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Celebrating student leaders
Nominations open for annual ‘I Am Grand Valley’ campaign BY ANNE MARIE SMIT NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
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he Grand Valley State University Office of Student Life recently launched its annual “I Am Grand Valley” campaign where, up through Thursday, Nov. 30, students, faculty and staff can nominate GVSU students with outstanding leadership skills to be formally recognized. The nomination process is fairly simple and only takes a couple of minutes. To nominate a student, GVSU community members can visit www.gvsu.edu/iamgv to fill out a short form, providing the nominator’s name, the nominee’s name and the reason why the nominated person is an excellent leader. The I Am Grand Valley campaign is non-competitive, meaning that its goal isn’t to single out a select number of students for their leadership. Any student can be nominated by another individual of the GVSU community. “Essentially, this is a non-selective recognition,” said Amber Gerrits, leadership staff assistant in the Office of Student Life and facilitator of the campaign. “This really strives to recognize all student leadership. Last year, we had 1,400 nominations.” Gerrits said students in the GVSU community can be leaders in different ways, and the I Am Grand Valley campaign strives to acknowledge all students who go above and beyond what is expected of them, either in their student organizations or in the classroom. “It’s to recognize a vast amount of student leadership across the board in a lot of different capacities,” Gerrits said. “I see it as a really great opportunity to recognize either people who are really hardworking in their student (organizations) and don’t get that recognition or freshman and emerging leaders that, maybe, this is the first time they’ve been recognized as a leader on campus, and then we try to connect them with other leadership opportunities.” Eric Stevens, assistant director of student organizations, views the campaign as a way for students to feel a sense of belonging within the GVSU community. “There aren’t a ton of opportu-
nities to give really good, positive messages to students or honor their leadership capabilities,” Stevens said. “I think it makes you feel like you belong more to Grand Valley when you win this award, and the thought process of I Am Grand Valley and what that means.” Both Gerrits and Stevens want to point out that the I Am Grand Valley campaign is not only about students recognizing other students, but it’s also a chance for faculty and staff members to ac-
knowledge student achievement. “I also like that it can come from students, so peers are encouraging each other, but (it’s) also an opportunity for faculty and staff to say, ‘Hey, you’re a rock star; this is what I appreciate about you,’” Stevens said. “Back when I was in college, I can remember very clearly the two or three times where faculty encouraged me and (spoke) into my life in a positive manner, and those are really important pieces that you take with you. That’s why we want to encourage
faculty and staff to be part of this because it means so much to students.” Students nominated for the I Am Grand Valley campaign will be contacted by Gerrits and invited to attend a reception. Here, students will receive a certificate for each nomination they received, containing the message the student, faculty or staff member wrote about them. Other gifts will also be dispersed. SEE LEADERS | A2
HONORING LAKERS: GVSU students gather in Lubbers Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 31. The “I Am Grand Valley” program is designed to give the GVSU community the opportunity to honor student leaders on campus. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER
DISABILITY PERSPECTIVES
‘Deaf World’ to show difficulty of living with a language barrier BY DREW SCHERTZER DSCHERTZER@LANTHORN.COM
Editor’s note: To clarify, “deaf” is being used to mean the inability to hear, whereas “Deaf” refers to a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community who uses American Sign Language as their primary language. Negotiating the price of flowers seems like a simple task for most people. However, the playing field is changed when there is a communication barrier. Members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community are faced with challenges in communicating in their everyday lives. To give perspective on this, the “Deaf World” event is being held at Grand Valley State University. Through this event, students will be given an opportunity to experience what members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community go through. “The goal is to expose hearing people to the Deaf culture,” said Rowan O’Dougherty, American Sign Language (ASL) professor at GVSU. “We want to show students how we experience the world.” Deaf World will take place Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center Grand River Room. Fourteen tables will be set up around the room with interactive stations for students. Each station will be led by members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, who will instruct participants on different tasks they must accomplish, like ordering flowers from a florist. “We want to relay information and experiences in a non-threatening way to see what it feels like to struggle to get your point across,” said Misti Ryefield, assistant professor of allied health sciences and ASL. “Hopefully that will have some impact on their thinking.” People often don’t think about the struggles that members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community face, Ryefield said. O’Dougherty added that it can be a challenge to go into a restaurant to order a meal. Gesturing is good on a basic level but can only convey a small amount of information. Ryefield explained the need for SEE BARRIER | A2
GOVERNANCE
Student senate continues to push fall break proposal BY MEGAN WEBSTER MWEBSTER@LANTHORN.COM
LISTENING UP: GVSU student senate meets Thursday, Sep. 28. At the general assembly Thursday, Nov. 9, senate continued to discuss the standing of a fall break proposal that would add a break into GVSU’s academic calendar. GVL | HANNAH HILL
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The Grand Valley State University student senate continued to discuss the progress of the fall break proposal at its general assembly Thursday, Nov. 9. At its previous meeting Thursday, Nov. 2, student senate voted in favor of the mid-semester break, and the proposal was presented to the University Academic Senate Executive Board on Friday, Nov. 3. At the most recent senate meeting, Jonathan Bowman, GVSU student senate president, said the conversation at the Executive Board meeting was split roughly 50/50 in favor of and opposed to the fall break. “There were some mixed feelings about it,” Bowman said. “There were two separate thought processes going on. One was that we want to decide whether or not this is a good idea. There were the people in the room that just wanted to vote or decide whether or not fall is something that could work, and if it was,
we could figure out how it could work. I would say the other half of the room, they wanted to know exactly how it would affect students before they voted ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on it.” Bowman said the conversation lasted for about another hour with both sides of the room chiming in with their thoughts on the proposal. At the end of the meeting, it was decided that the issue would be tabled until the individuals in the room could talk with their respective departments. That way, the individuals who are representatives on the Executive Board could get a feel for what other faculty members think about a fall break. Bowman did return to a meeting with the University Academic Senate on Friday, Nov. 10, to hear what the members of the Executive Board had to say about the tabled proposal from the previous week. Bowman suspects that the proposal will move to a task force for a decision. “That was mentioned last Friday, SEE SENATE | A2
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GV ANNOUNCES FACULTY RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Grand Valley State University Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence revealed recipients for two faculty research grant programs Friday, Nov. 10. The two grant programs are the Catalyst Grants for Research and Creativity and the Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Initiative. Fifteen faculty members received Catalyst Grants for research in various fields, while two groups received Collaborative Research grants. The Catalyst Grants award up to $3,000, while the Collaborative Research grants award up to $10,000. The full list of recipients can be found at www.gvsu. edu/gvnow/article-index.htm?articleId=8D6B6631E73A-3D21-964506416D723EF6.
FALL SCIENCE UPDATE TO TAKE PLACE AT GV
The Grand Valley State University Regional Math and Science Center will host a Fall Science Update conference Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center. The theme for the conference is “Incorporating STEM by Design.” Ebiri Nkubga and Rick Mushing of Kent ISD STEM Consultants will be the keynote speakers. The cost to attend is $45 per person or $20 for undergraduate students and $10 for undergraduate students without lunch. More information can be found at www.gvsu.edu/ rmsc/fall-science-update-21.htm.
“Essentially, every person that gets a nomination will be invited to the I Am Grand Valley reception where they’ll get their certificate, they’ll get a I Am Grand Valley T-shirt, there’ll be other leadership opportunities to network with, and all they have to do is RSVP for that event,” Gerrits said. It is important to note that while the campaign does not put a cap on the number of students who can be nominated, a student, faculty or staff member can only nominate up to 10 people. “You only have 10 nominations,” Gerrits said. “While it’s not a selective program, we do want to reign it in a little bit. That way, you know that if you are nominated, you really believe that you’re someone’s top priority, that you’re really a leader.”
TEAM: Students gather at Lubbers Stadium to watch the football team play Thursday, Aug. 31. Students can nominate up to 10 people for the annual “I Am Grand Valley” campaign. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER
PIC TO HOST STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The Grand Valley State University Padnos International Center will host an informational session on studying abroad for students with disabilities Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 1104. The presentation will address issues for students with disabilities and share resources for students with disabilities who wish to study abroad. The session is LIB 100-approved. Those who would like to learn more can visit www. gvsu.edu/events/studying-abroad-for-students-withdisabilities-2/.
APPLIED MEDICAL DEVICE INSTITUTE TO HOST EDUCATIONAL FORUM AT GV
Grand Valley State University’s applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) will host a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at noon in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences Auditorium. The topic of the session is service animals and their partnership role in health care. The session is free and open to the public, but lunch will not be provided. More information can be found at www.gvsu.edu/ events/midwest-interprofessional-practice-educationand-research-center-lunch-5:2/.
COMMUNITY: A student catches a football at Lubbers Stadium Aug. 31. The “I Am Grand Valley” campaign promotes recognizing students for their outstanding leadership skills on campus and beyond, and an award ceremony will be held later in January. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT TO HOST PRESENTATION ON DUTCH GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY
The Grand Valley State University geography department will host a presentation on the history of Dutch geographic connections to West Michigan on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2263. The presentation is expected to last one hour and will address the development of Dutch culture and sustainability in the region and in the U.S. as a whole, among other topics. The event is LIB 100-approved. Those interested in learning more about the session can visit www.gvsu. edu/events/dutch-geographic-connections-the-worldthe-united-states-1/.
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COMING TOGETHER: Students gather at Lubbers Stadium in support of the GVSU Laker football team Thursday, Aug. 31. Students, faculty and staff members are all able to nominate students for the “I Am Grand Valley” campaign until Thursday, Nov. 30. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER
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both parties to be able to communicate. Members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community are able to communicate with people from the hearing world through interpreters and ASL. The interactive tables will include a mock library, post of-
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and that’s something that I hope happens because I think that would be the most beneficial in moving this along instead of just talking about it and not doing anything,” Bowman said. “I hope that they are going to create a task force, and then I’ll be a part of it and other people from the University Academic Senate and bringing together those different parts that are affected by it.”
fice, doctor’s office and more. Ryefield said a person of the Deaf community can visit the doctor for a checkup. They must speak to the receptionist to check in. Then, they have to talk to a nurse about symptoms they’re experiencing. Following this, they have to speak with a doctor and possibly a pharmacist to get medicine. This process is a lot harder when you have a communication barrier,
Ryefield said. She believes Deaf World will be able to display some of the challenges people in the Deaf community face. O’Dougherty said that less than half of deaf people can read lips, which creates a large language barrier and makes it difficult to fill in the gaps. Information tables will be among the rest of the tabling taking place. Here, information about Deaf culture and Deaf in-
dividuals will be given out. The information will be presented by members of the Hearing Loss Association of America. The event is free and open to the public. This is the second year in a row that the Deaf World event has been held. Last year, around 125 people showed up, and Ryefield expects similar numbers for this year’s event.
Bowman said at this point in the proposal process, he is currently gathering evidence and data from different people and organizations on campus to make the case for fall break even stronger. “That was something that was brought up, is like, ‘What is the actual support of this by the students? Do we actually need it?’” Bowman said. “So, I have reached out to the Dean of Students Office to get some data on care reporting because care reports have doubled this
year in October, which I think is very significant, and then also the Counseling Center and reaching out to see if appointments have increased at the end of October and beginning of November and things like that.” Kevin Chui, chair of senate resources, said the need for a fall break comes from the long span of time after Labor Day without any days off and the general heavy workload that students experience during this time of year, both of which can have
a serious impact on a student. “Students are given two days off right after the first week of school and go nonstop for over two months until Thanksgiving Break,” Chui said. “This can prove very detrimental to the mental health of a student. On top of (stress factors) that include studying for exams, preparing projects and presentations, leading student organizations, and working, students may also feel burnt out and not know where to start with tackling these things.”
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GV to host Standing Rock awareness event the protests and the background he has from writing about Native-Americanbased issues to present at the Despite the biting cold event, “Standing Rock: The wind blasting on the Stand- Largest Gathering of Ameriing Rock Indian Reserva- can Indians in 100 Years Extion last winter, the fire plored by Levi Rickert.” in the hearts of the hunThe talk will allow dreds of Native Ameri- GVSU students and the cans burned bright as they general public to hear joined together for months Rickert’s insight on why in protest against what they Standing Rock became the perceived to be the inva- largest gathering of Amerision of their land and the can Indians in over 100 potential contamination years and the effects it will of clean water as a result have on today’s generation of the Dakota Access Pipe- of American Indians. line. Though “Levi is gothey braved ing to talk the harsh winabout what the “This issue is ter, water canevent was, how nons and rubreally important it got started,” ber bullets, the said Tonisha to Native students fight against Begay, program and to the Native assistant in the the pipeline construction community. It’s a Office of Multistill continues part of our lives.” cultural Affairs, today. who is working As part of on the StandGrand Valley TONISHA BEGAY ing Rock event. State UniverPROGRAM ASSISTANT, “I think he’ll OFFICE OF sity’s celebragive an update tion of Native MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS on what’s hapAmerican Herpened since itage Month, Levi Rick- and just bring awareness to ert (Potawatomi), founder the issues of Native people of Native News Online and sovereignty.” and member of the NaThough one of the purtive American Advisory poses of the discussion is to Board at GVSU, will hold a build awareness, Begay said public discussion to build the topic is already someawareness of the events thing on the minds of Nathat transpired at Standing tive students at GVSU, esRock and the issues the Na- pecially with the local issue tive American community of “Line Five.” Line Five is a and Michiganders face as a pipeline, owned by the Caresult of pipeline construc- nadian company Enbridge tion. The event will be held Inc., that lies at the bottom Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4 of the Straits of Mackinac. p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kirk“With a lot of the students hof Center, Room 2266. that I work with who are NaRickert was one of the tive, this is something they’re hundreds of Native Ameri- thinking about,” Begay said. cans who took part in the “There is just so much to unStanding Rock protests. pack (about) Standing Rock, He will be drawing on the and even now (with) Line 5 in knowledge he gained during BY KARINA LLOYD NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
Michigan. ... This issue is really important to Native students and to the Native community. It’s a part of our lives. “This land is something we care about, and we are trying to protect it, and so it’s not just something we can think about one day and forget about the next.” There is a lot of interest in the event, especially from the GVSU Native American Student Association, a student organization here on campus that celebrates and explores Native American heritage through meetings and events. Ashley Jacobs, president of NASA, is particularly excited about the fact that Rickert is a member of the GVSU community. The fact that he is on campus will allow for the conversation between Rickert and the students to continue after the discussion. “He’s not someone we’re (bringing) in from states and states away; he’s right here at Grand Valley,” Jacobs said. “I can go and talk to him and shoot him an email after the event to get more information after the event.” Jacobs encourages all students, including nonNatives, to attend. “I think everyone should attend, even though Standing Rock was last winter,” she said. “That’s when Standing Rock was going down, and we were doing stuff here on campus to get awareness last winter, this still is a problem (today). Water rights and what they’re doing to the water is still going on it’s not over. “It’s really good that this issue is still being brought up because they didn’t change anything. They’re still building the pipeline.”
RALLY: The Cook Carillon Tower during the “Water Is Life” rally Oct. 10, 2016. The Office of Multicultural Affairs will hold an awareness event about Standing Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 14. GVL | LUKE HOLMES
PROTEST: The “Water Is Life” awareness rally was held by the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus on Oct. 10, 2016, to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. GVL | LUKE HOLMES
LAKERS ABROAD
Gaining a global perspective GV student Kristale Braxton reflects on her study-abroad experience BY TYLEE BUSH TBUSH@LANTHORN.COM
Studying in a foreign country can be both challenging and exciting for any Grand Valley State
University student—just ask Kristale Braxton. Braxton began studying at GVSU in the fall of 2014, and she is on track to graduate at the end of the semester with a degree in
political science and a minor in criminal justice. She remembers always having a strong desire to travel the world and study different cultures. It was no surprise, then, when she made the
decision to study abroad in the spring and summer semesters of 2017. Braxton spent three months studying in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and she said the experience was incredible.
NEW EXPERIENCE: Kristale Braxton (far right) studied in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the spring and summer 2017 semesters. Braxton described her experience as an opportunity to do things she normally would have been too afraid to do. COURTESY | KRISTALE BRAXTON
“Of course, I was nervous and scared,” she said. “There are so many dangers to traveling to different countries.” Braxton confessed that she experienced a mugging incident during her time abroad, but she said it didn’t impede her overall experience. “My excitement outweighed my fears,” Braxton added. “By the way, I chased the guy down and got my wallet back, thanks to the help of a random bystander.” For Braxton, the best parts of her trip were the excursions. “I did things that I am generally too afraid to do,” she said. From rafting the Neretva to hiking in the mountains, camping out in cabins, wandering cities and even participating in a peace march on a sevenhour walk, Braxton truly had a once-in-a-lifetime collection of experiences. One obstacle that Braxton had to overcome during her time abroad was coming to the realization that she was a minority. “A challenge was adjusting, coming to terms with being the only black person in the entire city,” she said. Braxton remembers only ever seeing two other black people during her entire stay, and she became used to the staring locals. “It was as if they had never seen a black person, especially the children,” she said.
Despite the discomfort, Braxton took a lot away from her experience and gained a global perspective. “I learned to not judge a book by its cover,” she said. “This is something that many of us learn as a child but naturally still do. During my experience studying a completely different culture and learning a new language and Muslim traditions, I discovered the art of socially interacting with just about everyone without judging their character in the back of my mind.” Braxton emphasized the importance of studying abroad and encouraged other students to take the same leap. “It is a wonderful experience that simply can not be taught in the classroom,” she said. “Studying abroad really gives you a wellrounded education.” For students who are stressed about the financial component of studying abroad or worried about being away from home, Braxton said all of the support and services necessary are available between scholarships and the assistance of the study abroad office. “If it is something that you really want to do, then stop procrastinating and embark on an amazing journey,” Braxton said. “Trust me, you will not regret it.”
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Recognizing student leaders on campus
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hroughout the month of November, the Office of Student Life is accepting nominations for the annual “I Am Grand Valley” leadership recognition program. The goal of this campaign is to honor a wide range of students at Grand Valley State University who display exceptional leadership skills. Initiatives like the I Am Grand Valley campaign make it clear that leadership and teamwork abilities are valued at GVSU. While there is a time and place for individuals who thrive at working independently, most graduating students entering the workforce will need to be equipped to spend a significant portion of their time working with teams and in focus groups to brainstorm ideas and crank out complex projects. The ability to collaborate with coworkers and lead team members is important precisely because so many projects simply cannot be completed by one person: They require the insight of multiple individuals who can alternately praise and challenge each other’s ideas. Being able to recognize someone else’s potential and bring out the best in their work is an important leadership skill that students develop in team settings and one that invariably proves useful post-college. Developing leadership skills in college is incredibly important because, at some point or another, every student will find themselves in a position of authority where they will need to lead others. There are plenty of opportunities for students to cultivate their leadership skills at GVSU, whether through participation in a student organization or in the classroom, or through work as a resident assistant
or student employee. Finding a niche to develop their leadership abilities helps students build a sense of confidence and sharpen their problem-solving and communication skills. What many college students may not even realize is that you don’t have to be a boss to be a leader. In fact, you don’t even need to hold a specific title to be a leader, as the label often does not refer to a position so much as a mentality. The opposite also holds true: There are plenty of people in the world who hold positions of authority who have no real leadership ability at all. The bottom line is that no matter their title, every GVSU student will find themselves in a leadership position at some point or another, so developing those skills now is crucial. GVSU understands the importance and relevance of cultivating tomorrow’s leaders. That’s why campaigns like I Am Grand Valley exist and why just about every class at the university requires at least one group project (which, although the bane of most students’ existence, is still a valuable experience precisely because of the transferable skills students develop as a result). Having the opportunity to nominate their peers for the I Am Grand Valley campaign, students at GVSU are able to recognize and celebrate positive leadership. Students who are nominated are given the chance to reflect on what they have been doing right and where, and then build off of that. Having that type of feedback from different GVSU community members serves as an advantageous reinforcer for students, encouraging them to carry forward their leadership skills beyond campus.
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Deconstructing how we use gun-control language
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The Second Amendment’s language pertaining to “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms” has sparked innumerable arguments over the course of our nation’s history. Now, more than ever, Americans are torn over the Second Amendment, but why? The most logical answer to that question relates to the mass shootings that have been ravaging our country the last few years. The five deadliest mass shootings in all of U.S. history have occurred within
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mon phrases is “gun control.” These two words can cause an uproar incredibly quickly, but what do they really mean? Do they mean taking all guns out of the U.S., or do they mean re-examining our gun laws and making it more difficult to purchase a weapon? Many advocates of gun control do not want all guns to be taken away— they simply want licenses or classes that show that users know how to operate a gun. Why are these words so bad then? Upstanding American citizens who should be able to carry a weapon should have no problem getting this license or passing these classes, right? As former President Barack Obama once put it, “Why don’t we treat this like every other thing that we use?” You need a license to drive a car, to be a cosmetologist or to own a small business, so why not a gun? Maybe gun control isn’t so bad. But wait, what about those who are “pro-gun?” Phrases that fall on the pro-
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the last 10 years, according to CNN. This is clearly a problem, but people have different ways of viewing and solving it. I think the easiest thing that people on both sides of the gun control issue can agree on is that something needs to change. Some believe these mass shootings are a product of mental health issues, while others believe the guns are the problem. Either way, these responses have led to a sort of hysteria among the general public that has forced people to pick an extreme side. What really needs to be examined is the way we are dealing with this problem. If we can agree that we don’t want these mass shootings to continue, it is important to develop a dialogue that allows for appropriate and productive conversation. We need to understand what the other side is talking about. We need to stop villainizing each other and the words that surround guns in this country. One of the most com-
BY YSABELA GOLDEN FRESHMAN UNDECLARED MAJOR EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM
If you’re like most of humanity and you haven’t spent your life obsessing over comic books, you probably can’t help but see the premise of the “Thor” movies as ridiculous. Given that the series and its “Avengers” tie-ins revolve around a millennia-long family feud between viking gods (who are actually just magic aliens who don’t believe in haircuts), you probably have a point there. The series, with its flying lightning hammers and rainbow-powered public transit, is arguably the most bi-
zarre in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that arsenal includes a sentient raccoon and his friend, the walking, talking catchphrase tree. While wittily acknowledging its own absurdity has always been one of the “Thor” movies’ greatest strengths, the director of “Thor: Ragnarok,” Taika Waititi—a man who by all accounts is pretty ridiculous himself—decided to embrace the weirdness even further by pushing the action film into an all-out comedy. He claimed in an MTV interview before the movie came out that he and the cast improvised about 80 percent of the film, a statistic I doubted until I actually watched it and saw firsthand how often the actors seemed just as surprised and amused by what they were saying as the audience was. According to Waititi, his style of directing is standing “right next to the camera and yelling words at people, like ‘say this, say this! Say it this way!’” Based on the dialogue in “Thor: Ragnarok,” not only do I wish a lot more movies
were directed this way, but I would also be interested in watching a feature-length film made up of nothing but clips of Waititi “yelling words” at people swinging styrofoam sci-fi weapons around in front of a green screen. The actual movie, the one starring Chris Hemsworth, starts slowly introducing its characters, setting up its conflict and enduring what I’m pretty sure was a Marvelmandated extended cameo from the most annoying hero in the franchise. But once the introduction ends, “Ragnarok” hits its stride, and it doesn’t stop hitting that stride until you’ve laughed yourself hoarse and the credits are running two hours later. The overarching plot of “Ragnarok” is just the kind of Asgardian soap opera fans have come to expect from “Thor” content. The diverging details are really just an excuse for Cate Blanchett to play the most classically maniacal supervillain I’ve seen in any Marvel movie so far (Hela, the goddess of death, evil mono-
logues and awesome hair). The heart of the movie, however, is the group of four “Revengers” (Thor, Loki, Valkyrie and the Hulk) who together escape from Jeff Goldblum’s fantastically colorful gladiator dimension, having many hilarious interactions and touching character moments on their way to save the universe from Thor’s family drama. Which I think is about the fourth time the universe has had to be saved from Thor’s family drama. The Asgardian royal family has a worse track record than the Skywalkers. Familial crises aside, “Thor: Ragnarok” may not have the most original plot in the nine realms, but it does have an awesome aesthetic, fun-filled fight scenes, a hilarious cast of characters and a director who clearly knows his way around a good comedy, which, in the end, is all one could really want in a cinematic adaptation of a comic book about everyone’s favorite blond bodybuilder and his flying hammer.
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NEWS | A5
SALUTE TO SERVICE
GV student veterans celebrate military culture, Marines’ birthday BY SARAH HOLLIS NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
There are nearly 500 student veterans currently attending classes at Grand Valley State University. It can be a challenge to readjust to student life after serving in the military. With so many veterans at GVSU, it’s important for students to understand how to approach and interact with them, not only in class, but in the community. To help spread knowledge about this culture, the Student Veterans of America (SVA) at GVSU held a Veterans Day cultural awareness event Friday, Nov. 10, in the Kirkhof Center. The event also celebrated the Marine Corps’ birthday. For three hours, attendees could walk around looking at poster boards with information about the different branches of the military, such as the Coast Guard, Marines, Air Force and Army. There was ample opportunity to learn about everything from statistics relating to each branch to people who received awards of honor for their service in those branches. There were also uniforms and medals in front of each board for attendees to look at.
The attendees ranged from students who went for a class to veterans from every one of the branches of the military. “We have to do some cocurriculars for my LIB 100 class, and this was one of the events that was allowed. It seemed pretty interesting to me,” said Kyle Follick, a senior and therapeutic recreation major at GVSU. “I’ve always liked the military, and that’s what this is all about. I thought it would be one of the better ones to go to. “Our military has always been there to help us, so it’s cool to go there and support them and hear what they have to say and hear what they have to go through and everything.” Other students attended the event to show support for the armed forces. “I did come as part of student senate; it wasn’t an obligation but more so a heart’s desire to kind of expand on my knowledge of the Army and the Air Force and the Navy,” said Alia Johnson, a senior studying public and nonprofit administration at GVSU. “More so to show my support, but it’s also good to get a chance to meet new people and to get exposed to new things.” Corey Smith, a senior
and supply chain management major at GVSU, attended the event because he has some family ties with the military. No matter the reason why the attendees decided to come to the event, they all had the opportunity to learn information about military culture. Student veterans, as well as other veterans from GVSU and the community, walked around the room greeting non-veteran students and sharing their experiences. “I learned what a Marine’s birthday is and that you have to use a special sword to cut a cake and that it’s very important to the Marines and other branches of government to do this tradition to show passing of traditions and to show camaraderie,” said Elizabeth Mouzone, a senior studying international business and human resources at GVSU. “This event is very important, and you can learn a lot.” Those interested in the event but unable to attend will have the opportunity to participate in other events hosted by SVA throughout the rest of the year. More information is available on the organization’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SVAGVSU/.
ATTENTION: The Student Veterans Gala was held in the Alumni House on Saturday, April 8. The GVSU Student Veterans of America held a celebratory military event Friday, Nov. 10. GVL | LUKE HOLMES
DISCUSSION
GV to host lecture on history of global LGBT rights movement BY ALEX SIXT NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
“This is something I have been interested in writing about for a long time,” Belmonte said. She hopes that her book will help to fill the gap in the literature on this topic. Throughout her lecture, she plans to provide a background on the story of the movement. She will also provide a look into why this disjuncture between the movement and the government occurred and still occurs in some parts of the world today. She thinks it is important for people to continue to learn about the movement’s history. “This is still very much happening today,” Belmont said. “It is a part of an ongoing story of human rights.” The lecture will provide a way for students to learn more about the movement and how the issues of equality and human rights are still present today, here and in the rest of the world. “While she is addressing a global movement, this is very much (an) issue in our society,” Murphy said. He expects the lecture will provide an international perspective on the movement for students of all disciplines to learn from. Belmonte’s lecture is open to anyone who is interested, and there is no fee to attend. The event is LIB 100- and 201-approved.
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PORTRAIT: Laura Belmonte, professor of history at Oklahoma State University, will lecture at GVSU on Thursday, Nov. 16. Her lecture will focus on the global LGBT rights movement. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU
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The LGBT rights movement has been around for years and continues to expand in the world today. To look into the history of what allowed the movement to spread globally, Grand Valley State University will be hosting Oklahoma State University Professor Laura Belmonte on Thursday, Nov. 16, to present a lecture on the history of the global LGBT rights movement. The lecture, which will take place at 1 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center Pere Marquette Room, will focus on research into the history of the United States’ global policy on HIV/AIDS, as well as the history of the international LGBT rights movement. This lecture is part of a series partially funded by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that strives to demonstrate the diversity of practitioners of history. “Her topic struck a chord with a lot of people,” said Paul Murphy, professor of history at GVSU and cocoordinator of the program. Murphy shares a goal with the history department at the university to show the diversity of people who
teach history. He also thinks the movement is an exciting and important topic that is still fresh in today’s world. “It’s a transnational movement … that speaks to global human rights,” Murphy said. He believes it is an important topic to learn about due to how it encompasses the entire world and focuses on the people who participated. However, according to Murphy, there is still much to be learned about the movement and its origins. “I’ll be curious to see how far the roots go back,” Murphy said. As a professor of history and head of the history department at OSU, Belmonte is also an expert on the history of U.S. foreign relations and cultural diplomacy. She is currently working on a book, and her research of the LGBT rights movement is part of this larger project. Human rights has always been an interest of Belmonte’s. The LGBT rights movement in particular is something that she feels drawn to, as she has been an activist in the movement for years. It is something that has even inspired her to start writing her book, which focuses on the history of the movement and the original activists.
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A6 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AT A GLANCE AN EVENING OF A CAPPELLA
A cappella group Backtrack will be coming to Grand Valley State University Wednesday, Nov. 15, for an evening of a cappella. The award-winning group from New York City has garnered more than 8.7 million views on YouTube with around 100,000 subscribers. Starting at 9 p.m., the evening will feature musical selections chosen and performed by the group. Backtrack has won several awards over the last two years, including three awards from the 2017 International Championship of A Capella OPEN. For more information, contact Spotlight Productions at spotlight@gvsu.edu. ‘MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI’ FILM SHOWING As part of the Tournées French Film Festival, Grand Valley State University, in conjunction with Grand Rapids Community College and their respective French sections, will be co-presenting the film “My Life as a Zucchini,” or “Ma vie de courgette.” The showing will be held on GVSU’s Pew Campus in the DeVos Center’s Loosemore Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 15, starting at 7 p.m. “My Life as a Zucchini” is a Swiss-French stopmotion animated feature film aimed at adults. The film will be shown in French but will offer English subtitles so that all attendees can understand the storyline. The event will be free, and all students, guests and members of the greater Grand Rapids community are invited to attend. For more information, contact Dan Golembski at golembed@gvsu.edu.
HUNGER BANQUET SET FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 A Hunger Banquet is set to be held Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2270. Bringing attention to how global hunger and poverty can be combated, the banquet will offer a time for group discussion after the meal is served. To spark conversation, attending Grand Valley State University students will be divided into three classes, with each class being offered different meals, accommodations and seating arrangements. Afterward, the groups will be asked how the treatment made them feel and attempt to discuss the issue of worldwide hunger. For more information, contact Katie Henderson at Oxfam.gv@gmail.com.
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BFA students host ‘Ironically Untitled’ art exhibit at GV BY TAYLOR CROWLEY LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM
After spending endless hours trying to create the perfect masterpiece, four Grand Valley State University students will finally showcase their talent in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition “Ironically Untitled.” Students who specialize in illustration and jewelry and metalsmithing will show GVSU community members the pieces they have spent months creating. The exhibition reception will take place Thursday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The artists will be in attendance, and there will be a reception held between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. It will be hosted at the Haas Center for Performing Arts in the Art Gallery. Snacks and drinks will be provided. For GVSU students Miles Felsenfeld, Katelyn Johnson, Katrina McVay and Jennifer Ochoa, this is the final “hurrah.” These students have ap-
plied the knowledge they cal history and feelings of noshave learned, skills they talgia, this exhibit was created have been taught and pas- with many forms of inspiration. sion they have developed to The students got paired the pieces that will appear together, by choice and in a senior showcase for all by chance, and ended up GVSU students to see. creating stories through Felsenfeld and McVay their art that serendipiare unmasking tously related their stories to each other. through the art For McVay, “We have been of illustration, finding her working on this and Johnson style was a task. and Ochoa will She struggled all semester. present their with finding It’s really work and ara topic that terrifying, but tistic developwould hold ment through her interest enI’m a little more jewelry maktirely until she unconventional.” ing and metalwas assigned a smithing. “weird” assignKATRINA MCVAY “Everything ment during GVSU SENIOR, ARTIST has been leadthe summer of ing to this,” 2017. McVay said. “We were “We have been working on doing (recreating) music althis all semester. It’s really bum covers, and I chose an terrifying, but I’m a little album cover by Anamanamore unconventional; this guchi, which is a band that is kind of the milestone plays retro, video-game-like that says, ‘I made it.’” music,” McVay said. “My The four students’ art ranges mentor really pushed me to in different styles that will all go with what I like doing, be highlighted at their exhibit. this really weird style, and From personal journeys, medi- it finally clicked after two
years. That project made everything make sense to me.” As for another artist being featured in the exhibit, Ochoa has always had a passion for jewelry and metalsmithing. For Ochoa, this exhibit will be the first time she has shown her work to an extended audience. “For me personally, and all artists, it’s scary because that’s something of you,” she said. “That’s a piece of you that you made, and you’re saying, ‘Hey, I did this. This is me.’” Ochoa said she expresses her feelings through her art. She explained that, as a person, she is not an open book, but her art contains her emotion and history about her life. From seeing each others’ personal experiences unveiled through art, the artists have nothing but supportive and confidenceboosting adjectives to describe each others’ work. The students understand the time, patience and courage it had to take to create such craftsmanship.
AFRO-CUBAN, LATIN PERCUSSION EVENT TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 Joshua Dunigan, drummer for Latin rock band Cabildo and Afrobeat band AfroZuma, will be visiting Grand Valley State University on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Holton-Hooker Learning and Living Center Multipurpose Room (121A) for a LIB 100- and 201-approved event about world percussion. For the past 15 years, Dunigan has used his passion for world music to perform and teach Afro-Cuban and Latino percussion, both with public school students and with adults who take his classes. Performing live shows in Grand Rapids, Dunigan takes the traditional rhythms of Cuba, Brazil and Andean states and puts them in a contemporary setting. For more information, contact David Stark at starkd@gvsu.edu.
PROMOTIONAL: The promotional flyer for the senior art exhibit “Ironically Untitled,” pictured above. The exhibit’s reception will be held in the Art Gallery in the Haas Center for Performing Arts on the Allendale Campus Thursday, Nov. 16, starting at 10 a.m. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU
MEDIA ARTS
Award-winning film director to speak at GV BY TASMAN MATTOX TMATTOX@LANTHORN.COM
PORTRAIT: Sarah Price and Bradley Beesley, directors, during the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival. Photo taken at the Portrait Studio in Toronto, Ontario. COURTESY | J. VESPA / GETTY IMAGES
Award-winning director Sarah Price will be giving a lecture at Grand Valley State University investigating the state of women in the media industry. The lecture, which will take place Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in Room 246 of Lake Superior Hall, will be preceded by a showing of her movie, “L7: Pretend We’re Dead,” at 4 p.m in the same location. “Right now, sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and elsewhere is really in the forefront of news,” said John Schmit, associate professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts, who is organizing the event. “Sarah’s going to talk about her experiences personally, her involvement in the issue and bring awareness to it.” Schmit has a personal
connection with Price, which aided in bringing the lecture to campus. “Sarah and I go way back to graduate school at University of Iowa,” Schmit said. “She reached out to me letting me know she was on a college tour showing her films. It sounded like it would be a good idea to add Grand Valley as a stop. This is the only stop in Michigan, so it’s pretty cool.” The film being shown, “L7: Pretend We’re Dead,” is a documentary about the American grunge band L7. “I think students are going to learn a part of music history that has not had much focus,” Schmit said. “L7 has been this influential band in the grunge music scene, and they did it on their own terms as an allwoman group. Their music has a strong feminist message to it.” Price has been rec-
MOMENTUM: A Momentum collective dance group (left) performs a routine for audience members. Christine Anderson (right) performs a solo piece at the Momentum dance concert Friday, Nov. 10. The dance concert featured solo pieces, duets and group performances, all using different styles of dance. HANNAH HILL GVL
ognized for many of her films, especially “The Yes Men and American Movie.” Despite being renowned, she still has roots GVSU students can relate to. “Sarah’s been all over the world,” Schmit said. “She’s been based in LA and other places, but she’s from the Midwest. There’s that Midwest connection. Students are always wondering if being Midwesterners puts them at an advantage or disadvantage. They can learn from her and maybe be inspired.” Schmit said students can learn a lot from this experience, and he hopes they come with questions prepared. “They’ll be talking to a professional filmmaker who is fun and accessible,” Schmit said. “I think they’re going to enjoy entering into this discussion of women working in the entertainment industry.”
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GV MEN’S BASKETBALL PICKS UP FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
After dropping their first game of the season in the GLIAC/GLVC challenge Friday, Nov. 10, in Big Rapids, Michigan, by a mere 2 points, the Grand Valley State men’s basketball team came back out the very next night and defeated Quincy University 59-57. Both teams fought hard in the first half as the score was knotted at 30 heading into halftime. Laker center Justin Greason led the way for GVSU in the first 20 minutes with a team-high 8 points, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal in only 10 minutes of action. Neither team was efficient from anywhere on the floor in the first half. The Lakers shot 32.4 percent from the field, 23.1 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent from the line, while Quincy shot 33.3/30.8/75 before the break. The second half stayed close, but Lance Dollison caught fire from the arc and splashed three of his five triples in the half to help lead the Lakers to the tight victory. Greason, Dollison and Ben Lubitz all had 12 points, a team high, while Chris Pearl pulled down 10 boards and Myles Miller dished out five assists. Greason led the game with two blocks while Pearl and Hunter Hale each nabbed two steals. They finished the game shooting 36.9/32/60 as a team, though if you remove Dollison’s 4 of 8 from 3-point range, that figure drops to 23.5 percent. The score was close the entire game as neither team got out to a lead that surpassed 7 points, which GVSU hit about seven minutes into the game. Now 1-1, the Lakers’ season will continue as they host Olivet College for their home opener at the Fieldhouse Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on ESPN radio 96.1.
GV MEN’S CLUB D2 HOCKEY DEFEATS UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
The Grand Valley State men’s club hockey team (Division II) continued its impressive start to the season after defeating the University of Toledo 7-5 at Georgetown Ice Arena on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Lakers improved to a 9-2-2 overall record on the season, winning their last six contests. Heading into the second period, the Lakers were down 2-1 with a goal by Tommy Carey. The offense exploded in the second as the Lakers scored four straight goals to propel themselves to a 5-2 lead. Goal scorers from the period included Carey, German Samvel, Ryan Hein and Daniel Smith. However, Toledo would bring it within one score afterward, ending the period with two scores. The final period is where the Lakers sealed the deal, as Carey got his third goal for the hat trick while teammate Zach Resnick closed the contest with another goal to bring the final score to its 7-5 finale. Heading into the Thanksgiving break, GVSU will face Marian University twice to close out their November contest. The first game will be played Friday, Nov. 17, at 9:30 p.m., while the second game will be played Saturday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m. Both games will be played at Georgetown Ice Arena.
FOR THE LAST TIME: GVSU defensive standouts Garrett Pougnet and Jacob Howe celebrate a defensive turnover during the Lakers’ 45-7 Senior Day victory over Tiffin on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Lubbers Stadium. Although the Lakers’ three losses came from a combined 8 points, GVSU did not earn a playoff berth. GVL | EMILY FRYE
Bittersweet victory
GV football win over Tiffin not enough to secure playoff spot BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM
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he Grand Valley State Lakers sent their seniors out of Lubbers Stadium with a decisive win over the Tiffin University Dragons 45-7 Saturday, Nov. 11. The victory brings GVSU’s final regular-season record to 8-3 (7-2 GLIAC), while Tiffin ends up at 6-5 (5-4 GLIAC). Following the delivery of the game ball by paratroopers draped in red, white and blue in celebration of Veterans Day, the Dragons opened up with an early advantage following a 1-yard run by JaQuan Hardy. The Lakers’ run game was slow to take off in the absence of starter Martayveus Carter and took another blow in the first quarter when Bryce Young-Walls left the game with a broken clavicle. The lead lasted for more than a full quarter before a long punt return by Brandon Bean set him up to catch an 8-yard touchdown from quarterback Bart Williams to tie the game at 7. Running back Dre’on Kemp scored from 4 yards out with two minutes left in the first half to give the Lakers a 14-7 advantage they would bring into halftime. Heading into the break, GVSU had only 184 total yards of offense— compared to Tiffin’s 169—with 47 yards rushing and 137 through the air. “At the beginning of the game, they came out and ran kind of a different front,” said head coach Matt Mitchell. “We were struggling a little bit to run the ball and get some clean pockets, so we weren’t too effective offensively at the beginning of the game. Our defense kept hanging in there and kept battling.” The second half was all Lakers. They outscored the Dragons 31-0 in the latter half while finishing with a total of 450 yards and holding TU to 192.
While Kemp rumbled home a field-goal attempt, tallied three sacks another touchdown from 25 and forced 10 Tiffin punts. yards out and kicker J.J. McGrath A handful of players stepped up knocked in a 24-yard field goal, the in the face of injuries on the defense. protagonist of the game was Bean. Senior players Moore, Garrett PougHeading into the half with six net, Collin Schlosser, Kyle Short, Decatches for 51 yards and a touch- metrius Farmer and Reggie Speardown is good for most receivers. It man all left their marks, coming up wasn’t enough for No. 3, who would with a combined 12 solo tackles, five go on to catch eight more passes for tackles for loss, two sacks, two fum113 yards and three touchdowns in bles forced and three fumbles recovthe second half alone to finish with ered in Saturday’s game. a school record 14 receptions, 164 “Defensively, a lot of seniors yards and four scores (tied for most stepped up,” Mitchell said. “For us to in GVSU history). come in and beat them 45-7, I think, In typical Bean fashion, he refused especially with some of the injuries we to take credit for the dynamite day: had, ... it was a credit to the character “It’s just Bart Williams. of our guys to come All our quarterbacks, back out of the locker they just put the ball room and do what we “I don’t know away from the defense, did in the second half. and they make our rePretty dominating win. if it’s possible ceiving room, all of us, “We had 16 seniors, to come out they make our jobs so you know? They have flat playing at much easier. You really a GLIAC conference see how phenomenal championship, a couple Lubbers with Bart is, and I’m lucky to of deep playoff runs, a the crowd we’ve lot of that stuff on pahave him. “I had a lot of fun.” per. But when you take got.” To his credit, Wila look at who they are liams played a solid as people, it’s a great COLLIN SCHLOSSER game, completing 17 group. Very impactful, GVSU LINEBACKER of 28 attempts for 226 but also a lot of stuff yards and three touchthat you don’t see on downs while working around two in- the field in terms of their contributerceptions. Once the lead was large tions to this program.” enough, Cole Kotopka took over for With the victory, the Lakers sat Williams at quarterback and threw 4 teetering on the edge of their third of 7 with 59 yards and one touchdown. straight NCAA playoff berth. Kemp took care of business on However, the selection committhe ground as well. The redshirt tee passed them up for fellow 8-3 freshman took 23 carries for 98 team Harding, concluding the end yards and two touchdowns. of the Laker football season. The Laker defense also performed “You’re going to be hard-pressed well, forcing four turnovers—one to tell me that there’s a better 8-3 of which was an interception by de- squad in the nation,” Mitchell said fensive lineman and senior Cody before the bracket was announced. Moore—and keeping the Dragons un- “We had our opportunities, I under 200 total yards for the game. Ad- derstand that, but (we lost) all three ditionally, the GVSU defense blocked games on the road by a combined
total of 8 points. I think today kind of showed you even with a lack of depth the quality of the football program we have. Being 8-3, if there are other 8-3 squads that get in our region and we don’t, that’s a travesty.” Even though they won’t be advancing into the postseason, the seniors who will move onto the next chapters of their lives will always remember the lasting impact that GVSU—the place, the program and the people—has left on them. “I don’t know if it’s possible to come out flat playing at Lubbers with the crowd that we’ve got, the atmosphere we’ve got,” Schlosser said. “The Grand Valley fan base and everything has just been so great to us and given us so many opportunities. That speaks with not only the fans but our Alumni Association. Grand Valley just means the world to us. It’s good to go out in Lubbers winning handily for our last game.” His teammates concurred. “Something that I’ll carry with me forever is what the fans, what the people, won’t see going on from the outside,” Pougnet said. “All that stuff, the 6 a.m. workouts in the wintertime, getting together in the summer when everyone else is back home and being a team. Continuing to grow as individuals and as a team and just the overall process that as a player here at Grand Valley, it’s something that we continue to preach, and it’s something that can build you into a stronger person. “I know it’s built me into a stronger person today, and I know that’ll continue to happen in years to come.” As much as the school has done for the players who walked off the turf at Lubbers Stadium after a win one last time, it would be hard to imagine they have not done just as much, if not more, for the blue and black they represent.
VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL Tuesday 7 p.m. vs. Olivet WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Wednesday TBA. vs. Wayne State
NOTHING BUT SMILES: GVSU senior Brandon Bean hops into the student section and shares his final moments with the football team with the fans Saturday, Nov. 11, at Lubbers Stadium. GVL | EMILY FRYE
SACK: GVSU senior Garrett Pougnet rushes and sacks the Tiffin quarterback Saturday, Nov. 11. GVL | EMILY FRYE
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A8 | SPORTS SOCCER
VICTORY HUG: GVSU soccer players Ava Cook (4) and Tara Lierman jump on senior forward Gabriella Mencotti (20) after Mencotti scored the Lakers’ second goal of the contest in highlight fashion in the team’s 4-0 NCAA Tournament victory over Ohio Dominican Sunday, Nov. 12. With the win, the Lakers advance to the Regional Championship against Quincy University on Friday, Nov. 17, in Missouri. GVL | EMILY FRYE
Championship bound GV soccer advances to Midwest Regional Championship after 4-0 win over Ohio Dominican
BY ROBBIE TRIANO SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
The road to their fifth straight NCAA National Championship appearance continues for the Grand Valley State soccer team. In the Midwest Regional Semifinals, the No. 1-seeded Lakers (19-3-0) didn’t skip a beat in their convincing 4-0 victory over the No. 5-seeded Ohio Dominican (16-5-2) in the rain Sunday, Nov. 12, at the GVSU soccer field. The win advances the Lakers to the Midwest Regional Championship. The Lakers entered the contest with a full week of rest and added practices after their No. 1-seeded position earned themselves a bye on Friday, Nov. 10. The week allowed head coach Jeff Hosler and the rest of the team to focus on one important detail: themselves. “This was a great week because we could really focus on ourselves and get an extra day of training in,” Hosler said. “We gave them an extra day off on
Friday because we could see that our bodies were tired after those three games in five days during the GLIAC Tournament. That preparation really paid off for us well today.” Practices during the week revolved around creating a more fluent offensive attack, which paid off for the Lakers as they finished the contest with 22 shots, 16 of them on goal. With precise forward passing, GVSU found their rhythm early on as freshman forward Ava Cook kicked off the scoring party for the Lakers. After weaving through three defenders, Cook buried a left-footed shot in the back of the net, giving the Lakers an early 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. The goal was her 14th of the season, second on the team. Although this was her first taste of NCAA postseason action, Cook was ready to step up to the challenge. “There was definitely some nerves before the game, but I know I have a team behind
me that has been through this before,” Cook said. The Lakers continued to fire away at the goal, ending the first half with 13 shots, but Ohio Dominican goalkeeper Marissa Wierzbicki refused to let the Lakers gain any footing on the scoreboard. Wierzbicki finished the half with seven saves, including a penalty kick from GVSU senior defender Shannon Quinn. But one shot that the Panthers couldn’t stop came from senior forward Gabriella Mencotti, as she dribbled through three defenders and rifled a shot from 25 yards out that found the back of the net. The goal gave GVSU a 2-0 lead in the 37th minute and the last score of the half. The “SportsCenter Top 10”-esque goal raised the
eyebrows of Hosler. “That was just a really special goal,” Hosler said. “She took three or four players on and had a great finish. She just has that quality to her.” Mencotti found herself on the scoreboard once again after a pass from senior Tracey McCoy led to a perfect shot opportunity on the right side of the box, giving GVSU a convincing 3-0 lead in the 47th minute. The goal was Mencotti’s 28th of the season, just one shy of tying her league-leading record from last season. Closing out the contest’s scoring was freshman defender Cecilia Steinwascher, who scored her fourth goal of the season after her corner kick narrowly crossed the goal line in the 59th minute.
The score gave GVSU a 4-0 lead, which would eventually become the final score. With a large enough lead, the Lakers were able to give their starters rest and play every single player on the roster to close out the contest. “I thought our reserves didn’t skip a beat when they had their moment,” Hosler said. “All in all, just a very thorough performance throughout. There’s some things we need to clean up and tidy, but I thought we played very well.” The victory propels GVSU to the Midwest Regional title against No. 9 Quincy University (17-3-1) Friday, Nov. 17, in Warrensburg, Missouri. GVSU is no stranger to Quincy and their game plan, as they defeated the Hawks 2-0 on the road
Wednesday, Sept. 27. However, they will have to face the challenge of guarding GLVC Offensive Player of the Year Mackenzie Rief, who leads the conference in goals (10), shots (109) and points (23). For seniors like Mencotti, with each game leading to the National Championship in single-elimination format, this final stretch of their collegiate career is something they want to finish with glory. “Everything is just taking it one game at a time,” Mencotti said. “We’re obviously trying to make it as far as we can, but we’re doing a good job taking it step by step to earn ourselves another week. “Overall, we’re just super excited and can’t wait to get after it.”
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SET TO KILL: GVSU sophomore setter Frankie Cavallaro (3) makes a jump set for junior outside hitter Staci Brower (21) to make a kill during the Lakers’ 3-2 loss to Davenport University in their “Frog Green” uniforms to honor the United States Navy SEALs on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the GVSU Fieldhouse. The Lakers finish their regular season with a 16-11 overall record (11-5 GLIAC) to close the year. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER
GV volleyball splits weekend series to end regular-season competition BY D’ANGELO STARKS DSTARKS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State women’s volleyball team went into its final regular-season weekend with big matchups against GLIAC opponents Purdue University Northwest on Friday, Nov. 10, and Davenport University on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the GVSU Fieldhouse. In the weekend opener against Purdue, the Lakers swept three sets to zero. GVSU started off the opening set strong. The most efficient aspect of the team’s performance was the early play on offense. In the first set, GVSU managed to gather a .593 hitting performance, which was far better than the hitting percentage of Purdue (-.071). The Lakers went on to dominate the first set 25-8. Stacy Brower led GVSU in set kills with four. The second set was tightly contested, but the Lakers’ ability to get offense from
all players on the court wore down the defense of the opposition. GVSU took this set 25-16. The offense outhit Purdue again with a hitting percentage of .282, while PNW only managed a .000. GVSU junior Hannah Murdock had four kills in the set to lead the Lakers. The theme of tightly contested sets continued into the third as both teams traded points and remained within 2 points of each other for most of the set. Luckily, the Lakers went on a run toward the end of the set and scored 7 of the last 9 points to win the set 25-17. The GVSU attack was not as efficient as it had been in earlier sets, but the Lakers still managed a .229 hitting percentage while holding their opponents to .038. Shannon Winicki led the Lakers in kills that set with five. For the entire match, the Lakers managed to end with their best hitting per-
centage all year, finishing drop on our side of the net, you with a .347. The offense can always improve on comwas not the only impressive munication, and it’s always gounit for the Lakers, as the ing to make your team better.” defense finished with eight In the Saturday game, blocks and held Purdue to the Lakers took on Davena -.011 percentage. Sydney port at home in the regularDoby was the season finale. standout player This game also for the Lakserved as Se“I’m always ers, leading the nior Night for team with 10 the players on a defensivekills and four the team who minded coach, were blocks. playAfter a big and I never like ing their final win like that, game at home. the ball hitting GVSU played a Doby was happy with her match that was the floor.” team’s perfortightly contestmance but uned throughout, DEANNE SCANLON derstood that but eventually GVSU HEAD COACH there was more dropped the volleyball to be match three improved on sets to two. moving forward. The Lakers and Panthers “I think that we can always traded points back and forth improve on our communica- in the first set. The teams tion,” Doby said. “Whether it’s were tied at 22 apiece before communicating about what Davenport scored 3 unanthey are doing on their side of swered points to win the first the net or a ball that’s about to set 25-22. GVSU had the ad-
vantage in hitting percentage with a .125, while Davenport finished with a .049. The Lakers would battle back and tie up the match in the second set this time, coming out on top 26-24 to make it 1-1. Both teams were efficient on offense during this set: GVSU posted a .350 hitting percentage, while Davenport had a .293. The third set would play out more easily for GVSU as they took the lead early. Davenport started to battle back, but the Lakers managed to pull away at the end and win the set 25-17. The Lakers hit .256 this set, and Davenport hit .083. GVSU went into the fourth set needing only one more to seal the victory. The Panthers came out of the gate strong and took a big lead. GVSU tried to come back and made it closer by the end, but the Lakers ultimately dropped the set 25-20. The Laker offense
struggled, putting up a .087 hitting percentage, while Davenport put up a .208. The decisive fifth set did not go well for the Lakers. They fell behind early, trailing 6-1 at one point, and they didn’t have enough time to make it up. The Lakers dropped the last set 159. Davenport’s offense was the highlight of the last set, posting a hitting percentage of .438, while the Lakers only mustered a .118. Coach Deane Scanlon talked about what her team needs to improve after this weekend. “I think our defense always needs to get better all the way around,” she said. “I’m always a defense-minded coach, and I never like the ball hitting the floor.” GVSU secured a No. 4 seed in the upcoming GLIAC tournament. The Lakers will take on Wayne State on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at home. The official start time is TBA.
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Battling through adversity GV women’s basketball opens season 2-0 in Missouri BY BRIANA LEWIS BLEWIS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team was dominant on the courts to start off the season against Maryville University on Friday, Nov. 10, and against University of Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 11, in St. Louis, Missouri. GVSU defeated the Saints of Maryville with a convincing 85-67 victory to bring their overall record to a season-opening 1-0. The Lakers had a slow start to the game, ending the first quarter down 23-17, but quickly shifted their offensive game plan to begin attacking the rim for the remaining three quarters. The Lakers managed to take a 41-37 lead against the Saints during the second quarter of the game, which ultimately led GVSU to outscore Maryville 26-15 and 18-15 in the second half. “The first game I thought we played well, thought we were really efficient offensively,” said GVSU head coach Mike Williams. “The team that we played was a very good offensive team, and I thought we did a pretty good job defensively.” Sophomore Jenn DeBoer led the Lakers in scoring as she secured 17 points on 7 of 12 shot attempts while
also hitting three shots from behind the arc. Junior Natalie Koenig scored 14 points and picked up five assists in 25 minutes. Junior Taylor Parmley managed to score 14 points, as well, while leading the Lakers with nine rebounds. Senior Korynn Hincka, meanwhile, scored 13 points. Hincka shot 5-5 from the field, including hitting all three of her 3-point attempts. “Offensively, we made shots,” Williams said. “I thought we pushed the ball forward. I thought our tempo was good. It got us some easy shots and transition.” First-game victories are not unusual for the Lakers, who have now opened up five straight seasons with a win. But the winning didn’t stop there, as GVSU followed its victory against Maryville with a win over the Tritons in St. Louis. Unsurprisingly, the Lakers were able to set game-high records. Koenig helped the Lakers with a game-high of 21 points, making her the top scorer. Koenig also grabbed three rebounds while gaining an assist. DeBoer picked up 11 points in the game and claimed three rebounds. DeBoer shot two free throws in the last few seconds of the game, resulting in GVSU’s final 3-point lead.
Parmley secured 8 points while gaining a team-high nine rebounds. Boensch shot from both the field and the free-throw line to pick up 9 points, while Hincka made 8 points and five rebounds. The Lakers shot 56 percent from the field the first game and managed to convert 48 percent of their shots in the second game. Another positive result was the fortification of the teammates’ relationships. “I think two things,” Williams said. “I thought we showed we can play with good teams on the road, and I thought the first game we got down by like 13 or 14 early, and I thought our players bounced back, so I felt we played decent adversity.” Of the second game, Williams described a different type of adversity. “And then second game the basket broke, so we had to go and play in a different gym, which was 30 minutes away,” Williams said. “So we played through a little bit of that adversity, which (was) kind of cool as well.” The Lakers have a few days to rest before hosting the University of Indianapolis in the home opener Friday, Nov. 17, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. LEADING THE CHARGE: GVSU sophomore Jenn DeBoer controls the ball and looks to pass during the game vs. Northwood inside the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale Thursday, Feb. 9. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF
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Dropping the ball
BY ROBBIE TRIANO SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
Down by 1 point, Grand Valley State men’s basketball senior Chris Dorsey dribbled around the perimeter, then found an opening inside for a layup to seemingly give the the Lakers the victory with 10 seconds remaining in regulation against the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons.
However, the Tritons came right back down the floor and nailed a corner 3-point shot with two seconds remaining to beat the Lakers 64-62 in their regular-season opener Friday, Nov. 10, at Ferris State in Big Rapids, Michigan. The game was one of the Lakers’ two games played in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge. GVSU won their second game 59-57 against Quincy
University on Saturday, Nov. 11. With both games being decided by a combined 4 points, GVSU head coach Ric Wesley has noticed a historical trend with the Lakers’ play in the conference challenge. “It’s been very strange, but every single one of our contests there has been a tightly contested battle,” Wesley said. “I don’t know if it’s each team trying to make a statement to open the
season, but they always go until the final buzzer.” Both GVSU and UMSL started the contest off hot offensively, especially outside the 3-point line. The Tritons hit more 3-point attempts than 2-pointers in the first half, shooting an impressive 58.3 percent outside the perimeter as seven of their 13 total field goals came from 3-pointers. On the other side, the Lakers
LEAN ON ME: GVSU men’s basketball senior Myles Miller (12) gives some praise to sophomore guard Ben Lubitz (25) after Lubitz hustled for a loose ball during the Lakers’ 64-62 loss to University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, Nov. 11, in Big Rapids, Mich. GVL | ROBBIE TRIANO
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GV men’s basketball drops opening game by last-second 3-pointer to Missouri-St. Louis
shot 43.8 percent outside the arc to hit seven 3-pointers, but they found much more success scoring in the paint. By the end of the first half, the Lakers took a 42-34 lead. What was working for GVSU was their unselfish ball movement that disrupted the USML defense and allowed open looks. Leading the first half scoring was senior center Drake Baar, who scored six field goals for 13 points while also collecting two blocks. Sophomore guard Ben Lubitz led the shooting with three 3-pointers, while sophomore Hunter Hale added 10 points. Coach Wesley was pleased with Baar’s and the rest of the offense’s work to obtain their early lead. “(Baar) was moving well early and finding himself in some good spots,” Wesley said. “(Senior guard) Myles Miller gave us some good passes, and it was a matter of us just knocking down our shots.” The start of the second half went in favor of the Lakers, as the offense continued their attack in the paint and Baar and junior center Justin Greason scored early buckets to establish a game-high 13-point lead with 14 minutes remaining in the contest. However, that lead would only begin to diminish as the Tritons hit four straight field goals to pull the game within 5 points. Not only was UMSL’s offense gaining momentum, but their defense forced the Lakers to run their offense in isolation instead of the free-flowing attack Wesley prefers. “We were forcing shots versus drawing the defense and passing it to the guy that was more open,” Wesley said. “We
weren’t as fluent, and we definitely weren’t as unselfish as we were in the first half.” For the last 10 minutes of competition, both teams went back and forth in gaining the lead. In fact, there were five lead changes to close out the competition. But the Lakers couldn’t pull ahead, as their offense only made two field goals in the last five minutes. With two seconds left in the contest, junior guard Zach West heaved a pass from the opposite end of the basket to Ben Lubitz, but his last-second 3-point heave went wide, clinching the 6462 victory for UMSL. Although the statistics swayed in favor of the Lakers, Wesley pointed to the inexperience of their newcomers as one of the many reasons for the tough loss. GVSU led the contest for a combined 33 minutes. “We had three starters that never started a game for Grand Valley before (Lubitz, Hunter Hale and Chris Pearl),” Wesley said. “They came out pretty ready and had a solid first half, but the challenge is to stay consistent throughout the long games. We built ourselves the lead in the first half, but we didn’t come out the second to maximize our opportunities or even build upon the lead.” Individual standouts for the Lakers included Barr (19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks); recent transfer Chris Pearl (6 points, 11 rebounds); Hunter Hale (12 points, four assists); and Myles Miller (five assists and two steals). The Lakers will next face Olivet College in their home opener Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the GVSU Fieldhouse.
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