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SIGNING UP: Students wait at the mobile secretary of state. GVL | ARCHIVE
GV designated ‘Voter Friendly Campus’ BY CELIA HARMELINK NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
Grand Valley State University has been designated a “Voter Friendly Campus” by the Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Out of the 83 universities in the country to be awarded this designation, only three are located in Michigan: Hope College, Michigan State University and GVSU. Melissa Baker-Boosamra, associate director of student life, civic engagement and assessment, said GVSU worked closely with Allendale Township, Ottawa County and the Michigan secretary of state authorities to plan the voter registration campaign and make sure they were educated on the process. “Earlier in the spring of 2016, we submitted a proposal to the ‘Voter Friendly Campus’ designation, which has been facilitated by both NASPA and the Campus Vote Project,” she said. “So, in spring of 2016, we put together basically a plan for how we would make Grand Valley a voter friendly campus.” These efforts paid off, as GVSU now holds the record as the university with the most registration applications submitted in one day to the secretary of state mobile unit. “The Michigan mobile secretary of state made the rounds across the state to different campuses throughout the fall in an effort to get students registered to vote, and Grand Valley holds the title for registering the most students during that mobile unit visit,” Baker-Boosamra said. The term “voter friendly campus” can have different meanings to different people. Baker-Boosamra said she would define it as a place where students know their voices are valued. “(Students) know what the issues SEE VOTER | A2
Recommendations for improving the campus climate were discussed in an open forum in the Kirkhof Center Thursday, March 30, in response to the expanded findings of Grand Valley State University’s 2015 Campus Climate Survey. The recommendations were provided by faculty, staff and student action teams who reviewed the survey results and suggested ways in which the campus climate could be made more comfortable for GVSU community members. Despite 87 percent of the total survey respondents saying they felt “comfortable” or “very comfortable” at GVSU, that number was lower for certain individual groups, including people of color, people with disabilities and the transgender population, among others. During his PowerPoint presentation, Jesse Bernal, the vice president for inclusion and equity, discussed the recommendations of the three action teams to clarify and summarize the data and changes needing to be made. Some of the faculty recommendations included expanding and standardizing family leave policies for full-time faculty and restoring parking near buildings for persons with disabilities. Staff recommendations included conducting mandatory supervisor diversity training, creating an employee ombudsman
position and creating strategic ally come out in the full results,” he plans for each department to ad- said. “Just moving forward with the dress the campus climate. group, I know that it was a learning Student recommendations in- experience for myself to work with cluded upgrading Banner to let such a large group of people and GVSU students, faculty and staff to try to get people to sustain their control what name is displayed in work and keep going till the end.” interfaces across campus. Other Bernal said the feedback from recommendations included ensur- the 2015 survey and future surveys ing that syllabi reflect GVSU’s pol- would ultimately allow the universiicy on diversity and inclusion and ty to create a safe and positive living creating opportunities for qualita- and learning environment. tive feedback from students. “We are going to continue to Members of the action teams conduct special analysis reports at expressed gratitude for their roles the request of individuals,” he said. and the hard work of those who “This will be on identity, specific participated in the evaluation groups. For example, we have a and writing processes. disability taskforce who will have K a t h l e e n more information VanderVeen, the on just the disability director of Discommunity. “We are going ability and Support “We are going to to continue to Resources and a continue to promise conduct special member of the staff to update the camaction team, said she puses, as annoying as analysis reports appreciated the hard that might be, on the at the request of work of everyone inprogress of the action individuals.” volved in writing the teams, the recomrecommendations mendations, as well and the report and as how we continue JESSE BERNAL analyzing the data. to use the data. That VICE PRESIDENT FOR During the Q&A will be done through INCLUSION AND EQUITY portion of the event, our website.” Brandon Fitzgerald, Further data a GVSU nursing student and co- about the campus climate, hiring chair of the student action team, and promotion practices, and instisaid he was grateful for being tutional actions can be found in the pushed into his role and that he PowerPoint presentation. was happy he could do someGO TO: thing for the whole community. “There was a lot (of) informawww.gvsu.edu/mygvsu FOR MORE INFORMATION tion that I expected that did actu-
MAKING CAMPUS COMFORTABLE: Vice president for inclusion and equity Jesse Bernal reviews the results of the campus climate survey Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The full results were released Thursday, March 30. GVL | ARCHIVE
University’s student senate approved the budget for the Student Life Fund for 2017-18. The money is separated into three categories— campus programming, travel and other— and is then given to clubs and organizations within those denominations with funding requests. Vice president of finance Rachel Travis and her committee members put together a report showing the rest of the senate body how and why funds were being reallocated. The biggest increase was given to club sports. In the fiscal year 201617, they used all of the $396,000 they were allotted. They were approved for $425,000 for FY 2017-18. This increase was one of the more heavily debated changes. While the majority of senators agreed club sports was due for more funding, the $29,000 increase was too much and a portion of the money could go to different funds, such as the performing arts fund or service and advocacy. “Yes we received an extra $25,000 but should all of that, plus more, go to club sports? (I) think that maybe it’s a little unfair,” said student senator River Gibbs. “My concern too is that we took a lot of money and put it in club sports, and took a lot of money and put it in media, (but) that leaves less money in the funds that are requested from.” Gibbs made a motion to decrease club sports and put the money toward the performing arts, service and advocacy and student senate internal budget funds. Travis backed up her reasoning for the large addition to their fund, saying they had not seen an increase in over two years. Additionally, there was an extra $25,000 given to the Student Life Fund for the finance committee to allocate. Earlier in the year, Travis also put in a request for an extra $50,000. She is hoping they get a god portion of that money, if not all. “We have one of the largest club sports organizations in the country, my committee thought (why) not give a decent amount of that to club sports,” Travis said. “They do so many great things for the university, students pay so much money to do a club sport, and by giving club sports more money its going to reduce the student cost to do a club sport and reduce some of the barriers students face.” Some senators were curious as to where the funds would go, but Travis assured them she would recommend to Eric Garvelink, the club sports coordinator, use the money to help pay toward student fees. After more discussion and amendments made to the motion, the motion Gibbs proposed did not pass and the original budget still stood. The funding for media was also significantly increased, from $65,000 to $80,000. The money is split between GVSU’s radio station The Whale, the TV station GVTV and the newspaper, The Lanthorn. Other categories seeing an increase in their money is the interfaith fund from $8,000 to $10,000, the special interest fund from $35,000 to $45,000, recreation sports from $4,000 to $6,000 and the travel fund from $77,000 to $79,500. Since some funds are seeing an increase, that means there will need to be a decrease in other funds. The biggest decrease will come from the service and advocacy fund, where it will go from $59,000 to $34,000. In the document Travis provided, the rationale for this was because during the 2016-17 year, there was only $23,000 of their $59,000 budget. Other categories seeing a decrease are the cultural fund from $90,000 to SEE SENATE | A2
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ACTIVIST, FORMER CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE TO SPEAK AT GV
Erin Schrode, an activist and former California congressional candidate, will speak Monday, April 3, at 6 p.m. in the Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons Multipurpose Room about “How We Can Change the World.” Schrode is being hosted by the Grand Valley State University student organization Hillel. At her talk, Schrode will be speaking about different ways in which millennials can take part in social change and activism on environmental, equality and public health issues. Since founding Turning Green, an environmental sustainability advocacy and educational group, in 2005, Schrode has written, and continues to write, for such publications as Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Fusion.
GV HAUENSTEIN CENTER TO HOST LEGAL SCHOLAR The Grand Valley State University Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host scholar Martha Nussbaum Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in the L.V. Eberhard Center to deliver a lecture on the role of anger in politics. Nussbaum, a philosopher, classicist and legal scholar at the University of Chicago, will reference examples from history to examine whether anger is an effective political tool. The event, which is free and open to the public, is LIB 100/201 approved. To learn more and register for the event, visit www. hauensteincenter.org/events-calendar/.
GV PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIETY TO HOLD YOGA SESSION
The Grand Valley State University Public Health Society will host a free yoga and mindfulness session Thursday, April 6, at 1 p.m. in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. This event is being held as part of National Public Health Week. Individuals of any skill level are welcome to participate. While the event is free, donations of menstrual hygiene products are welcome and will be given to women in need via the Grand Rapids Red Project. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/events/ yoga-mindfulness-session-no-fee-1/.
PIPES TO HOST MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS EVENT
Promoting Interprofessional Education for Students (PIPES), the student organization of The Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center, will host a discussion on mental illness at the group’s meeting Wednesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. Kandice Sloop of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan will be the featured speaker. During the session, attendees will be introduced to various symptoms and signs of mental illness, as well as the be nice. campaign. The event is free and open to all local health-related college students, although interested parties are encouraged to RSVP in advance. Food and drinks will be provided. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/events/ pipes-mental-wellness/.
are that they are going to be voting on, so they’re educated on the issues,” she said. “They know how to go about getting registered, and they are encouraged to go out and actually vote.” Alyssa Harris, a freshman student at GVSU, said the voter registration process was very easy. Because her hometown is hours away from the university, she was unsure if she would be able to vote, but she said GVSU made the process simple for her. “It was definitely easy,” she said. “During the week of voting, they had a bus. The bus dropped you off to vote, and then it picked you back up, and when you got back, there was free pizza.” GVSU made sure
that students with busy schedules would still be able to vote by having shuttles run continuously throughout the day of the presidential election. “They kept the bus shuttle running really late, so I had work and classes that day, but I could still go vote,” Harris said. Moving forward, BakerBoosamra hinted that there are a number of emerging GVSU projects related to politics and democratic engagement. As the semester ends, so do many current civic engagement projects, such as the Democracy 101 series that aimed to help students understand different areas of politics. Some upcoming projects include working with a local news source to get students involved with journalism and civic responsibility, working with Housing and
Residence Life to create a new curriculum for resident assistants and mentors and potentially even having former members of Congress visit GVSU. “We’re actually just starting to explore a program called Congress to College,” Baker-Boosamra said. “This is an opportunity to host those folks on campus for discussions on both their experience in Congress but also kind of more broadly speaking what students and student organizations, student government, kind of what their role is in a democracy. So, we’ve got a lot in the works. We’re hoping to roll much of this out in the fall.”
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$80,000, the performing arts fund from $15,000 to $10,500, Creation Station from $10,000 to $7,500, and honorary fund from $4,000 to $500. Campus programming categories includes the academic and professional fund, club sports, cultural, honorary, interfaith, performing arts, service and advocacy, special interest, Greek Life Council and recreation sports. The travel category funds all travel requests. The other category includes the funds for media, Spotlight, Transitions, Creation Station, President’s Ball, sustainability and community development initiative, student senate internal operating budget, Orgsync and media services.
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Challenging racial bias, violence Interfaith activist speaks at annual Sigal Memorial Lecture BY DYLAN GROSSER DGROSSER@LANTHORN.COM
Balbir Singh Sodhi was a Sikh American and proud gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona, when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks occurred. There were
2,977 innocents killed that day, but it was only the beginning of a larger massacre on American soil that took place over the course of many years. Although members of Sodhi’s family said he was devastated by the attacks in New York, he
was shot and killed in front of his own gas station four days after the attacks and became the first victim of a hate crime in the aftermath of 9/11. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed American law, culture, policy and life forever—and
CHALLENGE: Simran Jeet Singh speaks to the crowd about “racialization of religious identity in America” at the Loosemore Auditorium in downtown Grand Rapids Thursday, March 30. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF
never has life been so different for Arab Americans since 9/11. In 2000, there were 33 anti-Arab offenses. In 2001, there were 546. The term “Islamophobia” was coined to put a name to anti-Muslim violence and hatred that was surging in America, but Islamophobia is also a phenomenon that affects Arabs of all different religions, not just Islam. As Simran Jeet Singh talked about in his lecture at Grand Valley State University, hate crimes, violence and rhetoric all derive from a concept he called the “racialization of religious identity in America.” An assistant professor of religion at Trinity University and known interfaith scholar and activist, Singh was invited to speak in the DeVos Center Loosemore Auditorium Thursday, March 30, by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute for the yearly Rabbi Philip Sigal Memorial Lecture. The event was also co-sponsored by Campus Interfaith Resources, the Community Reading Project, Division of Inclusion and Equity, Muslim Students Association and religious studies program. In his lecture, Singh addressed the hate crime that involved Sodhi to make a point about his theory as to why the framework of “mistaken identity” is simplistic and problematic. Many made the assumption after Sodhi’s death that, because he was Sikh and not Muslim, his attacker mis-
took his target. Singh pointed out that the attacker made no comments of wanting to specifically kill Muslims, contributing to the idea of “racializing religious identity.” He said violence is not always a case of mistaken identity. Singh said life today for Arab Americans in the U.S. is difficult. Hate violence against Arabs was steadily decreasing following 9/11 up until 2008 when it started rising again. Today, violence against Arab Americans is increasing, becoming as prevalent as it was in 2001. He said it has gotten so bad that just the word “Muslim” is a trigger word for many. “For me, what’s happening in our nation right now is scary,” Singh said. “It’s dangerous; it’s life threatening. We are seeing a world that’s being increasingly fractured along the lines of religion and race.” The cause of this violence is not completely known. Some point to politicians and the media for anti-Muslim rhetoric. Singh said Muslims are being targeted for how they look and what they believe. He said the violence goes against the core beliefs of the U.S. and needs to be taken seriously. “My belief is that we no longer have the luxury to simply sit back and condemn hate crimes when they occur,” Singh said. “We have the responsibility as a society to become more proactive, to take a
stance, to stand with our Muslim sisters and brothers.” Singh said the increasing phenomenon of white supremacy is a concern for the Muslim community and for Arab Americans as a whole. He said the U.S. has a long history of deliberate discrimination against minorities and that the U.S. government is allowing discrimination to trickle down into society in the form of institutional racism. “This type of discrimination we are seeing filter down in society is being sanctioned by our own government,” Singh said. “What we have in this country is a system of laws and regulations that have been created by a particular group of people that weeds out others.” The founding director of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute, Douglas Kindschi, said the institute wanted to bring a speaker to GVSU to address the growing concern of Islamophobia for this year’s Sigal Memorial Lecture. Sigal was a rabbi who did interfaith work in Grand Rapids. “A very important issue coming up now is the fact that not only is Islamophobia being directed towards Muslims, it’s being directly at people who ‘don’t look American,’” Kindschi said. Singh’s presentation drew loud cheers and applause after he was finished speaking.
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Recognizing ‘sustainability champions’ Individuals honored for green practices at award ceremony BY MEGAN WEBSTER MWEBSTER@LANTHORN.COM
Sixty nine students, faculty members and members of the community received recognition at the ninth annual Grand Valley State University Sustainability Champion Awards (SCA) Friday, March 31. Among these individuals, five received scholarships for their sustainable efforts. The event was hosted by the Office of Sustainability Practices (OSP) in the Kirkhof Center Grand River Room. The award ceremony was divided up into several different categories: students, faculty/staff, community, projects, recognition, the Nichols Sustainability Scholarship and the Dave Feenstra Sustainable Agriculture Project Fund. In accordance with their ideals, the OSP members declared the ceremony to be a zero-waste event by providing lunch to the attendees without producing waste. The SCA recognized members, or champions, of the university and of the community
who support and live by the ideals of sustainable practice. In order to receive an award, the champion must serve as a leader in sustainability, doing whatever they can in order to uphold the idea of sustainability within their own lives. Anne Hiskes, dean of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, said award recipients should not go unnoticed for their great achievements. “I want to emphasize again that the people in this room, I see many students, faculty, administrators, community members, all of you are the people who make sustainability happen in our community and in the university,” Hiskes said. Hiskes also mentioned that the OSP makes a great effort to uphold GVSU’s core value of sustainability. “The sustainability office ensures that sustainability is upmost in the minds of all of us across the university as we make important decisions about buildings, about operations, about what we do and how we act,” Hiskes said.
GVSU takes pride in its sustainability efforts through various programs and applications, including the LEEDcertification of 24 sites and structures on campus, 250 offered sustainability courses, the university’s designation as a bicycle friendly campus and its seventh-year designation as one of the country’s green colleges. Greg Sundstrom, city manager of Grand Rapids, attended the SCA and said sustainability does not only concern the environment but finances as well. He explained that the City of Grand Rapids has become financially sustainable through hard work and dedication over the past six years. “Now today, we have taken that $30 million hole, and we now have $30 million in reserves, the highest level of reserves in our history,” Sundstrom said. “That will enable us to weather the next economic downturn. That is our part of our plan to become long-term sustainable.” Sundstrom also pointed out that a community can-
MAKING AN EFFORT: Julia Henderson works at the GVSU Sustainability Farm Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. There were 69 students and faculty members recognized at the awards ceremony. GVL | EMILY FRYE
not become 100 percent sustainable unless there is racial equity as well, another issue the City of Grand Rapids is striving to improve.
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It’s not personal Student senate budget reflects student needs, community interest
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alking about money is always difficult, especially during a time when everyone could use a little extra. And usually, the more money that is being talked about, the higher the stress levels. Recently, the Grand Valley State University student senate released and approved its budget for the 2017-18 financial year. As with all budgets, there were some cuts, and there were some increases. Though we realize it is impossible to make everyone happy, one thing that can be said about the budget formation process is that none of the decisions were made (or taken) lightly. Throughout the school year, student senate (specifically the finance committee) looks at the monetary needs of students on the GVSU campus. Based on the money allocated to and used by each group the previous year, the committee then decides how much money the group will need the following year. They also take a look at previous years of how much the group used out of how much were they allocated. Have they had steady increases in past years? Do they never use all of their money? Have they not had an increase in the past four years? Have they requested a lot of money? These are the questions the finance committee considers when looking at the budget. Many of the campus groups that were awarded lower funds had simply not used the amount budgeted to them in the past. Even though it’s nice to have some extra padding in the bank,
student senate also has to have a wider view of the budget process as a whole. Maybe an organization could save the money for next year, but the money could also be used to help a group in need or fund a new organization. The numbers the finance committee comes up with on a whim, they do in-depth research into what groups would benefit the most from increased funding. Although some groups see a significant cut, it has been shown that they don’t use a majority of the money they are given. Therefore, it makes sense for it to be allocated to a different group that would use it all. In addition to the finance committee putting time and dedication into the budget, the other student senators had this proposed budget for three weeks before voting on it. They did their due diligence by asking questions, concerns and general comments about the allocations. We want to commend them for their work in making the budget for the student body the best it can be. Though it’s easy to get caught up in the numbers, it’s important to remember that just because some groups don’t get as much money as others doesn’t mean they’re any less important to our campus. The fact of the matter is that some groups need more than others depending on the year and student interest. After listening to the rationale of the finance committee about its decisions, it’s apparent that extensive research has been done with student values at the heart of all the decisions.
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BY CLAIRE FISHER EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM
In high school, if you missed class it was the teacher’s responsibility to make sure you were able to make up the material you missed. On the other hand, missing class in college means that it’s your responsibility as an adult to deal with the consequences. But at a university like Grand Valley State University that prides itself on individual attention and small class sizes, is it reasonable for students to assume that the professor will help them and allow them to make up the work? Because of the smalluniversity culture at GVSU
and how well we know our professors, students have a right to expect that professors will allow them to make up the work, if they have a legitimate reason to be gone. Before coming to college, my parents told me I wouldn’t even need to go to class if I didn’t want to. As long as I could show up on test day and pass the test, they said, I would succeed in college. At GVSU though, this is definitely not the case. Most professors have attendance policies, my classes are small enough that they would notice if I were gone, and many of my classes have in-class assignments that cannot be missed. For a lot of us, this kind of culture and individual attention is one of the reasons we chose GVSU. We didn’t want to go to a big school with a ton of lecture courses where we would just be faces in the crowd. At GVSU, we expect that our professors know our names and if we put in the effort, know us as people a little bit. With this sort of culture, it makes sense that students
would expect a little leeway and a little assistance when it comes to missing class. Of course missing class comes with consequences, and professors shouldn’t be expected to repeat the material to every student who misses a class. Students need to understand that it’s their responsibility to read the textbook, ask other students, or use other resources to make up the content. And absolutely, many students just don’t attend class and other students make up excuses so they can skip class. But if students are expected to tell their professors when they’re going to miss class and why they’re missing it, then there should be an expectation for professors to tell students what they’re missing. If a student misses class because they’re sick, they shouldn’t be penalized for staying home to rest and get better. It’s easy to tell a professor when you’re sick, but sometimes students have to miss class for more personal reasons. If a student has a family emergency or some sort of tragedy going on
in their life that causes them to miss class, it can be difficult to share that information with a professor. But if a professor has an attendance policy, students are forced to open up to their professors. Once you’ve had to share that information with a professor, students expect that their professor will accommodate their situation. And many students chose to attend GVSU so that they could have this sort of flexibility and individual attention. While at a larger university, students are anonymous and professors don’t care if they miss class or why they missed, this isn’t the case at GVSU. Students aren’t anonymous here and we’re expected to attend every class. But the fact of the matter is that things will come up and students won’t always be able to come to class. Because of the smalluniversity culture at GVSU, students are expected to tell their professors why they miss class and professors need to give their students leeway and assistance in making up the work.
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I’ve written about perfectionism in the past, how we shouldn’t set the bar so high for ourselves that we basically set ourselves up for failure. For someone who always worries too much about how they will perform, this is a common problem, but I there’s another part of perfectionism I feel needs to be addressed: how we appear to others. Think about it: If someone is always concerned over what
others think about them, chances are they’re going to be constantly doing what they can to appear as professional as possible to others. Now there’s obviously nothing wrong with looking professional. In fact, showing others that you are experienced and confident in what you’re doing is how you build their confidence that you can get the job done well and efficiently. But do you need to look perfect? Think back to when you were a young child learning the world. How did view your parents? I remember thinking my parents were experts when I was growing up. Sure, they made a few mistakes here and there, but overall, they always knew what they were doing. They went to work, they took care of me and my sister, they made sure we were looked after when they were away, they were on top of everything. And then, after many years,
the adult world began coming into view. After I started attending college, got a summer job, and had to start paying some expenses of my own, it became clear to me how inexperienced I’d been all my life. The real world can be rough sometimes, so it’s only natural that imperfect people allow things like stress, frustration, and impatience to get the better of them sometimes. No one can avoid it, so the only thing to do is learn how to deal with and overcome it. What really brought this to my attention was my major. I’m an education major looking to go into teaching after I graduate, which means my last few semesters involve student teaching and other field experiences, some of which I’ve already done through observations and other class projects. When it comes to actually leading a classroom of young students in some sort
of activity, even for only 10 minutes, it can still be quite the nerve-wracking experience, especially the first time. What I’ve learned from these experiences is that even though I’m certainly not perfect and might not even be that confident, the students still appreciate my efforts, laugh at my small jokes, and enjoy our time together. It’s very encouraging to know that I’m still making a difference in their day even if I’m not yet an expert at what I plan to do with my life. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t care at all about how we come across to someone else, because ignorance really isn’t bliss in the end. Just remember that how you view yourself and how others view you aren’t always the same, so don’t let a fear of not being perfect stop you from doing what you need to do, because you don’t need to be perfect to get the job done.
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GV community members honored at Women’s Commission award ceremony BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM
As part of a partnership with several organizations at Grand Valley State University, the Women’s Commission hosted the Celebrating Women Awards Thursday, March 30, to recognize the achievements of members of
the GVSU community. Co-sponsored by the Women’s Center; Positive Black Women; and the women, gender and sexuality studies department, the awards ceremony focused on individuals who have made an impact on the lives of women inside and outside of the community. Jennifer Palm, co-chair of
EMOTIONAL: Kari Bonner (right) is presented with a scholarship Thursday, March 30, in the Kirkhof Center. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF
the Women’s Commission and assistant to The Graduate School at GVSU, said the celebration demonstrated how the Women’s Commission advocates for all women on campus by acting on their issues. She said it promoted equity and social justice, while being mindful of the intersection of race, class, gender and individuals’ orientations. “It is to celebrate our outstanding faculty, staff and students who promote positive change across campus and across the community,” she said. Palm said a special recognition went to the student recipients from their respective organizations due to overall involvement in the GVSU community and their work in bettering, preserving and protecting a female’s voice on campus. Kari Bonner, Courtney Holland and Chaka White were presented with the Positive Black Women
Scholarship Endowment. Kortney Ondayko, Jacquelyn Harmon, Chelsea Ortiz and Noemi Jimenez were presented with the Women’s Center Outstanding Student Award. De’Chelle Richards was presented with the Jean Enright Scholarship by the women, gender and sexuality studies department. Beyond the student recognition, Sue Sloop, the coordinator of mediation services for faculty and staff, also received a special recognition at the ceremony, and the Women’s Commission awarded several distinctions to members of the GVSU faculty and staff. “I just wanted to take the time and say thank you to my team and faculty advisor,” said Allison Ford, head coach of GVSU’s synchronized skating team and the recipient of the Community Impact Award. The Community Impact Award is presented to a member of the GVSU community who promotes the well-being
of women and their families. Ford’s distinction was noted due to her mentoring of student athletes and her leadership role in and out of their training. “These girls inspire me each day to get up early in the morning and work with them,” she said. “They help me to bring my drive to help the community.” Palm was awarded the Maxine Swanson Award, while Autumn Gorsline-Davis, the academic department coordinator for Modern Languages and Literatures, was awarded the Unsung Hero Award at the event. Gayle Davis, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, also spoke at the event. In her acceptance for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Davis, who is retiring in the summer of 2017, talked about how being a different kind of leader allowed her to persevere and cement her place as someone to respect in the academic world.
“I must admit that it was a bit of a red flag when during an interview I kept being asked, ‘Well, your leadership style sounds very nice, but can you really make hard decisions?’” she said. “I must have convinced the interviewers that I could make hard decisions but still be collaborative.” After 15 years at GVSU, Davis said the recognition presented by the Women’s Commission as the provost of GVSU indicates her dedication for “the school of my heart” as she continues to encourage and support women as they rise up in the working world. “My leadership has not been without challenges,” she said. “I do make mistakes. I do make hard decision(s), but it has been so fulfilling, well worth the work and worries. “I try to take every opportunity to pay it forward, to open opportunities, to pass encouragement along to others.”
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‘Demystify the Voice’ BY DESTINY JONES DJONES@LANTHORN.COM
It can be very useful for someone to know what happens to their voice when they “lose it,” and knowing how to properly diet and make good lifestyle choices can be effective when it comes to taking care of their voice. To discuss the importance of vocal health, Rachael Gates, visiting assis-
tant professor of voice and pedagogy at Grand Valley State University, will be giving a lecture titled “Demystifying the Voice” Tuesday, April 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons Multipurpose Room. The event is free and open to anyone who is interested. During her lecture, Gates will focus on potential vocal dangers and disorders, a va-
riety of medical procedures, diagnoses and vocal health. “We can’t take (the voice) out like the other instruments to examine it easily without a major surgery,” Gates said. “I wanted to equip myself as a singer with vocabulary and a deep understanding of my instrument I could share with others.” Gates said she has made it her mission to understand her voice as much as she can. Gates said it could be ad-
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vantageous for individuals dealing with vocal problems to understand how their voice works so they can communicate more effectively with their physicians. “If something goes wrong with somebody’s voice and they have to go to a physician, they can speak in a very intelligent way with their physician,” Gates said. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
SMILING: Rachael Gates poses. Gates will host a workshop on vocal health and strategies Tuesday, April 4. COURTESY | RACHAEL GATES
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ARTS AT A GLANCE POW WOW 101
Grand Valley State University’s Native American Student Association will be hosting a Pow Wow informational workshop Monday, April 3, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2215 on the Allendale Campus. All students are encouraged to attend to ask questions about Pow Wow celebrations and learn about Native American traditions, culture, teachings and history.
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April is sexual assault awareness month (SAAM), and Grand Valley State University aims to keep students educated on the important topic by offering various lectures and workshops. An interactive discussion on sexual assault led by Robert Hackenson Jr. will be held Monday, April 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pere Marquette Room of the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus. Hackenson will educate participants through a threepart workshop featuring relevant video clips and stories designed to create a memorable experience without making light of the serious issue at hand.
ARTS AT NOON: PERCUSSION GROUP 1501
The Arts at Noons series at Grand Valley State University will continue with a performance by Percussion Group 1501 Wednesday, April 5, from noon until 1 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center on the Allendale Campus. This percussion ensemble was named for the upcoming Percussion Studio in the recently renovated Performing Arts Center. GVSU music professor Greg Secor has collaborated with three GVSU alumni for form Michigan’s newest professional percussion ensemble.
GRFF to present three days of film-centered activities BY CARMEN SMITH CSMITH@LANTHORN.COM
The 2017 Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) will present three days worth of filmcentered activities, including: interviews with filmmakers, discussions on fashion, music in the film industry and over 25 different films varying in age and genre. The GRFF will begin Thursday, April 6, with Filmmakers PechaKucha, a discussion facilitated by 12 filmmakers focusing on how 20x20 PechaKucha film format changed their lives. The discussion will be held
at Noto’s Old World Dining in downtown Grand Rapids from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person in advance and $7 at the door. The festival will continue with an F&M program Friday, April 7, which explores the intercept between fashion and music in the film industry. This event will be held from 7 p.m to 11 p.m. at 900 Grandville Ave. SW in downtown Grand Rapids. Tickets are $10 per person. GRFF will conclude Saturday, April 8, with a series of 13 different time blocks, each showing an array of films, beginning at noon and running consecutively until 11:45 p.m
A DAY’S WORK FILM SCREENING
The Occupational Safety and Health Department and the School of Public Health at Grand Valley State University will facilitate a screening and panel discussion of A Day’s Work Thursday, April 6, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium in the DeVos Center on the Pew Campus. The documentary, released in 2015, centers around safety and health of temporary employees. The invited panelists include the film’s producer, professors in public health, sociology and occupational safety and health, Michigan OSHA and members of United Auto Workers.
SCREENING: The GRFF will include a full day dedicated to showcasing films of all different genres. COURTESY | JENNIFER SHANEBERGER
at the Wealthy Street Theatre in downtown Grand Rapids. Each time block has $6 admission. To check out which films are shown at each time block, visit grfilmfestival.com/calendar. The GRFF showcases films that have the ability to connect viewers to emotions and ideas that might not be found in their daily experiences. The films are designed to address social issues, injustice, discord and polarizing voices that have the power to transform viewers by creating awareness, offering solutions and calling for change. The festival aims to increase regional access to and overall production of quality films that provide meaningful, constructive and encouraging entertainment while harnessing the transformative power of film. The films include a wide variety of genres, including: documentaries, dramas, comedies, romantic comedies and many more. Along with the films, GVSU professor, John Harper Philbin will be speaking at the Filmmakers PechaKucha, as well as two GVSU alumni, Sloan Inns and John Otterbacher. “I believe that film has the power to shape behavior, and I want to enhance our community by giving it the opportunity of watching these films,” Aisel Alcedo, GVSU student and GRFF intern, said. “The festival is a great opportunity to be a part of
the Grand Rapids art community, and also has excellent networking opportunities for students and professionals.” Working alongside president and CEO of the GRFF, Jen Shaneberger, are five GVSU student interns, Miranda Bator, Kelsy Murphy, Alcedo, Lauren Harrington and Maria Sych. After working with Shaneberger and the GRFF, Bator said that learning more about the arts and film culture of Grand Rapids has been so rewarding and something she will carry throughout her future career endeavors. “Working with GRFF has been truly rewarding experience,” Sych said. “GRFF does so much to create inclusive and accessible arts exhibitions to strengthen the vitality of our diverse and vibrant Grand Rapids arts community, and I’m so glad I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of that vision.” The student interns are all able to acquire hands-on experience with community connections, selling and persuasion, branding, funding and organization. “Only from an intern’s perspective, I see that GRFF is working toward building and identifying their solid foundation, and in so are becoming better equipped to serve Its regions film community,” Harrington said.
COLLABORATION
Art faculty, students submit work to annual ‘Metals’ exhibition BY SIDNEY SELVIG SELVIGS@LANTHORN.COM
Expression through artwork, representation and interpretation are significant aspects of our human experience. At Grand Valley State University, expression through artwork is valued and encouraged, as it can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new perspectives. GVSU art department faculty members, Beverly Seley and Renee Zettle-Sterling, along with four of their students will have their best work showcased
in this year’s Metals 2017 exhibition, sponsored by the Michigan Silversmith’s Guild Exhibition and curated by Gretchen Otto, professor of art and Brianna Wickoff. They are joining 10 other schools in celebrating the excellent creative student production with the some of the best works in the area. The exhibition will be on display until Tuesday, April 11, at the University Gallery in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center. The venue’s location is 900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, Michigan, and is free to the public. Gallery hours are
Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Metals 2017 exhibition is dedicated to facilitating the connection between faculty and students, encouraging them to get acquainted with each other and fostering relationships that can be cultivated in the future. To reiterate the importance of collaboration, faculty and student work will be showcased together. The exhibition displays over 60 pieces from 11 regional schools from Ohio, Michigan
and Pennsylvania. Instructors were invited to choose their own work as well as several pieces of their students’ work. The event allows students and instructors to see what is happening at other institutions. “This exhibition is really about the students and what they are accomplishing,” ZettleSterling said. “This exhibit can spark curiosity and excitement and an opportunity to make connections and exchanges.” An invitation to participate was extended to institutions that have jewelry and metalsmithing pro-
grams. At GVSU, ZettleSterling and Seley chose work from Tabatha Gulino, Jillian Thompson, Betsy Vollmar and Audrey King. Seley’s piece is a container designed to hold things that bother individuals. “We all get frustrated and stymied by things we cannot control. This reliquary has a small sterling net to capture those things and put them safely away in the container so one can move on to the positive.” Seley said. “I think the space a person occupies offers a context for the work that is personal as well as universal. It allows the piece to come alive within a daily life. The wearer brings another layer to the piece giving it additional interpretations.”
The significance of the exhibition is to inform the public of the variety of work being made in the contemporary metalsmithing field. Pieces in this year’s show displays the broad spectrum of work from traditional to Avant Garde, because the public often believes that the pieces available in jewelry stores are the creations being made in a studio art jewelry program. “To understand and appreciate the scope of work being done in the field including the concepts, the materials and the techniques. The work speaks to contemporary culture and issues from nature to conservation to race to memory and loss,” Seley said.
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ORIGINAL: “Object of Mouring Impermanence” created by GVSU art faculty member Renee Zettle-Sterling. COURTESY | RENEE ZETTLE-STERLING
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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS BLOW OUT OPPONENTS
The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s tennis teams rebounded from losses with resounding wins. The men’s team shut out Michigan Tech 9-0 while the women’s team beat Indiana Wesleyan 6-1 this weekend. After dropping two consecutive matches, the men’s team dominated GLIAC foe Michigan Tech Saturday, April 1. The Lakers swept the six singles matches in commanding fashion. Jack Heiniger and Nicholas Urban won their respective matchups 6-0, 6-1. Sebastien Lescoulie won the No. 1 match 6-1, 6-3 while Zach Phillips took the No. 2 match 6-1, 6-2. In doubles, the Lakers continued the momentum with a sweep of the Huskies. Alex van de Steenoven and Zach Phillips won the No. 1 match 8-3. The final two pairings for the Lakers won 8-2 and 8-4 to secure the 9-0 victory. On the women’s side, the Lakers swept Indiana Wesleyan in singles competition. Madison Ballard took the No. 1 match 6-1, 7-5 while No. 2 Alexa Sweeney won 6-0, 6-1. Two singles matches went unfinished after clinching the match. In doubles play, the Lakers No. 1 pairing of Nicole Heiniger and Ballard won their match 8-5. The Lakers No. 3 pairing recorded the only loss, but it did not factor into the decision of the match.
THREE GVSU MEN’S CLUB VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL-GMMVC TEAM
After a 19-6 regular season, the Grand Valley State Division I men’s volleyball club was well represented in the 2017 All-Great Midwest Men’s Volleyball Conference Team. The GMMVC Player of the Year Marcus Johns earned a spot unanimously while seniors Xavier Remmo and Andre Bonneville also earned spots on the team. For the fourth consecutive season, Johns earned a spot on the All-GMMVC Team. He is only the second player in program history to hit that mark. This season, Johns is leading the team with 5.07 kills per set, hitting at a .299 efficiency. He ranks first on the team in aces (24), second in digs per set (2.85) and third in blocks per set (.34). He will finish his career as GVSU’s all-time leader in kills, kills per set, aces, aces per set and total digs. Along with a spot on the All-GMMVC Team, Bonneville was named 2017 GMMVC Defensive Player of the Year. As the libero, Bonneville leads the team with 164 digs. His passing 43 percent passing efficiency in 247 attempts is second on the team. In only his second year of playing competitive volleyball, Remmo is averaging 2.67 kills per set, .22 aces per set and .38 blocks per set. His 39-and-a-half inch vertical makes him a lethal weapon on both offense and defense. The selection to the team was Remmo’s second consecutive year as a member.
‘Easier said than done’ THROWING CURVEBALLS: Jake Mason (33) unwinds the pitch. GVSU Men’s Baseball played a double-header against Tiffin University on Saturday, April 1, 2016. Grand Valley State lost the first and last games 6-4 and 8-3 and won the other two games by 15-4 and 9-5 during the GLIAC home-opener against Tiffin. GVL | LUKE HOLMES
Lakers drop first and last games in four-game series with Tiffin BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM
In the GLIAC homeopener, the Grand Valley State baseball team bashed eight home runs in four games but still split against Tiffin. The Lakers dropped the first and last games 6-4 and 8-3 and won the two games in between 15-4 and 9-5. In the first game, The Lakers gave up four runs in the fifth inning to trail by three runs. Seth Johnson cut into the Dragons’ lead with a two-run home run in the sixth inning. In the ensuing inning, Tiffin scored two more runs to jump ahead by three runs again. Johnny Nate hit a solo home run in the final frame,
but the Lakers were unable to score anymore runs. “We hung around and competed late in the game, but we just couldn’t get the big pitch or the big hit when we needed to,” said GVSU coach Jamie Detillion. In the second game, the Lakers jumped out to an early 7-1 lead after a six-run third inning. Brody Andrews, Alex Young and Josh Smith all hit RBI singles in the frame. “The first game we were really passive at the plate,” Johnson said. “The second game we were really aggressive, getting pitches that we were able to hit and took swings at them.” The seven runs were more than enough for starting
pitcher Ryan Arnold, who pitched a 5.1 innings giving up three earned runs. The Lakers scored three more runs in the fifth inning followed by a tworun home run by Andrews in the sixth inning. “A lot of it had to do with my approach,” Andrews said. “I really tried to focus staying up the middle and seeing the ball as deep as I could. When I’m doing that and I try to use all fields, I can really square the ball up.” In the first game of the Sunday doubleheader, the Lakers scored all nine of their runs via the long ball. Smith started things off with a solo home run in the third inning. Anthony Villar fol-
lowed suit with a two-run home run in the next inning. Andrews stayed hot at the plate with a grand slam in the fifth inning. The Lakers were down two runs before Andrews reclaimed the lead with one swing of the bat. He finished the weekend with four hits, seven RBIs, two home runs and four runs scored. “After a few pitches, I realized they were just going to keep throwing me curveball after curveball,” Andrews said. “I finally waited until he put one up, and once he did, I was able to catch it pretty well.” Ladoux put the game out of reach with a tworun home run in the sixth inning. The home run ball
would not be enough in the last game of series. “It’s a double-edged sword,” Andrews said. “It’s fun while it’s happening, but we definitely need to bear down and be able to make adjustments, be able to manufacture runs when we need to and not rely on the home run.” The Lakers trailed 3-0 after the first two innings before Johnson cracked his second home run of the series in the fourth inning, driving in two runs. Johnson finished the weekend with seven hits, five RBIs and four runs scored. In the next frame, the Dragons scored three runs to take a four-run lead heading SEE BASEBALL | A8
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GVSU HOSTING GRAND FINALE 5K
Grand Valley State’s Universities Allied for Essential Medicine (UAEM) is teaming up with GVSU Campus Recreation to host the GRAND Finale 5k run/ walk on the Allendale campus Saturday, April 8, at 9 a.m. The event is supporting a non-governmental organization ISHEW (International Sustainability of Health, Education and Water) to raise funds. ISHEW provides sustainable health, education and clean water for the underserved in Africa. The race will begin at the Cook Carillon Clock Tower and head toward the South Campus Apartments. The track will wind around the freshmen dorms before circling back to the clock tower.
VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S GOLF Monday, all day at NCAA Regional #3 (Nashville) Tuesday, all day at NCAA Regional #3 (Nashville) WOMEN’S GOLF Monday, all day at NC4K Classic SOFTBALL Wednesday, 3 p.m. at St. Joseph’s-Indianapolis (Doubleheader)
SEEING RESULTS: Shannon Flaherty (19) throws the ball to first base during the game versus Lewis on Tuesday, March 28. The Lakers (13-15, 3-5 GLIAC) are 4-2 in their past six games after beating the Lewis Flyers in their home-opening doubleheader. The Lakers will go to Rensselaer, Indiana Wednesday, April 5. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF
‘Just hit the ball’ BY BEAU TROUTMAN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State softball team hit the road for two GLIAC doubleheaders this weekend. The Lakers took on the Hillsdale Chargers Saturday, April 1, winning the first game 8-2 but dropping the second 5-4. On Sunday, April 2, the Lakers played the Wayne State Warriors in a rematch of the 2016 Midwest Super Regionals, in which GVSU swept the Warriors to go on to the College World Series. GVSU lost a pitcher’s duel 1-0 in game one, but prevailed 4-0 in the nightcap and
final game of the weekend. The Lakers (13-15, 3-5 GLIAC) are 4-2 in their past six games after sweeping the Lewis Flyers in their home-opening doubleheader last week. “We know that we’ve got some improving to do,” said GVSU coach Dana Callihan. “That’s what we’re trying to do each day; be better today than we were yesterday. That’s been our motto the last three years since I’ve been here as head coach. We’re starting to get some of the results of that.” In the two games against Wayne State, GVSU allowed only one run in two games. The Lakers went up against
GV splits with Hillsdale, Wayne State in two double-headers
reigning GLIAC Player of ning. That would prove to be the Year and NFCA National enough for the win, as the Player of the Lakers were Year Lyndsay unable to score Butler (13-5), any runs for who started on “That’s what we’re the rest of the the mound in trying to do every game. both games. Butler finday; be better In the first ished the game matchup, sophwith four today than we omore ace Alstrikeouts and were yesterday.” lison Lipovsky just four hits (5-3) took to allowed over DANA CALLIHAN the mound for seven innings. GVSU SOFTBALL COACH GVSU. The Lipovsky finLakers went ished with down 1-0 early a complete off of an RBI game as well, single from the notching 10 Warriors’ Brooke Turkalj in strikeouts and just three hits the bottom of the first in- allowed, including the single
earned run in the first. “There’s nothing you can really do about game one,” Lipovsky said. “We just shook it off and went for game two.” In the second game, the GVSU offense woke up and got on the board early with three runs in the bottom of the third thanks to a Wayne State fielding error with the bases loaded. Senior Ellie Balbach, who was also the starting pitcher, hit a ball to shallow left field that was misplayed by the Warriors’ outfielder, allowing GVSU’s Janae Langs, Teagan SEE SOFTBALL | A8
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GV opens conference season with win over UIndy BY BRADY MCATAMNEY
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The Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse team defeated the Indianapolis Greyhounds 15-11 at Key Stadium in Indianapolis Saturday, April 1. The Lakers improved to 2-6 (1-0 GLIAC) while the Greyhounds fell to 6-3 (0-1 GLIAC). Junior Meghan Datema and freshman Abbi O’Neal each scored four goals, leading the way for GVSU. Senior Ryan Skomial and sophomore Carly Shisler netted two each while three other Lakers scored one goal. Senior Kira Dosenberry had one of those goals along with four assists. Senior goalkeeper Sarah Zwilsky played 42:15 and allowed only five goals while making seven saves. The Lakers opened the game with a pair of goals on either side of a UIndy goal, giving them an early 4-1 advan-
tage. From there, each team mostly traded goals as GVSU took a 7-5 lead into the half. Out of the break, each team scored a single goal before the Greyhounds scored five consecutive goals over a nine minute stretch to capture an 11-8 lead with 15 minutes left in the game. They would not score again as the Lakers closed the contest with seven straight goals, with three from O’Neal and Datema each in that span. “(We played) inconsistently, but during the last six minutes the fire with which they played was something you wish you could bottle and sell,” said GVSU coach Alicia Groveston. “We started strong then we got a little complacent and got a little lazy on both ends and we allowed them back in it and we had to dig a little deeper, and this time we were able to (come back and win). It was a great step in the right direction and now they know they can over-
come adversity.” GVSU led the game in shots, shots on goal, ground balls, draw controls, saves, free position shots and managed fewer turnovers than they Greyhounds. After losing six of their seven nonconference games, albeit all of them against ranked opponents, the conference season-opening win is enormous for the Lakers as far as getting their season back on track and building momentum to continue their winning ways. “I think that this win definitely gave us a lot of momentum and we were aggressive, playing with fire,” Datema said. “When we were down we had it in our hearts that we were going to play hard and that we were going to come back. It gives us momentum going into conference.” With freshman star O’Neal emerging out of a team hampered by untimely injuries,
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the rookie appreciates games like these where the entire team—not just the ones on the field—are locked in. “I truly don’t think I could’ve gotten through the game without looking to the sideline and getting that motivation from them,” O’Neal said. “Ryan Skomial is a big motivation for me, Carly Shisler was big on the draws, Sarah Zwilsky in the goal, and Erika Neumen, even though she’s on the sideline, I look to her and she tells
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into the last half of the game. Johnson drove one run in the eighth inning with a single, but Tiffin added two more runs in the ninth inning to win 8-3. “It’s easier said than done, but that’s one thing we are really struggling with right now is consistency game to game,” Detillion said. “We’re present for one game, and then we’re nonexistent for the second game.” The Lakers will have a week to find that consistency before hosting Ohio Dominican in a pair of doubleheaders starting Saturday, April 8, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and concluding Sunday, April 9, at the same times.
Shomin and Jenna Lenza to round the bases and score. WSU’s Butler was pulled after the third and Megan Guitar came in for relief for the rest of the game. Balbach was able to protect the lead, and the Lakers tacked on another run in the fourth thanks to a Langs RBI single. Balbach (3-7) finished the night with six strikeouts and just two hits allowed in seven innings of action and went 2-for-2 at the plate. Balbach is 2-1 in her last three starts. “Lyndsay Butler pitched the whole first game and I think we knew what to expect going into the sec-
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CONSISTENCY IS KEY: Meghan Datema (18) holds the ball at midfield. The Lakers took the victory over the Indianapolis Greyhounds 15-11 Saturday, April 1, to improve to 2-6 (1-0 GLIAC). GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF
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me what to do and always has a smile and that’s huge to me as a freshman to have the older girls to look up to.” Though they made mistakes, allowed runs and did not play their hardest for 60 minutes, the Lakers know they made strides heading into conference play. “(The win) makes us 1-0. Second season begins and we’re 1-0. We’re not focused on the 1-6 that came before this, we’re focused on what comes after ond game,” Balbach said. “I think that helped us score three runs off of her. Once they brought in the second pitcher, we had the same mentality: Just hit the ball.” In the first game of the weekend against Hillsdale Saturday, the Lakers won 8-2 after scoring six in the second inning alone. Shomin, Balbach, sophomore Shannon Flaherty and freshman Kelcie LaTour each had two RBIs. Senior Jenna Lenza was a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate and helped GVSU outhit the Chargers 17-5 as a team. Lipovsky picked up the win, recording six strikeouts and four walks over seven innings. In the second game Saturday, the Lakers had a runner in scoring position trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the
this,” Groveston said. “Our main focus is looking forward to the games after this. There’s no opportunity for error. It allows us to feel good about a step in the right direction.” Second season—better known as conference play—continues for the Lakers when they hit the road for a pair of road matchups against the Findlay Oilers (5-5) Friday, April 7 at 4 p.m. and the Tiffin Dragons (6-3) Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. seventh. However, the game ended on a groundout, cementing the final score and ending the day in a split. Balbach took the loss after giving up five earned runs off of 10 hits in 5.1 innings. Junior Courtney Reinhold came in for relief, pitching 1.2 innings. She allowed two hits. Lenza led the way, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Junior Jessica Ramos, senior Kelsey Dominguez and LaTour each added an RBI. The latter two players and Shomin each had two hits. The Lakers will travel to Rensselaer, Indiana for a doubleheader with St. Joseph’s College Wednesday, April 5. The first game is set to start at 3 p.m.
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Success in Stanford BY JACOB ARVIDSON JARVIDSON@LANTHORN.COM
Four-thousand six hundred miles of travel and competition against the best of Division I. That’s the Stanford Invitational. Grand Valley State sent its three best distance runners into the fray to test themselves against the best and post some nationally competitive marks. It worked. Kendra Foley, Chris May and Zach Panning each posted strong times that will put them into position for the national meet in May. Panning led the way with a record-shattering time in the men’s 10,000-meter run. The sophomore finished ninth in his heat with a time of 29:05.65. The time automatically qualifies Panning for the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championship Meet. The mark is also the fastest 10,000-meter run in GVSU history. Panning’s time replaces Nick Polk’s 2008 performance of 29:28.61 on the record board. “He was right up there with some of the top runners in the country,” May said. “It was his first 10k on the track. It’s so much different than cross country and its different than any other race in track just because it’s so long. He went out and had a great race. He’s such a talented young runner and he has a bright future.” Foley didn’t hit an auto-
matic qualifying mark, but she came close. She crossed the finish line in 16:41.77 to earn a high provisional mark in the women’s 5,000-meter run. May also showed well in the 5,000-meter run. His performance of 14:11.68 allowed him to easily coast to a provisional mark. “It was the first race of the year for me so it wasn’t a bad time,” May said. “It will probably put me right on the bubble for nationals come the end of the season. If we feel like I’m not going to get in I’ll run it again, but if my time looks like it will hold up, I’ll shift my focus to the 10k. I was disappointed with the time because my personal record is faster than that, but I’ll take it.” While the three distance stars were shining in the California sun, the rest of the GVSU team was competing in Charleston, Illinois at the EIU Big Blue Classic. It was the first outdoor meet of the year for the main bulk of the team. “There were some positive results and some that we can build upon,” assistant coach Steve Jones said. “But for most of the people here today it was a rustbuster. First outdoor track meet, so we just have to get one under our feet and take a step forward from here.” The field athletes started the meet off with five provisional marks Friday, March 31. Alexis Duncan, Dajsha Avery, Kyra Hull, Chris
Saikalis and Mike Moon all placed in the top three of their respective events. Avery took third in the women’s shot put with a toss of 14.04 meters. Moon took second in the men’s hammer throw, muscling the ball and chain 58.56 meters. Duncan leapt into second place in the women’s long jump with her 5.93-meter performance. “It was the second farthest jump of Alexis’ (Duncan) life, so that was a nice open,” Jones said. Hull won the women’s hammer throw with a heave of 58.22 meters and Saikalis took the top spot in the men’s shot put with a toss of 17.01 meters. The next day, the field athletes were represented by Mary Hecksel. The freshman broke into the national conversation with a throw of 45.85 meters in the women’s discus. She would take fourth place and earn a provisional mark. Breanna Luba rounded out the provisional marks in Charleston. She posted a time of 14.27 seconds in the prelims of the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Luba finished in fifth place in the event final. The next stop for the Laker squad is Bowling Green, Kentucky. The push for national qualifying marks will continue Friday and Saturday, April 7-8 at the WKU Hilltopper Relays.
Three GV distance runners compete at Stanford Invitational
STRONG FINISH: Zach Panning during a race. At the Stanford Invitational, Panning finished the 10,000-meter run with an automatic qualifying time of 29:05.65 in his heat. COURTESY | ALAN STEIBLE
CLUB LACROSSE
High intensity BY BRENDAN MCMAHON BMCMAHON@LANTHORN.COM
The Grand Valley State women’s club lacrosse team improved their record to 6-2 on the season after hosting three games Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. GVSU fell to the Oakland Grizzlies 8-7 in the first game Saturday, but rebounded with an 18-1 victory over rival Ferris State later in the day and then ended the weekend with a 16-6 blowout over the Western Michigan Broncos. The Lakers took on the undefeated Grizzlies in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Grizzlies are no stranger to the national finals and have given GVSU trouble year-in and year-out. “They’re the team we
always want to beat because they’re by far the best team we play all season and they’re our biggest rival,” said co-captain Emily Davis. This time around the Lakers played the Grizzlies hard, keeping the score close throughout the whole game. Olivia Braun generated plenty of the Lakers’ offense scoring three goals, as well as Payton Johnson who scored two goals. The Lakers ultimately could not overcome the one goal deficit that separated the teams much of the second half and lost 8-7. “It was a really high intensity game overall,” said cocaptain Jozilyn Kinstner. “The difference was really between dropped passes. A couple turnovers made the difference.” In the second game, Fer-
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ris State arrived trying to get revenge from the last time the two teams met in November, when the Lakers handily beat the Bulldogs 18-1. Despite the field and light problems that nearly moved the game to another field, the Lakers began the game fast and never gave the Bulldogs a chance. The Lakers limited the Bulldogs to just six shots the entire game, a total that the Lakers reached just a few minutes into the game. Emily Davis scored five goals and 11 other Lakers found the back of the net as well. Non-coincidentally, the Lakers went on to beat the Bulldogs again, 18-1. “It wasn’t out best game but the score doesn’t reflect that,” Davis said. Building off the momentum they created from the first two games, the Lakers third and final game of the weekend came against the Broncos.
The Lakers went into halftime with a six-goal lead over WMU. The offense continued to produce throughout the second half, lighting up the scoreboard with 16 goals. Michaella Renaud scored four goals and two assists. Goalie Alicia Zeller helped protect the Lakers’ lead by only allowing six total goals. She also got help from her defense, which limited the Broncos’ offense to just 19 shots all game. The Lakers have just two more regular season games scheduled before the playoffs and coach Holmes is not convinced that the Lakers have reached their full potential yet. “We have to work on keeping the intensity up no matter the team we are playing, and I want to see the team I know they can be come forward,” Holmes said. The Lakers travel to Toledo Sunday, April 9 for a doubleheader against Lake Forest College and Eastern Michigan.
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Tigers poised for playoffs after 2016’s disappointment
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Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. Upon hearing that one sentence written by my incredible late grandfather James Hartzell, the world knows that spring has officially arrived. Yes, it’s that time again. The smell of freshly cut grass, the mist of the hose watering the infield dirt and the crack of a ball colliding with a round bat (which is the hardest thing to accomplish in sports, by the way) attack our senses, telling us that the greatest sport of them all is officially back. It has been a rollercoaster decade for the Detroit Tigers. With the 2006 American League Championship officially out of the last ten-year timespan, the boys of summer have only made one World Series appearance (a 2012 sweep at the hands of San Francisco) in the last ten seasons. Will that change this season? Probably not. In 2007, the Tigers won 88 games—a handsome mark— but fell eight games short of the Cleveland Indians for the division title and missed out on a wild card berth. In 2008, that number fell to a putrid 74 wins and things needed to change. That’s when then-general manager Dave Dombrowski went out and made one of the most lopsided trades in Major League Baseball history to acquire the man, the myth, the legend: Miguel Cabrera. In the ensuing eight years, the Tigers have had six
winning seasons, one losing season (2015) and one 81-81 campaign. With those have come four Central Division titles, four playoff appearances, three ALCS arrivals, one first round exit and one failed World Series shot. Additionally, Tiger players have won three MVPs (Miguel Cabrera has two and Justin Verlander has one), two Cy Youngs (Verlander), two Triple Crowns (Cabrera and Verlander) and one Rookie of the Year (Michael Fulmer) in that timespan. Like I said, it has been a rollercoaster. In 2017, the Tigers will add to a few of those marks: one winning record and one playoff appearance. Last season, Detroit went 86-75 (one game was postponed and never made up), finished second in the division once again to eventual the AL Champion and Indians. They also came up a few games short of the two AL Wild Card spots and were left out of the playoff picture. Here’s why this season will be different. 2016 saw Tiger studs J.D. Martinez, Nick Castellanos, Jose Iglesias, Fulmer, Daniel Norris and Matt Boyd all miss significant time with injuries. Add in the injury-riddled campaign of Jordan Zimmermann who pitched in only 19 games (including 18 starts) while compiling a putrid 4.87 ERA as well as the ultra-sluggish start of star slugger Justin Upton and it’s no surprise the Tigers missed out on October action. Assuming things go better—it’d be hard for them to get worse than that—the Tigers could easily tack on at least four wins from time made up by their studs. J.D. Martinez opening the season on the 10-Day Disabled List is not a great sign, but at least it’s not the 15 or 60-day DL. I know what you’re thinking: “the core of this team is
old and unreliable. There’s no way they’ll produce all year.” That’s a fair point. With aging superstars like Cabrera, Verlander, Francisco Rodriguez, Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez, things might get dicey at times. That said, Cabrera, JV and Kinsler were at the top of their games for just about all of 2016 and Kinsler has already led Team USA to the World Baseball Classic title this year (which was awesome, by the way). There is nothing to worry about with them. V-Mart and K-Rod are the real suspects here. Martinez turned 38 and Rodriguez hit
35 over the offseason. Neither of those numbers inspire hope—but these ones do. In 2016, Martinez’s batting average elevated by .044 points from 2015 and he improved his .OBP, .SLG, .OPS and .OPS+ all while cranking nearly 150 percent more home runs and driving in 22 more runs. Rodriguez hit a few speed bumps while readjusting to the not so pitcher-friendly American League after coming over from Milwaukee, but he saved more games while pitching only one more inning in 2016 compared to the year before. Additionally, he improved
SEASON OF SUCCESS: Justin Verlander winds up a pitch during a home game at Comerica Park in Detroit. Last season, the Tigers went 86-75 and finished second in the division. COURTESY | JIM MONE
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upon nearly every major statistic in his second season in Milwaukee compared to his first. There is almost no reason to believe that it won’t happen again in Detroit. Then there is roster turnover. Players lost from 2016 include Cameron Maybin, Mike Pelfrey, Mark Lowe, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and a few other minor names. The only major additions are Mikie Mahtook and old friend Alex Avila. I will be the first to admit that trading Maybin made zero sense. He was solid when healthy in 2016 and inexpensive, plus Detroit only got a right-handed reliever who did
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