Issue 25, November 16th, 2017 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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Survey finds tablet desks hinder learning

BY ARPAN LOBO NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

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tudents’ comfort in the classroom can often be overlooked. Nevertheless, how well students are able to focus on what a professor is saying, rather than how they are sitting, can make or break a grade. According to a recent survey conducted at Grand Valley State University, tablet chairs found in certain classrooms are negatively impacting learning for some students.

The survey was conducted by Doug Graham, GVSU professor of biomedical sciences. Graham conducted the survey for the Faculty Facilities Planning Advisory Committee (FFPAC), which examines the spaces where faculty and students interact. It found that 73 percent of students surveyed found the tablet chairs to be either a slight or significant inconvenience.

The chairs get their name from the small desk size, which is large enough to fit a tablet, rather than a laptop.

The survey was distributed to a sample size of approximately 3,000 students who are enrolled in one class that meets in a room with tablet chairs. The response rate was 18

percent, meaning 550 students took the survey. The results did not come as a shock to Graham, however, who teaches in classrooms with the chairs.

“In a lot of ways, this wasn’t surprising,” he said. “People hate these chairs. Lefties don’t always— if ever—have access.”

Those surveyed had the opportunity to leave comments afterward. Responses included “these chairs are trash” and “I hate these chairs,” and one student even wrote that they considered bringing their own chair to classes because they were too tall to fit in the desks.

As Graham suggested, the chairs can be especially difficult to work with for students who write left-handed. The survey asked 31 lefties if left-handed desks were always available in classrooms, and only six percent found that the desks were available in sufficient numbers for students to be able to get them.

Megyn Beebe, a GVSU student who writes left-handed, often has trouble finding a left-handed desk.

“I can never find one,” she said. “Sometimes I’ll even have to write on the desk to my left if

no one’s next to me.” Beebe also described her difficulties as being detrimental to her learning.

Left-handed students also revealed how using right-handed tablet desks impacted them. By moving a slider, students could rate from one to 100, with one being “I don’t really notice it. It’s not an issue” to 100 being “It’s a significant ergonomic hindrance that impacts my learning.”

The difficulties students have with the chairs aren’t just limited to SEE DESKS | A2

I am not able to maintain a comfortable position, so my handwriting is affected. It also makes my hand cramp up a lot, which persists throughout the day when I have to go to another class that doesn’t have lefthanded desks either.”

RESPONDENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY FFPAC AT GVSU

STRUGGLE: GVSU student Arpan Lobo demonstrates the struggle of attempting to fit all of one’s supplies on a tablet desk. According to a recent survey, over half of respondents found the desks to be a hindrance. GVL | EMILY FRYE

SPOTLIGHT

GV professors to give their Last Lectures

BY ANNE MARIE SMIT NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

Each year, the Grand Valley State University student senate hosts its Last Lecture event where nominated professors deliver an address to the GVSU community as if it were their last.

This year, retiring history professor Jim Goode and microbiology professor Aaron Baxter will be delivering their symbolic last lectures Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. in the Loutit Lecture Halls.

Goode has been teaching at GVSU for 32 years and will be retiring at the end of the fall semester.

His teaching topics include the history of U.S. foreign relations and the Middle East. He was also instrumental in the development of the Middle East Studies program at GVSU. For his lecture, Goode will be focusing on what he learned during the decade he was overseas in Iran, from 1968-1978, and what GVSU students and faculty can take away from his experiences and perhaps apply to their own lives.

“I’m focusing on a number of things,” Goode said. “One is how essentially important study abroad is, or at least experiencing immersion in some culture other than your own. I think it’s so transformative that I would almost prescribe it for every student if possible.

“The other is that once you come to know a different society from your own, a different culture, a different people, you have a much more complex understanding of how that society works. It’s very difficult to ever see them as demons or as the other because you know (them) from the inside.”

When GVSU hired Goode as a professor, the university wanted him to incorporate his knowledge and experiences of developing countries into the curriculum since only American history and European history were offered at that time.

Goode said he was hired in part to illuminate cultures that were, at that time, not as frequently studied.

One takeaway that Goode hoped to pass onto students during his time at GVSU was cultural competency and SEE LECTURES | A2

ENVIRONMENT

GV recognized as top performer in sustainability

BY KARINA LLOYD NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

The 11th annual Grand Valley State University Accountability Report, released Friday, Nov. 3, details the university’s overall performance. One area in which GVSU has been nationally recognized is sustainability.

This year alone, the university has received extensive attention for the progress made with sustainability on campus. These achievements include being named a top performer by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and being dubbed “One of America’s Environmentally Responsible Colleges” by the Princeton Review.

The AASHE is the organization that the GVSU Office of Sustainability Practices reports to annually. The organization looks at the university’s work and progress in sustainability based on data measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). The categories that are analyzed include education and research, operations, planning, and administration. The process of participation is tedious, as there are 900 questions to be answered based on the STARS data system.

“It’s a really great process to go through so we can do a gap analysis and see where our strengths and weakness are, and then we can address some of our weakness,” said Yumiko Jakobcic, campus sustainability coordinator at GVSU. “Our first time doing it was around 2009, and we (received) silver (status),

and ... we have steadily increased our scores since then.”

This year, GVSU improved its score from 66.05 to 70.80, maintaining its highly acclaimed gold status.

In 2013, GVSU was the first Michigan university to receive the highly acclaimed status. The Princeton Review as well as the Sierra Club, an environmental organization in the U.S., will then use this status to rank GVSU against other schools in Michigan in their publications.

GVSU was also recognized in the AASHE 2017 Sustainable Campus report. “(The SC report) looks at individual categories and some of the high performers there,” Jakobcic said. “So we were recognized in the waste minimization category. ... They also rank some of the top performers overall, and we were ranked seventh in the nation in the Master’s Institutions category.”

GVSU’s journey to become aware of sustainability issues as a school began in 2005 when former university President Mark Murray began the discussion about sustainability with GVSU staff and faculty. Murray made the decision to conduct a sustainability assessment to see what could be done to further this idea.

“That really started us on our journey, which now is in our 12th year,” said Norman Christopher, executive director of the Office of Sustainability Practices. “It was really based on the full triple bottom line of sustainability, which means there are metrics around economic factors, environmental factors and social factors. So, the distinctive

piece here was we did not choose to look at sustainability with the term ‘green’. ... We looked broader.”

In 2009, GVSU did another report looking into progress that had been made in sustainability practices since the initial discussion.

“I think (how GVSU looked at sustainability) really changed about 2009 when sustainability became a core value to the university,” Christopher said. “So then it became not an activity or a program but really a lifestyle.”

Sustainability became the seventh core value of GVSU. Along with this came more incentives and programs through student organizations and the SEE GREEN | A2

GARDEN: Austin VanDyke and Skyla Snarski work the fields Sept. 15, 2015, at the Sustainable Agriculture Project. GVSU recently received recognition as being one of the top institutions in sustainability in the nation. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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SIGMA PHI EPSILON RECEIVES FIVE-YEAR BAN

Grand Valley State University’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity received a five-year ban from the university for alcohol- and hazing-related infractions.

The fraternity had an appeal held, but the ban was made effective Friday, Nov. 10. Stephen Glass, acting vice provost for student affairs and dean of students at GVSU, told MLive.com that student code violations found after a five-week investigation were severe enough for dismissal.

handedness. In the survey, students left comments stating that the desks affected their concentration, handwriting ability and overall learning experience.

One student wrote that it was “nearly impossible to stay

focused on the content of the class when I am spending almost the entire class trying to find a way to sit comfortably so I can take effective notes.�

The rationale behind having the desks, according to Graham, is being able to fit more into a classroom.

For example, one room in Lake Superior Hall, Room 225, had 31 of the tablet

desks, as well as three other full-sized desks. Thirty-four desks could hold a class well above the GVSU average of 26. While sampling just one classroom is inadequate, it does illustrate the ability to place a greater number of desks in a room.

According to Graham, GVSU Facilities Planning is ordering more left-handed

versions of the desks for next semester to accommodate students. This is a welcomed change for students like Beebe. “It’s good,� she said. “It’s just hard to take notes in class without a left-handed desk.�

In the meantime, students will have to remain focused despite the difficulties that come with the chairs.

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES TO HOST LECTURE ON GENOCIDE AND SEXUAL SLAVERY

Grand Valley State University’s Middle East Studies department will host a discussion titled “Justice and Healing for Victims of Genocide and Sexual Slavery: The Case of the Yazidis� on Monday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. in the DeVos Center’s Loosemore Auditorium.

The event, co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Human Rights, Liberal Studies Department, and Global Studies and Social Impact, will feature speakers Nadia Murad Basee Taha and Haider Elias. The event will include discussions on the ISIS-led genocide of the Yazidi people.

The event is LIB 100- and 201-approved. Those interested in learning more can visit www.gvsu.edu/events/ justice-and-healing-for-victims-of-genocide-and/.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL DISCUSSION TO TAKE PLACE

The International City/County Management Association’s Graduate Student Chapter will host an economic development panel discussion Monday, Nov. 20, at 6:15 p.m. in the DeVos Center, Room 138E. Panelists will include economic development professionals who engage in the subject on different levels. The event is open to all, and light refreshments will be provided.

Those interested in learning more can visit www. gvsu.edu/events/icma-panel-discussion/.

JEFF SMITH TO SPEAK ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Grand Valley State University will host a discussion titled “The Decline of Democracy and Human Rights: Africa in Context and How to Respond� on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 11:30 a.m. in the Glenn A. Niemeyer Learning and Living Center Multipurpose Room.

Jeff Smith, the executive director of Vanguard Africa, will lead the discussion. Smith has over a decade of experience with human rights advocacy and has appeared on outlets such as CNN, MSNBC and NPR as an authority on the subject.

Those interested in learning more about the event can visit www.gvsu.edu/events/human-rightsthe-decline-of-democracy-and-human-rights/.

DR. DANIEL YEBO TO SPEAK AT GV

Grand Valley State University will host Dr. Daniel Yebo, medical officer at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba, Ghana, on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Glenn A. Niemeyer Learning and Living Center Multipurpose Room.

Yebo is a site supervisor for GVSU’s study-abroad program. He will be speaking about his life experiences as well as his medicinal practices. Those interested in learning more can visit www.gvsu.edu/events/dr-danielyebo-medicine-in-ghana/.

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STUCK: GVSU student Arpan Lobo demonstrates the lack of space at a tablet desk. A survey conducted by the Faculty Facilities Planning Advisory Committee found that a majority of students surveyed believed that tablet desks inconvenienced their learning. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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how exposure to other societies lessens discrimination. Goode said it’s harder to make blanket judgments about a culture when you are participating in the dayto-day lives of its people. “I was driving in today listening to a radio show, and someone was being interviewed; he said, ‘You can’t demonize people you know,’�

Goode said. “In the case of Iran, for instance, very few Americans have any direct experience with Iran, and certainly almost no people who are making policy towards Iran have any direct experience, so it’s quite easy to pigeonhole them as the other.

That’s dangerous. “That’s probably been the

theme of my 32 years here at Grand Valley, to try to get that message across.�

Baxter has been a professor of microbiology at GVSU for 11 years. Unlike Goode, Baxter is not retiring or leaving the university.

In his lecture, Baxter will highlight some of his research interests and his own educational journey while encouraging students to foster a life of learning and advising them on how they can positively impact the world through service and hard work. “I’ll talk a little bit about what I do, but more of it is focusing on the importance of education, work, service (and) the aspects of being fruitful once you leave GVSU,� Baxter said. “Obviously, as a professor, I find a college education

important, but it’s not the beall of education. Whether you have a degree or not isn’t always the end-point goal. More (important) is always having that mentality of learning.�

One of the advantages of a college education, according to Baxter, is the accountability and structure that it provides. To foster a lifelong learning habit, students should be taught effective learning strategies so they can retain material and create a solid foundation to build on. “I’ll hopefully provide some ideas on how can you effectively learn things, which is something you can then use for the rest of your life,� Baxter said. “For example, how many times do you highlight things in your reading? When you’re done, what does it look like?

One giant highlight. What

have you effectively done? So, how can we read things, for instance, so it’s more effective?�

Lastly, Baxter will discuss how to be marketable and successful after college.

A college degree is the first step, he said, but it isn’t the recipe to success. Baxter will delve into the importance of working hard and persevering through challenges. “Then, couple (effectively learning) with the other aspects of being successful,� Baxter said. “First and foremost, hard work. How do you get an education without hard work? Regardless of where you’ve been, you’re going to have things in your life that are going to stand in your way. Don’t make excuses. Excuses get you nowhere.�

The event is approved for LIB 100 and LIB 201.

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HARD AT WORK: Austin VanDyke (right) and Skyla Snarski (left) work the fields Sept. 15, 2015, at the Sustainable Agriculture Project. The GVSU Office of Sustainability Practices offers a number of initiatives that work toward having a sustainable campus. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

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Office of Sustainability Practices. As a result of this change in focus, today the office has a vast amount of resources to keep sustainability a priority at GVSU. One area the office is focusing on is education. GVSU offers a series of classes that offer education on this topic. The

classes not only focus on issues of sustainability, but they are also based in business and liberal arts that incorporate aspects of sustainability to widen the audience learning about sustainability practices. “We try to incorporate (sustainability) through all aspects of the campus,� Jakobcic said. “Our belief is if we are going to have people make lifestyle changes for sustainability,

we really have to help them understand why those changes would be important. We try to weave sustainability into all areas of the curriculum.�

As a result, students who are not studying sustainability for their degree are able to gain a basic understanding of the subject by taking classes related to their own course of study. According to Christopher, there are more than 250

courses related to sustainability currently available at GVSU. Often, including it in the education can then result in a lifestyle change for all students involved in these courses.

To get involved with the Office of Sustainability Practices, GVSU community members can visit the office at 260 Lake Michigan Hall on the Allendale Campus or email the staff at sustainability@gvsu.edu.

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PROTESTS

Native American writer, activist discusses Standing Rock at GVSU

BY THERESA MUELLER TMUELLER@LANTHORN.COM

In 2016, protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock drew the largest gathering of Native Americans this century.

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Levi Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), founder of Native News Online, spoke on the matter at Grand Valley State University for the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Native American Heritage Month.

Rickert shared the personal experience of a Native American journalist active in the resistance of the pipeline construction.

“In Standing Rock, there is a big lesson in there for all of us, not just for Native people,” he said.

Rickert explained how Standing Rock represented the unending fight of Native Americans protecting their nations against actions of the U.S. government.

“As Americans, we have got to recognize what is going on in this country now,” he said. “As students, as you study what is going on in this country and you look at Standing Rock, sometimes resistance is proper.”

Rickert said Standing Rock resembled a fulfillment of a prophecy and the rise of the “seventh generation” as the Native youth took initiative to lead the resistance.

“I hope that as young people, as the Standing Rock youth taught us, young people make a difference,” he said.

As part of his discussion, Rickert spoke about ways in which all youth—not just Natives—need to be vigilant and understand what is going on around them. Rickert thinks resistance is even nec-

essary in some situations.

“If resistance is necessary, do it in a nice way,” Rickert said. “I concur, 100 percent, it should be done in a peaceful, prayerful way and always legally.”

People resisting at Standing Rock mostly remained peaceful throughout their resistance, despite forceful opposition from governmental officials.

Rickert showed photos of dogs released and water hoses sprayed at protesters.

“They had weapons, we had prayer,” Rickert said.

Rickert noted the way in which average citizens cannot always rely on the mass media to relate what is going on across the country.

“People really need to evaluate what the government officials are saying, or (what) news media is saying, and find out what the facts are behind it because so often we find ourselves in trouble,” he said. “We really need to find out the facts. It’s so important. It’s our livelihood.

“It’s our fact of life.”

Tonisha Begay, program assistant for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, noted that since Rickert participated in the protests at Standing Rock, he offered a critical perspective of someone personally affected and present at the scene. Begay is also the staff adviser for the Native American Student Association and a member of the Native American Advisory board at GVSU. “I think (Rickert’s lecture is) really helpful for people who weren’t following as the story broke out and even for people who were following,” Begay said. “It depends on your news source, and it depends on who is telling

LECTURE: Levi Rickert (Potawatomi), founder of Native News Online, shares his insights on Standing Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Rickert spoke to GVSU community members about the impact of the protests as a part of Native American Heritage Month. GVL | HANNAH HILL

the story. Perspective matters. Some sources will tell different things, or they won’t tell the whole story, or they’ll tell only part of it.

“So, I think it is really good to hear somebody’s perspective as somebody who is a journalist. And he can think critically and is also invested in this.”

Despite the resistance of thousands of Native Americans and non-Natives, the construction of the pipeline continued, but Rickert noted the continuation of resistance as people remain attentive.

“As I saw the Native youth, people were really conscien-

tious of the fact that things are happening within resistance, and we can try to make a difference,” Rickert said.

Standing Rock brought thousands of Natives together and provided energy for the continued fight, Begay said.

“A lot of Natives learned at Standing Rock how to resist and that they could resist,” Begay said. “So, there is a lot of hope in that.”

Begay said it is important for non-Natives to educate themselves on the matter and help with the resistance.

“Learning and listening and coming to events like (Rickert’s lecture) can be in-

timidating; it can seem overwhelming,” Begay said. “Always being aware and always listening, always sharing news, even on social media,

I think that helps because we can’t get to everybody.

“But if students raise awareness, I think that is going to get us in more places.”

I think (Rickert’s lecture is) really helpful for people who weren’t following as the story broke out and even for people who were following. It depends on your news source, and it depends on who is telling the story. Perspective matters.”

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CHARTER SCHOOLS

Grand Rapids youth homeless shelter expected to open in 2018

BY MEGAN WEBSTER MWEBSTER@LANTHORN.COM

According to MLive. com, Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas of Kent County have the state of Michigan’s third highest number of homeless indi-

viduals with an approximate total of 800 people. In an effort to bring aid to this problem, Covenant House Michigan launched its $4.5 million campaign Wednesday, Nov. 8, for a homeless shelter for young adults, a first for the area.

Markeith Large, prin-

cipal at Covenant House Academy in Grand Rapids, explained the importance of this shelter responding to a growing homeless problem among the city’s youth.

“We have a tremendous homeless problem in the city of Grand Rapids with the homeless situation

in troubled youth teens,” Large said. “This project was designed specifically for homeless teens.”

The Covenant House Academy in Grand Rapids is a charter school sponsored

by Grand Valley State University. GVSU charters more than 70 schools and has

SHELTER: A model of what a room would look like in the Covenant House youth homeless shelter. Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids is a GVSU-affiliated charter school. GVSU has over 70 affiliated charter schools that have served over 33,000 students. COURTESY | MLIVE

served more than 33,000 students, according to the Charter Schools Office website.

The homeless shelter, which has already broken ground and is expected to open sometime in the summer of 2018, will be open to homeless individuals between the ages of 18 and 24.

“There’s that transition piece that occurs at 18 years old, of which many kids have to leave their own home for a variety of reasons,” said Pam Spaeth, site administrator and director of development of Covenant House Michigan.

“They take it upon themselves to leave home prematurely, they age out of foster care, there’s a variety of reasons that age 18 is a real critical transition time.”

The homeless shelter has been in the making for the past four years and will be located off of South Division Avenue. More specifically, it will be structured as a 90-day emergency shelter.

While at the shelter, youth will be provided additional help from the staff to work on stabilization in health, education, employment and eventually housing. The 90day structure is a model, not a strict mold, Spaeth said.

An attendee can leave before the 90 days or stay after that timeline, all depending on what the youth needs.

“That idea of 90 days is what is considered the optimum time period to be able to make those transitions and (get) ready for the transition into permanent hous-

ing,” Spaeth said. “It will vary from person to person.

The model is 90 days; however, if we have individuals who are not quite ready, we certainly don’t ask them to leave. We work with them and walk alongside them until they’re ready.”

Covenant House Michigan originally began in Detroit and has specialized in homeless youth since 1997.

Since then, the organization has helped more than 60,000 youth get back on their feet. For this project, Covenant House Michigan is pairing up with different organizations in Grand Rapids to provide homeless youth with safe and stable housing after the program is completed at the new homeless shelter. These organizations include, but are not limited to, HQ GR, 3:11 Youth Housing, Inner City Christian Federation and Family Promise.

“These organizations and others have walked alongside us so that we can all work together rather than working against one another, work together to truly make a difference in the lives of these young people,” Spaeth said.

For more information on the progress of the youth homeless shelter or Covenant House Michigan, visit www.covenanthousemi.org/. For specific questions about the project that is currently underway, contact Pam Spaeth at pspaeth@covenanthouse.org.

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EDITORIAL

Classroom complaints: Tablet desks not cutting it

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hen students are trying to concentrate in class, listen attentively to their professors’ lectures and take detailed notes, the last thing they should have to worry about is whether or not they’ll be comfortable in their seats.

Unfortunately, this is a problem for some Grand Valley State University students who take classes in rooms with tablet desks.

In response to a recent survey conducted by Doug Graham, a GVSU professor

of biomedical sciences, a notable portion of students who use tablet desks on a regular basis expressed dissatisfaction with their classroom seating arrangement. One complaint was the scant availability of desks oriented for lefthanded students, while another common grievance was the discomfort of the desks themselves, which are smaller than traditional desks to allow for more of them to be crammed into a classroom. The seats can be particularly cramped for

taller students.

In addition, the desks can only reasonably fit a tablet—hence the name “tablet desk”—as opposed to a laptop or a laptopnotebook combination.

Given that the majority of students still use traditional laptops and notebooks to take notes during class, this is obviously an issue.

GVSU students certainly pay enough in tuition each year to expect to be reasonably accommodated in their classrooms. Having to adjust to a cramped seat or strug-

gle to take notes because of desk orientation is distracting and takes away from students’ learning experience.

The university’s proposed solution to this dilemma is to import some more tablet desks designed for left-handed students. While this might alleviate one issue, it fails to account for the lack of sitting and note-taking space.

It seems odd that the university would be so adamant to make these chairs work. Why is it so urgent to squeeze as many students as possible into a classroom?

The university prides itself on its small average class size (26 students), so why the urgency to shove more chairs and more students into each classroom?

For many—if not all— students, the ideal learning space doesn’t include being squished in a room populated by too many people and tiny desks. It’s hard enough to be comfortable with a “normal” desk. Maybe seating arrangements seem like a side note to learning, but when you are sitting for hours on end lis-

tening to lectures and taking notes, the comfort (or lack thereof ) of a desk is pretty hard to ignore.

Students need to know that their voice counts. The survey pretty clearly displayed that students who have experience with tablet desks are not happy with them, even disregarding the left-handed issue. The purpose of conducting this kind of research is to identify problems, and the next step should be to find a real solution—not a halfway one.

Professors, please don’t assign homework over break

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By Athena Jasman

BY AMY MCNEEL SOPHOMORE COMM. & WRITING MAJOR EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

Dear Professors, Please do not assign homework over break. Most students, myself included, have been long awaiting Thanksgiving break, and finally, it’s only days away. Even better, winter holiday will soon follow, and let me tell you, these holidays are much needed.

When I think of holiday breaks, I think of them as truly what they are called: breaks. That is, I think of much-needed relaxation, delicious food, quality

family time and a period of recuperation after a very taxing few months.

However, in the back of my mind, I know that my break will probably be disrupted by a handful of homework assignments: One professor assigns an essay, another wants the class to read a book or two, and a third thinks it’s a good idea to have an exam in the days immediately following break. Each assignment really adds up, resulting in a lot of lost time, as well as additional stress in a period that is supposed to be a destressor for students.

So, professors, please do not assign homework over break. A holiday break is not only supposed to be a time physically away from the school but also a time away from the schoolwork. Giving out homework defeats the whole purpose of having time off. Plus, most of us don’t have a lot of time to spare. The holidays are about traditions and spending time with fam-

ily, and some of us haven’t seen our families in a really long time. When we’re on break, we want to spend time with them, not locked in our rooms scratching pen against paper.

Furthermore, as a student, let me tell you that I seriously, truly, genuinely need a break. Why? Because I haven’t had one since Labor Day. Instead, I’ve been chugging along. I’ve done papers upon papers, a handful of exams and a monumental amount of homework. Long story short, my brain is fried. I can see my grades slowly falling into an endless abyss, and I can see my mental state falling along with them. To save my sanity as well as my grades, I need to take time off. I need to recuperate and come back stronger than I left. Professors, you can help make this happen by not assigning homework.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand why assigning homework over break is tempting. There’s a lot of material to cover and not a lot

of time left in the semester.

However, I really don’t think that assigning homework over break is a proactive solution. The result will most likely not be well-thoughtout work, but instead a rush and mess of an assignment filled with information not retained. It will not help the student, and the outcome will not be profound. With this in mind, I have a question: Professors, do you really think that homework over holidays is beneficial for either of us?

To make the very most out of the upcoming holiday breaks, I ask you to not assign homework. Remember, this break is not only for us but for you. We want a break as much as you do. If you can do us the favor of not giving homework over break, we can do our best to come back ready and motivated to take on the rest of the semester strong. Professors, I hope you take my claim into consideration. Let’s make these breaks enjoyable for all.

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With advancements in technology, along with vast updates and upgrades, comes customer accommodation.

We saw Apple consumers persuade Apple to finally include a middle finger emoji as an option on the keyboard.

Facebook, however, isn’t as easily convinced by its consumers that the “dislike” button is a good idea.

For many years, Facebook users have wanted the ability to counter the “like” button with a dislike button rather than

having to choose silence.

The like button was rolled out in 2009 and has since become a very useful tool in connecting and networking through commonalities on Facebook. Is it important, too, however, to recognize that some people have commonalities through the things they dislike and/or do not agree with? According to Mark Zuckerberg, this focus leans too heavily on a negative spectrum and would bring no benefits to his billion-dollar network.

The way I see it, the dislike button could have an influence on Facebook in one of two ways. When I sit down and try to think of a way that a dislike button could benefit the network, I try to think of what is possibly corrupt due to the inability to dislike something with the click of a button.

Instantly, I think of trolling.

Trolling is a huge internet problem. There are many things that internet trolls will do for the attention they seek; the most common one

on Facebook is commenting negatively on posts that express emotion or political views. So my question is, do you think that if people are given the option to hit a button to respectfully disagree with a post, they will feel it less necessary to write a post expressing their opposition?

I think this may be the case for some, especially in less intense situations. However, I am almost certain that in most cases a dislike button won’t be enough to keep users from taking the further step of verbal expression, especially if they feel strongly about their opposition. Knowing though that this commenting is going to happen either way, wouldn’t it make sense to create as much control as possible even if it doesn’t completely eliminate the problem?

Well, that would seem likely, until you consider the opposing effect of the dislike button. Another very big issue that has grown and takes place on Facebook is cyberbullying.

I can strongly say that I do not

believe the dislike button will help the issue of cyberbullying in any way. On the contrary, it may actually provoke it.

Take a look at one of the biggest factors in the growth of low self-esteem issues in adolescence: likes and views.

If a person can feel so awful about themselves by comparing their 10 likes to someone else’s 1,000 likes, imagine how someone would feel if their pictures or posts’ dislikes far exceeded their likes.

In regard to cyberbullying and self-confidence, the dislike button would open up a whole new pocket of problems.

After weighing the potential ramifications of a dislike button, I think it would be a great idea for Facebook users to chuck this one up as a loss, throw a middle finger emoji in the air and appreciate the alternative “reactions” emojis on Facebook. At least with these reactions you have options, and so far, they have not had any negative effects.

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Delta Phi Lambda to host Global Gala Cultural Showcase

BY DREW SCHERTZER DSCHERTZER@LANTHORN.COM

In an effort to celebrate different cultures on campus, one organization is holding a showcase.

The Global Gala Cultural Showcase, sponsored by Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., is held every year at Grand Valley State University. Student organizations gather to put on performances during a three-hour extravaganza.

This year, the cultural showcase will take place Friday, Nov. 17, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center Grand River Room.

“This is a multicultural way to promote all the cultures we have on campus, like belly dancing, Asian Student Union (ASU) and other performances on teaching,” said Starr Doan, co-planning chair for the Iota Chapter of Delta Phi Lambda at GVSU. Delta Phi Lambda is GVSU’s only Asian-interest sorority, existing at the university since 2009. The group seeks to bring Asian awareness to schools and empower women. Doan said hundreds of students are expected to

attend the event, and free food will be served as well.

According to Doan, the Global Gala is about showing all the cultures at GVSU. The event will begin with a number of performances and is free to the public. Different student organizations, like the ASU, will have performances featuring dances, songs and even calligraphy.

This is the first year calligraphy will be available.

While the performances change, the message of diversity remains, Doan said.

Doan helped set up the performers who will be presenting. Her colleague and the other co-planning chair of her sorority, Pactra Chab, did a lot of behind-thescenes work. Chab believes the community around GVSU is a show of diversity.

“Our mission is to educate and improve Asian awareness in our community and around campus,” Chab said. “We work hard on this and bringing the community together.”

GVSU’s Latino Student Union will be present at the event as well to teach the

crowd how to do a certain dance. Chab said she hopes students will be able to attend and learn about new clubs at GVSU that they might not have known about before.

Chab said this interactive event is a good example of the uniqueness each performance has to offer. According to her, the GVSU community is diverse and the Global Gala is a fun way to learn about it.

“We are here to bring cultural awareness to the community,” Chab said. “We take pride in our community as well.”

Chab pointed toward the GVSU Taekwondo Club as another example of an interesting club students can look forward to seeing, saying that they will have a great performance, too.

Between performances, raffle prizes will be given away. These include T-shirts, dining dollars, draw-string bags and more.

Doan said West Michigan ShutterBooth will also be stationed for students to take pictures. A DJ from Michigan State University will have a showing during the event as well.

MULTICULTURAL: Members of the Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. pose on the Blue Bridge in Grand Rapids. The Global Gala Cultural Showcase will be Friday, Nov. 17. COURTESY | GVSUDPHIL.WEEBLY.COM

FEATURED SPEAKER: The Native American Student Association hosts Gary “Litefoot” Davis to speak in honor of Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The event was held on GVSU’s Allendale Campus.

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DIVERSITY

ARTS AT A GLANCE ‘STRANGE AND MAGICAL BEASTS’ ART EXHIBIT OPEN AT GV

“Strange and Magical Beasts: Etchings by Tony Fitzpatrick” are available to the public for viewing in the West Wall Gallery of the Grand Valley State University L.V. Eberhard Center.

Fitzpatrick, who is a sketch artist native to Chicago, spent time as a boxer, bartender, actor, waiter, tattoo artist and street artist. His works on paper are part of a gift to GVSU that is comprised of more than 120 pieces. The exhibit opened in November and will remain open until March 2018. Doors are open and admission is free.

STAGE PRESENTS ‘SOAP’

The Student Theatrical Arts Guild for Entertainment at Grand Valley State University will showcase its student one-act plays (SOAP) at Area 51 in the basement of the Kirkhof Center. The showcase will start Friday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. and end Saturday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m.

The student-written and student-directed plays will involve teched shows that contain adult language and content. Admission is free and the show is open to the public. STAGE meets Thursday nights at 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center.

Contact stage@mail.gvsu.edu for further information.

TOURNÉES FILM FESTIVAL

The Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College French programs will continue the 2017 Tournées Film Festival this week. The French productions are being screened through Friday, Nov. 17, in Grand Rapids.

Friday’s films will be “Fatima” at 4 p.m. and “Marguerite” at 7:30 p.m., and both will be shown at the GRCC ATC Auditorium.

For questions, contact GVSU’s Modern Languages and Literatures department at 616-331-3203.

SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS TO SHOW NEW MOVIE IN KIRKHOF CENTER “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” will be playing in the Kirkhof Center Big Screen Theater starting Friday, Nov. 17. The theater is located by the recreation room behind the 20/20 desk. The premiere will start at 9 p.m. and popcorn will be provided.

The Marvel Studios movie starring Chris Pratt will be playing until Thursday, Nov. 30. Showtimes are every day at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. The Big Screen Theater is part of Spotlight Productions and Student Life, which screen new movies every other Friday.

Students can email spotlight@gvsu.edu for further questions.

YOU BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN MEETINGS

The You Beautiful Black Woman campaign meets Tuesdays in the Kirkhof Center, Room 2270, at 8 p.m. The Grand Valley State University chapter meets to discuss the enhancement of strength, knowledge and beauty in the united uplifting of women across campuses.

The organization started at Ferris State University and now continues at GVSU with meetings, events and activities such as the Dating Game and Fireside Chats.

The group meets at GVSU to raise societal awareness of African-American women. It is the largest minority group on campus with members ranging from freshman students to graduate students.

For more information, contact ybbwbeta@gmail.com.

GV observes Transgender Day of Remembrance Author, historian Susan Stryker speaks on campus for event

BY TY KONELL LAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley State University celebrated Transgender Day of Remembrance on Monday, Nov. 13. To highlight the national holiday, Susan Stryker was brought in by the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center to give a keynote lecture on transgender issues and history.

Stryker, whose lecture began at 4 p.m., was introduced by assistant professor Cael Keegan of the liberal studies and women, gender and sexuality studies departments. Having known Stryker before her visit to GVSU, Keegan was a natural candidate to give her introduction.

Keegan said he was greatly influenced by Stryker’s work and was grateful for her role as a mentor in his life.

“It’s not often that you’re given the opportunity to introduce someone without whose work your own would not exist,” Keegan said. “Susan’s work and mentorship has not only been invaluable to me but has been the very precondition for my intellectual life.”

Highlighting the meaning and reason behind Transgender Day of Remembrance, Keegan spoke in his introduction about the role memory plays in remembering transgender lives that were lost too early.

“A remembrance is an op-

portunity to think carefully about the work of memory and what it can do—how we might want to use it, change it, share in it,” Keegan said.

“To reorganize our collec-

Dr. Stryker has made enormous contributions to uncovering, documenting, theorizing and representing transgender histories and cultures in a manner that has made my own life and the lives of transgender people more possible to sustain.”

CAEL KEEGAN PROFESSOR tive consciousness and rearrange our public affects.”

In addition to speaking about the role of memory, Keegan said Transgender Day of Remembrance can also be a space for theorizing what our country and world would look like if transgender people were not lost at the rate in which they currently are.

“Transgender Day of Remembrance is a time during which we traditionally mark the premature loss of trans-

gender lives due to violence,” he said. “In this context, a remembrance is a time we set aside to consider what has gone missing and what our world might be like without such empty spaces.”

In his introduction of Stryker, Keegan said her work has made it possible for himself and other transgender people to both understand and think critically about their culture and history, which can often by erased by society.

“Dr. Stryker has made enormous contributions to uncovering, documenting, theorizing and representing transgender histories and cultures in a manner that has made my own life and the lives of transgender people more possible to sustain,” Keegan said.

Stryker, who has won numerous awards for her work in transgender studies, including an Emmy Award for her documentary, “Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria,” gave a reading of an introductory section from her upcoming book as her keynote.

“The thing that I’m going to present today is the first draft of the opening section of the book that I’m working on, ‘What Transpires Now,’” Stryker said. “I want to say that it’s intended that it be kind of a slightly more poetic, lyrical take on the themes I’m working on in a more expository prose style throughout the rest of the book.”

Stryker also said she was trying to navigate the space between the heightened awareness of transgender issues and issues of racism, and explore if and how they work together.

“I really think it’s important right now, in this moment in history, there are two things that are up at the same time,” she said.

“There’s this incredible attention to transgender issues in media, culture and politics right now. I’m also trying to pay attention to, now in this moment, as there’s so much trans, what else is going on? The other thing I see being so completely up is questions about race.”

As the notion of exploring the similarities between racial issues and transgender issues is relatively new and potentially misconstrued, Stryker was adamant in stating that she was not attempting to compare the two issues but simply analyzing how they may work together. Stryker also said she was open to dialogue about the piece and welcomed crowd feedback.

“There is something very exploratory and experimental about what I’m trying to do,” she said. “I’m very open in a non-defensive way to hear from the audience if I try something that just doesn’t work for you. Bring it, and let me learn from that.”

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Revive student organization tackles difficult topics

BY JESSICA HARSEVOORT

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In the current political and social climate in the U.S., there are many serious issues that people feel uneasy talking about. However, avoiding these topics can lead to harmful situations. With this in mind, Revive, a student organization at Grand Valley State University,

hopes to create a safe environment for students to discuss uncomfortable situations and overcome personal battles.

Revive is an organization exclusive to GVSU. It was officially founded in the fall semester of 2016 by LaShawntelle Carson-Pops, a GVSU student who felt called to help others going through similar situations to her own.

KEYNOTE : Susan Stryker is pictured above giving her keynote address in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Monday, Nov. 13.

For her lecture, Stryker read the first-draft version of the introduction to her upcoming book, ‘What Transpires Now.’ GVL | HANNAH ZAJAC

“A lot of the topics Revive discusses I’ve personally experienced,” CarsonPops said. “I never spoke about them, so I ended up in unhealthy situations. At the moment when I tried to commit suicide, God spoke to me and told me my purpose. That purpose was to educate community members about the different ex-

periences I went through by making them more general because a lot of people experience these things.”

The organization’s purpose is to educate, advocate for and support GVSU students through open discussions about taboo topics. Revive brings to light issues such as suicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, mental illness, im-

CONFERENCE: Students converse with one another about various topics at a conference Saturday, Oct. 21. The conference, held by the Revive student organization at GVSU, was hosted to address some difficult topics with GVSU community members. GVL | DYLAN MCINTYRE

migration and more.

“Sometimes we can keep these issues bottled up for so long that they begin to interfere with our daily lives,” said Paulasia Sims, president of Revive.

“Talking about these things makes people more aware of them and of how they can go about getting help.”

In order to share such knowledge, Revive hosts a number of general meetings and public events on campus.

Although these discussions feature heavy topics, the atmosphere is positive, lively and empowering. All of the gatherings usually include icebreakers, presentations, activities, training and personal sharing.

The overall goal is for people to learn about taboo problems in society so they can help themselves and others. Because of this, meetings and events focus on talking about serious topics in a safe, judgementfree zone. The conversations are often peer-centered and allow for GVSU students to share their thoughts and feelings without conflict.

“We have a lot of students here who are very open and okay with being themselves,” Sims said. “When people are comfortable sharing their stories and comfortable being around everyone else, it warms my heart and makes me happy.”

In addition, Revive officials

regularly invite professionals to speak during lectures or panels since these presenters would be more educated on the addressed topics.

Revive is partnered with the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity, the University Counseling Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. However, the organization also works with other student and community organizations.

“We’re really big on collaboration. That is one of our core values,” Carson-Pops said. “We think trying to make a change in numbers has more of an impact.”

Since the organization values unity, it is open to everyone. There are no requirements to join, so all interested students can get involved as much as they want by attending Revive meetings, information sessions, events and community service opportunities.

While Revive is a smaller organization, Sims hopes it will continue to grow and spread awareness about uncomfortable, unmentioned topics.

Moving forward, Carson-Pops is considering expanding Revive to other institutions.

To learn more, visit Revive’s OrgSync page at https://orgsync.com/147794/chapter, or visit Revive’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/REV231/.

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GV MEN’S BASKETBALL ADDS TRANSFER FOR 201819 SEASON

The Grand Valley State men’s basketball team just added another weapon to its arsenal for next year.

Head coach Ric Wesley announced that GVSU signed Holland native Demetrius Lake as a junior transfer for the 2018-19 season. Lake, a 5-foot-11-inch guard, is a true scoring threat who ranks 32nd all-time in Michigan high school basketball history with 2,069 points in his career with Holland High School.

The three-time Holland Basketball Player of the Year is the second November signee along with Luke Hyde.

Lake went to Schoolcraft College to play basketball his first year out of high school before signing with GVSU for his second year of eligibility, something Wesley is thrilled about.

“He’s a great kid, and we’re really excited to have him here fairly close to home,” Wesley said. “He was a standout at the high school stage, and we think he’ll be a pretty special player at this level, too.”

GVSU men’s basketball will play its next game against Grace Bible College on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

GV FOOTBALL’S BRANDON BEAN CLOSES SEASON WITH GLIAC NOD

Grand Valley State’s football wide receiver Brandon Bean had a breakout performance during the Lakers’ 45-7 win over Tiffin University on Saturday, Nov. 11, earning him a GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honor.

Bean, in his final performance in a GVSU football uniform, broke the school’s single-game record for receptions, catching 14 passes for 164 yards and scoring four touchdowns in the process. The senior dominated in every possible way, including a punt return for 49 yards.

Bean made the most of his last game wearing the white and blue uniform, but he also capped off a successful individual season once again. The senior caught 70 passes for 886 yards and 11 touchdowns while returning 15 punts for 178 yards.

In his career with GVSU, Bean became the 11th GVSU player to record more than 2,000 yards receiving. Bean is not done, as he is competing in track and field for the last time this spring to finish his collegiate career.

The GVSU football team’s season was ended after the selection committee left the Lakers out of the top seven teams in their region. The Lakers finished their season with an 8-3 overall record (7-2 GLIAC).

GV SOCCER PLAYERS EARN ALL-REGION HONORS

TO THE HOLE: GVSU men’s basketball sophomore Deshawn Lewis dribbles the ball coast-to-coast to finish a layup past a defender during the Lakers’ 96-64 home season opener over Olivet on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the GVSU Fieldhouse. With the convincing victory, the Lakers improve their record to an early 2-1 overall. GVL | EMILY FRYE

Home cooking

GV men’s basketball dominates in home opener

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or the Grand Valley State men’s basketball team, it felt good to finally be home.

The Lakers’ towering height, offensive attack and stifling defense led GVSU to an easy 96-64 home-opener victory over Olivet College on Tuesday, Nov. 14. With the victory, GVSU’s overall record improves to 2-1.

Greeted at their home court by a full student section and a heckling GVSU pep band, junior center Justin Greason, who tied sophomore guard Hunter Hale for a team-high 14 points, felt that the crowd gave the team the extra boost to succeed.

“It was a blast because there was a lot of energy here tonight,” Greason said. “Hopefully they keep coming out this year because we’ll keep winning if they keep coming.”

Before the Lakers even won the opening tipoff, GVSU head coach Ric Wesley and the rest of the staff revolved their offensive game plan on getting the ball in the low post against a much shorter Olivet team. The plan worked, as the Lakers scored their first 8 points in the paint.

Olivet came out early with a full-

court-press defense, which took time for the Lakers to understand.

With the score tied 8-8 five minutes into the contest, the Lakers then scored 10 straight points to begin their initial stage of scoring separation. By the end of the first half, the Lakers led the contest comfortably with a 41-26 advantage. Although they could only shoot the 3-pointer at a 27 percent clip, the Lakers continued their successful game plan of getting the ball inside, shooting 49 percent total from the field.

“It wasn’t a ‘big man’s game,’ but when we did find (our big men), it was quite often a pretty easy opportunity,” Wesley said.

Paving the way early for GVSU were Greason (8 points, three rebounds); sophomore 3-point specialist Ben Lubitz (9 points, two rebounds); senior big man Drake Baar (5 points, six rebounds); and junior defensive stopper Zach West (5 points, three assists and one steal).

Defensively, the Lakers only allowed three Olivet players to score in the first half.

The Lakers’ first-half physicality down in the paint appeared to take a toll on Olivet’s defensive stamina coming out in the second half. GVSU took advantage of the opportunity of-

fensively by taking their inside game outside, hitting 9-of-14 3-point attempts in the second half.

On the defensive side, GVSU held Olivet’s field-goal percentage to a mere 38 percent and allowed 38 points, compared to the Lakers’ 55 secondhalf points. Coach Wesley was proud of of his team for their defensive finish. “(Olivet) got a little bit tired in the second half,” Wesley said. “They don’t have a ton of firepower and have two players that really carry the load for that team. But we did a better job keeping those players on the perimeter and out of the offensive rhythm.”

With such a strong lead built heading into the final 10 minutes of the contest, the Lakers were able to play their bench depth, which was something they weren’t able to experience during the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge to start the season. Freshmen Brett Lauf, Steven Lloyd and sophomore Grant Mitchell each scored their first collegiate baskets.

After the final buzzer, the Lakers walked off the floor victors, taking the game by a score of 96-64 to capture their first home win of the season. Besides points, the Lakers dominated in nearly every single statistical category, including rebounds (46-33), 3-point field goals (12-6),

points in the paint (36-24), steals (118) and assists (20-10)—the stat coach Wesley was most pleased with.

“We had 20 assists on 36 baskets, and whenever you can get near that range, it’s always a good thing,” Wesley said. “Olivet’s pressing and trapping defense made the game chaotic, so we just had to play basketball instead of running our plays. Overall, we swung the ball very well.”

Notable Laker standouts include Greason (14 points, seven rebounds); Hale (14 points, all in the second half); Lubitz (12 points, two steals); West (10 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals); and senior point guard Myles Miller (9 points, four assists).

Although his shooting performance wasn’t exactly what he had hoped for, Lubitz was pleased with the offense’s overall flow and production.

“Our facilitators like Myles (Miller) and Chris (Dorsey) were really able to get in the gaps and kick it out to our open shooters,” Lubitz said.

“We got a lot of 3-pointers today, which is a good thing because we have a lot of 3-point shooters.”

The Lakers will hope to continue their early solid play against Grace Bible College in a non-conference battle Thursday, Nov. 16, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

The season hasn’t stopped yet for Grand Valley State soccer as members of the team have been rewarded with D2CCAA AllRegion honors.

Included in the honor list were forward Gabriella Mencotti, midfielders Tara Lierman and Dani Johnson, and defenders Cecilia Steinwascher and Shannon Quinn, who were all honored with first team selection, which qualifies them for the All-American voting.

The Lakers will continue their run for their fifth straight National Championship appearance and fourth championship in five years in the Midwest Regional Championship against the Quincy Hawks in Warrensburg, Missouri, on Friday, Nov. 17, at noon.

With a win, the Lakers would then advance to the “Elite 8” matchup Sunday, Nov. 19. If they win that matchup, the Lakers would then advance to the National Semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 30, in Kansas City, Missouri.

VARSITY SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL Thursday 7 p.m. vs. Grace Bible WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday 7 p.m. vs. Indianapolis WOMEN’S SOCCER Friday 12 p.m. vs. Quincy CROSS COUNTRY Saturday 11 a.m. vs. NCAA National Championship

AGAINST THE DEFENDER: GVSU men’s basketball redshirt sophomore Hunter Hale goes up to make a layup over a jumping defender in the paint during the Lakers’ 96-64 victory over Olivet Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. Hale finished the game with 14 points, all scored during the second half. GVL | MATT READ

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Repeat and redemption GV cross country teams prepare for NCAA National Championship

BY D’ANGELO STARKS DSTARKS@LANTHORN.COM

After dominating the GLIAC Tournament and claiming the NCAA Regional Championship, the Grand Valley State men’s and women’s cross country teams set their sights on an NCAA National Championship. The teams travel to Evansville, Indiana, to run against the top Division II cross country programs Saturday, Nov. 18.

Nationals will be a tough and competitive field, but it is not unlike the competition both Laker teams have faced throughout the year. The Lakers have run and competed well in big meets that included both Division I and II teams, including the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, Sept. 30, and the Spartan Invitational on Friday, Sept.

15, in East Lansing, Michigan.

The Lakers finished with the second-best team overall time at 2:07:37, less than one minute behind first-place Michigan State at the Spartan Invitational. At the Greater Louisville Classic, the men finished 9th overall and first out of Division II programs, while the women finished 16th overall and first out of Division II. Although both teams have seen their fair share of success this season, coach Jerry Baltes is fully aware of the competition the Lakers are looking to face this weekend.

“It’s the NCAA Championship, so it’s the best of the best,” Baltes said. “It’s certainly going to be competitive, but we went to those races at Louisville and the Michigan State meet, and even the Lewis Challenge, to put ourselves in a situation to be ready for a competitive environment.”

The teams have had two

weeks since their big Regional Championship wins where both the men’s and women’s teams claimed the title, so they have had two weeks to train and prepare for a big weekend.

“We just stayed on our normal routine of training—we backed off a little bit here and there with mileage and intensity—but we had a great session last Friday, and we have a medium session right now and

tomorrow evening, and we will be ready to go,” Baltes said.

In cross country, the course the teams run and the weather can both be big factors in the outcome of the race. Luckily, most of the runners on both Laker teams have experience at the national course. The course is the same one they’ve run the last three years at regionals.

“Most of our crew has run it and understand it, and on

We’ve run some of our best races over the years in crappy conditions, whether it be snow or ice or mud or sleet. We usually embrace the challenging conditions, and we will be ready for them.”

JERRY BALTES GVSU HEAD CROSS COUNTRY COACH

the flip side, we’ve got some kids that haven’t raced it, so we will get down there Thursday and see it and Friday again,” Baltes said. “They are calling for rain the next few days, so it could get a little muddy and slippery. We will be ready for whatever the conditions present.

“We’ve run some of our best races over the years in crappy conditions, whether it be snow or ice or mud or sleet. We usually embrace the challenging conditions, and we will be ready for them.”

The GVSU women’s cross country team looks to build on a successful run of national titles and make it their sixth in the last five years. The men look to make up for last year’s race, where they had the lead for the majority of the race and then lost it down the stretch.

Baltes tried to focus his team on this year instead of remind-

ing them of the past.

“There’s no doubt that’s in the back of their mind,” he said, “and because of that, we don’t need to drill it into their heads.

We’re just focused on controlling what we can control and getting to the line ready to go.”

Win or lose, Baltes will find his team a success as long as they run a strong team race and leave it all out on the course.

“If we run a great team race and someone else is in front of us, that doesn’t mean we are unsuccessful,” he said.

“It just means that there’s a better team out there.

My expectations are to go in there and compete at a high level, race hard for each other and put our best effort forward, and hopefully at the end of the day that means we come out on top.”

The race begins at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, in Evansville, Indiana.

ON THE PODIUM: Members of the GVSU men’s cross country team stand on the podium with their respective medals around their necks at the NCAA Regional Championship in Cedarville, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 4.

The men’s team enters the NCAA National Championship, which is in Evansville, Indiana, Saturday, Nov. 18, with redemption on their mind after falling short of the title during last season. COURTESY | AL STEIBLE

MAKNG HER STRIDES: GVSU women’s runner Allie Ludge prepares to take her final strides toward the finish line Saturday, Nov. 4, during the Lakers’ first-place championship at regionals. GVL | AL STEIBLE

GOING THE DISTANCE: GVSU men’s runner Josh Steible makes his way around the course during the team’s first-place finish at the NCAA Regional Championship Saturday, Nov. 4. COURTESY | AL STEIBLE

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLNEWS

NEWS | A9

Standing tall M. BASKETBALL

BY BRIANA LEWIS BLEWIS@LANTHORN.COM

This will be quite the senior year for Grand Val-

ley State men’s basketball guard Myles Miller as he prepares to end his final season with the Lakers in a memorable style.

Miller’s time here as a Laker started a bit differently than one would expect. His recruiting process was unique in many ways, starting with

GV men’s basketball senior Myles Miller reflects on Laker career heading into final season

his first visit to GVSU. “It wasn’t a regular overnight visit where the recruit meets the campus,” Miller said. “Mine was a workout

LAKER FOR A LIFETIME: GVSU senior point guard Myles Miller takes a step-back dribble before passing the ball into the paint during the Lakers’ dominating 96-64 home-opener victory over Olivet College on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. GVL | MATT READ

and the opportunity to play open gym with the team.”

One would think a team captain who averaged 16 points, four assists and nearly two steals per game during his senior year coming out of Ottawa Hills High School would have offers thrown at him.

But not in this case, as Miller wasn’t given any offers to play after his senior year came to a close. However, he didn’t look at the lack of offers as a setback. Instead, Miller was determined to prove his position on a college team. With his strong will and drive, Miller transitioned into a Laker just one week after visiting.

“I actually reached out to a few schools, GV being one them, expressing my interest to be a part of the program,” Miller said. “GV responded back and let me come up for a visit, and after that, I was able to earn an offer.

And I actually picked up a few other offers from different schools, but I ultimately chose to be a Laker.”

Miller has since become a strong leader for his team through his moments at GVSU. This season, he is keying in on assists and looking to get other players shots.

Currently averaging around five assists a game, Miller is able to provide guidance, support and, most importantly, proof that size doesn’t matter in basketball.

“The fact that I was able to achieve my dream to play basketball at the collegiate level at my size is a real testament to the amount (of) hard work and dedication that I put towards becoming a better player,” he said.

Miller continues to share the importance of optimism and how benefi-

cial a good mindset can be.

“It truly goes to show that if you believe in yourself and your ability, you can achieve just about anything,” Miller said. “Growing up, I had always had a mindset of ‘You never know what you can do until you try,’ so I gave it my all and here I am today, playing basketball at a collegiate level.”

Having the opportunity to spend all four years of his college career on a team that opened up more doors than he could ever imagine created a special spot in Miller’s heart for the Laker basketball program.

“As far as my time with inside the Laker program, I’ve made some very viable connections,” Miller said. “I have some lifelong friends from playing basketball here.

It’s really everybody, all those guys. I have relationships that will be there forever and even with my coaches as well.”

This may be his final year as a basketball player at GVSU, but Miller will remain a Laker for lifetime.

After graduating, he plans to take on a full-time position offered from Northwestern Mutual, creating opportunities to check in on his fellow teammates.

“I feel like that’s Laker tradition,” Miller said. “I think I’ll definitely come back and see some of my younger guys, see what they blossom into. I’m actually quite excited for that.”

Miller and the rest of GVSU men’s basketball team (2-1overall) will continue the successful start to the season against the Grace Bible Tigers on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

M. CLUB HOCKEY (D2)

Leading the offense

BY KELLEN VOSS SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

Despite the temperatures outside continuing to drop, the ice is only getting hotter for Grand Valley State forward Tommy Carey, as his offensive game has continued to heat up as the Division II hockey season has gone along.

The forward scored a hat trick against the University of Toledo on Saturday, Nov. 11, with one goal in each period. However, Carey didn’t take all the credit for his offensive performance.

“It felt pretty good to get that hat trick,” he said of his play in the 7-5 win over Toledo. “My shots just kept going in, and my shots all came off of great setups from my line mates.”

Carey currently leads the Lakers’ Division II hockey team in three offensive categories with 10 goals, 11 assists and 21 points. Carey’s play, along with the rest of his teammates’ offensive attacks, has led the team to a solid 9-2-2 record as Thanksgiving break is right around the corner.

Carey’s offensive improvements have not gone unnoticed so far this year, especially by head coach Mike Forbes.

“He’s played really well, and that solid play has been consistent these past three years with GV,” Forbes said. “He’s enjoyed a little more offensive success this year, and that’s all just been part of his development.”

Carey transferred to GVSU after playing one year with Eastern Michigan University’s ACHA team because he wanted to move away from his hometown near EMU and get the full college experience. Carey has gotten to his current level of play due to the hard work and adjustments he’s made over his hockey career.

“I’ve seen him evolve as a player since his transfer here, and he has just worked very

hard here,” Forbes said. “Once he started to use his forehand more in shots, he started to have more offensive success.”

The numbers don’t lie when it comes to Carey’s offensive improvements, as he has already scored twice as many goals in this first half of the season (10) as he did in his entire first season here with GVSU (five).

The most impressive part about Carey’s play this season is the fact that he doesn’t have the ego to go along with it, as he credits his teammates for all of his success, specifically thanking his line mates Austin Koleski and Dan Smith for

all their help this season.

“I definitely have good line mates around me, which helps myself and the team a lot,” Carey said. “I credit all the success I’ve had here to my line mates, as they’ve been the cause of all the points I’ve had.”

The aspect of Carey’s game where Forbes has noticed the most improvement is his leadership. Forbes is impressed with the way Carey can connect with him teammates on the ice in a leadership role.

“He leads by example out there, as he plays a real gritty game, skates well on the ice and his battle level is very high,” Forbes said. “You

want your skaters to match what you teach, and his example is pretty strong.”

Forbes is also impressed with the versatility that Carey has shown this year. With his wide range of skill sets, it’s been hard for the coach to keep him off the ice.

“He’s a good defensive forward, so you can play him at any time in the game,” Forbes said. “He’s good on faceoffs, he takes care of his own zone, and with the way he’s developed offensively, he’s become a more well-rounded asset for us.”

While Forbes was impressed with Carey’s play this season, Carey was more im-

Tommy Carey hits offensive stride for GV men’s DII club hockey

pressed with the chemistry the team has developed over the past couple weeks.

“We all get along,” he said.

“There’s no one superstar or anything like that. Everyone gets along really well, and the locker-room chemistry is always at 100 percent.”

Even though the chemistry is as high as it’s been on this team in a while, the main concern for the players going into Thanksgiving break is getting healthy. It’s likely Carey will be out the rest of the semester with a knee injury he sustained in the Toledo game.

Teammate and defenseman Lucas Little also sustained a

concussion in that game.

Despite the current injury situation, GVSU’s leading scorer is in high spirits and predicted good things for the second semester.

“We’ve had some injuries, so we’ll see how the rest of this semester goes,” Carey said. “But second semester, I don’t see us having any problem making it to nationals once again.”

GVSU looks to pick up a couple more wins this weekend with two matchups against Marian University at the Georgetown Ice Center. The games are Friday, Nov. 17, at 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m.

HUSTLE: GVSU men’s club hockey player Tommy Carey fights to keep position of the puck against a University of Michigan defender last season Saturday, Feb. 11. Carey has been one of the major factors of the Laker offense and overall success this season, as he leads the team in goals (10), assists (11) and total points (21). GVL | EMILY FRYE

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLSPORTS

A10 | SPORTS VOLLEYBALL

End of the line

BY BRADY MCATAMNEY

BMCATAMNEY@LANTHORN.COM

The Grand Valley State volleyball team dropped a nail-biter to the Wayne State Warriors three sets to two on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Fieldhouse Arena in the GLIAC Tournament, ending their season.

The Lakers handled the first set 25-22 with four kills each from Sydney Doby and Staci Brower. While only hitting .111 in the set, the team managed 29 total digs, which would end up being the most for either team in any set during the match.

With a 1-0 lead in hand, GVSU was unable to close out the second set as the Warriors inched past with a 25-23 set victory. Brower again put down four kills, this time alongside Emmalee Flagstead who managed four of her own in the set.

Tied at 1, the Lakers rebounded to win the third set 25-22 despite hitting only .094. Hannah Murdock tallied four kills in the set to help the Lakers capture their second advantage of the night.

The roller coaster nature of the match would continue with the fourth set, though, when WSU rallied back from

a 20-15 deficit and win 28-26 to send the match to a final fifth set where they would hit at a whopping .400 clip to secure the win 15-9.

“They put the pressure on us, and we did not respond to it,” said head coach Deanne Scanlon. “Volleyball is that kind of game, it’s like you get punched in the face and how are you going to respond to it?

Are you going to punch back?

Or you can step back and take another one. Hats off to Wayne. They played aggressive, they stayed aggressive and they fought back.”

The Lakers were led by Brower, who put up 16.5 points with a .393 hitting percentage; Doby and Hannah Murdock, who added on 12 points each; and Jayci Suseland and Shannon Winicki, who chipped in 9 and 8.5 points, respectively.

Katie Olson acted as the distributor and defensive anchor, handing out 24 assists and scooping 19 digs, both being team highs. Her efforts were aided by Frankie Cavallaro (20 assists and nine digs), Kaylene Norris (16 digs and seven assists) and Murdock (13 digs).

GV volleyball season ends in heartbreak against Wayne State

With the loss, the Lakers finish their season at 16-12 overall and 11-5 in the GLIAC. “We had some high highs where we were playing at a good level and getting some good wins and some really low lows where we weren’t living up to our potential, and we just weren’t able to find that steady presence that we can play with,” Scanlon said. “It’s disappointing because this team, I just shake my head because they have so much talent.

“But to not be able to figure out how to really play your best when it’s needed the most is something we’ve struggled with all year long.”

Despite the Lakers celebrating Senior Day a few days before, this game served as the seniors’ true final game.

While they certainly were not looking to be sent off on a defeat on their home court, Scanlon will never forget the individual and group impacts that Olson, Doby and Danielle McCormick brought to the lives of those they met through GVSU volleyball and the program itself.

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ONE LAST SET: GVSU volleyball senior Katie Olson sets up a teammate during the team’s season-ending loss to Wayne State on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. GVL | SHELIA BABBITT

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