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GV panel examines impact of police brutality BY EMILY DORAN EDORAN@LANTHORN.COM

I SUSTAINABLE: Fall colors across GVSU’s campus. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Going green Princeton Review names GV as a ‘green college’ BY DYLAN GROSSER DGROSSER@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University has been named a “green college” by the Princeton Review for the seventh year in a row. The Princeton Review looked at colleges in the U.S., Canada and Egypt and chose 361 to be “green colleges.” They examined colleges in many different ways, scoring them on their application in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), which gives detailed reports on college’s sustainability practices and gives them a score and rating. GVSU received a score of 66.05, which translates to a gold rating. Norman Christopher, executive director of the Office of Sustainability Practices, said the office is grateful to be included in the list once again. “I feel very good about (making the list) because of the consistency of (our) performance,” Christopher said. “I’m very pleased to be with GVSU as part of their list of the top colleges.” The report the office sent to the Princeton Review tracked the different ways GVSU is a sustainable or “green” college by looking at how sustainable GVSU was in academics, operations, engagement, planning and administration. The Office of Sustainability Practices collected the data with cooperation from many other departments at GVSU. Campus sustainability coordinator Yumiko Jakobcic described the report as about 1,000 questions long and “very thorough.” “When you see the report, it’s like how many kilowatts of electricity did you use, how many square feet of buildings do you have,” Jakobcic said. “Of that square feet, how many are labs? We have to look at every single item of food that we purchase on campus and figure out how much of it is local.” Despite the effort, Jakobcic said it was worth it. “I think it puts us on the map and I think that it’s appreciated,” Jakobcic said. “I think it’s important for people to know that we are committed to sustainability, so it’s one way for us to show that.” The office is involved in a number of sustainable projects on campus, including the Sustainable Agriculture Project. Sustainability Week is being put on by the office starting Saturday, Oct. 22 and ending Sunday, Oct. 30. Kris Spaulding from Brewery Vivant will be speaking Wednesday, Oct. 26, along with other planned activities celebrating SEE GREEN | A2

n order to discuss the issue of police brutality and its impact on the Grand Valley State University community and beyond, GVSU’s student senate hosted a panel discussion with police officers and civilians Thursday, Oct. 20. The panel consisted of representatives from the GVSU police department, the Ottawa County sheriff ’s department, the Grand Rapids police department and the GVSU student body and faculty. “I wanted this to be an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to get together and discuss the issue and see what we can do specifically in our communities to make a change,” said Brandon Fitzgerald, student senate vice president for diversity affairs. “I really hope this was the first step.” The panelists talked about a number of factors which could contribute to police brutality, particularly implicit bias and a lack of healthy communica-

tion between police and civilians, and what is being done to address these issues. “The pathway for communication is so narrow,” said Brianna Pannell, a member of GVSU’s Black Student Union. “I think if we have healthy communication, (a) lot of issues that happen with police brutality (will be solved).” GVPD Chief Renee Freeman described the different efforts the GVPD is making to train its staff to combat implicit bias and to connect personally with the GVSU community. “(We) participate in training (for) cultural diversity, cultural competence, the implicit bias,” Freeman said. “We have community police officers that I expect (to) spend time in the student life areas (interacting) with people, letting them have a voice in what we’re doing and how we’re interacting with them. “I do tell our community that we are about enforcement, but not just enforcement. We’re about building relationships and creating a great experience here. We want to fit into the

educational blueprint.” Louis Moore, a GVSU history professor and the coordinator for African/African-American studies, said it will take time to counteract centuries of racial policing. “You could have a lot of training, but you’re also going up against history, American history,” Moore said. “It’s going to take more than a couple years. (We’re) off to a good start right now, given the fact that this has been going on for hundreds of years. (I) think that’s going to be the hardest thing that we combat—it’s the idea that black people aren’t inherent criminals.” Relando ThompkinsJones, the social justice educator of the GVSU Division of Inclusion and Equity, said the conversation about police brutality is too frequently centered on what people of color can do to prevent violence against themselves. He likened this reasoning to telling women their clothing choices could attract assault. SEE BLUE | A2

DAY OF SERVICE

Serving the community More than 200 Lakers volunteer during Make a Difference Day

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Helping rebuild communities, teaching children and cleaning up the environment are just a few things students from Grand Valley State University do during Make a Difference Day. This year, more than 200 GVSU students participated in community service volunteering Saturday, Oct. 22. Make a Difference Day is an annual, national day of service in the U.S. where people are encouraged to volunteer in any capacity in their communities for the day. At GVSU, the Community Service Learning Center (CSLC) hosts the event. “Students can learn about cultures and backgrounds that are different than theirs,” said Rachael Zaborowski, graduate assistant for CSLC. “Also learning how to be an actively engaged citizen and learning about the different organizations in the community is really important.” Partnering with 14 different

community associations, organizations and non-profits in the Greater Grand Rapids and Holland areas, GVSU students woke up bright and early to start their day giving back to the community. GVSU has participated in Make a Difference Day for 15 years. Students volunteered at community organizations like the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Habitat for Humanity and the GVSU Sustainability Project. In order to participate as a volunteer, the CSLC holds a preregistration process online to get a rough estimate of how many students will participate. On the actual day of the event, they also accept walk-in registration. The day began at 8 a.m. as site leaders gathered to discuss their plans and expectations for the day. Each site leader then met with their volunteers to discuss the agenda and educate them about the site they volunteered at. During this time, volunteers packed their lunches provided by the university, put on their volunteer T-shirts and learned

about the rules, expectations and mission of the day. After the orientation, volunteers were lead to their service locations by their site leader. All transportation to and from the sites was provided by Dean Transportation. Site leaders Michaela Degrande said Make a Difference Day is an opportunity for students to get connected with the community through avenues they may not have known were available before. “I think it’s a great day to not only give back to the community,” Degrande said. “But also to take advantage of an opportunity that is laid out for you, you just sign up and go.” After their service project is completed for the day, the site leaders then lead the group in a reflection to talk about what they experienced and their take-ways from the day. Students can participate as volunteers alone or with their student organizations to log hours on their service tracker on OrgSync, complete community service requirements or earn credit for LIB 100/201 classes.

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Asian Student Union receives $5,610 for RICE conference BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

To expand on the forum of intercultural learning, Grand Valley State University’s Asian Student Union (ASU) met with GVSU’s student senate Thursday, Oct. 20 for a budget request hearing. ASU requested $16,000 for its “Realizing and addressing Issues in our Culture and Education” (RICE) conference in the winter semester. Kathy Bui, the co-event coordinator for the ASU, said the organization’s funding request stems from covering the costs of several keynote speakers and food at the event. “The purpose of RICE is to spread knowledge and raise awareness of current issues on Asians and AsianAmerican communities,” she said. Emphasizing the Asian values and traditions ASU tries to uphold, Bui said the group’s goal is trying to become an active voice on campus and inspire leadership among other Asian-American students. Kaitlin Chauv, the co-event coordinator for ASU, emphasized how the theme for the RICE conference focuses on overcoming racial injustice. “Our topics that we will address at the conference are going to relate to race and our socio-economic statuses,” she said. “We are also trying to do something new by including the LGBTQ community into our conference as well.” Stressing how the topics relate to current issues in society, Chauv said ASU decided to have two keynote speakers at the conference so they could fill the entire Loosemore Auditorium for the conference. One of the speakers, David So, a comedian and speaker, has been invited to the conference in order to share current issues within the Asian-American community in a comedic format and connect with a younger audience. The other speaker, Fong Tran, uses poetry to convey his experience of being a nontraditional student of color and his relentless support for

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY: Youssef Darwich (far left) works with several Grand Valley State University student volunteers keep the Sustainability Farm clean, organized and healthy Friday, Sept. 30. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION

Grand Valley State University will celebrate the fourth annual Founders Day Tuesday, Oct. 25. The day will celebrate the individuals who came together to share their vision and create the foundation for the university. Cupcakes will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Allendale and Pew campuses. President Thomas J. Haas will be in Kleiner Commons at 11:30 a.m. The Future Alumni Association will host a Buck-A- Brick Contest and Founders Day Festival on the Kirkhof Center Lawn from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The celebration is organized by the GVSU Laker Traditions Team.

“The onus and the responsibility is so often put on people who are on the receiving end of this brutality,” Thompkins-Jones said. The panelists also discussed the fear people of

color experience when they are pulled over by police, and the different precautions they take to help protect themselves: making sure their necessary documents are out in the open, their hands are on the steering wheel and their windows are down, for example. Pannell said some police

went beyond requiring respect from people of color to demanding and facilitating fear. “I just feel that fear and respect are often confused,” Thompkins-Jones said. “And when that fear is challenged—‘Oh, I don’t consent to searches’—that can be a challenge as well at times.” The police officers at the

panel expressed their personal commitments to facilitating positive relationships with civilians. “I have a genuine desire to learn, to do better,” Freeman said. “And I am invested in this community as the chief of police, and I want to effect change. (I) don’t want to be part of the problem.”

COSTUMES FOR KIDS

A group of engineering students at Grand Valley State University and their professor have teamed up to help design Halloween costumes for young patients at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. During a costume workshop Friday, Oct. 21, they helped to design and create costumes for children who use power mobility devices. The students then helped the patients construct their costumes Saturday, Oct. 22. The children will participate in a Halloween parade Saturday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. around the Mary Free Bed campus.

GV, CORNERSTONE SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Grand Valley State University and Cornerstone University presidents signed a partnership agreement Wednesday, Oct. 19, which will allow students to enroll concurrently at both universities. The agreement was signed in the Kirkhof Center and will take effect Jan. 1, 2017. GVSU intends to expand the engineering program to create four new emphasis areas within the engineering major. Cornerstone will, in turn, offer engineering courses for the first time. Courses will be taught at both universities’ campuses. The four emphasis areas include environmental engineering, design and innovation engineering, engineering management and data science and engineering.

SUSTAINABILITY WEEK

Grand Valley State University kicked off campus sustainability week Sunday, Oct. 23. The events are organized by the Office of Sustainability Practices. Some events include an International Dinner Sunday, Oct. 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Connection. The dinner is prepared with produce form the Sustainable Agriculture Project. Students will also gather at Kleiner Commons for a campus cleanup Monday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. Brewery Vivant will give a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the CookDeWitt Center. The football game Saturday, Oct. 29 will be a “zero waste” game at Lubbers Stadium. The Wesley Walks to Replenish 5K race will be held Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. starting at the Cook Carillon Tower. For more information, visit www.gvsu. edu/sustainability.

GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR

Grand Valley State University will be hosting a graduate school fair Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Henry Hall Atrium. The event will be free to all GVSU students and will provide an opportunity to find advanced degree opportunities after finishing an undergraduate degree. Representatives will be in attendance from a variety of colleges across Michigan that students can talk with about future academic options.

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millennials to seek and access higher education. “He caught our attention through the video “I Hate Being Vietnamese” and it was expressing how in his community he was a minority and how he felt about it and how he was uncomfortable with his skin color,” Bui said. “I thought that this would be good for our conference because we are talking about being comfortable in our own skins and that is why we thought he would be a good

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sustainability and Founders Day - which was Friday, Oct. 25. The office will be aiming for a “zero-waste football game” Saturday, Oct. 29. GVSU was the first college in Michigan to get the gold rating from STARS in sustainability, and since then many colleges in Michigan have followed suit. GVSU has won many other awards related to sustainability, such as one of the country’s greenest universities by the Sierra

advocate for the conference.” ASU’s presentation relayed how the allotted money would be budgeted. Of the $16,000 requested, $10,000 would be going to So. The student senators later deliberated over how much money should be allotted for speakers and food. Primarily, the discussion focused on if it was necessary to spend $10,000 on one speaker and $4,000 be spent on food alone. “We need to take in consideration not only the cost itself, but the other cultural organizations,” said Jeremy Turnbull, vice president for Club, placing 24th in a Recyclemania competition last year and other sustainability awards from Kaplan College Guide, Sustainable Endowments Institute and U.S. Green Buildings Institute. Jakobcic said the university is well-decorated, but there is still room to improve. “I’m always looking for room to improve, but I do think we’ve done really well,” Jakobcic said. “I’m really grateful and proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish, and certainly hope to continue raising the bar forward.”

senate resources. “Yes, the impact is very important, but we can’t pry money from other organizations by spending $16,000 on one event.” Malayna Hasmanis, vice president for educational affairs, said while a large amount of the cultural fund has been spent already, she said as this is the 17th year the conference has been hosted, it should continue to spread its goal of addressing issues in culture and education. “It is quality over quantity for this event,” she said. “It’s really addressing a period of topics that may be spoken about and (ASU) spent all

year continuously going forward and I’m really excited to see what will happen.” Ella Fritzemeier, GVSU’s student senate president, said how the final budgetary amount will be broken up. “The final decision was to vote for $4,000 to a speaker or performer so they could use that for whatever speaker they want,” she said. “Then there is $1,500 for food and still the same marketing they had before, with the total then being $5,610.” GO TO: http://bit.ly/2eHLw3r FOR MORE INFORMATION

FINAL DECISION: Student senator Jeremy Turnbull speaks to fellow members during a general assembly meeting. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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CHANGING THE CONVERSATION: Sgt. Terry Dixon (far left) answers a question at the police brutality panel Thursday, Oct. 20 in Holton Hooker Living and Learning Center. The event addressed issues of unnecessary police violence across the nation. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

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Laptop loan program helps students access technology BY RILEY COLLINS RCOLLINS@LANTHORN.COM

With online learning emphasized in universities across Michigan now more than ever, Grand Valley State University has introduced a program to help students meet the new demand: a laptop loan program. The program will allow for students who meet the specified requirements to apply to receive a free laptop. The student must either prove a need for financial aid, be a student veteran or be a Pell grant recipient. The laptops the program lends are working models that carry Microsoft Office programs and come with power cords and docking stations. They are lent out similarly to a library book and are part of a free loan, allowing students to keep the laptops as long as they are a student at GVSU. For Anita Benes, office coordinator for the Brooks College Office of Integrative Learning and Advising, this also served as an opportunity to reuse working electronics that have been discarded by faculty and staff. After Benes’ personal laptop died in September of 2016 and the replacement was too costly, she went to a workshop about sustainability in the office place where the Surplus Store was mentioned. She noticed an old laptop in one picture during

the presentation and said the idea just came to her. “I thought: wouldn’t it be great if I could come up with a program to take recycled computers, keep them out of landfills, but give them to students who need them, who can’t afford to replace their computers,” she said. Benes started brainstorming ways to help more students struggling with

failing technology in the face of online due dates and hours of online homework. With the help of downtown Grand Rapids’ Surplus Store, Benes was able to create the first GVSU laptop loan program. “They have given us five laptops for free to start us out with,” she said. “And we have now given out three of those (so) I’m going to ap-

ply for a sustainability grant to purchase some more.” Though the laptop program is new to the campus community, students and faculty have already started taking notice of its benefits. Alayna Weekley, a women and gender studies professor, is recommending it to students as a regular part of her first fall semester classes. “I have talked about it in

all of my classes,” Weekley said. “I think it’s a really good way for us to reduce waste on campus and to make the resources we have go further and to make us more sustainable.” For Weekley, the laptop loan program was ideal because GVSU already has the resources students need in the form of pre-used faculty devices. “I was really excited

about it because we had just had a conversation in our department about the extra laptops we have,” she said. “So when the university replaces the equipment they provide us with, as faculty, we sometimes have extra stuff lying around that they don’t always come and pick up.”

A HELPING HAND: Oreja Guri, a GVSU freshman, studies on her laptop in the Mary Idema Pew Library Nov. 3, 2015. A laptop loan program has been created for students to now apply for a laptop supplied by the Surplus Store if they demonstrate financial need, are a student veteran or if they are a Pell Grant recipient. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

SUSTAINABILITY

Going from local to global

Former GR mayor speaks about environmental changes

CHANGING POLICIES: Former mayor of Grand Rapids speaks to GVSU students Thursday, Oct. 20. George Heartwell talked about sustainability within the community and the changes that need to happen in the local environment to affect the global world. GVL | EMILY FRYE BY KYLE DOYLE KDOYLE@LANTHORN.COM

Desolate wastelands span across the planet. Seas of unending destruction, devoid of life as far as the eye can see. Temperatures

that rival those of the sun. Deadly storms that rage on in every corner of the globe. To some, this is the future if action is not taken to prevent the effects of climate change. But the only way to do this is to start from the bottom up. This

is something former mayor of Grand Rapids and current community sustainability coordinator at Grand Valley State University George K. Heartwell has successfully employed. Heartwell gave a talk on the importance of changing

environmental policy at the local level to help change spread up toward the global level at the Loutit Lecture Halls Thursday, Oct. 20 titled “Local to Global: The All in Effort to Save the Planet?” Heartwell focused pri-

marily on the changes he made to the city of Grand Rapids during his tenure as mayor and how he and mayors from across the globe influenced language at the Paris climate talks. “We’ve heard Earth’s cry,” Heartwell said. “We’ve seen the rape of species to extinction, we can’t claim ignorance.” Using his time as mayor as a focus, Heartwell took the audience through a list of things he did and helped do during his time as mayor of Grand Rapids. During his tenure, Heartwell helped the city become one of the greenest cities in the country, winning awards from the U.S. Department of Commerce for sustainability and from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for environmental protection. Heartwell was also able to get the city on track for numerous environmental goals including increasing tree canopy to 40 percent by 2030 and percent of municipal power coming from renewable energy sources by 2020. Shifting from his help

with local environmental protection, Heartwell talked about his experience at the United Nations climate talks held in 2015 in Paris. “600 mayors attended the Paris talks,” Heartwell said. “Mayors from all over the world and our sheer numbers helped influence the language put into the deal. “Success of the international agreements requires the cooperation of us, the cities.” Heartwell said in order to implement change globally it has to be done locally, something that was hammered in at the Paris climate talks as he spoke with foreign mayors and White House administrators. “I left Paris feeling inspired,” Heartwell said. Heartwell made it his goal to tell the members of the audience that progress can not be made with one city, but with all cities working together, no matter the difficulty. “If Grand Rapids can (do) this, every city can also,” Heartwell said. “Every city should do this and more.”

REFLECTION OF BEAUTY: The Mary Idema Pew Library reflects the sunset during a warm evening on the Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus. The library was recently named one of five “landmark libraries” in the nation by Library Journal, an online library-based publication. LUKE HOLMES GVL

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Police brutality discussions are vital to making progress

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olice brutality isn’t something people necessarily want to talk about. It’s complicated, it’s uncomfortable and it is upsetting to consider. Human-onhuman violence is something we like to push away and pretend isn’t happening, but if you have turned on the news recently, you’ll see it’s a prominent issue. Recently, Grand Valley State University’s student senate organized a panel discussion about the issue of police brutality across the nation. Looking at changing the conversation around enforcement, not only in matters of legality but also matters of historical associations, the event focused on the responsibility of ethical and fair policing at the community level. Though this issue is much larger than the greater GVSU community, initiating the conversation at the university level is a good place to start. At GVSU, we have a police academy that enrolls potential police officers after graduation. These officers will be going out into the job force. While we are not saying these officers will be the ones committing acts of brutality, it is important to make distinctions of right and wrong in an educational sense so future officers know how to handle tricky situations. It is also important for police officers to hear out and understand the view of the citizens they are policing. Additionally, these kind of educational experiences are making it clear that, in order to create comprehensive change, it is about more than just taking photos interacting with members of the commu-

nity to prove the respect of human life is there. It is about respecting the humanity of those around us no matter the color of skin, religious preference or sexual orientation. In a country that, as of late, has focused in on issues of hate between people at both the community and administrative level, it is important to focus on changing the real issue behind police brutality; the idea that one person’s life is above another’s. We understand, unfortunately, this is not a problem that can be changed overnight. It is going to take time, resources and dedication to create a comprehensive solution. However, if every community put forth the effort we are seeing from the GVSU student senate and police department to educate and inform those that are a part of our community, imagine the change that we could see within our own boundaries as well as the impact this could have on a nation-wide level. When we turn on the news and see instances where mothers, brothers, sisters, daughters, sons and fathers are shot down for simply the color of their skin, it is up to us to recognize the problems behind this and relate them back to the very core of society. It is our responsibility to convey the message that this will not be tolerated and instances of unnecessary violence will not be ignored. This problem is larger than police, this issue is bigger than GVSU, but it is our responsibility to be engaged, responsible and responsive to change.

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“You can’t just leave me here!” an elderly man called to his daughter as she walked out the door after moving him into the senior living home. “I love you, and you can’t just leave me here like this,” he yelled. I witnessed this scene while walking my grandma back to her room at the home after a day out and felt wracked with guilt. How could we just leave her there? I understand that there are a lot of circumstances that lead to the decision to put a loved one in an assisted living home and many people

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an active part of their lives or saving money so we can afford to have them come stay with us some day, we need to do something better. I understand that taking care of a loved one, especially one who is sick, is extremely difficult. I understand that it takes time and effort and can be frustrating. I understand that many people work jobs that don’t allow them time to come home and take care of their parents, but our parents often took time off work to take care of us. We need to return the favor. Being active with grandchildren, volunteering, being social and taking care of the home helps keep the mind active. Especially being involved with younger generations can prevent things like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Putting an aging population into a nursing home where they spend most of their time interacting with only each other is really only worsening the situation. We need to find a way to keep our parents out

of nursing homes so they can lead more active lives for as long as possible. Having elderly people remain active in society is not only good for the elderly person, but also good for society. Diversity in age brings diversity in perspective. We need people who have experience to be involved in our lives and part of things like local government. They may not understand technology as well as we do, but they know things like how to read cursive. Their knowledge and experience is more valuable than we might realize. We need to do our part to ensure that active society doesn’t end after the age of 65. As our generation enters the working world and becomes adults, we need to make some changes regarding the way we treat elderly people as a society. If we don’t want to be left at the nursing home someday and if we want our parents to know how much their care means to us, we need to keep our parents active in our lives and take care of them when they need our support.

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struggle with the decision, but our generation needs to do a better job of taking care of the elderly. We need to save money and plan and prepare for the day our parents need to be supported, and we need to keep them more active in our lives and in society. My grandma has played a large role in my life and I even lived with her for a while. She taught me to drive, cooked me dinner and allowed me to stay with her. Just like many of our parents, my grandma took care of me. Having to drop her off at the end of the day and not be there to help her is something I find extremely difficult. While my grandma has a lot of love and support from my family and is visited and taken out on a regular basis, many of the people who stay in her home don’t get visited very much. When our parents get older, we need to find some other way to make sure we’re active in taking care of them. Whether this means moving closer to our parents after graduation and making sure that we stay

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Grand Rapids is synonymous with beer. With Founders, the Mitten, Harmony and New Holland all within city limits, it is very hard to drive around without seeing a brewery, let alone somewhere to get a beer. However, after living in ‘Beer City, USA’ for nearly a year and a half I still find myself face to face with that shiny, red case of bowties or Budweiser when I buy beer. What’s that sound?

Residents sharpening their pitchforks? Yeah, I’m fairly used to that by now. It’s not to say that I haven’t been to Founders, the Mitten, Harmony Hall, or New Holland. In fact, I have been to all of them and quite enjoy them. There is just something about those beers that start with ‘Bud’ that I can’t ignore. As I said, I don’t dislike drinking at the local breweries, but often I am just there for the atmosphere and I know I am not the only one. One of the most intimidating things associated with craft beers is simply the uncertainty. If you’ve never had a Busch light I can tell you with much certainty exactly what you are getting, it’s half a can of Coors light added to half a can of water (sorry to disappoint the one Busch fan who is reading this.) If you’ve never had an IPA, then the best I can do

for you is to tell you “it’s hoppy,” which ultimately does you no good if you’ve never had a hoppy beer. The waiter will probably tell you it tastes like mixing the roots of a California Redwood with the smell that lingers after a rainstorm. Sure you can try it, but does that really tell the full story? Can you really trust ordering a beer you’ve never really sat down with and gotten to know? Simply deciding on a beer at all can be a tall order for some. Along with that, whether it is right or wrong, ordering a craft beer usually sends out some sort of message to the rest of the world. Oftentimes, it indicates a certain level of sophistication, kind of like, “I used to drink Bud Light, but now I’m an adult and drink barrel-aged stouts.” Sometimes I even select the kind of beer I am going to drink in order to hold myself to a certain

standard. Those brewers don’t take kindly to people getting drunk off of their beers, whereas that’s basically old hat for the macro brew crowd. Yet, there is no denying that a person holding a KBS gives off an entirely different vibe than someone holding a Bud Light. It seems as if the level of sophistication grows the more obscure the beer is. Thankfully, you can use this to your advantage. If you just tell everyone that you only drink a certain, relatively unknown beer, then everyone will assume you’ve tried a lot of beer and that you are a beer expert. Everyone wants to be an expert. If you live in West Michigan and aren’t totally onboard with the beer scene, you are not alone. I can’t help but wonder if maybe one day we will be the odd men out, and people will be asking us to describe the taste of a Bud. Until then, cheers.

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“I probably won’t be watching the World Series because I’m really involved with homework and school. Plus, none of my favorite teams are in it.”

“I’m going to just because I think the matchup is interesting, especially since the Cubs haven’t been since 1908, and (for) the Indians it’s been since like 1948.”

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“I’m not huge into sports, but I will probably watch because it’s important to keep involved in that stuff because it’s a landmark for baseball.”

“Probably not, just because if I follow baseball, it’s only to watch the Detroit Tigers.”

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DIVERSITY

Looking through a new lens Intercultural training program helps GV students immerse themselves in new cultures

INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCY: 2015 ITC program certificate graduates. Seated in the bottom row (left to right): Rachel Travis, Angel McFarland, Abish Israde and Kayla Mough. Standing in the top row (left to right): Regina McClinton, Karly Cramer, Anna Moore, Shelby Bruseloff, Shelbi Kruithoff and Fabian Haywood. The ITC program helps GVSU students become immersed in another culture. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU BY SHAE SLAUGHTER SSLAUGHTER@LANTHORN.COM

There’s more to a quality education than simply being able to read and write well. For this reason, Grand Valley State University offers an intercultural training certificate (ITC) program spearheaded by director and associate professor of liberal studies Regina McClinton. The ITC program aims to help students gain intercultural competency by promoting students’ ability to work in a diverse world, using skills such as cultural sensitivity and intercultural communication skills.

“Everybody is encountering differences, we find people who grew up differently than we did, whose perspectives are different than ours,” McClinton said. These types of differences helped push McClinton to create the ITC program in the winter of 2010. Becoming the director of ITC was a big change from her place of hire in the biology department at GVSU, but she felt it was worth it. “What we recognized is that students needed to have a safe place to learn the stuff they don’t know about differences,” she said. “We talk about what I like to call ‘the –isms:’ gender, sex, race.” One of the main points in

this program is stressing the many of which can ‘doublemany ways there are to do dip’ with other general educasomething. McClinton men- tion or major requirements. tioned the idea of The first course a woman changof ITC100 is a ing her last name general educa“What we after marriage tion U.S. diverand why there recognized is that sity course that students needed should be no can get students expectation or started on the to have a safe thought on this path to completplace to learn the ing the program. being the correct or incorrect It also involves stuff they don’t thing to do. taking two know about...” “If you’ve not electives and a considered that practicum where REGINA MCCLINTON differences exist, participants will ITC DIRECTOR that’s when you immerse themtend to run into selves in an unfaconflict,” McClinton said. miliar culture, helping them to The ITC program involves get the full benefit of the course. the completion of five courses, “I need you soaking wet

in that other culture,” McClinton said. One student who completed the ITC program, senior Angel McFarland, chose to complete her practicum through a study abroad program in Oman and Dubai. “I think my favorite part about it is that it’s not too much of a class,” McFarland said. “It doesn’t feel like a program, it feels like I just volunteered to learn about something new.” As a dual major in psychology and religious studies with a minor in Middle Eastern studies, McFarland feels like having this knowledge will certainly be beneficial going forward. “You learn so much, it’s knowledge you take with

you every day,” she said. At the completion of the course, students also complete a capstone project, which includes a research project and a critical thinking project. Some of these assignments have even been enacted in the real world, leading to tangible benefits. As a program with only five courses, the benefits outweigh any time that the program will add onto student’s schedules, if any, according to both McClinton and McFarland. “There is not (a) career that does not benefit from this,” McClinton said. “You’re going to have a co-worker or a boss or someone that sees the world differently than you. The world is changing.”

A6 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AT A GLANCE PASSPORT FAIR

The Padnos International Center at Grand Valley State University invites all students in need of a passport or passport renewal to stop by passport fair Monday, Oct. 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2204. There are few materials required to get a passport. All interested students are asked to bring proof of U.S. citizenship, proof of identity, two blank checks to purchase their passport, their GVSU identification cards and a photo of themselves. Prior to the fair, students have the option to stop by the Padnos International Center in Lake Ontario Hall Room 130 to get a photo taken for their passports.

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EXHIBITION

The art of change

CAMPUS CLEANUP

The Green Team at Grand Valley State University is seeking volunteers to help clean up campus Monday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. in front of the Kleiner Marketplace. All volunteers will help clean up any trash, including cans, cigarettes, pieces of paper and anything else that may be on the grass or sidewalks. The Green Team is dedicated to keeping campus beautiful and prevent any trash from clogging the ravines and harm wildlife.

‘IT’S ON US’: JOURNEY IN THEIR SHOES

The Women’s Center at Grand Valley State University will continue its “It’s On Us” series with an event that sheds light on the deeply rooted impact of dating and domestic violence. This domestic violence awareness event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2266. Participants will learn to understand the issues, barriers to seeking help and emotional distress victims/survivors of domestic violence may experience every day. The event will feature a simulation activity where participants will play the victim/survivor of experience the responses they often receive from family, friends and the surrounding community. For more information on this event, contact Ashley Schulte at schulash@gvsu.edu.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

This year, the annual campus showing of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be shown Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2250. To add to the experience, all audience members will be given a bag of props to be pulled out at certain times during the movie. Free popcorn will be offered.

FROM CITY TO CITY: Viviano’s exhibition featured 26 cities across the globe, each depicting a different popular migration pattern. The audience is encouraged to find their location on the map and identify the population fluctuation over the years. COURTESY | TIM THAYER

Smithsonian Institution features original artwork from GV professor BY KATE BRANUM ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

An exhibition currently on display in the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. features 15 original pieces of art created by Grand Valley State University art and design professor Norwood Viviano. “Visions and Revisions: Renwick Invitational 2016” recognizes Viviano along with three other distinguished and noteworthy artists: Jennifer Crask, Steven Young Lee and Kristen Morgan. “When the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian invites you to have an exhibition, that is a tremendous honor and that is a significant recognition of where you are as an artist in your career,” said Henry Matthews, GVSU director of galleries and collections. Along with nine bronze

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work pieces borrowed from the GVSU gallery’s permanent collection, the Smithsonian has reserved space for Viviano’s main project, “Global Cities,” which was previously shown at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in November 2015. The exhibition opened Friday, Sept. 9. Spanning 22 feet, “Global Cities” featuring a multitude of curvy, blue hand-blown glass sculptures hanging on transparent strings above vinyl-cut map of the world on two, large wooden plinths. The project focuses on 29 cities around the globe demonstrating dramatic population trends and migration patterns over a period of time. The length of the glass sculptures represent time–when each city was founded, and the changing widths of the sculptures represent the population at the city over the years. All of the sculptures line up at the year 2014, which was when Viviano

began creating the project. When choosing the cities he used for the exhibition, Viviano kept in mind each city’s economic connections and events that tied the cities together. Viviano began by researching one of the most important events in history that caused drastic population migrations– World War II. He also looked at the refugee crisis in America, a more current and contemporary event. Before “Global Cities,” Viviano completed a project that looked at 24 cities in America, primarily focusing on the Midwest as well as a project that displayed specific cities in Michigan. He began researching population trends and attempted to understand relationships between cities on a regional level, which raised many questions Viviano was interested in exploring on a global level. “I don’t really see myself as a historian or a statistician, but

I think the work has encouraged me to have this kind of dialogue and challenge me to have this kind of dialogue,” Viviano said. “I learn a lot from (the research) and I enjoy the conversations I have with people outside of the field (of art) and those (conversations) have really opened up the way my work continues to grow.” Viviano hopes “Global Cities” raises more questions than it answers when people first view it. The piece creates a hunt, encouraging viewers to find where they have been or where they are now in the world. “I think people assume art is this sort of static experience. For me, within the work, I really want people to think about their own stories or to think about the current events that are going on today,” Viviano said. Viviano’s exhibition will remain open until Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

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GV and GRCC collaborate on first annual film festival BY CARMEN SMITH CSMITH@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State University’s French clubs have teamed up to bring the first annual Tournees

French Film Festival to Grand Rapids Wednesday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Nov. 8. Film viewings will be held at GVSU at the Loosemore Auditorium and at GRCC’s Applied Technology Center Auditorium.

The festival features six French films varying from classics to animations. The films include “Valley of Love” shown Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6:15 p.m. at Loosemore Auditorium, “Phantom Boy” on Thursday Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Loosemore Auditorium, “La Sapienza” Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Loosemore Auditorium, “Chocolat” (1988) Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. at the GRCC ATC Auditorium, “Jauja” (2014) Friday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. at the GRCC ATC Auditorium, and “Le Grand Homme” (2014) Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the GRCC ATC Auditorium. “It’s a very collaborative event, so everyone in the French department is involved in some way,” GVSU French professor Dan Golembeski said. “Even people in the Spanish and Italian departments, too. LOG ON TO:

VIEWINGS: Six French films will be shown both on the GVSU campus and the GRCC campus. COURTESY | DAN GOLEMBESKI

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PERFORMANCE: Eighty students from 15 high schools in Michigan performed alongside the GVSU Cantate Ensemble in the Vocal Day concert Friday, Oct. 20. COURTESY | GVSU CANTATE ENSEMBLE

Vocal Day concert brings high schoolers to campus BY NICOLE BOBB NBOBB@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University high school Vocal Day welcomed 80 high school students from 15 high schools in Michigan to the Performing Arts Center Friday, Oct. 21 to participate in a day of vocal music education, hosted by GVSU vocal music faculty and guest teachers. “There are several things that are happening during the day,” said Dale Schriemer, a professor and co-chair of high school Vocal Day. “We are actually rehearsing with all of

those students, our top ensemble and all of the students who (come) are actually singing together in a mass choir at the end of the day so there’s choral music and that top ensemble is also singing some solo things.” Participants had the chance to witness a vocal performance from GVSU voice students, learn effective vocal warm-ups and rehearse sideby-side with the GVSU Cantate ensemble. There were four total master classes offered, featuring classical rap, musical theater rap and opera. Students in those classes had the opportunity to work

with experienced teachers to amp up their skills. A final concert was held at the end of a full day of classes to showcase student’s talents. The students received instruction by GVSU faculty Rachael Gates, Dale Schriemer, Ellen Pool, Kathryn Stieler and guest professor Dale Beaver from Ohio State University, who instructed students on the Alexander technique, a way of learning how to rid the body of harmful tension. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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QUICK HITS DIII HOCKEY SWEEPS WEEKEND SERIES

The Grand Valley State Division III men’s club hockey swept a two-game series against cross-town rival Davenport. The Lakers dominated in the first game at home with an 11-0 win Friday, Oct. 21 and won a close game 3-2 at Davenport Saturday, Oct. 22. Thirty seconds into the first game, forward Alex Bjork scored to give GVSU the early lead. From there, the Lakers never looked back. GVSU added five more goals in the first period. Sophomore Scott Schueneman netted two goals and Bjork added one more late in the period. The Lakers added three more goals in the second period, started by freshman Randy Stoever. Schueneman scored again to complete his hat trick, and Bronson Foote put the Lakers up 9-0 late in the period. In the third period, Stoever capped off the game with his second goal that found the back of the net through the legs of the goalie. In the second game at Davenport, the Panthers opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal, but the Lakers quickly responded with a goal from Alex Siroky. The Panthers took the lead again in the second period, but for the second time Siroky answered back with a goal to tie the game. In the third period, GVSU’s Brody Vanderline scored on the power play to give the Lakers the lead, and the defense took care of the rest. The Lakers killed two penalties late in the game to secure the victory.

CLUB ROLLER HOCKEY FINISHES WEEKEND 6-1 The Grand Valley State Division I and III men’s roller hockey clubs finished the weekend, Oct. 21-23 with a combined 5-2 record. The DI team suffered its first loss of the season on its way to a 3-1 weekend, and the DIII team won two of its three games against DII opponents. The DI team lost 8-2 to Michigan State in the opening game of the weekend. The Lakers rebounded with three straight wins against Eastern Michigan 12-1, Western Michigan 8-0 and Miami (Ohio) 5-0. The DIII team continued its preseason success with two wins to open up the weekend. The Lakers beat Ohio State 4-1 and Michigan 7-3. GVSU fell to Michigan Tech 5-4 in overtime for the team’s first loss of the season.

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Deep breath

GV escapes Hillsdale 35-17

THE BIG 2,000: Grand Valley State senior wide receiver Matt Williams runs onto the field before the game against the Truman State Bulldogs Saturday, Oct. 15. Williams recorded four catches for 80 yards and a touchdown against Hillsdale this past Saturday, and went over 2,000 career receiving yards in the process. GVL | EMILY FRYE BY BEAU TROUTMAN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

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rand Valley State’s road contest with the Hillsdale Chargers was a day of many firsts. The Lakers gave up their first and second first half touchdowns of the year to the Charger offense, after previously outscoring opponents 175-9 in the first half. It was the first time the Lakers entered the fourth quarter without the lead, as they trailed the Chargers 17-14 with just 15 minutes left.

It was also the first fourth quarter comeback for the Lakers, as they scored 21 unanswered points in the final frame and handed the Chargers their first home loss of the season 35-17 Saturday, Oct. 22. “We went into halftime and said, ‘hey, we’re going to take a deep breath, we’ve got to show them what we’ve been talking about since January. We’ve got to show some grit here, we’ve got to show some resiliency. We’ve got to stick together,’ and I thought we did that,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell.

The Lakers improved to 8-0 (7-0 GLIAC) while the Chargers dropped to 3-4 (2-4 GLIAC). GVSU bid farewell to Hillsdale on a victorious note, as this is the Chargers’ final season in the GLIAC before leaving to join the G-MAC next season. Both teams were deadlocked at 14 points for most of the first three quarters. GVSU had trouble with penalties and finished with 10 flags for 82 yards. Safety Donte Carey was ejected in the first quarter after a targeting call. Chargers’ quarterback Chance Stewart lost two

fumbles, both deep in GVSU territory and both on third down. One came in the first quarter on third-and-one at the GVSU 21-yard line, which was forced by David Talley and was recovered by Collin Schlosser. The other came in the third—a mishandled snap on third-and-goal from the GVSU one-yard line, which was recovered by Alton Voss. The Chargers tacked on a field goal late in the third quarter to take the lead. Enter the fourth quarter, and the Lakers were in a position they hadn’t been in all season. GVSU running back Mar-

tayveus Carter started the fourth quarter off with a 14-yard touchdown run to go up 21-17. After a Hillsdale threeand-out, the Lakers struck pay dirt on their first play of their next drive—a 55-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Williams to senior receiver Matt Williams, who used his signature double move to get wide open and put the Lakers up 28-17. It was needed breathing room for an offense that had trouble connecting on big play passes. SEE FOOTBALL | A8

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CLUB BOWLING HOSTS FIRST EVER TOURNAMENT

The Grand Valley State bowling club hosted its first-ever tournament Saturday, Oct. 22. Fifteen teams from seven different colleges across the Midwest competed in the tournament. The GVSU men’s team finished third in the men’s group, 280 pins behind first-place Judson University. The women’s team finished in fourth ahead of Judson and Michigan State. After a successful first tournament, GVSU will look to host more tournaments in the future. “This is a really good starting point,” said GVSU coach Jason Butler. “We have a strong foundation to build from for future years.” Both the men’s and women’s teams will travel to Columbus, Ohio next weekend for the first of two American Heartland Conference tournaments.

VARSITY SCHEDULE WOMEN’S GOLF Monday, all day at Annual Trevecca Women’s Fall Invitational (Old Hickory Country Club) Tuesday, all day at Annual Trevecca Women’s Fall Invitational (Old Hickory Country Club)

CHAMPIONS: Grand Valley State cross country coach Jerry Baltes celebrates a victory with his team during the 2014 Cross Country National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. The GVSU men and women both took home first place at the 2016 GLIAC Championships Saturday, Oct. 22 in Big Rapids, Michigan. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Dynasty GV men, women win 2016 GLIAC Championships BY DANNY SCHWARTZ DSCHWARTZ@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State cross country team traveled to Katie Golf Course at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan to

compete in the 2016 GLIAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships Saturday, Oct. 22. Overall, it was a very successful day. The women claimed their 16th straight GLIAC championship, while the men

claimed their 15th straight GLIAC championship. The men’s team placed first overall with 28 points, and the women’s team also placed first overall with 35 points. The 2016 GLIAC cross country major awards were also handed out at this event, and GVSU won four of them. Kendra Foley won Women’s Athlete of the Year, Stacy Metzger won Women’s Freshman of the Year and coach Jerry Baltes won both Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year.

GVSU’s Kendra Foley finished in first for the women’s race with a final time of 21:09.2. “We went into the GLIAC ready to compete and ready to take home our 16th championship,” Foley said. “We just had high expectations from ourselves, and it ended up being a great day for all of us.” On receiving the Women’s Athlete of the Year award, Foley knows how big of an honor it is, especially coming from a very competitive conference like the GLIAC. Other women’s scores

include Kelly Haubert finishing fifth overall with a time of 21:56.7. Stacy Metzger finished in seventh with a time of 22:01.7, while Alison Work finished 10th with a time of 22:20.2. For the men’s side, GVSU’s Zach Panning finished second overall with a time of 24:31.6. “Personally, I was pushing too hard the entire race,” Panning said. “I think I need to get out a little easier and settle in more in the middle of the race, and then SEE XC | A8

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A8 | SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

GV swim and dive teams sweep weekend

STRONG SHOWING: Laker Garret McCormick competes in a race during the annual Black and Blue Meet at Grand Valley State Saturday, Oct. 6. The swim and dive team defeated the Calvin Knights and the Hillsdale Chargers during their weekend competitions. The Laker team will take on Northern Michigan and Saginaw Valley State during a tri-squad meet in Marquette, Michigan Saturday, Oct. 29. GVL | EMILY FRYE BY JAKE CARROLL JCARROLL@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s swim and dive teams took down the Lewis Flyers Friday, Oct. 21, and then Saturday, Oct. 22, the women attended a tri-squad meet against Calvin and Hillsdale, while the men took on only Calvin. Friday, the Laker men won 139-91, and the women brought home the win 180-51. Saturday, the men’s team won 225-74, and the women took the win 211.5-85.5. The women started off Friday with a 1-2 finish in the 200yard medley relay with their GVSU A-team of Meghan Falconer, Emily Gallagher, Emily Toro and Jenn Priebe touching first (1:49.64), and the GVSU B team of Kaitlin Cassell, Rachel Skoog, Mercedes Martinez and Sidney Weaver coming second (1:53.41). Saturday in the 200-yard medley relay, the Laker women took first over Hillsdale and Calvin with their GVSU A-team consisting

of Meghan Falconer, Emily Gallagher, Hannah Richard and Jenn Priebe (1:48.17). Melina Goebel also has had a very successful past couple of weeks. On Friday, she took two first place finishes and a second place. The two first place finishes came from the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.41) and the 200-yard freestyle relay with the GVSU A-team (1:40.04). The secondplace finish came from the 100yard butterfly (1:00.83). Saturday, Goebel put in a quality outing again finishing first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:11.11), first in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.20) and second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:11.78). Goebel was content with her performance at Friday’s meet. “It was good,” Goebel said. “I didn’t swim my personal best, but it was good. I want to make the nationals.” Emily Gallagher had a very productive day on Friday, as well as Saturday. Friday, she finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.02) and first in the 50-yard freestyle (25.15).

Saturday, Gallagher finished first in the 200-yard medley relay with the GVSU A-team (1:48.17), second in the 100-yard breaststroke and first in the 100-yard breaststroke (2:25.64). The Lakers took another one-two finish Friday in the next event, the 1,000-yard freestyle. Leonie Van Noort (10:29.61) touched first a whole 31 seconds before the second-place finisher, GVSU’s Julia Suriano (11:00.18). Van Noort also finished second (54.51) in the 100yard freestyle behind GVSU’s Sam Postmus (53.94), and touched first as part of the GVSU A-team in the 200yard freestyle relay (1:40.04). Saturday, Van Noort finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.94), first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.94) and first in the 400yard freestyle relay as part of the GVSU A-team (3:38.83). Postmus also had a successful day finishing first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:07.95), as well as first in the 100-yard freestyle.

Against Calvin and Hillsdale, Postmus finished third in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:45.70), second in the 200yard backstroke (2:07.43) and first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:07.45). “In the 200 meter (individual medley) I kind of maintained the same just because we did have two meets in a row,” Postmus said. “It is very hard coming off last night into today, but we came out strong.” In diving, Kayla Marquardt finished first on the one-meter board (267.21), with Mikayla Karasek claiming second on the one-meter (249.59). Karasek also took first on the three-meter board (249.22). Saturday, Marquardt took second place in the threemeter board (243.45) and first in the one-meter board (261.30). Jessie Adams claimed third place in the one-meter board (242.45). As for the men, Danny Abbott had a successful two days also. Abbott finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.61), first in the 100-yard freestyle (46.98) and first in the 200-

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DII hockey splits home and away with Toldeo BY NATALIE LONGROY NLONGROY@LANTHORN.COM

“We’re not discouraged when we don’t hit one,” Bart Williams said. “We just reload the gun and shoot it again and go for home runs.” Matt Williams led the Lakers with four catches, 80 yards and a touchdown, going over 2,000 career receiving yards in the process. “Yeah, (2,000 receiving yards) is cool, cool to tell my grandkids one day, but right now the only thing that matters is we won,” Matt Williams said. The Chargers failed to answer the GVSU touchdowns, and the Laker defense made a crucial fourth down stop leading 28-17. Needing a touchdown

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be ready to close better.” Panning said that as a team, GVSU had great races from some guys that have been steadily improving over the year, and that progression is a great thing to see. Chris May and Nate Orndorf finished right behind Panning in third and fourth place with times of 25:00.7 and 25:04.6, respectively. Other top-10 finishes for GVSU include ninth place Trevor Sharnas with a time of 25:21.8, and Bryce Bradley at 10th place with a final time of 25:21.9. Baltes was happy with

yard freestyle relay as part of the GVSU A-team (1:24.84). Saturday, Abbott finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.00), and the 100-yard freestyle (45.69). He also took first in the 400-yard freestyle relay as part of the GVSU A-team (3:07.69). Friday, Marius Mikalauskas finished first in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.35), first in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.67) and touched second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.65). Come Saturday, Mikalauskas finished first in the 200yard medley relay as part of the GVSU A-team (1:32.90), first in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.50) and first in the 100-yard butterfly (51.97). Harry Shalamon also posted some quality times Friday, finishing first in the 200-yard medley relay with the GVSU A-team (1:35.35), first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.83) and first in the 100yard backstroke (52.92). Grant Borregard was able to finish first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.62), fourth in the 100-yard back-

stroke (55.15) and third in the 200-yard medley relay as part of the GVSU B-team. National champion diver Brad Dalrymple took first in the three-meter board (326.25). Jared Gregory took second in the 3-meter board (273.38) and first in the onemeter board (306.38). Saturday, Dalrymple took first in the one-meter dive (300.20) and tied for first in the three-meter dive with fellow GVSU diver Alex Miller (324.60). In regards to Saturday’s competition, GVSU coach Andy Boyce had some words of commendation for his swimmers. “We had some great performances today,” Boyce said. “Emily Gallagher had a great breaststroke and Danny Abbott was posting fast times. It’s nice to see fast times being posted this early in the season.” The Lakers will take on Northern Michigan and Saginaw Valley State in a trisquad meet in Marquette, Michigan Saturday, Oct. 29.

to get back into the game, the Chargers decided to go for it on fourth-and-10 at the GVSU 28-yard line. Stewart dropped back to pass, then found a wide open running lane up the middle, but was stopped a yard short of the marker by Dylan Carroll, ending the drive. Carter put the game out of reach on the next possession with a 10-yard touchdown scamper to seal the game. “To me, his game to me was a very well-learned lesson,” Carter said. “We know we got what it takes to come back in a game.” Carter led all backs with 205 yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns, bringing his season totals to 1115 yards and 14 touchdowns. Bart Williams

finished 15-of-26 for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Schlosser led all defenders with 11 total tackles and added a sack, while Sydney Omameh led all defenders with a Matt Judon-like four sacks. Omameh is second in the GLIAC with 10 sacks this year. The successful road test will prove beneficial for a GVSU team that plays Findlay in their last home game this Saturday, Oct. 23, and then ends the year on backto-back road games against Wayne State (7-1) and Saginaw Valley State (4-3). “We haven’t had too much adversity, so it was good for our football team to get through (Hillsdale),” Bart Williams said. “I think the defense really trusts the offense, and the offense trusts the defense.”

his team’s performance, and is optimistic heading into regionals and nationals. “We see this event as the first step in a three-step process of the GLIAC championships, regionals, and then hopefully the state championships,” Baltes said. “We certainly wanted to come away with two championships, and our kids did a really nice job of doing so.” On receiving Coach of the Year awards, Baltes is humbled but focused on the task at hand. The individual accolades are nice, but ultimately he believes in staying focused on the team aspect and everyone doing their part for the good of the team.

“The Coach of the Year award is voted on by peers and it’s an honor,” Baltes said. “But that award goes to everyone in our program, from assistant coach Aaron Watson, many other assistants as well and the athletic training staff, so it’s a total team effort and team win.” The Lakers return to action in two weeks for the Midwest Regional Championships. The event takes place in Evansville, Indiana Saturday, Nov. 5. “We’ll have one of our hardest workouts of the year next Friday, and then we’ll be ready in two weeks to head down to Evansville, Indiana to get stuff done,” he said.

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GV soccer shuts out Northwood, SVSU BY JOSH PEICK

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The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team swept the weekend series with a 6-0 win against Northwood Friday, Oct. 21 and a 4-0 win over Saginaw Valley State Sunday, Oct. 23. In doing so, the Lakers clinched the GLIAC regular season title for the 12th straight season. In the first game, midfielder Tara Lierman opened the scoring for the Lakers by cleaning up a rebound after a shot from Gabriella Mencotti. Fewer than 10 minutes later, forward Kendra Stauffer roofed a shot from the right side of the box to give the Lakers an early two-goal lead. GVSU was held scoreless the rest of the half, but Lierman scored again early in the second

half to ignite the offense. “I was just trying to get in the right place at the right time,” Lierman said. “My second goal, I saw (Stauffer) get out wide and beat her player, I just made a run to the top of the box to hit it home.” GVSU has been looking for consistency in the midfielder position all season, but Lierman showed that she can fill that role the team is looking for. “She was keen on the ball, made good decisions, put herself in front of goal and made a great extra effort on her second goal of the match with a 55yard run diagonally to the far post to find that final ball,” said GVSU coach Jeff Hosler. After Lierman’s second goal, the Lakers scored twice more in a two-minute window. Marti Corby finished on

a pass into the box, and Jayma Martin found a free ball in the box and fired it into the net. “At this time of the year, we talk all the time about putting our best performance forward,” Hosler said. “When you have a solid result like tonight, the challenge is to make sure that you turn around and match that the next time out.” The Lakers followed up the win with another shutout against rival SVSU. Mencotti initiated the scoring for GVSU with an unassisted goal for her 21st goal of the season. “We were on our heels a little bit the first three or four minutes,” Hosler said. “They were the more aggressive team, and when we scored the game settled down pretty quick.” GVSU continued to apply the pressure with two more

goals in the first half, both scored by Stauffer. “(Stauffer) did a really good job of finding penetration off the ball and reading the game well to decide what channels to get into,” Hosler said. “When she does that, our midfielders and other forwards do a good job of recognizing it and finding her at the right moments.” In the second half, the Lakers’ offense stalled production, but in the final 10 minutes Martin scored with a shot low and to the right of the goalie to seal the game. The shutout win extended GVSU’s shutout streak in conference play to 10 games. The Lakers have not allowed a goal in their last six games. GVSU will have its final regular season game Friday, Oct. 28 at Ferris State at 7 p.m.

76985 EXTRA EFFORT: Kendra Stauffer (5) closes in on the opposing team’s goal looking for a chance to score. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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A10 | SPORTS VOLLEYBALL

Laker volleyball splits with Wayne State, Findlay

Who’s going to win the World Series? TOUGH WIN: Kendall Yerkes (2) jumps and sends the ball over the net during a match Tuesday, Sept. 27. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State volleyball team split a weekend series with the Wayne State Warriors and Findlay Oilers. The Lakers beat the firstplace Warriors in Detroit Friday, Oct. 21 by a score of 3-0 to knock the Warriors to 17-5 (8-2 GLIAC), and then fell to the second-place Oilers 3-1 in Findlay the next day, Saturday, Oct. 22, bumping them up to 16-6 (9-2 GLIAC). The Lakers now sit at 12-9 (6-4 GLIAC). After a week of working on defensive play, the Lakers stifled the top-seeded Warriors in their own gym, beating them in straight sets 25-16, 25-20 and again 2516. GVSU picked up 13 more kills, five more blocks, 13 more assists and four more digs than Wayne State over the course of the match. Offensively for the Lakers, freshman Jayci Suseland led the way with 19 kills and two blocks. The next two highest in the category were sophomores Jillian Butsavich and Staci Brower with five kills each while Brower blocked three balls. Junior Katie Olson tallied 22 assists and 12 digs while freshman Kendall Yerkes and sophomores Taylor Stewart and Brooke Smith also played significant roles in the offensive game. “We played very aggressively and very loose at the same time,” said GVSU coach Deanne Scanlon. “Our blocking was outstanding, which got Wayne State out of their offense. We put together a very nice match.

That’s tough to do when you’re on the road. I thought we served and passed better than Wayne State and it made us comfortable doing what we needed to do.” For a young and talented team like the Lakers, Scanlon has noted that they would experience peaks and valleys throughout the season, and it’s safe to say that the win over the conference leader in Detroit can certainly be classified as a peak. “Coming in as underdogs, we just came in and knew we had to get that done and we played really well together,” said freshman Sydney Benchley. “It was a great feeling.” With confidence from the win transferring into the next afternoon against the Findlay Oilers, the Lakers were unable to get off to a strong start and eventually dropped the match in four sets by scores of 18-25, 25-21, 19-25 and 16-25. GVSU was outnumbered in nearly every significant statistic, falling short of Findlay in kills by 13, blocks by 10 and assists by 11. The Lakers managed to hit only .180 for the game while Findlay’s efficiency garnered them a number of .312. Brower paced the Lakers with 10 kills, followed by Suseland with nine. Smith, Yerkes and junior Sydney Doby had six each and Jillian Butsavich had five. Benchley and Yerkes each dug double digit balls, with 16 and 10 respectively while Stewart and Olson set up their hitters with 22 and 18 assists each. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

Beau Troutman – Cubs in four Did you really expect me to say the Cleveland Indians here? As pitcher Carlos Zambrano (probably) once said in Cubs’ pinstripes, hell no. It’s been 108 years since the Cubs’ last World Series title—1908, to be exact. The curse of the goat will finally come to an end. The Steve Bartman incident will finally be rectified. “Back to the Future” almost called it. It’s time. These 2016 Cubs deserve this more than any team in baseball. Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and the gang—not to mention Kyle Schwarber possibly at DH—are going to tee off on the Indians’ pitching. I’m looking at you, Corey Kluber. The only Indians pitcher capable of muzzling this Cubs lineup is one Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn, who has long since retired. No amount of bubble gum can save Indians’ manager Terry Francona now. Give me the Cubs with the sweep. Yeah, I said it. #FlytheW

Josh Peick – Cubs in five Although it is almost sacrilegious as a St. Louis Cardinals fan, I have to go with the Chicago Cubs to beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. The Cubs just have too many dangerous bats up and down their lineup. How can anyone expect to beat them when their third-string catcher Miguel Montero is hitting

game-winning grand slams? If Cleveland’s starting rotation was healthier (Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar and Trevor Bauer), I would give them a chance, but since all of them are likely out, the Cubs are going to light up the scoreboard. The Cubs will win in five games with Cleveland winning one game when Corey Kluber is on the mound.

Brady McAtamney – Cubs in six A celebration 108 years in the making, the Cubs are on the verge of shaking off the Billy Goat and Steve Bartman’s demonic presences that can still be felt over the creaky rafters of Wrigley. Add in the possibility of Kyle Schwarber returning to an already loaded roster, and the Lovable Losers will fend off the feisty Tribe and win it in six.

Natalie Longroy – Cubs in six I’m a sucker for underdogs, so for a team that hasn’t been to the World Series in 108 years, I’m picking the Chicago Cubs to win it all. In the past eight games for Cleveland, they have a solid bullpen with 1.77 ERA while allowing just 15 runs. Cleveland has struggled offensively and they have gotten five days of rest while the Cubs only have two days before the first game. Rest ruins momentum. Chicago is the

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more well-rounded team going into the World Series and will win in six games.

Mason Tronsor – Indians in seven If there is one thing we all learned from the NBA Finals this years, it is that anything is possible. The Cubs are similar to the Golden State Warriors— very exciting to watch and rising star talent. The Indians are the underdogs just as the Cleveland Cavaliers were (minus LeBron, of course). Chicago will punch “Believeland” in the mouth to open the series, but it will be the stars of the movie “Major League” who will get the last laugh.

Jake Carroll – Indians in six Who would’ve thought that the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians would be in the World Series? I mean, it’s been 71 years since the Cubs were there, and 19 for the Indians. I have been a Cubs fan all my life. Other than the Tigers, they are the only team in the MLB that I can watch without absolutely despising their franchise. Plus, the Indians are an AL Central team along with the Tigers, so how am I supposed to root for them in any series? That being said, I’m unfortunately taking the Indians in six games. They’re just a better team.

Brendan McMahon – Indians in seven The Curse of the Billy Goat will continue to haunt the Cubs for yet another year. As perfect a story as it has been for the Cubs this season, the Indians will pose a much more difficult challenge than they have faced all year. The Cubs seem loose and much too enthused to have simply just made the World Series for the first time in 71 years. The Indians will rely on home field advantage and the same dominant pitching they have produced all postseason. The Indians will win the World Series in seven games.

Danny Schwartz – Cubs in five The two MLB teams with the longest current World Series championship droughts are the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, and they will now face off in the World Series. For Cleveland, it’s been 67 seasons and their last championship was in 1948. For the Cubbies, it’s been 107 seasons with their last championship coming in 1908. I think this goes to the youngest, hungriest team. Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo and John Lester will lead them. The Cubs will win the World Series in five games. The “Back to the Future II” prediction was off by one year, correct? I guess time machines aren’t always accurate.

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