Issue 26, November 18, 2013 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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Earning a victory: Senior Charles Hill leads the football team in the Grand Valley State Univeristy fight song after the Lakers’ victory against rival Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday afternoon at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers beat the Cardinals 49-34 to make it into the playoffs. The special teams plays made a huge difference for the Lakers.

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affordable tuition and jobs.

I believe that education and jobs—the economy and brain drain; college students leaving the state for jobs in other states—are the focus today and will continue to be when I am state representative.”

DeJonge said she believes Michigan’s government faces a number of problems, but the biggest issue is the divided opinions of legislators, specifically regarding funding and policy. The government’s habit of using old policies or funding models that no longer apply to the changing economy and tax base is one example.

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Nonprofit, and Health Administration at GVSU. DeJonge served as comprand Valley State Unitroller for the city versity of Grand Rapids professor from November Donijo Rob2010 through bins DeJonge December 2012, announced last and that experiTuesday that I believe that she will run for education and ence, she thinks, will help her in state represenLansing to tackle tative in next jobs...are the year’s election. focus today... the primary issue for people of the DeJonge, who district. is running as a DONIJO ROBBINS “Education Republican, is GVSU PROFESSOR and jobs,” she seeking the 76th District House seat, currently said. “Why ask others what occupied by Rep. Winnie is important to them—ask Brinks (D-Grand Rapids). If parents, and they say eduelected, she would step down cation; ask the workers and from her position of profes- they say job security, ask the sor in the School of Public, college students and they say

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Bigger goals: Donijo Robbins DeJonge, a professor in the School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration, announced that she will be running for state representative.

Critiquing critiques

UAS seeks to standardize professor evaluations to improve validity pretending that we’re all meeting the same standards of excellent teaching.”

Each year, professors undergo peer, nly 14 class days remain in the semester, but before students can self and student evaluations. The last has begin their caffeine-induced co- two purposes, Gipson said. The first is formas to survive exam week, they will be mative, meaning feedback is used to help faculty improve teaching. The second is asked to evaluate their professors.

Some students revel in the opportu- summative, which determines promotion, nity to get back at a bad professor, some tenure and teaching awards. The lack of a leave thoughtful remarks, and others standardized form makes it difficult for these things to be accurately assessed. just skip the evaluations altogether.

Part of the problem is the forms “I remember myself as a student, used to evaluate professors. and I would bubble a lot At the end of the semester, of those to get the hell out students are worried about of class,” a professor said upcoming exams. Filling Friday at the first of three out four or five different town hall meetings orgaevaluations is not often nized to gather input on Good faculty teacher evaluations. that are doing high on their list of prioriThe meetings are held by their jobs are ties.“In my department, the Executive Committee of our form is five pages the Senate in response to an fearful... long. The thing is just ECS recommendation for a horrendous,” said Tonya standardized instrument to MULLENDORE Parker, vice chair of be adopted by the univer- PROFESSOR UAS. “The response rate sity. Currently each college should be better, and if and department can use its the kids didn’t hate the darn thing as own forms and tools for evaluation.

The problem of developing an accu- much as I do, I think they would be rate and useful method of evaluating fac- better.”

Kyle Felker, a member of the Faculty ulty members has been circling through Teaching and Learning Center Adviuniversity committees for five years.

“Many faculty might not be aware of sory Committee, agreed and added that this long conversation,” said Karen Gipson, the forms range from the competently chair of the University Academic Senate. designed to the grievously bad.

Another problem is students do not un“The problem is that people are being evaluated by different methods, and then we’re derstand the importance of the evaluations.

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“Good faculty that are doing their jobs well are fearful, in part, because of this quagmire around student evaluations, and this affects their experience at Grand Valley,” said Kristine Mullendore, professor in the School of Criminal Justice. “And faculty that were hired by mistake persist here because we don’t have good information from the evaluations.”

Rather than thoughtful critiques of teaching methods, some students only remark on the personality of a professor—or even their appearance, Parker said.

“I know that when I first arrived, I didn’t get any information back except comments on my clothes,” she said. “I couldn’t make that up if I tried. They railed my clothes. How is that effective for me to hear my first semester?”

During the town hall meeting, there was a suggestion to publish the results of student evaluations as an alternative to “Rate My Professors.”

Michigan State University currently offers this as an option for students.

Two town hall meetings remain this semester. The first will take place tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in DeVos Center, and the second will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 6. in 2263 Kirkhof Center. The ECS will then review the suggestions made by faculty and send a recommendation to the UAS on how to proceed with the issue.

Dean encourages trial run for GV fall break

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everal weeks ago, the Grand Valley State University Academic Senate voted down Student Senate’s resolution to add a fall break to the university calendar.

This decision wasn’t wholly supported by all university administrators, though. Fred Antczak, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, wrote to the faculty members in his college suggesting that they give students an unofficial “fall breather” next year.

In his letter, Antczak proposed that the faculty plan to give no reading assignments or homework for the weekend before the drop deadline, which would most likely be Oct. 18 and 19, he said.

“I am not suggesting that you take any time away from class, nor even that you decrease by an iota the amount of work in the fall course,” Antczak said in his letter. “I’m simply asking you to redistribute it, so that for that weekend across as many courses as possible, there’s no assigned work. I’m asking for a specific weekend because distributing it on different weekends would dilute its effect.”

Ricardo Benavidez, president of Student Senate, said Antczak’s letter was read in the Student Senate meeting, where it was positively received.

“If we could get enough people across the university to do it, it would allow the data the university is looking for,” Benavidez said. “That’s one of the reasons it was voted down, but this would give insight as to how it would work at Grand Valley.”

A fall break would be beneficial to many students, Antczak said, especially since the university is working to improve retention from freshmen to sophomore year, and these students are not accustomed to going so many weeks without a break.

“At a time when we are particularly worried about freshman to sophomore year retention, a break seems even more worth considering,” Antczak said. “…I understand and respect the reasons on the other side. I don’t think any of those problems are unsolvable if we really believed it was in the faculties’ and students’ interest.

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she said. “The revenue for roads comes mainly from the gas tax. As we buy cars with better MPG or simply park the car and take the bus, we consume less gas, which means fewer dollars to fund the roads. We have to find a new model. This is true not just for roads but for

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education, revenue sharing and the like.”

As state allocations to higher education have been decreasing, and though it might not always be fair, DeJonge said it forces colleges to think in new ways.

“In fact, GVSU is a model that should be applauded by the state,” she said. “We are lean and mean, effective, and we are

the lowest funded in the state.

With more money, we could do more, particularly charge lower tuition, but perhaps one way to think of it is that the low funding incentivizes GVSU to think outside the box to deliver a great service—education— while being one of the lowest funded universities.”

She compared GVSU to the Oakland Athletics in the book

“Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game,” by Michael Lewis.

In the book, the team had the third lowest payroll in the MLB. Because it didn’t have enough money to pay the bigname stars, it needed to find a different way to win. It developed a new model that focused on analyzing specific statistics of players, such as on-base per-

SS denies playoff ticket funding free,” Executive Vice President Stephanie Ewart said.

On the other hand, some senators thought it would be a great way to promote Student Senate.

“Students will see that we are here to support them,” said Yonathan Mengsteab of the Finance Committee.

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Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate denied the athletic department’s request for $13,200 to pay for some of the student tickets at upcoming GLIAC and NCAA playoff games for soccer, volleyball and football at its Thursday meeting.

For home playoff games, the athletic department has to charge at least $3 for L E A D E R S H I P U N I V E R S I T Y Ewart addressed the sentickets, even for students. The ate not as executive vice senate was asked for funding president, but as an advocate because the athletic departfor the program Leadership ment can’t legally pay for the University (LU), which is a tickets, itself, but it wants to new way for students to docdecrease the amount stu- Students will ument the leadership skills dents need to pay to encour- see that we they received during their age greater attendance. college careers.

The Senate Finance Com- are here to According to the page on mittee originally approved a support them.

GVSU’s website, “Leaderresolution that would allow ship University is a public foenough money to pay for the MENGSTEAB rum for students to plan and tickets, at about 15 percent of STUDENT SENATOR showcase their development the senate’s financial reserves, as leaders.” but the resolution was denied by the genEwart said the program works through eral assembly.

The discussion was mixed among a mentorship system. Students choose a senators, with strong opinions stated both mentor, who works to reflect, guide, listen, in favor of and opposed to the resolution. help, educate and inspire them.

LU works with events that students are Those who disapproved said the $3 ticket already participating in. After students atprice wasn’t too expensive.

“If students want to go and are commit- tend a leadership event, they write a proted to the athletics of the university, they fessional reflection about the experience should be willing to go whether it’s $3 or that is marketable for their portfolio. Stu-

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Antczak said he hopes faculty will fit the break into their course schedules because the effect would be much greater if many faculty take part in it. “…unlike an official break, the breather invitation is voluntary, so it depends on how it fits into many different professors’ course plans,” he said. “I know I’d have to overcome a certain conservative reflex if invited to try something that meant tweaking a syllabus with which my past students had success—unless I knew it was in the students’ interest. And the fall breather won’t work for generating much student data if only a few faculty give it a try.”

Benavidez said that something needs to be changed in order to help the students, and Antczak’s solution might be the best one for the time being to gather more data specific to GVSU and its students.

“The worst thing we could do is to not do anything,” Benavidez said. “This solution is not taking any work away, but just redistributing it. Students need that time to recover

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and catch up, and at this point, the fall breather is the best option that we have right now.”

The Academic Policies and Standards committee of UAS recommended that Student Senate’s resolution not be passed because of the students’ survey results. The committee said several survey questions were biased, noted inconsistencies between survey questions and the senate resolution, and proposed that the addition of a fall break would negatively affect students’ academic success because of where the makeup days would be placed.

“An additional consideration must be recognized if exams are compressed into four days. Many students could have three or four exams scheduled on the same day.

This could curtail academic performance and thereby create greater stress,” the APSC wrote in its recommendation to retain the current academic calendar.

Benavidez said Student Senate isn’t looking into the fall break again at this time, because the senators don’t expect UAS to change its decision until more data has been gathered. If the fall breather idea is a success, Benavidez said senate would reexplore a fall break using the data gained.

dents then send their reflections to their mentors, who either approve or deny the reflection for the student’s LU webpage.

The LU program is open to all GVSU students, no matter what year. If upperclassmen are interested, they will be able to add all of the leadership events they have already participated in.

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Student Senate also passed its resolution in support of the creation of an ombuds office on campus. The resolution does not ask to create an ombuds office, it only voices Student Senate’s support of the faculty task force, which was organized by the Executive Committee of the Senate, that is working toward the creation of the office.

An ombuds office is a place where students, faculty and staff members who have felt discrimination or need a dispute resolved can go to voice their opinions and get advice from a neutral source.

In the next few weeks before winter break, Student Senate will host a tissue box drive in order to equip campus with enough tissue boxes for the upcoming winter season. There will be a bin for tissue boxes in the Student Senate office in the Student Organization Center in the basement of the Kirkhof Center. The drive is open to anyone who wants to donate. Tissue boxes will be distributed all over campus after the winter break.

Meanwhile, Antczak said he still hopes to see a fall break passed in the future.

“I can speak as someone who’s been teaching fall classes, and I think student work would benefit from it,” he said. “I can tell that faculty are worn down in what one this week called ‘the desperate crawl to Thanksgiving.’ With due respect to my senate colleagues, I think an actual break would be worth at least a pilot—but the same respect makes me realize that we aren’t there, at least not yet, so the fall breather is an attempt of enough culture change to allow us to experiment.”

Antczak added that the student interest should be put above all else and that he hopes faculty will give the breather a try in order to enhance the student learning experience.

“While I appreciate the various interests and inertias involved in planning a calendar, I believe in the long run at GVSU, the students’ interest is—and ought to be—the trump interest,” he said. “That’s why the breather is designed eventually to generate some data to support the argument for a break more convincingly. The burden of proof lies on those who want change; here’s a chance to take up that burden.”

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centages, rather than hitting or speed. The A’s ended up setting an American League record of 20 consecutive wins.

“Why?” DeJonge asked. “A new way of thinking.”

As comptroller of Grand Rapids, DeJonge attempted to have the position’s $72,000 salary cut in half, but a citizens panel, which determines salaries of the city’s elected officials, reject-

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BRIEFS Student Senate to host Last Lecture Student Senate will host its annual Last Lecture event this Thursday. This year’s speaker is Kathleen Underwood, a Grand Valley State University professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department. The event is inspired by the book by Randy Pausch called “The Last Lecture.” Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and decided to do a speech for his students as if it was his last.The Last Lecture will be held in the multipurpose room on the atrium level of the Mary Idema Pew Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. LIB 100 and 201 courses approve the event. It is free, catered and open to the public.

Women’s Center to host holiday boutique The Women’s Center will host a Fair Trade boutique where it will sell items from Global Gifts. Global Gifts is a nonprofit store that works with Fair Trade groups that guarantee the human rights of all employees involved in production of the products. Ten percent of the proceeds will benefit the local nonprofit organization Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women. The boutique will be in the lobby of the Kirkhof Center today, tomorrow and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

HR releases conflict resolution website Human Resources at Grand Valley State University has released a new website that lists resources for faculty and staff members to use for conflict resolution. The Conflict Resolution Process lists a range of tools from mediation services to formal grievance procedures. The site also provides the appropriate person to contact depending on the specific conflict. Twenty-five members of the GVSU faculty and staff have been trained as mediators. For more information visit, www.gvsu.edu/hro/conflict-resolution-process-crp--112.htm.

Philanthropy center reports high charity donations in 2011 According to a report by Grand Valley State University’s Johnson Center for Philanthropy, donors in Kent County gave an estimated $624.7 million to philanthropic and charity groups in 2011. More than half (57.5 percent) of the money came from individuals, foundations gave 29.5 percent, corporations gave 7.2 percent, and bequests made up 5.8 percent. Donors gave almost $10 million more in 2011 than in 2010. The increase from 2010 to 2011 was not as high as the nearly $50 million increase from 2009 to 2010, though.

‘Johnny Tsunami’ actor to visit campus Brandon Baker, the actor who played Johnny Kapahala in the 1999 “Johnny Tsunami” movie, will be visiting campus on Thursday to screen his newest film, “The Formula.” Baker and one of the film’s directors, Joe Clarke, will be going on a week-long film screening tour at universities across the midwest. The film is about two engineering students who figure out a mathematical formula to help pick up women with ease. Clarke said he hopes their visit will be a great way to connect with current film students. “This is our first foray in feature-length production, so it’s a great event to show film students what they can do with their degrees,” Clarke said. The event will be held in 174 Lake Superior Hall at 8 p.m. After the film, Baker and Clarke will answer questions from the audience.

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Vegans at GV demand more campus meal options

BY HANNAH LENTZ HLENTZ@LANTHORN.COM

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ampus Dining strives to include vegan items Margie Munoz, a junior at Grand Valley State University, decided to maintain a vegan lifestyle—vacant of animal-based product—nine months ago after previously maintaining a vegetarian diet.

Months later, she is continuing to eat vegan on campus, something that may be easier said than done.

“The vegan options on campus are extremely limited,” Munoz said. “Even the vegetarian options are one meatless side dish (with cheese) in

a sea of meat. When it comes refined white sugar and some to snacks in the C-Store, op- wines. Most vegans also avoid tions are very few compared the use of non-food products to the amount of snacks total. tested on animals, as well as anAlso, catering usuimal-derived prodally does not have ucts such as leather, vegan options, fur and wool. Muand I have to einoz adopted the ther bring my own lifestyle due to her The vegan food or adapt.” observations of Veganism is a options on animal cruelty. type of vegetarian campus are “The way anidiet that excludes mals are caged, meat, eggs, dairy limited. abused and torproducts and all MARGIE MUNOZ tured for their other animal-de- JUNIOR whole lives solely rived ingredients. for our consumpMany vegans also do not eat tion is absolutely disgusting, foods that are processed us- whether they are contained for ing animal products, such as their products or their bodies,

themselves,” Munoz said. “I think that we should be unified as living species, and I am not going to support mass production food factories.”

GVSU, similar to other campuses across the nation, is continuing to attempt to improve dining options for the convenience of students—a difficult concept to master in a short period of time.

“We continually strive to develop popular vegan menu items for our current venues and for our future venues,” said Tom Minor of Campus Dining. “In addition, we assure that our brand partners on campus have a robust vegetar-

ian/vegan menu. For example, Argo Tea has several vegetarian/vegan items available.”

However, Campus Dining is aware of the requests for more vegan options at GVSU and is attempting to create additional options for students who choose to maintain a vegan lifestyle.

“We have vegetarian options at all locations,” Minor said. “In addition, we ask guests to let us know what popular vegan items we can bring forward.

For example, last year we added custom stir fry to our meal plan options at the Jump Asian station at Fuel and added a vegan station at Fresh Food Co.”

The stations at Fresh Food Co. also have the ability to customize the menu by omitting non-vegan ingredients as requested.

Though there are a growing number of options appearing on campus, choices remain limited for the 2013 school year, and some of the options that do exist only accept debit dollars.

“If I were a freshmen and a vegan, there is no way I could have had healthy meals while living in the dorms,” Munoz said. “There is definitely work that needs to be done, including vegan education and awareness.”

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eil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and space exploration expert, sold out Grand Valley State University’s Fieldhouse Arena on Wednesday night to an audience of more than 3,800 people who came to hear Tyson’s lecture on using the scientific process to approach small and large issues.

Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the author of 10 space exploration books, and the host of radio show “StarTalk.” He is also currently remaking Carl Sagan’s TV show “Cosmos.”

Provost Gayle Davis introduced Tyson, saying that he was at GVSU to “spread the word to one and all about the value of thinking and science.”

Tyson urged the audience to question what they are told and to think critically.

“You should question stuff you want to be true as well as stuff you don’t want to be true,” he said.

To make his point, Tyson provided several examples of what he called “science illiteracy.” The first was UFO sightings. Many people see lights moving in the sky and automatically call them alien spacecrafts, and then they use human eyewitness accounts as evidence, which Tyson would not consider evidence.

“Eyewitness testimonies are the lowest scientific form possible,” he said. “We don’t even accept it. We need tangible evidence that didn’t go through our brains.”

The best form of evidence to prove alien abduction would be to “get yourself abducted, and

grab something off the shelf,” he said. “Anything on their shelf is going to be interesting, and we can test it.”

Tyson said eyewitness testimonies are unreliable and expressed his dislike for their use in claiming proof of UFOs, as well as their use in the justice system.

“Are they human?” he asked. “Yes—which means they are susceptible to the same misinterpretation.

“Our susceptibility of the urge to believe in something is extraordinary.”

Tyson discussed the human urge to think things happen because of the moon and the tendency to believe that a bigger moon means that it is more special than the rest. One such moon he talked about was the supermoon, which occurs when a full moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, making it appear to be bigger.

“If you are science literate, you will ask how much bigger this moon is than the last biggest moon,” Tyson said. “A small moon is like a 7-inch pizza. An average size moon is 7.5 inches, a large moon is 8 inches and a super moon is 8.00001 inches.”

Tyson finished his lecture by reading a section of Carl Sagan’s book “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space,” which points out that to the rest of the universe, the Earth is just a small blue dot.

The event was sponsored by student organizations Center for Inquiry, Physics Club and Spotlight Productions. The Office of Student Life, Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Frederik Meijers Honors College and Center for Inquiry Michigan also provided support.

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Tyson teaches students about astrophysics

Admiring the stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and space exploration expert, speaks at Grand Valley State University during Battle of the Valleys week. The Fieldhouse was sold out with people eager to hear Tyson speak and meet him in person.

Transgender speaker reveals misconceptions Watson talks about Transgender Remembrance Day, gender neutrality, societal opinions

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rand Valley State University’s student organization Out ‘N’ About sponsored a presentation Tuesday to “educate and build awareness” as part of Transgender Day of Remembrance, which occurs Nov. 20.

Kyle Watson, a 23-yearold from Minnesota, delivered the talk called ” Shifting Misconceptions of Transgender and Gender Variant People.” As an openly transgender and male-identified speaker, Watson said the presentation was to “honor those affected by transpho-

bia and cissexism,” or the belief that transgender people are inferior to others.

“Trans people aren’t less of a person,” Watson said.

“We’re all people here.”

Watson said many terms regarding gender can often be misleading, which is why the presentation included definitions and highlighted the difference between sex and gender: sex being a person’s DNA and body structure, and gender being cultural and social preferences.

He explained that many cultures, such as the Native American “two-spirit community,” have a third gender

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option, while America sees gender in two categories: man or woman, boy or girl. “(There are) different opportunities presented to different people depending on your gender,” Watson said, meaning there are options in between the two a doctor gives a baby at birth. “There is not one way to do it. It is simply a way of being. It’s not anything we can change.”

Watson said these variations fall under the umbrella term “transgender,” and Trans, which is also used as a “more inclusive term within our community.”

Watson said the inter-

national Transgender Day of Remembrance started in the 1990s to remember Rita Hester, who was murdered for identifying as transgender. Since then, many more people have been killed for being transgender, but Watson said it is hard to know who has been victimized, because there is no population count for people who identify as transgender.

“It shows a real fear and hatred,” he said. “We have this day of remembrance because things like this are happening, and they’re happening today.”

In addition, Watson talk-

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ed about the common myths that surround transgender people. He emphasized that not everyone wants to change their body through hormones or surgery. He also said transgender people are not just “transitioning to becoming straight,” and they are not confused about their gender identity.

He also mentioned that insurance often will not cover surgery because it is seen as a cosmetic need rather than a medical one, but it is a mental health necessity because “how you feel about yourself is the most important thing.”

Watson listed many ways

to support and become allies for transgender people, including changing derogatory or disrespectful language to more inclusive language. Instead of using slurs or gender-biased statements, Watson said people should use gender-neutral language and discourage others from using gendered terms incorrectly.

“Genderless everything would be awesome, but we’re a ways from that, unfortunately,” Watson said.

Out ‘N’ About will host a candlelight vigil at the Cook Carillon Clock Tower at 8 p.m. on Nov. 20 for Transgender Remembrance Day.

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Useless humanists part 2: Making the humanities relevant

BY JOE HOGAN JHOGAN@LANTHORN.COM

Recently, a few of the Lanthorn’s columnists (myself included) have written about higher education and the dilemmas that, at least in our view, it currently faces.

Mostly, our focus has been on topics that concern us students at Grand Valley: we’ve wondered how a liberal education might be considered “useful;” we’ve critiqued

the tendency of many of us students—along with some professors and administrators—to treat higher education as if it were some sort of business transaction; we’ve reflected on the fact that our majors might not appear useful to those outside the university system. Through it all, our attempt has partly been to respond to an issue that seems to befuddle everyone concerned with the fate of higher education: how can certain disciplines—particularly the humanities and some of the social sciences— justify themselves in the face not only of tightening budgets but also, it appears, waning public and student

interest? English majors, history majors, philosophy majors—they’ve all got a stake in this.

A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, “Mellon Puts Humanities in Close Touch with Urban Studies,” takes up essentially the same issue. The author, Marc Perry, questions how anyone can demonstrate the relevance of the humanities at a time when “reports and news articles have renewed a sense that they are in crisis?” As a potential answer, Perry discusses a new initiative at some major universities to unite disciplines such as architecture and urban studies with the humanities to come up with a

new way to tackle issues facing major cities today: issues like overcrowding, climate change, and limited housing. The initiative, not only serving a practical use, will give humanities professors and students a new way to talk about the relevance of their work to society.

As an architecture professor at UCLA is quoted in the article, “the relevance of the humanities has to have a new rhetoric.”

This initiative seems to address more than just the “relevance” of the humanities, though. It may, at least to some extent, provide a new opportunity for people working in the humanities to answer one undying question: how might our work truly

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DO YOU THINK THAT END-OF-THESEMESTER PROFESSOR EVALUATIONS ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY GVSU DEPARTMENTS?

Would GVSU be better off if administrators took student opinions on policy matters into account?

“I think that they are taken seriously by GVSU departments.

Professors talk about their evaluations in class and are adament about their students completing them.”

KEVIN FORSTER

Junior Psychology & Secondary Math Ed. Hartland, Mich.

“Yes, I do. I have had the same professor for two semesters but different classes and observed how she really took our suggestions into consideration.”

CHRISTINA SARKISSIAN

Junior Biomedical Science & Spanish Sterling Heights, Mich.

“The evaluations are likely hardly considered by GVSU departments. I have always thought they were for the professors to look back on so they could improve their teaching.”

JEREMY SHANE

Sophomore Graphic Design Kalamazoo, Mich.

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change the lives of others, beyond the realm of the practical or the “useful”?

Students in the humanities—say, English majors— might benefit from asking the same question even now, in college. Last week, I mentioned a program run by the philosophy department—Community Working Classics—in which GVSU students go out to prisons or Job Corps to teach classes in their disciplines. When I first heard about this program a couple years ago, it seemed that all the students involved had been enlivened by the experience. To them, their course work in college, especially in the humanities, took on greater meaning;

their studies had not only a personal use but also a social use that transcended practicality or simple utility. They were taking the humanities out into the world and testing their relevance. They asked, “can the humanities actually make someone’s life better?”

It’s likely almost every humanities or social science major has asked a similar question. The best prescription for that which ails higher education, then, might be for more students—and professors—to hazard a new kind of answer. Perhaps programs like Community Working Classics and the young urban humanities provide the best opportunity to do so.

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While university governing bodies look to improve the method of faculty assessment, we think there are other problems with evaluations that deserve equal attention.

As Grand Valley State University’s Academic Senate works to improve methods for faculty evaluations, it’s important to note that there is inefficiency on both sides of surveys.

Perhaps the questions and method of delivery need to become more uniform, but altering the evaluation, itself, will only solve half of the problems with professor assessments.

After all, there’s no point in fretting over evaluation measurements and standards if no results—or at least no accurate results—are collected in the end. And useable results won’t be collected until students begin to take the surveys seriously. And students won’t take them seriously until they know that departments take their answers seriously.

It’s often difficult to tell what good comes of submitting honest evaluations. Of course, no student expects immediate action to be taken, but when a professor is consistently said to be terrible over the course of a few years and evaluations presumably

reflect the student consensus, such feedback should prompt dismissal.

The continued employment of famously bad professors has discouraged many students from taking the time to seriously critique their professors; surely nothing will come of the feedback.

To be fair, we’re sure the university has based some firing decisions on student evaluations. However, there is an outrageous number of bad instructors who have survived for too long at GVSU. Administrators, if you want honest feedback, show us that you’re doing something with the information we’re providing. Otherwise, it’s not worth our time.

Now, students, here’s our earnest plea to you: take the time to critique your instructors.

Too many of you enjoy the art of ranting. You’ll talk and talk about how the instructor is incomprehensible, lazy, indifferent about your success.

You’ll spend more time cursing the existence of the faculty member than

studying for your exams (which, by the way, might be more of a factor in your poor grade than the professor’s lecturing style).

But too few of you will take the time to lodge official complaints that might actually result in change. A couple of student minutes could be the difference between keeping a terrible professor on track for tenure and letting him or her go.

We all know that there are certain professors who should simply find a new career path. For whatever reason, we leave the course $1,000 poorer and academically unfulfilled. Yet these professors remain in their departments year after year, wasting more and more tuition dollars and producing incompetent employees.

The poor teaching methods of these professors need to be brought to light. It’s not enough to post a bitter Facebook status or even a tirade on Ratemyprofessor.com. It’s the official documents that count. So take five minutes and spread the truth.

GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON I LEAH FISHWICK “Yes, they benefit both the departments and students within them.”

NATHAN WILLIS

Sophomore Communications Grand Rapids, Mich.

Yes, I’ve had professors who mention course evaluations and students’ comments actually affect them and help to make the course more effective for students.

YOLANDA HAMILTON Senior Geology Southfield, Mich.

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Colleges make the best conceited people

BY GARRICK SEE GSEE@LANTHORN.COM

I recently had a conversation with a friend about college students in general and why social aspects like dating and friendships are so hard to come by. And even if students do obtain those advantages, they normally don’t last long.

Most people describe college as a place to “start all over again,” and this brings up an opportunity for people in high school to either develop their social skills or change their entire façade. Some might not even bother with it at all.

The point is, students feel the need to be accepted in a college setting that has a high expectation of the kind of person everyone should be.

When we want to make friends in college, we have to put on our best face and show off mostly just the good parts of who we are because God forbid someone might actually like the bad parts as well. So, we put up a subtle veil of vanity and hope that others will take notice and that relationships will blossom.

Friendships don’t happen to us the way kids make friends, which is purely based on a common interest of just having fun and has nothing to do with personalities, appearances or otherwise. When we make friends, we might not admit or notice it, but we do take note of all those aspects.

Why we talk to the people

we like and don’t for the people we don’t like is purely artificial and mostly based on what the other person can bring to the table.

If you think about it and scroll through your contacts, you will notice the people who you’re never interested in talking to unless something important happens. We have been so conceited in associating ourselves with only the most interesting people that we allow other potentially awesome people not to be in our most intimate moments. I’ve been guilty of doing this, myself, but it’s the social hierarchy that we’ve been conformed to that makes us this way.

Dating represents the most conceited versions of our persona because it’s all about finding someone that matches our own liking. We have to like them enough

to give them a chance to be a small part in our lives, and when things don’t feel the same anymore, we cast them aside because we’re not satisfied enough.

Everybody is selfish in their own way; even if you claim to be the nicest person out there, there’s en element of selfishness to you.

When we look at a photo, we always look for ourselves first and often times don’t like the way we look. If everything from technology to civilization were taken away from us, we would still be the most conceited beings in the world because we have to learn to look out for No. 1.

Maybe there will be a time when there is nothing left to gain from social interactions and people can just live among each other for nothing else than to just be.

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rofessor Roger Gilles and his wife, Sue Stauffacher, a children’s book writer, spoke Saturday before Grand Valley State University students on the importance of locally grown food and a plant-based diet.

Their presentation was part of VegOut, an event hosted by the Grand Valley Humane Society and the Grand Valley Nutrition Club to raise awareness about sustainable living.

“We’re at a point in history when the farmer can grow and pick something in the morning, and we can cook and eat it that evening,” Stauffacher said.

Some people find the transition from animal-based living to plant-based living a difficult thing, and the couple is working to make that process easier.

“People hold their dietary habits with religious

fervor,” Gilles said. “The two most common reasons we hear about why people eat meat are ‘I’m used to it’ and ‘it tastes good,’ as opposed to all the reasons we’re presenting today.”

These reasons include sustainable living, improved health, environmental and animal protection, and mindful consumption.

Mindful consumption is the concept of only using what is needed instead of consuming things without considering the consequences.

Another idea the couple is trying to emphasize is for people to avoid labeling themselves as “vegan” or “vegetarian,” terms that can sometimes put other people off and inhibit conversation.

“We ought to be verbs, not nouns,” Gilles said. “I don’t say ‘I’m a vegetarian.’

I say ‘I typically eat plantbased meals.’”

Stauffacher’s half of the presentation focused on how

plant-based meals can still taste good. She described how she makes a variety of typically meat-based meals with tofu, spices and other ingredients that make it nearly impossible to tell by taste that there’s no meat in the recipe. She also described how she’s worked to find a cheese substitute in her life, because cheese is something she loves eating.

“Life really shouldn’t be lived without brie,” she said. Stauffacher has learned how to make cheese from plants, focusing on not only making it taste like regular cheese, but have the texture of cheese, as well.

Apart from the presentation, the VegOut event also included booths for donations, Meatless Mondays, a “save the wolves” petition and the Farm Club.

Zach Dodson, who works at Bartertown Diner in Grand Rapids, came to demonstrate organic food

preparation and promote the diner, which buys local food and serves only vegetarian, vegan and raw meals.

VegOut didn’t stop at promoting dietary changes—it promoted changes in lifestyle, as well.

Michele Fife, yoga therapist and founder of Seva Yoga in East Grand Rapids, came to speak and conduct a yoga class. She has been involved with yoga for almost 20 years, working with troubled youths, cancer survivors, inmates and others all over the world.

Those involved in VegOut said they have high expectations for the event’s future.

One of the event organizers, Bryan Smigielski, hopes VegOut will grow into a nonprofit organization.

“It’s about trying to pull in all the holistic and positive approaches to plant-based eating and mindful consumption,” he said.

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VegOut promotes healthy living

Healthy diet: Professor Roger Gilles speaks about his years of subsisting on a plant-based diet and shares his experiences.

GVTV gives back through clothing donation

BY ERIKA COLLIN ECOLLIN@LANTHORN.COM

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nstead of letting old clothes pile up, Grand Valley Television is offering students another option. This year, students will not have to worry about what to do with their old clothing and winter jackets, because GVTV is holding its second annual clothing drive.

“Last year, we could barely fit all of (the donated clothes) into two cars,” said Jamie Bartkowicz, the station manager of the student-run sta-

tion. “We couldn’t see out the back window.”

The clothing drive is accepting clothing of all types and styles. The women’s and children’s clothing will be donated to the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), an organization that offers support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Men’s clothing will be donated to Guiding Light Mission, which provides services to the homeless and helps men get re-engaged into society after facing hardships.

Both of these organizations

are located in the Grand Rapids area.

“It’s helping a great cause,” said Jaret Grisamer, GVTV’s public relations manager. “Western Michigan is one of the coldest places in Michigan, and it’s hard to come by a good coat or just clothes to keep you warm. So it’s going to a great cause, and it’s helping every type of person: men, women, and children.”

GVTV’s clothing drive is accepting more than just clothing.

“Last year we got a lot of blanket donations, umbrel-

Playwright to visit GV

BY SHELBY PENDOWSKI

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ach year Grand Valley State University invites a variety of professionals, from artists and authors to musicians and playwrights, to speak with students and faculty as part of the Visiting Writers Series. This year, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences celebrates its 10th anniversary of bringing these professionals to campus.

On Nov. 19, the series welcomes playwright Jenni Lamb, a former actress and improviser from Chicago, as the first playwright for the series. Lamb was a semifinalist for the 2012 O’Neill Playwrights Conference, is a member of the Living Room Playmakers collective, and has worked extensively with theaters like The Gift Theatre and The Wordsmyth Theatre, which make her a perfect choice for the series, Professor Oindrila Mukherjee said.

“I thought it would be in-

teresting for our playwrights, our theater students and our writing students in general,” Mukherjee said. “They learn how to write dialogue and how to present things on stage, and film majors can learn a lot from it as well because there are a lot of similarities between screen writing and playwriting.”

Beginning at 4 p.m. in the Mary Idema Pew Library’s multipurpose room, Lamb will begin with a workshop open to all students. Attendees will learn how to write as well as revise stories, adapt pieces to the stage and better develop dialogue and characters.

Lamb plans to demonstrate by example, discussing her own work and showing a film she created.

“The more people, the more practitioners you can talk to as an emerging writer, as a young aspiring writer, the better it is,” Mukherjee said.

The series coordinators aim to bring in a variety of writers from different heritages,

writing styles and ethnicities who have published or produced work. Through working with writers such as Lamb, Mukherjee said she hopes students learn what it takes to write a good story or play and take what they have learned at GVSU to the next level.

At 7:30 p.m. in the GVSU Cook DeWitt center, Lamb will read some of her work and perform improv. This interactive lecture will include students in some hands-on learning.

“Some of the students will actually be participating in the improv and the readings with her,” Mukherjee said. “It is going to be more interactive than the other readings because not just the writer will be on stage, but some students will be on stage as well.”

The event is free and open to all students and faculty members.

“It is open to absolutely everybody,” Muhkerjee said. “We really want students from other departments to come.”

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las and lots of shoes,” Bartkowicz said. “Something that people really don’t realize that other people need are toiletries. A lot of homeless shelters severely lack things like that so those are really helpful.”

Toiletries include items like razors, deodorant, toothpaste; even the small shampoos given away at hotels can be useful.

“The nice thing is that we go deliver (the clothes) ourselves so we see that it’s going directly towards (people in need),” Grisamer said. “We see it’s being given to people who actually need it.”

The clothing drive isn’t the only service GVTV provides to the local community. In past years, the station has participated in

Operation Salutation, in tion is also planning to have which it opened up its stu- a date auction for charity, dio to families of people where leaders from an asserving in the military. The sortment of organizations station allowed the families on campus will be aucto record video tioned off. messages and The clothing send them to drive continues their loved ones from now until overseas.

Dec. 6. There “Every year ...we try to are three dropwe try to do do something off boxes locatsomething dured throughout ing the holi- during the the Allendale days,” Bartkow- holidays.

Campus: one icz said. in front of the The mem- JAMIE BARTKOWICZ GVTV office; bers of GVTV STATION MANAGER one in the are also inWomen’s Cenvolved in Relay for Life and ter, which is located in the fundraise for that cause Kirkhof Center; and one throughout the year. Last in the Mary Idema Pew year during a 24-hour live Library. There is also a broadcast, the station raised fourth box located in the more than $2,400 for Relay Steelcase Library at the for Life. This year, the sta- downtown campus.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN

BY BEN GLICK

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our grandparents listened to radio, your parents watched TV, and as a member of generation Y, you’re likely a web surfer. However, some students at Grand Valley State University are working to preserve the art of radio and promote its value among younger Americans.

Whale Radio, the studentrun station at GVSU, has been on the airwaves in some capacity for more than a decade.

“Each student brings their own identities to the station,” said Jamel Watson, general manager of Whale Radio. “When they learn how to operate the hardware and everything, they can run their own show.”

Many of the time slots are occupied by student DJs who play a variety of music for the station. While the expectation may be that most of the Whale Radio staff are broadcasting majors, many of the student DJs study different disciplines and unite their talents to create a student-run media outlet.

“We went to a meeting and

they explained that starting up a show was really easy; you just get on (the radio) and do your thing,” said Dave Tomzcak of Tight Blowhole with Shane and Dave. “We are roommates and best friends. We just say whatever comes to mind. We feed off each other.”

This sort of openness toward musical content also extends to the development of talk shows.

“Usually someone comes in with an idea for a show and then we pair them up with another student or they bring in someone they know,” Watson said. “We develop their idea and make it applicable to the radio.”

Whale Radio is a multipleformat Internet radio station broadcasted from GVSU in the Kirkhof Center with between 50 and 60 DJs. The station’s schedule runs every weekday from 8 a.m. to midnight.

“Mondays through Wednesdays we’re on all day usually,” Watson said. “This is the first semester that we’re almost to capacity.”

GVSU has been running its own radio broadcasting service for almost 40 years, and Whale Radio has been a

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Whale Radio gives students louder voices

Whale of a time: The hosts of Whale Radio’s “Tight Blowhole” are seniors Dave Tomczak (left) and Shane O’Donohue (right).

The show airs every Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the station’s website. Whale Radio has been a fixture since 2000.

fixture since 2000.

“We were in a tight spot earlier in the decade,” said Watson, who has worked for Whale Radio since the winter semester of 2011. “But we’ve been able to turn it around with DJs who are excited and enthusiastic about their work.”

Shane O’Donohue and Tomczak developed “Tight Blowhole with Shane and Dave” last winter to play anything from pop-punk to indie

music for listeners. “(Dave and I) were walking through (the main level of) Kirkhof and saw the Whale Radio doing their live broadcast,” O’ Donohue said. “We thought, ‘Man, that would be awesome to do.’ We are huge music lovers and wanted to get the music we like out to the public.”

While the show began as a talk show, it has expanded to include live artist interviews

as well as ticket giveaways through a partnership with the Pyramid Scheme.

“We went from talking about music and playing it to actually doing something,” Tomczak said. “I think it’s gotten more important to use than we thought it would.”

A major strategy of creating new shows is teaching interested students how to operate radio equipment in order for their show to function.

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ccording to the Grand Valley State University organization ReACT!, one in five women, along with one in 15 men, is assaulted at some point in their lifetime.

Through interactive performances, ReACT! attempts to show students how to respond to these types of situations. “(ReACT!) helps the point that I always try to make, (which) is as disturbing as the large numbers are of people who will be assaulted or experience violence; a lot more of us will be bystanders to these situations,” said Dr. Allison Metz, program director and adviser of the group. “If we can help people figure out the best way to help in these situations, we will end up having a stronger and healthier community.”

ReACT! is a theater troupe that strives to educate GVSU’s community on how to handle situations that involve domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. It’s funded by a federal three-year continua-

tion grant through the federal Violence Against Women Act. The group’s next performance is Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. in the North West A and B Living Center on the Allendale Campus.

“Sexual assault for a number of reasons tends to be under reported,” Metz said.

“Ever since Grand Valley has gotten (the VAWA) grant and ReACT! has been doing this work, a lot more people have come forward and reported (assaults).”

The grant was first awarded to GVSU on Oct. 1, 2010.

“Since its inception, ReACT! has performed on campus and in the community, including at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence annual conference,” said Theresa Rowland, the program director of the VAWA campus grant.

To become a member of the troupe, students must take CTH 400, which is currently offered in the winter semester and gives students the training they need to become actors. The class is split between Metz, who teaches the theater

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component, and the Women’s Center, which teaches the anti-violence content.

“We try to make (performances) as interactive as possible,” Metz said. “We figure if you use this type of theater, it needs to be a dialogue. If it was going to be simply sharing information, we would just do a presentation.”

The actors, who are all paid, meet once or twice weekly for rehearsals. The group either rehearses old programs or create new ones.

“I love the learning component (of ReACT!),” said Dmitri Westbrook, a graduate student at GVSU and a thirdyear member of ReACt! “ReACT! helps us become better people.”

Performances typically last an hour to an hour and a half and consist of a combination of scenes, activities and discussion. In the past, the group used to visit specific classes and present its programs, but now it has branched out to LIB 100 and 201-approved campus programs.

“In terms of assaults and interpersonal violence, the numbers here on Grand Valley’s campus mirror national statistics,” Metz said. “We try to make scenes as realistic as possible. We use humor because it helps kind of cut back on a preachy tone and it helps people relax and get into actual, honest discussions.”

Westbrook has encountered a mix of audience responses to performances.

“Some (members) clearly know the different kinds of assault,” Westbrook said. “Some are in a gray area, and some people are like, ‘it’s the victim’s fault.’ We get a range of people at different knowledge levels.

But through discussion, we all come to a consensus at the end.”

There are currently openings in CTH 400 for the winter semester of 2014. For more information, contact Allison Metz at metza@gmail.com.

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Talent: Andrew Moore serenades the crowd with his version of “I Wont Give Up” at the Hunger Is Not A Game Food Drive.

Hunger issues spark club benefit concert

BY KATELYN MUDD KMUDD@LANTHORN.COM

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hanksgiving is right around the corner, and while some Americans may have food and family to look forward to, others are not as lucky. Hunger Is Not A Game, a benefit concert that took place this past Thursday in the Kirkhof Center’s Area 51, brought together Grand Valley State University students who are passionate about ending hunger.

“Hunger is Not a Game seeks to capture the excitement surrounding the premiere of the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, to mobilize our generation to fight against hunger and the global food crisis,” Caleb Munn, the senior club service chair of Diagon Alley, said before the benefit. “Our concert will feature a variety of local independent singer-songwriters who have agreed to volunteer their time and talents to promote our cause.”

The concert was put on by GVSU’s chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance, Diagon Alley. The benefit concert’s main

purpose was to function as a food drive. Donations collected included non-perishable items such as sugar, flour and canned goods. Cleaning supplies, personal hygiene supplies, and donations of money were also accepted. All collected items were sent to the GVSU Women’s Center student food pantry. Among the artists who performed included Crossbow and a member of Diagon Alley, Patty Pierzchala.

Diagon Valley at GVSU is an organization that is based around the Harry Potter series and other books, and does service work that is constructed around stories.

“Diagon Valley is GVSU’s Chapter of The Harry Potter Alliance, an organization that has over 300 chapters nationwide and is a coalition of fandom leaders and members who feel passionate about the power of story to inspire and affect social change,” said club member, Aleia Wright. “We use parallels from the Harry Potter books and movies, and also other fandoms such as Doctor Who and The Hunger Games to fight in-

“We want to be as close to a professional radio station as possible,” Watson said. “It usually takes two shows for people to get a grasp of how the equipment works.”

Watson said he hopes to see Whale Radio acquire its own radio broadcasting equipment to broadcast on the airwaves as well as on its current Internet site.

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Hunger Is Not A Game was Diagon Alley’s own imagining of of the first campaign launched by the HPA’s Imagine Better Project, which seeks to unite fans to work together toward a certain social justice goal. The organization also put on another food drive last year when the first Hunger Games movie was released.

Harry Potter Alliance chapters all over the country have participated. The success of the food drive last year, prompted the club to do another for the upcoming sequel.

“While we want everyone to have a fun time and enjoy the music, our main goal is to get as many donations as possible,” said Wright. “This can be a really hard time of year for families and the point of this event is to raise as much money and food donations as possible so we can help as many people as possible.”

The concert featured several GVSU groups.

“The concert will feature a couple different musical genres including one of our members, Patty Pierzchala who is actually working on her first album right now,” Wright said before the concert.

“I did a couple of shows with Patty and it’s cool to see her grow and mature,” said student Rosie Cusack, who attended the event Thursday night. “Plus this is for a really good cause”.

Overall, club members were satisfied with the success of the concert.

“The concert went really well,” said Wright. “Everyone who came and played were spectacular and we couldn’t have asked for better talent.”

Donation goals were met, showing that fans can come together and work toward a similar cause.

“We didn’t get a lot of monetary donations, but we received over a hundred food items and a lot of non-food donations such as toiletries and other items for personal care,” said Wright. “Overall, it was a very successful night.”

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Grand Valley State University head coach Jerry Baltes has been named the USTFCCCA Men’s Midwest Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year for the seventh time in his career.

Baltes has been named a regional coach of the year 13 times overall (men’s or women’s) in his career and continues to improve on the dynasty he has built at GVSU. The Lakers have dominated the Midwest, as the women’s team has won the NCAA Division II Regional Championship for 13 straight seasons, while the men’s team has won each of the last 12.

Both squads will compete in the NCAA Division II National Championship on Nov. 23 in Spokane, Wash.

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Baltes tabbed as Men’s Regional Coach of the Year

The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have both been listed as the No. 1 in the nation for the first time in school history in the Endless Pools/Collegeswimming.com Top 25.

GVSU has been impressive as a program to start the season, as the men’s team holds a 5-0 record, while the women’s team is off to a 5-2 start.

Both squads have been challenged with facing a pair of NCAA Division I opponents: the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Michigan State University.

The teams will return to action on Friday in the Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

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STANDINGS FOOTBALL GLIAC NORTH SVSU Ferris GVSU Michigan Tech.

Hillsdale Northern Mich.

Wayne State Northwood

9-1 8-2 7-2 6-4 5-4 3-7 3-7 1-8

GLIAC SOUTH Ohio Dom. Findlay Ashland Lake Erie Walsh Malone Tiffin

9-0 6-3 5-4 3-6 3-6 1-8 1-8

W.SOCCER GVSU Michigan Tech.

Ashland Ohio Dom. Ferris Northern Mich.

SVSU Northwood Findlay Walsh Lake Erie Tiffin Malone

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Victory: Top left: Erik Thompson (1) runs past Saginaw Valley State’s kickoff coverage on his way to a 76-yard kickoff return touchdown. Top right: Heath Parling (12) attempts a pass while being rushed. Bottom: The Laker team gathers to prepare for the next game play. GVSU defeated SVSU 49-34.

WE’RE NOT DONE YET GV earns its first playoff berth since 2010 with a 49-34 win over SVSU go. He couldn’t go the other way.”

SVSU’s quarterback Jonathon Jennings came in as ffense and defense usually receive the most one of the GLIAC’s top quarterbacks statistically, and attention, but it was special teams unit that he had another strong game as he completed 26 of 46 proved to be the difference in the 2013 Battle passes for 306 yards passing and an interception. He of the Valleys. also ran for 121 yards on 17 carries and scored three The Grand Valley State University football team touchdowns on the ground.

(9-2, 7-2 GLIAC) benefited from a kickoff return “Jonathon Jennings is a really good football player,” touchdown and a blocked punt to blow open the Mitchell said. “He hurt us with his feet a lot in the first game and secure its first playoff berth since 2010 in half. Obviously we gave up 34 points, but I still feel like a 49-34 win over rival No. 15 Saginaw Valley State our defense won the game for us in the second half.”

University (9-2, 9-1 GLIAC).

As good as Jennings was, it was Parling and sophAfter GVSU opened the second half with a touch- omore tight end Jamie Potts who shined the brightdown-scoring drive, SVSU responded with est on an overcast day. its own touchdown drive, which set the stage Parling completed 14 of 26 passes for GVSU senior safety Erik Thompson to for 274 yards passing, four touchdowns make his mark on the game. and an interception. Five of Parling’s Thompson caught the kickoff at his own The two completions went to Potts, who had 112 24, found a seam, and outran the Cardiyards receiving and two touchdowns. nals’ coverage team on his way to a 76-yard special teams “Potts is getting better and better every week,” touchdown return.

Parling said. “We thought he could be a good goplays were On the next possession of the game, GVto receiver for us, and he’s turning into that, and SU’s defense forced SVSU to punt—a play huge... thankfully he is cause we needed him today.” that never did work out for the Cardinals.

Whether it was a jump ball in the end MITCHELL Sophomore Alton Voss came free, blocked MATT zone or a one-handed grab on the sideline, GVSU HEAD COACH the punt, and recovered the ball for GVSU. Potts’ 6-foot-3, 225-pound frame proved “The two special teams plays were huge,” to be too much for the undersized SVSU GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell said. “The kickoff return for cornerbacks. a touchdown—we didn’t have to get out there on offense, and “I thought I had the easy part because Heath was putthen blocking the punt, we had something we saw on tape ting it on me where I needed it to be,” Potts said. “I had and we got aggressive and Alton Voss recovered that one.” a little bit of a size advantage, so you know, it wasn’t too Sophomore running back Kirk Spencer (broken hand) hard. It was a good job between us.” returned for the first time since Oct. 12 and touched the Five guys tallied double-digit tackles for GVSU—includball one time in the game. It was only one touch, but he ing sophomore Jordan Kaufman, who led the Lakers with made the most of it.

16 stops, which is a game-high by a Laker this season. Matt On the ensuing play after the punt, junior quarterback Mosley (14), Deonte’ Hurst (13), Luther Ware (11) and Isiah Heath Parling pitched the ball out to his right to Spencer, Dunning (11) were the other leading tacklers for GVSU. who scampered 24 yards for the touchdown, which gave “Our kids kept playing on both sides of the ball and special GVSU a 42-27 lead. teams,” Mitchell said. “It feels good. Our coaching staff enjoys “Kirk still has that broken hand, and he still has a cast on it,” coaching this group. We got a great group of kids that have Mitchell said. “He can take a handoff in one direction, but not high character. They’re competitive kids that I’ve not had any the other. We know in a certain way he can take a sweep in one problems with, so I’m glad that we get to extend our season direction. We had that planned, but that’s the only way he can and keep coaching them, because I think they deserve it.”

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STAT OF THE GAME..

7-0. With the win, GVSU finishes the regular season 7-0 at Lubbers Stadium.

Considering the other stats, the Lakers were outgained in first downs (37-17), yards rushing (267-111), yards passing (306-274) and total offense (573-385).

GAME BALL GOES TO.. the special teams unit. The return by Thompson and the blocked punt by Voss were the difference in the game and swung the momentum in GVSU’s favor. After Voss’ blocked punt and Spencer’s score, it felt like it was the Lakers’ day.

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In addition to his 112 yards receiving on five catches, Potts also had four punts that went 144 yards, including one that landed inside the 20. With a hamstring injury to Chris Picano, it was Potts who had to take over the punting duties.

On his one-handed catch… “He kind of had my right arm locked up, and I saw it was thrown pretty deep so I couldn’t really adjust to it much, and I kind of just stuck it out there and luckily it went into my hand,” Potts said.

Business as usual Soccer secures shutout to move on in tourney

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GVSU will host Saginaw Valley State in the first round of the Division II playoffs. The game is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. in Lubbers Stadium.

GVSU is ranked the No. 4 team in Region Four, while Saginaw Valley State is No. 5. The winner will face top-seeded Colorado State Pueblo the following week.

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W.VOLLEYBALL GVSU Ashland Ferris Northern Mich.

Northwood Findlay Hillsdale SVSU Ohio Dom. Wayne State Malone Michigan Tech.

Tiffin Walsh LSSU Lake Erie

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Onto the next one: Katie Klunder drives the ball up the pitch against Michigan Tech. GVSU soccer will now play in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship.

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tiff winds raked across mud soaked turf Sunday as the Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team defeated Rockhurst University 5-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional.

It was just business as usual for the Lakers, who have had to contend with the elements as often as any opponent this season.

“The weather, it’s something we just deal with,” sophomore defender Katy Woolley said. “We make a big deal out of playing the way we know how to play and then make

adjustments as necessary as we go along.”

Playing into the wind, freshman forward Erika Bradfield rebounded a shot by junior midfielder Charlie Socia and drew the first blood of the game in the sixth minute of the match. Up 1-0, the Lakers only managed to outshoot Rockhurst 5-4 in the first half and did not score again until the second.

“We were a little bit lucky to not have given up a goal in the first half, and at halftime, we talked about how we need to be better in those situations,” GVSU coach Dave Dilanni said. “We stressed that we SEE SOCCER ON A8

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GLIAC champs: Abby Aiken (12) and Josie Werner (17) go up for the block in a previous game this year. GVSU won its first outright GLIAC regular season championship since 2008 after the Lakers defeated Northwood and Hillsdale over the weekend.

hampions don’t cower in the face of adversity. They dance.

The No. 15 Grand Valley State University women’s volleyball team celebrated its first outright GLIAC regular season championship since 2008 over the weekend by furthering its dominance of GLIAC competition with a pair of four-set road victories at Northwood University and Hillsdale College.

“I’ve had a feeling about this team since last spring,” head coach Deanne Scanlon said. “I constantly told them that they have a lot of similarities with the 2005 team that won a national championship. It’s a little surprising because our conference is so tough, but on the other hand, I knew we had the talent.”

GVSU (26-3, 17-1 GLIAC) has appeared to be unshakable, unflappable and unstoppable since a 2-2 debut in the Riverfront Hotel Grand Rapids Classic in early September. It has won 24 of 25 matches since.

The young Lakers have seemingly forgotten how to lose.

The team needed a victory to secure the outright GLIAC crown when the weekend began, but it came out flat in the first set at Northwood on Friday night.

The reigning GLIAC Player of the Year Juliia Pakhomenko and the Timberwolves came out swinging and scored the first eight points of the match to eventually take the set 25-9.

One might assume an inexperienced group would panic, but fittingly, the Lakers did the exact opposite.

Scanlon said she wasn’t surprised to see that her players had started dancing to the music on the court despite the initial shellacking.

“They’re goofy and silly off the court, but they have that ability to flip the switch and turn on the competitiveness and play relaxed,” she said. “They’ve worked hard at it; our captains have done a great job cultivating this great family environ-

ment within our team. They just don’t give up.”

GVSU responded by racking off three straight victories to wrap up the match in four sets (9-25, 25-15, 25-22, 31-29) on its way to clinching the conference title.

Junior outside hitter Abby Aiken led the way with 12 kills to go with a pair of service aces to power the Laker offense, while sophomore middle blocker Kaleigh Lound set the tone defensively with a career-high nine blocks to go with eight kills and a .471 hitting-percentage clip.

“We got killed, but there was nothing we could do about it,” Lound said of the first set. “We just stayed positive. We always have those goofy moments as a team.”

The fun-loving group celebrated on the bus with a post-game dance party, and the title seemed even sweeter when Scanlon awarded the players with championship bling in the form of Ring Pops.

She said her team quickly regained focus for an important matchup with Hillsdale on Saturday because she wanted to ensure the team would garner a No. 1 seed in the regional rankings.

Sophomore outside hitter Betsy Ronda was lightsout from behind the service line against the Chargers, tallying a trio of consecutive aces in the third set before finishing the game with six. She also supplied five kills and nine digs in the victory (23-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19).

Junior libero Christina Canepa led the way with a match-high 25 digs—enough to put her in eighth place all time in the GVSU record books.

Aiken posted a matchhigh 12 kills to go with a pair of aces, while senior right-side hitter Megan Schroeder tallied 11 kills and five blocks.

“I’m very thankful that my last season was such a good one,” Schroeder said. “It will be nice to look back and have all of these memories.”

It’s safe to say the upbeat Lakers have every reason to dance.

The team will begin its postseason quest at home on Wednesday in the GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals.

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SOCCER CONTINUED FROM A7 didn’t play great in the back end of the half but also said we’re still up 1-0 and we need to win now.

“Sometimes, it’s important to focus on the positives instead of the negatives.”

The winds shifted in the second stanza as the Lakers sailed to a commanding five-goal lead in a little less than 12 minutes of play.

“The elements obviously played a role in both halves,” Dilanni said.

“We made the decision early on to play heading into the wind, assuming it was going to get a little stronger in the second half, but that didn’t happen. I also expected our depth to play a bigger role than it did, but I thought we really turned a corner to start that second half.”

In minute 54, Bradfield contributed to another goal on a redirection that bounced in off a Rockhurst defender. Four minutes later, junior forward and GVSU season point leader Jenny Shaba struck pay dirt off an assist from Socia.

“I think going with the game plan today was really important,” Woolley said. “We knew the weather was going to be terrible with the wind, and keeping it on the ground, especially in the first half, allowed us to get that first goal. In the second half, we just took advantage of the opportunities like we always do.”

In minute 65, Bradfield launched a long pass to Shaba, who finished a one-on-one opportunity against goalkeeper Ali Wallner with a strike to the middle of the Rockhurst crease. Freshman midfielder Marti Corby then capped

the game with a blast from the box over Rockhurst.

30 seconds later.

“The little things are crucial for “We really worked together as us,” Shaba said. “They were today, a team, and I think in the second they have been this season, and half, we moved the ball consider- they’ll continue to be. But today, ably better than we did big picture, it just feels in the first half,” Shaba great. Every year in said. “Keeping the ball the beginning of the on the ground was season, we make a definitely a key, con- Sometimes long list of goals, and sidering the wind, and we move on it’s important anytime it made it easier for evtowards another goal, eryone on the field to to focus on it’s a good day.” play with each other.”

Now 20-0-1 on the the positives... season, Feet and ball on the Lakers will the ground, the Lak- DAVE DILANNI advance to play Miders tallied shutout and HEAD COACH west Regional No. 2 consecutive win No. 20 seed Quincy (18-0-4), of the season while exthe No. 8 ranked team tending the longest home winning in the latest NSCAA poll, Friday at streak in NCAA Division II history a site that has yet to be determined. to 63 games. GVSU concluded the The obstacles left to be conquered game with a 25-7 shot advantage by GVSU—weather, travel, oppo-

nents to face—are growing fewer and are steadily traversed each week.

“For us, it’s all in house,” Dilanni said. “We need to get healthy, take care of ourselves and be in a good frame of mind, but it is good for us to get a game like this for our young kids to play. We have a lot of players who do not have game experience in the tournament, so that was exciting for them. It’s also good for them to know that if they put in the effort, they’re going to get the reward.

“To get the first postseason victory helps progress the entire team, and this team is really just about trying to extend the season each week. This team loves each other, they want to keep playing, and we’re going to try to climb the ladder here, rung by rung.”

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Back in the game: Senior Rob Woodson drives the ball up the court against Hope College. Grand Valley State University beat Hope College 90-84 at home, coming back from a loss against Michigan State Univeristy. The Lakers still hope to improve.

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here was more than enough offense to go around at the Field-

house Arena when a pair of local teams collided for an entertaining game of exhibition hoops.

The Grand Valley State University men’s basketball

team bounced back from a 101-52 loss at Michigan State University by taking down Hope College 90-84 at home on Thursday night to close out its exhibition schedule.

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“We were happy to have another opportunity to have a practice game,” GVSU head coach Ric Wesley said. “We’ve had three of them, and I don’t think we performed very

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well in the first two. We saw many games giving up that some positives, and I thought many points,” Sabin said. offensively we did some good “We have to know where things. Sabin and Woodson people are going to be, where were tremendous.” the help side is. That comes It didn’t take junior guard with experience, but as a colRyan Sabin long to show why lective group, we’ve got to he was tabbed as a preseason play better.”

All-GLIAC North Division The visiting team was First Team selection. hoping for a late rally in the The Byron Center, Mich., second half and managed native drained a three on the to cut the GVSU lead to six team’s first possession and with less than five minutes to followed it up with a pull-up play—then GVSU delivered jumper on the the dagger. next trip down The shot the court. He clock expired finished with a as senior point game-high 23 We were guard Rob points to go with Woodson buried five boards and happy to a three with 4:21 two assists. have another to play, and the “My mindset held on opportunity... Lakers was to attack,” for a six-point Sabin said. “Usu- RIC WESLEY victory. ally I’m a shoot- HEAD COACH “We needed er, but there something big were some lanes right there to out there and I started to take slow down their momenadvantage of them. I don’t tum,” Woodson said. “That like to be one dimensional; I shot really gave us a boost to like to attack and shoot.” finish out the game and slow The Lakers found some up their run.” space in the lane after Hope’s The speedy point guard 6-foot-11 senior center Nate propelled the Laker offense VanArendonk got into foul to the tune of 18 points, a trouble early on. game-high eight boards, two GVSU took advantage assists and two steals. and went on to out-score He said the team benefitHope 50-16 in the paint. The ed from the play of freshman Lakers dictated the pace of forward Trevin Alexander, the game but failed to run who came up big despite away with it. playing just 19 minutes. He The NCAA Division III finished the game with 14 team’s three-point shooters points and seven rebounds. were a key reason why.

Sophomore forward RiThe Hope shooters were cardo Carbajal also chipped feeling it from beyond the in with 13 points. arc, connecting on six of 10 The team begins its 2013threes in the first half. They 2014 regular season tonight finished the game with 12 at the Fieldhouse Arena overall. against Olivet College at 7 “We’re not going to win p.m.

the Ferris State defensemen to turn their backs while the Lakers flooded hrough 11 games last season, the zone with speed.

As GVSU knows, the best dethe Grand Valley State University club men’s Division II fense is a good offense, and that hockey team was in the midst of an proved to be true Friday night as 11-game win streak, sporting a 9-1- the constant Laker pressure lead to 1 record and looking nearly unstop- a massive 58-16 difference in the pable. The winds of change have hit shot department.

Smartt kicked off the route with the Lakers this year, as they held a an early goal, and the rest of the subpar 4-5-1 season score going Lakers followed suit, taking a 3-0 into this weekend’s doubleheader against perennial powerhouse Fer- lead into the locker room upon the sound of the first period horn. ris State University.

GVSU’s play faltered GVSU appeared to during the second peribe in old form against od, but not enough for the archrival Bulldogs Ferris State to take adas it steamrolled its way to an 8-0 victory in Big I thought we... vantage, as the Lakers tallied two more scores Rapids to lift the record to hold on to a comup to the .500 mark put together manding lead heading for the first time in the a complete into the final period of 2013-2014 campaign. the game. GVSU dugame.

Senior goaltender Scott plicated its first-period Tiefenthal led the way MATT SMARTT production in the fifor the Lakers with a JUNIOR LEFT WING nal stages of the night, 16-save effort in his knocking home three first shutout of the year. “(Tiefenthal) played great and more goals en route to the GVSUhe made the saves when he had to,” friendly final score of 8-0.

Despite its slow start to the seajunior left wing Matt Smartt said. “I son, the team believes it’s just a thought we played really well and put together a complete game… matter of time before things start Our goal was to keep moving for- to click and flow smoothly, and it ward, not have any setbacks, to anticipates that this weekend’s percompete well, and get our goalie the formance will kick-start yet another strong season. shutout.”

“We’re a team that’s finding GVSU showcased a relentless themselves right now,” Forbes said. forecheck that aided in Tiefenthal’s “We’ve got a lot of good individual shutout, as the Lakers were able to continually get the puck deep in the talent, and we’re just trying to find Bulldog zone as per the game plan the right mix of culture and habof head coach Mike Forbes. The its for out time, and sometimes it Lakers chipped the puck into the takes time. We could easily be 10-1 corner time and time again, forcing right now… We’re good enough. All C L U B W R E S T L I N G

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teams find themselves at different paces.”

The Lakers put together a strong team effort in one of their most statistically impressive outputs of the season, as the final score sheet saw six different GVSU skaters with markers. In addition to Smartt’s early goal, senior forward Chad Wilhelm and sophomore center Alex Ostrowski each scored two, joined by a trio of juniors—Tyler Stoller, Jake Endicott and Ian Hamilton— who each found the back of the net once on the evening.

While the final score and the general flow of the game were cooperative with the Lakers, they believe that the game could have tilted even more in their favor were it not for a temporary let-down in the middle stages of the contest. Sandwiching the disappointing second period, however, were two stages of constant pressure and flowing play that lead to the final outcome.

“It took us a little bit of time to click this year… We had a slow start, but after last weekend, we got our lines up and running,” Wilhelm said. “I think we’ll keep running and gunning on Saturday and do a lot of the same things we did well tonight.”

On Saturday night, the Lakers played host to Ferris State in the second game of the weekend doubleheader.

GVSU’s stellar play from Friday night carried over into the first period as the Lakers opened up an early 2-0 lead, creating a 10-goal unanswered stretch over their last four periods. The Bulldogs finally snapped their drought with a sec-

Bacteria outbreak pauses season est decision to go ahead and not travel to (Eastern Michiue to a bacterial skin gan).”

The bacterial infection infection that broke out among the Grand broke out earlier in the seaValley State University club son among a group of middle-weight wrestlers, but it wrestling team eventually subthis week, its sided. Days pridual meet with or to the schedEastern Michiuled match with gan University on Saturday was It was nothing Eastern Michigan, the infeccanceled. too serious. tion broke out “It was basically a precau- We should be again, sidelining several Laktion. It wouldn’t ready to go... ers. have been the “Whenevsafest thing for RICK BOLHUIS er you have a our team to HEAD COACH group of guys wrestle,” Head constantly Coach Rick Bolhuis said. “We also had sev- training and working out eral other injuries, and with with each other, bacterial our schedule that we have infections are bound to hapcoming up, it was the saf- pen,” Bolhuis said. “It was

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nothing too serious. We should be ready to go next week.”

The Lakers, however, did hold an intersquad scrimmage Saturday to further prepare themselves for their upcoming schedule, which features back-to-back invitationals at Mott Community College.

“Our guys will be focused and ready to go come next weekend,” Bolhuis said.

“This is a really important part of the season for us.

Our upcoming week of practice is going to be crucial in preparation of the invitation at Mott.”

The Lakers will have a week to prepare before they head to Mott for the Mott Community College Bear Open on Sunday, Nov. 24.

COURTESY | DII CLUB HOCKEY

Lakers defeat Ferris State 8-0 despite early season struggles

Turning tables: The GVSU hockey team defeated Ferris State in an 8-0 victory despite a subpar record this season going into the game.

ond-period goal to draw within one, but GVSU put any comeback hopes to rest with two late third-period goals to complete the weekend sweep and continue improving its escalating record.

Freshman goalie Dom Juncaj, filling in for Tiefenthal, continued the hot streak the Laker netminders have been riding, making 23 saves in a standout performance of his own. GVSU has only allowed four goals in its past three games—all of which it’s won—parlaying the ad-

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Junior forward Brad Wilhelm led the Lakers offensively with two goals and was joined by freshman defenseman Reede Burnette and Ostrowski, who each netted one of their own.

“We played very well and kept the puck in their zone for a lot of the game,” Chad Wilhem said. “We hurt ourselves by not capitalizing on the chances when we got them, but I think we still played a great game.”

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