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In a recent article by 24/7 Wall St., a number of jobs were listed as underpaid when considering the high levels of education required for the position. However, while some of these jobs often receive lower pay, some Grand Valley State University faculty members disagreed and said some occupations listed can in fact be highly compensated.

Several of the jobs mentioned included radio and television announcers, legislators and rehabilitation counselors.

Legislators with a bachelor’s degree had a 2010 median salary of $19,260, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

While the article listed legislators as a highly educated but underpaid job, several GVSU faculty members disagreed, noting that many legislators own businesses, currently work or have had previous careers outside of the public sector.

“Legislators often come to position fairly late in their career,” said Mark Richards, professor and chair for the political science department. “Usually legislators have already been successful in another career that requires at least a college degree. Common occupations among legislators include business, law, education or retiree.”

Richards argued that legislators are highly compensated in several places and that in most other areas, it’s viewed as a part-time job so they can still work elsewhere while being a legislator.

“The main point is that having an advanced degree is not a formal qualification to serve in governmental office, and that the lowest paid legislators are really part-time public servants who have a career or own a business,” said Paul Cornish, associate professor in the political science department. “So the whole premise of the article is false as it applies to people who serve as elected legislators.”

Reporters, correspondents and broadcast news analysts with a bachelor’s degree had a median salary of $36,000 in 2010, according to the BLS. “It’s always pretty cheap as a start in broadcasting,” said Keith Oppenheim, assistant professor and coordinator of the broadcasting major. “The bigger problem is getting a job somewhere. I don’t think the main issue is the pay is too low, but that the job numbers are too few.”

Oppenheim said the occupation has struggled because of the development of technology and the media revolution. He said that those hoping to enter the field of broadcasting or other media have to have multiple skills because there is more to do and fewer people to do it. “(Students) have to be a real

multimedia player,” Oppenheim said. “They need to be able to write for print and for web in different forms, have electronic journalism skills and the ability to tell stories in different ways.”

It’s crucial for students hoping to find a job in media to get experience outside of the classroom, as well, Oppenheim said. Having an internship offcampus gives a student experience that enhances what they’re learning in the classroom.

“A workplace gives you things you can’t get in the classroom,” he said. “Students need to apply themselves in both (technical and practical) areas.

It won’t be easy, and students need to bring a lot of efforts to the table while they’re here.”

Student interest in the GVSU broadcasting major hasn’t declined because of lower pay and more career responsibilities, but instead enrollment numbers have seen a steady increase from the fall of 2009 with 136 students to 155 in the 2013 fall semester.

Oppenheim said students go into the major because it’s a cool job and an interesting way to make a living, instead of for the money.

“I would rather do something that I love than be stuck in a cubicle or going to school for eight years,” said Stacia Brundage, a senior majoring in sports broadcasting.

For students hoping to become rehabilitation counselors, the jobs are typically underpaid because they’re often funded by nonprofits or underfunded by the government, said Patricia Stow Bolea, associate professor in the School of Social Work.

According to the BLS, rehabilitation counselors with a master’s degree had a median salary of $32,350 in 2010.

“Students go into these lowpaying, helping fields because they really do want to help people,” Bolea said.

The bachelor’s of social work program at GVSU has seen a population increase of 44 percent, from 345 students in 2009 to 499 this semester.

Bolea said that even though the job is often underpaid, students are in it because it’s really what they want to do.

“It’s an individual decision really,” she said. “For some people, it’s very worth it for altruistic reasons—worth is relative.”

Her advice to students is to be realistic about their earnings, to carefully weigh their motivation to go into the health care field and to keep in mind the environment they’ll be working in. She said that it’s hard but rewarding work.

“It’s a cultural value,” Bolea said. “If it was a cultural value of making sure there was more social justice and equity, then I think these positions would be more rewarded.”

Growing up: Tina Tran, 20, and her four-year-old daughter, Anastasia, enjoy lunch at Tran’s apartment in Wyoming, Mich. Tran is one of many Grand Valley State Univeristy students who sets aside time and money to raise a child during college.

gauging success

GV students set aside time, money to raise children

BY CARLY SIMPSON CSIMPSON@LANTHORN.COM

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wenty-year-old Tina Tran, a junior at Grand Valley State University, slowly gets out of bed when an alarm goes off at 7 a.m. in her apartment in Wyoming, Mich. She opens her bedroom door and softly pads down the hallway trying not to wake Anastasia, her daughter, who was born Jan. 6, 2009.

“I went from being a freshman in high school to an adult in a very short amount of time,” Tran said. “I can’t explain to others how hard it is because they can’t relate. As a parent you’re in charge of all the decisions, big and small.”

Twenty five minutes away in Caledonia, 20-year-old Brianna Kilgore has been awake since 6 a.m. She has to get her 4-year-old son, Alexander, ready by 7:15 a.m. They will then make the hour commute to Allendale, where Alexander attends the Children’s Enrichment Center at GVSU while Kilgore is in class.

“I found out I was pregnant at the end of my sophomore year of high school,” said

Building blocks: President Thomas Haas takes a moment for a photo op with Giorgio Montanari, dean of the political science department at the University of Perugia.

Fostering international relations

GV hopes to broaden University of Perugia exchange program

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Grand Valley State University and the University of Perugia in central Italy celebrated their sister school partnership with a formal lunch at the DeVos Center on GVSU’s Pew

Revelations from ‘Nam

Vietnam vets to share stories with Veterans History Project

BY AARON CRIDER ACRIDER@LANTHORN.COM

Vietnam is the second most filmed U.S. war next to World War II, but surprisingly, it is the least known war in terms of the experiences U.S. military forces had overseas.

James Smither, a professor in the history department and director of the Veterans History Project at

Grand Valley State University, hopes to change that.

“Unlike World War II, which when you know a particular unit, you can follow it from one frontline to another, Vietnam is very fragmented even though we sent 1.2 million soldiers there,” Smither said.

He will be moderating a discussion panel with veter-

Kilgore, who is now in her sophomore year wasn’t deciding whether to attend college. at GVSU. “I had just gotten home from Instead, it was figuring out how to fit into spring break in Colorado. At first I didn’t the masses of traditional students. believe it, so I took multiple pregnancy tests.

“I have always wanted to go to college After the third one, I decided since I was a little girl,” Kilgore they were probably right.” said. “In my house it wasn’t an GVSU offers several supoption; you were expected to port systems for studentgo to college. Getting pregparents. The Women’s Cennant and having a baby only ter can connect students I do fueled my desire to go to colwith other organizations as sometimes lege, because now I had an well as provide them with actual reason to better myself. resources about contracep- feel like I am I knew I needed a good edution and pregnancy. cation if I wanted to get a job missing out.

“A lot of times we get stuthat would support the two dent-parents that are told by Brianna Kilgore of us. It is hard sometimes, different offices, roommates GVSU student-parent though. I don’t make as many or friends to stop in. We are friends because I don’t live on that first step,” said JoAnn Wassenaar, or close to campus. It is hard to connect and associate director of the Women’s Cen- network with other people because I am ter at GVSU. “Whether it’s an unplanned rarely on campus, and when I am, my son or a planned pregnancy, they are look- is with me. Not many college students want ing for options. Is it possible to stay in to hang out with a 4-year-old. I do someschool? How do they navigate their times feel like I am missing out.” classes and faculty members?”

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ans of the Vietnam War as part of the Veterans History Project, which is in partnership with the Library of Congress. The discussion panels are part of the “My Year in Vietnam” discussion series beginning Sept. 25.

“We’re trying to get away from canned versions of Vietnam, what you’d see in movies like drugs and post

gia, with his family.

“We signed the first agreement in 2003,” Montanari said. “It was one of my first duties as dean.”

The original agreement between the universities was for the exchange of professors only in the political science department from each university. In September of 2003, a professor from the University of Perugia came to GVSU to teach a few classes, and in May of 2004 a professor from GVSU went to Perugia to teach.

Since then, a total of seven GVSU professors have taught at Perugia, and six Perugia professors have taught at GVSU. This exchange only lasted six years, when the partnership switched to a student exchange in 2009.

The new agreement signed

by Haas and Montanari will last until 2016 and is still restricted to exchanges of faculty and students in the political science department.

“We would like to develop some research together if possible,” Montanari said of a reason behind the exchange.

Campus on Wednesday. The lunch was held to celebrate the past 10 years of the partnership between the universities and to renew the agreement between the two institutions.

In attendance were political science professors from

GVSU, exchange students who have been to Perugia through the program, GVSU President Thomas Haas, members of the sister city board and Giorgio Eduardo Montanari, the dean of the political science department at the University of Peru-

trauma, and give a broader range of experience of the war,” Smither said.

The discussions will take place throughout the year with three veterans per panel, with the exception being the first discussion.

The first panel will consist of six veterans—three marines who were among the first battalions sent to Vietnam and three Special Forces soldiers deployed to train native tribesmen to fight the communist regime.

The discussion series is part of Smither’s per-

sonal project, as well—a there is no distinguishable book about Vietnam that front line, so the stories we doesn’t necesget are either sarily focus on done in movies, the geopolitical which focus on side of the war a battle, or we or on the dehave a singular bate of wheth- We’re trying memoir,” Smither the U.S. won to get away er said. “What’s or lost the war. great about this Rather, the fo- from canned project is that cus of the book versions... now many of the and the projveterans are at a ect is on the james smither point where they soldiers who history professor want to share fought the war. their stories.

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NEWS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 Grand Valley Lanthorn

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Grand Rapids boasts decent driving record Grand Rapids was ranked 62nd on Allstate Insurance Agency’s list of the 200 cities where drivers are most and least likely to crash, moving up 25 spots from its 2012 position of 87th. The report is based on insurance claims made in that city. According to the report, Grand Rapids drivers are involved in an accident once every 10 years on average. Detroit earned the 101st spot, with drivers on average getting into accidents once every 9.3 years.

The city surveyed with the least number of accidents was Fort Collins, Colo., where drivers get into accidents once every 14 years. Washington D.C. received the worst ranking, with drivers reportedly get into collisions once every 4.8 years.

GVSU students research basic needs Grand Valley State University’s Johnson Center for Philanthropy has begun a new study, the VoiceGR campaign, to learn more about the wants and needs of the greater Grand Rapids community. Researchers will study issues such as health care, education, employment status and racial equality. Similar studies have been done by the center before, but this year the team plans to reach a broader number of community members by reaching out to local businesses and libraries to get the study surveys in the hands of more community members. Results of the study will be used at town hall meetings to help make possible changes and by local organizations so that their work can be more beneficial to the needs of the community.

GV celebrates Hispanic Heritage Grand Valley State University will be hosting many events at the end of September and into October to celebrate Hispanic Heritage. The events will allow students to really engage in studying the lived experiences of Latinos in the U.S. and abroad. This morning at 9 a.m., there will be a Latino Civil Rights tour at the Cook Library Center in Grandville. Other events include a visit from a Hispanic filmmaker, a talk about diversity and a presentation about domestic violence in immigrant populations. Events are free and open to the public. For a complete list, visit www.gvsu.edu/oma.

New Music Ensemble re-releases popular record Grand Valley State University’s New Music Ensemble recently rereleased its latest album, a cover of musician Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians.” Bill Ryan directs the NME, which started in 2006 as a group dedicated to exploring the complicated world of new music. The group recorded the original album of Reich’s cover songs in 2007 with Innova Records. Fans of the new music genre all over the country were so impressed by the album that it was re-released for an even better sound. For more information about the nationally recognized group, visit www.newmusicensemble.org.

DPS pursuing leads in home invasion, no suspects identified

BY ALYSSA RETtELLE ARETTELLE@LANTHORN.COM

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wo apartments in Laker Village at Grand Valley State University were broken into while the residents were home asleep upstairs early on the morning of Sept. 13. Laptops, purses, TVs, credit cards, cash and other personal belongings were taken from the apartment, but the residents were not harmed.

“At this time, we believe there is more than one suspect involved,” said Capt. Brandon DeHaan, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety.

“However, I will not speculate on the number of suspects at this time.”

The suspects entered the apartments through the back screen doors, neither of which were secured.

“The two reported instances are burglaries,” DeHaan said. “However, as residents of the apartments were home at the time, the incidents became home invasions.”

DeHaan couldn’t give too many details since the investigation is still ongoing, but he did say limited items were recovered and the Grand Valley Police Department is following up on some leads. GVPD has reason to believe the suspects fled to the Detroit area, where they tried using the stolen credit cards and pawning a few items.

Ashley Schulte, living center director at Laker Village, sent out an email to all residents with some general safety tips: •Keep your apartment doors locked at all times and remind all roommates to keep their keys on them at all times.

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Lock your screen door and use the se- rare on campus, but to contact GVPD curity bar. If your security bar is not right away if a break-in is suspected. functional or needs repair, call 616“While this is a very safe campus, 331-3000 to submit a work order. bad things can happen, even here at •Inventory your personal belong- Grand Valley,” DeHaan said. ings of value. Use serial numbers of According to the Allendale Campus your computer, TV, cell phone, etc; Police Beat on GVPD’s website, this is copy your credit the first breaking and entering crime of card information this semester. so you can quickly However, an incident, which was dereport it missing scribed as “burglary” and “disorderly conand keep that docduct,” also occurred in Laker Village on ument in a safe loApril 20. The suspect, who was a student, cation. was charged with breaking and entering •If you’re using and was lodged in the Ottawa County Jail.

Apple products, use According to the most recent data iCloud to register in GVSU’s Annual Security and Fire DEHAAN Safety Report for 2012, there were five your products. Also, use “Find My iPhone, reported burglaries in on-campus resiPad, iMac, etc.” by enabling the app on your idence halls for 2011. That same year, products and making sure Location Servic- there were 38 instances of larcenyes are turned on. theft that also occurred in residence DeHaan said the GVPD is still at- halls. The 2013 report, which will tempting to develop suspects and is document records for the 2012 calenencouraging the community to step dar year, is expected to be posted at up with any information. the end of this month.

“We’re asking residents to be Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival Presents responsible for William Shakespeare’s the community,” he said and reminded everyone on campus to be Directed by Katherine Mayberry alert, aware and Louis Armstrong Theatre responsible for Performing Arts Center, Allendale Campus themselves and September 27, 28, October 3, 4, and 5 ............ 7:30 p.m.

September 29, October 5 and 6 ............................ 2 p.m. for others around them. He also – Benedick, Act V, Scene II For tickets or more information call (616) 331-2300 said that home or visit gvsu.edu/shakes/. invasion is fairly *Sign language interpretation available.

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NEWS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 Grand Valley Lanthorn

Cancer community to kick off support network at GV

BY Ryan Jarvi news@lanthorn.com

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n 2013, about 580,350 Americans are projected to die of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. That’s more than double the 2012 population of Ottawa County.

The ACS also states that 1,660,290 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year. Ingrid Johnson, a professor in the movement science department at Grand Valley State University, was one of those new cases last year when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Cancer just wasn’t on my radar so it was a pretty big shock at first,” said Johnson, who was only 41 at the time.

She was working when she got her results. She went online but couldn’t find anything for a cancer support group on campus—so she started her own, working closely with Sue Sloop, Work Life consultant at

GVSU’s Human Resources.

The GVSU Cancer Warriors Network had its first official kickoff event in January 2013, which some 40 people attended, Johnson said. After that, the Network hosted a few little discussions with a “come if you want to chat” atmosphere, but this year the Network is expanding its operation.

Following the results of a survey that Johnson and a student in the statistics department created, the Network will provide information and a social atmosphere with guest speakers who will talk about topics like hair loss and nutrition.

“I think 2,000 people took the survey, and when we read all of those responses we were like, ‘Okay now we know what people want,’” Johnson said.

Additionally, a silent auction, which raised about $1,000 at last year’s kickoff event, will offer items from Michigan sports teams, art-

work and more.

The Network has had support from on-campus organizations, such as the Sport Leadership Club and Colleges Against Cancer, and strong support from the community through donated items such as gas cards, free oil changes and gift cards.

“I know it seems strange, but these are the little things that help,” Johnson said. “I think part of why I like to do the silent auction is because I think it’s just fun for people. We can talk serious a little bit about cancer and we can provide resources and things like that, but I also want this kickoff event to be a fun social time for people.”

Sloop said the Network’s focus is to offer hope and support to faculty, students and staff as they begin their journey with cancer.

“It’s very tough to travel this road alone,” she said. “We want to take the feeling of isolation away and offer every-

one a safe place to fulfill their “I was diagnosed with Hodgneeds in this journey.” kin’s Lymphoma my freshman Though Sloop hasn’t had year here at Grand Valley and cancer, she has missed a semesbeen a caregiver ter that year to go for her husthrough chemoband, who was therapy treatment,” diagnosed with Wagner said. throat cancer It’s very She returned about three years tough to to GVSU the folago. After “grulowing fall, but it eling treatment” travel this wasn’t until her of chemotherapy road alone. junior year when and radiation, she heard about he is cancer free, sue sloop the Cancer Warbut now Sloop’s work life consultant riors Network.

83-year-old “At the time of mother has been diagnosed my diagnosis, there was not with pancreatic cancer. a group that I felt I could use “The cancer was caught as a resource to help with my early and is encapsulated, so stress of being diagnosed,” she we’re hoping for the best,” she said. “I am so glad things have said. “Cancer detection has changed since then and that come a long way, and cancer is others may have the Cancer no longer a death sentence.”

Warriors Network as a reLauren Wagner, a senior source now.” studying social work, has Johnson isn’t sure how been surviving cancer for many people on campus are two and a half years. affected by cancer, but she

continues to see more people coming out of the woodwork.

“I think a lot of people don’t want to talk about it at work because they feel like, ‘I’m at work I’m supposed to just be doing my work,’” Johnson said.

“But any type of chronic illness or something that’s life threatening is going to affect you.”

Which is precisely why she formed the Network.

“I don’t want anyone to get that call at work and not think that they have someone they can go to right away,” she said.

“I want us to be something so that when people are dealing with something right here at work, they can immediately get some help or support or just someone to listen to them and talk about whatever it is they need to talk about.”

The GVSU Cancer Warriors Network kickoff event will take place 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 in 2270 Kirkhof.

How to put off procrastination GV counselor offers tips

BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI

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Enjoying the harvest: Youssef Darwich, president of the Farm Club, sorts vegetables harvested for the party. The Grand Valley State University Sustainable Agriculture Project, while still relatively new, is rapidly expanding.

Farm Club harvests crops

Students cultivate land, friendships with agriculture club

BY Ellie phillips ephillips@lanthorn.com

Nearly 40 people gathered Friday at the Grand Valley State University Sustainable Agriculture Project for three hours of volunteer work that culminated in the sixth annual Farm Club Harvest Party.

“I’d definitely consider this a success,” said Youssef Darwich, president of the GVSU Farm Club. “We have so many great people out here, great food—we actually have an abundance of food, which is good and bad, but it’s all wonderful.”

Vases of Swiss chard decorated the tables set up in the yard as the guests sat down to an entirely vegetarian, mostly vegan meal, including salad, tomato soup, turnips, sweet potatoes, pesto and tabouli.

“Most of the food here we grew ourselves, and the people who grew it took part in harvesting it, preparing it, cooking it and eating it,” Darwich said. “We got to bring all these different people together who have been involved and who haven’t been involved. It’s just a wonderful atmosphere.”

The day leading up to the party involved hours of preparation, from set-up to cooking, and even some ‘regular’ work for the Farm Club; planting spinach sprouts in the hoop house and trees in the field.

“They’re planting trees today, fruit trees, and we’re going to plant a lot more,” Darwich said. “There’s so much room for

growth and that is really exciting.”

With the SAP still being relatively new, events like this are still sprouting.

“We haven’t done this many sort of events,” said Levi Gardner, Sustainable Agriculture Project manager. “It’s only been around five years but in its full expression that it is now, so this is kind of the first of its kind.”

The SAP is a collaborative effort between GVSU students, faculty and staff to promote sustainable agriculture on the Allendale Campus. Since it began in 2008, it has expanded to include two hoop houses, a greenhouse, a community garden and a variety of sustainability-related initiatives demonstrating the SAP’s dedication to sustainable food systems and organic farming practices.

“When I was working here four years ago, it was often just me,” Gardner said.

“There would be weeks when I was working here just me, and this week we will have had over 150 students here, so it was a tremendous success.”

Dana Eardley, a GVSU student and active member in the Farm Club, said she was pleased with the event.

“This is an event that we’ve been wanting to do on this sort of scale for quite a while, but we just never have the planning to go into it,” she said.

“I think it was really nice to get some new faces out there, and I think a lot of students when they come together and meet the people at the farm realize what a warm and inviting community it is, so they are more eager and wanting to help out and volunteer with us.”

Though she felt this year’s party was a success, Eardley is already thinking about planning for next year.

“To improve, I would have found a way to advertise a little bit more heavily,” she said.

“I think as far as the food and the planning, as far as that goes, it went really well, but it would be nice to see some more faces.”

Gardner said the planning for next year’s party will probably start soon, but he wants to encourage more involvement throughout the entire year.

“Every time we have an event, it’s kind of like—how can we put enough effort into it so that it’s meaningful for people to attend?” he said. “Quite frankly, I think every Friday afternoon when we have volunteers—that’s an event. So, it means that we’re going to keep doing that, too.”

Volunteer hours are between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The SAP Farm is located at 4539 Luce St. near the Allendale Campus.

For more information, visit www. gvsu.edu/sustainableagproject or contact Levi Gardner at gardnele@gvsu.edu.

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Putting off homework or other chores is a common element in many college students’ lives. Everyone has done it, but not everyone knows how to combat the urge to procrastinate.

Mary Sharp, a counselor at the Grand Valley State University Counseling Center, defines procrastination as a “fear-based response” that causes the “flight or fight mechanism” to kick in.

Tiredness and stress can also be reasons for procrastination, Sharp said, but the biggest reason is fear: fear of failure, fear of not having enough time or fear of being less than perfect.

“Procrastination is avoiding something that’s unpleasant or fearful and moving toward something that’s comforting,” she said. “We let our emotions dictate our perceptions, and often it’s flight or fight.”

Our nervous system is about 80 percent “flight or fight,” Sharp said. During that state, the brain produces too much cortisol, which can cause people to become short-sighted and less able to problem solve. The “bio-neural” process affects the emotions and can get in the way of productivity, she said.

Although procrastination happens to everyone, Sharp guessed that it affects freshmen the most.

“They are coming to a strange environment, not knowing what to expect, (and) they are cognitively challenged to make a lot of decisions,” she said. “The decision-making process can be stressful and lead to procrastination.”

Procrastination may seem uncontrollable, but Sharp offered many tips and strategies for students to gain control.

One of the strategies for students is to create their own anti-

procrastination plan. The first step is to make a list of tasks for a project and have a reward for completing one. “It is important to familiarize yourself with whatever it takes to get a project done, and then reward yourself,” Sharp said, adding that it will help students “access wisdom.”

The second step is to sit down and actually do some work. The opposite of procrastination is taking action, Sharp said emphasizing “doing one thing first” instead of trying to juggle multiple things at once.

The third step is to use friends as a support group to discourage procrastination, and lastly, Sharp highlighted journal-keeping as a way to recognize negative attitudes and change them into positive ones.

She also explained that having a week-long study plan can help combat procrastination and allow students to start making decisions.

On day one, students should organize and outline class materials. The rest of the week should switch between studying from the lecture and studying from the text, with day seven being a final review session. Sharp suggested that students study for a maximum of two hours per night during the week before a test.

Sometimes success depends on a combination of tools, skills and discipline, she said. These will help increase the ability to perform and successfully complete an academic career.

Sharp said she hopes students will learn to “recognize their fear-based responses.” She added that students need to remember fear is not “life or death.”

For more information on study tips, visit the Counseling Center website at www. gvsu.edu/counsel or call 616-331-3266.

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OPINION

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

Regrets in food choices: Eating Fuel-ese

BY NIKKI FISHER NFISHER@LANTHORN.COM

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ou’re in a 6-9 trying not to fall asleep while your professor lectures about Kant’s categorical imperative when your stomach begins to growl. But this isn’t just any growl; it’s as though a small raptor has spawned within your stomach and is now scree-ing and clawing

at your insides in every attempt to escape. This visceral sensation has you hopping emotional extremes between self-pity and self-loathing.

You glance over at the guy sitting next to you, hoping he didn’t hear anything, but thankfully, he’s texting on his iPhone beneath the table.

You think back through your day, seeking the cause of your malaise when it hits you: you ate Fuel-ese for dinner (the informal term for food from the “Jump Asian Express” in Fuel). You’d eaten there before as a freshman and, therefore, should have anticipated the inevitable and unyielding discomfort

following the saucy, quasichicken dinner. But you were in a rush and it’s practically natural law that thou shalt not not get to class on time if thou eats at Bleecker Street with half an hour or less to spare (Post hoc, you think it might have been worth walking into class late on the first day with a Pesto Panini).

Abandoning all hope of understanding Kant, you scan through your other options: maybe you should have tried those handcrafted crêpes at Freshens (Is there anything that wouldn’t be made better by stuffing it in a crêpe?) You could have even passed up the Fuel-ese for Papa Johns’

QUESTION OF THE ISSUE

VALLEY VOTE

IF YOU KNEW YOUR FIELD OF STUDY LED TO LOW-PAYING CAREERS, WOULD YOU STILL PURSUE IT OR WOULD YOU CHANGE?

Was GVSU right to remove the pendulum?

I really like my field of study, so although I may not make a lot of money, I’d be happy because I’d be doing what I love.

Andrew Collier Sophomore Anthropology Oscoda, Mich.

Yes, I would rather wake up every morning happy to go to work than make millions and dread it.

Cassidy Major

Freshman Elementary Education Commerce, Mich.

I would probably change. I need to be able to support myself and further down the road I want to be able to support a family.

Evan Lian

Senior Accounting and Finance Novi, Mich.

Yes, I would still pursue a lowpaying career. If it was truly what I loved to do and had a passion for, the pay would not matter.

Hannah Roberts

Yes - 41% NO - 59%

pizza, which might have left you feeling marginally better (though the key word there is marginally).

But hey, give yourself some credit, when claustrophobia swarmed you in the Fuel lunch rush, you shared an intimate moment with that glazed almond chicken.

It looked innocent enough, sitting right in between a steaming bed of fried rice and a pan of Southwestern egg rolls. Forget the fact that when tossed together in that little cardboard box, the three of them all share the general consistency of soggy waffles (Yes, even the egg roll, which doesn’t seem

to consist of either chicken or eggs).

Despite it all, in that ravenous moment, you have to admit that your Fuel-ese tasted superb, perfect, to die for. You sat in the back, facing the wall, and devoured it in under five minutes before running off to the basement of Mackinac Hall. There were a few bites, sure, where you were skeptical of whether or not you were actually eating chicken, but that was half the journey! At this point, you convince yourself that it’s good for the soul to eat Fuel-ese once in a while.

In the next minute, acting on instinct, you find yourself

tapping your texting classmate on the shoulder and budging past him, ready to slip out of class and sprint down the hall for the restrooms. It is here that you change your mind again, vowing to never eat Fuel-ese before class again.

But despite your convictions, we both know that given a couple months, your nearly masochistic relationship with Fuel’s Asian Cuisine will be renewed. With proper time to forgive and forget, the aroma of General Tso’s chicken will overcome your rational faculties and you’ll find yourself running to the restroom every five minutes once again.

It’s the cycle of Fuel-ese.

THIS ISSUE’S QUESTION:

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Is GVSU honest enough about students’ futures in their fields?

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by Mina Shafik

EDITORIAL

TRUE TRANSPARENCY

As GVSU continues to send alumni into the workforce, the Lanthorn editors call for professors to be honest with students about peak salary and job title potentials.

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et’s face it: students don’t like research papers. In fact, most students don’t like research at all. So chances are that they’ve deliberately avoided it in all forms—including research regarding their future careers.

They think: why invest more time into career preparation when I’m already working on the degree?

But the truth is, this sort of research is absolutely necessary.

As described in Sarah Hillenbrand’s front-page story “Passion over pay,” the recession left many jobs few and far between, and those that are available often require more work with less pay.

Students without this inside knowledge graduate with unrealistic expectations for their salary and job title, as well as too much debt to invest in a more practical degree. So shouldn’t students know about their futures going into college when investing their life savings in a bachelor’s degree?

While the Lanthorn staff believes that students should be responsible for exposing themselves to field statistics and career expectations, the university

that grants them a degree should not be without fault for their ignorance.

After all, how many professors will stand at the front of class and admit that professionals who achieved doctorates in their field make about the same as a trade school graduate? Not many, we suppose.

Rather, they shamelessly promote their area of study to majors and moldable students in general education courses regardless of the potential career payoff.

And this lack of transparency has led many a college student to waste funds in a field with few returns. They are unaware that, after walking off the stage with their diploma in hand, they’ll be joining a large job pool vying for few positions at low or unexpected peak salaries.

Even students who are passionate about their subject are not always fully aware of the lifestyle they’re setting themselves up for. Or they have little idea about the pre-graduation work required to land the job title they want.

Many careers are difficult for younger people—especially recent college graduates— to launch into because the company or organization is looking for someone

with experience or transferable skills that the applicant never knew they needed.

They were unaware of the high demands for applicants and were unprepared to delve into the field. Thus, it falls on the colleges to tell students when they first matriculate (not when they can no longer do anything about it) that full achievement in their fields might require them to put forth extra effort to make themselves stand out—whether with a high GPA or multiple prestigious internships.

In the end, it’s all about transparency.

While realistic future earnings and college expectations may not change people’s minds about filtering into the field’s job pool, being transparent seems like the honest, best path a university can take, rather than collecting tuition payments and letting students discover post-graduation the mess that they’ve stumbled into.

Whether it’s a written disclaimer or a brief conversation, all colleges—including Grand Valley State University—need to be honest with students and give them updated information about job openings and realistic earnings.

GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON I LEAH FISHWICK

Sophomore Pre-nursing Brighton, Mich.

I would still pursue my career because I have such a passion for it.

I really enjoy working with young people and athletes, so this is a perfect way to do both.

Madi svec

Sophomore Athlectic Training St. Joseph, Mich.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A software malfunction resulted in the publication of an incorrect editorial in the Sept. 19 issue. Please refer to www.lanthorn.com to read the true editorial, “Setting Priorities.” We apologize for the error and strive to provide the best possible content.

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Student opinions published here do not necessarily reflect those of the paper as an entity.

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The real American test BY garrick see gsee@lanthorn.com

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usually tend to steer away from politics or anything over-stimulating that will rouse the masses into a frenzy when being discussed, but it has come to my attention that there are people in this great nation that still believe in the fear.

If you read my article from last week, you would’ve known about the so-called “fear” that the government and mass media tries to instill in us based on absurd grounds. They want to control your mindset of what a “true” American really looks

like and acts like because as of last weekend, certain people were calling the winner of Miss America, who was of Indian descent, a terrorist among Americans just for winning a pageant contest and looking different.

“I swear I’m not racist but this is America,” was one of the many tweets surfacing the interweb about the woman, Nina Davuluri. As an outsider looking in myself, I do want to ask all of you; what do you think makes up a true American? Do Americans have to be a specific type of way or can it just be that they were born here?

As a student of mainstream media and a lover of films, even I’ve been called “as American as can be” because of my advanced pop culture knowledge from watching tons of MTV back

when I was younger in Malaysia. Does that make me an American then? The truth is, no I’m not. As much as I would like to be, I’m not unless I’m legally allowed to be and even then, I might not be accepted.

The problem with how Americans see themselves is only through the eyes that have been shut behind closed doors for many years. They don’t look outside the window enough to realize that the world is ever expanding and people are constantly intermingling with one another. This is probably the most natural and accepted form of evolution out there that doesn’t take any heat from all the respective belief systems.

We don’t all have to have blonde hair, white skin or blue eyes to be accepted.

Being distinct among each

other is the best thing we can ever do to create a better environment filled with all sorts of colors. I understand that 9/11 was and still is a tragic memory lodged into people’s minds but instead of being defensive and overwhelmingly disintegrate human connections, I think the better way to deal with that is to not revert back to how we used to be before it happened. I say “we” because I consider myself and all of you not as Americans, but citizens of the world, which is a far better description.

It’s time to put our differences aside and bury the hatchet, so to speak. Enough of all these terrorist claims and non-Americanism and just learn to accept everyone as a neighbor who’s willing to help you at any cost. That to me is a true citizen of the world.

PARENT CONTINUED FROM A1 The Student Parent Club, an organization at GVSU that was formed in December 2012, is working to create a support system for students like Kilgore and Tran. In just one year, the group has increased from eight members to more than 60. The club currently meets once a month and has discussed financial aid for non-traditional students, student-parent scholarship opportunities, affirmative action and Title IX, which protects, in part, the rights of pregnant and parenting students.

“Pregnant and parenting students sometimes have a difficult time fitting in and relating to traditional students due to the responsibility differences they face,” said Jeannette Bunda, president of Student Parent Club.

“If nothing else, the club provides an opportunity for student-parents to socialize with each other, and it allows them an opportunity to

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be more engaged in campus life.”

The Children’s Enrichment Center, which just celebrated its 40th anniversary, is an on-campus childcare and early learning facility also available to faculty and the community. Students get a discounted rate of $145 per week.

“Even with a significant discount, a large number of students find it difficult to manage,” Director Sharalle Arnold said. “Whether it’s at Grand Valley or other institutions, many students often report having financial difficulties trying to afford personal tuition and childcare.”

To help cover the costs of raising a child, Tran has had a job since Anastasia was born when she was 16. During the school year, Tran works an average of 15 hours a week at Kohl’s.

“It’s hard to balance work and school along with making sure I spend enough time with Anastasia,” Tran said.

“I’ve definitely learned time management and how to

schedule my days. I’m lucky my family and boyfriend also help watch her too. After a few years, I think I’ve finally got it down.”

Last week Anastasia started pre-school, adding another component to their busy schedule.

But despite the challenges that accompany parenthood, Tran doesn’t regret it.

“Anastasia had definitely motivated me to do and be better in life,” Tran said. “She depends on me. I need to do everything that I can to make sure she comes first. It’s really a special bond between a parent and their child.”

Kilgore agreed and said being a mom has made her a much better person than she was before.

“Being a mother has taught me patience, time management, the fact that nothing in life can ever be planned 100 percent, unconditional love, kindness and understanding,” she said. “It has taught me how to put other people’s needs before my own.”

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Eletti said, and she is sure there will be an increase in the number of her peers from Italy interested in the program.

The agreement was made short so that Mario Amaya-Velazquez, a GVSU studuring the next three years, professors at dent who studied in Perugia and an emboth universities can try to find a way to ployee at the Padnos International Center, make the program available for other disci- is also very passionate about the opportuplines of study. nities that the extension and “We are committed to enpossible expansion of the prolarge to other departments,” gram will bring.

Montanari said. “The pro“I’m hopeful that more stugram will give a chance for dents will take interest as the GVSU students to know the The program program opens up,” AmayaItalian culture and the ItalVelazquez said. “It’s a fantaswill give a ian hearts.” tic opportunity for students to Though there aren’t any chance for engage in cross-cultural conGVSU students currently nections.” studying in Perugia, four students to The partnership was have done so since the last know (Italy). sparked from the Sister City agreement was signed. The Georgio Montanari relationship that Grand RapUniversity of Perugia has Perugia dean ids has had with the city of sent seven students to study Perugia for the past 20 years. at GVSU since then, and The Sister City program Daniela Eletti is currently the only student was created by President Dwight Eisenfrom Perugia studying at GVSU. hower as a way to connect U.S. cities with Eletti is enthusiastic that more students cities all over the world. The desired outwill be able to participate in the same pro- come of the program is for the two cities gram if it is expanded to other departments. to gain knowledge and understanding of “I think it’s wonderful that more people each other through community exchanges will have the opportunity on both sides,” of cultural and ethnic ideas.

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tations and thought that I’d get maybe 12 or so that would say yes,” he said. “But as I started We’ve designed the panels to get 20 that said yes and to include overlapping sto- then 30, I realized that there ries from combat personnel were a lot of these guys that to support and noncombat still remembered and wanted personnel, as well.” to share their stories.”

Smither said it’s great The Veterans History that the veterans want to Project is open to GVSU stutalk about Vietnam since dents, faculty, staff and the many are now in their 60s general public, as several of or older and may forget the participants have ties to portions of their involve- Grand Rapids and GVSU. ment in the war.

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of Smither’s courses or LIB 100, will have multiple opportunities to have Q&A sessions with those speaking in the classroom settings.

The goal, Smither said, is to think “outside of the box” about the war and establish new parameters about Vietnam and those involved by looking at the larger picture of the war through the eyes of those who were on the ground.

The first discussion will be held Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium.

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Cooley Grand Rapids Open House

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Thursday October 3, 6-7:30 p.m.

Law School, like no other preparation, will open your mind, unlock your potential, and enable you to achieve in ways you may have never imagined.

knowledge. skills. ethics.

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Join us for the Grand Rapids Cooley Law School Open House Attend an expert panel overview session. Meet with an enrollment & student services representative.Tour the facility. And mix and mingle with faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Register to attend: info.cooley.edu/openhouses or register at the door.

Can’t make the Open House? Visit Cooley any number of ways. Visits can be tailored to your needs for a personalized Cooley experience.

Call the Admissions Office at (517) 371-5140, ext. 2244, or toll free (800) 874-3511. admissions@cooley.edu • cooley.edu Thomas M. Cooley Law School is committed to a fair and objective admissions policy. Subject to space limitations, Cooley offers the opportunity for legal education to all qualified applicants. Cooley abides by all federal and state laws against discrimination. In addition, Cooley abides by American Bar Association Standard 211(a), which provides that “a law school shall foster and maintain equality of opportunity in legal education, including employment of faculty and staff, without discrimination ICG.1013.053.AD or segregation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.”

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Sumner maintains that an event like this being implemented by the university is a privilege, but the event is free and open to all students.

“To have guys like this here is a real opportunity,” he said. “This should cost something far more than it is being offered.”

Both Kimmel and Hurt will be present after their presentations to answer students’ questions.

“That’s really the beauty of it,” Sumner said. “Because it isn’t just a lecture. If we wanted to watch someone talk, we could just rent a video, but we have access to these men and also a round table discussion including students.”

He said he hopes this will not just begin the conversation at GVSU but will also carry a lasting impression for students once they leave and spark more dialogue in universities across the country. Sumner said GVSU is a pioneer in this regard.

“Nobody is doing anything like this else anywhere right now,” he said. “This really is designed for Grand Valley.”

To learn how to get involved with Men in Action or the conference, contact the GVSU Women’s Center at 616-331-2748.

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Few clubs are as motivated to improve lifestyle on campus as Men in Action. A recent addition to student life, Men in Action was founded to advance gender relations and create a healthy atmosphere to encourage dialogue on the subject.

“Obviously, most men are not perpetrators,” Women’s Center intern Trey Sumner said. “But for a lot of people, this is the first time being away from home, and some don’t know how to act.”

The club aims to create lasting change and hopes to address problems faced by female students by identifying key problems within the modern ideals of masculinity that have contributed to violence on and off campus. The organization has decided to focus on preventing physical and sexual abuse of women by directly confronting masculine standards and teaching men to act to the contrary.

“I’ve had people who are surprised when I tell them this kind of stuff happens on this campus,” Sumner said. “But whether or not we address it, it still happens.”

This comes at a time when the Men in Action organization is hosting its own series of lec-

tures and dialogues. The conferences put on by Men in Action have been taking place over the last few weeks in what the organization calls “preparatory lectures.” The main event will take place Oct. 11 when wellknown sociologists Byron Hurt and Michael Kimmel, experts in gender relations, will speak in the Grand River Room at the Kirkhof Center.

Michael Kimmel, distinguished professor of Sociology at the Stony Brook University in New York, will speak in the morning installment of the conference. He specializes in gender studies, is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities, and is a spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism.

Byron Hurt, who will speak in the evening, is an activist, lecturer, writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker.

In 2010, he hosted the Emmynominated television show, Reel Works with Byron Hurt.

His first documentary to broadcast nationally on PBS was “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” which explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia and sexism in hiphop music and culture.

Group dynamic: Grand Valley State University’s His House gets together every week to worship together on campus. The organization is one of many religious groups at GVSU.

Whose house?

His House.

His House offers students chance to explore faith BY katelyn Mudd kmudd@lanthorn.com

With a variety of on-campus worship opportunities available, sometimes it is hard to decide which one may be the right fit. His House aims to meet students’ needs in a relaxed, intimate environment that stresses community.

“His House is a (Christian Fellowship) group on campus where anyone can gather, hear a message, sing, and build a community,” member Allison Kelleher said.

While members do meet as a whole, His House is an on-campus Christian Fellowship organization that is essentially made up of smaller groups called Life Groups. During a standard His House meeting, members gather to discuss Bible scriptures, pray, sing and provide a community base for the all the organization’s members. Life Groups then allow His House members to split into smaller groups that concentrate on certain topics or goals, which help make the gathering more intimate. Several Life Group activities include freshman Bible studies, capture the flag, Together Tuesday, service opportunities and activity and game nights.

Freshman Bible study is a weekly Life Group led by Campus Minster Rodd Lowell and a few of the older members of His House. The group focuses on the Book of James and the trials facing young students.

“The main goal of His House is to be a blessing to the Grand Valley community and to be a place for people to grow in their relationship with God,” Lowell said. “One of the biggest things that His House does is our spring break trip. Last year we took 72 students down to Fort Meyers, Fla. His House does several services projects every year,

usually around 10 to 15.”

His House has an upcoming fall retreat to Lake Ann Camp near Traverse City. Led by communicator Shane Wood, attendees will participate in worship, breakout sessions that aim to strengthen and deepen their faith, and interact and meet other students involved with His House from all over Michigan. Registration is currently open.

While one of many options for Christian Fellowship organizations on-campus, His House strives to be flexible enough to meet students’ needs.

“His House is a non-denominational Christian-based organization,” Lowell said. “I think that all campus ministry groups have small differences that make them special. Each group has its own personality and students will always be able to find a place that fits them.”

His House is active on more campuses than just GVSU. “His House is a state-wide Christian fellowship,” Lowell said. “Colleges such as Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Central Michigan University all have His House programs.”

Students of all ages are members of His House, with older students helping to lead the Life Groups.

“A friend from home told me about it, and I had heard nothing but good things,” four-year member Jamie Iskow said. “I love (His House). It’s like a huge family.”

His House main group meetings are every Tuesday at 7 p.m., usually in the Grand River Room on the second floor of the Kirkhof Center. For details about available Life Groups, contact communications associate Brian Richards at brian@rzen.net.

For more information, visit the group’s website at www.gvsu.hhcf.org.

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Joining Greek life: The Panhellenic Recruitment weekend helps match up interested students with a sorority that they will fit in with while also introducing them to new people.

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Sororities get ready to rush

Potential new members prepare for Greek life

BY ERIKA COLLIN ecollin@lanthorn.com

During the Panhellenic Recruitment Weekend, scheduled activities aim to introduce interested women to the right sorority while sororities search for women who are outgoing, prepared to make a difference on campus, and interested in sisterhood and leadership.

“There are so many great opportunities that being in a sorority can offer, especially at Grand Valley,” said senior Amy Kinnary, vice president of Panhellenic Recruitment. “If (anyone is) curious about sorority life, I would definitely encourage them to sign up.”

The weekend runs Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, and registration for the weekend is available on the Panhellenic’s GVSU website page. A GPA of 2.5 or higher is required to register, and there is a $20 fee that goes toward a t-shirt and food for the weekend.

A few pre-recruitment events were held over past weekends to allow interested women a way to get to know other sorority women on campus.

“I decided to make (the events) more fun so that girls can enjoy it and not get too stressed out,” Kinnary said.

The recruitment weekend is very precisely scheduled with most of the activities held in the Kirkhof Center. Orientation begins Thursday, when the potential new members are told what to expect of the weekend. Friday is the informational round where potential members learn about the nine different sororities, including Tri Sigma, which is new to GVSU this year.

Saturday consists of the philanthropy round and tours of sorority houses, which each sister is required to live in for at least one year. On Sunday, potential members decide which sorority they want to join and rate them by first and second choice.

Bid Night begins Monday, when the women receive their bid cards and an invitation to join a sisterhood, and then a formal ceremony is held at the Fieldhouse. New members are then introduced to the entire sorority community.

During this process, the potential members are lead by Rho Gammas, which are recruitment guides for the weekend. Each Rho Gamma guides a group of between 12 and 20 girls and act as a maternal figure for the group.

Senior Brooke Tomscik is one of the 28 Rho Gammas for

the weekend and is eager to get started.

“I’m really excited to meet these girls and to find out where they end up,” Tomscik said.

“Once you get to know them, it’s going to be really interesting to see which sorority ends up being their home.”

The Rho Gammas disaffiliate from their respective chapters until after recruitment is over in order to provide unbiased guidance.

“They’re giving up their letters to help girls find their own letters,” Kinnary said.

Senior Meghan Cytacki, vice president of Rho Gamma, is in charge of guiding the Rho Gammas through their training and the recruitment process.

“Every Rho Gamma hopes to have everyone in their group find their ‘forever home,’” Cytacki said.

Kinnary offers tips to girls who are interested in perusing sisterhood by advising them to keep an open mind, meet as many people as they can and to just have fun.

“It can be a stressful weekend and it can be jammed packed too,” Kinnary said. “But at the same time, it’s the greatest experience any woman can go through.”

Registration for the recruitment weekend is available online at www.gvsu.edu/greeklife/pa.

Study abroad reunion to raise scholarship funds BY mary mattingly lakerlife@lanthorn.com

While studying abroad is an experience most students wish to pursue, many do not have the financial means to do so. To raise money for those in need, the Study Abroad Alumni Association has joined forces with the Padnos International Center to hold a reunion for alumni of the study abroad program. “(Buying a ticket) may seem like a small contribution, but it is really huge,” said Alissa Lane, one of the event’s organizers.

Taking place on Sept. 26 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Guest House of downtown Grand Rapids, this is PIC’s first study abroad reunion.

Tickets cost $25 for students and $35 for non-students, and they must be bought in advance as they will not be available at the door. Organizers hope to bring together those who have studied abroad to share their experiences, while giving students an opportunity to network.

Most importantly, the event aims to raise money for the

Mark A. and Elizabeth C. Murray Scholarship, which is awarded to students who wish to study abroad but cannot afford to do so.

“We’ve wanted to do an event like this for a while,” Lane said. “It raises money for a great scholarship, which there is a huge need for. The scholarship has been awarded to four to eight students a year since 2008.

We’re looking to expand that; we’re hoping to do more.”

The reunion will also feature presentations by students who have benefitted from the Murray Scholarship. Grupo Ayé, a Grand Rapids-based Latin band, will provide the soundtrack for the night: Puerto Rican salsa music.

While the event aims to entertain, it’s also meant to allow for networking opportunities.

“It’s an opportunity to meet a lot of different people who study abroad,” said Leah Sarnicola, who helped to organize the event. “People who study abroad don’t stay in one place for too long so it’s always nice to get people together.”

Devin Streur is a veteran of the study abroad program, having previously studied in Sydney, Australia. A peer advisor at the Padnos International Center, he has also been to Tanzania through the program.

“I am just looking forward to hearing other people’s stories,” Streur said. “Once you have been abroad, it is great to converse with others about what they experienced and how your own experiences were similar or different. It’s also a great way to figure out where you should travel next.”

Lane said she is also looking forward to what connections people will make.

“We have an incredible international community (at GVSU), and sometimes we don’t get a chance to get together,” she said.

With an international menu planned that samples several countries, the event aims to be a fun way to reconnect by enjoying a variety of food and experiencing music from different cultures.

To RSVP, visit www.gvsu. edu/pic/reunion.

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could say it was over before it even started. GVSU opened the game scoring the first 35 points of the game, and held a 35-0 advantage with 7:52 left in the first half. Tiffin would score the next 17 points of the game, but the outcome was never really questioned.

GVSU to host 2014 Outdoor T&F NCAA Championship

The NCAA has chosen Grand Valley State University and the West Michigan Sports Commission as co-hosts for the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships from May 22-24.

The 2014 championship was originally scheduled to take place at St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. but the venue will be under construction at that time.

The competition will consist of 42 events, which includes team championships. St. Augustine’s won the team championship last season on the men’s side, while Academy of Art University took home the title on the women’s side.

The Lakers won both the 2011 and 2012 National Championships on the women’s side, and finished its 2013 campaign in third place.

The Intramural staff is looking for help with adding another sport for the Fall semester and needs help narrowing it down between these sports: Bocce Ball, Broomball, Inner Tube Water Polo, Ultimate Frisbee, or Wallyball?

Be sure to check out other intramural sports and campus recreation programs at www. imleagues.com and www. gvsu.edu/rec.

Green named GVSU Student-Athlete of the Week

Grand Valley State University senior wide receiver Brandan Green has been named the first GVSU Student-Athlete of the Week for the fall season.

Green was electric in GVSU’s 31-15 victory over Truman State University on Sep. 14, hauling in six receptions for 223 yards (37.2 YPC) and a touchdown. The receiving output was the third-highest single-game performance in the history of games played at Lubbers Stadium.

The team will hit the road for the first time this season to play Ohio Dominican University on Saturday at noon in Columbus, Ohio.

goes to Michael Ratay.The junior running back picked up 174 yards on 14 carries and got in the end zone three times. Yes, the line opened up some holes for him to run through, but he showed good burst and broke some tackles on his way to a 42yard score. Ratay now has 346 yards on 38 attempts (9.1 yard per carry average) and seven touchdowns on the year.

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GVSU looks to add another club sport

Game ball…

Slugger: Jamie Potts scores one of his two touchdowns during the Lakers’ 42-17 win over Tiffin University. Potts propelled Grand Valley State University forwarded with the help of many second string teammates, who entered the game due to injuries.

GV takes out first GLIAC foe Lakers score first 35 point in 42-17 victory over Tiffin University

ome things never change.

The Grand Valley State University football team entered its matchup against Tiffin University with a 5-0 record in the series between the two teams and an average margin of victory of 53 to 7.6, which is why the only surprising thing about GVSU’s 42-17 victory might be how close the final score was.

GVSU (3-0, 1-0 GLIAC) jumped on Tiffin early, scoring the first 35 points of the game. From there, it looked it would be a blowout, but Tiffin would respond with 17 unanswered points of its own.

“We got off to a good start,” head coach Matt Mitchell said. “(We) really played well the first quarter and most of the second.

Very disappointing that on the defensive side of the ball, some of the backups got in

and we didn’t stop them really or play well.” defense was junior defensive end Matt Senior cornerback Michael Hatcher Mosley. Mosley recorded two sacks on the went down in the first half with an an- night, and his pressure on another play kle injury and did not return. With se- forced an interception that was caught by nior safety Erik Thompson junior Deonte Hurst. already not playing (pecto“He’s getting better evral muscle) and sophomore ery week because he’s getsafety Brad Horling dealing ting more comfortable with with a groin injury, Mitch- ...we’re pretty our system,” Mitchell said. ell decided to play it safe “He’s a dynamic player. He’s with some of his guys in the conservative very physical too for being secondary and defense. with some of as good as a pass rusher.

“Given some of our defenWith the loss of Judon, he’s sive health, we’re pretty con- our players... our top defensive end, and servative with some of our we’re going to really need to mitchell players and very disappointed matt count on him as we continhead football coach on the defensive side of the ue the rest of the season.” ball,” he said. “I thought our Junior quarterback Isiah starting defense did a good job containing Grimes looked comfortable again in his secTiffin. The backups did not.”

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G L I A C

STANDINGS 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1

SOUTH DIVISION Ohio Dominican Lake Erie Walsh Findlay Ashland Malone Tiffin

2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2

W.SOCCER Ohio Dominican Findlay GVSU Malone Michigan Tech Northwood Northern Mich.

Walsh Saginaw Valley Ashland Ferris State Lake Erie Tiffin

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

VOLLEYBALL GVSU Northern Mich.

Ferris State Malone Wayne State Michigan Tech Tiffin Findlay Ashland Ohio Dominican Northwood Saginaw Valley Walsh Hillsdale Lake Erie Lake Superior St.

2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2

Facing the competition: Junior forward Jenny Shaba fights off two Minnesota State defenders.

Soccer No. 1 rank put to the test, Lakers make the grade

BY PETE BARROWS PBARROWS@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University soccer has welcomed all takers this season—facing off against three Division II NSCAA top 13 ranked opponents—and through five games, the freshly No. 1 ranked Laker side remains untarnished.

GVSU, 4-0-1, boasts a record unblemished save a scoreless tie with No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State, and for only the second time in program history and the first time since 2006, when the Lakers started their eventual NCAA Division II championship campaign 6-0-0, GVSU has not surrendered a goal through the first five games.

“I think the parallel between this team and the 2006 squad is that everyday, we recognize that this is truly a team effort for us,” GVSU coach Dave Dilanni said.

“Different players are playing different roles in different games and if one player isn’t playing as well as maybe they should, we have players coming off the bench ready to fill that role.”

In its first game as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team, GVSU opened GLIAC play Friday with a 2-0 victory over Ashland. Junior Jenny Shaba started the scoring off five minutes and 15 seconds into the first half. It was Shaba’s first goal of the season on a roster that evenly balances the scoring load.

“We’re very fortunate to have such a deep offensive line,” Shaba said. “We’re all very competitive so it’s a lot of fun to play together.”

On the other side of the ball, the starting Laker backline comprised of seniors Autumn Jacobs, Kayla Kimble and Tayler Ward, junior Juane Odendaal and freshman Erika Bradfield, who scored her first goal as a Laker off an arching cross from fellow freshman Kendra Stauffler, held Ashland without a shot in the opening half and yielded only three shots in the game.

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NORTH DIVISION Michigan Tech.

Ferris State Saginaw Valley GVSU Northern Mich.

Hillsdale Wayne State Northwood

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Teamwork: Simmons (8) and Werner (17) block the volleyball during a triumphant weekend tournament.

Sweet revenge GV beats teams that ended ‘12 tourney run

BY JAY BUSHEN ASSISTANTSPORTS@ LANTHORN.COM

The Lakers made a statement to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference in a weekend full of revenge.

The No. 21 Grand Valley State University women’s volleyball team began conference play at home on Friday and Saturday with a pair of emphatic victories over Hillsdale College and Northwood University.

“It certainly feels good to start 2-0 in the conference, especially after starting 0-2 last year,” GVSU head coach Deanne Scanlon said.

GVSU (8-2, 2-0 GLIAC) pushes its winning streak to six games and is the only team in the conference listed in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll.

The Lakers dominated Hillsdale in three sets (25-18, 25-17,

25-11) on Friday night after being upset by the Chargers in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Region Quarterfinals a year ago.

GVSU rarely trailed in a contest that only had eight tie scores and five lead changes. Junior outside hitter Abby Aiken led with 10 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Betsy Ronda and senior right side hitter Megan Schroeder both chipped in with eight.

“We wanted that game wholeheartedly,” GVSU junior setter Kaitlyn Wolters said.

“We’re really confident in each other right now.”

Wolters had a game-high 28 assists while adding 10 digs in the victory after being named the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week. She transferred to GVSU this season after leading Grand Rapids Community College to a NJCAA Division II Na-

Stat of the night…

7.

The GVSU defense managed to tally seven sacks on the night. Matt Mosley recorded two, and six other Lakers recorded at least a half sack.

score board 1st 09:39 GV

Jamie Potts 32 yd pass from Isiah Grimes, 7-0

01:42 GV

Michael Ratay 1 yd run, 14-0

2nd 11:45 GV

Darryl Pitts 2 yd run, 21-0

11:28 GV

Jamie Potts 28 yd pass from Isiah Grimes, 28-0

07:52 GV

Michael Ratay 42 yd run, 35-0

02:13 TU

J. Armstrong 6 yd pass from Antonio Pipkin, 35-6

3rd 05:57 TU

Seth Pekoe 34 yd field goal, 35-9

1:09 TU

Jerry Brown 25 yd pass from Antonio Pipkin, 35-17

4th 06:11 GV

Michael Ratay 2 yd run, 42-17

tional Championship in 2012.

The Hudsonville native said the sky is the limit for her new team.

“I want to prove to myself that I can win nationals here with this team,” Wolters said. “I feel like we have the potential.”

The 2013 GLIAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll had selected GVSU and Hillsdale to finish in a third-place tie in the North Division, while Northwood was chosen as the division’s top team after winning the regular season and tournament championships a year ago.

The Lakers, who fell to the Timberwolves 3-1 in the GLIAC Tournament Championship, were more than ready for a rematch.

GVSU defeated Northwood in five sets (25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12) on Saturday, perhaps demonstrating that the conference will have a new No. 1 team when all is said and done this time around.

Aiken led with 24 kills to go with eight digs and was at times unstoppable in the victory. The Onsted, Mich., native said her confidence level has been on the rise.

“It’s getting there,” Aiken said. “In Colorado, Betsy went down and I had to step up. Now that she’s back, I know that I can make mistakes but I have to keep improving every day. I still have a lot to work on.”

The score was 14-12 in the fifth set when Ronda ended a late rally from the Timberwolves with a decisive spike that capped off the 2-0 weekend for the Lakers. Ronda, Aiken and Schroeder combined for 10 kills in the final set in what ended up being a dramatic victory.

Wolters showcased her talent for the second straight day, tallying 51 assists to go with 16 digs and six kills. Junior libero Christina Canepa also played an important role defensively, notching a team-high 19 digs.

The team intends to continue its winning streak on the road this weekend as it travels to Ohio to take on Malone University on Friday at 7 p.m. and Walsh University on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Time to panic?

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Passing the opponents: Senior Sam Power takes the ball down the field during the game against Tiffin University on Saturday. The Lakers emerged with a 42-17 victory.

FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM A7 ond start of the season, as junior Heath Parling continues to nurse his shoulder injury. Grimes finished the night completing 11 of 23 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns; 248 of those yards came in the first half.

“They threw some different stuff that we didn’t really prepare for,” Grimes said.

“They threw some cover three at us, and we didn’t really go over that too much this week. We did a good job adjusting on the sidelines and trying to execute to the best of our abilities to whatever they threw at us.”

Both of Grimes’ touchdowns went to sophomore tight end Jamie Potts. Senior wide receiver Brandan Green followed up last week’s 6 catch, 223 yard, one touchdown performance with another solid outing.

Green caught three passes for 114 yards.

On the ground, it was junior running back Michael Ratay who led the Laker attack. Ratay tallied 174 yards on 14 carries and recorded three touchdowns, including a 42-yard score.

“I was out there just trusting out footwork, and the o-line was getting good blocks and the receivers were blocking downfield,” he said. “I

just stayed on my alignment, and that was it.”

With junior running back Chris Robinson sitting out with a concussion, the Lakers were forced to lean on Ratay a little bit more than usual. Given his skill set, Mitchell had no qualms about Ratay’s ability to shoulder the load.

“I think I said before, but Mike is probably our most well rounded back,” he said. “People bounce off him, he has low center of gravity, has great balance. It’s very hard to bring him down. At the same time, I think people underestimate his speed, and he’s great out of the backfield and catches the ball well.”

GVSU outgained Tiffin 557 to 391 in yards and for the first time this year, held its opponent under 100 rushing yards, as Tiffin only managed 87 yards on 33 attempts.

The Laker defense also managed to record seven sacks on the night and was led in tackles by redshirt freshman David Talley, who made nine stops.

Up next, the Lakers will make their first road trip of the season as they head to Ohio to take on Ohio Dominican University.

“A 42-17 win in the GLIAC gets us to 1-0,” Mitchell said. “We got a big game coming up next week with two 3-0 teams.”

he grand valley State University men’s golf team looked to be back in form after the first round of the GLIAC North Invitational at Hawks Head Golf Course in South Haven, Mich.

“We entered this tournament really focused, (and) you can credit that to our first round scores we posted,” junior Jack Rider said. “Everyone seemed to be in groove during the first day.”

The Lakers posted a first round team score of 288, just two strokes out of first place.

“I thought that we felt really comfortable after our first round performance,” sophomore Tyler Polulak said. “It was great for us to be able to establish some momentum against a group of GLIAC teams.”

Senior Chris Cunningham awoke from a minor slump to post a 71 (-1) for the first round of the tournament.

Cunningham’s six birdies put him in great condition to contend on Sunday.

“I was able to birdie every par 5 I attempted, so that always helps,” he said. “It felt good to finally post a good score after struggling earlier this season.”

Senior Joel Seigel and Polulak posted even scores of 72 on the first day of the tournament to help the Laker cause.

After a strong first round, the Lakers struggled once again to put two complete rounds together, as they finished fifth among the field of all 12 GLIAC teams.

“I can’t really pinpoint one thing to why we struggled on day two of this tournament,” Cunningham said. “We simply just played mediocre, which isn’t going to cut it against the type of competition that we

are going up against.”

Thus far, GVSU has struggled to find consistency within the team, which is leaving it in search for answers.

“I really don’t know what else we can do at this point to get things going in the right direction,” Polulak said. “Another week of practice will hopefully put us at where we need to be.”

It may be close to panic time for the men’s golf team as it is nearing closer to the GLIAC conference championships, which is becoming more important as GVSU has yet to record a standout win this fall season.

“I wouldn’t say we are panicking yet, but it’s definitely becoming more of an urgency to

somewhat fix things before it’s too late,” Cunningham said.

After taking home the super regionals title the past two years, the Lakers are striving just to make the cut and hope they can make crucial midseason adjustments to keep their season afloat.

“We are going to have a qualifier to see if anyone else on our roster can step up,” Cunningham said. “When it comes down to it, it’s on me and our other upperclassmen who have been here before to get the job done.”

GVSU’s men’s golf team has a week to tweak its play before it heads to Chicago for the Great Lakes Region fall invitational.

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Keeping composure: Junior Jack Rider puts at the GLIAC North Invitational. Rider and his teammates took second in the tournament and were dissatisfied with the finish.

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time to come together as a group,” senior tri-captain Sam Decker said. “Last year that line was on their way, but now they’re really playing great.”

This season, GVSU has allowed only 13 shots-on-goal and 43 total shots while posting 42 shots-on-goal and 87 total shots, netting eight goals in the process. Through five games, senior keeper Abbey Miller

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has only been asked to make 13-saves, and Friday, Miller made her one save opportunity in routine fashion.

“The key (to our defense) is working for each other,” Shaba said. “We work hard to defend as a team, then advance up the field together, as well. I think we grow and learn more about each other with every game we play and the adversity from a tough schedule lets us see each others strengths and lets us play

together accordingly.”

On Sunday, GVSU squared off against a physical Ohio Dominican team and was relatively stymied in the first half. In the final 45-minutes, however, GVSU played with a sense of urgency distinctive of a first place team and quickly took control of the contest.

For the second consecutive game, Shaba, who fired five of the Lakers nine shots in the game, netted the game-winning

goal. Persistently applying pressure throughout the day, Shaba broke the Ohio Dominican backline in the 68 minute off a cross from sophomore Katie Bounds, allowing the Lakers to return home with two more victories tallied and a 2-0-0 record in GLIAC action.

“Today we played 18 to 19 players and in the last 20-minutes, Ohio Dominican got very, very tired,” Dilanni said. “Some of the best teams that we’ve had

in the last four, five, six years are the ones that are extremely deep and as long as our kids continue to buy into the team aspect, I think the sky’s the limit for us.”

With two more away conference games upcoming, beginning with rival Saginaw Valley State on Sept. 27 at 2:00 p.m., GVSU will have played six of their first seven games on the road. In a much-improved GLIAC conference, the journey towars returning to an NCAA title

game won’t be smoothly paved.

“Playing these tight games are making us better,” Dilanni said. “They’re going to make us better as a team and as individuals now and because we’re going to have to fight and scrap and stay in the game longer, they’re going to also make us better in the long run. We’ve had a tough start to the season, as far as schedule goes, and to be able to start GLIAC play with two wins is great for us.”

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Singles, doubles take down rival SVSU

Sticking together: Doubles partners Leah Dancz and Kali Phillips congratulate each other on a well-played set at Saturday’s match against Wayne State.

BY pat bicanich pbicanich@lanthorn.com

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t’s always gratifying when you are able to take down your arch rival, and that’s exactly what the Grand Valley State University women’s tennis team was able to accomplish.

The Lakers rolled over Saginaw Valley State University 8-1 to to start their weekend homestand on Sept.

20. The match was moved to Ramblewood Tennis & Health Club because of the weather.

GVSU started the day by winning all three doubles matches. Lexi Rice and Carola Orna teamed up to win 8-2 in the No. 1 position. Kali Phillips and Leah Dancz gave the Lakers a 2-0 lead by winning by a score of 8-1.

Kristina Lucas paired up with Kelly Trapp to win No. 3 doubles 8-0. Doubles has been emphasized greatly this year, and the team is happy with the progress thus far, but it still thinks that there is room for improvement in both

singles and doubles.

“We are happy with the early success but we can always get better at singles and doubles,” junior Morgan Patterson said. “We need to continue to improve to reach our goals, and that’s what we are going to try to do every day in practice.”

GVSU was equally impressive in their singles matches, winning five out of the six. Lexi Rice dropped a highly competitive match in No. 1 singles 5-7, 6-2, 10-1. The Lakers went on to win the remaining five matches without dropping a set in the process.

GVSU was able to win its third straight contest on Sept. 21 defeating Michigan Tech University 6-3. The Lakers won two out of the three doubles matches as Dancz and Phillips moved to 7-0 on the season with an 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles. Morgan Patterson and Niki Shipman also won 8-1, improving their record at No. 3 doubles to 6-0.

After dropping the first two singles matches, Shipman won 7-5, 6-1 to tie up the match at 3-3. The match made

Shipman 6-0 on the year in singles play and 12-0 overall.

The depth of the Lakers was key in this match as they were able to win the remaining 3 matches and get the 6-3 victory. Trapp improved to 5-0 on the season, picking up a 6-0, 6-0 victory in No. 5 singles. Patterson won 6-1, 6-3 in No. 6 singles and improved to 4-0 on the season.

“A lot of schools have strong players at the top of their line-up,” Trapp said. “We have a much deeper team than most other schools. It’s a big advantage for us, and we realize the importance of every match.”

The Lakers wrapped up the weekend on Sept. 22 with a doubleheader as they took on Lake Superior State University in the morning, followed by a non-conference match-up with Davenport in the afternoon.

GVSU put forth another impressive performance as it defeated LSSU 9-0. The Lakers got contributions from each of their players, and that held true during the second match of the day, as well.

The Lakers finished up the weekend by defeating Davenport by a score of 8-1.

They were able to take all three of the doubles matches against the Panthers.

Head coach John Black was happy to win all four matches and and can see the team improving.

“It’s a gradual process but we are looking a little bit better each time out,” Black said. “We are doing the things we need to do a little bit easier. We’ve had steady progress, and our four new doubles teams have adjusted very well.”

The win over Davenport made it five straight for the Lakers, and they improved to 8-1 on the season. GVSU travels down to Indianapolis next weekend to compete in the ITA Regional Tournament.

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