Issue 10, September 26th, 2016 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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POLICE

Annual safety report shows uptick in reported sexual assaults

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‘GV needs POC’ Lakers stand in support of students of color during peaceful demonstration

BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

After months of collaboration and deliberation among more than 50 departments across campus, the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is now available to the public.

One of the larger sections within the document focuses specifically on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. With an increase of reports of sexual assault on Grand Valley State University’s campuses, explanation and education was an important theme for this year’s report.

This year’s report documented a hike in reported sexual assaults of GVSU students. Compared to seven incidents reported in 2014, there were 15 cases reported in 2015. It should be noted, however, that five of the incidents reported in 2015 actually occurred in 2014, said GVSU police department Captain Brandon DeHaan, who serves at GVSU’s Clery compliance officer.

Though this hike is a matter of concern, it also reflects the work of the university to create an open and safe environment for students to report acts of violence so that campus security can take the acceptable measures to hold individuals responsible, DeHaan said.

“This highlights the work the university has done to encourage individuals to report these offenses,” DeHaan said. “We know that sexual assaults are the most underreported of all criminal activities. In discussion with my colleagues here on campus, we don’t believe there has been an increase in the number of sexual assaults, but rather the environment has changed.”

These cases are not identified as either “opened” or “closed,” but rather reflect all reports of sexual violence to any representative for student safety including officers, responsible employees or representatives from the Women’s Center. This also includes cases that are reported where the victim-survivor does not wish to continue with an investigation.

“We’ve broken the areas on sexual assault down as well because we know there are often questions that are identified with this and we wanted to make it easier for individuals to find information in the annual report,” DeHaan said.

The university has put a heavy focus on the paradigm that surrounds sexual assault through programs like the “It’s On Us” campaign and the creation of several positions on campus that cater to students’ needs following acts of violence, DeHaan said.

“The commitment the university has had to change the preconceived notions surrounding sexual assault is evident,” DeHaan said. “It goes along with education of the community and creating a safe environment for individuals to report.”

This year, DeHaan worked with GVSU’s Title IX office to include new procedures for sexual misconduct in the report. There’s an excerpt of these procedures in the document as well as additional information that is available online on the Victim’s Rights and Options page. The page gives a detailed 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.

“We have worked very hard and diligently to create an environment where people feel comfortable reporting incidents of violence and that the university is working hard to help educate and knowing that education and awareness can be helpful in changing the stigma surrounding sexual assault,” DeHaan said.

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EQUALITY: Officer Minh Lien surveys GVSU as protestors march Friday, Sept. 23. The NAACP chapter held a campus-wide demonstration in protest of police brutality. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

BY JESS HODGE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

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hants of “GV needs POC” reverberated against the Cook Carillon Tower in the center of Grand Valley State University as hundreds of students, faculty and staff gathered for a peaceful demonstration. People of different races, ethnicities and genders

gathered to stand in solidarity with those protesting racism and police brutality Friday, Sept. 23.

Antoinette Jackson, president of GVSU’s NAACP chapter, said the demonstration was prompted by recent events at Eastern Michigan University where racial slurs against people of color were written on and inside buildings.

A march starting at Kleiner Commons kicked the

GVSU event off.

“No justice, no peace, racism must cease,” participants chanted. “Our people united will never be defeated.”

The march went through the Mary Idema Pew Library and into Kirkhof Center, where the demonstrators linked arms and stood in silence for 10 minutes.

When the demonstration went outside to the Cook Carillon Tow-

er, different student organizations took turns speaking about why people of color and the colored community at GVSU matter.

Noemi Jimenez, vice president of GVSU’s Laker Familia, spoke to the crowd and challenged those in attendance to question people who say racist remarks.

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CLASSICS

TRANSPORTATION

Rapid bus system makes changes to downtown route

BY SANDA VAZGEC ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Most students at Grand Valley State University rely on The Rapid bus system to get to and from class.

This year, the transportation system has undergone a few changes in partnership with the university.

The most prominent changes come with Route 50, the GVSU campus connector. With a new route direction and different stops, it continues to carry the highest ridership among all routes serving the university.

Last year, Route 50 totaled an annual ridership of 1.3 million.

In comparison, Route 37 and Route 48 ended the fiscal year at ridership totals of 456,220 and 646,833, respectively. With an increase in student enrollment this year, GVSU administrators decided to implement changes to better serve the community.

Chris Swank, Pew Campus operations manager, said all changes were made with the students’ needs and safety in mind.

“GVSU recommended the stop changes to The Rapid for multiple

COMMUTE: Students gather outside the Kirkhof Center bus stop. Route 50 has the highest ridership of all the GVSU bus routes. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

reasons,” Swank said. “Downtown, they were made to help with parking congestion, also accessibility and safety concerns with lighting under (interstate highway) 131.

We chose to reinstate the stop at the Walker Fire Station to provide an alternate park-and-ride.”

GVSU has a long-standing partnership with The Rapid spanning almost 20 years. The university has invested over $2 million into the transportation system, which allows all GVSU students to ride any route free of charge with their student I.D. However, this service for students does not come without some concern.

Shila Keinath, a GVSU senior, said the new Route 50 stops have caused some inconvenience to her commute.

“The new stops have caused the buses to get clogged up together,” Keinath said. “It’s super inconvenient and unnecessary to have three or four buses come to a stop right after each other, they’re not running consistently.”

The concern of congested routes is not a surprise to GVSU or The Rapid, as this is a common issue at the beginning of a new school year.

“It’s not unusual to have some issues at the beginning of a new school year as students are developing their travel patterns,” Swank said. “New students have to get acclimated to using the bus and returning students have to figure out how the schedule works with their new classes. After a few weeks, peo-

HISTORY: Madison Rogers tries her hand at archeology. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

Paleo-Olympics event showcases ancient activities

BY KYLE DOYLE KDOYLE@LANTHORN.COM

With some help from the archaeological society, classics society, theta history club, anthropology club and Grand Valley State University History Journal, ancient Greek and Roman cultures jumped off the page of textbooks for three hours to entertain the students of Grand Valley State University.

During the eighth annual PaleoOlympics event Friday, Sept. 23, students were given the opportunity to take part in games, crafts and activities based off ancient cultures on the west lawn of the Kirkhof Center.

The Paleo-Olympics are about getting people across majors and programs together to enjoy something they have a common interest in, said Melissa Morrison, Classics depart-

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Markeyna Jefferson, a GVSU student of color representing the GVSU photography club, said it is important to stand up against stereotypes, prejudice, ignorance and racism and promised to stand up for the humanity and social justice of minorities.

“I matter because I want to further my education,” she said. “GVSU will not tolerate racism. Black life is misunderstood. Our pain is mistaken for hatred.”

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CIVIC ASSEMBLY WEEK

Grand Valley State University will host speaker Leighton Watson Monday, Sept. 26 as part of Civic Assembly Week. The event will be held in the CookDeWitt Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Watson will discuss social justice and issues of policing in the U.S. The West Michigan native served as student body president at Howard University and plans to attend law school in 2017.

Watson has also been featured CNN, CSPAN, NPR and BET and served on President Barack Obama’s taskforce during Ferguson, Missouri racial tension events.

that way? why do you look at me that way? Why do you feel I don’t matter?’ and then after they answer, tell them your experiences,” Jimenez said. “They have a reality, you might be the first person of color that they ever meet.

Question them, don’t just yell at them. (You) can change their reality by sharing your own reality with them.”

BREAKFAST LECTURE SERIES

As part of the Peter F. Secchia breakfast lecture series, the Seidman College of Business will host Birgit Klohs, president and CEO of The Right Place.

The event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Grand Valley State University’s L. William Seidman Center. Klohs will discuss what makes West Michigan work and the unique aspects the region holds for business.

Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. with the lecture following immediately after. A brief question and answer session will be held from 8:50 a.m. to 9 a.m.

To RSVP for the event, visit www.gvsu.edu/seidman.

GEOGRAPHY AND SUSTAINABLE PLANNING OPEN HOUSE

The Geography and Sustainable Planning department at Grand Valley State University will hold an open house Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The event is open for all students interested in learning about the program, course offerings ad career opportunities. Guest speakers include Ronald B. Jimmerson, director of Seeds of Promise Grand Rapids and Norman Christopher, director of GVSU Office of Sustainability Practices.

Topics such as sustainable science, global development and environmental planning will be discussed. The event will be held in Kirkhof Center Room 2263.

ALTERNATIVE BREAKS INFO NIGHT

Alternative Breaks is a student organization at Grand Valley State University which coordinates week long winter, spring, and summer break service-learning trips throughout the U.S. focusing on social and environmental issues.

The organization will hold an informational night Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Henry Hall Atrium. All applications will open at the beginning of the event and will close on Nov. 11. Attendance to the event is not mandatory in order to apply for a program.

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UNITED: Demonstrators kneel in Kirkhof Center Friday, Sept. 23.

GVSU’s NAACP chapter organized the march. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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ment professor and event planner.

This year, the PaleoOlympics kicked off with an augury performed by professor David Crane, an ancient Greek way of determining what the will of the gods was for that particular day by observing birds.

Though no birds could be found, a stuffed monkey was found and was used as a substitute.

“I saw the monkey fly through the quadrant of Jupiter and Risus, the god of laughter, so I interpret that as indeed very auspicious for the Paleo-Olympics,” Crane said.

New this year were several games and events, including an eight-legged race inspired by a Greek battle strategy called “hoplite” and a game based off Roman team-building exercises where players stand in a circle and pass a ball back and forth. There was also a presentation of ancient weaponry and a rugby-inspired game from medieval times.

In the eight-legged race, four students were tied together in similar fashion to a three-legged race. Two teams of these students were then tasked with getting from one end of the field, to the other, then back again.

“Our key to victory was pretty much just keeping in rhythm and going with our inside legs, then figuring out how to move them in order,” said Jonathan Bluck, GVSU

senior and president of the archaeology club.

The Paleo-Olympics also featured a wide array of crafts, including cookie decorating, shield painting and pot reconstruction.

The pot reconstruction involved students going through different fragments of pots that had been broken and reassembling them with masking tape.

Allie Poehler, a GVSU senior, said she studied abroad at an archaeology field school and the events were similar to what she did.

The event has grown in popularity since its beginning and involves several groups on campus.

Morrison said only a few archaeology professors and their students came out the first year, but since then, more groups have gotten involved, drawing more students each year.

“We’re trying to make this kind of a campus tradition,” she said.

Student senate President Ella Fritzemeier also read a statement showing support for the demonstration.

“We, the Grand Valley State University student senate, the official student government representing the 25,000 students on this campus, stand in solidarity with students who protest racism, white supremacy and police brutality,” Fritzemeier said. “People say all lives matter, but brown and black lives matter in particular right now. We value diversity and inclusion because differences enhance our education, in which we are here to gain.

“We as student senate will not stand for racism on this campus and will continue to support and uplift those students who are directly affected by it.”

Jackson told more of her personal narrative and her thoughts on racism at the event.

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In order to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act, a comprehensive look at campus security and safety resources, protocols, policies and procedures is required to be released to the Laker community.

This year, the Annual Se-

curity and Fire Safety Report has changed format.

“We’ve reformatted how the annual report is put together to make it easier to read document and we’ve changed our table of contents in an attempt to make this an easier document to digest,” DeHaan said.

Liquor law arrests also decreased from 200 in 2014 arrests to 88 in 2015.

The full report can be found at www.gvsu.edu/gvpd.

KEEPING SAFE: GVPD officers interact with students at Campus Life Night Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Lot H at GVSU. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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FUN: Ariana Martineau decorates crafts. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

Valley, but I also noticed that there was work to be done,” she said. “There’s not a lot of people of color so I know that there are different things that needed to be worked on here because we’re underrepresented.”

Jackson emphasized helping educate people who may not understand the problems and the struggles people of color go through.

“I definitely sympathize with people that haven’t had that exposure of different cultures, they don’t understand, and that’s what we’re here for, to help them understand,” she said. “It’s nothing against our white counterparts at all. We just want to make sure our voices are heard because we are a small group here. We acknowledge that racism is existent and we must educate ourselves about these different issues.

“We must come together and unite, and unite peacefully.”

ple settle into a routine, which allows everything to run more smoothly. “ With over 9,000 students riding the buses everyday, Swank said The Rapid runs 20 buses during peak hours to help ensure a more consistent flow. The buses are scheduled to arrive at each stop every six to 10 minutes during the weekdays.

GVSU conducts a survey each year for students

to voice their concerns and opinions about the transportation system. The university then analyzes the data and meets with The Rapid to address the concerns and make necessary changes.

There have been many changes to the GVSU bus routes throughout the years and future changes are inevitable due to the area’s growing population. Both GVSU and The Rapid emphasize the importance of survey participation to ensure all modifications are made consciously.

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Coffee and Culture Van Andel Global Trade Center talk focuses on international business

BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

When talking about business – international or otherwise – a steaming cup of coffee can help move the conversation along.

In order to convey various cultural practices and nuances for doing business abroad, the Van Andel Global Trade Center on Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus started the Coffee and Culture training sessions last Thursday, Sept. 22.

With fresh coffee and a continental breakfast served at each training session, the 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. event hosts a different international business professional talking about how they deal with the cultural nuances while traveling internationally.

Sonja Johnson, executive director of the Van Andel Global Trade Cen-

ter, emphasized the center’s goal of strengthening businesses in the Grand Rapids community by providing international consulting, training and resources.

“Doing business in a particular country, the culture always resonates very well with business practitioners or anybody really that is engaging or entertaining guests coming in or traveling to a foreign country,” she said. “Business etiquette and culture is really important when you get there because it’s hard to right-track a bad path.”

Christian Hannesschlagger, director of international market development for Nucraft Furniture Company, led the first Coffee and Culture training session by focusing on navigating business ventures within the Middle East.

It was, he said, significant to understand a company’s business potential

when first looking into conducting business abroad.

“To strengthen your position in the Middle East, to learn more and become aware of the risks and opportunities you will engage within the Middle East region,” he said. “It will prepare your teams better as well as help you make better decisions.”

Ranging from an overall economic overview of the different countries in the Middle East to working with an international partner’s needs, the training session worked through building teams supporting the drive and energy needed in maintain long-term business goals and relationships.

Hannesschlagger emphasized how taking data from the region and building a relationship with business partners and customers will establish a cohesive working environment. It will also create a product that

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TRAINING: Christian Hannesschlager talks about how to conduct business in the Middle East Thursday, Sept. 22. The discussion was part of the Van Andel Globe Trade Center series. GVL | MEGHAN MCBRADY

the customer will gladly use and sell to other perspective international customers.

“You need to do the thinking for them,” he said. “Give them the full of whatever you can give them. In the Middle East it works really well if you are open with information.”

Business is not done by just meeting once, he said. Meeting with a purpose, trying to understand how a person things, helped Hannesschlagger maintain business relationships in

the Middle East as he talked about the history and made inquiries about what it is like living in their country.

By engaging, being polite and showing real interest, he said, a mutual trust could then be built between business partners.

“Nobody will give time if I don’t add value,” he said.

Increasing competency in being successful worldwide, developing a strategic partnership for international

business could lead to a development for international business and activity.

“There is so much international business here in Michigan and I don’t think people are aware of it because people are very humble here and try to keep it quiet, but the re is a lot of opportunity there,” Johnson said. “We will continue to work on covering the globe and hopefully find the right niche for the right company at the right time.”

STUDENT RESOURCES

Conversations of Color series touch on racism, Colin Kaepernick

BY DYLAN GROSSER DGROSSER@LANTHORN.COM

The Conversations of Color discussion series began its second year at Grand Valley State University with the first topic on the protest of the national anthem by NFL player Colin Kaepernick. Leading the series is ReChard Peel, graduate assistant for the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

The monthly meetings include a topic based on current events. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to join the hour-long conversation and express themselves, Peel said.

Finding solutions to the problems are not always the main concern of the meetings, but rather bringing issues to the forefront and have a dialogue about them. The first conversation was Wednesday, Sept.

21, the next one will be held Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Colin Kaepernick has created a lot of controversy, and support, for his decision to not stand and raise his hand over his heart for the national anthem. Kaepernick has said his reasons for not standing are because he does not wish to show support for a country that “oppresses black people and people of color.” Kaepernick’s stance and other forms of peaceful protests were discussed in the meeting with roughly 26 people.

The shootings of black men Keith Lamont Scott and Terence Crutcher were also talked about throughout the conversation.

Peel said the topic of Colin Kaepernick is important as it relates to police brutality and also what it means to identify as an American. Many people had stories to share about family members and themselves as it related to race issues and discrimination. Some recognized that the relationship between a silent non-violent protest

evoking a violent, threatening response, referencing the threats Kaepernick has received for his stance.

The reason why these meetings bring up so much emotion for some people, Peel said, is because some of the topics are lived experiences by the attendees.

“Particularly, as a person of color, if I’m explaining to someone I experience racism or white supremacy, and then people deny those experiences or invalidate them, of course I’m going to be emotional because that’s a part of who I am,” Peel said.

Peel said he has personally faced overt discrimination based on the color of his skin, but he believes the more overbearing form of discrimination against people of color comes from systematic oppression, like disenfranchised school systems that have predominantly black populations.

Peel said he was inspired to start Conversations of Color because he said there were a lot of “celebratory” events happening in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, but not enough was being done to create a dialogue that is difficult and sometimes uncomfortable.

“Everything is not going to be a celebration, especially with all the things that are

happening in our society,” he said. “We need to celebrate some things, and I’m glad we do, but at the same time we need to engage in other challenging things.”

Peel emphasized challenging people and said people don’t grow from comfort, but from being pushed and challenged.

“I want to create a space that is challenging people to think critically and to listen to other people and share opinions,” he said. “I want to create a space like that, not one that is comfort-related.”

Peel said he sees the tension stemming from race issues continuing to build in the U.S. and in some ways it’s good in order to bring about change. However, it can be not good as it could create chaos and more violence.

Overall, he said he is pleased some issues of race are now being discussed by the public, such as a criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates people of color, and that all black men are six times as likely to be incarcerated than all white men.

“It’s important we push the envelope because that’s the only way we’re going to achieve justice,” Peel said.

“If nobody ever talks about these issues, then how are they ever going to change?”

DIALOGUE: ReChard Peel speaks in the OMA Wednesday, Sept. 21 as part of the Conversations of Color series. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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RESOURCES: James McAlloon (right) and Nicolo’ Genovali (left) work in the LRC Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. The LRC provides various resources to help students learn another language. GVL | ARCHIVE

Breaking the language barrier Language Resource Center helps students become bilingual

BY EMILY DORAN EDORAN@LANTHORN.COM

Learning a foreign language can be intimidating and challenging, especially for beginners jumping in at the college level. That’s why Grand Valley State University, which offers classes for 10 different foreign languages, has the Language Resource Center (LRC), a unique computer lab equipped with tools and resources to help students succeed in breaking the language barrier.

“We have a lot of applications on the computers for students taking language classes,” said Caitlin Zylstra, a lab assistant in the LRC. “But we also have a vast film collection and music collection. (There’s) just a lot of technology.”

Zylstra believes watching movies and listening to music in the LRC helps students become acquainted with different cultures, helping them with the acquisition of a foreign language.

“I think getting acquainted with the culture is very vital in appreciating the language you’re learning,” she said. “By watching movies, you’re getting

better equipped with the language itself and the same goes with music. You might hear phrases used that you wouldn’t normally hear in class.”

Hannah Yesmunt, a lab assistant in the LRC, thinks the benefits of visiting the LRC go far beyond the technological tools available.

“I think the best resource is that you’re surrounded by other students who are studying the language,” she said. “(It’s) a really great way to practice your language outside the classroom.”

Zylstra agrees the interaction between students is a key advantage to studying in the LRC. “I would recommend students come into the LRC once a week, even if it just means doing your homework here instead of at home,” she said. “You can learn a lot from your peers just by walking in here. I don’t think I’ve ever walked in and not had another conversation going on in a different language.”

Recently, several changes have been implemented in the LRC, with still more updates to come.

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“We’ve changed what we use to view movies on,” Zylstra said. “We completely changed what we’re using for music. And we’re actually going to be getting rid of all the computers in Lab A and switching to MacBooks.”

In order to encourage students to use their time most effectively while working in the LRC, the time tracker policy—which required students to use the lab for a certain amount of time during the semester—has been changed.

“We don’t do time tracker anymore,” Zylstra said. “Now (students are) doing mini projects instead of the 50 minutes (a week in the LRC).”

Even though students no longer have to log their time spent in the LRC, they are still encouraged to come in and take advantage of the resources available.

“I think it’s important (for students to utilize these resources) because not all universities have a Language Resource Center,” Yesmunt said.

“I think it’s special that we have a place people can go to continue to study their language and work on their skills. It would be a waste not to use it.”

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Being the change

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By Oliver Love

Students should engage in public acts of civil discourse

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hroughout history, social change in the U.S. has often originated on college campuses. Students have put together visual assemblies to make a statement on issues of civil rights, wars and matters of social injustice. For decades, the youth in America have loudly invoked their voices to create change in this country.

At Grand Valley State University, Lakers have the unique opportunity to reach out to more than 25,000 students on our campus alone.

We have the opportunity to hear many different voices talk about a wide range of different issues and the potential to work together to ensure that those voices are heard.

We have seen many specific examples of this in years past. In 1960, students at the University of Atlanta were joined by prominent civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. as they marched to protest segregation throughout Atlanta. In 1968, students at Columbia University staged a non-violent occupation of a campus building in protest of the Vietnam War. In more recent memory, a student at Columbia who carried a mattress around with her for an entire semester to make a statement after the university refused to expel her sexual assault attacker. Last year, there were prolonged protests at the University of Missouri in response to racial incidents on campus.

All of these instances

sparked a national conversation about social justice issues. While many students feel an inability to make their voices heard, university students have a much louder megaphone than they realize.

Participating in peaceful and productive protests or demonstrations allows students to make a lasting impact on their communities.

The Lanthorn commends those Lakers who participated in Friday’s demonstration with the GVSU NAACP, advocating for equal rights for people of color.

However, this change won’t start by sitting on couches retweeting things we agree with. The kind of change that we want to see and the change we need to enact happens when we get up and push, using positive actions. Now, that doesn’t mean we should turn to violence. It means if we want to see something happen, we can’t wait for other people to do something about it.

Make signs, gather a group of people who have the same stance on an issue as you and hold a rally.

Participate in a silent march.

Organize a peaceful protest.

Hold a civilized discussion about the issue. In all cases, change begins with action.

We can write 100 papers on social justice issues and suggest 50 ways to solve the problems around us, but these things cannot replace the simple action of pushing for change and sparking dialogue among our peers and across the nation in a visual and involved way.

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Don’t shy away from complicated answers

BY CLAIRE FISHER EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Did Mark Twain have a mustache? What does the fox say? Who was that guy who won “Jeopardy” a ton?

If you’ve ever wondered anything sometime in the past five years, you’ve probably discovered that the answer is easy to find. We can just ask Siri or Google anything we’ve ever wondered about. With this ease of access to information, we run the risk of not asking questions when the answers are difficult to find.

Often, when the answer doesn’t appear right away or isn’t on the first website clicked on, we become discouraged and decide we

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It might seem ridiculous to apply this logic when we’re just talking about that thing we were wondering with our friends on friends on Friday night, but by giving up on difficult-to-find answers we are essentially saying it’s fine not to think about things.

Even if the question is “in which Goofy Movie do they make the Leaning Tower of Pisa out of cheese whiz?” our lack of interest in the answer when things get difficult is a statement that we don’t want to think. And while that attitude is certainly appealing after we spend all week in college shoving information into our minds, we’re essentially shutting down our natural curiosity.

Natural curiosity is the force that drives true discovery and innovation. Without random questions, without wondering how things work, or how things could be better, the world would remain stagnant. If Benjamin Franklin had checked some sort of reference book (you know, the old Google) looking to answer the question “what is lightning?”

and given up when the answer was inconclusive, we wouldn’t be using electricity the way we do now. We need people to have natural curiosity and then to do something about it for society to move forward.

We need to take the time to do the research and use critical thinking and our best judgement to come to an educated conclusion.

Just like when we write research papers and have research questions for classes, our critical thinking skills need to transfer over to that natural curiosity we find ourselves having over seemingly important issues.

Next time you’re sitting around with friends and somebody asks “what are dreams?” and the answer isn’t as simple as you’d hoped, don’t just put your phone down and declare defeat. You’re going to run across important questions someday that require you to be able search for and think about the answer, so encourage you’re natural curiosity, keep looking, and find the answer.

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just don’t know. What do we use water towers for and how do they work? Who invented the first automobile? When the answer starts to get a little complicated or isn’t readily available, we give up. It’s important for us to stop giving up, we need to not shy away from complicated questions with complicated answers.

Important questions in life don’t have easy answers and we need to be using our natural curiosity and critical thinking skills to answer every question.

If the question is “will Hillary Clinton make a good president?” or “is immigration a good thing?” you’re unlikely to get Siri to give you a definitive answer. You’re likely to get a wide range of answers and a plethora of different viewpoints.

In this case, giving up when Google doesn’t give you a succinct, easy-to-understand answer is detrimental to society. In order to have an effective government we need people to do their research and think things through, especially when they aren’t easy to understand.

You’d think there would be a direct correlation with writing and speaking however, that’s not the case. I can tell stories with my pen, but I cannot tell stories through my vocal cords. For whatever reason, the genetics of story telling did not pass from my father to me. Therefore, in an attempt to recondition myself, I have volunteered to give several presentations in the near future.

Do I regret it? Certainly.

The main problem I have with public speaking is getting onto someone’s level. For

one, it is hard to gauge how much a particular person, or group of people, knows about a subject. Unfortunately for me, I have a hard time reaching people at a lower level of understanding than I have.

The way my brain works, I either understand something or I don’t. Therefore, when someone does not understand something that I do, I have a hard time conveying the background mechanism as to why I understand what I do.

On the other hand, when I am presenting to people who I assume know more than me (also known as the general population) I take a big spoonful of marbles and put them right into my mouth. Smart people frighten me. I was a smart person in high school, but as I get in to the working world I realize that I am not as smart as I once was in school.

Why am I boring you with my lack of public speaking skills? Because I shouldn’t have to do it, and nor should you. Sure some people will be

required to speak in front of people regularly at their place of employment, but I will not.

There are plenty of people who work independently in cubicles who send their work on to others, but will never speak on it.

The way I see it, public speaking is just another skill, and if you do not possess that skill, you should not be asked to feature that skill. I’m not asked to paint a picture, because I can’t paint, I don’t have that skill. They don’t ask people who can’t do statistics to do statistics, because they’re not good at statistics. In that same sense, I should not be asked to speak in public because I’m not good at it.

This is where I think professors are missing the target. All the time that people spend writing, preparing, and practicing oral presentations is essentially for nothing if you will never be asked or required to give an oral presentation in a professional setting. But even more agonizing to some students is the fact that they will

be graded on the presentation.

All material presented could be perfectly accurate, however mispronouncing words, stumbling over sentences, or simply looking uneasy while speaking oftentimes results in a lower grade. This is even more strange to me when it is done within a group. The point of group work, or group projects is to emphasize everyone’s skills, and to de-emphasize everyone’s weaknesses.

Doing so should bring out the best aspects of everyone’s work.

However, there is an unwritten, or sometimes written, rule that everyone has to do an equal part of everything.

That’s not wise. Have the most artistic person do the part that requires artistic skills. Have the outgoing person present the project. Do not have the introvert present a quarter of the project just because that’s their “fair share.” I think it would benefit everyone to reevaluate the reasons we do things, especially as it pertains to this topic.

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“I participated in the NAACP protest Friday, and I spoke on behalf of the Armenian Students Association. We were expressing we are standing in solidarity with our black brothers and sisters.”

“The country where I’m from, it’s hard to participate in them, they don’t exist. We are afraid of them because all associations we have with them is negativity from government forces.”

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“My sorority does it every year, we protest against the ‘R’ word. I feel really strongly about it because my major is therapeutic recreation, and I hope to work with people with disabilities.”

“I personally have never been in one. I’m not a very committed person to a lot of things. I read up on it, but to go out in public and take a stand is nerve-racking for me.”

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CULTURAL IDENTITY

GOVERNANCE

GV celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month Alumna kicks off calendar of events with research project

BY KYLE BINDAS KBINDAS@LANTHORN.COM

As part of its celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Grand Valley State University hosted one of its own graduates to present her research.

In a speech titled “The Origins of Latino Grand Rapids: Community Building and Pan-ethnic Identity Formation from the 1940s to the 1970s,” GVSU alumna Delia Fernández discussed her research about how the Latino community in Grand Rapids came to be Thursday, Sept. 22 in Kirkhof Center Room 2263.

Fernández’s speech focused on two major topics: how Latinos arrived in West Michigan and how their community and identity in West Michigan was formed.

Fernández said what mostly brought Latinos to the region was the prospect of jobs, inspired by recruitment of Michigan companies and state-sponsored initiatives that brought Latinos

to the region, as well as chain and step migration.

She said Latinos faced a strange plight as they arrived in West Michigan. They did not have a place in the existing population. The vast majority of the population was white, with only a small percentage of other ethnicities.

“When Mexicans arrived in the 1920s and 30s, native whites and immigrants from across western and eastern Europe dominated the city’s population of about 160,000,” Fernández said. “Less than 5,000 African Americans lived in Grand Rapids.”

The local population did not know how to handle the arrival of a new group and the Latinos had a hard time finding their place within it.

“This shared radicalization as neither black nor white joined Mexicans and Puerto Ricans together as a distinctive population that did not fit into the prevailing local racial hierarchy,” Fernández said.

The unique place of these populations helped them

COMMUNITY: Hispanic Heritage Month started with a speech by Delia Fernández at GVSU Thursday, Sept. 22. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

come together in a variety of ways. This new camaraderie created a new cultural identity, of which Fernández said she herself is a part of.

It is know as a nationality of Puerto Rican and Mexican parentage, “Mexi-Rican” “Although these marriages were not without protest, they left long-lasting legacies, because their children represented the forging of a new ethnic identity: MexiRicans,” Fernández said.

According to Fernández, she acquired her information after a long period, from a large variety of sources including interviews, city directories, police reports and prison profiles.

Professor David Stark, coordinator of the Latin American studies program, hopes this event will shed light on the story of the local Latino community.

“We have a growing presence of Latino students on campus, and a lot of those Latinos are from Grand Rapids and West Michigan are going to learn about their story and heritage,” Stark said. “I think it’s the diversity of all these different stories and heritages that make up the tapestry of American culture and American society.”

This talk is part of a series of events GVSU is hosting as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which goes from Thursday, Sept. 15 to Saturday, Oct. 15. Other events in the series include a series of talks from guest speakers, a performance of the Opera Grand Rapids featuring a guest singer who combines opera and Tango, and a celebration of the Day of the Dead hosted by the Latino Student Union.

STUDENTS FIRST: Student senate convenes Thursday, Sept. 22 to listen to a presentation by Provost Gayle Davis. Davis updated senate about searching for the new GVSU provost. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

Davis encourages student input during provost replacement search

BY JESS HODGE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Each year, Grand Valley State University’s provost comes to a student senate meeting to talk about new initiatives and plans for the upcoming year.

This year, however, Gayle Davis talked to the student senators Thursday, Sept. 22 about her position and the importance of students in the decision for the new provost.

Davis, GVSU’s provost and executive vice president of academic and student affairs, is not involved in the search for her replacement, but she did have some words of wisdom and advice she wanted to share with the senators.

“What is going through my mind this semester and next semester is how to get ready for the next person in my position to have a smooth transition here,” she said. “What I do want to do is in this last year be sure that as the new person comes in, they are (met with a) wellinformed student body.”

To help the senators determine what they should look for in the next candidate, Davis explained her job on campus and the various roles she plays on campus.

Being the executive vice president for academic and students affairs puts her in charge of things on an academic basis and all things related to student affairs and services. Additionally, she is in charge of policies,

curriculum, grievances, complaints and reports.

“I’m a person you don’t see a lot necessarily but I’m that person behind the curtain who has the final responsibility on all the things that affect your life as students,” Davis said. “You want a person who cares about students in this job. Don’t let anyone come in and forget to mention students in their conversations with the campus.”

A large part of her job is advocating for students and new ideas presented that have the opportunity to improve GVSU. She works with President Thomas Haas, the president’s cabinet and other vice presidents to make sure decisions made are the best ones for the students.

“I’m in charge of making sure your classes are at the highest level of quality and consistency that your voices are heard in terms of student evaluation of classes,” she said.

“When you have new ideas for Grand Valley, I’m the person, one of many, (who) lends an ear to those ideas and helps advocate for them with the rest of the university and the board.”

Davis expressed her care for the students at GVSU and the importance of having the next candidate share that same passion.

“I just really like students and I hope the next person in my position also has the same

commitment to the well-being of our whole student body as well as each individual student as they come through Grand Valley,” Davis said.

Her role as the provost places her as President Thomas Haas’s right-hand woman, If Haas was unable to fulfill the duties as president, Davis would step in as acting president.

“This dual role means I have a lot of avenues in which to advocate for you, to fund your ideas, to make appropriate and hopefully beneficial changes to what’s going on at Grand Valley,” she said.

Student senate President Ella Fritzemeier said Davis has always been crucial in advocating for students’ interests at faculty and administration meetings.

“I didn’t even have to speak on behalf on students, she was already saying ‘well is that really the best decision when it comes to our students?’” Fritzemeier said. “She is our biggest cheerleader and we cannot thank her enough for everything she’s done for us.”

Davis hopes her replacement will hold the same values she’s worked so hard to instill at GVSU. “I think the keys to listen for are how much do they care about and actively engage in decisions based on your future when it comes to our curriculum on Grand Valley’s campus,” Davis said.

A6 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AT A GLANCE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY

Grand Valley State University’s Office of Student Life will be hosting a presidential debate watching party Monday, Sept. 26 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Mary Idema Pew Library on the Allendale Campus.

Following the debate, there will be a 30-minute discussion, giving participants an opportunity to hash out any points made during the televised coverage or engage in a civil debate of their own regarding political views.

This is the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The debate is hosted by NBC and will be moderated by Lester Holt.

For more information on this event, contact Melissa Baker-Boosamra at bakerbme@gvsu.edu.

FIVE UNDER 35

Five recent Grand Valley State University graduates, all under the age of 35, will return to campus to shed some light on the road to a successful future after graduation Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House.

This event, facilitated by the Future Alumni Association, will allow current students to listen to a panel of GVSU alumni speak from first-hand experience on how to be successful in college and transition into the professional world.

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask any questions they may have about life after college.

Refreshments and professional headshots taken by the Future Alumni Association will be available for all participants.

ALTERNATIVE BREAKS INFO NIGHT

Grand Valley State University Alternative Breaks will be holding an information night Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Henry Hall Atrium.

There will be tables set up around the atrium, each displaying a different trip opportunity and theme.

All participants will have a chance to meet the site leaders, ask questions and sign up to receive information for the trips they would like to attend.

To apply to be a trip participant, visit the Alternative Breaks Orgsync page.

Applications will open Wednesday, Sept. 28 before the information night and will remain open until Friday, Nov. 11.

SATURDAY NIGHT DIVE

Grand Valley State University’s Spotlight Productions is hosting the first of two Saturday Night Dive improvisational comedy events this semester Saturday, Oct. 1 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center lounge area.

Lakers will showcase their stand-up skills with some improvisational comedy routines and original jokes.

This event is free and light refreshments will be provided.

For all students interested in being an emcee for this year’s Homecoming Lip Sync show, there will be an opportunity to audition for the role at the Saturday Night Dive.

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LECTURE

GV to host writer Jen Delos Reyes

BY CARMEN SMITH CSMITH@LANTHORN.COM

Being an educator, a writer, a creative laborer and radical community arts organizer is a lot to juggle, but Jen Delos Reyes has a passion for each.

Grand Valley State University will host Delos Reyes for a lecture on working with institutions and creating and supporting sustainable artistled culture within communities Monday, Oct. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Lake Huron Hall Room 132 on the Allendale Campus.

Delos Reyes will be sharing her thoughts on the importance of artists self-organizing, self-publishing and creating spaces that continue to support one another in radical acts of creativity.

“How I work today is rooted in what I learned in my formative teen years in the mid-90s, infused with the energy of Riot Grrrl and DIY,” Delos Reyes said.

The lecture will be about her knowledge and experiences, including her artist-led international conference on expanding the dialogue and creating a site of care for the field of socially engaged art, “Open Engagement.”

“I hope the audience takes away that other ways are possible outside of the dominant structures of the art world,” Delos Reyes said.

“Institutions can change– we uphold them, we can change them.”

Along with being a touring lecturer, Delos Reyes is an author and public contributor. She created the first flexible residency art and social practice MFA program in the U.S. at Portland State University along with working alongside the Portland Art Museum to create a series of programs and systems that allowed artists to rethink the idea of the museum as a public space.

She recently published a

ARTIST: Jen Delos Reyes visits GVSU to advocate artist-led culture within communities using her own experience. COURTESY | DAN PAZ

book called “I’m Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song: How Artists Make and Live Lives of Meaning” about the history of the artist’s impulse toward art and life.

“I was inspired to write this book because I believe we can look to artists to show us how creativity shape our daily existence,” Delos Reyes said.

“They can model for us the worlds we want to live in.”

Along with Delos Reyes’ lecture at GVSU, she will be participating in a “#drakestudies” Wednesday, Oct. 5 in Chicago. During

the talk, Delos Reyes and her contributors will be discussing the cultural significance in reference to Aubrey “Drake” Graham. Following this event, she’ll be traveling to more colleges, giving more lectures on her ideas.

“You shouldn’t be afraid to laugh at a lecture. Not everything is so serious, especially in art people tend to take themselves too seriously,” Delos Reyes said. “I personally think space for collective joy is much needed. Also, think I might have missed my calling as a stand-up comedian.”

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Conference to feature feminist Shakespearean scholar

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The English and theater departments at Grand Valley State University have come together to plan and host the university’s bi-annual Shakespeare Festival Conference.

The conference runs from Friday, Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 7. The location of the conference will change each day. Friday, the conference will be held on GVSU’s Allendale Campus, Saturday on the GVSU Pew Campus and Sunday at the Holiday Inn in downtown Grand Rapids.

The Shakespeare Conference was founded in 2010 with the intent to better serve area teachers by offering continuing education credits through the conference and also for current students interested in Shakespeare both

in and out of the classroom.

“It’s a nice opportunity for a diverse group to get together and share ideas,” said Allison Metz, assistant professor of theater education and research at GVSU. “We have K-12 teachers, (but) mostly middle school and high school teachers. We have actors, theater administrators, professors, grad students and then we have undergrads.”

Presenters from all over the world will be joining the conference this year. There will also be a workshop for interested actors before the conference Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. presented by Satyabrata Rout from Hyderabad, India. Rout will be guest teaching in the GVSU theater department during October.

“It’s tough for theater teachers and as far as English teachers, they’re always teaching Shakespeare and that’s

why our theater and English departments are working together to provide the festival (in conjunction with the conference),” Metz said.

The conference includes performances of the Shakespeare Festival Greenshow and The Tempest by Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company performance.

The keynote speaker this year is Shakespearean scholar Phyllis Rackin.

“There are several of (Rackin’s) books in the (Mary Idema Pew) library and I often see her referenced in my students’ work,” said Jim Bell, managing director of the Shakespeare Festival at GVSU. Rackin is a professor emeritus at Penn State University.

Rackin’s lecture will be held Friday, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. in the Cook-Dewitt Center on

the Allendale Campus. The event is free to attend for all students and staff at GVSU. Those interested in attending are also encouraged to watch the Greenshow performance and visit the reception before the Rackin’s lecture at 3 p.m. “(Rackin) is a very influential scholar, we are thrilled and honored to have her here,” Metz said. “She is an expert, she is the expert on feminist theories in Shakespeare and women in Shakespeare. We weren’t sure if we would be able to get her here and we are happy to have her.”

Conference organizers hope to encourage teachers to bring theater into the classroom and to make them feel more comfortable teaching it.

“Shakespeare is all stories of the human experience, which are relatable, but they’re separated because of the language,” Metz said.

EXHIBITION

Ceramics students create pottery exhibit

BY KATE BRANUM ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

SCULPTURE: GVSU ceramics students create a pottery exhibition showcasing original wheel-thrown vessels. GVL | KATE BRANUM

Transformative Vessels, an exhibition created and curated

by Grand Valley State University ceramics students Betsy Vollmar, Andrea Burns, Holly McDermott and Kelsey Wittenbach encourages viewers to see wheel-thrown ceramic objects from a new perspective.

The exhibition opened Sunday, Sept. 18 in the Padnos Art and Design Gallery in the Calder Art Center on the Allendale Campus.

Vessels of all sizes, tex-

tures and colors occupy solid white pedestals scattered throughout the gallery space. Each vessel began as a simple structure and were transformed into pieces that push the line between functional and sculptural.

Many of the finished vessels are elements of the in-class assignments completed last semester in a pottery wheel-throwing course taught by GVSU ceramics instructor Sean Larson.

“We were all in a class together last semester and we were all instructed, for our

first project, to make 10-inch cylinders, and we had to make multiples of these 10inch cylinders,” McDermott said. “So, these (vessels) are projects we made after making those cylinders. Most of these started as a cylinder or even as a short cylinder and we transformed that type of vessel, the traditional, basic form, into either a more functional piece or a piece that isn’t functional.”

The purpose of this exhibition was to challenge the assumption that vessels are strictly functional objects by

removing certain necessary elements of functionality.

“Most people know that (vessels are) for eating or drinking or storing things, so we tried to create these vessels that have interesting forms and interesting surface textures,” Vollmar said. “Some of them have bulging surfaces, some of them are cut through, some of them are indented, some of them are transformed entirely where they couldn’t hold anything, like a liquid for instance.”

The exhibition is free for all to attend and will run until Thursday, Sept. 29.

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QUICK HITS MEN’S CLUB WATER POLO FINISHES WEEKEND 4-0

The Grand Valley State men’s water polo team traveled to Miami, Ohio to open up conference play in a four-game weekend slate.

The Lakers won all four games to move to 10-1 on the fall season.

GVSU opened up the weekend with a win against Ohio State Gray 13-3 Saturday, Sept. 24.

This would be one of three victories on the day for the GVSU team.

The Lakers dominated Dayton 19-4 in the second game of the day. GVSU finished the day with a hard-fought 10-7 win over Ohio State A. GVSU won the final game of the weekend against Miami of Ohio 11-6 on Sunday, Sept. 25.

The Lakers’ next matchup will be a doubleheader against Cincinnati Friday, Oct. 1.

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Goose egg GV shuts out Walsh 38-0

GV SOCCER COACH JEFF HOSLER APPEARS ON NSCAA COLLEGE SOCCER PODCAST

The Grand Valley State women’s soccer coach Jeff Hosler appeared on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s weekly College Soccer Podcast.

The NSCAA podcast discusses collegiate soccer in all three divisions and includes special guests every episode.

Joining Hosler was Russell Payne, the goalkeeping coach of the U.S.National Men’s Team and coach of Army, along with Stephanie Golan, the head coach of Minnesota.

Hosler was featured in the NSCAA’s podcast Thursday, Sept. 22. While on the show, Hosler discussed his tenure at GVSU and the success of program in recent years.

Hosler has won two national championships in two years as coach, boasting a 48-2-3 record in that time. The Lakers are off to another good start this season, possessing a 7-0-1 record.

The podcast can be found at www.gvsulakers.com. Hosler’s clip can be found at 1:03:00 on the podcast and lasts until 1:12:20.

GV CLUB SAILING COMPETES IN GREAT LAKES INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA

The Grand Valley State club sailing team competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Regatta in Chicago Sept. 24 and 25. The Lakers finished in seventh place overall out of 12 teams.

The GLIOR featured teams mostly from the Midwest, but also a few teams from all over the nation.

The Lakers’ seventh place finish was enough to beat Toledo, the 2014 Intercollegiate Offshore Champions, by one point.

The weather cooperated for most of the weekend making for good sailing conditions.

On the first day of the event, winds out of the northeast caused some chop in the water, creating challenging upwind legs.

On Sunday, the wind from the southwest made for steady conditions and faster times.

The club sailing team will host the Emma Biagioni/Laker Showdown Oct. 1 and 2 at the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Holland, Michigan.

SHUTTING THEM DOWN: Nick Dodson (11) brings down a pass and carries the football up the field. Grand Valley State defeated Tiffin University with a final score of 45-7 Thursday, September 1 at Lubbers Stadium. Laker football’s next game will take place Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon at Ohio Dominican University. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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he Grand Valley State football team (4-0) continued its winning ways in their first road game of the season, a 38-0 shutout over the Walsh Cavaliers Saturday, Sept. 24.

The defense posted their first shutout of the year, and held the vaunted Walsh offense to just 229 total yards.

None of the Cavalier running backs had more than 16 yards rushing individu-

ally. As a team, Walsh only totaled 15 net rushing yards.

It was the first shutout since a 28-0 win over Tiffin in 2012.

“Great job by our defense,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell. “I don’t care who you’re playing, to get a shut out is hard. (We) got put into some tough spots. (Walsh) faked a punt on fourth down that was successful, then we had a couple turnovers.

“Got the shutout, I think overall we’re happy to get a road win, but at the same time I think there’s some things we can continue to get better at.”

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BY JOSH PEICK

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The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team completed a sweep in the team’s two-game series in the Upper Peninsula. The Lakers (7-0-1) beat Northern Michigan 3-0 Friday, Sept. 23 and Michigan Tech 1-0 Sunday, Sept. 25.

GVSU has done most of its damage in the first half

of games this season, but in the first game of the series against NMU, the Lakers scored all three of their goals in the second half.

Forward Gabriella Mencotti opened up the scoring with a shot to the lower-right part of the goal that made it past the goalie. Just five minutes later, Mencotti put the Lakers up 2-0 with another goal.

GVSU quarterback Bart Williams threw his first two interceptions of the season against the Cavaliers. Mitchell said the first was a “circusact” catch that was tipped by several players. The second was a deep ball intercepted by the Cavaliers’ Joshua Hall. Williams was 13-of-26 passing for 201 yards with three touchdowns.

Those were the lone blemishes of an otherwise solid performance for GVSU. Martayveus Carter led the Laker rushing attack with 98 yards and a 6.5 yard-percarry average, his lowest to-

tals since the season opener against Tiffin. Relief running back Terrell Dorsey had 37 yards with two touchdowns.

The Lakers’ Nick Dodson led all receivers with five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown—a 50yard reception early in the third quarter.

The day belonged to the defense, though. The Lakers sacked Cavalier quarterback Mitchell Ault four times, two of which came from Laker reserve defensive end Cody Moore in the fourth quarter. The Lakers’ starters only played one se-

ries in the fourth quarter.

Senior defensive end Alton Voss, who had a sack of his own, said it was nice to see Moore get in on the action.

“The coaches tell us we need to support our guys,” Voss said. “We’re all on the sidelines cheering those next guys on. For Cody to get out there and get two sacks, we were all pumped, yelling his name and congratulating him when he got off the field, so we were all excited for him.”

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GV sweeps two northern Michigan opponents “We worked on combinations this week in order to set ourselves up in front of the goal,” Mencotti said. “I was in the right place at the right time, and our team did a great job of setting up goalscoring opportunities.”

Freshman Mia Gale gave the Lakers some insurance with a goal late in the second half to secure the vic-

tory. Senior Marti Corby tallied an assist on the play, her third assist of the game.

The insurance would be more than enough for the Lakers defense.

The defense held the Wildcats to only two shots the entire game, with only one of them making it on net.

“We were excellent defensively,” said Jeff Hosler, GVSU head coach. “We

only conceded one dangerous chance all weekend, and that shot went wide. (I’m) really happy with the way our team shape has been and the commitment to transition defensively.”

The second game of the series against Michigan Tech featured much of the same from the first game.

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SECOND-HALF HEROES: Gabriella Mencotti (20) handles the ball and looks forward to pass. The Lakers defeated the Ohio Dominican Panthers with a score of 4-0 Sunday, Sept. 18 in Allendale. The Lakers’ next game will be against Tiffin as part of Friday Night Futbol at Lubbers Stadium Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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A8 | SPORTS CLUB RUGBY

GV men’s, women’s club rugby teams rout SVSU

CAGING THE CARDINALS: Andrew Novak (10) moves the ball up the field toward a defender. Both the GVSU club men’s and women’s rugby teams defeated their rival, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, Saturday, Sept. 24. Both teams won by a large margin, the women’s team with a final score of 63-7 and the men’s team with a score of 92-5. Both teams next play Calvin College Saturday, Oct. 1. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

BY NATALIE LONGROY NLONGROY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s club rugby teams dominated their matches against Saginaw Valley State Saturday, September 24. The women were across the state at SVSU while the men held down the fort at home.

“We didn’t start out the best but once we started playing Grand Valley rugby, things got a lot better,” said captain Leah Fast.

“We were very fluid in attack and we had some great passes and play calls.”

The GVSU women defeated a rookie-laden SVSU team, 63-7.

With this only being

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The Lakers held Ault to 27of-36 passing for 195 yards and an interception. Ault averaged 7.2 yards per completion.

Starting cornerback Tre Walton was out with an injury, and redshirt freshman Kalen Dunham started in his place. Dunham recorded an interception, a tackle for loss and was an essential

their second match and win, the Lakers’ chemistry is still coming together.

“As more games happen, as the weeks go by, we’re just coming together as a team more and more and really showing that we’re going to have a great season,” said the Lakers’ Lizzie Randall. “I’m very positive this team is going to go far.”

There was a lot of positivity coming out of this match, from the play-calling to passes and tackling, but conditioning is still a work in progress.

“Just a lot of workouts, a lot of fitness, lifting, everything we can do to get ourselves in shape and ready for the Davenport game,” Randall said. “We try and do things as a team, go to

part of the unit that shut down the Cavalier offense.

“Honestly, it was great to be out there,” Dunham said. “I’ve been waiting for a year, coming off my redshirt, it was really fun to be out there. It feels natural.

“I’m happy the way we all played today, it was a good team win.”

The Lakers will hit the road again their next game against the Ohio Dominican Panthers Saturday, Oct. 1 in Columbus, Ohio.

the gym together, go on runs together, do as much as we can, making sure we’re keeping each other going.”

Back home, the men had similar success and notched a 92-5 win over the Cardinals.

“Our whole second half was played with primarily guys that are playing either in their first game or who are not playing a lot for us,” said GVSU coach John Mullett.

SVSU was short-handed with some players out due to injury. GVSU had players to spare, but the team might have gotten too caught up with the emotion of the rivalry.

“I think we were kind of too frenetic,” Mullett said. “We need to just slowly cycle the ball and control it a little more

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The defense pitched another shutout and Mencotti stayed on the scoring train. “(Gabby) had a real sense of urgency about her this weekend,” Hosler said. “(She) wanted the ball and had a nose for goals. (She) gave us a real lift and a brilliant individual moment against Tech

instead we threw a couple pan- were cashed by 10 minutes icky passes that really don’t help into the game and we kind of anything, they looked at each just make the other, I was like, game unstruc‘Are you guys “We didn’t start tured and that’s even tired?’ and out the best but no good for us.” we were like, ‘no Offensively, absolutely not’,” once we started the back lines said captain playing Grand had good runCam Maher. ning lanes to The team has Valley rugby, move the ball. a good feel for things got a D e f e n s i v e l y, what they can lot better.” however, they expect from their feel they need to roster going forbe tackling lower. ward this season.

LEAH FAST Team condi“We only GVSU RUGBY CAPTAIN tioning is usually returned about only once a week, eight guys, so but this past week the men did all the guys are new,” Masprints Tuesday and Thursday. her said. “Everyone knew “Those guys (SVSU), they each other by name, which had their heads down, they is very big for this early in

on the game winner.”

Mencotti found the back of the net early in the game on a shot from the corner of the goalie box. Her sixth goal of the season gave the Lakers all of the offense they would need.

The GVSU defense stymied the Michigan Tech offense, holding them to only two shots on goal the entire game. The Huskies only attempted one shot in

the second half.

“Traveling to the (Upper Peninsula) and playing two good teams is always difficult, but we were able to capitalize early in the game and (keep) them off the board,” Mencotti said.

The two wins puts the Lakers on top of the GLIAC standings with a 2-0 conference record.

“Still plenty to work on, but we are in a good place

the season, and we were all laughing on the field, having a good time and that’s what it’s all about.”

Having fun with the sport and team seem to be a recurring theme, as Kent Fannin, who played on the inaugural GVSU rugby team 19 years ago, and four other men came back to watch the Lakers defeat their rival.

“They come back to the games, they say hello and we have a great relationship with the old boys that keep us all connected,” Mullett said.

Up next, the Laker men and women both play Calvin College Saturday, Oct. 1. The women play at 11 a.m. followed by the men at 2 p.m.

with the miles we’ve traveled and only two home matches thus far,” Hosler said.

The Lakers’ next game will come against Tiffin as part of Friday Night Futbol at Lubbers Stadium Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., where GVSU will attempt to break the record for most attendees of a Division II soccer game. GVSU will also face off against 21st-ranked Ashland Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m.

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VOLLEYBALL

No place like home Laker volleyball downs Walsh 3-0 in Allendale opener

MOVING UP: Jayci Suseland (15) and Staci Brower (21) jump up to block a Walsh spike. The Lakers swept the Cavaliers of Walsh University with a score of 3-0 Saturday, Sept. 24 in Allendale. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State volleyball team defeated the Walsh Cavaliers 3-0 Saturday, Sept. 24 in its home opener at Fieldhouse Arena, improving to 7-4 (2-1 GLIAC) while Walsh fell to 3-8 (0-4 GLIAC).

The Lakers opened the first set somewhat sluggishly, allowing the Cavaliers to jump out to an early 3-1 advantage.

However, the Lakers would strike quickly to take the lead 5-4 and would not fall behind for the rest of the match.

“We just talked about how this isn’t how we can play and this isn’t our game and that we can pick it up and play how we know – play volleyball,” said freshman middle blocker Jayci Suseland. “What we were doing wasn’t like us, so we just had to remind ourselves that we’re a better team than that.”

The first set was won by a score of 25-16, the second 25-21, and the third 25-16.

Suseland put together one of her strongest matches to date with the Lakers, tallying 11 kills

with a .526 hit percentage.

Also performing well were freshman Kendall Yerkes (8 kills, 14 digs), juniors Katie Olson (29 assists, 11 digs) and Brooke Smith (9 kills, 6 digs) and sophomore Staci Brower (7 kills).

GVSU’s depth was on full display, as 11 players notched at least one point during the victory.

“We can throw anyone in at any time,” Yerkes said.

“We switch up our defense and offense all the time. Everyone is just always ready to play and it’s just awesome.”

When asked about the importance of the match for this team, GVSU coach Deanne Scanlon’s answer was direct.

“We talked about the importance of this match, how it wasn’t about just getting another win in the conference but to really come out and play a solid match,” Scanlon said. “This is a game that we should win.

We should beat them and we should beat them pretty soundly. It wasn’t just that we show up and get through a match, so we hammered them pretty hard about the

importance of ‘we need to play well’ and having an urgency and worrying about our side of the net and being productive and doing what we need to do.”

The Lakers played sound volleyball for most of the match, leading the Cavaliers in points, kills, hitting percentage, assists and total blocks while managing only two fewer digs, all while committing less overall errors.

“I thought we had really good energy tonight,” Scanlon said. “Even though we did make subs, the level of play kept pretty consistent.

I thought our serving was pretty good, we worked a lot in practice this week with being more aggressive with our serves.”

The Lakers now lead the all-time series between the two schools by a tally of 5-0, four of which were clean sweep victories.

The Ferris State Bulldogs (7-5, 2-1 GLIAC) will travel to Allendale Tuesday to take on the Lakers at Fieldhouse 76948 Arena in a battle between conference rivals.

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A10 | SPORTS W. GOLF

W. TENNIS

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GV hosts, wins Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational

STRONG FINISH: Morgan Janke-Wolff during the seventh Annual Gilda’s Club Laker Invitational Sept.

25. Katie Chipman finished first individually at the invitational with a 70-71-141 (-3). GVL | EMILY FRYE

BY DANNY SCHWARTZ DSCHWARTZ@LANTHORN.COM

After placing ninth at the University of Indianapolis Fall Invitational earlier this month, the Grand Valley State women’s golf team placed first overall and hosted the seventh annual Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational. The Lakers hosted 18 other teams at The Meadows golf course.

GVSU had the lead at the end of the first day and were able to keep that lead by the end of the second day. Out of 103 golfers competing, GVSU freshman Katie Chipman placed first overall, finishing -3 with a 70-71-141 final score.

“It was kind of just preparing the week ahead of time and getting ready,” Chipman said. “The practice rounds helped picking out the shots and looking at the greens and hole placements.

What really helped me was knowing the day would be long, so the key was taking it one shot at a time.”

GVSU scored 300 on the first day and 298 on the second, finishing the weekend with a total score of 598.

Findlay placed second with a final score of 604 and University of Indianapolis in third with a score of 607.

Freshman Sol Pose, who moved to Michigan from Argentina just one

month ago, finished ninth overall, finishing with a final score of 150 (+6).

“I thought I played pretty good, but an area I really need to work on is on the greens,” Pose said.

Pose said one thing she found from her last match that she needed to work on was her swing, and that she has definitely improved it since then and it paid off this weekend.

Alex Taylor finished in 17th, scoring 155 (+11), while Samantha Moss tied for 18th, finishing with a 156 (+12) final score. Senior Julie Guckian had a final score of 159 (+15).

The two Lakers that competed as individuals, Alex Amos and Morgan Janke-Wolff, finished with final scores of 158 and 183, respectively.

Coach Rebecca Mailloux was very proud of her team’s performance this weekend: “I thought they played really well,” Mailloux said. “Obviously with the freshman coming in on Sunday at 71 and 74 is huge. That’s just amazing playing from them under the pressure and as freshman.

They’re still somewhat inexperienced so for them to come through makes a statement.

Mailloux said their ball striking was good, but they still need to work on their putting.

“There’s no reason we

should be putting bad at home, we know these greens better than anyone else,” Mailloux said.

But one of the biggest stories coming out of this invitational was the reason for all 19 teams wearing pink.

“We name the tournament every year after the Gilda’s Club, which is a local and national organization that is basically a cancer support and grief community,” Mailloux said.

Gilda’s Club is a nonprofit free service that helps any person that has cancer or knows someone that has cancer. It also helps with the grief of a lost loved one.

Gilda Radner, who was a comedian and a member of the original Saturday Night Live cast, passed away from ovarian cancer, and after she passed away, the Gilda’s Club was formed in her honor.

All teams wore pink for the cause.

“We’ve always supported the local Gilda’s Club here in Grand Rapids,” Mailloux said. “The 19 teams in the invitational pay entry fees and instead of using the sum of those funds to get the girls T-shirts and other gifts, we take those proceeds and donate it to Gilda’s Club.”

The Lakers return to action at the Big Beall Classic in Findlay, Ohio Oct. 9-10.

The Grand Valley State women’s tennis team put its skills to the test against some of the toughest competition in the Midwest region at the 2016 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Regional Championships tournament Sept.

23-25 at multiple locations in the greater Grand Rapids area.

GVSU hosted this year’s tournament as 18 schools entered the field from the Midwest region including teams from the GMAC and GLVC conferences.

The tournament format was set up as a two-match guarantee. If a player or pair of players lost a match, they were sent into the consolation bracket. There were eight total brackets: A-singles (for the top four seeded players on each team), B-singles, A-doubles, B-doubles and consolation brackets for each winners bracket. This tournament was geared toward individual and team regional rankings.

“It will play a huge part in the regional individual rankings,” said GVSU coach John Black. “The teams that did pretty strong will end up pretty high in the team rankings.”

The Lakers had two A-

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bles doubles pair of Ballard and Sweeney fell in the first round. However, the duo made it all the way to the final round of the consolation bracket. On the other end of the spectrum, GVSU’s doubles pair of Moccia and junior Rachel Sumner advanced to the round of 16 before losing.

“We played some good doubles and we played some not-so-good doubles,” Black said. “We are still playing good for a bit but then sloppy for a bit. We need to figure out how we are going to get our best tennis through a whole match.”

The B-doubles brackets were both won by GVSU. The pair of Christman and junior Abby Perkins were victorious in the B-doubles winners’ bracket, while the duo of Heiniger and sophomore Calla Ramont took home the consolation bracket title.

“It was awesome playing and winning with Abby,” Christman said. “Our games compliment each other so well and we have so much fun on the court. We played very good this weekend.”

GVSU now returns to GLIAC play next weekend, and will travel to Hillsdale Saturday, Oct. 1 and Wayne State Sunday, Oct. 2.

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singles players make it to the round of 16. Juniors Alexa Sweeney (No. 2 seed) and Aimee Moccia (No. 4 seed) both advanced to the round of 16.

Moccia made it all the way to the quarterfinals before losing. GVSU sophomore No. 1 seed Madison Ballard fell in the round of 32.

“It felt great to go that far in the tournament in the Adraw,” Moccia said. “The point of the tournament for me was to get match play practice. I just worked on things I needed to improve on and it just worked out I got that far.”

GVSU had plenty of representation in the B-singles winners’ bracket. Three players made it all the way to the quarterfinals.

Sophomores Livia Christman, Nicole Heiniger and Sam Schrepferman all entered the quarterfinal round without a loss. Heiniger did not move on, while Christman and Schrepferman advanced to face each other in the semi-finals. Schrepferman eventually lost in the finals.

Doubles play was a nuance of the game Black said he wanted to see improvement form the Lakers. The team had mixed results, as GVSU struggled early in the A-doubles competition.

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