Issue 48, March 13th, 2017 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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‘A Light in the Dark’ Holocaust survivor to share story at GV BY DYLAN GROSSER DGROSSER@LANTHORN.COM

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SURVIVING THE UNTHINKABLE: Magda Brown speaks during a panel at Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Brown, 90, is a Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz and will be speaking at GVSU. COURTESY | AURORA UNIVERSITY

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t’s tradition in Jewish culture to light a candle on the day of someone’s death. They use a specific kind of candle, the Yahrzeit (or memorial) candle, which burns for 24 hours straight. Every year on Holocaust Memorial Day, candles are lit to honor those killed in the Holocaust and serve as a reminder of the victims’ spirits and the light they carried within them through life. Magda Brown, 90, has lit many such candles, but none yet have been lit for her. She is a Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz who will be coming to Grand Valley State University Wednesday, March 15, to share her life story from childhood to liberation. She will be speaking in the Kirkhof Center Grand

River Room at 7 p.m. The event, “A Light in the Dark: A Survivor’s Story of the Holocaust,” is being organized by GVSU’s chapter of Hillel, an international Jewish organization. Robin Hutchings is the treasurer of Hillel and said she is very excited to hear Brown speak and to meet her in person. “She could’ve so easily just kept it all to herself and locked it away because it was such a traumatic event, but she decided that that can’t happen, and she felt she needed to speak out about (the Holocaust) to make sure it didn’t happen again,” Hutchings said. Brown is a speaker through the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center and shares her story with schools across the country. She SEE HOLOCAUST | A2

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Fighting against human trafficking with feminism GV Women’s Center to host ‘Fireside Chat” BY CELIA HARMELINK NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

ENGAGEMENT: Stephen Shedletsky poses. Shedletsky will present as part of GVSU’s Wheelhouse Talks Wednesday, March 15. COURTESY | LIMMUD FSU CANADA

Starting with ‘why’ Stephen Shedletzky to deliver Wheelhouse Talk BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

The “why” is the purpose, cause and/or belief that inspires individuals to do what they do inand-out of the workplace. To highlight engagement in the workplace, Stephen Shedletzky, the head engagement officer for motivational speaker Simon Sinek’s “Start with Why” movement, will speak at the L.V. Eberhard Center Wednesday, March 15, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. During his lecture, which is part of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies’ Wheelhouse Talks series, Shedletzky will talk about individuals feeling inspired and safe when fulfilling their “why” in the workplace. “Our intent with Stephen is to really expand the scope of the Wheelhouse Talks,” said Chadd Dowding, the program manager at the Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy (CLA). The Wheelhouse Talks series is a CLA program that hosts speakers to share their respective leadership philosophies and experiences with the West Michigan community. Throughout the free talks, perseverance, community and integrity are emphasized in leadership excellence. “The goal is to bring in a diversity of speakers,” Dowding said. “We try to make sure that there is a diversity of thought among the folks who come to speak to the students. Our intent is to kind of cut across all spectrums to provide students with an opportunity to engage with different leaders from

different perspectives.” Dowding said the purpose of having Shedletzky, who also founded InspirAction and whose clients include Rutgers University and Columbia Sportswear, speak at the Wheelhouse Talks session was to focus on the “Start with Why” movement. The movement emphasizes building platforms to inspire individuals to cooperate, trust and change freely within their workplace. Asking “why” doesn’t mean a profit or a result, the “Start with Why” website said. Instead, the goal is for the individual to identify their purpose, cause or belief “that inspires you to do what you do.” “We wanted to capture some of that energy and bring it to Grand Rapids and Grand Valley,” Dowding said. “Our hope is to share the ‘Start with Why’ movement/message with both our Cook Leadership fellows and the broader community.” Emily Neu, a GVSU student majoring in health information management, said having someone like Shedletzky speak at GVSU would demonstrate how being engaged and trusting in their workplaces makes employees perform better. Regarding health care, Neu said having a positive and engaged workforce reflects the quality of care the patients receive and also how new information and technology is utilized. “If you don’t have full participation SEE STEPHEN | A2

To give students a look into a feminist, human-rights-based approach to combating human trafficking, the Grand Valley State University Women’s Center will host another installment of its Fireside Chat series. Tonisha Jones, assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice, will present her views to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking and feminism’s place within the American criminal justice system. The event will take place in the Women’s Center, located inside the Kirkhof Center, Wednesday, March 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come and participate in the discussion. “Never has this issue been discussed more, perhaps not human trafficking specifically, but crimi-

nal justice issues at large,” said Jessica Jennrich, the director of the Women’s Center, via email. “Gathering to discuss these are so important, and thinking about them from different perspectives can help us move away from thinking in stark terms and instead inspire listeners to think differently about such a complicated problem.” Jennrich has been associated with the Women’s Center for almost four years. She believes chats like this one bring together staff and students and provide them with an environment to openly discuss new research and display new academic findings. “We’ve certainly seen criminal justice issues featured prominently in the news such as police brutality,” Jennrich said. “Feminism can help us, as a society, think about these (issues) as gender justice issues and as human rights issues that have far-reaching

implications, which are important for us as a society to address.” Anti-trafficking efforts have increased knowledge of human trafficking issues, which has resulted in a larger presence of educated individuals, but the American criminal justice system is still struggling to adequately protect victims, diminish trafficking and prosecute offenders. Jones will argue in the Fireside Chat that the answer to this issue lies in a feminist, human-rights-based approach. She believes this is necessary in order to stop human trafficking. Marissa Kinney, a GVSU student who has worked in the Women’s Center for more than a year and a half, thinks it is beneficial for students to attend events at the Women’s Center. “It would depend on the event, SEE FIRESIDE | A2

HUMAN RIGHTS: Betsie Schoedel discusses the latest topic during Talk Back Tuesday inside the Women’s Center Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Women’s Center will be discussing human trafficking during their Fireside Chat series. GVL | HANNAH ZAJAC

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TICKETS FOR ‘GVSU NIGHT AT COMERICA PARK’ NOW ON SALE

Tickets for the “GVSU Night at Comerica Park” are now on sale for the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals game Wednesday, July 26, at 7 p.m. The event offers a time where students, faculty, staff, alumni and their family and friends can come together and celebrate the university. Ticket can be purchased through www.gvsu.edu/tigers/ for anywhere between $26 and $49. Five dollars from each ticket sale will be donated toward supporting the Grand Valley Scholarship Fund, a general fund used to support students through scholarships. The first 1,500 people who purchase tickets will receive a GVSU and Tigers co-branded hat.

said many people were not aware of the atrocities in Auschwitz and other death camps when she came to the U.S. in 1946, and many were also not willing to listen. She said many survivors talk about how their stories were dismissed by many people

who lived through hardships such as the Great Depression and World War II. It wasn’t until the intended Nazi march of 1978 in Skokie, Illinois, that Holocaust survivors began to come forward to tell their stories, she said. “(We) said ‘never again’ should have the full meaning of ‘never again,’” Brown said. Brown’s presentation will incorporate three lessons

she hopes students will take away from the event: “protect your freedom,” “think before you hate” and “stand up to the deniers.” Hutchings has not yet listened to or read Brown’s full story and said she hopes to remain “raw” and “in the moment” during the time of her speech. “I want to really be present hearing it for the first

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARS DAY

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is looking for people who will be able to help volunteer at the 21st annual Student Scholars Day. Those who volunteer will need to be able to fill two-hour time blocks during the event’s run time from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Volunteers will be helping out in either Henry Hall or the Kirkhof Center with registration, greeting visitors, hosting session, and set and tear down. If you are interested in being a volunteer, you can register by visiting www.gvsu.edu/ours/ssd/ and typing “volunteer” in the search bar. Student Scholars Day is a Grand Valley State University tradition where students and their faculty mentors can show off student research and study from over the course of the year. Exhibits include oral and poster presentations, panels, discussions and various performances.

FILM ON DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION TO BE SHOWN IN KIRKHOF CENTER

GO TO: EDUCATING: Magda Brown speaks to students at Lena-Winslow Junior High School in Lena, IL, Monday, March 7, 2011. Brown will talk at GVSU about her life. COURTESY | JOE TAMBORELLO, JOURNAL STANDARD

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but I feel like they’re more beneficial because they open doors for discussion about things that sometimes people don’t really

want to talk about,” she said. Kinney said events at the Women’s Center draw in anywhere from four people to 30. For students to feel prepared, they should come ready to listen and learn more about the topic of preventing trafficking and saving victims through

feminism. Jennrich advises student to come with “just themselves, some paper to take notes and an open mind.” GO TO: http://bit.ly/2njWvoT FOR MORE INFORMATION

The film “Tested” will be shown in the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center Tuesday, March 14, at 3:30 p.m. The film focuses on educational opportunities in New York, where black children and Hispanics or Latinos make up 70 percent of the city’s school-aged children but only occupy five percent of spots in the city’s most elite public schools. The film centers on a group of students of color in the 8th grade as they work on trying to perfect the standardized tests that the schools require their students to take. The film’s writer and director, Curtis Chin, will speak after the film and take questions. The event is LIB 100/201 approved.

GV TO HOST DENISE IWANIW FOR ‘WALK A GOOD LIFE’ Grand Valley State University will host Denise Iwaniw Tuesday, March 14, to discuss Native American philosophies on community, citizenship, ecology and identity to learn about “walking a good life.” The event will take place in Classroom 614 of the L.V. Eberhard Center from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Iwaniw is the founder and president of Gathering Thunder Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Native American traditions and culture, mitigating poverty and promoting Native American health and wellness. The event is LIB 100/201 approved. For more information, contact Maureen Wolverton in the liberal studies department at wolvertm@gvsu.edu or visit www.gvsu.

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or you can’t get your entire staff/facility to engage in the process, any attempt to implement the new technology will fail,” Neu said. Cordelia Ryan, an international business and economics major at GVSU, said being excited about being engaged within the workplace is the foundation for a successful business. “It’s not needed, but it’s nice to have employees actually enjoy coming to work and doing their job from this engagement, and it just creates an overall happier environment for everyone,” Ryan said. Acknowledging how the “why” is the building block for a company’s movement and purpose, Dowding said, would allow inspired individuals and organizations to note what is important to them and communicate they are effective leaders. “Our intent is to build ethical and effective leaders for the 21st century,” Dowding said. “We think it is important to provide our students with access to some of the top leaders who are talking about leadership as a subject matter, not just sort of demonstrating it in their own lives, but people who are actively engaged in leadership as a profession.” GO TO:

SHARING IDEAS: Danielle Lake speaks in the Women’s Center Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. The Women’s Center will host a talk about human trafficking Wednesday, March 15. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

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time when she’s right there in front of me,” Hutchings said. “I know she really wants to put the message across that she loves speaking to college students because we’re a new generation coming into the world to make changes.” Hutchings said Brown’s visit is a historic event, considering there are few Holocaust survivors left. “We’re running out of time to have these one-onone conversations with Holocaust survivors,” she said. Hutchings said it’s important for students to attend so they can learn more about the past to better prepare themselves for the future. “It’s very important to know that this so easily happened because people just stood by,” Hutchings said. “Our voices really do mean something.”

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Bringing the laughs Spotlight Productions presents stand-up comedian Brooks Wheelan BY KYLE DOYLE ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Over-the-top reactions and explanations to mundane tasks and daily occurrences are what leave audiences gasping for breath at the feet of stand-up comedy. These men and women use humor to tell stories, both true and false, in an effort to make people forget about their troubles, at least for a little bit. This year, Spotlight Productions at Grand Valley State University is bringing comedian Brooks Wheelan to campus Tuesday, March 14, at 8 p.m. in the DeVos Center Loosemore Auditorium as part of the organization’s partnership with Gilda’s LaughFest. LaughFest is an annual comedy festival based in Grand Rapids that began Thursday, March 9, and will run through Sunday, March

19, this year. The event was founded by Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids in 2011 with the sole purpose of bringing humor to a usually “unfunny” time of the year, according to the LaughFest website. All proceeds from the event go toward funding programs offered by Gilda’s Club in the area. The festival lasts 10 days and features numerous comedy events from standup performances by veteran and novice comedians to comedy workshops and exhibits. Most of the events are free and open to the public with few exceptions of stand-up shows with bigger-name comedians. This year, these comedians include Howie Mandel, Sinbad, Pete Holmes and Joel McHale. In the past, LaughFest has seen the talent of Chris Tucker, Jim Gaffigan, Whoopi Goldberg,

Bill Burr, Wayne Brady and several other big-name comedy actors. Aurora Reese, the Spotlight comedy chair, said the partnership between Spotlight and LaughFest began about five years ago. She said LaughFest was looking for volunteers to host events and Spotlight saw this as a perfect way to help the community. In previous years, the Spotlight and LaughFest partnership has brought members of Guy Code to campus, as well as Tone Bell. Reese said their main goal was to bring comedians who would have some name recognition among students. “We usually try to bring people who would be more well known, like who you might actually recognize the name of the comedian,” Reese said. This year’s comedian, Brooks Wheelan, has been

featured on Comedy Central, Conan and Late Night with Seth Meyers and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2013 to 2014 doing several bits with Meyers when he was still with the program. His recent comedy album “This is cool, right?” reached the no. 1 spot on iTunes. The event with Wheelan is free and open to the public and Reese hopes anybody who can make it comes out to the event because it could be a good way to simply relax and enjoy a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. “I hope people get a nice, comic relief from the regular, everyday school life,” Reese said. “And, because it’s open to the public, so if they’re not in school, it’s just a time that they can enjoy themselves and just have a nice, free event.”

FUNNY: Brooks Wheelan performs on Conan Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Wheelan will be visiting GVSU Tuesday, March 14. COURTESY | TBS

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Staying awake

GV Writing Center to host annual ‘Night Against Procrastination’ DESTINY JONES DJONES@LANTHORN.COM

WRITE THE NIGHT AWAY: Daniel Taccolini and Haleigh Hunter work together. The Writing Center is holding their annual “Night Against Procrastination” event Thursday, March 16. GVL | MACKENZIE BUSH

Most college students struggle with procrastination at some point or another during their academic careers. Many have even pulled an “all-nighter” to complete a paper or study for a test. The staff at the Fred Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors at Grand Valley State University will try to turn this typically stressful experience into a fun one during their annual “Night Against Procrastination” (NAP). For this 12hour event, students can come

to Lake Ontario Hall (LOH) to study, eat free food and participate in various activities. The NAP will take place from 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16, to 8 a.m. Friday, March 17, throughout the entire LOH building. Students are welcome to come with no prior registration but should make sure to check in at the Writing Center in LOH 120. During this event, students will be able to write, study and work while surrounded by likeminded students in a laid-back atmosphere. There will also be activities and games, like desk yoga, to help students focus and

stay awake. Food and beverages will be served, as well, and writing consultants will be available to provide feedback on work. This event was first popularized in Germany and throughout Europe. Some German college writing centers take part in programs they call the “Long Night Against Procrastination.” These programs consist of a long night of studying aimed to combat procrastination. The concept was later introduced in the United States. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

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Practice makes perfect

BY MEGAN WEBSTER MWEBSTER@LANTHORN.COM

Anyone who has ever studied a foreign language knows that oral proficiency is the hardest aspect to master. To read and write in a foreign language is one thing, but being able to speak it is a completely different, and a typically more difficult, skill. To help students develop this aspect of their foreign language proficiency, Grand Valley State University has a tool for those who wish to practice speaking

Spanish outside of the classroom—Spanish Circle. Every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., students can go to the first-floor lounge of the International House (located in the Mark A. Murray Living Center) to attend a meeting to help them grow and gain confidence in their Spanish-speaking abilities in an informal setting. Bret Linford, a Spanish professor at GVSU who is involved in Spanish Circle, said the meetings give students a much-needed opportunity to practice the language, and actively using

the language is vital to becoming truly proficient in it. “The research on acquiring a second language has shown that if a student enrolls in one Spanish class, there aren’t enough opportunities to use the language, and a big part of acquiring a language is to use it,” Linford said. “As you use the language, you become better at it.” When students attend Spanish Circle, they can expect a variety of activities each time they show up. Whether the weekly agenda includes games or

GV Spanish professors hold weekly meetings to improve students’ language skills

informal conversations with other students, attendees will be able to practice their Spanish-speaking skills in multiple ways to ensure they are getting the most out of their visit. “This is just one opportunity for students to come and use the language so that they can actually see improvement,” Linford said. “The improvement doesn’t come as quickly if they are just going to class and doing the homework.” LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

OUTSIDE HELP: International students chat during their GVSU orientation Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

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By Taylor Scholtens

Back in the swing of things Now is the time to refocus, buckle down during final stretch

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or the past week, the biggest concern for most students across campus has been how much time is too much time to spend watching Netflix. Now, as spring break comes to a close and assignment deadlines once again begin to collect in our agendas, many of us can’t help but wonder “is this really worth it?” Wading through the last part of any semester is challenging. While it’s tempting and easy to put in the minimal effort required to reach the finish line, it’s important to remember to keep pushing. We want to encourage students, faculty and staff at Grand Valley State University to focus on how to make their educational experience at the university count, even with summer on the brain. We know that there are few things more discouraging than falling behind in your classes. Procrastination and skipping lectures becomes easy when you’ve decided to “just get a passing grade.” Instead of accepting that you won’t be able to pull that D up to an A by the time April rolls around, switch your perspective and take steps to pick yourself back up. The university is packed with helpful resources to make even the most difficult assignment manageable. Instead of taking a zero on assignments that stump you, check out the tools offered on campus that are designed to help you be successful, including the Fred Meijer Center for Writing and Michi-

gan Authors and the GVSU Speech Lab located on the main floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons. Not many people like writing research papers and making speeches, but the staff at both centers aim to make it as painless as possible. Additionally, take advantage of your professor’s office hours–they were created for a reason–and make an appointment. Create a list of specific questions you have regarding course material you find yourself struggling with and run through it with your professor to ensure you end the course on a high note. Believe it or not, professors actually want to see you succeed, and most are more than willing to work with you until that happens. Unfortunately, we can almost guarantee there are going to be some rough times ahead, which means now is the perfect time to look at the opportunities before you. Every class you attend, every paper you write and every quiz you study for is bringing you one step closer to your professional career, which is an opportunity that not everyone has. Before you know it, you’ll be receiving your cap and gown and heading on stage for your long-awaited diploma. Make sure you can look back at your time on campus without regret. Buckle down and squeeze as much experience and knowledge out of GVSU as you can– there’s a lot to go around.

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What to keep in mind when your power goes out

BY KELLY SMITH EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Given the unpredictable and often inconvenient events that happen in the world, I’m sure we’ve all been affected by a power outage at some point in our lives. And they can happen at any time. We could be studying in the library, in a class, or even on vacation. I remember being sent home early a few times in high school because the school suddenly lost enough

power to function efficiently. And given the most recent power outage on the east side of the state that has impacted part of my spring break, I feel it’s necessary to keep a few things in mind when the lights suddenly go out. I’ll admit that I’m far from the best at not procrastinating. I do try to avoid waiting until the last minute, but I still have many moments when a deadline creeps up on me quicker than I thought. And this past week of break was no exception. Basically, I had something to do that, really, would’ve only taken me five minutes to do, but when it doesn’t have to be done until Friday and it’s only Monday or Tuesday, it’s easy to have that sometimes dangerous mindset: “Well, I’ve got time.” After all, it is spring break, right? Unfortunately, when the power suddenly shuts off halfway during the week and

it becomes apparent that it won’t be coming back on anytime soon, that’s when your initially-harmless delay becomes a problem. No wifi, laptop battery is almost dead anyway, you can’t print anything now. It’s quite the nasty turn of events. Another issue is the duration of the outage. Yeah, there’s the mildly inconvenient outages that last maybe a couple of hours. Not too much damage done. But over the last decade or so, there’ve been a few outages I’ve experienced that were bad enough to wipe out electricity for at least a few days. The lesson here? Don’t always expect the damage to be minimal. If you’re stuck without power for a few days and have online work that needs to be done, you’re going to want to have a strong and reliable backup plan. One of the best things to do is to know of or find someplace

that does have power. It could be a public place like a library or a friend who was fortunate enough to not be affected. Wifi may not always be an option, so having a spare ethernet cable can be very handy. Some people have generators as a backup. If you can afford one, they might be helpful, too. It all depends on your needs in any given situation. As I said, the weather can be very unpredictable sometimes, and with events such as a power outage not being a very everyday experience, it’s easy to fall into a sense of security that might not always be there for you when life happens. Obviously, we can’t try and plan out every possible scenario that might or might not happen, but it’s good to take some of the more major and realistic issues such as a power outage and plan out a least a few good alternatives for getting around it.

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Grand Valley State University has been my home for the past four years. There have been so many great opportunities, friendships, learning experiences, and more! However, no home is perfect. GVSU has many issues that need to be addressed: low state funding, student safety concerns, inclusion and diversity on campus, and any new issues that arise each year. Any

good home owner doesn’t just ignore the problems, but they would rather roll up their sleeves and gets right to work. This is what student senate is all about - listening to student concerns and taking an active role in making our home the best it can be. There are 44 student senate positions available for during elections for the next academic year (six reserved for incoming students). We want the best and the brightest students to represent the 25,000 Lakers we work to serve through a variety of projects. These tasks and projects can be worked on through the seven different committees such as senate resources, finance, campus affairs, educational affairs, diversity affairs, external relations, and public relations. If elected, a senator will sit on these commit-

tees and work with some of the most talented leaders across campus to better our university. While the senators this past academic year have put in a lot of time and effort into different tasks and have accomplished a lot, their time on student senate will soon end. We are looking for a new batch of leaders to take their place and keep moving the campus forward by representing our students. This upcoming year I personally have set a goal to see senate break all our election records and have the most students run and the most students vote than any year before. This is not an easy task, but many hands make light work and that’s why we need everyone’s support! It’s important that good student leaders are encouraged to be a part of student senate because they can share the student voice and

perspective with GVSU administration. If you’re not interested in running for student senate, that’s okay! You can still participate in this election by seeking more information about those running, or voting for the 10 candidates you have faith in! It is our duty to protect our University and make sure we pick the best possible leaders to represent all Lakers and make GVSU even better in the upcoming year. You can get more information on elections by going to gvsu.edu/studentsenate on how to run and vote. Election packets are due in the Senate Office Monday, March 20th and elections take place online from Monday, March 27 through Saturday, April 1, 2017.

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“Yes and no. It’s going to be really busy. I have a lot of papers and exams that are coming up. Getting back into it is going to be hard, but it’s going to be good because that means it’s almost done.”

“Yes, I am. I’m just ready to get it out of the way. I already started looking at jobs over spring break. I’ve already started working on my final projects and once I get those out of the way, it’ll be a breeze.”

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NEWS | A5

SCHOLARSHIP

Reaching out BY JENNA FRACASSI JFRACASSI@LANTHORN.COM

To highlight collaborative relationships between Grand Valley State University faculty, staff and students and members of the surrounding community, the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) will host a Civic Engagement Showcase Thursday, April 13. The showcase, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the DeVos Center, is open to all members of the GVSU community. The event will feature speeches from GVSU President Thomas Haas and Gayle Davis, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs. “Faculty, staff and students

Proposals sought for Civic Engagement Showcase

are all welcome to submit proposals to present, and all (are) invited to attend the showcase and hear about ways in which the Grand Valley community has partnered with the broader community,” said Nic Scobey, graduate assistant in the OCE, via email. Proposals can be submitted online at www.gvsu.edu/ community/showcaseproposal. Interested applicants will need to provide the following information to submit a proposal: the title of the presentation, the name and contact information of each presenter, the affiliation of each presenter, a brief summary of the presentation and the method of presentation. The deadline for proposal submissions has been extended

from Friday, March 10, to Fri- might bring someone from day, March 17. Each group of their school to also stand at presenters will have a table to their table so that when people display their precome past they sentation matecan share what it rial from 3 p.m. is they’ve worked “As a university, to 4:15 p.m. on together and Ruth Stege- we are committed what their outman, director comes have been to the public for community and so on.” purposes of our engagement and Scobey said assistant dean institution, so this the showcase of the College would offer celebrates that.” of Community GVSU commuand Public Sernity members a RUTH STEGEMAN vice, said anyone chance to recogDIRECTOR FOR who submits a COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT nize the collecproposal is also tive impact done encouraged to through univerbring one or two community sity-community partnerships. partners with them. “The showcase is an op“Let’s say it’s a student group portunity for members of the working with a school for ex- Grand Valley community to ample,” Stegeman said. “They share partnerships in which

they have been involved and to provide an opportunity for those individuals or groups to be recognized,” Scobey said. During this event, Haas and Davis will reveal GVSU’s Civic Action Plan. This plan is in response to Haas’ signing of the Campus Compact Presidents’ Declaration, which includes five action statements concerning community partnerships and student civic engagement. “The action plan includes ways to improve our community partnerships,” Stegeman said. “It looks at aspects of student engagement and how to encourage more student civic action in our communities. “It includes a place-based initiative, and finally, it looks at ways to build inclusion

and equity not just internally in the university but also with our communities.” Everything in the plan will be consistent with GVSU’s current strategic plan. “As a university, we are committed to the public purposes of our institution, so that assumes that we are going to be participants in our communities and we are going to be making contributions, so this celebrates that,” Stegeman said. Showcase attendees will be able to develop ideas about how to work with a community, meet contacts to work with in the future and learn about opportunities for involvement across the university.

WORKSHOP

GV to host discussion on navigating workplace politics BY DREW SCHERTZER DSCHERTZER@LANTHORN.COM

While many individuals in the workforce have had some experience dealing with difficult work-related situations, it can be challeng-

ing to know when and how to talk about these issues. For this reason, Michael DeWilde, philosophy professor at Grand Valley State University and director of the Koeze Business Ethics Initiative, will team up with Marybeth Atwell,

a clinical psychotherapist, to present “Navigating the Politics of Workplace Topics” Tuesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. in the L. William Seidman Center. “Students put emphasis on the technical aspect of their jobs,” DeWilde said.

LEADING: Michael DeWilde, director of the Koeze Business Ethics Initiative. DeWilde will partner with Marybeth Atwell to host a workshop about navigating politics in the workplace. COURTESY | GVSU.EDU

“They think that’s 100 percent of it, but it is only half of it. The other half is being more politically savvy.” The interactive session will begin with DeWilde and Atwell taking people through scenarios they might run into at work, DeWilde said. Topics will include politics, same-sex couples, race, religion, salary disputes and more. During the event, DeWilde and Atwell will speak about the political and psychological aspects of these topics and how to circumvent them. “Not knowing how to respond can make people feel bad or even lead to legal ramifications,” DeWilde said. “It can hurt morale and lead people wanting to leave the organization.” Students will learn about different methods they can use to get around tough topics. DeWilde said there is no easy way to navigate around these

issues when they are brought up. However, he said making light of the issue by using humor, referring to company policy about the subject (if it is in the policy) or excusing yourself from the situation can help. “I once had a job where I knew other coworkers were getting paid more for doing the same job,” said Lisa Marsh, a GVSU student. “I wish I could’ve talked to the manager, but I really didn’t know how to bring it up.” After listening to Atwell and DeWilde, the students will be invited to take part in interactive sessions to learn how to verbally avoid confrontations surrounding tough topics and how to respectfully participate in the subjects as well. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws the discrimination of people based on their race, religion, sex and other factors. Atwell agrees with DeWilde that people should not be dis-

criminated against, especially in the workplace. Pointing to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, DeWilde said companies can do a better job of educating people about addressing diversity in the workplace. DeWilde said people are allowed and often encouraged to decorate their cubicles based on their personal hobbies and religions. In addition, individuals can also take time off from their work to recognize important dates in their religion. DeWilde said it is important to know why different people are taking days off from work and that there are better and worse ways to talk about these reasons and that it is imperative to know the difference between the two. For more information about the event, visit www.gvsu.edu/ events/navigating-the-politicsof-workplace-topics-1/.

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THEATER

ARTS AT A GLANCE 24 DRAWINGS/ 24 HOURS: THE BODY IN BLACK AND WHITE View original works created by Grand Valley State University art students on Monday, March 13, in the exhibition space located at the bottom level of the Mary Idema Pew Library on the Allendale Campus. The Body in Black and White was created from a five-week project requiring student artists to produce 24 drawings over the course of 24 non-consecutive hours. Each student’s work addresses a specific theme concerning the human body.

WALK A GOOD LIFE

Learn what it truly means to “walk a good life” on Tuesday, March 14, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the Eberhard Center, Room 116 on the Pew Campus. The event features Native American perspectives on identity, ecology, citizenship and community with a discussion led by guest speaker and founder of Gather Thunder Foundation, Denise Iwaniw. Participants will learn current social justice issues related to native populations locally and globally and how the identity of marginalized populations is shaped by cultural misrepresentations.

HUMAN RIGHTS PIZZA AND MOVIE NIGHT

Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley State University invites all interested students to join in on a night of free pizza and the screening of Slumdog Millionaire Thursday, March 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of 18-year-old orphan Jamal Malik, a resident of the slums of Mumbai and his journey from the streets to the stage of a gameshow. The movie contains important messages regarding poverty, income distribution, corrupt law enforcement officials, prostitution and religious discrimination.

GV to host Shakespeare Auditions workshop BY CARMEN SMITH CSMITH@LANTHORN.COM

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earn all there is to know about the work of Shakespeare and gather tips for upcoming performance auditions for the 2017 Shakespeare Festival at the Shakespeare Festival Audition Workshop this spring with Katherine Mayberry. The workshop will be held Friday, April 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Performing Arts Center, Room 1103. Registration for the workshop is located at the box office in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. Mayberry, a Grand Valley

State University alumna and professor, created the workshop seven years ago after attending graduate school at the American Shakespeare Center in Virginia and later returning to GVSU. Mayberry first started acting at GVSU in the Shakespeare Festival and has continued to perform each year. Mayberry also helped form the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, a touring troupe that travels all over Michigan. Currently, she holds the title of executive director for the company. She is also on the committee for the GVSU Shakespeare Festival and has been a dramaturge and producer in the past for the travel-

ing production Bard-to-Go. “My interest in Shakespeare started here. I got cast in the play ‘As You Like It,’ and that focused my theater career on Shakespeare,” Mayberry said. “I think that if you are at all interested in theater, whether you’re a theater major or not, any time there’s an opportunity to do a workshop, that’s going to make you a better actor.” The audition workshop is held three to four weeks before auditions, and is comprised of a three-hour session that helps students work on their monologues, break down Shakespeare’s language and become more comfortable on stage so they can be

DINNER IN THE DARK

Sight is something many take for granted. Imagine living your life in the dark. Grand Valley State University Campus Lions club will be hosting a free spaghetti dinner for all interested students–the only catch is, dinner will be completely in the dark. Dinner in the Dark will be held Wednesday, March 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Perry Dining Room of the Alumni House on the Allendale Campus. The event is intended is raise awareness for visual impairments and requires participants to wear a blindfold throughout the duration of their meal. There will also be a representative from Leader Dogs for the Blind present, and an opportunity to donate to Leader Dogs for the Blind will be available.

confidently perform and audition for future productions. Mayberry said students tend to be intimidated by Shakespeare, so when it comes to monologues, some may not know where to start. During the workshop, Mayberry helps students identify what the monologue means, understand the text, put movement with the words and use proper voice during an audition. The workshop is a way to begin preparing monologue early and become comfortable with memorization. Participating in the workshop will put dedicated student actors a step ahead of the game. Mayberry also holds private, 30-minute coaching sessions after the workshop for students who need extra assistance. “It’s a good idea for people to go and gain a little bit more knowledge on the show, and it’s a great experience for theater kids and non-theater kids,” said Jack Lane, box office director. “Theater itself is evolving, it teaches teamwork and how to speak in public and how to put on a production itself. LOG ON TO:

PERFORMANCE: GVSU will host a Shakespeare Festival audition workshop to offer helpful tools and tips to students interested in acting in future Shakespeare Festival productions. COURTESY | JAN LEWIS

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DANCE

West Michigan Youth Ballet presents ‘Sleeping Beauty’ BY SIDNEY SELVIG ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

Many people are familiar with the classic story of Sleeping Beauty, the fairy-tale which involves a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment and a

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handsome prince; however, underneath the charming Disney story lurks a twisted version that the West Michigan Youth Ballet (WMYB) plans to capture through the use of colorful costumes and graceful dancing. The performance of Sleeping Beauty will be held Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at DeVos Center for Arts and Worship Grand Rapids Christian High. The West Michigan Youth Ballet is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by local ballet professionals and dedicated parents. Since its creation, it has provided unique and life-changing experiences for hundreds of young dancers. WMYB is always looking toward the future. Sleeping Beauty has been choreographed and staged by Laura Berman and WMYB artistic director and Grand Valley State University professor Stephen Sanford. Since joining WMYB in 2001, Sanford has lead many successful productions. He hopes that the performance of Sleeping Beauty has lively storytelling charm, remarkable suspense and is complex musicality. With brisk tempos injected into the ballet, the produc-

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tion will burst with energy, movement and lively music. Berman and Sanford have performed with world renowned companies for a combined 40 years. They have independently taught and choreographed for companies and schools both in Michigan and abroad, inspiring young dancers with a love of ballet to perform full length productions.

WMYB hopes to engage and motivate students from different dance schools around Western Michigan to bring their talents together to create beautiful performances, while continuing their ballet technique at their home studio. LOG ON TO: www.lanthorn.com FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

PRACTICE: Stephen Sanford and Laura Berman help dancers prepare for Sleeping Beauty. COURTESY | WEST MICHIGAN YOUTH BALLET

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FOUR LAKERS EARN ALLGLIAC LAURELS

The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team was well represented in the nominations for All-GLIAC awards. Seniors Janae Langs, Piper Tucker, Taylor Lutz and Bailey Cairnduff all received recognition from the GLIAC for their efforts on the court this season. For the first time in her career, Langs earned a spot on the All-GLIAC First Team. She leads GVSU in scoring (10) and rebounds (5.8) per game while her 87 assists is tied for the team lead. The 5’4” point guard has five games with 10 or more rebounds with three of them going for double-doubles. Tucker and Cairnduff represent the Lakers on the All-GLIAC Second Team. Cairnduff is averaging 9.6 points per game while knocking down a teamhigh 56 3-pointers this season. Tucker’s ability on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball earned her a spot on the Second Team and with a spot on the AllGLIAC Defensive Team. Lutz joins Tucker on the AllGLIAC Defensive Team with her second consecutive nomination to the team. Lutz is a key component to GVSU’s top-ranked defense in the nation that allows only 53.3 points per game.

FERGUSON’S FIGHT PULLED FROM UFC 209 CARD

Grand Valley State grad Tony Ferguson was slated to fight undefeated and interimlightweight belt holder Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 209 Saturday, March 4, before the fight was pulled from the card. Nurmagomedov spent time in the hospital before the fight due to medical complications he suffered from cutting weight. The cancellation marked the third time that a fight between both fighters did not make it to the ring. The previous two times happened due to injuries. Connor McGregor currently holds the official lightweight belt, but a fight between Ferguson and Nurmagomedov will likely happen in the near future to decide an interim champion. The winner of that fight will have the best chance to fight McGregor for the official belt.

GVSU WRESTLING FINISHES FOURTH IN THE NATION At the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships in Allen, Texas, the Grand Valley State men’s club wrestling team finished in fourth place. Six Lakers earned All-American awards in their respective weight classes. As a team, the Lakers scored 137.5 points in the three day tournament. The Lakers trailed only Central Florida, Liberty and firstplace Emmanuel in the overall standings. GVSU edged out fifth place Air Force by 37 points. Harun Bogdanic finished as the national runner-up in the 235 weight class. Bogdanic lost to last season’s runner-up Stevan Webb from Connecticut. GVSU’s Ahmad Khatib finished in fifth place in the 184 weight class. Three-time AllAmerican Bailey Bischer also finished fifth in the 174 weight class. Freshman Dylan Dwyer finished in third place in the 149 weight class. Junior Nick Reddy finished seventh in the 133 weight class. Rounding out the AllAmericans for the Lakers was fourth place finisher Brendan Hazelton at the 125 weight class. Hazelton, a sophomore, earned his second All-American honor in his two-year GVSU career. Along with the team being honored, GVSU coach Rick Bolhuis was inducted into the NCWA Circle of Champions Hall of Fame Friday, March 10, at the NCWA National Tournament.

VARSITY SCHEDULE BASEBALL Monday, 11:30 a.m. vs. West Chester (Orlando, Florida) Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. vs. Pace LACROSSE Tuesday, 4 p.m. at Davis & Elkins

REMATCH: Taylor Parmley (14) takes the ball up. The Grand Valley State women’s basketball team lost to No. 1 Ashland Eagles during the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals. The Eagles extended their undefeated season to 33 games and will play Drury in the NCAA Regional Finals Monday, March 13. GVL | LUKE HOLMES

Defeated BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM

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n a rematch of the GLIAC Tournament Finals, the Grand Valley State women’s basketball team lost to No. 1 Ashland 77-62 in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals. The Eagles (33-0) completed the three-game season sweep of GVSU, eliminating the Lakers (248) from the postseason. Prior to the NCAA Tour-

nament, the Lakers beat Northwood 68-55 and Saginaw Valley State 71-58 to advance to the GLIAC Tournament Finals. In the Finals, the Lakers were again bested by Ashland, the only remaining undefeated team in Division II, 85-76. In the NCAA Tournament, the fifth-seed Lakers won their first matchup against the fourth-seed Ursuline 73-66. The game was a battle of strengths with Ursuline possessing the ninth-

GV eliminated in NCAA Tournament by undefeated Ashland

ranked scoring offense (80.6 points per game) and GVSU with the top scoring defense in the nation, allowing only 53.3 points per game. The Lakers boasted their top-ranked defense in the first half by taking a 34-23 lead before halftime. In the second half, the Arrows cut into that lead and trailed by only four points heading into the fourth quarter. “We made plays when we needed to,” said GVSU coach

Mike Williams. “(Ursuline) would make a run, get close, and then we would get some stops, make some big plays and make some free throws.” GVSU’s post players combined for 29 points in the game with 13 points coming from Taylor Parmley and 16 of those points coming off the bench. Freshman Cassidy Boensch tallied nine points while Korynn Hincka scored seven points. “Our low-post presence is

a big deal for us and it opens up the rest of the floor for shooters to shoot,” said senior Piper Tucker. “That’s what helped me throughout the game, the posts being able to distribute the ball.” Tucker finished with a team-high 17 points complementing her five rebounds. “She had an ‘I’m-goingto-get-it-done’ attitude,” Williams said. “She cleaned up the glass, made good deciSEE W. HOOPS | A8

TRACK AND FIELD

FINAL SECONDS: (Left to right) Rachael Walters, Gina Patterson, Dajsha Avery, Kendra Foley, Kyra Hull, Kaylyn Hill, Angela Ritter, Alexis Duncan pose as a team after finishing in second at the NCAA Indoor Championship. The Laker men finished in eighth place overall, scoring 23 points in Birmingham, Alabama. COURTESY | GLIAC

Race for the podium GV women finish national runner-up, men take eighth at NCAA Indoor Championship BY JACOB ARVIDSON JARVIDSON@LANTHORN.COM

It took the final seconds, of the final heat, of the final event to determine Grand Valley State’s chance at the NCAA Division II women’s indoor national championship podium. Rachael Walters carried the baton for the 4x400-meter relay—and the hopes of the entire GVSU team—across

the finish line in the meet’s last event to vault the Laker women from fifth place into second, earning them the national runner-up trophy. “With three events to go, I was just hoping we’d muster up enough points to get on the podium,” said GVSU coach Jerry Baltes. “Things came together there at the end and we were able to climb up to that runner-up finish.” The women finished with

39 points overall, overtaking Chadron State by just one point after their performance in the 4x400 relay. The Laker men finished in eighth place overall, scoring 23 points over the course of the three-day meet in Birmingham, Alabama. “On the men’s side, we had a lot of individuals score and get on the podium, but we just had a lot of sixth, seventh and eighth place finishes,”

Baltes said. “It’s certainly a positive, but to get on the trophy you have to have a couple big hitters. Those points just don’t add up as fast as runnerup or third place.” GVSU combined to produce 19 All-Americans and break four school records. The first record came in none other than the 4x400 relay, where Chant’e Roberts, Angela Ritter, Jessica O’Connell and Walters

carried the entire Laker team to victory in 3:42.50, while breaking their own record of 3:43.09 from exactly one month earlier. Roberts fell behind by less than a step out of the blocks, but handed the baton to Ritter with a lead. Ritter and O’Connell extended that lead and watched Walters bring home the win in the heat, SEE T&F | A8

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Setting the tone

GV wins four of first six games of spring break trip BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State baseball team traveled to Orlando, Florida for the Russmatt Invitational as a spring break trip. In the nine-game trip, the Lakers won four of the first six games to improve to an 8-2 record early in the season. The Lakers set the tone for the trip in the first game with a comeback 9-8 victory over Minnesota-Mankato. GVSU was down four runs in the ninth inning, but a four-run rally tied the game before Anthony Villar hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning to win the game. “We knew we could do it and pull it out,” Villar said. “We just bared down and had some really good at bats. That game showed us what kind of potential we have for this year.” The comeback win marked the second time this season that the Lakers have scored three or more runs after the eighth inning to win a game. The first time came against Alderson Broaddus in a 10-9 win. “We keep fighting and we know that we can win a game in any moment,” said Seth Johnson. The next four games of the

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sions and she hunted shots.” With the win, the Lakers solidified another date with Ashland, a team GVSU lost to by 14 and nine points this season in two contests. “(The key is) going to be sustaining a consistent effort through 40 minutes and withstanding blows,” Williams said. “That’s going to have to be our mindset. Can we take that hit and keep coming back.” The Lakers received the first blow in the opening minutes of the game as Ashland jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first three minutes. By the end of

trip were all lopsided affairs. The Lakers lost to Saint Joseph 13-3 in the second game of the trip. The Pumas scored 12 of their runs in a threeinning span between the fifth and seventh innings. GVSU’s Mitch Ashcraft helped the Lakers rebound in the next game with a 12-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth. Ashcraft threw a complete game on the mound, giving up only one run in seven innings. “He mixed his pitches re-

ally well and worked down in the zone,” Detillion said. “That’s the pitcher’s job to keep the hitters off-balanced.” Ashcraft recorded six strikeouts throughout the game and the lone Duluth run came in the last inning. The Laker’s offense provided Ashcraft with a lead early in the game. “It makes it a lot easier to pitch when you know that you can give up a couple of hits and maybe let a run come across

and still be in position to win the game,” Ashcraft said. In a rematch against Duluth later that same day, the Lakers were bested 103. Duluth scored nine runs in the fourth inning which was enough to pull away from the Lakers. Villar added another three RBIs to his trip total in the game. A common theme of the first-half of the trip for the Lakers is the depth of the lineup. The one through

nine hitters have all produced quality at-bats. “If guys have an off day, but there is a guy right behind him that will pick him up and pick up that hit,” Villar said. “You look down the order and there’s a lot of potential.” The Lakers showed that depth in a 15-3 win over Notre Dame College. Brody Andrews drove in four runs on two homeruns while Johnny Nate recorded three RBIs. The GVSU lineup does not

CLOSE CALL: Grand Valley State catcher Brody Andrews makes a play at the plate during a home game last season. The Lakers took four of the first six games of their spring break trip to Florida, and have three games remaining there before returning home. GVL | EMILY FRYE

the first quarter, the Eagles led the Lakers 27-18. In the second quarter, the Lakers’ defense held the Eagles to only seven points. In the meantime, the offense chipped away at the lead and trailed by only a point at halftime. With two seconds left in the half, GVSU’s Janae Langs drew a foul on a layup and hit both free throws. On the ensuing inbounds play, Langs intercepted the pass, stepped back and drained a 3-pointer that beat the buzzer. “I just wanted to try to make something happen,” Langs said. “I read the in-bounder’s eyes and just jumped the pass.” Early in the third quarter, the Lakers grabbed the lead but it did not last

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long. Ashland went on a run to end the third quarter with a six-point lead. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles pulled away and sustained a double-digit lead late in the game. Langs finished with a team-high 16 points while gathering seven rebounds and dishing out six assists. Ashland had four players with 12 or more points including 21 points from Andi Daugherty. “They don’t stop,” Langs said. “They just keep coming at you and keep coming at you. They have that nextplay mentality.” The Eagles extended their undefeated season to 33 games and will play Drury in the NCAA Regional Finals Mon-

day, March 13. For the Lakers, the game marked the last time that the team’s seven seniors stepped out onto the floor in a GVSU uniform. They finished their careers with two NCAA Tournament appearances and a Final Four appearance last season. “We talked about the whole body of work (of the senior class),” Williams said. “This year, outside of making a Final Four run, I thought we had a better year. I was fortunate enough to coach them the past two years. They are a high-character, quality group that found a way to be successful.”

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Ritter then went on to take eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.01. The mark breaks her own record of 55.08 seconds set earlier this year. “She had a great three days,” Baltes said. “She had a great prelim in the 60. And that’s a tough double, running the 60 and then having to come back 45 minutes later and run 400 meters is not easy to do. She handled that very, very well.” A record also fell on the men’s side. Hunter Weeks continued his strong year in the high jump, finishing third in the country. He cleared the bar on his first jump at 2.02, 2.07 and 2.10 meters to guarantee himself a top four finish. It took all three jumps to clear at 2.13 meters, but once he did, he earned the opportunity to break Jeremy Pearson’s 17-year-old record of 2.15 meters. Brushing the bar on his

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earning them second place in the event. Finishing third in the 4x400 would have knocked the Lakers down to third place as a team. Ritter helped the relay team to a record performance even having already set two other records earlier in the meet. “I still can’t fathom that we’re the second fastest 4x4 team in the nation and that we’re the second best ladies’ track squad in the nation,” Ritter said. “It was by far one of my proudest teammate moments.” She finished in fifth place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.51 seconds, but her 7.43-second performance in the prelims of the event broke Icis Charles’ GVSU record time of 7.50 seconds set in 2002.

possess one stand-out quality such as power or speed, but throughout the lineup every player can provide what the team needs in that moment. “It helps when guys can be versatile,” Villar said. “You can have a guy that hits for power but that also can lay down a sacrifice bunt and get the runner over. It’s something that deep in the game, such as the Mankato game, when you need something out of a hitter they can succeed in any aspect of the game.” In the sixth game of the trip, the Lakers topped Lewis 4-3 backed by a scoreless five frames from starting pitcher Sawyer Chambers. All nine hitters recorded a hit for the Lakers. GVSU still has three games to play during the trip before returning home to play three games against WisconsinParkside in Westfield, Indiana Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19. The Lakers will look to continue their hot start before GLIAC play begins March 25 against Walsh. “As in any year, it’s a learning experience early,” Detillion said. “It’s good to be winning while you are learning, so at 8-2 that’s a pretty solid start.”

ROUND TWO: Grand Valley State head coach Mike Williams (center) looks on during a home game earlier this year. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

way over at 2.16 meters, Weeks was relieved to see it stay in place, allowing him to break Pearson’s record after coming so close on multiple occasions throughout the season. “It felt pretty good, though I wish I would have cleared it clean,” Weeks said. “But it’s cool that my name’s finally going to be up there. I never thought I would be close to that. Last year I looked at that, jumping 2.11 last year, and thought it was crazy. Now it’s real and it feels amazing.” Zach Panning and Kendra Foley also came up big in multiple events for the Lakers. Panning finished in 14:05.17 to take fourth in the 5,000-meter run and then returned to take eighth in the 3,000 with a time of 8:07.31. “The Missouri Southern boy and James (Ngandu) from Tiffin went out and ran fast and

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hard and forced the hand on the rest of the field,” Baltes said. “The races were fast, aggressive and painful. They were hurting so much when they were running, that I was hurting.” Foley took second in the women’s 5,000 with her time of 16.23.85, falling less than a second short at the finish line. She returned to help the distance medley relay to take fifth, running the final leg to carry the baton across the line in 11:33.62. She then followed those performances with a 9:29.04 finish in the 3,000 to steal fourth place. The Laker athletes will jump right back into action as the outdoor season begins. The sprinters head to South Carolina Friday, March 17, and the distance runners will travel west to California the following week as GVSU tries to earn early qualifying marks.

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It was that time of year again. The time for Brad Dalrymple and Leonie Van Noort to win another national championship. Starting Wednesday, March 8, and wrapping up Saturday, March 11, the Grand Valley State swim and dive team competed in the NCAA Division II National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The men finished in fifth place with 255 points and the women finished in 11th place with 237 points. Queens (North Carolina) took home the national championship on both the men’s and women’s side. “It’s unfortunate that we

couldn’t get in the top four and bring home the trophy,” said GVSU coach Andy Boyce. “But fifth place for the men and 11th place for the women isn’t bad either. We just lost a few points here and there.” The Lakers had two returning champions on their squads. Van Noort won the 200-yard freestyle and the 1650 freestyle last season for the women. Dalrymple also won the 1-meter diving last season for the men. At this year’s nationals, Dalrymple emerged national champion again, but this time in the 3-meter diving. His final score after 11 dives was 513.70. In the 1-meter dive he took second place with fellow Laker Jared Gregory finishing third. Dalrymple scored 513.15 on the one-meter and

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Gregory scored 501.10. “It goes to show all the hard work being done,” Dalrymple said. “It feels really good to be called a national champion again.” On top of being a national champion, Dalrymple was named Men’s Diver of the Year. Men’s diving coach Steve Burciaga was also named the Diving Coach of the Year. As for Van Noort, she claimed another national champion title as well, but this time in the 500 freestyle. She finished with a time of 4:46.62, which was only about twotenths of a second faster than the second place finisher from Nova Southeastern. She also finished second in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:49.18. Adding another top five finish,

Van Noort claimed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.54. She also finished fifth in the 800 freestyle relay with the team of Sam Postmus, Melina Goebel and Megan Shaughnessy. Their final time was 7:24.75. She didn’t stop there, though. Van Noort continued her performance into day four, finishing second in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:35.35. “I’m very happy about it,” Van Noort said. “I’ve worked for this all season and it’s nice to see that hard work pay off. I“m glad I chose Grand Valley, it has been a short but very wonderful experience. (Associate head coach) Justin Vasquez has been one of the best coaches I have had. I learned a lot from him.”

For the men’s team, the 200 medley relay team took third place with a team consisting of Harry Shalamon, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza and Ben Walling. Their final time was 1:27.98. The men also took fifth in the 200 freestyle relay with a team of Gabriel Souza, Ben Walling, Danny Abbott and JD Ham. The relay team touched the wall in 1:20.33. Two names are consistent through the two relay teams—Walling and Souza. Souza claimed third for himself in the 100 butterfly with a time of 46.66. Walling, who was a part of more than a few relays that all placed very well, also added a 10th place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.34.

“Nationals was a great experience,” Walling said. “Every season you’re looking to improve and I think I’ve done that this season. Hopefully next season is the same.” The Lakers will be out of commission until next fall. In that time they just plan to take it one step at a time. “We’re going to finish off the recruiting class for next year and we’re returning a lot of our men,” Boyce said. “For the women, we’re returning a lot of national qualifiers also. Next season we should be better than ever.” The men are graduating five seniors, and the women are graduating six. The team next season should be one of the stronger teams that GVSU swim and dive has seen.

AND ANOTHER ONE: Grand Valley State sophomore Brad Dalrymple performs a dive during a meet earlier this season at the GVSU Pool in Allendale. The Lakers competed at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama March 8-11. Dalrymple was crowned an individual champion for the second time in his young career, placing first in the 3-meter dive with a top score of 513.70. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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Trouble in paradise GV goes 3-9 in annual spring break trip BY BEAU TROUTMAN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State softball team had a rough spring break. The No. 7 team in the country traveled to Clermont, Florida for their annual spring break trip and went 3-9 in 12 games. The Lakers lost their first four games of the trip and then lost five out of the next eight. The surprisingly poor week drops GVSU’s record to 6-10 with GLIAC play just around the corner. Needless to say, the Lakers didn’t foresee coming from the warm beaches of Florida back to the cold reality of Michigan in the position that they’re in. “It seemed like the worst thing happened at the most inopportune times,” said GVSU softball coach Dana Callihan. “There were times

where we just couldn’t recover from and there were times that we did battle back, but something went south again.” There were several instances where the Lakers were one play away from taking a late lead or tying the game up, but could not get over the hump in situations that they were able to last year. In the first game against Minnesota Duluth Sunday, March 5, the Lakers fell behind 7-0 and one run away from mercy rule by the fourth inning. With their opponent expecting an easy win, GVSU stormed back and pulled within two runs in the seventh inning with a solo home run from senior Ellie Balbach. However, that would be the only hit of the inning for GVSU. In the next game against Notre Dame College the same day, it was the ladies in blue who gave up a lead—the Lak-

ers squandered an early 3-0 cushion and found themselves tied with NDC 4-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. Junior pitcher Courtney Reinhold came into the game for relief with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning and recorded a strikeout for the final out to preserve the tie. She wouldn’t be so lucky the next inning. NDC loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth and scored on a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk. The Lakers would get runners on the corners in the final frame, but NDC held on to win 5-4. “I feel like we were a little too tense sometimes,” Balbach said. “I feel like we just need to go out there and play; we’re thinking too much. That’s what it’s going to come down to.” The next pair of games Monday, March 6, would not prove fruitful for GVSU either. A Lakers’ field error broke a 3-3

tie in the bottom of the fifth inning, giving Holy Family a 4-3 edge that they would never relinquish. The Lakers were shut out 5-0 in the second half of the double-header by No. 13-ranked Southern Indiana after Balbach gave up all five runs in the first four innings. The GVSU bats briefly woke up Tuesday, March 6, with a 13-5 win over Quincy, thanks in part to senior Jenna Lenza, who went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. The second game of the day featured a pitching duel between GVSU sophomore Allison Lipovsky and University of Missouri-St. Louis pitcher Carly Kingery. The two aces both pitched complete games, combining for just 10 hits allowed and 18 strikeouts. It was Kingery who would come out on top, though, as Lipovsky gave up an RBI double and an RBI groundout in the 2-0 loss. It is Lipovsky’s (1-1) only loss of the season. “I think we’ll get there,” Lipovsky said. “I’m not too worried about the rest of the season. We’re a little nervous, there’s a lot of pressure on us, but I think we’ll get the job done. “I think we’ll come back and do some work.” After a day off Wednesday, the Lakers notched five runs

in the fifth inning of a 7-3 victory over Rockhurst Thursday, March 9, but found themselves shut out once again in another pitchers’ duel 2-0 to Winona State in game two. Trying to finish the weekend strong, the Lakers had an opportunity against Sioux Falls Friday, March 10. After freshman Kayla Plastiak ripped an RBI-double to tie the game at seven heading into bottom of the seventh, it was up to Balbach to protect the tie. Balbach gave up a leadoff walk, struck out the next batter but then allowed back-to-back singles, which scored the game’s winning run, 8-7. The Lakers finally got redemption in game two. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Lenza walked up to the plate with two outs. On the second pitch, the ball cracked off Lenza’s bat for a walk-off home run. After finally getting a big play in a crucial moment, GVSU ended the trip Saturday, March 11, with two losses. The Lakers lost 8-5 to Drury and then lost 2-1 to Fairmont State after surrendering two runs in the sixth inning. “We have to get back on the attack mode,” Callihan said. “You could tell at the end they were very hesitant, very tentative, not making good deci-

sions, trying to do more than they’re capable of. Those are things we can control that we did not control well. “We’ve got to get back to the basics, get back to playing smart, Grand Valley softball.” After the trip, the Lakers’ top batters are Lenza (.444 average, 11 RBIs), sophomore Teagan Shomin (.380 average, four RBIs), sophomore Shannon Flaherty (.346, six RBIs), Balbach (.339 average, 13 RBIs) and freshman Kelcie LaTour (.333 average, 13 RBIs). The Lakers’ four-player pitching staff ended the trip with no player going over two wins for the season. Lipovsky is 1-1 in four starts and six appearances with a 1.69 ERA, and leads the team in strikeouts (38) and walks (21). Balbach is 1-4 in five starts and six appearances with a 2.51 ERA. She leads the team with 124 batters faced. Junior transfer Allie Grys went 2-1 in three starts and six appearances with a 3.67 ERA and a team-low seven walks. Reinhold is 2-4 with four starts and a team-high eight appearances, and is sporting a 4.67 ERA. Up next, the Lakers will hit the road again for a doubleheader with Purdue-Northwest Saturday, March 18, with the first bout at 2 p.m.

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For Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse, it was a time of hard-work and grinding to reach a couple of coveted wins during its annual spring break road trip. The Lakers packed their suitcases and lacrosse bags and headed not south, but east for Sparks, Maryland where they would defeat No. 13 Bentley 13-5, lose to No. 3 Le Moyne and No. 20 Pace by scores of 18-5 and 14-9, giving them a 1-2 record on the trip and 1-4 overall. The road trip began on a high note when the No. 12 ranked Lakers upended No. 13 Bentley. Sophomore midfielder Carly Shisler led the offensive attack by netting a hat trick and was supplemented by two goals each from juniors Ashley Bailey, Meggan Loyd and Meghan Datema. Senior Chelsey Bishop handed out three assists. Bentley was unable to score consecutive goals throughout the entire game as GVSU went on several scoring runs in each half. This kind of momentumkilling play can be attributed to stifling defense and patience on the offensive end. “We moved the ball around and looked for the best opportunity and took them,� Datema said. “I think defense played lights out too and we took advantage of that and then got the ball on our end of the field.� Things would go differently Thursday when Le Moyne blew the Lakers out after starting the game 6-1 in the first eight minutes. Senior Kira Dosenberry netted two shots for GVSU and three others added a single goal. When asked what could have gone better, the Lakers found it hard to pinpoint certain physical aspects and attrib-

uted the play more to mentality and communication issues. “(The) communication (lacked), mainly on the defensive end. We lacked that fire inside of us of why we play the game in the first place,� Dosenberry said. “It’s hard to think of words after this kind of a loss. Extra communication and our style of play, not basing that off who we play was something we could do better.� Sitting at 1-3 after the loss, head coach Alicia Groveston described the matchup against Pace as a must-win. Unfortunately for the Lakers, an 8-2 halftime deficit was too much to overcome despite scoring the last six goals of the game. “We’re going to focus on that last nine, 10 minutes. It wasn’t even the second half, really just the 10 minutes where we put together a semblance of something great,� Groveston said. “It was a collection of something great across the board. We came together and we can build off that for the next one.� Dosenberry knocked in three goals, totaling five on the trip. Datema added two goals in the loss. After dropping the “mustwin,� GVSU fears that it will no longer control its own destiny regarding a second straight NCAA tournament berth. “I think what it means is that we need some help. We’ve hurt ourselves with Le Moyne and Pace, but we can go win and beat Lindenwood and Davis & Elkins, but we’re going to need some help,� Groveston said. “We no longer control our own destiny. Hopefully we can take that fire from today and put it towards (the coming games).� GVSU will try to get back on track Tuesday, March 14 when they travel to Elkins, West Virginia to take on the Davis & Elkins Senators (0-3).

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SPRING BREAK BLUES: Carlyn Shisler (25) looks to pass Friday, April 29, 2016. Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse went 1-2 over their annual spring break trip in Maryland after defeating No. 13 Bentley but later falling to No. 3 Le Moyne and No. 20 Pace. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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