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or the first time in the university’s history, Grand Valley State University will cancel all classes held on Martin Luther King Day to promote participation in King’s plan for peace and justice. Dwight Hamilton, assistant vice president for affirmative action at GVSU, said that in previous years when the holiday was observed a majority of the students were unable to attend the multiple events hosted by the university due to class being in session. “Because classes are adjourned, this enables all students to celebrate the
holiday and honor Dr. Martin’s legacy,” Hamilton said. “We now have the opportunity to expand the program and integrate greater community involvement with Grand Rapids and Allendale.” With ongoing events from Jan. 20-26, GVSU’s Office of Multicultural Affairs has partnered with the Inclusion and Equity Division, the Student Senate and WGVU Public Media to create the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week of 2013. Associate Director of OMA Bobby Springer and Dr. Kathleen Underwood, associate professor of history and chair of women & gender studies, lead the GVSU MLK Executive Committee
of nearly 25 members. In order to make sure this week of commemoration runs smoothly, the committee consistently works to develop, facilitate and schedule events for this week year-round. The events kick off Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. with Saving Green and Eating Fresh. The program will be hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha, Theta Chi Omega and Nu Theta at the Richard M. DeVos Center Loosemore Auditorium. These organizations will show students how to make their budget work for them and serve healthy refreshments. On the official MLK Day, Jan. 21, concurrent social justice activities will be held in the Russel H. Kirkhof Center starting at 10 a.m. with another session starting at 2 p.m. Also on Monday, Poverty Simulation, which requires an RSVP, will be held in the Pere Marquette Room and help participants understand what living in a low-income family would be like. Upcycling, which also requires an RSVP, SEE DREAM, A3
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3-4:30 p.m. “Saving Green and Eating Fresh” hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha, Theta Chi Omega and Nu Theta @ Loosemore Auditorium, Pew Grand Rapids Campus
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10-11:30 a.m. Social Justice Activities (Poverty Simulation, Marathon Reading, Upcycling and Film Series) @ Kirkhof Center | 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch and Viewing of Presidential Inauguration @ Kirkhof Center | 1 p.m. Silent March begins at Zumberge Library | 1:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation by Glenda Hatchett @ Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room | 2-2:30 p.m. Concurrent Social Justice Activities (Poverty Simulation, Marathon Reading, Upcycling, Straight Talk panel and Film Series)
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Law boosts transparency online BY LIZZY BALBOA GVL NEWS EDITOR
In accordance with Michigan Public Act 201 of 2012, Grand Valley State University updated its website Dec. 21 to include a comprehensive page of university reports. Budget and Finance Assistant Kay Klosowski assembled the webpage, but she said a few areas collaborated to compile the information. Vi s i t o r s to the site will find the university’s accountability report, univerMUSSLER sity performance report, annual audited financial reports, annual operating budget, summary of current expenditures, campus security policies and crime statistics, collective bargaining agreements, health care services benefit plans and a general fund position list. Jeff Musser, assistant vice president for university budgets, said almost all of the information on the website was available online prior to the passing of the law, but not in a convenient central location. One exception to the available material was the list of employee salaries, which has only ever been accessible in the library. Musser said he has not received or heard of any concerns about the online salary listing yet. He said he doesn’t think there are as many complaints as there are cases of people “just asking why.” The human resources department of GVSU has dealt with employee concerns, though. “The only reaction we’ve had—and we have over 3,000 people whose salary SEE TRANSPARENCY, A2
GV markets campus to prospective students By Sarah Hillenbrand GVL Senior Reporter
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Between leading campus tours and giving prospective students the opportunity to speak with professional advisers on campus, the admissions office at Grand Valley State University has become busier marketing the university to an increasing number of interested high school and transfer students each year. Admissions has five different tour times a day and at least two groups go out at each tour time. On large tour days on campus, about 400 to 500 students visit GVSU. It is preferable that students call the office first to set up an appointment so the prospective student can
be better accommodated, but Jodi Chycinski , director of admissions, said that the office does its best to help every student who comes in. “We never want to turn anyone away from a visit,” she said. Chycinski said the number of incoming freshmen applications has been increasing, a trend that she attributes to the campus atmosphere that GVSU has as well as new developments in the university. “We’ve continued to see an increase, which speaks to the quality of the educational experience,” Chycinski said. “There are wonderful things happening on campus like the new library and business
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college.” Chycinski added that Admissions has a recruitment plan that is evaluated every year. “We are constantly reaching out to students through different means,” she said. “Our main goal is to get people to visit campus.” The Admissions office starts marketing GVSU to high school students in their sophomore year and continues throughout the rest of their high school career. Institu-
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tional Marketing works very closely with Admissions to come up with a detailed plan of marketing GVSU to prospective students, said Bryan Bickford, the advertising and communications manager in institutional marketing. “Our office handles all of the marketing materials and supports the Admissions office goals,” Bickford said. “Our advertising doesn’t necessarily recruit, but it creates an image of Grand Valley and what Grand Valley does. It’s not recruiting students directly but letting students know we’re out there.”
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BRIEFS Haas’ editorial hightlights increase in field placements, internships In an opinion piece published by MLive, President Thomas J. Haas wrote that Michigan employers place a high emphasis on gaining experience in internships within their major and future field as well as in experimental learning. Haas said that at Grand Valley State University, field placements and internships have grown significantly, increasing by nearly 40 percent.To read Haas’ article, visit www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/.
MI-SBTDC awarded $3M in renewed funding The Michigan Small Business andTechnology Center, located at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business, has been granted more than $3.3 million in funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration.This center offers a wide array of services, including counseling, business education, information-based planning and technology commercialization to different businesses in Michigan. For further information, contact Jennifer Deamud at 616-331-7480.
Experts to present area health care predictions Both health care experts and economics faculty members will share trends as well as predictions about health care in the West Michigan area at the annual summit, which is hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Health. The 2013 West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast will be held Jan. 11 at the Eberhard Center from 7:30-9:45 a.m. This summit is free and open to the community. To RSVP online, visit www.gvsu.edu/business/events or can contact Jason DeLong directly at delongj@gvsu.edu or 616-331-2729.
International student is extra in ‘Les Miserables’ Ryan Coombes, a Grand Valley State University international student from Great Britain, received a role as an extra in the film “Les Miserables,” which is playing in theaters now. Coombes was on the movie set for two weeks in both April and May in a couple of different locations.
GV scores big in Game Day Challenge The recent results of the national Game Day Challenge competition were released, where it was reported that Grand Valley State University scored in the top 20 overall as well as No. 1 in the Division II and III schools in the organic reduction category. The competition’s goal is to promote waste reduction at football games throughout the country. Starting in September and going through November 2012, the Game Day Challenge diverted about 1.09 million pounds of waste from football games.
information we post — we may have heard from a dozen maybe who just think it is inappropriate that we have to post their salaries (online),” said Scott Richardson, associate vice president for human resources. Richardson said the general feeling behind the com-
Someone in the Institutional Marketing office works with Admissions to put together a plan of when to start contacting students, and from there when the student will get certain GVSU marketing pieces. Bickford said advertising is currently focused on the east and west sides of the state. When going to high schools to recruit students, there is a lot of data that goes into determining where to visit. Some factors that are considered are application reports and ACT data. “We can’t be everywhere, so we have to
plaints is that “it’s nobody’s business.” “Since we’ve had salary information available for about 20 years in the library on campus, salaries aren’t a secret,” he said. “It’s not like we’ve been hiding it, it’s just that it wasn’t available on a website to the whole world.” GVSU will not be capitalizing on the fresh ac-
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includes Crafting for Our Community with activities such as turning pillowcases into dresses and weaving plastic bags into sleeping mats. This program will be in rooms 2215/2216, and all items will be donated to local shelters or health care organizations. GVSU will also host an all-day film series which will screen documentaries and films showcasing King’s work in the Kirkhof Center Theatre and room 1104. Straight Talk with panelists will discuss King’s legacy in lives today and will be held at 2 p.m. in Kirkhof 2270. During Marathon Reading in Kirkhof 2266, campus members will read from King’s writings and the works he inspired. The university will also offer its traditional silent march beginning at 1 p.m. at the Zumberge Library. The march will end at the Kirkhof Center with this year’s guest speaker Glenda Hatchett of the TV show “Judge Hatchett”. Nationally recognized, Hatchett speaks on saving generations of today and the future. In addition, GVSU will host Majora Carter, urban revitalizationist and host of the radio series “The Promised Land,” to give a keynote presentation at 5 p.m. in the Grand River Room of
use professional judgment of where to recruit students,” Chycinski said. For students who visit campus, the yield — the number admitted compared to the number that actually enroll — is higher. Chycinski said that this is probably true for every college campus, but those that visit campus are usually impressed with what they find at GVSU. For more information about leading campus tours, speak with someone in the Admissions office at www.gvsu.edu/admissions. shillenbrand@lanthorn.com
cessibility of other state schools’ salary information, as Richardson said the university has compared GVSU salaries with those of other institutions for a while now. “We’ve compared for a long time — well over 10 years using national data,” he said, adding that GVSU already tracks salary averages for in-state, peer and Midwest D-II universities.
the Kirkhof Center on Jan. 24. “We have a different twist with Majora Carter,” Springer said. “It’s more about food justice because King thought about individuals in all
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aspects. We thought this would be a great area to really focus in on. Majora is making it possible for different urban locations to get the same access
“One of our goals is to pay as competitively as we can.” To view GVSU’s employee salary list among other university reports, visit the webpage at www.gvsu.edu/budgets under “Section 245 Reporting.” For more information about Public Act 201, visit www.legislature.mi.gov and search for it under the Public Act (Signed Bills) page. news@lanthorn.com
to green space as any other location.” Lastly, Jan. 26 consists of the official Day of Service coordinated by the Community Service Learning Center. Volunteers will meet in Kirkhof Center and then travel to sites in West Michigan to serve. This event requires an RSVP. Students across GVSU are heavily impacted by class cancellation on MLK Day. Junior Allicia Rabideau is in favor of the change. “I think it is good we do not have school because we are able to offer these events,” Rabideau said. “It would be great to be able to go to these events, and look forward to the social justice events. I think it’s really cool that the events don’t just stop at MLK but bring in the current issues as well.” MLK Day is a day at GVSU with no classes, but it is not a day to sleep in and ignore the significance. Springer said he hopes students will enjoy that for the first time in history there will be no classes, but in return, that students realize this is not to have a day off, but a day that is on. Everyone, including the public, is invited to participate in these free activities that are hosted by the university. To review the events or find out more information, visit www.gvsu. edu/mlk. lmitchell@lanthorn.com
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Long-standing professors reflect on time at GVSU BY KARA HAIGHT GVL STAFF WRITER
Along with another semester comes new books, new classmates and new professors. But some at Grand Valley State University aren’t so new to the classroom scene. In fact, many professors are bringing years of teaching experience to help them educate their students. One of those professors is Sheldon Kopperl, who has had experience teaching biomedical sciences, religious studies and honors courses. Kopperl has been a GVSU professor for 43 years, having begun his own learning journey at the Case Institute of Technology in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving his bachelor’s in chemistry in 1965, Kopperl then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began working toward his doctorate in chemistry. “After the first three years, having taken all the courses and exams necessary for getting the doctoral degree, I began my full-time dissertation research,” Kopperl said. “It was only then, after seven years of majoring in chemistry, that I realized I had no passion for doing chemistry, but a real passion for understanding the human interest angles — especially history — of science.” This semester, Kopperl is teaching in the history department, Honors College and liberal studies program. “I have been lucky enough to be involved in my teaching areas of study that I had pursued during
my earlier education, from art history to religious studies,” he said. With over four decades of teaching under his belt, Kopperl advises new professors to find their own passion while teaching. He also encourages new faculty to include GVSU’s undergraduate students when conducting scholarly interest. Another professor with a long relationship with GVSU is John Reifel, currently a professor of economics and the associate dean at the Seidman College of Business. Reifel has been at GVSU for 41 years and came to campus after earning a bachelor’s from the University of Notre Dame and his master’s degree and doctorate in economics at Michigan State University. Reifel encourages professors to take advantage of GVSU’s role as a teaching institution and profit from the mentor faculty at the university. “Seek advice from the faculty mentor your unit head will assign to you,” he said. “Additionally, since in Seidman publishing in peer refereed journals is required for contract renewal, tenure and promotion, initially draw out from your Ph.D. dissertation any articles that can be published. Then, stay on top of your areas of expertise and be alert for opportunities where you can gather primary data to test academically meaningful research topics.” Edward Cole, also an established professor, has been at GVSU for 42 years. He began his education at the University of NebraskaLincoln, where he earned a bachelors of arts in history, a masters degree in modern European his-
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tory and a doctorate in Russian intellectual history at the University of California-Berkeley. Cole said his favorite class to teach at GVSU is due to the uniqueness of the course. “My absolute favorite course has been history of Russian thought,” Cole said. “To the best of my knowledge, it’s the only such undergraduate course offered anywhere in Michigan.” Cole encourages new faculty to connect and interact with GVSU’s undergraduate students. “My advice to new professors is always to be compassionate toward the students. The very best thing about Grand Valley is its wonderful students,” Cole said. “In fact, they are what I will truly miss when I depart.” Another long-standing professor is Samir IsHak, who has taught at GVSU for 45 years. IsHak began as a professor of political science in the areas of public administration
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and public service and is currently a professor of management and international business. As an experienced professor, IsHak said new professors should be enthusiastic about their classroom and scholarly work. “New professors (need to) have dedication to teaching, serving their students not their deans, and fighting for their academic freedom and fair evaluation of their performance,” he said. He said his favorite subjects to teach are global competitiveness, international business and concepts of management. “I enjoy having dedicated students who are serious to gain knowledge that they can apply in their career,” IsHak said. To better get to know your professors, visit the department pages on the GVSU website and read their faculty profiles. khaight@lanthorn.com
Nursing college takes center stage in January Sustainable Spotlight BY ELLIE PHILLIPS GVL STAFF WRITER
Weighing in with twelve undergraduate classes, three graduate classes and six programs offered that relate to sustainability, Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof College of Nursing kicks off the semester as the Sustainability Spotlight program’s Sustainable College of the Month. “Nurses have a natural fit with sustainability,” said public health nurse Julie Graham in a release posted to KCON’s spotlight website. “They dedicate their professional lives to making the lives of others and their communities better. Healthier. Nurses are highly trained professionals whose doctrine is founded in holism. Nursing has a long history of identifying maladaptive behaviors and manifestations in individuals and communities and planning then evaluating measures for continual improvement.” KCON has identified ways to incorporate all four areas of sustainability – environmental, social, cultural, and economic – into its curriculum. Historically, Florence Nightingale, noted as the inventor of modern nursing, identified the impact the environment has on human health. Community health nurses assess a community, then develop, implement and evaluate programs that address health issues in the community at the population level. As part of the health care system, nurses go out of their way to incorporate sustainability in their practice, to reduce cost and promote economic sustainability. The American Association of College
Nurses defines cultural competence as the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide quality care to diverse populations, rounding out the application of sustainability with the cultural perspective. These elements of sustainability are taught to KCON’s nursing students and support KCON’s mission to “provide quality nursing education to a diverse population of students,” according to the mission statement. Additionally, in the strategic plan for the college, one goal states that “by 2015, KCON nursing curricula will include an emphasis on the concept of sustainability as it relates to health and health care delivery.” “Our Strategic Planning Committee is a group of our administrators, our deans and our faculty and staff,” said Elaine Van Doren, associate dean for undergraduate programs at KCON. “It’s a very broad group, because everybody’s kind of involved. And then what we do is we develop in that group what we think is a good strategic plan with all of our goals.” There are four areas of distinction that KCON relates to sustainability with more specific focuses: the aging population-best practices, which focuses on improving the quality of life for the elderly; human response in health and illness, which focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease; reforming health care delivery and education, which focuses on health care and policy; and vulnerable populations-best practices, which focuses on health issues related to the impact of race, ethnicity, gender, culture, disability, social and economic statuses and other demographic elements.
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The programs that KCON hosts related to sustainability include the Family Health Center, which is located at 72 Sheldon NE St., and seeks to provide accessible and quality health care as it creates a hands-on learning environment for graduate nursing students. “The GVSU Family Health Center runs a fantastic program that provides quality health care to individuals in need, while providing experiential learning for nursing students,” said Bart Bartels, campus sustainability manager at GVSU. “The center is an invaluable asset to all in the community.” Another program is the Community Health Service program in the undergraduate study area. The program incorporates community-based learning and has
courses spread through the undergraduate program, with one credit of each clinical course devoted to a community-focused learning experience. Student nurses have also pledged to use the stairs instead of the elevator, and the Student Nurses’ Association volunteered almost 2,000 hours during the fall 2012 semester in the local community. The nursing students built community gardens, worked with Habitat for Humanity, read to school children, gave influenza vaccinations and volunteered with numerous health organizations. For more information, visit GVSU’s January Spotlight page at www.gvsu.edu/css/januaryspotlight-kirkhof-college-of-nursing-2.htm. ephillips@lanthorn.com
Faculty Fridays help professors hone writing skills BY RACHEL CROSS GVL ASSISTANT NEWS
Oftentimes academic pursuits don’t end for professors after they start working at universities, with many educators setting aside time to publish articles or pursue higher degrees and interests. To help with that, the Writing Center at Grand Valley State University, located on both the Allendale and Pew campuses, has for the past three years held Faculty Friday events for professors seeking extra help and quiet time for different writing projects outside of the classroom. Patrick Johnson, interim director of the Writing Center, has been at GVSU for one and a half years and is one of the writing consultants for faculty. “This event allows faculty to dedicate time to write and read
with other productive people that attend,” Johnson said. “These projects are for faculty that is working on writing pieces such as article JOHNSON submissions, dissertations or teacher review accomplishments: all individual projects outside the classroom.” Johnson said that Faculty Fridays provide professors the chance to form small writing groups with colleagues on campus. In these groups professors can share their drafts with each other for review and feedback. According to the Scholarly Writing Initiatives for Faculty and Staff for 2012-2013, participating
in a group “is a great way to meet your self-imposed deadlines, become part of an active community of scholar-writers, make scholarly connections with faculty in other disciplines, and get feedback toward revision from interested, experienced writers.” In addition to Faculty Fridays, there are also faculty/staff writing retreats that last for five days and allow professors at GVSU to make progress and gain feedback from writing consultants as well as participants. These retreats will be held from April 29-May 3, Aug.59, and a mini-retreat will be from March 6-8. “This retreat gives faculty the opportunity to dedicate time to write with productive people,” Johnson said. “At the beginning of the retreat we ask faculty what their goals are for the retreat, and at the end we ask them what they
got done during the week.” Johnson also said that this event can be very rewarding for faculty members. “Faculty Fridays consist of a community of writers,” Johnson said. “It allows faculty to get their work ready for publication by connecting with other writers and getting extra feedback. This quiet environment also has less distraction than if they were working in their offices.” Overall, Johnson said that the faculty that attends this event enjoy and appreciate their ability to use the quiet writing space as well as the interaction with other writers and consultants. He added that these events are similar to the services that the Writing Center offers to undergraduate students at GVSU. Although many professors take advantage of Faculty Fridays, Johnson said that in terms of turn-out,
more faculty tends to come in at the beginning of the semester because schedules are less busy and they have more free time to write, but turnout tapers down as the semester progresses. When Faculty Fridays are held in the Writing Center, Johnson said that the undergraduate students at GVSU are directed to the 2nd floor common area in Lake Ontario Hall where writing consultants bring their laptops and other necessary materials to help students. Faculty Friday events are located in Allendale in LOH room 120 and on the Pew Campus in Devos 302E from noon until 5 p.m., where snacks and coffee are provided. For more information on dates and other specifics of Faculty Friday events, or to register for the faculty/staff writing retreats, visit www.gvsu.edu/wc. assistantnews@lanthorn.com
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hough at first glance the Michigan Public Act 201 of 2012 may seem a little bit invasive, the act - which requires public higher education institutions like Grand Valley State University to provide online links to documents like crime statistics, budget summaries and reports, as well as a full list of employee’s annual salaries - it makes a lot of sense in an environment aimed at open-booked awareness. Although at GVSU the documents required under the new stipulation have always been accessible for those he knew where to look or who to ask, employee
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salaries have only been available in a single copy at Allendale’s Zumberge library. The comprehensive new list, which was posted to the university’s website on Dec. 21, has been met with a little bit of hesitance - though to be fair, the university’s Assistant Vice President for University Budgets said that out of the over-3,000 names included on the public payroll, only around a dozen expressed uneasiness about the measure. “Since we’ve had salary information available for about 20 years in the library on campus, salaries aren’t a secret,” Richardson
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told the Lanthorn. “It’s not like we’ve been hiding it, it’s just that it wasn’t available on a website to the whole world.” Though a little discomfort with the disclosure of information that seems so sensitive is understandable, as a gesture of transparency, the move is a responsible one on the part of the Michigan legislature. Clearing out any accessibility issues the general public might have with obtaining university reports not only makes sense, but through this kind of free flow of information, helps to separate ourselves from more calloused government regimes
and foster a much more genuine spirit of democracy within the rising generations of students. From a more practical perspective, we can hope that this signals a more invested state government, who will convene in coming days to announce the budget plan for fiscal year 2013-2014. Perhaps they will find the same responsible logic in their funding method that they have in open document access, and in that same spirit, come to more intimately understand the individual plight of each public institution.
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Do you think the posting of professor salaries by public universities breaches privacy boundaries? “It does not broach any privacy boundaries. Everyone should have access to this kind of information.”
Juan Gonalez
Junior, international business Meoellin, Colombia
“I think they should not do it because you should not put somebody’s private life in public where such a resource like that can be used by other individuals.”
Sylvia Supratman
Freshman, international relations Jakarta, Indonesia
“I do think that it is a bit overboard. If the university chooses to do that and the faculty and staff know about it, I suppose it’s fine, but the faculty and staff members should be able to take it off.”
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Jakia Fuller
Senior, liberal studies Muskegon, Mich.
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“Not necessarily considering that Grand Valley is a state run school.”
Logan Brenk Senior, biology Lowell, Mich.
“No other public officers have salary information posted. Since a public university receives tax payer funding, professors should not necessarily be excluded.”
Jason Mey
Senior, marketing Jenison, Mich.
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in the higher courses students should be preparing to enter society, and therefore should be recognized by accomplishments and personal merit in the class. If you don’t perform well enough to be noticed in the classroom, chances are you won’t be noticed in the real world either. Next we must discuss length of class and content on syllabus day. Walking into a new class, it is nearly impossible to predict how the “introduction” material will be presented. Will it last ten minutes and follow with an early dismissal? Or will we spend the rest of the time taking notes? Will we only get through half of the syllabus today? Did we already have homework on Blackboard? Shoot, we did. To avoid this obvious confusion, teachers should continue to mirror content introductions to the workplace and the real world. In most jobs, there is a
set “training” time period before one is expected to perform at the appropriate work level. I believe (except in the case of 6-9 p.m. classes) that one class period (no more or no less) should be dedicated to “introduction and training.” After that students and professors should be prepared to dive into the new semester. In maintaining a loose introduction standard (of sorts) students may have an easier time adjusting to different classes and the semester as a whole. The wackiest week in the West (Michigan, that is) is coming to a close. I hope you have all survived syllabus week without too many Ba-rah-de hiccups. I also hope that in the future we can standardize syllabus week and cut out some of the second-grade baloney. May the odds (and the curves) be ever in your favor this semester. ccolleran@lanthorn.com
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Another semester, another syllabus week. From ice breakers straight out of your second grade classroom to teachers who manage to change normal names like Brad into the exotic Ba-rah-de while reading the roster- there’s no pretending syllabus week isn’t wacky. I am going to make the case that syllabus week should be standardized, at least to an extent. We are college students, and society expects that university is the place where students transition from adolescence into adulthood. School is, in essence, our current job, and it should be treated as such.
To begin, I think it’s time to do away with awkward ice breakers. Tomorrow nobody will remember what my favorite vegetable is. In fact, everyone was so preoccupied thinking of an interesting vegetable (we all know you don’t actually like rutabaga), and so anxious about being put on the spot, that chances are that they won’t remember anyone’s answer but their own. If we were to enter the workforce today, would our boss walk us around the office and share a special fact about each of our co-workers? No. Instead of forcing things, class should mirror real life. If student relationships happen organically they will be more meaningful and interest driven. I do understand that teachers use ice breakers to identify and distinguish the students from each other. In a lower level general education course, I think that this is acceptable. However,
BY NATE SMITH GVL COLUMNIST
I had one of those moments the other day - you know, when you’re going about your pointless daily tasks and stumble upon something great. Most of the time these thoughts are swept away by my diversion of choice, but this time was different. I got off of the bus and started toward my house at the end of what seemed like a long day. Right as I started up the stairs of my trusty stoop it hit me. The one
thing I was missing from my life was understanding. Every problem I’ve ever encountered in my life was due to a lack of understanding. That time I got suspended in middle school for writing my name in alcohol on the lab table and set it on fire was all a big misunderstanding. My teacher didn’t understand that I was upset after seeing the Daredevil movie with Ben Afleck and was acting out. If he showed me a little empathy, my principal would have understood that Daredevil was one of my favorite properties and seeing it ruined on screen hurt me deeply. I feel like my last relationship could have been saved
if understanding went two ways. She would have been happier if I understood that girls need constant reassurance. I would have been happier if she understood that in Final Fantasy III, geomancers take time to level up and there’s nothing I can do about that. My roommate has already grasped this concept and is now a master at it. The other night a guy threw up on his shoes while asking for a cigarette outside the pub. My roommate wasn’t even angry. It was because he understood that all of this happened because the guy needed the cigarette more than everyone’s ridicule. If he had gotten the cigarette in the first place without any trouble, who
knows? The whole situation possibly could have been prevented. I feel like this concept is so basic that it can be applied to any situation with enough patience. Wars can be ended. Don’t get me wrong, some viewpoints are just stupid, but think of the applications. Years of political back and forth could be settled. All because people just stopped and seriously considered the other side. I mean really give a go at it, no matter how silly the opposition seems. Even if the understanding isn’t genuine, fake it ‘til you make it. Who knows, you might just stumble across some empathy for your trouble. nsmith@lanthorn.com
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When Grand Valley State University alumnus Gregory Mason graduated last year, he said he knew he wanted to work with the LGBT community in Grand Rapids. Mason grew up in Detroit before coming to GVSU in 2005 to earn his social work degree, and as a member of the LGBT community himself, he found a stark difference between how taboo LGBT issues were in his hometown versus the more rural communities. “…I was working with the Grand Rapids chapter of GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network) that work with GSA’s (Gay Straight Alliance),” Mason said. “A lot of those GSA’s are predominately in the Caucasian schools; they didn’t have any in the inner city schools.” To Mason, education and awareness surrounding LGBT issues – especially in minority demographics – is key to making progress and it is in that mission that Mason is kick-starting his own awareness project called LGBTCollege. Through the project, Mason hopes to raise awareness of the support and resources that college campuses bring to college students. Post-graduation, Mason found a job in case management working with foster care, and although he saw good in his new role, he didn’t find the same passion he did while mobilizing with GLSEN and other LGBT advocacy efforts. “You know, I got this degree I went to school for all these years for,” he said. “I really want to do something I’m passionate about.” With his new website, which has gotten over 1,200 views since its launch in November, Mason hopes to give both LGBT students and advocates a forum in which to share their experiences, stories and opinions through a blog series called the “3P Series,” wherein posters will write about personal experiences, public opinion and professional issues all related to being LGBT or an advocate of LGBT. “I think it will be a great organized and structural way for people to tell their stories because those areas that affect a person,” he said. “The personal has an effect on professional life, and the public view and opinion has an effect on the personal and professional… they are all intertwined.” Though all forms of LGBT advocacy and support are important components of Mason’s new mission, his journey of self-discovery and acceptance, while also growing up in a place where the topic was avoided more often than not, has caused him to emphasize the project’s role as a medium that can aid in developing a more comprehensive and inclusive definition of LGBT in minority communities. “When you look at LGBT in the media, it’s predominately white faces on it,” he said. “Different cultures deal with this so why aren’t we equally showing this? That’s why it’s hard for black families, Asian families and Latino families to understand the LGBT community.” Once it is more established, a portion of the proceeds from LGBTCollege’s website will go to supporting advocacy and awareness of LGBT youth homelessness – a cause Mason became
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New trajectory: After graduating last year, Gregory Mason is starting his own awareness and education project called LGBTCollege. He launched the website in November.
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When you look at LGBT in the media, it’s predominately white faces on it. Different cultures deal with this so why aren’t we equally showing this?
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close to while at a West Michigan panel on local support efforts. “I thought that it would be a great opportunity for LGBTCollege to have an area of support that our proceeds can go to,” he said. “Not just the website, but something to support and do good through and help out in the community with.” He’s looking for support through donations, but also welcomes any local businesses or organizations to sponsor his efforts, which he has been supporting largely with money out of his own pocket. In the short term, Mason said he hopes to organize a college tour over the summer – an educational crusade of sorts - and in the long term become a widespread campaign of community networking, support and awareness. “At the end of the day, I want this to be something for people to share their experiences and educate others,” he said. Visit www.lgbtcollege.com to submit a video, story or see how else you can get involved. editorial@lanthorn.com
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Grand Valley State University’s freshman swimmer Gianni Ferrero and senior diver Jasmine Rahami have been named the GLIAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving “Athletes of the Week”. Ferrero impressed in his first week of action since transferring to GVSU from Idstein, Germany at the start of the semester. He notched a pair of NCAA B cut times in his first meet against Nova Southeastern University, followed by a pair of individual victories in the 200 IM and 100 free events against the University of Findlay. Rahami placed first in the 1-meter diving at Findlay with a score of 259.58, which was good enough to qualify her for the national championships at the A qualifying mark.
MITCHELL TO COACH IN FOOTBALL SENIOR BOWL
Grand Valley State University’s head football coach Matt Mitchell has been selected to coach in the 2013 Ohio vs. Michigan College Football Senior Bowl. In his third season at GVSU, Mitchell coached the team to an 8-3 season in 2012. He will be coaching against Ohio Dominican University head coach Bill Conley. College seniors from various divisions will represent their respective states in the game, which will be played April 20 in Canton, Ohio at the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Fawcett Stadium. The game is sponsored by GameDay Management Inc. and the Ohio Army National Guard.
WOMEN’S TRACK, FIELD PRESEASON RANKED NO. 1
The first preseason computer rankings for the 2013 season were released by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Assocation (USTFCCA), and the Grand Valley State University women’s track and field team topped the list. It is the 17th straight time the GVSU women have been ranked No. 1 by the USTFCCCA. The women’s team has won the past two NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships and began both those seasons as the preseason No. 1. On the men’s side, the Lakers were ranked 16th in the first preseason rankings.
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Taking command: Breland Hogan (1) drives past a defender during a recent game this season. Hogan has provided the senior leadership for the young Grand Valley team and is averaging 9.8 points per game. The Lakers have used their youth and athleticism to their advantage as they have jumped out to a 9-3 record and a 6-2 record in the GLIAC.
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ith a plethora of new faces on the Grand Valley State University men’s basketball team, it would have been understandable if the team got off to a slow start while the players got acquainted with each other. Instead, GVSU (9-3, 6-2 GLIAC) started the season by winning eight of their first nine games, with their only loss occurring while on the road to No. 4 ranked Bellarmine University. “I think we have eight or nine new players, so it was hard to know what to expect,” said head coach Ric Wesley. “It’s been mostly good. We still got a ways to go. We’ve had some good solid wins, but I think it’s still obvious that we still have a ways to go to be a (GLIAC) North division contender. We haven’t been able to quite raise our game to beat some of the best teams we played. Hopefully with continued work and a good attitude, we can get there.” Sophomore Ryan Sabin leads the Lakers in scoring this year. Sabin is currently averaging 12.5 points per contest while shooting at an efficient rate. He’s currently shooting 52 percent from the field, 46 percent from threepoint range, and 93 percent from the free throw line. “He’s been solid from start to finish,” Wesley said about Sabin. “Tyrone Lee has also made a big step up in his play this season from what he did last year in his first year. Those two guys have been bright spots for us.” Lee, a senior who was named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team selection last year, has been instrumental in anchoring the Lakers defense. A defense that has limited its opponents to only 59.4 points per game, which is second best in the GLIAC, trailing only Michigan Tech University by .2 points. One of the biggest advantages GVSU has been able to enjoy over their opponents is their depth. The Lakers have ten players who average at least ten minutes per game. “It’s great cause anybody can have a big night,” Lee said. “That’s hard for the opposing team because they don’t know who to stop. With our team, it’s hard for other teams to scout us and stop us because they don’t know. They don’t know who’s gonna have 18 one night, or who’s gonna blow off for 22 points this night. It’s so random with our team. We have seven to eight guys who can give you 15 to 20 points any given night.” GVSU will look to continue to lean on one another as they have so far this year. The Lakers have enjoyed a strong team chemistry not only on the court, but off the court as well. “I think this team has more chemistry this year,” said senior Tony Peters. “We’ve been able to win more games consistently in a row this year. We bond a lot together off the court. We’re all friends with each other. Nobody dislikes each other. We got the team bonding and that helps us a lot on the court.” sports@lanthorn.com
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Women’s basketball work toward consistency BY TATE BAKER GVL STAFF WRITER
While the Grand Valley State University women’s basketball team (9-3, 5-3 GLIAC) has gotten off to a strong start, they are still searching for a key component with the team. If you ask anyone on the Lakers team or staff, one issue circulates around them: consistency. “We’re off to a strong start, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have several things we need to work on,” said head coach Janel Burgess. “We have played really good games, and we have also
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had games where we really haven’t brought it all together. That’s where we need to improve on going forward.” GVSU will need to figure things out soon. The Lakers will face a plethora of strong GLIAC teams as they head into the deeper part of their schedule. “This is probably the strongest the GLIAC North has been in a long time,” Burgess said. “Every game is going to be a grind from here on out.” Looking to lead the Lakers through that grind is senior guard Briauna Taylor, who currently leads the team in points (14.0 ppg), rebounds (6.9 rpg), and assists (2.5 apg). “This next stretch of games coming up should be a great challenge for us,” Taylor said. “We were on a bit of a roll until this past weekend’s setback versus Malone. It’s our job to play it game by game.” GVSU is currently in the middle of the pack, sitting alongside Northern Michigan University and Northwood University at 5-3 in league play. Just out of reach
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On the same page: Breanna Kellogg looks to make a pass during recent action. Kellogg and the Laker’s will be matching up with a tough GLIAC North the second half of the season.
in first place is Ferris State University (7-1 GLIAC), second place Michigan Tech University (6-2 GLIAC), and the newcomer of the GLIAC North, Wayne State University (5-2 GLIAC). “This is arguably the most important time of the year for us,” said junior guard Breanna Kellogg. “We really need to be focused and come out strong
every game.” The Lakers have been able to maintain dominance at home. GVSU sports a 5-1 home record, and seven of their 14 remaining games are to be played in Allendale. Their strong play at home will be key to their further success down the road. “As every other team probably feels the same, we feel most comfortable at
home,” Taylor said. “It’s the atmosphere, playing in front of our friends and family. It’s where we shine the most.” The Lakers are in action this week as they host backto-back home games starting this Thursday at 8 p.m. against Northern Michigan University, followed by a Saturday matchup with Michigan Tech University at 3 p.m. tbaker@lanthorn.com
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Swim and dive set sights on Wayne State BY JAY BUSHEN GVL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
If the Grand Valley State University swim and dive teams hope to win a GLIAC crown in 2013, they’ll have to swim past their cross-state rivals. The GVSU swim and dive teams will host a crucial home meet Jan. 12 against Wayne State University before finishing the regular season at home versus University of Indianapolis on Jan. 19. “We’ve got some big rivalries coming up that we are really excited for,” said head coach Andy Boyce. “We’ve been battling back and forth with Wayne State for years.” Wayne State currently sits atop the men’s and women’s standings a year after winning both GLIAC championships last year. Their women’s team went on to win at nationals. Danielle Vallier, a junior on GVSU’s women’s squad, said having the reigning champions in the GLIAC serves as motivation for the rest of the team. “It was an eye-opener to see them win the national championship last year,” Vallier said. “It made us realize that we are capable of doing it too. We know we have fast teams in our conference, and that pushes us to get better.” Boyce said that there is little room for error in the highly contested GLIAC. “This is probably the toughest conference in the nation,” Boyce said. “We had four teams ranked near the top of the national rankings last year. It’s extremely competitive.” The men’s squad is gaining momentum after a pair of wins on the road against Nova Southeastern (137-61) and Findlay (242-36). They hope that they can carry this momentum throughout the rest of the year. “We’re feeling a lot more confident after these last few swimming trips,” said junior Michael Griffith. “We look forward to showing everyone that we can be the No. 1 team in the conference.” The Lakers received a boost from freshman newcomer Gianni Ferrero, who recently transferred to GVSU from Idstein, Germany. “We had high expectations for Gianni,” Griffith said, “He has lived
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High dives: Set in the tough GLIAC conference, the men’s and women’s diving teams are looking to continue their strong performance with a home match against Wayne State University on Jan. 12. On the men’s side, the team is lead by newcomer Gianni Ferrero who has the team ranked No. 12 in the nation.
up to them. He’s quickly become a top gun on our team.” Ferrero notched a pair of NCAA B cut times in his first meet against Nova Southeastern, followed by a pair of individual victories at Findlay. He was named the GLIAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week, along with GVSU senior Jasmine Ramahi for
the women’s. Both GVSU teams were ranked No. 12 in the CollegeSwimming. com/CSCAA coaches poll, and the Lakers expect to improve following a six day training period during winter break in Miami, Fla. “I’m excited to see how the training pays off during the conference championships,” Vallier said. “We just need
to stay focused on the little things, which can help us win more races and improve our times.” Boyce said the teams will need to be well rested if they hope to have success in the postseason. “We’ll start to rest a bit more after Wayne State and Indianapolis,” Boyce said. “Hopefully we can stay healthy and get some tremendous
performances in the conference championships. We’re going to try to break some pool records.” The men’s and women’s teams will welcome Wayne State on Jan. 12 and Indianapolis on Jan. 19. Both events start at 1 p.m. in the Fieldhouse Arena located on the Allendale Campus. assistantsports@lanthorn.com
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The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s track teams have gotten off to quick starts this season, already claiming numerous team victories and individual first place finishes as the head into the indoor season. Both the men’s and women’s teams already kicked off their season by hosting the GVSU Early Bird Open and the GVSU Holiday Open in Kelley Family Sports Center. Both teams broke records and met NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks already this year. The men’s team earned two provisional qualifying marks and broke one school record at the Early Bird Open. Junior Nathaniel Hammersmith was responsible for the new record in the 300-meter dash, hitting a time of 34.62 seconds. At the Holiday Open, the Laker men were able to secure five victories and seven provisional qualifying marks. Headliners inlcuded 4x400 team who bested their time for a better mark in the relay, and Logan Hoffman,
who also set a mark in the individual 400-meter dash. The women may be having an even better season than the men so far, notching 11 provisional qualifying marks in the Early Bird Open and totaling 10 victories and another 11 provisional marks at the Holiday Open. Sam Lockhart attained two NCAA Division II automatic qualifying marks to go with her provisional marks in the weight throw and the shot put. GVSU is not ready to rest on their laurels and enjoy their early season success. With their experience, they know they have a long way to go to be where they want to be. “We know that we’ll have to improve on a lot of those marks in order to qualify for the indoor championships,” said junior Joe Graves. “That brings me to one of our team goals, which is to train so hard to qualify for the indoor championships in Alabama. We can’t count on performing well as a team at nationals if we only qualify a couple of athletes.” Some key athletes to watch for on the men’s side include Graves in dis-
tance, Ethan Barnes in the 800 meter dash, as well as seniors Steve Fuelling and Jake Isaacson in the long distance runs. Senior Donny Stiffler is also someone who GVSU will rely on in the field events. “As a team we’ve been training hard throughout the fall and we have been able to see some of that in the first few meets,” said senior Jamie Smith. “We still have a lot of work to do if we want to achieve the goals we’ve set for ourselves. It’s key that we all step up and contribute so we can go after a few more NCAA titles.” Head coach Jerry Baltes also expects his teams past success to carry over into this year. “I think a lot of our kids picked up or started where they left off last year,” Baltes said. “I think if we can continue to improve as much as we have in the past, we should be able to be in good shape by the end of the year.” The Lakers compete Jan. 11-12 at the Bob Eubanks Open at Kelly Family Sports Center. This will be the first meet of the year for GVSU where scoring will be kept. emcmillin@lanthorn.com
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Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge: After half a season, the Laker dodgeball team has earned a 4-1 record and No. 6 ranking.
Dodgeball club earns No. 6 ranking BY DEREK WOLFF GVL STAFF WRITER
The Grand Valley State University dodgeball club rolls into the winter semester with an impressive 4-1 mark through the first half of play, good enough to earn the club the nation’s No. 6 ranking. Michigan is well-represented in the latest National Collegiate Dodgeball Association standings, with rivals Michigan State University, Saginaw Valley State University and Central Michigan University all placing within the top ten as well, in 3rd, 5th and 7th respectfully. However, the Lakers know that they still have a lot of work to do if they want to continue their success and get back to a national title game. GVSU won four straight NCDA titles from 2006-2010, but lost the title game in 2011 and fell short in last year’s semi-finals. Senior assistant captain Kenny Bacchus said that the level of competition in the league has gradually been getting better, and this has given the Lakers a number of challenging new foes. “We’ve been working really hard in
practices this past year,” Bacchus said. “The last couple years Grand Valley was better than everyone else, but now everyone is catching up, so we have to work even harder.” Club president Dylan Fettig, a senior, said the team has gone through a rebuilding process and is looking for some of the younger players to step up if the team wants to return to prominence. “This season, we’re looking to build our depth back up,” Fettig said. “We had a lot of guys graduate after the last national championship run, so we’re looking forward to some of the younger guys stepping up.” GVSU has been off for a while after defeating Michigan State University 3-2 in an overtime thriller Dec. 2. The game also gave the team and the fans a look at one of the NCDA’s biggest rule changes this season. “It was a pretty intense game because it went into overtime,” said sophomore Austin Morley. “The new overtime system is now six versus six. It used to be 15 versus 15, and they changed it to our best six players versus their best six players. So that was a good way to showcase the new system,
but the win itself was pretty big.” Fettig emphasized the fact that the Lakers had never lost against their I-96 rivals. “We’ve never lost to them, so it was a big deal to keep our record against Michigan State,” he said. “It was pretty nuts because it was the first time we’ve done the new overtime rule. We had a brush with death but it turned out in our favor.” While the team has had few and far between opportunities to shine so far this season, optimism remains high that there will be more games, and hopefully another shot at a national title is on the horizon. GVSU will pick up play this weekend in the Chicago Dodgeball Open where they will square off against James Madison University, Depaul University and the University of Nebraska. James Madison ranks fourth in the standings, with a 6-1-1 record, while Depaul is just outside the top 10 at the number 11 spot. “There’s going to be a lot of good teams, especially from Michigan,” Bacchus said. “I think those teams are the powerhouse of the NCDA.” dwolff@lanthorn.com
In their first season with new faces leading the program, the Grand Valley State University women’s club hockey program has had a smooth transition adjusting to their new head coaches. Cory Whitaker started the program in 2006 and served as the school’s head coach during his time at GVSU. Whitaker stepped down from his post before this season and took a fulltime goaltenders coaching position at Lindenwood (Mo.) University. Darrell Gregorio and Sean McKernan, who served as assistants under Whitaker, were appointed as cohead coaches for the 20122013 season. “It wasn’t much of a change because we had Sean and Darrell as our coaches before,” said junior Alisha Day. “Sean was the forwards coach, so now with them being head coaches, there’s no difference for us. For the freshmen, they didn’t really know any different and (Darrell and Sean have) taken complete control of the team and we trust in them. So it’s worked out well.” GVSU jumped out to a respectable 10-7-1 record before the winter break. The Lakers dropped three games by one goal, and they hope that they’ve learned from their narrow defeats. “Even though we lost those close games, it shows that all the effort we’ve been putting in has paid off,” said senior Lauren Walsh. “They are crappy games to lose, but it gives everyone more drive and motivation to start winning those games.” The Lakers have shown flashes of their potential throughout the season. GVSU would like to see
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more consistency in the final stretch of the season. “We’ve been playing really well,” said head coach Sean McKernan. “We’ve just had moments of inconsistency throughout a game that have led to a couple of our defeats throughout the year. We’re still looking to put up a full 60 minutes together.” Senior Shelby Kucharski leads the Lakers in points this season, tallying 17 points on the season thus far. Freshmen Katie Danto and Day are the leading goal scorers for GVSU, with each scoring ten goals on the season. As the season has worn on, the Lakers have gained more chemistry throughout the year. “We’ve gotten accustomed to playing with each other,” Day said. “Now everyone knows where people are going to be on the ice. We’re used to the skating styles of everybody, knowing the plays, and where everyone’s going to be. Now we just have to tie it all together to finish the rest of the season strong.” GVSU’s last game was a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Adrian College on Dec. 9. Their next game won’t be until Jan. 19 when they take on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. However, the coaches feel confident that their team won’t be affected by the long layoff when their season resumes. “The girls do a pretty good job of skating when they’re not here on campus,” McKernan said. “We’re ahead of schedule of where I thought we’d be. We have a few practices before our first game and I think we’ll be right on point when the puck drops. If we play our style of game, we have a good chance of winning every game we play.” sports@lanthorn.com
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pinch of Irish heritage, a splash of American rock ‘n’ roll and a sprinkle of a wide variety of instruments creates the increasingly popular band, Flogging Molly. The seven-member group started their musical career in 1997 when lead singer Dave King, a Dublin, Ireland native, formed the band, combining his Irish heritage with the other members’ experiences and sound. Their popularity started with early hits, such as “Black Friday Rule” and “Devil’s Dance Floor,” which has let them tour across the U.S. and around the world. But it was their newest album, “Speed of Darkness,” that helped create an even larger fan base for the band. The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 Charts and No. 4 on the Independent Billboard charts. The band’s worked with well-known producer Ryan Hewitt, who has also worked with The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Avett Brothers. Their latest tour, the Green 17 Tour is an annual tour, with the ninth year kicking off Jan. 24 in Grand Rapids at The Orbit Room. Singer and guitarist Dennis Casey said that the band is excited to begin this tour for another year. “Being on tour is a whirlwind of constant motion and partying and excitement and hangovers and luxury and good times,” Casey said. “My least favorite part is the hangover and missing your loved ones.” He said they enjoy every experience on tour. The good ones and bad ones have transformed Flogging Molly into a family. “When you live in such close quarters, when you have been playing with people for fifteen years, they become like your second family,” Casey said. “And you know, with any family you have your ups and downs.” The band has grown together and recently began to experience a constant growth of popularity. “We have had a steady build, from starting out in a band playing to ten people to constant touring to playing all over the world, I think we have built a fan base,” Casey said. But even with growing popularity, the band hasn’t let the fame get to their heads. “We play every show like it is our last and we put everything we have into it,” Casey said. “People know that they can expect that, and the word is still spreading. The word gets around and you can tell what you can expect.” Before getting on stage Casey said that the band members all have their own rou-
tines. Casey takes a few shots of whiskey and stretches before being ready to perform. “Being on stage is very exhilarating, I can’t compare it to much else,” Casey said. “I guess I can compare it to being five years (old) and waking up on Christmas day and getting everything you wanted. It may be a lame analogy, but it is really rewarding and really exhilarating. It is an energy that I know nothing else in life compares to.” He appreciates having the band because
being a professional musician has been his dream since he was a teenager. “For many years I failed and failed and failed and then I finally got into Flogging Molly and we grew together and it has grown into what it is today,” Casey said. “And it has grown into something that I love and cherish and it is kind of defined me as a person. It is who I am. It is a big part of my life.” And the big part of his life isn’t over yet. He said they plan to keep writing music and perform around the world. The Green 17 Tour ends on St. Patrick’s Day, but it commences the band’s album production process. “We have been doing it long enough that now it is just you kind of do what you feel and whatever hits you, then you play it and you just know if it works or not,” Casey said. For Flogging Molly, music is not just a
sound, but also a piece of art and a way of expression. “Being creative and trying to make something of nothing is not always a clean and organized process,” Casey said. “It is kind of all over the place and there is not much of a formula to it.” But it’s with each member’s creativity that Flogging Molly is able to produce its sound and lyrics. “The sound in the future, we will keep doing what we do and making the sounds and music that comes to us and comes to our heart,” Casey said. “Whatever comes out comes out. And we think in the future, it is a matter of doing what you do and not getting in the way of it.” For more information on the Jan. 24 concert, go to www.orbitroom.com. spendowski@lanthorn.com
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Hitting the open road: Flogging Molly is bringing their act to Grand Rapids as they visit the Orbit Room on Jan. 24 to kick off their annual tour. The band’s new album, titled “Speed of Darkness,“ debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 charts and No. 4 on the Independent Billboard charts.
GV GRADUATE AUTHORS BOOK SERIES BY STEPHANIE ALLEN GVL A&E Editor
Staring up at the night sky as a child in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, surrounded by nature and a warm bonfire, David James wondered what bigger things were out there next to the stars and planets. He dreamt up different ideas and explanations for a bigger picture that seemed so small while tucked away in the woods near his family’s cabin. Now at age 26, those fantasyworld dreams have grown into something bigger, something that he can share with people around the world in his new book series, “Legend of the Dreamer.” The first book, “Light Of The Moon,” was published last October, followed by a companion novella, “The Witch’s Curse,” in December. He’s still writing and plans to release two more novellas before the second and final book, “Shadow Of The Sun,” which is slated for release this November. But he hasn’t always been a working author. And his real name isn’t actually David James, its David Knapp – James is his middle name. He has, however, always been interested in writing. “I always was fascinated with books,” James said. “I blame my parents, I think.” He started his college career at Grand Valley State University as a journalism student, but soon realized it wasn’t exactly right for him. “…Originally I wanted to be a journalist, I thought that was awesome, but I like stories better and made up things,” he said. “And you can’t really do that too well in journalism.”
So he switched his focus to English language and literature, and after graduating in 2009, went on to teach for three years JAMES before pursuing professional writing. Publishing a novel was always a goal of his while at GVSU, but it seemed far off and he didn’t have a clear idea of it in his mind. He did have help achieving it, though. “GVSU has so many awesome professors, but the one professor that really kind of changed things for me was Robert Rozema,” James said. “He was awesome, and the reason that he was awesome for me was that he really let us run with our ideas, and he really kind of guided the students to do things their own way.” Having Rozema as a professor changed the way James thought and it helped him learn in a different way. Rozema said it’s “extremely gratifying” to hear that James has published young adult fiction, which is what his class primarily focused on. “I would just say that it is very rewarding to see a student succeed in the way that David has,” Rozema said. “It’s why English teachers and professors do what we do.” His professors and time at GVSU have stuck with him, even after graduation and moving out of the Grand Rapids area. “All of the friends that I made there, or most of them, we still talk
today,” he said. “All my best friends are friends that I met a GVSU. My roommates – I had the same roommates for the five years that I lived in Grand Rapids - and we’ve all just stayed really close. And I just think that, that’s such a meaningful thing about Grand Valley, that everyone is so friendly and everyone is, you know – you meet so many people there. It’s amazing.” From his GVSU roots, to now living in a suburb of Detroit, he’s remained humble and achieved his goal with a lot of hard work, writing and time. “It’s been crazy, I mean I kind of had an idea of the process before I started, but to actually do it is a completely different story,” he said. “It took about nine months, like having a baby, to get from the rough draft, to the final draft, to sending everything to the editor, getting it back, proofing it again, to finalizing the cover stuff, getting that back and doing all that stuff. It’s been extremely crazy and I’ve been very fortunate with the people that I’ve worked with to be happy with each step.” And when he held the first proof of the physical copy, he said everything seemed surreal. “It’s very weird to see you, you know, your words in an actual, physical book and to see your face on the cover and see all this stuff you put so much time in,” he said. “It was just very, very, very surreal.” James continues to write all day, everyday working on several different manuscripts at the same time. He said he continues to do it – no matter how tired his fingers get – based off the one piece of professional advice he still abides
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GVSU’s own: Light of the Moon is the first book released by David James. James had a second book published in December and has plans for two more.
by: “Follow your heart.” “What you really should do, is do what works for you and leave it at that,” he said. “I just say follow your heart. I mean I know it sounds corny, but it works.” And writing is what works for him.
“Not only is it my job, but it’s the one thing that I really, really love,” he said. “I love creating stories, I love writing, I love kind of playing around with words and making them fit in different ways. I really like that.” arts@lanthorn.com
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With help from a friend: Ava Ordman of Michigan State University plays the trombone during a recital at the Cook-Dewitt Center. Ordman was accompanied by pianist Derek Polischuk.
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Going abroad: Kaylie Miller views the Life in Uganda exhibit in the Red Wall Gallery at GVSU.
Shining light on Uganda BY STACY SABAITIS GVL STAFF WRITER
Guest artist, faculty showcase trombone, piano collaborations BY MARY MATTINGLY GVL STAFF WRITER
Where some musicians rely on cutthroat competition to propel to the top, the trombone collegiate community of Michigan relies, instead, on cooperation – this being culminated in a joint recital, held yesterday in the Cook-Dewitt Center on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus. The recital featured Ava Ordman, an associate professor of trombone at the Michigan State University College of Music and Mark Williams, associate professor of trombone at GVSU, collaborating with Derek Polischuk, associate professor of piano at MSU and Helen Marlais, associate professor of piano pedagogy at GVSU. “(Ordman) has an outstanding reputation as a performer and a teacher, and she has strong ties to the Grand Rapids area,” Williams said. After earning a bachelor’s degree in music performance and a master’s of music from the University of Michigan, Ordman was the principle trombonist of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and an adjunct professor at GVSU for 24 years. She has also received numerous performance accolades and opportunities, including a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in NYC with the American Symphony Orchestra. She has since affiliated with MSU as an associate professor of trombone, and as a chair of the brass and percussion areas. Ordman and Williams met through mutual friends in the GRSO. Williams said the idea for a joint recital was the brainchild of Ordman. For the past two years, she’s asked MSU alumni what professional trombonists live in Michigan and would share a recital with her. “Mark is a great guy and terrific trombonist,” Ordman said. “But I also thought it would be particularly good because we both teach at universities and could perform on both campuses.” Williams and Ordman have worked together before. As colleagues, they frequently communicate, inviting each other’s students to master classes held at both MSU and GVSU. Through this communication, their students gain exposure to a varied group of professionals. Following the success of last night’s recital, the same program will be presented at MSU this weekend. The recital was divided into two parts, separated by an intermission, with the first half featuring Ordman and Williams play-
ing solo pieces, accompanied by Polischuk and Marlais respectively. Ordman played several movements from “Concerto,” written by Ida Gotkovsky. Williams then followed with movements from Gustav Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer,” transposed by Eric Carlson. The varied repertoire left the recital without a definitive theme, though the music performed was largely of the 21st Century. “These are works we enjoy performing,” Williams said. The recital concluded with Ordman and Williams playing three unaccompanied pieces, “Three Bipperies” by Lowell Shaw. The short and lighthearted pieces showed off the players’ skill and virtuosity. Chris Petersmark, a senior music education major, was well aware of Ordman’s stellar performance reputation before the recital. He expressed his excitement to see her work with his teacher, Williams. “She’s an absolutely flawless trombone player,” Petersmark said. “It was two amazing players getting together and putting on an epic concert.” Seeing her perform live was an excellent model as Petersmark grows in his own technique as a trombone player. “I’m at a stage in my trombone playing where I’m developing as a player. Seeing (Ordman and Williams) play together helped me in my musicality,” Petersmark said. As a teacher, Williams believes in the importance of demonstrating one’s capabilities in recitals such as these. “Any opportunity to model performance concepts for students is a vital part in the pedagogy of teaching instruments,” Williams said. This recital was a demonstration of that competency. “Ava’s a consummate professional,” Williams said. “It’s always exciting to have the opportunity to collaborate with other professional musicians, such as (Ordman), Dr. Polischuk and Dr. Marlais.” Ordman was excited to perform at GVSU again and to be back on the Allendale Campus. “I performed in (the) new chapel a few years ago for the memorial recital for Robert Shechtman and did a solo recital long, long ago in Louis Armstrong Theater” she said. “The campus has really evolved since my time here as adjunct faculty way back in the 1970’s. It’s beautiful.” mmattingly@lanthorn.com
Ken VanderWal is a boiler engineer who controls the temperature throughout the Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus, but he has a passion for traveling to different countries. And now he’s behind the newest exhibition in Lake Ontario Hall’s Red Wall Gallery, “Mukono to Kampala: Life in Uganda.” The exhibit is a collection of photographs VanderWal took during 13 mission trips he took to Uganda starting in August 2004. Henry Matthews, director of galleries and collections, wants students to see things from around the world in the galleries around campus. “When I view these photographs it always makes me want to go and participate in the activities, see the sights, meet the people, smell and taste everything of the region,” Matthews said. Matthews said once the exhibit has finished, the photographs will be scattered around campus to spark the interest of students who want to visit Uganda or other countries like it. During a Jan. 8 reception for the gallery, Meaghann Myers-Smith, a study abroad adviser at GVSU, said there is a study abroad program in Uganda within the School of International Training. “We have had a few students participate in a program that focuses on post-conflict studies,” Myers-Smith said. “I do think that these sorts of things around campus help to inspire that thought and eventually bring people to our office.” While Uganda is often depicted as a poor country, VanderWal tried to photograph the positivity he saw in the native people. The gallery features photographs of Ugan-
dan people with expressions of hope on their faces and includes scenes of daily life, as well as the common disease of malaria that is spread throughout the country. “They show people in different stages of life: young, older, healthy and in sick,” VanderWal said. “But what I feel with these people is they have a hope, they are not depressed, they are not downridden, they have, I want to say, next to nothing. I’ve been in their houses where they are 10-foot square, they have no kitchen, no bathroom in their house, so strictly half of it’s a bed, half of it’s a living area, yet they have a hope, a hope where they want something better than life. They will take care of what they have to send their kids to school if at all possible, because they know an education is very important for the future.” VanderWal said his trips to Uganda were sparked by the pastor at his church and by Hope College students from Uganda. After meeting the college students, VanderWal said they wanted him to come and see their home country. “And really what I started doing from the beginning was going to schools, this is anywhere from elementary to high school to colleges and I’m going there to share the gospel,” VanderWal said. “I really do all speaking engagements and no physical labor as some people need to. I’m not out there building houses or none of that stuff.” After his mission trips there, VanderWal said that he plans to move into the home that was built for him after retirement in the outskirts of Mukono. He stays there during his mission trips. “I have almost a westernized house in the middle of Uganda,” VanderWal said. “I have a three bedroom, two bathroom ranch house with all
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the conveniences of home.” He said the process for building and paying for a house in Uganda is different than normally in the United States because of the culture. “Ugandan’s do not use banks,” he said. “Typically what they would do is work for a couple of weeks and get enough money to buy a couple bags of cement, make some bricks, and they would build as far as they could afford. They would continue after they make money. I took the Ugandan way and as I could afford it, I built it. There was never a loan on that house and so it was very convenient.” VanderWal said he’s never felt threatened while in Uganda, but because of the culture, he’s perceived as wealthy and has to use certain security measures. “Unfortunately what they required of me, and I hate to say this, but I have to for clarification, because we are white, we are considered wealthy and because of that, I had to add a security fence around my house,” VanderWal said. While VanderWal captured a lot of positivity in the country, there are a large number of people who continue to die from the country’s No. 1 killer, malaria. He hopes to help prevent that by raising money to purchase and distribute mosquito nets in his neighborhood. Paris Tennenhouse, exhibit and collections design manager at GVSU, worked with VanderWal to shrink down his photographs and prepare them for the gallery. She said that while VanderWal’s day job is a boiler engineer, he has other interests, too, and he wants to share them with the community. The exhibition is on display until March 13. For more information on the gallery, go to www.gvsu.edu/artgallery. ssabaitis@lanthorn.com
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