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Preventing cybercrime

University celebrates nontraditional student week

The Lanthorn sat down with Grand Valley State University’s own cyber safety expert and president of the Cyber Defense Club John Spencer to ask him some questions about prudency on the web.

By Anya Zentmeyer GVL Staff Writer

It is all over the web — on pop ups and sweepstakes, but mostly e-mail domains, Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social networking sites. It is called Lanthorn: How do you think the Internet has become cybercrime, and with technology spreading over every more dangerous? interface of students’ lives, it has never been easier to Spencer: I don’t generally think of the Internet as get away with it. a dangerous place and I expect I’m Often it comes in the form of a not alone in that. People connect with “It’s important friend updating his or her Facebook their friends, do their banking, learn to remember the status with a link or a friend messaging new things, play games and all manner a link from a personal account. When Internet is really a of things on the Internet. It’s a place these links are opened, users are where most of us college students public place.” often brought to fake Web sites that spend a lot of our time. So just like our trick them into giving passwords and dorm room or apartment, we start to JOHN SPENCER personal details — this is called a feel at home and let our guard down.

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But it’s important to remember that the PRESIDENT The Internet Crime Complaint Internet is really a public place.

Center — a partnership between the What has really become more FBI, National White Collar Crime Center and the dangerous about the Internet, in my opinion, is that we Bureau of Justice Assistance — reported almost 3,200 as a society are finding new and exciting ways to use the cases of account jacking since 2006. medium to expand both productivity and entertainment, Associate for privacy and public policy at Facebook which on its face is fantastic.

Simon Axten was quoted in a press release on CNN. As we use our Hulu and Facebook and read TFLN, com earlier this year saying, “Security is a constant arms we get more and more comfortable trusting parties who race. Malicious actors are constantly attacking the site, we do not see. In many cases, such as the previously and what you see is actually a very small percentage of See Cybercrime, A2 what is attempted.”

By Jeff Mc George GVL Staff Writer

When Rob Young, 41, decided to go back to school, some friends and even his parents thought he was crazy. He left what others had told him was a good job at a finance company to pursue a degree in criminal justice at Henry Ford Community College. On top of that, he had just been offered a partnership in the company.

Young is one of a growing number of students at Grand Valley State University who will enjoy recognition this week during Nontraditional Student Week.

“Coming back to school was hard,” Young said. “It was a decision I knew in the long run would be best for me.”

Young found himself in classes filled with students half his age and said it was difficult trying to fit in.

“A lot of them really couldn’t relate to my experiences and ideas,” he said.

Nontraditional students make up about 14 percent of the population at GVSU and are loosely defined as having a major role in life of something other than student. This role can include many things such as being a single parent or being financially independent, to being a veteran or working full time.

Nontraditional Student Week was started in 1996 by a group called the Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education and was adopted by GVSU three years ago.

“Nontraditional Student Appreciation Week is a time for students, staff and faculty to encourage and support the dedication and hard work of our nontraditional students,” said Theresa Rowland, a graduate assistant at the GVSU Office of Student Life.

Rowland organizes some of the event activities during Nontraditional Student Week, which include information kiosks across GVSU campuses all week. She said the event provides the campus community opportunities to share stories, network and receive pertinent information specifically related to nontraditional students.

Young is one of the students who has benefited from these services.

“Just developing strong connections with my professors who seem to understand and can relate to being a nontraditional student really made things easier for me here at GVSU,” he said.

Young was able to overcome obstacles to pursue his education.

However, Rowland said this is not always the case. Many nontraditional students face incredible odds compared to their younger or more traditional peers.

“In addition to attending classes, they are simultaneously raising a family, working full or part time and caring for parents,” Rowland said. “Nontraditional students are goal-orientated, driven and dedicated. They need what all students need — support and encouragement from one another, faculty and staff.”

She added this is why a group of faculty and staff have been studying nontraditional students’ issues since December 2005, resulting in a lot of information that has helped the university to address the unique needs of nontraditional students.

Most of this information is available at http://www.gvsu.edu/ nontraditional. The Web site also has links to help students find resources and connect with other students with similar needs. jmcgeorge@lanthorn.com

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Students can put their credit, savings and identity at risk by divulging personal information online.

Campus shifts to ‘green’ energy It is largely because of this focus that GVSU received an A grade in the category of climate change and energy on the recently released College Sustainability Report Card 2010. The university also earned A’s in the categories of administration, green building and transportation, but received a C in investment priorities and a D in endowment transparency for a B overall.

The Sustainable Community Development Initiative manages GVSU’s green efforts and promotes new methods of living and learning sustainably.

University earns B on Green Report Card; Haas pledges to make GVSU carbon neutral

By Molly Waite GVL Staff Writer

With a growing national emphasis on the use of alternative fuel and renewable energy, Grand Valley State University is exploring many possible sources of sustainable power, including the use of geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy and biodiesels.

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Student’s typeface earns $100 in Creative first founded in 2007 by GVSU professor Frank Blossom.

GVL Staff Writer One of Blossom’s advertising Grand Valley State University students, Erica Zale, said in student Chelsea Chandler stood as addition to the encouragement the university’s lone representative Blossom provided in entering the on Friday night in the final round competition, the opportunity to of presentations for the Creative create network connections with Smackdown with her graphic professionals in the advertising design of a typeface to represent world was too important to pass her personality. on as she prepares to graduate later “I love big hair this year and enter and I love the ‘60s,” “I think the critiques the competitive job Chandler said while I did receive assisted market. presenting a font The overall me in creating an utilizing images number of of large beehives ad that I could be participants hoping and curls of hair to to create these longhappy with.” shape each letter of lasting network the alphabet as well CODY ECKERT connections as punctuation and KENDALL STUDENT, has risen this numbers.

AD WINNER year, bringing in While she may participants from not have won the grand prize, colleges and universities such Chandler was awarded $100 for as Central Michigan University, all of her hard work.

Baker College and Kendall Branching out across three College of Art and Design. different categories including The competition consists of graphic design, Web design and four rounds of judging where advertising, the competition has students present their projects in grown exponentially since it was small groups to a professional

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Judges explain to students how to improve their portfolios and themselves during the Creative Smackdown competiton in Grand Rapids on Friday.

in the industry, and after three rounds of judging in these small groups, the judges vote on the top three in each category.

From there, the top three present to their peers as well as the judges once more before everyone casts a vote. The grand prize consists of $300 and a scholarship to The Polishing Center, a company aimed at teaching students the tricks of the trade. “(The Smackdown) is all about experience,” said Cody Eckert, Kendall student and this

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year’s winner in the advertising category. “This is my second year competing and I was eliminated in the first round last year. I think the critiques I did receive assisted me in creating an ad that I could be happy with.”

Eckert’s ad for Purell hand sanitizers featured the tagline “H1NO,” targeting a prime concern in today’s audience.

The Smackdown was made possible through the joint efforts of GVSU’s Advertising Club,

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Christopher said. “I think we are making good headway toward achieving climate neutrality.”

President Thomas J. Haas recently signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to make GVSU carbon neutral at the earliest possible date.

The commitment has 657 signatories to date, which include several from international universities.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education started the movement.

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must exercise leadership in their on fossil fuel sources, such as communities and throughout oil and coal. A large portion of society by modeling ways the oil used in the U.S. costs to eliminate global warming considerable sums of money emissions, and by providing the and comes from politically knowledge and the educated unstable countries. graduates to achieve climate Not only are fossil fuels neutrality,” stated a press expensive, but the use of coal release on the emits green “Energy is Presidents house gases and C l i m a t e something most of other toxins into Commitment atmosphere. us take for granted the“Students Web site. at in our day-to-day T h e GVSU are faced Sustainable with a global lives.”

Community population SHELBY Development boom that WHITTENBACH Initiative is will require GVSU SENIOR currently ever growing working on demand for a Carbon Neutrality Plan for energy sources,” Boezaart said.

January 2010 to reduce energy “In addition, students will have consumption. to deal with the geopolitical, Arnold Boezaart, interim social and environmental director of the Michigan impact of the world’s present Alternative and Renewable dependence on traditional Energy Center, said he fossil fuels. The development recognizes the importance and greater commitment to the of reducing U.S. dependence use of alternative energy will provide options and solutions that students will need to have available to them as they assume responsibility for the communities, the environment and the world which they are a part of.”

GVSU seniors Shelby Wittenbach and Jessica Judson are involved in Urban-Bio Energy, a local biodiesel organization that sources waste vegetable oils to use as heating fuel. Biodiesel is a clean,

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renewable fuel that can be made from natural oils, such as grease, animal fats and vegetable oils.

Wittenbach and Judson are pushing to have a biodiesel processing facility installed on campus to keep renewable resources on campus. Waste vegetable oils from Campus Dining facilities are currently sent off-campus to be processed by a third party before returning to campus as energy.

“Energy is something most of us take for granted in our day-to-day lives,” Wittenbach said. “We assume it is abundant or that someone else will eventually figure out solutions for us.”

Dalila Kovacs, assistant professor of chemistry, teaches organic and green chemistry.

Kovacs said chemistry, as a science and an industry, often does not receive the credit for progress being made in community sustainability.

She added human civilization has made technological progress by exploiting readily-available sources of energy. “(Today’s students) should find reliable solution for three major problems: the rapid depletion of oil reserves, the potential of global warming due to the increase of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere and the use of food-destined crops to produce bio-fuels,” Kovacs said. mwaite@lanthorn.com

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Lanthorn: We’ve heard some things about people listed, this is perfectly safe. convincing other people to Unfortunately, not every site wire money via Facebook? Do is safe and it can be extremely people hacking in to friends’ difficult to tell legitimates accounts really happen often? from frauds. My advice to Spencer: I haven’t heard users on this is to Google of too many college students search the name of new sites getting wrapped into these, or companies that you’re generally because they don’t interested in online. If there is have the money to be a target. positive or negative feedback, However, it does happen on Google will be quick to turn Facebook, via e-mail and any it up. It’s not a guarantee, but other Internet outlet you can it will help you make more think of. The problem here informed decisions on whether is that when I talk with you or not to use, download or give face to face, that is a very your information to certain safe encounter. You know parties. me, I know you and it would be exceedingly difficult for Lanthorn: What forms someone else to pose as me in of cybercrimes are most person. But online our identity prevalent right now? isn’t such a sure thing. If an Spencer: I’d informally attacker is able to get into your say the most account, they dangerous “Your safest bet will be able form of to learn quite is to be prudent cybercrime is a lot about identity theft. about what you and your It has huge information you relationship implications to me. This give out ... ” that translate puts me at a back into the disadvantage JOHN SPENCER real world because it CYBER DEFENSE CLUB for us and would be PRESIDENT cause major very difficult problems for for me to tell a long time it’s not you asking for money to come. But for most college or my credit card number or students, I think the biggest something else of importance. risk is just overexposing I know it sounds a little themselves unknowingly. An ridiculous that you would give interesting example would those things out to someone be those huge groups that via Facebook, but I think most people tend to join without of us have at least one friend really knowing who is who, if they were in trouble, running them. There was a we would help any way we company that opened titles could. Attackers play on our like “Grand Valley Class of trust and loyalty through the 2013” for almost 400 schools guise of being that friend. so that they could use them to get information about very azentmeyer@lanthorn. specific demographics and com use the groups for targeted marketing. It’s another case where you have to be careful who you’re trusting, but it’s See more: not an easy task. Your safest bet is to be prudent about what information you give out on Facebook or any social networking site. In most cases, just thinking before you post will keep you fairly safe. continued from page A1

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Public Relations Student Society of America and Grand PR, which is a student run public relations company within GVSU. New features brought into the event consisted of a question-and-answer session with the judges, allowing the competitors as well as the observers to gain more knowledge about each of the three subjects showcased in the event. These professionals provided information about what employers look for in a portfolio, tips for making good impressions

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Editor in Chief JENNY WHALEN Managing Editor LAUREN FITCH Assistant News Editor CHELSEA LANE Sports Editor MATT KUZAWA Arts and Entertainment Editor HALEY OTMAN Laker Life Editor SUSIE SKOWRONEK Photography Editor LUKE HOTWAGNER

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Business Manager ERIC LEE Assistant Business Manager FERRIS JUMAH Distribution DAVE BABCOCK JEFF DIMITRIEVSKI CHRIS ROWELL THOMAS LEE JASON TERPSTRA Receptionists KIM SANDERS CARIAN WHITE Faculty Adviser LAWRENCE BEERY

at interviews and how much education is required in the current job market. kbludworth@lanthorn. com

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A student presents his idea at the Creative Smackdown.

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GVL DIGEST News in Brief

A 33-year-old Grand Valley State University student died Thursday after being hospitalized for almost a week with complications from the H1N1 virus.

John David Prince was admitted to Spectrum/ Blodgett on Sunday.

Prince had a seizure at the hospital. It was later determined he had enchapalitis, an infection that swells the brain and eventually shuts down major organs.

Prince did not live on campus.

“We are saddened by Mr. Prince’s passing and we want to express our sympathies to his family, friends and those who had classes with him,” said GVSU President Thomas J. Haas.

The Kent County health department informed GVSU of Prince’s death.

College of Health Professions hosts expo

The College of Health Professions will hold the Health Career Expo from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Services.

The expo will allow students interested in working in the health professions field to interact with faculty, staff and current students as well as explore current undergraduate and graduate programs.

The event includes career presentations, a Q&A session, a career fair and a guided lab tour.

Light refreshments will be served.

Be advised there is no parking available for students at the CookDeVos Center.

Celebrate ‘I am Grand Valley’ Day

This Wednesday and the first Wednesday of every month is “I am Grand Valley” Day, when students are encouraged to wear their Grand Valley State Universitythemed shirts, stickers and buttons.

Library holds ‘Book Thief’ discussion

The Zumberge Library will hold a discussion on Markus Zusak’s bestselling novel, “The Book Thief,” at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday.

The book follows a young German girl, Liesel, who is sent to live with foster parents in a small town near Munich during World War II. The story explores the power of words and reading and also focuses on literary censorship and Nazi book burnings.

Lanthorn Literary Edition offers prizes

The GVSU Lanthorn is seeking submissions for its Literary Edition, which will be published Nov. 30.

The five categories are: 1. Art/Illustration 2. Short Story 3. Design 4. Poetry 5. Photography The deadline for submissions is Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. and participants may enter up to three submissions per category.

One entry from each category will win a prize, so long as there are at least three separate participants per category.

Not all submissions will be published and Lanthorn employees are not eligible to win. However, a staff section will be offered.

Entries or questions may be directed to Managing Editor Lauren Fitch at managingeditor@ lanthorn.com.

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Peer-reviewed journal grows, gains recognition

By Anya Zentmeyer GVL Staff Writer

GVSU student dies from H1N1 virus

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Grand Valley State University faculty member Teri Behrens used to be the Director of Evaluations for the Kellogg Foundation, and then she had an idea.

One idea and three issues later, The Foundation Review continues to gain momentum and significant attention from individuals and foundations.

The Foundation Review is a peer-reviewed journal that includes writings that are, in most cases, submitted by consultants who have worked with foundations and foundation program officers.

There are four different sections of the journal: Results, the Sexton, Tools and Reflective Practice. The Results section is evaluation results for work funded by evaluations. The Sexton is a section of the journal with more articles on the subject of philanthropy as a whole and research on the entire sector rather than a particular program. The Tools includes frameworks done by consultants or contractors affiliated with foundations,

and Reflective Practice — the Robert Shalett, newest section — is articles representative for the Johnson that are less data-based and Center for Philanthropy written from the experience located on GVSU’s downtown of the author. campus, said he is impressed “There was no place for with the wide range of us to publish submissions the results of “ ... it gives you great c o m i n g our evaluation advice and the ability in for the w o r k , ” Foundation to learn from other Review.

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“A lot of my “ T h e founders about how peers and other feedback to go about this foundations we’ve been business.” were in the getting is same position great,” he TERI BEHRENS where we said.

“The THE FOUNDATION REVIEW were learning submissions EDITOR IN CHIEF interesting we’ve been things but getting are unable to share from really it more broadly.” first-level, large foundations The Foundation Review is and a lot of community available through submission, foundations and international and to members of the GVSU groups. “ community through the The world is changing, library. The first issue is also and moving in a newer more available in PDF at http:// innovative direction, and www.foundationreview.org.

Behrens said that is exactly Behrens said getting why a publication such as good submissions to the The Foundation Review is journal is the single most worth reading. important thing for any “If you are in a foundation, quality publication — and it gives you great advice The Foundation Review has and the ability to learn from been getting just that. other founders about how

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Teri Behrens started a peer-review journal on nonprofit foundations.

to go about this business,” Behrens said. “I think if you are working in a nonprofit, or just somebody who is interested in this sector — it gives you really good insight into the challenges of giving

money away effectively. It’s a place to learn what some of the newest things are that are being done to try to address some of the long-standing social problems.” azentmeyer@lanthorn.com

House proposes health care reform package families and individuals, as “public option” remains well as by extending new controversial among federal subsidies to assist many political leaders and lower income residents in individual Americans. purchasing insurance.

Critics, from House Additionally, the bill Minority Leader John would create a national Boehner to conservative health “exchange,” wherein groups such as Americans

By Paul LeBlanc individuals for Prosperity, GVL Staff Writer “It’s better than and businesses have alleged Despite a series of delays would what we have be that a public and an emotionally charged offered an now, but I don’t i n s u r a n c e national debate, prospects array of private option would have much for comprehensive health insurance plans amount to a care reform gained steam alongside faith that it will g o v e r n m e n t a in the U.S. Congress during g o v e r n m e n t establish health takeover of the past week as the House run “public health care. care as a human of Representatives unveiled option” from According the first draft of its proposed which to buy to a recent right.” reform package. coverage. report in Time Democrats in the House All insurance ANDREW ALDEA magazine, introduced a measure that plans offered GVSU SENIOR y o u n g would cost $834 billion in the exchange people make during the course of the would be barred from up a large portion of the next 10 years and extend denying coverage or uninsured population, with coverage to 96 percent of all charging varying rates based some 13 million Americans non elderly legal residents upon an individual’s health between the ages of 19 by 2019, according to an status. and 29 lacking any sort of analysis by the independent Despite the bill’s coverage.

Congressional Budget expansion of coverage, the At Grand Valley State Office.

CBO estimated the new University, student opinion The bill, known as program would still leave 18 on the subject of a public the “Affordable Health million residents unable to insurance plan ranges from Care for America Act,” purchase health insurance, passionate to unsure. would cover an additional one-third of whom would be Junior Will Hibler 36 million people by unauthorized immigrants. reserved judgment on expanding eligibility for the Furthermore, the the plan, but remained Medicaid program for poor creation of the so-called skeptical.

“From what I’ve read about it, it seems like the public option would make private industry uncompetitive and price (private insurance) out of the market,” Hibler said. “It doesn’t seem as efficient as a less-regulated system.”

In contrast, GVSU senior Andrew Aldea, who heads the newly formed Students for National Health Care on campus, took a more positive but nuanced view of the health reform measures in Congress.

“The public health care option is essentially national health care-lite,” Aldea said. “It’s better than what Courtesy Photo / Google Images we have now, but I don’t Health care professionals demand more options for health care. have much faith that it will establish health care as a human right.”

Aldea said he believes a single-payer, or entirely government-run health care system, is a better method for extending health care to all citizens. The House bill would establish the public insurance option using $2 billion in federal seed money. The plan would then become self-sustaining from premium and co-pay rates set by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Notably, the bill contains a provision that bars the public option from receiving federal “bailout” funds in the event it becomes insolvent.

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Supporters of health care reform formed a rally in Miami.

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Many Midwest teams gathered to compete at Battle of the Brains.

Regional Battle of the Brains draws 26,000

By Nadira Kharmai GVL Staff Writer

Nine Grand Valley State University students were challenged at a computer programming competition this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The information and technology savvy students competed in the Battle of the Brains competition, sponsored

by IBM. Lara Kelly, Richard Kennedy, Brian Krause, Kurt O’Hearn, Austin Padilla, Joseph Roth, Matt Shaver, John Spencer and Tammy Weeks were divided into three teams to compete against 26,000 other students at the regional level.

GVSU was one of many other Midwest universities that competed at the University of Michigan for a spot in the world finals in China. Other universities that competed include Central Michigan University, Indiana Institute of Technology, Saginaw Valley State University, Spring Arbor University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of MichiganDearborn and University of Windsor.

One of three GVSU teams placed in the top half of the tournament. The students relied on their mental endurance to solve eight complex, real world problems on a grueling fivehour deadline.

“Tackling these problems is equivalent to completing a semester’s worth of computer programming in one afternoon,” a press release stated.

Weeks debuted at this year’s competition. The sophomore heard about the competition before from her professor, Christian Trefftz, but it was her friend and classmate O’Hearn who sealed the deal when he asked her to join the team “GVSU Anarchy.”

Weeks said their team was a collaboration of different strengths as to be versatile and solve different types of problems.

Although none of the GVSU teams will advance to the world finals, the students said they are

proud of their achievement at the regional level.

“We’re a smaller school and some of the other schools that compete have entire classes to prepare them for this event,” Weeks said. “Considering that we don’t have (prep classes) at GVSU, we did this pretty well.”

The GVSU teams agreed the event was hectic and “organization” was a key factor that impacted the teams’ performance.

“We didn’t know what to expect,” Weeks added.

Next year, the teams said they hope to publicize the university’s participation in the event more to gain better talent and thus perform stronger.

Battle of the Brains started in 1970 “just as a friendly computer science competition” between the U.S. and Canada, said Doug Heintzman, director of strategy for IBM software group and sponsorship executive of the International Collegiate Programming Contest. When IBM took over sponsorship in 1997, the challenge grew in numbers, gaining worldwide interest from more than 1,900 universities.

The challenge is more than just a test of smarts and earning awards, Heintzman said.

With the many daunting world problems such as pandemic diseases, climate change, water pollution and issues with urban management and mass transportation, the competition provides a place where “the brightest of students” can serve as problem solvers, he added.

“At IBM we believe we have a responsibility to help develop the next generation of technology leaders, help them to understand and tackle these complex business issues,” Heintzman said.

One hundred regional champions will meet when the contest culminates Feb. 1-6, 2010 in Harbin, China. nkharmai@lanthorn.com

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Granholm finishes signing budget before deadline

By Kathy Barks Hoffman Associated Press Writer

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday wrapped up signing spending bills for the budget year that started Oct. 1, but she isn’t happy with the results.

The Democratic governor said she was frustrated that Senate Republicans have refused to reinstate a college scholarship program for 96,000 students or spend more money on health care, public schools or the payments local governments use for police and fire protection.

“These Senate Republicans have taken what I think is an extreme position in regard to this budget,” Granholm told reporters in a conference call. “The Democrats have compromised, the Republicans have not. ... Michigan with this budget is not where we should be.”

A message requesting comment was left Friday with GOP Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop’s spokesman.

Since she began signing the 15 budget bills earlier this month, Granholm has issued 75 vetoes to specific programs for a total of $127 million in cuts. She signed the last six bills on Friday. That total includes $52 million cut from

wealthier school districts that now face a drop in revenue of up to $600 per student. All school districts are losing at least $292 per student.

Bishop had held onto the last six bills for 20 days because he didn’t want the governor to use her veto power to pressure lawmakers to raise taxes and fees. Granholm said she didn’t veto items she thought were underfunded and wanted more money for because Bishop had warned Senate Republicans wouldn’t replace any of the money that was cut.

The state has been operating this month under an interim budget that expires late Saturday. Granholm said she didn’t try to hold onto the bills to force a government shutdown and more money from lawmakers because of Bishop’s intransigence.

The Republican Senate leader has said Michigan had to cut the programs Granholm wanted protected to deal with a $2.8 billion shortfall and that tax increases would hurt businesses and citizens suffering in the financial downturn.

But Granholm said the cuts are forcing the state to stop investing in education for school children and college students, and leaving communities unprotected

By Errin Haines Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Bernice King has been chosen as the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference announced her election as its eighth president Friday

GVL DIGEST News in Brief Retailers suspend dealings with fruit grower

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State budget director Bob Emerson and Gov. Jennifer Granholm talk budget cuts.

from crime.

She noted this budget contained nearly $1.9 billion in cuts, including an 8 percent cut in reimbursement rates for health workers who see Medicaid patients and an 11 percent cut in payments to local governments.

It also contained $1.4 billion in

federal stimulus spending.

The governor urged citizens concerned about the pain being felt by school districts, college students, local governments and children and seniors covered by Medicaid to contact their lawmakers and urge them to not make such deep cuts.

SCLC elects MLK’s daughter as its president morning. Interim President Byron Clay called King and said she accepted the position.

“In the spirit of your father, Martin Luther King Jr., we look forward with anticipation to your leadership,” Clay told King, 46, as reporters listened to his end of the conversation.

She could be heard responding, “Thank you very much.”

“SCLC is a great organization with a rich

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history,” Clay told reporters.

“She is excited. I am excited.

The nation will be excited.”

The 52-year-old organization met for seven hours behind closed doors at its national headquarters in downtown Atlanta on Thursday. General counsel Dexter Wimbish said ballots were tallied by an independent third party and locked in a bag which was locked in a safe.

They were unsealed Friday.

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The other candidate was Judge Wendell Griffen of Little Rock, Ark. He was the first black attorney to work for a major Arkansas law firm and is an ordained minister and pastor of New Millennium Church.

Martin Luther King Jr. was the SCLC’s first president, serving from 1957 until his death in 1968. His eldest son, Martin Luther King III, was president from 1998 to 2003.

Bernice King inherits an SCLC and issues much changed from the days of her father’s leadership. And she will have to work to rebuild the organization, which has stumbled inrecent years.

“She can hearken back to her father’s legacy, but she’s going to have to redefine it,” said Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie. “She now, as his child, is going to have to figure out a way to push that legacy forward so we don’t perpetuate a stagnant, chauvinistic civil rights agenda.”

Internal bickering has overshadowed signs of progress for SCLC that included paying off millions in debt and opening a $3 million headquarters in Atlanta.

A former state director in Florida accused several national leaders of financial mismanagement and the president of the Los Angeles chapter last fall clashed with leadership over his support for gay marriage in California.

Today, SCLC has roughly 10,000 members and nearly 80 chapters in 17 states from Georgia to California. The group has also opened a nonviolent conflict resolution center in Israel, with plans to open 10 international sites in 10 years.

Charles Steele of Alabama resigned as president on Jan. 31 and still works with the group as a conflict resolution consultant. Clay has served as interim president since February. It is not yet known when he will step down and King will take over as president.

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Rev. Bernice King, MLK Jr.’s daughter, will now head the SCLC.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

(AP) — At least two large retailers have suspended their business dealings with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after learning that investigators found children working in the grower’s fields.

Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. and Grand Rapids-based Meijer Inc. said Friday they have at least temporarily stopped buying products from Adkin Blue Ribbon Blueberry Co. near South Haven.

The U.S. Department of Labor says its investigators found children working in Adkin’s fields. The youngest was 6.

Michigan is the nation’s largest blueberry producer with 110 million pounds harvested last year.

A telephone message seeking comment was left at the company.

Michigan State proposes shutting 2 departments

EAST LANSING, Mich.

(AP) — Michigan State University has proposed shutting down two academic departments and ending more than a dozen degree programs.

The Lansing State Journal reports Friday that continued declines in state funding have prompted the possible cuts.

The administration has proposed closing the Geological Science and the Communicative Sciences and Disorders departments. It also wants to end degree programs including classics, veterinary technology, retailing and American studies.

The proposed cuts still must go through the school’s academic governance system and be approved by Provost Kim Wilcox or the board of trustees.

Michigan State trustee George Perles says the cuts could be avoided by raising tuition 10 percent, but “we don’t want to do that.”

Ionia County inaugurates special court aimed at vets

IONIA, Mich. (AP) — Ionia County has started a special court program intended to help treat and rehabilitate veterans.

The Veterans’ Court for Treatment and Recovery of Ionia is modeled on sobriety and mental-health courts, which substitute intensive supervision and treatment for jail time.

64th District Court Judge Ray Voet tells the SentinelStandard the court is intended to help veterans and service members who end up in court as a result of traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder. Voet says veterans often have special needs not met by the normal court system.

OPINION

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EDITORIAL

Free preach The university cannot prevent preachers’ use of free speech zones on campus, but the community can control the value it affords the message.

Numerous students have written to the Lanthorn in regards to the disturbing presence of preachers on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus.

The common concern is whether these individuals, who utilize the campus’ free speech zones to spread their message, are not in fact infringing on students’ rights in the process.

Though their message is not always one of love and acceptance, GVSU is a state institution and would be at fault if it attempted to deter this exercise of First Amendment rights. For some, the words of these individuals are viewed as a personal attack and the term “bias incident” is bandied about.

At GVSU, a bias incident can take many forms, from any words, signs, symbols, threats or actions that have an adverse impact on a learning environment, to intimidation, destruction of property and expressions of hate or hostility.

While the content of preachers’ messages may seem to fit GVSU’s definition of bias incidents, until their speech turns into behavior, or they attempt to spread their message in the personal quarters of residence halls, GVSU cannot use bias incident protocol to treat these situations.

Regardless of how offensive a preacher’s message may seem, students must remember they are independent beings, capable of forming their own opinions and controlling their own actions.

Students have the choice to accept or decline literature distributed on campus. They can stop and listen to preachers, ignore their presence or bypass them completely.

As children, our parents told us to ignore bullies, for it was only our attention that served to egg them on. Yet again, childhood wisdom carries into adult life.

These individuals thrive on the confrontational nature of college students. Our rage, sadness, disbelief and raw interest bring these individuals back time and again to campus.

The Transformational Link and the Cook-Carillon Clock Tower Plaza are designated as open forum space, provided specifically for the purpose of free speech without regard for content.

The campus community cannot prevent the exercise of free speech on campus, but it can control the power afforded the message.

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YOUR INSIGHTS

How do you feel about the preachers who come to campus?

“I appreciate the fact that they want to bring people closer to God, but they’re going about it in such a way that’s detrimental to any progress they want to make. They’re just going to push people away from Christianity by doing that. It just sparks heated, pointless debate.”

‘I respect their freedom of speech, but I think the way they present their viewpoints is disrespectful for others.”

“Personally, I’m not a person who would confront them or anything, and I always think its a little weird seeing kids who purposely go to argue with them and cause a big commotion. I don’t think that’s necessarily fair to the preachers to have kids go up there to confront them and rile everybody else up.”

“It’s freedom of speech; they are allowed to say whatever they want to say. That’s why we have freedom of speech zones of campus for community members, and anybody actually, can come in and say what they need to say. I’m fine with it. “

“I feel like the preachers who come to Grand Valley, they come to ridicule us.

I feel like they are dangerous because they are very disrespectful to the students who come. They’re not open-minded and they’re on our property disrespecting us.

I feel like they shouldn’t be here.”

Johnathon Wilson Junior Social Work Dexter, Mich.

Meagan Hart Sophomore Film and Video Brighton, Mich.

Dan Jarboe Sophomore Biomedical Sciences Traverse City, Mich.

Robert McFletcher Junior Public and Nonprofit Administration Battle Creek, Mich.

Brittenyrose Shelton Sophomore Biomedical Sciences Detroit, Mich.

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Facebook postmortem Patricia Saenz GVL Columnist

In honor of The Day of the Dead, which is actually a holiday spread over two days- yesterday and today- I would like to write about the relationship between death and social media.

As our generation and society as a whole has established a big part of their lives online, I thought it was interesting to find out what happens to our online life when we are no longer around to update it.

From my Facebook page to my Gmail account, I wondered who

would have the final say of what would happen to them if I were to die today. Would my friends and family be able to figure out my passwords and deactivate my accounts online?

Before social media, this particular issue did not exist. There were many other things families and friends had to deal with when a loved one passed.

Before, we did not have to debate whether you should take down a loved one’s old Facebook page or leave it up so people can share memories and say their final goodbyes.

However, this has become a part of the process along with ordering flowers and making funeral arrangements.

Facebook recently

unrolled the new reconnect feature on Oct. 23, which gives suggestions for friends you can reconnect with who you have not spoken to in a while.

However, this became a massive Facebook fail when friends received suggestions to reconnect with their deceased friends.

However, this was not all Facebook’s fault. They did account for this issue when they developed this feature. The problem occurred because people have not taken advantage of the feature that turns a Facebook page into a memorial page which keeps the page from being included in things like the reconnect feature or the status updates.

Facebook is guilty, though, of not publicizing the importance of changing the profile over to a memorial page. In further research, it seems Facebook is way ahead of the curve in terms of helping your family handle your account.

Many e-mail providers, for example, will deactivate your account after inactivity, but will not allow your family access to any of your information.

I am not sure if the answer is writing a will for your online possessions and accounts, but I do know this is one strange world we live in when we have to worry about our Facebook after we die. psaenz@lanthorn.com

Life-saving drugs fly under health care radar Paul LeBlanc GVL Columnist

Lost in the public discourse about health care this past week is a provision in the newly unveiled House of Representatives bill that could have a massive impact on the cost of prescription drugs for the average American.

The passage in question concerns a class of drugs known as biologics, a type of medication made from living organisms to treat a wide range of illnesses, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Many researchers consider biologics to be

among the most promising new drugs on the market for their effectiveness in treating illnesses where traditional therapies failed.

Unfortunately, biologics are notoriously expensive. One such drug approved for the treatment of breast cancer, known as Herceptin, can cost up to $48,000 a year, according to a report by MSNBC. The high cost of these drugs means some insurance companies may choose not to cover them, leaving patients to foot a bill they may not have the funds to pay.

One of the main reasons for the high cost of biologic drugs is the absence of generic alternatives on the market.

Unlike traditional “small molecule” medications, biologic drugs are not often exactly replicated

by generic manufacturers.

Thus, if a drug company creates a “biosimilar” medication, one that is close to, but not exactly the same as its brandname alternative, the company must go through the same long and costly process for FDA approval, which can take more than a decade.

The health care reform legislation proposed by the House last week allows drug manufacturers to seek expedited FDA approval for biosimilars that are basically the same as their brand-name sisters, albeit not exact replicas.

Despite this positive development, the legislation has one flaw: the length of time drug manufacturers may have an exclusive patent on a medication, which is

12 years for a biologic compoared to the sevenyear monopoly for traditional medications.

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), author of the bill’s biosimilar amendment, defended this lengthy timespan last Friday, noting drug manufacturers need time to recoup their expensive investments in the manufacturing process.

Otherwise, they will lose the incentive to produce such drugs in the first place.

A fair point, indeed, but why 12 years instead of the traditional seven?

It is irresponsible to make consumers wait such a long period of time before more costeffective alternatives are introduced. pleblanc@lanthorn.com

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LAKER LIFE

Susie Skowronek, Laker Life Editor lakerlife@lanthorn.com

GVSU prepares for 12-hour groove-fest Dance Marathon 2009 will raise money for Children’s Miracle Network, DeVos Children’s Hospital withstand a time barrier or outlive other dancers became a moneyGVL Laker Life Editor raising event.

The Kirkhof Center will rock Now, most campuses put on Friday during a 12-hour marathon of Dance Marathons for the Children’s dancing to last long after Cinderella Miracle Network, which in turn has hit the sheets. supplies marketing tools, binders Dance Marathon 2009 will include and other necessary equipment for live entertainment — students can the event. learn how to belly dance from the The Children’s Miracle Network Belly Dance Club and learn to line is a nonprofit organization that dance from instructors courtesy of fundraises for more than 170 Texas Roadhouse — and proceeds children’s hospitals, including the from the event will benefit the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Children’s Miracle Network and the in Grand Rapids. Donations to the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

Miracle Network fund medical care, The event will take place in the research and education to save and Grand River Room of the Kirkhof improve lives of about 17 million Center from 2 p.m. children every year.

Friday to 2 a.m.

Bunmi Fadase, “It’s helping the Saturday. adviser for Dance kids out directly Individuals and Marathon and teams can register and all the money coordinator of the at the Community goes to equipment Community Service Service Learning Learning Center, Center. Registration and medicine.” said GVSU’s costs $12 per person BAILEY WERNER marathon is still and the cost goes MIRACLE MOVERS growing, only down when working PRESIDENT getting its start in with a team.

2006.

After registering, participants Phi Mu, whose national can raise money with their team and philanthropy is the Children’s submit donations to the Community Miracle Network, began helping Service Learning Center office. to plan the marathon soon after the Dance Marathon partners this sorority’s founding in the summer year with the Grandville Texas of 2008.

Roadhouse and the Holland Papa “It’s good to have the support Johns. These businesses will of the Greeks on campus,” Fadase donate 20 percent of their sales on said. “To tap into their group has Wednesday to Dance Marathon been helpful.” and the Helen DeVos Children’s Last year, Dance Marathon Hospital. raised $1,000 for its charities, but “It’s helping out the kids directly, Fadase said any little bit raised is a and all the money goes to equipment success. and medicine,” said Bailey Werner, “We need to start slow,” she said. president of Miracle Movers, the “We have to build upon our past student organization that plans success.”

Dance Marathon. “They are really The event will provide appreciative of anything we can participants with other food, prizes do.” and entertainment to fill the 12-hour Dance Marathon originated at marathon afternoon and evening. the University of Pennsylvania. lakerlife@lanthorn.com The concept of couples dancing to

Do you want to stay trim, but cannot stand the bunny food (salad) bar? Does the aroma of pizza fresh from the oven arouse your saliva glands?

Consult a registered dietician and learn how to eat healthy foods while on a meal plan.

Strategically navigate dining facilities and capture the foods correct for your body’s needs.

Take the dining tour with a dietician Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Kleiner, 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Fresh Food Company and 3:30 p.m. at Kirkhof River Landing.

Pre-register for this event with the Fitness and Wellness Center at (616) 331-3659.

By Susie Skowronek

Exploring differences within Islam

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A couple spins across the floor in a previous Dance Marathon. This year, the 12-hour marathon will begin at 2 p.m. Friday. Students can register at the Community Service Learning Center for $12. Funds raised will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network.

Hindus celebrate annual festival of lights Desi Student Union hosts Diwali night to promote awareness of southeast Asian culture

By Tracy Gershon GVL Staff Writer

To celebrate the triumph of good over evil, as it is told in Hindu tradition, members of the Desi Student Union gathered Friday for the Festival of Lights.

Filling the Kirkhof Center’s Grand River Room with light, members of the DSU celebrated the student organization’s second annual Diwali, an evening for festivity and education about Indian culture.

The Diwali night featured activities such as traditional Indian group dances, Garba and Raas, food and free Henna.

“We put this event on so people from southeast Asia can celebrate together, and at the same time, students who are interested can come and learn about the festival,” said Samantha Varghese, vice president of DSU.

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DSU provided students the ability to gather and enjoy Diwali with others interested in southeast Asian culture.

“It increases cultural awareness and allows people to experience something different than what they’re accustomed to,” said DSU member Tarryn Mitchelson.

This event not only provided people with an opportunity to celebrate a cultural tradition, but also gave GVSU students knowledge about other cultures.

“International culture is becoming consistently more important in our society, making outreaches such as Diwali vital to a more worldly understanding for students today,” said sophomore Aaron Vince.

One of their biggest festivals, Hindus celebrate Diwali for five days, with the Festival of Lights on the third day.

The position of the moon determines the

festival date — the best day to celebrate Diwali falls on “no moon day” or Amavasya on the Hindu calendar. Celebrations typically occur in October or November.

During the course of the five-day festival, Hindus pay tribute to various philosophies in their religion. The most famous story tells of the Lord Shri Ram Chandra, prince of Ayodhya, who defeats Ravana, a being related to the demons.

Shri Ram Chandra lights lamps on the darkest night to find his way home from his exile.

Hindus celebrate by lighting oil lamps and candles to drive away the darkness of no moon day.

After the celebration, Hindus reflect on the purpose of the five days and bring those thoughts into people’s day-to-day lives. tgershon@lanthorn.com

Just as some Jews are Orthodox and some Jews present themselves as Jews for Jesus, Muslims have regional, cultural, religious and genderbased diversity, too.

The Muslim Students Association will present “Diversity in Islam” to explore these differences from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 2266 of the Kirkhof Center.

The Diversity in Islam lecture will explore three questions: 1. How do we define a Muslim, and how does this definition fit into the larger Muslim experience?

2. What does the typical Muslim look like?

3. How does the perception of the typical Muslim relate to common misconceptions both of Muslims and of Islam?

The lecture will challenge assumptions about Islam and religious diversity, a subject often ignored.

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Students sample authentic Indian cuisine at Diwali ‘09: Festival of Lights. The festival was hosted by the DSU.

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The Desi Student Union provided entertainment which included cultural dancing at its Diwali ‘09 celebration.

A GVSU student tries her skills at Henna during Diwali ‘09. Many students enjoyed Indian food and dancing along with trying Henna. This was the second annual Diwali night sponsored by the Desi Student Union.

SPORTS

Matt Kuzawa, Sports Editor sports@lanthorn.com

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GVSU women’s cross country claims No. 1 national ranking

The GVSU women’s cross country team jumped ahead of Chico State and overtook the No. 1 ranking in the latest national poll, released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Wednesday. GVSU is coming off its ninth straight GLIAC title and had been ranked No. 2 in the country for the entire season.

Swimmer Karen Verbrugge receives GLIAC honors

GVSU sophomore diver Karen Verbrugge has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Diver of the Week by the league office.

Verbrugge claimed two firstplace finishes and hit the NCAA qualifying standard at Calvin College. She tallied a score of 28.25 on the 1-meter board, followed by a 272.10 score on the 3-meter board.

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Northern Michigan put up a fight and came within six points of GVSU before falling 31-19. The Lakers sit tied for GLIAC champs as they head into their last regular-season game.

Lakers stop Northern Michigan rally to clinch GLIAC GVL Sports Editor

2 interceptions thrown by senior quarterback Brad Iciek, who had thrown zero in the Lakers’ previous nine games

16 times that junior running back Jimmy Berezik has rushed for more than 100 yards in a game — a school record

213

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The Color Guard donned costumes for its halftime show.

yards on 26 carries for Berezik, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark on the season for the third straight year

507 yards of total offense for the Lakers, while holding Northern Michigan’s offense to 197

0 losses and 17 wins in the regular season for the women’s soccer team, capturing the regular-season GLIAC title

2 goals scored by GVSU freshmen in the final 10 minutes of the soccer team’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Ferris State

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Lakers congratulate each other after scoring a touchdown.

Soccer completes third-straight undefeated regular season Win over Ferris State marks 59th regular season win for Lakers, secures top seed spot

By Jared Greenleaf GVL Senior Reporter

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Against a Northern Michigan defense that is holding opponents to a league best 2.9 yards per carry, the Lakers racked up 356 yards rushing.

In the first nine games this season, Lakers’ “You can’t really run inside because their ends starting quarterback Brad Iciek had not thrown crash down, so we were just trying to get into one interception. But in the last one, a 31-19 win alleys all game,” said junior running back Jimmy over Northern Michigan University, Iciek threw Berezik. “We did a really good job of that with two interceptions on back-to-back throws. good blocks on the outside” So with just two minutes remaining, holding With 221 yards rushing on 26 carries, Berezik a 6-point lead, Iciek dropped back on third and became the all-time leader in 100-yard rushing four, 8-yards from the endzone. This time though, games in GVSU history, surpassing the mark 16 instead of trying to fit the ball between two times in three seasons. In the second-best game defenders, he decided to keep it himself, diving of his career, Berezik surpassed the 1,000 yard head first into the endzone. rushing mark for the third consecutive year.

The touchdown, paired with Carrying a 22-6 halftime lead, an interception by linebacker “Our season is on GVSU appeared to be en route Brad Howard a minute later, the line and I feel to another rout in Allendale. put away any thoughts of a a Berezik fumble gave like I just turned it However, come-from-behind upset win for the Wildcats the ball at the Lakers’ Northern Michigan, who trailed up a notch.”

12-yard line. Northern Michigan by 20 points at one point in the took advantage with a touchdown game. pulling them within six points of “I got that feeling it’s a little like the Lakers, narrowing the score to Hillsdale (College), where we felt 25-19 with 7:54 left in the game.

DANNY RICHARD like we had done everything but “Obviously on the fumble he GVSU JUNIOR put the game away,” said Grand was trying to do a little too much Valley State University head on a dead play,” Martin said. “It’s coach Chuck Martin, referring to hard to get too mad at him but obviously that was the Lakers’ 27-24 loss to Hillsdale three weeks a critical fumble that gave them a chance at that ago. point in the game.”

Instead, the No. 5 Lakers clinched at least a Howard led the defense with nine tackles share of their fifth consecutive GLIAC title, with and the game-ending interception. Defensive an opportunity to win it outright next week in lineman Danny Richard chipped in two sacks their final regular season game. and a blocked extra point that led to a two-point On Halloween night, among a smaller-than- conversion for the Lakers. usual Lubbers Stadium crowd of 6,633, the “Our season is on the line and I feel like I Lakers overcame three second-half turnovers, to just turned it up a notch,” Richard said. “I think improve their record to 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the everyone has on the defense. We just can’t lose GLIAC. again.”

With the win, Martin said he believes his team Senior wideout Blake Smolen left the game has done enough, win or lose next week, to earn a with six minutes left in the second quarter with a spot in the Division II playoffs. sore back. Martin said it did not appear to be serious “We’re co-champs. We’re happy about being and Smolen already receives daily treatment on co-champs,” Martin said. “But we’d certainly his back. Smolen had three receptions for 54 yards like to win (next week) and see how high we can and a touchdown in less than half the game. get.” sports@lanthorn.com

By Matt Kuzawa

NUMBER CRUNCHER

For the third-ranked Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team, coming from behind has not been something they have flirted with much this season.

However, on Friday afternoon, it became the top objective for the unbeaten Lakers.

Trailing 1-0 for more than 80 minutes at upset-minded rival Ferris State University, the Lakers responded with resiliency with two goals in the final minutes to help defeat the Bulldogs 2-1.

The win gave GVSU (17-02, 13-0-1 GLIAC) their third consecutive undefeated regular season and extended their regular season unbeaten streak to 59 games.

“It was very, very ugly, but it might have been our best win of the year,” said GVSU head coach Dave DiIanni. “I said to them afterwards, it was that type of team and that kind of program, with that win, is the same reason why we have won 59 (regular season) games in a row because they refuse to lose. I was really proud of our kids.”

As the first half came to a close, DiIanni said he thought his team might have an advantage heading into the second half with the wind

at the Lakers’ back. However, as conditions worsened, there was no advantage for either team.

“It was literally like playing in a lake,” DiIanni said. “That was not soccer in the second half. It looked more like kickball or rugby.

Anytime the ball went into the ground, it was stuck in puddles.”

In the 82nd minute, GVSU freshman midfielder Erin Hilbert headed-in her ninth goal of the season off a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Erin Mruz to tie the game at 1-1. Minutes later freshman forward Maria Brown broke the tie with a goal of her own to seal the win.

Hilbert said playing in those types of conditions was an unusual experience for her.

“It was pretty crazy because I’ve never played in anything like that in my life,” she said. “It was really neat in the second half because even in the puddles we played in, we came out, did what we had to do and won.”

In the final half, DiIanni switched his offense to four forwards to help produce more offensive opportunities in the bad conditions.

“We tried getting the ball forward in the air as much as we could,” DiIanni said. “They really fought and scrapped out there and it helped us in the end.”

Despite trailing most of the game, the Lakers out shot the lowly Bulldogs (3-13-2, 3-10-1 GLIAC) 15-1 and held a 10-6 edge in shots on goal for the game. The Lakers out shot Ferris 26-6 for the game.

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In a previous game against Saginaw Valley, Irie Dennis chases the ball down the field. The women’s soccer team won its 59th consecutive regular season game.

Mruz said even when the team trails, they always seem to come back and play with an even bigger sense of urgency.

“We always have confidence that we are better than the other team, and I think that helps us out a lot,” she said.

GVSU clinched the regular season conference championship

last Wednesday with an 8-0 shutout victory over the Northwood University Timberwolves.

As the top seed, the Lakers will host the GLIAC tournament this week and receive a bye to the semifinals beginning on Friday.

Quarterfinal play is set to begin on Wednesday. jgreenleaf@lanthorn.com

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Families enjoy Halloween candy along with Laker football

By Curtis Kalleward GVL Staff Writer

It was Halloween night and the parking lot fell under the presence of dozens of costumed characters, running around in a frenzied and frantic tizzy.

Inside Lubbers Stadium, a football match might have been moments away, but outside a different battle raged on: the battle for candy.

Trunk-Or-Treat was the name of the game Saturday night for the children who attended Grand Valley State University’s home football game against Northern Michigan University. Parking Lot C, home to the weekly tailgating home crowd, became Halloween Row as many of the tailgaters adorned their vehicles, grills and tables with festive decorations.

Most had buckets of small candy into which little monsters and princesses would gladly dig their hands, in the hope of finding buried treasures, and the candy givers seemed to enjoy the evening just as much as their small, newfound friends.

“It’s fun to see the kids dressed up and having a good time,” said Trevor Klump, a GVSU student who participated in the event with several other students from the Exercise Science Club. “My friends and I try to get out and do some work in the community (like this).”

Other students roamed the parking lot before the game simply to take in the atmosphere and reminisce about their childhood Halloween memories.

“When I was a kid, I loved to go trickor-treating, regardless of the weather,” said junior Nick Wahl, who arrived at

the game two hours early so he could see what Trunk-or-Treat was all about.

“It’s good to see the kids out having a fun time when the weather is not that great.”

Indeed, the gloomy weather seemed to prevent maximum turnout for the free event, but to some, that was not necessarily a bad thing.

“There are not as many people as we thought would come out tonight,” said Clay Grueber, a season ticket holder and father of a young family.

“The low turnout is probably because of the weather, but everyone seems to be having a good time. A lot of people are handing out candy so the kids are making out pretty well. Lots of candy, not a lot of kids. It’s a lot of fun.”

Several season ticket holders tend to bring their families in tow to the home football games. However, hosting Northern Michigan on Halloween presented an interesting challenge to the families who wanted to attend the game,

while still allowing their young ones to experience the joy and excitement of the night’s usual festivities.

“My family and I love seeing this kind of an event,” said Zack Kurmas, a father of two little boys. “We have been season ticket holders since 2004, and when we looked at the schedule, we wondered how we would make Oct. 31 work. We did not want to skip the football game, but we wanted the boys to have a chance to go out trick-or-treating. Luckily, (Trunk-or-Treat) happened.”

Outside vendors were also on hand to help give away goodies to the children, including hot chocolate, a “hot” commodity that was quickly gone within an hour.

“It makes me feel good as a student to see outside places come and get involved to help the community,” Wahl said. “It makes us as a school look good that places we work with come out to help with this sort of event.” ckalleward@lanthorn.com

GVL / Andrew Mills

Members of the GV Cheer Team dress up for Saturday’s Halloween football game.

Northern Michigan (5-4, 5-4) at No. 5 GVSU (9-1, 8-1) Scoring Summary:

1st 11:14 GV - Blake Smolen 17 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick), 5-80 2:10, NM 0 - GV 7 05:53 GV - P.T. Gates 24 yd run (Justin Trumble kick), 8-76 3:56, NM 0 - GV 14 00:30 GV - Justin Trumble 25 yd field goal, 9-34 3:58, NM 0 GV 17 2nd 04:44 GV - Justin Trumble 29 yd field goal, 12-67 5:18, NM 0 - GV 20 02:10 NM - D. Brancheau 17 yd pass from Carter Kopach (Rockne

GVL / Andrew Mills

Naudia Higgins (right) and her brother Jaron Higgins (left) joined in Trunk-or-Treat.

Score by Quarters Northern Michigan.....................

Grand Valley State......................

Belmonte kick blockd), 8-71 2:34, NM 6 - GV 20 02:10 GV - Justin Victor PAT return, , NM 6 - GV 22 4th 14:08 NM - Carter Kopach 1 yd run (Carter Kopach pass failed), 6-52 2:10, NM 12 - GV 22 09:56 GV - Justin Trumble 19 yd field goal, 8-72 4:12, NM 12 GV 25 07:54 NM - Zach Nichols 12 yd pass from Carter Kopach (Rockne Belmonte kick), 1-12 0:05, NM 19 - GV 25 02:08 GV - Brad Iciek 8 yd run (P.T. Gates rush failed), 10-62 5:46, NM 19 - GV 31

1 0 17

2 6 5

3 0 0

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Possession Time..................................

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Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................

RUSHING: Northern Michigan-Brandon Smith 3-28; Mark Bossuah 8-16; Antonio Wallace 2-minus 1; Carter Kopach 7-minus 2. Grand Valley State-James Berezik 26-213; P.T. Gates 18-106; Brad Iciek 8-21; Blake Smolen 2-18; TEAM 2-minus 2.

PASSING: Northern Michigan-Carter Kopach 16-26-1-156. Grand Valley State-Brad Iciek 10-18-2-151.

RECEIVING: Northern Michigan-Zach Nichols 8-55; D. Brancheau

4 13 9

Score 19 31 NM 15 20-41 156 26-16-1 46-197 0-0 0-0 6-118 2-25 6-35.0 0-0 7-60 21:17 2 of 9 1 of 1 3-3 1-10

GV 27 56-356 151 18-10-2 74-507 0-0 1-22 3-54 1-0 0-0.0 2-1 10-82 38:43 8 of 13 0 of 0 5-6 2-15

2-37; Luke Carlson 2-27; Antonio Wallace 2-9; Blake Crider 1-18; Brian Mitz 1-10. Grand Valley State-Blake Smolen 3-53; James Berezik 3-41; Andrew Lorman 2-41; Israel Woolfork 1-9; Greg Gay 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Michigan-DJ Oke 1-25; Josh Droese 1-0. Grand Valley State-Brad Howard 1-0.

FUMBLES: Northern Michigan-None.

Grand Valley State-James Berezik 1-1; Brad Iciek 1-0.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

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Volleyball GLIAC title hopes hinge on next two games Lakers stay in three-way tie after splitting weekend matches

By Emanuel Johnson GVL Senior Reporter

Heading into the home stretch of the season, the Grand Valley State University women’s volleyball team had the chance to take first place in the conference.

A pair of wins this past weekend along with two wins next weekend would have ensured the team’s presence at the GLIAC conference championship in Allendale.

After sweeping Lake Superior State University on Friday in three straight sets, the Lakers, however, fell hard in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 29-27) loss against Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday.

“I’m not really sure what was wrong,” said sophomore outside hitter Courtney McCotter. “A lot of us weren’t taking care of our assignments – we

didn’t execute what we on them by failing to form needed to do in order to run the block. Without it, our our gameplan. The last set defense just falls apart.” was the only time that we Part of the reason for the showed any kind of fight, team’s offensive troubles but by then it was too late.” occurred days before the The Lakers (18-8, match. Battling nausea and 11-4 GLIAC) had trouble illness, senior outside hitter maintaining a solid defense Whitney Tremain trudged for most of the her way night. While through the “Things aren’t set junior Janelle match. She B e a u d r y in stone yet, but we finished with finished eight could have sealed just with 25 digs kills on 28 it if we had won to keep the attempts. team alive, “She said this weekend and the Lakers she felt like next weekend.” finished the she was game with going to just four throw up the ENO UMOH team blocks, entire time,” GVSU FRESHMAN the lowest McCotter total of the said.

“She entire season. had actually Coupled with a .099 attack been feeling sick the entire percentage, the stat spelled weekend. She napped all out the trouble the Lakers day up until the game, and had in overcoming the she made sure she ate and Cardinals. warmed up properly. But “Our block is such a big she still felt pretty crappy, part of what we do,” said and that impacted how we freshman middle blocker played.”

Eno Umoh. “Our defense Because the Lakers lost, was already having a tough they sit in a three-way tie time holding them, and we for second place in the didn’t make it any easier conference with Hillsdale

College and Northern Michigan University.

Saginaw Valley commands sole ownership atop the conference with a one game lead over the three.

This makes next weekend’s slate of games crucial for the Lakers.

GVSU squares off against Northern Michigan on Friday and hosts Michigan Technological University on Saturday.

But if the team has any hope of hosting the GLIAC conference tournament, they will have to hope that Lake Superior State University can somehow manage to take down the Cardinals in next Friday’s matchup.

“It’s a pretty big deal to us,” Umoh said. “We don’t want to miss any more school, and we’d rather be home than traveling. It’s really a huge momentum thing when you get to play at home in front of your crowd and your family. Things aren’t set in stone yet, but we could have sealed it if we had won this weekend and next weekend.” ejohnson@lanthorn.com

GVL Archive / James Brien

No. 19 Nicole Whiddon spikes a ball over the net at a past game.

Recent losses leave the Lakers in a three-way tie for the No. 2 rank.

Division III hockey carries undefeated record, No. 1 ranking

By Greg Monahan GVL Staff Writer

The Grand Valley State University Division III hockey team has not just beat every team they have played this season; they have trounced them.

After this weekend’s 7-0 win over Lake Superior State University, in just nine games this season, the Division III club hockey team holds an undefeated record, and has outscored their opponents 55 to 17.

The team has scored five or more goals in seven of the nine games they have played and allowed more than two goals only twice.

Head coach Todd Charlesworth said from both an offensive and defensive standpoint, the team has simply clicked.

“I think the bright spot on the team has been both the goal tending and the offensive play,” he said. “We’re scoring a lot of goals a game. Our offense is quick and fast, a lot of teams aren’t used to that, and our goal

tending has been unbelievable.”

In the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s latest rankings, the Lakers sit atop the north region, earning all nine first-place votes. The team is ahead of Division III hockey powers Hope College, Davenport University, and last year’s national champions, Saginaw Valley State University.

Charlesworth added the Lakers plan to keep hold of the No. 1 ranking for more reasons than just pride.

“The No. 1 ranking is important because if you finish ranked in the first or second position you get an automatic trip to nationals,” he said. “We realize we’re No. 1 and we’ve got the (bull’s-eye) on our backs, and we have to come to play every game because every team wants to beat us.”

The highlight of the Lakers’ season thus far has been sweeping both last year’s champions and runners-up in back-to-back weekends with victories over Saginaw Valley State and Florida Gulf Coast

Courtesy Photo / Facebook

The Division III club hockey team is undefeated this season and has outscored its opponents 55 to 17 to earn a No. 1 ranking.

University.

Junior netminder Max Cookinham, who earned the shutout this weekend over Lake Superior State, said the wins over Saginaw Valley State and Florida Gulf Coast proved something to all of the ACHA. “(That weekend) showed we are a force to be reckoned with,” he said. “Both of those series we played games where we were down and we came back and

won, which shows the mental toughness of our team. We’re not going to get pushed around by anyone, and we’re going to compete with every team we play against.”

Though the team has breezed through the first month of the season, with a home-and-home matchup next weekend against second-ranked Hope College and two games against fifthranked Davenport the week

after, things will only get more difficult.

Senior forward Andrew Gilgallon knows every team they play is going to bring their best game to the rink.

“It’s always nice to be No. 1, but that comes with having a target on your back, or a (bull’seye) on your back like our coach tells us,” he said. “We’re going to get everybody’s best game now, but we’re ready for that.”

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As the Lakers chase their first-ever Division III national championship, Gilgallon said the team has a lot to look forward to, provided they bring it night in and night out.

“In order to win it all, we have to be prepared,” he said.

“Teams are going to play us hard, and that’s going to force us to play hard all the time and never take a night off.” gmonahan@lanthorn.com

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A&E

Grand Valley Lanthorn Monday, November 2, 2009

Haley Otman, A&E Editor arts@lanthorn.com

English teacher-turned-comedian to give free show

By Elijah Brumback GVL Staff Writer

Spotlight Productions and Grand Valley State University will present comedian Jay Black Wednesday night on the Allendale Campus.

Black is from New Jersey and formerly a high school English teacher.

He has opened for Carlos Mencia, and recently made his TV debut on Showtime. In 2008 he was named Reader’s Choice Comedian of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine.

Black has spent the last couple of years working as a screen writer on several feature films, while also performing at top comedy clubs and universities around the country.

“We found Jay Black at the same conference we discovered Pete Lee who performed last week,” said Spotlight Productions Comedy Chair Joe Corey. “An advisor of ours also saw him at Albion College and said Black was really funny.”

As a former teacher, Black tailors his act to a student crowd with an emphasis on the pitfalls of life. He plays with ideas about drugs, alcohol, ex-girlfriends and the ethics of Harry Potter.

In a video on Black’s Web site in which he opens for Carlos Mencia he says, “If I was a 15-year-old boy with

magical power the story would have fun when the teacher shares things for gone a lot different.” From there the which they normally would get fired. joke takes a decidedly more revealing “I was teaching straight out of turn, so to speak. college when I was 21 and my students Other high notes include an were always asking me serious explanation on how the Catholic church questions,” Black says in his standmass services resemble aerobics, and up. “They would ask, ‘Mr. Black, ruminations on why the Smurfs are my friend says he’s going to commit blue. Black strikes at suicide. What should I the heart of the matter, “If I was a 15-year- do?’ I would say, ‘Kid, citing the obvious even know old boy with magical Ihowdon’t reason there is only to iron pants.’” power the story (of one female among the S p o t l i g h t lot of them.

Harry Potter) would Committee member “He’s very Kayla Carr said have gone a lot relatable,” said she believes having different.”

Spotlight comedy comedy at GVSU is committee member as important as ever JAY BLACK Alyson Greenwell. “It now.

COMEDIAN would be amazing if “Right after we could get the same midterms is the perfect turnout as we had for Pete Lee.” time for students to get away for a Since Pete Lee set the benchmark couple hours and forget about school,” for attendance at a comedy event for Carr said. “We’re hoping for a good Spotlight, the group has high hopes turnout.” for Black, and he certainly has the Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the experience to carry a large crowd. show will start at 9 p.m. in the Grand “He’s not that nationally known River Room of the Kirkhof Center on but he has performed at roughly 300 GVSU’s Allendale Campus. colleges and universities in the last five To watch videos of Black, visit years,” Corey said. http://www.jayblack.com. Spotlight Corey and Greenwell agree he is Productions will also have tables in the a highly relatable comic. They said Kirkhof Center on Wednesday with they believe students can relate to him more information on Jay Black. because he was once a teacher, and it is ebrumback@lanthorn.com

Courtesy Photo / GVSU

Spotlight Productions will bring comedian Jay Black to campus Wednesday.

Black, who has been on Showtime, will perform at 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center.

‘Marley and Me’ author returns to Michigan

By Haley Otman GVL A&E Editor

GVL Graphic / Joey Salamon

Students of GVSU Opera Theatre will redefine how popular musicals are sung.

Special group to spin new take on popular, classic musicals

By Josh Brunsting GVL Staff Writer

When a person thinks of what an opera performance is like, one thing that pops into the head is that it will feature a full piece.

However, one opera performance that will be returning to Grand Valley State University is about to change that thought.

Opera Scenes is a special project, created in hopes of allowing performers to work creatively on the stage.

“I want students to experiment outside the box,” said Dale Schriemer, director of GVSU Opera Theatre. “Making choices that are ‘bizarre’ or ‘wild’ frees their creative impulses and allows them to use this fantastic source of energy. It makes for a more vital and exciting performance for both performer and viewer.”

In its third year of production, this fall’s performance will feature scenes from lesser-known pieces like Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene” and “Mahagonny,” in addition to famous pieces such as “West Side Story” and “Sweeney Todd.”

“There is some really gorgeous music in this program,” Schriemer said. “‘The Secret Garden’ and ‘Peter Pan’ provide tasty music.

‘West Side Story’ and ‘Urinetown’ offer comedy, ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Street Scene’ bring realism, and ‘Mahagonny’ brings in the bizarre, as it’s our Halloween tribute.”

With a different style of performance comes a different style of preparation, for both actor and director.

“Performing in Opera Scenes is always a little more hectic,” said performer and GVSU student Angelina Acquaviva. “We have less time to prepare and in most cases, if you’re in more than one scene, your characters are completely different. You have to change your costume and character in only a few minutes.”

Along with the performance

style, the text that the performers will be using is also something different.

“One of the highlights of rehearsals so far for me has been taking the text out of the song for Neverland, and speaking it in a way that wasn’t meant by the composer,” said performer and GVSU student Amanda Geha. “My partner and I took the poetry of the piece, a beautiful song sung by two mermaids about how blissful life is, and turned it into a screaming match.”

Geha is featured in two scenes, “Trouble in Tahiti” and “Neverland.”

“My mom signed me up for ballet classes, and I’ve loved every minute of being on stage ever since then,” Geha said. “I believe that is where my addiction started.”

Two of the 11 scenes are also in a foreign language, which has been one of the more difficult tasks, Schriemer said.

“We are asking native English speakers to ‘act’ in a foreign language,” he said. “The creative problems we need to solve are similar to English language scenes, but there is this added layer of language to overcome as well.”

With such a variety of pieces, one who attends this performance should expect a variety of things.

“People should expect to see everything from a zombie princess to a young couple in love,” Acquaviva, who will be featured as the aforementioned princess in Alabama Song from “Mahagonny” and “Mrs. Olsen” in “Street Scene,” said. “They will laugh, cry, and cheer, even though many of these scenes will be unfamiliar to people.”

“GVSU Opera Theatre presents Opera Scenes” take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Large Dance Studio in the Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. For more information visit http://www. gvsu.edu/music. jbrunsting@lanthorn.com

The audience filled the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, at times cackling with laughter, and at times wiping tears from their eyes. But for the entire hour, John Grogan kept every person completely enthralled with every word.

Thursday night, the author of “Marley and Me” came to Grand Rapids for the first annual “A Novel Experience” event hosted by the Kent District Library.

Grogan, who is a Detroit native and Central Michigan University alumnus, is a journalist by trade.

He worked in St. Joseph, Mich., for some time and eventually settled in Florida, when he and his new wife brought home their puppy, Marley.

Grogan wrote “Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog” after the death of his rambunctious Labrador retriever.

It was later made into a movie, with Owen Wilson playing Grogan and Jennifer Aniston playing his wife Jenny Grogan.

“Approximately 900 people came out to support the Kent District Library and hear John Grogan speak,” said Shannon Zoet, communications assistant at the Kent District Library.

Shelley Irwin, of WGVU, began the event by introducing Grogan, while she brought a six-month old Lab with her, who managed to wriggle out of his collar onstage.

“I love the spontaneity of dogs!”

Irwin said, which went well with the Marley-themed night.

Once Grogan took the stage, he talked about Marley’s life and the impact Marley had on his.

“He ended up changing our lives,” he said.

Marley was the craziest dog in the world, he said, which he backed up with many an example.

One time, Marley jumped out of the car while they were driving, and Grogan had to hold him by his back legs until his wife could stop the car.

His tail was also the source of many antics.

“It could clear a coffee table in a single swipe,” Grogan said. His tail was also part of the “Marley Mambo,” he said, when Marley held “contraband” in his mouth, and shook his whole body back and forth while jumping up and down as if he were on springs, in an effort to avoid getting caught.

“I used to joke they should have a Lemon Law for dogs,” Grogan said to much laughter.

Marley stole the hot dogs from Grogan’s daughter and her friends at a birthday party, ate Grogan’s wife’s new gold necklace, tried to eat the pregnancy test strip when they first discovered they were expecting and managed to consume both speakers from the

Grogans’ prized possession: their sadness they felt when Marley brand-new stereo system. reached the end of his life. When But along with all of the he took him to the vet for the hilarity, and frustration, that life final time after 13 years, he said with Marley included, he was he told Marley the one phrase he also the greatest had never uttered: “Marley was with dog ever, Grogan “Marley, you are a added. us through the ups great dog.”

“Marley was He spoke for and downs.” with us through the an hour, and then ups and downs,” he stayed afterward said. for two more hours JOHN GROGAN After the to sign books for ‘MARLEY AND ME’ Grogans suffered the 900 fans.

AUTHOR a miscarriage, “We consider Marley abandoned this first annual ‘A his usual crazy Novel Experience’ routine to offer support and love event to be a great success,” Zoet to Jenny Grogan. said.

Instead of jumping all over her For more information on “A when she returned from the doctor, Novel Experience,” visit the Kent Grogan found Marley cuddled in District Library’s Web site, at between his wife’s legs, and his http://www.kdl.org. wife crying into their dog’s fur.

Grogan then spoke about the arts@lanthorn.com

Courtesy Photo / Kent District Library

John Grogan with his current dog Gracie. Grogan’s book “Marley and Me” accounts he and his family’s life with Marley, a wildly neurotic Labrador retriever. The book was later adapted into a movie by the same name.

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Grand Valley Lanthorn

Trumpeter’s ‘Mild Fantasie’ could lead to Grammy Piano.”

Erik Morales is a former GVL Staff Writer student of Stoelzel’s who Professor Richard went on to write a trumpet Stoelzel’s trumpet blends ensemble for Grand Valley trills, melodies and fantasies State University, which won a in a mix of concertos, tributes national award. Stoelzel asked and trios in his newest solo him to compose a piece for the CD “A Mild Fantasie.”

CD as well. He said the result, The Aries group trio, the “Concerto for Trumpet in which consists of Stoelzel, C and Piano,” is “really pretty Ksenia Leletkina and Eric music.”

Tanner, brings together an Another composer on the unlikely collection of music CD is Eric Ewazen, a professor consisting of at The Juilliard trumpet, piano School who “ I want it to touch and violin wrote the piece people’s spirit in a “Hymn for the in “A Mild Fantasie.” musically, spiritual Lost and the Stoelzel Living” as a manner.” said the remembrance m i x t u r e of 9/11. of three RICHARD STOELZEL Stoelzel called completely GVSU PROFESSOR it a fantastical, different m o v i n g instruments spiritual piece is “very unusual but it works as a musical tribute. beautifully.”

“I wanted to highlight “This was a group I started my friends that are great because I wanted to do composers and get their something different,” Stoelzel names out there through said. “There are very few these beautiful melodies and pieces for violin, piano and fantasies.” Stoelzel said. trumpet; there is not even a He dedicated the CD to his handful.” son Gabriel and, in a small All of the songs on his CD way, to his parents, adding were specially commissioned his music still shows how his to Stoelzel by composers he parent’s kept supporting him personally knew as friends or since he was a child. colleagues.

These pieces are very “They are all fantastic moving as they touch listeners composers,” Stoelzel said. “I in a spiritual sense through its wanted them to write for me.” journey of light trills and deep Composer James tunes.

Stephenson is a personal “I want it to touch people’s friend of Stoelzel and was the spirit in a musically, spiritual first person to commission a manner,” Stoelzel said. piece for him. He wrote the This is Stoelzel’s second title piece for this new CD, solo CD. A few years ago, “Fantasie for Trumpet and the university sponsored his idea of composing a CD called “Spirit of this Place: for former President of

By Danielle Slabbekoorn

Courtesy Photo / GVSU

The New Music Ensemble allows faculty and students to perform contemporary pieces together.

Ensemble to perform ‘new’ music

By Josh Brunsting GVL Staff Writer

While at Grand Valley State University, a student has numerous opportunities to get involved, and now one special group adds another option: making and releasing a commercial music album.

Professor Bill Ryan formed the New Music Ensemble in the spring of 2006. It was started as a chamber music ensemble that would focus on recent music and also interact with other composers, including Ryan himself.

“Traditionally, music departments focus on the study of much older music,” he said. “However, I wanted to somehow balance that, and the New Music Ensemble was that outlet.”

The group, recently profiled in Newsweek magazine, is set to release its new album, “In C Remixed.” The album features ensemble performances as well as remixes from many current and up-and-coming DJs and producers.

“We’ve worked directly with one DJ, Dennis DeSantis,

and he has really helped us out,” Ryan said. “For the record, we passed out our recorded audio to 15 separate ‘remixers,’ but all of the work was done long distance.”

The New Music Ensemble also has a distinct set of music it performs.

“The group performs contemporary music of all types, primarily from the last 50 years or so, with a focus on post-minimalism and electronics,” said group member and GVSU professor Kurt Ellenberger. “We are a vibrant, thriving and relevant ensemble in which students, faculty and composers from all over the country can interact and flourish together.”

The ensemble will perform Terry Riley’s minimalist masterpiece “In C” on Wednesday.

Started by Ryan, the group has been a new experience for the blend of students and faculty involved. Ryan said he believes this mixture has benefits beyond the recording studio.

“When faculty are part of the mix, they are basically living

role models for the students,” he said. “The students see how prepared they are, they hear how well they perform, and this all adds up to the students making efforts to rise to that level.”

Ellenberger agreed with Ryan’s sentiment.

“Students get to work with seasoned professionals and that’s a great learning experience,” he said. “Faculty get to interact with students in a very direct, personal (manner) and get to do so making modern music that I think the students probably have more knowledge of. It’s a win-win!”

The group released one CD in 2007, “Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians,” which hit No. 1 on both the iTunes and Amazon classical music charts.

The New Music Ensemble willperformatnoonWednesday in the Cook-DeWitt Center on GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

For free downloads from the new album, visit http://www. in-c-remixed.com. jbrunsting@lanthorn.com

GVSU Mark Murray,” which he performed with fellow professor Kurt Ellenberger in honor of Murray.

Stoelzel has traveled the world with his trumpet and may see a Grammy come his way for this new CD as Albany Records has sent it to the Grammy panel for a possible nomination for the award.

“There’s a lot of music that has been written for various instruments but there wasn’t a great supply of compositions for trumpet,” Stoelzel said.

“One of my desires was to be a leader by being a huge part in making a difference in the trumpet literature.”

In so doing, Stoelzel has already commissioned a great number of composers who have written more than 25 pieces for the trumpet.

Tanner, who plays the violin in the Aries trio, is on faculty at GVSU, and pianist Leletkina is a graduate of GVSU and currently getting her doctorate in music.

The Aries group will continue to perform these compositions throughout the world from Turkey and Germany to China.

Those interested in viewing Stoelzel’s CDs or listening to clips of his work can visit his Web site at http://www. trumpetone.com.

For more information on Stoezel’s musical accomplishments with his students in trumpet visit http://www.gvsu.edu/music/ trumpets. Fans of his work can buy his CD through his Web site and through Albany music. dslabbekoorn@lanthorn.com

Courtesy Photo / Richard Stoelzel

Richard Stoelzel’s newest CD features trumpet, violin and piano.

A&E briefs ‘Vagina Monologues’ call for auditions The ninth annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” at Grand Valley State University will be this spring, but planners are already hard at work. They are holding auditions for anyone who identifies as a woman on Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center room 2266, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center room 1201 and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center room 1201.

Those interested may show up at any time, and scripts will be provided at the auditions or can be pre-downloaded off of GVSU’s e-reserve, under WCTR, “The Vagina Monologues.”

New board at UICA The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids has announced changes to its board, with five new board members and a new president, Sheila VanZile, president of Watermark Insurance.

French Ciné-Club presents film The French Ciné-Club will show “Ne le dis a personne” (Tell No One) Tuesday night at 7 in Manitou Hall room 107. The suspense film will be shown in French with English subtitles and admission is free.