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About 10.8 million riders. That’s how many rides the Rapid had transported as of 2011—a new record for the

public transportation system. When the Rapid started out 10 years ago, the

ridership numbers were only at 4.6 million.One of the reasons for such a huge increase

in riders over the years is the improvements the Rapid has implemented and the route

changes that have taken place. At Grand Val-ley State University alone, it changed Route 50 to go to Rapid Central Station every week-day. More connectivity equals increased rid-ership numbers for the buses.

And increased, it has. For the first three weeks of school, total GVSU ridership rose from 279,726 in 2011 to 310,541 in 2012. The Campus Connecter has shown a 10 percent increase since fall 2011, and while other off-campus routes have shown a slight decrease, the total numbers have only continued to rise.

At the end of the 2011-2012 school year, the Rapid noted that it gave about 40,000 more rides to GVSU riders than it did in 2010-2011.

“Riding the bus is part of the culture at GVSU and this is directly reflected in our continued growth,” said Mark Rambo, Pew Campus operations manager.

There are no signs of the ridership num-bers decreasing anytime soon, either.

Rapid ridership numbers steadily increase

The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating the possible homicide of a Grand Valley State University employee, who was found dead Tuesday in a house on Myrtle Street after not having been seen or heard from in a few days.

Previous reports say Santiago Zapata, 50, had suffered traumatic injuries that resulted in his death.

Zapata worked as a program advis-er in the College of Education’s TRiO Education Talent Search department, where he worked with local primary and secondary students.

“Santiago was a cornerstone of the trio education talent search department,” said Elaine Collins, dean of the College of Education. “He worked tirelessly on behalf of the disadvantaged students, and he will be greatly missed.”

Medical examiners performed an au-topsy on the body Wednesday morning, but the results have not yet been released.

However, GRPD Detective Tim DeVries confirmed that the house showed signs of a struggle. DeVries could not offer further information, but noted that the police are “treating this very cautiously and carefully.”

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BY LizzY BALBOAGVL NEwS EDITOR

With a record num-ber of freshmen

and international students on campus this year, Grand Valley State University is gaining ground on the other p u b l i c u n i v e r -sities in

Michigan. Now, with

enro l lment reports being

released by the other institutions,

the Allendale-based university can see more

solidly where it ranks.And it can do so with pride.According to the GVSU Account-

ability Report 2011-2012, GVSU ranked sixth in the state for student enrollment last year, just 303 stu-dents behind Western Michigan Uni-versity. This fall, GVSU surpassed WMU by a mere 56 students.

“Total enrollment is one in-dicator of how students react to any institution and at Grand Valley we are delighted that the students we admit have chosen us,” said Matt McLogan, vice president of university rela-tions. “Grand Valley admits only really bright students, re-ally qualified students, and we are proud that they want a Grand Valley degree.”

McLogan said GVSU has not been competing with the other institutions for higher enrollment, though.

“We have just not focused on

any other institution,” he said, adding that the university lead-ers focus on bettering GVSU, not comparing it to other schools.

McLogan said GVSU’s current state of growth is appropriate for the mission of the university and that more extreme growth rates may not suit the school at this time. The university has and will continue to focus on a small growth rate.

“President Haas thinks the sort of natural enrollment rate for Grand Valley is around 25,000 students, which is a number that is tied to our facilities, to the number of faculty we have and to the size of our campuses,” he said.

The total enrollment for this fall is 24,654 students, which GVSU News and Information Services reports as having “hit the target for the university’s strategic plan of quality and stability.”

Although having a greater en-

rollment number than WMU is certainly an ac-complishment and helps GVSU move up in the ranks of pub-lic universities, McLogan said other numbers may be even more important.

Retention, graduation rates, and quality and performance rat-ings of incoming students help keep GVSU at the top of the pack among the strongest institutions in the state, he said.

GVSU’s 2011-2012 rankings for the different categories can be found online at www.gvsu.edu/accountability/accountabil-ity-4.htm. The 2012-2013 report will be released later in the fall.

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Allendale Township to change state districts in 2013

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GVSU surpasses WMU in enrollment

With the population on the rise in Al-lendale, the growth is get-ting ready to affect more than just the overpopulated living space on the local cam-pus. Beginning in 2013, Allendale Charter Township, home to the

main Grand Valley State Universi-ty campus, will shift from the 89th into the 88th district of the Michi-gan House of Representatives.

The State-mandated action re-sults from and accommodates the population growth within Ottawa County and Allendale Township.

Allendale is currently represent-ed by Rep. Amanda Price (R-Park Township), but when the township moves to the 88th District in Janu-ary, it will then be represented by Republican candidate Roger Vic-tory, who won his primary by 88 votes and is unopposed for the

general election in November.“The Democrats did not field

a candidate in the 88th (district),” said Matt McLogan, GVSU vice president of university relations. “The 88th may be the state’s most heavily Republican district.”

Being within a Republican-represented district isn’t new for GVSU. The current representative Price is also a Republican, and she has a good working relation-ship with GVSU, which will likely continue after the district change.

“Her new district extends to Grand Haven, where one of our re-

search vessels, the DJ Angus, docks,” McLogan said, adding that a contin-ued relationship between Price and GVSU is definitely expected even with the district switch.

The shift may mean a new representative for Allendale and GVSU, but few other things are likely to change in 2013.

“The change in the districts isn’t likely to have much effect on Allendale or GVSU,” said Roger Moiles of the GVSU political sci-ence department.

Phil Cornish, also of the po-litical science department, agreed

that little impact is expected to come from the district change, but identified other topics that may become an issue for the GVSU, no matter what district it’s in.

“State funding is going to be tight for the foreseeable future,” Cornish said. “No matter who is elected to the Michigan House of Representatives.”

The district change is not un-expected, as the State of Michi-gan re-examines districts every 10 years and reassigns borders based

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An open forum will take place Sept. 26 at Grand Valley State University. This forum, called “Restorative Justice,” will cover various justice is-sues, and will contain 11 can-didates that are running for Kent County. This forum will start off with questions that will be geared towards leg-islators, sheriff and judicial. These questions will focus on the philosophical views of justice and punishment, juvenile justice, as well as former and upcoming legis-lation in regards to justice. At the end of the forum, ques-tions will be directed toward the audience.

International students on the rise

The amount of interna-tional students present on campus is steadily increas-ing. This number rose from 317 last year to now 369. Many international students emphasize that they like Grand Valley State Univer-sity because of the top-notch quality academics and class-es that are offered, as well as the opportunities that are presented. International stu-dents can gain experience in leadership, community service, and form a unique point of view in the career path that they decide to em-bark on.

on population shifts, McLogan said.Districts in Michigan are divided so

that each representative serves roughly the same amount of people. Areas with denser populations are split into smaller districts to ensure that each representative does not act on behalf of too many constituents.

District changes are common, and seats can be moved regularly according to population influx. In the last redistrict-ing, because of its decrease in population, Detroit lost a seat in the House, while Ot-

tawa County gained one, which McLogan explained is not that abnormal.

“Some districts get bigger, some get smaller, and some disappear altogether,” McLogan said.

For more information about the district changes, visit www.house.mi.gov/home_redistricting.asp.

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“This year, we are hoping to break 3,000,000 rides,” Rambo said.

Starting in 1996 with a mere few hundred rides to now in 2012 with almost 3,000,000, according to growth charts of ridership numbers, the Rapid has indeed grown rapidly. A contributing factor to this is the student body of GVSU.

“Our student body understands and embraces sustainable transportation,” Rambo said.

The university pushes to be environmentally friendly in every way possible, and that message has grown to affect and contribute to the success of the Rapid bus system.

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With the Nov. 6 presidential election around the corner, Grand Valley State Univer-

sity is doing what it can to encourage students to get out and vote.

Lupe Ramos-Montigny, chairper-son on the committee to honor César Chávez and former Grand Valley grad-uate, visited GVSU in conjunction with the National Latino American Heritage Month to encourage students to edu-cate themselves about the candidates and make a difference by voting.

“The fact that we live in the United

States of America and in Grand Rapids, whether affiliated with a party or not, makes us politically involved in some way,” Ramos-Montigny said. “Do you see what a responsibility you have just by being born in the U.S.? You must exercise your responsibility to vote.”

Ramos-Montigny said a lot of students don’t realize the impor-tance of their vote, but explained that each vote is just as important as the next, even with how many votes are cast in the U.S.

Having grown up in Texas, Ra-mos-Montigny came to Michigan as a migrant farm worker. It is because of these humble beginnings that she wants others to make a difference.

“There are many who think that their vote doesn’t matter, that it’s too hard to go out and vote,” Ramos-Mon-tigny said. “Everyone’s vote is just as important as any other persons... You (students) are going to be the leaders of the U.S. in the future, that is a huge responsibility.”

Students were also encouraged to get involved with different boards and committees so their voice can

be heard.“With the increase in the popula-

tion in the U.S. comes added respon-sibility for civil engagement,” Ramos-Montigny said. “We want people to get involved. To sit at the table and then sit at the head of the table.”

Along with talking about voter par-ticipation, Ramos-Montigny encour-aged the Latino population, which is the largest minority group in the U.S. with high population numbers in Ari-zona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and California, to participate in the vote as well.

Because of the high number of Lati-no Americans in the U.S., political par-ties are beginning to do different things to get the Hispanic vote. One example was at the recent political conventions when both parties had Latino speakers show their support.

Carnelius Scott is a freshman at GVSU who attended Ramos-Mon-tigny’s presentation.

“I learned that voting is very im-portant in the U.S,” Scott said. “A lot of people don’t use their right to vote even though it can make a difference.”

Scott also thought that there are a lot of excuses to not vote but that shouldn’t stop people.

“There are a lot of ways that you can be held back from voting, so going out and finding these things are very important,” Scott said.

As for Ramos-Montigny, she en-couraged students to get out of their bubble and experience the world while also educating the older generation.

“Don’t stay in your little world, expand your world and get in-volved,” Ramos-Montigny said. “You are going to be more global than I am because of all the people who are coming into the U.S.”

For more information about mul-ticultural events happening at GVSU, visit www.gvsu.edu/events.

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With the elections com-ing up in November, the Grand Valley State Univer-sity College Republicans and College Democrats are figuring out how to plan events in accordance with the new interpretation of the Michigan Campaign Fi-nance Act.

The latest interpretation of the MCFA puts new re-straints on what the clubs

can do d u r i n g the elec-tions.

“ A s an orga-nization, c l u b s c a n -not use u n i v e r -

sity resources to oppose or support a ballot initiative or candidate,” said Aaron Haight, assistant director of Student Life.

In previous years, the campus clubs could promote or oppose a candidate, but this year, with the review of MCFA, the College Repub-licans and Democrats must remain neutral.

“(The ruling) changed it so that public bodies can’t make contributions or en-dorse people,” said Kyle

McMillen, president of the College Democrats.

Both clubs have been talking with the university and other officials to clari-fy what the law says about what the clubs are allowed to do.

“We can’t campaign for a candidate,” said Eric Bas-sett, president of College Republicans. “We’ve been talking with the secretary of state to find out what the law really says.”

While both have to change some things they do as a club, the groups are focusing more on educating students rather than cam-paigning for a candidate.

The College Democrats are focusing on getting more students registered to vote in the upcoming elections. They plan on hosting more voter registration drives and having more candidates come in to say what they stand for.

“It changed some things that we do, because we can’t have speakers come in and campaign for themselves or volunteer on campaigns as a group, but we can educate them on how much goes into planning a campaign and how they are involved with the issues,” McMillen said. “It’s not really affect-ing a whole lot of what we do.”

The College Republi-cans are also planning to host similar activities, in-cluding educating students about how to get an absen-tee ballot and hosting watch parties, which the College Democrats also do.

“Previously, it was easy just to say, ‘Here’s the Re-publican candidate and why we like him or her,’ but now we need to find the best way to operate to be within legal reason,” Bassett said.

Along with educating students, Bassett said they are trying to get more peo-ple to join the club.

“We’ve been trying to recruit members to help our cause and to know more about the Republican Party,” he said.

However, both clubs are mainly focused on getting students voting and educat-ed on the issues.

“We want people to at least get registered to vote regardless of who you vote for,” McMillen said. “A lot of people don’t vote, and you might not think it makes a difference, but it does.”

Bassett agreed. “We’re encouraging

everyone to research the issues and candidates,” Bassett said. “Vote this No-vember and be educated.”

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College Republican, Democrat orgs encourage students to vote despite new Mich. legislature

Managing busy schedules while maintaining your

health can be difficult to achieve as college students. The flu can come about when preventative measures are not practiced on a regu-lar basis, so health officials are urging students to take precautionary measures to ensure a strong immune sys-tem and not spread the flu vi-rus to other fellow students.

Heather Rhodes, office manager at Metro Health in Allendale and on Grand Val-ley State University’s campus, said that getting flu shots are highly recommended among college-aged students.

“College students are living in a small area with

new people that share such a small space,” Rhodes said. “A lot of college students get a lack of sleep and are not hydrated, so their immune systems can get low. When this happens, the more likely it is for a student to get the flu if they’re exposed it.”

Rhodes added that if a stu-dent doesn’t decide to get the flu shot, other measures can be taken. This includes proper hand hygiene, to not share straws or chap stick, as well as to avoid touching any sort of entrance point on the body.

Matthew Boyd, a doctor at Metro Health in Allendale said it’s also important for students to isolate themselves from people who are sick.

“If you feel like you’re coming down with the flu, don’t go to class and get every-one else sick,” Boyd said. “Go

to the doctors and get yourself checked out. Do not spread the sickness to everyone.”

Rhodes said that an in-dividual doesn’t necessar-ily have to get a flu shot annually, but in the college environment it is strongly encouraged. In addition, she said that if you work in the health care field or with peo-ple who are sick, it is also important to get a flu shot.

“Last year, we didn’t have a very big flu season, but it definitely varies from year to year,” Rhodes said. “Often times other illnesses can mim-ic the flu, such as mono.”

The main flu months are considered to be January and February, and oftentimes the health care center has to bump the flu-shot order when it gets busier, Rhodes said.

“We try to market the center

as much as possible to inform students on how to access our services,” Rhodes said.

At the Health Care Cen-ter on GVSU’s Allendale Campus, a flu shot costs $20-25 for students who don’t have insurance. In addition, the administra-tion fee, which is a fee for the doctor injecting you, is $31. Rhodes said that self-pay patients, or students without insurance, qualify for a 40 percent discount at the center, which would make the shot only $12.60 plus the administration fee. Those who do have insur-ance, she added, are usually covered for flu shots.

For more information on flu shots or for other health con-cerns, call the health care center directly at (616) 252-6030. assistantnews@lanthorn.com

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“We want people to at least get registered to vote regardless of who you vote for. A lot of people don’t vote, and you might not think it makes a difference, but it does.”

KYLE MCMILLENPRESIDENT

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS

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“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!

The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!

Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d.” – Alexander Pope

Most of us go through these moments that truly hurt us deep inside. We cry, we weep, we long, and we remember. Almost all of these moments involve human relationships that were once indestructible but are now painful memo-ries.

The loss of someone dear, the break-up between

couples, the betrayal of someone we once thought we knew and loved. Why do we put so much faith and trust in human con-nections when we know that it won’t last forever? Because it feels great to be acknowledged, that’s why.

But what if we could one day just wake up and forget those painful mem-ories? Completely erase them from our brains and never have to relive them again. There’s a movie, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” which revolves around a guy go-ing through a procedure of erasing the memory of a girl and this got me think-ing; everyone in the world would be much happier if such a procedure exists.

We walk through our hallways and we often see a certain someone that we wished we didn’t know but feel obligated to. If only

there’s a way that I can see him/her in another light so that we could start fresh, or even not know each other at all.

Memory is something we have no control over except that it slowly fades away as we get older.

This procedure would take it one step further by letting you choose the memories that you don’t want to keep and the rest will be taken care of.

Granted, I wouldn’t know where to begin think-ing of how this would work firsthand. Maybe they’d shock you with some mild electricity or use some sort of helmet-ish device. All I know is this kind of service won’t be too cheap due to its significance.

Think of all the big day disappointments you could leave behind, Valentine’s Day memories, Thanks-giving, New Year’s or just

a normal day itself. Any-thing that a human being did to you could be forgot-ten and you will always wake up smiling and with full of hope. I know I have some skeletons in my clos-et I wouldn’t mind taking care of. Not to sound like a drag, but I have had a lot of disappointing memories in my lifetime. They’re mostly about relationships though, as most of the problems in life are.

So the big question is, what would you do if such an opportunity would fall on your lap?

I’m not asking you to give up human connections altogether, I’m just saying that if such a thing exists, would you ever do it?

Now, if I can only find a way to erase that Gangnam thing from my memory.

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Are you sick of all those pesky political Facebook updates? Me too.

Let’s face it. Only people who wear wire-rim glasses and suffer from severe acne think about some-thing as boring as politics. It’s not like our lives will ever change because of an election. Real people have better things to do with our time. Among them are:

• Not thinking about politics

• Reading books with pictures

• Counting numbers on fingers

• Ordering off Taco Bell’s new Fresco menu, because man, that stuff is gourmet cuisine.

So for all of you like-minded individuals out there, I’ve created a help-ful how-to-vote guide. You see, we’re a different breed. We’re not concerned with things like mathemat-ics, social issues, or ethical boundaries. Here are the important issues:

Independence is Sweet, Bro:

Look, having a govern-ment that’s accountable to the people is a sweet idea

and all, but it’s also a to-tal bummer. We’re busy enough with our schedules. Barrack Obama is always trying to convince me he’s got the right ideas by mak-ing me do math to check his work. I’m not voting for a dude just so I can do his math problems for him. I don’t even want to think about it. Do the thinking for me, bro. Mitt Romney doesn’t bore me with all of the details – he just says things like “We won’t back down” and “We will make the right decisions.” That’s all the complexity I want in a voter. He totally wins this one too.

The Hottest Candidate: If you’re a chick, you’re

gonna choose the hottest dude … because obvi-ously, a chick isn’t gonna be president. You’re lucky you can vote at this point. If you’re a dude, you’re gonna vote for the hottest dude. The President of the United States represents American guys to foreign chicks all over the world. You’ll have an easier time with them if they have a thing for your dear leader.

Mitt Romney looks like a rectangular Count Cho-cula, so I have to go with Barack Obama on this one.

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A mostly satirical look at taking elections seriously

Could you please erase those memories?

BY KEVIN VANANTWERPENGVL COLUMNIST

Last week, College Measures, a partner-ship of the American Institutes for Research and the consulting firm Ma-

trix Knowledge, released a report that aims to shed some light on the darkest corners of higher education: is your degree worth it?

With every year the U.S. job market still shakes and shudders toward recovery following the crushing economic downturn, the value of having a college degree in a post-grad world has been routinely ques-tioned by educators, politicians, pop culture icons and most desperately, the students car-rying the burden of astronomical loan debt on their shoulders after graduation. While some analysts praised the report for using hard facts on education and employment to produce “revealing insights,” some look at

the numbers as an ominous symbol of the changing times, and the place of Higher Education in today’s society, especially liberal arts institutions.

So, here at Grand Valley State University, we’re on the bum end of all of this social sci-ence. As a liberal arts institution, GVSU op-erates under the notion that having a strong liberal arts foundation, as stated on their website, benefits students by “fostering criti-cal thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding.” And though GVSU is not shy about highlighting the economic relevance and post-grad success rates of our engineering, nursing and business programs, we pride ourselves first and foremost on our liberal education. The idea on our campus is that college education is not only a gateway

to economic prosperity, but as a lens to look through that broadens horizons and chal-lenges students to make connections within the big picture – and that’s what it should be.

Of course, there is that reality of life in the information age. Especially in the field of journalism, we rely on numbers to tell us what’s working and what’s not work-ing. So, information optimists are looking at this data set as a way to cater education to societal demands, which largely lies in reinforcing the job market. And while the idea that colleges should begin to cater to programs that turn the most profit after graduation makes sense, it only makes sense if you think of college as a business. This emphasis on “what college is worth” signifies a dangerous trajectory in higher

education. This only works to further the emerging school of thought that college is not to be seen as an experience that puts you in both a financial and mental position to handle the big, bad real world, but rather as nothing more than a transaction between a business and their target consumers.

As students on the cusp of this paradigm shift, in some ways, we control the outcome. That’s not to say students shouldn’t be pres-ent of mind when deciding their major, and where that might put them after they walk across the stage at commencement – having one foot in reality is crucial – but it doesn’t mean that knowledge for knowledge’s sake is foolish. Having a heart for what you do might not make you a titan of industry, but the payoff? That’s priceless.

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The ultimate goal of the Grand Valley Lanthorn opinion page is to stimulate discussion and action on topics of interest to the Grand Val-ley Community. Student opinions do not reflect those of the Grand Valley Lanthorn.The Grand Valley Lanthorn welcomes reader viewpoints and offers three vehicles of expres-sion for reader opinions: letters to the editor, guest columns and phone responses.Letters must include the author’s name and be accompanied by current picture identification if dropped off in person. Letters will be checked by an employee of the Grand Valley Lanthorn.

Letters appear as space permits each issue. The limit for letter length is one page, single spaced.The editor reserves the right to edit and condense letters and columns for length restrictions and clarity.All letters must be typed.The Grand Valley Lanthorn will not be held responsible for errors that appear in print as a result of transcribing handwritten letters or e-mail typographic errors.The name of the author may be withheld for compelling reasons.The content, information and views expressed are not approved by nor necessarily represent those of the university, its Board of Trustees, officers, faculty and staff.

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“Sympathy, mostly. I’m voting for Romney because, well, someone has to.”

JULIA BLOK Junior, englishGrand Rapids, Mich.

“The unemployment rates and the healthcare plan. Also, whether or not we will be bringing home all the troops from the Middle East.”

JESSICA UTTER Sophomore, communications Fowlerville, Mich.

“Economic standing of the United States and the politicians ability to keep it stable and interconnected with the world.”

KELSEY LIEBENOw Sophomore, communications Cheboygan, Mich.

“Their education standpoint is huge to me – Education is the future as it has been the past.”

MARISSA BRINKS Senior. marketing and public relations Litchfield, Mich.

“Most recently it has come to my attention the new reforms that Obama has made to welfare. I was in shock when I discovered that people could receive welfare if there were getting massages or quitting smoking. I think this is something to think about! Is this really what America is all about?”

CASSIDY BUTZ Freshman, radiation therapy Holland, Mich.

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OPINIONA4 SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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M. TENNIS

Friday at ITA Regional Championships, 8 a.m.Saturday at ITA Re-gional Championships, 8 a.m.Sunday at ITA Regional Championships, 8 a.m.

W. TENNIS

Friday at Saginaw Val-ley State, 2 p.m.Saturday at Lake Supe-rior State, 10 a.m.Sunday at Michigan Tech, 10 a.m.

W. CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday at Greater Louisville Classic, noon

M. CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday at Greater Louisville Classic, noon

SOCCER

Friday at Malone, 4 p.m.Sunday at Walsh, 1 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Saturday at Michigan Tech, 6 p.m.

W. GOLF

Saturday at Gilda’s Club Fall Invite, all daySunday at Gilda’s Club Fall Invite, all day

M. GOLF

Sunday at Great Lakers Region Fall Invite, all day

VOLLEYBALL

Friday at Ohio Domini-can, 7 p.m. Saturday at Tiffin, 2 p.m.

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GVSU to host Girls in Sports Day for GRPS

Teaming with the Grand Valley State University Wom-en’s Center and the move-ment science department, the GVSU athletic depart-ment will host Grand Rapids Public School students to learn more about sports on Saturday.

The kids, 186 of them ranging from sixth to eighth grade, will be able to work with Assistant VP for Aca-demic Affairs Nancy Giar-dina, head women’s basket-ball coach Janel Burgess and players Alex Stelfox, Lauren Stodola and Kellie Watson on physical health and in-volvement in sports.

Along with an array of 40-minute sporting activities, the movement science de-partment will provide clinics on creating role models and making a healthy image of athletic role models for the participants.

Williams named GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week

After a performance that saw him force a fumble, in-tercept a pass and return a kick 83 yards for a touch-down this weekend against Ohio Dominican University, Grand Valley State Universi-ty junior cornerback Reggie Williams has been honored as the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.

The junior has been an important part of the GVSU secondary and return teams this season. He’s the first player in program history to ever return a kick and punt — which he took 90 yards to the house in the Lakers’ season-opening win over Western Oregon University. Williams and the Lakers will return to action this Saturday when they take on Michigan Tech-nological University.

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Head Coach Tom KearlyRecord 3-0 (3-0 GLIAC)Offense Pro SetDefense 4-2 Points Forced 38.7Points Allowed 10.7

GVSU’s numbers in their current 11-game winning streak

Points Scored: 49.4Points Allowed: 19.6Penalties: 13Turnovers For: 20 (5 TDs)Turnovers Against: 8 (0 TDs)

KEY

ISIAHGRIMES

DAVIDRUSSEK

QUARTERBACK

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

KIRKSPENCER

TYLERSCARLETT

RUNNING BACK

QUARTERBACK

Two weeks ago, the

sophomore was a nice

change-of-pace back

playing behind Michael

Ratay and Chris Rob-

inson. Now, with both

backs ahead of him

dinged up, Spencer will

have to shoulder a larg-

er load. Look for him to

be a factor running and

catching passes out of

the flats with Robinson

out for the season.

The sophomore is the

leader of the Michigan

Tech offense and will be

the top priority for the

GVSU defense. Scar-

lett’s ability to throw

outside the pocket, an

improvement Mitchell

noted this week, will be

important to stop. Even

without defensive end

Matt Judon, GVSU will

need to pressure Scar-

lett into mistakes.

DENZELRODGERS

DANPERRAULT

RUNNING BACK

LINEBACKER

At 6-foot-5 and 255lbs,

Rodgers is the proto-

typical defensive end,

and with sophomore

Matt Judon out with a

knee injury, he will be

leaned on to disrupt

Michigan Tech quar-

terback Tyler Scarlett

on Saturday. Rodgers

leads the team in

quarterback hurries

with three to go with

1.5 sacks.

Michigan Tech is go-

ing to bring pressure

and they’re going to

do it from a num-

ber of spots. Per-

rault has two sacks

on the season, and

the sophomore’s

two tackles for loss

and a forced fumble

this season provide

the Huskies with a

disruptive rusher at

linebacker.

One start in, one victory

for the sophomore.

Grimes wasn’t the most

efficient last week, but

he did throw for over

300 yards and found

a way to fight through

the pouring rain to lead

GVSU to a game-win-

ning touchdown. He’ll

need to avoid turnovers

(two interceptions last

week) to be successful

on Saturday.

One of the main re-

turners on defense

from last year, Russek

serves as the Huskies

presence in the mid-

dle. The junior leads

the team in tackles

for loss with 4.5 and

has added two sacks

as well. Containing

Russek will be of im-

portance for GVSU

to have success on

the ground.

“WE’RE GOING STREAKING” INSIDE THE OPPONENT

Players

The idea of the process versus the product was one of the main

ingredients of discussion following the Grand Valley State University football team’s 46-41 victory over Ohio Dominican University last week.

The offensive product, 39 points scored by the GVSU offense and a game-winning touchdown with 1:16 re-maining, was the good. But that process, being held to just six points in the fourth quarter, was just enough to hold off Ohio Dominican.

As head coach Matt Mitchell said this week, the defensive product wasn’t good, but the process is still getting better — despite the fact that Ohio Dominican piled up 260 yards on just five plays.

With a trip to Michigan Technological University on tap this weekend, the goal of the entire team is to continue that improvement.

“We’re getting better, I think we’re closer, but obvi-ously there’s some big plays that kind of cost us,” Mitch-ell said. “We’ve got a tough challenge coming up here, heading up to Michigan Tech, they’ve been playing some good football and I’m very impressed with Tyler Scarlett.”

The team has seen im-provements on both sides of the ball in recent games, but they’ll need to continue that improvement against the Scarlett-led Michigan Tech offense.

Last season’s GLIAC Freshman of the Year, Scar-lett leads an offense that isn’t going to beat you with big plays, but rather, one that will wear you down

with their running game.Through three games, the

Huskies are running the ball just over 50 times a game, and through three games the biggest weakness of the GVSU defense has been keeping running backs from breaking long runs.

“It comes down to the whole defense, we all gotta make plays,” said junior cor-ner back Reggie Williams, who was named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season. “As far as me, I’m kind of a vocal guy on our defense and some of the guys look to me to make plays and be vocal. It’s im-portant for all of us to come out and make plays week in and week out.”

Williams, who forced two turnovers in last week’s game, has led the defensive charge for GVSU. That de-fense will be playing this

week with some new faces. Sophomore defensive end Matt Judon will miss the contest with a knee injury, and junior Denzel Rodgers will step in on the left side of the line.

Rodgers has been GV-SU’s most consistent pass rusher this season with 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries, and will be part of the effort trying to force Scarlett into bad plays.

“(Scarlett) is throwing the ball well, you can tell he’s a lot more confidence in their scheme,” Mitchell said. “I don’t think there’s any question, this is going to be the most balanced and best offense we’ve faced to date, top to bottom.”

For all the struggles the defense has seen this sea-son, sophomore quarterback Isiah Grimes and the of-fense will have a new speed bump this week. The Lakers

lost starting running back Chris Robinson to a season-ending ACL tear last week, so the once-deep position is now left with sophomore Michael Ratay and fresh-man Kirk Spencer as guys who have seen significant playing time this season.

“I think we have to es-tablish the run early, get them running, get them on their heels a little bit and try to keep them off Isiah (Grimes),” said senior guard Tim Lelito. “At the same time, we have to be very physical up front. They’re a physical team up front, and we have to be just as physi-cal, if not more physical, as they are.”

GVSU will look for their first GLIAC North victory of the season on Saturday in Houghton, Mich. Fans can hear the action on ESPN 96.1 FM.

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SPORTSB2 SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 Grand Valley Lanthorn

Heading into Tues-day night’s contest against No. 22 Ferris

State University, the Grand Valley State University volleyball team was riding an eight-match home win streak dating back to last season. Five sets later, that streak was snapped to the same team that last defeated the Lakers in Fieldhouse Arena.

“Coming into games like this we have to come out swinging,” said junior mid-dle blocker Abby Ebels, who contributed 13 kills and four blocks in the match. “It’s Ferris. They are aggressive when they play and we had to be just as aggressive.”

It was an energetic, high intensity match between the two rivals with the Bulldogs coming out on top 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, and 15-13. A couple banged up Lakers, sophomore libero Christina Canepa and senior middle blocker Eno Umoh, returned from short absences to give GVSU a spark.

On the stat sheet, GVSU (9-4 overall, 2-3 GLIAC) outperformed FSU across the board. They tallied 69 kills compared to 57, 62 as-sists against 55 and 87 digs versus 84. What the match really came down to was errors and the Lakers led in that category as well, 33-16.

“I felt like we could play with them but what we did that they didn’t do was make errors, we had way too many,” said head coach Deanne Scanlon. “We basi-cally gave them 33 points and they didn’t have to do anything. Hopefully this is something we can grow on. The next step that they have to take for us to be a really good team is they have to become consistent.”

Tied at 12 in the opening set, GVSU put together a 7-4 run capped off by con-secutive combined blocks from Ebels and sophomore setter Clair Ruhenkamp. The team’s .333 hitting per-centage was their best of the match and helped them to an early advantage.

In the second set, the Bulldogs jumped out to a big lead. The Lakers used a strong defensive effort to climb back and tie it at 11. However, five consecutive points from FSU put it out of reach.

FSU continued their strong play in the third set with a 14-8 run after the score was tied at five. De-spite getting it back to 24-

20, the Laker’s hopes were dashed by a kill from senior middle hitter Anne Sutton to end the set.

“It was important to stay positive and make sure that we were keeping our errors to minimum,” Canepa said, who had a match-high and career-high 28 digs. “We were all sick of losing, so we all came together.”

After two strong sets, FSU looked to put the match away in the fourth, but GVSU would have no part of it. The Bulldogs held 22-20 before a kill from Umoh and back-to-back putaways from freshman outside hitter Betsy Ronda shifted the lead back to the Lakers. FSU tied it again at 23 but consecu-tive kills from Umoh and sophomore outside hitter Abby Aiken forced a decid-ing fifth set.

The Lakers were down to match point at 14-10 in the finale, but consecutive kills from Ronda, followed by an FSU service error made it a one-point game. The last exchange saw Ronda’s shot blocked by a pair of Bull-dogs and with the ball fall-ing right back to her, Ronda went for the kill but sent it a bit long, ending the come-back.

“They never quit,” Scan-lon said. “I think they feel like they can always win. They are always going hard, and it is much easier to pull them back and reel them in versus always trying to light a fire under them.”

For Umoh, her two blocks in the match moved her within one of eighth place on the GVSU all-time total blocks list.

Meanwhile, Ruhenkamp added 55 assists and Ronda chipped in another double-double with 20 digs and a team-high 18 kills.

The Lakers will face their next two opponents in Ohio when they take on Ohio Do-minican University tomor-row and Tiffin University on Saturday.

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BO ANDERSON | GVLSPIKED: Eno Umoh bumps a spikes during a game against Ferris State University. The Lakers fought to a five-set loss against the No. 22 ranked Bulldogs to snap the Laker’s eight-game home winning streak. Umoh finished the match with 11 kills and 22 total attacks.

T he Grand Valley State University women’s tennis team got off

to a rocky start Tuesday as they were down to Wayne State University, 5-4.

“This is an eye opener for us,” said head coach John Black. “We started out strong by winning two of the three doubles matches, but our singles just couldn’t win the close ones.”

The Lakers are now somewhat backed up against the wall, as another conference loss from here on out could cost them not only a shot at the confer-ence regular season title, but also a favorable seed in the GLIAC tournament.

“We may have been overconfident coming into (Tuesday’s) match,” Black said. “Any more losses could result in a bad seed at conference, it’s going to force us to work even hard-

er in practice.”Morgan Karney shined

as a bright spot for the Lak-ers as she won her doubles match with teammate Niki Shipman 8-1, and also her singles match 6-2, 6-2.

“Morgan came to play today,” Black said. “She’s capable of doing that ev-ery time out, it didn’t really surprise me.”

The Lakers have a big road trip ahead of them this upcoming weekend when they play at Saginaw Val-ley State University, Lake Superior State University, and Michigan Technologi-cal University — all in a three-day period.

“We really just need to put this past performance behind us,” said junior Niki Shipman. “As long as we take into consideration what happened tonight, and focus on what we need to improve on then we should be fine.”

Despite the early con-ference loss, the Lakers can

build off of their doubles success, which was a goal for the tennis team.

“Its good to see that we already have confidence in our doubles,” said sopho-more Leah Dancz. “If we can build off of that, I can see all of the pieces come together for us.”

With the success seen nu Black and the team in past years, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they regain momentum this weekend as they face a couple of GLIAC foes.

“We just have to stay mentally tough,” Dancz said. “I’m confident we can learn from this and contin-ue to improve.”

The Lakers have a long road ahead early into the GLIAC season, and their weekend trip begins with a match up against rival Sag-inaw Valley State on Friday at 2 p.m.

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Bumps in the road

Early lose could effect seeding in postseason play

JESSICA HOLLENBECK | GVLSingled Out: Morgan Patterson returns a shot at the net during a match this season. The team battled Wayne State but struggled to finish the singles matches to eventually lose 5-4.

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Big dog, Bigger BiteErrors doom Lakers versus rival BulldogsBY ZACH SEPANIKGVL STAFF WRITER

The Grand Valley State University men’s golf team showed vast im-provement from Sunday’s round to

close out the tournament in third place at GLIAC Fall Event in South Haven on Mon-day.

The Lakers shrugged off a tough round Saturday to turn in solid performances Mon-day.

“Sunday we didn’t play up to our ex-pectations, and if you ask any of the guys, I think they’ll tell you the same thing,” said head coach Don Underwood.

Chris Cunningham came in seventh over-all for GVSU with two rounds of 74 (+2) finishing with a total score of 148 and (+4) for the tournament.

Sophomore Jack Rider turned in an even par 72 on Monday to place 11th for the Lak-ers. His second round was GVSU’s lowest score for the event.

“Nobody has played spectacular yet but the guys have been working hard and they played solid,” Underwood said.

GVSU’s jump in the standings from ninth to third came on a day when most teams were having trouble.

“The wind was blowing quite hard,” Un-derwood said. “It was a much harder day on Monday and that’s when you have to make good decisions.”

Underwood said that the team talks about how to address adverse conditions on the course.

“On days like that you have to just take a little off the ball, because if you try to hit a hard shot it’s going to be trouble,” Under-wood said.

Junior Joel Siegel placed 32nd for GVSU

with a score of 154. Siegel battled through a tough opening day to shave six strokes off of his round from Sunday.

“I got off to a really rough start,” Siegel said. “It was two shots that cost me five or six strokes.”

The Lakers hope that their momentum will carry into the weekend in Wisconsin, where they will be playing in the Great Lakes Region Fall Invitational at Brighton-dale.

This will be the first trip to Brightondale

for the Lakers. “We have a practice round on Saturday

so we can walk the course then,” Under-wood said. “But there are 36 holes that we’ll be playing and we won’t have a chance to go over the whole course.”

GLIAC Fall Event winner Wayne State University will join GVSU in Wisconsin this weekend, along with rival Ferris State.

“We need to come out strong and focused and be prepared to play the first round,” Sie-gel said. “We can’t wait to wake up (and) try

to climb back into it like we did this week-end.”

GVSU will need a good start and will need to keep that play up to come out on top this weekend.

“This is going to be a real test for our guys,” Underwood said. “There are going to be some good teams and we need to show up.”

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SPORTS B3SEPTEMBER 27, 2012Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Grand Valley State University women’s rugby club is starting off the season in rather dominating fashion.

Led by head coach Bob Richthammer, the Lakers are in a great position to take ad-vantage of their talents and make some noise this upcom-ing season. GVSU started the season off Sept. 15 by crush-ing the Central Michigan club team, 130-0, taking advantage of their speed and tight, clean play by their flankers and wings in the victory.

“We have one of the fastest teams in the country, and that’s talking about Division I and Division II rugby,” Richtham-mer said. “That just comes with the way we recruit. We have a young team and they all love to run, they keep the scoreboard out of their minds and just play their game.”

If you spend more than five minutes near the team, you can

easily tell they don’t take the phrase “we’re a family” light-ly at all; in fact, that’s one of the team’s greatest strengths. While their opponents are try-ing to work on team chemistry issues, the Lakers are a tight-knit group that already have solid team chemistry, enabling them to be able to work on their on-the-field issues and to progress their skills further.

“Everybody’s goal is to win and have fun doing so, and we love working with each other to go about reach-ing those goals,” said sopho-more Caity Kiraly. “Everyone works really well together, which makes things run very smoothly. And it doesn’t hurt that we have great coaches who put in just as much hard work as we do.”

The Lakers have some tough competition coming up, however, having to head to Bowling Green to play Bowling Green State Univer-sity Sept. 30. Playing a larger school is nothing new to the

Lakers, but traveling to a big-ger school, on the road, pres-ents challenges. The Falcons should give the Lakers a very competitive game this week-end as they come in on a hot streak.

“Throw out the records for this game,” Richthammer said. “It’s going to be a dog-fight no matter what. There’s no love lost between these two teams.”

Adding to this, senior Emma Pesci said, “From what I know they’ve always been tough competition… They forfeited their game against us last year, so we’re not as familiar as we could be. But it should be a good game.”

The team is currently run-ning a can drive to raise money for updated equipment and to help with some of the costs of being a club team. If you are interested in helping the team out, you can contact Richt-hammer at richthb@gvsu.edu for more information.

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Women’s club rugby set to extend strong start against Bowling Green

For some in-coming athletes, there may be a

learning curve at the collegiate level. Not for women’s golfer sophomore Kelly Hartigan.

Hartigan has been a bright spot on the Grand Valley State University women’s golf team since her freshman year.

In her first year at GVSU, Hartigan was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year and was also named to the GLIAC All-Conference first team. She recorded 10 top-25 finishes, including six in the top-10. Hartigan was the top GVSU finisher at the NCAA Division II East Regional, shooting a 223 (7), which was good for third place.

“She’s been a phenomenal addition to our team,” said head coach Rebecca Mail-loux. “She’s a tremendous athlete. She loves to compete and excels under pressure, obvi-ously something every coach would love to have on their team.”

This fall, Hartigan recorded her first win of her career at the Concordia Invite. She shot

a two-round score of 149 (5), to win by one stroke.

“My first tournament win felt great,” Hartigan said. “Winning the first one was a good motivation factor to keep me prac-ticing and keep getting better and better. I practice almost any time that I have down-time and getting a reward out of it is obvi-ously really good.”

Coach Mailloux has been impressed with Hartigan’s ability to make an immediate im-pact and maintain her composure. Hartigan is currently ranked No. 72 individual golfer in Division II by Golf Stat.

“It’s a true testament to the positions that she’s put herself in, prior to coming to col-lege,” she said. “She has been in those pres-sure situations before and excelled under them. It’s a true testament to her ability to perform under pressure and nothing really shakes or rattles her.”

One thing that sets Hartigan apart is her competitive nature. Her competitiveness and work ethic has helped her towards the

success she’s had. “A lot of that comes from her dad,” Mail-

loux said. “Her dad has been her main instruc-tor basically all her life, and he was a good amateur golfer and she’s learned a lot from him. Back home she plays with the guys a lot and I think that’s where her competitive nature comes from.”

When Hartigan is on the golf course, she is locked in. Her focus and attention to de-tail is vital to her golf game.

“When I’m on the course I don’t really like to talk that much,” Hartigan said. “I like to fo-cus just on golf and golf only. If I get off fo-cused, then I lose focus on the golf course like by talking to other people.”

The last two tournaments of the fall sea-son for Hartigan and the rest of the GVSU women’s golf team is the Gilda’s Club Lak-er Fall Invite and the Bing-Beall Classic. For Hartigan, she is looking to score well and carry the momentum into the spring season.

“I hope to put up a couple good numbers

for these end of the fall tournaments and hopefully start off well in the spring and qualify for nationals again and win another tournament,” she said. “My goal is to win at least two tournaments this year.”

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THE COMPETITORSophomore Hartigan leads women’s golf

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GVSU ATHLETICS | COURTESYLined-up: Chris Cunningham lines up a putt in a recent match. Cunningham finished seventh overall with two rounds of 74 to finish four over par.

DOUG WITTE | COURTESYReady for success: Sophomore Kelly Hartigan has lead the lady Laker’s as they prepare for spring action.

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G rand Valley State University’s annual Shakespeare Festi-

val kicks off tomorrow with the theater department’s production of “Richard III.”

As one of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, the usu-ally more serious production is a change from the com-edies that the theater has put on over the past few years, said director Karen Libman.

“Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s greatest vil-lains,” Libman said. “(He) is just a wonderful person to watch to see what he goes through and what he does.”

Senior Bridgett Vander-hoof portrays Lady Rivers in the play and said GVSU’s perfor-mance has been sim-plified for audiences.

“The show is easy to understand, and also very funny for how dark the events are that take place within it,” Vander-hoof said.

Louis Armstrong Theatre house man-ager Jack Lane said the story is about Richard III’s quest for the throne and how he needs to remove the legitimate suc-cessors.

“It’s really a story about the quest for power and the obstacles he had to remove along the way,” Lane said.

The political power struggle storyline fits per-fectly with the current elec-tion season, Libman said.

“I think the people are really going to like it,” Lib-man said. “It is really appro-priate for being produced right now because we are in the middle of an election … I think it is going to resonate with the people right now, with the problems in the election and government. Not much has changed in 500 years.”

To relate the play to a more modern crowd, the setting as been taken from past England, to be set “in an inner city Detroit apoca-lypse kind of thing,” Lib-man said.

The play is dark; how-ever, Libman assures that the audience will have some laughs, too.

“It is a very funny play,” Libman said. “The way he is dispatching the killing…it is like a tongue and cheek hor-ror movie. It is so outrageous that you have to laugh.”

She said a lot of the laughing will be out of an “‘Oh no he didn’t’ kind of way.”

Lane added that audi-ences will enjoy the perfor-mance.

Shakespeare continues to be one of the most read Eng-lish writers and his perfor-mances will never be dull, Lane said.

“…The staging and act-ing for live theatre never

grows dull as it is different every performance, and the impact stays with people for a lifetime,” Lane said.

The cast of GVSU stu-dents, faculty and staff have worked for over a year to prepare the production, but the performance is not only GVSU students. Libman brought in professional ac-tors to partner with the cast to create a more memorable production.

“The preparation began, actually, way back about a year ago to decide which Shakespeare play to pro-duce, but rehearsals began back in mid-August,” Lane said.

Vanderhoof said working with the professional actors taught her a lot about the field.

“They have shared acting tips, but more importantly they have taught me the lev-el of professionalism and re-spect that is required in the theatre world,” Vanderhoof

said. “(My) favorite part has been working with the equity actor, Brian Russell, and our community actors, Heather Hartnett and Scott Wright.”

Libman said the profes-sional actors worked as real-life advisers for students who want to continue in the-ater as a career.

“It is a really nice thing because we cast profession-al actors to play alongside with students, so they are mentors with the students to find out what it is like to be a professional actor…our stu-dents and audience get the benefit of the professional actor,” Libman said.

The cast has put a lot of their time into rehearsing for the production – even giving

up weekends. “Weekend re-

hearsals are never my favorite thing, but they pay off in performance,” Vanderhoof said.

The perfor-mances are open to the public and the GVSU com-munity. Along with the regular show times, the theater department

will be hosting special per-formances for several local secondary schools Oct. 2-4 at 10 a.m.

“Richard III” opens to-morrow and runs through Oct. 7. Evening performanc-es begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29, and Oct. 4-6. The three matinees are at 2 p.m. Sept. 30, and Oct. 6 and 7. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, alumni, faculty and staff, and $6 for students.

Following tomorrow night’s opener, the public is invited to a reception that is free and will include a cash bar.

For more information about the production, or other Shakespeare Festival events including a Bard to Go performance, the Renis-sance faire and a pre-show discussion Sept. 28 at 6:45 p.m., go to www.gvsu.edu/shakes.

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Shakespeare Festival kicks off with play ‘Richard III’

BO ANDERSON | GVLPlaces!: Veteran Actors’ Equity Union actor Brandon Webb stars as Oberon in GVSU’s production of Richard III. The play, which opens on September 27, will run through October 7.

BY SHELBY PENDOWSKIGVL STAFF WRITER

BY SHELBY PENDOWSKIGVL STAFF WRITER

a classic villain takes amodern stage

“Richard III” debuts tomorrow as part of Grand Valley State Uni-versity’s 19th annual Shakespeare Festival with several female lead roles, including one by senior Lau-ren Masud, who portrays the char-acter Lady Anne.

Masud began acting at eight years old, and stepped into the spotlight for the first time as a fairy in Cinderella.

“I love acting because it offers an escape from the everyday dulls for the audience and me,” Masud said. “I never grew out of playing make believe.”

She is a veteran of the Shake-speare Festival at GVSU, but this is her first lead role in one of the productions.

“Auditions are always quite nerve racking, but I was prepared and excited to be there,” Masud said. “I gave it my best, and made the judges laugh, which is always a great thing.”

When she received her part, she said was beyond ecstatic.

“This has been something I have wanted, and worked toward for a long time,” she said.

To help prepare for her role, Masud read other texts along with the script for research and discov-ered things about the part, which have helped her onstage.

“Richard III” is one of Shake-speare’s dark plays, but a popular production. Masud said the audi-ence can relate to the play because,

“everyone deals with heartache on some level and the sometimes ter-rible decisions that are made dur-ing those times.”

She relates well to her charac-ter, and said she thinks audiences will, too.

“She makes mistakes – al-though her mistakes are a lot more detrimental than most of mine, she is still portrayed with that human trait that some characters do not possess,” Masud said. “This role has been the highlight of my ca-reer. I am so thankful and excited to be a part of this production.”

She said working with the other cast members has been an unfor-gettable experience, and one that has helped her make a group of very diverse friends.

For the festival, director Karen Libman brought in professional actors to perform side-by-side with the students, who have served as mentors.

“I plan on continuing my career in advertising in public relations, along with theater,” Masud said. “I will never stop acting. I get with-drawals if I do not.”

She encourages people to come and watch the show, and hopes people realize how much work has gone into the production.

“Richard III” opens tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Louis Arm-strong Theatre on GVSU’s Allen-dale Campus. Tickets can be pur-chased at the box office inside the Performing Arts Center or online at www.startickets.com.

“I love being able to act with

so many of my closest friends and such talented, professional actors as well,” Masud said. “The hard-

est part is always after the last performance. It is surprising how hard it can be to say goodbye to a

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theater student takes the stage for lead role in ‘richard III’

The way he is dispatching the killing...it is like a tongue and cheek horror movie. It is so outrageous that you have to laugh.”

Karen LIBmanDIRECTOR

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BO ANDERSON | GVLAction: Lauren Masud performs during the dress rehearsal of “Richard III.“ Masud, who has been acting since she was eight years old, is looking forward to playing the lead because it allows her to ‘escape from the everyday dulls.‘

GRAND VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTS

Featuring performancesSeptember 28 - October 7

For tickets, call the box office at (616) 331-2300

For information about

Michigan’s oldest and largest

Shakespeare Festival,

theatre performances, Bard to Go,

the Renaissance Faire, and more,

visit www.gvsu.edu/shakes

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With more than 1,500 en-tries at 162 venues, ArtPrize can seem a little intimidat-ing. Deciding where to start is sometimes a daunting task, but this weekend it will be a little easier.

The first week of voting is over, and both the jury and public have chosen a list of the top 25 entries that caught their attention. And since they’re the pieces that have a high chance of making it into the top 10 list, they’re the entries most people want to check out.

As of Monday night, when the lists were revealed, only two pieces overlapped and stood out as favorites be-tween both the jury and the public. “Stick-to-it-ive-ness: Unwavering pertinacity; per-severance” by Richard Morse is in the Grand River between Fulton and Pearl streets, and “Song of Lift” by Martijn van Wagtendonk is on display at the Urban Institute for Con-temporary Arts.

It is possible for the pub-lic’s top 25 to change before this weekend. After the first round of voting ends Satur-day at 11:59, voters then have until Oct. 4 to decide which entry deserves the $200,000 grand prize.

The current 25 favorites are located at just 11 of the 162 venues, making it easy to plan a trip downtown. Sev-enteen of the pieces can be found at four venues, includ-ing the Gerald R. Ford Presi-dential Museum, Grand Rap-ids Art Museum, The B.O.B. and the Amway Grand Plaza

Hotel. The public’s list includes a

mixture of elements and me-diums, such as the sculpture made from recycled mate-rial, “On Thin Ice,” by Justin La Doux on display at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, or the glass mosaic, “Return to Eden,” by Sandra Bryant at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Some of the pieces were predictable favorites, such as the sculptures, “Life in Wood” by Dan Heffron and “Heavy Metal Rock Band” by Fred Conlon, which are both at The B.O.B and take advantage of flashy de-tailed designs.

However, there are a handful of pieces that were created using specialized art techniques and show a great deal of skill used. “City Band” by Chris LaPorte is a 14-foot high pencil draw-ing of a city band from 1925 which appears to be a photo-graph because of the detailed sketches and shading.

Some of the juror short list favorites, which are in the running for a $20,000 category prize and $100,000 grand prize, are “Mr Week-end” by Mike Simi at the Kendall College of Art and Design, and “MORE OR LESS” by ABCD 83 at the Urban Institute for Contem-porary Arts. The entries use recycled, or “found objects,” to create a unique and inter-active 3-D piece.

It’s not too late to vote up a favorite piece that isn’t found on the current list, but the round one poll closes Sat-urday night.

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The Red Wall Gallery inside Lake Ontario Hall on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale

Campus is now displaying new pho-tography, which highlights the school’s foreign exchange program with Kings-ton University in London.

“Our aim is to highlight the 25th anniversary of the Kingston-GVSU exchange program,” said Rebecca Hambleton, director of study abroad and international partnerships at GVSU. “It seemed like the perfect opportunity to give the GVSU community a glimpse of what our students are experiencing when they study on the Kingston

exchange program.”The gallery features 26 photographs

taken by students and staff who have studied in the program over the past few years. The photos show their trav-els to Kingston and the area surround-ing London.

While the university offers many study abroad programs, the Kingston-GVSU exchange pro-gram takes in the most students each year, Hambleton said.

“This program is very compatible from a curricular standpoint and has been an outstanding place for students to study,” Hambleton said.

The study abroad program began in 1986 and is still available for students and staff to enroll.

“This is a very important partner-

ship for GVSU,” Hambleton said. “I have personally enjoyed working with so many wonderful colleagues from Kingston and GVSU over the years.”

GVSU sophomore Hannah Wal-laker said the photographs sparked her interest in the exchange program.

“I’m totally jealous that they got to go there,” Wallaker said. “It’s a great place obviously, and there’s so much to see. It’s definitely something I wish I could do, for sure.”

Hambleton said the program is having a large impact on GVSU stu-dents, which is why the schools con-tinue their relationship.

“The stories we hear when students return help you understand just how important these opportunities are in shaping a person’s life forever,” Ham-

bleton said. Wallaker said that people should go

to the gallery to find out more about GVSU’s study abroad program.

“I don’t think a lot of people know about it,” Wallaker said. “It would be good for people to just take a look and say, ‘Oh hey, these girls actually did do this and they got to experience something that was probably life-changing for them.’”

“The Grand Valley State University and Kingston University: 25 Years of Cultural and Educational Exchange” gallery exhibit runs until Oct. 31, and is free to the public.

For more information on the gal-lery, go to www.gvsu.edu/artgallery.

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Photography from London with love

Alongside the changing leaves, pumpkin patches, and the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween, this October the Grand Rapids music scene will come alive, too.

The month begins with Rascal Flatts at Van Andel Arena on Oct. 6. The coun-try band has been playing together for 13 years, won more than 40 awards and has had 12 singles hit the No.1 spot on Billboard country music charts. The trio is tour-ing to promote the release of their ninth album, titled “Changed.”

Tickets range from $25-$65 for the 7 p.m. show with supporting acts Little Big Town and Edens Edge.

If country isn’t your genre, the alternative rock band Say Anything will be playing The Intersection Oct. 13 as part of the “Say Anarchy” tour with special guests Murder By Death, The Sidekicks and Tallhart. The tour is in pro-motion of their new album, “Anarchy, My Dear,” which was released last March. The band is fronted by Max Be-mis, who formed Say Any-thing in 2000. The all-ages show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $16.50 in advance and $19 at the door.

If you’ve got more rhythm and rhyme than that, look no further than The Intersec-tion’s Oct. 18 performer - hip-hop artist Waka Flocka Flame takes the stage for his “Friends, Fans and Fam-ily 2012” tour. Special guests Wooh Da Kid and Reema Major help him wrap up the nationwide tour before head-ing to Europe. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the ages 17-and-up show. Tickets are $25 in ad-vance and $30 at the door.

Right here in Grand Val-ley State University’s own back yard, the Allendale Campus’ Fieldhouse Arena will host a double-headliner show on Oct. 19, featuring alternative bands Mayday

Parade and The Maine. The show is part of GVSU’s Homecoming 2012 Celebra-tion and with both bands coming off of headlining tours, it’s a show students can’t afford to miss – liter-ally. Tickets are $10 until Oct. 4 and $15 until the day of the show, available at the 20/20 desk inside the Kirk-hof Center.

If you’re into a heavier sound, check out the The Or-bit Room on Oct. 19 when Seether, Sick Puppies and Kyng will have fans rock-ing the venue as part of their Triple Threat Tour. Seether has won multiple awards and has had several songs hit the No.1 spot on the Popular Music Charts. Sick Puppies made a name for them-selves with the song “All the Same,” which accompanied the “Free Hugs” video that won international attention in 2006. Tickets are $32.50 in advance and $35 the day of the show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Still wanting more? Dinosaur Jr. hits the Orbit Room Oct. 20 with spe-cial guests Shearwater. The classic 80s band has been reunited since 2005 and is back releasing new music together. “I Bet on Sky” was released Sept. 18., and is the band’s 10th studio album. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $25 in advance, $30 the day of the show.

To wrap up October on the spookiest night of the month, Oct. 31, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus will rock The Pyramid Scheme for a Halloween celebration. The show, dubbed “Ultraviolet Hippopotamus Presents: ‘A Nightmare in the Pyramid’ Halloween Party,” doubles as a chance for the rock quintet to release their new EP, “Broomhilda Suite.” A copy of the album comes with every ticket purchase, which can be bought online or at the door for $15. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the ages 18-and-up show.

MAYDAY COMES TO GV

ROBERT MATHEWS | GVLAbroad: Four of the 24 total photographs featured in the Red Wall Gallery exhibit, all celebrating GVSU’s 25-year partnership with Kingston University in London.

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Heels to heal: Oasis of Hope 5k run/walk

Grand Valley State

University’s Physician As-sistant Student Society is hosting the second annu-al Oasis of Hope 5k run/walk Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the open event will go to Oasis of Hope, a nonprofit, free clinic on Leonard Street that provides medical care to uninsured people. The 5k will take place on GVSU’s Allendale Cam-pus, beginning at the clock tower. Interested students can pre-register online, or from 9-10:45 a.m. before the event, in the Kirkhof Center. The fee is $15 for students and $25 for non-students. Awards are at noon for overall top male and fe-male runners, and partici-pants must be present to win. For more informa-tion go to www.ohcgr.org. Any additional ques-tions about the event can be emailed to rpc.gvsu.pa@gmail.com.

MI Blood Drive at GVOne out of every three

adults will, at some time in their life, need donated blood. Would you save their life if you could? Grand Valley State Uni-versity’s Meijer Campus is hosting a blood drive for Michigan Blood on Oct. 24 from 3-7:30 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the student commons in room 102 at 515 South Waverly Road in Holland; donators will need to bring a picture ID or two IDs without a picture. Any-one can donate whether it be faculty, staff, students or community members. “If you think you could do it even just once, blood equates to saving a life,” said Emily DeLano, Con-tinuing Education’s Stu-dent Services graduate assistant. “Blood donors are real life superheroes.” As an added incentive to give, each donator will receive a coupon from Michigan Blood for a free Papa John’s pizza. To sign up please contact DeLa-no at delanoem@gvsu.edu or call (616)-394-4848. Don’t miss out on a chance to give.

BO ANDERSON | GVLTakeoff: “Flight“ by Dale Rogers is showcased at the Ah-Nab-Awen Park in downtown Grand Rapids.

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STAR MEDIA | COURTESYTrick or treat: Mayday Parade performs with The Maine at Grand Valley on Oct. 19 as part of the homecoming celebration.

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