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GV addresses off-campus sexual assaults Increases in police presence, security measures in place after four reported sexual assaults

BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

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ince the start of this semester, four sexual assaults have been reported at Grand Valley State University. All four sexual assaults have occurred off campus and were perpetrated by individuals the victims did not recognize.

After several email notifications about student safety were distributed to Lakers, administrators are addressing students’ fears about the rash of reports. During the University Academic Senate meeting Friday, Sept. 28, faculty and administrators focused on the recent increase in reported sexual assaults near campus.

“We have been really worried and saddened by this rash of sexual assaults near our campus,” said Gayle Davis, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs.

“We have had an all-hands-on-deck approach to thinking about how we are communicating issues and what we can do to further the preventative actions we’re taking on campus to prevent this kind of activity.”

Additional security measures include an increase in communication with on-campus residence assistants, increased police patrols during the weekends, collaboration with student leaders on matters of creating an educated community and a deeper look at busing routes and schedules.

All investigations regarding these reported acts of violence are under investigation by Ottawa County officials and as information is available, the community will be updated, said Dean of Students Eileen Sullivan.

Though there is no official evidence these crimes are related, Sullivan mentioned the fact that at least two of the reports came in close proximity to each other, featuring similar details.

“We want to stress the fact that it’s always the perpetrators’ fault in these

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kinds of situations and we want to keep our students safe,” Sullivan said “These cases are a little bit unusual because these are three reports of stranger assaults that are, to date, unsolved.”

In addition to the importance of keeping the community updated and aware, Sullivan commented on the actions of the university in compliance with the Clery Act laws set in place for public universities. She touched on the importance of timely warnings and the GVSU administration’s ongoing

commitment to student safety.

“Clery doesn’t require reports of off-campus crimes but we have so many students that live in areas where these assaults have taken place that we didn’t think twice about issuing the brief statements that you received,” she said.

Currently, the GVSU police department and university administration are in communication with the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department, as the locations where

the most recent sexual assaults have taken place have been under Ottawa County’s jurisdiction. GVPD has offered its support in taking safety measures to prevent additional crime from the perpetrator or perpetrators of the recent acts of sexual violence.

Following the timely warnings sent out to students after the reports of assault, Sullivan partnered with Vice President of Inclusion and Equity Jesse Bernal to send out additional information about resources

available to students. Additionally, an email was sent out to community members from President Thomas Haas with a more detailed commentary on recent incidents.

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Laker civic engagement week ends with Rock the Vote concert

Great Laker Weekend encourages students to explore campus

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As part of student civic engagement week at Grand Valley State University, the Rock the Vote concert ended a week-long effort to register students to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

The concert, held at Fieldhouse Arena Friday, Sept. 30, was part of a collaboration between the Rock the Vote nonprofit, nonpartisan organization and GVSU to promote voter education across the Allendale and Pew campuses.

“This something new here at Grand Valley,” said Jeana Gondek, a senior at GVSU. “It’s very big that we express our right to vote and make sure we put our opinions in for the future.”

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CLASS OF 2017: Jesse Vogt awaits the start of winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 12. This year’s April ceremony will feature three ceremonies in order to have enough space for students and family members. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Third graduation ceremony added to prevent overcrowding in April

BY BENNETT SLAVSKY BSLAVSKY@LANTHORN.COM

With the ever-increasing student body at Grand Valley State University, the graduation commencement ceremonies were beginning to get too long. A change needed to be implemented to make the day of commencement special and personal for the graduates and their families.

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be the first in GVSU history to have three commencement ceremonies in April 2017. After four year, and sometimes more than that, graduation day is a monumental day for students and their family.

With only two ceremonies, some felt the ceremonies were being rushed because of the over-crowding.

“The optimum size for a twohour ceremony is about 1,000 students. Last year we had over 1,800

in each,” said Gayle Davis, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs. “Each student deserves their moment and it got to the point where we were just rushing people across the stage.”

When Davis first began as provost 15 years ago, there was only one commencement ceremony. It was manageable for a few years, but as the student body continued to

This past weekend, students were invited to do more than just study or catch up on some sleep when the Laker Traditions Team hosted Grand Valley State University’s first ever Great Laker Weekend. The concept of the weekend was a combination of Family Weekend, a more general Laker Weekend from years past, and the increased wish of the university for students to be able to be more involved.

“We used to have a thing called Laker Weekends, but we didn’t get a whole lot of turn out at events. We just really encourage students to stay on campus and enjoy Grand Valley, explore what GV has to offer,” said Daniel Ziegenfelder, programming chair for the Laker Traditions Team.

To help improve the turnout and showcase GVSU, members of the Laker Traditions Team, like Student Life graduate intern Brandon Shamoun, brainstormed over the summer and pulled the concept from Family Weekend. Family Weekend has done well as

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campus.

Sullivan also stressed the university’s recent communication with off-campus landlords about increased security and surveillance measures, since the majority of students live at off-campus locations.

“We only house 6,000 students (on campus), so with

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Gleaves Whitney, director of Grand Valley State University’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, will present a Wheelhouse talk regarding the upcoming election Friday, Oct. 7. He will discuss the political environment and analyze the ideals of modern American society.

Whitney will also discuss if various political movements can work together to find common ground. The event will be held at 4 p.m. in the Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium in the DeVos Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.hauensteincenter.org.

Grand Valley State University will welcome Jen Delos Reyes, an artist, educator and community organizer Monday, Oct. 3. Currently serving as the associate director of the School of Art and History at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is also the director and founder of “Open Engagement,” an international annual conference on socially engaged art.

The lecture will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Lake Huron Hall Room 132 and is presented by the GVSU department of art and design visiting arts committee. For more information contact Paul Wittenbraker at wittenbp@gvsu.edu.

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The Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business will present a Marketing Career Night Monday, Oct. 3. The GVSU American Marketing Association and marketing department will hold an evening of mingling with marketing professionals.

Attendees will also learn about possible careers in the field, resume and interviewing tips as well as internship opportunities. Business professionals from local and multinational companies will be available. The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Loosemore Forum located in the L. William Seidman Center.

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grow, they needed to adapt and added a second ceremony.

Now, a decade down the road, the university is facing the same issues and adding yet another ceremony. Davis said hopefully GVSU will never have to expand to a fourth ceremony or divide ceremonies by school.

She believes the university is at a happy and manageable num-

25,000 students between both campuses, we have a lot of students who are living in the surrounding area,” Sullivan said.

After talking with offcampus representatives, university officials have come together to talk about security mechanisms on campus as well, including additional lighting, cameras and surveillance upgrades.

One security addition that was brought up at the

Thursday, Sept. 29 town hall meeting on sexual assault was the idea of adding “blue light” safety beacons across campus in case of emergency. Though the university is taking all recommendations for student’s safety into consideration, Sullivan said they are not sure that adding these stations around campus is the best option.

“I think that blue lights came about during a time

before everyone had a smartphone and so, on college campuses, in some ways, they are not used as much,” Sullivan said. “However, we are going to take every suggestion to heart on what folks think we should do for enhancement.

“Students are talking about these incidents off campus and they’re notably scared,” Sullivan said. “We are doing everything we do with students’ safety in mind.”

ber of students right now, but only time will tell.

Davis said there were two main factors that came into play when making this decision. The first and obvious reason was the sheer number of students. The second was the growing number of graduate school programs and graduate students. Many have earned their doctoral degree, which is a great achievement and deserves great recognition. Con-

sidering this fact, it was clear to her that the commencement ceremonies needed to be spread out and slowed down.

Another key factor that came into play was the number of tickets available to each student. Last year, each student could only acquire five tickets, which could prove difficult if a student wished to invite more than the allotted number of family members to share their special day with.

With a third ceremony added to the agenda, students will be allowed nine tickets, nearly doubling last year’s number.

This way, all friends and family will be able to attend and show their support to the graduate.

“Grand Valley’s goal in adding a third ceremony is to have a good and personal experience for the student and their family at commencement,” said Bob Stoll, associate dean for student life.

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want them to go to the polls as well,” she said.

Baker-Boosamra noted the potential power of the 18-to24-year-old demographic has as a voting block this election.

She also said students should be committed to learning more about national and local elections, in order to understand the policies and laws endorsed by political leaders.

“This is a very high-stakes national election, this is a really polarized time, so really paying attention to the issues is significant,” Baker-Boosamra said.

“Even if you don’t agree to an approach, those you don’t agree with, treat with civility.”

With the GVSU community listening to the music, the educational process behind the Rock the Vote concert showed students what it means to be a voter in the U.S. “You guys can shape our society individually because everyone does count,” Haas said. “Tell others to establish themselves with a voice that can change our world.”

Voting registration locations at GVSU include: Monday, Oct. 3: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kirkhof Center lobby Tuesday, Oct. 4: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., DeVos Center C Wednesday, Oct. 5: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Kleiner Commons The next presidential debate watch party will be from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the HoltonHooker Living Center, Sunday Oct. 9.

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Grand Valley State University will welcome Catalina Cuervo, a performer with the Grand Rapids Opera Tuesday, Oct. 4. Cuervo, who currently stars in the opera “Maria de Buenos Aires,” will give a presentation about opera and Latin American arts. Cuervo, a Colombian native, has played the roll of Maria in various productions across the country.

The presentation will be held in Kirkhof Center Room 0072 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact areastudies@gvsu.edu. The event is LIB 100/201 approved.

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Man in custody for Lake Michigan Drive Apartments shooting

BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

A 23-year-old man is currently in police custody for attempt to murder following a non-fatal shooting near Grand Valley State University’s campus at 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Police found the victim after being shot in the parking lot of Lake Michigan Drive Apartments near North Campus and Lake Michigan Drive.

The victim is a 28-year-old man from Grand Rapids and

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is currently recovering in a local hospital. Police report the victim and the shooter knew each other before the shooting. The victim is neither a registered GVSU student or a tenant of Lake Michigan Drive Apartments.

The shooter is charged with assault with intent to murder, as well as possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Anyone with information should call the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at (616) 738-4022 or Silent Observer at (877) 887-4563.

ENGAGING: Erin Engeseth, lead singer of Love Handle, performs on stage during Rock the Vote Friday, Sept. 30. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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technology to inspire political activity within millennials. By helping to register millions of new voters, the organization simplifies and humanizes the overall election process.

GVSU President Thomas Haas, who led the opening address at the concert, spoke to the audience about why it is important for students to vote in this upcoming presidential election.

He said no matter a student’s political views, they have the fundamental right to change the course of the country.

“When you think about your generation, the millennials, you understand service, you understand responsibilities, you have a say in what this world is going to look like,” he said.

With representatives from GVSU’s Community Service Learning Center (CSLC), student senate and other organizations serving pizza and hot dogs to the GVSU community, students listened to the musical acts of Lady Ace Boogie and Love Handle.

Twenty five individuals were registered to vote at the concert, said Melissa Baker-Boosamra.

Baker-Boosamra, the associate director of student life, with an emphasis on civic engagement and assessment, said Michigan residents need to be registered by Tuesday, Oct. 11 if they want to vote on Nov. 8.

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Chloë Grace Moretz visits GV to promote voter registration

BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

In an effort to encourage students to vote in the upcoming election, Chloë Grace Moretz, an actress and supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, visited Grand Valley State University and other Michigan colleges Friday, Sept. 30.

Previously speaking at the Democratic National Convention in July about her support for Clinton,

Moretz spoke to students at GVSU in partnership with the Michigan Coordinated Campaign.

The 19-year-old actress spoke about why she is supporting Clinton in the upcoming election and spoke at length about why she is actively being part of the presidential nominee’s voter registration drive.

“I think the reason my voice in particular has been pretty big is the fact that I am 19 and this is my first vote. A lot of the kids in the

room tonight were 18, 19, 20 and 21 years-old,” Moretz said. “I think it’s nice to hear each other voice our reason why we are politically active and why we are supporting Hillary Clinton.”

Emphasizing how she has been given a platform to speak her mind and being a progressive and positive member of society, the actress and activist stressed why it is important for young voters to be part of

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CAMPAIGN: Chloë Grace Moretz poses with a GVSU student after speaking to the campus community about why she is supporting candidate Hillary Clinton in this year’s election. GVL | NICOLE BUCHMANN

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‘Voicing the voiceless’ GV graduate student to have work published in the Language Arts Journal of Michigan

BY EMILY DORAN EDORAN@LANTHORN.COM

With the continued influx of immigrants and refugees into the U.S., American schools are becoming increasingly diverse as they fill with students from different cultural environments. Nevertheless, despite this upsurge in diversity within the classroom, some educators think the literature taught in American schools fails to represent the broad scope of students’ unique backgrounds.

Amina Mohamed, an English language interventionist in Kentwood Public Schools and a graduate student at Grand Valley State University, wants to change that. In her paper, “Voicing the Voiceless,” Mohamed draws from her own experiences growing up in Abu Dhabi and the experiences of her students to emphasize the need for multicultural literature in schools.

“I think if we go around right now and look at classrooms in the United States, we’ll come to realize that minority students are becoming the majority,” Mohamed said.

“One way that teachers can deal with that diversity is to serve the students by giving them books they can relate to.”

Growing up in the Middle East and attending a private American school, Mohamed experienced first-hand a lack of cultural diversity in American literature. “(In) all the books that we read narrated by American authors, all the characters were white,” she said. “To me, it was just the norm. To me, being American meant being white. And it took me coming to the U.S. and understanding the history of the U.S. to understand that no, being American means a lot of things and not just white.”

Mohamed’s paper will be published in the Language Arts Journal of Michigan (LAJM), a scholarly, peer-reviewed publication with an emphasis in English education and pedagogical practices. She said her target audiences are current teachers and professors educating pre-service teachers.

“Teachers have to go out of their way to bring books that have characters that are not white,” Mohammed said. “It’s not something that naturally happens in the classroom. I think it’s going to take a few years before we reach a point where it’s natural for us to go to a bookstore and find children of color represented, but I think it needs to be very natural and very normal.”

EQUAL REPRESENTATION: Amina Mohamed poses in the Seidman College of Business Wednesday, Sept. 28. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

In her paper, Mohamed offers some practical advice for how teachers can include multicultural literature in their classrooms.

“I have my story and the story of my students explaining the importance of multicultural literature, and then I also have a few tips on how to pick multicultural books and how to teach them in the class,” she said.

Mohamed’s paper is an adaptation from her English capstone thesis, which she completed in the spring of 2015. With the encouragement and advice of her professor, Brian White, Mohamed revisited her thesis a year later and reworked it to adjust the language and include more personal stories before submitting it for publication.

“Amina brings this great authority because of her personal experience,” White said.

“I grew up seeing myself represented in literary works, and she didn’t. Her story is powerful in part because it’s her story.

“No one else can tell that story the way she can tell it.”

For Mohamed, the importance of sharing her story and addressing the lack of multicultural literature in schools goes far beyond herself.

“I think the implications (of getting this paper published) aren’t so much for me. I think of my students more than anything,” Mohamed said. “They are kids who are coming with knowledge, and it’s our job to build on that knowledge rather than assume what we want them to know. Background knowledge is built by books, and it’s important that we pick the right books for our kids.

“I really hope, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but years from now, that I can walk into a class and see multicultural books as being the norm with all the other books.”

ACTION: Student senate convenes Thursday, Sept. 22 to hear a presentation about personal motivation from the newly appointed Dean of College of Education Barry Kanpol. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

Learning to walk the walk Dean of College of Education encourages student senators to create social impact

BY JESS HODGE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

“Walking the walk” was the topic of conversation at Grand Valley State University’s student senate meeting Thursday, Sept. 29.

Barry Kanpol, the new dean of the College of Education at GVSU since July, spoke to the student senators about his new role, his goals for the College of Education and his personal narrative.

Kanpol stressed the importance of educators being able to “walk the walk” and not just “talk the talk.”

As a high school dropout, Kanpol experienced how much of an impact school and education had on a student. He grew up in Australia, then lived in Israel, where he eventually got a basketball scholarship to go to a university there.

“I got a BA in (English) literature and history, the two subjects I dropped out of in high school,” he said.

“Something wasn’t right, folks. Schools were preparing kids, but they were preparing certain kinds of kids.”

Now, Kanpol is dedicated to studying the role of schools

“in the social order” and the impact it has on communities.

“When we say ‘we want to make a difference,’ who are we making a difference for and why are we making a difference?” he said. “When we say in the culture of education we believe in social justice, what the heck do you mean by ‘talking to talk?’ Do you ‘walk the talk?”

By ‘walking the talk,’ Kanpol is referring to actually doing things rather than just talking about doing them. He wants to reach out into the community, he wants to restore social justice and make a positive impact on every student’s life.

“I’m passionate about this. I want my faculty to be passionate about this. And I want them to walk the walk and not just talk the talk,” Kanpol said. “That means we have to look for structures of leadership. We have to look for structures of where we make impact. We have to document that (and) we have to intentionally move into communities.

Kanpol, although only having been in his current position for a few months,

has readily grasped the concept of the Laker Effect and encouraged the student senators to walk the walk. He said the Laker Effect is real if GVSU can walk the walk, but otherwise, “its not real unless change is documented.”

“So, my short-terms goals are to re-structure the College of Education so that its manageable so that it’s mentor-able (and) so that it’s impactful,” he said.

“My long term goals will be things like create a center for English as a second language (and) conduct serious and impactful research.”

Vice president of senate resources Jeremy Turnbull questioned Kanpol as how student senate, as leaders on campus, can positively impact the climate at GVSU. Kanpol’s response was for people to own up to their mistakes, and to practice what they are trying to implement.

“That power is personal, but its also institutional,” Kanpol said. “Where do we have the right if we can’t own up to who we are, then how do change the institution we’re in?”

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Recognizing the reality of sexual assault reporting

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ince the start of the this year, reports of sexual assaults at offcampus locations have been more prevalent than in previous years. On Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites, Grand Valley State University students are sharing their concerns for their safety.

This weekend, anonymous social media app Yik Yak was full of comments reminding fellow Lakers to travel in groups and stay safe. Across campus, there’s a sense of worry that wasn’t there before and members of the greater Grand Valley State University community are noticing.

Emails have been sent out to parents, students, staff, faculty and other members of the community to let them know this behavior is not acceptable. There has been a push from the community to find a solution, and as a result, meetings have been arranged with off-campus landlords and town halls have been organized on campus to talk about campus sexual assault.

The large number of reports are definitely a serious and important cause of concern. However, in a way, this can be seen as a reflection of the community GVSU is working to make. In talks with the Grand Valley Police Department, they have maintained that they see this increase in reporting as in increase in trust of the university. This shows that while sexual assault is still a prominent problem on college campuses, GVSU is working on providing enough resources for students to feel comfortable to make these reports.

While no member of the Laker community wants to

get another notification of a sexual assault, it should be noted the fact that students are comfortable enough to report these crimes to authorities is a positive sign.

Statistically, one out of every five females are sexually assaulted during their four years at a university. At GVSU, that means more than 3,700 female students are expected to be victims of sexual assault. Of course, females are not the only victims of sexual assault, but the more of those more than 3,000 students we can get to report the crimes committed against them, the better. A perpetrator will never be found if the original crime isn’t reported in the first place.

Sexual assault crimes are never, ever the fault of the survivor. The only people to blame for these acts of violence are the perpetrators.

We shouldn’t have to be talking about increasing security forces, we shouldn’t have to be talking about what to do after the instance of a sexual assault and we shouldn’t have to be making arrangements around potential criminal acts.

The goal of the university is to create and maintain an environment that clearly states Lakers do not accept this kind of behavior and that acts of violence will not be tolerated. In the meantime, the Lanthorn commends GVSU officials, student organizations and active community members for making student safety the main focus of the ongoing dialogue in the coming weeks. It is important the university takes every route possible to make sure students are feeling safe and secure in a comfortable learning environment.

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Sometimes when I find myself meeting people, I am quick to make snap judgments about them. Then, I question why I’ve made those judgments. However, out of these moments come what I believe to be the best solution: getting to know the person.

I strongly believe that building a relationship with

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every week. Although there are a large number of students on campus, the variety of different people that come to eat still amazes me sometimes. There are the people who know the menu like the back of their hand and the people who’ve never visited that particular restaurant before.

There are the people who greet you in a very enthusiastic matter and then there are the people who prefer to just order their food and move on. As the campus dining policy regulates, being welcoming and engaging to the customers is the best form of customer service that there is. But this policy doesn’t just give the customers a reason to come back, it also gives the employee the chance to keep their mind engaged in providing the best service they can.

How does any of this relate

to avoiding judgment? Judgment can arise in very subtle ways. For instance, if you’re in a form of customer service, like campus dining, and someone you’re serving looks disinterested, it’s easy to assume that serving them will be a very dull experience. I’ve made that assumption several times only to discover that the customer is, in fact, quite open and chatty.

What about someone who makes several mistakes in one day? Are they clumsy or just having a bad day?

If you find yourself judging people a lot, try getting to know them. It really is a great way to get rid of those judgmental urges that keep popping up. Plus, it helps to build strong connections between people who aren’t as different as they may seem.

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someone is the best way of eliminating judgmental thoughts and other misconceptions about a person.

It’s also the best way of connecting with someone and seeing them as another person going through life in this crazy world.

I remember the different relationships I had with teachers back in high school.

Some teachers and I bonded pretty well. Then there were teachers with whom I never had any real connection with.

I was simply a face in their class and after the term ended, we would part ways and they wouldn’t remember me if I ever visited their classroom again. While there’s nothing really wrong with this, it probably won’t be a very enjoyable experience in the long run.

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I was blessed by having two parents growing up who were into music.

My mother’s taste ranges anywhere from Sade to the Beastie Boys to Prince, depending on how often or loud she wants to snap her fingers.

My father leans more to the

classic rock side of things, depending on how fast he wants to drive. As a result, I’m fairly proud to call my music selection somewhat diverse.

On top of that, growing up next to Motown added plenty of elements to my catalog that I might not have had growing up elsewhere.

Although Detroit is the ‘Motor City’, there is a surplus of incredibly talented musicians hailing from the city that essentially goes unnoticed by the rest of the world. Aretha Franklin, Eminem and Bob Seger can pretty much stand toe-to-toe with any other major city’s top three artists all day long. The deeper the roster, the greater our advantage, too.

With each passing day, however, I get less interested in music. Has the talent

decreased? Probably. Are the lyrics recycled? Sure they are.

But that’s not the problem.

There is so much access these days to the music world that you truly can’t listen for yourself in order to decide what you like and what you don’t like. With streaming services compounding the problem, it is just so easy to see the most relevant and most played songs on an album.

We immediately associate the most played song with the best song. Because it’s been played ‘X’ number of times more than the next song, it must be good.

You used to have to listen to an entire album, front to back, in order to figure out what song you liked, if any. Now, they are spoon-fed to you. The same thing happens with artists. Does this artist work with

this artist? Then they must be good. But that’s not true.

Each artist should be judged independently of the rest and measured on the same scale as others. But I am no better than the next person, I too fall into the trap of who is on songs together and what’s the hottest song out right now.

With music playing such an important role in our lives, I can’t understand why anyone would listen to anything less than their favorite. And yes, if you’re anything like me, your favorite probably changes daily, even drastically, from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Danny Brown.

Your favorite is out there too, and it doesn’t have to be my favorite or the general population’s favorite either. Just as long as it’s not Meghan Trainor, we’ll get along just fine.

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“I like that we’re being notified but I wish that we would get more information.”

“It’s surprising every time we get notified and I’m just like ‘seriously, again?’”

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“I like to be notified but I think that the police should be less worried about alcohol enforcement and more worried about stopping assaults.”

“I like being notified but I think that it’s obvious that something needs to change.”

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United Students Against Sweatshops holds social justice conference at GV Students talk projects with The Rapid, Adidas at USAS conference

BY SANDA VAZGEC ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Advocacy and solidarity are what the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) organization strives for. This proved to be the underlying message during the USAS Midwest Conference held Saturday, Oct. 1 to Sunday, Oct. 2.

Members from Midwest chapters gathered at Grand Valley State University to discuss the organization, its mission and its goals and values.

The conference consisted of various workshops throughout the day including: an overview about the organization, where it will go and how it can improve, how to effectively advocate and how to discuss issues with campus administration.

Attendees learned about developing campaigns, getting messages across to mainstream and alternative media, and activist tactics.

New members were trained on winning campaigns and how to move from apathy to action. Members also discussed their campaigns of the moment, which

are specific cases each chapter is working on individually.

The GVSU USAS chapter is currently working with workers and union members of The Rapid due to a yearlong conflict with renewing their contracts.

“Rapid workers are not being treated fairly, their new proposed contracts will negatively affect their healthcare and pensions,” said Emily Dusicska, a member of GVSU USAS. “This has an effect on our community because our university partners with them.”

The organization has also worked with GVSU about the university’s athletic contract with Adidas. Dusicska said USAS has talked to the university’s administration about the unfair labor conditions Adidas has practiced.

Dusicska added that GVSU has put pressure on the company and will impend to cut their contract if a change is not made.

After a brief stint in the mid-2000s, GVSU USAS returned as a chapter five years ago and has been putting on effective campaigns since.

“I joined USAS here at GVSU because it’s a comfortable and collaborative space,” said GVSU USAS member Caitlin McHugh. “I’ve learned our voices matter and we can really make a difference.”

USAS is a national organization with over 150 participating campuses. It seeks to hold companies accountable for the exploitation of employees in the community and overseas in factories where collegiate apparel is produced.

The organization has produced campaigns supporting garment workers in Bangladesh, fought against Nike’s unsafe factory conditions and advocated for union jobs across the country.

Currently, USAS is fighting to help Walmart workers form unions, increasing wages for fast food workers and fighting to keep the U.S. Postal Service out of the control of private companies.

While the organization has been around since 1997, members say they’ve accomplished a lot over the past decade and have no intentions of slowing down.

UNFAIR LABOR: GVSU students make signs and protest working conditions for The Rapid downtown at the United Students Against Sweatshops Midwest Conference Saturday, Oct. 1. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

ENVIRONMENT

GV to host event on environment, politics School of Communications teams up with Sierra Club to inform students about environmental issues elections have been depicted in film and media, starting in 1960. Although the environThe Michigan chapter of ment is not explicitly talked the Sierra Club and Grand Val- about in his class, Philbin ley State University’s School of said an important aspect of Communications are teaming his class is centered on issues up to deliver a presentation in the election.

“We want to talk about the titled “Politics and the Environissues in any election, whether ment,” a look at local Michigan it’ s immigration, taxes, aborcandidates and how they stand tion, minimum on the environwage,” Philbin mental issues said. “But one facing the state.

“We want to talk thing that everyFilm profesone has an interabout the issues sor John Philest in, especially bin is taking his in any election, students, is the “Media and Sociwhether it’s environment.” ety: Politics and Gail Philbin, the Presidency” immigration, director of the class to the event taxes, abortion, Michigan chapin downtown ter of the Sierra minimum wage.”

Grand Rapids Club, and John Tuesday, Oct. 4 Philbin’s spouse, from 7 p.m. to JOHN PHILBIN is helping to or9 p.m. hosted GVSU PROFESSOR ganize the prein DeVos Censentation. She ter Room 136E. Philbin said he hopes his stu- said educating students on dents get a better understand- the environment and showing ing of environmental issues them what candidates supand what policies candidates port environmental issues is most important to her. support by going to the event.

“We need to protect the Philbin’s class is taught quality of our environment every four years, with a focus because air pollution causes this year on how presidential all sorts of diseases, and all the

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INJUSTICES: Protesters gather in Detroit Friday, March 4. GVSU will be hosting an event discussing the impact environmental issues, such as the Flint water crisis, has on U.S. politics. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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the conversation.

“In this election more than ever before, we truly do have a lot to lose,” she said. “Truly, if Trump wins, you’re entering a country of bigotry, racism, sexism and Islamophobia. For women in general, you are going back 60 years, if not more, and you are talking about a militant ruler, not a presidential candidate.”

Abby Rzepka, a junior and a multimedia journal-

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far as popularity in the past, so it was a good stepping stone for this new event.

“Great Laker Weekend is a way to showcase both Grand Valley’s Allendale and downtown campuses, but not just that, the surrounding communities,” Shamoun said. It began Friday, Sept. 30 and continued

ism student at GVSU, said hearing Moretz speak was significant, particular due to the actress’s celebrity status.

“I wasn’t going to vote, but she is kind of the reason that I am voting the way I am because I respect her so much as a celebrity,” she said. “I’m going to do as she said and I’m going to research more on the election because I trust her opinion and I know who she is.”

Being in a position to be a progressive force within the last few weeks before the general election, Moretz ultimately wants to remain

real, now and current when talking about political action and being a force of positivity in society.

“There’s a multitude of reasons why I could support her (Clinton), but it’s also great to think that my 4-year-old cousin can look at the highest point in office and she can say that ‘I can be the president one day,’” Moretz said. “Above all, that is something that we need to accomplish. It is a box that needs to be checked.”

through Sunday, Oct. 2. The schedule constructed by the Laker Traditions Team had a variety of different things laid out, including a focus on ArtPrize, a tradition unique to Grand Rapids.

Ziegenfelder said he thought ArtPrize was one of the best events to attend during the weekend’s events.

“If students aren’t familiar with the arts, it’ll really help show them,” he said.

Students also had the op-

portunity to see a GVSU Shakespeare Festival and a Renaissance Fair, both put on by GVSU students, to help broaden their horizons. Along with that, events included a GVSU art gallery and rowing lessons.

Some events stood out from the arts-based theme that seemed to guide the rest of the schedule, including Rock the Vote. Both Shamoun and Ziegenfelder felt Rock the Vote was one of the best events thrown dur-

troubles you can see people are having in Flint because of the lead pipe issue,” Gail Philbin said. “So it’s important that we care for the environment and protect it.”

The Sierra Club is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the U.S., founded in 1892. Gail Philbin said it is the “largest, most effective grassroots environmental organization” in the nation. She said they have a strong political program that helps elect environmentally friendly leaders, and a legislative program that helps bills that are good for the environment move forward, and ones that aren’t to not go forward.

Gail Philbin said she is personally most concerned with environmental injustice that goes on in Michigan.

“The Flint water crisis brings to the forefront that often environmental injustice goes on behind the scenes and many people aren’t able to pay attention to it,” she said. “That low-income and minority communities, including people of color, often bear the brunt of pollution from industries that are located in the poor areas of cities.”

CELEBRITY: Chloe Grace Moretz poses with students during her visit. Moretz spoke to GVSU students about the importance of voting in the upcoming presidential election. COURTESY | NICOLE BUCHMANN

ing the weekend. The premise of this specific event was helping students to register to vote, while also having Michigan-based bands perform live in the same area.

The Laker Traditions Team scheduled Rock the Vote right outside of Lubbers’ Stadium right before GVSU’s women’s soccer team took on Tiffin University. At that specific game, the university was also attempting to beat the atten-

dance record for Division II women’s soccer making the Great Laker Weekend schedule organization beneficial to both voter registration and the soccer team.

Many events scheduled were free for everyone, some were free for GVSU students only, but the Laker Traditions Team also managed to partner with a couple different companies to get discounts on a few items. For example, students had access

to discounted tickets to Cinderella presented by Broadway Grand Rapids for a reduced rate, which quickly sold out. They were also given the option to eat at Fresh Food Company on campus for a lower price than normal on Saturday, both during lunch and dinner.

Another Great Laker Weekend is scheduled for later this semester starting Friday, Nov. 11 and the format and theme is yet to be decided.

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Grand Valley State University’s American Marketing Association and the marketing department will be hosting a marketing career night Monday, Oct. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Seidman Loosemore Forum.

This networking event will be filled with opportunities for participants to discuss future career paths with marketing and business professionals from local and multinational companies and collect some valuable tips regarding resumes, interviewing methods and internships.

All attendees should wear business or businesscasual attire.

GV’S GOT TALENT AUDITIONS

Grand Valley State University’s Spotlight Productions will host the annual GV’s Got Talent event this November.

Auditions to be part of show will begin Monday, Oct. 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2201.

Participants can perform an original routine solo or with a group of people.

Talents are not limited to song and dance, opening up an opportunity to get creative.

This year, GV’s Got Talent will be raising money for the upcoming Battle of the Valleys football game.

For more information about GV’s Got Talent or to set up an audition time, contact Spotlight Productions at spotlight@gvsu.edu.

ETIQUETTE DINNER

Grand Valley State University will be offering a free, three course etiquette dinner Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Alumni House Perry Dining Room.

From a liberal education perspective, participants will be able to explore Continental versus Americanstyle dining as well as understand some historical origins of dining etiquette.

This event also offers a chance for attendees to practice interpersonal and networking skills.

Tickets can be purchased at the 20/20 Desk in the Kirkhof Center.

‘IT’S ON US’: SILENT WITNESS

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

To honor victims in Michigan who have died as a result of domestic violence, the Grand Valley State University’s Women’s Center annually hosts a remembrance program.

This year’s program will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2266.

This event is intended to educate and remind people that domestic abuse and dating violence is a serious and prominent problem in society.

NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY

Signs and symptoms of depression vary from person to person. Some may not even be aware of it.

The Counseling Center at Grand Valley State University is emphasizing the importance of recognizing depression with a free depression screening Thursday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Counseling Center office on the Allendale Campus.

All students, faculty and staff are welcome to take this confidential screening. The test will be a ten-minute questionnaire with results processed immediately following completion.

The Counseling Center is fully prepared to offer any participants with depression all the help they need on campus cost-free.

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Donovan Hohn kicks off annual Writers Series ‘Moby Duck’ author shares tips for non-fiction writing at GV lecture

BY KATE BRANUM ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State University Writers Series has an extensive history of bringing renowned and emerging writers to campus to read excerpts from their work and speak to students about what it takes to make it as a writer today.

Donovan Hohn, former editor at GQ Magazine and author of the book, “Moby Duck,” visited GVSU Thursday, Sept. 29 to kick off this year’s Writers Series.

A crowd of students gathered in the Kirkhof Center to soak up Hohn’s advice about writing.

Hohn is the recipient of the Whiting Writers’ Award, a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship and a Knight-Wallace fellowship. He has had work appear in Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times and Outside. Hohn now teaches creative writing at Wayne State University.

The lecture began with an explanation of his book, “Moby Duck,” the product of a shipment of toys gone wrong.

A ship left Hong Kong January 10, 1992, carrying over 100 containers of plastic bath toys, including little, yellow ducks. After encountering harsh weather conditions on the North Pacific, the containers were dumped overboard, spilling thousands of toys: 28,800 of them, to be exact.

Hohn was determined to cover the story and began his journey in Sitka, Alaska, where some of the toys had made landfall.

His story appeared in magazines and essays before he eventually expanded it and created a book after spending five years researching and writing.

The lecture wasn’t intended to be a synopsis of his book, rather, Hohn spoke with one goal in mind: to let his audience know the key parts of writing non-fiction stories, or as Hohn prefers to call it, “narrative essay,” with-

ADVICE: Author Donovan Hohn visited GVSU to talk to students about non-fiction writing. Hohn drew on examples from his own book, “Moby Duck,” to illustrate key points in his lecture. GVL | KATE BRANUM

out losing the creativity that you to set out on your quest makes the story interesting. and make them want to set “The first crucial element out on it too by reading on.” of (non-fiction) is a quest. All All of the stories Hohn quests need an object, a grail, selected have a few things in a goal, a white whale or an El common. They all give readers Dorado. Or, in the case of my a clear destination and a goal book, a haul of to accomplish plastic ducks,” as they read furHohn said. ther. When writ“The first crucial Hohn used ing non-fiction, the work of a element is a quest. it is important few of authors, to include words All quests need some of which and phrases that an object, a grail, allow readers he had edited a goal, a white at GQ Magato see what the zine, to illusauthor saw. This whale or an El trate the points sparks curiosity Dorado.” he wanted to and the desire to make about the know more. “quest-narrative Hohn stated DONOVAN HOHN form.” He handhe believed anyWRITER ed out a packet thing can be inof paragraphs teresting if writpulled from books, allowing ten about it in the correct way. the audience to follow along.

Hohn encouraged each as“As a writer of such narra- piring writer to ask questions tives, one of your first obliga- often, or better yet, to exit tory tasks is to make your comfort zones and find the readers share your fascina- answers. Curiosity can often tion and your wonderment,” lead to fearlessness, and quesHohn said. “Make them un- tions can often push people to derstand what compelled search for things they would

not normally care about.

Originally, Hohn was not going to set out on a mission to find the ducks. His plan was to tell the story for a magazine at the comfort of his own desk at home. Then, he began writing, and everything changed.

“Sometimes to explain why I fell under the spell of (the story of the toy ducks) I talk about the enchanting incongruity of the images that the (news of the story) brought to mind– images of yellow, childish duckies in the wild,” Hohn said.

Hohn finished his lecture by quoting a passage from the prologue of his novel.

“Questions, I learned since, can be like ocean currents.

Wade in a little too far, and it can carry you away. Follow one line of inquiry, and it will lead you to another and another.

Spot a yellow duck, dropped atop the seaweed at the tideline, ask yourself where it came from, and the next thing you know, you’re way out at sea, no land in sight,” Hohn said.

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Fall Arts Celebration to feature poetry duo Oliver de la Paz and Tracy K. Smith to visit GV for poetry session

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The Fall Arts Celebration welcomes two awardwinning poets for a night of conversation, live poetry and book signings.

An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Oliver de la Paz and Tracy K. Smith will be held Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Eberhard Center at Grand Valley State University. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.

“Every year, we try to choose two interesting and diverse voices to come,” said Patricia Clark, creative writing professor and poet inresidence at GVSU. “Because there’s two poets, we don’t want them to be the same.

We want them to be different.

That’s why we chose Oliver de la Paz and Tracy K. Smith.”

The first poet, Oliver de la Paz, is a NYFA Fellowship award winner and co-chair

of the Advisory Board of the nonprofit organization to promote Asian-American poetry, Kundiman. His coming-of-age style poetry tells stories of his STORIES: Oliver de la Paz shares insight of his life through poetry childhood in the west, his ex- at GVSU for the Fall Arts Celebration. COURTESY | CALEB YOUNG perience growing up, the fear of fatherhood and personal cluding her most famous work, them to help you understand. family stories from the Philip- “Life on Mars,” which won the Poetry is not medicine, but a pines. Currently, de la Paz is 2012 Pulitzer Prize and was journey, a word journey that’s a professor at College of the selected as a New York Times pleasurable and fun.” notable book. Smith writes Each poet will read for Holy Cross. about her life half an hour, followed by a re“I love words and her experi- ception that allows audience and I love telling “I also hope, ences, focusing members to meet the poets stories,” de la Paz on the death of and discuss their writing, as said. “I also hope despite some of her father and well as get books signed and that, despite the dark tones how her life ask them questions. some of the dark would be differ“It’s that moment when of my poems, tones of my poent without him. the stuff I’ve been working ems, (students) (students) can “You don’t on in private moves from the can detect a bit detect a bit of my have to be an journal to public interpretaof my humor.”

English or writ- tion,” de la Paz said. “In that Along with humor.” ing major to juncture, the work hopefully de la Paz, Smith, come to this, becomes art. I spend hours a Pulitzer Prize OLIVER DE LA PAZ just come,” and hours writing and readwinner and POET Clark said. “It’s ing in private, and having Princeton Unia gift to GVSU the opportunity to read to versity profesand the Grand Rapids com- folks is a great environment sor, will share her poetry.

Smith has three books of munity. To hear the poets live to experience in the interior poetry and one memoir, in- is to see a performance. You of the writer’s mind.” get to hear little secrets about

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QUICK HITS DIII CLUB HOCKEY TIES AND LOSES AGAINST OAKLAND

The Grand Valley State Division III hockey club came out of a two-game series with Oakland with a tie and a loss.

The Lakers lost Friday night’s game 5-3 Sept. 30 and battled for a 3-3 tie in the second game of the series Saturday, Oct. 1.

In the series opener, Oakland scored three goals in the first period before the Lakers were able to put any points on the board. GVSU closed the first period with a goal to cut into the deficit, but Oakland scored the only goal of the second period to put its lead back to three goals.

The Lakers battled back to a one-goal deficit with two goals late in the third period with goals from Ben Chafin and Alex Siroky, but Oakland scored with less than a minute left to seal the game.

In GVSU’s home opener, the Lakers fought for a 3-3 tie against Oakland. Both teams were unable to score in the first period, but scored two goals apiece in the second period.

After Oakland took an early lead in the third period, GVSU’s Bronson Foote scored to send the game into overtime. Both teams played the five minute overtime without scoring.

The Lakers will play a twogame home series against Sault St. Marie, Ontario at Georgetown Ice Center Oct. 7-8.

LAKER MEN’S CLUB WATER POLO SWEEPS ANOTHER WEEKEND

For the second weekend in a row, the Grand Valley State men’s water polo club won all four games of its weekend series Oct. 1-2. The Lakers are now 14-1 and undefeated in conference play.

GVSU opened the weekend with a 20-0 drubbing of the University of Chicago, followed by a 15-4 win against Cincinnati.

In the third game of the day, the Lakers battled for a 9-6 win over Notre Dame. In the final match of the weekend Sunday, GVSU handled Loyola 22-2.

The Lakers will have next weekend off before traveling to Ohio State Oct. 15-16.

GV NAMES PNC BANK OFFICIAL BANK OF LAKER ATHLETICS

Grand Valley State University announced long-time partner PNC Bank is now the official bank of GVSU Athletics as of Thursday, Sept. 29. As a result, all university athletic radio and television broadcasts will include PNC’s brand.

Along with supporting GVSU athletics, PNC has provided the university with grants for lowincome students and funds the PNC Early Childhood Education scholarship.

The PNC name will also be featured in all of GVSU’s athletic facilities and social media.

Late-game heroics

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Devin McKissic’s late interception seals GV’s 24-21 road win over Ohio Dominican

BY BEAU TROUTMAN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

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linging to a 24-21 lead on the road late in the fourth quarter, Grand Valley State football appeared to be on the brink of its first loss of the season.

Ohio Dominican quarterback Grant Russell had driven the Panthers’ offense to the GVSU 15-yard line against a tired Laker defense.

Facing a third down and four yards to go with just 24 seconds remaining, Russell dropped back to pass.

Russell let the ball fly.

GVSU cornerback Devin McKissic cut off the pass— interception with 17 seconds left. Game over.

McKissic’s late interception saved GVSU’s undefeated season (5-0) and sealed a 2421 win over the ODU Panthers (2-3) Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Lakers narrowly escaped a game in which they led 17-0 at halftime, but were outscored 21-7 in the second half.

Not only did McKissic’s pick save an undefeated season, but it ended a game that featured eight total turnovers (six committed by the Panthers) and a combined 21 penalties for 191 yards (12 for 125 by GVSU).

It is the Lakers’ closest margin of victory this season, after they won each of their previous four games by at least 26 points or more. It was also the first time this season the Lakers’ starters played all four quarters of a game.

“We showed some resolve,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell. “We didn’t panic. You didn’t see any panic on our face. Obviously, it got really tight there in the fourth quarter with a chance for them to win the game. We still kept finding a way to get the win.

“We were going to have adversity today whether we

HERO: Devin McKissic (30) and company celebrate his game-winning interception late in the fourth quarter. The Lakers squared off against the Panthers of Ohio Dominican Saturday, Oct. 1, and won with a final score of 24-21 in Columbus, Ohio. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

won or lost—I’m glad that we won, and can still have some of that adversity in that back-and-forth feel that you’re going to have in good football games.”

Though Russell was able to move the ball throughout the game, the Lakers were able to pressure him into bad throws and sacks. By the end of the third quarter, the Laker

defense had one interception and sacked Russell four times.

Enter the fourth quarter.

The Lakers led the Panthers 24-14 at the beginning of the final frame, and the defense was able to get two interceptions early on Russell. However, the offense imploded on both of their opportunities to seal the game.

The first pick came from

GVSU cornerback Jailyn Harden deep in Laker territory in the first four minutes of the quarter. The offense, though, only managed five yards on a drive that resulted in a Dan Madden punt.

About four minutes later, GVSU safety Donte Carey picked Russell off at midfield, but a personal foul and an unsportsmanlike con-

duct penalty after the play moved the Lakers back to their own 19-yard line.

On the first play of the GVSU drive, quarterback Bart Williams fumbled the ball after taking the snap.

The Panthers recovered, setting ODU up at the GVSU 14 yard line.

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Home field advantage GV soccer hosts, wins first game at Lubbers Stadium, falls short of DII attendance record

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NEW VENUE: Erika Bradfield (17) and company celebrate a Laker goal. The Lakers squared off against the Dragons of Tiffin University Friday, Sept. 30 and won with a final score of 10-0 at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers fell just short of the Division II attendance record of 3,227 people, and had 2,893 attendees. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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On Friday, Sept. 30, Lubbers Stadium was packed with loyal Lakers’ fans, but not for the football team.

The Grand Valley State women’ soccer team faced off against Tiffin at Lubbers Stadium for Friday Night Fútbol. The Lakers (9-0-1) trounced Tiffin 10-0 in the first women’s soccer game at Lubbers Stadium. Following Friday’s win, GVSU completed another shutout in a

5-0 win over Ashland.

In Friday’s game, the Lakers attempted to break the single-game attendance record in NCAA Division II women’s soccer history. The attendance at the game was 2,893, short of the record set at 3,227.

While they didn’t break the national record, the Lakers broke the record for most attendance in school history by over 2,000 fans, and also set a GLIAC record.

“On a rainy Friday night, to have that many people to

come out and support our program and support our kids is pretty special,” said GVSU coach Jeff Hosler.

GVSU put on a show for the fans, scoring a total of 10 goals, seven of them in the second half. For the first 15 minutes of the game, the Tiffin goalie made three diving saves to keep the Lakers off the board.

Jayma Martin finally sneaked one past the goalie, and the crowd went wild. Vuvuzelas, which were handed out before the game, were

blaring, and the stadium was loud for the rest of the half.

“It was super cool,” Mencotti said. “Everyone was cheering, the horns were going, and it was a really cool atmosphere to play in.”

Mencotti made the most of her opportunity playing in front of the large Lubbers crowd. She netted four goals on the night.

“It helped that Jayma (Martin) and Kenny (Stauffer) were brilliant on the wings in the first half, stretching (Tiffin)

out,” Hosler said. “When they are doing that, it frees up more space for Gabby Mencotti to get in.”

Mencotti was not done scoring after the Tiffin game. After a slow start for GVSU in Sunday’s match against Ashland, Mencotti opened up the scoring on a tap-in shot after cleaning up on her own rebound.

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CHEERING THEM ON: The GVSU Lakers squared off against the Dragons of Tiffin University Friday, Sept. 30 and won with a final score of 10-0 home at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

FANCY FOOTWORK: Gabriella Mencotti (20) moves the ball up the field toward Tiffin’s net. Mencotti led all players with four goals against the Dragons, bringing her season total to 12. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

FAST AND FURIOUS: Kendra Stauffer (5) sweeps her way through Tiffin’s defense. Stauffer was a key cog in the Lakers’ wins over both Tiffin and Ashland this past weekend at home. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

FOCUS: Gabriella Mencotti (20) pushes the ball upfield. Despite a cold and rainy night, the Grand Valley State soccer team managed to draw a crowd of 2,893 people at their home game versus the Tiffin Dragons in the program’s first-ever game played at Lubbers Stadium, which broke both the GVSU school and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records by a large margin of attendees. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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said. “Our saving grace today was how effective our subs were off the bench in the first half.”

With less than two minutes left in the first half, substitute Lindsay Ebeling scored to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead heading into halftime.

“The bench came in and really brought up the energy for us,” Stauffer said.

The Lakers piled on the goals in the second half, two coming from Stauffer and another from Mencotti. Mencotti now has 12 goals on the year, a team and GLIAC high. She also leads the conference in points (31) and shots (64).

While the offense produced a high output of goals, the defense continued to dominate, extending the team’s shutout streak to six games.

“They are reading the game really well,” Hosler said. “What has become our

starting back four are all highly intelligent kids. They are not just good athletes with ability on the ball, but they read the game really well. They understand how to defend as a group.”

The Lakers’ defense will

have to keep up the intensity in the team’s next game in a top-15 matchup with No. 14 ranked Florida Tech. The Lakers will host the Panthers Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

35:41-24:12 advantage in time of possession. The Panthers drove 58 yards to the GVSU 15 on a drive that included a conversion on a third down and 18.

That set up McKissic’s late-game heroics.

“We gave a press-man (coverage) look, and we bailed into cover-two (zone),” McKissic said. “We were deep in the red zone, so they didn’t have a lot of field, so I knew they couldn’t throw the ball that deep. Their No. 1 man went inside, so I bailed out and the flat receiver came over top.

“I was right there in good position to jump up and grab the pick.”

Bart Williams finished 21-of-34 passing for 280 yards and one touchdown.

Martayveus Carter had 82 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns and his first lost fumble of the season. Matt Williams led all receivers with nine catches for 172 yards and a touchdown, and went over 100 career catches in the game.

Former ODU Panther and current graduate transfer defensive end Sydney Omameh had a big day in his first and

last game back at Panther Stadium, finishing with seven tackles, a forced fumble and fumble recovery that set up a field goal just before halftime and two sacks.

Omameh said it felt good to get a win over his former team, especially after opposing players had “harassed” him and called him a “traitor” throughout the game.

“It had a little extra spice to it with me having a homecoming, knowing a lot of the competition,” Omameh said. “We knew that they were a good team, they weren’t just going to give up and fold. In the second half they were crawling their way back, but it comes down to T.N.T, takes-no-talent, just be doing your job, and that’s what we did at the end of the game.”

The win sets up GVSU’s GLIAC heavyweight bout with the Ferris State Bulldogs (4-1) next Saturday, Oct. 8 at home.

“Every week is a championship-level week,” Mitchell said. “That won’t be any different next week. The GLIAC championship is on the line, so every game is going to be critical. We’ll be glad to get back home, I’ll tell you that.”

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CLOSE CALL: Bart Williams (6) throws a ball deep down field. The Lakers squared off against the Panthers of Ohio Dominican University Saturday, Oct. 1 with a final score of 24-21. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Two plays later, ODU’s Russell hit receiver Dar Stanford in stride for a 13yard touchdown pass just under six minutes remaining in the game.

The Laker offense had one more chance to put the game away, and were set up nicely after return man Christian Lumpkin got the ball to the GVSU 45 yard line on the kickoff. But, as was the case for the entire quarter, GVSU stalled. The Lakers mustered up only six net yards, and ended the drive with a thud after Bart Williams was sacked on a crucial third down with nine yards to go.

The Lakers were outgained 136-17 in net offensive yardage in the fourth quarter, and 464-353 for the game.

Despite the Laker offense’s impotence in the fourth quarter, Russell and the Panthers had a long way to go—which proved to be no problem against a defense that had been out on the field for much of the game. The Panthers had a

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TEAMWORK: Sydney Doby (16), Jayci Suseland (15) and Brooke Smith (8) confer between points in the Lakers’ 3-1 loss to the Ferris State Bulldogs Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Fieldhouse Arena. The Lakers split a twogame road trip this past weekend from Sept. 30-Oct. 1 with a 3-1 win over the Ohio Dominican Panthers and a 3-1 loss over the Lake Erie Storm, and are now 8-6 (3-3 GLIAC) on the season. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Outworked and outhustled Laker volleyball splits two-game conference road trip

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State volleyball team split their weekend series with a win at Ohio Dominican (4-9, 1-5 GLIAC) Friday, Sept. 30 by a score of 3-1 and then a loss at Lake Erie (106, 3-3 GLIAC) Saturday, Oct. 1 by the same score. The Lakers now sit at 8-6 (3-3 GLIAC).

The first match against the Ohio Dominican Panthers was close. The bout featured 20 ties and 12 lead changes (25-23, 24-26, 2522, and 26-24).

Freshman Jayci Suseland

led the attack for the Lakers, compiling 19 kills and three blocks. Also contributing were sophomores Brooke Smith and Staci Brower with 12 kills each. Smith added three blocks and an ace while Brower notched two blocks of her own. Sophomore Katie Olson and freshmen Kendell Yerkes and Sydney Benchley also put up strong numbers in the win.

Despite coming away with the victory, head coach Deanne Scanlon was not enthused with her team’s performance.

“They really kind of outworked and outhustled us,” Scanlon said. “We were lucky

to come out with the win. I think we were the better team, we were able to score some points on the road when it mattered, but they competed.”

Scanlon noted that she was specifically impressed with the play of Suseland in the match, who has had a strong year thus far.

The Lakers’ bout against the Storm sang a different tune, as they were beaten handily in three of the four sets (22-25, 19-25, 25-17 and 25-18).

Again, the trio of Brower, Suseland and Smith spearheaded the offensive attack while Olson set them up and Benchley compiled digs.

The Lakers hit under .100 in every set lost, while the Storm mustered 13 blocks to GVSU’s three. Lake Erie came away with the convincing victory despite the Lakers leading statistically in kills, aces, digs and assists. “(Lake Erie) worked harder than we did, bottom line,” Scanlon said. “Nothing came easy for us. They were a team that was physically nowhere near as big as we were and they had 13 blocks easy. We were too comfortable trying to do things the same way instead of trying to beat teams. We didn’t really start playing defense until the third set, until we were down

2-0. We have to learn to bring our intensity all the time.”

Suseland felt as though their hitting was the difference maker in the match.

“We needed to put the ball down and be more efficient with that,” Suseland said. “We didn’t really hit any shots, we just hit right into the blocks.

That didn’t really help us.”

Blocks are an area the Lakers plan to work on in the upcoming week of practice.

Brower echoed Suseland’s concerns.

“Today I feel like we hit a lot of balls out of bounds, making a lot of errors for them,” Brower said. “Also, we didn’t really pro-

duce a lot of blocks, so I assume we’ll be working on our hitting and blocking this week.”

On top of that, Brower felt they could have communicated better on the floor. She noted that without their communication they do not have their energy, which ties directly into Scanlon’s concerns.

The Lakers will look to get back on the right track when they return to the friendly confines of Fieldhouse Arena when they host Tiffin (9-6, 3-4 GLIAC) Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and then Ashland (10-6, 4-3 GLIAC) Saturday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY

GV cross country has strong showing at Louisville meet

BY DANNY SCHWARTZ DSCHWARTZ@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State cross country team traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday, Oct. 1. The women participated in a 5K while the men took part in an 8K. For the women’s side, GVSU placed sixth out of 36 teams, with a total time of 1:28:31 and a team average of 17:42:20. The

University of Michigan placed first for the women with a total time of 1:25:12.

For the men’s side, GVSU placed first out of 33 teams with a total time of 2:01:34 and a team average of 24:18:99.

Those scores are especially impressive considering the field included many Division I teams.

Senior Kendra Foley came in first for the GVSU women, finishing ninth overall out of 235 runners and posting a time of 17:07.

Sophomore Gina Patterson finished 52nd overall with a time of 17:44, while junior Kelly Haubert finished 54th overall with a time of 17:45.

“Throughout the day we had a lot of fun and tried to keep it in perspective because it was a huge field compared to the Spartan Invitational,” Haubert said. “We had to focus on getting out a lot harder and putting ourselves in a position to score points among hundreds of people.”

On the men’s side, GVSU

ENDURANCE: Zach Panning runs during a meet. Panning had the top time out of all GVSU runners, and placed fourth overall in a field of 213 runners at the Louisville Classic Oct. 1. COURTESY | ALAN STEIBLE

sophomore Zach Panning came in first on the team, finishing fourth overall out of 213 runners and posting a time of 23:43. Senior Chris May came in second place for GVSU and ninth place overall, posting a time of 24:09.

“The focus of this race was really just using it as a dry-run for the national meet, because this is some of the best competition we’ll probably see until then,” May said. “Overall, we did pretty well as a group, but we still have things to work on.”

The GVSU men’s squad wants to see the amount of

time between the first runner and the fifth runner decrease, and they’re looking forward to working on that as the season progresses.

Other notable scores for the men’s squad include junior Wuoi Mach, who finished 19th overall with a time of 24:28, as well as senior Nate Orndorf, who finished 21st overall with a time of 24:30.

GVSU coach Jerry Baltes said the team did a great job of keeping their noses to the grindstone, no matter what.

“We had a couple kids banged up and a couple of

sick runners,” Baltes said.

“Also, we had one runner step on a root and twist her ankle.

While we had a lot of adversity during the day, I think for the most part we handled it well and got through it.”

GVSU’s next events will take place on back-to-back days. First, the Lakers head to Lansing to compete in the Lansing Community College Invitational Friday, Oct. 7.

The following day, the Lakers travel to Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois for the Conference Crossover, which begins at 11:30 a.m.

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GV women’s tennis sweeps weekend conference slate

BY MASON TRONSOR MTRONSOR@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State women’s tennis team made its way across the state of Michigan this past weekend, upending conference foes Hillsdale 7-2 Saturday, Oct.1 and Wayne State 5-4 Sunday, Oct. 2.

The weekend sweep keeps the Lakers (5-1) tied for second place in the GLIAC conference behind Northwood, which remains unbeaten in conference play.

“We played very up and down,” said GVSU coach John Black. “We need ready for the best from everybody.

There’s a lot of good teams so we need to be 100 percent ready from start to finish.”

Due to inclement weather, the Lakers played on multiple court surfaces.

The rain came during the first match against the Chargers. This forced the teams to move to an indoor court surface, which was a hard rubber court that played extremely slow.

The next day, the Lakers faced the Warriors on their foam-like court that played

faster. The Lakers’ players eventually made adjustments.

GVSU cleaned up its doubles play this weekend against two teams who were tied with the Lakers for second place in the GLIAC heading into the weekend, especially in the first match.

The Lakers swept the doubles competition against the Chargers 3-0. However, the Chargers had an answer right away as singles play began. GVSU’s No. 1 and No. 3 seeds fell to the Chargers. The team match was clinched after the bottom half of the Lakers singles players (No. 4, 5 and 6 seeds) all won their matches.

“We really need to work on starting out a lot faster in doubles by winning our doubles matches,” said GVSU junior Abby Perkins.

“It’s nice to have a lead going into singles so we don’t have rely so much on them.”

The second team match of the weekend was a lot closer than expected. The Warriors did not back down from the Lakers early on. They handed GVSU two doubles losses to begin the match.

GVSU had an answer, however, after falling behind

VOLLEY: Grand Valley State’s Aimee Moccia returns a serve during a match. The Lakers improved to 5-1 on the season this past weekend with wins over GLIAC opponents Hillsdale and Wayne State, keeping them firmly in second place behind Northwood. GVL | EMILY FRYE

4-2. Sweeney and fellow junior Abby Perkins tied the total score with two singles match victories. Once again it was up to the The Nos. 4-6 seed players to decide the match. GVSU’s Aimee Moccia and Nicole Heiniger clinched the victory for the Lakers.

“I feel like we thought to-

day’s match was going to be a little bit more decisive than it was,” Sweeney said. “I feel the different courts had a huge impact on all of our games.”

The Lakers will continue to try and have consistent play, as they have only consistently had up and down stretches.

“I think consistency of

level of play is something we need to work on more, especially in doubles,” Black said.

“We seem to be playing really streaky. We play really good for a few games, then fall apart for a few games.”

Part of the Lakers team will travel to Whitewater, Wisconsin this Friday, Oct. 7 to partici-

pate in the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational tournament.

The rest of the team will head to Ohio for a weekend GLIAC series against Tiffin Saturday, Oct. 8, who is tied with GVSU for second place in the GLIAC, and Findlay Sunday, Oct. 9.

COLUMN

Recent tragedies show sports are more than just a game

BY JOSH PEICK ASSISTANTSPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

“It’s just a game.”

It’s a phrase that any athlete has heard one time or another during their playing careers, usually coming after a loss to help console a young athlete.

While in essence, sports are a game, there are times

when it feels much more than a game, especially after a tragedy in the community.

What transpired this past week, both nationally and locally, is proof that when a community is looking for solace after a tragedy, sometimes the best medicine is sports.

Last Sunday, Sept. 25, Jose Fernandez, a 24-year-old all-star pitcher for the Miami Marlins, died in a boating accident in the early hours of the morning. The Marlins organization canceled Sunday’s game in response to the news.

Fernandez’s death hit the organization and players hard, but no one was hurting more than second baseman Dee Gordon. A close friend of Fernandez, Gordon was seen in an empty Marlin’s

stadium on Sunday standing and eventually dropping down to his knees around the vacant pitcher’s mound.

The next day, Gordon, wearing a number 16 Fernandez jersey as everyone on the team did, led off the bottom of the first inning against the New York Mets in Miami.

Gordon, a natural lefty batter, took ball one from the right side of the plate, flawlessly mimicking Fernandez’s batting stance as a tribute to him.

Two pitches later, from the left side of the plate, Gordon hit his first home run of the season. He rounded the bases with tears in his eyes and broke down as he headed back to the dugout. A fitting tribute to a close friend, but the magic was not limited to Miami.

In St. Louis, Aledmys Diaz gave Fernandez a similar tribute. Diaz, a short stop for the St. Louis Cardinals, grew up down the street from Fernandez in Cuba. The two were on the same little league team.

While in a close playoff race, Diaz missed the Cardinals’ Monday night game to be at a private service for Fernandez in Miami. The next night, Diaz walked up to the plate with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.

On a 2-1 fastball, Diaz hit his first career grand slam in to the left-field bleachers.

Diaz pointed to the sky as he touched home plate and was met by his teammates before he made it back to the dugout.

While the nation was mourning the loss of Fer-

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nandez, the West Michigan area was grieving the loss of Holland Christian High School faculty member and freshman soccer coach Kevin Witte.

Witte died Tuesday, Sept. 27 following injuries sustained in a car crash the day before.

The following day, the Holland Christian varsity men’s soccer team played against Holland High School in a rivalry matchup. Holland had a two-goal lead in the second half, and the Holland Christian players, who had trouble simply walking onto the field to play, became desperate to get a goal on the board.

Holland Christian’s Nate VanSlooten, who took Witte’s death especially hard, found the back of a net with a chip shot over the Holland

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