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UP IN FLAMES AFTERMATH: Firefighters clear up debris from the apartment fire off of the GVSU Allendale Campus on Wednesday, April 1. There have been no injuries reported, and there is no surrounding damage to other units. The students will temporarily live in a model apartment.

April Fools’ Day joke starts fire at Campus West apartment

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hat started out as a April Fools’ Day prank soon resulted in firefighting crews from Georgetown, Wright-Tallmadge and Allendale Township working to put out a fire in the Campus West apartment complex across from Grand Valley State University.

According to Capt. Dave Pelton from the Allendale fire and rescue department, the flames started at approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday after a small firework was ignited indoors. Several female

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students tossed the lit firecracker at their roommate which then landed in a laundry hamper, causing the fire at 4932 West Campus Drive apartment. The building was evacuated.

Nichol Garnsay, property manager at Campus West, said the fire department arrived quickly and took control of the situation. “(The tenants) called 911 first, thankfully,” Garnsay said. “We headed out there with fire extinguishers until the fire department got there.”

The fire was contained by emergency personnel, preventing it from spreading to the surrounding apartment units. There have been no

reported injuries, and the rest of the residents in the building were able to return to their apartments the same day.

“The lesson to be learned here is don’t play with fireworks,” Pelton said. “It can have negative results.”

Garnsay said there was some structural damage to the upper level of the unit and some of the drywall, but there was no damage to other units.

“They’re starting repairs tomorrow, so hopefully it will be done in a few weeks,” Garnsay said.

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Former governor speaks at GV Gov. Engler emphasizes value of literacy, globalization, innovation The value of human capital is set through education. If ocusing on edu- West Michigan really wanted to cation, rework- set itself apart from the rest of ing immigration the state, it should invest heavand fostering in- ily in education, Engler said.

Engler added that education novation are key elements to the future of the needs to get to a point where nation, said former Governor every student who graduates John Engler at Grand Valley high school can go to college without the need for remeState University on Monday.

Speaking at the final Peter diation. He believes too much F. Secchia breakfast lecture money is spent on remediation at the L. William Seidman – students should be prepared Center, Engler shared his for college when they leave thoughts on a multitude of high school; it is not helpful to topics with GVSU students, try to prepare them when they faculty and members of the are already at a university.

Engler said students need to Grand Rapids community.

Engler, who served as Gov- be prepared for a more global ernor of Michigan from 1991 world – that in 20 years, many to 2003, said the nation has not CEOs may not be U.S. born. made the right kind of invest- Bringing the best businessmen ments. A lot of time and mon- and businesswomen to run ey has been spent on higher these companies is important, education, and while he still and if one wants to be a part of these businesses, one must believes those think globally. investments are “It can’t paying off, imbe the policy “It can’t be the provements need of the United to be made in policy of the States that the elementary sports teams United States school levels.

“We spend that sports teams get to have the best players $700 billion a get to have the in the world, year but, nationbut companies ally, 36 percent best players in don’t get to is the number the world...” have the best that can read engineers, the proficiently after best scientists, JOHN ENGLER four years at the the best chemFORMER GOVERNOR end of the third ists for the grade,” Engler said. “That’s just unacceptable – world,” Engler said.

A crowd member asked the we can’t make it with that kind former governor if he had any of performance.”

After four years of school, advice or thoughts for aspiring Engler believes there should be innovators in Michigan. Engler 100 percent reading proficien- said there is a lot of talent and cy. He sees that as an important innovation in the state, but they measurement: if schools can- need help in order to succeed.

Companies need to create not teach students to read, any a winning culture, Engler said. kind of conversation regarding what to do in science or math is not going to work.

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IMAGES: GVSU students voice their opinion in one of the university’s free speech zones. The event brought together

people from the LGBT Center and the Women’s Center. The group Students For Life brought the pictures to campus.

Anti-abortion demonstration ignites debate

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ecently, the warmer weather has been testing Grand Valley State University students’ ability to focus on their schoolwork.

This week, however, the warming temperatures have brought something to campus other than spring fever: antiabortion demonstrators.

The anti-abortion demonstrators consisted of members of the GVSU student organization Students for Life, as well as members of the national organization Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. The demonstration began on Wednesday, April 1 and will continue from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today next to the Cook Carillion clock tower.

The demonstration includes a large display of images equating abortion to genocides, including the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide.

By noon on Wednesday, a group of GVSU students from the Women’s

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Center, the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center and other concerned students gathered with pro-abortion rights signs. At times throughout the day, more students stood with the proabortion rights demonstrators than the anti-abortion crowd.

The vast majority of the students that were upset with the anti-abortion demonstrators took issue with the comparison of abortion to genocides.

“I understand people who are prolife and I respect that, but comparing it to genocide is out of line,” said Erica Ruffner, a GVSU student from the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center.

“Abortion is strictly a personal choice.

People who get abortions aren’t doing it based on a political agenda. Genocide is motivated by systemic social and political issues. It’s completely different.”

The anti-abortion demonstrators argue that the parallels can be drawn quite easily between abortion and genocide.

“Genocide is a killing of an entire group of people; there’s something that links them together,” said Ruth

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Rawlins, a member of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. “In the Holocaust, they were killed because they were Jews. In abortion, the reason they’re able to be killed is because they’re pre-born. There’s a particular age and stage of life. It’s a category.”

The comparison to the Holocaust and the use of images of swastikas drew particular criticism from a Jewish GVSU student demonstrating with the proabortion rights group.

“It’s so messed up,” Alexandra Kamen said. “Being Jewish, I think the Holocaust and abortion is incomparable. They should have been more sensitive to those that are Jewish on this campus. There are already so few of us here as it is.”

The images of aborted fetuses the anti-abortion demonstrators displayed were graphic, including dismembered body parts and blood. This was a conscious choice by the demonstrators to display these types of images.

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FINAL ARTS AT NOON

The final Grand Valley State University Arts at Noon session featured violinist Todd Reynolds on Wednesday, April 1.

In addition to being a violinist, Reynolds is also an educator and technologist responsible for the string quartet Ethel as well as the hybrid-musician movement. His performance style is classified as a mixture of new and old technology which incorporates multiple genres and use of improvisation.

Reynolds has played alongside composer Steve Reich and Meredith Monk as well as the classical New York musical organization Bang on a Can. For more information about Arts at Noon, contact the Music and Dance Department at (616) 331-3484.

“We don’t have a specific timeline for when the repairs will be completed.”

Campus West doesn’t require renter’s insurance, Garnsay said, but the students will be

held responsible for the damages. The students will stay in a model until the repairs on their unit are completed.

Though the fire took place at an off-campus location, Grand Valley Police Department personnel also reported to the scene to offer university assistance to the residents of the

damaged apartment. GVPD also gives the students’ names to university officials in case they need further support.

“We will respond to nearcampus housing units where Grand Valley students may live to check to see if university help is needed in the case of a crisis,” said Capt. Brandon

DeHaan of GVPD. In most emergency situations in off-campus locations, the local sheriff ’s department, fire department and the police department will report to the scene, as well as a GVPD officer for support, DeHaan said.

Students up through the fifth grade along with their families have to chance to attend free educational classes on topics such as international cultures and nursing during the K-12 spring break.

Grand Valley State University nursing students will lead kids through activities involving stethoscopes and glow-in-the-dark germs. “Scrubs Camp” will take place from 10 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7.

International students from GVSU will help with the second class “Kids Around the World.” At the class, international students will be teaching lessons with the help of stories, games and foods from their home country. “Kids Around the World” will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 9.

Both events will be hosted by the Meijer Campus in Holland at 515 S. Waverly Road. Families are encouraged to RSVP by April 5 by calling (616) 3313910 or by going to gvsu.edu/Holland.

IDEA GROUP TO HOST WEST MICHIGAN DESIGN WEEK

The InterDisciplinary Entrepreneurship Alliance (IDEA) group will help celebrate West Michigan Design Week with a presentation by Deb Tolsma on how to better prepare students for the business world.

Tolsma was the former manager of global learning and development at Steelcase. In her presentation, Tolsma will focus on how to teach design thinking, collaboration and new problem solving strategies to young students before they go off into the business world.

Titled “IDEA presents Deb Tolsma,” the event will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 2 in the CookDeVos Center for Health Sciences in room 123.

For more information about IDEA, go to www. fluitioninnovations.com/community-outreach.

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was a result of an April Fools’ Day prank. The repairs to the unit are expected to be completed within several weeks.

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“We feel that abortion is a very violent procedure,” said Abby DeVries, president of Students for Life. “Unless people see abortion, public opinion won’t change. None of us will say we like looking at these pictures; it’s very disgusting, but it needs to be said. We feel that, by the time students leave college, they’re going to be either pro-choice or pro-life and this is the perfect venue to

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He added that plenty of innovators have the ideas necessary to succeed, but one of the most important parts of companies is their attitude when they tackle their businesses.

He also spoke of CEOs, saying leaders are not just captains of a team. They need to get involved and become a part of the success story.

GVSU President Thomas J. Haas thanked the former

create a safe forum for debate.”

The demonstration is taking place on one of two designated free speech zones on the Allendale Campus. The other free speech zone in Allendale is by the blue Transitional Link structure.

University administration was aware of the presence of the demonstrators prior to their arrival on campus.

For some students, free speech did not seems like a good enough reason to be exposed to graphic images at one of the most heavily populated areas on campus.

governor for his investments on the university when he was in office. Haas said those investments in infrastructure and attracting good students are paying off. This year, 56,000 graduates will join the workforce and 86 percent of them will stay in Michigan, Haas said.

The Seidman College of Business, on behalf of the Peter F. Secchia breakfast series, will contribute a hybrid water filter in Engler’s name to Pure Water for the World in Honduras.

“It’s free speech, but this is spreading lies,” said GVSU student Sarah Thompson. “When you have to lie to support your position, that’s a problem.”

For those who feel strongly about the demonstration, there are resources available for them.

“Anyone who is feeling shamed, threatened or attacked by this should come to the (Women’s Center or Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center) on campus and they will be welcomed,” said Ruffner.

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QUICK RESPONSE: Firefighters respond to an incident at Campus West on the morning of Wednesday, April 1. The fire

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Three historians were honored for their contributions to the community from the Kutsche Office of Local History on Thursday, March 26 during the annual Local History Roundtable.

H. Sook Wilkinson, one of three finalists, was awarded the second Gordon Olson Lifetime Contributions to Local History award.

Wilkinson is known for chronicling the experiences of adoptees in her novels such as “Birth is More than Once: The Inner World of Adopted Korean Children” and “After the Morning Calm: Reflections of Korean Adoptees.”

Cindy Laug, administrative assistant for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State University, and Lori Shusta from the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge were also finalists for the award.

For more information, go to www.gvsu.edu/ kutsche.

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Grad students win business competition GV team receives top recognition for fifth year in a row

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or the past seven years, the Western Michigan chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) has organized the ACG Cup, a case study competition for undergraduate and graduate business students. The competition is designed to offer students experience with mergers, acquisitions and financial advising.

Grand Valley State University has participated in the competition every year. This year, GVSU won the ACG Cup, making it the fifth time GVSU has won the competition.

Students AnandaKrishnan Muthusamy and Marty Gurry made up the winning GVSU team.

“The ACG Cup competition is one of the best experiences for me personally,” Muthusamy said. “Being an international student from India, the United States is a big platform for me to learn through experience – ACG and GVSU gave me such opportunity.”

The team won trophies and a $6,000 cash prize. The awards were announced on March 17 at the ACGWM Outstanding Growth Award reception at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.

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opportunity to interact with other university teams to network and reflect on the timeconsuming experience.

“ACG does a really good job of creating an environment where there is a lot of opportunity to network formally and informally,” Gurry said.

Throughout the competition, GVSU alumni who had participated in the ACG Cup mentored Muthusamy and Gurry. GVSU also offers a specific graduate course for students wanting to participate in the ACG Cup. “I should appreciate faculty and staff members at GVSU for designing a credit-bearing course to prepare the students for this competition,” Muthusamy said.

For both Muthusamy and Gurry, the competition allowed them to enhance skills they had acquired through their jobs.

“The competition was designed for practitioners one level above the academic framework,” Muthusamy said. “Through this approach, I have built my competencies to work in the areas of inorganic business growth. I am glad that I was able to participate in this competition and acquire these skill sets.”

Muthusamy worked for eight years in India at companies like Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, Tata Retail Enterprise Limited and Tata Housing Development Company Limited

in Strategy & Business Excellence before joining particular Gurry learned. the MBA program at GVSU. Gurry noted that all seven GVSU students “I personally lagged in a few skills – particu- who participated in the ACG Cup put in a larly financial analysis,” Muthusamy said. “Win- huge amount of time and effort, and learned a ning this competition has bridged those gaps. lot from the experience.

I am completing (an) MBA with an emphasis “The competition is an example of high on international business and management of cost, high benefit,” Gurry said. “There’s a very technology. All these learning strong relationship between (opportunities) with the global the investment that the student experience will be a catalyst in my “The competition makes and the reward they get professional career path.” out of it.” was designed Gurry works as an internal Three GVSU teams particiaudit director for Meijer and for practitioners pated in the first round, which ochas already noticed the skills he curred in mid-January. one level above learned in the class and competiDavenport University, Michition have been beneficial. gan State University, Western the academic “I literally applied what I Michigan University and Cornerframework.” was learning in preparing for stone University also had teams the cases and techniques, such compete in the finals on Feb. 24. as modeling that I was doing ANANDAKRISHNAN In both rounds, the teams preMUTHUSAMY for the case, directly in my job,” pared a 20-minute presentation STUDENT of their recommendations to the Gurry said. “(The competition) business cases. Industry analysis, allowed me to perform work in my job over the last eight months that I would financial analysis, target company evaluation, not have been able to do previously. I have got- risk analysis and recommendations on closing ten very positive feedback on my contribution the case were among the topics included in the presentation. through my role.”

Business professionals from the corpoThe importance of the relationships between the former management, employees and new rate community and affiliates with the ACG management of a business was something in acted as judges.

Faculty members work with S.A.F.E. Alliance fessionals, service providers and local leaders in Grand Rapids led to an invitation to rand Valley State University the alliance,” Walsh said. “Further, expandfaculty members have been ing my knowledge of Grand Rapids comworking with members of the munities and serving those neighborhood local community to develop communities is an important facet of my a strategy to help prevent role as a professor at GVSU.” Walsh described the work that went into violence in Grand Rapids, through the developing the recommendation as extensive.

S.A.F.E. Alliance.

“The report was compiled through the S.A.F.E. is an acronym for Safe Alliances work and expertise of the entire alliance,” for Everyone. It is an anti-violence strategy that provides guidance toward best practices he said. “Resources included local level for addressing issues of violence within the police data on violence and calls for service, previous community-based research Grand Rapids community.

Grand Rapids City Commissioner Senita developed through the Johnson Center at Lenear explained that the strategy is aimed GVSU, national level violence reduction program data, local level data on mental toward a select few.

“This is our response to violence in our health, employment and schools, as well community,” Lenear said. “To start with, we as conversations with neighborhood resinarrowed our scope, to 15 to 24-year-olds dents and local police.”

Working at GVSU as a professor has because we recognized that there were limited programs in the community to address helped Walsh to become an active member that community; they were unserved in so of the alliance task force he said, explainmany ways. This is our way of addressing ing that his role has given him the opporthe population of youth who may otherwise tunity to work with criminal justice proget involved in criminal activity if they don’t fessionals and community organizations that focus on justice issues. have comprehensive resources.”

“These relationships provided the entrée Members of the alliance task force recently presented a report to city leaders to my involvement with S.A.F.E.” Walsh said.

The question of whether the S.A.F.E. Alafter meeting for nine months to discuss liance has made a difference is different community crimeyet to be seen. prevention initiatives. The Walsh explained that the report contained over 50 dif“These initial role of the S.A.F.E. Alferent recommendations and liance was to assess current suggests ways in which the city relationships violence issues within Grand and police can collaborate with provided the Rapids at the neighborthe churches, schools and other hood level and provide recentrée to my public organizations in an efommendations to the City fort to reduce crime. involvement with Commission.

Dr. John Walsh, GVSU crim“In that regard, we have S.A.F.E.” inal justice assistant professor, achieved our goals,” he said. was one of two GVSU profes“The heavy lifting of acting sors involved in the task force.

JOHN WALSH on those recommendations He explained that the task force CRIMINAL JUSTICE will continue forward with is made up of different individuPROFESSOR help and the partnership als in the community who have from community members, extensive knowledge regarding community organizations, service providdifferent facets of violence.

Walsh said that, in order to accomplish ers, local leaders and citizens.”

Lenear agreed that recommendations could the goal of the S.A.F.E. Alliance, the commuonly advance with the community’s help. nity-based issues would have to be addressed “The next phase is going to be identifyby numerous people at multiple levels. The S.A.F.E. Alliance brings those people togeth- ing a person who will be overseeing the er and uses their vast talents toward creating work to make sure there are the partners in the community who will work together safer neighborhoods in Grand Rapids.

“My previous experience working with to make sure that these recommendations community members, criminal justice pro- are put into effect.”

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PRESTIGE: Menon will serve as one of 46 American Council on Education Fellows. She currently teaches in the biology department and serves as an associate dean for CLAS.

Menon named American Council on Education Fellow

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eginning this summer, Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty member Shaily Menon will serve as one of 46 American Council on Education Fellows for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Menon has been at GVSU since 1998. She currently teaches classes in the biology department and the natural resource management program. She is also

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the CLAS associate dean for professional development and administration.

“As associate dean, my responsibilities include faculty and staff development, research and grant support, strategic planning, space design and resource allocation and outreach within campus and in the community,” Menon said.

The ACE Fellows program, Menon explained, was created to prepare leaders for senior positions in higher education. People who are chosen attend retreats and visit campuses, among other learning activities.

“A major component of the program is placement of fellows at one or more host institution, where they have the opportunity to observe and work with the president and other senior officers, attend meetings of senior administrators and

learn about issues of interest,” she said. “We are in the process of figuring out our placements, based on the best fit for my area of interests and what will be most useful for Grand Valley.”

Menon said that while she is a fellow, she plans to focus on the larger issues in higher education, as well as the university’s design thinking and community engagement initiatives. She added that finding “creative solutions” to problems is important.

She also expressed her readiness to take on the new role.

“I am honored and grateful to have been nominated for this opportunity and for the support I have received at Grand Valley,” Menon said. “I am passionate about liberal education, interdisciplinary thinking, social innovation, SEE MENON ON A5

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Celebrating the arrival of spring

BY KELLY SMITH EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

fter another cold winter, we’re all looking forward for the warm weather to be among us again – when

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we can go outside without a coat, play with a Frisbee or simply just relax during free time. Although the weather outside is still on the chilly side, the warmer weather is definitely on the way. It’s only a matter of time before we can all return to the refreshing activities we took part in at the start of the school year.

Probably my favorite part of spring and summer is being able to ride my bike or just simply walk. We have a beautiful campus here and it’s nice to be able to see it flourishing fully. I find these walks very relaxing, whether

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I’m just walking or riding or if I’m listening to music, and it certainly does help in relieving stress sometimes.

Now, I’m not one to serve as prime example of these things, but we’ve all heard it from a teacher or professor before and I definitely find it to be true – taking a walk is a great way to relieve stress.

After two articles touching on this topic, it’s worth noting that another great thing about warm weather is that the roads are not as dangerous as they were. This means less stress while on the road! I won’t bother going into detail

about everything that’s better, but I will note that it’ll be nice not having to worry about slipping on ice on my way to class anymore.

And, of course, who could forget about the fact that warm weather signals the incoming arrival of summer vacation – unless, of course, you’re taking summer classes. What better way to celebrate the completion of a (hopefully) great school year with the perfectly suitable weather. Go to a lake, go to an amusement park, go on a week-long vacation if you can afford it. There’s always

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a means to celebrate your academic accomplishments.

As long as I’m the topic of celebration, I do want to say one thing. Although I have no authority over anybody, there’s always people who will go out and drink. All I can say is to not do anything stupid. You’ve heard it countless times, I’m sure – the dangers of drinking and driving, excessive drinking, etc. As a friendly piece of advice, just don’t do anything you’ll regret later.

This is spring and soon-tobe summer we’re looking at. It’s a time of having fun outdoors.

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gets here, go out and enjoy it – however you choose to do so. It’s a great way to allow your mind to wander, think things through and to spend quality relaxing time, especially during finals week. You can even study outside. It doesn’t matter.

What’s important is we have all made it past the large obstacle that is the cold and dangerous wintery weather, and now is the time to not only enjoy the return of warm weather, but also use it to our advantage.

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MEGAN GUA JARDO “Yes, events that have Q&A sessions allow students to express their feelings.”

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SALVADORE ROBLES-SORIANO “Yes, but it’s hard because not enough people want to speak their mind.”

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VANESA MARIANI “Grand Valley has certain biases as a school, so people can’t really speak their opinions freely.”

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A ARON LOZONI “I do think it’s encouraged, but should be done in moderation. People should be careful about what they say and think before they speak.”

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Students at GVSU should respect other opinions, even if they don’t agree with them ollege campuses are a place for people with different ideas and outlooks to come together for educated discussion. It is also the perfect place for those who are unsure of their opinions to experience many viewpoints. However, when people with opposing opinions interact, the question of what is acceptable and professional comes into consideration, especially during public displays and conversations.

While we want to encourage students, faculty, staff and community members to express their opinions, we want to stress that this must be done in a responsible and respectful manner.

Grand Valley State University has two official free speech zones: one under the Transitional Link on south campus and the other by the Cook

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Carillon clock tower next to the Kirkhof Center. As a public university, GVSU is required by national law to abide by the Constitution, meaning that free speech is to be tolerated in these areas. This means that even those with viewpoints others may think are wrong or hurtful are allowed to speak their mind.

On Wednesday, an anti-abortion demonstration took place at the clock tower. They will continue to speak their minds throughout the day today.

During this time, many students have come out to show their support or to learn more about the issue at hand.

For those who do not support this stance, there are ways to engage in an educated and respectful discussion.

For instance, at this recent demonstration, students held up signs showcasing their views and engaged in

conversation regarding the demonstration. The Lanthorn salutes these individuals for sharing their discontent in a peaceful, constructive manner.

This recent, public demonstration is not the only act of free speech GVSU sees throughout the year. Religious groups, as well as anyone else who wishes to spread their opinion, can do so in these free speech zones.

Though not all of us will agree with all the opinions showcased in these areas, it is important to remember that there can be a communication of opinions in a civil manner.

We can learn such a variety of things during our time at GVSU; let’s make the ability to share our viewpoints peacefully and respectfully one of those things we learn.

Risking a major to follow passion

BY EMILY DORAN EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

ith class registration open for the upcoming fall and winter semesters, the Grand Valley State University student body has inevitably divided. On the one hand, there are students who are confidently selecting classes according to their predetermined majors, and on the other, there are students who are frantically researching different career

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paths so that they can make informed decisions when filling out their schedules.

I belong to this second category and it’s just as unpleasant as it sounds. Although I’m preparing to enter my sophomore year of college, I am still unsure about what I want to major in.

My indecisiveness stems from my uncertainty about career paths. When I was younger and gave much less thought and credence to pragmatism, I had the goal of becoming a concert pianist.

But then I grew older and began to feel the pressing force of reality as I struggled with the fact that I couldn’t devote the hours to practicing if I wanted to participate in other extracurricular activities. Later, I wanted to be a writer and, admittedly, part of me still fantasizes about working as an editor at an upscale New York magazine

or publishing company.

But then I inevitably consider that I also value job security – perhaps even more than I value “following my dreams.”

After all, I think independence and the ability to provide for oneself and one’s family are of the utmost importance. So as much as I would like to major in English, for example, I cringe to think that I would be spending thousands of dollars in exchange for a completely uncertain future.

I know that some people might be thrilled at this prospect of uncertainty, viewing it instead as an opportunity for adventure. How bland would it be, they argue, to have your life completely planned out by the time you’re 18 or 19?

I can certainly understand the appeal of this logic, at least to an extent. Still, I might reason that there’s little use in pursuing what you love if

you’re never going to be able to do anything with it anyway.

Still, there’s something to be said for the people who are gutsy enough to risk everything, including security, to pursue their passions.

Sometimes, when people have the courage to go for it, they have what it takes to make it all the way and really turn their passions into careers. I can applaud their ambition and work ethic, while also recognizing the sacrifices they had to make and the odds they had to overcome in order to turn their dreams into realities.

These are the thoughts running through my mind as I register for classes. Do I pursue a practical major, like engineering or accounting, or do I risk everything to study the arts? I suspect that, ultimately, I will land somewhere in the middle.

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“We’re positioning ourselves to expand our international team pretty dramatically over the next few years,” he said.

Currently, Kaiser said, Founders sells beer in the European market. As

it seeks to move to other parts of the world, language skills will be increasingly important for new employees.

“Speaking Spanish is definitely a plus,” he said.

Other qualifications for an international position really depend

and aren’t based entirely on experience, he said.

“It depends on the person – on their ambition – that will fit in with our group,” he said. “It depends on the position.”

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nternational business students at Grand Valley State University had the opportunity on Tuesday to network with companies that do business around the world.

The International Business Expo was held in the L. William Seidman Center and allowed students to ask questions and hear from employers and financial officers about what a career abroad entails and what it takes to get there.

Some of the companies sought to fill internships or full-time positions as they plan to expand their efforts around the globe.

“They’re looking for people who have some ability to work across cultures,” said Carol Sanchez, director of GVSU international business programs.

Students with study abroad experience, foreign language proficiency and other skills outside of business better their chances of getting hired in an international position, Sanchez said.

Some of the companies at the expo were well known to students, but oth-

ers were full of potential and poised for growth, she added.

“Part of our purpose is to raise their profile,” she said.

Steve Swanson, president and CEO of Imperial Clinical Research Services, said his company is currently seeking interns to fill full-time positions or employees to fill positions directly.

Imperial CRS, based in Grand Rapids, assists many of the top pharmaceutical companies with clinical trials. Only 5 percent of their business is done in West Michigan, Swanson said, which translates to many jobs abroad.

“The opportunities are very interesting,” he said.

Jeff McKee, chief financial officer of Grand Rapids-based X-Rite, a color science and technology company, said X-Rite does its manufacturing in Switzerland and China but is always looking for new markets.

“Our world is expanding,” he said. “South America is a relatively untapped market.”

Bob Kaiser, senior sales and international marketing manager for Founders Brewing Co., said Founders is currently seeking an intern as they continue to sell their Grand Rapids-brewed craft beer in more

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GOING GLOBAL: Vladislav Chasnyk and Alec White talk with businessman Mark James about opportunities

to get a job with a company that does business internationally. The expo was held in the Seidman Center.

Recognizing contributions of women in the community Ceremony awards individuals for leadership achievements

BY NATALIE LUSSIER NLUSSIER@LANTHORN.COM

very year, individuals from the Grand Valley State University community who have made an impact on the lives of women are recognized and celebrated through an award ceremony called Celebrating Women.

This annual event was held on Tuesday and co-sponsored by the Women’s Commission, the Women’s Center, Positive Black Women and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Each organization presented its own awards and scholarships.

The Women’s Commission presented several awards, including the Maxine Swanson Award, Women’s Impact Award, Unsung Hero Award and the Lifetime

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access and equity and the idea of locally and globally engaged universities. I am excited to learn more about these issues and contribute to Grand Valley and to higher education these areas. The ACE fellows experience will help me in this journey.”

Provost Gayle Davis and CLAS Dean Frederick Antczak nominated Menon for the position.

The application process was very intricate and Menon “had to advance through several highly competitive stages” before a decision was reached, Antczak said.

Menon explained that the process began with

Achievement Award. said Dauvan Mulally, coThe Women’s Commission chairwoman of the Women’s is an organization on campus Commission. “It gives us the that advocates for all women opportunity to provide real and is committed to creating examples of how GVSU comdialogue on campus, celebrat- munity members are improving achievements ing the lives of and exploring women here on advocacy issues. campus and be“It’s important At the event, yond.” to showcase the Women’s Mary DeYfaculty, staff Commission oung, sociolemphasized the ogy professor and students importance of at GVSU, was making a true recognizing the awarded the change people Maxine Swandifference...” are making in the son Award, community. which recogDAUVAN MULALLY “It’s impornizes someone WOMEN’S tant to showcase who excels in COMMISSION faculty, staff and providing leadstudents making ership in supa true difference and promot- port of the rights of women. ing positive social change in Shorouq Almallah, associtheir communities and across ate director of GVSU’s Center campus on behalf of women,” for Entrepreneurship and In-

GVSU administrators sending letters to the ACE office on her behalf. The final candidates were invited to Washington D.C. for interviews with former ACE fellows who are current university presidents.

Antczak explained that Menon’s new position will involve her traveling to another university to examine how it operates on the administrative level. After a year, she will bring what she learns back to GVSU. Antczak said he recommended Menon because of her admirable work in education.

As an award-winning educator and scholar, Menon has received the Outstanding University Service Award, Barbara Jordan Award for

Contributions to Women’s Scholarship and Leadership and the Glenn A. Niemeyer Outstanding Faculty Award.

“Dean Menon is one of the most remarkable administrators I have known,” Antczak said. “(She has) Extraordinary people skills—most notably her ability to listen empathetically for what really is the issue and her imagination, which allows her to see solutions that no one had the vision to foresee. She is a scientist who embodies the values and powers of a liberal education.

“Dean Menon has a future bristling with opportunities ahead of her,” Antczak said.

“Whatever she chooses to do, she will have great success.”

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novation, was awarded the Women’s Impact Award – an award given to recognize an individual that has made outstanding contributions for the advancement of women at GVSU and in the community.

JoAnn Wassenaar, associate director of the GVSU Women’s Center, and Kathleen Underwood, chair of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to individuals whose professional accomplishments include leadership and service for a significant

period of time as an advocate of gender justice in their professional career at GVSU. Linda Rettig, office coordinator for the Student Academic Services Center, was awarded the Unsung Hero Award. This award is given to honor someone that is not known well by the general public, but has made numerous contributions to improve the GVSU community.

Positive Black Women presented the Positive Black Women Scholarship. The scholarship is unique in that it does not involve a GPA requirement.

“We do not have a GPA requirement so that more students have the ability to apply for our scholarship,” said Takeelia Garrett, chair of the scholarship committee and assistant director of Housing and Residence Life. “We understand that some of the most involved students may not be the best students academically, but everyone deserves a chance.”

For more information on the event, contact the Women’s Commission at wcommission@gvsu.edu.

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GVSU NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

As a celebration of their last campus concert of the semester, the GVSU New Music Ensemble will feature winners of the student composition competition along with a world premiere of an iPad ensemble composition. The ensemble will play under the direction of Professor Bill Ryan and John Jansen will present the iPad ensemble composition. The performance will take place in room 1600 of the Performing Arts Center on Friday at 9 p.m. The event is open and free for the public. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

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Shakespeare’s classic Roman drama will be hitting the stage of the Dog Story Theatre Tonight through Saturday. For non-history buffs, the play follows the assassination of Julius Caesar and explores themes of loyalty, honor, betrayal and ambition. The play will be presented by the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company and poses to the audience a question of consideration; how worthy of a personal price is it to pay for a public ideal? Julius Caesar will take place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. To order tickets, and for a full list of show dates, visit http://dogstorytheater.com/home/15981386758/ THROUGH THE EYES OF WEIDENAAR

Now open at the Grand Rapids Public Museum is Through the Eyes of Weidenaar, an exhibit portrayed through the works of local artist and internationally renowned printmaker, Reynold Weidenaar. The exhibition speaks to the history of Grand Rapids from the city-native artists’ point of view, and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Weidenaar. His prints include a blend of humor and satire, and contain hidden messages if visitors look close enough.

The exhibit will run through July 5.

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LadyfestGR is returning for a fourth year and gracing the stage of the Pyramid Scheme on Saturday. Performing artists include Syra Chi, Rose Schlappi, Ana Elle and a special set by the Girls Rock! Grand Rapids campers. This grassroots event is a celebration of empowering women in the community, and consists of DIY educational workshops along with diverse performances. The workshops are free to attend and open to the public (all genders and ages are welcome to attend). Performance tickets cost $10 and can be pre-ordered online. For more information, visit www.ladyfestgr.com.

Student group advocates for Special Olympics

BY COLLEEN SCHONFIELD LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

evolutionizing limits and boundaries into strength and achievement is one among many accomplishments made by Special Olympics athletes to help blur the line between ability and disability. However, to eliminate that line completely, students at Grand Valley State University are working to promote equality and relegate the use of degrading language.

These students belong to SSOA, Students for Special Olympics Advocacy, which aims to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

“One of the main words in the title is ‘advocacy,’” said Susan Sunden, faculty adviser for SSOA and professor in the College of Health Professions. “The club recognizes and believes that it’s very important to advocate for those who are more vulnerable than ourselves.”

The organization has grown from five members to nearly 60, and is comprised of student volunteers from a

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variety of majors. The group volunteers in Area 12, which serves Ottawa and Allegan counties and boasts 490 Special Olympics athletes.

Alpine skiing, gymnastics, basketball and aquatics are among the number of sports participants can compete in.

Despite advocating on behalf of those with intellectual disabilities, SSOA collectively establishes equality by integrating student members to practice and compete against Special Olympics athletes.

“They (athletes) love it…

At every end of each season, they are so thankful,” said Aubrie Hurt, president of SSOA. “They don’t have a lot of social opportunities, so this is a chance to make friends.”

Hurt, a GVSU senior pursuing graduate school in occupational therapy, said it’s important to get involved in order to increase exposure and eliminate stereotypes. In an effort to spread this message, members of SSOA act on the underlying principle of promoting friendship, acceptance and inclusion with high emphasis placed on eliminating

the use of the word “retarded.”

On Thursday, the organization hosted “Spread the Word to End the Word” as an event to support a national campaign called Spread the Word. The campaign was created by the Special Olympics and aims to raise awareness about the derogatory nature and hurtfulness of the R-word.

“Our goal is to bring the event to high schools and middle schools in the area because that’s usually the age range of when people start using the R-word,” Hurt said.

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ADVOCACY: GVSU students table as part of a national

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GV student selected for Global Leader Fellowship

BY MADDIE FORSHEE MFORSHEE@LANTHORN.COM

any students dream of traveling after graduation or pursuing their field of study in another country, but many are unable to do so. Grand Valley State University student David Gonzalez is luckier than most students in that he has the opportunity to do what he loves while being able to travel, too.

Gonzalez, a junior Spanish major, was recently granted a Global Leader Fellowship by the U.S.-Brazil Connect Program for the second time.

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The fellowship is an 18-week English-language coaching program that takes college students from the United States and teams them with high school students in Brazil for an online and in-person hybrid language learning course. The program, which runs March through September, includes eight weeks of pre-departure work conducted online through Google hangouts or FaceTime, four weeks of in-person interaction when the fellow visits Brazil and six weeks of post-visit teaching and wrap-up.

The U.S.-Brazil Connect Program is a

nonprofit that facilitates collaborative education programs between the United States and Brazil through different fellowships and volunteer opportunities.

Gonzalez, a native of Jackson, Michigan, first participated in the program in 2012 after hearing about it from a previous professor at Jackson College. He had to learn Portuguese before beginning the program, but he said it wasn’t impossible since he’s proficient in Spanish.

Gonzalez taught in Salvador, Brazil and plans on returning there to teach this summer. He said the decision to do it a second time was an easy one.

“You build a type of connection when you’re teaching someone to speak your language,” he said. “I feel like you can’t have that any other way. I’ve grown; I feel like I’ll be a better teacher and be able to do a better job.”

The Global Leader Fellows teach high school seniors who have had experience learning English before, therefore the course is not for beginners. Students must take an exam before entering the course.

Every fellow is given a curriculum, but it is used as a guide rather than a set lesson plan. Gonzalez was inspired by a class he is currently taking and plans on incorporating more creativity, games and creative writing into his teaching.

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ACADEMICS ABROAD: GVSU student David Gonzalez received a fellowship to

teach English in Brazil. The opportunity was awarded through the USBCP.

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Laker raises money for study abroad trip

BY DREW HOWARD ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

n an effort to fund his study abroad trip to South Africa, Grand Valley State University student Marco Diaz has managed

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to raise over $4,200 in just 19 days on his personal GoFundMe profile.

Diaz is currently a junior studying management information systems with intentions to double major in computer science. As a part of his international field biology course, Diaz hopes to

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Actor, filmmaker and comedian Barry Rothbart will be gracing the stage of Dr. Grins inside The B.O.B. this weekend. Named one of Variety Magazine’s “10 Comics to Watch” in 2013, Rothbart originally made his stand up television debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with other appearances on Conan, Punk’d and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He’s known for his hysterical comedy as well as his creative mindset, which he showcases in his performances. He’s one of the young rising stars in comedy today, and can be seen Thursday through Saturday. For a list of show times and ticket prices, visit http://www.thebob.com/drgrinscomedy/standup-comedian.php?id=292

The campaign asks people to pledge to stop saying the R-word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people.

Hurt said students can sign the pledge inside of Kirkhof.

“People with intellectual disabilities are some of the most wonderful people,” Sunden said.

“It’s important to stand up and advocate service for these folks through Special Olympics.”

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join his classmates as they travel to South Africa to conduct field research on the local communities.

“We will be primarily spending our time at the South African Wildlife College located near Kruger National Park,” Diaz said. “Recently, we received news we will have an opportunity to participate in a two-day homestay at a traditional South African home where we will be conducting interviews with locals and doing fieldwork research with the college.”

Diaz’s class will depart to South Africa on Tuesday, April 21 and stay for more than three weeks. In addition to conducting fieldwork research, students plan to give a presentation on their findings at the end of the trip.

Diaz said he chose to use GoFundMe, an online crowdfunding platform, as it is known for raising money in the education category.

With $4,280 donated to his fund to date, Diaz is now only $1,100 from being able to par-

ticipate in the trip.

“At this time, I have raised over 80 percent of my $5,300 goal,” Diaz said.

“I want to encourage those reading this to look for the next student in need of help and fund their education.

Funding college tuition is a challenge for many families, and this campaign has taught me that society does care about education and is willing to help.”

While raising money online, Diaz has managed to continue his freelance work in addition to managing over 40 credits worth of classes during the past two semesters.

“I am extremely lucky to have an opportunity to maintain a large course load like this,” Diaz said. “I love GVSU and I plan on attending school for as long as I can. I enjoy being a part of the classroom and I feel like it’s where I am supposed to be.”

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GVSU TRACK TEAMS CRACK USTFCCCA POLL Both track and field teams landed in the second U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Outdoor rankings Tuesday.

After finishing second in the indoor national championships, the GVSU men were given the No. 4 spot.

The team opened its indoor season with a 90-56 win over Saginaw Valley State.

The women easily outpaced SVSU, as well, with a 90-49 win. The Laker women were given the No. 20 spot in the poll.

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LAKERS SWEEP GLIAC NORTH POW HONORS For the second week in a row, two Grand Valley State baseball players captured both GLIAC North Player of the Week awards.

Earning Player of the Week laurels was senior infielder Jesse Abel, who went 5-for-10 during GVSU’s 2-1 home weekend against Saginaw Valley State, which included a 3-for-3 performance on Sunday with three RBIs. The Bethalto, Ill. native took the award from fellow infielder Kevin Zak, who won the award in each of the past three weeks.

Meanwhile, junior starter Patrick Kelly was tabbed as the GLIAC Pitcher of the Week. Kelly threw 7.2 scoreless innings against the Cardinals on Saturday, surrendering eight hits and no walks while striking out a season-high six batters.

GVSU won the game, 5-0.

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SENIOR GUIDES GV TO WIN AT WHEELING JESUIT The Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse team notched a convincing 21-6 victory at Wheeling Jesuit on Wednesday night, moving to 5-4 on the year.

GVSU senior midfielder Brooke Ingraham came through with an impressive evening, notching eight points on five goals and three assists.

Erika Neumen (four goals, one assist), Victoria Devine, (four goals, one assist) and Ryan Skomial (three goals on three shots) also tallied hat tricks for the Lakers.

CLEAN SWEEP: The Grand Valley State softball team swept Wayne State with 4-2 and 4-3 wins in Allendale on Tuesday. Pitchers Sara Andrasik and Courtney Reinhold were impressive in the circle, throwing complete games in both contests. The team plays next at home against Ashland.

Andrasik, Reinhold lift Lakers to home sweep of Wayne State

BY BRODIE ORENT BORENT@LANTHORN.COM

tarters Sara Andrasik and Courtney Reinhold both threw complete games Tuesday as the Grand Valley State softball team claimed two wins, 3-2 and 4-2, against GLIAC rival Wayne State in Allendale.

In game one, Andrasik and the Lakers squared off against Wayne State’s top pitcher, Lyndsay Butler. Butler entered the game as the GLIAC leader in wins with a 9-5 record and an impressive 0.90 ERA. She had only eight walks and 112 strikeouts in 93.1 innings pitched.

“We knew she was going to be a good pitcher obviously,” said GVSU coach Dana Callihan. “We faced her in the past and kind of knew what she was doing. It was really just a matter of staying disciplined. That was the key to it, not chasing anything that she wanted us to chase and getting something that was more manageable to hit. She still got us 10 times but the discipline I think was the key.”

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning, when the Lakers got two runs. The number nine hitter, Chelsea Horvath, led the inning off with a grounder to the pitcher that she beat out with great hustle. Teagan Shomin, the leadoff hitter, was next up and ripped a double to left center, moving Horvath to third. After that, Kelsey Dominguez reached on a throwing error

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by the shortstop. Jenna Lenza reached next on a fielding error by the third baseman, which drove a run in. McKenze Supernaw proceeded to work the count full with the bases loaded and no outs, and hit an RBI single to the left field fence. The Lakers left the bases loaded, but were up 2-0.

Wayne State capitalized on a few Laker miscues in the bottom half of the inning to make it 2-1, but GVSU gave Andrasik some run support in the fourth. Horvath hit a single to left, and advanced to second on a grounder hit by Shomin.

Dominguez then reached on a throwing error from second base that scored Horvath. It proved to be a costly error, because Andrasik only gave up one more run.

Andrasik credited the win to her defense, saying they had her back all game and played lights out.

“I had much better control than I had the past few games,” Andrasik said. “Only walking one batter was a huge improvement for me. That’s been my goal this season is to keep my walks down.”

Reinhold, a freshman, took the mound in game two and nearly threw her third shutout of the year.

In the top of the third, Jenna Lenza belted her fourth home run – in the last week – over the leftfield fence to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead. Then, in the fourth inning, GVSU capitalized on another WSU error which allowed Horvath to reach base.

Janae Langs came to the plate with one out and runners on second and third, and ripped a single to right field, scoring Horvath and A.J. Castle.

Tarter captures first career win

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hen Grand Valley State pitcher Tim Tarter left the dugout to celebrate a seemingly routine victory with his teammates, he wasn’t expecting a Gatorade shower.

The icy surprise was long overdue.

Tarter, a 6-foot-5 junior, had made 12 career starts and 22 career appearances at the NCAA level before getting the nod Tuesday against Saginaw Valley State in Allendale. The lefty had 60.0 career innings under his belt (49 at Division I Illinois-Chicago in 2012 and 11 at GVSU in 2015) with eight no-decisions and an 0-4 record.

“It’s been weird,” said Tarter, who pitched at Elgin Community College in 2013 and was a medical redshirt at GVSU in 2014 (Tommy John surgery). “I’ve had a bunch of starts and have left games ahead, granted we’ve won the majority of the games, but I’ll get credited with no-decisions.”

Not this time.

Tarter gave up just three hits, three walks and one run through 5.1 innings for his first NCAA win as GVSU

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Langs was then able to steal second with Shomin at the plate. Shomin singled up the middle, moving Langs to third, then stole second base. The throw sailed into center field – which allowed Langs to score. The Lakers had a 4-0 lead and, with the way Reinhold was pitching, it looked like the game was over.

Things got interesting in the seventh, however.

The lead-off hitter grounded to second, but Lenza had trouble handling it and the runner reached base on the error. The Warriors had runners on first and second with two outs when Butler hit a pop fly in the infield, but Lenza dropped the ball to load the bases with two outs.

The next batter grounded to short, but a bad throw from Shomin led to a pair of WSU runs.

With the game at 4-2, it was looking more and more like the Lakers might throw the game away, but Reinhold got the next batter to pop out and escaped with the 4-2 victory.

Even though Reinhold threw a complete game three-hitter, in which she struck out four and only walked two, she said she didn’t feel like she had much control of her pitches.

“It was definitely a struggle,” she said. “But I got the job done and had really good defense and a good cushion from our hitters so that is always helpful.”

The Lakers return to action at home this weekend with a doubleheader against Ashland on Friday at 3:30 p.m. GVSU then hosts Lake Erie for another two-game set on Saturday at 1 p.m.

ABEL AND WILLING: GVSU redshirt senior second baseman Jesse Abel was tabbed as the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week this week.

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topped SVSU, 5-1, in the rescheduled fourth game of the series.

“He was a bulldog today,” second baseman Jesse Abel said.

The strong pitching performance continued when Kevin Hallberg took over with one on in the sixth.

Hallberg gave up one hit and one walk to set up closer Matt Williams, who served up two scoreless innings while striking out four for his fourth save of the year.

“Matt’s done a good job,” said GVSU coach Jamie Detillion. “He was a little shaky establishing his breaking ball earlier in the season. Now that we’ve fine-tuned a few things with his mechanics, the breaking ball is starting to come around. He’s really done a nice job.

“He’s got great stuff; there’s no doubt that he’s one of the more talented pitchers on our staff.”

Offensively, GVSU doubled up the Cardinals in hits (10-5) and found ways to manufacture runs. The Lakers stranded nine runners, but scored one run in the first, second, sixth, seventh and eighth innings.

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way the course played,” said Taylor, a sophomore. “It was really windy and cold but we espite subpar conditions on day were able to push through it and deal with two, No. 15 Grand Valley State what we had as a team.

“This is a great boost of confidence for ran down GLIAC foe Ashland us as a team, hopefully we can keep workon its way to finishing first for the second straight year at the ing together and we can build off our two consecutive victories that we have had. We NC4K Classic in Blacklick, Ohio.

GVSU, fresh off its win at the Perry Park do have to stay focused, not think too much Spring Fling in Kentucky on March 22, card- and take it one tournament at a time so the ed team scores of 319 and 312, respectively, wins don’t get to our head.”

Hartigan went low for GVSU, carding for a 24-over 631. Ashland finished three a 7-over 79 on Sunday and a 6-over 78 on strokes behind in second place.

Monday. Those two scores were “We are very happy that we good enough for a fourth-place won the tournament especially tie – her third consecutive topwith the tough course condifive finish.

“I am really tions,” said GVSU coach ReShipley, who tied Hartigan becca Mailloux. “The girls reproud of our for first place at the Perry Park ally stayed focus throughout the team, especially Spring Fling, stayed hot with a long day of golf.

“We talked about finishing with the way the sixth-place performance, her seventh top-10 finish this year. strong, but I also told them conditions were Taylor and Guckian tied for to make sure they gave themsixth, as well. selves a mental break because and the way the Taylor came away with 21 it was such a long day so we course played.” pars, the fifth-most by anyone could make sure we focused in the 99-player field. It was on the last holes.” the second top-10 finish of her ALEX TAYLOR Ashland led for most of the GVSU career. For Guckian, it SOPHOMORE GOLFER second day, but faded down was her third top-10 outing the stretch and opened the door for a GVSU comeback. The Lakers and first of the season.

“We had a really rough time with the gained ground on the 14th hole, perhaps course,” Guckian said. “The conditions were the toughest of the course. really tough and the winds were high, which GVSU’s Kelly Hartigan, Julie Guckian, Gabrielle Shipley and Alex Taylor led the made it tough on us as a team. We just had charge by collectively shooting a 2-over to stay focused in these kind of matters and on the lengthy par 5, which moved GVSU not give up, knowing that everyone else is struggling and there will be higher scores four strokes closer.

The foursome combined to play well over out there on the course.”

Sophomore Danielle Crilley rounded out the final four holes at 3-over par and made up the Laker lineup by shooting a 26-over 170, four more strokes on the 18th hole. The Lakgood enough for a 28th-place finish. ers shot a 24-over 312 on Monday, securing The Lakers will look to keep the momentheir fourth win of the season.

“I am really proud of our team, especially tum going when they hit the links from April with the way the conditions were and the 12-13 for the Tiffin Invitational.

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BLUE SKIES AHEAD: Alex Taylor and her Grand Valley State women’s golf teammates won their second consecutive tournament over the weekend at the NC4K Classic in Ohio.

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Three Lakers finished with two hits: Connor Glick (2-for3), Jamie Potts (2-for-4, one RBI) and Kevin Zak (2-for4). Mitchell Kozlowski came through with two RBIs, while Abel continued his recent hot streak by reaching base four

times. The No. 2 hitter went 1-for-2 with three walks.

Abel, who was tabbed as the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week on Monday, went a combined 6-for-12 in the fourgame series with five walks, three RBIs and a double.

“I’ve been sticking to the approach,” said Abel, who is now hitting .263 on the year. “I hit some balls hard in

Florida but they didn’t fall for me. I just kept on going after it. I wouldn’t say that I’ve changed my approach – minor tweaks here and there.”

GVSU (13-8, 5-3 GLIAC) starts a six-game road trip this weekend, playing four games at Wayne State (9-12, 3-5) before a doubleheader at Northwood (11-12, 5-3) on Wednesday.

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Mancinelli lifts Lakers to victory on day two at AMFAM Spring Invitational

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irst-year coach Gary Bissell is hoping to instill a winner’s mentality in the Grand Valley State men’s golf program.

“Some coaches try to breed competitiveness,” Bissell said.

“At the end of the day I think that competitiveness is something within you.

Someone possesses it or they don’t. I think our guys are that competitive and that’s why we’re successful.”

GVSU was three strokes out of first place entering day two of the AMFAM Spring Invitational. After a few encouraging words from Bissell, freshman Domenic Mancinelli put his competitive drive on full display.

Mancinelli posted a 4-under 68 score on Monday, the best day-two score in the 96-player field, to propel GVSU ahead for the three-stroke victory. The Lakers carded

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BACK AT IT: Grand Valley State senior Trevor Rosekrans finished in tie for 37th place after firing a 10-over 154.

a 20-over 596 in the two-day tournament, besting Indianapolis (599), Maryville (600) and Ferris State (608), respectively.

Senior Jack Rider and junior Tyler Polulak led the way for GVSU, finishing in a five-way tie for fourth place with matching 3-over 147s. It was Rider’s third top-five finish of the 2014-15 campaign.

Mancinelli’s impressive day-two performance was good enough for a 4-over 148 (ninth place).

“The team played well and I think the competition makes it better for us in the long run,” Mancinelli said. “A few words of encouragement on the range from the seniors helps us keep a steady ship.”

The victory is the second of the season for the Lakers.

Since day one, Bissell has welcomed competitiveness within the program.

And for golfers like Rider, pushing one another comes natural – it keeps them from becoming complacent.

“The competition is nice and something to strive for,” Rider said. “A lot of the team’s success derives from the talent on the team and the classic mentality of not wanting to get beat.”

Rider also said the team is nowhere near where they want to be, and they have a lot they can improve upon.

Only the top three of the 20 teams that make it to super regionals get a shot at nationals. For GVSU, making the necessary adjustments and keeping cool will be key.

The pressure of competing for a super-regional berth to secure a spot at nationals has served as a catalyst for improvement both mentally and physically for the team, but pressure is nothing new to the Lakers. After all, learning to control it helped them take home the AMFAM Spring Invitational.

“We handled it well,” Rider said.

“And this team wants to win more than anything.”

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goals, three assists), while senior mid Stefanie Apruzzese supplied a hat trick of her own. Senior goalie Rachel Jurczyszyn came up big with 11 saves – which proved to be a common theme in the weekend.

Jurczyszyn only needed to make three saves later on Saturday against Augustana, but she made all three of them to secure her first shutout. The keeper had plenty of help from her teammates.

Eight Lakers found the back of the net as GVSU racked up a season-high 16 goals. Apruzzese led the way, filling the stat sheet with three goals, two assists and seven of GVSU’s 10 draw controls.

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ith a two-goal lead in the second half of an increasingly physical game against Marquette, Grand Valley State women’s club lacrosse coach Dan Teskey needed to kill three birds with one stone: burn the clock, protect the precious lead and most importantly keep his players safe.

Teskey instructed his players to “kill it’ – or start a good old fashioned game of keep-away.

“That’s not really our style of play, we’re more of a run-and-gun team,” said Teskey, who thinks there should be a stall warning in club lacrosse. “They got a little bit angry and it got a little bit chippy.”

The strategy paid off. GVSU held

the ball for nearly the last nine minutes, Teskey said, securing the 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon.

The victory was the fourth in as many games for the up-and-coming Lakers during their trip to St. Louis, Mo. The team also notched wins over Wheaton, Augustana and St. Louis.

“We tried to play keep-away the best we could,” said junior attack Ashley Piper. “We had girls just kind of running around the field. I was really proud of how we handled ourselves and took checks.

“Overall we showed a lot of maturity in how we handle ourselves with the GV pride that we do.”

The Lakers, now 6-3 in the 201415 campaign, started the four-game stretch with a decisive, 13-5 win over Wheaton on Saturday. Piper led the way offensively with six points (three

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sic “Jurassic Park.” Use all of the budget cut/increased admissions/added government revenue generated by the wolves as a down payment on a guided Jeep tour track and boardwalk viewing platform, charge $10 a pop for a ticket and boom, tuition is thousands of dollars less. The wolves pay for themselves.

As an added benefit, students will be provided with invaluable real-life, hands-on job experience running the attraction and accompanying Good Wolf Lodge resort designed for visiting parents and tourists.

REASON NO. 4: GVSU Athletics will peak across the board.

With students left running for their lives in between classes, sports that emphasize speed, agility, coordination, endurance and instinct (so yes – all of them) will reap tremendous gains. No longer will the Laker athletic program be forced to vie with larger, more well-established athletic powers while recruiting externally.

Instead, GVSU will have the unique capability to draw from an enhanced pool of potential recruits, while scouting every day right on campus.

Ex.: Coach No. 1: Did you see that kid with the backpack hurdle that shrub?

Coach No. 2: Dibs. That had to be at least a 40-inch vertical. Damn that wolf looked hungry!

Coach No. 1: Fine, but I call that girl that just sprinted the length of Robinson field in 10-seconds flat.

Louie the Laker, hardened by rigorous treks across a campus affectionately known as the “Wolf Den,” will become the most feared mascot in the NCAA. Sorry, Sparty. Scholarships will be merit based and always up for grabs. And with the most athletic and competitive student base in the country, GVSU might finally have all the reasons and resources necessary to become a Division 1 powerhouse “by choice.”

If within five years tops of passing this proposal GVSU is not the premier institution of higher learning in the continental U.S., it’ll be because some bold school beat us to the punch. The time to act is now.

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rand Valley State University has undergone a variety of change and growth over the last few years, a great deal of which has been dictated by student initiative. Gender neutral and Greek life housing sites have been developed, corporations (Adidas) and governors (Snyder) and donor naming rights have been protested, pendulums have been ridden and our school has blossomed as a beacon of higher learning in the Midwest.

But now is not the time to rest on laurels, to succumb to complacency or seal the envelope. Now is the time to stick out a proverbial tongue, Miley Cyrus style, and continue to improve upon a rising stock.

Now is the time to introduce multiple packs of wolves onto GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

You might be asking yourself why in the world someone would want that, or perhaps why the Lanthorn allows a rambling hermit with a screw or three lose to write a weekly column. But think about it.

When allocating straight cash money toward frivolous projects like a new state of the art library, a fresh out of the box science building, a renovated Fieldhouse and housing developments, the real question is why the powers at be wouldn’t invest in a program with the potential to be truly transformative? Before you have me committed, allow me to defend my terms.

REASON NO. 1: No more Department of Public Safety DPS is allotted a sizable allowance in the annual budget, and it makes sense. You try corralling an unruly herd of hotheaded, snot-nosed and possibly, but most likely not, intoxicat-

Not only will students be privy to a live demonstration of Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” outside of the classroom, the average student’s awareness of their surroundings, as well as their survival skills, will improve exponentially. Talk about gaining valuable life skills.

With the introduction of wolves, there will also be a “low­-man­-out” grade incentive policy instituted.

Upon completion of every class, students will be dismissed by order of lowest GPA to highest. If there is a better way to motivate students to study hard and pay attention in class than to literally throw them to the wolves, I simply can’t fathom it. If you “accidentally” lose a few slackers along the way, well there is such a thing as addition by subtraction; remember when Diane Chambers finally got written off Cheers?

REASON NO. 3: GVSU will boast the quintessential hospitality and tourism management program in the country.

GVSU can (and should) open up its campus for tours, similar to the ones pictured in the nonfiction clas-

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ed students without a Segway scooter.

With wolves roaming around campus, public safety will no longer be an issue.

Predators out lurking after dark, beware; these wolves are well aware of their place on the food chain and will be all to happy to remind you of yours. Not to mention alcohol, drug and bath-salt use will drop almost completely off the charts. No student will want to leave their apartment, sober or otherwise, with rabid wolves running around campus.

Tuition will also decrease with the newly freed budget money that used to go to DPS. We’ll all miss the regimented enforcement of parking regulations and the late night speed traps, but a safer, more cost effective campus is a selling point for prospective students and parents alike too good to pass up. Higher enrollment means more collective dough from students, plus increased endowments from the state, and the cash cycle will keep spinning like a dilapidated Laker Village washing machine.

REASON NO. 2: The average GPA will skyrocket.

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downs with St. Louis and Marquette on Sunday.

“One of the things we said to the girls was, ‘This weekend isn’t over yet. Wins are obviously very exciting, but don’t think we’re going to win tomorrow. It’s a whole new ballgame,’” Piper said.

Piper woke up ready to play for the 8 a.m.

start time.

She led the Lakers with three points (two goals, one assist) as the team outlasted St. Louis by the slimmest of margins, 8-7. Jurczyszyn was good again, stopping 11 of 18 shots.

From there, GVSU started hot -- as it often has this year -- against Marquette at 10 a.m. The Lakers led 5-0 at the break, but saw their lead start to slip away in the second stanza. That’s when they put their cradling skills to the test in an unusually

long game of monkey in the middle.

“It was really funny just to watch all the girls run around,” said sophomore attack Emily Davis.

“They kind of were chopping our heads off and we just tried to stay calm.”

Senior mid Mackie Forgacs paced GVSU with game highs in goals with two and points with three. Piper added a goal and an assist, as did junior mid Julia Cruz. Jurczyszyn (61) made eight saves.

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“It means a lot,” Teskey said of the 4-0 weekend. “We came off a three-game losing streak to some top-ranked teams and morale was down a little bit. It was our first trip as a team, so a teambonding event, and getting four wins out of it was a morale booster. We’re hitting our stride.”

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