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GRAND OPENING: GVSU student employee Ashley Dwarshuis organizes apparel at the new Laker Store, located in the Marketplace. Seniors

can explore the new location during GradFest, where they can pick up graduation materials. More food options will open in fall 2015. BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

onday, April 13 marked opening day for the new Grand Valley State University bookstore, now called the Laker Store, in the Marketplace. Located inside the Science Laboratory building in Allendale, the store encompasses 15,000 square feet and offers two floors of supplies and apparel for students, faculty, staff and

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community members to take advantage of. Jerrod Nickels, bookstore manager, said the planning for the Laker Store began three years ago. He and others saw this change as a necessity because of the ever-growing campus population. “The bookstore space in Kirkhof was designed in 1973 when Grand Valley had 5,000 students,” Nickels explained. “We had clearly outgrown the space, even though we always tried to use it as effectively as possible.”

Not only is the new space twice as big as the Kirkhof location, but also it is “brighter and more appealing,” Nickels said. He added that the bookstore is more visible and more accessible for visitors, who will often drive right past the new location on their way through campus. “We hope that the new store gives students a space that will be a pleasure to visit and a source SEE LAKER STORE ON A2

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uesday, April 14 marked Better Together Day at Grand Valley State University – a day dedicated to creating a dialogue between students from different religious and non-religious backgrounds on campus. Better Together Day is an event recognized by hundreds of universities around the country. GVSU helped celebrate the day with a ball pit activity and a Kids’ Food Basket event. At the ball pit activity, located next to the Cook Carillon Tower, students were encouraged to jump in the pit with another stranger and ask the big questions about the other person’s background. “We spend so much of our time either on our phones or with friends we met from freshmen year that there isn’t really an opportunity to go beyond that and meet different people,” said Shelby Bruseloff, vice president of Better Together at GVSU. “So I feel that having this ball pit is creating a space for dialogue that is really necessary on our campus, and I hope this is a great start to further those spaces for dialogue.” To get the conversation started, certain balls inside the pit were marked with different questions such as “What are three things on your bucket list?” and “Who inspires you the most?”

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PRESIDENTIAL: Susan Ford Bates, daughter of Gerald R. Ford, speaks at the L. William Seidman Center on Wednesday.

Hauenstein Center Director Gleaves Whitney facilitated the event for the 50th anniversary Golden Lecture Series.

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Susan Ford Bates talks on growing up with President Gerald R. Ford BY ALEX SINN ASINN@LANTHORN.COM

o wrap up its 50th anniversary Golden Lecture Series, Grand Valley State University’s College of Education hosted Susan Ford Bates, the daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, and Ford biographer Hendrik Booraem to discuss the education of the 38th president. The event, held at the L. William Seidman Center on GVSU’s Pew Campus in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, April 15, was moderated by Gleaves Whitney, the director of the GVSU Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. “Gerald R. Ford achieved a synthesis that is hard to achieve,” Whitney said to be-

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gin his series of questions. The first topic involved the first year of Ford’s life, when he and his mother fled an abusive husband and father and moved to Grand Rapids, Mich. “I think this created a sense of insecurity in Ford,” said Booraem, author of “Young Ford: Athlete and Citizen.” This early event in Ford’s life may have contributed to a shyness in school and with women, he said. As a child, Ford also struggled with a stutter and had a temper. Grand Rapids was a prime environment in which Ford was able to counter these difficulties and develop his presidential qualities, Booraem said. “It put him in a community with a very special set of values,” he said. “A bias

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toward community involvement.” Involvement in sports, especially football, and in Boy Scouts, helped Ford find the discipline he needed, Booraem said. “He needed structure in his life,” he said. “And that’s what (Boy Scouts) is about: structure.” Ford was not naturally gifted in school, Booraem said, but he worked hard at his education, eventually leading him to the University of Michigan where he studied economics and went on to pursue a law degree at Yale University. “It wasn’t brilliance that did this,” he said. “It was study habits.” Alongside his education, Ford also held SEE FORD ON A2

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Katie Gordon, program manager for the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at GVSU, said students were also given the opportunity to sign the Better Together Day Pledge. “The pledge is the student, staff or faculty at GVSU saying that they were a part of Better Together Day,” Gordon said. “The campus with the most pledges is going to get recognition or awards from the national movement, so we are trying to make GVSU as much a part of that national map of interfaith cooperation as possible.” That night, students also had the chance to decorate lunch bags for the Kids’ Food Basket sack supper program while also getting to know new people on campus. The event, which was put on by the Catholic Student Association, was originally created by GVSU junior Bradley Mueller. Similar to the ball pit activity, Mueller created a number of questions that were inclusive to all backgrounds in order prompt a conversation. Mueller said the event was a great place to discover both the similarities and differences between people from different backgrounds. “It’s important that people break down those barriers because faith is not often something people normally talk about on a whim,” Mueller said. “It’s also important to break down stereotypes and misconceptions of faith backSEE FAITH ON A2

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More than 30 graduate students presented research on a variety of issues at the 5th annual Graduate Showcase on Wednesday, April 15. From 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., graduate students did poster presentations on issues such as health care trends in West Michigan, sexual assault and domestic violence on campus, the importance of nutrition with the homeless women in Grand Rapids and education programs among the recently imprisoned. Following the poster presentations there was a poster recognition session at 5:30 with Dr. Robert Smart, Dean Jeffrey Potteiger and Dr. Mark Luttenton. The event took place in the Loosemore Auditorium inside the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids campus. For more information, head over to www.gvsu.edu/ gradshowcase.

of pride for the campus community,” he said. “I’m especially excited about the windows. It’s great to be able to see the campus from inside the store and wonderful that customers can see us from outdoors. It is our hope that the store will become a destination and a place that students will enjoy shopping.” GradFest is the first event held in the Marketplace this week. Graduating seniors can stop by the second floor anytime from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to pick up their cap, gown and commencement tickets.

Although GradFest may pany and vendors move the not be a permanent event in bookstore to its new locathe Marketplace, Nickels said tion. Wentworth agreed with it gives students Nickels that the the chance to Marketplace visit the new was an impor“The bookstore, space before tant project. in its previous they leave cam“The bookpus. He added location, was one store, in its prethat a grand vious location, opening event of the smallest in was one of the takes place in the country for a smallest in the the fall semester country for a school our size.” as returning stuschool our size,” dents get ready Wentworth said. for another DOUG WENTWORTH “We are able to AUXILIARY SERVICES school year. design a space DIRECTOR Auxi li ar y that we feel the Services Direcstudents and tor Doug WenGVSU commutworth helped the bookstore nity can be proud of, which team, a local moving com- allows us to provide the many

services and products needed to help everyone be successful in their educational journey.” He added that he hopes the Laker Store shows all guests the university’s pride and commitment to providing students with the best possible resources during their time on campus. The second floor of Kirkhof will have more space for dining options in the absence of the bookstore. Renovations will start this summer and are expected to be completed in the fall. To learn more about the Laker Store, visit www.ubs. gvsu.edu/. For more information about GradFest, visit http://bit.ly/1Oek5cf.

FINAL COMMUNITY AS CLASSROOM

The final Community as Classroom on April 17 is set to talk about the issue of synergy in relation to the Grand Valley State University campus. Community as Classroom is a series of events that promotes community-based teaching, learning and research. The latest session will feature presenters Heather Carpenter, assistant professor of nonprofit administration, and Azizur Molla, associate professor for the Master of Public Health program. The event will take place from 10 a.m to 11:30 a.m. in Room 2270 at the Kirkhof Center on GVSU’s Allendale campus. For more information about the final Community as Classroom, contact Dottie Barnes at (616) 331-2221.

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The William Baum Endowment Fund Series will host Grand Valley State University faculty member and pianist Sookkyung Cho. Cho has played around the world in places such as New York, Quebec, France, China and Korea and more. In addition to being an experienced pianist, Cho is also the assistant professor of piano at GVSU. The free concert, which is sponsored in part by Grand Valley’s Political Science Department, will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 in the Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center. For more information about the performance, contact Grand Valley’s Political Science Department at (616) 331-2320.

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NEW BEGINNINGS: The Laker Store opened on April 13 in the Marketplace of the Science Laboratory Building on the

GVSU Allendale Campus. Some graduating seniors visited the new store for GradFest and to see the new space.

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BATON TWIRLER PLACES FOURTH AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

Baton twirler Moriah Muscaro from Grand Valley State University was awarded fourth place at an international baton twirling competition held from April 1-5. The World Federation National Baton Twirling Association (WFNBTA) World Baton Twirling Championships gathers the very best competitors from all around the world. Muscaro competed in the Baton Solo Event category as a member of Team USA and performed two personal best routines. Following the fourth place win, Muscaro is set to graduate from GVSU with plans of pursuing a career as a physician. For more information about the competition, Matthew Makowski at (616) 331-2228.

steady jobs. “Unusually for 20th century presidents, he worked the whole time he was in high school and the whole time he was in college,” Booraem said. Ford had an ability to always improve the longer and harder he spent working at something, he said. “I think the nation really lost out when Ford didn’t win a full term as president,” he said. Ford’s daughter, Susan Ford Bates, said she continues to learn about her father’s early years.

“There are these huge gaps for us as children,” she said. Documents found in the family house revealed Ford’s namechange from Leslie Lynch King Jr., after his birth-father. “Because he never acknowledged it, we never really asked.” Both of her parents valued education, formal or informal, Bates said. “Education was huge to them, because their parents were not educated,” she said. They each brought a different kind of knowledge into the home, she said. “Mother was the day-to-day survivalist and dad was book-smart,” she said. “So I felt really privileged and lucky to have gotten both sides.” Bates touched on her mother’s work with handicapped children as a dance

instructor, leading to Ford’s signing of the All Handicapped Children Act in 1975. She also commended her father’s signing of the Title IX education amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. One of Ford’s greatest strengths was his ability to listen, Bates said. “My dad was an impeccable listener,” she said. “He had many great councilors around him.” That strength was both political and personal. “He listened to you and normally would not respond at the moment, and I think that is a fair thing,” Bates said. “I always felt heard.”

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grounds who may not be the same as you.” Gordon added that it was crucial the event was not exclusive to just people with religious backgrounds. “We want to include nonreligious, atheistic or agnostic students in the conversation as well because they also have a great deal to contribute to the idea of coming together,” she said. “As much as we want to bridge understanding between people of different faiths, we also want to bridge understanding between people of religious and non-religious traditions.” To sign the Better Together Day Pledge, head over to ifyc. org/bettertogetherday.

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CONVERSATION: Brad Mueller explains the Interfaith Service and Dialogue event for the

Better Together Day’s events to students on April 14 at the Kirkhof Center in Allendale.

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Preventing sexual violence Women’s Center hosts program as part of national campaign

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awareness all year long. “Sexual assault affects many people, both here at GVSU and across the country/world. The more we are aware of it and the resources we have to assist victim/survivors, the more we can work together as a commu-

nity to change our culture so it is not so prevalent,” Jennrich said. “It is only with awareness of the problem that we can gather the support needed to put an end to sexual assault.” Students are encouraged to report sexual violence to the Title IX

Coordinator, Theresa Rowland at 4035 James H. Zumberge Hall or call 616-331-9530.

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pril is a time for warm weather, final exam preparation and an increased focus on awareness of sexual assault. This year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign, promoted at a national level by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center as well as Eyes Wide Open, is focusing on preventing sexual violence on campuses. With organizations all across the nation participating in this awareness campaign, Grand Valley State University has their own way of getting the word out. The GVSU Women’s Center held an annual program to honor the month, but it was instead held March 30 through April 3, due to the fact that attendance to these events in April proved difficult because of finals week. However, the Women’s Center and those at the university level emphasized the importance of sexual assault awareness all year. “Everyone can play a role in preventing and ending sexual violence,” said interim Title IX Coordinator Theresa Rowland. “Increased aware-

ness is a first step in creating a campus culture that prevents sexual violence. SAAM calls attention to the fact that sexual assault impacts every person in our community.” During the sexual assault awareness week hosted by the Women’s Center, several events were held to inform the campus community, including a self-defense class, informational seminar and an appearance at the annual Teach-In. “Those who have experienced sexual assault can find resources here at the Women’s Center or find resources at the University Counseling Center,” said Women’s Center Director Jessica Jennrich. “The Women’s Center staff, while not staffed with counselors, are here to help victim/survivors by providing victim advocacy services.” Throughout the year, there are many events held that highlight sexual assault awareness. There is also a sexual assault response team on campus that looks to maximize efforts to end violence. The team, composed of Jennrich, Rowland, Brandon DeHaan, Renee Freeman, Marlene Kowalski-Braun, Bart Merkle and Pat Smith is one of the ways that GVSU looks to promote sexual assault

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FOCUS: Assistant Director of the Women’s Center Brittany Dernberger hosts a conversation for Grand Valley

State University students. The Women’s Center organizes various activities and programs during the year.

GV discusses payment of student loans BY ALLISON RIBICK ARIBICK@LANTHORN.COM

he Women’s Center at Grand Valley State University holds a monthly program called Talk Back Tuesday, where members of the GVSU community are welcomed into the center to speak about current issues. The program had its last meet-

said Jo Ann Wassenaar, associate director of the Women’s Center. Wassenaar began the conversation by explaining some critical facts. Currently, there is $1.2 trillion of student debt. Between 2007 and 2012, the federal government made $166 billion off of these loans, and it will make approximately $110 billion over the next decade. These facts introduced the dis-

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ing of the semester on April 14. Titled “Student Debt: The Government’s Dirty Little Secret,” the event delved into the struggles college students and graduates have in regard to understanding their student debt and the consequences that may occur. “Through the years working with students, it’s becoming sort of a passion of mine to find more about (student debt) and what can be done,”

THE COST OF COLLEGE: Rachael Blansett and JoAnn Wassenaar discuss funding at “Student Debt: The Gov-

ernment’s Dirty Little Secret.” Currently, there is about $1.2 trillion of student debt in the United States.

cussion of the federal government’s role in student loans and the disapproval of big businesses profiting off of student debt. Since the government has decreased its funding to schools, the amount of federal loans students have access to has decreased and made it harder for students to qualify for, Wassenaar said. Once a college student graduates, they have a six-month grace period before they are required, by the federal government, to start paying back their loans. Even due to the bankruptcy or death, the government will still come after someone’s estate and savings. The group noted the abundance of online articles pertaining to how to pay off college debt quickly, or even into retirement, and how this phenomenon is normalized. In some countries, the government pays for a majority of college for prospective students. Some European countries, for example, have a standardized testing system that determines which colleges students can attend. Then the government financially supports students throughout their academic careers. “The federal student loans started out as a program to make school accessible to people,” Wassenaar said. “Before, if you didn’t have the family income, you simply did not go to college – so federal loans made that possible.” When a student fails to keep up with their student loan payments, their credit score will be negatively affected. A low credit score will affect

their ability to apply for future loans, for things like cars and houses. The federal government can withhold income tax refunds, social security and have a student’s paychecks garnished if they fail to pay their student debt, Wassenaar said. “A lot of companies now do credit checks when you apply to work for them,” Wassenaar said. “So if your credit is impacted by not paying student debt, that can impact your ability to get that job, that apartment or that house.” The group also discussed the fact that groups of people with wage discrepancies are still expected to pay the same amount of loans. Since the issues with student debt are so widespread, there is a growing social movement for students to push the federal government to ease up on the cost of college. “I think that the government would like us to think it’s impossible to never get rid of billions of dollars of student loan debt,” said Colette Seguin Beighley, the director of the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center. “What they say is possible and what is possible are two different things.” Seguin Beighley encouraged students to not only seek information about college debt while they attend school through the financial aid office, but also after graduation. “Organize, that is what I say to you,” Seguin Beighley said. “As soon as you leave here, you’re isolated.”

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30-minute writing consultation for any help, in any stage of the writing process. “This is the time of year when we have to maintain that 30-minute window in order to stay consistent with the number of students coming in,” Johnson said. Adapting to the student’s needs, whether that involves brainstorming ideas, help with citations, technical advice or the overall message of the assignment, is something the Writing Center strives for. “One of our thoughts is that writers need readers,” Johnson said. “Even if you’re writ-

ing something that is primarily for yourself or for your teacher, it helps to run it by a third party to find out if it says what you think it says before you hand it in for a grade or distribute it to a wider audience.” The Knowledge Market services of writing, research and speech consultants in the Mary Idema Pew Library are also available to students for drop-in evening hours.

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he last few weeks of a semester can be a stressful time for students – full of sleep deprivation, headaches and worry. Grand Valley State University is having Exam Cram, a program dedicated to helping students with stress as the semester comes to a close. “Exam Cram is a campus-wide initiative that addresses stress from multiple perspectives,” said Melissa Selby-Theut, the coordinator of outreach and peer education for the GVSU Counseling Center. The Counseling Center, Campus Recreation and the Mary Idema Pew Library will collaborate to help with students’ end of the year frustrations. “It takes a holistic approach, focusing on physical health, mental health and overall wellness,” Selby-Theut said. Events include sleep and stress screenings, blood pressure screenings, massages, therapy dogs and various physical exercise activities like yoga, Insanity, GROOVE and TurboKick. All of the events are free to the community and will occur from April 12 to April 21 at locations like the Fieldhouse, Kirkhof Center and Mary Idema Pew Library. Students are encouraged look at the events calendar to find out which events are happening where. Not getting enough sleep, skipping meals and studying in large chunks are some habits students fall prey to during this time of year. “These habits can be detrimental to a stu-

dent’s ability to retain information,” Selby-Theut said. “I’d encourage students to engage in Exam Cram activities and attend the stress management workshop on April 16 to get helpful tips and information on self-care.” “Stress Less and Ace Your Exams” will occur from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 2259 of the Kirkhof Center. Students will be given advice to manage their stress and learn relaxation techniques. “Writing Right Where You Are” is another initiative to help students with the stresses of exam week. The Frederik Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors will have additional hours from April 12 to April 15 at various locations around campus to help with end of the semester writing assignments. The Writing Center gets an incredible amount of traffic toward the end of the semester, said Patrick Johnson, director of the Frederik Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors. This program reduces barriers of why students may not come in, since the consultations are drop-in and are near dorms. “So much of what our business is is word of mouth,” Johnson said. “In some ways, this is outreach to create an additional connection to students who may not otherwise know about us.” Writing consultants will be at Kleiner Commons and The Connection from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. from April 12 to April 15, and at the Steelcase Library on the Pew Campus from April 12 to April 16 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is the first year there will be a Sunday session at the Steelcase Library to accommodate graduate and professional students’ schedules. Students can visit the above locations for a

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OVERTIME: Junior Allie Brown (left) and junior Jessica Ansara (right) study in the library.

The Writing Center is having an Exam Cram program with extended hours during finals.

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inals are finally here – less than a week of class left. Everyone is stressed about

studying and doing well on their exams. The library stays open all night and pulling an all-nighter seems like a very likely and unfortunate option. So how can you stay relaxed, study and still pass all of your finals? The answer that everyone tells you is to get a lot of sleep, eat a good breakfast and to arrive on time to your exam. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, it’s a struggle to do all three of those things on a regular day. So how can we do it during the most stressful week in college? It’s near impossible,

and not being able to do it stresses us out even more. It isn’t too difficult to do well on your finals, granted you went to most of the lectures and listened too. The first step is to find a method of studying that is effective and works for you. There are some people who can read through a chapter and retain all of the information. Other people need to make notecards and study for weeks in advance. I find it easier to make studying fun, which sounds impossible, but it isn’t. I’ll make a game into studying vocab

words or give myself a gummy worm for every 100 words I write in a paper. The second step is to make a schedule for yourself. Write out what you need to do for any paper you need to write or any presentation you have to do, and in what order they are due. This will help you organize and prioritize your assignments and study times. Be sure to schedule breaks in for yourself, they help you refocus and stay on track when you continue to study. Also, make sure you alternate subjects throughout each day. It’s easy to want to cram for

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your first, or most difficult, final. That will actually hurt you more than it can help you. Stressing out about one subject will make you focus all of your attention onto that specific subject. It might seem beneficial at the time, but it will actually stress you out when it comes to the next subjects you have to study. Planning your time out and setting aside two hours per subject can really help your mind switch gears a little and still function. The last step is to find little tricks that help you out. There are hints and tips all over the Internet that can enhance

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your study times. Chewing mint gum while you study a subject and while you take the test can help you remember things better. Don’t take Adderall if it isn’t prescribed to you – it can make you think differently and it’s dangerous to take if you don’t know how you’ll react to it. It is of course also important to get sleep, but make sure it isn’t more than you’re used to on an average day, because that can make you groggy and drowsy for the exam. Just remember that finals don’t have to be stressful. Good luck!

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Looking North The Lanthorn supports student journalists at NMU he Lanthorn and its staff is no stranger to criticism or push-back from administration. Unfortunately, it seems to come with the profession of journalism. However, there has been a concerning trend occurring at Northern Michigan University in regards to how its student newspaper, The North Wind, has been treated. For nearly the entire academic year, The North Wind staff has been looking into the inner workings of NMU and has been questioning the actions of the university’s administration. The student journalists have questioned the expense reports of certain administrators and campus dining vendor contracts, among other things. In short, The North Wind has been practicing good journalism. The response to this from the administration in question has been repulsive. Throughout the course of this school year, NMU’s administration has sent out multiple campus-wide emails

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publicly disputing articles published in The North Wind. They have charged a ridiculous amount of money for the acquisition of public records, only backing down after widespread public outcry. Even more unwarranted were the actions taken by the newspaper’s board of directors, which fired the current newspaper adviser, Cheryl Reed, behind closed doors and denied the position of editor-inchief to the sole candidate for the upcoming school year. In an article by the Detroit Free Press, current Editor-in-Chief Emma Finkbeiner said, ”(The administration) are trying to take control of the content of the paper. They want us to write what they want – less questioning. This is a massive blow to our First Amendment rights. “We’re just asking questions and looking at documents. We feel that students should know how the university is operating with their tuition funds.” The Lanthorn agrees. While nothing nearly as drastic as what is happening at NMU has happened at Grand Valley State

University, we’ve had our own problems with administrators. After questioning donor relations with the university, the Lanthorn’s then editor-in-chief received a call on her personal cell phone from a top administrator suggesting that if the Lanthorn employees had a problem with donors, they could give their scholarships to those who were more thankful. It is absolutely unacceptable what NMU’s administrators have done to The North Wind and its staff, and the Lanthorn congratulates The North Wind staff for refusing to back down on their investigative reporting – despite constant backlash from the university. Administrators must make a conscious decision to support student media, even when that media is critical of the administration. The Lanthorn stands with The North Wind staff, and we sincerely hope GVSU administrators view what is happening in Marquette as an example of exactly how not to deal with criticism.

Orthodox Easter traditions

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he Orthodox Easter was on April 12th this year. In Russia, they call it “Paskha” and in Ukrainian, it is called “Velykden,” which means “The Great Day.” Usually, during the week before Easter (the Great Week or Holy Week), which is called the White (Bilyi) or

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Pure (Chystyi) Week, people do their best to finish major cleaning around the house and all other work before Thursday since, starting Thursday, work is forbidden. So on “Good Friday,” no work is done at all. We color eggs and bake a traditional Easter cake, which are the symbols of the holiday, and have to be on the table of every house for the holiday – it is called “Paska.” It looks like a giant version of cupcake and it has raisins inside. Starting from Saturday evening, people go to the church for the Easter vigil, which lasts until the early morning. We usually go to the church at 3 a.m. It is magical because everybody goes to the church and the city does not sleep. People gather around the church with candles and baskets of Easter food waiting for

the priest to bless them and the food they have brought. There is also a tradition to donate some colored eggs and Easter cakes to church. After that, people can go inside the church and light some candles for their ancestors or loved ones. Then people go home to celebrate this special holiday, Easter, with their families and friends. On their way back home, people greet each other and wish other a happy Easter. To wish happy Easter, people say, “Christ is risen!” and the reply is, “Risen indeed.” They also give each other colored eggs and exchange Easter cakes. We do not have the egg hunt tradition or Easter bunny. However, we have an egg fight. It is one of the favorite Easter games. You chose the egg you are going to eat, but first you should test

how strong it is. You have to knock your opponent’s egg, and if your egg is not broken, then you are the winner. The symbol of the holiday is a baby chicken. Our baskets consist of Easter eggs, Easter cake, bread and some shots for adults, of course. It is common to go on a picnic and barbecue with relatives and close friends that day. In addition, after Easter, the following week is dedicated to the dead. It is on the first Sunday following Easter Sunday. People gather in the cemeteries and they bring some food, wine and flowers. People share memories, eat, drink and talk. When they are done, they leave the rest of the food at the graves, as if for the soul. I think it is a wonderful holiday that brings everybody together!

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rofessor Wilson Ho will be the featured speaker at this semester’s Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry at Grand Valley State University. The lecture, called “Visualization of Chemistry: Seeing is Believing,” will take place at on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. in the Pew Campus Loosemore Auditorium. Ho, a professor of chemistry, physics and astronomy, is currently the Donald Bren Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. Ho is renowned for his development of a two-story-high scanning tunneling microscope to investigate single molecules. Ho spent a year on the AT&T Bell Laboratories technical staff, while being on the faculty of Cornell University, before joining UC Irvine in 2000. Although Ho has an impressive resume, he attributes his accomplishments to his team. “It’s a privilege to work with students and post-docs who have done much to the work to merit this recognition,” he told UC Irvine news. “We hope to see more opportunities that will allow us to expand our research. We like to build in-

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struments that allow us to carry out new experiments in the cross disciplinary areas of chemistry and physics.” Dr. Felix Ngassa, chair of the communications committee, said Ho was chosen for his creativity in scientific research, as well as his drive and ambition to find answers. “His expertise ranges from surface chemistry and physics to nano-science, single molecule spectroscopy and imaging, scanning tunneling microscopy and instrumentation development,” Ngassa said. The Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry was created by Dr. Arnold Ott and his wife Marion to bring national recognition to the GVSU chemistry department. Ott lecturers are recognized in their field as leaders and idealists, and the lectures are intended to provide GVSU chemistry faculty and students with ideas and motivation. Dr. Ott passed away in 2008, but the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry remains a biannual event that carries on his legacy, and his family remains strongly supportive of all that the lectureship does for the university. Speakers at the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship for Chemistry are chosen by the members of the chemistry department communications committee. Every chemistry faculty has an input in the selection

process, the names are ranked by the committee and then a shortlist is submitted to the Ott steering committee – the family of the late Dr. Ott. Once the committee hears back from these two, it extends an invitation to potential lecturers. Although the event is mostly directed at GVSU chemistry faculty and students, any interested students are welcome to attend. Ngassa said the event exposes students to “high-profile scientific minds.” “The Ott lectures offer an excellent opportunity for our GVSU students to be exposed to cutting-edge research, in chemistry in particular and science in general,” Ngassa said. “Not many of our peer institutions can boast of the quality of speakers we have brought to GVSU thanks to the Ott Lectures. “To me, anything that adds value to the education of our students at Grand Valley is of utmost importance. Personally, I am looking forward to meeting with professor Ho and hoping that our many undergraduate students involved in research can be inspired by his many accomplishments.” The event is hosted by the chemistry department community committee in collaboration with the chair of the chemistry department, professor George McBane; the department secretary, Janet VanRhee; and the University Development Office.

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Charter Schools Office works to implement authorizing practices BY ALYSSA RETTELLE ARETTELLE@LANTHORN.COM

ecently, the Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office was recommended for accreditation by a third-party review team, AdvancED. Since then, the Charter Schools Office and AdvancED have been working together to make charter schools and authorizers accountable nationwide. Timothy Wood, the director of the GVSU Charter Schools Office, was pleased that AdvancED determined that their authorizing practices were based on the best practices of authorizers, and he’s pleased now to be working as a team. “Going forward, we’re working to have an authorizer accountability statute placed in Michigan legislature, and we’d like the AdvancED accreditation model to be the basis for

external review team spent four days reviewing the university’s Charter Schools Office and portfolio of schools. They evaluated resources of utilization, teaching and learning and leadership capacity, student performance, continuous improvement, strategic plans, an index of education quality and more. AdvancED determined that Grand Valley’s Charter Schools Office met and significantly surpassed average results for the evaluation process. That evaluation process included extensive document review and interviews with more than 120 stakeholders at GVSU and its authorized schools. “The accreditation really informs the general public that Grand Valley is following a set of recognized best practice standards, that our authorizing practice is engaged in what people around the country believe to be the best practice in

authorizing,” Wood said. Wood said GVSU is the first authorizer to go through the AdvancED accreditation process and that the GVSU Charter Schools Office serves 32,000 students and assists those schools with teacher professional development training to assure the states that the schools are compliant with state and federal laws. The GVSU Charter Schools Office is in its 20th year as a charter school authorizer and it has been successful since its beginnings, according to its website. In 1993, the university committed to chartering schools after Michigan became

the ninth state to enact charter law. GVSU opened three schools in 1995 and had authorized 16 schools by 1998. In 2000, GVSU President Arend D. Lubbers received the annual Plachta Award from the Michigan Association of Public School Academies for excellent work with charter schools. By 2004, the Charter Schools Office authorized 25 schools, serving over 7,000 students. In 2009, the Charter Schools Office moved to its current location – the Grand Valley Bicycle Factory in downtown Grand Rapids – and by 2010, it served nearly 20,000 students in 40 schools, including Michigan’s

first virtual charter academy. AdvancED is the largest community of education professionals in the world. It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of Pre K-12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential, according to its website. It serves as a partner to 32,000 schools and school systems, employing more than four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students across the United States and 70 other nations.

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that statute,” he said. “Additionally, the AdvancED people will be taking that particular model that Grand Valley piloted and taking it throughout the country for other states to adopt as a model for authorizer accountability.” Wood said the GVSU Charter Schools Office is currently working with AdvancED to tweak some of the language in the process so that the statute is applicable not only to Michigan, but also nationally. “Over the course of the next year, the eight other university authorizers will be going through that same process,” Wood said. The bill has been written in draft form but has yet to be introduced to the legislature, Wood said. He is hoping that they will hold hearings on the bill and that, within this year’s session of the legislature, the statute can get through. Last month, the AdvancED

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What happens when zombies meet A Cappella music? An Aca-Pocalypse! Join GVSU a cappella group GV GrooVe! on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Grand River Room of Kirkhof for a night filled with zombies and music. Special guest a cappella group, Fish N’ Chips from Central Michigan University will be joining alongside GV GrooVe! on stage as well. For survival, bring non-perishable goods to the event so that they can be collected and donated to the Women’s Resource Center. Door will open at 6:30, and the event includes free admission, free food and most importantly, free zombies. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/events/aca-pocalypse/. POP SCHOLARS

Pop Scholars will appear at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids this weekend. This 4-man fastpaced improv team has been performing comedy for the past 5 years throughout the Midwest, including monthly at Wealthy Theatre. Members Andy Allen, Dave Lyzenga, Mike Ryskamp and Matt Sterenberg come together to perform fresh comedy for each and every performance. The group will take to the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday for an hour and a half show filled with a unique sense of humor. To order tickets, visit http://bit.ly/1Hv0FzP. DR. GRINS PRESENTS BRET ERNST

Comedian Bret Ernst will grace the stage of Dr. Grins inside the B.O.B. this weekend, bringing along his unique take of perspectives. Ernst has been a headliner in top clubs across the country and has built a reputable marquee status on the Sunset Strip. He has also made multiple appearances on television, in “Weeds,” “CSI: NY,” “The Chelsea Lately Show,” and has his own Comedy Central special. He will be at Dr. Grins from Thursday until Saturday with tickets ranging in price from $5 to $15. For a list of show times and to purchase tickets, visit http://bit. ly/1PPSW2M.

GV student honored for community impact, leadership BY NATALIE LUSSIER NLUSSIER@LANTHORN.COM

aking significant contributions to community resources is a deed that is not left unrewarded. Kanyn Doan, a junior studying Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Grand Valley State University, received the Outstanding Community Impact Award – which is an honor given to a student who has made service an integral part of their college experience. The award was given through Michigan Campus Compact (MiCC), a coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education. MiCC promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens through creating and expanding academic co-curricular and campuswide opportunities for community service, service learning and civic engagement. Doan was nominated for the award through Brittany Dernberger, assistant director of the Women’s Center. Dernberger said that she nominated Doan because of her strong commitment to gender, justice and service learning. Doan has been actively involved in the Women’s Center as a Women’s Leadership

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House resident. She has also been a Women’s Center ambassador and a participant on the Women’s Center and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies South Africa study abroad trip. Dernberger said that, in these roles, Doan has participated in leading multiple days of service, presenting at the Leadership Summit on behalf of the Women’s Center and regularly represents the Women’s Center at events around campus. “Kanyn regularly takes on additional challenges and responsibilities (for the Women’s Center),” Dernberger said. “This past January, she served on a social justice service learning panel. This award is a great honor because it is a statewide recognition of her dedication and hard work.” While on the panel for social justice learning, Doan received the initial Community Impact Award. Once selected, she was required to write about her service and the impact it has had for her and others, and was then awarded the Outstanding Service Award. While writing about her service, her volunteer work in South Africa first came to mind. Not only did she provide service for the residents, but they provided unexpected services for her. “We go in thinking that we need to alter them, but really we should be learning from

them,” Doan said. “It changed my life. It really did. It was a really life-altering experience.” Focusing on everyday tasks is a crucial part of service for Doan, where recognition is not considered a primary goal when participating in service. “(We need to start) asking questions, asking why…and really trying to dig deeper – and not just checking off the hours and checking off the box,” Doan said. “How can we impact our campus? How can we teach each other?” Doan hopes to take the experiences she has had and use

it as a teaching tool to reach out to other students. She said she hopes to keep learning, and that the knowledge and kindness she passes on will be carried out in other communities and help shape them and allow them to shape her. “The world wasn’t designed the way it was just for us to learn about, it’s for us to experience,” Doan said. “I’m going to meet as many people as I can and I’m going to let every opportunity take me away with it...I have a pretty broad major and a pretty broad mindset.”

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South Korean native violinist Ji Myung Kim will be at the Performing Arts Center on Friday inside Room 1325 of Sherman Van. Kim began studying violin under C.J. Chang and Robert dePasquale in Philadelphia when he first came to the U.S. at age 14. Kim has made multiple appearances since then, as both a soloist and chamber musician in Korea, Japan and the U.S. He served as the concertmaster of Korea National Police Symphony Orchestra and was often invited to South Korea’s Presidential House to perform. Last month, Kim served as soloist performing with the New York Classical Symphony Orchestra at Lincoln Center. His show is part of the Guest Artist Series, starting at 5:30. The event is free to the public.

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INVOLVEMENT: Junior Kanyn Doan won the Outstanding

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tudents of Grand Valley State University’s nationally recognized advertising and public relations program were acknowledged at the Superior Awards on Tuesday, April 14 for their exemplary work completed this past academic year. Named after the home of the School of Communications – Lake Superior Hall – the Superior Awards serves as an annual ceremony that enables students to showcase their projects to professionals in the field with the added bonus of providing a gateway to networking. GVSU’s student-run public relations firm GrandPR was appointed to help run the event in an effort to provide opportunities to the entire APR major. Daltyn Little, CEO of GrandPR, said that the ceremony is a way for students to interact with professionals and see how their projects would measure up in the “real world.”

vides a gateway for interaction and enables students to showcase their ability to produce superior work. “It helps students gain name recognition in a way that is different than a resume in front of a professional; it’s actual work in front of professionals that could potentially become a leg up on the competition when it comes to applications,” Wallace said. “…It always helps to be known by name and reputation to a hiring manager before you need them.” This was the third year for the Superior Awards, where Wallace and APR professor John Stipe worked within the program to reformat the purpose of the award show. Wallace said that both she and Stipe wanted this year’s Superior Awards to be more distinctive, rather than referred to as “just another award ceremony.” “We hope that we can help build recognition for Lake Superior Hall, home of the School of Communications, and that the students feel as accomplished and successful as their superior work would designate.”

Stitchcraft crochets mats for homeless BY MADDIE FORSHEE MFORSHEE@LANTHORN.COM

new student organization is taking knitting and crocheting to a whole new level by adding a philanthropic twist to an old craft. Stitchcraft, a student organization formed during the beginning of winter semester, has teamed up with another student organization, Packing Hope, to create plastic mats to donate to the

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homeless in Grand Rapids. Stitchcraft, a tight knit club with about 20 members, first came together as an offshoot of the Nerdfighter Club. Carson Garety, president of Stitchcraft, noticed a lot of members coming to meetings and working on knitting projects. She, along with a few others, were inspired to start a club of their own as a place for people to get together, talk and work on knitting and crocheting projects. Having the need for people who were skilled at

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Come celebrate the end of the academic year on a high note at Lakerfest on Friday. Spotlight Productions and the Office of Student Life’s Laker Traditions team have collaborated to host a fun, carnival themed festival. The festival will have food including hotdogs, cotton candy and ice cream. The event is free for students and will be held on the KC west lawn from noon to 4 p.m. weather depending. If it rains, the event will be moved inside the Kirkhof Center.

“It definitely gives (students) more exposure because they have a chance to show their work to a professional, and the Superior Awards allows them to do that,” Little said. The award show is not a competition, but rather serves as recognition of exceptional work created within the APR program and a celebration of student accomplishments. “It’s a unique opportunity for students to be judged in the professional realm and receive feedback,” Little said. Students received scores for projects showcased under nine noncompetitive categories. Awards were distributed to a total of 20 winners within such categories as advertisements, advertising and public relations campaigns, media plans, case studies and APA-formatted papers. Adrienne Wallace, an advertising and public relations professor, said that the ceremony does not necessarily prepare students for the professional world, but rather the judging of the awards pro-

GIVING BACK: The new student organization Stitchcraft

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crocheting, Packing Hope approached Stitchcraft with the idea of creating plastic mats for the homeless. “It’s our first project as a new club,” said Kylie Peterson, secretary of Stitchcraft. “I think we would jump at any opportunity to do something for somebody else.” The bed mats are made of plastic yarn or “plarn” that the members cut, loop and crochet together from grocery bags. It takes around 1,000 grocery bags to make one mat, putting use to many old bags that would usually end up in a landfill. “I like the...recycling aspect of (the project),” Garety said. “We’re taking something that would ordinarily

be useless and turning it into something that will be very useful for someone.” Once completed, the mats will be given to Packing Hope, who will add them to the care packages that they hand out to homeless people across Grand Rapids. The mats will be very light, waterproof and are able to be rolled up, making them portable. Stitchcraft does not have a specific number of mats they are making, rather they are turning the opportunity into a long-term project for the club. They will always accept donations of plastic bags to use as plarn. For more information, visit Stitchcraft’s Facebook page.

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QUICK HITS GVSU LACROSSE PLAYER OUTSCORES NO. 12 REVIS In the final non-conference match of the season, the Grand Valley State lacrosse team gave the GLIAC even more reason to tremble as GVSU trounced No. 12 Revis, 19-8, on Monday in Allendale. Sophomore star Erika Neumen, who leads the GLIAC in goals with 56 already this season, posted a record-breaking performance with nine goals and an assist to reach 10 points, crushing two program records in the process. The Lakers (10-4, 4-0 GLIAC) have now won seven straight, scoring at least 16 goals in each of those games. The team plays three more conference foes before the GLIAC Tournament (April 28-May 3).

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LACROSSE Friday vs Findlay 7pm Sunday vs Tiffin 1pm MEN’S TENNIS Saturday @ ODU (TBA) Sunday @ Walsh 10am WOMEN’S GOLF Saturday @ JBMF Cavalier Classic Sunday @ JBMF Cavalier Classic MEN’S GOLF Saturday vs GLIAC South Invite Sunday vs GLIAC South Invite SOFTBALL Thursday @ Northwood 3:30pm Thursday @ Northwood 5:30pm Saturday @ Ferris State 1pm Saturday @ Ferris State 3pm BASEBALL Saturday vs Findlay 1pm Saturday vs Findlay 3:30pm Sunday vs Findlay 12pm Sunday vs Findlay 2:30pm

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straight tournament on Monday at the Tiffin Invitational after opening up a 17-stroke lead on day one.

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Noble effort in Noblesville Consistent play gives GV second-place finish at Midwest Regional No. 4 team though, and we need to take advantage on the par 5s.” Redshirt senior Jack Rider tied for he phrase ‘time is 26th with a 4-over 148. money’ is generally asMeanwhile, junior Chris Beltsociated with managing one’s time in order to zer shot a 7-over 151 to finish in a tie for 51st. maximize profits. As for areas of improvement, For Grand Valley State’s men’s golf team, patience and careful GVSU is focusing on its short game course management allowed the as the spring campaign progresses. Lakers to hit on the money dur- Greens play and shots within the ing the NCAA Midwest Regional 100-yard mark have been an area No. 4 at the Purgatory Golf Club of difficulty for the team. First-year coach Gary Bissell in Noblesville, Ind. GVSU finished said the Lakers have let teams gain just two strokes behind Indianapoground around the lis with a 9-over 585, greens. Mancinelli better than 29 other said they need to work teams in the two-day “Once we can on making more putts tournament. in the 4-to-15 foot Composure was key see more birdie range. Polulak agreed. for the Lakers. putts, we’ll be a “Once we can see “Having patience more birdie putts, we’ll tough team to helped a lot with the be a tough team to wind this week,” said beat. We need beat,” he said. “We need junior Tyler Polulak, to get the putters hot.” the putters who finished in a tie Even with a weaker for ninth place with a to get hot.” short game for the time 1-over 145. “We were being, the team has able to get up and TYLER POLULAK proven that a strong down and we’re being JUNIOR GOLFER long game can earn more consistent.” wins. Bissell said the Finishing alongside Polulak was freshman Do- team’s mapping of shots and angles menic Mancinelli, who posted his during practice rounds have been a third top-10 finish of the season. huge asset because it lets the Lakers Mancinelli said keeping attention play to their strengths. “We’re ranked number one right away from mistakes and maintainnow in the Midwest which is great,” ing focus helped GVSU. “We stayed in the moment better,” he said. “We are a long-range BY NICK DEMAAGD NDEMAAGD@LANTHORN.COM

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ay two of the Tiffin Invitational didn’t go as planned for the No. 16 Grand Valley State women’s golf team. It didn’t matter. GVSU carded a 16-over-par 304 on day one, good enough for what proved to be an insurmountable 17-stroke lead. Despite a 45-over 333 on Monday, it was smooth sailing for the Lakers. The team won by eight strokes, besting second-place Findlay and third-place Ashland. “I mean the conditions were definitely tougher than they were the first day,” said senior Kelly Hartigan. “I think it maybe got to everyone’s head a little bit. Having a 17-stroke lead going into the last day of the tournament, it’s kind of hard to set goals for yourself and know that you have to play well to win. “We talked about it before we went out. We had individual things that we all wanted to work on but I think it will just be a motivational factor the next couple of weeks and going into postseason.” Hartigan fired a tournamentbest 1-over-par 73 on Sunday and an 11-over-par 83 on Monday. She finished in third place with the 12-over performance, just two strokes out of first place. “I made four birdies,” said Hartigan, who now has four consecutive top-five finishes. “I was putting well. I still had a few bogeys in there obviously, but I hit the ball well and we worked on short game like the whole week before so that kind of helped me out the first day as well.” GVSU junior Gabrielle Shipley finished second for GVSU, tying in fifth place with a 4-over 76 and a 12over 84. Shipley, currently the No. 5 golfer in Division II, now owns seven top-five finishes this season. “This season I’ve really been working hard on my emotions and my

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CLUB SOCCER TEAM HOSTS GRAND RAPIDS FC The Grand Rapids Football Club played its firstever game at Grand Valley State on Sunday night. The GVSU men’s club soccer team went toe-totoe with the newly founded club, keeping the match scoreless through eight minutes, until GRFC’s Elmedin Zukic found the back of the net in the ninth minute. It proved to be the first of eight goals for the visitors, who held on for a 8-0 victory. GV REPRESENTS AT ROLLER HOCKEY NATIONALS The road ended for the Grand Valley State Division 1 roller hockey club last weekend at the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) National Tournament in Independence, Mo. The Division 1 Lakers dropped their first two games to Florida Gulf Coast (7-6) and Arizona State (21) before whipping Rhode Island (6-1) to close out pool play. From there, GVSU topped Long Beach State, 2-1, but saw the season end in the second elimination round with a 6-4 loss to Cal Poly Pomona.

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SO CLOSE: Grand Valley State senior golfer Jack Rider putts during an event. GVSU finished second at the NCAA Midwest Regional No. 4.

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he Grand Valley State dodgeball club achieved a national championship three-peat on Sunday at the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (NCDA) championships at Western Kentucky University. GVSU, which entered the championships with a 30-1 overall record, upped its total national title count to seven after defeating Central Michigan in the national championship game. Saturday kicked off the two-day dodgeball extravaganza, and the Lakers were hot from the get go. GVSU topped Wisconsin-Platteville (6-0), Kentucky (3-1) and Penn State (2-1) en route to earning the top seed in bracket play on Sunday. The Lakers played strategically to gear up for the tough competition during the single elimination Sunday tournament. “On the first day we played some teams we didn’t usually play because they were not Michigan teams,” said senior Trevor Nordberg. “We saved our arms and didn’t throw as much as normal games to be ready for Sunday.” Sunday brought much more excitement for the Laker dodgeball players. In bracket play, GVSU topped Virginia Commonwealth 4-0 in the round of 16. Then the Lakers squared off with Wisconsin-Platteville in a weekend rematch, and pulled away with another victory (4-1). In the final four, GVSU met up with

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he said. “But that’s not that important because we want to be number one in the nation. The next step is working on our short game.” The Lakers have the

Saginaw Valley State. The first half of the semifinal tangle with SVSU created quite the scene. GVSU senior captain Kevin Bailey and freshman Kurtis DeYoung were the last two Lakers standing against an SVSU assault, with the Cardinals close to securing the first point. “I thought ‘here we go again’ because there was a similar 2-on4 situation against MSU earlier in the season,” DeYoung said. “We were not too worried.” Bailey threw a catch to SVSU, however, leaving DeYoung as the only Laker out on the court. Then, after DeYoung knocked two Cardinals out, the Cardinals pegged DeYoung with a solid throw. It appeared SVSU had won the point, but the head ref said SVSU called a timeout beforehand. DeYoung and the Lakers were given a second chance and, after DeYoung performed some agile dodges, he snagged a ball in midair, bringing in another Laker and starting the comeback. GVSU won the first point to close out the first half, giving the Lakers more than enough momentum for an eventual 3-0 win. It appeared DeYoung was correct: There wasn’t much to be worried about. In the national championship game, GVSU squared off with Central Michigan – the only team to beat GVSU during the regular season. “We definitely learned a lot from the loss a few weeks ago at the CMU Showdown,” Bailey said. Nordberg was also ready to take on the Chippewas again.

resolve and work ethic to make it happen, but utilizing the strong points in their game will be essential moving forward as they attempt to secure a super regional birth. They won’t have much time to work with, however.

“We had a chip on our shoulder, and their win last time gave them sense that they could do it again,” he said. Not throwing catches was a huge element for the Lakers. “We didn’t throw many catches at all, we were being careful with throw placement, and we also played as fast paced as we could,” Bailey said. “This played into our advantage and not theirs, which allowed us to get a few more outs in transition and middle of the court.” By a score of 2-0, the Lakers won their seventh national championship in program history. “It is always a great feeling reaching the ultimate goal,” Bailey said. “We talk about this the whole year, and finally getting there and winning it all was a relief to celebrate that. “It was different and more special because we had 11 players who had not played at a national tournament before, so new players played key roles and our older guys really stepped up.” The seven wins at the tournament brought the Lakers to a 37-1 overall record for the 2014-15 season. For a few Laker dodgeball players, the 2015 tournament marks the end. Nordberg, along with assistant captain Dylan Fettig, Jalen Gardner and Paul Hillebrand, stepped up to help guide the Lakers to a national championship. “This feels fantastic,” Nordberg said. “Dodgeball has been a huge part of my college career and this is a surreal feeling to graduate and win a national championship.”

GVSU hits the links next on Saturday in Nashport, Ohio for the GLIAC South Invitational, the final tournament before the NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional takes place from May 4-6 in Chicago, Ill.

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mental game because that is something you should always be able to control,” she said. “You can’t really control much in golf so I really worked hard on controlling the things that I can and keeping those working with me and not against me. “I definitely did that (Monday) even though it was a rough day. I really tried to stay positive

and I did my routine through everything, even though my shots weren’t ending up like they were supposed to.” Coach Rebecca Mailloux said the steady play of Hartigan and Shipley has been huge for GVSU. “You have two players who are going to be going out there each week and competing for an individual title and helping the team win a title as well,” Mailloux said. “That gives the

others a lot of confidence...” Sophomore Alex Taylor shot a 20-over-par 164 and finished in a tie for eighth place, her second top-10 finish in as many tournaments. Sophomore Danielle Crilley tied for first in par-5 scoring and finished in a tie for 10th place. The Lakers are back in Ohio this weekend for the JBMF Cavalier Classic in North Canton.

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BATTLE OF THE VALLEYS: Grand Valley State sophomore pitcher Ellie Balbach and her GVSU teammates had a rough go against the Cardinals of Saginaw Valley State on Wednesday af-

ternoon. For the first time this season, GVSU dropped two straight games, falling 10-4 and 9-1. The Lakers (26-10, 12-5 GLIAC) can bounce back on Thursday afternoon at Northwood.

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issed fortunes and missed opportunities plagued the Grand Valley State softball team in its doubleheader as it lost both games to GLIAC rival Saginaw Valley State on Wednesday, 10-4 and 9-1. GVSU was unable to get key hits when

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needed, as the Lakers left 20 runners on base in the two-game sweep. The pair of losses drops GVSU’s overall record to 26-10 overall and 12-5 in GLIAC play. SVSU moves to 18-5. It was the first time the team lost back-toback games this season. “Things just didn’t go our way today, SVSU just got all the lucky bounces and we didn’t cash in on our opportunities,” said GVSU

coach Dana Callihan. “We just have to battle back and turn things around tomorrow.” In game one, the Cardinals put up a four spot on the board that included a three-run bomb over the left-field scoreboard by the SVSU catcher. The Lakers tried to battle back with a rally of their own in the bottom of the inning with RBIs by Jenna Lenza, McKenze Super-

naw and Ellie Balbach to cut the deficit to one run for the Lakers. They would eventually tie it in the third inning when catcher Marie Deppe scored on a throwing error by the shortstop, but from there SVSU outscored the Lakers 6-0, taking advantage of every opportunity. SEE SOFTBALL ON A10

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might never go to print. Understanding how rare they are, I’m sucker for a good ending. And even when I can’t nail one down myself, I know a quality finish when I see one – particularity in film.

I’ve wallpapered my room with posters of my heroes ever since I was a kid and have enjoyed the aesthetics of a variety of different stills, but I’ve never been struck by any work quite as much as the guns-blazing se-

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used to wander aimlessly in and out of the paintings that adorn the halls of the Detroit Institute of Art before finding my way to my film class to screen the Detroit Film Theaters weekly showing, sponging up every brush stroke, ceramic curve, cinematography choice and grand design I could identify before furiously splattering all that I saw against the back of retina like an untrained speed painter performing in the street. My formal training in art can be reduced to the “happy little trees” I observed being puffed into canvas by Bob Ross and his majestically coiffed

eternity. I’ve come to terms with the sentiment that done is better than perfect out of necessity, but sometimes it feels like I’ll never drum up an ending I can be satisfied with. If I always waited, I

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afro, slam poetry sessions where burned CDs with generic labels were traded after the show I watched – performed in dank conference rooms for extra credit – a 35mm photography class I barely passed as a freshman in high school and occasional visits to a self-curated library of quality reads with bookmarks long ago – abandoned halfway in between the pages that wastes away in my room collecting dust. I am not an artist – this much is clear to me – but every time I made the desolate drive back home from the DFT along an impossibly deserted 75N expressway in that dark part of the night, after midnight and before 4:30 when it’s hollow digesting the splutter of art I’d just observed, I couldn’t help but to contemplate how an artist could know when a work was done. I still wonder every time I sit down at my laptop and bleed out a story for the Lanthorn. If not for a deadline that I milk for all it’s worth, like a classroom of punk middle schoolers does a substitute teacher, I might battle to cover up my brushstrokes for

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THROW OUT RECORDS: The Saginaw Valley State softball team was outmatched on paper entering the two-

game set against GVSU in Allendale on Wednesday, but it didn’t matter. SVSU won both games, 10-4 and 9-1.

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It was a day to forget on the mound for junior pitcher Sarah Andrasik. She threw 4.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits while striking out and walking three. Game two of the double header was much of the same story for the Lakers. Things started off on the right foot for the Lakers when they opened up the scoring with a Lenza RBI single up the middle, but in the bottom half of the inning the

Cardinals had an answer. SVSU’s centerfielder had a bases clearing triple down the rightfield line, giving the Cardinals a lead they would not relinquish. With the loss, Courtney Reinhold’s record drops to 11-3 on the season. She gave up nine runs in 5.1 innings, although only five of those runs were earned. “We were just overall flat,” Lenza said. “It’s just a tough loss for the team in general. Tomorrow is a new day and we have to come back and get two wins. We have got to make sure that we are consistent with our hitting. Today

we just were not on.” Lenza led the way for GVSU, going 5-for-7 overall in the pair of losses. She had two RBIs and also scored one run. Supernaw had a solid day, as well, going 3-for-6. She drew one walk and had one RBI on the day. “We have ups and downs, today we had a down day but we’re going to come back tomorrow and kill it,” she said. “The good teams shake it off, and we will move on. It’s behind us and in the past.” The Lakers will look to rebound tomorrow when they travel to Midland, Mich. for a doubleheader at Northwood.

mous lines and you’ll get a spark of recognition from most everyone in the audience and their mother, but tell me “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” when you and I first meet and shake hands and it really will be. I still get chills watching Tommy Lee Jones read Cormac McCarthy to send out No Country For Old Men, and if I ever make it to Zihuatanejo, I’ll make it a point to send back a postcard from wherever it is that I cross the border. Whenever I watch a Rapid bus pull away from a stop, it occurs to me that there might be a pair of Elaine Robinson and Ben Braddock riders in the back with no destination in mind, overwhelmed with concern about their futures just like me. A coldsweat begins to stir me to panic until a clunky muffler shocks me back and reminds me that sitting on the back of the bus bound for destinations unknown beats sitting in a room staring into a fishbowl. I’m a sucker for a good ending in sports too, whereas it is in film and literature they can be equally defining, if not more organic. I always pocket the ones I like best in literal clippings from the paper. The blue collar Detroit Pistons team that subjugated the star-studded LA Lakers and all of Hollywood in 2004 will forever be my team, just as the ‘68 Tigers that soothed Detroit with a World Series crown after a summer of race riots will forever be my pop’s. Both front pages of the Detroit Free Press announcing those titles hang framed side by side in my basement. When Jerome Bettis retired as a Super Bowl champion is his hometown, it was something out of a movie – only better, since it really

happened. I still have the copy of SI – and boxes full of other endings in the form of magazines and excerpts I’ve collected over the years – to prove it. The same is true for the Grand Valley State girls soccer team that won the a national champions before graduating coach Dave DiIanni to Division I; I know because I wrote that clipping myself. One of the beautiful elements of sports is that, sometimes, the endings write themselves, and I relish the moment every time I’m gifted a joyous conclusions to report upon. Some endings are painfully cliché, others wildly unpredictable or thought-provokingly twisted, and the right one can privy fans to absorb the moment right through the copy. But for every story about GVSU product Charles Johnson catching on in the NFL punctuated with optimism about what could be, there’s another about Cullen Finnerty dotted with tragedy about what could have been. Some endings are difficult to bare, and as a writer, I sometimes like to pretend that I have a supernatural control over blank pages on Open Office. That somehow by putting finger-tip to key, I could make my words so. That I could re-write what’s already come to pass with a few smartly placed revisions, and could determine with a few paragraphs what the future holds. And that when I got the ending right, a light would flicker on right next to the over-extended word-counting tool on the bottom of screen to signal me. Until that technology is developed, one thought provides simultaneously comforts and excites me every time the lights come back on in a theater, I lose a good friend, finish a book, submit a story, a season closes or a school year inevitably comes to end: The next ending will come soon enough.

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Freshman catcher Connor Glick and the Grand Valley State baseball team traveled to Northwood for a battle of the GLIAC North Division’s top two teams. The Lakers made a statement in the doubleheader, plating 32 runs in 12-9 and 20-5 victories. The team (2112, 8-4 GLIAC) now shares the same conference record with the Timberwolves as a result. The Lakers return to Allendale this weekend to play Findlay in back-to-back doubleheaders, starting on Saturday at 1 p.m. GVL KEVIN SIELAFF

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