Issue 55, April 6th, 2016 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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NEWS

Grand Staycation hosts students in Holland GVSU’s Meijer Campus will host workshops for elementary, middle and high school students who didn’t travel for spring break this week SEE A3

LAKER LIFE

Author Jim Harrison leaves legacy at GV On March 26, Jim Harrison died at age 78 in his Arizona home, leaving his complete collection of work to the Seidman House archives at GVSU SEE A6

SPORTS

Goaltender Zwilsky anchors GV defense Lacrosse goalie Sarah Zwilsky has been a constant at the back of the GV defense since her freshman year, and is off to a strong start in 2016 SEE A10

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THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Inclusion and Equity makes changes to Title IX policies

BY JESS HODGE JHODGE@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University is one of a handful of public universities in Michigan being investigated for Title IX compliance. In attempts to continue to make improvements to the sexual misconduct policy at the university, Jesse Bernal, vice president of the Division of Inclusion and Equity, and Theresa Rowland, Title IX coordinator, have come up with a few changes to the policies and procedures in order to make them more effective.

Bernal and Rowland presented their provisions to student senate during its general assembly meeting on March 31. Rowland and Bernal hope these changes will provide more transparency to all parties involved in any sexual misconduct cases on campus.

“We want to be inclusive and equitable and welcoming, and we want to be a university that prevents and responds in a timely fashion (to) reports of sexual misconduct on campus,” Bernal said.

One change to the policy will effect faculty members’ response to sexual assault instances.

“What has changed is an explicit mandatory provision that many employees (are) required to report a count of sexual misconduct when they hear about them if they involve students, faculty, staff or visitors on campus,” Bernal said. “That’s what we call our responsible employee policy.”

Another large provisional change was to the notification department. Bernal said he wants the policy changes to be accessible to anyone who wants to read or review it.

“We have implemented in this policy an annual requirement for notification of the policy,

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MAKING CHANGES: Division of Inclusion and Equity Vice President, Jesse Bernal, participates in a Board of Trustees meeting on July 10, 2015. He recently announced changes to Title IX policies. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

how you report sexual misconduct that you experienced or that you hear about” he said. “(Also) how you receive resources and support from campus if you are a victim/survivor of sexual misconduct on campus or off campus.”

Bernal also said some of the definitions in the sexual misconduct policy. Sexual assault, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, stalking and cyber-stalking are all included and defined in the document. He also noted two

GIVING BACK

Students highlight West Michigan homelessness

BY SANDA VAZGEC SVAZGEC@LANTHORN.COM

he homeless population in Michigan has increased by more than 6 percent since 2014, and that growth has showed no signs of slowing down. In the 13 counties that make up the West Michigan area, there are over 12,000 people who identify as homeless.

“It’s really something I see every day, living in downtown Grand Rapids,” said Grand Valley State University student Cody Ingram.

“The volume of homeless people in this area is hard to grasp because it’s so widespread, every part of the city is affected, it’s not just concentrated in one area.”

A group of students at GVSU took the opportunity to help the local homeless population by setting up a homelessness awareness and goods drive. The group of five students conducted the event as a part of their MGT 345 Team Building class.

The students hoped to give their peers an opportunity to find ways to volunteer their time to shelters and educate themselves on the severity of homelessness in their community.

“We were split into groups and charged with doing a project that would give back to the community in some way,” said GVSU student Michelle Belanger. “We had many ideas and settled on helping the homeless community.

We wanted to help the shelters get volunteers by spreading awareness.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development classifies homelessness into four categories: those who are currently homeless, those who will become homeless in the near future, youth and families who suffer from instability caused by hardship and those who suffer from instability due to domestic violence.

In the West Michigan area, much of the homeless population is caused by the large gap between pay wages and housing costs.

The region is home to many corporations and business that require employees to have

sections that haven’t changed, but are still important: consent and incapacitation, especially if there is alcohol involved.

Student senate’s vice president of finance, Jeremy Turnbull, was curious as to how the police become involved, if at all. Bernal said this aspect of the policy has also not changed.

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COMMUNITY

G3 camp extends deadline for summer workshops

BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

ulti-generational camps are a growing trend in universities across the state and nation. For the fifth consecutive year, Grand Valley State University will be hosting its grandparent and grandchildren G3 camp on the Allendale Campus from June 21 to June 23 to provide an opportunity for family bonding and summer fun.

In order to allow for as many attendees as possible, the registration deadline has been extended to May 16.

Participants wishing to attend can either sign up for the traditional overnight camp sessions housed in the Niemeyer Living Center or the commuter option, new this year.

“Grand Valley’s G3 camp has been extremely popular among the participants, as well as the faculty and staff,” said Diane Miller, program coordinator of the camp. “This outreach program is an educational and enjoyable camp experience and has provided a great opportunity for generations to connect, bond and live on GVSU’s campus.”

Hosted by GVSU’s Regional Math and Science Center, the G3 camp (Grandparents, Grandkids, GVSU) hosts between 90-120 participants each year.

During their time at GVSU, faculty, staff, students, grandparents and grandchildren interact, live, share meals, learn and spend quality, educational time together.

“This camp is about building relationships, bonding and creating a fun, exciting, learning environment,” Miller said.

“G3 provides resources and a framework for people of all ages to experience a college setting, get familiar with campus life, and inspire a lifetime of learning.”

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HELPING THE COMMUNITY: GVSU student Ben Linsk listens to presentations by speakers during the student-run homelessness awareness and goods drive on April 2 in Allendale. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

college degrees, so many people find it difficult to find and keep jobs without an advanced education. Some individuals who do have jobs make low wages that are not enough to pay for housing expenses.

Belanger said she didn’t realize how large the homeless population is, and that shelters are not just low on supplies but are heavily lacking in volunteers. She said it is understandable that college students do not have an extensive amount of money or goods to donate, but volunteering their time and spreading awareness

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of the issue will help the cause just as much.

There is an extensive list of shelters throughout the Grand Rapids area where students are able to volunteer by helping with childcare during the day, working in kitchens to assist in making and serving food and distributing donated goods.

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A2 | NEWS NEWS BRIEFS GV TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

Native American communities from around the Midwest will visit Grand Valley State University to celebrate their traditions and culture on April 9 and 10.

The 18th annual Celebrating All Walks of Life Traditional Pow Wow will educate attendees on the lives of Native Americans through dancing, art, cuisine and more. Native American communities in the Upper Peninsula, Indiana and Wisconsin are expected to attend.

The event will feature dancing and drumming performances at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on April 9 and at noon on April 10. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to purchase Native American art, jewelry and food throughout both days.

The celebration will go from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. on April 9 and 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on April 10. All events will take place in the Fieldhouse Arena, located on GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

THREE GV TEAMS TAKE HOME AWARDS AT 2016 MWEST CHALLENGE

Three Grand Valley State University student teams were awarded prize money to grow their new business ventures during the 2016 MWest Challenge on April 1.

Winning GVSU teams include Boot Strap Innovations with the $6,500 Northwestern Mutual Grand Prize Master Class Award; The Mechanical IV Pump team with the $5,000 Spectrum Health Care Innovations Award; and the Simply Conquer team with the $1,000 Impact Award.

The 2016 MWest Challenge was held at the Eberhard Center, located on GVSU’s Pew Campus. The competition featured more than 50 startup teams from a total of nine West Michigan colleges and universities.

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mediate threat of violence or if the victim/survivor asks us to contact the police,” he said. “We take a victim-centered approach to the investigation.”

There are added sections about genderbased bias, retaliation and an appeals process where people can appeal the investigation.

Rowland emphasized the importance of transparency in these documents for any person reading them. She also discussed how people will be able to view and have access to their case.

“The importance here is (that) people really know what to expect when they make a re-

port,” she said. “It’s detailed, it’s written, folks can review it and it won’t be a surprise.”

Senator Jewel Haji questioned how offcampus reporting works and if GVSU can still get involved in those cases.

This, too, has not changed in the policy.

“We have some zones off campus that are considered part of our area, so some of the off-campus residents we have to report,” Bernal said. “The only way we will get involved in an investigation off campus is if someone reported it to us.”

Rowland said even if the report comes from an off-campus location, the university will always offer support, resources and recommendations to victims and survivors.

MAKING IMPROVEMENTS: Theresa Rowland stands in recognition for her Title IX work at the Feb. 12 Board of Trustees meeting. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

COUNSELING CENTER PRESENTATION WILL PASS DOWN TIPS FOR SUCCEEDING ON CAMPUS

Students looking for guidance on how to succeed at Grand Valley State University are invited to attend a presentation by the University Counseling Center on April 7.

In the 50-minute interactive presentation, peer educations from the University Counseling Center will pass down strategies for maintaining mental health, succeeding in academics and ensuring safe socialization on campus.

“Living Grand” is free to the public and will take place from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. in Room 2266 of the Kirkhof Center.

For more information about the event, contact Jake Crawford at crawfjac@mail.gvsu.edu.

AUTHOR TO GIVE PRESENTATION AS PART OF AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

In honor of April being Autism Awareness Month, an expert on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will visit Grand Valley State University to discuss the disorder’s unique qualities on April 7.

Liane Holliday-Willey is the author of “Pretending to be Normal,” and has focused her professional studies on ASD and Asperger’s Syndrome. In her presentation, HollidayWilley will talk about both the challenges and strengths associated with individuals with ASD. The presentation is LIB 100/201 approved and will take place from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Loutit Lecture Halls.

For more information about the event, contact Students Toward Autism Advocacy & Respect (STAAR) at gvsu. staar@gmail.com.

SPRING CONCERT TO FEATURE COUNTRY MUSIC DUO DAN + SHAY

Country music duo Dan + Shay will headline Grand Valley State University’s annual spring concert on April 7.

Since debuting on the country music scene in 2013, Dan + Shay have gone on to produce three Top 40 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. The duo has also opened for big-name country acts like Hunter Hayes and Blake Shelton.

Tickets cost $10 for GVSU students, $15 for GVSU staff/faculty/alumni, and $25 for the general public.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.startickets.com or at the 20/20 Desk.

Hosted by Spotlight Productions, the concert is set to take place at 8 p.m. in the Fieldhouse Arena. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

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GVSU faculty, staff and students present a variety of special, hands-on sessions, designed to pique the interest of both grandparents and grandchildren.

“Research has shown that the bond between grandparents and grandchildren in today’s society is especially significant,” Miller said. “The relationship has a direct influence on the social development of childhood and adolescence. Equally important is the grandparent/grandchild relationship as a support mechanism in the nontraditional family role.”

Students and family members looking for financial support for the camp can utilize limited scholarships

available, funded by United Bank. Information and application forms can also be found online.

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EVENING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

exploring how different parts of the human brain influence our abilities and see how “zombie brains” differ from ours. Participants create their own zombie brain.

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SQUISHY CIRCUITS:

learning how electricity makes everyday objects, like light bulbs, work using specially formulated squishy dough.

HOW WET IS THE EARTH?:

using Google maps to estimate the proportion of the Earth covered with water.

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creating puppets and inventing an original play using the GVSU puppetry club professional stage • A tour of the GVSU Carillon Tour • Climbing Wall • GVSU pool • Solar System Planetary Walk (Allendale Campus) Staff at GVSU’s Regional Math and Science Center is available to help with G3 questions Monday though Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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BONDING: Participants in last year’s G3 camp at GVSU conduct a science experiment. Each year, 90-120 participants register to take part in events. This year’s camp will take place from June 21 to June 23 with on-campus and commuter options. COURTESY | BRIDGET KATHLEEN

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STAYCATION

GV hosts spring break workshops for K-12 students

BY MADDIE FORSHEE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State University’s Meijer Campus in Holland, Michigan focuses on nontraditional learning, and its faculty are now focusing in on the younger generation rather than the typical college-aged student.

GVSU is hosting the third annual Grand Staycation, a program where classes and workshops are held for local students during their spring breaks.

“It’s been a really good project, because it ties in with our mission of lifelong learning,” said Lisa Miller, director of the Holland Campus.

“It’s nice to be able to reach into the younger generation and have them have a college experience.”

The Grand Staycation is four classes during the week of April 5 through 8. This year, the program is open to middle and high school students, whereas it was only previously

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available for elementary students. “(The Holland Campus) is the location for the early college program,” said Jane Marsman, adjunct adviser on the Holland Campus. “Many of those students are interested in going on to GV, so it’s a way to offer things that would be of interest to them.”

Marsman is the faculty member that organizes the events every year.

She said she’s excited for this year’s activities and looks forward to engaging the students in the workshops.

“It helps the students to be more comfortable,” Marsman said. “If they have good experiences on a college campus, when it comes time to think about going to college themselves, it isn’t quite as new, different or difficult.”

On April 5, the Grand Staycation kicked off with “Scrubs Camp,” an interactive workshop with GVSU nursing students teaching elementary students about health care.

There will be a workshop aimed for middle and high school students about social justice, where Com-

LIFELONG LEARNING: Elementary students participate in a session at the Staycation event at the Meijer Campus in Holland.

The program hosts classes and workshops for local students during their spring breaks. COURTESY | CHERILYN DENOMME

munity Reading Project author Claudia Rankine will visit and talk with the students.

There will also be an activity hosted by the Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club for elementary students, and the week will wrap up with an activity for the older students aimed at finding their own voice.

The workshop and activity subjects change every year, but one facet of the workshops that stays the same

is that they will be led by people with a GVSU connection, whether they are students, professors or alumni.

“We wanted to be able to tie in with some of the current and existing resources our faculty and alumni have,” Miller said. “We have so many resources here, and to be able to share that with the community is big.”

This year, GVSU expects around 100 students to take part in the Grand Staycation.

“(This event) minimizes the barriers that families or young students face when going to college,” Marsman said. “I’m really excited about showing that coming to a college campus is fun, that the people there are nice and that it’s a good experience.”

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EXPLORATION: GVSU students practice physical therapy as a professor observes in the Center for Health Sciences. Local students will look into allied health career opportunities. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

rand Valley State University and Rockford Public Schools are helping high school students explore careers within the health professions under a new early college enrollment program beginning in the 2016-17 academic year.

Approved by the RPS school board on March 28, the introductory health professions program gives RPS high school upperclassmen the opportunity to enroll in two three-credit-hour introductory courses in the allied health sciences field.

Rockford students will later

be able to apply these credits toward any four-year university or community college both in and outside of Michigan.

Michael Shibler, superintendent of RPS, said the program will help prepare students for the increased difficulty of college courses.

“For me, I wanted our high school students to plan to go to college and to have experienced the rigor of college classes,” Shibler said. “You leave high school and you start freshman year realizing it’s a bit tougher than you thought. The rigor is more apparent.”

The program will help relieve students of future college debt by offering the courses completely free of charge.

Jean Nagelkerk, vice pro-

vost for health at GVSU, said RPS will be responsible for funding the program.

“Rockford Public High Schools get certain money from the state to help pay for students to go to different colleges,” Nagelkerk said. “In addition, their foundation, the Rockford Education Fund, is giving them $25,000 per year to assist with paying for this program.”

The program will offer two allied health science introductory classes over the course of the 2016-17 academic year.

These include Medical Terminology (AHS 100) in fall 2016, and Introduction to Health Care (AHS 110) in winter 2017.

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WOMEN’S CENTER

Storytellers Showcase reflects on art and oppression

BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

tanding in front of her artwork, Grand Valley State University student Penni Kimble presented her project to the group of students and facilitators.

Gesturing toward the painting – a black woman dancing in red ballet pointe shoes, facing an obscured mirror – the 20-year-old broadcasting major spoke about her experience facing racial discrimination in ballet.

“The ballerina is brownskin for a reason and there is something in the reflection for a reason,” she said. “I think that

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ARTISTIC REFLECTION: Multiple pieces of art were featured at the Storytellers Series on Apr. 1 in the Women’s Center. GVL | SARA CARTE

the painting was beneficial in that it really helped me sit and reflect on the things that I’ve went through, what other women have went through, in other to share stories and show that we are not alone in expressing ourselves.”

To encourage students to share their stories and express themselves, Grand Valley State University’s Women’s Center hosted a reflection showcase on the storyteller series in the Kirkhof Center on April 1.

Inspired by this year’s Community Reading Project, “Citizen,” by Claudia Rankine, workshops were conducted throughout the winter semester focused on giving participants the opportunity to explore themes of racism, social

justice and intersectionality through a variety of art forms.

Allison Montaie, assistant director of the GVSU’s Women’s Center who led the reflection showcase, said the reflection gives students the chance to explore the art in a more nuanced way.

Ultimately, she said, the series helped provide women of color the chance to explore and reflect on their voice as a tool for personal and social self-expression.

“I wanted to bring other faces and other women, in particular women of color, to facilitate these workshops,” she said. “It really allowed us to get those facilitators who show that what they do and gives students the space to tell their

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stories, especially in relation oppression and social justice.”

Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson, a Grand Rapids-based poet, facilitated the workshop “Speak Your Power” on Jan. 27 and presented one of her poems to the group during the showcase.

Focusing on reconstructing the negative mindsets she finds in modern society, Thompson used spoken word poetry to relay her frustrations of the global beauty standards set by the cosmetics industry.

“When will we understand that the extensive need for artificial add-ons and extensions stem from the world constantly insisting that everything that SEE STORY | A5

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Walking the walk

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By Leah Fishwick

Classes should focus on real-life experience over textbook assignments s college students, we can sometimes get stuck in our own bubble.

Attempting to balance a heavy academic schedule, extracurricular activities and social lives, it can be easy to forget about the needs around us.

Recently, a group of students from a MGT 345 Team Building class were assigned a project to help the community around them, so the students took the opportunity to help the local homeless population by setting up a community goods drive. We think this hands-on initiative with a great community impact is a great model for other classes at Grand Valley State University.

With a student body of over 25,000 students, GVSU students have great potential to make a difference, especially in the community around us. With such a large community of Lakers, we should be taking every opportunity available to help those around us.

In addition to the community benefits, this kind of work allows students to become acclimated to the real world they will be entering after graduation. By gaining a larger perspective than what is seen within the classroom, students would be gaining experiences larger than just the university. This kind of community work doesn’t look bad on a resume, either.

While group projects and papers are beneficial in learning how to work with

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coworkers and meet deadlines, taking classwork out into the real world gives back to the community in ways that group projects can’t.

It also allows for students to have tangible projects to talk about in job interviews, something that is sure to impress a potential employer much more than a GPA will.

The GVSU brand reaches far. From study abroad experiences to scholarly works, we have a lot of impact on the world around us, but we need to make sure that we are focusing on ways to contribute outside the limitations of academia.

With campaigns focusing on expanding our college experience and showing the “Laker Effect” of a GVSU education, we think classroom application is a great way to do so. Every student in every major has some way to give back to the community, it’s just about finding that potential.

Each day we go to class, we are surrounded by people who have an opportunity to make a difference.

This semester alone, GVSU students have developed “growing shoes” to help with poverty in Tanzania and organized book drives for local schools in need. College is a time to expand upon innovation and utilize creative ideas, and that means engaging with the real world.

As we stand 25,000 students strong, it is important that Lakers remember those around us and use that collective power to create a larger footprint for change.

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Facing the fundraising frenzy

BY DANIELLE ZUKOWSKI EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

e’ve all swerved the fundraising frenzy that the main floor of the Kirkhof Center can sometimes be. As the social center of campus, it’s the prime location to direct all philanthropies. Everyone has their cause, their donation box, their cookies and their fliers. We create an absurd distance between ourselves and the tables, trying our best

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to avoid eye contact.

Sometimes I’ve been on the other end of the exchange, so I can relate. Handing out the fliers can be just as excruciating as receiving them. I’ve been in that realm of awkwardness, just trying to get some recognition for my organization or a charity.

I understand, but I also question the way in which we go about fundraising.

The Kirkhof Center is certainly the logical place to raise money on campus considering all the student traffic that shuffles through, but consider that audience: college students. As in, people who paid for that puppy chow from your bake sale in coins at the bottom of their backpack and currently have $13 in their checking account.

Most of the time, the people trying to help you out or maybe just trying to enjoy a delicious snack are squander-

ing out crumpled dollar bills.

Another thing that makes it difficult is that very few of the college population I’ve met carries cash on them except for the servers of the student body. Our fundraising is just a system of broke college students gathering up some means to help other broke college systems. It’s a cycle of brokeness. I give you a buck because I’ve been there and then maybe you’ll give me a buck later and help my group.

It’s quite strange that we’re aiming for funds from struggling students. I suppose it’s sensible. It’s a very convenient campus location, not much planning is required. Booking a table is probably the hardest part and then you can basically just sit back or try to catch eye contact with a potential donor.

This is all fine, I just wonder could we be a little more creative? Could we go

somewhere where it’s not just college students? Could we maybe go outside of our comfort zone and really immerse ourselves into a project?

There are certainly studentrun organizations that do more than raise money for a cause, but if your group is not one of those, I really encourage donating something more— your time. Raising money can certainly make a difference but actually spending time with the people you are handing out fliers about is important.

Are you raising money for a homeless shelter? Why not go volunteer and serve food?

Why not try to get other people involved? Perhaps working together by spending time with our causes, we could also make a difference. Yes, raising money is a fantastic start, but sometimes volunteering can broaden your perspective and grant you a better understanding of the cause.

L ET TER TO TH E EDITOR

Providing an alternative funding perspective n response to the editorial published on March 20 titled “Prioritizing Student Needs,” as well as the unfortunate cartoon connecting mental health crises and Presidents’ Ball funding, there are a number of one-sided points for which I would like to provide an alternate perspective.

Contrary to the subheading of the editorial, “Student senate budget process needs more transparency,” I can personally attest to the fact that this year’s budget process was by far the most transparent since my time on the senate.

First, it is important to note that the minutes of every appropriations meeting, during which the student life fund is allocated, are available online.

Furthermore, the editorial mistakenly alleges that funds are “divvied up in closed committee meetings,” when in fact, the weekly appropriations meetings have always been and always will be open meetings. We invite you to join us and see first-hand the careful consideration behind every decision made.

Second, there is an additional eight-page document that outlines very specifically the exact spending of the 2015-16 budget, along with rationale behind the changes in the 2016-17 budget. This year-end report is not required nor expected of the finance committee,

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but it is out of respect for the students we serve that the group chose to be as transparent as possible in this budget process that we take very seriously.

To highlight some of rationale the editorial board asks for (which again, is available on OrgSync), I will start with Greek life. The reduction to Greek life funds was not to prevent Greeks from applying for funding, but to increase accountability for the way the money is spent. The Greek events that give back to the community or have a campus impact beyond their own chapters will absolutely still have access to as much funding as they did before. The only difference is that they will instead submit a request categorized as service and advocacy (or the appropriate council), and be held to the same standard of appropriations that apply to all other groups. It should also be noted that multiple members of the Greek community on student senate voiced their strong support for this reallocation of funds during discussion.

Another area that seems to be of concern to the editorial board is the increase in service and advocacy as well as Presidents’ Ball. The rationale for both is simple: the incredibly high demand and impact on students. Service and advocacy events, initiatives and groups are what draw many students to GVSU in the first place, and are what

help GVSU feel like home to many.

Additionally, the appropriations board had to turn down thousands of dollars of potentially high quality, meaningful requests this year, simply because there was not enough funding.

Presidents’ Ball is also a beloved tradition that grows every year and now impacts some 5,000 Lakers.

Growing events require a growth in funding, and the budget increase is reflective of the need that has not been met for the past few years.

Finally, I ask the Lanthorn to consider the harm of making light of mental health crises in a cartoon that insinuates a connection to Presidents’ Ball funding.

We do not personally fund the Counseling Center nor any of the other wonderful resources available on campus to provide support for students.

Let us please also remember only a few issues of the Lanthorn ago, when the front page was a story on the entire week student senate spent hundreds of hours planning, solely dedicated to mental health awareness.

It is always our goal to be transparent, but in order for that transparency to be communicated to the student body, they deserve to hear the whole story.

Maddie Cleghorn cleghornm@mail.gvsu.edu

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QUESTION OF THE ISSUE DO YOU THINK YOU GET ENOUGH REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE IN YOUR CLASSES? “I’m an allied health major and I am just starting my program. So, not a lot of real life experience yet.”

HARRISON SMITH “Yes and no. A lot of production classes I’ve been in make several films a class, however it’s the same production over and over until you get to the senior thesis. There’s a lot of work to do on your own outside of class.”

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“Definitely enough opportunities in Grand Rapids for me. There are a lot of professors who work through Spectrum Health where you can make a lot of connections.”

“I think so, but this is my general education year.”

YEAR: Freshman MAJOR: Allied health sciences HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, Michigan

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NACC

GV’s Speech Lab preps for the national stage

Students, faculty to vie for awards at a communications conference their eyes set on another goal, the upcoming national conference. The Speech Lab received six nominations for a variety of different accolades.

Held at Carlow University on April 22 and 23, the NACC hopes to support the communication centers of colleges and universities from across the nation. The conference calls attention to these centers specifically by awarding students and staff who excel in their areas of study.

Awards are given to undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty who write original research papers.

Brown said the group of students going to the NACC has a competitive spirit and love the work and research they do, which has helped to prepare them for the upcoming conference.

Students and staff get nationally recognized based on a director’s nominations of their research, which is then reviewed by a committee and selected for competition. The selection process ensures that those competing are the best of the best in the nation.

Brown and Leek received a joint nomination for the Joyce

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ater this month, Grand Valley State University’s Speech Lab staff will attend the 15th annual National Association of Communication Centers (NACC) conference in Pittsburgh with the chance to win multiple awards.

The Speech Lab consists of 15 student members and two faculty directors, Carl Brown and Danielle Leek, both professors in the school of communications. Together, the staff members provide a peer consultation center that gives support to students through the methods of critical thinking and collaboration.

While generally thought of as being focused on oral presentations and classroom speeches, the Speech Lab staff can provide support for a wide variety of student needs.

“If you are giving a speech at your best friend’s wedding, you can come practice at the Speech Lab,” Leek said.

As April comes into full swing, the faculty directors and some of the staffers have

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AWARD: GVSU students Alvin Dann Jr. (left) and Rachel Niedzwiecki (right) work together in the Speech Lab on Apr. 4. Speech Lab staff will be attending the National Association of Communication Centers conference in Pittsburgh on April 22 and 23. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

Ferguson Faculty Award, and they will also be accompanied by four students nominated for their own awards.

Isaac Simon is nominated to win the Huddy-Gunn Graduate Paper Award. Both Ashley Rapp and Ari Zucker

PUBLIC HEALTH

Lakers celebrate healthy living during Health Week

BY KYLE BINDAS KBINDAS@LANTHORN.COM

ational Public Health Week, celebrated April 4-8, is an annual event promoted by the American Public Health Association to promote healthy life decisions on a personal level, as well as advocate for legislative action that promotes the health of the country.

The Grand Valley State University public health department is hosting a series of events related to student health.

The main event of the week was the “Amazing Race”-style GVSU Health Walk, held on Thursday. The walk showcased the public health services GVSU offers on campus. The event mirrored the style of the television show, where participants started with a clue of where to go, then when they get to that location, they will learn about a service GVSU offers and receive another clue for the next location.

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we’re doing is to get people called “Public Authority out, moving around cam- and Water Quality” and fopus and also learning about cused on the Flint water crisome of the public health- sis and other public health related resources that we concerns with water. have on campus,” said On April 7, APHA is Ranelle Brew, chair of the hosting a Twitter chat, where public health department. users from across the world In addition to the Health can discuss matters of pubWalk, the public health de- lic health using the hashtag partment #NPHWchat. set up a On April 8, table earAPHA will be host“The focus for lier in the ing a town hall, what we’re doing where Surgeon Genweek on is to get people April 4 to eral Vivek Murthy raise rewill be answering out, moving lief monquestions from stuey for around campus ...” dents from around c it i z e ns the country about affected the nation’s health.

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are nominated for the Outstanding Consultant Award.

Kelsey Hines is nominated for the Bob and Ann Weiss Paper Award, as is Zucker, who won the award last year.

Brown believes the passion these students have for

their work is rewarding in the long run.

“Developing the skills required to help others in these ways, in turn, empowers our consultants,” Brown said.

“When they graduate, our staff is prepared to take on

the challenges that will be demanded of them in their personal and professional lives.”

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selor or principal, and complete the GVSU non-degree dual enrollment application form.

Once accepted, a student can only continue taking dual enrollment courses with GVSU if they earn at least a C in each college course.

Nagelkerk said that while there’s potential for the program to include additional courses down the road, there’s no set plan yet.

“We pilot (the program) for two years and then decide if it’s a good thing to add additional courses,” Nagelkerk said. “We’re open to it, but neither one of us

is committed to it.”

For the past three years, Rockford has operated a similar dual-enrollment program with Ferris State University.

Shibler said he was interested in creating a new partnership with GVSU specifically for the university’s extensive health program.

“I’m very excited about the GVSU partnership,” Shibler said. “It’s in the area of health sciences, and we want our students going into college to experience a field of study that’s going to lead to a job when they graduate.”

will be further connections made between students and facilitators in order to create a cohesive space for expressing of one’s social and artistic endeavors.

“The plan is to potentially have this again next year,” she said. “Exploring some things

around hip-hop and feminism and continuing to add on the social justice twist on a smaller and more often scale.”

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Students won’t need to worry about commuting as both courses will be taught online by a GVSU professor. Additionally, students will be expected to meet up weekly with an assigned Rockford teacher for coaching sessions.

In order to be eligible for these early enrollment courses, Rockford students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, obtain written permission from their high school coun-

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we are born with is insufficient?” she said.

As future plans for other storytelling series are in the works, Montaie hopes there

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SHARING STUDENT STORIES : Artwork is featured at the Women’s Center for the Storytellers Series in the Kirkhof Center on Apr. 1. The series was made to encourage student expression. GVL | SARA CARTE

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REMEMBRANCE

Author Jim Harrison leaves legacy at GV

BY CLAIRE FISHER ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

Following two years of successful events, Design Week returns to West Michigan April 9 to April 16 with an exciting lineup of speakers, workshops and tours.

The third annual event celebrates a variety of design practices and mediums, and helps to foster a link between designers and the region’s cultural, educational, technological and business communities.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 9 p.m.

Kick-Off Party Pyramid Scheme | 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 6 p.m.

Student Co-Work Lab UICA | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 11 Adobe Workshop: Design & Prototype with Adobe XD KCAD | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Adobe Workshop: Do Creative Work on Mobile Devices KCAD | 3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 In-House Insights GRCC | 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon– 9 p.m.

Ashleigh Axios the D.C. Designer CityFlatsHotel Ballroom | 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Diversity is in Our DNA: Valuing an Inclusive Culture KCAD | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

YMCA Mary Free Bed Architectural Tour YMCA Mary Free Bed | noon – 1 p.m.

Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 9 p.m.

AIGA WM Studio on Tap: Muskegon Lakeshore | 5:45 p.m. – 9 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Is Design Thinking Really Design?

GVSU Seidman | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 9 p.m.

Mimi Valdés, the Multimedia Maker Wealthy Street Theatre | 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 The Power of Color UICA | 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Look Behind Design: A Process Gallery UICA | noon – 9 p.m.

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crawled mostly on yellow legal pads in black felt tip pen, author Jim Harrison wrote everything from letters, to poetry and drafts of manuscripts. Placed carefully into acid-free boxes and organized into folders, the collection containing all of these writings is stored in the university archives at Grand Valley State University.

In his home in Patagonia, Arizona, Harrison died at the age of 78 on March 26. The legacy of his career is left in the complete collection of his works stored in the Seidman House for students and the public to utilize and learn from. “(The Jim Harrison collection) tells the story of a writer’s life,” said Nancy Richard, university archivist. “Not just Jim, but a typical writer. From his first thoughts of random scribbles on post-its to the final publication. The way that he wrote, the notes that he took, the ideas that he had, (the collection) documents the process.”

Best known for his novella “Legends of the Fall,” which was made into a movie in 1994, Harrison wrote in a variety of styles about a variety of topics. In addition to his fiction writings, Harrison also wrote poetry, reviews and essays on topics such as food, hunting and fishing.

In 2005, the full collection of Harrison’s works was left to GVSU. Harrison had a relationship with GVSU and visited campus to give readings of his work or to speak in classes. This year, Harrison collaborated with art professor Jill Eggers in the “Great Lakes: Image and Word” exhibit. He wrote a poem for the collaboration entitled “Moon Suite.”

Richard said Harrison chose to sell his writings to Hank Meijer to ensure the collection could remain together, be cared for and used.

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respondence, photos and memorabilia from one of Michigan’s greatest and prolific writers,” said Stanley Krohmer, affiliate professor of liberal studies. “Harrison scholars will visit and use this collection for many years to come.”

One of the more interesting parts of the collection for Richard is the letters of correspondence Harrison wrote. The correspondence section contains letters to and from Harrison’s family, fellow writers, fans and even actors. Included in the collection are letters with Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson, Jimmy Buffet (and his mother) and Mario Batali.

“The correspondence is very informal, especially the correspondence with his friends,” Richard said. “It’s very bawdy and out there. He didn’t want his materials censored at all. He didn’t pull any punches; he talked about his life and his private life. He didn’t want any restrictions.

“He was always testing language or ideas. He would write to five or six different people with the same language or the same phrases to test out the things he was thinking about writing. You get a real sense of his

relationship with people.”

In addition to learning about Harrison’s life and career, Richard said projects involving the Harrison collection will help students at GVSU to practice archival research.

“Researching in the archives is different from doing research in the library because you can’t just go and say ‘give me everything about Native Americans,’” Richard said. “It’s all over the place in every part of the collection. It takes some more time. Using this collection is a good way to get some experience with primary resources with letters or manuscripts.”

In a liberal studies class called American Visionary Thinkers: Jim Harrison, Krohmer asked to use the Harrison collection to write research papers. “(Having a collection like this at GVSU) could change how students understand a great mind like Harrison—a man of the Earth, who lived life on his own terms,” Krohmer said. “It may be too early to tell (what students learned from the collection), but a few of my students learned that it takes many revisions sometimes to make great literature.”

LEGACY: Author Jim Harrison poses for a photo next to his dog. On March 26, Harrison died in his Arizona home and left his full collection to GVSU archives. COURTESY | MICHIGAN.GOV

TRADITIONS

‘Celebrating all walks of life’

BY KATE BRANUM KBRANUM@LANTHORN.COM

traditional pow wow is more than just a gathering, it is an opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate Native American culture and traditions. For 2016, Grand Valley State University’s Native American Student Association (NASA) will host its 18th annual spring pow wow.

The gathering will be held on April 9 and April 10, located in the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena on the Allendale Campus. The theme of this year’s pow wow is “Celebrating All Walks of Life.”

The event gives students the opportunity to learn about pow wows, Native American traditions and immerse themselves in the culture.

“We want to promote that Native Americans are still here,” said Samantha Gann, first-year member of NASA. “We’re still a broad community, we still exist even within the Grand Valley community and there’s a lot of us. This is our cultural way of showing you that we’re still here and we’re still a thriving culture.”

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drummers, veterans and other honored guests have been invited by NASA to perform in the event. These participants come to represent a variety of different tribes, both in the Grand Rapids area and from other places in Michigan.

A few of the tribes to be featured will include: Chippewa, Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi.

Molly Matson, president of NASA, said the goal is to reach out to as many different tribe representatives and attendees as possible, and ensure a larger pow wow event. In the past, attendance for this event has been high. This year, there is expected to be about 200 people throughout the day.

“I think that, to me, it’s always been important, first, to have our group, NASA, get all of the Native American students involved and have our family together,” Matson said.

“Then, it’s really important to have the pow wow to let people know that we’re here and to try and get people away from stereotypes, because so many people have stereotypes about us.”

The pow wow will commence with a grand entry ceremony, held at 1 p.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.

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PERFORMANCE: Native American tribes perform at the 17th annual GVSU Three Fires Pow Wow in the Fieldhouse. GVL | AUDRA GAMBLE

All appointed head dancers, flag carriers and veterans will be welcomed in with drumming and dancing, as well as an honorary song.

During the traditional dances, which will run continuously throughout the event, people are welcome to walk around and browse the assortment of vendors in the arena. Food vendors will sell traditional Native American cuisine, such as soup, fry bread and Indian tacos.

Handcrafted goods, intricate bead work, woodwork, paint-

ings and hand-made shirts will also be available for purchase.

For the duration of the pow wow, there will be multiple raffles and silent auctions for attendees to win gift cards, certificates and items donated by each vendor. All proceeds from the auction go toward NASA. In addition, a two-step dance competition and drum competition will be held on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The pow wow will conclude at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 / 4 - 5 pm This April, Crystal Lameman is coming to Grand Rapids to shed light on the devastating environmental and human impacts of tar sands mining in Alberta, Canada. Lameman, a member of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, will speak about her Nation’s legal fight to defend their homelands against the over-development of thousands of fossil fuel extraction sites.

Join us and learn about how our demand for oil is destroying the ecosystems that have sustained indigenous families for thousands of years and threatening our collective future.

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QUICK HITS LACROSSE DROPS ONE SPOT IN LATEST POLL

Grand Valley State’s lacrosse team dropped one spot to ninth in the latest IWLCA coaches’ poll, despite winning its last four games.

The Lakers (6-3, 4-0 GLIAC) received 250 points, and are just two points behind Florida Southern, (8-3) who jumped to eight after being 11th in last week’s poll.

West Chester (10-1) leapfrogged the Lakers with 260 points and rank seventh, after a ninth-place ranking last week. New Haven (7-2) is 28 points behind the Lakers at No. 10.

GVSU also dropped in the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine media poll to No. 10.

The Lakers will hit the road this weekend to take on Walsh on April 8, and Lake Erie College on April 9.

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TARTER NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Grand Valley State pitcher Tim Tarter has been named the GLIAC North Pitcher of the Week after his performances in a start against Saginaw Valley State (March 29) and a relief appearance against Ashland (April 3).

Tarter, a senior, pitched seven scoreless innings against SVSU on the way to a 4-1 win. Tarter allowed just four hits and struck four batters out, but walked four batters as well.

Against Ashland, he pitched 1.2 innings and was part of an 8-5 Lakers’ victory. He finished the week with a 1.04 ERA and allowed only eight hits.

Tarter is now 3-1 and boasts a 4.23 ERA in 11 appearances on the year.

SHIPLEY NABS SECOND CONSECUTIVE GOLFER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Grand Valley State’s Gabrielle Shipley has been named the GLIAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week for the second straight week after her performance in the Lakers’ first-place finish at the NC4K Classic in Columbus, Ohio from April 3-4.

Shipley, a senior, had a teambest 150 through 36 holes on the weekend in a dominant Lakers 30-stroke victory at the Jefferson Country Club. She posted a score of 72 in the first round and finished the weekend in the second with a score of 78.

The finished marked the Lakers’ sixth first-place finish on the season.

Next up, Shipley and the Lakers will travel to North Canton, Ohio, for the 2016 JBMF Cavalier Classic from April 16-17.

VARSITY SCHEDULE BASEBALL Saturday 1 p.m. vs Wayne State (doubleheader) LACROSSE Friday 6 p.m. at Walsh Saturday 6 p.m. at Lake Erie SOFTBALL Thursday 3:30 p.m. vs Northwood (doubleheader) Saturday 1 p.m. vs Findlay (doubleheader) Sunday noon vs Hillsdale (doubleheader) TRACK AND FIELD Thursday-Saturday at Tennessee Relays (Knoxville, Tennessee) Friday-Saturday WKU Hilltopper Relays (Bowling Green, Kentucky) M. TENNIS Saturday 10 a.m. vs Michigan Tech Sunday 10 a.m. vs Lake Superior State W. TENNIS Saturday 10 a.m. at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sunday at 10 a.m. New York Institute of Technology

RISING STAR: Redshirt freshman Lawson Bright-Mitchell readies to practice at GVSU’s Kelly Family Sports Center on April 4. GVL | SARA CARTE

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npredictable Michigan weather spoiled the first two opportunities, but the long-anticipated home opener for the Grand Valley State softball team was well worth the wait.

On a brisk spring afternoon, the Lakers (20-6, 5-3 GLIAC) survived a pair of nail-biting, one-run games to sweep previously unbeaten in-conference rivals Ferris State (21-11, 6-2 GLIAC) by scores of 3-2 and 6-5 on April 5.

“We talked about it yesterday in practice and today before the game about just being hungry,” said GVSU head coach Dana Callihan. “They came out and did that. They never gave up and that’s what these battles are like. We have to continue to do that for the rest of the conference season.”

GVSU was scheduled to host Ferris State on April 3, but snow in April pushed the doubleheader to April 5.

The Lakers’ original home opener against Aquinas in mid-March was canceled and not rescheduled due inclement weather.

Game one against Ferris State featured freshman starting pitcher Allison Lipovsky making her first collegiate home start. Lipovsky struggled with her command early on, throwing five straight balls to begin the game. She walked a season-high six batters in total.

The Bulldogs used that to their advantage, scoring a leadoff walk in the top of the first inning following a Laker throwing error while trying to convert a double play.

GVSU answered back by loading the bases in the bottom half of the inning and scoring twice. Senior McKenze Supernaw dropped in a blooper between the infield and right field for the first run, and an error on a routine groundout plated junior Jenna Lenza.

Capitalizing on errors and timely hitting stood out as the difference-makers throughout, as the Lakers notched six singles and

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n April 2, the Grand Valley State track and field team watched the men’s oldest school record fall.

Redshirt freshman Lawson Bright-Mitchell broke Robert Eubanks’ 10.50-second record in the 100-meter dash, set in 1972, with a blistering time of 10.48 seconds at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue Classic.

But it almost didn’t happen.

Eight days earlier, Bright-Mitchell had shown up late to a 6 a.m. morning workout. Sprints and hurdles coach Alan Dunson was not pleased.

“I told him to go home,” Dunson said.

One hour later Dunson received a text from Bright-Mitchell.

“Sorry for coming to practice late this morning,” the text said. “I feel like I let the team down. I won’t let it happen again. It didn’t feel right going home and not doing anything. So I ran to the Laker hill and ran 10 hills.”

Dunson gave Bright-Mitchell another shot.

“I presented him with an opportunity to make up his workout that following Monday,” Dunson said. “Let’s just say that was the only workout all year that I’m confident he did not feel like he could do one more rep. I communicated to him he earned his chance to compete that week.”

Bright-Mitchell responded by running the fastest 100-meter dash in GVSU history.

Shattering records is nothing new for the budding star. He won three team and 12 individual state titles in high school, was named Michigan’s Mr. Track and Field in 2014, set the New Balance National Outdoor Meet Emerging Elite 200-meter dash record and broke the GVSU record in the 60-meter dash earlier this year, just to highlight a few of his accomplishments.

Simply put, Bright-Mitchell knows how to win.

He’s only in his first year of college competition. and yet Bright-Mitchell has already proven he can find success. His

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humility and ability to place others above himself has helped him become a winner.

Bright-Mitchell’s grandmother began instilling the value of humility in him from the day he was born. She raised him and his younger brother in the small town of Albion, Michigan.

GVSU’s proximity to Albion played into Bright-Mitchell’s college decision.

“It wasn’t too far away, but it was just close enough for me to go see my grandmother and my family,” he said. “I love my grandmother. I have a close connection with her. Being able to see her and my little brother really helps me out a lot.”

For Bright-Mitchell, it’s an honor to don the GVSU logo.

“I used to dream about it in middle school and high school,” he said. “I never knew I would make it this far, I didn’t know, but now that I look back and I’ve come this far, I’m a part of something special here. I like putting on the Grand Valley State University uniform.”

His grandmother taught him the importance of truly caring about the people around him, not only his teammates, but his opponents as well.

“Every time before I race I pray to God,” he said. “I ask him to give me strength, courage, wisdom and power. I ask him to allow me to do my best and to make it through my entire race with no injuries. And I pray for everybody else at the meet, even if they aren’t on my team.”

Humility is only a piece of the personality that has Bright-Mitchell beloved by his teammates and coaches.

“Our first outdoor meet was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina about three weeks ago,” Dunson said. “As we crossed the state lines, entering and exiting during our venture, Lawson made sure to travel from the back of the van to the front of the van, simply to place his hand on the dashboard, in an effort to be the first one to enter the state.”

Senior hurdler Sean Wells said even after Bright-Mitchell has graduated, the memory of his personality will live on.

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Lakers sweep Ferris State in home opener

TURN ON IT: Freshman Shannon Flaherty follows through on a swing against Ferris State in Allendale on April 5. Flaherty and the Lakers snatched two one-run victories from the Bulldogs in a GLIAC doubleheader. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

didn’t draw a walk in the contest.

“It’s not very common, that’s for sure,” Callihan said. “But, we got the hits when we needed them and that’s really what matters. You need the hits that knock the runs in and take advantage of the things they give you.”

This is the second time this season GVSU has won without recording an extra-base hit. The Lakers defeated Southern Indiana on March 8 during their spring break trip using, ironically enough, six singles to win 3-2.

“It shows that we use a lot of teamwork. We rely on each other to get the job done,” said junior Ellie Balbach.

Ferris State reloaded the bases in the top of the third inning and Lipovsky walked in the tying run

with nobody out, but from there she bunkered down.

Sophomore shortstop Teagan Shomin picked up the first out on a force-out at home as catcher Kaylie Rhynard reeled in a slightly dangerous throw to the plate. Lipovsky then recorded a timely strikeout and a fielder’s choice to get out of trouble.

Similar to the opening frame, GVSU responded in the bottom half of the inning with assistance from Ferris State in what would turn out to be the winning run.

Lenza led off and reached first base on a throwing error. She eventually came around to score her second run of the game when Balbach singled to center and the Bulldogs’ out-

fielder couldn’t corral the ball cleanly.

Lipovsky lasted 3.2 innings and threw an even 100 pitches. Sophomore Courtney Reinhold needed half as many pitches (50) to get through the remaining 3.1 innings.

Reinhold didn’t allow a hit until Ferris State was down to its final out—the last strike to be exact. The Bulldogs’ last-ditch double was made even more interesting when the tying run advanced to third base on an infield single.

Reinhold, unfazed, shut the door and squeezed the final out on a popup lifted to the middle of the diamond.

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Three Lakers represent at ACHA All-Star Challenge DIVISION III HOCKEY

Stoller, Link, Gregorio travel for Division III Laker hockey club

LAKER TRIO: Tyler Stoller (center) stands with his coaches, Charlie Link (left) and Darrell Gregorio (right) at the ACHA All-Star Challenge. COURTESY | DARRELL GREGORIO

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mates going during the meets,” Wells said.

“Honestly, just that laugh and that smile.”

Wells has had a special impact on helping Bright-Mitchell grow as a college athlete. “(Wells is) the two-time national champion,” Bright-Mitchell said. “I look up to him. He’s a beast.

“To have the mentality that he has, and the courage and strength that he has, to get through his everyday workouts, I look up to him. I always seek out advice from him.”

Wells recognizes the role he has in Bright-Mitchell’s life, but also the potential

BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State Division III men’s hockey club sent one player and two coaches to the American Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star Challenge in Philadelphia from April 1-3. Junior forward Tyler Stoller, GVSU head coach Charlie Link and assistant coach Darrell Gregorio represented GVSU on the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference West team.

In his first appearance at the tournament, Link coached the MCHC West team to a firstplace finish after an overtime win over the MCHC East team in the championship game.

“It was a great experience,” Link said. “The best players in the country playing, and we were very fortunate to come out on top.”

MCHC West steamrolled through the first two days of play, winning four straight games with the lowest margin of victory being three goals. The team’s momentum carried into the championship game,

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impact the budding star can have for the Laker track and field program as a leader.

“I’m just teaching him how to be selfmotivated and who to surround himself around,” Wells said. “He’s only going to push him(self) and I’m not there every day to push him in practice. He’s going to need to be that leader when I’m gone.”

Bright-Mitchell credits Dunson for getting him to run increasingly fast times.

“I love him,” Bright-Mitchell said. “He helped me so much on my block starts this year.

“He took the time to stay out and help me after practice and develop my sprint work, my footing and my blocks. I think that’s why I’ve run so fast, because of my block starts.

He has helped me so much mentally and

as it scored early in the first period.

After a couple of goals by the opposing MCHC East, Stoller and company were down a goal with under two minutes to play. MCHC West tied the game with just over a minute left in regulation to send the game into overtime.

In overtime, MCHC West kept the pressure on. After keeping the puck in the offensive zone for over a minute, MCHC West fired the puck on net and scored on the rebound to secure the victory. GVSU was well-represented in the tournament and played a key role in the victory.

Three GVSU players were chosen to play in the tournament, but due to injury and school commitments, Stoller was the only player who could make it.

Stoller, the leading scorer for the Lakers with 36 points, was an obvious choice for the MCHC West team. His scoring prowess was on display at the ACHA All-Star Challenge.

“He is one of the more skilled centers that we have,” Link said.

Stoller scored a goal in each of the first four games of the tournament. He also found his linemates for scoring opportunities, tallying

physically. He has always been there for me.”

With several fast times under his belt already, Bright-Mitchell is poised to make an impact on the national level. He earned AllAmerican status at the 2016 NCAA Indoor National Championships, but he believes he is on the cusp of something greater.

“Everything I’m going through, I’m going through for a reason,” he said. “At the end of the summer, hopefully I’m a national champion. I pray and hope that I’m working hard and I’m a national champion. Whenever I think about quitting or giving up, I think about my grandmother and the people who look up to me, and how hard I have to work to get to where I need to get to.”

But Bright-Mitchell is daring enough to

six assists on the weekend.

“Considering playing with new players that you haven’t played with before and having five games in three days, I think I gelled pretty well with the team,” Stoller said.

Many of the players that competed in the tournament are fighting for a spot on the ACHA Division III Select Team next year. The team will take a week-long trip to play some of the top competition in Europe.

“I would really love to be able to represent my country and my school in Europe,” Stoller said.

In Europe, hockey is played on Olympic-style rinks, which means the dimensions of the rink are larger than traditional rinks in the U.S. The larger rink plays right into Stoller’s style of play.

“I’m not a real big bruiser. I like to play a fast-paced game,” Stoller said. “With the extra size, I think it really benefits my speed and puck handling, giving myself more space and time on the ice to make more things happen.”

With the team still yet to be determined, Stoller can only hope that his play in the ACHA All-Star Challenge will translate into a spot on the Select Team.

look beyond winning NCAA titles.

“I want to be the best, I want to be on top,” he said. “Eventually, I would like to go to the Olympics. That’s a dream and the only way I can get to that is if I work harder than anyone else.”

He may not be alone in believing he can make it to the Olympics.

“I believe he has extraordinary potential, U.S.A. potential,” Wells said. “But it really all depends on how hard he works and how hard he grinds these (next) three years.”

Wells wasn’t willing to give the youngster superstar status quite yet, though.

“He’s good, but I’ve yet to see him be great,” Wells said. “Right now he’s good.

He’s not really surprising me, but once he runs that 10.20 this year, that’s great.”

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Laker spring sports deal with unruly Michigan weather

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t’s the time of year when students wait in hopeful anticipation for a surprise snow day, and winter coughs up a few last-minute snow storms as the calendar turns from March to April.

The almost-predictable unpredictability of Michigan weather this time of year has affected a handful of games for Grand Valley State baseball, softball and lacrosse. Several games have been canceled, and Laker lacrosse has had to move a few of its games around to accommodate for the inclement weather.

At a university nestled in West Michigan, the teams are prepared for this sort of thing.

“We’re a northern baseball team,” said head baseball coach Jamie Detillion. “I hate to say that we’re used to it, but it’s not out of the ordinary to deal with colder, messier conditions this time of year especially.”

When facing an unfavorable forecast, the coaching staff and administration of the home team typically contact the coaches of the visiting team to figure out a solution. The coaches try to avoid cancellation and look to postpone the game first.

The coaches take into account several factors before deciding on cancellation or postponement: umpire and referee availability, where the visiting team is traveling from and bus availability are some of the most important factors.

All the decisions and factors that go into a cancellation get chaotic, and effective communication early on is needed to coordinate a cancellation or postponement.

“Hopefully you have some pretty decent

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LONG SLEEVES: Members of the Grand Valley State softball team, including Shannon Flaherty (19) and Teagan Shomin (9), meet on the field during a doubleheader against Ferris State. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

relationships with the coaches in your conference, and you’re able to have that candid conversation about what’s going to happen,” said head lacrosse coach Alicia Groveston.

When games against conference opponents in your division—in GVSU’s case, the GLIAC North—the conference rules require a date to be selected for a makeup game, unless there’s absolutely no opening in the schedule for the two teams to meet.

Non-conference games, on the other hand, are typically not made up.

All the coaches said the decision on a cancellation is made with the student-athletes’ best interests at heart. Although, the coaches admit it can be tough on the players, who are juggling classes and a busy athletic schedule.

Getting up for a game only to find out it’s been canceled can challenge the players mentally, but the coaches say they just have to roll with the punches.

“It’s hard from a mental standpoint, because here you are, you’re gearing up for a game on Sunday, and then all of a sudden you get the text that you’re not playing now,” Callihan said. “There’s a lot of emotional fluctuation from that standpoint.”

Detillion says if there’s ever any chance of the weather causing injuries or other serious issues, a cancellation is always the choice over trying to tough it out. Just this past weekend (April 2-3), two Laker baseball games of a fourgame series against Ashland were canceled.

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Lakers run away with NC4K College Classic Shipley places second overall as Lakers dominate the tournament

BY BRENDAN MCMAHON BMCMAHON@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Valley State women’s golf team dominated the NC4K College Classic in Columbus, Ohio from April 3-4, making it the second consecutive tournament the Lakers have taken first place in this spring season.

The rest of the tournament field never stood a chance as the Lakers got out to an early lead, shooting a 299 (+11) in round one, giving them a 24-stroke lead over the competition.

“The first day they played incredible,” said GVSU head coach Rebecca Mailloux.

Despite the high winds and subfreezing temperatures, the Lakers shot a 314 (+26) in round two, finishing the tournament with a 613 (+37).

That score was good enough for the Lakers to take first place by 30 strokes over second-place Findlay.

“The girls weren’t happy with how they played the second day,” Mailloux said. “Sometime you got to take what you get and can’t complain about a 30-stroke win.”

Gabrielle Shipley placed second individually and was low for the Lakers with a 150 (+6). Shipley shot

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other pitchers is awesome,” Balbach said, who got the ball to start game two. “Pitching by committee. I believe in every single one of our pitchers.”

In compliance to GLIAC rules, the Lakers led off to begin the nightcap.

After back-to-back bunts and a wild pitch, Rhynard opened the scoring with a head-first slide on a fielder’s choice. Ferris State got the out at first base, but Rhynard took off on the throw to the first and narrowly beat the throw home.

Junior Janae Langs, fresh off her heroics for the GVSU women’s basketball team, provided more flair for the dramatics by crushing her first career home run to right-center field in the top of the second inning to extend the Lakers’ lead, 2-0.

“We were actually just talking, my teammates and I, about how I didn’t think I would ever hit a college home run,” Langs

even par on day one before adding six strokes the following round. Just behind her was junior Julie Guckian who paced third with a 153 (+9).

“I was happy with my performance,” Guckian said. “I can’t be mad because I knew I played really well but at the same time I could have shot better.”

It’s tough to not win handily when all four scorers place in the top 10 individually, which is exactly what the Lakers did this tournament.

Junior Alex Taylor (+12) placed seventh individually and sophomore Samantha Moss placed eighth with a +16.

With elite individual scorers throughout the lineup, the Lakers have one of the deepest lineups in Division II, which is just one reason they are ranked No. 14 in the nation.

“That individual confidence that they gained has helped our overall performance,” Mailloux said. “You got to have inter-team competition and that’s what drives them.”

The Lakers seem to be playing an unbeatable brand of golf, led by Shipley, who recently won back-toback GLIAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week awards and also owns the ninth-best average score per round in Division II at 74.67.

“If I keep practicing like I know I

can it will take my game to the level it needs to be and I know I’ll be able to even play better,” Shipley said.

The NC4K Classic consisted of every team in the GLIAC. With the Lakers winning by such a significant margin, they seem poised to snatch a win at the GLIAC Tournament at the end of April.

The Lakers will host the GLIAC Tournament at The Meadows Golf Course. GVSU’s skill and home-course advantage build confidence for the Lakers, which they hope to gain plenty of before postseason tournaments.

“You can’t get too confident, because we had a lot of confidence going into regionals last year and it didn’t go so well,” Guckian said, referring to the Lakers missing the regional cut last year after claiming a No. 1 seed.

The Lakers are carefully handling their success and constantly learning and improving, and don’t plan to look past any opponents or take any tournaments lightly.

“We play for Grand Valley, we definitely have a target on our back,” Shipley said. “Knowing that we can’t just go out there and expect to play like we always play to win.”

The Lakers next will compete in the JBMF Cavalier Classic in North Canton, Ohio from April 16-17.

said. “Then, I go out and hit and a two-RBI single in the one. It’s an incredible feeling. fifth inning meant it was back “It’s a totally different ball- to square one with the score game (compared to basket- tied at 4-4. That was enough ball). This is just one at-bat for Reinhold to replace Balbach of many to come and the bas- and head back to the circle for ketball season was a once in a another relief appearance. lifetime opportunity.”

Freshman Rachel TerwilGVSU pushed across an- liger cashed in the last Shomin other run in the run in the top of second inning off the sixth on an a Bulldog throwRBI double, but “We were just ing error, and she was caught scored again in actually talking... in a rundown the fourth on an between second RBI single from about how I didn’t and third base. senior Chelsea think I would ever The baserunning Horvath. Shom- hit a college home blunder ended in crossed home up costing the run.” plate on both ocLakers a run as casions. the next batter, Shomin was Horvath, singled JANAE LANGS unconventionand advanced GVSU OUTFIELDER ally efficient to second on a throughout the fielding error. game, going The lost in0-for-1 (reaching on an error, surance run looked detrihit by pitch and walk), yet man- mental in the bottom half of aged to score three runs in all the inning when Ferris State three of her plate appearances. launched a leadoff home run A Ferris State two-run to tie the score at 5-5 and home run in the fourth inning loaded the bases with one out.

STROKES: Gabrielle Shipley competes for the Grand Valley State women’s golf team in the GLIAC Championship on April 26, 2015. COURTESY | BRETT DUNBAR

Enter in senior Sara Andrasik. After throwing multiple sessions in the bullpen throughout the afternoon, Andrasik delivered when she was needed the most. She struck out the first batter looking on a full count pitch and induced a groundout to neutralize the bases-loaded threat.

“You have to go in there, do your job and shut them down,” Andrasik said. “(I) stayed confident that no one was going score. (I) trusted my defense and myself.”

GVSU carried the newly found momentum into the top of the seventh inning.

Freshman Shannon Flaherty led off with a single, was sacrificed over to second and then made a heads-up read on a Balbach groundout to scamper over to third.

Supernaw split the gap in right-center for the two-out, go-ahead RBI double.

A 1-2-3 inning by Andrasik in the bottom of the seventh sealed the victory over the Bulldogs, 6-5, as Andra-

sik claimed her team-leading seventh win of the season.

The Lakers host Northwood on April 7 for another

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BRICK WALL: Junior goaltender Sarah Zwilsky mans her position in front of the Laker net during a 13-10 Grand Valley State win over Tiffin in Allendale on April 1. Zwilsky is sporting a .417 save percentage this season. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Behind the mask

Laker goaltender Zwilsky serves as last line of GV defense

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magine standing on a field of synthetic turf for 60 minutes, patiently waiting for half the time, aggressively panning your eyes and examining the strategy of your opponents for the other half. Much of your team’s success is in your hands, and you are relied upon to sort your defense and throw yourself in front of a rubber ball flying in like a speeding bullet several times over the course of an hour.

This is the athletic life of Grand Valley State’s Sarah Zwilsky, a junior goalkeeper for the lacrosse team. No. 00 currently leads the GLIAC in goals against average, while sitting second in save percentage and fourth in both saves and goals against.

Zwilsky has played lacrosse since she was 8 years old, and says she played goalie because, “nobody else wanted to.” Making that choice at such a young age brought her into a situation in which she has an opportunity to compete in the national tournament with GVSU this season.

That may not happen, however, if the Knoxville, Maryland native does not continue to perform at such a high level. So far this season, Zwilsky has put up some impressive performances, including allowing only seven goals to No. 5 Florida Southern and allowing a paltry one goal in a half against GLIAC opponent Indianapolis.

For Zwilsky, the key to success is communication and being the one directing traffic while defending.

“Personally, I think No. 1 is communicating with my teammates—where the ball is and where they should be. Also, approaching the ball. Set forward and not back. Also, be explosive during the game,” she said.

Defender Caitlin Wojichowski, a Laker stalwart on the back end, noted Zwilsky’s ability as a director as well.

“Sarah is a great communicator to us,” Wojichowski said. “She has the best angle of the field when we’re on defense, so she can see things that

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high, it’s already a colder temperature down there, high 30s low 40s, that makes it pretty tough conditions to play baseball in. You got the wind blowing in your face, eyes are watering and trying to battle some other elements.”

The lacrosse team is prepared to fight the con-

a lot of people can’t. Her communication is vital.”

Another major component in a goalie’s game is having strong hand-eye coordination. Knowing where the ball is in respect to their body and stick is key in stopping the pellet from striking twine, and continuing to give their team the chance to win games.

Not all the responsibility falls on the goalie’s shoulders when it comes to preventing points from going up on the board, though. The main focus of the Laker defense is to protect the goal, which means defenders must get in the way of attackers and cut off passing lanes to make ball movement a pain and force shots from further out.

The responsibilities don’t end on the turf, either. The junior knows that she is largely responsible for keeping morale up on the team.

“I think this year (my job) is to stay positive and keep uplifting my teammates,” Zwilsky said.

When Zwilsky got to GVSU, she was not necessarily the starter, but wasn’t a backup either. According to head coach Alicia Groveston, this is really the first year that Zwilsky has been “challenged.”

Zwilsky’s experience against the stronger teams the Lakers have faced has served her well, however.

“She has the experience of playing in big games and that’s huge when we’re looking forward to getting big wins,” Groveston said.

The self-proclaimed quarterback of the defense, Zwilsky is able to take and dish constructive criticism, which makes life for Groveston easier.

“I think honestly she’s very good at working with her defensive unit. She’s a very collaborative goaltender and she’s not afraid to take criticism. I think in a lot of ways she’s a good team goaltender and she’ll own it if it’s her fault and she’ll pick up her teammates if they’re down. She’s a great team goalie.

As a coach, it’s a nice asset,” Groveston said.

Zwilsky’s tough skin—both figuratively and literally—has served her well as the Lakers chase national recognition.

ditions, and typically can battle through snow storms and the like. The team hasn’t had any cancellations, though a couple of games have been postponed.

Groveston, however, cites an April 3 game between Division I No. 4-ranked Syracuse and unranked Canisius University as one of those rare occurrences that teams have to be prepared for.

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t’s the first week of April.

The snow is falling. Temperatures are flirting with below-freezing levels.

That can only mean one thing: Major League Baseball is back.

Saying I’m a fan would be an understatement. Ever since I was able to hurl a bat half my size at a ball sitting stationary on a tee, I’ve been obsessed with the game.

My T-ball coach used to always tell me, “When you make it to the Majors, just remember that I was your first coach.”

I would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to coach Marino. I don’t think I’m going to make it to the show anytime soon, but maybe one day I will be writing about it.

Born and raised in the Chicago area, you probably have an educated guess on my favorite team. That’s right, the St. Louis Cardinals.

Wait, what?

Yes. Despite the fact that most people in the Chicago area and many of the people I have encountered at Grand Valley State (that includes you, unnamed sports editor at the Lanthorn) despise my favorite team, I still bleed Cardinal red.

And as much as it may pain you Detroit Tigers fans, the Cardinals and Tigers have something in common at the start of this year. Both teams are being overlooked this year despite having talented rosters.

Since my objectivity is a little

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two teams couldn’t see the lines on the field, and the game was called with under six minutes left in the game, with the score tied 10-10. If 80 percent of a game is played when the game is called, it must be finished on a later date.

Had the game been called just a few minutes earlier, when Syracuse had the lead, it would’ve given the Orange the win. Now, both of the teams have to hold their breath while the coaches deter-

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too skewed to talk about the Cardinals, I’ll focus on the Tigers, giving an unbiased opinion as I’m indifferent about the team.

The Tigers are a squad that has been the perennial favorite to win the American League Central for the better part of a decade, but ever since the Kansas City Royals caught fire, Detroit has taken a backseat in the division.

As someone who only watches and listens to national sports broadcasts and avoids the local ones, I haven’t heard a single analyst talk about the Tigers as World Series contenders at all.

Why? Granted, the team hit a low point last season selling David Price and Yoenis Cespedes at the trade deadline, but the holes left behind were filled in the offseason with a mixture of young and veteran talent.

Outfielder Justin Upton matches up with Cespedes’ skill, providing the Tigers with a solid glove to go along with an above-average bat.

The lineup is as scary to opposing pitchers as it was last year. The biggest question for the Tigers is the starting rotation.

Price is irreplaceable, but at the end of last season Justin Verlander looked to be back to his Cy Young self. The rumors of Upton being a distraction seemed to have subdued, and no, I’m not talking about Justin Upton.

The addition of Jordan Zimmerman helps bring depth to the rotation, although management is banking on Anibal Sanchez to be the pitcher he was a couple of years ago.

After the top three starters, the rotation gets a little shaky, but the organization has enough talent in the farm system to theoretically provide a savior if needed.

All I’m saying is don’t sleep on the Tigers. They arguably have one of the best lineups in the game and can provide enough run support any pitcher that takes the mound. Unless that pitcher is me, but my playing days are over.

mine a time to continue the game.

So far things have worked out OK for the spring sports teams, aside from the few cancellations. Though the weather should start clearing up as May draws nearer and nearer, all of the coaches know nothing is a guarantee.

“There’s no promise and no reliability that Mother Nature is going to be cooperative with us,” Groveston said.

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