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GVPD names Kourosh Khatir assistant director BY MEGAN WEBSTER MWEBSTER@LANTHORN.COM

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PORTRAIT: Kourosh Khatir, asst. director of GVPD. COURTESY | MLIVE.COM

he Grand Valley State University Police Department recognized the hard work and dedication of Kourosh Khatir on Tuesday, Nov. 7, by promoting him from security manager to captain and assistant director of the Department of Public Safety at GVSU. The promotion was a joint decision between GVPD Acting Director Brandon DeHaan and university leadership, specifically D. Scott Richardson, acting vice president for finance and administration at GVSU. Khatir was honored to receive

the promotion, stating that this milestone in his career provides a greater opportunity to serve the community. In light of his promotion, Khatir has plans to make some changes in the level of security currently present on GVSU’s downtown Pew Campus. This would allow the downtown campus to have greater safety measures than what are currently present. “One of my main areas of focus will be to facilitate the establishment of sworn officers working downtown at the Pew Campus,” Khatir said. “Currently, the Pew Campus has security staff. Our goal is to have sworn officers there working with security to provide

law enforcement services similar to what we have in Allendale.” Khatir’s passion for law enforcement began as early as he could remember. He said as far back as his memory goes, he’s always wanted to pursue a career as a police officer, an ambition evident in the childhood games he used to play growing up. After he graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force as a security policeman and was later employed at the Phoenix Police Department. “As long as I can remember, I have always had an interest in policing,” Khatir said. “I used to play cops and robbers as a little kid. SEE GVPD | A2

TRAFFIC STOP: GVPD checks a suspicious vehicle on Saturday, Oct. 28. GVPD named Kourosh Khatir, a two-year veteran of the department, as the assistant director of the Department of Public Safety at GVSU on Thursday, Nov. 9. Khatir also received a promotion to captain on the same date. GVL | EMILY FRYE

SPOTLIGHT

GV dean recognized as manufacturing ‘Talent Champion’ BY SARAH HOLLIS NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

More than 600,000 people in Michigan have jobs in manufacturing, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that number is growing. It’s nearly equal to the number of people in Michigan with jobs in government, education or health care. The Michigan Manufacturing Association (MMA) is recognizing those who work hard to attract the next generation of the workforce to careers in manufacturing. On Thursday, Nov. 9, Paul Plotkowski, dean of Grand Valley State University’s Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, won the MFG Talent Champion award from the MMA at the MFG Excellence Awards Gala in Lansing, Michigan. Plotkowski thoroughly enjoyed the experience and credited much of this recognition to GVSU and the surrounding community. “It was a wonderful experience,” Plotkowski said. “I view it more as a recognition of what the university and the community are doing together than it is of my personal actions. There is a wonderful partnership between the university and industry and the community that helps us provide just a really great education for students in our college. “A big part of that is through cooperative education and internships they all do, and that only works if everybody is working together on it.” Plotkowski was nominated for this award by Charlie Standridge, associate dean and professor of product design and manufacturing engineering at GVSU. Standridge has known Plotkowski for 19 years. Standridge nominated Plotkowski for his work in building relationships between the College of Engineering and Computing and the local community, as well as helping to decide which industries SEE DEAN | A2

INVOLVEMENT

Giving back BY KARINA LLOYD NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

For 10 years now, the Grand Valley State University Office of Sustainability Practices has had ties to the local non-profit organization Seeds of Promise. The office’s involvement has sparked interest around campus in different areas, such as education, nursing and communication, allowing the GVSU community and the people of Grand Rapids to form a strong bond. The office’s most recent initiative is donating GVSU’s “Lost and Found” items to Seeds of Promise, which works to empower urban residents to direct their own strategies and create a self-sustaining, self-transforming neighborhood and community. Seeds of Promise does not place all of its energy in just one area. The group has been working to tackle a series of problems facing Grand Rapids’ impoverished communities, including youth education, affordable housing, overall health and wellness, and more. After receiving a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2009 for the work the organization had done in the community, Seeds of Promise changed its format. Though they once worked through a board of directors, the program now works based on a “self-sustaining solution” in which the urban residents dictate the improvements the organization works on, creating an empowering atmosphere of self-dependence and improvement. “This is an organization that is very unique and powerful from the bottom up, not the top down,” said Norman Christopher, executive di-

GV faculty, staff members donate to Seeds of Promise

rector of the Office of Sustainability Practices. “This is resident voices determining their areas of interest for improvement to increase their overall well-being and quality of life.” Once a problem is identified, residents form “impact teams” to tackle priority issues such as health and wellness, housing, education, public safety and business. “That’s the role GVSU (has played), through faculty, is in these individual impact team areas,” Christopher said. The issues that Seeds of Promise supports have inspired many faculty and staff from various GVSU departments to get involved, including the nursing, environmental studies and honors departments, among others. GVSU’s nursing department helped build Seeds of Promise’s “nurse-managed health care” program. When Seeds of Promise needed input on urban agriculture, Kelly Parker, director of the environmental studies program at GVSU, lent the organization a helping hand. Linda Chamberlain, GVSU honors college professor, recently held a class with a connection to Seeds of Promise discussing design thinking and affordable housing. And shortly after the organization’s creation, Christopher had a hand in working toward Seed of Promise’s mission. He has worked on the board and within the impact teams, and he currently resides as a Seeds of Promise adviser. “You can see how the different colleges and departments align with the different impact teams,” Christopher SEE SEEDS | A2

ENGAGEMENT: A Seeds of Promise table during the 2015 Civic Engagement event at GVSU. Several GVSU offices, including the Office of Sustainability Practices, are invlolved with Seeds of Promise by donating needed items. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU

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FINAL DAY FOR ‘I AM GRAND VALLEY’ NOMINATIONS

Thursday, Nov. 30, is the final day for nominations for Grand Valley State University’s “I Am Grand Valley� student leadership recognition campaign. Nominations can be submitted by students, faculty and staff. Nominators can select up to 10 students for recognition. The “I Am Grand Valley� reception will take place Jan. 24, 2018, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center Grand River Room. Nominations can be submitted at https://orgsync.com/62606/forms/287890.

GV TO HOST LECTURE ON GERMAN POLITICAL CLIMATE

Nico Lange, director of the German Konrad Adenauer Foundation, will lead a discussion on the current political climate in Germany at Grand Valley State University on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2270. The discussion is titled “Germany in Crisis.� Lange’s lecture will include discussion on current German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as the rise of far-right parties in German politics. Lange will address Germany’s place in the current European Union, as well as what the far-right groups winning seats in parliament means for the country. More information on the event can be found at www.gvsu.edu/events/germany-incrisis-2/.

KBEI TO HOLD MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADVOCACY

Grand Valley State University’s Koeze Business Ethics Initiative will hold a meeting on climate change advocacy Monday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the L. William Seidman Center, Room 4002. The meeting will involve West Michigan business leaders, as well as academic figures in the field. Issues to be addressed at the meeting include carbon taxation, neighborhood efforts on education and raising awareness, as well as the future of climate change advocacy in West Michigan. More information on the event can be found at http://www.gvsu.edu/events/climatechange-advocacy-meeting/.

‘UNITED FOR PUERTO RICO’ EVENT TO TAKE PLACE AT GV

The interest never went away.� Khatir has now been employed at GVPD for two years, following his retirement at the Phoenix Police Department after 20 years of service. “I retired from the Phoenix Police Department at the rank of lieutenant, so this is my second career in law enforcement,� Khatir said. “My wife is from West Michigan, and we wanted to come back here to raise our family. I’m glad to be here at GVSU and am looking forward to contributing what I can to make it a great and safe place to learn and prosper.� DeHaan said this promotion is a testament to Khatir’s leadership in the past two years. “I am very pleased and proud about the promotion of Kourosh Khatir,� DeHaan said. “His leadership will continue to help in reunifying the department under one umbrella and will help us better serve the Grand Valley State University community.�

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relate to the students and building curriculum. The nomination criteria for this award have been similar every year since the MMA began awarding it in 2013. “The nomination process is based on a group of anony-

FLASHING LIGHTS: A GVPD cruiser on Saturday, Oct. 28. GVPD recently named Kourosh Khatir as the assistant director of the Department of Public Safety following two years of service. GVL | EMILY FRYE

mous judges outside of MMA, representing manufacturers, local leaders, really anyone who’s had a stake hold in developing manufacturing across Michigan,� said Brett Gerrish, communications coordinator for the MMA and 2007 graduate of GVSU. “The criteria was based off of six key items that should have been included in any nomination we received.�

This year’s MFG Excellence Awards Gala was the first event of this kind to be held by the MMA, and it was successful enough that it will be held again next year. “I don’t see how we could avoid it (having the event again next year), honestly, not just because of how fun it was, but also because we got such a great turnout,� Gerrish

said. “We sold out the event far sooner than we thought. We’re already thinking about where we could go from here. “We’re still in the early stages, so I can’t even say a date or anything like that, but yes, we will have the event again.� GO TO: http://bit.ly/2xRKTOp FOR MORE INFORMATION

“United for Puerto Rico� will take place Friday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. at Grand Valley State University’s Laker Village Apartments. The event is designed to educate attendees on the history of the island, the current hardship faced by those affected by hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the “uniqueness and diversity� of the island. The event is LIB 100- and 201-approved, and more information can be found at www.gvsu.edu/events/ united-for-puerto-rico/.

AMAZON.COM REPORTS RECORD ‘CYBER MONDAY’ SALES

Online retailer Amazon reported that it sold almost 140 million items from small businesses in online sales on Monday, Nov. 27, otherwise known as “Cyber Monday.� Adobe reported that Cyber Monday 2017 generated $6.6 billion in online sales. The figure represents a substantial rise from the $3.45 billion from 2016. Amazon reported that Cyber Monday was the biggest day in the company’s history. Both Grand Rapids and Detroit submitted bids to be the host city for Amazon’s second headquarters in October. An early ranking of potential cities placed Detroit at No. 22 and Grand Rapids at No. 60 of 64.

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RECOGNITION: Paul Plotkowski, center, poses after receiving the MFG Talent Champion award from the Michigan Manufacturing Association. Plotkowski is the dean of GVSU’s Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU

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said. “We have now (represented) five or six colleges and departments (in the different impact teams).� The Office of Sustainability Practices began working with Seeds of Promise through a 2008 project called “Project Donation.� The project involved donating items to Seeds of Promise that students did not want to keep after moving out of the dorms. The wealth of donations to the organization inspired GVSU’s own Surplus Store that has continued reducing waste on GVSU’s campuses. “(The Surplus Store is) a great resource for students,� said Yumiko Jakobcic, campus sustainability coordinator at GVSU. “What they try to do is give one last life to the structures that Grand Valley has: desks and chairs, equipment, and even threering binders. ... “Instead of getting rid of it, ... the Surplus Store (will take it) at reduced cost, which is great for the community and students, and it also helps keep things out of the landfill.� This project then inspired the office to donate Lost and Found items to Seeds of Promise. “We’re looking at a few different ways to (better the community), and one of the ways right now is to bring (items) to Seeds of Promise,� Jakobcic said. Jakobcic herself takes

home clothing items left in the Lost and Found, cleans them and then takes them to Seeds of Promise every week. Within a month, the sustainability department brings around six to eight bags of clothing from the GVSU Lost and Found to Seeds of Promise. Christopher recalls bringing basketballs to Seeds of Promise and seeing a woman’s eyes light up. A basketball was something her son had wanted for a long time, and he would finally have it thanks to the donations being made by the GVSU community. What Christopher finds to be truly great about the office’s work with Seeds of Promise is that it allows for waste reduction and also greatly impacts the community surrounding GVSU in a positive way. “I do believe we are distinctive in what we do, and it’s maybe how we’re not organized as a typical department,� Christopher said. “We are a service to the university. So when you’re a service, you have to empower (others) and add value to what others are doing. I think that’s part of the distinctiveness that I see.� To get involved with the Office of Sustainability Practices or donate to Seeds of Promise, visit the office at 260 Lake Michigan Hall on the Allendale Campus, or email sustainability@gvsu.edu.

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GV student wins national writing award BY ANNE MARIE SMIT NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Some students come to college with a major in mind and stick to that major, but sometimes college opens new doors and ignites new passions, sending students down a different path than the one they had initially planned out. Grand Valley State University junior Maria McKee never thought she would seriously pursue creative writing when she came to college. After taking an introduction to creative writing class, however, her professor encouraged her to take more writing classes, and a couple of years later, she won a national award for her poetry.

I love to write poetry now; it’s something that I don’t see myself not doing. That could change to creative nonfiction or short stories or something like that, but creative writing is something that I see myself engaged with for the rest of my life.” MARIA MCKEE GVSU STUDENT The award McKee won is the “Intro Award” from the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) competition, which aims to highlight talented emerging writers all across the country. The AWP competition

assesses the work of both graduate and undergraduate students, making McKee’s award especially notable. Amorak Huey, associate writing professor at GVSU, said he encouraged McKee to pursue a major in writing after noticing how adept she was at reading high-level materials. “The first thing I noticed about her was how good she was at reading the published work we were reading and (that) she was able to engage in that work at a really high level,” Huey said. “That’s when I invited her to my office hours and said, ‘You’re really good at this. You should do more of this. You should take more writing classes.’” Initially, McKee enrolled in Huey’s introduction to creative writing course to satisfy her general education requirement in art. So when Huey encouraged her to pursue a major in writing, she was reluctant at first. She was used to writing analytically for previous classes and wasn’t familiar with creative writing at all. “I came in my freshman year as a history major, and I thought that’s exactly what I wanted to do,” McKee said. “Even (when I took that class), I kind of resisted (majoring in writing) because I was still taking history classes, writing history papers. That’s a lot of what I was doing.” It was poetry in particular that captured McKee’s interest, which she developed a knack for in her classes and in her personal writing. She won several awards for her poetry on top of her “Intro Award” from the AWP Competition, including GVSU’s Poetry Prize in 2016 and 2017. “What excites me most about poetry is that it can capture often what words and diction alone can’t cap-

PORTRAIT: GVSU student Maria McKee. McKee recently won the ‘Intro Award’ from the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. McKee, a history major, plans to continue her writing career in some form or another after she graduates from GVSU. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU

ture,” she said. “It has these other things working with it, like lines breaks and white space. It’s about what words matter the most.” While she is still a history major, McKee envisions her career involving writing in one form or another, whether it be poetry, creative nonfiction or writing for journals. “I see myself mostly going in the direction of writing,” McKee said. “I love to write poetry now; it’s something that I don’t see myself not doing. That could change to creative

nonfiction or short stories or something like that, but creative writing is something I see myself engaged with for the rest of my life.” McKee said one aspect of poetry that she values is being able to embody another person’s experience with a different race or sexual identity than her own. “Right now I’m doing an independent study in poetry and identity, so I’m reading a lot of poets who hold marginalized identities, whether they be a person of color or part of the LGBT commu-

nity,” McKee said. “Reading that is so important, and it’s just so much more powerful because it’s stuff I haven’t been able to understand.” In addition to awards for her poetry, McKee has also been published in GVSU’s student-run literary journal “Fishladder.” Her AWP award-winning poem will be featured in New Mexico State University’s publication “Puerto del Sol.” “She is a great writer,” Huey said. “She’s one of the students you’re happy to have in your class because

she’s such a strong writer and a strong reader. We’re happy that she’s taking more writing classes. We’re proud that her work got national recognition.” Paige Leland, a 2017 graduate from GVSU, also received the “Intro Award” from the AWP competition. She was awarded in 2017 as an undergraduate student and is currently pursuing her master’s in Texas. Leland could not be reached for comment.

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Health forum to discuss relationship between animal, human health BY DREW SCHERTZER DSCHERTZER@LANTHORN.COM

There is a link between human and animal health in water, food and more. In fact, human and animal medicines intersect in many ways. The Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center (MIPERC) is hosting a team of panelists to explain these connections. The Health Forum of West Michigan event, “One Health: The Intersection of Animal and Human Health,” will take place Friday, Dec. 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Grand Valley State University’s DeVos Center in

the Loosemore Auditorium. “The topic is very important because understanding the links between human, animal and environmental health will allow us to develop programs in prevention,” said Diane Dykstra, coordinator for the event and project coordinator for the GVSU Office of the Vice Provost for Health, via email. “It is important that physicians, veterinarians, health and environmental professionals take an interdisciplinary approach in addressing the complex issues that can arise.” Dykstra predicts that

roughly 150 to 300 people will be at the One Health event. She also explained the link between environmental health and “zoonotic diseases,” which can be shared by humans and animals. She said diseases like malaria, avian influenza and rabies can stem from farming practices, or food and water safety. “It’s important that we study the relationship of disease transmission between animals and humans and the impact the environment may have on these interactions,” said Jean Nagelkerk, GVSU vice

provost for health. “The more we understand about potential disease transmission, we can better monitor health concerns and develop public health programs to address them.” Nagelkerk said ongoing efforts to identify and monitor infectious organisms must be made. These organisms can interact with humans, animals and the environment, creating public health threats that could jeopardize the health of large populations, according to Nagelkerk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the health of hu-

mans is directly linked to the health of animals and the environment. They believe the best approach to confront diseases is a collaborative effort on a multidisciplinary level. The human population, as well as global trading, has increased factors that bring humans into closer contact with animals, which could promote the faster, easier spread of zoonotic diseases. At the health forum, a panel of several professionals will discuss the impact of food and water quality. The talk will be moderated by Mark Hall, medical director for the Kent County

GOOD BOY: GVSU President Thomas Haas and his wife, Marcia Haas, pose with their dog, Laker, on Dec. 11, 2016. The Health Forum of West Michigan’s next discussion Friday, Dec. 1, will address the intersectionality of health for animals and humans. The Health Forum of West Michigan occurs on the first Friday of each month. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Health Department. The speakers will present on their areas of expertise for about an hour and a half. This will be followed by a short Q&A segment. The panelists will include Shannon Briggs, toxicologist for the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Mary Grace Stobierski, state public health veterinarian; Andrew Jameson, physician of infectious diseases at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s; and Michael VanderKlok, bovine tuberculosis eradication manager for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The team will begin its discussion after short remarks by Nagelkerk. “Health Forum of West Michigan seeks to bring critical health-related topics to our audience to provide a venue for open discussion,” Dykstra said. Dykstra thinks that bringing a diverse audience together for these conversations could not only help promote awareness but could also help foster partnerships, which could, in turn, create future solutions to different issues. The Office of the Vice Provost for Health and MIPERC promote interprofessional work through many disciplines. Health Forum of West Michigan is one of many programs they host, the purpose of which is to discuss relevant public health issues. The One Health event is free to attend. To find out more information about the event, visit www.gvsu.edu/ events/health-forum-of-westmichigan-one-health-the/.

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By Athena Jasman

Staying strong as the semester comes to a close

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s the semester is coming to a close, many Grand Valley State University students are finding themselves extremely fatigued, overwhelmed with final-exam preparation and searching for any shred of energy they have left to finish strong. This point of the semester is invariably the most difficult for students. By the time November comes to a close, deadlines have quickly piled up; final papers, projects and exams all seem to be due at the same time; and students start to mentally “check out” as the weight of the stress just keeps building. With break so close yet so far, it can be difficult to find the academic drive needed to tackle finals week. So, to help make these next few weeks easier and to ensure you don’t have to spend the much-needed holiday break worrying about what grades you received, here are some tips to deal with stress and make the most of finals week. Study, but not all day. Those all-nighter cram sessions may feel like the right thing to do, but trust us: They’re not. Spread out your studying, don’t do all your assignments in one day and take breaks. This may seem difficult to accomplish, given how many projects students have due in such a short amount of time at this point of the semester, but you’ll be thankful you did in the end. If you’re half asleep while looking at your flashcards, chances are you’re not going to remember anything anyway. Take periodic breaks throughout the day and don’t push yourself too hard. (You’ll also perform better on tests if you’re well-rested.) Don’t forget to get enough sleep. Going to bed at 4 a.m. to wake up at 10 a.m. might feel like sleeping in, but in reality, your body

probably needs a full eight hours to be at peak performance. Depriving yourself of sleep in order to finish the last page of a paper or to remember that tough vocabulary word probably won’t make much of a difference. If you cut back on sleep, your brain will be equally as weary, so don’t expect this option to help you get A’s. Stay organized. This may seem repetitive, as many professors promote this same line of advice over the course of a semester as if it is a cure-all solution, but it’ll save you a big headache come final exam week. Now would be a good time to break out your planner, write down your deadlines and start to map out the next couple weeks. This way, you won’t find yourself stressed out at the very last minute. Eat healthy. As easy as it is to run over to Taco Bell or McDonald’s on 48th for a quick bite, healthier foods will be better for your brain as you study. By giving your body the proper fuel it needs, you’ll be better prepared for studying, presenting and test-taking. Meal-prepping, or cooking food in advance and rationing it out per day, is one way to do this, as the chaotic schedule that comes with finals week leaves students little time to prepare a full, nutritious meal. Don’t forget to unwind. It can be incredibly easy to get caught up in your studies, but don’t forget to take an occasional break to relax and just breathe. Meditation can be a helpful tool to center yourself, focus on your breath and release some stress. Also make sure you leave your dorm every once in a while to get some social interaction to blow off some steam and commiserate with your fellow students.

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What the new tax plan means for college students

BY SHAE SLAUGHTER SENIOR ENGLISH MAJOR EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

New tax plans always have at least one thing in common: They can’t make everyone happy. The new tax plan proposed by the GOP is no different. Proponents say the bill will help out the middle class, and naysayers believe it will only help the rich. The bill promises corporate tax cuts, new tax brackets and a general overhaul of U.S. tax code. Not all of this sounds bad, but what exactly does this bill mean for students like you and me? One of the biggest things

that we, as college students, have to worry about is repaying our student loans. Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to graduate debt free. This even holds true for many of our professors who have likely accumulated their fair share of loans over their many years of schooling. The new tax plan eliminates the student loan interest deduction that many of us could benefit from. This is a deduction that more than 12 million people used in 2015, according to the The New York Times. That is $625 a year taken out of students’ pockets. So while this tax plan is good for many middle-class earners and definitely good for corporations and the wealthy, college students will take a hit. Maybe that $625 isn’t a huge deal breaker, but there are many other ways this new tax plan could make higher education virtually unattainable for many people. Disproportionately affecting students and their parents one step further, college employment benefits will

also be taxed as income. This means that employees of Grand Valley State University, or other institutions, who receive a reduced tuition rate will be taxed heavily for it. This would be a dramatic increase given that tuition is often in the tens of thousands of dollars. What was once viewed as a benefit and encouragement of education will now become a penalty. This same penalty will exist for those of us who decide to pursue education beyond a bachelor’s degree. Anyone who wishes to go to graduate school could see their taxes rise by roughly 400 percent, according to CNBC. This is a result of the taxation of tuition stipends that many graduate students receive. Though they are already taxed on their living stipends, an additional taxation of their tuition costs could lead to them being taxed as if they’re making $80,000 a year when in reality their living stipend is only $30,000, according to CNBC. Furthermore, those of you who either chose not

to or were unable to end schooling within four years will also be missing out on the Lifetime Learning Credit. As a long-term student, you can currently get $2,000 a year under this credit, but it is completely eliminated under this new tax plan. A couple thousand dollars is no small chunk of change for a college student, either. Aside from the schooling side, college students are also likely to be affected by the debt this tax plan may produce. We’re talking $1.7 trillion in just the next decade, according to The Huffington Post. From here, it is possible that future taxes will only go up higher than they are at this moment in order to account for our drastic debt. All in all, this new tax plan proposes a large hazard to students of higher education. In this arrangement, education is a disadvantage rather than a gift. In today’s society, a college degree is almost necessary for employment, so why are we paying more taxes just to be able to work?

Political commentary in GV’s ‘Cabaret’ hits close to home

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Pop culture and politics have gone hand in hand about as long as they’ve both existed: We poke fun, we create powerful analogies, we poke fun with analogies. Anyone channel surfing through late-night TV shows, even in the years before the unusual amount of material provided by the Trump administration, would be sure to find plenty of cracks about our current political leaders interspersed with interviews of famous creators and bits based off their creations. Media with seemingly no connection to real-world politics use their settings to comment on them regard-

less, as in this year’s “Logan” and “Thor Ragnarok,” which approached the issues of immigration and refugee crises in timely and unique ways. It’s less frequent that we find older works in popular culture that easily apply to our modern political situation, but when we do, it’s often a combination of the fascinating and the deeply, deeply worrying. Such is the case with “Cabaret,” a musical performed recently by Grand Valley State University’s own theater department. “Cabaret” premiered on Broadway in 1966 based off the 1951 play “I Am a Camera,” which in turn was adapted from the 1939 “Goodbye to Berlin,” a semi-autobiographical account of pre-WWII Berlin by Christopher Isherwood, a gay man who immigrated from Germany to the U.S. on the eve of the war in Europe. The book highlighted the experiences of those in Berlin most at risk from Nazi intimidation, and the adaptations do the same, though with a burden of knowledge Isherwood didn’t have at the time of his writing—the ultimate fate of those vulnerable groups of

Germans under the domination of the Nazi party. In the illusory world of the titular cabaret, however, the Nazi party is of no concern. “It’s only politics,” claims the musical’s tagline. “What’s that got to do with us?” The cast members’ attempts to indulge and enjoy themselves while ignoring the polarizing state of public affairs amidst rising violence, homophobia and anti-semitism was disturbing when the musical came out in the 1960s. Today, with recent memories of the socalled alt-right’s introduction into America’s political landscape and of white nationalists marching by torchlight in Charlottesville, Virginia, the horror hits closer to home. That horror is not only something GVSU’s powerful production of “Cabaret” accounts for but something it develops. In the hall outside the Black Box Theatre are posters with photographs from 1930s Germany side by side with pictures from the last few years and a collection of recent news articles featuring Nazis, white nationalists and the alt-right. As stated in Dennis Henry’s director’s note, “When neo-Nazis

walk the streets of Virginia with torches chanting, ‘Jews will not replace us,’ we must speak out.” In watching the disastrously carefree response of the “Cabaret” cast of characters to the rising threat of the Nazi party, our own reaction to the disturbing reassertion of Nazism in our mainstream political discussion is brought into the spotlight. But unlike the dark future we know is hanging over the blithe world Isherwood first presented in “Goodbye to Berlin,” the course of our country is far from set in stone. “Cabaret” had me walking out of the theater devastated but still so glad I had seen it. The show gives its audience a crushing look at the beginning of a dark time in human history, but it’s depictions like this one that keep us from filing away those memories as something securely distant from the present. They aren’t. And watching Germans in the 1930s dismiss politics in the same way so many Americans have been in the 2010s, the audience can’t help but see those old patterns in the world we live in today.

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Spectrum Health executive to speak at GV BY ALEX SIXT NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Privacy and security are key when it comes to the healthcare industry. With the many cyber threats and advancements in technology, now is an important time to make sure health-care systems are secure. To discuss these current threats facing health-care organizations, the Healthcare Professionals Graduate Student Alliance (HPGSA) will be hosting guest speaker Lenny Levy, the vice president and chief information security officer for Spectrum Health. The discussion will be held in Grand Valley State University’s DeVos Center, Room 107C, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 4:30 p.m. Levy has spoken at many conferences and seminars before, in addition to his position at Spectrum Health. Other than his Bachelor of Science in decision and information sciences, Levy also has an MBA with certifications as a security professional and systems auditor. He has also previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers,

where he was involved with many different industries, including health care, on business issues. In his current position at Spectrum Health, Levy supervises security strategies and privacy, as well as cybersecurity technology. He will look to share his experiences with those who are interested in this topic or field of study. “Because we do not have much along those lines (at GVSU)—there’s not a course—‌ we thought it would be beneficial for the students to have some sort of knowledge before they enter the professional field,â€? said Jasmine Ahuja, member of HPGSA at GVSU. Due to most of the experience in cybersecurity being acquired after students graduate, she thinks it is important to prepare students for what they should expect. “His background has a lot of responsibilities to addressing security tactics,â€? Ahuja said. “We thought he would be very well-qualified to answer any questions, whether the students are early career or mid-career, going into higher positions as they obtain their degree.â€?

CYBER CRIMES: Lenny Levy, vice president and chief information security officer for Spectrum Health, will speak at GVSU on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the DeVos Center. As part of his work, Levy deals with stopping cyber crimes for Spectrum Health. COURTESY | GROUPON.COM

With Levy’s extensive experience in the field, Ahuja thinks he will be a valuable resource for students when it comes to discussing these issues. “We wanted to provide education for the future leaders and the challenges they’re going to face and how to prevent these threats,� she said. With cybersecurity becoming such

a large issue in the health-care industry today, it is an important time to discuss this branch of health administration. Before the discussion with Levy, students will have a chance to network with professionals in the field. The discussion will explore cybersecurity topics and the threats the health-care

industry fights every day. There will be a Q&A portion for students, in addition to a chance for students to meet graduate students in the health administration field. HPGSA also plans to host at least three more events throughout the year to provide both networking and education opportunities for

students interested in the health-care administration field. If students have any questions about this event or future ones, they are encouraged to reach out to HPGSA. All students, regardless of major, who are interested are welcome to attend this event. Food will be served, and there is no fee to attend.

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ARTS AT A GLANCE GV THEATER PROGRAM PRESENTS ‘CABARET’

The Grand Valley State University theater program is continuing its performances of “Cabaret” from Thursday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 3. The Thursday-Saturday showings are at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday showing is at 2 p.m. Additionally, there will be a “talk back” audience discussion after the showing on Thursday in the Linn Maxwell Keller Black Box Theatre in the Haas Center for Performing Arts. This will be an opportunity to discuss Cabaret’s themes and their implications in the modern world after 50 years. Tickets are on sale for $12 for adults; $10 for seniors, faculty and staff; and $6 for students. Tickets are available at the door but will be at a $1 additional cost. For more information, contact the box office at 616-331-2300.

FALL DANCE CONCERT TO BE HELD

Grand Valley State University’s Dance Company and the Freshman Dance Company will be hosting their fall recital Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. in the Louis Armstrong Theatre of the Haas Center for Performing Arts. Students will perform various dance works, showcasing a variety of techniques, including modern, ballet, jazz and pointe. Admission is free, and the show is open to the public. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/dance.

SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS TO SHOW ‘THE SANTA CLAUSE’ Disney’s “The Santa Clause,” starring Tim Allen, will begin playing in the Big Screen Theater in the Kirkhof Center on Friday, Dec. 1. Showtimes are at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Additionally, there will be popcorn provided for the first showing at 9 p.m. Students can choose which movies they would like to see in the theater at www.gvsu.edu/ studentlife/programming. Movies are selected during the final three weeks of every semester. For more information, email spotlight@gvsu.edu.

GV Swing Dance Club to host 1920s holiday dance BY JESSICA HARSEVOORT

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Grand Valley State University’s Swing Dance Club invites everyone to put on their dancing shoes for their 1920s Holiday Dance on Thursday, Dec. 7, in Room 2204 of the Kirkhof Center. The dance event will start at 9 p.m. and will come to a close around 11 p.m. Swing Dance Club’s executive board members are expecting more than 50 people to come to this free party, as this will be the club’s last meeting of the semester. During the semester, the GVSU Swing Dance Club meets every Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center. As the dance event is a holiday celebration, people who attend will be invited to dress up. Attendees can wear 1920s garb, such as flapper dresses, or they can wear other fancy attire. Aside from this dress code, there will be no other requirements for this event. Attendees

are not obligated to participate in any of the activities or dances, although they will certainly be encouraged to do so. Music will be playing throughout the night to promote open dancing. Here, dancers will be able to demonstrate the four main styles the Swing Dance Club focuses on: East Coast swing, West Coast swing, Lindy Hop and the Charleston. “We encourage both socializing with your peers to create friendships, as well as learning (to) dance and strengthening your skills,” said Jessica Long, president of the club. There will also be socializing over food and drinks, including hot chocolate, brownies and more. In addition, there will be a photo station with 1920s paraphernalia for people to commemorate their experience. This will be the first time club members are implementing a theme for their annual

holiday dance. The idea for this year will center around the 1920s since many of the dances and songs chosen for the party originate from this decade. “Swing dance is most prevalent in that time period; that’s where it really started booming,” Long said. “So, we thought it would be fun to make the atmosphere fit the style of dance.” Caity Van Essendelft, the club’s event planner, said she envisions black and gold decorations with pearls and feathers to match the 1920s theme. Van Essendelft will also try to install a temporary dance floor in the Pere Marquette Room on the night of the event. For many club members, this holiday party will be the culmination of their swing dancing experience this year. “The people who have been working really hard to learn the styles will have the chance to dance with people they haven’t danced with before and show off what they have learned this whole se-

mester,” Van Essendelft said. However, even those who do not know how to swing dance are invited to come and move to the music. Long said the atmosphere will be open and upbeat since the club’s members are known to be quite welcoming. Plus, to make this event accessible to everyone, there will be line dancing toward the middle of the evening with popular songs. Unlike Swing Dance Club’s weekly meetings, this party will not feature a dance lesson before the open dance. However, the e-board members of the club will be open to answer a few questions or teach a few dance moves during the party. “This is a really interesting club in the fact that you don’t really need prior experience,” Long said. “A lot of people have this idea that they can’t dance or they’re not a good dancer. Swing dancing does take practice, but it’s very open for all people to join in.”

DEPT. OF VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS TO HOST SENIOR EXHIBIT The Department of Visual and Media Arts at Grand Valley State University will display a senior showcase through multiple exhibitions through the month of December. Students can view pieces throughout the Allendale and Pew campuses in areas such as ceramics, printmaking, jewelry, metals and photography. “The Five Chapters: Senior Thesis Exhibition” will be on display in the GVSU Art Gallery in the Haas Center for Performing Arts until Saturday, Dec. 9. There will be a reception for the exhibit Thursday, Nov. 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Additionally, there will be a “Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Graphic Design Exhibit” from Monday, Dec. 4, through Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Stuart and Barbara Padnos Art Gallery in the Calder Art Center, with a reception Dec. 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will also be capstone and emphasis student presentations, including three Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibitions and a film/video showcase on Thursday, Dec. 14, in the Loosemore Auditorium of the DeVos Center from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, contact the Department of Visual and Media Arts at 616-331-3486.

E-BOARD: The executive board of GVSU’s Swing Dance Club poses for a group photo at their Halloween ‘Spooky Swing’ dance Thursday, Oct. 26. A holiday dance will be hosted by the student-run organization Thursday, Dec. 7, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. GVL | DYLAN MCINTYRE

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GV students to host first peerled sex-education resource fair BY THERESA MUELLER TMUELLER@LANTHORN.COM

Despite the reality that thousands of college students are sexually active, the topic is not often openly discussed, which can lead to a lack of sexual education among college students. To combat miseducation and to advocate for safe sex, students from Grand Valley State University’s LIB 326 course, “Sexuality, Justice

and Advocacy,” will be is hosting the Get Sex(Ed) Resource Fair, the university’s first peer-led sex-education resource fair. The resource fair will be held Monday, Dec. 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2263. The focus of the event is addressing sexuality as an umbrella term and relating it to the lives of everyone. Students from LIB 326 have collaborated with Planned Parenthood, the

Ottawa County Department of Public Health and The Grand Rapids Red Project to provide advocacy for sexual health and education. Additionally, students Sean Foster and Sulan ArtzIffland are planning the sexuality resource fair as part of their senior capstone project. Foster, a liberal studies major with an emphasis in youth sexuality development and an LGBTQ studies minor, has fulfilled the role of marketing and or-

ganizing details leading up to the resource fair. ArtzIffland, psychology major and women, gender and sexuality studies minor, will be orchestrating things on the day of the event. One factor that might contribute to miseducation about sex is the discomfort individuals have in discussing it. “There’s a huge taboo on sex, but it has been around as long as humans have been,” Foster said. The aim of having a peer-

WEAR ONE: A basket filled with condoms is set up in the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. GVSU’s student-run sexualeducation resource fair is set to take place Monday, Dec. 4, in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2263, from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. GVL | EMILY FRYE

led event is to allow students to feel more comfortable talking about sex. “Get Sex(Ed) Resource Fair is just a way to get people to feel comfortable about talking about sex, or if they don’t know a lot about it, they can come and get more information,” Artz-Iffland said. The resource fair will consist of interactive groups discussing a wide range of topics, including the health benefits of pleasure, the history of sex toys, and the pros and cons of “sexting.” “There is always something you can learn about sex,” Foster said. Each session will provide information on topics that are relevant to campus. “We all come from different backgrounds and what we experience on campus,” Foster said. “We come from different social groups and have different experiences, and we have different views.” Foster stressed the importance of advocating safe sex practices, as “sex is inherently dangerous.” He related safety precautions of sex to his hobby of rock climbing. “It’s fun once you do it, but you have to take the safety procedures or else things can go wrong; it can go wrong,” he said. The discussions will be tailored to college students, as sex education in high school is insufficient due to Michigan education restrictions, according to Foster.

“There’s things they don’t tell you in high school, like half the class didn’t know how to properly put a condom on,” Foster said. “There’s always something you can learn, and there are benefits from that.” The discussion of sexuality at the resource fair will be all-inclusive, and it will not restrict the resources or information to binary genders, or restrict individuals based on race, orientation, class or ability. In addition to the group sessions provided by the students, GVSU professors and representatives from Planned Parenthood, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health and The Grand Rapids Red Project will be there to educate students and answer questions. Additionally, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health will be offering STI testing. The fall 2017 semester is the first semester LIB 326 has been offered as a three-credit course, and this is the first attempt of a sexuality-resource fair planned by GVSU students at the university. Foster said the event received a lot of support from administrators, and he hopes the success of this resource fair will lead to additional opportunities for educating students about safe and healthy sexuality. The event is LIB 100and 201-approved.

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QUICK HITS FOUR GV SOCCER PLAYERS EARN ALL-REGION HONORS

Did you think the awards were going to stop coming in for this year’s Grand Valley State women’s soccer team? Think again. Four members of this year’s team dominated to the point that they were recently recognized with first team United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors in the Midwest Region. Three seniors were included in the nomination, including defenders Dani Johnson and Shannon Quinn, along with offensive powerhouse and Player of the Year nominee Gabriella Mencotti. Rounding out the list of honorees is freshman forward Ava Cook. Johnson and Mencotti each won GLIAC Players of the Year, with Johnson earning GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and Mencotti taking the Offensive Player of the Year honor. Mencotti led the nation for the second year in a row, totaling a staggering 30 goals, compared to last year’s 29. Quinn started all of GVSU’s 24 matches at the center back position as one of the many anchors of the team’s defensive back field. That effort wasn’t forgotten, as she has also been awarded first team All-GLIAC and D2CCA Midwest Region honors. As the only freshman to earn first team honors, Cook, the GLIAC Freshman of the Year, led the GLIAC and midwest region with 11 assists, along with 13 goals.

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Solo senior BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

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ollege teams rely on their seniors for leadership and production. Think of big-time collegiate legends like Denzel Valentine or Malcolm Brogdon—both are athletes who spent four years at the same university and developed from young adults to established leaders both on the court and off of it. Whether you like them or not, they changed their programs for the better and are now making an impact beyond college. The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team is no stranger to utilizing their seniors’ abilities to lead younger athletes to grow. This was certainly the case in the 2016-17 season when the team rallied around seven fourth-year players and chugged ahead to a 24-8 record and NCAA tournament berth. Things are different for the Lakers this year. With their wealth of seniors graduated, they find themselves with four freshmen, six sophomores, two juniors and a single senior. That senior is starting center Korynn Hincka, a 6-foot-1-inch Swiss army knife on the basketball courts out of Posen, Michigan. “It’s definitely a big change from what I’m used to in the past,” Hincka said. “We graduated seven seniors

GV women’s basketball Korynn Hincka enters fourth year as team’s leader

last year, and it’s just been different moving into a leadership role. There’s a lot of communication, especially with the younger team that we have this year. I’ve been with different groups that have had a lot of leaders (to learn from).” Luckily for her, one of the juniors on the team, forward Taylor Parmley, was redshirted as a freshman. This means that she is a senior academically and plans to graduate in the spring, so Hincka does not have to handle the burden of leading an extremely young squad by herself, though she is the sole four-year player on the team. As a freshman at GVSU, Hincka saw limited minutes in a reserved role but still managed to average 3.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and swatted away 22 shots, good for second most on the team in 27 games played. Poised for an expanded role as a sophomore, she began to break out in a crucial reserve role and saw her numbers jump up to 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds (most on the team) and 1.1 blocks per game in the first 18 games of the season before a season-ending ACL tear struck. “It’s crazy to even think back that it even happened, but the (recovery) process was hard,” Hincka said. “Anybody that’s had a serious injury knows that you have to have a lot of patience. You learn to appreciate the game more and the abilities that you

have, and that’s something that I’m thankful for. I feel that God always has a plan, and as much as it stunk to tear my ACL, God had the plan in order for me to become successful for the rest of my college career.” The injury served as a taste of adversity for the up-and-coming star, and while nobody wishes to suffer such a setback, especially during a breakout campaign, it helped to teach her how to deal with these kinds of major roadblocks as well as give her the ability to focus on being more of a teammate. “She’s had to bounce back from a knee injury, so she knows how to deal with adversity,” said head coach Mike Williams. “She knows what some of these younger players have had to go through because she went through it, too. “It took a couple of years before she got major minutes, major playing time, so I think when players who haven’t played come to her she can relate and just say, ‘Hey, you have to pay your dues.’ So I think she’s a great liaison for our younger players.” Once returning to the court during her junior year, Hincka’s numbers dipped from what they were before the ACL tear. She played in 29 of the team’s 32 games and averaged 4.1 points and three rebounds. Now, six games into the 201718 campaign, those modest num-

GV RIFLE CLUB COMPETES IN KENTUCKY

The year-long grind hasn’t stop for the Grand Valley State rifle club, which headed to Morehead State in Morehead, Kentucky, to compete in the Eagle Open on Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19. By the end of the competition, the Lakers had placed fifth overall as a team. In the smallbore match, the Lakers finished with a team score of 2,066 (out of 2,400), which was a season high for GVSU. The Lakers set another team record in the air rifle team competition, scoring 2,196 (out of 2,400). Paving the way for GVSU in the smallbore category was Joseph Lentine, who tied a personal best score of 527 (out of 600). Ethan Potts also scored a personal best for the Lakers with a score of 516. In the air rifle competition, junior Christian Yap shot a personal best score of 559 (out of 600), while Alexander Straith shot a 555. The rifle club will compete next at the November Postal Match (air rifle/smallbore) on Thursday, Nov. 30.

EIGHT GV CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS EARN ALLAMERICAN HONORS

After both the men’s and women’s teams competed in the NCAA Division II National Championship Race, eight members of the Grand Valley State cross-country program were awarded with U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American honors for this fall’s cross-country season. The men’s team had five members earn All-American honors after all five of their scorers in the National Championship finished in the top 34 spots. Recipients from the men’s side included junior Zach Panning (finished runner-up), freshman Enael Woldemichael (finished sixth), and seniors Wuoi Mach (finished 11th) and Brady Selner (finished 26th). Rounding up the All-Americans was freshman Abe Visser, who finished 34th overall. The women’s team came out with three total All-American recipients, including senior Kelly Haubert (finished sixth), sophomore Allie Ludge (finished 34th) and Gina Patterson (finished 39th). This was Haubert’s and Patterson’s second time receiving All-American status.

SENIORITY: GVSU senior center Korynn Hincka finishes a layup over a reaching defender during the team’s win over Olivet College Sunday, Nov. 5. This year, Hincka is currently averaging 9.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. GVL | SHEILA BABBITT

bers appear to have been nothing more than a minor setback for a major comeback. So far this season, Hincka is averaging 9.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and is shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from 3-point range, despite being the second tallest player on the team. Despite her impressive offensive metrics, though, Hincka admittedly prefers defense over every other facet of the game. In the summer between her junior and senior seasons, she could often be found in the gym working on her game and becoming the player she is now—an inside presence who can score in the paint and swat shots, yet stroke longrange daggers and hang with players smaller than she on the perimeter and prevent them from scoring. “(Her versatility) gives you options,” Williams said. “You can put her in there with different combinations of players. If you go with a bigger lineup, she becomes more of a perimeter defender, perimeter player. If you go with a smaller lineup she becomes more of an inside defender and inside player on offense. It allows you—she’s got that flexibility—it allows you when you sub to keep her in there and put her wherever you need to put her. It’s unbelievable how much she helps us.” There is one caveat that comes with her aggressiveness and handson play that gets Hincka and the Lakers in trouble: fouls. She already has 17 personal fouls through six games, checking in at second most on the team, and has fouled out of one game already against Southern Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 25, after playing only 12 minutes. Coincidentally, that game was the only one the Lakers have lost so far this season. “It takes a lot of focus to not foul because as soon as you lose focus, you do silly things,” Hincka said. “That has been a big thing, and I picked up a few fouls in one of our past games, so just making sure that I stay focused.” Her focus and dedication led to a 10-point, 13-rebound performance the next day in a 77-63 pounding over Bellarmine—a game in which she picked up only one foul in 36 minutes on the floor. Simply put, Hincka is simply too good to not have on the floor. But do not let her talent cloud her dedication to basketball or passion for performance. Not everybody can rebound from a torn ACL and take a valuable lesson out of it to help teach her younger teammates like she has. “As a person, she’s a person of high character,” Williams said. “She’s an unbelievable teammate. She does everything you would want in a teammate. As far as her coach, she’s a coachable student athlete. Driven, very driven to do her best. Just extremely hard work ethic and just gets it done.” With the team’s 5-1 record so far this season, and Hincka’s impressive numbers already on the board, she has high hopes for her and the Laker squad she has dedicated herself to leading as the senior center. As far as what she expects to happen, though, she acknowledges that it’s simply not up to her. “Whatever God’s plan is, it is what it is,” she said. “I’m just going to roll with it.”

VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Wayne State Saturday 3 p.m. at Davenport WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Thursday 5:30 p.m. at Wayne State Saturday 1 p.m. at Davenport TRACK & FIELD Friday 2:45 p.m. vs GVSU Holiday Open ALL-AROUND PLAYER: GVSU women’s basketball’s Korynn Hincka (44) passes the ball to Brionna Barnett (22) during the Lakers’ beatdown of the Timberwolves of Northwood University in Allendale with a final score of 71-47 Jan. 24, 2016. During the 2015-16 season, Hincka had a season-ending ACL injury. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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Perfect start M. SWIMMING & DIVING

GV men’s swimming looks to build on last season’s success with early undefeated record BY D’ANGELO STARKS DSTARKS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s swimming and diving team finished last season strong by winning the GLIAC Championship. That success has spilled over into this season, as the Lakers have kicked off the year with a 5-0 start. GVSU swimming and diving coach Andy Boyce has noticed a trend with how his team has been able to continue last year’s success. “We have a good group of kids working hard toward repeating as conference champs, and we have a lot of depth,” Boyce said. “We have a goodsized team with strengths from top to bottom.”

But the job of coaching cannot only be done by Boyce, as his players have been called to step up leadership-wise. Luckily for Boyce, he’s found those exceptional captains within his team. “Our captains, Grant Borregard and Marius Mikalauskas, they do a good job of making sure everybody knows what to expect,” Boyce said. “We are heading into the Calvin invitational this week, and for the freshmen, it’s their first time being in a big college meet. So, we will see what we can do, and hopefully our captains can help give some expectations.” Boyce pointed out one of the swimmers on the team who has put in a lot of work since last season

and is now seeing the results—sophomore Ahmed Nabih, who has already set school records in the breaststroke category. “Nabih, he came in last year in December as a freshman and has really picked up his training, and his times at meets have been much better,” Boyce said. “Watching that development finally pay off is something that’s nice to see.” After winning a GLIAC Championship, this year’s team is looking to not only accomplish that feat again but add upon it for more success down the road. “It’s always our goal to win a conference title and to see how many people we can qualify for the national championships,” Boyce said. “If we qualify a good num-

ber of people, we will finish high on the national level. We can’t control what other teams do, but we know if we qualify enough people for the national championships, we’ll be one of the top in the country.” Being one of the top teams in the country is nothing new to this team. Two years ago, they were ranked seventh nationally and ranked fifth last season. The team is able to do this by training hard in practice with different regimens to prepare themselves. “For the majority of the season, we are doing three morning practices a week and five afternoons, so our time commitment and energy put forth is really demanding,” Boyce said. “It’s

a matter of being dedicated to the sport and working hard not only in the pool

“We can’t control what other teams do, but we know if we qualify enough people for the National Championships, we’ll be one of the top in the country.” ANDY BOYCE GVSU SWIM COACH

but also in the weight room and doing dry land, too.” Academic excellence is very important to Boyce as well. The team realizes that their futures and careers largely exist outside of the pool. “Balancing both academics and athletics is key,” Boyce said. “Our swimmers and divers do a great job of getting it done in the classroom. We were scholar all-Americans last year as a team, so that was nice to see.” The GVSU swimming and diving team has their first big meet of the year on Thursday, Nov. 30, as they travel to Calvin College to compete in the Calvin College Invitational through Saturday, Dec. 2.

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!: Members of the Grand Valley State men’s swimming and diving team prepare to launch off the diving boards while competing against teammates during the Blue and Black Intersquad Meet Saturday, Oct. 7, at the GVSU pool. This season, the Lakers have continued their success from last year’s GLIAC Championship by starting off with an undefeated record. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER

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M. CLUB HOCKEY (DII)

Keeping the puck moving GV men’s DII club hockey looks to carry momentum into holiday break BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

Finals season is upon us, and despite all the stress in the classroom and the days getting colder, there is one thing to look forward to this holiday season: the success of the Grand Valley State men’s Division II club hockey team. The hockey team has played well so far this season, currently sitting at an impressive 10-3-2 record, placing GVSU in 7th place out of 48 teams in the Central Division in the ACHA. GVSU has gotten to this record despite the setbacks the team has faced this season, including injuries

to about half the team and having to forfeit the first six games due to playing with an ineligible player. “Forfeiting those games has been our biggest obstacle, and we’ve been able to overcome it,” said GVSU head coach Mike Forbes. “I’m optimistic as to what our future is going to look like.” The team has shown they can improve in a very short amount of time, and their recent weekend play is proof of that. GVSU got shut out 3-0 at their home rink, the Georgetown Ice Center, against Marian University on Friday, Nov. 17, but the Lakers went on to return the favor the very next day, shut-

ting out Marian by the exact same score of 3-0. The team’s bench players have proven to be critical to GVSU’s success this year. “Our biggest team strength is that we have a lot of depth on our team, as all four of our lines and all of our defense, we’re all pretty trustworthy,” said forward Ryan Hein. “We have players that can do their job in all roles.” Many players this season have stepped up and contributed to the team’s double-digit win total. One key player this year has been freshman Grant Smith, who was pulled up from the Division III team. He’s already racked up 5 points

(one goal and four assists) in the 10 games he’s played. “His play has been getting better every time he steps on the ice, and he’s showing great improvement from his first game,” Hein said. “He is going to be an outstanding player for us next year.” Smith isn’t the only player who has stepped up for GVSU with all the injuries. Other key contributors have been sophomore Zach Resnick, freshman German Samvel and senior captain Troy Marrett. “More than half the team has stepped up at different times with all the injuries we’ve had and penalties keeping us short-handed in some games,” Forbes said. “When

we get in those situations, players are able to elevate their games and show that they belong, and that’s helped us out a great deal this year.” Penalties have been this team’s main area of concern, and they look to buck that trend as the season goes since it’s much easier to stay in a hockey game with a man up than a man down. “We need to work on staying out of the penalty box and being more of a team that gets in people’s heads rather than giving the blows,” Hein said. “If we can work on staying out of the box and finishing our chances around the net, then we’ll have a lot of success this year.”

Despite all the injuries, penalties and forfeits, this team is still in high spirits and has a bit of momentum now, so it’s going to be hard for any team in the Central Division to slow them down. “We have the potential to go all the way with how we’re playing right now,” Forbes said. “We’re going to have to earn everything we get this year, but I think we can play with any team in the country.” GVSU looks to keep the puck rolling this weekend with two games at Lindenwood University this weekend. The games are Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m.

LASER FOCUS: GVSU men’s club hockey veteran Tommy Carey stares down his opposition in preparation to win a face-off for the Lakers during their victory over Trine on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Georgetown Ice Center. Despire numerous injuries and game forfeitures, the Division II Lakers have been dominating the ACHA, as they currently sit with an impressive 10-3-2 overall record this season. GVL | SPENCER SCARBER

DODGEBALL

GV club dodgeball looks to win 10th National Championship this season BY LOUIS RICARD LRICARD@LANTHORN.COM

The time seems ripe for dodgeball to be more widely acknowledged as a legitimate, competitive college sport. The movie already made a strong push to popularize it, but the fame only lasted a short time (especially since a sequel was not made). The sport did make it to the collegiate level, however, and Grand Valley State made the most of that opportunity. Since it was established as a collegiate sport at GVSU in 2006, the university team has won nine national championships, more than any other GVSU athletic sport—varsity or club—in that timespan. How did they do it? How did dodge-

ball become one of the winningest programs in GVSU’s history? According to head coach Dylan Fettig, it’s because dodgeball is a unique sport. “Everyone gets excited about dodgeball ‘cause it’s something different,” Fettig said. “We have guys who were competitive athletes in high school and think, ‘Oh, this might not be serious,’ and then they come and receive a(n) 80-miles-per-hour ball thrown in their face, and they’re like, ‘OK, well, this might actually be a real thing.’” Dodgeball, and 80 mph hurls, is a real thing, and Fettig firmly believes everyone can find a way to contribute to the team. “It’s a fun sport to play,” Fettig said. “There are several skills that are valuable to the team.

If you can throw hard, that’s obviously a good thing, but we have guys that are really good at blocking. There is also catching. ... There is usually a spot for everyone on our team.” Fettig is entering his third season as the GVSU dodgeball head coach. In his time with the school, he has won two national championships, and he is aiming for his third straight with a solid core of players who have been playing for him since their freshman year. “We still have a young team,” he said. “We had a strong freshman class two years ago, and they’re all juniors now. It’s been really nice to have them kind of develop together and just watch it happen. It’s a lot of fun.” GVSU’s team is not only young but talented and with a lot of potential, accord-

ing to second-year captain Brandon Meisel. “Our freshmen have such a high-talent ceiling,” Meisel said. “Early in the year, their progress was slow, but now, toward the end of this semester, they are becoming better and better dodgeball players at an accelerated rate, really starting to pull their weight in game-time situations.” The hard work is paying off, as GVSU has won six out of their eight first games, only losing to Central Michigan University. In an all-year season, Meisel thinks his team will pick it up in the winter heading into the National Tournament. “This year, we have started pretty slow,” Meisel said. “However, because our freshmen varsity players are getting very good, our team

success will only keep rising. Although our level of play is not as consistent as in years past, our ceiling for how well we can play as a team is much higher than normal due to our freshmen being so talented.” Fettig is also confident in his team’s ability to bounce back in the second half of the season. His main concern is keeping his players healthy physically and mentally. “Just trying to keep our guys all healthy so that they can play,” Fettig said. “And there is a mental aspect to it. People can get burnt out that way, too. So just keep it fun and keep everyone focused on playing well and practicing well.” GVSU will have to be tough mentally and physically if they want to make it all the way once

again. In order to win it all, they will have to beat their toughest opponent thus far, CMU. Meisel shows no fear about facing a team he has already lost two games against. “The way we will beat them is to just play our strategy and play it very efficiently,” Meisel said. “Playing smart, strategical dodgeball is what sets us apart from a lot of other teams in the nation. We are known for making very few mistakes in a game. If we can bring that back in the next semester, there’s no doubt in my mind that we will beat CMU.” If the freshman group reaches its full potential by the end of the season, we could be expecting another piece of hardware in the GVSU dodgeball trophy case.

REACHING FOR SUCCESS: Members of the GVSU club dodgeball team run and prepare to grab the game balls in a promotional photoshoot before their historic run for their ninth National Championship trophy last season. With dodgeball as one of the most successful athletic programs at GVSU, this season’s roster has already started off hot, winning six of the first eight games to start. COURTESY | GV MAGAZINE

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Column: The Detroit Pistons are legit, and you should be watching BY ROBBIE TRIANO SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

Unless you’re a diehard Detroit Pistons fan, the following statistic may be a complete shock based on your preconceived notions of how this team has performed the past couple of years. This year’s Pistons’ team is currently in second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 14-6, which ranks ahead of Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Think of the last time you heard “Pistons are better than” and “Lebron James” all in one sentence. Never heard that? Cool, me either. Although it is still very early in the season, the Pistons’ hot start has been no fluke. The formerly known “Bad Boys” have already pulled off wins against NBA powerhouses, including the Oklahoma City Thunder; the reigning NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors; and—this season’s current best-record holder—the Boston Celtics. That 118-108 road victory over the Celtics on Monday, Nov. 27, was the Pistons’ most complete showing of the entire season. Whether it was 3-point shooting, defense, rebounding or stopping star scorer Kyrie Irving, Detroit finally showed something that has been missing for the past several years: heart. No, there is not a measurable statistic for how much heart a team has. But watching this team play with a certain level of intensity on the defensive end and burst in excitement af-

ter a great play could make any fan ask, “What’s the difference between this team and last year’s 37-45 disappointment?”

Ball movement and 3-point success

With last season’s team ranking 28th in the NBA in terms of 3-point success rate, other teams didn’t even bother guarding the perimeter. And with a lack of success scoring inside, especially from a slumping center Andre Drummond who couldn’t score inside or hit free throws, the plan worked for other teams. But this season has been a whole different story. With the additions of Avery Bradley, Langston Galloway and rookie Luke Kennard, the Pistons have bolstered their roster with assets that can actually hit 3-pointers on a consistent basis. It’s been paying off, as Detroit is currently hitting 39 percent of chances behind the arc, good enough for third in the league. Oh, yeah, the Pistons’ leading scorer Tobias Harris is currently hitting 47 percent of his 3-point chances. If that stat doesn’t appear impressive, Steph Curry, arguably the greatest shooter of all time, is shooting 37 percent right now. The reason the shots are going in, though, has come from the team’s ability to move the ball around better than ever.

Depth

There is a player on the Pistons named Boban Mar-

RUN ‘N’ GUN: The Detroit Pistons’ starting point guard, Reggie Jackson, leaps over Boston Celtics’ all-star Al Horford in pursuit of hitting a running floater during the Pistons’ 118-108 all-around victory over the top-ranked Celtics Monday, Nov. 27. GETTY IMAGES | BRIAN BABINEAU

janovic. If you’ve never heard of him, he’s a 7-foot3-inch Goliath out of Serbia who’s currently getting paid $7 million a year. Although he’s a fan favorite for his unbelievable stature, he has only played in two games this season even though he is in perfect health. But the reason he’s making that type of money is because Van Gundy can use him in situations where the team needs an automatic basket. And for this year, he has developed a bench that can sometimes provide even more production than the starting lineup. From playmakers like Ish

Smith to 3-point threats like Galloway and all-around “spark plugs” like Anthony Tolliver, there is a certain trust with each player to go on the floor and have an immediate impact.

Andre Drummond

Without this man, there would be no national spotlight on this team or even a glimmer of their success. In the offseason, he received a certain surgery that opened up his breathing in his nose. After the surgery, he went from shooting an atrocious 38 percent from the free-

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