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GV students run for local political office

IMPACT: Thomas Haas speaks with Doug Kindschi. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

GV interfaith institute receives research grant

BY DYLAN GROSSER DGROSSER@LANTHORN.COM

The John Templeton Foundation awarded the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley State University a grant of $938,975 to conduct a project based on how religion is impacted by science.

The money will largely be spent on organizing workshops and paying participants for their work in the project. Kelly Clark, senior research fellow at the Kaufman Interfaith Institute, said the project consists of professors, philosophers, physicists and biologists, all of whom identify with Judaism, Christianity or Islam.

He said participants come from a variety of different countries and will work together and discuss matters related to interfaith cooperation and how to encourage “scientific inquiry among Abrahamic believers.” The project will take place over two years and in many different countries, eventually concluding in a conference in Istanbul.

After the project is completed, Clark said the institute is counting on two books to be published, a video and numerous scholarly articles to be created about the project.

The grant is the largest the institute has received in its six years of existence. Clark said the institute typically receives one to two grants a year in the $50,000 range, and this grant is a “quantum leap forward” from what they typically expect.

The director of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute, Douglas Kindschi, said the institute is already in talks with GVSU president Thomas Haas about future grants, but wasn’t willing to specify from which organizations. Although the grant is large, Kindschi said it is only one step forward in the right direction.

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REPRESENTING LAKERS: River Gibbs (left) and Wesley Wilson (right), along with Eric-John Szczepaniak (not pictured) are three GVSU students who will be on the ballot in their hometowns, running for positions ranging from school board trustees to a township trustee position this election cycle. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

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n less than a month, people across the country will be lining up to vote for the next president of the U.S., along with national, state and local legislative representatives, school board members, millages and ballot proposals.

But, unlike most students going to the polls, three Grand Valley State University students will be hoping they’re next in line for a representative position.

GVSU students River Gibbs, Eric-John Szczepaniak and Wesley Wilson have been hard at work on the campaign trail, trying to get their message heard and their name out to as many people as possible. These young adults are hoping to create change in their

hometowns in a meaningful way.

And they’re apparently doing well.

“I just had my first campaign sign destroyed, so that actually can maybe be a good sign because people see me as, at least, moderately credible,” Gibbs said, who is running for trustee of Georgetown Township.

Szczepaniak, who is running for trustee of the Kenowa Hills school board, has had a similar experience recently when he tried to speak during a school board meeting Monday, Oct. 10.

“At their meeting, (they) didn’t want to hear any dissent,” Szczepaniak said. “They didn’t want to hear from the public and they didn’t like what I had to say, (so) they rebuked their own agenda that they had already passed.”

On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, Wilson has had

few troubles because he is running unopposed for a Mona Shores school board trustee position.

“The president (of the school board) has kind of taken me under her wing,” Wilson said.

Each candidate has a unique background which has helped them establish why they want to run.

For Wilson, he hopes to use the six-year position as a stepping stone for later political endeavors, as well as bring someone to the school board who is more in tune with the feelings of high school students. He has worked on three campaigns, one of which is active, for two state representatives and a local sheriff.

Szczepaniak was involved in several organizations during his high school career including the Gay-Straight Alliance, and said he felt the school board didn’t really

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GV to host U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum lecturer From Irish citizens escaping their country due to a devastating potato famine to the droves of families fleeing conflict-ridden areas in Bhutan and Syria, refugees have been an important part of the world’s history.

A segment of history’s asylum seekers – European Jews during World War II – will be the subject of a talk Monday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Mary Idema Pew Library at Grand Valley State University’s in relation to Syrian refugees.

Led by Diane Afoumado, the chief of research and reference branch at the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the talk will focus on how in 1939, more than 900 German and Austrian Jews boarded the S.S. St. Louis in order to escape Nazi persecution.

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Recognizing the history of refugees

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listen to the ideas and thoughts of the students. He plans on using his knowledge as someone fresh out of high school to help make decisions to benefit students. He faces a field of six candidates, including himself.

Gibbs was the executive board president of his high school’s school board and has always dreamed of being a township supervisor.

“My dream, even when I was a little kid, was to be the township supervisor, as soon as I was old enough,” Gibbs said. “Once I got older, I realized maybe that’s kind of a stretch, so now I’m going for township trustee.”

A close family friend encouraged Gibbs to go out for the position, so he decided to make his dream a reality. He is running against five other

While most of the passengers on the St. Louis had legal documents in Havana, complications arose when both Cuba and the U.S. refused the group entry into their countries, forcing the boat back to Europe.

“The reason why I talk about the St. Louis is (because it’s) a symbol of other Jewish refugees who wanted to find a safe haven,” Afoumado said.

“You can basically write about different subjects related to the St. Louis and see that it is central to (the) study of other refugee stories.”

Rob Franciosi, a GVSU English professor whose research centers on American cultural responses to the Holocaust, will be hosting Afoumado during her visit at GVSU. While the talk is primarily for students who are currently taking classes within the Holocaust education program, the event is open for anyone in the GVSU community wanting more knowledge about the politics sur-

rounding the Holocaust.

“For Americans, the Holocaust has served as a measure for absolute evil,” he said. “As the years go by, we’re even more and more tolerant of different perspectives and different positions, but there is a universal agreement that something happened,

fundamentally, in the way human beings treat other.”

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University Libraries advocates for open access textbooks

BY JESS HODGE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

How many students have though about not buying a textbook for a class, even though it was required, because of the cost? How many students decided to not buy the textbook, even though they were fairly sure it would impact their grade in the class?

These are the questions Matt Ruen asked Grand Valley State University’s student senators Thursday, Oct. 13.

As the scholarly communications outreach coordinator at University Libraries, Ruen came to speak about international open access week.

“A 2014 survey of American undergraduates said that about 65 percent had, at some point in the previous year, chosen not to buy a textbook,” he said.

“Even though almost all of those who

HELP: Jewish refugees look outside from within the S.S. St. Louis. GVSU will host a lecture from Diane Afoumado about refugees. COURTESY | ROB FRANCIOSI

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CONQUERING CHINA

Holly Miller will be speaking Tuesday, Oct. 18 about her travels through China over the past summer. Miller received the Gilman scholarship and is a Gilman scholar.

Her talk will go from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Miller was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder at age four and since then has conquered many obstacles in her life.

She will be talking to other students about studying abroad and encourage them to go, even if they have doubts. Miller also hopes she can shed some light to other student about autism and autistic people on campus. The Frederick Meijer Office of Fellowships is sponsoring the event.

COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD

Grand Valley State University President Thomas J. Haas accepted the Community Partner Award on behalf of the university Monday, Oct. 10. The award is presented by the Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc. GVSU received the award for its participation in the LITE program, an organization which helps provide work experience for individuals on the autism spectrum. For over eight years, GVSU has employed individuals in locations such as the bookstore, Fieldhouse Arena, campus dining, facilities services and more. The award ceremony took place at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING

Grand Valley State University’s “It’s on Us� campaign will host a bystander intervention training Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m in Kirkhof Center’s Grand River Room.

Bystander intervention is a method of making sure students and those in the GVSU community feel comfortable, equipped and knowledgable about positive ways to intervene in a situation where there is a risk of sexual assault.

This training will assign specific roles to people so they know how to safely approach the situation.

Contact Ashley Schulte at schulash@gvsu.edu with questions regarding the event.

LAPTOP LOAN PROGRAM

Students at Grand Valley State University who find themselves in a situation where their computer breaks down can now rent an emergency loaner laptop thanks to several departments on campus. The laptops are free to rent, but the student must meet eligibility requirements.

The student in need must be a Pell grant recipient, demonstrate financial need or be a student veteran.

Laptops have been donated by the GVSU Surplus Store. Students can apply for a laptop at the Office of Integrative Learning and Advising in Lake Michigan Hall Room 133. Questions can be directed to Anita Benes at (616) 331-8200.

candidates.

Unlike the backgrounds they come from, the candidates have a common theme to what they see themselves doing in office. For the trio, they want to spend a great deal of time listening to others’ concerns.

If elected, a few items Szczepaniak plans to establish include adding student board members, offering students the chance to be part of the decision making process, as well as exit interviews for outgoings seniors, allowing students to talk with board members about what was good, what was bad and what needed to be changed during their high school career. “It gives the school board tons of new ideas from young

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had chosen not to buy a textbook were concerned it was going to impact their grades.�

Open access is when materials are online, free of charge, for anyone to view or download them. Ruen said open access benefits everyone, especially with the rising prices of books and school.

Open access week at GVSU is to promote the benefits of having open educational materials for students, faculty and staff and the university community as a whole. “If we choose to create work that is open, that is free to access online with few or no limits on how it can be used and re-used, we can come closer to fulfilling the potential of the internet,� he said. “By removing financial barriers, we can give more people more access to more information so that they in turn can go on and build

faces and it also lets them know ‘are we really preparing students for life post-high school?’� Szczepaniak said.

Wilson has a similar plan to Szczepaniak’s to collect student input at school board meetings. He also wants to get funding for updating technology in the district. “The students really know what’s going on, just aesthetically wise, like the culture of a building,� Wilson said. “They’re the ones that are there everyday.�

Gibbs follows suit when it comes to listening more, but his policies differ as he is not running for a school board. Gibbs wants to sell a small plot of land to Starbucks to open up a franchise and also create a paved park on a larger plot. “It’s a glorified parking lot

really,� Gibbs said. “So, you just pave it, then you hold farmers markets there, music events, drive-in movie theaters, things where you just need somewhere to park and walk around.�

All three candidates share an enthusiasm for the political process and are all excited for

and discover and create more amazing things.�

Ruen said open access is to combat the rising cost of textbooks throughout the past decade. “Textbook costs have been skyrocketing, increasing significantly higher than inflation during the course of all of our lives,� he said. “Textbook costs have increased 73 percent just in the last 10 years.

(That’s) around 150 percent in the period of time most of you have been alive.�

Although Ruen said GVSU’s libraries spends over $3 million providing resources like books, e-books or electronic journals, the university, like all other universities, does not have the money to have access to everything.

Stephen Cooper, a GVSU student senator, asked about the books no student ever wants to buy: those with an online access code that have to be bought new. “What are your thoughts on

(a publisher) who has seen that this is happening and reacted by having mandatory online participation, so you cant just buy a used textbook you have to buy an access code that can’t be negotiated,� Cooper said.

Ruen expressed his sincere dislike for books requiring students to buy an online access code on a personal and a professional level, saying it has an problematic effect on education.

He emphasized how not only does GVSU promote using open access materials, but University Libraries has journals from students and faculty that help save students money. Ruen said there are four peer-reviewed faculty journals and five different student journals, many of which are also peer-reviewed.

Additionally, University Libraries has helped faculty publish 10 open access textbooks that include subjects like writing, anthropology and calculus. “In the last couple of years,

those 10 textbooks have probably saved Lakers somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000,� Ruen said.

Individual faculty members are not the only ones using open access to help their students. The entire chemistry department decided to switch to an open textbook on a forum known as ‘Open Stax,’ which Ruen described as having “professional quality, peerreviewed textbooks� that are identical to the print versions. “In one year, that decision by the chemistry department is going to save Lakers around $150,000 based on last year’s enrollment estimates and Open Stax estimate,� he said.

To help encourage the idea of open access and to promote it, Ruen asked the student senators to recognize faculty members who use library resources instead of textbooks.

He said having that recognition with help them continue to do it and will raise awareness around the campus.

REFUGEES

how to respond to the human catastrophe unleashed by war in the Middle East. “Because of racism, xenophobia and indifference, the world failed to help Jewish refugees trying to escape Nazi Germany on the brink of World War II,� Crouthamel said. “That failure should be a lesson today as similar prejudices and apathy so often paralyze our response to human beings seeking refuge from war and persecution.�

While the refugee crisis continues to be a complicated topic in international politics, developing a place where both the govern-

ment and public respond to international tragedies will allow movement toward change in regards to past or present refugees. “When you go to a university, you should come away with an understanding of complicated topics,� Crouthamel said. “The action can’t come without understanding, so you have to understand the forces in play in your country on whether or not to accept refugees and why. “You either change those forces, or come up with an argument to convince people that this is the right thing to do.�

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those who survived the Holocaust – has made it more realistic and understandable to people.

Jason Crouthamel, a GVSU history professor whose research focuses is on memory, trauma and masculinity in Germany during the age of total war, said the talk is important in highlighting the conditions refugees face as they abandon their homelands.

Leading democracies in Europe and the U.S., he said, continue to debate on

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the election coming up. “I have learned so much, and I’m a better person because of it, having been able to speak to so many people from my township, � Gibbs said. “Just getting their ideas, and their two cents (has) been really good. I wouldn’t change it for anything.�

IN OFFICE: Eric-John Szczepaniak, pictured above, is running for a school board position this year. COURTESY | ERIC-JOHN SZCZEPANIAK

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HOMECOMING EVENTS

GV’s Black Student Union holds first-ever homecoming concert

BY EMILY DORAN EDORAN@LANTHORN.COM

DIVERSITY: The Black Student Union’s homecoming concert was funded by the student senate, costing $8,412. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

Grand Valley State University hosted several of its traditional homecoming events this past week, including LipSync and the Laker Homecoming 5K Run/Walk. The Black Student Union (BSU) also held its first-ever Black Affairs Homecoming Concert Friday, Oct. 14 in an effort to add another event option that might be more appealing to GVSU students of color.

The concert featured performances from many Detroitbased musical artists, including rapper Icewear Vezzo, singer Neisha Ne’shae and Nick LaVelle. DJ B-wiz also performed at the event, as well as 1701, a GVSU student rap group whose members are also from Detroit.

“We’re hosting (the concert) because Black Student Union has never done anything like this, and we wanted to do something new,” said Akunna Amadi, BSU vice president.

Brianna Pannell, a BSU member, said the concert was being held to provide students, particularly students of color, with an event that might be more relatable and appealing to them than the official GVSU homecoming events. “(We) sometimes feel as though the homecoming events that are put on, they don’t represent the student body as a whole,” Pannell said.

“Grand Valley doesn’t provide pretty much anything that’s kind of relatable to our culture.

(We) feel that they maybe need to take a general census as to what students really want.”

Pannell said BSU wanted to take advantage of available resources to provide students of color with this event. “(We) feel it’s our divine duty and right to utilize the things such as funding and the spaces here at Grand Valley to host a concert and events that’s appealing to our (culture and demographic),” she said.

The artists for the event were selected because of their potential appeal to concert at-

tendees, as well. The majority of the artists were from Detroit, for example, as were many of the audience members.

“I think that (Icewear Vezzo) appeals to the crowd simply because a lot of us went to high school with him or went to a high school within the vicinity of his high school, and we knew about him from when he first began his rap career,” Pannell said.

While one motivation behind the event was to cater to the interests of students of color, Pannell stressed the concert was open to all GVSU students.

“BSU is here to promote the culture of diversity amongst our campus,” she said. “We promote diversity in all aspects: age, religion, sexual orientation, we promote (diversity) all the way around. (Everyone) is more than welcome to come.”

The concert was free—attendees only had to show their GVSU identification card to get into the Louis Armstrong Theatre, where the event was held.

“We receive funding for it from the Cultural Funding

Board here at Grand Valley, so it’s free to get in,” Pannell said.

The event was originally scheduled to happen in the Grand River Room in Kirkhof Center before being moved to the Louis Armstrong Theatre where the artists performed on a stage.

“Originally, we were hoping for it to be concert style, so we wanted people to stand up and enjoy themselves, just have a good time,” Amadi said.

Despite the venue change to an auditorium filled with seating, audience members still got up and danced. Amadi estimated about 250 people attended.

“When you have a great organization, a predominately black or student-of-color organization on campus that provide relatable programs and activities and events, we get a high volume of people simply because it’s relatable, it’s welcoming and it makes us feel more at home,” Pannell said.

“And I appreciate Grand Valley just giving us that space to be who we want to be and who we need to be on this campus.”

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

GV book club looks to make reading more enjoyable

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A big part of college is assigned reading, but Grand Valley State University’s book club is looking to add some of the joy back into this required task. Many people consider book clubs to be a set pattern of reading one book a week and then discussing it in a group setting. GVSU’s book club breaks that stereotype.

April Urbanowski, the copresident and Sara Krahel, the co-vice president decided to

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stitute will be realized until we finally have peace between religions,” Kindschi said. “It could be very well be the most important issue the world will face in the 21st century, whether the religions can live together in peace.”

Clark said sometimes the nature of religion and science puts them at odds with each other and there are “battles on both sides.” Clark has written a book about the topic called “Religion and the Sciences of Origins” published in 2014.

He said a lot of the Abrahamic traditions are in agreement that modern science is opposed to their religious views, something that will be

create the club in 2014 in the hopes of breaking that mold.

“It’s not your typical book club,” said Alex Blossom, the other co-president. “We don’t sit down and read one specific book together.”

The format of the club changes a little bit each week and instead, each member talks about the book they want to discuss. Sometimes, groups will be formed based on genres, but there are no steadfast rules. The group also plays a variety of games together, occasionally even taking trips to watch movie

premieres for books that have been turned into films.

“We decided to make an organization that would welcome all kinds of people who love books,” Urbanowski said.

The book club also likes to bring authors to meetings to speak at least twice a month.

“It’s nice to hear how people get published and established and hear their story,” Blossom said.

As the club has become more established over the last few years, authors have even begun to reach out to the club, asking to speak on their own

addressed in the project.

“What we’re going to do is see if there is some middle ground, if people could be both sides of scienceaffirming and faith-affirming,” Clark said.

The Kaufman Interfaith Institute was founded on the interfaith work done by Sylvia Kaufman, which has lead to the creation of the Triennial Interfaith Dialogue and the West Michigan Academic Consortium.

The institute was founded in her honor, with Kindschi as its founding director.

Kindschi said at the time he would only agree to be the founding director if he could “really build (the institute) up.” Since then, Kindschi said the institute has grown due to last year’s Year of Interfaith Under-

standing and cooperation between the institute and the Interfaith Youth Corps.

“It keeps getting bigger and bigger all the time,” he said.

“We’re just really excited that it’s going to go international.”

Kindschi said while the project won’t solve the problems between different religions, it aims to help by setting a precedent for other institutions to follow. He said the Kaufman Interfaith Institute is part of a movement.

“If there are hundreds of Kaufman (Interfaith) Institutes around the world, and if there are hundreds of people and programs that are working to bring Christians, Muslims and Jews together to talk about these things and learn respect for each other, then yes, maybe we’ll solve the problem,” Kindschi said.

which makes the two author visits a month easy to reach.

Krahel often takes charge of arranging for these authors to come and speak as part of her duties as vice president.

“I work at Grand Valley’s writing center, so two of our authors have come from there,” she said.

The club also has gone out to visit nursing homes to play shuffle board with residents.

Keeping on track with their reading roots, members have also read to at-risk youth at elementary schools to increase the student’s reading levels.

“Since I am a founder, I am a very volunteer-based person,” Urbanowski said. “We have to reach out to the community some way, somehow.”

The activities that book club participates in has helped to create a close family feel according to its members.

“It’s not like a formal club, it’s a big family,” Krahel said.

The members of the book club are from a wide variety of academic areas, not just English subjects, helping to widen the inclusivity of the group.

Blossom said they are always open to bringing in new people

to join the club.

The club currently has about 30 members from week to week, with meetings taking place from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2270.

New members are welcome throughout the semester.

“We are a very welcoming organization, we have meetings weekly, if a new face appears in the middle of the semester that’s awesome,” Urbanowski said.

For more information, GVSU’s book club can currently be found on OrgSync, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

PEACEFUL PROTEST: Members of the Grand Valley State University student chapter of the NAACP sit down in silent protest during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner during the homecoming football game against Truman State Saturday, Oct. 15. Behind the students, Vice President for the Division of Inclusion and Equity Jesse Bernal (center) stands with other administrators.

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Looking at local elections

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Down-ticket races are equally important as presidential politics

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or the past two months, Grand Valley State University has teamed up with multiple student organizations to promote voter registration for the upcoming presidential election. In a presidential election year, the stakes for young voters to make their voices heard couldn’t be higher.

However, while voting is important, it’s the bare minimum a U.S. citizen could do to participate in the electoral process. A few Lakers among us have gone above and beyond to make a difference but recognizing those who are on the ballots is equally, if not more, important.

Three GVSU students will be focused on campaigning for their own elections during this year’s election. The Lanthorn commends these students for truly taking the steps to create change and become involved in local government despite being significantly younger than many other candidates.

This presidential election cycle has be filled with vitriolic remarks made by and about the two major candidates for the presidency. More column inches than anyone cares to add up have been devoted to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. These two candidates have taken part in an increasingly polarizing campaign, turn-

ing away many voters that are displeased with both their traditional choices for president. However, that’s no reason to stay at home on election day.

Even if students decide they do not prefer any of the presidential candidates, the local elections are still important to recognize and take part in voting for.

Rather than giving up on the democratic process in its entirety, try researching representatives running for school board and local legislative positions and take notice of local millages and ballot proposals. Although electing a new president is an important change, there are other issues to project citizens’ voices on to as well.

Often, the local issues on a ballot are far more relevant to daily community life than who sits in the Oval Office.

Those individuals on city councils, behind a judicial bench or on a school board make immediate decisions that impact citizens in a more tangible way than national governmental laws.

While not every Laker can run for election in their hometowns, the participation in the electoral process being taken by these three GVSU students should set the bar for fellow students.

Being an informed voter is the least an American can do, and it’s vital that political research doesn’t stop just at the top of the ticket.

Letting go of standardized test scores

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Standardized tests seem to determine everything.

They tell you how smart you are at various subjects and give you a concrete measure of which colleges you’re good enough to get into.

Whether you took the SAT or the ACT, you probably remember that fateful day you received the score. A measure of what you were capable of.

By now in your college career,

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skills. They don’t measure your ability to learn information and apply it. They don’t measure your common sense.

They don’t measure your ability to problem solve. They don’t measure creativity.

It’s simply a measure of how well you can answer their questions, in the way they want you to, in the time allotted. Real life is not test taking, it’s working with people, it’s solving problems and it’s working hard.

Your ACT score does not measure your potential.

That score is a measure of how well you could perform on that test, on one given day in your junior year of high school. You are no longer the same person you were in high school. Your time in college has allowed you to grow up and prove to the world what you can do. And still from this point on, you will learn more and accomplish more in your

life and leave that measured potential of the standardized test score in the dust.

Even in my senior year of college, I still hear people on campus comparing their ACT and SAT scores, ashamed or proud of what they earned.

Let it go. Whether that score is something you’re terrified to reveal or something your parents still tell their friends about, let it go. It is not an accurate description of the person you are today. Don’t let the score that some standardized test company branded you with all those years ago define how you view yourself today.

Instead, we should be talking about things we’ve accomplished lately, the events we have going on in our lives and all the things we are excited to do in the future. You’ve made it to college, you’ve grown up since then. It’s time to let your ACT and SAT scores become a distant memory.

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you’ve probably realized all of that was completely untrue.

The ACT and the SAT don’t measure every type of “smart” there is, and your score doesn’t represent your potential, and it certainly shouldn’t your determine your self-worth; we should all let it go.

Despite it being five years since I took the ACT, I still find myself embarrassed by my score. There was nothing wrong with the score I received and it was good enough to get me into Grand Valley State University, which was my firstchoice school. But ultimately, I seem to have not let it go and I find my peers still feel just as haunted by their scores as I do.

Standardized tests are standardized. They measure your ability to perform in math, science, English, reading and writing based on the questions they ask you. They don’t measure your people

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A Twitter search of “GVPD” comes up with hundreds of results. The interesting part of these search results isn’t how many people are talking about the Grand Valley State University Police Department, it’s what they’re saying about it.

Time and time again, I read tweets blaming the GVPD for the recent instances of sexual assault. The vast majority of tweets talk about the “uneven” allocation of funding surrounding sexual assault prevention and youth

alcohol enforcement.

Many tweets read something along the lines of “maybe if GVPD spent less time handing out minor in possession citations they could reduce sexual assaults.”

I get it.

When instances of violence plague a campus, the first people we want to blame are those in charge of protecting safety. When we hear about these reports of sexual assault, we want a face to blame and, often, the first people to get thrown under the bus are campus police.

But before you tweet about how unfair it is that your friend got an MIP and acts of sexual violence are going unsolved, it is important to know all the facts.

First of all, these acts of sexual violence have taken place at off-campus locations, all of which are not a part of GVPD’s jurisdiction. These sexual assaults are a huge problem, a fact that representatives

at GVPD have addressed on multiple occasions. However, these attempts to blame the system of campus enforcement as a whole are misdirected.

This is not to say the GVPD is perfect. If you asked anyone in the office of public safety, they would tell you there is room to improve. But when instances of violence threaten our community, we need to ensure that we are responding in a constructive and appropriate manner. Additionally, GVPD has taken extra caution when it comes to student safety. But, looking at the logistics behind it, there is only so much they can do.

Although GVPD’s jurisdiction does not include offcampus apartments and other locations, GVPD often patrols the area when Ottawa County is in need of backup assistance. This includes extra patrols during “high risk” times.

GVSU has also contributed money to include lighting on 48th Avenue, a street that is

not in their jurisdiction.

Additionally, it is in poor taste to equate youth alcohol enforcement to sexual assault prevention. In a way, this is insinuating that instead of educating a community on what is right and wrong, it is more important to catch those who choose to break both the laws of ethics and official criminal acts. We need to be focusing on changing the conversation around sexual assault instead of taking away from other safety measures.

We have made it obvious as a community that we do not approve of or accept the acts of violence impacting our community right now. Even these misdirected criticisms show that GVSU will not stand for student’s safety to be threatened and that is admirable. Now we need to make sure that these complaints are being heard by those in charge of patrolling the areas we have seen problems at.

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Students’ health should be taken seriously at GV

BY KELLY SMITH EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

It seems we’ve hit one of those times when there’s illnesses floating around and allergies acting up at Grand Valley State University. There’s been quite a handful of people I know who’ve had some sort of bug this past week. I myself had to deal with something this week, too. Whether it was allergies or a small cold, it definitely brought my energy levels down quite a bit.

Whenever I start to feel a bit under the weather, I almost always ponder whether or not I should go to a certain class or work.

Typically, my colds and allergies aren’t too terrible, so I usually end up going anyway to avoid missing a day of instruction, especially if attendance is an important factor in my grade for that class.

Most classes require at-

tendance, though professors make room for the occasional “life happens” scenarios by allowing a few absences with no penalty to the final grade.

Personally, I enjoy having that safety net and would hate having to miss an important class. Unfortunately, sickness doesn’t always work with our schedules.

Working isn’t much better. For obvious reasons, missing a shift at work

is not optimal due to the demands of the customers and bosses, but trying to serve people while battling symptoms isn’t fun.

Our health and safety is always the most important thing, so there’s absolutely no need to push ourselves beyond what we can bear.

Allergies and minor colds may be one thing, but flu season is upon us at GVSU in full force. The last thing

we want is to push ourselves through school or work with major headaches, stomach bugs and a fever.

Be smart with your health, take care of yourself, and if you do get sick, don’t be reluctant to stay home if need be. It happens to all of us from time to time. Your classmates and coworkers will thank you.

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Earlier kickoff times would keep students in the stands

BY CHRIS CUBEL, GVSU STUDENT CUBELC@MAIL.GVSU.EDU

Editor’s note: This letter to the editor is a response to a column, “Where did the students go?” by Beau Troutman, published in the Monday, Oct. 10 issue of the Lanthorn.

After having some firsthand experience, actually five years of experience, with students leaving football games, I have been pondering this phenomenon. I have seen this almost evacuation of the stadium at halftime by our fellow Lakers at virtually every game I’ve been to.

Is it so the students can go get ready for the rest of the night?

Is it the Taco Bell runs? One can only assume it’s a combination of multiple events like these. It is really a tragedy that our football team is left out in the cold,

sometimes literally, with very few students to cheer them on.

I have found a way to remedy this situation. It starts with a question: Why do almost all of our football games start at 7 p.m.? If you look at a larger school like the University of Michigan or Michigan State or even Central Michigan, the majority of their games start earlier on in the day. Sure, they have a few night games, but that makes them so much more special and hyped up. They’re usually against a rival or some kind of big game for the team.

I propose that the majority of the GVSU football games should start earlier than 7 p.m. Why not?

More people would stay after halftime. Who wants to go to get ready for the rest of the night at 5 p.m.? Who wants to go to Taco Bell at 3 p.m.? If Laker football

were to kickoff at 1 p.m. or noon, more people would be obligated and willing to stay. Heck, even 4 p.m. would be fine. A lot of the away games the Lakers play at start earlier than 7 p.m., indicating that most other schools in our conference have made the change I, and so many others, propose.

This isn’t just to accommodate the students’ schedules, although that is a pretty good reason to make the change. It is pretty well known that Michigan weather can get brutal quickly. When you start to get into October and November, the weather is unpredictable and when you schedule games earlier in the year, you have no way of knowing what the weather will be like.

I remember a few years ago a game in the later part of November that kicked off at 1 p.m. It was supposed to be such

a fun game, but at the time of kickoff the weather was close to zero degrees Fahrenheit. Not much fun. Why not enjoy our beautiful and warm Michigan weather before we lose it? Why wouldn’t we want games to start during the day to enjoy the sun a few more times before we lose it for a few months?

I went to the tailgate this past Saturday against Truman State, and it was so much fun.

Being out there with your fellow Lakers during the day, having a great time is something that only happens a few years.

The weather was perfect for a football game. That should be happening every Saturday when the Lakers are playing at home.

A 4 p.m. kickoff was the best football game this year, from this student’s perspective.

Some might say that the stu-

dents who leave at halftime are not real fans, or that the partying can wait until after the game. I would agree, but in this case, clearly this approach is not working. It is evident that not many students stay for the second half. Therefore, let’s try a different approach. Let’s make games start earlier.

“I propose that the majority of the GVSU football games should start earlier than 7 p.m.

Why not?”

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Unfounded judgement can be destructive

BY IVO SOLJAN, GVSU ENGLISH PROFESSOR SOLJANI@GVSU.EDU

Editor’s note: This letter to the editor is in response to a column by Kelly Smith titled “Combating judgment with relationship-building,” which was published in the Monday, Oct. 3 issue of the Lanthorn.

I am writing, in order to congratulate, from the depth of my heart, our young colleague, Kelly Smith, who wrote a profoundly wise, benevolent and exemplary analytical column.

Smith, with his signature smile, on the accompanying photo, writes, persuasively and with disarming sincerity, about the grave dangers of judging, and even condemning, people before we even meet them and come to know them. Of course, this is an old truism (“Don’t judge, lest you be judged”), but, sadly, like with so many situations in our busy lives and with our lazy memory, we must be constantly reminded of the most ordinary things. As Andre Gide, the famous French writer and moralist, puts it memorably:

“Everything has been already said, but, as nobody listens, it must be repeated again and again.”

In his column, Kelly observes the grave dangers of the unfounded criticism, gossip and even

“Sometimes it is not very easy...to acquaint yourself well with the victim of the snap judgment and to apologize for it.”

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defamation from his own life perspective. He honestly and sincerely accuses himself of having committed the “sin” of snap judgments, in several situations. However, he immediately offers a happy solution: getting to know the person you criticize and judge arbitrarily.

Sometimes it is not very easy, especially when the damage has been already done and the only way to repair or correct it is to make a sincere effort to acquaint yourself well with the victim of the snap judgment and to apologize for it. Even our own Lanthorn is known to have caused such problematic situations, during its relatively long history. And it has not always reacted to such unfortunate and damaging slips of judgment adequately.

Sometimes the editorial board members are too busy with thousands of other “very urgent and important” issues and thus they leave some, even burning, problems unsolved. But, it is to be hoped that these are all teachable moments, which will eventually make us better people, less judgmental and more prudent and open to truth.

Smith continues his analysis by offering us a number of different case studies from his own life, and concludes with clear enthusiasm, optimism and loads of good will, primarily humility, of which we are so powerfully reminded. With more humility and less unnecessary testiness or rotten pride, we would certainly live a much more peaceful and satisfying life.

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FALL ARTS CELEBRATION

ARTS AT A GLANCE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING

Witnessing an act of sexual harassment can be difficult. Many times, bystanders aren’t sure what they can do and definitely don’t want to put themselves in danger.

Grand Valley State University is hosting a bystander intervention training session Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2250.

This educational program is designed to teach potential witnesses safe and positive ways to effectively help prevent sexual violence without jeopardizing their safety.

Participants will learn specific techniques to combat sexual violence including: naming and stopping situations that could lead to sexual violence, stepping in during incidents and speaking out against behaviors that support sexual violence.

To sign up for the event, visit www.gvsu.edu/itsonus/bit.

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

The Student Academic Success Center at Grand Valley State University is hosting a workshop Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Holton Hooker Learning and Living Center Room 121A. During the event, participants will learn about study methods and helpful study aids available at their fingertips. The workshop will reveal the best free apps to download for studying and making learning a little easier.

All attendees are asked to bring along their smartphones, laptops or tablets to try out different apps.

DIS/ABLING LGBTQ IDENTITY NORMS

The Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center at Grand Valley State University is hosting a talk Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. in Kirkhof Center Room 2266.

During the lecture, participants will learn about the intersection of queer and disability theories and how to use this intersection to think through making LGBTQ spaces, politics and narratives more accessible to people with disabilities.

Some of the learning outcomes of the event include how visible and invisible disabilities are experienced differently, how those experience compare to LGBTQ experiences, similar goals shared among queer, trans and crip justice movements and the history of queer, trans and disability oppression.

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION DAY OF SERVICE The Native American Student Associate (NASA) at Grand Valley State University is partnering with the Community Service Learning Center for the annual Make a Difference Day. NASA is searching for volunteers to help with cleanup efforts at the Norton Mound National Historic Landmark Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The 55-acre landmark is one of the surviving Hopewellian burial mound groups that were present in the lower Grand River Valley.

To register as a volunteer, contact Kristie Scanlon at scanlokr@gvsu.edu.

GV students partner with NYC dancers for performance Francesca Harper Project teams up with Lakers for Fall Arts Celebration

BY KATE BRANUM ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State University Fall Arts Celebration continues with a performance of Beethoven’s “Creatures of Prometheus� by the renowned New York City performing arts company, the Francesca Harper Project, in collaboration with student dancers and faculty members at GVSU. The performance will be held Monday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Performing Arts Center, followed by a reception.

A brief prelude carillon concert featuring university carillonneur Julianne Vanden Wyangaard will precede the dance from 7 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.

Each year, members of the dance department at GVSU decide on a piece of music to perform to as part of the Fall Arts Celebration. After selecting Beethoven’s piece as this year’s performance, faculty members began researching dance companies who have previously danced to “Creatures of Prometheus,� discovering the Francesca Harper Project.

GVSU modern dance professor Carrie Morris reached out to the company in March of 2015 and asked to collaborate.

Founded in 2005 by Francesca Harper, the nonprofit performing arts company is dedicated to creating original, inspiring dances, music and theater works. Harper’s direction and choreography acts as the artistic foundation for the company. Most importantly, the Francesca Harper Project embraces and celebrates the spirit of diversity and individuality.

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unique spin on the perspective of Beethoven’s original score, written in 1801. She throws in her own interpretation of the classical ballet’s creation myth. In “Creatures of Prometheus,� the dancers will elegantly portray the struggle of finding a balance in a life lived on the cusp of danger.

Beethoven’s ballet features a variety of complex uplifting melodies. The concept of the performance has little to do with Prometheus, the Greek mythical figure, and more to do with understanding morality and virtue and display of heroic struggle. “I think there’s a few things that are really valuable about this,� Morris said. “In my opinion, one of the most important ones is just

time spent with professionals in the field, especially when we bring in a company, a lot of our dancers aspire to that and a lot of our dancers want to join a company. “This is a smaller company, it provides them with a model.

I’m sure every dancer in that company has a story about how they started or what their career was like, how they’re building a life in dance and able to sustain that.�

The company will arrive at GVSU the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 19 to hold auditions for GVSU dance students. A maximum of 10 students will be chosen to perform alongside the professional dancers from the company. “When (the company) comes in (for auditions), they will be looking for someone

who can pick up the choreography quickly with attention to detail,� said Samantha Shelton, GVSU ballet professor. “It’s the same thing with corrections, to pay attention and if you’re given a correction, apply it.�

The opportunity to work alongside professionals not only gives dance students a new experience, but professors also hope the collaboration will get students’ names out in the open. “The last time we did this, a project similar to this, was with Thodos Dance in Chicago a few years ago. A few students performed with the company, and the artistic director became very interested in one of our dancers and ended up hiring him after he graduated from GVSU,� Morris said.

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The first Grand Valley State University jazz orchestra concert of the semester, featuring songs from artists Erik Morales and Mike Tomaro, kept the audience swaying and snapping along with the music.

The 17-piece orchestra, led by GVSU music professor Tim Froncek, along with the two improvisationbased combinations, run

by GVSU music professor Michael Drost, are made up entirely of GVSU students.

After practicing since the beginning of the semester, the two jazz combinations made their fall semester debut with a concert Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Louis Armstrong Theatre. “I try to make it educational (and) entertaining.

This music is serious but very creative, and sometimes it takes intense lis-

tening but other times it just feels good,� Froncek said. “This concert has all of those elements in it. It’s a great experience for both people who are new to jazz and those who know a lot about it.�

The combination groups each performed one piece of music with their own unique, improvisational spin on it. Each combination group is made up of five to six students, some of which are also in the full jazz orchestra. “The jazz orchestra is very much like a traditional classical ensemble, with written melodies and structure but with solo sections for improvisation,� said Steven Rothstein, a guitarist in the jazz orchestra. “The combos, however, allow for much more freedom. We get to choose how we arrange or structure the tune as well as improvise on it. It’s a group effort and a deep way to con-

verse with one another.�

Following the combinations, the jazz orchestra performed six pieces, including a variety of jazz arrangements. “Jazz music is one of the greatest contributions to music. It’s a lot higher energy. The audience atmosphere is a lot more relaxed because our director will interact with them throughout the pieces and in between them,� said Brenden Hoekstra, a GVSU student and trumpet player in the jazz orchestra. “It’s really fun to watch, outside of just the listening part of it.�

The jazz orchestra will be putting on another concert this semester Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Louis Armstrong Theatre. “We’ve worked hard to bring the GVSU student body our music, so please, come to as many concerts as you can. There’s nothing like live music,� Rothstein said.

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GV MEN’S DIII CLUB HOCKEY WINS, TIES AGAINST PURDUE

The Grand Valley State Division III men’s hockey club finished a two-game series against Purdue with a win and a tie. The Lakers trounced the Boilermakers 6-2 Friday, Oct. 14 and tied 3-3 Saturday, Oct. 15.

In the first game, defenseman Derek Simon opened up the scoring for the Lakers with a long shot on a pass from Alex Bjork.

Purdue answered back with two goals before the period’s end to put the Lakers down one heading into the second.

Purdue’s lead did not last long. Forward Tyler Stoller provided the equalizer for the Lakers, and freshman Bronson Foote scored on an assist from Mark Janiga to give GVSU the lead.

GVSU kept the foot on the gas in the third period with a second goal from Stoller early in the period. Mitch Lawton and Foote provided some insurance for the Lakers with goals of their own.

In the second game, GVSU jumped out to an early lead on the Boilermakers. Lawton capitalized on a breakaway opportunity with a goal, and Alex Siroky scored before the intermission.

After a goal early in the second period for the Lakers, Purdue answered back with two goals before the final period. The Boilermakers tied the game 3-3 in the third period, and that score would end up being the final.

The Lakers will be back in action next weekend with a home-and-home series against Davenport Oct. 21-22.

DI AND DIII CLUB ROLLER HOCKEY START SEASON WITH WINS

The Grand Valley State Division I and Division III roller hockey clubs each won two games in the opening weekend of the season Oct. 15-16. Both teams are coming off of national tournament appearances last season and protected home rink with four decisive victories.

The Division I club started the season with a 9-2 win over Akron, followed by a 6-1 victory over Miami (Ohio). The Division III club beat Western Michigan 8-4 and shutout Ohio State 9-0.

Both teams will travel to West Bloomfield, Michigan to play a combined seven games in two days between the two squads Oct. 22-23.

Homecoming kings GV smothers Truman State 41-3

SHOESTRING: Defensive end Alton Voss (4) makes a shoestring tackle on a Truman State running back in the Lakers’ 41-3 win over the Bulldogs Saturday, Oct. 16. The Lakers forced three straight turnovers on the Bulldogs to start the game, and still have not allowed a touchdown in the first half of games this season. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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t 6’4” and 300 pounds, Grand Valley State senior nose tackle Mark Rosenquist is not a defensive back by trade, but the big lineman did his best impression this past weekend.

Rosenquist intercepted a tipped pass on the first defensive drive of the game and highlighted an impressive

performance in the No. 2 ranked Lakers’ 41-3 win over the unranked Truman state Bulldogs Saturday, Oct. 15.

“He threw the ball, I turned around and all of a sudden the ball was in my hands,” Rosenquist said.

“The first thing I was thinking was, ‘what do I do now?’”

Asked if that was the first time in a while he had the ball in his hands, Rosenquist was honest.

“Man, that was the first

time ever,” he said.

The Lakers improved to 7-0 (6-0 GLIAC), while the Bulldogs fell to 5-2 (4-0 GLVC). The Lakers have sole possession of first place in the GLIAC North and are the only undefeated team left in the conference.

The Bulldogs’ first three possessions resulted in turnovers that led to eventual GVSU touchdowns.

The Bulldogs had only 84 yards (34 plays) of offense

at halftime, compared to the Lakers’ 320 on 37 plays. For the game, GVSU outgained the Bulldogs 522-127.

The defensive performance was a step up for a team that allowed 570 yards to Ferris State last week.

GVSU has outscored its opponents 196-9 in the first half of games this season.

“It’s exciting that we can be victorious 41-3 and outgain them the way we did, and I still feel like we can be

better,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell. “This team has the potential to be better.”

Shortly after Rosenquist’s pick, GVSU linebacker Joe Moran made a diving interception on the Bulldogs’ second possession of the game.

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SOCCER

VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S GOLF Monday, all day at Motor City Invitational (TPC Michigan) WOMEN’S GOLF Monday, all day at Big Apple Lady Invitational (Elmwood Country Club) Tuesday, all day at Big Apple Lady Invitational (Elmwood Country Club) WOMEN’S TENNIS Wednesday, 4 p.m. at Ferris State CELEBRATION: GVSU forward Gabriella Mencotti (20) hugs her teammate after a goal during the Lakers’ 3-0 shutout over Ohio Dominican Friday, Oct. 14 at home. The Lakers also defeated the Findlay Oilers 11-0 Sunday, Oct. 16. Mencotti set a GVSU record and tied a GLIAC record with five goals against the Oilers. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

See an exclusive timeline of Laker football’s 35-23 win over Ferris State, including footage of the game, the band and Thomas Haas under the ‘multimedia’ tab online at lanthorn.com.

Laker soccer defeats Ohio Dominican, Findlay

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The Grand Valley State soccer team swept the weekend series against the Ohio Dominican Panthers Friday, Oct. 14 and the Findlay Oilers Sunday, Oct. 16. The Lakers (13-1-1) cruised to a 3-0 victory against the Panthers and followed it up with a 11-0 shutout over the Oilers.

The Lakers celebrated senior day in style with 11 goals

against Findlay. Senior Kendra Stauffer notched a goal and senior Jayma Martin recorded a hat trick. Marti Corby, a senior, also assisted on four of GVSU’s goals.

“Marti was great with playing and slipping in balls, especially to me she played amazing balls,” said GVSU forward Gabriella Mencotti.

On a day for the seniors, junior Gabriella Mencotti provided the most offense out of the bunch. Gabriella Men-

cotti torched the Oilers for five goals, and that was just in the first half. She did not see action in the second half, but 45 minutes was all she needed to set a GVSU record for most goals in a single game and tie the GLIAC record for most goals in a conference game.

Gabriella Mencotti would have stolen the show if it was not for her sister, Alexis Mencotti. For the first time this season, Alexis Mencotti started a game for the Lakers after

battling injuries all season.

“Today was really important that (Alexis Mencotti) get a start and have the opportunity to get back on the game field one more time,” Hosler said. “It was also important for the team that she gets on the field because she does so much for our group.”

The senior defender took the field in an unfamiliar position, as a forward. At one point, she almost had a breakaway opportunity if it wasn’t

for a Findlay defender clearing the ball. After three minutes of play, Alexis Mencotti was substituted out, but not before she was bombarded with hugs from the team.

“I know she was nervous on where to go, but it was super fun,” Gabriella Mencotti said. “That’s a moment I will keep with me for a long time.”

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back Jalen Bryant returned the ball six yards to the end zone for an early 21-0 lead.

The first two GVSU touchdowns came courtesy of running back Martayveus Carter on runs of 20 and 38 yards, respectively.

In the second quarter, GVSU quarterback Bart Williams lofted a pass 30 yards down the right sideline into the bread basket of receiver Nick Dodson for a touchdown, reminiscent of the pair’s game-sealing score against Ferris State.

Dodson led all receivers with five catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns, including a 59-yard screen pass to the house in the third quarter.

In the last two weeks combined, Dodson has nine catches for 212 yards and three touchdowns—numbers that he says would not be possible without his teammates.

“It’s really just the playcalling and Bart (Williams) being able to deliver,” Dodson said. “On the screen play that I was able to break free on, the O-line did a great job of clearing everyone out. I saw no one in front of me, so it really just starts with the guys up front helping me out.”

The Lakers led 34-0 at halftime. Kicker Joel Schipper went 2-for-2 on field goals in the first half, a 51-yarder in the first quarter and a 34-yarder in the second. Dodson’s 59-yard screen pass was the only score in the second half for the Lakers.

The starters were pulled near the end of the third quarter.

Bart Williams finished 14for-24 for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Carter led all rushers with 107 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns.

Collin Schlosser led all defenders with 10 total tackles. Dylan Carroll (1.5), Rahju Blackmon (one) and Keane Belcher (0.5) combined for three sacks.

Bulldog freshman quarterback Jaden Barr was unable to operate in an offense that was consistently bested at the line of scrimmage by the GVSU defensive front.

Barr had his worst statistical performance to date at 10for-24 with 100 yards, the two first-quarter interceptions and was sacked three times.

Bulldog running back Jordan Salima amassed only 18 yards on 12 carries, while Barr netted minus-three yards.

GVSU inducted six new members into the Laker Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime: Julia Braseth (women’s basketball), Icis Charles (track and field), Sue Christenson (women’s soccer), Jason Jamerson (men’s basketball), Brent Lesniak (football) and Melissa Slager (softball).

Next week, the Lakers hit the road and play Hillsdale (33, 2-3 GLIAC) Saturday, Oct. 22, with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff.

SOCCER CONTINUED FROM A7

freshman Charley Campbell scored two goals in the second half to put the game

LUBBERS LEAP: Grand Valley State running back Caleb Richard hugs a fan before the Lakers’ bout with GLVC opponent, the Truman State Bulldogs, Saturday, Oct. 15 at Lubbers Stadium, a 41-3 win. GVSU improved to 7-0 (6-0 GLIAC) and remain in sole possession of first place in the GLIAC North as the only undefeated team. GVL | EMILY FRYE

JUMP BALL: Urston Smith (10) jumps up over a Bulldogs’ defensive back to make a catch against Truman State. The Lakers only allowed 84 first-half yards to the vaunted Bulldog offense. GVL | EMILY FRYE

CHEST BUMP: Defensive end Dylan Carroll (54) and nose tackle Mark Rosenquist (90) celebrate after a play. GVL | EMILY FRYE

#ANCHORUP: Grand Valley State players junior defensive back Kyle Short (29), junior backup quarterback Ollie Ajami (18), sophomore defensive end Dylan Carroll (54) and junior wide receiver Brandon Bean (3) celebrate with the Laker fans after their 41-3 homecoming victory over the Truman State Bulldogs Saturday, Oct. 15. GVL | EMILY FRYE

well out of reach.

While the Lakers dominated in Sunday’s game against Findlay, the game against Ohio Dominican was a different story. GVSU struggled to capitalize on

offensive opportunities, especially in the first half.

The Lakers scored a goal early in the game. Corby played a long lob pass to Gabriella Mencotti, who gathered the ball and crossed it to

Stauffer for the easy finish.

After the first goal, the Lakers struggled to find the back of the net and were held scoreless for the rest of the half.

“ODU came out very aggressive, very high press from the opening whistle, and to be fair, I don’t know if (we) have been in a lot of soccer games against opponents that high press as often as they did,” Hosler said. “They did it so

clean and so effectively within the rules of the game.”

In the second half, GVSU found the scoring touch that was vacant after that first goal. Gabriella Mencotti fired a ball into the right side of the net from the top of the box, and Martin scored later in the half on a turnaround shot close to the net.

“We knew we had those opportunities, and us not

finishing, we knew we had to keep going to get something on goal,” Martin said.

The three goals were more than enough for the GVSU defense, who recorded another shutout on the year.

With only three regularseason games left, the Lakers will host Northwood Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and travel to rival Saginaw Valley State Sunday, Oct. 23 for a noon game.

RECORD SETTER: Gabriella Mencotti (20) advances the ball upfield during the Lakers’ 3-0 win over the Ohio Dominican Panthers Friday, Oct. 15. Mencotti leads the Lakers with 20 goals. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

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SPORTS | A9

SWIM AND DIVE

Swim and dive kicks off season against WisconsinMilwaukee DIVING RIGHT IN: Hannah Richard jumps into the pool during the Black and Blue Meet Saturday, Oct. 6. GVSU’s men’s and women’s swim and dive teams hosted Wisconsin-Milwaukee Friday, Oct. 14. The Laker men won 151-92, winning the 200-yard medley relay and placing well in both diving events while the women’s team lost 151-92, placing first, second and third in the 1,000-yard freestyle race. GVL | EMILY FRYE

BY JAKE CARROLL JCARROLL@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s swim and dive teams hosted Wisconsin-Milwaukee Friday, Oct. 14, and the Panthers posed a great challenge for the Lakers in the first meet of the year.

The GVSU men’s swimming and dive team won 15192, and the Laker women fell to the Panthers 151-92.

To kick off the day for the men, the Lakers GVSU A team that consists of Harry Sholaman, Marius Mikalauskas, Liam Little and JD Ham won their 200-yard medley relay (1:34.72).

The GVSU B team of James Zetka, Tim Harris, David Nunez and Grant Borregard took third in the same event (1:38.76). Michael Hudson earned GVSU another firstplace finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:56.38). Hudson also finished second in the

500-yard freestyle (4:49.72) and third with the GVSU B team in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:17.40).

Brien Moffett earned third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:13.51).

Ben Walling finished second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.07), second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.57) and first with the GVSU A team in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:09.88).

Danny Abbott took the 50yard freestyle (21.51) with JD Ham finishing third (22.04).

Grant Borregard claimed second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.24) and also earned second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.01).

Marius Mikalauskas took third in the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.00) and first place in the 200-yard breaststroke.

GVSU took first and second in both diving events with national champion Brad Dalrymple in first in both the 3-meter dive (361.95) and

the 1-meter dive (318.07).

Sam Postmus ended the day Jared Gregory took second in after finishing third in the 400the 3-meter (285.89) and the yard freestyle relay with the 1-meter dive (283.65).

GVSU B team (3:39.67), and As for the women’s team, finished third in the 500-yard the Lakers took first, second freestyle (5:19.65) as well as and third in their second event first in the 200-yard individual of the day, the medley (2:07.92).

1,000-yard freeDiving for the style.

Melina GVSU women “We’re going to Goebel took first was more of a (10:32.55), Me- have to have some struggle. Kayla gan Shaughnessy Marquardt took of our freshmen took second third in the (10:39.89) and 3-meter dive and sophomores Caroline Brere(246.87) and secstep up to the ton claimed third ond in the 1-mechallenge.”

(10:44.13). ter dive (248.17).

Goebel also Jessie Adams took first in the took third in the ANDY BOYCE 200-yard butter1-meter dive, GVSU COACH fly (2:10.64) and also (237.97). second as part In the 200of the GVSU A yard freestyle, team in the 400-yard freestyle two-time national champion relay (3:37.84) Leonie Van Noort took first Shaughnessy also took sec- (3:37.84). Van Noort also ond in the 500-yard freestyle took second place as part (5:15.54), and third as part of of the GVSU A team for the the GVSU B team in the 400- 400-yard freestyle relay. Van yard freestyle relay (3:39.67).

Noort, after coming off a

spectacular junior season last year, expects nothing but the best out of herself this season.

“For myself, high expectations. I want to win nationals again this year,” Van Noort said. “It’s going to be hard though, I have some good competition really close by. I just have to keep going and make sure I’m on top of things.”

GVSU coach Andy Boyce had some words of acclamation for Van Noort’s leadership.

“She’s coming back as a national champ in two events,” Boyce said. “It’s nice to have her coming back with that experience at a national level.”

Speaking of outstanding swimmers, the men’s swim and dive team lost an outstanding swimmer last season in Gianni Ferrero. Ferrero’s name is all over the record board in the GVSU pool, and he won the second men’s individual national championship in GVSU history last season.

“We’re going to have to

have some of our freshmen and sophomores step up to the challenge,” Boyce said.

“We’ve got some talent with some new swimmers coming in and one new diver on the men’s side. It’s laid out for them a little bit more.”

However, returning for the men is Brad Dalrymple. He won the Division II individual national championship for the 1-meter dive (540.45) as a freshman last year, and he has his sights set on improving.

“My goal this season is to win nationals again and hopefully both boards,” Dalrymple said. “I want to see how far I can get with my diving ability and hopefully push not only myself, but also my teammates.”

Last season, the GVSU men’s team won every regular season meet. The women only dropped one, and it happened to be against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Next up, the Lakers will host the Lewis Flyers Friday, Oct. 21.

VOLLEYBALL

GV volleyball goes 1-2 at Midwest Region Crossover

BECOMING CONSISTENT: Sydney Benchley (1) serves the ball Saturday, Sept. 25. The GVSU Lakers lost two out of their three games at the ninth annual Midwest Region Crossover Tournament in Aurora, Illinois spanning Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State volleyball team went 1-2 in the ninth annual Midwest Region Crossover tournament in Aurora, Illinois, dropping games to the Drury Panthers (14-7, 6-3 GLVC) by a score of 3-1 Friday, Oct. 14 and the Indianapolis Greyhounds (10-10, 5-4 GLVC) 3-0 Saturday, Oct. 15, but defeated the McKendree Bearcats (13-8, 8-1 GLVC) 3-1 on the same day.

McKendree ended the weekend 0-3, while Drury finished 2-1 and Indianapolis went a perfect 3-0.

The Lakers started the weekend strong by winning the first set against Drury 2519, but would be unable to overcome the Panthers attack for the rest of the night, losing the next three sets 25-19, 25-8 and 25-18. Freshman Jayci Suseland tallied 13 kills while sophomore Brooke Smith picked up 12. Junior Katie Olson had 30 assists and 13 digs.

Freshmen Sydney Benchley and Kendall Yerkes notched 20 and 12 digs, respectively.

Saturday would start better for the Lakers, as they would win the first two sets against McKendree 25-20 and 25-22 before dropping a hotly contested third set 2725, but rebounded nicely and captured the fourth, 25-12.

Suseland captured a career high in kills with 27 while hitting .468. The last time a Laker had more kills in a single contest was Oct. 11, 2005, when Tracy Kirk swatted down 31 kills in a home match against Ferris State.

“Honestly, when I’m on the court, I don’t think about how many kills I have and I don’t recognize I’m doing well,” Suseland said. “My teammates are working really hard and I just have to play my part and I don’t think about how many kills or blocks I had until the game is over, so it doesn’t hit me in the game at all.”

Also performing well in the second match of the week-

end were Smith (11 kills, 10 digs), sophomore Staci Brower (10 kills, three blocks), junior Jillian Butsavich (seven kills, two blocks), Olson (37 assists, 11 digs), Yerkes (14 digs, five kills) and Benchley (13 digs, four assists).

Things would go awry in the final game for the Lakers, as they dropped three straight close sets to Indianapolis, the first of which was a 34-32 marathon. The second set finished 26-24, and the third 25-21.

“We pretty much just couldn’t finish the last few points. We had a lot of errors at the end when we needed to push through,” Olson said. “We were with them the whole time then just couldn’t pull through.”

Suseland (15) and Brower (13) both put up strong efforts, tallying double-digit kills once again while sophomore Taylor Stewart dished out 21 assists to go along with Olson’s 18.

Benchley and Yerkes led the charge on defense with 13 digs each, followed up by Olson with 11 digs and Smith with 10.

“We just need to continue to get better,” GVSU coach Deanne Scanlon said. “We battled. We didn’t get blown out by anybody. In those situations, it’s those unforced errors like missing serves and getting aced.

“We saw some good things this weekend, but it’s consistency. We need more than one person offensively.

Brooke Smith did have a good weekend and was solid in our serve receive, but we’re still struggling with our consistency, and we’ve got a challenge ahead of us.”

The GLIAC ended the tournament with the best record by far, going 30-15, a silver lining for GVSU, since the tournament performance will show that the GLIAC is a strong conference this season and should benefit the Lakers when it comes to regional seeding.

Conference season picks back up next weekend when the Lakers hit the road again to challenge the 17-3 (8-1 GLIAC) Wayne State Warriors Friday, Oct. 21 and the 15-5 (8-1 GLIAC) Findlay Oilers Saturday, Oct. 22.

OCTOBER 17, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLSPORTS

A10 | SPORTS HOCKEY

W. TENNIS

GV women’s tennis beats Walsh, Ashland MASON TRONSOR MTRONSOR@LANTHORN.COM

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Jared Maddock (31) pays close attention to the play. Grand Valley State’s men’s DII hockey defeated Ferris State University with a score of 8-1 Saturday, Oct. 16. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

‘We’re a better hockey team’ DII hockey sweeps Ferris State 2-0 over weekend

BY NATALIE LONGROY NLONGROY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State men’s hockey team (Division II) had the Ferris State Bulldogs licking their wounds after GVSU won 9-2 at Ferris Friday, Oct. 14 and then won at home 8-1 Saturday, Oct. 15.

“Right through our lineup, we’re a better hockey team than Ferris is and that showed through Friday and again Saturday,” said GVSU coach Mike Forbes. “It’s hard for our guys to get motivated and I give them a lot of credit for staying with it tonight.”

Forbes recently announced Alex Ostrowski will be the captain for the season with Reede Burnett and Collin Finkhouse as assistant captains.

“It’s real nice to have the boys recognize something like that,” Ostrowski said. “I’ve been here three years now and I’m really excited.”

In the first period Saturday night, GVSU had several scoring opportunities, but couldn’t quite find the back of the net.

The Lakers shot the puck low, but could not sneak it past Fer-

ris goalie Brett Schmekel.

Once the second period got underway, the goals started racking up as GVSU started elevating the puck more.

“Their goaltender, honestly if it hadn’t been for him, we could’ve scored 16 to 18 goals tonight,” Forbes said. “He made a lot of saves and very, very difficult saves so he was kind of left to his own devices there.”

Going into the third period, GVSU was already up 4-1 with goals from Matt Sherman, Connor McEvoy, Troy Marrett and Zach Resnick.

The more goals, the more frustrated Ferris got, fans included. The game got a lot more chippy with fights and penalties. Out of all the penalties in the entire game, 14 out of the 24 total were in the third.

“It’s hard because you always end up blaming other people and end up focusing on the refs,” Forbes said. “Your attention isn’t on what you need to do on the ice, then you start complaining about offsides and complaining about this guy hitting that guy. You lose focus of the game.

“The more time you spend on complaining about somebody else, the more time you’re not focusing on what you need to do yourself.”

Toward the end of the third period, open ice hits and thrown fists were a common sight. GVSU’s Dan Smith was disqualified from the game.

But that didn’t faze the Lakers, as they only allowed one goal the entire game with backup goalie Jared Maddock starting in net. For goalies, making the net look as small as possible is key.

“I’m not the tallest goalie or the biggest goalie so I need to get out a lot more to cover a lot more of the net, so I just try to be as big in the net as possible,” Maddock said.

Focus seems to be the mantra of this team in a long and grueling season.

“In a game like that, it’s hard to stay focused for three periods, but we just got to be disciplined from now on,” Marrett said.

The next home game for GVSU is Friday, Nov. 11 against Lindenwood at 9 p.m. at Georgetown Ice Center.

The weather is beginning to change, which means the fall women’s tennis season for Grand Valley State is coming to a close.

The Lakers swept their final GLIAC weekend series with a 6-3 victory over Walsh Saturday, Oct. 15, and a 9-0 win over Ashland Sunday, Oct. 16. GVSU currently sits at third-place in GLIAC standings and at this point cannot ascend any higher.

“Overall it was a solid weekend for us,” said GVSU coach John Black. “Moving forward we hope to make sure everybody is healthy gearing up for Ferris and the GLIAC tournament.”

The weather was cooperative toward the Lakers Saturday, as the GVSU tennis courts finally hosted a GLIAC match after a long road trip.

The Lakers opened up strong on their home court winning doubles play 2-1 thanks to the Nos. 2-3 seed doubles pairs of Madison Ballard/Rachel Sumner and Abby Perkins/ Livia Christman.

The Cavaliers would not go away easily as they won two of the three singles matches in the Nos. 1-3 seeds. After a tie score of 3-3, the Lakers put the match away with three straight singles victories from their No. 4-6 seed players Aimee Moccia, Nicole Heiniger and Katarina Samardzija.

Moccia and Heiniger have been the anchors for the singles rotation for GVSU this season. They have a 14-2 combined singles conference record, and Heiniger is undefeated in conference play (8-0).

“Last fall I wasn’t really in the lineup,” Heiniger said. “I just worked really hard over the winter through the summer. When I got my chance this year I just tried to play really hard and focus.”

Due to inclement weather, the Lakers were moved to the Premier Athletic Indoor Courts in Grandville, Michigan for their match against the Eagles.

The indoor setting did not stop the Lakers from rolling over the Eagles, who remain winless in the GLIAC. GVSU did not drop a single set in singles competition and swept

the doubles with ease, losing a total of two points.

The Eagles match allowed the Lakers to shuffle the lineup and give other players a chance to compete at the same time as allowing usual starters to rest.

“We rotated our lineup a little bit,” Black said. “I gave a few people that were a little sore the day off.”

GVSU will finish its 2016 GLIAC regular season Wednesday, Oct. 19 against rival Ferris State. The AnchorBone Classic will make its way onto the tennis courts in Big Rapids, Michigan.

“Ferris is very solid this year,” Black said. “They always play us tough. It’s a rival school, so you can pretty much throw the records out. It’s going to come down to which players handle the pressure better.”

The match will decide seeding for the upcoming GLIAC tournament (Oct. 28-30). Currently, the Lakers would slot in as the No. 3 seed, while Ferris would follow suit as the No. 4 seed.

However, one match could easily flip those two. School pride and postseason implications will be on the line.

COMING TO AN END: Liv Christman returns a serve during a spring match April 17. The GVSU women’s tennis team closed out their last GLIAC weekend series winning both games. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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