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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

of student-run newspapers at GV T H E HISTORY OF GV L

While Nov. 22, 1963, will forever in America be remembered as the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, it was also the inaugural date of The Keystone, the first sanctioned, student-run newspaper at Grand Valley State University. Grand Valley was a state college at the time, founded in 1960, and The Keystone got its name from the architectural design features of the “lake” buildings, which made up almost all of the Allendale Campus. Fifty years later, the campus has been awarded university status and has expanded to more than 80 buildings on about 1,400 acres in Allendale and Grand Rap-

ids, from a few hundred students to nearly 25,000. And, over 50 years, the student-run newspapers also evolved into a news organization that receives regular state, regional and national recognition. The first student-run newspaper at Grand Valley State College was The Keystone, and the inaugural issue was Nov. 22, 1963. The Keystone issued its final edition on Jan. 21, 1966. It was succeeded by another tabloidsized newspaper, The Valley View, on Oct. 28, 1966, and it was published until June 6, 1968. The Lanthorn began October 1968.

The Internet edition, www.lanthorn. com, was established fall 1995, and it was the first online edition of a weekly Michigan collegiate newspaper. The name changed to Grand Valley Lanthorn on Jan. 13, 2000, and GVL grew to broadsheet size on Aug. 27, 1997. It averaged 20-24 pages each week. With the Aug. 29, 2005, publication, GVL expanded to a twice-weekly newspaper, circulating 8,000 copies of each edition on Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses. The office is located at 0051 Kirkhof Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, 49401.

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Searching the Lanthorn in the Special Collections & University Archives Digital Collections database is a great way to learn more about Grand Valley and its history. Issues from 1968-2001 have been scanned, and the University Archives has copies of all of the back issues. You have a paper to write on an aspect of diversity at Grand Valley and search for “black student.” Your search brings up 659

What is a Lanthorn? Lanthorn is two syllables, pronounced lant-horn, and is old English for a particular lantern that was used mid-to-late 16th century Europe; it was a lantern made of horn. It was constructed of leather and a single lens made of a slice of ox or steer horn. It was used for illumination and as a beacon. The Grand Valley Lanthorn slogan is: Give light and the people will find their own way. This is borrowed from the slogan for Scripps-Howard newspapers, and it is a paraphrase from Dante’s “Purgatory,” XXII 67-69.

issues of the Lanthorn. Not all of them will be relevant, but it will be a good way to start your research at home when it’s snowing. Your mother went to Grand Valley and she told you that she was Winter Carnival Queen. You have to see this for yourself. Search “Carnival Queen” and you will never doubt your mother again. Search for her name and you might find more about her days as a student.

You want to find out more about concerts at Grand Valley in the 1970s. Search “Tina Turner” to find the announcement of the Ike & Tina Turner Review to be held at Grand Valley’s Fieldhouse in 1971 and the review of the concert performed to 3,500 people. You can find the Digital Collections from the Library Home Page--Find-Digital Collections--GVSU Publications--Lanthorn

GVL as a significant value Consider the return on investment in GVL for GVSU for this fiscal year: the university invests about $50,000 and the Grand Valley Lanthorn returns about $118,000 in student payroll and another $92,000 in goods and services to the local economy. In addition, the campus community has the opportunity to read 62 unique print editions or brows the 24/7 website. And, the GVL is a major student-run organization that provides significant learning experiences and leadership opportunities. Just in the past 10 years, GVL has returned about $1.4 million in student payroll and contributed an additional $1 million to the local economy, plus printing about 550 editions (more than 5,500 pages) of campus news. All for a total GVSU investment of about $570,000. That’s a 400 percent return. There are several factors that have contributed to the growth, expansion and sustaining operation of the GVL.

Non-financial support through university departments: from accounting, facilities services, payroll, purchasing services, etc., to university counsel. Financial support includes an annual faculty adviser stipend and release time, as well as an annual allocation awarded through the Student Senate. The senate allocation has ranged from $1.34 to $2.35 per student per year. It has averaged about $2 per student for the past 17 years. It was $49,000 or about $2 per student for fiscal year 2013-14. The Senate allocation represents only about 23 percent of the GVL operating budget of about $210,000. The balance is earned by students through advertising sales. Put another way, 77 percent of the operating budget is unsecured. It has only been through such sales and strategic, forward-thinking budgets that GVL has been able to evolve to its current status.

History of The Lantoon Beginning in the early 1970s, the Lanthorn published a special annual issue on April 1 titled “The Lantoon”. The editors, writers, and readers of the student publication took a break from reality in order to poke fun at the people, places, and events at Grand Valley. The satirical articles and images pushed the limits of campus absurdity using April Fools Day

as cover. The Lantoon was reduced to a special section towards the end of April 1 issues during the 1990s and stopped in the early 2000s. Lantoon articles frequently changed Grand to Bland for the names of Grand Valley, River, and Rapids, and former President Lubbers, subject of many of the articles, was renamed President Flubbers. With the title

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changed, lantern logo toppled, tagline reading “A Disservice to Bland Valley Since 1963”, and articles such as “Old Farts on Campus”, “Nuclear Power Declared Safe!”, and “VanderChrist a Recent Discovery”, the Lantoon proved to be an entertaining outlet for Grand Valley students. Search Digital Collections/Lanthorn for “Lantoon”

At the Lanthorn we strive to bring you the most accurate news possible. If we make a mistake, we want to make it right. If you find any errors in fact in the Lanthorn, let us know by calling 616-331-2464 or by emailing editorial@lanthorn.com.

Lanthorn 50TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE The Grand Valley Lanthorn is published twice-weekly by Grand Valley State University students 62 times a year. One copy of this newspaper is available free of charge to any member of the Grand Valley Community. For additional copies, at $1 each, please contact our business offices. POSTMASTER: Please send form 3579 to: GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN, 0051 KIRKHOF CENTER GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY ALLENDALE, MI, 49401

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Memories of the Lanthorn as told by past presidents

Don Lubbers:

Mark Murray:

Your coverage of the campus reaction to the attacks of September 11, 2001, was really magWhat’s the purpose of a college newspaper? The purpose of a college newspaper is to keep the campus, particularly the students, informed nificent. It was important to have the coverage be so thorough as the community organized about what’s happening on campus and what the important issues are. Its second purpose is to repre- study, discussion, symposia and prayer. sent a student opinion about events and about the management of the university. It has an open editorial policy like any newspaper; it should be able to express opinions on any subject that it chooses Thomas Haas: to express them upon. What, in your opinion, is the purpose of a college newspaper? A college newspaper is to in essence give students a voice that represents questions that are of In your opinion, what is one of the biggest stories the Lanthorn has covered? interest to the student population as a whole and being contemporary then with those questions One of the interesting aspects of the Lanthorn, and my encounter with it, is that the editor of the or activities that are being reported upon. So for instance, a range of great coverage I thought for Lanthorn, created the greatest problem on campus that any student organization has ever created, instance with the new capacity we have with the library and the Seidman Center. Great coverage just at the time that I was beginning as president of the college. In fact, I was appointed president, there. Going back to when I got started, I thought the coverage when my wife and I joined the Grand I accepted the presidency in November of 1968 and came and took office in January 15, 1969. Be- Valley family I appreciated very much, and it was of course when my nickname was really chiseled tween those dates, the Board of Trustees, or the Board of Control as it’s called in state institutions in stone when the Lanthorn reported that out... here, asked me to come to Grand Rapids from where I was living in Iowa because the editor of the But I do think the fundamental role is to provide a voice for the students and to report out the “du newspaper, a young man by the name of Wasserman, had printed a lot of four-letter words in the jour” news of interest to the students. newspaper. And I guess, and I can’t remember ever reading them, I must have but I don’t remember, but it was really raunchy. Just raunchy stuff —vulgar, raunchy, crude—beyond what generally could Do you feel that the Lanthorn has fulfilled that purpose? be accepted by the people of Ottawa County. So the sheriff, sometime in November, came and closed One of the things I’ve seen too especially in the last few years…I think the writing is really quite the newspaper because of the language that it used, saying it was slanderous or I don’t know what the good. I appreciate the editorial because I come to look at those and again listening to what the voice law that he invoked, but he closed the newspaper and it couldn’t publish. of the students are because I think the editors are reflecting in part what the student voice needs to Did the top dogs at the university pay attention to the Lanthorn in your time? Always paid attention to the Lanthorn. Always did. As all student newspapers usually are, you know, when you’re an adult looking at 18 to 20 year olds, and you remember your own views and thoughts, I think, you don’t always agree with the approach or sometimes it seems quite adolescent and petty, but sometimes it’s just really thoughtful. So whether it’s one thing or another it’s always a very good idea for the administration to pay attention to it. Do you feel like the Lanthorn has changed over the years? I read it quite often and I think it’s maybe a little more comprehensive than it used to be, mostly because you might have a little more money to be more comprehensive, you know, to do that, I don’t know. But I think that it’s developed into a responsible and a very good newspaper. I always look to the editor of the Lanthorn, and the staff, to really express student opinion. Dig in and express student opinion in a responsible way. That can be extremely helpful to how things go.

be. So I take that very seriously... I think the grade I would give it would be an ‘A’ without a doubt.

How, if at all, has the paper changed during your presidency? I think it’s been pretty consistent. I think that the writing has probably improved over the time I’ve been here. I do think the online editions have made it more accessible to others outside the university. That’s what I’ve seen probably most because you get people interested in the university, could be alums, could be community leaders, could be other outlets like MLive looking to see what is happening at the university so I always think the most dramatic change is with the use of electronic media… In your opinion, what is one of the biggest stories the Lanthorn has covered? Probably Prop. 2 was the biggest story. That was a dramatic influence on universities and Grand Valley in particular, so I would say that was the most significant story that the Lanthorn had covered and they covered it very well.

In your opinion, what was the best story the Lanthorn covered? I remember during the last part of my tenure, or not last, quite a long period of my tenure, it just did a good job. Just did a good job of covering campus events and expressing opinions, and occasionally expressing opinions on a national or state issue that was important for students. No, I have no specific memories of anything really, that struck me other than my general impression that it did a good job, and has continued to do so for a long period of time. It obviously has been a launching pad for some careers and if not careers in the field of media it’s been helpful to people who have gone into some careers that writing stories and opinions and the ability to write concisely and express correctly what has happened, or to write sensible opinions. It’s all good.

In your memory, what was the best story you ever read in the Lanthorn? I appreciated the stories about our intercollegiate successes whether it be women’s soccer or cross country or women’s track or football. I think the coverage of each one of those stories represented more than just the sport itself but also the sense of the university being one of success and one that celebrated its champions. Probably the group of articles that I thought I appreciated the most was the celebration of the 50th year of our charter. The Lanthorn did a very good job throughout that year of highlighting what we were celebrating. I think that coverage of our 50th year beyond any doubt was some of the best reporting we could have.

What was your role in helping form the Lanthorn and guide it to what it’s become? Number one, being a real advocate of student fees managed by the Student Senate, so that the Lanthorn in some respects was responsible to the students and in the other ultimately responsible to the board of control. So getting the funding of the Lanthorn structured right was important to me, and I think an important contribution that the administration made to giving the right kind of security to the newspaper. And secondly, I supported very strongly, the board of control having the direct authority over the Lanthorn rather than the president. You always want a certain independence on the part of your newspaper editor and your Student Senate president. You want some independence, but you want them to be, you know, not look at the people in their universities as enemies, look at them as colleagues and people you want to work with. If they prove not to be reasonable in your eye, then say something about it.

Have you ever experienced any troubles with the Lanthorn? What I’ve seen in the Lanthorn without a doubt is the level of professionalism that I would have expected by Grand Valley students and I’ve seen that and I appreciate that. Whenever I’m interviewed, without a doubt, the reporter has always reflected accurately on conversation. I have never had an issue with a reporter in my seven and half years. What are your hopes for the Lanthorn? I hope that the Lanthorn will continue to be an agent, that it will continue to be an internship opportunity for students to reflect the voice of the students, and that they cover the news with good research and timeliness. I think if the Lanthorn continues to act in the professional manner that I’ve gotten accustomed to, I see it continuing to be a very valuable part of the university’s ethos.

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FAQs about The Lanthorn (1) WHAT’S A LANTHORN?

The name of this organization, established in 1963 and published under various names prior to that (Keystone, Valley View, Lanthorn), is now the Grand Valley Lanthorn. Lanthorn is two syllables, lant-horn, and is old English for a particular lantern that was used during the mid-to-late 16th century. It was constructed of leather and a single lens made of a slice of ox or steer horn. It was used for illumination and as a beacon. The GV Lanthorn motto is: Give light and the people will find their own way. The digital, Web-based version of the newspaper is www.lanthorn.com

(2) WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF THE GV LANTHORN?

The purposes of the Grand Valley Lanthorn shall be to provide information to assist the self-governance of the University community, to provide an open forum for the discussion of issues important to that community; and to serve as a watchdog for student, faculty and staff rights. In addition, the GV Lanthorn is committed to educational and business missions. It seeks to publish as professionally as possible in order to give students a well-rounded experience that reflects the demands and responsibilities of professional print and Web-based newspapers. The business mission includes developing sources of revenue, drafting and maintaining a forwardthinking budget, tracking and accounting for all revenues and expenses, and making an annual contribution to the Grand Valley Lanthorn Scholarships.

(3) ISN’T THE GV LANTHORN AN INSTRUMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY?

No. It is a student-run newspaper formally established in the university’s administrative manual. As published in each edition, under direction from the office of University Counsel: “The content, information and views expressed are not approved by nor necessarily represent those of the university, its Board of Trustees, officers, faculty and staff.”

(4) WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL GV LANTHORN CONTENT?

The Editor in Chief. The Lanthorn is a student-run organization with the editor in chief the final authority in all departments: editorial, business and advertising. The faculty advisor gives direction but does not direct (that would be illegal).

(5) HOW IS THE GV LANTHORN FUNDED?

Funds are appropriated via the Student Life Fund and administered though Student Senate. Last year’s $49,000 allocation represents about 24 percent of operating budget. The allocation can only be spent for off-campus printing and website-related contractual services, which total more than $55,000. Advertising sales: $155,000 projected for this fiscal year. This represents about 76 percent of operating budget of about $204,000.

(6) DOES THE GV LANTHORN RECEIVE ANY DIRECT UNIVERSITY GENERAL FUND MONEY?

No. But it does receive indirect support though purchasing, accounting and facilities services. The faculty advisor receives release time/stipend.

(7) IF SCHOOL OFFICIALS OR STUDENT GOVERNMENT FUNDS A STUDENT PUBLICATION, CAN’T THEY CENSOR IT LIKE ANY OTHER PUBLISHER OR OWNER COULD?

Not at a public school or college. The courts have ruled that if a school creates a student news or information medium and allows students to serve as editors, the First Amendment drastically limits the school’s ability to censor. Among the censoring actions the courts have prohibited are confiscating copies of publications, requiring prior review, removing objectionable material, limiting circulation, suspending editors and withdrawing or reducing financial support.

CONGRATULATIONS, LANTHORN Grand Valley State University congratulates the Lanthorn on its contribution to 50 years of campus newspaper reporting. The Lanthorn and its predecessor newspapers have helped connect generations of students, faculty, and staff. The commitment of current and past student newspaper staff members and advisors is greatly appreciated, and we celebrate today’s Lanthorn as a valued source of campus information and insight.

(8) IS STAFF PAID AT THE GV LANTHORN?

All positions are paid, including internships. Pay ranges from a minimum $7.40 per hour to a $210 per week stipend. More than 100 students from across campus (from all majors) will earn money this year at the Lanthorn. Payroll, which is 100 percent funded through advertising sales, is projected at $118,000 for this fiscal year.

(9) WHAT ABOUT COMPUTERS, CAMERAS, CREDIT CARD AND FAX MACHINES, PRINTERS AND ALL OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES?

The Lanthorn buys its own supplies through advertising sales. However, it has received some capital outlay dollars from Student Senate for newsstands and specialty software.

(10) HOW DOES THE GV LANTHORN COMPETE WITH OTHER COLLEGIATE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS?

The Lanthorn’s overall and individual staff efforts are regularly reviewed and judged by professional journalists and journalism organizations. The Lanthorn is the only Michigan student newspaper to win General Excellence in two different divisions (I and II) of the Michigan Collegiate Press annual contest sponsored by the Michigan Press Association. It competes in Division I (publishes more than weekly) with MSU, CMU, Eastern, Michigan and others. It also has won General Excellence in Division II (published weekly). This year, it again won General Excellence in Division I. For perspective, in the past 10 years, the GV Lanthorn has won nearly 160 state, regional and national awards.

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How much money will you

make after you graduate from col Professors required no set Continuing Education hours lege? Will it be enough to pay off

thatPreparastudent loan and thehonors moneyawarded, works peran approved EPI (Educator received, you borrowed from your parents? tion Institute) or accredited college formed or service to the public. The consulting firm Accenture “Everyindepartment has a written set or university (one credit hour askedequalsimilar questions on onof expectations,” ing 30 SCECHs). line survey to students who grad-Stark said. “Scholarship2012 canand takethose many forms.” Expectations for teaching uatedprofesin 2011 and Scholarship sionals at the university level, howexpected to graduate in 2013. can also include conducting new ever, are very different. One key finding of theresearch study is that would require a “No, there’s no specific require faculty member to be familiar with rethat only 15 percent of 2013 colIn the state of Michigan, those in the lege graduates expected to earnarticles, which helps dean cently published mental health professions typically have ment,” said Gary Stark, associate less than $25,000 per year, while of Grand Valley State University’s the more demanding CE requirements. BY SARAH HILLENBRAND from the Educational Afthat as a representative 32 Sciences. percent of 2011 and 2012 gradStark said. Dentists have to complete 60 hours of College of Liberal Arts and GVL SENIOR REPORTER fairs Committee wrote the body Student Senate has a uates reported that “It’stheir sort current of an expectation that you CE every three years, and doctors, in the “Is there an expectation? Yes.” resolution and said that duty to protect the minorsalary was at $25,000 or less. Stark said certain faculty members are continually learning and reflect same amount of time, have to complete Valley State University Stu- it could possibly lead to a ity, whoever it might be in Careers aren’t like they used to dent Senate passed a reso- smoke-free campus. “We’re a given situation. professionals must ing and incorporating new findings at least 150 hours of continuing educa- who are practicing GVL | ARCHIVE be when individuals would find “With smokers being lution to create designated trying to create a balance Immortalized: The legend of former Laker quarterback Cullen Finnerty, who led the university three national championships and wasto be licensed in classes,” meet requirements tion in order to renew theirtolicenses. a job and stay into thereyour for 30 or 40 said Christine Rensmoking areas throughout between smokers and non- in the minority, I think found dead late May, is being preserved at Grand Valley State University as former players and program supporters memories. er, director of the Pew Faculty Teachfields, but there aren’t any said con -Ginger - theirshare years, Lange, associthat we need to be a rep- smokers,” Layer said. ing andValley Learning sions, such as law, also have continuing tinuing education (CE) requirements ate director at Grand State Center at GVSU. resentative government Attempting to con- Career education requirements—though Mich- that must be met for faculty reviewed and approved by and make sure that we University’s Services. to document whether faculty - administration before it be- are protecting them as the igan is currently among the handful of tinue teaching. “Whenever there is members a tight jobare up-to-date in their ignation of smoking areas comes a reality on campus. minority,” Krusell said. “I “We don’t have requirements, but realistically we market, people need U.S. states without any for attorneys. of death, but additional tests, State Forest Campground, close on Grand Valley State Uni- Several senators said they support the resolution but to understand you start wherenumber of continuing a large regard- that“Taking For K-12 teachers, it varies slightly have expectations,” Stark said including examining Finnerty’s to where Finnerty’s family owns told the Ludington Daily News. versity’s Allendale Campus, support the resolution, but I don’t support having a said. “It’s courses not un- is not directly corby what type of teaching certificate is Finnerty led GVSU to mul- you start,” Langeeducation thereby protecting students, not as a step to becoming a smoke-free campus.” brain, will be conducted. a cabin. He was found Tuesday common for people at a student learning,” relatedtotostart improved areas in the university where they may held,night but ingenerally teaching - smoke-free campus. “All our thoughts and prayers the woods wearing profesa tiple NCAA Division II champiplace they didn’tRener reallysaid. want“It’s to.” more complicated than have to get2005 reaccredited...(but) our facsionals are required to complete 180 One of these senators the designated smoking sure to secondhand smoke go out to Cullen’s family,” said onships in 2003, and 2006 According the 2010-2011 Post” ulty, andone in fact at most are to that. and reducing the amount of includes Doug Krusell areas would be located and hours of State Continuing Educawaders less than a mile from and became of the mostuniversities, graduate Employment Report conBY RYAN JARVI from the educational aflitter on campus.” Barb Hooper, professor of nursing supposed to be engaged ” ROBERT MATHEWS | Hours GVL tional Clock (SCECHs) every “I’ll always remember the victory where he disappeared. successful quarterbacks in col-in scholarship. GVL NEWS EDITOR ducted by Career Services at GVSU, Senator Tim Layer fairs committee, who said SEE RESOLUTION, A2 What a drag: A new resolution brought up in Student Senate would limit smoking spaces. Scholarship include, among oth-of graduated Lakers were three to five years—or six semester lege history. He wascan married 77.4 percent grants Press Finnerty’s hours in a that planned course family of study at er things, material published, employed, with 13.9 percent of those SEE EDUCATOR ON A2

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At the persuasion of his professor, Jason Michalek showcased his linguistics research at last year’s Student Scholars Day—and he came away wondering why he’d never participated before. Michalek, who graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2012, valued the experience MENDOZA so much that he stuck around another year to present his English research at Wednesday’s SSD. And he’s not the only one who returned for more. Susan Mendoza, director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, said more than one third of participants in past SSDs are veteran presenters. “Most of the presenters are graduate students and upper class students in their junior or senior year, year and second-year students presenting, as well,” Mendoza said. She added that this year’s 600-plus presenters represent at least 60 majors, from biochem-

ists showcasing lab work to musicians performing jazz compositions. edge topical projects coming up,” said Melissa Morison, chair of the SSD committee. Morison said SSD helped encourage student presenters to have ‘high impact’ experiences in ‘research-ones.’ Although GVSU is not widely known for its research, Mendoza said providing the experience is invaluable. research and scholarship is only for research universities without realizing that scholarship is part of the academic enterprise,” she said. “SSD cutting edge work happens at GVSU because (it) is part of who we are as Lakers. GVSU students and alums aren’t simply consumers of knowledge. We create it.” Mendoza added that research supplements the theory that students learn in the classroom. “Undergraduate research and scholarship provides students with an opportuSEE STUDENT, A2

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, a fifth year health professions major at Grand Valley State University, lost nearly $2,000 as the result of a phishing scam that was posted on the Laker Jobs board. Gabriel found a post on the board asking for an office assistant, and she ap plied for the job. The fake employer sent her a check with instructions telling her to keep some cash and to send the rest back. “The bank told me the check I had cashed had bounced,” Gabriel said. “At this point, I had already withdrawn the money and transferred it to my ‘employer.’ After finding this information, I immediately contacted the place where the check had been cashed, and they told me flat out this has already happened to many people and is indeed a scam.” Anybody can post a job to the Laker Jobs board. Employers email all of their available positions and the details to the Career Center at GVSU. The Career Center then sorts through all the jobs, puts the information into separate posts, and posts them on the board. All jobs are approved before they’re posted. However, a student worker at the Career Center said she hadn’t heard of this incident and that scams rarely ever get posted.

Gabriel lost $1,840 from the incident. Her parents urged her to leave school to get a full-time job to pay off the debt, but she chose instead to continue going to school. After the scam, though, she is a bit more cautious when looking for jobs on the Internet. “Technology has given us the comfort of not having to truly interact with one another,” Gabriel said. “It is more comfortable, but it is also deceiving, for you may not know if the person on the other line is really even who they say they are.” Capt. Brandon DeHaan, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety, said it’s often senior citizens or young adults who are victims of these scams because they’re good-natured and goodhearted, but also naive. “Any time someone sends you a check telling you to keep some cash and send some back, it’s a scam,” he said. “You should immediately call the police and IT to have the post removed.” GVPD has a 24-hour non-emergency dispatch number, but reminds students to dial 911 for any emergency calls. The number for the Al lendale Campus dispatch is 616-331-3255, and 616331-6677 is for the Pew Campus. “If it looks too good to be true, it is,” said GVPD Detective Bill Dewitt.

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Shipwreck study makes waves

Executive Committee discusses faculty collegiality New housing provides

and Mark Gleason have been doing research with GVSU students, but not in the typical setting with beakers of chemicals or lab rats.

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called the State of Michigan that was built in 1873 and sunk in 1901 about four miles northwest of White Lake Harbor, just north of Muskegon. According to the captain’s report, the ship sunk gine broke and punctured a hole through the ship’s hull. Saturday, the team planned on surveying an old ore freighter called the Henry Cort off the coast of Muskegon, but the weather

grid of what is on the lake’s bottom using sonar technology. This type of gridmaking is a technique commonly used in searching for shipwrecks and is a useful skill for anthropology and archaeology students. On Sunday, the team visited a shipwreck called the Interlaken, which Gleason said was their most interestSEE WAVES ON A3

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