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A2 | NEWS NEWS BRIEFS GV COVID-19 CAMPUS DATA UPDATE The Grand Valley State University community has had a cumulative total of 7,333 cases since Aug. 1, 2020. The university’s update for this brief was from Thursday, March 24. Through testing results this past week, GVSU’s Virus Action team have so far reported 48 current active cases including three faculty members, three staff members, nine on-campus students, 18 “off-campus Ottawa” students, 12 “off-campus Kent” students and three “off-campus other” students with active COVID-19 cases. “Current active cases” is the count of positive cases reported to the Virus Action Team over the past 10 days. This is an estimate of those currently in isolation, assuming a 10-day symptomatic period following the reporting of a positive test result. Actual periods of isolation are specific to the individual and determined by the county health department. Vaccination: GVSU encourages all students, faculty and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. All students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated, barring a medical or religious exemption or postponement. According to the COVID-19 data dashboard, an 80% vaccination rate in the GVSU community is required to reach herd immunity and minimal virus transmission. Currently, approximately 87% of students report being fully vaccinated, while approximately 93% of faculty and staff reports being fully vaccinated. There are currently 2,214 students and 139 faculty/staff with approved vaccination exemptions. Testing and Incidence: GVSU’s own testing program has performed 129,822 tests overall since Aug. 1, 2020, for a cumulative positivity rate of 1.53% from the latest update as of last week. A total of 783 tests were performed over the last seven days. “GV Surveillance” includes the GV/Spectrum administered programs of randomized testing, regular testing of high-risk groups and invited testing of individuals connected to potential clusters. A calendar is available. “GV Total” includes surveillance testing plus all symptomatic/exposure tests administered by Spectrum.
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Fires at Standale apartments and GV housing lead to fire safety conversations BY ELIZABETH SCHANZ NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
An apartment complex in Standale, Westown at Wilson Apartment Homes, caught on fire on March 19, just a few miles away from Grand Valley State University. The building's fire alarms didn't go off to alert residents of the emergency. Many only realized there was a fire because of the commotion; cars honking their horns, sirens blaring and people yelling. Although no one was hurt in the incident, it did spark a heightened interest in housing safety. There was also a fire in GVSU’s North C Living Center on the Allendale campus on March 24. The fire was said to have occurred in the laundry room and there were no injuries involved. Many GVSU students took to Yik Yak, an anonymous social media platform where users can chat with others inside a five mile radius. “It’s okay, guys. North C is fine…Someone just doesn’t know how to do laundry. It caught on fire,” said one Yik Yak user. Other students received their information regarding the fire through more official means such as the Grand Valley Police Department scanner. When fire alarms are set off in housing
FIRE SAFTEY: Recent fires at Standale apartments and Grand Valley State University housing have caused GV students to inquire into the plans their housing has for an emergency. GVL | MAX RITCHIE
buildings, GVPD dispatch receives notifications and immediately dispatches an officer for response. “Officers will respond to the building and appropriate room for an initial investigation and determine the best course of action from resetting the alarm up to calling for more resources,” said GVPD Captain, Jeff Stoll. For those who live in on-campus hous-
ing, there are different fire safety contingency measures. Two fire drills are conducted throughout the year. To prevent fires in on-campus living centers, RAs conduct health and safety checks each semester. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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GV ECS votes unanimously to implement suicide prevention measures on campus BY JAMIE WILSON NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
GV RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND APPLIED MEDICAL DEVICE INSTITUTE Grand Valley State University recently received $1 million in federal appropriations to provide new technologies for its applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI). aMDI was established in 2015 to serve as a non-instructional unit of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing. United States Representative Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) requested and received the funding through the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed by President Biden on March 15. GVSU President Philomena V. Mantella said Meijer’s leadership helps the university by assisting it in its mission to better serve the community. Brent Nowak, the executive director of aMDI, told GVNext the funds will help aMDI to work on projects from medical device developers and allow the university to make a broader impact on medical device technology.
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PETITION: GVSU's Executive Committee of the Senate passed two resolutions to implement suicide prevention measures. GVL | BRI CONWAY
Grand Valley State University’s Executive Committee of the Senate (ECS) recently met with the Student Senate to discuss suicide prevention measures on GVSU’s campus. ECS is the highest committee of faculty members to decide on issues brought to them from the lower-faculty senate, the University Academic Senate (UAS) and the Student Senate. Student Senate brought resolutions involving attempts to heighten awareness of mental health and prevent mental health crises of students on campus. The first resolution discussed was to create a safety barrier on the Little Mac Bridge. This resolution was formed after two students, Logan Congdon and Reagan McLaughlin, petitioned for a barrier following the death of student Quinn Campbell who died by suicide this past winter. “I was blown away by the turnout of those who are passionate about this cause,” Congdon said. “Reading the comments on the petition and hearing stories
about other students who’ve had suicidal thoughts while on the bridge was a moving experience. I just want to thank everyone who has supported us thus far and helped spread the word.” Through university partnerships with student affairs, public safety, facilities planning personnel and the university counseling center, student senator Aaron Rusch and vice president Faith Kidd wrote up the resolution for it to be presented at ECS. “I was so excited to hear that our petition was taken seriously by the GVSU student and faculty governments,” Congdon said. “This barrier is an avenue for real change to occur on our campus and while we can’t ‘suicide-proof ’ the world, the netting on Little Mac bridge will create enough friction for someone to re-think things, call a suicide hotline or reach elsewhere for help.” The petition received overwhelming support and the resolution passed unanimously through ECS. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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GVSU hosts Civil Discourse Symposium on bridging divides with radical empathy BY CLEMENCE DANIERE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
Grand Valley State University’s Padnos/ Sarosik Center for Civil Discourse held its first hybrid Civil Discourse Symposium since 2019: “Bridging Divides: Encouraging Dialogue with Radical Empathy.” The symposium, usually held every fall, was pushed back to March 24 this year due to COVID-19 and was open for all students, faculty, staff and the general public. Current GVSU professor, Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, was tasked with developing the framework for the past two years’ symposia with the help of Center for Civil Discourse Director Lisa Perhamus. Lowenstein invited former classmate and fellow Stanford University graduate Terri Givens, whose experiences at Stanford inspired the symposium’s theme of racial inequality and led her to develop a set of steps that could be followed to talk about the issue effectively. These six steps are outlined in her book “Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides,” which she presented at the symposium. “I read the book and was moved by how Dr. Givens was sharing experiences while she and I were both at Stanford at the very same time and how different those experi-
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INEQUALITY: Grand Valley State University recently held its first hybrid Civil Discourse Symposium since 2019 to discuss themes of racial inequality and the techniques to combat it. The symposium was titled, “Bridging Divides: Encouraging Dialogue with Radical Empathy.” GVL | RACHEL SLOMBA
ences were,” Kelly Lowenstein said. Kelly Lowenstein later explained the differences in treatment between Stanford’s white and Black student population that he had no knowledge of at the time of their occurrences. As a Black woman, Givens was posed between attending “regular” freshman orientation or attending an orientation specifically for Black students. This created an unnecessary conflict for Givens, who was forced to choose between the two orientations but didn’t want to. With the rising tensions of political
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and social issues, there are limited numbers of spaces in which students, staff and faculty can converse about issues they are passionate about or want to know more about. In order to foster discourse at GVSU, Givens was invited to discuss her theory of radical empathy as a tool to facilitate conversation between people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
HANDSHAKE: The Career Center recommends students having trouble with internships should explore Handshake. GVL | MEGHAN LANDGREN
Summer break is right around the corner and many students have started to search for internships in their respective fields of study. However, some students are finding the internship hunt to be harder than before. Megan Riksen, an Assistant Director for the Grand Valley State University Career Center, said this may be due to lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think we’re seeing elevated levels of stress, for sure,” Riksen said. “As we’re at whatever stage of the pandemic we’re in, our employers still don’t even really know where they’re at, so I think the internship market, like the internships we used to count on, it’s not that they don’t exist, it’s just that things haven’t (been settled).” Riksen said a possible solution to discovering new internship opportunities would be to utilize Handshake, a job listing site that
many GVSU affiliated companies post on to attract student workers. However, students have found that Handshake isn’t a sure-fire solution to their problems. GVSU junior Andrew Zonca said he has applied to 27 internship postings on Handshake and has only received one response. However, when speaking with other students in his CIS program, Zonca found he wasn’t alone. While employers commonly take an extended period of time to respond, Zonca said it’s very frustrating when relying on a response from a specific job. Zonca said the lack of communication with students is indicative of a larger issue within the internship market for students. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out to potential employers. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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MARCH 28, 2022 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN By Xavier Golden
EDITORIAL Attendance policies outmoded, deficient as a means of promoting student engagement
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Column: Tom King’s Watchmen sequel is relevant to past, present and future
BY XAVIER GOLDEN SENIOR ART EDUCATION WEB@LANTHORN.COM
Tom King, Jorge Fornes and Dave Stewart’s “Rorschach” is (another) sequel to “Watchmen” and follows in Alan Moore’s and Dave Gibbons’ footsteps, steeped in social relevancy and political commentary. Originally published as a 12-issue comic book series from 2020-21, “Rorschach” has
now been collected in hardcover and paperback as a graphic novel. The plot of “Rorschach” follows the gradual uncovering of a conspiracy related to the attempted assassination of a conservative presidential candidate, Governor Turley, who in the universe of “Watchmen,” is championing the GOP’s return to glory after years of enduring a successful progressive president. Turley’s campaign’s slogan is “Come the Conservative Revolution.” Not quite Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” but close. Reading the story, in dialogue from Turley supporters and scenes set in campaign rallies, the sentiment is there. The point of “Rorschach” is more about superheroes and their role in the culture. The character Rorschach, introduced in Moore’s “Watchmen,” is a psychopathic, libertarian vigilan-
te who would sooner die than compromises his -- admittedly, frequently warped -- beliefs. “Rorschach” pursues this theme of compromise, and boasting a nuanced cast of characters, picks up where Moore left off in his never-ending quest to analyze the superhero. “Rorschach” is certainly a mustread for fans of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “The Batman,” which gave their main characters some genuine flaws; Tom Holland’s Spider-Man having a total willingness to take a life for a selfish reason and Robert Pattinson’s Batman being a hero and inspiration to domestic terrorists. King’s “Rorschach” presents three deeply human superheroes so hopelessly delusional and angry that they probably shouldn’t be called superheroes at all. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
Column: How to get through the semester with a challenging professor
BY MADISON ZIMMERMAN JUNIOR BUSINESS EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM
You have probably had your fair share of mean bosses, crappy coworkers, and slacking friends. When you get to college you will hear a lot about bad professors. Your one friend’s professor assigns too much homework. Another professor is a hard grader and no one
ever gets an A. Even in high school I had teachers I didn’t love. That doesn’t change in college. Instead of complaining about the professor that gave me an unfair grade or in accounting how I have three assignments due during the school week, let me tell you tips on how to get through the semester while having a bad professor. Freshman year I was a biology major. I took BIO 120 and it had a lab along with a lecture section. My lecture section had the kindest professor. She was so sweet and understanding and was a fair grader. I did amazing in the lecture section of BIO 120. The lab professor was the complete opposite. I didn’t even realize that I had different professors for lecture and lab until the first day of lab when my lab professor was different from my online lecture professor. I was so used to
high school where the same teacher taught the same subjects for everyone. The lab section of BIO 120 was a complete nightmare. I still thank the universe for the Group Me chat that I was in because it essentially saved my sanity and my grade. The professor was super confusing on instructions and due dates. It was almost impossible to navigate the Blackboard content to be able to find my labs that were due. I had a really hard time in that class. I also learned a lot about what to do when you are struggling with a class or even struggling to learn because of a professor you have. Going through that lab class ultimately set me up with skills that I would have never learned had I not gone through that class. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
t Grand Valley State University – and colleges around the U.S. – the remaining weeks after spring break mark the end of winter semesters. During that period, it’s sometimes a struggle for students to feel highly motivated to attend classes and complete their work. The weather is nice, summer is on the horizon and for some, graduation is approaching. This time of year is especially difficult for students to find the impulse and incentive to attend classes. GVSU even sent an email out to the student population encouraging them to attend class. Attendance policies can also force students to show up to class. Implementing attendance policies has also been a topic of discussion among students and professors. Some students argue that they shouldn’t exist. Students pay for their own education and have the agency to make decisions that will impact their learning. Some think professors shouldn’t dictate whether a student passes a class if they fail to attend some class periods. This issue has been exacerbated by the COVID-19
pandemic. For people across the world, a small illness like a cough or sore throat are now taken more seriously. Having the ability to work remotely while feeling ill has benefited those who’re sick – even if it’s a minor illness. Students that take classes with an attendance policy don’t have that type of luxury. Staying home while being sick is a socially-conscious decision – especially at GVSU where mask mandates are becoming more relaxed. However, students might have to make a more self-centered decision to attend class so their grade doesn’t suffer. Attendance policies become a bigger issue in more major situations – death in the family, emergencies and other issues that make attending class problematic. Life stresses for college students – affording rent and groceries on a small budget, time management with classes, internships and part-time jobs and impending life decisions – are only heightened when attendance policies are strictly enforced.
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Violence Against Women Act reauthorized, GV Center for Women and Gender Equity responds BY JOSHUA ALBURTUS NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
As Women’s History Month shines a light on challenges to gender equity, Grand Valley State University’s Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity works to support survivors of gender-based violence and promote prevention efforts. The Center’s Interim Associate Director and Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator, Leah Short, said she believes the significance mitigating gender-based violence can’t be understated. “These programs and these conversations are so important, they’re so critical,” Short said. “When we don’t talk about these things or when folks internalize them or carry this on their own, it leads to more harm for that person – whether you can physically see that harm or they are internally, mentally or emotionally having to deal with this trauma alone.” Short said the Center offers a myriad of services for survivors of gender-based violence including private, non-reported meetings with its victim advocate, Rachel
Dziabuda, on violence prevention education and survivor support. This Women’s History Month comes as a renewed emphasis on Capitol Hill around gender-based violence takes hold. On March 16, President Joe Biden signed into law the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a 1994 law that provides resources for survivors and prevention of gender-based, domestic and sexual violence. “No one, no one, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation, should experience abuse, period,” said President Biden on the day of the bill signing. The reauthorization deal came after several years of the act being void after legislators in Washington failed to come to an earlier agreement over a 2019 provision that would have prohibited abusers from owning firearms. When compared to the needs of campuses like GVSU in fighting against gender-based violence, Short said she believes there is both reason for support and skepticism of the VAWA’s newest iteration. “While it’s exciting that we’re putting some money towards funding (prevention
efforts), realistically, communities who need this funding the most or would benefit the most from this are a teeny tiny portion of that,” Short said. One community in need, Short says, is the college campus. The most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that one in four women and one in 13 men experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. “So, with that in mind, people are coming into a college campus already having experience in victimization, typically,” Short said. “So, when I see things like this being passed, I really, really hope and wish that someday there will be a push towards more services because we also know that gender-based violence is one of the least prosecuted crimes.” With the latest iteration of the $575 million VAWA, about 8% ($22 million) will be allocated to grants for colleges to combat campus gender-based violence. These allocations, Short believes, likely won’t be sufficient for the Center’s prevention efforts. “It’s also temporary funding,” Short said.
“So even if we get it, it’ll probably last for one to two years and then we’ll have to scramble for funding again.” Rather than prevention, much of the overall appropriations in the 2022 VAWA reauthorization focus on post-violence survivor support and resources for the justice system. According to an analysis of the VAWA reauthorization from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), about 30% of appropriations will go toward law enforcement, prosecutors and the courts. Short said such large allocations to law enforcement and prosecution take away from VAWA’s ability to foster positive change. “So, when all of this money is being dumped into two entities that may work with victim survivors, but they definitely don’t provide direct services to them, it definitely gives me pause,” Short said. “Because who is this money really for?” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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GENDER EQUITY: Providing support, education and prevention resources surrounding gender-based violence, GVSU’s Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity has direct stake in the allocations provided by the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. GVL | JOSHUA ALBURTUS
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DEBATE: Kelley debates with protesters over the historical significance of Allendale’s controversial Confederate statue. COURTESY | SAMUEL ROBINSON, MLIVE FILE PHOTO
PRESENTATION: Kelley delivered a presentation to Grand Valley State University’s College Republicans Club in the fall 2021 semester discussing his campaign and plans should he win the governor’s race. GVL | ELIZABETH SCHANZ
PAMPHLETS: The Kelley campaign distributed trifolds to students who attended his presentation at GVSU to promote his run for governor coming in November. GVL | ELIZABETH SCHANZ
“I walked through the doors downstairs and there’s a big sign that says, ‘Alert! Masks required’…You know I’m not going to be wearing a mask right and I see a few other people walking without masks on so it’s like, okay that’s good and here’s a room full of normal people,” Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan D. Kelley said. These comments are met with laughter from a group of maskless students at Grand Valley State University’s College Republicans Club meeting on Oct. 27, 2021. Kelley stands in front of the group dressed in a pressed suit and wearing an American flag lapel pin. He completes the outfit with embroidered cuffs with the initials R.D.K. Behind Kelley, a picture of him and former President Donald Trump is projected onto a screen in Kirkhof Center on GVSU’s campus, providing a backdrop as he speaks to the club. Kelley is both a controversial political figure in Allendale Township in West Michigan and a contender for the 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election. Before politics, Kelley worked primarily as a real estate agent and recently began his political career as Allendale Township Planning Commissioner. Kelley prides himself on being a “grassroots Republican candidate” and has defined himself as the “protester” amongst the 13 Republican candidates. His actions in politics include attending the “Stop the Steal” protest at the nation’s capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, armed protests and organized rallies across the state against COVID-19 lockdowns, mask mandates and vaccine mandates. In the gubernatorial race itself, Kelley has actively opposed Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, has repeatedly called her “tyrannical” and called for her removal from office. Kelley even places himself outside of the Republican Party establishment referring to himself as a “lion” who will push out “RINOs” also known as “Republicans In Name Only,” commonly politicians who are deemed “not conservative enough.” Kelley’s run for Michigan’s governor raises the question of what the future of the GOP could look like not only in Michigan, but across the country. “If Ryan Kelley ends up getting in, that would be a huge message to the ‘establishment’ and that this ‘MAGA’ movement hasn’t gone anywhere,” said Josh DeVries, president of the Grand Valley State University College Republicans Club. With many candidates within the
GOP for the gubernatorial race, individuals within the party have multiple personalities to choose from. Kelley’s prior actions, often seen as controversial, may play a role in how GOP members perceive his campaign. “When Ryan tells me he was in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, that makes me want to support him even more,” said Karla Wagner, a West Michigan small business owner and volunteer for Kelley’s campaign. “He did what I would’ve done if I would have had the opportunity.” Many of Kelley’s supporters stand by a full forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election which Kelly’s campaign strongly advocates for and promises to follow through with if elected into office. Kelley openly speaks of his involvement at the Jan. 6 events saying that he and “99.9 %” of people were there in protest of a “falsified and stolen election” from Trump and it was “not an insurrection.” He added that he was peaceful in his actions and didn’t enter the Capitol building. However, more than 600 people who attended the capitol on Jan. 6 face charges primarily related to disorderly conduct. Additionally, in June 2020 Kelley organized an armed counter protest against Black Lives Matter protesters at the Civil War statue in Allendale, Michigan. This protest gained a lot of traction across the state where people were outraged not only from his defense of the statue, but also the attendance of militia member William Null, an individual who is accused of taking part in the plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer in 2020. Kelley arranged the protest and invited individuals like the militia to “keep the peace” among the two groups who would be in attendance. In text messages obtained through from a public records request, Kelley sent a message to Allendale Township supervisor Adam Elenbaas that read, “Want to let you know we are standing up against these racist bullies. Been in touch with Ottawa County sheriff… The good guys need to know who we are and what we’re up to.” Kelley’s strong right-wing views are seen prominently in his policies. These policies include: Constitutional carry legislation. This would allow individuals to carry firearms without a license or permit. Anti-vaccine and anti-mask mandates. Strongly pro-life. Changes to education: get rid of common core, ban on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and potentially get rid of the department of education entirely. These values are supported by many
Republicans to some extent, Kelley’s supporters back them strongly. Wagner stated that he sets himself apart from those in his party because he “has a plan” compared to other GOP candidates and sees his actions in support of that. Kelley announced his run for governor on Jan. 28, 2021. Since then he has hit the campaign trail through these protests, traditional rallies and has taken to popular social media platforms as a campaign method. Kelley continues to position himself as a non-traditional candidate through social media, similar to Trump’s utilization of Twitter in his campaign. This is seen in videos posted on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok that highlight both his policies and attacks on opponents. Kelley often emphasizes that he believes the Michigan government under Gov. Whitmer is tyrannical, primarily with COVID-19 regulations, shut downs and vaccine mandates. He often attacks President Joe Biden, Gov. Whitmer and the Democratic Party on social media. In many posts, Kelley equates the party with communism. He has a post standing in front of the Michigan Governor’s vacation home where he talks about how he will redecorate “when” he is elected. Kelley not only attacks Democrats, but attempts to separate himself from the other candidates within the GOP by commonly criticizing and calling for the removal of “RINOs” (Republicans In Name Only). These are Republicans, often moderates, who he feels don’t accurately represent or practice GOP values. Kelley separates and places himself in opposition to this description where he commonly describes himself as a “lion.” One of Kelley’s Facebook posts states, “RINOs are definitely more dangerous than Democrats.” However, as of Jan. 6, 2022 Kelley had his Twitter account suspended by Twitter, an instance that he took pride in saying, “IT’S A BADGE OF HONOR- Speak truth get booted” on his TikTok account. At the GVSU Republicans Club meeting, Kelley targeted one of the front running contenders for the GOP in the gubernatorial race, former Detroit Police Chief James Craig. Kelley said that Craig enforced Whitmer’s lockdowns and mask mandates, as well as “let all the fraud happen at the TCF center on Nov. 3 2020.” Both of these statements had been censored and taken down for fact checking by Facebook in the past. Micheal Derpilibosian is a junior at GVSU who will be supporting Craig in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Kelley’s criticism of Craig disappointed him. “One of the things that turned me
down on Kelley was when Kelley was trash talking on Craig, because I think the Republican party has a problem uniting with one another compared to the Democrats,” Derpilibosian said. “As a party, that’s our main priority.” With many Republican candidates vying for the highest office in Michigan as well as the state’s history of being a swing state, the gubernatorial race and its outcome could potentially mirror shifting political opinions. The question is not just what candidate or party will gain power, but what ideology will take shape. Katie Gorman, a junior at GVSU, will not be supporting any of the Republican candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial election, but states it’s too early to fully put support behind any candidate. Currently, she said she would be “content” with Governor Whitmer and notes some of her successes such as eliminating the “Pink Tax” or tax on menstrual products within the state. “The left is going to have to rely on showing actual progress, in my mind,” Gorman said. “They can’t keep making empty promises about doing something about things like climate change and then blame it on not having the majority or the power to implement as much as they could despite actually having the power to make change right now.” In the view of the entire race, Kelley sees himself as Michigan’s next governor -- which is the name of his TikTok handle as well -- and is confident in his campaign both within his own party and against Whitmer. Kelley stated that he sees support across the state from various age groups and sees himself as the 50th governor of the state. DeVries is currently undecided on who he will be backing in the coming gubernatorial election. He said that Craig sponsored the GVSU College Republicans club’s trip to the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference where they were able to see Craig speak. DeVries stated that he sees Craig as a more moderate candidate while Kelley is more conservative. “I think we need a mix of both,” DeVries said. “I think for many years the Republican party has kind of given in. They say, ‘We’ll draw a line here’ but then they back up from that and are moving further toward to the center. You know we want compromise but we also have to hold true to our ideals too. Having them both there is good for representation of where our party is moving.”
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POLICE
GVPD stresses importance of community assistance BY EMMA ARMIJO NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
Police often rely on reports filed by civilians to keep tabs on what’s currently happening in the community. These reports can be a valuable resource for officers to know about crimes committed, bring perpetrators to justice and collect more details about active cases. Involving the public widens the scope of surveillance for a police department. Grand Valley State University’s Police Department frequently reaches out to the campus community for assistance or an extra pair of eyes. In some cases, the help of the people in the area contributes to the success of a case. GVPD Captain Jeff Stoll said it’s not uncommon in high profile cases to see law enforcement reach out to the community. He said the communication often takes the shape of a press release, where the department addresses the public and puts out a call for information that could be relevant
to the case. Stoll said a few years ago at GVSU there was a situation where the GVPD received more than 150 anonymous tips. When cases are opened up to the public, the responses vary in usefulness and accuracy. “Some (tips) were insignificant and offered no real help,” Stoll said. “Some were very helpful, some helped confirm information that we thought was true and it helped to vet the information and some were able to help refute information.” Some police departments also use a program called “Silent Observer,” an anonymous tip line where anyone can get online and submit a tip directly to the police. GVSU also has multiple ways to report wrongdoing, complaints or observations for different programs, areas of interest or events that happen on campus. A focus of campus safety is to provide an avenue to report any suspicious activity and consult with GVPD. In the past, GVPD and
EDUCATION
GV receives funding to boost statewide STEM programs
BY GRACE SMITH NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that in efforts to broaden Michigan K-12 education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Grand Valley State University will be one of three institutions to receive an annual grant for the next five years. MiSTEM, a governmental advisory council, was formed in 2019 to make K-12 STEM education more accessible and better prepare students for in-demand STEM careers.
STEM: Grand Valley State University is one of three institutions that is set to receive an annual grant of about $900,000 for the next five years to broaden STEM education in K-12 schools in the surrounding area. GVL | LAUREN SEYMOUR
To accomplish this, the advisory council divided the state into 16 different regions, each with a district hub responsible for providing STEM learning opportunities within their district. As GVSU’s Regional Math and Science Center currently serves as one of the 16 district hubs, it will be responsible for allocating the grant funds awarded to the university throughout the region. Alongside Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, GVSU is the recipient of about $900,000. The money awarded to GVSU is meant specifically to expand access to high-quality computer science experiences for students throughout the region. “The Regional Math and Science Center has historically been a place where we are supporting our K-12 educators and students,” said Kris Pachla, Director of the Regional Math and Science Center. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
other police forces have taken to social media to connect with the public. GVPD has posted bulletins on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms asking students if they saw a crime take place, if they recognized a suspect or to keep an eye out for something specific. “We had a year where (asking the community) was very, very helpful,” Stoll said. “It felt like every time we posted within six to eight hours, someone would call and be like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s so-and-so’ and then we would have a conversation and be able to move forward.” An article from the Houston Chronicle said the use of the anonymous tip system called “Crime Stoppers” has helped Texas police solve more than 200 cases in a five-year span. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
REPORT: GVPD encourages students to file reports with new information. This can be done in person, via phone or tip lines. GVL | BRI CONWAY
THE ARNOLD C. OTT LECTURESHIP IN CHEMISTRY Presented by
Anne McNeil, Ph.D. Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering University of Michigan Public Lecture
Thursday, April 14, 2022 Microplastics are Here, There, and Everywhere Reception — 5 p.m. | Lecture — 6 p.m. Grand River Room, Russel H. Kirkhof Center | Allendale Campus
Chemistry Seminar
Friday, April 15, 2022 Synthetic Approaches to Sustainable Materials 1 p.m. Pere Marquette Room, Russel H. Kirkhof Center | Allendale Campus Free and open to the public For more information, call (616) 331-3317 or visit gvsu.edu/chem.
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A LOOK AT LIFESTYLE VISIT VIRTUAL DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR SEIDMAN UNDERGRADUATE REGISTRATION The Seidman College of Business is offering virtual advising sessions now through April 5 and is available weekdays from 9am-11am and 1pm4pm. Advisors will be ready to answer general admission questions and offer more information about Seidmanundergraduate programs.
NETWORK AT THE GAMMA THETA UPSILON OPEN HOUSE
On March 29, the Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society is hosting a reception and networking open house at the Alumni House. The purpose of the event is to initiate and welcome Geography honor society members, discover geography-related education and career opportunities and make professional connections. A buffet and other refreshments will be provided, and this event is open for alumni and students.
LEARN ENTREPRENEURIAL TIPS AT “BUILDING A BETTER WORKSPACE” INFO SESSIONS
The Muskegon Innovation Hub is kicking off the Building a Better Workspace series with its first one-hour virtual session on March 28. Kim Bode from communications and marketing agency 8ThirtyFour is giving a presentation on creating company culture. Future sessions, taking place on April 11 and 25, will cover employee benefits and workplace trends. Those sessions will feature representatives from worldwide company Millennium Capital Management and Grand Rapids-based company Axios HR.
TECHNOLOGY
GV alum and current NYU librarian working to preserve the dynamic web BY JACOB DEWEERD LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM
As the internet has expanded and evolved over the last several decades, websites used by billions of people around the world have become more sophisticated, but also more difficult to save. Dynamic websites, like as those that hold data journalism projects like COVID-19 maps, are impossible to preserve using conventional tools like The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. To combat this issue, Grand Valley State University alum and current New York University Librarian for Journalism, Media, Culture and Communication, Katy Boss, is working with a team dedicated to preserving the dynamic web. Boss, along with co-principal investigator Vicky Rampin and lead developers Remi Rampin and Ilya Kreymer, is developing a tool called ReproZip-Web that preserves dynamic web apps and websites. ReproZip-Web is an open-source program that bundles together all the files necessary to run dynamic web apps and saves them as a downloadable .rpz file. “When you’re thinking about really big data analysis, like astrophysics and those kinds of experiments, to reproduce them you have to have a way to pack them up in order to see what you’re reproducing,” Boss said. Popular examples of dynamic data journalism projects that ReproZip-Web is built
to preserve include “Old Oil Wells” from the “Los Angeles Times,” “Where Harvey’s effects were felt the most in Texas” from “The Texas Tribune” and “Are Hospitals Near Me Ready for Coronavirus?” from “ProPublica.” Aside from archiving all the background data needed to populate elements like maps and astrophysics experiments, ReproZip-Web also acts as an emulator for dynamic websites. Emulators are typically used to allow programs to run on devices they weren’t originally designed for and are most commonly used for running video games originally designed for consoles on PCs or smartphones. In this case, ReproZip-Web allows the emulation of dynamic web environments and even discontinued platforms like Adobe Flash, which were the backbone of many popular internet functions in the 2000s-10s. ReproZip-Web needs this functionality because those platforms are not officially offered for download or updated anymore. When update support for tools like Flash shut down, it’s usually only a matter of time before the websites built upon them become inaccessible. “Nobody saved those old browsers that would render Flash, and browsers today are not rendering flash because it’s no longer supported by Adobe, they’ve sunsetted it,” Boss said. “So it’s issues like that, we don’t really know what the next Flash is going to be.”
BALANCE: Boss’ experiences working as a librarian and journalist led her to develop a passion for preserving digital tools and information.
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TRAUMA
Center for Women and Gender Equity teaches how to support sexual assault survivors
ATTEND NONPARTISAN TRAINING FOR WOMEN INTERESTED IN POLITICS The Community Service Learning Center, Student Senate, and other organizations are collaborating to host Elect Her, an event focused on training women or anyone else interested in running for student government or political office. The one-day event, taking place on March 31, will offer nonpartisan training and feature speakers who are women in elected positions. Interested students can RSVP on LakerLink.
BY MELIA WILLIAMS LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM
DRESS UP AND DANCE AT PRIDE PROM 2022 This year’s astrology-themed Pride Prom is April 1 and is open to GVSU students and their guests. Attendees are encouraged to come as their authentic selves and dress up as their zodiac signs. Sponsoring GVSU organizations include In The Margins Poetry Club, STAGE, Whale Radio, Student Senate, and the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center.
RESOURCES: The Center for Women and Gender Equity offers resources and support for sexual assault survivors. GVL / JOSH ALBURTUS
To begin Sexual Assault Awareness Week, the Center for Women and Gender Equity (CWGE) at Grand Valley State University hosted a “Supporting Survivors and Victims” workshop to teach students how to help others deal with their trauma. The event began with a video presentation where women were told to read a story from a piece of paper. Statements like “I was eight-years-old when I was first assaulted by an older male cousin,” and “when I tried to tell my mom, she kicked me out of the house and blamed me,” were included in the video. By the end of it, the women were told that they were reading stories of men. From this video, viewers learned that at least one in six men in the U.S. have experienced sexual abuse or assault. “There are a lot of different stereotypes on why this happens and who this happens to,” said Hayley Wilson, a student employee
at the Center for Women and Gender Equity. Leah Short, the violence prevention and education coordinator at the CWGE, provided a number of statistics that were eye-opening. She said that 93% of sexual assaults are committed by someone known personally by the survivor. This was followed by a number of race-related statistics. “More than one in two indigenous women have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime,” Short said. There are groups of people that are disproportionately impacted by sexual assault. Common risk factors include things like racism, sexism and ableism. The next video played at the workshop was about the neurobiology of trauma. It was highlighted that most survivors are going to have one of these stress hormones: natural adrenaline, energy or natural morphine. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
A10 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AT A GLANCE SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE AT GVSU Grand Valley State University is holding a week long sustainability showcase. This event is in partnership with the environment and sustainability studies program. This event allows for the public to learn about research projects, innovative designs, sustainability assessments and community-engaged partnerships. The students presenting is based on their semester-long work. The show is a weeklong event lasting until April 2. On Friday there will be an in-person event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grand River Room. At the in-person event students will be giving presentations on their projects, there will also be food and refreshments. Throughout the week the works can be viewed online at anytime.
MICHIGAN ARTIST SERIES TO HOST CAROLE HARRIS Artist Carole Harris is being hosted by the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Harris is a quilt artist and her first piece was made in 1968 titled “The Wedding Quilt.” She created the piece after graduating from Wayne State University in 1966. She became an interior designer shortly after graduating. She is now retired and spends all of her free time creating art. Her exhibit spans her life work, featuring the first produced quilt as well as her current works. She showcases her knowledge of fabrics, papers and other nontraditional materials. Those who attend will be shown the inspirations she has as well as themes that drive her work. Harris has been inspired by architecture, music, color and urban life. Gaining a lot of inspiration from Detroit in particular. Her city themed quilts showcase the rhythm of the city. Harris’s works will be on display until June 18, however the next chance to see it is March 29.
CELEBRATE NATIONAL CRAYON DAY
On Thursday March 31 GVSU’s Campus Activities Board is hosting an event for National Crayon Day. The event runs from 10 a.m. until noon in the Kirkhof lobby. This will give students a chance to stop by and color to relax or just for fun. Those who stop by the table will also get a free GVSU cookbook and crayons.
GALLERY
GV Art Gallery hosts third installment of “On The Wall” BY AYRON RUTAN ARTS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley Art Gallery hosted its third installment in the “On The Wall” artists-talk series. This time around, the Art Gallery welcomed accomplished photographer Patty Carroll to discuss her work and how the ever-changing roles of women in domestic settings influence her creative process. Art Gallery User Experience & Learning Manager Amanda Rainey said that the talk was a result of Carroll’s work recently being displayed across Grand Valley State University’s campus. “We recently acquired over 20 of Patty’s photographs from her series titled “Anonymous Women,” and installed two on campus: one in the second floor computer lab in Manitou Hall and another in the Center for Women’s and Gender Equity in the Kirkhof Center,” Rainey said. “We invited Patty to talk about her work because it’s new to campus. We also wanted to hear from Patty because her work is visually very engaging, it’s super bright and colorful and her subject matter is a fun combination of clearly identifiable objects in strange arrangements that hint at the role of women in society.” The talk focused on Carroll’s “Anonymous Women” series, which addresses women and their complicated relationships with domesticity. The series consists
CAMOUFLAGE: Carroll’s “Anonymous Women” series of photographs features women surrounded by domestic objects and camouflaged to encourage viewers to look closely. GVL / ANNABELLE ROBINSON
of staged installations, where the female subject is camouflaged in domestic objects to create a dark game of hide-andseek for viewers. According to Carroll, the project started when she moved to Britain in the 1990s. She said that she was inspired by the change of pace in what she was photographing the interiors of homes in Britain. Carroll said it got her thinking more about domestic life and its connection to women.
“Anonymous Women” started with a single photograph of a woman set against a black background, sporting red lipstick and a gold cloth that covered her face. Carroll said the choice was prompted by her newly-gained anonymity, which came as a result of moving to a new country. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
PLAYS
GV puts on “Anne and Emmett” BY COLLEEN GARCIA ARTS@LANTHORN.COM
Grand Valley State University hosted the play “Anne and Emmett” at the Loosemore Auditorium in Devos Center on March 24. “Anne and Emmett,” written by Janet Langhart, frames the violence that Anne Frank and Emmett Till experienced with a conversation between the two historical fig-
GVSU TO HOST 10TH ANNIVERSARY ART GALLERY This year is the 10th anniversary of the composition competition. This competition showcases students’ works. There will be 17 alumni returning from across the U.S. to create 60 second works in response to the art showcased in the gallery. There will be a judging panel that will choose three cash award recipients.
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HISTORY: “Anne and Emmett” places popular historical figures Anne Frank and Emmett Till on the stage together. GVL / ANNABELLE ROBINSON
ures, from very different historical contexts. The production was put on by a local theater group based in Grand Rapids, the Ebony Road Players. The group chose to do this piece partly because their works focus on the Black experience. GVSU’s Rob Franciosi, professor of English, organized the event. Franciosi first became aware of the production over the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021, Ebony Road Players were strictly online, which helped spread their message to a wider audience. “I went in doubting whether putting Anne Frank and Emmett Till on the same stage would work,” Francisosi said “But I thought it worked very well,” Franciosi was already planning on teaching a course about the holocaust for the Frederik Meijer Honors College, which prompted his decision to bring the production to GVSU. Franciosi decided to open the play to GVSU students and faculty. “As I got to talking to the Ebony Road people, we thought ‘Let’s make this bigger
and open this up to the campus community,’” Franciosi said. Franciosi found the play meaningful, especially when considering the young ages of the historical figures being portrayed. Frank and Till were both barely teenagers. With Frank’s diary being famous and Till’s case being popularized, many forget that they were only children when they died. “I came away from it really being more mindful of how young both Anne Frank and Emmett Till were,” Franciosi said. “She was only 15 and he was only 14.” Franciosi said that many students have read some parts of Frank’s journal at some point in their lives. Throughout his class, students read the diary and the play. Franciosi hopes to teach the class again in the future. “Racism and antisemitism have a long history, but we also think about those attitudes in an abstract way,” Franciosi said. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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QUICK HITS TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS BREAK THREE SCHOOL RECORDS
Last week the men’s and women’s track and field teams sent athletes to three different meets happening in Texas and North Carolina. 22 athletes on the men’s team and seven on the women’s team returned with provisional marks for the NCAA DII National Championships. From March 23-26, the Texas Relays took place in Austin, TX where graduate student Caelon Harkey, senior Jackson Blanchard, freshman Brandon Miller and sophomore Myles Rhodes broke the 4x400m school-record with a time of 3:09.65. In the field events, sophomore Myles Kerner placed ninth in the shot-put with 18.43m to close out the Texas Relays. March 24-26, at the Raleigh Relays event in North Carolina, there was another broken record from sophomore Issac Harding in the 10,000m with a time of 28:25.98, along side senior Dennis Mbuta placing fourth out of 150 athletes in the 800m with a time of 1:51.20. On the women’s team, freshman Taryn Chapko placed 19th in the 800m with a time of 2:09.46, earning her a second place ranking in DII. In San Marcos, TX on March 24-26, the Bobcat Invitational concluded the busy week with a record-breaking 4x100m relay from Miller, Harkley, Rhodes and senior Jalen Kyles with a time of 40.71. Miller also placed fifth in the 100m with the second-best time in school history, 10.43. Senior Makiyah Smallwood finished up the invitational with a 14.34 in the 110m hurdles for the tenth spot in the nation. Coming off of their Cross Country Championship and Indoor Track and Field Championship, the men’s team looks to win the NCAA DII Triple Crown if they can win the Outdoor Championships in eight weeks.
TENNIS TEAMS TAKE DOWN LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s tennis teams both walked away from this past weekend’s meets with two wins, defeating Lake Superior State on March 25 and Michigan Tech on March 27. On Friday, the women’s team took on LSS, claiming the doubles wins, starting with senior Vera Griva and sophomore Vasileia Griva’s 6-2 win and junior Taylor Barrett and freshman Estefania Hernandez’s 6-2 win. For the singles wins, Vaselia won hers 6-0 and 6-1, Barrett’s 7-5 and 6-2, and Hernandez’s 6-4 and 6-2. Their overall score was 4-1, moving their GLIAC record up to 3-0. On the men’s side, all three doubles points were secured by Josep Canyadell and Thomas Oliveira’s 6-4 win, Sebastian Arce and Fredy Cossio’s 6-1 win and Martin Matov and Sean Miller’s 6-3 win. For singles, Canyadell went 2-0 for his matches, 6-1 and 6-4, Arce’s 6-1 and 6-4 wins and Oliviera’s 6-3 and 6-1 wins. Both teams were successful again on Sunday with the women’s team scoring 6-0 and the men’s 6-1. The men’s team advances to a 2-1 GLIAC record and both teams return to play this weekend April 1-2.
HOCKEY
GV club hockey celebrates and reflects on historical season BY HOLLY BIHLMAN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State University club hockey program consists of two teams -DI and DIII -- and this season both teams ended with great reasons to celebrate. As a year-one team in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey Conference (GLCHC) Division I, the Lakers walked away with the conference title their inaugural season, which has never been done by any team in the league. On that same night, the DIII team walked away with the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) tournament win for the first time in the program’s history. What’s even more serendipitous about both teams’ great success this season was the fact that both wins were celebrated within 10 minutes of each other on Feb. 26 in double-overtime games. The DI team defeated Davenport University in the finals 6-5 with the 2OT goal by team captain Zach Borchardt, and shortly after, team captain of the DIII team Brendan Ramboer put the last goal in the back of the net to make the final score 3-2 against no. 1 seed, undefeated, Hope College. Among the many accomplishments that these teams pulled off this season, this night was one that coach Carl Trosien of the DI team and first-year coach Dylan Knox of the
DIII team will never forget. “The things that had to go right and the teams we had to beat to get to that final destination, we understood what that road looked like and we knew it was definitely not going to be easy,” Trosien said. “It’s still pretty crazy to think about year one — it’s still a little surreal to me.” Heading into the semi-finals after defeating familiar foe Western University, the DI team faced the six-year reigning champions and no. 1 seed Adrian College, who they came eerily close to beating earlier in their regular season. When they finally pulled it off — their first win against Adrian all season — they knew they were a team to be reckoned with. “We had our system and we knew it would work against them (Adrian),” said junior wing Zack Kippe. “It was close all game, we were up and then once it got tied they really put it on after that, but we held in there and they didn’t get another one, and then we popped the last one (goal) and won.” Upon defeating the top team in the league in the semi-finals, the Lakers were ecstatic with pride and full of confidence moving up to the Davenport University finals game. “(It was) a career moment,” freshman defenseman Bryan Clahassey said. “Anytime you win something it’s fantastic in itself, but I think the fact that we were the underdog go-
CHAMPIONSHIPS: Both GV club hockey teams ended their seasons with trophies, making them teams to watch out for. GVL | LAUREN SEYMOUR
ing in, then beat Adrian, and that comeback (against Davenport) was just such a fulfilling (experience) — everything paid off.” Their celebrating didn’t stop there, however. When they found out that the DIII team had won their game as well, it was a second wave of Laker pride. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
W. BASKETBALL
Women’s Basketball falls short in Final Four BY JUSTICE STEINER SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
With a matchup between the nation’s top-scoring defense against the nation’s top-scoring offense, something had to give in the NCAA DII Final Four battle between
QUARTERFINALS: As one of three losses this season, the Lakers fell to Glenville State University in a hard fought game. GVL | SYDNEY LIM
Grand Valley State University (31-3) and Glenville State University (35-1). The Lakers lost 53-77. “Obviously, I tip my hat to Glenville; they are a great team and we knew that coming in,” said coach Mike Williams. “We have been watching film on them and know what they are capable of.” Defense prevailed in the first half, as GVSU took a slim 29-27 advantage into the break. “In the first half, we kind of slowed it down a little bit,” Williams said. “I thought we did a good job of taking care of the ball and showing some composure.” Out of the break, the game took a dramatic shift as the Pioneers began to find their rhythm in the third quarter and went into the final quarter on a 12-5 run, holding a 49-41 lead. That momentum carried into the fourth quarter, as the Lakers were outscored 28-12 in the final quarter of play and the Pioneers came out with an impressive 77-53 victory. “In the second half I thought they got into us a little bit -- we got rattled and we weren’t as disciplined,” Williams said. “A team like that, if you aren’t great in those
two areas then they (GSU) will separate on you, which they did.” A big part of the success of the Pioneers came from their press and aggressive defensive style, forcing GVSU into 17 turnovers, while only committing nine of its own. Leading the way for the Lakers in the loss was sophomore guard Ellie Droste -- finishing with 14 points and a steal. Senior guard Emily Spitzley added 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal. Junior forward Hannah Kulas chipped in with nine points, six rebounds and two assists. The loss marks the end of the careers for two Laker guards, Qay Stanton and Samantha Gehrls. Stanton started all 34 games for the Lakers in her final season, leading the team in steals and being nominated to the Defensive All-GLIAC team. She also averaged 6.4 ppg, 4.1 apg and shot 32% from behind the arch. Gehrls played in 32 of the team’s 34 games this season, ending the year with a total of 52 points, 86 rebounds, 16 steals and 15 blocks. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
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LACROSSE
GV Lacrosse starts hot in cold Allendale weather BY JAMES HERRICK SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
The no. 10 Grand Valley State University women’s lacrosse team (9-1) earned their first win in GLIAC play this season after they defeated Concordia University, St. Paul 17-5 on March 25. Stepping out to play in the always unpredictable Michigan spring weather, GVSU didn’t let the wind and snow prevent them from getting off to a hot start. Junior midfielder Molly Bursinger played a major role in the Lakers’ early success as she scored a goal in the first minute of action. Bursinger continued her offensive attack as she scored three more goals before the end of the quarter. Junior attacker Kate DeYoung and freshman midfielder Ashleigh Rothe also scored goals of their own. With one goal from Concordia, GVSU led 6-1 at the end of the first quarter. “I’ve been struggling a little bit in the past few games at putting the ball in the net,” Bursinger said. “Today I was really focused on moving the goalie and then hitting the corners.” Bursinger’s first-quarter performance was crucial for GVSU as Concordia worked hard to stop fifth-year attacker Sophie Conroy after her six-goal game against Notre Dame College. “They face guarded Sophie Conroy and
she had a great last game against Notre Dame College,” said coach Mackenzie Lawler. “We talk a lot offensively about being really balanced, so when they try to take away Sophie (Conroy) early, Molly (Bursinger) really stepped up and made them pay for it and I think that’s the benefit of us playing a team style of offense.” In the second quarter, GVSU continued to build on their lead. Rothe and DeYoung added to their offensive production as DeYoung scored two more goals while Rothe scored one. Conroy also found the back of the net twice with her second goal coming with only two seconds left on the clock prior to halftime. At the half, the Lakers led 11-4. When the Lakers returned to the field after halftime, new rainfall added to the already cold and windy weather creating an even more difficult playing field. “I think (the weather) affected our offensive schemes,” Lawler said. “We went a little more to a driving offense instead of the pick-and-roll we ran in the first half, just because of the weather affecting our sticks. We had talked about that in the pregame talk and knew that was something that could happen.” This weather did lead to a slight drop in offense for the Lakers but they never let their lead slip away. In the third quarter sophomore attacker Maddy Champagne opened
HAT TRICKS: In another high-scoring game, the Lakers ended up with four hat tricks, one of which was exceeded by two goals for a five-goal game total from Molly Bursinger. GVL | SYDNEY LIM
the quarter with a goal. Later in the quarter Conroy and Rothe each added to their goal total. With no goals from Concordia, the Lakers left the quarter up 14-4. The fourth quarter played out very similar to the third. The Lakers put up three more goals as Bursinger, Champagne and freshmen midfielder Zoe Ziegler each scored. After a late goal from Concordia, the Lakers left with a 17-5 victory. Throughout this game, GVSU saw offensive production from a handful of players, including four hat tricks. Bursinger left with five goals while Conroy, Rothe and
DeYoung each had three. For Rothe, this was a stand-out performance as this was her first hat trick as a Laker. “It was pretty big,” Rothe said. “I think this was the first game that actually clicked. Having that under my belt is really securing for me. It was just really exciting to see everyone do well, and I did well.” Moving into GLIAC play from now on, the team looks to maintain their consistency this season. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
BASEBALL
GV Baseball sweeps double-header, prepares for GLIAC play BY BRIAN BLOOM SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State University baseball team (15-7) traveled to Columbus, Ohio for a three-game series against Ohio Dominican University (8-14) on Mar. 2526. On Thursday, the team dropped the first game 11-2.
SWING: The baseball team went 2-1 during the weekend, coming back from their loss with two wins on Friday. COURTESY | GVSU ATHLETICS
“Ohio Dominican is better than their record shows,” coach Jamie Detillion said. “Their pitcher in game one pitched well; we traveled for six hours, which is our longest trip. We didn’t play well on Thursday.” The team bounced back on Friday, sweeping the double-header, winning 9-3 and 12-4. “We played with a renewed energy on Friday,” Detillion said. “It’s a big plus to win non-conference games; to win two of three is great and winning every series is a realistic priority. I like where (the team) is headed.” In game one, the team allowed nine runs in the first two innings alone and 11 total, while only being able to muster two runs of their own on five hits. While the outcome didn’t go the way the team wanted it to, junior centerfielder Spencer Nelson went 2-4 with a double and a run scored. Redshirt freshman pitcher Allan Thorington allowed a run on three hits while striking out three Panthers over five innings on the hill. In game one of the double-header and game two of the series, the team came out swinging. With a 1-0 lead going into the third inning and the bases loaded, senior
shortstop Christian Faust emptied them, hitting a three-RBI double to break the game open. This was all the team needed, as sophomore starting pitcher Austin Brown pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run on five hits while striking out eight batters en route to his third win of the young season. The offense was humming, as the first seven batters in the lineup had a hit. Nelson led the team going 3-5 with a double, redshirt freshman Justin Mansager went 3-4, junior designated hitter Carter Smith drove in three runs, while Faust had four RBIs of his own. The final game of the series and the latter half of the double header yielded more of the same, as GVSU took the lead early and never gave it back. Sophomore first baseman Nathan Logan began the scoring barrage with a two-run single in the first. In the third, Faust made the lead 5-2 after launching a two-run home run into left field. After adding three more runs over the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, sophomore catcher Zach Collins mashed a three-run home run to left-center, extending the lead
to 11-3, ending any hopes the Panthers had of a comeback. Redshirt freshman Collin Bradley picked up his fourth win of the season after allowing no runs on two hits and striking out four batters across three innings of work. Over the course of the series, many players had standout performances. Faust delivered nine total RBIs over the course of the double-header, finishing 5-8 in those two games. He raised his RBI total to 31 on the season. “Chris has outstanding practice habits,” Detillion said. “He backs it with his leadership and his communication with his teammates. He knows the game very well and is a huge asset to our team.” Nelson played very well throughout the entirety of the series. Over the three games, he went 7-15, improving his season batting average to .323, with two doubles to give him 10 on the season. He said that his consistency was the not the key component in the wins. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE