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10 years with T.Haas MILESTONES

BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University President Thomas Haas is known to students as T. Haas, a nickname that Haas said is just one of the many accomplishments he is proud of. As he goes into his 10th year as president of the university, Haas reflects on his time on campus, the challenges he’s faced and his goals for the future. “Over the past nine years, we’ve had remarkable success,” Haas said. “The best part of my job is the students. The student-focused mission has served us for over 50 years, and it will carry us into the future.” The Power of 10 initiative allows GVSU alumni across the country to connect in celebration of the 10th anniversary. Haas kicked off the program in early August with a stop in Chicago, the first city on the 10-city tour. Haas said this tour will “energize our alums so they can understand what it means to be a Laker for a lifetime.” Additionally, he is proud that 40 percent of the current GVSU alumni have graduated during his presidency. His other accomplishments include the addition of

the Division of Inclusion and Equity, helping create environments and relevant curriculums for student success, continuing to focus on liberal arts and investing in buildings that support these programs. On the other hand, Haas has faced some challenges as president. He said the biggest problem has been state budgets because GVSU is “perennially the leastfunded school in the state of Michigan,” Haas said. In addition to focusing on access and affordability, Haas has many goals for his next 10 years at GVSU. “I’d like to continue the investments we’ve been making in STEM and health sciences and in Allendale infrastructure,” he said. “We will increase the number of post-baccalaureate programs and invest in faculty and staff needs, too.” Haas’ wife Marcia has been alongside him for many years and had many experiences at the university. She said she has enjoyed her time on campus, especially the opportunity to interact with the students. “I like to be a cheerleader,” Marcia said. “I enjoy seeing other people do well and supporting people. Grand Valley is a good place to see them accomplish their goals and just go for it.”

REFLECTING: Grand Valley State University president Thomas Haas celebrated 10 years as president of the university during the 2015-16 year. In honor of this milestone, GVSU began the Power of 10 initiative to encourage students and alumni alike to celebrate. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

KINDSCHI HALL OF SCIENCE

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Campus dining additions see early success at GV BY JESS HODGE JHODGE@LANTHORN.COM

fter opening in the early summer, the restaurants in the new Marketplace on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus have seen success. The Marketplace, which is now located across the street from the Student Services Building and next to the new P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science, includes a Starbucks and a Which Wich Superior Sandwiches. Although the majority of students have left campus, both Starbucks and Which Wich have seen student traffic through their doors and are expected to gain even more when the fall semester begins in August. “With reduced populations on campus, Starbucks is slow,” said Deb Rambadt, marketing director of campus dining. “We expect that will change dramatically in the fall when the campus population increases and the construction around the building is completed. Rambadt is excited that Which Wich is “off to a great start.” “For those who are new to the brand, they are sur-

EXPANDING CAMPUS: Grand Valley State University supporters celebrate the opening of the P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science during a dedication ceremony on Aug. 28, 2015. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

New hall of science open for fall classes BY KATHERINE WEST KWEST@LANTHORN.COM

ast, present and future students, along with faculty and supporters of Grand Valley State University were united at the dedication of the new P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science on Aug. 28. GVSU President Thomas Haas began the dedication by expressing his enthusiasm for the newest addition to campus. “As a scientist myself, I couldn’t be more excited for this,” Haas said. Neil MacDonald, biology department chair, noted that he has been “waiting for this event for years.” MacDonald was one of the people who helped design the building to suit needs and he is confident that it will do that and everything more. With a growing number of students studying in the science and health care fields, study and lab space was dwindling. This hall will provide additional spaces while housing the biology and movement science departments, MacDonald said. The new hall will also provide numerous job, research and study opportunities for current students and for students after graduation. “I know just talking to some colleagues recently here in West Michigan that there will be increasing needs for primary care services at our providers for instance,” Haas said, “I know that the PA and the nursing practice and PT and others medical imag-

ing can all be provided by starting here.” Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, state representatives Roger Victory and Adam Zemke, GVSU Provost Gayle Davis, student senate President Maddie Cleghorn and Convocation speaker Dean Kamin reflected on the value of a GVSU education. They all agreed that the new hall will greatly expand the opportunities that any Laker, science major or not, will have at their disposal. Additionally, P. Douglas Kindschi reflected on the honor of having a building named after him. He arrived at GVSU nearly 40 years ago and has since then been a very influential figure in the university’s development and progress. During his time at GVSU, he served as dean of math and science and is remembered for the many programs he created, such as the Science Olympiad for middle and high school students. Many of the speakers mentioned that one of his most memorable moments on campus was when he brought a live elephant into the Fieldhouse Arena to lead a parade. Kindschi, his wife Barbara and the state of Michigan were among 400 donors that made this building possible. The state government donated $30 million of the $55 million that this project cost. Barbara Kindschi’s contributions have been commemorated in the hall through the Barbara Kindschi greenhouses. At the dedication, the Kindschis revealed the building inscription alongside their family members and Haas. The dedication ceremony ended with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and a building tour.

prised at the number of options and impressed with the food quality,” she said. Both businesses are not only bringing in their loyal fan base, but they are also generating new and enthusiastic customers. When the announcements were made about which restaurants would be in the Marketplace, Rambadt was happy to hear that students reacted well to both. “The response to the Starbucks announcement was overwhelmingly positive,” Rambadt said. “That was no surprise given its popularity and that the Allendale campus community has been requesting the brand for some time. “The Which Wich announcement generated curiosity,” she said. “Those that were already familiar with the brand were excited and eager for the location to open.” While Starbucks is a wellrecognized name, Which Wich is still getting their name and brand out there. Hala Habal, vice president of corporate communications for Which Wich was excited to open up shop at GVSU. “We’re focusing on a campus development,” Habal said. “College kids are a natural fit for our brand because they are completely in control of the many different options.” Habal also believes that

the “different experience” at Which Wich will catch on when school starts back up in the fall. “We have this ‘sandwichfaction’ guarantee,” Habal said. “If you don’t love the sandwich you have, we’ll make you a whole different one.” Habal, along with the rest of the company, takes pride in their use of technology. “You can make your order online and send it in to the store on campus,” Habal said. “Then you can swing by before class to pick it up; you won’t even have to wait in a line.” Another aspect of the campus dining additions in the Marketplace is more jobs. Both Starbucks and Which Wich will be fully staffed with students. Rambadt said the initial planning for the process of opening up new dining options on campus started about two years ago. “Several things are taken into consideration when deciding new venues,” she said. “We start by evaluating what we already have on campus and how it’s performing.” After that, they look at the results of campus dining surveys and student feedback. They also meet with the GVSU food committee to discuss possible concept ideas and if those concepts are realistic for GVSU.

EATING FRESH: Campus dining worker Raevyn Lester hands a student their food at the Fusion dining hall in the basement of the Kirkhof Center on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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arlier this year, students, faculty and staff at Grand Valley State University completed the fifth Campus Climate Survey, and the results are in. The survey, which was last administered in 2011, measured how Lakers perceive the campus atmosphere, with particular emphasis on minority and marginalized populations. Though not all the data has been analyzed, early findings indicate that while students feel more comfortable on GVSU’s campus than in 2011, the same cannot be said for faculty and staff. In addition, two groups of students reported more negative feelings about the

GVSU campus climate than any others: Students of color and transgender students. The 2015 iteration of the Campus Climate Survey drew the largest response rate of any of the five surveys since the flagship survey in 1994. Students had the most significant jump in participation, going from 26 percent in 2011 to 40 percent in 2015. More faculty also completed the survey, with 57 percent participating, compared to 45 percent in 2011. Staff had the highest response rate of any group, as 61 percent completed the survey. Staff also had the highest participation in 2011, with 57 percent completion. These numbers led to a 13 percent increase in campus-wide survey completion, jumping from 29 percent in 2011 to 42 percent this year. “I think the response

rate that we initially got was pretty telling,” said Jesse Bernal, vice president of the Division of Inclusion and Equity. “We had the highest response rate in the history of our surveys. The community wants to be heard.” Based on preliminary results, campus climate has improved for women, people with disabilities and some members of the LGBT community. “Unfortunately, the experiences for people of color and our transgender have declined,” Bernal said. “Overall campus climate experiences from 2011 to 2015, there are more negative experiences.” Though some members of the GVSU community appear to be less content with the campus climate than in 2011, the data shows an overwhelmingly positive experience for most Lakers.

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“Data showed that GVSU has a more welcoming, more inclusive, positive climate than nationally,” Bernal said. When asked to evaluate overall campus climate, 85 percent of students said it was “very comfortable/comfortable.” This is a slight increase of 2 percent from 2011, but the students are the only population that reported an increase.

88% For faculty and staff, the percentages of individuals who felt the campus climate was comfortable decreased since 2011. There was a 4 percent decrease for faculty, going from 80 percent to 76 percent this year. For staff, that number decreased 3 percent, from 83 percent to 80 percent. As an institution, 84 percent of Lakers feel the cam-

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pus climate is comfortable, a decrease of 4 percent since the last survey. This is following a downward trend, as the 2011 total decreased from the 90 percent of Lakers who felt the climate was comfortable in 2005. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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name is a very personal thing. Each individual’s name is part of their identity. For students whose identity doesn’t line up with the identity they were assigned at birth, their legal name can cause a whole host of problems. This issue particularly affects members of the LGBT community, some of whom no longer wish to be recognized as the gender they were born as. In those situations, it can be incredibly awkward if a professor calls them by their legal name, rather than their preferred name. To allow navigation around legal name requirements on campus, Grand Valley State University is leading the charge within online student databases, provided by Ellucian Co., to create a more inclusive identification system for faculty and students. Lynn Blue, vice president for enrollment development at GVSU, said the university is working to improve the myBan-

STANDING OUT: A GVSU student studies in the LGBT Resource Center in the Kirkhof Center on Sept. 29, 2015. GVL | SARA CARTE

ner system by displaying the individual’s preferred name throughout all GVSU systems, while navigating legal names. Blue said the university is anticipating being able to test the changes in the myBanner system by the second quarter of 2016. “For nearly 10 years we have been asking that Banner platform allow for a preferred name,” Blue said. “Until recently they have been reluctant, but they have now heard us.” The vendor of the myBanner system, Ellucian Co., is a national multi-platform suite of databases and programs providing support to admissions, records, registration, financial aid, student accounts and additional tasks implemented by the university. In addition, Blue said GVSU has several systems connecting with myBanner needing attention immediately after the system changes occur. One of the systems receiving changes is Blackboard, which currently allows faculty to view legal names along with the individual’s changed name. “This is not a simple ‘snap your fingers and make it so’ kind of solution,”

Blue said. “For what it’s worth, GVSU took the lead on making this change happen for all universities and colleges using Ellucian systems.” According to the Ellucian Co., the universities and colleges using its system must agree on how and where alternate names are to be used in the program for proper computer coding purposes. In GVSU’s proposal, Blue said the plan provides that each school can determine the extent they allow the use of name other than the legal name. Colette Seguin-Beighley, director of the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center, said the Gender Identity and Expression Committee (GIEC) at GVSU worked for two years examining the experience of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals on campus, issuing a set of recommendations to the university. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

BIAS INCIDENTS

Anti-Semitic reports on the rise at GV BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

ollowing a series of anti-Semitic bias incident reports, a campuswide notification was sent out to the Grand Valley State University community condemning the acts of bias toward the Jewish population at GVSU. Since Dec. 5, 2015, six anti-Semitic related incidents have been reported on campus. Two of these instances involved swastikas being drawn on walls or doors of residence halls. Two other incidents involved swastikas and additional messages, including “I am a Nazi” and “Hitler did nothing wrong.” An additional incident involved a faculty member making anti-Semitic gestures in a classroom, and the final report involved a Star of David with an “X” scratched into it on the window of a bus. “The instances of anti-Semitism at GVSU have been a wake-up call to the fact that there’s still some work to do on campus when it comes to difference of identity, religion and ethnicity,” said Katie Gordon, program manager for the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at GVSU. Though the instances of religiously-related bias incident reports fluctuate from semester to semester, the recent increase in

anti-Semitic reports prompted the campuswide notification, an unusual action from the Division of Inclusion and Equity. “We may have received one or two (anti-Semitic reports) in previous years, but the trend was disturbing,” said Jesse Bernal, vice president for the Division of Inclusion and Equity. “As we saw this rise, particularly in March and April, we started having conversations that we need to address this as a campus community.” Though most of these reports were for various acts of vandalism, because there were no real leads on potential suspects, no formal charges have been filed in any of these incidents. “In the occasion that something was in violation of the student code or law, those bodies are brought in,” said Marlene Kowalski-Braun, associate vice provost for student affairs and inclusion and equity. “In the case of vandalism, that is not free speech, so that got turned over to police and it becomes part of their watch.” Despite the increase in anti-Semitic acts on campus, Bernal does not believe individuals were singled out by the incidents. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

CREATING A SAFE SPACE: GVSU Division of Inclusion and Equity Vice President Jesse Bernal is greeted at a July 10, 2015 Board of Trustees meeting by Lynn Blue in the Kirkhof Center. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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TAKING OVER: Political science major and three-year student senator Maddie Cleghorn was elected to be the next student senate president on April 9, 2015 during the student senate cabinet elections. The elections are held annually in order to choose appropriate student leadership to represent the GVSU student body fairly and equally and to move student’s ideas forward for an entire academic year. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

he new student senate president for the 201516 school year is Maddie Cleghorn. The Lanthorn sat down with her to map out her goals for the year. HL: How many years have you served on student senate and what positions have you held? MC: This will be my third year on senate, and last year I served as the vice president for external relations. HL: Could you give me bit of a personal bio?

MC: I am a junior majoring in political science and minoring in Spanish, and I hope to go to law school after graduating from Grand Valley State University. I spent last summer studying abroad in Spain where I spent eight weeks traveling and practicing lots of Spanish. Aside from senate, I am also a member of Phi Mu fraternity, where I served as vice president of the cabinet for the 2014-2015 year. I have also recently been accepted into the Cook Leadership Academy, which I am really looking forward to in the coming year. HL: What is your favorite part

about senate? MC: My favorite part about senate is being able to work with people who are so passionate about GVSU’s success and the success of our fellow Lakers. It really is a unique experience to have a group of people, with strengths and skills in all different areas, work together for the purpose of making GVSU the best place it can be. Everyone has his or her own reason for loving GVSU so much, and I’m looking forward to seeing how that translates into next year’s hard work and results. HL: What’s something you think you could improve on? MC: I would like to see more

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cross-committee work on the body (of the student senate). We work best when we have people with different strengths and perspectives working together on a project. I would also like to work with our vice president for public relations to ensure students know that senate exists as a resource for them, and that they know how or why they might want to reach out to us. HL: Could you give me a brief, broad summary of the duties as president? MC: The duties of the president involve a wide range of responsibilities, but one of the largest is serving as the representative and/or spokes-

person for the student voice and senate’s work in faculty governance, the board of trustees, and a number of other committees, boards, and initiatives at the university. The president chairs the cabinet, and works very closely with the executive vice president and seven other vice presidents, serving as a sounding board and source of information. The president is also responsible for communicating information from senate to administration, and vice versa. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

STUDENT SENATE

Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on destigmatization BY JESS HODGE JHODGE@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University’s student senate has teamed up with the Counseling Center to host its inaugural Mental Health Awareness Week campaign with events occurring from Monday until Wednesday. The week will be filled with information about mental health with the hopes that students will become more educated about their own mental health and of the mental health of their peers. As student senators table throughout the week and hand out wristbands, the Counseling Center will provide peer educators to help aid any questions or concerns students may have. There will also be QPR training for any student who would like to attend on Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. QPR training is a nationally recognized suicide prevention gatekeeper training. Melissa Selby-Theut, therapist and outreach coordinator at the Counseling Center, is excited to offer the training as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. “It is great for equipping students with the skills and knowledge they need to attend to somebody who might be experiencing a mental health emergency,” she said. Although the university hosts monthly QPR training sessions, student senate will be co-sponsoring this week’s training. The Counseling Center, in addition to providing QPR training and peer educators, is also providing the university with information about mental health by displaying facts around campus. “We provided some facts about mental health, both specific to Grand Valley and Grand Valley students as well as facts that relate to mental health nationally,” Selby-Theut said. “Those will be placed across campus for stu-

Following the Battle of the Valleys funds BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

ear after year, Grand Valley State University students hang their heads in shame after Saginaw Valley State University students obliterate the Lakers in the Battle of the Valleys charity competition. In 2015, SVSU raised more than twice as much money than GVSU did. But what happens to that money GVSU does manage to raise? GVSU doesn’t just have a problem raising money for charity. In recent years, it has had a problem getting that money out to those who need it. For the past two years, students at GVSU have donated money for Battle of the Valleys to the Laker Children’s Fund, an internal organization. Though the fund exists through GVSU, which is a nonprofit university, the fund itself is not a registered nonprofit organization. The money raised for Battle of the Valleys goes into a GVSU account, but until recently, that’s where the money sat. In 2014, $7,022 was raised for the Laker Children’s Fund. In November of

2015, $12,031.29 was added to that total. According to Sean O’Melia, programming chair of the Laker Traditions Team, it has only been since this winter semester that any Battle of the Valleys money has reached an actual charity. “(The money from last year) was waiting for a process to be established,” O’Melia said. “There wasn’t a process set up for anyone to apply. That was a problem.” From 2014 to 2015, no local charity could apply to receive any of the money in the Laker Children’s Fund, which was meant to go to West Michigan charities that focused on helping children in some way. After the Battle of the Valleys fundraising wound down this past November, O’Melia and the Laker Traditions Team established an online form charities can fill out to request money from the fund. Before the form existed, there were no plans to distribute the money held in the Laker Children’s Fund. “That money is still there. We are trying,” said LeaAnn Tibbe, associate director of student life. “This is all brand new for us, we’re trying to get everything in place, like who is going to control it. The money is out there, it’s avail-

able. It’s just in such an infancy form that we’re still trying to figure out the direction.” The Battle of the Valleys efforts are entirely student-run, which O’Melia said contributed to the slow turnaround for money distribution. “We raise all that money, and then we have to take a deep breath and evaluate how that process is going to work, making sure it’s a good system, all while finals are happening,” O’Melia said. “It would be nice to have another faculty member, but I don’t think that’s the direction it’s being taken by the faculty. It’s a student-run project, so I don’t blame (the faculty and staff) if they don’t want to focus on that.” That lack of attention to the Battle of the Valleys effort is felt in every aspect of the event. Tibbe said she wonders every year if GVSU should even participate. “Is it the right thing to continue with Battle of the Valleys?” Tibbe asked. “Our students just don’t really buy into it, and we do so much fundraising outside of it. We’re struggling with how (Battle of the Valleys) fits into our community.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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FALLING SHORT: The BOTV trophy is presented during halftime of the Nov. 14 football game at Lubbers Stadium. GVSU fell short during the fundraising portion of the competition. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

dents to see with the intention of normalizing people’s experiences with mental health and also normalizing mental health treatment. “ Student senators presented the idea of Mental Health Awareness Week after they attended a conference where they decided to make it a statewide initiative. Kristoffer Butler, a senator on the campus affairs committee, has worked closely on the project and hopes students will learn about the resources available to them on and around campus. “(It’s) to become aware of the resources we have here at the university,” Butler said. “Help is available when they need it and there is a support system here, not only through the Counseling Center but through friends and faculty as they stand with them while they are fighting their battles.” A main goal that GVSU’s Counseling Center wants to focus on for the week is the destigmatization of mental health. “(We’re) encouraging people to reach out and talk to each other, talk to us,” Selby-Theut said. “We want students to know that we’re here (and) we have a whole host of clinicians just waiting to help them out. We are being very purposeful about making sure that students are aware of services as a part of this campaign. We want it to be educational, we want it to be normalizing, and we want it to be helpful.” Student senate will also be hosting a social media campaign around campus and will be taking pictures with a sign that says ‘Grand Valley stands for mental health.’ “We’re going to have student (organizations) and students walk by while we’re tabling, if they want to, take a picture with it,” Butler said. The senators also encourage university departments to participate in the campaign.

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‘We stand with Mizzou’ More than 300 GV students show support for MU protesters BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

rayers, poems and pressing gales of wind surrounded approximately 300 members of the Grand Valley State University community as they took part in a “We Stand with Mizzou” demonstration Thursday night. After a series of racially charged instances plagued the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri, students protested in a variety of ways last week. One student went on a week-long hunger strike, and members of the MU football team refused to play in their next game unless the university’s president resigned. Since then, the MU president and highest-level administrator have stepped down. Amid these protests, students of color at Mizzou have received death threats on social media. In a showing of solidarity, students of all ethnicities joined hands around the Cook Carillon Tower on GVSU’s Allendale Campus to voice their support for the students of color at MU. “All students should be able to attend the university of their choice, without harass-

TAKING A STAND: Extreme weather did not stop Lakers from holding a peaceful demonstration outside the Kirkhof Center to show support for Missouri University students on Nov. 12, 2015. GVL | EMILY FRYE

ment, danger, and distraction,” said Kim Jones, president of the GVSU chapter of the NAACP. “Nothing should interfere with our ultimate goal, which is gaining a higher level of education. “We are taking a national stand against systematic racism in predominantly white institutions,” she said. “We hope to continue to challenge injustice and confront any issues at Grand Valley State University as well.” The event began with a silent march from the Kleiner Marketplace to the Cook Carillon Tower, where members of many culturalbased student organizations read statements supporting their fellow students at MU. “It could have been us,” said Brianna Pannell, president of the Black Student Union at GVSU. “As students at a predominantly white institute, it is fairly difficult to have an identity that can both fit into our environment and our culture. “ Among the large crowd were multiple members of GVSU administration, including President Thomas Haas and his wife, Marcia. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

ACTIVISM

GV students participate in Rapid busing protests n a rainy Jan. 27, Rapid buses operated as usual, taking students, residents and commuters alike all over Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas like any other day. What sets that bleak day apart from others, though, are the protests that occurred at Rapid Central Station. “When those in power get into it, they abuse and abuse their workers,” said Lindsey Disler, president of Grand Valley State University’s chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), a group that advocates for fair workers’ rights. “Now it’s time to stand up.” That Wednesday was dubbed the “Day of Action” by protesters, a day-long series of four protesting actions against The Rapid. It marked a crucial point in the seemingly never-

ending narrative of negotiations that The Rapid had found itself in with its union, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), coming up with a day-long series of protests aimed to push negotiations to a head. “It’s kind of a ‘this far, no further’ thing,” said Alex Kelley, USAS member. “We’re sick and tired of this. We’re making a stand here.” USAS is a national student organization focused on advocating for and fighting for workers’ rights and is present on over 250 campuses in the U.S. and Canada. Disler began GVSU’s chapter of the group four years ago after having a class with now-retired sociology professor Michael Ott. The students organize and protest any issue that they see needs attention and a little help from passionate supporters. The group’s involvement with ATU and The Rapid began in August of 2015, but ATU and The Rapid have been negotiat-

LAST LECTURE

‘We are part of something bigger’ Bart Merkle’s Last Lecture focuses on learning BY ASHLYN KORIENEK LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

f given the chance to speak to a campus crowd about anything for the last time, most people would find this to be a daunting, yet honorable experience. For Grand Valley State University’s Bart Merkle, this exact honor was given during his last year serving as the dean of students. Merkle spoke to students and community members in the Mary Idema Pew Library Multipurpose Room on Nov. 19. After working as dean for more than 30 years, he will step down at the end of this academic year to become a faculty member within the College Student Affairs Leadership program. As the speaker for this year’s Last Lecture, Merkle chose to focus on the idea of achieving destiny and re-

maining true to one’s individual identity. The GVSU student senate hosts this annual series with the general theme: If this was your last lecture, what would you say? “I’m very honored,” Merkle said. “It is rather intimidating to be asked to give a last lecture. I mean, we are all dying, but being asked to give a last lecture really forces you to think about your own mortality.” Maria Beelen, vice president for educational affairs said this lecture gives students the opportunity to see faculty in a new light, and for that faculty member to speak on more than just their area of study. “This is Merkle’s last year as a dean,” Beelen said. “I would imagine that wrapping up that experience wouldn’t be easy.”

ing for over a year. Last January, the contract between The Rapid and ATU expired, and upon entering a nine-month long bridge agreement set to end in August, the two groups began negotiating their new contracts. The Rapid wanted to move its workers from its current pension plan to a 401(K) system. ATU had many qualms against the idea and refused it, bargaining to keep the current defined benefit pension plan. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLNEWS

A6 | NEWS ALLENDALE OPERATIONS

Parking pandemonium Limited spaces prompt changes for parking passes

BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

NOT ENOUGH ROOM: Grand Valley State University student Bethany Garcia carries her keys to her car after getting out of class during the fall semester. Parking Services has increased enforcement of ticketing cars on campus without student parking passes. GVL | SARA CARTE

rom students to professors to faculty members, there is one topic of conversation that seems to be extremely popular for all members of the Grand Valley State University community: parking. Parking services has sold 10,400 parking passes to students for this semester. Traditional parking prices increased $10 per semester and $3 on the parking lot J-commuter permit per semester. With record high enrollment numbers this year, parking services is working to allow for maximum student parking availability for those who have purchased a pass. “In an effort to make room, active enforcement is taking place for those opting to park on campus without a valid parking permit,” said Lisa Garringer of parking services operations. If students do receive a parking ticket, they can pay at

a transaction window on either campus, online using the website www.gvsu.edu/parking, pay at the dropbox in front of Public Safety, or pay by phone. However, some students that bought parking passes are already fed up with how difficult it is to find parking spots in time to get to their classes. For the first time, students at GVSU will be able to sell back previously purchased parking passes for the fall 2015 semester for a full refund. Students must present their student IDs for the money to be returned to each student’s account. “Students have always had the opportunity to return their permits up until the fifth day of the semester for a 100 percent refund, as we follow the tuition refund schedule,” said Lisa Garringer. “However, this year, the decision was made to continue to offer 100 percent during the time period traditionally offered at 75 percent.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

ADDING SPACES

Parking Services, facilities plan parking lot reallocation at GVSU BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

n response to a present need for additional parking on campus, parking plans and changes were initiated in coordination with facilities services, facilities planning, public safety, Pew Campus operations and the parking advisory committee for the 2016-17 academic year. According to Tim Thimmesch, associate vice president for facilities services, these changes and enhancements will help to provide additional parking spaces for faculty, staff

and student commuters, reducing the high volume of full lots experienced this year. Parking lots and permits are separated into three categories: faculty and staff, commuter and residential. Under the proposed reallocation and renovation plans for next year, 248 spaces would be added for faculty and staff, 440 spaces will be added for commuters and utilization will be increased for residential parking. This year, over 1,000 additional permits were sold, compared to past years of reduced sales numbers. “Parking space utilization was very high this past fall due to a significant increase in parking permit sales and new construction projects,” Thimmesch said.

One main source of additional parking spaces for commuter students will come following the demolition of the Ravine Apartments. The lot around the Ravines (B1/B2) will be expanded and redone to provide 390 additional spaces. “As the Ravine Apartments are demolished this spring, it creates an opportunity to construct a large commuter lot on the north end of campus to help with overall campus parking demand,” Thimmesch said. Another focus of the parking changes is looking at utilization and capacity. By reallocating lots based on utilization and need, spaces will be opened up to allow for maximum usage. “It is about being equitable to the entire GVSU community,” said Lisa Garringer, parking systems coordinator. “The addition of parking spaces in Lot B will better accommodate students on North Campus, where Lot C and G were their only choices.

Lot reallocations on South Campus will allow for additional spaces to be added to student commuters and faculty and staff.” All construction projects will be managed by the facilities planning department and will be contracted this spring for all construction. “It is important for people to visit the parking website before returning this fall, to familiarize themselves with all the changes before coming back to campus and parking as usual,” Garringer said. “The website will become a great resource for the university in regards to lot changes and parking updates. We will also be sending out reminder emails, to help the community adjust to these changes. It is our goal to effectively communicate changes to the entire GVSU community.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

LOCKING UP: Bethany Garcia, a Grand Valley State University student, locks her car after finding a much-needed parking spot on campus before heading to class on Sept. 8, 2015. GVL | SARA CARTE

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLNEWS

NEWS | A7

REPUBLICAN DEBATE

GOP candidates fight it out in Detroit BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

or the first time this election cycle, presidential hopeful Donald Trump played more defense than offense, and he didn’t seem to like it one bit. At the 11th Republican primary debate in the historic Fox Theatre on March 3, Trump squared off against the remaining three GOP challengers: Marco Rubio (RFla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. This was the first debate in which Ben Carson did not attend. Fox News moderators Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace and Bret Baier all grilled Trump on his statements and accomplishments, at times including video clips of his past flip-flopping views. In addition to the moderators’ live fact-checking of Trump’s arguments, the businessman fielded attacks from both Cruz and Rubio, who appeared to put aside their own differences to go after the current Republican frontrunner. Trump, who spoke much more than any other candidate on the debate stage, responded to the challenges with name-calling and frequent interruptions of other candidates. He repeatedly referred to his opponents as “Little Marco” and “Lying Ted.” Cruz, in an attempt to lighten the mood, told Trump to breathe and “count to 10” to calm down. The majority of Trump’s airtime can be attributed to his 19 replies to other candidates, more than all the other candidates’ responses combined, according to politi-

cal blog www.fivethirtyeight.com. Rubio, in particular, went after Trump for his former business ventures, including Trump University and Trump Steaks. “You’re willing to say whatever you had to say to get them to give you their money,” Rubio said to Trump. “It’s the future of the United States and the most important election in a generation, and (Trump) is trying to con (people) into giving them their vote.” Just four days away from Michigan’s March 8 open primaries, this debate was the candidates’ last chance to make a broad appeal to the state’s voters prior to voting day. Michigan’s 59 Republican delegates will be awarded proportionately on Tuesday to all candidates who draw in at least 15 percent of the vote. The candidate with the least airtime was Kasich, who was asked nine questions by the moderators compared to Trump’s 16 questions. When Kasich was given the floor, he emphasized his experience at the state level. “I talk about issues, I have never got into the scrums,” he said. “People say ‘You seem to be the adult on the stage.’ In Ohio, our wages grow higher than the national average, it’s a formula that works. “And by the way, I won’t need on the job training because I know how to do all of this.” Michigan will be a vital state for the Kasich campaign, as he is the only GOP candidate left in the race who has yet to win a primary. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES: Presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump answers questions from the press after the GOP debate in Detroit on March 3, held at the historic Fox Theatre. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Michigan issues take center stage at Flint Democratic debate BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

n stark contrast to the Republican debate held in Detroit on March 3, issues facing Michiganders took center stage during the seventh Democratic debate on March 6. The debate, held at the Whiting Auditorium on the University of Michigan’s Flint campus, gave voters a last chance to choose a Democratic candidate before heading to the polls on March 8 for Michigan’s primary election. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) battled it out on trade policies, the auto industry bailout, gun law reform and, most importantly, the crumbling Detroit Public School system and the Flint water crisis. Starting off by addressing the internationally recognized crisis in Flint, where citizens

were poisoned by lead in their tap water, both candidates called for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. “What I heard and saw (in Flint) literally shattered me,” Sanders said. “It was beyond belief that children in Flint, Michigan in the United States of America in the year 2016 are being poisoned. “I believe the governor of this state should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. He should resign.” Sanders has repeatedly called for Snyder’s resignation, but Clinton’s similar statement was a first for her. “I agree,” Clinton said. “The governor should resign or be recalled, and we should support the efforts of citizens to achieve that.” The policy-heavy debate showed a more aggressive side of Sanders, who attacked Clinton for her voting record from the 90s. The

GETTING HEATED: Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton disagree at the CNN Democratic debate at the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan. The event provided the candidates with a chance to address the Flint water crisis. CNN | DAVID SCOTT HOLLOWAY

Vermont senator also interrupted Clinton twice, resulting in perhaps the most vitriolic exchanges to date on the Democratic side of the 2016 election. Though Clinton has held a large lead in Michigan going into the primary season, that gap may be closing. According to a new poll from Michi-

gan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Clinton currently leads the Democratic race at 51.9 percent, but Sanders is within the margin of error, trailing at 46.9 percent among likely Democratic voters. However, other polls still show Clinton ahead by large margins in the state.

On Tuesday, the two candidates will compete for the 147 Democratic delegates Michigan has to offer. The delegates will be allocated proportionally – some at the congressional district level and some at the statewide level. Additionally, 17 of those delegates are super delegates, who can change their loyalty at any time.

Sanders, who is trailing Clinton in the delegate count, is pushing hard for a win in Michigan, highlighting his opposition to trade agreements like NAFTA and the TPP that Clinton has supported. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

PRIMARY POLITICS

Bernie Sanders makes campaign stop at GV BY MADDIE FORSHEE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

n March 4, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made a sudden campaign stop at Grand Valley State University to spread the “feel the Bern” fire to GVSU students. His rally in the Fieldhouse Arena was a last-minute effort to bring young people to the polls just four days prior to Michigan’s primary elections. Sanders talked about fixing what he considers a rigged economy, problems with the criminal justice system and promoted himself as being a candidate for all people, not just some. “We have fought and died to defend American democracy, but right now we have a corrupt campaign that’s undermining (it),” Sanders said to the crowd, nearly 5,000 people strong. “American democracy is supposed to be one person, one vote. What American democracy is not supposed to be about is super PACs and billionaires buying elections.” The line to enter the rally began to form well before the doors opened at 4:30 p.m., stretching past the Kindschi Hall of Science. Supporters wore Sanders-themed hats and shirts, holding flags, signs and the occasional oversized cutout of Sanders’ face. One such Sanders-head-wielding supporter was GVSU student Jose Rodriguez, a liberal studies major from Muskegon, Michigan. Rodriguez said it was his third time see-

FEELING THE BERN: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a visit to GVSU on March 4. More than 5,000 supporters attended the last-minute rally on campus. GVL | EMILY FRYE

ing Sanders speak, and every time is just as good as the last. “His campaign is very human-centered,” Rodriguez said. “He’s very about the people and their needs. He’s the only candidate fighting for a political revolution, as he says.” Within hours of the announcement that Sanders would be visiting GVSU, protests were already in the works. However, these protests did not come to fruition. Sanders drew a mixed crowd to the Fieldhouse Arena, including the young and old, black and white and everything in between. One attendee, Will Lowry, a junior at Black River High School in Holland, Michigan, isn’t even old enough to vote, but wanted to tag along with his family see Sanders talk. “Since Bernie and (Hillary) Clinton align so closely on so many different policies, I really wanted to see him highlight the differences, and he definitely showed up,” Lowry said. Always proud of the grassroots way his campaign is funded, Sanders cited that as the main difference between himself and the former secretary of state. Clinton, Sanders pointed out, accepts corporate contributions and has a super PAC backing her during her presidential bid. Sanders, on the other hand, has set the record for all-time contributions, clocking in at four million individual contributions on March 1. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

april 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @gvlnews

A8 | news expansion

New GV health facility expected for 2018

making space: GVSU is expanding its Medical Mile presence in downtown Grand Rapids along with the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. The new facility be will open for the 2018-19 academic year and will be located at the corner of Hastings Street and Lafayette Avenue. The building will provide additional classrooms and other study spaces for GVSU students in the health sciences fields. GVL | sara carte by drew howard dhoward@lanthorn.com

fficials at Grand Valley State University Facilities Planning department have started developing plans to expand the downtown Grand Rapids health campus with the construction of a new facility on the corner of Hastings Street and Lafayette Avenue. With the new facility scheduled to open for students in the 2018-2019 academic year, some details on the project - including its proposed budget - have yet to be decided on. Shannon Sullivan, project manager for Facilities Planning, said the new

facility aims to meet the needs of the College of Health Professions and the Kirkhof College of Nursing at GVSU. More specifically, the new facility will provide extra room for additional student resources that could not fit into other existing buildings. “The building will include classrooms, student study spaces and offices,” Sullivan said. “The current proposal is between 70,000 to 80,000 square feet.” The building is yet another addition to GVSU’s presence on the “Medical Mile,” an area along Michigan Street that includes facilities such as the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Secchia Center and Spectrum Health’s

Butterworth Hospital complex. For comparison in size, the CookDeVos Center for Health Sciences is 217,000 square feet and includes 12 general classrooms, 200 faculty/staff offices, two computer labs and 10,000 square feet of wet lab research space. James Moyer, associate vice president for Facilities Planning, said discussions concerning the design of the upcoming facility began in the second quarter of 2015. However, Moyer added that plans for development go back several years. “The project is located on a tract of land purchased by the university several years ago,” Moyer said. “The land was purchased after other opportunities were exhausted.” According to an article published

Allendale CAMPUS

by MiBiz in September 2015, GVSU purchased an 11-acre tract of land along with 100 homes back in October 2013. Beginning in the late spring of 2016, construction for the new facility will not require the demolition of all 100 homes. Instead, GVSU plans to demolish only the ones necessary to make additional room. With the new facility being built next to a residential neighborhood, the MiBiz article noted that many individuals were upset with GVSU for not detailing how the university would handle parking and traffic. There were also concerns about whether the new facility would fit in with local zoning regulations. Aside from traffic and zoning regulation issues, the article further

explained that neighborhood residents were concerned with the new construction as the area is supposed to remain “predominately residential in nature,” according to the Belknap Area Specific plan from February 2010. However, Moyer ensures that GVSU is not breaking any zoning rules by building the new facility next to the neighborhood. “There is always concern about inconsistent uses in traditional residential areas,” he said. “Recent developments in the neighborhood, while residential in use, are different than the traditional single-family use. These non-traditional uses have been supported by the review and approval structures within the neighborhood.”

construction

Board of Trustees approves plans for Rec Center expansion, new housing by stephanie brzezinski associate@lanthorn.com

he Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees approved plans to expand the Recreation Center and build a new housing and academic building on the Allendale Campus during its Friday meeting. The new housing building will be constructed near the freshmen dorms, where Robinson Field is currently located. This project costs $37 million, which will come from university-issued bonds, the University General Fund and the Housing Capital Reserve Fund. Construction will begin in March, with the goal of completion set for August 2016. The facility will include 498 beds, three classrooms, a media room and three faculty offices, Einstein’s Bagel food service and a multi-purpose room. It will also include study space, laundry facilities and a game room. The university will tear down Icie Macy Hoobler Living Center, a 50-bed residence hall built in 1987, to make room for the new building. GVSU can currently accommodate 5,675 students on campus, but with the expansion, there will be room for about 6,300 students by fall 2016. With this project, more beds for firstyear students – who create the biggest demand for on-campus housing – will be available, which will also free up more beds for upperclassmen. For the Recreation Center, construction of the $7.8 million project will begin in the spring of 2015, and the new area is expected to open in the fall of 2016. The current Recreation Center will receive almost 17,000 square feet of additional space, with funding by the Campus Development Fund. Campus Recreation Direc-

tor Kate Harmon sat on a uni- space at GVSU,” Harmon said. versity committee that reviewed “In order to benefit our students data from the last five years. The positively, students need to have committee looked at the partici- ready access to our recreational pation, use and demands on the facilities and equipment. “It is our job, as a studentrecreation facilities at GVSU. “I was co-chair of this com- centered institution, to reduce mittee, as my primary role on barriers that prevent our students campus was to oversee the from experiencing the benefits Recreation Center,” Harmon of regular exercise. This addition said. “We all agreed that it was specifically will provide less wait getting increasingly harder and time for students who wish to use harder for our students to ac- particular equipment.” Harmon said many studies cess recreation space.” The new addition will provide have shown that college stumore space for cardio equip- dents have performed better ment, such as treadmills and in school when they exercise elliptical trainers, and strength regularly. In addition, exercise training equipment, such as free prevents illness and diseases as weights and weight machines. In well as improves overall mental addition, it will have more space and physical health. She added that a 2013 for storing personal belongings Campus Recreation survey and a new spin room. also highlights Harmon said student, faculty the need for more and staff interspace came from “Student success est in recreation. the students. is the primary Seventy-three “The largest percent of stugrowth trend in outcome for dents said recreuniversity recprogram and ational facilities reation is in the area of fitness facility decisions.” were important to their decision and wellnessto attend GVSU. related programs Andy beachnau Andy Beachand services,” Director of housing nau, director she said. “GVSU and health services of housing and students are very health services, involved in recreagreed with Haration. Participamon that expantion in recreation sion is necessary. Beachnau was programming has exploded.” The recreation facility first part of the planning team that opened its doors to a student pop- recommended the decision to ulation of about 15,000 in 1995. university leaders, who then In 2002, the building received an made the final decision based addition of 18,000 square feet. on GVSU’s mission, values and However, with 25,000 students goals. “Student success is the pricurrently enrolled at GVSU and over 360,000 visits last year, Har- mary outcome for program mon and others decided it is time and facility decisions,” he said. “Creating opportunities for for another update. Overcrowding is not the student wellness is critical for only reason to expand the Rec- student success, both academically and socially.” reation Center. “It is in the best interest of our students and their well-being log on to: to continue to support the inwww.lanthorn.com crease in recreational and fitness for the full article

phase one: Construction plans have been set to widen 48th Avenue from the start of Lake Michigan Drive to 300 feet past the Copper Beech Townhomes complex. GVL | emily frye

48th Avenue construction to begin in late April by drew howard dhoward@lanthorn.com

he Ottawa County Road Commission (OCRC) is moving forward with construction plans to widen 48th Avenue beginning at the end of this month. Construction on 48th Avenue will take place at the start of Lake Michigan Drive and end about 300 feet past the Copper Beech Townhomes complex. The current plan is to expand the two-lane road into a four-lane boulevard separated by areas of grass in the center. The expansion will also include a 10-foot wide non-motorized sidewalk with potential for a lighting district alongside it. Jerry Alkema, supervisor of Allendale Charter Township, said an increase

in lanes on 48th Avenue will help accommodate the already high traffic. “We’re at a 12,000 traffic count all the way along there, so it’s ready for an upgrade,” Alkema said. “It’s a two-lane road now and the traffic is too much. We could do three lanes and that would satisfy probably another 10 years-worth of capacity, but in 10 years you’d have to rip it all out and do it again, so that wouldn’t make sense.” The creation of a fourlane highway has a number of advantages, according to Alkema, including an outside lane dedicated to buses. “The outside pass, or outside lane, is dedicated for busing, because otherwise we’d have to do constant turn outs,” Alkema said. “This (lane) wouldn’t be very disruptive to traffic. Then, anything that comes in the future that changes (48th Avenue) won’t change

the bus stop.” Construction is expected to begin following Grand Valley State University’s exam week, to accommodate students moving off campus. Brett Laughlin, managing director of the OCRC, said the project will be divided into two phases. “Phase I will consist of a storm sewer system, southbound roadway, county drain relocation, sidewalk, intersections, restorations and some permanent signage,” Laughlin said. “Phase II will consist of the northbound roadway, permanent signage and pavement markings.” During phase I, Laughlin said to expect a complete closure of 48th Avenue from the start of M-45 to 1,350 feet south of Pierce Street. log on to: www.lanthorn.com for the full article

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLNEWS

NEWS | A9

POLICE

Cracking down on turning up BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

ed cups litter the ground, abandoned alcohol bottles that have served their purpose lay abandoned in the street. This is an average scene walking near a college campus on a Sunday morning, but when a large section of students in a college’s undergraduate program are under the age of 21, there could be more serious consequences to weekend partying than the added clean up. At Grand Valley State University, there were 200 liquor arrests or Minor in Possession charges in 2014. Up from the 134 arrests in 2013, and the 184 arrests in 2012, the Grand Valley Police Department (GVPD) is cracking down on underage drinking. “The reason we are focused on this issue is because we have read the studies about underage drinking, we live the studies,” said Brandon DeHaan, GVPD captain. “When we enforce, we are being proactive in preventing other criminal activities.” To help with this goal, GVPD applied for the Youth Alcohol Enforcement grant through the Ottawa County Police Department. With this annual grant of $13,000, awarded by the Office of Highway Safety and Planning, university police are able to bring in officers from the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department to assist GVPD in monitoring underage drinking during certain times. Large events such as football games, holidays and Homecoming are some of the high-risk events where extra enforcement is needed by the police department, DeHaan said. So far, the grant has been very

PROACTIVE: Sgt. Jeff Stoll conducts a routine traffic stop near parking Lot C on Oct. 25. The Grand Valley State University Police Department has received the Youth Alcohol Grant to increase patrol of underage drinking. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

SAFETY

Keeping up with campus crime BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

hen Brandon DeHaan, captain of the Grand Valley State University Police department, looks through his calendar for September, one responsibility stands out: the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. DeHaan also works as the Clery compliance officer at GVSU. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is the result of over 50 people from different departments at the university working together to create a comprehensive look at crime. In order to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act, an overview of university campus security and safety resources, protocols, policies and procedures is required to be released to students, faculty and community members, as well as administrators. “This is the way that we share with the community what we do in instance of crime and where we are seeing issues,” DeHaan said. Looking at this year’s report, the numbers that stand out the most are sex-

ual assault numbers and liquor law enforcement. In 2013, there were four instances of reported sexual offenses, while in 2014, there were 13 instances reported. “We do not think that there is an increase of sexual assaults going on at GVSU,” DeHaan said. “Rather, there is an increase in the amount of reporting. The university is working hard to change the paradigm around sexual assault and to increase education on how to report instances and get the needed resources and I think we are seeing the result of this through these numbers.” This year, the Clery report included a change in reporting requirements for sexual offenses including definitions for different kinds of assault including fondling, rape and incest. The report also looks at dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. “We want to make everything as clear as possible for those looking for resources and help,” DeHaan said. “That is one of the goals of the report.” In an effort to create an easier process for student safety, the GVSU website now includes a Victim’s Rights and Options page. The page gives a description of what an advocate is, what an advocate does and how to reach a representative advocate. One of the features of this page that will

have the most impact is the frequently asked questions section, DeHaan said. “This is an easily accessible way to get information on options to handle a situation through the police station or through other sources such as the Women’s Center,” DeHaan said. Liquor law enforcement has also seen a slight increase throughout the year with 200 arrests being made compared to the 134 arrests the previous year by law officials. This can most likely be attributed to the Youth Alcohol Enforcement grant the GVSU police department received this past year. “We have increased patrol and therefore, we see these results,” DeHaan said. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at www.gvsu.edu. For those interested in a printed copy, contact the Department of Public Safety Services at (616) 331-3255. The Department of Public Safety Services also maintains a daily crime log for the Allendale Campus. To view the log, visit the Department of Public Safety Services office in the facilities services building. A printed copy is available upon request by contacting GVSU Public Safety Services at (616) 331-3255. The Victim’s Rights and Options page can be found at www.gvsu.edu/vro.

LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS: Police officers meet in Lake Huron Hall for police training. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report looks at campus crime across the university. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

helpful in limiting large gatherings and attention-drawing behavior, DeHaan said. The progression can be seen through the average size of parties seen by enforcement. “Prior to the grant, we had several gatherings with 100 to 1,000 people in attendance,” DeHaan said. “We have been very successful at reducing these type of gatherings to prevent criminal issues on and around campus.” Party sizes have gone down significantly. Now, GVSU typically sees parties with 30 people or less in attendance, which is still manageable for the host in most cases, DeHaan said. Though the Youth Alcohol Enforcement grant has been helpful in reducing large, dangerous gatherings, things are not perfect, DeHaan said. “If someone is in violation of the law and drawing attention to themselves or engaging in underage alcohol consumption, officers will conduct an investigation if there is probable cause and cite a Minor in Possession ticket,” DeHaan said. Some of these attention-drawing instances include loud music, yelling and shouting, the presence of other illegal substances and the throwing of items such as bottles or other party paraphernalia. If a student receives a Minor in Possession ticket, a court date will be scheduled and there will be several options for the student including pleading guilty or innocent and receiving probation or working with an attorney. Treatment at GVSU can include working with someone in the counseling center or attending group Alcohol Anonymous meetings. “People need to be serious about this issue,” DeHaan said. “There are severe and costly results if it is not looked at as what it is: breaking the law.”

THEFT

LOCKING IT UP: Annie Taccolini uses one of the bike repair stations to pump air into her tires on the Pew Campus. There have been 26 reported cases of bicycle theft so far this year. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

More than two dozen bikes stolen at GVSU BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

ince August, 26 cases of bicycle theft have been reported to the Grand Valley State University police department. In half of these cases, the bikes were not locked. While many types of property theft have declined in recent years, bicycle theft is on the rise according to FBI statistics. It is estimated that over 1.5 million bicycles are stolen every year. According to the national bike registry, the biggest place where bike theft occurs is on college campuses. For example, over half of the property crime in the University of California involves the theft of bicycles. “Because bikes were not locked, a crime of opportunity presents itself,” said Capt. Brandon DeHaan of GVPD. The Pew Campus Security Department recommends using a U-Lock style lock for securing bicycles. This style lock is harder to cut or damage. “When students use a small, thin lock, is it very easy for people to cut through those locks and take the bike,” DeHaan said. GVPD encourages students to register their

bikes with the police department, DeHaan said. “If a bike is not registered with us, it is very hard to track it down,” DeHaan said. “By registering bikes, we can identify stolen material and use our resources to locate property.” Students, faculty and staff can register their bikes at www.gvsu.edu/gvpd/bike. The registration page will ask you to enter personal and bike information. The more detailed the description, the better chance of retrieving a stolen bike. After registering, a sticker will arrive in the mail to be placed on a bike. For a large-scale investigation, GVPD can enter stolen registered bikes into a national computer for law enforcement across the nation. One stolen bikes are entered in this database, if a bike is found anywhere around the U.S., GVPD will be notified and property can be returned to the original owner. Although there are many materials available for investigating registered, stolen bikes, doing everything possible to avoid bike theft in the first place is much easier, DeHaan said. “Students need to be locking their bikes,” he said. “If you haven’t registered your bike with us, it is going to be very difficult to find it.” If your bicycle is stolen while on campus, contact the Pew Campus Security Department right away at (616) 331-6677.

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLNEWS

A10 | NEWS REMEMBRANCE

GV alum dies fighting wildfires BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University alumnus Richard Wheeler was one of the three firefighters who died while fighting a wildfire in Washington on Aug. 19. Wheeler, 31, is survived by his wife Celeste. He graduated from GVSU in 2013 with a degree in natural resources management. GVSU President Thomas J. Haas suggested the creation of the Richard Wheeler First Responder scholarship to memorialize the alumnus for his service. This financial award is different from most scholarships because it is not donor-funded. Rather, it is sponsored directly by the university. “I was made aware of his passing through my staff over the weekend,” Haas said. “It really hit me hard to think of a young person who passed away. He was a well-respected student who meet his wife at Grand Valley.” Haas said it was a combined effort to brainstorm the best way to honor Wheeler and others like him who “put their lives on the line for others.” “It shows the value of what Grand Valley is all about,” Haas

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said. “Every person matters.” Another idea Haas and his staff thought of was to lower the flags on campus to half-staff for 30 days. Haas added that the Wheeler family was pleased to hear of these actions. Erika Wallace, GVSU associate director of scholarships, modeled the Wheeler scholarship after the Folds of Honor and Honor the Badge scholarships, which the university currently offers for those who have lost a parent or spouse in the line of duty. “Specifically, the scholarship will benefit dependents of first responders who have fallen while putting their lives on the line for our communities, families and friends,” Wallace said. “This award guarantees that the full cost of Michigan resident tuition is covered through a combination of federal, state, institutional and any other grants and scholarships the student is eligible to receive.” The first award will be given for the 2015-2016 academic year, with the applications opening online on Oct. 1. Wallace added that for a student to be in the running for the scholarship, they need to complete the online application, prove their relationship to the deceased first responder and pro-

vide official papers of the service and loss of life while on duty. “GVSU certainly has a heart and compassion for children and dependents of fallen heroes,” Wallace said. “We truly feel this is the least we can do to honor one of our alums and thank the Wheeler family for his service.” James Dunn, GVSU biology professor, taught Wheeler in three of his classes and got to know the natural resources management student well during his freshman year. “He was a very conscientious student who wanted to do well,” Dunn said. “He didn’t leave anything to chance.” Wheeler came regularly to Dunn’s office hours during his first year. Dunn said he knew Wheeler was a firefighter - that was one of the things they often talked about because it was what he wanted to do. “I worked for a forest service before I was a professor,” Dunn said. “His career interests somewhat overlapped with mine. I always encouraged him. He was a very sincere student.” To learn more about the Richard Wheeler First Responder memorial scholarship, contact scholarships@ gvsu.edu, or call the GVSU financial aid office at (616) 331-3234.

STUDENT LIFE

Finding happiness in heels GV’s premier drag queen contests conformity PUSHING BOUNDARIES: Drag queen Ginger Ambrosia, otherwise known as Nathan Bentley, performs at Rumors Nightclub in Grand Rapids on Oct. 7. Ambrosia was born after Bentley was in a dark place, but took the time to focus on what made him happy, which turned out to be performing in drag. Ambrosia has been performing for about two years at venues on campus and in Grand Rapids. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

nce you have heels on and long hair, you kind of just want to push everyone out of the way. Sometimes, it just happens.” Women the world over know this to be true, but so does Grand Valley State University’s premier drag queen, Ginger Ambrosia. When not performing as a 6-foot-2inch tall mermaid, the man behind the makeup is known as 5-foot-10-inch tall Nathan Bentley, a senior at GVSU. Well-known on GVSU’s campus for her performances at drag shows put on by the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center and the Residence Housing Association, Ginger Ambrosia’s personality is consistently over the top. However, things weren’t always so cheery for the redhead. “When I started drag, I was really in a dark place,” Bentley said. “I was depressed. I went to the counseling center (at GVSU), and the counselor there asked me what I enjoyed doing. At the time, I was so in this dark place that I didn’t enjoy doing anything.

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I just felt like everything was messed up.” The counselor Bentley spoke with encouraged him to focus on anything that made him happy. For Bentley, that turned out to be putting on makeup. “Every time I would start to go in a slump, I knew that doing that would be fun,” Bentley said. “The act of (putting makeup on) was so rebellious and awesome. I was doing things people were telling me I can’t do.” When Bentley’s on stage performing as Ginger Ambrosia, she tells jokes and tries to make people laugh. For him, it’s a way to channel his energy into something positive. “Sometimes, the people that are these drag queens didn’t always start from wanting to have glitter everywhere. I needed something to bring me out of a dark place.” Bentley got a wig, and started to develop his drag persona’s mermaid character. As for her name, that was a happy accident. The first name, Ginger, was easy. Bentley spent his childhood being teased for his red hair, but embraced it as a feminine moniker. Ambrosia, Bentley’s drag queen last name, took a little more luck to get just right. “Ambrosia is from when I was at the Goodwill store and I tripped on a box. The box said

‘Ambrosia Farms’ on the side,” Bentley said. “I literally fell into my last name, because I stubbed my toe on it. I thought it was so pretty.” Two years ago, Bentley was just starting out. Now, he tries to perform at least two shows a month as Ginger Ambrosia. He’s starting to become more prominent in the Grand Rapids drag community and even competed in the Grand Rapids Drag Race this summer. His mermaid-themed drag character has attracted a school of followers. “I used to have a starfish on my head, and people would recognize me,” Bentley said. “They knew who I was because of that. It’s almost like making a brand. You have to keep repeating it until people catch on.” While Bentley is starting to branch out more in the downtown drag scene, his favorite performances are all ones he’s done on GVSU’s campus. “I always like to perform on campus more than downtown,” he said. “The students don’t get to see (drag) as often as people do at the bars, so (the students) have a lot more energy. They want to be involved. It’s new to them.” Bentley’s favorite performance as Ginger Ambrosia was at last year’s RHA drag show in the Cook-DeWitt Center on GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

Emily Wang, vice president of programming for RHA, said the event was the highestattended RHA program of the year. “It was amazing to see Ginger perform,” Wang said. “I was extremely proud someone at GVSU could do something so courageous and unique.” Being so unique takes time – a lot of time. From start to finish, the transformation takes Bentley between two and three hours. The first thing Bentley does is glue down his eyebrows, flat against his face. He then highlights and contours his face to create new angles. Next comes the over-the-top eye makeup and drawing on new eyebrows. For Bentley, this is the point in the process where he starts to feel like a different person. “Once I have everything blended and I have new eyebrows on, it changes your whole face,” he said. “Then I look like a different person. I start to look more like a girl.” The last step in Ginger Ambrosia’s makeup regimen is to put on fake eyelashes, but it’s difficult for Bentley to drive with them on, so he waits until he’s at the show venue. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

PRESIDENTIAL SPOTLIGHT

Hanging out with T.Haas BY AUDRA GAMBLE EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

n the desk of Grand Valley State University’s president, a stack of blue folders sits, two-and-a-half inches high. Inside these glossy folders is everything Thomas Haas needs for the day. His schedule, any background materials, talking points and reading materials are placed in the folders by his secretary, Rachel Siglow. According to Haas, he works from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. on an average day. He tries to keep Sundays open, but sometimes those fill up just as quickly as a weekday. “He doesn’t say no to anything,” Siglow said. “He says yes to pretty much everything. Sometimes it’s impos-

sible (to fit everything into his schedule). The most difficult thing is balancing everything that he has to do with everything that we want him to do. “Making the calendar work (is the biggest challenge), and looking ahead and saying ‘I can’t have him out there seven nights in one week,’ and that could happen, honestly.” In the Oct. 22, 2014 Lanthorn article, “How much does T. Haas make?” Haas’ base salary was listed as $371, 623, the fifth highest among public universities in Michigan. According to Haas, he works an average of 16 hours a day. Assuming he works six days a week and approximately 50 weeks a year, allowing for holidays, he earns $77.42 an hour. This amounts to nearly nine and a half times the pay someone working for minimum wage would receive.

So, what does he do to earn that $77.42 per hour? Mostly, Haas attends meetings and speaks at events. To get a glimpse of what a day in the life of T. Haas is like, here’s a glance at the president’s Oct. 26 schedule. 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. – Drink one cup of coffee, read the newspapers, catch up with his kids Though Haas’ schedule is jam-packed, just one cup of coffee is enough to get him through the day. “I do enjoy a dark roast cup of coffee in the morning,” Haas said. While he drinks his coffee, he reads the Detroit Free Press, the Grand Rapids Press and NPR. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

A DAY IN THE LIFE: GVSU President Thomas Haas’ days include early mornings and a 16-hour work day spent attending meetings, guest lecturing classes and always making time for family. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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Crowning glory

LEADERSHIP

Homecoming regent caps off senior year with win BY MADDIE FORSHEE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

etting the chance to represent a university and its community is a oncein-a-lifetime chance for many students. Grand Valley State University’s Homecoming Regent is one of the few ways that students can elect each other to represent the values that make Lakers great. This year, senior psychology student Darian “Dee” Farrell was crowned Homecoming Regent. After a week of interviews and voting, Ferrell was voted to represent GVSU as a student that exemplifies the school’s values. Farrell, a Macomb Township native, is not only Homecoming Regent - she’s president of her sorority, Delta Zeta, a student assistant in the Dean of Students Office and she’s in the McNair Scholars Program. Farrell chose to represent the McNair Scholars Program during the nomination process. Though she is an active member in Greek life and used to be an R.A., both of which are popular ways to get nominated, Farrell wanted to give back to an organization that gave so much to her. “It got me serious about my future, it kind of gave me a path,” Farrell said. “You get a set plan of what you’re gonna do and how you’re gonna do it, it makes your goals really attainable and achievable.” The McNair Scholars Program is

HONOR: Darian Ferrell claims the title as 2015 Homecoming Regent at GVSU. Ferrell also served as president of the sorority Delta Zeta. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

GREEK LIFE BY ASHLYN KORIENEK LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

rigid temperatures, frozen hands and a potential risk for injury are all risks of walking 160-miles in early March in Michigan. But for Grand Valley State University’s Alpha Tau Omega chapter, the risks are worth it to raise money for one cause: Multiple Sclerosis awareness. For the fraternity members, the physical effects from their trek may only be temporary. However, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society states that more than 2.3 million people worldwide suffer from MS, and for them, the daily symptoms are not negotiable. That’s why on March 4, ATO will send 20 brothers by foot to Traverse City, Michigan for the fourth annual ATO Walks Hard fundraiser. All proceeds will go to the Michigan chapter of the National MS Society. The only catch? The walkers only have eight days to complete the challenge during GVSU’s spring break. The team starts at the Kirkhof Center around noon on Friday. “Walk Hard is important to ATO Kappa Lambda because it proves that fraternities can make a positive difference on campus and around the community,” said Michael Surinck, ATO president. “One day,

we hope ATO will be a reason that there’s an end to Multiple Sclerosis.” Over the years, ATO has raised around $100,000 for the National MS Society. The goal for the 2015 walk was $35,000, which ended with $41,000 in total funds. This year, the goal increased to $45,000. By Feb. 25, ATO raised $23,000, and by day one of ATO’s awareness week, which began Feb. 29, the total was already up to $28,000 — less than $17,000 away from their goal, Surinck said. Tammy Willis, special events vice president for the National MS Society in Michigan, said their goal for 2016 is to invest $53.9 million into MS research, such as nervous system repair or wellness programs. MS is an unpredictable central nervous system disease that disrupts the flow of information within the brain and body, with potential disabling effects. Willis said there is little information on the cause or a cure. Events hosted by groups similar to ATO Walks Hard, she said, are important to the foundation’s ability to continue research. In Michigan, 86 cents to every dollar raised goes directly to support the mission. “The help from ATO, and other similar programs, is immeasurable to us,” Willis said. “They raised around $40,000 last year, and I think they are on track to do that again. Many of the guys of ATO may not

a grant-funded program that aims to take first-generation, low-income or underrepresented students and put them on track to earning a doctorate degree in their respective fields. The program teams students up with a mentor during a 12-week program during summer break to do research related to the students’ fields of study. The program also offers public speaking support, GRE prep and trips to graduate schools and professional conferences. The program only works with 34 students each year, and the small size is what made Ferrell want to give the group more recognition. “I wanted to show the university and the campus what our organization does,” Farrell said. Dolli Lutes, the director of the McNair Scholars Program, said that she was excited that Farrell chose to represent the small organization rather than any other organization that she’s part of. “I think she’s a wonderful student and she’s very active in student life,” Lutes said. “But the other side of academia is academia, so she was putting forth that part of it.” Active in student life takes on a new meaning with Farrell. Though she is a full time student, Farrell is also the president of Delta Zeta, the sisterhood she’s been active in since her freshman year. “I always say I’ve probably made three great choices in my short life,” she said. “One was choosing Grand Valley, second was deciding to rush

and three was choosing Delta Zeta. It’s just the right fit for me.” As soon as she joined, Farrell said she stepped right in, wanting to take on any roles that she could right away. As a person who tries to stay committed to her faith, Farrell became the chapter chaplain. “That’s how I got my foot in the door of leadership,” she said. “I’ve worked toward becoming president since sophomore year.” Her sophomore year, Farrell, who had also just become an R.A., took the chair of parent and alumni communications for Delta Zeta, keeping Farrell active and busy. Continuing her leadership career, Farrell was an R.A. again her junior year. She also took on the role of Rho Gamma for fall sorority recruitment, which is a role that takes Greek women and disaffiliates them during recruitment so they can act as mentors for rushing girls. During the winter semester of her junior year, Farrell officially took the title of president for Delta Zeta and became the first black woman to ever take on that role. “To be the first African American president of my chapter was really touching and just showed that you can make a difference if you believe you can,” she said. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

GV frat walks 160 miles for MS

FIGHT: GVSU’s Alpha Tau Omega walks a total of 160 miles for MS awareness on March 4. The 20 brothers travel by foot to Traverse City, Michigan in eight days to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. COURTESY | MICHAEL SURINCK

have connections to MS and that’s where my goal comes in, to provide them with the connections to see directly who they are helping and teach them our research.” The majority of the trip takes place on the White Pine Trail, with an average distance each day of 20 miles. The rest stops are in churches along the way, including: Comstock Park, Sand Lake, Big Rapids, Reed

LITERACY

Keeping Homer alive Lakers read ‘The Odyssey’ for 24 straight hours

TIMELESS: Mac Davis participates in the bi-annual reading of Homer’s “The Odyssey” on Oct. 28. The 24-hour long GVSU Homerathon event exposes students to classic literature. GVL | MADDIE FORSHEE

City, Tustin, Manton and Kingsley. In addition, 10 support team members join the walkers for cases of injury, to cook food or bring any needed supplies on the trails. “This event would not be possible without the help from them,” Surinck said. “They stay with the walkers in the church each night, and once the arrival in Traverse City is complete, the support team drives

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iterature can be celebrated in many ways. While festivals are more common, Grand Valley State University is hosting a 24-hour long marathon reading to celebrate the work of Homer. GVSU hosted the fifth bi-annual Homerathon on Tuesday and Wednesday. The 24hour marathon reading of Homer’s “The Odyssey” aimed to showcase the timelessness of the epic text and bring together the campus community in celebration of literature. Homerathon began in 2007 as an effort to expose students to more classic literature in a fun, interesting way. The event gets students, faculty and staff involved to do readings or act out scenes from the book, as well as speakers and movie screenings that relate to the subject. “It’s an opportunity to see just how cohesive the university can be when coming together in a celebration like this,” said Charles Ham, assistant classics professor and organizer of the event. Each Homerathon has a different theme and features a different work of Homer. This year dives into “The Odyssey” because the last Homerathon featured “The Iliad.” Homerathon’s theme this year is Star Trek. Ham said that even though “The Odyssey” and Star Trek have vastly different subjects, both center around traveling to new places and exploring new civilizations. The keynote speaker for Homerathon was Ruth Scodel, a Greek and Latin professor from the University of Michigan. Scodel kicked off the readings this year with her presentation titled “Reading Other Minds in the Odyssey,” which was explored the topic of cognitive theory and thinking in literature.

the walkers back to Allendale.” Connor McDonald, recruitment chairman for ATO and second-year walker, said the main challenge is maintaining mental stamina and persevering through possible injuries to reach the ultimate goal. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

“I like (‘The Odyssey’) because it’s pretty cutting edge scholarship,” Scodel said. “Anybody who reads the poem in translation can understand it - it’s not hard to follow and in moments, it’s funny.” Scodel also started the reading marathon by reading the beginning of book one of “The Odyssey” in Greek. “The Odyssey” is an epic poem, which means it is mostly composed of long passages and was originally recited orally. Students, faculty and staff were invited to speak for as long as they wanted, whether it was for five minutes or 30 minutes. Most speakers read a passage or two, while students from GVSU’s Classics Society recited an entire book together. GVSU’s administrators even got involved with Homerathon. President Thomas Haas, Provost Gayle Davis, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Fred Antzcak and Vice President Jesse Bernal from the Inclusion and Equity Office all performed a short section from “The Odyssey” together on Wednesday. Homerathon held a scavenger hunt and a screening of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” in addition to the readings to keep people interested and energized. GVSU’s Classics Society sponsored the movie screening and even took part in the late-night readings by performing book nine during the 2 a.m. until 3 a.m. block. It was required for classics students to read in ancient Greek. “You don’t necessarily need to understand what it means to get the spirit of what Homer put together and how it was performed,” said Kendall Farkas, president of Classics Society. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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COMEDY

LAUGHING IT OFF Aidy Bryant and Jay Pharoah bring comedy to GV

SNL: Grand Valley State University hosts “Saturday Night Live” comedians Aidy Bryant and Jay Pharoah in the Fieldhouse Arena on Oct. 22 for Spotlight Production’s homecoming show. The comedians performed for students around midterms during the fall semester and stressed the importance of the need to take a break from life’s stress with comedy, both for students and in their own lives. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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iddle school, popular music, relationships and American Sign Language interpreters were all fair game topics for “Saturday Night Live” stars Aidy Bryant and Jay Pharoah at Spotlight Production’s homecoming comedy show on Oct. 22. Using stand-up comedy, Bryant and Pharoah gave students something to laugh about during this midterm season. “Comedy is important for your sanity in college,” Pharoah said. “You have to laugh to get through your D’s. Or when you have a tragic thing happen, especially in college, one of your minimum sources of enjoyment is comedy.” Comedy chair for Spotlight Productions, Abby Lyons, said Spotlight Productions decided to host a comedy show to help appeal to a broad

audience of students and to give students a break from stressful school work. “I feel like college students could always use a little humor in their lives,” Lyons said. “We’re so stressed and we have so many things that we’re busy with. It’s good to relieve some stress by relaxing and laughing.” Bryant said that she enjoys comedy because she likes making people laugh and that for her, college audiences are fun to perform for because of their enthusiasm. “I really love that (comedy) is about making the audience laugh and letting them have a good time,” Bryant said. “I feel like college audiences are especially energetic and always down to have a good time.” Pharoah said that when performing for college audiences, he has to be more cautious about what topics he includes in his act. “I try to go back to my earlier type of work

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that is not so grown controversial,” Pharoah said. “You just want college kids to have fun. As long as you’re having fun, they’re having fun with you. When you’re doing stuff (controversial topics, offensive jokes), they won’t latch onto it.” Different from their SNL sketches, the comedians entertained the audience Thursday night using stand-up comedy. Using impressions and stories from his life in his act, Pharoah said that for him, stand-up gives him the opportunity to be himself. “The best part of stand-up is people seeing you as you and not as a character,” Pharoah said. “They see you for who you are and they either accept that or they don’t.” Pharoah said he admires this sort of “fierceness” in his comedy idols like Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy, and tries to use this in his own work. “The ability to be fierce and to tell the truth

no matter how f--ked up it is,” Pharoah said. “Just take a story that you have to make people laugh. Just to be raw with it and don’t care what people think. Like, this is me, you can take it or leave it: (I admire) that mentality.” For Bryant, the opportunity to perform standup gave her more freedom to improvise. “I think in a weird way (the audience) kind of gets SNL unleashed,” Bryant said. “Where we don’t have to worry about camera cutting, or censors or time restrictions. We get to just kind of be ourselves on stage. It’s kind of looser and more fun.” Bryant used stories from her life, audience volunteers and her observations about the world around her to put together her act. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

THEATER

GVSU students compete, participate in ArtPrize Seven BY DAN GOUBERT DGOUBERT@LANTHORN.COM

s the sound of a didgeridoo echoed in the distance, a Michael Jackson impersonator danced while crowds of curly wigs bobbed to the music. This may not be a common sight in other cities, but for the launch of Grand Rapids’ seventh annual ArtPrize competition, it’s all part of an experience worth framing. The 19-day long ArtPrize Seven will feature 1,739 artists showcasing their work in over 160 venues across three square miles of Grand Rapids. Among the entries competing for two $200,000 grand prizes is “Framing the Experience,” a series of pieces created collaboratively by Grand Valley State University students and the department of art and design. A jury decision and public vote will decide whom to award the winning prizes. Nearly 400,000 votes were cast during

last year’s competition, which reported more than 441,000 visitors. As of Sept. 27, ArtPrize Seven has already collected over 143,000 votes. On Sept. 23, Rosa Parks Circle held the WGVU Community Arts Celebration and GVSU’s ArtPrize Kickoff event. The kickoff event featured a Bob Ross lookalike contest, with PBS representatives on site to distribute the wigs that pay homage to the TV painter’s famous hairstyle. A multitude of food trucks and street performers were nearby to entertain visitors, and event staff guided passersby into the Grand Rapids Art Museum to view ArtPrize entries that covered all three of the building’s floors. After an introduction from Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, GVSU’s Laker marching band played a joint show with GVSU’s dance company. The dance company, along with Louie the Laker, performed while the band played a mix of both GVSU football classics and new halftime show songs, from the uni-

versity’s fight song to the modern “Uptown Funk.” “It’s a good way for us to expose ourselves in the community,” said sophomore saxophone player Ryan Schmidt. “I think it’s a really cool way for us to make Grand Valley known.” The fight song was led by GVSU President Thomas Haas, who also discussed the importance of GVSU’s presence at ArtPrize. “I love having the band be recognized and also be part of this whole atmosphere that’s being created around ArtPrize,” Haas said. “It just creates an atmosphere where we’re celebrating the arts, but we’re also celebrating the community.” After, a crowd walked across Grand Rapid’s Blue Bridge to the Eberhard Center to see “Framing the Experience.” The series exhibits jewelry and metalwork created by 14 current and former GVSU students. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

KICKOFF: GVSU’s Laker marching band and dance company kick off opening night of Grand Rapid’s seventh annual ArtPrize on Sept. 23. Afterward, the crowd went to view faculty art. GVL | SARA CARTE

OPERA: The actresses in the October show of ‘Dido & Aeneas’ rehearse the closing scene to the opera. The handmaids cry over the loss of their queen in this 17th century opera. GVL | EMILY FRYE

GVSU, GR performers partner up for ‘Dido & Aeneas’ BY DAN GOUBERT DGOUBERT@LANTHORN.COM

s the billowing blue curtain waited to be parted, audience members flooded into Grand Rapids’ Peter Martin Wege Theater. From undersea enchantment to singing sailors, storms and falling tears, viewers would soon be introduced to a bottomless pool of local talent. From Oct. 9-11, the theater hosted four performances of “Dido & Aeneas,” a tragic 17th century baroque opera from Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate. The opera itself is based on the work of the Roman poet Virgil, and it tells the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas as their newfound love is threatened by elves, witches and a particularly sinister sorcerer. The opera was an impressive communal effort between more than 100 different performers from five different groups, each of which brought a different type of talent to the stage. The main actors and actresses were students from the Grand Valley State University Opera Theater program. Maggie Bickerstaff, who played Dido’s handmaiden, Belinda, discussed the rewarding nature of performing an older opera. “You don’t get a lot of baroque opera these days in this area,” she said. “I think it’s nice that students were able to have the opportunity to participate in something like this. It’s a challenging era, but it’s fun to tackle.” The students in GVSU’s Early Music Ensemble performed the music for the show, as the sounds of the violins, cellos, oboes and more all accentuated the tone of each scene. The instru-

ments were coupled with the many powerful voices of The Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids to complete the auditory experience. Valerie Beck, who shared the role of Dido with Lucy Finkel during the show’s three-day run, noted the extra attention to detail that was paid by the music performers. “Tuning back in the baroque era was lower than tuning now. We’re using period instruments so the pitch is accurate to the time period,” she said. “We’re staying true to the stories. We’re staying true to Purcell.” Onstage, the Opera Theater’s members were joined by the Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company, who populated the show with sea creatures, dancers, the cherubic Cupid and others. Also present were members of the Daredevil Circus Company, who performed acrobatic stunts on lofty silk ropes. “When it all comes together I think is the coolest part: watching all of the pieces fall together,” Beck said. “Little ballet kids, they’re super cute. And one of the characters is this giant squid. We make a lot of Squidward jokes.” The towering squid sorcerer, complete with flailing tentacles, was played by Alex Williams, who gave similar praise to the group’s collective performance. “Everyone was really connected together. I thought we all collaborated to a point that we were just feeding off each other’s energy,” Williams said. “The fact that we were doing this collaboration with so many Grand Rapids and Grand Valley group is a huge step in the right direction.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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B2 | SPORTS VOLLEYBALL

Scanlon breaks Boand’s record with 546th victory BY ALEX EISEN AEISEN@LANTHORN.COM

nnoticed for a quite some time in the concourse of Fieldhouse Arena is a poster of Grand Valley State’s volleyball “Laker Legends.” Included on this poster is current head coach Deanne Scanlon with the caption, “All-Time Leader in Coaching Wins.” Once a misprint that never got fixed, the description now holds true. With the victory over Ashland in the first round of the GLIAC tournament, Scanlon celebrated a milestone moment, notching her 546th win to surpass former head coach Joan Boand for the most wins in program history. “It overwhelmed me in the moment,” Scanlon said. “It’s hard for me to reflect on these kinds of things, but it kind of got me very emotional.” The accomplishment is undoubtedly an honor, but Scanlon said before the match it’s something she will begin to cherish more when she is finished coaching. “It’s hard for me to be in the moment and realize the

magnitude of something like this,” Scanlon said. “Maybe in my old age I’ll be able to start telling stories about it.” In the 46-year history of GVSU volleyball, Scanlon and Boand have been the only two coaches to roam the sidelines, guiding the Lakers to 1,091 program victories. Scanlon needed 21 seasons to move past Boand’s illustrious mark of 545 career wins. Scanlon reaching that milestone didn’t come as any surprise to Boand. “Records are made to be broken and I expected it to be broken,” Boand said. “(Scanlon) is a much better coach than I ever was. She is much more knowledgeable about the game. “When I started, my volleyball background was not a lot.” Inducted into GVSU’s Hall of Fame in 2004 as a pioneer of women’s athletics at the university, Boand held coaching positions in four women’s sports during her tenure: volleyball, track and field, softball and volleyball. Boand coached volleyball from 1969 to 1994, and started the program from scratch. “We had people come out and try to play that never played before. That’s where it started,”

Boand said. “As the years progressed, the high schools got better and there were better players out there. The very good high school teams (today) probably play better than any of my teams had to play (against).” When Scanlon took over in 1995, she gradually built upon the foundation laid by Boand to construct a national championship-caliber program. Under Scanlon’s command, the Lakers have never endured a losing season. The most memorable season came in 2005, when GVSU captured its first and only the Division II National Championship. Scanlon was subsequently named AVCA National Coach of the Year. Boand knew from early on that Scanlon had something special about her. “When I first saw Deanne, she was an assistant at Wayne State,” Boand said. “Their coach, he was so-so, but when she came along, the whole team changed. (Scanlon) left for awhile as she had a baby and it was easy going against Wayne State. Then, she came back and it became tougher (again).”

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LEGENDARY: Deanne Scanlon makes her case during a Laker volleyball game against SVSU on Sept. 19, 2015. Scanlon set the record for most program wins with a victory on Nov. 18. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

ROAD TO RIO

Olympian among us West Michigan’s Ritzenhein trains at GV for 2016 Olympics BY ALEX EISEN AEISEN@LANTHORN.COM

RED, WHITE AND BLUE: West Michigan native Dathan Ritzenhein celebrates his win at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic half marathon in Tampa, Florida in February 2015. COURTESY | JIM REED/STAFF

ain yesterday, blizzard today, sunshine tomorrow. West Michigan weather is unpredictable. But the cold never bothered him, anyway. When the elements get too harsh, local distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein from Rockford, Michigan can be found training at Grand Valley State’s Kelly Family Sports Center for the U.S. Olympic team trials, held next month in Los Angeles. “I probably wouldn’t be able to train here if it weren’t for the facilities and being able to get on the indoor track at the Kelly,” Ritzenhein said. “It takes a little bit of creativity, moving

things around and being flexible with the training.” Ritzenhein, 33, will be competing in the marathon event on Feb. 13 with the ambition of making his fourth Olympic appearance in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The top three marathon finishers at the trials will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Olympic Games. The Rockford High School graduate lived in Colorado while attending the University of Colorado - Boulder, then spent five years in Oregon with the Nike Oregon Project before deciding to return to Michigan last summer. Ritzenhein remains comfortable and confident in the decision to come back home, despite the sometimes inconvenient weather conditions. “A happy runner is a good runner, and like anything, you

have to be happy in life,” Ritzenhein said. “My family is here and I don’t want to go away and be on a training trip somewhere by myself for a month. So, I’m just going to tough it out and get out on the dirt roads on the good days to do the long hard runs and come (indoors) and do the intervals when I have to.” In October 2013, Ritzenhein finished fifth and was the fastest American at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:09:45 to secure the qualifying time he needed to compete at the marathon event that kicks off the U.S. trials. More recently, in April, Ritzenhein post a 2:11:20 in his first Boston Marathon. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

ADMINISTRATION

A NEW ERA CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Current Associate Athletic Director Keri Becker was announced as the sixth athletic director in Grand Valley State history on April 7, and will begin her duties on July 18. Becker was chosen from a pool of four finalists for the job. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Becker tabbed as sixth athletic director in GV program history BY ADAM KNORR SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

aised up on a podium in front of Grand Valley State coaches, players, other athletic personnel and a host of media, Keri Becker was named the sixth GVSU athletic director in program history. Becker, the GVSU associate athletic director since 2011, was selected from a finalist pool of four candidates, which also included Steve Brockelbank (Miami University), Josh Moon (Northern State University) and Heather Weems (St. Cloud State University). “It became clear that (Becker) understood the mission and vision of Grand Valley, maybe that was easier from the inside,” said Jim Bachmeier, GVSU’s vice president of finance and administration, who had the final call on the hiring. “She has a real depth of understanding of how important student athletics is as a student

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experience. I think she’s going to watch out for our athletics well-being.” Becker will replace Selgo, GVSU’s athletic director since 1996, effective July 18. Selgo is the longest-serving athletic director in program history, and Becker is the first woman to be hired into the position at GVSU. “The strongest sense is a sense of not relief, but calmness,” Becker said. “There’s a calmness that’s going to come over me as now we can move forward. The process is behind me, it’s behind everybody, because this whole process has affected our entire athletic department with the anticipation and maybe some anxieties.” GVSU athletics are widely recognized as some of the most successful in Division II, as the Lakers have won 19 team NCAA Division II National Championships since 2002, and have clinched a record 10 Learfield Sports/NACDA Directors’ Cups, which are awarded annually to the top sports in Division II.

Prior to coming to GVSU in an administrative position, Becker served as the head softball coach at Ferris State from 1996-2011. She acknowledges that there is an expectation to keep up GVSU’s storied athletic history, but isn’t unsettled by it. “Daunting, no. The words intimidation, fear, never came into my vocabulary,” Becker said. “If they did, I wouldn’t be in a position to apply for this job. Again, you have to look at a challenge as something that ignites your fire. If you look at is as something that you worry about, which is such a useless emotion, that’s not going to allow you to make great decisions, you’re always going to be back on your heels. “I believe this athletic department deserves more than that.” Bachmeier and GVSU used Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, a search firm, to help GVSU create a pool of candidates. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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FOOTBALL

Lakers take revenge against FSU in playoffs

BY ALEX EISEN AEISEN@LANTHORN.COM

n mid-September, the Grand Valley State football team was given a harsh reality check in front of its home fans, as the Lakers lost 61-24 to Ferris State in week three of the regular season in front of the second-largest crowd in Lubbers Stadium history. In late November, undefeated No. 2 seed FSU (11-0) welcomed sixth-seeded GVSU (10-2) to Top Taggart Field with a spot in the Super Region 4 finals on the line. In a gritty performance, the Lakers ended the Bulldogs’ season with 38-34 victory in the playoff version of the Anchor-Bone Classic. “All along this whole time everybody wants to make things out about GV versus Ferris,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “We were much more focused this week on Grand Valley being one of eight (teams left in the postseason) than

TOUCHDOWN WILLIAMS: Grand Valley State wide receiver Matt Williams raises his hands in triumph following GVSU’s 38-34 victory over Ferris State on Nov. 28 at Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids, Michigan. FSU was undefeated. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

about the rivalry and all the other stuff that goes into it. “That’s a credit to our kids.” That’s not to say, however, that beating FSU wasn’t sweet for a number of jilted Lakers. “It’s a great win for Grand Valley,” said senior running back Kirk Spencer. “All those times that Ferris has beat us and tried to run up the score on us, it’s great to come in their house and knock them out of the playoffs.” GVSU opened the scoring with a 10 play, 82-yard touchdown drive, capped off with a 9-yard pitch and catch from quarterback Bart Williams to Spencer in the flat. A pair of Bart Williams interceptions flipped the field in FSU’s favor, but the Bulldogs could only capitalize on the second turnover to even the score at 7-7 with 27 seconds left in the first quarter. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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t took just 16 seconds for the Grand Valley State football team to take a lead it would never relinquish in the Super Region 4 finals against Colorado State – Pueblo (12-2). On the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Bart Williams went up top to wide receiver Matt Williams for a 65-yard touchdown, and the Lakers surged ahead 7-0. “We felt the one position group that hadn’t been tested was the (CSU – Pueblo) secondary and we wanted to try to take some shots early,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “You can’t be timid and win playoff games. You have to be aggressive, so we tried to be aggressive on the first play.” GVSU (12-2) controlled from start to finish,

GV routs CSU-Pueblo to advance to semifinals

beating the Thunderwolves 31-7 in Pueblo, Colorado to advance to the NCAA semifinals. The Lakers bottled up CSU – Pueblo standout running back Cameron McDondle, and flashed a balanced offence, moving up and down the turf via both the run and the pass, springing out to an early 21-0 lead. GVSU faced a number of scary moments in the first half, as running back Kirk Spencer, defensive end Matt Judon, Matt Williams and Bart Williams all went down hurt on the field at some point. Spencer left the field on the stretcher, but the other three were able to return to the game soon after their respective injuries. Spencer, a senior, broke his leg, and has played his last down as a member of the GVSU football team. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

FOOTBALL

Heartbreak GV’s season draws to close in wild affair

BOTTLED UP: Grand Valley State running back Marty Carter tries to break through the teeth of the Shepherd defense during GVSU’s 34-32 loss to the Rams in the playoff semifinals. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY ADAM KNORR SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

our yards separated the Grand Valley State football team and a shot at overtime in the NCAA Division II semifinal game. But Bart Williams’ twopoint conversion attempt fell incomplete. The Lakers failed to recover the ensuing onside kick, and the Shepherd Rams (13-0) kneed the clock out. A furious late rally came up just short, as GVSU (12-3) was bounced from the playoffs one game shy of the national championship with a heartbreaking 34-32 loss to SU in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. “Great job by Shepherd. Great hosts, that was a good football game – great football game by a couple really good Division II teams,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “Obviously they made more plays than we did. For us it was all about those red zone opportunities.

“We had plenty of red zone opportunities and we didn’t take advantage of them. We threw a pick, we had two field goal opportunities that we didn’t convert, we had a fourthdown play that we didn’t get.” In a game that ranged from bizarre to unpredictable to expected, the Lakers rarely led. SU took a massive blow in the first quarter, as standout quarterback Jeff Ziemba dislocated his right shoulder after taking a hit in the backfield. Ziemba didn’t return to the game, but backup quarterback Connor Jessop filled in admirably, pioneering the Rams to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter. The Lakers had chance after chance in the first half. GVSU started four drives from within its own 49-yard line, but didn’t come up with points on a single one. “It was frustrating,” Mitchell said. “Obviously we had them backed up pretty much the entire second quarter and we were getting good field position to start each of the drives. (We) had some opportunities (in the first half)

to probably cut this thing to at least a one-score lead.” An inability to rush the ball in the first half limited GVSU’s offensive options. The stout SU secondary thrived as the defensive line feasted on Laker rush attempts. Bart Williams threw an interception in the end zone at the end of the first half, and the Lakers headed to the locker room down 14-3 and sporting -12 rushing yards. While the Rams’ passing attack has been their primary offensive focus all season, the loss of Ziemba changed things. SU relied more heavily on the rushing game, and senior Allen Cross shined. Cross rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. “Credit goes to the offensive line. Those guys were opening up some holes and they really used it as a motivation factor that they weren’t mentioned earlier this week,” Cross said. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

OFF TO THE RACES: Wide receiver Matt Williams tears down the sideline while trying to evade a Colorado St. - Pueblo defender early in Grand Valley State’s 31-7 road domination. COURTESY | DOUG WITTE

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SOCCER

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CELEBRATION: Members of the Grand Valley State soccer team celebrate following its Division II national title win over Columbus State in Pensacola, Florida. The win marked GVSU’s third consecutive national title, as it will look to secure a four-peat in the 2016 season. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Lakers take third straight championship, fifth in seven years with 2-0 win BY MASON TRONSOR MTRONSOR@LANTHORN.COM PENSACOLA, FLA.

hree. Two. One. The clock finally struck zero as the Grand Valley State soccer team made history on Saturday at Escambia County Stadium. The Lakers’ 2-0 victory over Columbus State gave GVSU its fifth national title in program history, tying Franklin Pierce for the most in NCAA Division II history. “Couldn’t be more proud of our girls getting the job done,” said GVSU head coach Jeff Hosler. “From day one, this is what they set out to do.” With the win, the Lakers (23-1-1) secured their third straight national title. The match was a chance to redeem the demons from the

2011 season where GVSU also had a chance for a three-peat, but fell to Saint Rose in the national championship game. The Lakers entered the scoring column first with a free kick just outside the box from junior All-American Marti Corby in the eighth minute. She struck the ball into the upper 90 of the goal frame to give the Lakers a one-goal lead. GVSU wasn’t done. Senior forward Katie Bounds, playing in her final match in a Laker uniform, scored with 70 seconds left in the half. Corby led Bounds with a deep pass, and Bounds beat two defenders before rifling a shot over the CSU goaltender to send GVSU ahead 2-0. “Nothing means more to me than this moment,” Bounds said. “It’s a different journey every year coming to the Final Four and I wouldn’t change it for the world and I

wouldn’t change any girl.” The goal gave the Lakers a 2-0 lead heading into the half. The Cougars, who mounted a number of offensive opportunities early, kept pressing through the second half. “They definitely put us under pressure early,” Hosler said. “I thought we did a much better job in the second half of just settling the game by putting the ball on the carpet and knocking it around.” The second half was a stalemate. With a 2-0 lead, GVSU was able to play with a cushion, but both teams still made attacks toward the goals. Each team recorded a phantom goal in the second half, but both were waived off due to offside penalties. GVSU freshman goalkeeper Emily Maresh kept a clean sheet in the title match as she was awarded with the shutout. She faced 12 total

shots and made four saves. The Lakers kept the CSU’s primary playmaker in Chelsea Person out of the game plan thanks to solid team defense, especially from junior AllAmerican defender Clare Carlson. GVSU swept the conference awards, as the most valuable offensive and defensive players of the tournament went to Corby and senior Katy Woolley. The Lakers will return to Allendale with another trophy in hand and for the seniors, a dream ending to a back-to-back-to-back national championship run. “It’s super cool because we got to do it as a team,” Woolley said. “Being a senior, its great to go out on a win. I’m just glad to have gone out like this. I’m literally speechless.”

W. BASKETBALL

CINDERELLA STORY Parmley knocks down late free throws as Lakers stifle Gorillas

CALM AND COOL: Taylor Parmley takes a free throw during Grand Valley State’s 71-47 win over Northwood in Allendale on Jan. 24. Parmley had a clutch steal and converted two free throws late against Pittsburg State in an Elite Eight matchup, as the Lakers edged the Gorillas 59-56 to advance to the Final Four. Parmley finished with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 boards. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY BEAU TROUTMAN ASSISTANTSPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

f Grand Valley State’s women’s basketball team is still classified as the Cinderella of the NCAA Division II Tournament, the Lakers aren’t wearing just any old glass slippers. Those slippers are steel-toed. The Lakers (26-9) defeated No. 2 seed Pittsburg State (29-6) 59-56 in the Elite Eight on March 22, and advance to their second Final Four appearance in school history. They are set to face No. 2 seed Alaska-Anchorage (37-2) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on March 23. The Final Four appearance comes in GVSU coach Mike Williams’ first year as head coach. “(The players) exceeded my expectations,” Williams said. “I don’t know if they’ve exceeded theirs, I think they always believed they had the potential to do this, which I think was good, but from my stand-

point, being a first-year head coach, I didn’t know what to expect. “Sometimes it goes the other way. These players did not let that happen. These players, the assistant coaches, made sure that we stayed on the right path and got it done.” With just 1:36 remaining in the game against Pittsburg State, the Lakers lost the lead when the Gorillas’ leading scorer Mikaela Burgess drained a 3-pointer to make it 5655. Those three points were the final points of the game for the Gorillas. GVSU forward Bailey Cairnduff answered the Burgess 3-pointer with a contested layup to put the Lakers back on top, 57-56. It was the final lead change in a game that featured 11 lead changes and eight ties. Burgess, a sophomore who leads the team in scoring (18 points per game) and was an All-MIAA First Team selection, made two key mistakes that may follow her into the offseason. Following the Cairnduff layup, GVSU guard Janae Langs drew a charging foul after Burgess tried barreling into the paint for a layup. GVSU forward Taylor Parmley

had two shot attempts on the ensuing possession, but was unable to convert, giving the Gorillas another shot to take the lead with 36 seconds remaining in the game. Burgess, however, mishandled the ball at the top of the arc, and Parmley stole the ball, leading a fast break down the other end. She missed the initial layup, but grabbed her own miss and was fouled with 16 seconds left in the game. She had an opportunity to make it a three-point game at the line. After going 4-of-9 from the line in the first half, Parmley sank both free throws to make her a 4-of-4 from the line in the second half, forcing the Gorillas to go for a 3-pointer. “It was great that we got that steal, it was great that I made those two free throws,” Parmley said. “I was giving just all I had at that point.” On the final possession of the game, the Gorillas tried to get the ball to Burgess, who was unable to get open. With time draining, Gorillas’ center Cathy Brugman launched a 3-pointer from well behind the arc, but the shot was way off mark, bouncing off the backboard and into Langs’

hands. The Gorillas made no attempt to foul and the buzzer sounded, giving the Lakers the win. The Lakers outrebounded the Gorillas 42-32, despite the Gorillas having a big size advantage with forwards Brugman (6-foot-1-inch) and Kylie Gafford (6-foot-2-inches). The two combined for just 16 points on 5-of-19 shooting and only eight boards. The 56-point total for the Pittsburg State was its lowest scoring output all season. “We played great defense down the stretch,” Parmley said. “We didn’t let them get to the foul line, which is what our game plan was. We had some people get some really big boards down the stretch: Janae (Langs), Bailey (Cairnduff), and overall we just played as a team. We just kept grinding it out.” Burgess was held to zero first half points on 0-of-4 shooting, and scored all of her 13 points in the second half. She finished with three of the team’s six turnovers, including two crucial late mistakes. Parmley, a redshirt freshman, posted her first career double-double

with 19 points and 11 boards. Piper Tucker finished with nine points and nine boards. Langs had nine points and five rebounds. The Lakers will now face No. 2 seed Alaska-Anchorage on March 23 at 9:30 p.m. The Seawolves are the No. 4-ranked team in the nation, and have a whopping 37 wins on the season. The last and only other time the Lakers made the Final Four was in the 2005-06 season, when they went on to win the Division II national championship. Time will tell if another championship appearance is in the cards for the Lakers. “The mood of the team is just excited,” Parmley said. “It’s a great opportunity to go out and play. We’ve still got nothing to lose, being a lower seed, no one expected us to be here. “We’re just putting it all on the line and just having fun with it, that’s the most important thing. We love each other and love each other’s company, and we’re excited we get to play another game together.”

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REWRITING THE BOOKS SMOTHERED: Matt Judon (9) and Garrett Pougnet (25) ground Ashland quarterback Travis Tarnowski into the turf during Grand Valley State’s 45-28 win over the Eagles in Ashland, Ohio on Nov. 21, 2015. Judon broke Dan Skuta’s career sack record at GVSU, as Judon closed out the day with 34 career sacks. Judon is now preparing for the NFL Draft, which will take place April 28-30 in Chicago. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Judon breaks GV career sack record during Laker playoff win over Ashland Eagles BY ADAM KNORR SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

n a white jersey, No. 9 crouches, places three fingers on the turf and stares across the line of scrimmage. At the snap, he pounces, battling an opposing offensive lineman. He sheds the lineman and clears up a free path to the quarterback. Usually, the quarterback ends up with his face in the turf. No. 9 is Matt Judon, and, as of Saturday afternoon against Ashland

in GVSU’s 45-28 win, no one wearing a Grand Valley State jersey has sacked the quarterback more. In the second quarter, Ashland had the ball deep in its own territory on third down. Judon got around the end and swallowed up Eagle quarterback Travis Tarnowski, marking career sack No. 33 for the senior. The sack sent him into first place on the GVSU alltime career sack list, surpassing nowJacksonville Jaguar Dan Skuta, who graduated in 2008. Judon ended the day with 34 sacks. “That’s great for him,” Skuta said. “It’s great that the program has kids

that have the talent to do that going forward. I’m happy for him. “I always heard about him, he’s a really special talent. I figured my record wasn’t going to last long with him running wild out there.” But setting school records wasn’t enough for Judon. In the fourth quarter, he tied the NCAA Division II individual single-season sack record with 20 after recording his second solo sack of the game. In postgame comments, Judon was adamant that the records didn’t cross his mind during the game. After, he was able to appreciate his

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A bright future

accomplishments a little more, but still brushed praise toward the rest of the defensive unit. “After the game (I was able to reflect) and the players gave me a little bit of (crap) for it,” Judon said. “But I can’t be selfish like that. I’m not the only person out here on the field and I definitely understand that. Dev (McKissic), Quez (Gollman), they were all out there getting picks and I can’t get picks so I (have) to get out there and get the quarterback.” Judon’s first season with the Lakers was in 2010, when he was redshirted coming out of West Bloomfield High

School. Over his first two seasons at GVSU, Judon tallied 5.5 quarterback sacks in limited time, as he missed the final four games of his sophomore season with an injury. Back to full health for the 2013 season-opener against Azusa Pacific, Judon was ready to expand upon the promise he showed prior to his injury the season before. But it wasn’t to be.

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DII HOCKEY

Bright-Mitchell breaks 44-year-old record in 100-meter dash BY JACOB ARVIDSON JARVIDSON@LANTHORN.COM

n April 2, the Grand Valley State track and field team watched the men’s oldest school record fall. Redshirt freshman Lawson Bright-Mitchell broke Robert Eubanks’ 10.50-second record in the 100-meter dash, set in 1972, with a blistering time of 10.48 seconds at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue Classic. But it almost didn’t happen. Eight days earlier, Bright-Mitchell had showed up late to a 6 a.m. morning workout. Sprints and hurdles coach Alan Dunson was not pleased. “I told him to go home,” Dunson said. One hour later Dunson received a text from

Bright-Mitchell. “Sorry for coming to practice late this morning,” the text said. “I feel like I let the team down. I won’t let it happen again. It didn’t feel right going home and not doing anything. So I ran to the Laker hill and ran 10 hills.” Dunson gave Bright-Mitchell another shot. “I presented him with an opportunity to make up his workout that following Monday,” Dunson said. “Let’s just say that was the only workout all year that I’m confident he did not feel like he could do one more rep. I communicated to him he earned his chance to compete that week.” Bright-Mitchell responded by running the fastest 100-meter dash in GVSU history. Shattering records is nothing new for the budding star. He won three team and 12

individual state titles in high school, was named Michigan’s Mr. Track and Field in 2014, set the New Balance National Outdoor Meet Emerging Elite 200-meter dash record and broke the GVSU record in the 60-meter dash earlier this year, just to highlight a few of his accomplishments. Simply put, Bright-Mitchell knows how to win. He’s only in his first year of college competition. and yet Bright-Mitchell has already proven he can find success. His humility and ability to place others above himself has helped him become a winner. Bright-Mitchell’s grandmother began instilling the value of humility in him from the day he was born. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Laker goaltender Jiri Aberle tracks the puck during Grand Valley State’s commanding 5-2 win over Davenport at the Georgetown Ice Center on Feb. 20. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

‘The boys are hot’ Lakers edge New York in overtime, advance to semis Hamilton initiated the scoring with an unassisted goal in the first 10 minutes of action. After Utah State tied the game minfter three periods of play in the utes later, the Lakers finished the period last game of pool play, the Grand with a power play goal from Burnett. After the first intermission, it was all Lakers. Valley State Division II men’s hockey club was headed into an GVSU scored one goal in the second period overtime period to determine and three in the third to secure the 6-1 victory. The GVSU defense stymied the Aggie ofwho would advance to the ACHA Division II fense. Goaltender Jiri Aberle saw only 21 shots, National Championship semifinals. The Lakers entered the offensive zone up compared to the Lakers’ offense, which fired off the left boards with just under six minutes to 69 shots throughout the game. “Our forecheck, we established that early play in the period. Forward Mitch Claggett and got a lot of good scoring opdelayed with the puck near the portunities,” said GVSU head blue line and found the stick coach Mike Forbes. of defenseman Reede Burnett, “The last few After a four-week span of who was cutting through the not playing any games, the Lakslot. Burnett gathered the puck practices, we with only the goalie to beat and looked sharp. You ers had no rust in the first game. Forbes and team captain Zacharoofed a backhand shot above the goalie’s pad and under his never know going ry Strain attested that to the hard work put in at practices during glove for the game-winning into day one how the four-week hiatus. goal. The team piled on Burnett you are going to “It feels like we haven’t lost in the corner of the ice, celebrata step from when we left off, look.” ing the national semifinal berth. which can probably be attribThis is the Lakers first uted to our hard work in pracsemifinal berth since 2013. MIKE FORBES tice,” Strain said. GVSU finished ninth in 2014 GVSU HEAD COACH “The last few practices, we and fell just short in 2015 with looked sharp,” Forbes said. a fifth place finish. The Lakers finished pool play with a thrill- “You never know going into day one how you ing 4-3 overtime winner over New York, but are going to look.” The Lakers followed up a dominating first dominated the other two games. GVSU opened the tournament with a 6-1 victory over Utah win with an equally impressive performance. State, and followed that with a 7-2 win over LOG ON TO: Penn State. The tournament is taking place in West Chester, Pennsylvania. www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE In the tournament opener, GVSU’s Ian BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM

ALL SMILES: Redshirt freshman sprinter Lawson Bright-Mitchell poses before practice at the Kelly Family Sports Center on April 4. He broke an old GVSU record in the 100-meter dash. GVL | SARA CARTE

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GUNSLINGER: Grand Valley State quarterback Bart Williams fades back to pass against the Shepherd defense. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

STRIKING: Kenzie Fox winds up to take a rip during Grand Valley State’s win over Western Washington on Dec. 3. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Playoff pushes

AERIAL: Grand Valley State forward Kendra Stauffer skies for a header during the national championship game. GVL | EMILY FRYE

ON TOP: The Grand Valley State soccer team hoists trophies in the air following a 2-0 win over Columbus State on Dec. 5 in Pensacola, Florida. The Lakers swept through the playoffs, edging Western Washington 3-2 in the NCAA Division II semifinals. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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Campus Dining now has a NEW late night menu! This menu is available 7 days a week during the normal semester, from 10 pm to midnight at the Connection and Kleiner Market.

The Lanthorn is seeking candidates with sales experience for an Account Executive position with our A d v e r t i s i n g d e p a r t ment. Check LakerJobs for more information, or email advertising@lanthorn.com for more information.

GVSU Facilities Services would like to remind all students to keep your windows closed as we finish out these last few weeks of cold weather. Keeping windows closed will save your school energy and money! Hey Grand Valley Students! Enroll for summer courses at Oakland Community College now! Summer 2016 final registration is on May 5. John Ball Zoo is now open for the season! Exhibits include an aquarium with penguin feedings, pelican feedings, and tons of other cool creatures, like lions, monkeys, and kangaroos. Visit today!

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The Lanthorn is seeking candidates for our Distribution Team. If you are interested in being a Distribution Associate, check LakerJobs or email our Distribution Manager at distribution@lanthorn.com for more information. The Lanthorn is seeking qualified candidates for a Campus Accounts Manager position in our Advertising Department. Check LakerJobs for more information, or email advertising@lanthorn.com for more information. Want to work for the Lanthorn? All positions are currently open for applications, which can be found at www.lanthorn.com. Questions should be directed to editorial@lanthorn.com.

Housing 48West Apartment available for move in date as early as June 1, 2016.This 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath Apartment is a top floor unit in the kitchen/living area with private balcony. Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher/M icrowave included. Bedroom has a private bath with large closet. Amenities:Giant Outdoor Hot Tub with Fire Pit, Theatre, Gym, Game Room, Study Rooms, Printing, and FREE TANNING!Call or text for more information, 231-690-0037.

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48West Apartment available for move in date as early as June 1, 2016.This 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath Apartment is a top floor unit in the kitchen/living area with Housing private balcony. Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher/M icrowave included. Bedroom has a private bath with large closet. Amenities:Giant Outdoor Hot Tub with Fire Pit, Theatre, Gym, Game Room, Study Rooms, Printing, and FREE TANNING!Call or text for more information, 231-690-0037.

Apartment available from August 2016 to July 2017 at 48 West. Large bedroom with a private bathroom and payments are $510 with an included covered parking spot. Email: nunnr@mail.gvsu.edu I have a room available for sublease for next school year, in a Campus View 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome. I'll even pay your first month's rent! If interested, contact me at boczarn@mail.gvsu.edu. I'm looking for someone to take over my lease. It's $684/mo. and the apartment is fully furnished. Evolve is a brand new community,so you would be the first to live in the apartment. It comes with a washer/dryer, dishwasher and a flat screen tv in the living room. The only thing that isn't included is the electricity. Pets are welcomed. The apartments will be available in August. You can contact me via email at hairstor@mail.gvsu.edu or cell at 231-343-8863.

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ISO: Someone to sublease my furnished A style 4 bed/4 bath apartment. Lease is from May-July 2017. Rent is $400 and a $50 rental credit is included. If you are interested, email smitshat@mail.gvsu.edu. Looking for a female upperclassman/graduate student roommate for a two bedroom, two bathroom, newly built house off of 52nd street, one minute away from Grand Valley State University Allendale campus. The rent is $560 a month (includes both rent and utilities). Contact Bronte Reisinger at bkr2448@gmail.com for more information. Looking for a fourth female roommate for a Campus West apartment for the 2016-2017 school year! We have a 4 bedroom 2 bath floor plan. We have a full kitchen and laundry room as well. Rent is around 445, plus utilities that are around 25-30 each month! You can contact me at my cell:(269)491-7822 or my email: millera4@mail.gvsu.edu.

Looking for a male roommate who is interested in finding housing downtown for next fall. I'm a business student, chill guy, who needs a responsible, drug free roommate. If you fit the bill, text me at 231-3921871. Looking for someone to sublease my apartment at Meadows Crossing for the 2016-2017 school year. The apartment is fully furnished and you would have your own bedroom and bathroom. I am looking for a boy or girl. You can email me for more information! mayad@mail.gvsu.edu. Looking to sublease two rooms (May-August) in our 4 bedroom town-home at Sutters Mill. Private bathrooms, walk in closets, both are on the upper level, also a garage unit. Preferably two males. $420/mo per room plus utilities. Please email me at q u a n t e g @ m a i l . g v s u . e du for more information. One female roommate needed for 4 bedroom house in Standale. Lease beginning Aug. 2016. $400/month, utilities included! Please contact Amy at sturrusa@mail.gvsu.edu.

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CLASS OF

2016

Paid $42,932 in in-state tuition

Experienced 10 snow days

BY THE NUMBERS

Heard 20,832 hourly chimes of the Cook Carillon Tower

Attended 35 varsity conference championships and 8 team national championships

Survived 40 final exams

Witnessed the opening of 5 new buildings

EXA

Read 248 issues of the Lanthorn Had the opportunity to eat 124 Friday Laker Bowls

COMMENCEMENT ISSUE APRIL 2016

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

C2 | GRADUATION

AMBRA ROGERS Congratulations Ambra! Graduation is a time to celebrate and enjoy your achievements. Your family is very proud of you and we wish you lots of happiness! Love, The Rogers Family

ANTHONY CHRISTIANMCDONELL Seems like yesterday you were walking around GVSU with me while I was a student. Words cannot begin to describe how proud I am of you! You rocked it! Love, Mom

ARTHUR JOHNSON

BERT VOSSLER

Congrats to my favorite son on your college graduation. TIme flies by too quickly! Grandma Carol is smiling down from Heaven.

Congratulations Bert! We are so very proud of you. Your dedication and hard work paid off. Set your goals high and don’t stop ‘til you get there.

Love, Mom

Love, Mom and Dad

BRENDAN GORDON

BRITTANY LISS

We are so proud of your accomplishments and hard work. Your talent and creativity will bring you much success.

Congratulations Brittany! We are so proud of your wonderful accomplishments on your way to the real world! Oh, the places you’ll go!

Love, Mom, Dad, Devin, FIonna and Shamrock

We love you will all our hearts, D, M, B1, B3 and G

BROOKE PRIESKORN

ELIZABETH ROBINSON

“Most people say it is intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong; it is character.” -Albert Einstein

Congrats Liza, Keep smiling, we know you will achieve all your goals. We could not be prouder!

I love you Brooke! Mom

Love you, XOXO Mom, Dad and Angela

JULIA SANDERS

JUSTIN AUTEN

Words cannot express how proud I am of you, Julia. Congratulations! Your tenacity and work ethic paid off. You did it!

Congratulations, Justin! We’re so proud of you. You have met every challenge with determination and hard work. You’re going to be an amazing teacher.

Love, Mom

KAITLIN BALBOA

KATIE KRUK

“Never forget what you are... Make it your strength. It can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it; it will never be used to hurt you.”

Congratulations, Katie! We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. Your profuse dedication and copious hard work will take you anywhere your heart desires.

Mom and Dad

Love, Dad, Mom and Ricky

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

GRADUATION | C3

KAYLA STARK

KELLEE HICKS

Congratulations, Kayla! May you always dare to do great things in life! We are so very proud!!

Congratulations Kellee!! We’re all very proud of what you’ve accomplished in your life.

Love, Mom and Dad

Love, Your family

KELSEY MORFORD

KEVIN WU

Way to go, Kelsey Morford! We are all so proud of you! We all love and support you! Congratulations!

Congratulations, Kevin! We are so proud of you. Your curiosity about how things work began at a young age. Dive into your future with gusto!

Love, Your family

Love, Mom, Dad and Katie

KRISTINA GRAEFEN

KYLE WERNER

Dear Kristina, Congratulations on your graduation! We are so proud of you. We all wish you the best of luck at your new job.

Congratulations, Kyle! We are very proud of you. Your hard work and perseverance has definitely paid off. Your dream of being an engineer is now a realization.

Love always, Mom, Dan and Kate

Love, Mom and Dad

LAUREN SOMERS

LAUREN MICHELE TELLEFSEN

Congratulations, Lauren! We are so very proud. Your creativity is simply amazing. Be confident and go do what makes you happy.

Congratulations, Lauren! We are so proud of you. Your hard work and dedication have paid off. You have a lot to offer the world!

Love you, Mom, Dad, Lexie and (of course) Tootsie

Love, Mom, Dad and Ryan

LESLIE ANN HICKS

LISA HILL

Congratulations, Leslie! Your hard work has paid off. We look forward to watching you prosper in the next chapter of your life.

Lisa, we are so proud of you :) Congratulations on your hard work and dedication. May God bless you on your new life and career.

We love you, Mom, Boone and Levi

Love you always, Mom and Dad

MADALYN FORSHEE

MARISSA PINDER

Way to go, Maddie! Congratulations! So proud of you! “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!”

Congratulations, sweetheart! We are so proud of you! You did it! We love you so much!

Mom and Dad

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

C4 | GRADUATION

JULIANNE MARISA LATUSZEK

Courtney Taylor Farmer, Congratulations on your college graduation at GVSU! It is an honor to share this outstanding achievement with you! We are so proud of you and your hard work and dedication. Your journey is just beginning! The world is waiting for you to bestow great things upon it! We love you very much!

Chase your dreams, little girl As you travel along the road of life You may hit some potholes But rest assured, God will walk beside you To steady you if you stumble and catch you if you fall. We’re so proud of the young woman you’ve become We love you with every heartbeat and every breath we take!

Love, Your family

Mom and Dad xoxoxoxo

COURTNEY FARMER

MELINA LOUISE NAVAROLI

MOLLY LABEFF

Melina, As you may now realize, you have a guardian angel who is your mom. Congratulations! May God be with you.

Molly Girl, We couldn’t love you any more than we do, you’re the best. Remember Proverbs 3: 5-6. As you move to new life challenges, keep that ‘never, never quit’ attitude. If someone says “what can you bring to the table?” then bring the whole damn table. And always keep your sense of humor.

Love you, Dad, Mom, Vincent and Gina

Love, Mom, Dad, Gramby, Grandaddy and Mom-Mom

PAIGE HAAS

RACHEL BURR

Congratulations, Paige Elizabeth! We are all so very proud of you and your accomplishments. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!

Congratulations Rachel!! Everyone is so proud of your accomplishments...AWESOME!! Studying in between episodes of Pretty Little Liars has really paid off.

Love, Mom, Dad, Hannah, Hank and Hershey

Love, Dad, Mom, Grandpas, Grandmas, Aunts, Uncles, More Aunts, Cousins and the Gremlin

RYAN TIMMERMAN

SAMANTHA SELVIG

Congratulations, Ryan! We’re proud of your efforts and dedication, and are looking forward to seeing what your future holds.

Samantha, Congratulations! We are so proud of you for all your hard work and becoming the beautiful young woman we know you as! Follow your dreams.

Love, Dad, Mom and Jake

Love, Dad, Mom and Sidney

STEFANIE ROEDER

TIMOTHY BEARDSLEE

Miss Stefanie Roeder, A classroom of special and unique students are waiting for you to help them reach for the stars. We are proud of you!

Congratulations, Tim! We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. This is a new beginning for you. Stay passionate in life and follow your dreams!

Love, Dad, Mom and Mitch XO

Love, Mom and Dad

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

GRADUATION | C5

TAYLOR ANDERSON Congratulations, Taylor! We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. Good luck at the University of Michigan!

Congratulations, Lanthorn grads!

Love, Mom and Dad Jordan, Kaden and Caleb

TAYLOR STICHA Taylor, From your very first day of school to today... I always knew you would follow your dreams! Always believe the best is yet to come! Love you always, Mom

MOLLY LABEFF Molly, Being the advertising manager is not an easy feat, but you handled it with grace and patience. The camaraderie you’ve cultivated in the advertising staff will be missed next year, especially all your silly Snapchats! Thank you for all the work you’ve done to help the Lanthorn grow, and, you know, pay all of our salaries. We know that you will succeed in whatever path life takes you. Peace out, Beef, we’ll miss you! Love, The Lanthorn advertising staff

JACKSON OZARK Jackson, Where can we start? You are our shining star: our intern of the year, the winner of the prestigious outstanding achievement monetary reward of $1. On top of your workplace success, you never failed to brighten up the office with your presence and dazzling smile. We are so proud to have been able to call you our coworker and friend. Love, The Lanthorn advertising staff

PAIGE YOUNG

KATHRYN BERG Dear Kate, Congratulations! We are so proud of you for all you have accomplished. Four years ago you arrived at Grand Valley full of wonder, and today you graduate with experience, knowledge and lasting friendships. Cherish the memories of your time at Grand Valley; they will last forever. You are a beautiful, kind and caring person. Always remember to do what you love; you will be a great success! Love, Mom, Dad, Jenny, Lily and Riley

TREVELL BURTON Congratulations, Trevell! We are so proud of how you have marched your way through college. With love, Mom, Mr. Corey and CJ

Paige, Tied for longest time of employment in the advertising department, we’re definitely sad to see you go. These past three years of having you on staff has been incredible, but we know you’re off to take on bigger and better things. While your hard work was a huge asset to the team, supplying all of the food didn’t hurt, and for that we are forever grateful. Enjoy your summer and your promising future! Oh, and now that you’re graduating, you can look forward to never getting a text from us asking you if the correct artwork is in the server again. Love, The Lanthorn advertising staff

APRIL 25, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

C6 | GRADUATION

ADAM KNORR Adam, A.A. Knorr, Armand, You go by many names (much to our frustration), but no matter how you brand yourself, one thing will never change--how grateful we are to have had you as a part of the Lanthorn. From championship road trip coverage to tearinducing features, your ability to capture the human element in sports stories is unparalleled, and you certainly are leaving big shoes to fill next year. Of course, if we’re ever in a pinch, we may call you up for some last-minute cartoons. You’ve worked incredibly hard this year, and the strength you’ve built in the sports section truly reflects that. Thank you so much for the sleepless nights, busy weekends and all the laughs. No matter where you decide to go, we’re certain they’ll be lucky to have you. We certainly know we were. All our love and best wishes, Your Lanthorn editorial family

MADDIE FORSHEE Maddie, When you began at the Lanthorn in the winter of 2014, we knew right away you were a great addition to the Lanthorn family. Two years and dozens of stories later, you’ve proven that again and again. Your leadership skills and writing abilities are impressive, but what we love most about you is how much you make us all smile. Thank you so much for all you’ve done for the Lanthorn these past few years, we’re so sorry to see you go! Thankfully, we know you’re off to do bigger and better things, and we can’t wait to see what you accomplish. Have an amazing time at MLive this summer, we know you’ll be fabulous! All our love and best wishes, Your Lanthorn editorial family

ALEX EISEN Alex, To the lord of ledes, the king of creativity and the best at conquering a beat, farewell. Your pure writing talent is clear to anyone reading an Alex Eisen story, and your attention to detail, handling of statistics and unique approach to stories is second to none. AP style never challenged you, nor did jumping on a beat for a sport few of us had ever covered. Unless Ken Holland’s dedication to writers is the same as his dedication to washed up players, there’s bound to be a spot for a Red Wings beat writer in the coming years. We expect to see you there. Best of luck in the future, and thank you for setting an example and a precedent to all Lanthorn sports staff writers in the future.

TJ ZIMMERMAN TJ, We are forever grateful for your ability not to laugh at us when we try to explain what we want done to the website, even though we have absolutely zero idea what we’re talking about. Your dedication to the Lanthorn has allowed us to make great strides toward becoming a digital-first newsroom, and your work will continue to benefit the Lanthorn long after you graduate and get settled in to your big-kid job. Production nights won’t be the same without your music, your smile or your headline suggestions, so make sure to visit in the fall! In 20 years, when you’re chilling with Elon Musk, remember your start at the Lanthorn, and all the ridiculous memories you’ve made here. Truly, thank you for all you’ve done for the Lanthorn in the past few years, we’re so excited to see what you do next!

All our love and best wishes, Your Lanthorn editorial family

KELSEY KOLOKOWSKI Kelso! Thank you for being such an incredible graphic designer and putting your talents to use at the Lanthorn. Thank you for always keeping our calendars and desktop backgrounds beautiful, and for keeping Comic Sans and inconsistent stroke weight far from our publication. In addition to your skills, your bright and positive presence in the office always kept us smiling. We don’t know how we’re going to replace you, but we know you’ll thrive in your new job and wish you the best! Thank you for making the Lanthorn look as beautiful as you are. Love, The Lanthorn advertising staff

ALLIE STEELE Allie, You always bring a little sass into our day and brighten up the office. We love sharing so many moments of us relying on Paige to make sure we had a lunch. Keep killing it on the dance floor! Love, The Lanthorn advertising staff