers.

“We couldn’t stop their post player,” Williams said.

“We haven’t been able to for three years, so it’s been hard for us to change that.”

While Williams was obviously disappointed with

his team’s loss, he appreciated how the girls started out hot, but feels they need to carry that winning mentality throughout the game.

“I thought we came out well, since we jumped out to an eight point lead early,” Williams said.

“After that, things didn’t go our way and we had a bit of a ‘woe is me’ attitude until the fourth quarter. That changed our mindset, they made a run on us, and we backed down.”

There’s a lot that the Lakers need to improve upon if they want to find sustained success this season, and when asked to go into detail, Williams focused on his team improving on defense, guarding strong post players and staying focused throughout the contest.

“Defensively, we’ve got

to do a better job staying toward the ball and we need to do a better job guarding the post as a team, not just our primary post defenders,” Williams said. “We’ve got to make better decisions, and we’ve got to do a better job seeing the plays that are there.

We’ve got to stay locked in in those tough stretches.

We were separated mentally, since we wandered a bit mentally. We’ve got to be more locked in.”

After this loss, the Lakers will look to get back to their winning ways this weekend, as they welcome the Concordia-Ann Arbor Cardinals to the GVSU Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 24. Tip-off for the game is set for 3 p.m.

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GVSU men’s and women’s cross country sweep regionals, look ahead to nationals D’ANGELO STARKS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s cross country teams continued their dominant ways as they both took home NCAA Regional Championship victories on Saturday, Nov. 17.

This comes after both teams continued to dominate the GLIAC Conference Championships as the men have won 17 straight conference championships and the women have won 18 straight. The streak has now been extended to regional titles as well with the men winning 17 straight and women winning 18.

Neither team was faced with much competition when it came to final scores.

The women’s team had a score of 26 they were followed by Hillsdale, Michigan Tech, Walsh and Saginaw Valley who scored 104, 116, 117 and 196, respectively.

The men’s team finished with a score of 38 followed

by Saginaw Valley, Walsh, Southern Indiana and Cedarville with scores of 92, 131, 147 and 184.

Head coach Jerry Baltes talked about what led to his teams securing victories, as

the dominance of the cross country was because of multiple factors.

“I think sides executed race plans very well and I think that both our squads are set up to be challengers for the national championship in a couple weeks, I think we’re pretty darn good,” Baltes said. “We executed well from the get go, got out and established position and were able to settle in and run a controlled race for the entire time.”

Sarah Berger was the most outstanding runner for the women’s team, as she finished first in the entire women’s field finishing the race with a time of 21:06.

Gina Patterson was not far behind and finished second with a time of 21:20.6. Allie Ludge finished in fourth at 21:39.9 and Madison Goen was the last of GVSU’s top ten finishers coming in at eighth 21:52.4. Hanna Groeber finished just outside of the top ten, placing 11th with a time of 22:07.9.

There are a lot of measures the cross country team will need to take to prepare for the upcoming national championship races.

“We will just be doing a little bit more fine tuning,” Baltes said. “We have

one more hard workout left to go and then we will get rested up and ready to go to Pittsburgh and compete.”

Zach Panning was the top finisher on the men’s side for GVSU. Panning finished second with a time of 31:19.8. Enael Woldemichael finished right behind his teammate, coming in third with a time of 31:33.2.

Tanner Chada was the third Laker in the top ten for the men, finishing sixth while running a 31:53.1. Two Lakers finished right outside of the top ten in Jacob Domagalski and Ben Zaremba with times of 32:14.0 and 32:14.3.

As the team prepares for the national championships in two weeks, Baltes divulged as to where the recipe of success for a title comes from.

“I think the most important thing is that we stay focused on us, race within ourselves and not try to do too much,” Baltes said. “If we’re just solid and race like we did at the conference meet and today then we will be right in the mix. We’ve got the fire power on both sides.”

The Lakers will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 1 in Pittsburgh as both of the teams look to secure national championship victories.

HUSTLE: Grand Valley State runner Josh Steible looks to finish strong in the home stretch of his race.

The men’s cross country team looks to keep up momentum in their final race. COURTESY | AL STEIBLE

PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN: Grand Valley State runner and the Women’s GLIAC Runner of the Year Sarah Berger (left), looks to overtake her opponent while staying poised. COURTESY | AL STEIBLE

EMBRACE THE GRIND: Grand Valley State senior and GLIAC Men’s runner of the Year Zach Berger looks to mount a hill and finish the race, with his teammate following close behind. COURTESY | AL STEIBLE

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