Issue 37, January 25th, 2018 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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ISOLATION: A GVSU student sits alone outside the Kirkhof Center on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Representatives from the Counseling Center say that loneliness amongst first-year college students isn’t uncommon. To fight this, GVSU offers a variety of resources for freshmen and first-year students to utilize to combat loneliness and other issues they may face during their first semesters at the university. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Combating freshman loneliness Counseling Center offers tips for warding off isolation

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reshman loneliness” is not an uncommon problem, yet it is one that students often feel is exclusive to themselves. There are many factors that play into making the first year of college difficult for new students, and while Grand Valley State University offers plenty of resources for freshmen, most—if not all of them—depend on the student reaching out, which can

be intimidating.

“I think so far the toughest part about it (coming to college) is having to do everything on your own,” said GVSU freshman Alexis Spathelf. “You are independent in whatever you do; you are responsible for everything.

I think that also, not being able to have your parents or your siblings right there whenever you need them, that’s also kind of difficult sometimes.”

The University Counseling Center in particular offers many resources for students, one line

of support being group counseling. Mark Sampson, associate director and clinical director of the Counseling Center, expressed that freshman loneliness is something he sees frequently.

“It’s very common, and what a lot of people think is the people that are farthest away have the biggest problem with loneliness, and it’s actually not so much,” Sampson said. “It depends on if they stay on campus or go home.

It tends to be the people that live close. Weekends come (and) they go home a lot, and so while ev-

The toughest part about (coming to college) is having to do everything on your own.”

ALEXIS SPATHELF GVSU FRESHMAN eryone else is meeting people, they’re going home. … They show up (at) mid-semester like, ‘I never met anybody.’”

The first semester of every academ-

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ELECTIONS

GOP gov. candidate Brian Calley announces town hall series

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“This is a very difficult subject and a controversial issue,” said Juanita Davis, assistant director of the OMA. “To focus on the movement of NFL players kneeling as being disrespectful disregards the real issue that black people are killed by police.

“It’s a way to overlook that he (Kaepernick) has a right as a citizen to kneel, and if that’s what he chooses to do, he can

Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, who is running for the governor’s seat in this year’s election, announced the first of a series of town halls on Thursday, Jan. 18. The event will take place in Grand Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, at the Kent County Republican Committee building, located at 725 Lake Michigan Dr. NW. The event will begin at 7 p.m.

The upcoming town hall, and the ones following it, will be focused on Michigan’s top Republican gubernatorial candidates. Top contenders in the GOP race include Attorney General Bill Schuette, Dr. Jim Hines and state Sen. Patrick Colbeck. Calley expressed his excitement about the town hall, while simultaneously calling out his rival, Schuette, in the process.

“I’m excited to share my plan for how to continue Michigan’s comeback directly with Republican voters,” Calley said in a press release announcing the town hall. “I’m looking forward to discussing our vision for the future with voters in Grand Rapids and at town halls across the state, and Bill Schuette needs to do the same. You shouldn’t be dodging the voters you hope to lead. Republican voters deserve the opportunity to ask questions of every candidate running for governor.”

While he is focused on Republican voters for the time being, Calley will undoubtedly be faced with

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DIFFICULT DIALOGUES: Britney Underwood, a graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at GVSU, leads ‘Conversations of Color’ on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The discussion focused on the controversy behind Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem, which started in August 2016. GVL | DYLAN MCINTYRE

‘Conversations of Color’ discusses national-anthem kneeling controversy

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Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem in August 2016 because he believed the U.S. flag did not represent what it was supposed to represent and he wanted to give a voice to the voiceless. Kaepernick couldn’t have known the immense national debate that would ensue, nor the possibility that it would

contribute to ending his career.

Britney Underwood, a graduate assistant for Grand Valley State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, elaborated on Kaepernick’s cause during the “Conversations of Color: The NFL and #TakeAKnee Controversy” event on Wednesday, Jan. 24.

“He brought into light the discrimination and police brutality in America,” Underwood said. “This sparked controversy on both sides of the fence as he

used his platform in an act of courage to talk about the injustices people of color face.”

A room full of students and faculty gathered for an hour-long discussion in the OMA about the domino effect of Kaepernick first taking the knee. Participants were brought up to speed on the series of events that resulted, including President Donald Trump’s disapproval of the movement to Kaepernick not being picked up by a team for the 2017 NFL season.

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A sedan with the words “cheating whore” was seen on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus and was reported to the GVSU Police Department late last week, according to Sgt. Jeff Stoll.

Stoll said the GVPD received many reports of the vehicle last week. GVPD spoke with the owner of the car, who declined any police investigation for the actions.

“We did talk to the victim in that case,” Stoll said.

“We feel good about the fact ... that it shouldn’t be a large-scale issue, as evidence would point out that it’s not. It’s more of an outburst related to a couple people and not a large-scale issue. We don’t know exactly when it happened, but it was reported late last week.”

Stoll said the nature of the language was “disappointing.”

“It’s just not language you would incorporate in your everyday vocabulary, so it’s just disappointing that someone would feel that way, that that would be the best course of action,” he said. “We certainly don’t want that to be the case. We don’t condone any behavior that would indicate that regardless of whatever course of action the victim would like to choose.”

‘ARTS AT NOON’ WINTER CONCERT SERIES BEGINS The 40th season of Grand Valley State University’s “The Arts at Noon” concert series will begin with seven free concerts on the Allendale Campus starting Wednesday, Jan. 24.

The series brings nationally and internationally known musicians to GVSU through hour-long performances for 14 Wednesdays yearly.

The first performance of the series will be the Grand Rapids-based group Perugino String Quartet. The quartet, made up of four Grand Rapids Symphony members, has performed throughout Michigan, as well as at the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

Each of the free and public Arts at Noon concerts will be held at the Cook-DeWitt Center at noon and last approximately one hour. The series continues through Wednesday, Apr. 18, and will feature acts such as double bassist Robert Black and the Grand Valley Winds.

For more information about the individual performances, visit the www.gvsu.edu/artsatnoon.

RESEARCH PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT

Grand Valley State University’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is calling upon faculty to create proposals for projects at the Sustainable Agriculture Project farm site.

Projects must involve work with students and relate to some aspect of food systems. Funding up to $6,000 is available and can be awarded to multiple disciplines or interdisciplinary study projects.

Possible project topics include social and food justice, placebased food-system practices and individual health/nutrition.

Submissions are due Friday, Jan. 26. To find out more about the project, visit www.gvsu.edu/ours/sustainableagriculture-place-based-project-grants-833.htm

VENDERBUSH LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATION DEADLINE APPROACHING The Dean of Students Office at Grand Valley State University is wrapping up the search for the next Kenneth R. Venderbush Student Leadership Award recipient. The award is presented to a senior who has demonstrated an exceptional blend of academic achievement and leadership effectiveness. The opportunity to send in nominations will end Wednesday, Jan. 31. To see further criteria or to nominate a student, visit www.gvsu.edu/dos/.

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the need to eventually address his Democratic rivals.

Top Democratic candidates include author Shri Thanedar, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and former Michigan Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, who is currently tied in the polls with Schuette.

Calley, who formerly attended Grand Valley State University and received his Master of Business Administration

go back to the third one,” he said. He believes this problem can be solved in part by faculty and staff members reaching out to these students.

“We tend to think people will reach out if they have a problem, and if you’re sitting there thinking you’re the only one that’s having a hard time, you’re going to internalize it and you’re not going to reach out,” Sampson said. “So it’s really important for people to check in with them—‘How are you doing?’—and to kind of open up that discussion. ... Everybody thinks they’re the only one, and they’re not.”

through the Siedman College Of Business, was the youngest lieutenant governor in the U.S. at the time of his induction. He was elected with Gov. Rick Snyder in 2010, and the duo was re-elected in 2014. Calley is also well-known for his autism advocacy throughout Michigan.

“April is Autism Awareness Month, but let’s change our mindset to autism acceptance,” he said in a 2015 promotional video.

Calley also attended Michigan State University for his undergraduate degree and gradu-

ated from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Administration.

Last November, Calley discussed his bid for governor in an interview on WXYZ Detroit, Channel 7. His main points give an insight into what kinds of issues he will likely be addressing at the town hall on Monday.

“Michigan has come so far since the (last) decade,” he said. “We’ve seen job growth—500,000 new private sector jobs. The unemploy-

ment rate has hit a 17-year low.

We see incomes on the rise, population growing again, inbound migration of people with bachelor’s degrees, … and with this comes a new optimism about the future. I want to continue the comeback and the rise that has been happening; I want to build on this strong foundation and bring Michigan to the next level.”

Calley and his campaign office were unavailable for additional comment at this time.

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freshmen. This group meets again mid-semester for students who haven’t entirely adapted to life on campus.

“People are always saying, ‘Join clubs,’ and that doesn’t work for everybody,” Sampson said. “If you’re extroverted, fine, but if you’re more introverted and want to meet people, that’s the last thing you want to hear. What I always say is ‘Just make yourself available.’”

Spathelf said one way she has adjusted to life at GVSU is

seeing how common this problem actually is, leading them to withdraw even more.

“If you have somebody who is going through the same things as you, it’s easier to see that you’re not alone and that you can talk to other people,” Spathelf said. “You can have another person to talk to and look out for.”

On the academic end, Sampson said one of the reasons freshman students get in the habit of missing classes (and subsequently dropping classes) is because there is no accountability.

“Once they miss one class, it’s easier to miss two, which makes it harder to

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by spending time hanging out in the lobby of her dorm and meeting new people, something she really enjoys doing.

“I’ve met a lot of people in my dorm, so we always hang out every night in the lobby, so I’m always out there for like hours on end,” she said. “Besides that, (I) just spend time with new people, have fun (and) hang out with friends.”

The people who choose not to put themselves “out there” tend to be the ones who have the problem with loneliness, according to Sampson. Because of this self-isolation, these students also have the hardest time

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do it. You can disagree, but the real problem is using his kneeling to ignore the real issue.”

Attending students gave their opinions on the issue as well. Some thought that Kaepernick was disrespectful to the flag, while others thought that he used his platform to bring up a perpetual issue. The conversation quickly turned

political, and Underwood brought the discussion back to the main point as things ended.

Ric Wesley, head coach of the GVSU men’s basketball team, was in attendance as well and gave his input.

His statement seemed to sum up the bulk of the Conversations of Color event.

“This is not a simple issue; it has multiple layers,” Wesley said. “It more reveals where we are as a country and shows differ-

ent ways of thinking. It’s hard to reach a final point.

I’m disappointed that as a country we are moving more and more to a place where we can’t agree on anything. I wish the flag was the one thing we would all look up to with reverence and respect, but the argument can be made that the flag represents failed ideals of our country.

“Kaepernick’s goal was to create discussion about the state of our country. He

has certainly done that.”

While some agree with Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem and others do not, the point of the event was to talk through differences of opinions. The next Conversations of Color event, “Navigating GVSU As an African-American Man,” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. in the OMA.

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COMPETITION

Gift of Life Challenge returns to GV campus

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LIFE: A pair of organ donor driver’s licences pictured Wednesday, Jan. 24. Through the Gift of Life Challenge, GVSU students will have the opportunity to become organ donors. GVL | EMILY FRYE

To the United Network for Organ Sharing, someone is added to the national transplant list every 10 minutes, and approximately 20 people waiting for a transplant die every day.

Until Tuesday, Feb. 20, colleges and universities in Michigan, including Grand Valley State University, are taking part in the Gift of Life Campus Challenge to help more Michigan residents register to be organ donors.

Jordyn Dresch, a GVSU student involved in the challenge, thinks the competition is a great opportunity for students to get involved in a good cause.

“It really helps get students and young adults involved in what’s actually going on and to show them how they’re helping make a change because of how limited they are to people who are registered in the state of Michigan,” she said.

Participating in the Gift of Life Campus Challenge gives students and their families the opportunity to help many of their fellow Michigan residents.

“According to Gift of Life,

there’s more than 3,500 Michigan residents who are awaiting a transplant, and the more people we get on this registry, the better chance they will have to get the organ they are waiting on,” said Faith Barzyk, Gift of Life Campus Challenge coordinator for the GVSU Student Nurses’ Association (SNA). “A lot of people actually die every day because they aren’t able to get that organ that they need.

You can save up to eight lives with your organ transplant, and you can improve up to 75 lives.”

The Gift of Life Campus Challenge also works to fight the stigma surrounding organ donation and becoming registered as an organ donor.

“There’s actually a lot of stigma around donating organs and being on the registry,” Barzyk said. “A lot of people don’t understand that they’re not going to take your organs from you until you pass away. They think that they’ll get a call that the registry wants to take an organ from them, but it’s really not until that person passes away.”

Dresch agrees with Barzyk, adding that being an organ donor saves lives.

“It’s (the Gift of Life Campus Challenge) getting the word

out about how positive it is and not how it’s negative and having to do with when someone dies,” Dresch said. “It’s showing the positive impact you could have if you were no longer here or if something tragic happened to someone that you know.”

At GVSU, there will be chances to win prizes each week for those who register to be an organ donor in Michigan.

After signing up, the volunteer’s name is placed into a raffle that will be drawn weekly.

Anyone who is already a registered organ donor in Michigan can participate by spreading the word and encouraging their friends who aren’t registered to go online and do so.

Those interested in learning more about the Gift of Life Campus Challenge can visit www.giftoflifemichigan. org, follow @giftoflifemich on Instagram or visit Gift of Life Michigan on Facebook.

Those who wish to register as a Michigan organ donor can go to www.giftoflifemichigan.org/go/gvsu.

At GVSU, a new Gift of Life club is being formed, and those interested in learning more can email Dresch at jkdresch6@ gmail.com.

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Visiting Columbia professor to discuss ‘hip-hop education’ at GV

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At Grand Valley State University, students are working together to build stronger relationships between AfricanAmerican students and faculty. As part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ (OMA) celebration of Black History Month, the Black Student Union (BSU) at GVSU has invited Christopher Emdin, professor of science education at Columbia University, to speak on the education of students of color at GVSU. Emdin will be speaking at the “hip-hop education” event on Monday, Jan. 29, in the Kirkhof Center Grand River

Room at 6 p.m. Nicki Maclin, social coordinator of the BSU, anticipates a dinner and meetand-greet with Emdin, followed by his presentation.

Maclin said she could not have accomplished planning an event this large without the help of the rest of the executive board and BSU’s advisers, Juanita Davis, assistant director of the OMA, and Bobby Springer, director of the Pathways to College Office. Davis expects Emdin’s presentation to showcase his unique teaching methods.

“He has this hashtag that he’s coined called ‘hip-hop education,’ and it’s reality pedagogy as opposed to a more formal teaching method that has expired in terms

of students and urban settings in particular,” she said.

Davis said part of Emdin’s conversation will relate to the messages advertised in his book “For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood ... and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education.”

“It’s really a book about how (to) be responsible for your own learning and the success of your own learning,” Davis said. “I’m hoping all students walk away with at least one strategy that they can employ to be responsible, to be invested in a different way with their own education.”

Emdin and Davis understand that today’s learning goes beyond the one-size-

fits-all model of the classroom and teaching to the test. Davis hopes students will walk away with a strategy for their own success.

“We’ve invited students who are currently pursuing education as a major in particular to take advantage of the speaker,” Davis said. “I think our goal is to make sure people feel empowered to take a proactive role in their education.”

Emdin will also be emphasizing practical, simple knowledge and revealing his seven strategies for students and educators to become more effective in their work.

“He talks about in his numerous interviews and

books that kids from different school districts go into (universities), but the people that are teaching them have no idea what reality they are facing outside of the classroom,” Maclin said. “So, I think (it’s) important to speak (up about it) because some of the professors may not be aware of the reality outside of the classroom before students have got to college (or understand) what they were going through.

“It’s being able to connect with the educator and the student and how we can better that relationship between the two.”

Maclin and Davis hope

students learn from Emdin’s teachings and begin to take control of their own educations and relationships.

“Our hope is that students from underrepresented populations feel like someone is speaking their truth,” Davis said. “(As) for students who don’t identify with part of the underrepresented population or who may be a part of the majority, I’m hoping that you just walk away with an insight as to how someone else feels.”

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Breaking down issues at The Knickerbocker Community Service Learning Center to hold town halls at Grand Rapids brewery

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The Community Service Learning Center (CSLC) at Grand Valley State University prides itself on being able to provide opportunities for students to become civically engaged within their communities. Civic engagement, by its definition, involves being conscious of local policies and governance.

One of the opportunities

the CSLC is providing is The Knickerbocker Town Hall Series. The Knickerbocker is a West Michigan brewery with locations in both Holland and Grand Rapids. The series of town halls is a GVSU cosponsored initiative focused on local issues taking place on the west side of Grand Rapids.

Liz Collver, the assistant director of student life for civic engagement, said the series came to be through a Grand Rapids community member.

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“It’s kind of a roundabout thing,” she said. “We (the CSLC) host an event on the west side (of Grand Rapids) every September that’s kind of a welcome for the students that live on the west side. We call it The Grand Neighbor Orientation. We plan it in conjunction with a number of community members. Those community members introduced me to a staff member at The Knickerbocker who donated some prizes to the event and (who) was just really interested in the fact that we were on the west side and getting students more educated about the west side.

“More broadly, we talked to him about the programs that the CSLC does throughout the year, and they were just really interesting to him. So he probably emailed me a week or two later and said, ‘Hey, I have this idea at The Knickerbocker to do this town hall series on issues.’”

The issues cover topics ranging from art in Grand Rapids to public safety and police relations. Creating dialogue focused on public issues directly reflects the work of the CSLC as well.

The first town hall of 2018 will take place on Monday, Jan. 29, at The Knickerbocker at 6:30 p.m., and it will be focused on tax code. The panel format usually includes GVSU faculty members combined with local experts.

VENUE: The Knickerbocker, a New Holland Brewery located in Grand Rapids. The Knickerbocker will serve as the venue for a GVSU town hall series focused on local issues. COURTESY | EXPERIENCE GR

Collver believes the series gives GVSU students a chance to become knowledgeable of what the west side of Grand Rapids—an area with rapidly changing demographics—has to offer. “(Attending) would help a student have a better sense of what is relevant in Grand Rapids, specifically the west side where Pew Campus is located,” she said. Collver said by attending and participating in the events, students even have the chance to learn about the opportunities presented to them through their GVSU enrollment.

“Some of them, I think you would learn a lot of new things, and then others I think you would learn a lot more about just the west side or the history and how it connects,” she said.

The town halls occur monthly. While January’s event is focused on tax code, future panels will be speaking on topics such as religion and art. February’s event is titled “State of the Arts,” while April’s topic is “Religion in 21st-Century Grand Rapids.”

Collver encourages students to attend the series, as the events do not require participation. Those who

wish to attend and merely observe the discussions are welcome to do so. The events are also open to the public.

“It’s pretty casual,” she said. “It’s pretty low-risk for anyone that attends because if you’re not the person that wants to put your hand up and talk, you can just listen. It’s a good way to meet citizens in Grand Rapids. A lot students live down there and go to class down there, too. It just a good way to meet more people.”

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Making a difference locally in the fight against climate change

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limate change is a real, evidencebacked issue. 2017 was the second hottest year on record, and per the Grand Rapids Climate Resiliency Report, average temperatures and precipitation in West Michigan will rise within the next 20 years.

Grand Rapids has been commended on multiple occasions for its sustainability efforts, and city representatives have continued to stress the importance of committing to being a sustainable community. Mayor Rosalynn Bliss has even maintained the

city’s commitment to combating climate change despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.

This move displays a strong dedication to environmental sustainability on a local level, encouraging residents of the Grand Rapids area to go green, too. In addition to Grand Rapids’ efforts, it is also worth acknowledging that Grand Valley State University has continued to actively combat climate change with different green initiatives, including by educating students and making them aware of what climate change

is, as well as the impact it has.

There are plenty of ways to learn more and get involved if you haven’t already.

On the Koeze Business Ethics Initiative webpage (part of the Seidman College of Business), there are climate-change resources that highlight some of the local organizations that are working to fight climate change. In addition to local organizations, there are also resources available for international organizations, articles to read on the “human impact” of climate change and more.

GVSU has also conducted independent sustainability re-

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This month marks the start of Grand Valley State University’s annual Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn about the rich and diverse array of Asian cultures and societies that have helped shape the lives of so many in our community.

This year’s celebration has special meaning for me.

I recently had the privilege of joining a delegation of Asian-American leaders from across the U.S. in a visit to Japan as part of the Kakehashi Project, a people-to-people exchange program led by the

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newable energy.” Attendees of the Jan. 29 event will have the chance to inquire about city initiatives and more.

As much as Grand Rapids has done to combat climate change through its various green initiatives, citizens—and GVSU students—can still do their part by educating themselves about the issue, actively engaging in green living (e.g., recycling) and attending discussions like the upcoming one in Grand Rapids to make sure their lifestyles are sustainable, too.

government of Japan.

Kakehashi means “an arched bridge” in Japanese. The program serves as a bridge to friendship between Japan and the U.S. by fostering an exchange of ideas, dialogues and shared experiences about our people, cultures and policies.

Through this program, Japan selected 10 Asian-American leaders from a diverse array of professional backgrounds.

During our visit, I was inspired by the stories of my accomplished fellow participants, who reflect the diverse heritages of Asian-Americans across the country. Our ancestors, who came from Burma, China, India, Korea, Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam, gave us the opportunity to live and flourish in the U.S. Today, we live in Michigan, California, Colorado, Ohio, Oregon and Washington, D.C., serving in our communities as attorneys, mayors, state commissioners, policymakers and board chairs of prominent organizations.

Our group bonded as we traveled from Tokyo to Hiroshima and Kyoto. The Kakehashi Project activities

were thoughtfully designed, well-rounded and comprehensive. We toured the world famous Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo Dome, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Itsukushima Shrine and Miyajima, Gekkeikan sake brewery, Myoshinji Temple, and the Zazen meditation and tea ceremony at the Shuko-in. And, I’d be remiss not to mention one of the most impressive experiences (which I am still bragging about to family and friends): riding on Japan’s high-speed bullet train, the Shinkansen.

The trip also afforded us the opportunity to meet with Japanese government officials, including the state minister for foreign affairs, Masahisa Sato.

Our conversations highlighted the democratic and cultural values shared by our two nations. They spanned Japan’s legislative process, the “cool Japan” policy, the role of the city bureau, housing, railways and infrastructure, science and technology (including the robotics industry), gender equality and the nation’s education system. We were empow-

ered to ask critical questions and truly engage with our own ideas and perspectives.

An area with which I naturally connected and saw an opportunity for further deepening ties, particularly right here at GVSU, is the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. Since 1987, JET participants have been instrumental in helping Japanese students cultivate the cultural competency and English fluency to ensure a successful study-abroad experience. Conversely, the JET Program has prepared Americans for a variety of career options in the Japanese education system. It’s a global living and learning experience. I am currently working with a coordinator from the Japan International Cooperation Center to explore the prospect of bringing a group of Japanese high school students to visit secondary and post-secondary education institutions here in Michigan.

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Why you need to stay active this winter

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city of Grand Rapids, is coming to GVSU on Monday, Jan. 29, to address questions about and explain the city’s goals for a more sustainable future.

The event will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the L. William Seidman Center’s Loosemore Forum B, located on the Pew Campus.

In a September 2017 article in the Grand Rapids Business Journal, Sutter was quoted saying, “We have a citywide goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. That means our city has committed to powering our municipal operations with 100 percent re-

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search and implemented many campus practices to be more green-conscious.

The Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP), for example, a physical place near GVSU’s campus, is defined as a “space where students can get their hands dirty while learning quantitative and critical-thinking skills relating to soil, water, plant life, climate change and the environment.”

SAP also grows and sells its own produce, promoting the idea of buying locally and farm-to-table living.

In addition, Alison Sutter, sustainability manager for the

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Winter has hit full blast here in Michigan: Freezing temperatures, cold winds, snow falls and short, dark days are certainly upon us. With the drop in temperature, it seems inevitable that the Grand Valley State University community will start to lag in both social and physical activities. Of course, it’s easy to be lazy when it’s freezing cold outside, but staying active can help you not only survive the winter but conquer it.

I’ll be the first to say that winters are a real challenge.

When it’s cold and dark outside, I don’t want to get out of bed, let alone go to class.

I’d much rather hibernate until the end of March. But, ultimately, staying trapped in a cave of blankets doesn’t help the situation. Winter blues are common, and staying indoors only amplifies them.

Winter blues are a serious issue and can range from simple boredom all the way to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the establishment of depression during the winter months. According to WebMD, this change in mood “occurs when daily body rhythms become out-of-sync because of the reduced sunlight.” A lack of physical and social activity contributes to these lower mood levels as well, which can result in fatigue and loss of motivation. The good news is that there are ways to combat winter blues.

When it’s cold, it’s easy to

stay inside and binge-watch Netflix, but to make the most out of the winter season, try to get out of the house and get active. When I say to get active, I don’t necessarily mean go to the gym or work out, although those are both great options. Rather, I mean go do things. Lucky for us, there are a lot of ways to be active around campus and in the city. From ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids to attending a Griffins game at the Van Andel Arena to joining a club here at GVSU, the opportunities are endless.

Not only does being active make winter more bearable, but it actually can make it fun.

I’ve always felt that winter is long and boring, but having things planned to look forward to makes everything go more smoothly. Plus, spending time with friends and family is so much more worthwhile than “Netflix-ing” away the winter. Being active helps take up your time and

takes your mind off the winter blues. In other words, staying active keeps you occupied, which overall helps you get through these cold months.

With it being only the beginning of the winter semester, it’s critical to start off as strong as possible. While the weather conditions can be harsh, it’s important to make the best of them. Instead of staying in and waiting for the days to get warmer, you should try to get out and enjoy these months as much as you can.

I know that winters can be hard, and I know firsthand that they can affect moods. Sometimes I let the cold get the best of me, and sometimes, while walking back from class, I wonder why I decided to attend a school located in the center of a snow globe. But at the end of the day, winter is just a season and it will soon pass. Instead of gloomily letting it drag along, go out and enjoy it while it lasts.

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Laker Traditions to host Sibs and Kids Weekend

BY ARPAN LOBO NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Sibs and Kids Weekend has been a longstanding tradition at Grand Valley State University. This year’s event, “A Valley Far, Far Way,” will take place from Friday, Jan. 26, to Saturday, Jan. 27.

GVSU’s campus will mimic the settings from George Lucas’ famous “Star Wars” films. More than two dozen activities and events have been planned for the two-day event.

Andrew Travis, a graduate assistant in the Office of Student Life, anticipates that the weekend will be an enjoyable experience for all who participate.

“We’re really looking forward to it,” Travis said. “It’s going to be a busy weekend in Kirkhof and the Fieldhouse.”

Several activities on the schedule are taking place at the Fieldhouse Arena.

In addition to dodgeball, inflatables and rock climbing, the GVSU men’s and women’s basketball games

against Purdue University Northwest on Saturday are also on the docket, meaning all children under the age of 12 get into the game free.

The weekend’s theme, “A Valley Far, Far Away,” arrives not long after the release of another “Star Wars” film. In order to transform GVSU’s Allendale Campus into the universe of the famous films, the Laker Traditions team focused on making the venues appear extraordinary. “(Our team) wanted to create this place in Kirkhof

and on campus that was a way for students to bring their siblings, family and friends to this galaxy, and this place that was out of this world,” Travis said. “So, that’s kind of where (the theme) came from.”

The weekend has been an annual tradition at GVSU for several years. This year’s iteration has been in planning throughout the academic year.

“In our planning processes, a lot of the events are tailored to ‘Star Wars,’ either by the name or what’s

happening,” Travis said.

In the Big Screen Theater in the Kirkhof Center, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has been playing throughout the week. Food items like “Chewbacc-o Tacos” will also be served to participants. Travis also added that events like photo booths will be “Star Wars”-centric.

Sibs and Kids weekend is also meant to be inclusive for more than just siblings, as younger family members of students are encouraged to visit GVSU to become

UP CLOSE: A group of people admire a snake at the petting zoo that was set up in the Kirkhof Center for Sibs and Kids Weekend on Jan. 29, 2016. The petting zoo was put on

by Valley Exotic Zoo and will return to GVSU for this year’s Sibs and Kids Weekend, which is sponsored by Laker Traditions and the Office of Student Life. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

aligned with the campus.

“It can be your neighbor, it can be your friend, it can be your niece, it doesn’t have to be your direct sibling,” Travis said. “It’s a very family/friend-oriented event.”

GVSU’s website states that “Sibs and Kids Weekend is designed to further foster the relationships between siblings and those left behind when the GVSU student went off to school.

We all know that living away from home can put a damper on the development (of) the close sibling bond, so we thought to provide a weekend where the student can host their siblings/ guests and participate in many fun opportunities.”

“I think one, it helps families and younger kids, even high schoolers, to see what college is,” Travis added. “It’s a way for them to experience fun activities on a college campus. A lot of siblings, their brother or sister might go to Grand Valley, but they actually don’t know what a resident hall looks like.

“I think it’s a great way for families, friends, siblings to just see a college campus. It just creates that inclusive environment of bringing everyone back to campus. We even have a lot of alumni come. We have faculty and staff come just to kind of come back and enjoy each other’s company.”

Registration for the weekend closed on Wednesday, Jan. 24, but on-site registration is available. Travis expects well over 450 participants during the event.

CLIMATE CONCERNS

Grand Rapids sustainability manager to speak at GV

BY JAMES KILBORN NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Given that 2017 ended as the second hottest year on record, questions remain about how cities are working to combat climate change at a local scale. Alison Sutter, sustainability manager for the city of Grand Rapids, will be at Grand Valley State University to address these questions and explain the city’s goals for a more sustainable future. The event will take place Monday, Jan. 29, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the L. William Seidman Center’s Loosemore Forum B, located on the Pew Campus.

According to the Grand Rapids Climate Resiliency

Report, average temperatures and precipitation in West Michigan will rise within the next 20 years.

Sutter will seek to illustrate what the future looks like for the region and share how the city of Grand Rapids is addressing the challenges of an ever-changing climate.

Kelly Parker, director of the environmental studies program at GVSU, said Grand Rapids has a rich history of being at the forefront of environmental sustainability.

“There is a fairly long history of this,” Parker said.

“This didn’t just pop up yesterday. A lot of it is right down to the past mayor, George Heartwell, who made sustainability, resilience and energy indepen-

dence a centerpiece of his view of the city as mayor.

He promoted the Office of Energy and Sustainability in the city of Grand Rapids.”

Parker said Grand Rapids’ interactions with utility companies spurred the movement toward a greener, more sustainable region.

“If you’re a power company and one of your biggest customers says they want all the energy to be green, it starts to move that way,” he said. “It’s had this ripple effect that you see in all kinds of ways, and there’s a lot of things happening at the same time.

Looking at local and sustainable food systems, the farmto-table movement—which has completely changed dining in Grand Rapids—local

breweries, all of this has come together and makes Grand Rapids a model city for lots of other places in this respect.”

GVSU has partnered with the city in achieving its energy and climate goals. The university’s commitment to creating energy-saving LEED-certified buildings, coupled with the solar garden constructed in 2016, is a step toward realizing GVSU’s Climate Action Plan to become carbon-neutral by 2043.

Elena Lioubimtseva, chair of the geography and sustainable planning department, who collaborated on the 2013 Grand Rapids Climate Resiliency Report, recommended that plans include methods to measure the effectiveness of climate-change projects.

“I’d like to see more ef-

fort on how the city’s going to evaluate how successful it is in planning its climate-change mitigation and climate-change adaptation,” she said. “I’d like to probably see more quantitative metrics and how they would measure their success or how they measure their failure. I think we’re definitely going in the right direction, but there is room for improvement.”

Lioubimtseva also spoke about local green infrastructure within the city, such as bioswales, rain gardens and energy-efficient buildings.

“One interesting example in Grand Rapids that I really love is the new (Downtown) Market: It uses geothermal energy,” she said. “There’s the rain gar-

den just inside the parking lot; there’s a green roof; and then of course there’s a green wall.

“I think the city has done many great things in terms of neighborhood revitalization, in terms of greening space and definitely separating drainage systems. I think that was a colossal, very expensive project that has a huge impact.”

Sutter’s presentation will inform the public on the steps Grand Rapids is taking to increase renewable energy production and mitigate climate change’s effects within the region. Students are asked to RSVP to Robbi Osipoff at osipoffr@ gvsu.edu by Saturday, Jan. 27, as seating is limited.

GREEN: A succulent. Grand Rapids Sustainability Manager Alison Sutter will be speaking at GVSU on Monday, Jan. 29, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the L. William Seidman Center’s Loosemore Forum, located on the Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids. GVL | SARA CARTE

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ARTS AT A GLANCE CWGE TO HOLD FEMINIST FILM FRIDAY

The Grand Valley State University Center for Women and Gender Equity (CWGE) is set to host its monthly “Feminist Film Friday” event on Friday, Jan. 26, in the CWGE, located in the Kirkhof Center, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The film being shown this month is “Wonder Woman,” which follows the story of Diana, princess of the Amazons, as she works among mortal humans to save the world during World War II. After the film is played, there will be a time for discussion among those who attend.

For more information, contact Jessica Jennrich, director of the CWGE, at 616-331-2748.

‘SPEED INTERVIEW’ SESSIONS SET FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 26

The Career Center at Grand Valley State University will be holding two “speed interview” sessions in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2266, on Friday, Jan. 26. The first will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., and the second will begin at 2:30 p.m. Interested GVSU students are asked to register for the event on LakerJobs.

The speed interviews are meant to help GVSU students practice their interviewing skills so they are prepared to apply for real-world jobs, internships and graduate programs. The Career Center staff will allow students to experience a situation with real interview questions, receive immediate feedback and learn how to best prepare. Dressing professionally is encouraged.

For more information, contact the Career Center at 616-331-3311.

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB’S FIRST EVENT SET FOR TUESDAY, JAN. 30

The Psychology Club at Grand Valley State University is set to host its first event on Tuesday, Jan. 30, with doors closing at 6 p.m. at the 48 West movie theater. The event is being held in conjunction with the GVSU chapter of Psi Chi, an international psychology honor society.

The movie set to be shown and discussed is “A Beautiful Mind,” starring Russell Crowe as John Nash, a mathematician who battled paranoid schizophrenia.

Following the showing, there will be time for a discussion about the film and what important messages it contains.

For more information, contact GVSU Psi Chi at gvsupsichi@gmail.com.

GUEST ARTIST PIANO RECITAL SET FOR TUESDAY, JAN. 30

Musically inclined students may be interested in pianist Yoo Jin Noh, who is set to perform Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall in the Haas Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.

Born blind, Yoo Jin Noh received the VSA Young Soloist Award in 2008. Making her solo debut in 2017, Yoo Jin Noh also performed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2015.

For more information, contact the GVSU Office of Music, Theatre and Dance at 616-331-3484.

GV alumni discuss life beyond the classroom

BY TAYLOR CROWLEY TCROWLEY@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University’s African-American and Latin@ alumni chapters hosted “Life Beyond the Classroom” on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the Alumni House, featuring panelists from different backgrounds and discussion on how to be successful in life after college.

Six discussion panelists attended the event, unaware of what questions were going to be asked. Four of the panelists were at the event, and the other two tuned in on video chat from GVSU’s Detroit campus.

The discussion panelists ranged in age and profession yet seemed to have similar views on what made them successful: giving back to the community, networking, and building and maintaining authentic relationships.

The moderator, GVSU alumna Victoria Stevenson, facilitated a series of questions for the panelists and asked about their transition into Allendale as freshmen, their experiences with internships, how those have helped them now and their current work fields.

Stevenson, who now works as a financial services representative for New York Life Insurance Company, told the panelists at the beginning of the discussion to “speak from the heart.” She encouraged stories of real, raw experiences about their time spent at GVSU and their experiences as professionals now.

“We have a variety of topics the panelists will discuss, like networking, skills that can be gained being a stu-

DISCUSSION: Three of the six panelists, who ranged in age and profession, discuss topics about life after graduation from GVSU on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the Alumni House. GVL | SHEILA BABBITT

dent at GVSU and how they have used these skills in the workplace,” Stevenson said.

Stevenson wanted the students who attended to gain a solid understanding of what life would be like after graduation and how they can shape it now.

She suggested that they use the university’s facilities, like the Career Center, to get the most out of their GVSU experience.

The panelists were on board with Stevenson, all agreeing that students exercising their access to these facilities could pay off in the end. Being engaged and staying involved in the community was another point

the panelists circled back to.

“This was really inspiring for me,” said Domonique Stevens, a GVSU student. “Being a junior and starting to think, ‘Whoa, I need to get it together,’ it felt good to hear them say, you know, even if you don’t get it right away, just keep trying and something good will come out of it.”

Stevens was pleased with her experience at the panel and strongly encouraged other students to attend the next events. She was pleased with the diversity but said she wished there had been a panelist who was geared more toward social work so

she could have asked questions about the field.

On the other hand, Austin Williams, another GVSU student, was very pleased with the diversity of the panelists and even asked questions during the Q&A forum.

“It was reassuring for me to see people who had different majors from their work field (who) were still able to apply their degree to the work,” Williams said. “I’m confident now that even if I don’t find work in something I am passionate about, I will still be able to be successful somewhere in my life.”

DIVERSITY

Campus Interfaith Resources coordinates mosque visit

BY TASMAN MATTOX TMATTOX@LANTHORN.COM

For many people on campus, visiting a place of worship for a faith they are unfamiliar with may be a rare or even nonexistent occurrence. To increase awareness of different religious faiths, Grand Valley State University’s Campus Interfaith Resources will be hosting a visit the Masjid AtTawheed mosque on Friday, Jan. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Students can make reservations online or by contacting Campus Interfaith Resources.

“It’s my special project; I wanted to get students off campus and involved in Grand Rapids,” said Lauryn Nett, a graduate assistant at Campus Interfaith Resources.

This trip is part of a series of events Nett created in which students can visit various religious centers in the West Michigan area.

“For me, I thought I would learn better if I went to a sacred site or house of worship,” she said. “Instead of people coming here and lecturing, students can go and actually see and understand why

things are the way they are.”

The trip is created with students’ education and empathetic understanding in mind.

Members of Campus Interfaith Resources have said tours and events similar to these expand students’ horizons, opening them up to new opportunities and connections.

“It’s a good way for students to approach interfaith experiences,” said Kevin McIntosh, coordinator for Campus Interfaith Resources. “It’s a good way to get people to go and learn about tradition.

And if you have more under-

standing of a tradition, you’ll get to make more friends with people of that tradition.”

Nett believes the uniqueness of the experience will be constructive.

“The big benefit is getting kids out of their comfort zone a little bit; they get to go to this new environment and get a hands-on experience and have the chance to talk one-on-one with people,” Nett said. “I find that when students are out of their comfort zone, that’s when they learn the best.”

Masjid At-Tawheed is about 30 minutes from campus and

welcomes non-Muslim visitors. The mosque hold various activities throughout the week and also hosts special events for the local community.

“We contacted a bunch of places of worship,” Nett said.

“The mosque was the one that answered right away saying yes and giving us dates we could visit.”

Visiting the mosque in particular might have a special impact on students.

“I think they’ll gain a better understanding of Islam; I want to have a role in combating Islamophobia, at least in Grand

Valley’s region,” Nett said.

Being able to experience the diverse cultures of Grand Rapids may also be a plus for GVSU students.

“In college, you’re on campus all the time, but there’s a great city just 20 minutes from Allendale,” McIntosh said.

There are other sacred site tours planned as well: the West Michigan Hindu Temple on Friday, Feb. 2, and the Temple Emanuel on Friday, Mar. 16.

Nett said there is a waiting list for the Hindu temple tour, as student responses were high for that event.

‘I AM GRAND VALLEY’: Grand Valley State University students pose at the ‘I Am Grand Valley’ awards ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The ‘I Am Grand Valley’ campaign works to recognize leadership among students and student organizations.

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GV MEN’S DII HOCKEY TO HOST ‘PACK THE GEORGE’ EVENT VS. MSU

Before every season, there are certain games that are circled on their calendars. Most of the time, it’s against their rivals. Whether it’s Yankees/Red Sox, Lakers/ Celtics, Wolverines/Buckeyes or Red Wings/Avalanche, the intensity is always heightened.

For the Grand Valley State men’s Division II club hockey team, their rival has always been Michigan State’s hockey team.

Luckily for fans, that matchup will be held Friday, Jan. 26, at 9 p.m. at the Georgetown Ice Center.

The hockey team has been promoting the event, selling $5 T-shirts that say “Pack the George” on the front in an attempt to boost attendance. The team has also asked students who are planning on attending to wear white to fit their “White Out” theme.

This year’s team is currently having a successful season, posting a 19-3-2 overall record (11-2-1 at home) with less than a month left before playoffs begin. Along with that, they’re currently riding a nine-game winning streak.

Tickets will be free to all GVSU students who bring their student ID.

GV MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS NEW TRANSFER FOR NEXT SEASON

The goal of every team is to get better for tomorrow, today.

That goal is looking more attainable for the Grand Valley State men’s basketball team after they signed transfer Shaquan McArthur to their 2018-19 season roster.

Nicknamed “Shake,” McArthur is a 6-foot-5-inch, 205-pound sophomore forward from Embry-Riddle, an NCAA Division II school in the Sunshine State Conference. The Florida native is enrolled at GVSU for the winter semester and will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Lakers.

During his freshman year with at Embry-Riddle, “Shake” averaged 12.4 points per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor in only 25 games.

A native of Lakeland, Florida, McArthur played for Lakeland High School under head coach Deron Collins. He was a four-time first-team all-district selection and was named team MVP all four years for the Dreadnaughts, averaging 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game for his career.

GV ATHLETICS HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, PROMOTIONS

Grand Valley State Athletics announced Monday, Jan. 22, that David Wynkoop had been named the athletic department’s marketing and promotions director.

Wynkoop’s job description involves him overseeing all aspects of the GVSU marketing and promotions department. Those aspects include building fan engagement in and out of home games, developing brand awareness, implementing game-day promotions and assisting with sponsors within the community.

In addition, he will develop and implement special fan events to enhance the game-day experience.

Wynkoop most recently spent two years as the director of marketing at Division I Wright State, where he was responsible for all aspects of the marketing and promotions of WSU athletics in the Horizon League. Wynkoop led a department that was responsible for prospecting, selling, fulfilling and managing relationships for corporate partners and that handled all digital marketing efforts.

TAKING HER CHANCES: GVSU transfer guard Natalie Koenig drives past a Northern Michigan defender for an easy layup attempt during the team’s victory over the Wildcats on Dec. 9, 2017, at the Fieldhouse. Koenig has been one of their most efficient shooters, averaging 10.7 points and 35 pecent from deep. GVL | MATT READ

Change of scenery Transfer guard Natalie Koenig making an impact in first year playing for GV women’s basketball

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or the most part, change is both crucial and unavoidable. With every sunrise and sunset, something changes—even if it’s just a number on the calendar.

Natalie Koenig needed a change, but one far greater than just a simple turn of a page. The sharpshooting guard had just finished her sophomore season at Ursuline College, a small school in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) roughly 20 minutes east of Cleveland. The team there was bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by a school in West Michigan that had recruited her out

of high school—a school called Grand Valley State—despite her 26-point effort in 40 minutes played. Koenig decided she wanted to transfer.

She marked up a list of schools she would be interested in moving on to. One of them was GVSU. She had familiarity with the place despite never actually having been there. Luckily for her, the interest was mutual.

“I wasn’t necessarily happy there anymore, so I decided to transfer,” Koenig said. “My AAU coach helped me a lot to get out the word that I was transferring, and Grand Valley called me and asked if I would like to come on a visit. I came here and visited, and I fell in love, so I decided to come here.

“I thought the campus was ab-

solutely beautiful. Then just how the coaches explained everything to me and how welcoming they were and just really the overall environment, how they explained to me how their program worked—it was something that really interested me.”

The transition has been a smooth one. Through 19 games, Koenig is averaging 10.7 points per game (third highest on the team), 3.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals while shooting 35.5 percent from her deadliest spot on the court: the 3-point line.

“She’s definitely very saucy,” said backcourt mate Jenn DeBoer. “She is really good at getting to the basket. She has a little spin move that she does when she gets down there. She gets fouled,

shooting 3s, I think anything offensively—defensively too—but offensively, she can do it all.

“She can do it all.”

Offense is the name of Koenig’s game. She scored in the double-digits during the first five games of her Laker career in 2017, including a then-seasonhigh 21 in a victory at MissouriSt. Louis.

“I just think she offers a presence on the offensive end,” said head coach Mike Williams. “She’s a threat to score all the time—coming off ball screens, getting to the rim, hitting 3s, in transition—I think that’s been obvious. She’s done a really good job buying into what we want to do defensively, (too).

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FREEZING THE DEFENDER: GVSU guard Natalie Koenig makes a hesitation dribble move to freeze her defender during the team’s win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Dec. 9, 2017, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. This is Koenig’s first season with GVSU after transferring from Ursuline College. GVL | MATT READ

VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL Saturday 1 p.m. vs. Purdue Northwest WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Saturday 3 p.m. vs. Purdue Northwest TRACK AND FIELD Saturday 1 p.m. vs. GVSU Lints Alumni Meet

GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE: The GVSU women’s basketball team huddles during a free period during the team’s convincing victory over Lake Superior State at the DeltaPlex Arena on Thursday, Jan. 18. The Lakers are currently the No. 2 team in the GLIAC, posting a 16-3 overall record (9-2 GLIAC). GVL | DYLAN MCINTYRE

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PLAYMAKER: GVSU sophomore guard Hunter Hale scans the floor for a pass on offense after being trapped by two Ferris State defenders during the narrow loss against the Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. Hale is currently leading the team in points per game (13.6) while also adding four rebounds and two assists per game during his first season with the Lakers. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER

Second chance Transfer Hunter Hale making the most of role on GV basketball team

BY LOUIS RICARD LRICARD@LANTHORN.COM

Sometimes, a second chance is all it takes to make everything better. Not everyone gets that second shot, but Grand Valley State men’s

basketball guard Hunter Hale took it and hit nothing but net.

The GVSU sophomore transferred from Central Michigan’s program, where he thought he could become part of the routine. However, circumstances dictated otherwise.

MAKING HIS SHOT: GVSU sophomore Hunter Hale dribbles the ball against Ferris State on Saturday, Jan. 20. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER

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“She’s done a really good job with that on the defensive end to do what we do. It’s a little different from Ursuline.”

Since then, Koenig has put up six more games of scoring at least 11 points and has set a new mark for her Laker career with 22 points against Lake Superior State to break out of a recent lull she had been in: only 30 points in her previous five games while shooting 2-21 from beyond the arc.

She followed up her 22-point outing with 19 in her first rivalry game with Ferris State just two days later. The performances earned Koenig her first GLIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award.

“It’s nice, it’s nice,” she said. “The teams in there (the GMAC) are not as good. Coming to the GLIAC, I didn’t really know what to expect. I would say I was pretty successful my

first two years, and then coming here and continuing my success feels pretty nice. It’s a good feeling.”

Scoring is not the only area she excels in on the court. Her love for the game and passion for winning often turns “rowdy” while she’s playing, which naturally brings her teammates into a “win now” mood.

“I definitely think that when she’s playing well, I get fired up because it just makes you excited when your teammate is doing well, especially us because we’re both like a point-guard/ shooting-guard mix,” DeBoer said. “Either one of us can play. I think that her success is really key to the team and an important key to me.

“She really gets people hyped up. You always know that she’s there to support you and get you fired up. If you watch videos or highlights from someone making a 3 or something, she’s the one that’s cheering, like super celebration. Her body language on the court, I think that’s a really

In his first year, Hale only touched the floor 11 times, scoring a total of 8 points on the season. The next year, college phenomenon Marcus King took over his position, leaving Hale in his shadow. “(Central) was thinking about playing me as the backup, but I ended up redshirting my second year,” Hale said.

“After that, I took some time with my family to think about my future. Then, I put up my release papers out, and Grand Valley contacted me.”

Hale came to visit the school and talk with the coaches.

Shortly after, he received a scholarship offer from GVSU, which he signed without looking back. The sophomore’s mentality was to come in to win, and his offensive skills proved exactly why he deserved to be a part of GVSU’s team.

“Hunter is a damn good shooter,” said GVSU head coach Ric Wesley. “Now we can consistently make shots all the time, and he’s got a real knack of getting the ball in the bucket.”

Hale worked on making baskets all summer with his new teammates, who made him feel part of the team right away.

“Being here helped me grow as a person,” Hale said.

“I was kind of battling injuries the whole (summer), so it was just me and the guys. Learning how they act around here and all that kind of stuff just helped me grow with them.”

During the summer, Hale proved his potential to the coaches, and he started right away as shooting guard.

Hale’s shot has turned out to be lethal: He has been hitting open—and heavily contested—shots with ease.

“He’s got a beautiful shot technique-wise,” Wesley said. “There’s not much that can go wrong, and he gets zoned in because he’s got a lot of confidence.”

Although he’s not the biggest guy on the court, Hale’s mentality makes up for it. The sophomore has scored in double figures 15 out the 19 games played this season, recording season highs of 22 points against Davenport and Ferris State.

Hale proved his offensive prowess over the summer, and Wesley knows he needs to get the ball to his best scorer.

“I can adapt to everything,” Hale said. “When I get the ball,

big key to our team.”

Many transfers do not see that kind of success in their first season, but Koenig simply arrived in Allendale and fit like a glove.

The biomedical sciences major quickly adapted to the team’s style of play (despite it focusing mostly on defense); became fast friends with her roommate, guard Victoria Hedemark; and quickly started to hang out with her teammates regularly. She even learned in short time that Main Street Pub is her favorite restaurant in Allendale, making her a true Laker.

While Koenig has achieved substantial success on the court, she still has room for improvement.

Since she is the only junior on a team with just two seniors, she will soon need to be the locker-room voice and lead the way for her younger teammates.

“We talk to her all the time about becoming more of a leader,” Williams said.

“We think when you come from the outside in, sometimes you feel like you’re not one of us. You kind of put yourself on the back burner, and we told her, ‘You’re here and you’ve developed yourself.’ She’s got to be more vocal. She’s not a real vocal kid, but she’s been working on that and doing a good job.”

Koenig is ready to be a pivotal force to close out this season and all throughout next season for the Lakers, which is remarkable considering she was dropping 26 points on their heads not even one year ago to the day.

“I didn’t really know what to expect when I came here, but I’ve already made some good friends here and it’s been great,” she said. “Basketball has been great so far, and I’ve really enjoyed every minute of it, so hopefully that continues.

“I’m 100 percent happy with my decision.”

I just try to find my areas to attack, whether it’s off of a ball screen or kick-and-drive toward the baseline.”

The sophomore isn’t just a shooter, and he wants to help the team to the best of his abilities. GVSU has had a remarkable stretch throughout the last nine games, winning seven of them and even winning six in a row. Hale attributes it to the team chemistry that is getting better every day.

“That break we had over Christmas really helped us grow as a team,” Hale said. “We hung out a lot. Over that time we learned how to play with

each other better; we learned each other’s roles. I think changing our offense to a motion offense helped a lot, too.”

Hale currently leads the team in minutes and points per game, averaging 13.6 a night, along with four rebounds and two assists a game. However, he’s not worried about his stats. His biggest motivation revolves around getting the “W.” “At the end of the day, it’s all about winning here,” Hale said. “I just want to win games. Whether I score 0 points, 40 points, I just want to win.”

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M. BASKETBALL

Preview: GV men’s basketball to face Purdue Northwest in lone weekend matchup

BY ROBBIE TRIANO SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

There’s a certain amount of passion required to coach, play and follow the sport of basketball on a consistent basis.

For Grand Valley State men’s basketball head coach Ric Wesley, his 30plus years spent coaching the sport still haven’t withered his love for the game.

That passion was most notably seen after the Lakers’ 66-62 upset victory over GLIAC powerhouse Lake Superior State on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the DeltaPlex Arena. After the game, coach Wesley ran into the locker room, jumping into the team’s circle and punching the air to pump up his team. And it worked, as the team began to swarm their coach, practically jumping all over him in the process.

“There are games when you win and can’t get too happy because you know you didn’t play that well, but when you win a close game like we did where it’s hard not to get that excited for your guys,” Wesley said. “I’m with these guys nearly 24/7. When you see them grow, mature and

find themselves, it reminds myself why I wanted to pursue this for a living long ago.”

After a competitive weekend against Lake Superior and rival Ferris State, the Lakers are finally set up to have a less strenuous weekend schedule.

Usually, the Lakers play two games per week: one on Thursday and the other on Saturday.

This time they will only have one against newly added GLIAC foe Purdue Northwest (118 overall, 1-10 GLIAC).

The game is the Lakers’ Kids and Alumni Day, presented by Two Men and a Truck.

The Lakers faced the Pride at their home court, grabbing a 95-69 victory, on Dec. 16, 2017, in Hammond, Indiana. The game was highlighted by what coach Wesley calls the “best half of basketball we’ve played all year,” when the Lakers scored 54 points only in the first half.

With this being the lone weekend game, the Lakers are approaching the week differently than they have all year, spending extra time to perfect their craft.

“It feels almost like an exam week,” Wesley said. “We can take an extra day off, fine tune some things and even add

some more things. We haven’t been able to do that in awhile, and it comes at a good time for us as we head into the final stretch of the season.”

In all honesty, the first season in the conference hasn’t been the easiest for the Pride of Purdue Northwest. Acclimating to the more physical style of play has been slower than expected, but coach Wesley still doesn’t take them for granted.

“The biggest thing that stand out in our minds is to not be fooled by their record,” Wesley said. “Their record would indicate that they’re not a very competitive team, but if you look at their scores, boy, they’re really tough.

“I’ll be surprised if they come in here not ready to go.”

One player to look out for on the Pride is guard Tyree Coe, who leads the team in points (13.8), minutes (33.9) and 3-point percentage (38 percent).

Winning seven of their last nine contests, the Lakers (10-9 overall, 5-6 GLIAC) will hope to keep last weekend’s success alive against the Pride on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. in the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

JUMPER: GVSU senior point guard Myles Miller leaps up for a mid-range jump shot during the team’s narrow 87-81 loss to Ferris State on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the GVSU Fieldhouse. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER

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Preview: GV women’s basketball looks to maintain momentum vs. Purdue Northwest

BY KELLEN VOSS KVOSS@LANTHORN.COM

Everything appears to be rolling right now for the Grand Valley State women’s basketball team. After a big win against the Ferris State Bulldogs 76-57 on Saturday, Jan. 20, the No. 24 ranked Lakers are currently riding a three-game win streak and looking ready for another big win against Purdue North-

west this Saturday, Jan. 27, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

The Lakers are turning heads with how well they’re playing so far this season, posting an impressive record of 16-3 overall (9-2 GLIAC) and winning nine of their past 10 games. They also happen to play their best basketball at the Fieldhouse, posting an undefeated record at home (8-0).

Head coach Mike Williams has noted both how

well the team has played lately and how his players have exceeded expectations.

“I think we’re doing a good job this year,” Williams said. “I believe we’re playing much better than expected since we just keep doing good things.”

Williams has seen his team improve in many ways, but their greatest strides have come building the foundation of their “toughness department.” Not only that, but Williams has enjoyed seeing his players finally settle into their new roles.

“We’ve become a lot tougher, and I think we’ve become a little more mature and seasoned,” Williams said. “We were a young team at the beginning of the year who have settled into new roles throughout the season, and I think we’ve gotten better at all aspects of the game.”

GVSU has been shooting the lights out lately. During last weekend’s series, the team shot for more than 42 percent from beyond the arc. Guards Jenn DeBoer and Natalie Koenig combined for 38 points in the past win

against Ferris State, shooting 9-18 from 3-point range.

Arguably the biggest improvement Williams has seen is the shift in mentality when his players work out. He has noticed that each member is starting to take practice a little more seriously, and veteran players are evening leading portions of practice themselves.

“We’ve been trying to shift the focus from a coaches-led team to a players-led team, and it’s nice to see us evolving a bit,” Williams said. “It’s not quite where we want it yet, but I think we’re heading in the right direction.”

This is a rather unique week for the basketball squad. Usually, the team competes twice per weekend: one game on Thursday and the other on Saturday.

But this week, they only have one game: a home matchup against the Pride of Purdue Northwest.

Although the Pride are currently posting a 3-13 record, having lost five of their last six games, the Lakers aren’t un-

derestimating their opponents.

Purdue Northwest’s last victory came with an impressive score differential (70-51) against Lake Superior State.

Purdue Northwest does have a few players who can break out and have the potential to casue problems for the Lakers defensively. Leading the Pride is Shae Rhonehouse, who tallied 24 points in her last game. Teammate Ellie Michalski posted 17 rebounds, her eighth game with more than 10 rebounds this year. The Lakers are preparing for these two rebounding powerhouses as they make their game plan this week in practice.

“This week is a bit of a change to our routine, with only playing one game this week,” Williams said. “But we get a chance this week to be strategic about it and try a few different things to prepare, so I’m excited for that.”

Despite a solid year so far for this GVSU basketball team, Williams still sees a lot of things that need improvement, specifically on the defensive end of the floor.

“We’re being aggressive with the ball, which is getting us easier baskets, but we have to clean up our turnovers a bit,” Williams said.

“Defensively, we have to stay in front of players and do a better job challenging shots.”

The Lakers still sit in second place in the GLIAC, two games behind the undefeated Ashland Eagles. If the Lakers keep up the hot shooting and continue to put in work on the boards, this is a basketball team that can be dangerous come GLIAC tournament time.

“I think we’re a talented team since we can shoot it well, rebound well and we got good size inside,” Williams said. “We’re a team that can compete in any game we play in, and come GLIAC tournament time, we’re going to be pretty solid.”

GVSU looks to continue the undefeated campaign this year as they attempt to pick up their 17th win of the season against Purdue Northwest this Saturday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is at 3 p.m. at the GVSU Fieldhouse.

VISION: GVSU sophomore guard Jenn DeBoer scans the floor for an open pass on the 3-point line during the team’s victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Dec. 9, 2017, in the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. DeBoer is averaging 13.1 points per game. GVL | MATT READ

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GV men’s DIII club hockey to host 3rd annual ‘Hockey Fights Cancer’ event

BY D’ANGELO STARKS DSTARKS@LANTHORN.COM

Three years ago, the Grand Valley State men’s Division III club hockey forward Alex Bjork noticed that Aquinas College had been hosting an annual event called “Hockey Fights Cancer,” a game where the team raises money and awareness for the Van Andel Institute for cancer research.

Bjork had also recently lost his grandfather to cancer. With his now deeply rooted connection with the illness, Bjork had the idea to contact Aquinas to find out how the event could be replicated here at GVSU. Aquinas put Bjork in contact with the Van Andel Institute, and from there he was able to move forward in the planning of the game. The team held the inaugural event that same year, 2016, and managed to raise around $1,500.

The tradition continues this Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Georgetown Ice Center as the DIII team will be hosting its third annual Hockey Fights Cancer game. They will be taking on Hope College at 4:30 p.m. The game will also serve as Senior Night to celebrate the careers of those graduating in April 2018.

Anna Walz, a marketing professor in the Seidman College of Business, will be dropping the puck prior to the game. Walz took last semester off after being diagnosed with breast cancer, which she is still battling today. Walz returned to teaching one class this semester, and Bjork happens to be in her class. She told the class about herself and her story, which inspired Bjork to approach her about participating in the event.

The event has grown steadily since the first game two years ago. The team went from raising $1,500 year one to $3,000 the next year. They are now quickly approaching $4,000 this year, and the game hasn’t even happened yet. They are raising money through the selling of T-shirts around campus and through a website called CrowdRise. On the website, there are pictures of every player and a person they have decided to play the game in honor of. Those looking to donate can check out their website at www. crowdrise.com/GVSUClubHockeyFightsCancer2018.

“I just want to thank everybody that’s been involved in this, whether it’s the players on the team, people buying shirts or

donating money online or coming to the game,” Bjork said. “A lot of people have hands in making this work, and I’m very thankful for the help I’ve had.”

Giving back to the community has been a major focal point for this team, as this year they have also done a Brain Cancer Awareness Game, their Salute to the Troops game and a special needs hockey game.

Community service is something that head coach Charlie Link has always found important to instill within his student athletes.

“I’ve always done stuff for the community through coaching because I think it’s very important for young adults to get out there and see what’s really going on,” Link said. “Alex Bjork and the rest of this team has taken it and ran with it.”

Bjork encourages other players or teams to get out there and try to give back.

“That was one of my other main goals in doing this: Hopefully people can see that it is very easy to get going,” Bjork said. “The Van Andel Institute is very easy to work with, and it shows that you don’t have to be a superstar to make an impact.”

FIGHTING BACK: GVSU men’s club hockey (DIII) will be hosting the third annual ‘Hockey Fights Cancer’ event on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Ice Center. COURTESY | GVSU CLUB SPORTS

PHILANTHROPY: The GVSU men’s Division III club hockey team poses before the ‘Support the Troops’ game in October, for which they partnered with Delta Sig fraternity to raise funds for the American Brain Tumor Association after one of the player’s parents passed away from brain cancer. This will be the third annual ‘Hockey Fights Cancer’ game that the hockey team will have held. COURTESY | GVSU CLUB SPORTS

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