Issue 19, October 24. 2013 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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GV administrators seek solutions from professors to encourage students to come back

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either need to retain them, or we need to bring in new students to continue (to make up) a significant part of our budget from year to year.”

And retention no longer means “freshmen to sophomores”—it starts with orientation before freshman year.

While the reasons for pre-term withdrawal are unknown, Godwin speculated that students might be discouraged if they are not able to get the classes they need. For this fall semester, lower division courses were, on average, 94 percent full.

Godwin said one problem being monitored is that classes tend to fill before the last few days of orientation, leaving SEE PROBLEMS ON A5

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hen 125 prospective students from freshmen orientation did not register for classes this fall, Grand Valley State University Associate Vice President Joe Godwin recognized a financial problem: that is, a loss of about $1.25 million for the university.

“Those entering freshmen bring us some $40 million in tuition revenue, another $30 million in housing revenue, and that’s before we get to all the other stuff they spend money on here,” Godwin said. “It’s not a trivial amount of money.”

This issue inspired the Provost’s Office to conduct a

series of meetings this week to solicit professors’ opinions on enrollment and budget planning. The meetings were driven by a concern for university revenue, which declines proportionally with retention.

“There is a link between enrollment and our ability to plan budgets, and just to try to fit that together a little bit, we get money from primarily two places: one is tuition, which is enrollment times tuition rate, plus state appropriations,” Godwin said. “We’re really dependent on tuition. Over 80 percent of our budget is tuition. The rest is state appropriations.”

Godwin said the number of new students has been increasing while retention has declined. “Retention becomes really important for us for budget purposes,” he said. “We

Innovating inspiration: Junior Kristen King presents her idea to judges at the 2013 Idea Pitch Competition.

which was furnished by the CEO club.

“We want to spread the Students pitch ideas, earn message of entrepreneurmoney About 40 people gath- ship,” said Michael Kurley, ered Monday to hear stu- communications officer of dents pitch business models CEO. “We want to get stuand products at Grand Val- dents excited about building ley State University’s ninth new businesses, trying new annual Idea Pitch Compe- things and taking risks.”

Contestants were first ditition, which is sponsored by the Collegiate Entrepre- vided into 28 teams consisting of one or two students, neurs’ Organization.

Ideas presented at the then had 90 seconds to prescompetition ranged from ent their ideas to a panel of a product that would allow five judges without using moviegoers to better satu- props or visual aids.

The teams were then split rate their popcorn with butter to a smart refrigerator into two major pools of stuthat would allow tech-savvy dents, with five smaller groups homeowners to automati- within each pool. After the cally sync their refrigerators smaller groups presented, contestants were to their Apple asked to stay on products. stage for a quesBut the wintion and answer ning idea came section with the from two me- I wanted judges. chanical engineer“The wining seniors, earn- to improve ning idea doesn’t ing them a grand something I necessarily have total of $1,000. to be feasible,” Jake Dyk- do...

Kurley said. “The stra and Matt MATT FREUNDL main thing is Freundl drew GVSU STUDENT whether or not on their experithe presenter has ence as welders to develop an idea to cre- the ability to get their idea ate a piece of technology across.”

The judges, who were lothat would make it easier for welders to see measure- cal business professionals ments needed to do their job and entrepreneurs, based well. The technology would their decisions on the overbe inserted into masks that all persuasiveness, quality and concision of the presenwelders already owned.

“While a welder is work- tations.

After the two pools preing, they can’t easily look at the measurements they need sented their ideas, judges to because of the masks they chose the top six conteswear,” Dykstra said. “They tants, among whom was Jusoften have to stop what tin Herd. Herd received $750 for his second place idea of they’re working on.”

Freundl, the more in- the “only bowl a college stuexperienced welder of the dent would ever need.”

His product was a micropair, was the one who came up with the idea. “I was waveable-safe, single-servthinking I wanted to im- ing bowl that would more prove something I do on a efficiently make ramen, regular basis,” Freundl said. macaroni, spaghetti and The duo is planning to other noodle-based foods. use the prize money to com- On the bottom of the bowl plete a perfectly working would be holes that, when prototype and launch their uncovered, could be used to strain noodles. idea into the marketplace.

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Gaining faith on campus GV analyzes religious demographic of students, seeks to expand inclusion

BY HANNAH LENTZ HLENTZ@LANTHORN.COM

GVSU seeks to improve religious inclusion

As Grand Valley State University continues to diversify, religious affiliations and opportunities for students to explore, observe and celebrate such faiths become more important on campus.

According to the 2011 myGVSU survey, about 67 percent of the 7,300 student respondents were affiliated with a Christian denomination.

Agnostics, atheists or students affiliated with no denomination made up about 21 percent of respondents, while students who identified with non-Christian religions made up about 10 percent.

“Overall, Grand Valley has a great representation of all religious groups; however, our institutional practices are not so inclusive,” said Anthony Clemons, vice president of the Student Senate’s Diversity Affairs Committee. “We are currently very Judeo-Christian in nature.

We have plenty of prayer space for those religions, and often our invocations are reminiscent of the Christian Bible, which

tend to not be as inclusive as we would hope.”

Clemons is coordinating discussions on the issue of religious inclusion on campus with the senate’s Diversity Affairs Committee and is continuing to research the most efficient ways to help GVSU become more religiously and spiritually inclusive. With the research collected and through meetings with university members, Clemons and the committee hope to contribute in a direct manner to the formation of varied religious opportunity.

“We are looking at possibly recommending to the university the creation of an Interfaith Institute similar to the Office of Multicultural Affairs and LGBT Resource Center,” Clemons said. “We are also looking at current prayer space and if it is possible to expand those spaces to be more inclusive and more institutionally intentional on where those spaces are.”

There are currently a number of different faith-based student organizations on campus. Although GVSU does have many opportunities for students to get

involved with religiously-affiliated organizations, the space to hold such events is hard to come by.

“Some of our students seek a quiet place to pray, meditate or reflect,” said Dwight Hamilton, assistant vice president for Affirmative Action. “Appropriate space is scarce on campus, so that’s one challenge. Another frequent problem occurs when significant campus events are scheduled on religious holidays. As a public university, we do ask that planners are aware of potential conflicts so that they can be avoided when possible in the spirit of inclusion.”

The Division of Inclusion and Equity is also a resource for students seeking assistance with getting reasonable accommodations for the everyday observance of their faiths or when activities conflict with classroom obligations.

Although the idea of creating an equal-opportunity approach to religion is what GVSU strives for, it is not so much an issue of providing for religions on campus as it is to foster an environment that is inclusive for students to practice their faiths, as

Psychologist talks politics

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Fix it: Jonathan Haidt speaks at the Eberhard Center about problems in government.

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recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that 86 percent of Americans disapprove of Congress. In fact, voters had a higher opinion of jury duty, witches and hemorrhoids than their lawmakers in Congress.

“Why does it feel like in America we have run out of road?” said Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. “Like we are going off a cliff?”

Haidt said the blame falls on the nationwide polarization between Democrats and Republicans.

“Liberals see conservatives as cruel, callous enablers of corporate exploitation,” Haidt said. “Conversely, social conservatives see liberals as naïve bleeding hearts who will trample on fairness and proportionality in or-

der to achieve equality.”

More than 300 community members gathered Tuesday on Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus to listen to Haidt’s discussion, which was part of the Hauenstein Center’s series, “American Conversations.” The talk was centered on his book, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.”

“Our goal is not to turn Democrats into Republicans or Republicans into Democrats. That’s not going to happen,” said Gleaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. “But it is to prepare a new generation of leaders to deal effectively with diverse ideas and cultures.”

This problem of polarization isn’t limited to Congress, Haidt said. As a nation, Americans have rapidly folSEE HAIDT ON A2

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Under pressure: Judge Zoe Charmichael asks the participants questions about their proposals at the Idea Pitch Competition, where students presented their inventions.

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lowed suit. Gone are the days of the centrist; now there are liberals on one side and conservatives on the other.

“They don’t talk to each other. They don’t know each other,” Haidt said. “Americans used to live near people who were politically different from one another, but not so much anymore.

Now we have the separate regions of the country— the red and the blue. You take this really complicated machine and you open this plug and say no more motor oil, no more lubricant, no more personal relationships. All the oil drains out; the machine seizes up, and that’s where we are.”

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The third place winners, Autumn Modena and Jenna Petersen, received $500 for their idea presentation of Refutea—a tea shop that would work with local agencies to employ refugees from other countries who currently live in Grand Rapids.

“We hope to reduce, if not completely relieve, the refugees’ dependence on the government,” Modena said.

Also making the final The solution, Haidt and Whitney agreed, is to start at the local level.

“Maybe we begin to cultivate our own garden,” Whitney said. “Let’s start with common ground in our families, in our neighborhoods and in our communities. Maybe we can achieve real results because we have so much in common when we look at people near to us. I think we can find, in our own sphere of influence, the opportunity to exercise the principle of compromise.”

Haidt grew up in a liberal town, went to a liberal university and is now an academic, which is often considered one of the most liberal professions.

“I never really encountered conservative ideas until I just took a book off the shelf at the age of 40,” he said. “Conservatism, as I was growing up, was sort of this bad thing that bad people did. Now that I’ve really tried to understand all sides, I think, ‘Why on earth wasn’t I told about this in high school?

Why don’t we have teachers who come in front of the class, who are different from each other, but respect each other and even joke about it? Wouldn’t that take some of the poison out of it? Wouldn’t that make it seem like it was okay to talk about this stuff without hating each other?’”

The answer is yes, Haidt said, and changes need to be made now.

“The present situation is not something that happened in the last couple of years,” he said. “It’s gotten a lot worse, but it’s been building for a long time.

What’s happening to us is a set of complicated processes that have been playing out over about three to five decades. Some of it we can’t reverse, but some of it we can.”

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BRIEFS KCON professor uses virtual reality for study An associate professor from Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof College of Nursing is studying how people with Alzheimer’s disease find their way to a destination. Rebecca Davis and her team are using a virtual reality simulation of a retirement home, a computer program designed by the University of Michigan Virtual 3D Lab. Subjects in the study put on glasses and move a joystick to guide their way through a long hallway. The glasses track where the eyes look so that Davis can collect data on whether colorful cues on the wall are helpful during navigation. Research is being done with the help of a $316,000 grant Davis earned from the National Institutes of Health.

Lecture honors student leadership Registration is now open for Grand Valley State University’s biannual Venderbush Leadership Lecture, which will be hosted at 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the Pere Marquette room of the Kirkhof Center. GVSU alumnus Selma Tucker will be the keynote speaker for the event that will honor student leaders. The Student Organization Center will present its Immediate Impact Award, and members of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary will also be recognized. Students can register to attend by Nov. 1 at gvsu.edu/leadership.

GVSU marching band, campus recreation create exercise program This past summer, fitness technicians from Grand Valley State University’s Campus Recreation began working with section leaders of the GVSU marching band to create new warm-up exercises to prevent injuries to band members.

Student fitness experts were given one section of the band to work with to create routines for that specific section. Exercise routines were created based on the number of people in each section, the weight of the instruments and how they are carried, as well as past stretching/exercising efforts.

John Martin, marching band director, said that the routines have already made improvements in the way band members prepare for practice and games.

KCON student uses dissertation to lower high-risk pregnancies in Muskegon area Grand Valley State University nursing student Cindy Betterly is leading a project to help decrease the number of low birth weight and preterm babies in the Muskegon area. As part of her dissertation, Betterly works with the Muskegon Area Pregnancy Pathways program to find ways to increase the health literacy of women who participate in the program.

Betterly helps the clients better understand what health care resources are available and how to use them. She also uses a tool called “Ask Me 3,” that encourages patients to come up with at least three questions to ask their health care provider about before the appointment. Betterly believes that increasing knowledge will help lower the amount of highrisk pregnancies in the area.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

New student organization talks brewing at GV

BY CLAIRE FODELL ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

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ngineering students at Grand Valley State University passionate about the art and science of brewing beer have created an outlet for their interests with the new student organization Humulus Lupulus: Brewing Science and Technology Club.

Though the club isn’t allowed to brew on campus, members meet bimonthly to have discussions about the science behind brewing beer.

“The club was established to explore the science of brewing and the technology involved both on a fundamental and detailed level,” said Joe Gibson, co-founder and president of Humulus Lupulus.

According to the group’s OrgSync page, the club will discuss a number of topics throughout the semester, including recipe design, how to maintain and sanitize equipment, bottling and kegging, beer styles, home-brewer gardening, hop strains, grain production and yeast culturing.

The name of the organization is unique, but Gibson said it’s perfect for a club about brewing.

“Humulus Lupulus is the scientific name for the plant commonly known as hops,” he said, which is a plant used in the beer brewing process. “Thus, we thought it was appropriate to use as our club name.”

Gibson and another GVSU engineering

student, Jesse Millwood, came up with the idea to create the brew club after realizing that they knew how to brew beer, but not the chemistry behind it.

“You could give us a stout and we could taste it and say, ‘Is this a stout?’” Millwood said. “But we didn’t know why it was a stout from a deeper brewing perspective.”

Though Humulus Lupulus is not a beer drinking or beer producing club, members must still be over 21 to join. The group is currently more than 15 members strong, including students and a few faculty members who attended the first meeting.

With the help of GVSU faculty members Todd Carlson and Richard Lord, both from the chemistry department, the club is able to discuss in depth the science that goes into brewing.

“We have been fortunate enough to have Dr. Lord and Dr. Carlson express interest, attend our first meeting and help out a lot with the content of the meetings and future ideas,” Millwood said.

The club is planning to take trips to tour some of the many different breweries in the West Michigan area to learn from practitioners in the field. In addition to the two GVSU faculty members, Gibson said the group also plans to have more experts attend and speak at the weekly meetings.

“This semester, we are hosting John Stewart and Bryan Bastow of Perrin Brewery, who are talking on many subjects

including barrel aging, and Doug Dorda from Siciliano’s, who will be talking about sanitation,” Gibson said. “We will also be hosting a speaker to talk on ciders for our last meeting.”

Another goal of the club is to familiarize members with basic concepts of the Cicerone Certification Program. According to the website, the recently created program offers individuals international certification of expertise in beer storage, styles, pairings with food and much more. Members of the club becoming certified will have the ability to successfully compete in brewing competitions and even pursue it on a professional level.

Meetings for the club take place every other Thursday at 7 p.m., alternating between the Allendale Campus and the Pew Campus. The group will meet today in 330 Kennedy Hall of Engineering on the Pew Campus, and in two weeks, it will be in 106 Padnos Hall of Science.

Students interested in learning about the club or the technology behind brewing beer can find more information by searching “brew” on OrgSync.

CSAL program hosts events on higher education

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ccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, careers in student affairs are expected to grow 19 percent from 2010 to 2020 because of increased enrollment in those programs coupled with a growing need for adminis-

trators in higher education.

At Grand Valley State University, Lindsay Greyerbiehl, a graduate assistant in the Dean of Students Office, is in her second-year in the College Student Affairs Leadership program.

“The CSAL curriculum prepares students for professional positions in insti-

tutions of higher education in a variety of areas, such as admissions, housing, student life, academic advising, recreation, financial aid, minority affairs, careers services and international affairs,” Greyerbiehl said.

The student affairs program is a 42-credit master’s degree in education with an

emphasis in College Student Affairs Leadership. Students are required to complete research, a thesis and dissertation, two practicums, and an internship to graduate.

Aaron Haight, director of Judicial and Special Programs at GVSU’s Dean of Students Office, coordinates the CSAL graduate

assistant program. She said the program was created in the early 1990s to help prepare students who are going into student affairs for higher education, and she added that the “program has grown a lot over the years”—with about 60 students currently enrolled.

Haight said the job mar-

ket looks good for students graduating with the degree, as 90 percent of last year’s graduates were employed in a CSAL career somewhere across the nation.

“In this economy, people see more of an interest of going into higher education,” Haight said.

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Allendale adds Tim Hortons, Taco Bell to menu wa County Parks and Recreation to create walking trails along the Grand River.

Allendale Township has “We are always looking to several new and soon-to- explore new things,” he said. come businesses to appeal While plenty of conto the Grand Valley State crete changes are occurUniversity community. ring in the township, new With these and other proj- laws or ordinances that ects being planned and could affect GVSU stuconstructed, dents have not students will been passed have increased in a long time, options to Alkema said. choose from However, the near campus Allendale and township confor goods, ser- Grand Valley tinues to offer vices and enterovernment have a great gservices tainment. that “(GVSU) af- relationship. may benefit fects the busithose rooted ness climate, JERRY ALKEMA in the area, inhow businesses TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR cluding passput their numport applicabers together, tions and voter registration and their ability to market at the township hall. services and goods,” said Overall, the GVSU Jerry Alkema, Allendale community and Allendale Township supervisor.

Township are deeply conAlkema said that among nected to one another, Althe businesses taking ad- kema said, adding that the vantage of the dense cam- community is bouncing pus community are a Tim back from the economic Hortons, which recently recession and is recovering came to the area, and a with the help of demand Taco Bell that will also be created by GVSU students opened soon. Other proj- for goods and services near ects in Allendale Township campus. include an animal hospital “Allendale and Grand and the construction of Valley have a great relanew housing near campus. tionship, and I’m looking For the foreseeable fu- forward to it continuing,” ture, Alkema said he is he said. working on plans with OttaBY SARAH HILLENBRAND

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OCTOBER 24, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

The five best practices for success in your major

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hey’re all awfully different from each other, I thought, looking around. The Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence were gathered at the Alumni House for a luncheon, during which they would share how their experiences at GVSU prepared them for success in their fields. Some of them were pursuing careers in art or music, while others had gone into management or teaching, and they ranged in age from a little older than me to a little younger than my dad.

But despite getting degrees in diverse areas of study—there were representatives from Chemistry to Philosophy, Studio Art to Physical

Education—the alumni had all followed similar practices while students at GVSU. Those five best practices were: 1.Apply for undergraduate research projects. Many of the alumni had been recipients of the Student Summer Scholars (S3) grant, which provides a stipend for students to pursue individual research with a faculty mentor during the summer. This is a way to achieve something noteworthy in your field of study, and it translates really well into future accomplishments. For example, Matthew Breen, the alumni from the AWRI, did his S3 project on gear selectivity of fish in fyke nets.

He was then published and has since become a project leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

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WHAT COULD GVSU DO TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND, AS A RESULT, BOOST ITS RETENTION RATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR? “They could have more food choices.”

EMILY MCINTOSH Nursing Freshman Fenton, Mich.

“Bring back the wrecking ball.”

BRIAN NORDSTROM

Undecided Freshman West Bloomfield, Mich.

“If we had a larger variety of food to choose from, I think more students would attend GVSU.”

PAUL JOSEPHSON

Mechanical Engineering Freshman Whitehall, Mich.

“In order to improve the Laker experience GVSU should allow the usage of debit dollars in the student store.”

2.Travel abroad. According to Craig Reynolds, the alumni from the Philosophy Department, traveling abroad (especially studying abroad) allows you to appreciate the culture of your home country while providing the understanding that your culture may not know everything. See the Padnos International Center if you’re interested in studying abroad.

3.Apply for scholarships and awards in your department. Go to your major’s website and click on the “Scholarships” tab.

This will provide a list of department or community scholarships that you can apply for. Also be on the lookout for competitions that you can participate in. Hunter Eberly, the current Principal Trumpet

for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, won first place in multiple competitions while majoring in Music at GVSU. 4.Be involved in groups associated with your major. Honors societies, mentoring groups, and clubs provide ways for you to get to know your classmates and develop personal relationships with them (so you no longer refer to them as “that guy who sits in front of me with the earring”). They also keep you honest. If you’re in a major that requires production (like the arts or Writing), groups like these can offer inspiration and accountability to keep you on track.

5.Connect with faculty outside of the classroom. Out

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demonstrated that it’s not so much the major you choose that determines whether or not you’ll be successful.

Instead, success is indicated by what you choose to do with that major while you’re at GVSU. Now, I don’t mean that you can’t be successful just by attending class, or that following these five practices will guarantee success. They’re not, after all, a checklist. But they do two things. First, they provide you with the kind of life experiences and relationships that prepare you for the future. Second, the people that have the self-dedication and skill to be successful at the five practices usually have the internal drive to find achievement in the larger world as well.

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of all of the commonalities between the alumni, this was the strongest. Ty Ham (Classics) spoke movingly about the unfailing supportive and nurturing environment that GVSU promotes for students. Jordan Moon (Physical Education) wanted students to know that professors are real people and their titles shouldn’t dissuade us from approaching them during office hours with questions. Hannah Rodgers (History, Anthropology) took it one step further; she said she often invited professors out to lunch or coffee.

Most students react to that notion with something like horror. Professors seem to think it’s a great idea.

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NO - 64%

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GVSU’s right to assume that there are problems with registration. We have solutions.

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s seen in the front page article, Grand Valley State University held meetings this week to solicit professors’ opinions and keep them up to speed about current retention problems, which surprisingly start as early as orientation week. As accurately deduced, registration is a huge frustration among potential students and surely contributes to their decision to leave.

While the professors contributed insightful solutions to the registration problem, we at the Lanthorn thought the administration might find it useful to hear solutions from students who recently survived orientation.

Sure, we’re not exactly the demographic you need to hear from; after all, we’re still here. We chose to stay at GVSU after orientation, but our struggles were comparably discouraging.

First, we must affirm that many of the propositions and concerns raised about registration were entirely accurate.

When prospective freshmen attend GVSU’s summer orientation, they’re given a packet of information listing requirements for their specific

major and GVSU’s general education program. The fresh students—who are transitioning from a structured high school schedule to a more varying college schedule—often see the completion of specific classes to be of great urgency, especially when departments lay out a suggested (or, as many perceive, imperative) timeline.

To prevent those frustrations, we have a few suggestions: First, take away some of the prerequisites, because in some cases, their necessity is questionable. For students who were really looking forward to graduating in three years and needed to knock out a very stringent chain of interdependent prerequisites, the inability to register for just one class could force them to graduate a semester later. Prospective students who see their four-year plan decimated before their college careers even start will certainly be discouraged to continue with GVSU. Second, don’t require discussions for every science class. They’re not always helpful, and they’re often the one piece of the puzzle that won’t fit into the schedule. Along those same

lines, allow more labs to be taken during separate semesters, rather than concurrently with the lecture.

Third, don’t “cap” classes below the fire limit. Many students sit on myBanner all summer waiting for a seat to open, and it’s always aggravating to find that the “full” class occupies 80 percent of the room.

Finally, if you want to think like a student, use www.ratemyprofessor.com as a guide. Some students manipulate their entire schedule to avoid or secure a certain professor based on recommendations on this website—even if the classes they end up with are at terrible times.

Armed with this information, perhaps one solution to consider is giving less desirable professors better times, while the better professors get the 8 a.m. slots. Then, students face a more enticing decision, and not everyone’s fighting for the best professor at the best time of day only to end up with the worst professor at the crack of dawn.

These are just a few of the ways to improve our registration experience.

GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON I By MARELGUIJ BRIONES

BRYCE PALMITER

Engineering Freshman Grand Ledge, Mich.

“GVSU could expand their programs, so there is a bigger variety of students that apply.”

LILLIAN DUBOIS Nursing Freshman Fenton, Mich.

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An exploration of science and the self

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strange tension between objectivity and subjectivity haunts the study of science. Though scientific knowledge often gets a bad reputation for being presented as distant, sterile, or inaccessible, the fact of the matter is: we, as human beings, are intimately connected with the findings of science, which describe who were are, how we came to be, and how we fit in with the world around us.

In antiquity, scientists were often philosophers who detailed their observations of the natural world

by embracing personal subjectivity and poetic language. In the modern era, scientists became objective specialists, and for good reason; this move toward specialization and objectivity occurred because many hands make light work. Under this theory, if each scientist becomes an expert of a specialized cog in the machine of scientific inquiry, understanding the whole clock becomes a heck of a lot easier. Before I chose to pursue writing, I wanted to study science, but after job-shadowing a microbacteriologist who spent his days testing semen samples for STIs like Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, I felt distanced from the study of science. I couldn’t be a specialized cog in this machine. I ached to see the whole clock, not just isolated mechanical bits.

I argue not that scientists should embrace subjectivity in their experimental work, but that we, as human

beings and active learners, should not forgo our own spiritual exploration of science and the self.

When you read a scientific textbook, it’s easy to view the colorful diagram of DNA in a vacuum of white space, but this small double helix is governing your body as you read this column.

Evolution isn’t merely something that happened long ago, to our hominoid ancestors, but rather is something that is happening right now, a process that affects how we came to be, who we are now, and what our children’s children will look like, act like. Atoms aren’t just little clusters floating in space, either; they literally compose you. As one of my good friends quipped: “It’s crazy that the atoms at the end of my key don’t just fly apart when I touch them to the atoms in my car door.”

There are atoms buzzing around in your face right now.

I write this to you all because Grand Valley has an incredibly high number of science majors. If you’re a science person, I’m sure you’re rationally aware that your face is made of atoms, but what I encourage is an irrational exploration of science, an introspection into your emotional connection to their world and its beauty and complexity.

A word I love which perfectly encapsulates this visceral connection to the universe is the Japanese word “yugen,” which means something like, “an awareness of the universe which triggers a response too deep and powerful for words.”

Learning about science often leaves me with a resounding feeling of yugen.

This only goes to show that if you can break down the walls which separate you from your subject matter, scientific inquiry can truly be a spiritual enterprise.

Animal cognition conference seeks student submissions

“So perhaps people will stop using the excuse that they he Humane Society don’t as a reason to exploit Institute for Science them.”

Humane treatment and Policy has and care of animals was invited Grand Valley State made into law through University students to submit abstracts for the chance to the Animal Welfare Act, be selected for a 10-minute which was passed in 1966. presentation on animal Over the years, the act has sentience at the upcoming been amended to ensure Science of Animal Thinking that humane treatment is and Emotion Conference to enforced. However, the be held in Washington, D.C. process of achieving an entirely ethical system of next March.

Students whose abstracts animal treatment is ongoing.

“Advancement in animal are chosen will be given welfare, animal behavior and free admittance into the veterinary medicine drives conference, as well as a $250 us to constantly challenge stipend.

“As the bedrock of the current approaches, and ethics, sentience deserves to improve the way animals a more prominent place in are treated,” said Namiko Ota-Noveskey, our legislative animal behavior and corporate specialist for decisionthe Humane making,” said Society of Rebecca Basu West Michigan. of the Humane Research...

“Conferences S o c i e t y ’ s could lead like this allow International to some the opportunity Department. to discuss “The conference changes... current research will allow topics and students to JENNIFER POPE their potential GV HUMANE SOCIETY explore recent implications, research and as well as raise findings in animal thinking awareness.” and emotions.”

The conference itself, Student presentations may cover many topics, beyond just the contest, is including animal cognition also important to GVSU and and emotion, awareness, its surrounding community.

“I think this is an language and pleasure, as well as the influence of important topic, especially sentience on research and with regard toward factory policy, the marketing of farming and non-medical sentience and the intersection animal testing,” said Jennifer Pope, the adviser for the of sentience studies.

“I would absolutely Humane Society of Grand “Research into love to go to this because Valley. animal cognition could lead I am just very interested in animal cognition and any to some changes about the investigation that may result laws regarding these issues in showing people that and could make animals’ animals think and feel just lives better.”

The HSGV works to as much as we do,” said Erin raise awareness about the Shelly, a student at GVSU.

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PROBLEMS CONTINUED FROM A1 “One thing that could help free up both space and people is to make sure our curriculum is lined up right,” Godwin said. He encouraged departments to evaluate their curriculum re quirements—consider eliminating unnecessary labs, discussions and even courses—and cut down the time required for each course, which would make it easier for students to schedule multiple courses.

The Provost’s Office also advised departments to rework their curriculum guides to be less structured; this means that students wouldn’t feel pressured to get into certain classes for their freshman year, but

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treatment of animals in the U.S. and the world, and they do it through several means, beginning at the local level.

“The HSGV already does some things on campus,” Pope said.

“Meatless Mondays, for example, the VegFest next month, and Compassion Events to educate about cruelty-free products to raise awareness about treatment of animals in factory farms, the circus and in these testing facilities.”

Ota-Noveskey said creating an animalfriendly world is part of the Humane Society’s mission.

HSWM contributes to these conferences and their cause by providing education on humane treatment of animals to local schools, as well as offering classes and seminars based on current scientific data.They also work to promote animal welfare and education through various programs that can be replicated by animal shelters and even entire communities. “(This conference) is a good opportunity to discuss the recent scientific discoveries in animal cognition and emotions, so that the results can be utilized to benefit the lives of certain animals,” Ota-Noveskey said. “Scientific studies and findings are valuable, but they must be available for real-life applications.

Hopefully, a conference such as this provides opportunities for individuals from various fields and backgrounds to meet and collaborate for further improvement in the animal-related fields.”

Students interested in submitting abstracts for the conference must do so by Dec. 1.

For more information on the contest and conference, visit www.humanesociety.org/

CSAL CONTINUED FROM A3 To promote student affairs, Greyerbiehl and two other graduate assistants at the Dean of Students Office are coordinating two main events as part of National Careers in Student Affairs Month. The first is a student affairs presentation, which will occur tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in 2263 Kirkhof Center. “(This event will) explore different careers in student affairs, what to look for in a graduate program, and how to find a program and graduate assistantship,” Greyerbiehl said. The event will also host a panel of current graduate students who will share their experiences and answer questions.

The other event is the Michigan College Personnel Association NextGen Confer-

ence on Sunday, which is “in- by a faculty or staff member. tended for students who may However, all students are welbe interested in exploring come to attend as the events careers in higher education,” are held to raise awareness Greyerbiehl said. about the student affairs proThe daygram and the career long event opportunities availwill take place able for students. from noon “It is rare that stuto 6 p.m. in dents enter college the Eberhard ...they can knowing they want Center on the impact and to pursue a career Pew Campus. in student affairs,” “Students engage Greyerbiehl said. will have the students...

“Students should atopportunity tend to learn about to meet long- GREYERBIEHL an amazing career time profes- GRADUATE ASSISTANT opportunity where sionals in the they can impact and field, obtain understanding engage students on a daily bato different types of gradu- sis through a multitude of avate programs, gain insight enues. Having a career in stuto what we do and so much dent affairs is demanding but more,” she said. also extremely rewarding.”

Greyerbiehl said these For more information, events largely cater to people visit www.naspa.org or www. interested in student affairs gvsu.edu/csal. or who have been nominated

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More than just a movie

Rocky Horror Picture Show has an interactive twist

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ith a bag full of props and students dressed for the occasion, the Rocky Horror Picture Show will become much more than just another movie night at Grand Valley State University.

On Oct. 30, Spotlight Productions will turn the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center into an interactive Rocky Horror experience.

“Those who are Rocky Horror fans can watch the movie in the comfort of their own home, so we needed to think of a way to get them to experience Rocky Horror at Grand Valley,” said Ashley Grzywacz, Spotlight’s events and traditions chair. “Doing so, we started the interactive show alongside a costume

contest that the fans thoroughly enjoy.”

The event will give students a chance to meet others who are interested in the same type of things they are.

Students are able to relax and have fun with the interactive parts of the movie, said Alexis Fryatt, an events and traditions committee member.

“We have been doing interactive showings for a few years now, and it allows the students to get involved,” Grzywacz said.

Everyone in attendance is given a bag full of props along with a prop “HowTo” list, so those new to the Rocky Horror scene know how and when to use the props.

Spotlight Productions has worked with other organizations in the past, but this year it is putting on the event solo.

To mark the first year on its own, the organization has decided to try to make the atmosphere of the event more “Halloweeny,” Grzywacz said.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show does fall perfectly into the Halloween season,” Fryatt said. “Some Halloween decorations will be used to set the atmosphere, and the prizes for the costume contest are Halloween-themed.”

On average, 250 to 300 people usually participate in the event each year.

“I, myself, have never seen the show, and I am looking forward to this event and learning about the truly unique experience that the show provides,” Fryatt said.

There will be popcorn, prizes, confetti and an opportunity to get “rained on”—without giving too much away for newcomers, Gryzwacz said. “This show is a tradition. I see the same people return every year. It’s more than just a movie, but (it’s) an experience you can’t get anywhere else.”

The movie starts at 9 p.m. More information can be found on the GVSU website under events.

First Halloween on Ionia brings ‘Irish on Ionia’ style fair to GR

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fter seeing McFadden’s Irish Saloon’s St. Patrick’s Day street party, Irish on Ionia, grow from 1,000 people in attendance its first year to 14,000 by its third, BarFly Ventures has decided to bring a similar festival to Grand Rapids for Halloween.

Event coordinator Shane Philipsen has taken some of the most popular aspects of Irish on Ionia and added in a costume contest and an Electronic Dance Music lineup to create the firstever Halloween on Ionia.

“We’re known for throwing awesome parties downtown in the street. We have been very successful,” Philipsen said. “A lot of people like to be partying outside under the stars.”

Although the St. Patrick’s Day street party has always incorporated live bands, he said it was the realization of how much people enjoyed the DJ that came on in between each set that made them decide on an EDM lineup for this festival.

“We had more people get into the street and dance and party when the DJ was on rather than the bands that we pay big money for,” Philipsen said. “People are just really receptive to that kind of party music and we decided, ‘OK, we’re going to skip the whole band type

deal and go with a good DJ program.’ It seems to be like the winner.”

The lineup includes Anthony Attalla, Kalendar, Mixin’ Marc and Alex Peace, along with several other local and regional artists.

A lot of money was put into setting up the production side of the festival, Philipsen said.

“The staging, as well as the props and the setup of the stage, as well as all of the lights and the sound, are top notch,” he said. “I think people are just going to be blown away. We’re going to exceed a lot of expectations when it comes to the productions.”

In addition to that, a total of $6,000 will be given away for the costume contest.

From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., one winner will be called every hour on the hour, each receiving $1,000. At the end of the night, the five winners will take the stage and one will be awarded an additional $1,000.

Registration to compete will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. People at the festival will be able to vote at various stations or by downloading the mobile app.

“It’s a popularity contest,” Philipsen said. “It’s a freefor-all and it’s all based on crowd vote, so no panel of judges, you know, judging who has the best costume.

We’re allowing the people at the festival to make that call.”

Although people who purchased general admission tickets were originally supposed to be allowed in at 2 p.m., Philipsen has decided to make the V.I.P. party at noon open to all ticket holders.

“I was giving away 1,000 wrist bands for Marc and Adam Peace, but these guys are so huge that I’m going to allow anyone that has purchased a ticket into the festival starting at noon,” he said. “For the pre-party, we’ve got a lot more room than we thought we would, so we’re able to fit a lot more people.”

The first 300 people in line at noon will get a free 22-ounce mug that can be filled up for $3 to $5.

To keep up with the everchanging Michigan weather, the festival will have heated tents to keep people sheltered. There will also be food, water and other nonalcoholic beverages to keep people hydrated throughout the day.

“There’s nothing we can’t offer that’s not going to be the same in a bar. I think people are sick of the bar scene on Halloween, they’re looking for something different and they want to get out of their house or Halloween party.

This is something different,” Philipsen said.

Halloween on Ionia will take place on Oct. 26 from noon until midnight on Ionia Street between Weston Street and Oakes Street.

Tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance or at the gate for $15. For more information, visit www.halloweenonionia.com.

A celebration of poetry

Fall Arts brings well known poets to GV lar,” Clark said. “To my knowledge, they haven’t n Evening of read together before, and Poetry and Con- it’s kind of fun to put two versation with people together.”

Wiman, a former ediChristian Wiman and Pattiann Rogers” will take tor of the Poetry Magazine place Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in published by the Poetry the Eberhard Center on Foundation in Chicago, is Grand Valley State Univer- now at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music as a senior sity’s Pew Campus.

Patricia Clark, the fac- lecturer in religion and literature. ulty adviser Rogers has and coordipublished 12 nator for the novels and has event, has been received nuinvolved in the merous awards, Fall Arts Cel- To my including two ebration poetry knowledge, National Eduevent since its they haven’t cation Associastart more than 10 years ago. read together. tion grants, a Guggenheim She handpicks fellowship and the poets based PATRICIA CLARK EVENT COORDINATOR a 2005 Literon her own inary Award in terests, as well as the interests of students Poetry from the Lannan Foundation. and faculty.

Chris Haven, associate All the poets involved have been at the top of professor of writing at GVSU, said he considers himself a their field.

“I thought (Wiman and part of their fan base.

“Both of these poets Rogers) would be interesting together. Their subject tackle the big questions matter and styles are simi- through the lens of every-

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day miracles,” Haven said.

“I would call them both poets of longing, but even when the questions are left unanswered, we’re left with a sense of transcendence—of wonder at the world. I expect the reading to be both challenging and inspiring.”

As a continuation of the Fall Arts Celebration, a reception and book signing will follow the reading.

The event will be free and open to the public, and Clark expects more than just poetry students to appreciate the night.

“I mean, if you think of music as an analogy, each poet has a different tune,” Clark said. “It’s funny when you open yourself up and hear something different, like music, you may surprise yourself and like something you didn’t think you would. People come because their teachers say they have to, and they think, ‘Oh my God, how long am I going to have to stay?’ and they end up liking it.”

GR offers comedic horror Local director turns Stephen King story into parody SHELBY PENDOWSKI SPENDOWSKI@LANTHORN.COM

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f Stephen King’s “Night Shift”— a compilation of 20 horror stories, “Children of the Corn” became a fan favorite and later a feature-length film.

Joel Schindlbeck has taken the twisted tale and adapted it to the stage for this year’s Stark Turn Players’ Halloween Horror Musical Parody. “Children of the Corny, The Musical” will premiere at The Dog Story Theater on Oct. 24.

The tale follows a couple on the verge of divorce escaping to California, but as they drive through the outskirts of Nebraska, they accidentally hit a young boy. After an attempt to hide the body in the adultfree Nebraskan town, the couple is thrown into the horror of King’s mind.

“It keeps the exact plot line,” Schindlbeck said.

“We just change all of the dialogue, we vamp up the characters so they are extremely cartoonish (versions) of the original characters, and we take the tense situations or events in the movie and we parody them by turning them

into either a musical num- elements, they have also ber or into a crazy chase added in bits of character scene or just let the ridicu- to the show. lousness come out through “I really enjoy the crethe dialogue itself.” ative touches,” Heeran said.

Amanda Heeran, a “Each of the cast members GVSU stuare coming up dent who plays with different Sarah in the funny things parody musito interject cal, said it is throughout the the close atmo- I think this is play, like just a sphere and me- a fun way to certain timing ticulous detail that people use that bring the celebrate the or voices or inshow to life. tonations. It is holiday...

“It is a fun little things like theater com- JOEL SCHINDLBECK that that just pany and a fun DIRECTOR make it that theater experimuch (more ence,” Heeran said. “Be- funny).” cause it is in the Dog Story The cast invites the Theater, it is very small, so community to come to it’s more intimate than, say, a midnight showing of if it was at the Civic or Cir- “Children of the Corny, cle. That is an aspect that I The Musical” on Oct. 25 or think a lot of our age group to the “spooktacular” cosappreciates.” tume party on Oct. 26.

The Dog Story Theater “I just wanted to creallows each of the audience ate another opportunity members to see the show to celebrate the holiday,” close up, so the audience Schindlbeck said. “I think will see all the details in that this is a fun way to the production. celebrate the holiday, but Each member of the you are still participating cast not only plays his or in something that can be her role in the musical kind of scary.” but also helped design all Tickets are $12. For of the set pieces and cos- more information, visit tumes, Schindlbeck said. www.starkturnplayers.org.

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Changing habits: Isiah Grimes hands the ball off to Hersey Jackson. The team will play away from Grand Valley State Univeristy, hoping to win on the road for the first time this season.

SHORTS Aiken named GLIAC North Player of the Week

Grand Valley State University junior outside hitter Abby Aiken of the No. 17 women’s volleyball team has been named the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week after an impressive weekend at Fieldhouse Arena.

Aiken led the way over the weekend in a pair of home sweeps over Wayne State University and the University of Findlay. She tallied 18 kills over the Warriors and nine over the Oilers. She has recorded 38 in her last three matches and ranks fifth in the GLIAC in total kills with 236.

The team has won 14 of its last 15 matches.

It will compete in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover this weekend in a trio of matches against No. 15 Truman State University on Friday at 3:30 p.m. and the University of MissouriSt. Louis on Saturday at 11 a.m. before taking on the University of Southern Indiana at 5 p.m.

Club soccer ties Michigan, advances to regionals

The Grand Valley State University men’s club soccer team tied the University of Michigan at home on Saturday in a 1-1 draw.

GVSU (12-1-2, 7-0-1 MASC) advances to the regional tournament which invites the top three teams from each division. Michigan and Michigan State University round out the top three teams from the MASC Central.

The Lakers will square off against the top team in the MASC Eastern Division, Ohio State University, to start the regional tournament on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Lawrence Soccer Complex in Indianapolis, Ind.

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SCHEDULE SWIM & DIVE Friday at Hillsdale/Calvin 5 p.m.

Saturday at Ashland 2 p.m.

W. SOCCER Friday at Michigan Tech 7 p.m.

Sunday at Northern Michigan 12 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL Friday - Truman State 3:30 p.m.

Saturday - Missouri-St. Louis 11 a.m.

W. TENNIS Friday - Walsh 6:45 p.m.

Saturday at GLIAC Tournament TBA Sunday at GLIAC Tournament TBA

FOOTBALL Saturday at Northwood 12 p.m.

New pattern: Junior quarterback Isiah Grimes gets ready for the next play at Grand Valley State University’s Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers will face Northwood University this weekend.

Third time’s the charm?

Football looks to win its first road game of the year as it takes on Northwood University

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n Saturday, the Grand Valley State University football team will attempt to do something it hasn’t done yet this year: win on the road.

GVSU’s (5-2, 3-2 GLIAC) record at Lubbers Stadium is 5-0, but away from Allendale, the Lakers have yet to win, posting an 0-2 record.

Head coach Matt Mitchell is looking at everything to get his team out of this road funk, so before GVSU takes the field against Northwood University (2-5, 1-4 GLIAC), the Lakers will already have undergone numerous adjustments.

Not adjustments in the traditional sense of x’s and o’s, but instead, switching up the players’ normal routines.

“As crazy as this may sound, we travel with two buses, and offense has always been on the first bus and the defense on the second bus, and we might change that this week,” Mitchell said.

“We’re going to do a couple things in practice a little bit different this week too.

I think you have to keep things fresh for your players and change some things up.”

GVSU uses two practice fields to prepare for its opponents. The defense is usually on the far field, and the offense is on the other. However, on Tuesday, Mitchell had the offense and defense switch fields in preparation for Northwood.

Mitchell is also looking at modifying the preparation schedule, all the way down to the team’s arrival time in Northwood.

“We’re going to leave a little earlier and get to the hotel a little earlier so the guys can settle in and get relaxed,” he said. “We’re going to have a little bit more of an up-tempo walkthrough to get guys active on Friday afternoon, more than we have in the past.

Especially the road trip to Ohio Dominican, just too much sitting on the bus— too much eating and lack of activity.”

While GVSU will make modifications to its off-thefield schedule, the Lakers will look to continue to have success on the field in the rushing game.

After a disappointing game by the offensive line against Ferris State University, the offense responded by recording 309 rushing yards in a shortened

48-17 win over Northern Michigan University.

“I feel like we had the right approach at practice all week,” senior center Matt Armstrong said about the team’s success against Northern Michigan. “We worked on little things, technique things. When we got to the game, we were ready for everything they threw at us, and the running backs did their job, as well.”

The Lakers will have another opportunity to score a big day on the ground.

Northwood sports one of the GLIAC’s worst run defenses, which allows 216 rushing yards per contest to its opponents.

Who will lead the GVSU offense against Northwood still remains in question.

After not throwing all of last week, junior quarterback

Heath Parling (shoulder) threw on Tuesday, and Mitchell said the coaches would evaluate his progress to make sure he didn’t have any setbacks before the team made a decision about Saturday’s starter.

If Parling isn’t able to go, it will be junior Isiah Grimes who will get the call.

“I think we all feel pretty comfortable with either guy in there,” junior running back Michael Ratay said.

“We know that they’ll be able to do the job just as well if Heath’s in or Isiah’s in. It doesn’t really (matter) too much to us. We have confidence in both guys.”

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QB Parling continues to battle adversity I tore my ACL this past April and had surgery in May. Fast forward to June, and for one of my first feature stories on the football team, I naturally decided to

BY BRYCE DEROUIN check in on junior SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM quarterback Heath Parling’s progress and his preparation for the 2013 season.

Parling was coming off of ACL surgery, as well, and was preparing for a quarterback battle with friend and roommate, Isiah Grimes.

When the usual interview questions for the story were over, I let him know I tore my ACL as well.

You know those random acts of kindness from strangers that you never expect, but when they happen, they can make your day?

After I told him I was going through the same thing, he asked me how I did it, how my rehab was going, and we basically just traded stories for a minute or two. From that point on, it’s been easy to cheer for him.

Okay, you’re probably saying to yourself, “What’s the big deal here? Dude just asked you how you were doing. Nothing to see here, moving on.”

Look, I would never wish tearing an ACL upon anyone and I’ve met some crappy people in my life. For me, my rehab took a little longer and I wasn’t making as much progress as I had wanted.

I wanted to come back quicker than Adrian Peterson. Looking back, I now realize how dumb that was.

The worst part for Parling and I was the fact we were used to being active, and physically, being able to do whatever we wanted. You go from being able to run—and in Heath’s case, play Division II football—to barely being able to lift your leg off the ground.

That’s not even taking into account the numerous rehab exercises you have to do each day and the pain in your knee that at times, can be excruciating.

By August, I was behind in my rehab and sitting in my house all summer. And with no golf or anything, my frustration levels were at an alltime high. That’s why Parling’s simple gesture to ask about my rehab and me, meant a lot.

When he was named starter for the season

opener against Azusa Pacific University, it was nice to see just because you don’t like to see someone lose his job due to injury, and because I could relate to how much Parling had to go through to get back to himself.

Since then, Parling hasn’t been able to catch a break. He suffered a rhomboid tear in his back shoulder muscle in the Azusa Pacific game, and went onto miss the next three games.

Parling returned against Michigan Tech University, where he completed 19 of 24 passes for 264 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-3 GVSU win. He then started against Ferris State University, only to suffer another shoulder injury, which would force him out of the following game against Northern Michigan University.

Looking at his history, it would be easy to make the assumption that he’s injury prone, but that would be the lazy approach of looking at it.

Torn ACL’s are completely random. Take a look at Adrian Peterson, and you’re going to tell me that guy is prone to injury?

With Parling’s shoulder, head coach Matt Mitchell thinks the rhomboid tear was due to Parling being competitive and attempting to win SEE INJURY ON A8

Different place, same game Lee, Stelfox adjust to professional hoops on Latvian team

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pair of former Grand Valley State University basketball players are learning to adapt to an unfamiliar style of play while living in an unfamiliar country.

After signing with professional teams in Latvia earlier this month, Tyrone Lee and Alex Stelfox are hoping to make names for themselves in a country where the majority of people don’t speak English.

“It’s real different, especially the language,” Lee said. “It takes a while to get used to. I really miss the food, family and friends and I just miss speaking English. I miss people

being able to understand me because right now I have to use a lot of hand gestures ... it’s hard to communicate.”

The Detroit native was recently recovering from an ankle injury, but had earned his way onto Jurmula Fenniks, a team located in Jurmula, Latvia, which is near the coast of the Baltic Sea. He was a two-year player for GVSU after transferring from Oakland Community College and was named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team following the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

“He had a tremendous senior year and he was a real team leader for us,” head coach Ric Wesley said.

“I’m proud of the growth and development both as

a person and as a player.

He got his degree last year and was able to find an opportunity overseas.”

Lee said he misses playing in front of his peers in the student section at Fieldhouse Arena. He said the fans of Jurmula Fenniks could be described as “older guys who are just basketball fans” who are known to bet on the outcome of games.

While the 6-foot-8-inch forward is still adjusting to a different brand of basketball, it’s safe to assume he’s still a crowd pleaser.

“It’s a lot different on the court,” he said. “There are a lot of different rules and the playing style is a lot SEE HOOPSON A8

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quick start off the blocks does not guarantee a race just as one meet does not ensure a season.

Although, after impressive showings against Division I opponent Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Grand Valley State University men and women swim teams have opened their respective 201314 seasons out ahead on the gun.

“We’ve never beaten Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and our men took them down this past weekend by a pretty decent point differential,” GVSU head coach Andy Boyce said. “Our women weren’t quite as quick as theirs, but we swam better than ever, and our times were excellent for this time of the year.”

The GVSU men, who placed 11th at nationals last season, won the road nonconference season opener 183.5-114.5 and took 12 of 16 events. Sophomore Gianni Ferrero won three events (100-meter backstroke, 500-meter freestyle, 200-meter individual medley), while

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Northwood, that starts with trying to contain Michigan State University transfer running back Glenn Winston, who averages 95.3 yards a game—eighth best in the GLIAC. “Offensively, Glenn Winston has been running very physical and very hard,” Mitchell said. “If you look at Northwood, there’s been a change in their philosophy as the season’s gone on. At the beginning of the year, they were just

juniors Sven Kardol (200-meter fly, 200-meter backstroke) and Milan Medo (200-meter freestyle, 200-meter breaststroke) each won two.

“On the men’s side, we’re looking at Gianni Ferrero, Milan Medo and Michael Griffith, but then also Danny Abbott and Tristan Comerford, a couple of freshman who have started off strong, to contribute consistently,” Boyce said.

The lady Lakers, who placed fourteenth at nationals last year, fell 191-112 to WisconsinMilwaukee but won three events and finished second in nine. Sophomore Taylor Wiercinski took both the one- and three-meter diving board events, and sophomore Sarah Roeser won the 50-meter freestyle.

“On the women’s side, we’re looking for big things from Danielle Vellier and Caitlyn Madsen, as well as Emily Gallagher and Meghan Falconer, who have started off well as freshmen,” Boyce said. throwing the ball, trying to go up-tempo. They’re slowing the game down and running the ball more, so we have to stop the run.”

Each of the season’s four remaining games is vital if GVSU wants to avoid missing the playoffs for its third consecutive season.

The late-season playoff push starts Saturday with Northwood.

“If we execute and do what we need to do, we have enough talent on this football team to win this game and any other game on our schedule,” Mitchell said.

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INJURY CONTINUED FROM A7 the starting job and overcompensating for his lack of lower body strength on his throws. On his latest injury, Mitchell attributes it to Parling getting his shoulder driven into the ground repeatedly, on a night when the GVSU offensive line played its worst game of the season and failed to protect its quarterback.

“Sometimes in football, you get players who are ‘softer,’ or seem to find the training room more than others,” Mitchell said. “Heath Parling is not

that person at all.”

Now, Parling’s status is up in the air as GVSU travels to Northwood on Saturday.

You could look at it as he got hurt and missed an extended period of time, or you could look at it as he was injured in two games, but managed to tough it out and finish both contests while battling injury.

If I was playing with a guy who’s faced as much adversity as Parling has, and is someone you know who will fight with you till the end—even while playing through injury—that’s someone I wouldn’t mind taking the field with.

HOOPS CONTINUED FROM A7 different but I will have to adjust. I’m more of a 1-on-1 player, but here it’s a lot more about the team. I have to pick my punches by scoring off the pick and roll, but they love seeing dunks. A lot of guys can’t dunk here so the fans love that.”

His goal is to work his way through the various levels of European leagues and onto an NBA team. For now, though, he is trying to work through the isolated feeling caused by the language barrier.

Stelfox can relate.

“Finding an area that has wi-fi is like waking up on Christmas morning,” she wrote via email. “It’s very tough. I miss just being able to read English signs or communicating with people knowing they speak English. Finding my way through town is very difficult.”

Stelfox signed with Liepaja Papirs after leaving the German-based TG Sandhausen, after “moving up” to find a better organization

Success: Alex Stelfox plays during her tenure at Grand Valley State University. She now plays professional ball abroad.

that competed against better competition.

A four-year fixture for the Lakers, the 6-foot-2-inch center from Bowie, Md. was the 2010 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and finished her career with the fourth-most blocked shots in school history (120).

In Latvia, however, Stelfox

is being paid to produce at the other end of the court.

“I’m the American player, so they expect me to do the majority of the scoring,” she wrote. “They pay me to help them win games. You have to bring your best effort each and every game, or you’ll get cut.”

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After disappointing narrow and controversial second place finishes to Wayne State University at last year’s conference GLIAC meet, both the GVSU men and women are eager for redemption.

“I want to beat Wayne,” junior Emily Eaton said when asked about her primary goals for the season. “Last year was definitely a tough season for us. We were pretty much rebuilding the team and so this year, we’re coming in with a lot of confidence on both sides. That confidence is growing in each swim we see each other do, and we’re pushing each other hard. Just working hard to keep the momentum going.”

Both GVSU men and women teams will also keep their eyes set further down their lanes toward the other end of the pool and season.

After qualifying as many as 28 student-athletes for nationals in past seasons, GVSU could send upwards of 20 once again in 2014.

“We always push ourselves, and we look for teams that can push back,” Boyce said. “This

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year, in addition to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, we’ll swim against Michigan State and Ball State, and we hope to be challenged. That’s what makes us better.”

In racing, proper pacing is every bit as essential as a quick start, and GVSU will take the season stroke-by-stroke. The Lakers intend to race well in conference meets against Wayne and Ashland, Division I meets against Michigan State and Ball State, and at a mid-year three-day invitational at Calvin College leading up to conference final and national meets to ensure their cumulative success.

“We believe in racing, in both practices and meets,” Boyce said. “We try to race as much as possible so that we can get that race setting and learn how to race throughout the year.

We’re excited to see where we are by the Calvin Invitational, and when it comes time to swim in conference and national championships, we’ll hopefully be ready.”

Added rest for bigger meets should also play a role in achieving lower times, making the quick marks of this early season by the Lakers all the more impressive.

“I’m not sure where the guys on the team were last year at this point, but we’re doing real well right now, especially considering how we swam against Wisconsin-Milwaukee,” Abbott said. “We’ll kick our butts for a while, and when the time comes to rest up and taper, we’ll see where we’re at. If our times aren’t exactly where we want them to be by the Calvin Invitational, there’ll still be a good amount of time left to work hard and get them down for conference and national meets.”

GVSU will race Friday at Calvin College, where the men will race Calvin and the women will race Hillsdale College, before making the trek to race at Ashland on Saturday.

“There will be a lot of swimming this weekend, and it’ll be a good test for us to see how our kids respond to the travel and to a Friday and Saturday meet in the same week,” Boyce said. “Taylor Wiercinski qualified for nationals the first meet out, and we’re hoping that sets a tone. We’re off to a great start, and we’re excited to see what the team can do. We’ve been working hard in practice and if they keep that up, the rewards of fast times and great dives will follow. “

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wo different sports.

Two different teams.

Two different coaches.

Two different tournaments.

One common goal.

When the weekend rolls around, the Grand Valley State University cross country teams and women’s tennis team will find themselves in different parts of the state, competing against a host of conference foes but shooting for the same prize—a GLIAC championship.

Tuned up after a quick fall season, the Laker cross country teams will trek to the Upper Peninsula where Michigan Technological University is hosting the GLIAC tournament. Although the forecast calls for biting cold and a snowy course, GVSU assistant coach Nick Polk said he feels his teams will be ready.

“We’re preparing for cold, rain and snow,” Polk said.

“Our athletes are tough and should handle themselves fine. We pride ourselves on being tough in those conditions ... It won’t be about personal bests but about going out and competing hard.”

Competition—not weather—could freeze the Lakers’ hopes of a duo of championship titles in Houghton.

GVSU expects Ashland University, Malone University and Ferris State University to have successful meets on the men’s side.

The Lakers competed against Ashland and Ferris State earlier this season in the MSU Spartan Invitational, where the Lakers took first place, followed by

Ashland at fourth and Ferris State at fifth. Malone is relatively unknown for the Lakers this season, but the Pioneers have had a successful fall, finishing in first place in three of their four meets.

When the women take to the course this weekend, they will do so behind the talented legs of sophomores Jessica Janecke and Courtney Brewis and junior Allyson Winchester. The trio swept the podium at the Spartan Invitational earlier this year, all finishing within 12 seconds of each other.

Ferris State will prove to be a challenge to the women, as well, as the Lady Bulldogs took sixth place overall at the Spartan Invitational.

GVSU head coach Jerry Baltes said he believes both squads have the talent to bring home a GLIAC title as long as they execute the way they have been able to all season.

“We just need to stay focused on what we can control—our effort, attitude and energy,” Baltes said. “We’ve got our kids to be prepared for anything at this point.”

One bridge-crossing and 450 miles away, the GVSU women’s tennis team will be doing all it can to secure a GLIAC championship of its own. With an 8-1 overall victory against Ferris State last week, the Lakers finished the fall season with an 11-3 (103 GLIAC) record and a salacious desire to finish their season atop the conference.

GVSU will face Walsh University on Friday at the Midland Community Tennis Center. The Lakers annihilated Walsh earlier this season with a score of 7-2,

but head coach John Black expects to see a reenergized Cavaliers team come game-time.

“They’ve probably improved since last time, but hopefully we have, too,” Black said. “We need to continue our strong play, and hopefully we can play a little better and have stronger results against the three teams that beat us.”

Those three teams— Wayne State University, Northwood University and Tiffin University—all narrowly defeated GVSU in the regular season, winning by a cumulative score of 16-11. Black said he believes that the key to defeating these teams in the rematch lies in the performance of the Laker doubles flights. In 2013, GVSU boasts a 13-1 record after holding a lead in the doubles department.

Senior Lexi Rice, playing both No. 1 singles and doubles, headlines the veteran Laker squad, while juniors Niki Shipman and Kelly Trapp will look to continue their undefeated seasons come tournament-time.

While the talent of the Lakers is apparent, the hidden intangible lies in the experience of the roster. GVSU showcases a lineup of six juniors and two seniors, all of whom have competed on the GLIAC championship stage before.

“Hopefully (the experience) will mean we’ll be a bit tougher in close matches,” Black said. “Players have been there and they know the pressure, so hopefully we can handle it better than younger teams.”

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Hard hit: Junior Kali Phillips serves to her opponents from Wayne State University at Saturday’s match. Phillips partnered in doubles during the match with fellow junior Leah Dancz.

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s the clouds turned a rosy pink from the rising sun, 6,000 eager runners shook out their legs, muttered prayers under their breath, and tried to exhale all the anxiety that has built up the past few grueling months of training for this very moment.

The clock started, the nervous cheers exploded, and the participants of the 2013 Grand Rapids Marathon and Half Marathon began their 26.2- or 13.1-mile journeys.

Among the t-shirts supporting various charitable groups, the bright Grand Valley State University emblem stood out on the backs of a few dedicated GVSU running club members. Katie Whittington, Brian Wiggins, Brandon Shannon, Josh Spicer and Michelle Croad took the path to the left, revving up for the last third of their half marathon while Brandon Yonke, Aaron Moore, Jackson Lytle, Justin Davis and Dusty Stienberger braced themselves as they continued

down the path for the rest pace) for women and under of the full marathon course. three hours and five minutes As the miles flew by for (a 7:03 mile pace) for men. some and dragged on for When the final miles were others, the Running Club behind them, nothing but runners refocused on what pure determination carried they were trying to achieve. the runners through to the For some of the athletes, such much-anticipated finish line. as Croad, Stienberger and Club member Jacob Shacht Davis, this was their first half was a spectator at the event or full marathon, and their and was excited to watch his biggest focus was finishing— teammates finish. and finishing “It was cool strong. The more to see the runseasoned racers ners at that point were fighting not in the race beonly for the satcause of the look isfaction of fin- By mile 16, it on the runners’ ishing, but they felt like each faces,” Shacht also had Boston said.

“They mile was on their minds. came around the The Boston three. turn, and you Marathon is the could see the Olympics of ev- AARON MOORE agony and hell eryday runners. GVSU STUDENT they had been An athlete must through mixed meet the qualifying times set with determination and imby the Boston Athletic Asso- mense drive to finish. It was ciation for their age group to an interesting and fascinatbe eligible to take part in the ing thing to watch.”

Boston Marathon. For the Not only did the GVRC age range of GVRC members, athletes compete, they comthe time needed to qualify peted well. Finishing fourth for the 2015 Boston Mara- overall was Yonke, with a thon is under three hours time of 2 hours and 43 minand 35 minutes (an 8:12 mile utes (6:13 mile pace).

“The final three miles I was very fatigued,” Yonke said. “But once I could see the buildings downtown, I knew I was close and I pushed myself hard to the finish.”

Yonke ran the Grand Rapids Marathon this year as the final piece to the Alternatives in Motion High Endurance Award given to athletes who complete the Riverbank 25k, Michigan Titanium 140.6 and the Grand Rapids Marathon all in the same year.

“Being something that very few athletes achieve, I wanted to take up the challenge of accomplishing this,” Yonke said. “I would like to use this award as an athletic resume point to hopefully get an athletic sponsor so that I can use running to travel and raise money for causes and charities.”

Yonke also has a sentimental connection with the Grand Rapids Marathon. It was the first marathon he ever ran, and he was inspired to be back where it all started.

That combined with the liveliness of the course was just what he needed to hold onto fourth place.

“This course honestly has the best spectators and volunteers,” Yonke said.

“There are people all over the course cheering you on, and you don’t really get much of that in most Michigan marathons.”

With a medal hanging around his neck and his head held high with pride, Yonke knew everything he poured into his race was well worth the fight.

“I was so exhausted from the run, but seeing a new (personal record) and a top placement in the race made it worth it,” he said.

Not unlike his teammate, Moore was also running for something bigger than himself. After the 2013 Boston bombings, Moore decided to compete in his first marathon to show that runners are not afraid of anything.

“I was so angry, and I went for a run,” Moore said.

“I contemplated running 26 miles even though I was vastly underprepared for it.

I thought better of it and decided that I should save that drive and try and qualify for the Boston Marathon.”

And that drive paid off.

Moore crossed the finish line with a time of 2:59, after giving everything he had to reach his goal.

“By mile 16, it felt like each mile was three,” Moore said. “I felt more awful than I have felt in a long time, mentally and physically, but I just kept thinking to myself, as long as I keep going nice and steady, I’ll make it through this.”

Thoughts of pace and form were thrown out as he pushed through the last mile, crossing the finish line strong.

“It didn’t really hit me what I had done until later in that day when I sat down and thought about it and when I tried to walk up stairs,” Moore said.

The GVSU club runners were also successful in the half marathon. It was Croad’s first half marathon, and it was a memorable event.

“My race time was a little slower than my goal time, but just the sense of accomplishment I had from finishing made it all worth it,” Croad said.

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