omorrow will mark the start of another busy year for faculty governance at

Grand Valley State Univer-sity as the Executive Com-mittee of the Senate holds their first meeting of the ac-ademic school year. At this time, the ECS will be final-izing their goals for 2014-2015, which will include business from last year as well as new charges.

Revisions to student evaluations were a major topic of discussion last year in faculty governance. In January, the University Ac-ademic Senate passed a mo-tion to adopt a university-wide set of questions that all units will be required to use in addition to any in-ternal measures they might want to use. Since then, a task force for Univer-

sal Student Evaluations on Teaching Implementation has been meeting to dis-cuss the best practices for the usage of evaluations. The group is expected to

make recommendations to the ECS by December, said Karen Gipson, the chair of ECS and UAS.

“The USETI task force met throughout the summer

and delivered an update to the faculty this fall at each of college startup meetings,” Gipson said. “USETI’s work will definitely be continuing throughout the fall, and fac-

ulty input is encouraged.”Students and faculty at

GVSU can also expect to hear continued discussion about the creation of an Ombuds Office on campus,

Gipson said. An Ombuds Office would be a place for members of the GVSU com-munity to confidentially dis-cuss complaints, concerns or problems with an impartial “Ombudsman.” The UAS voted in favor of the office during the last academic school year and sent a rec-ommendation to Provost Gayle Davis last spring.

“I understand that the Senior Management Team discussed the possibility at one of its meetings over the summer, but we haven’t yet heard whether the Ombuds Office will be approved or not,” Gipson said.

Over the summer, the ECS held two retreats to discuss possible new busi-ness and charges to each of the standing committees of UAS. Gipson shared some of the topics that were dis-cussed which include, among

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rand Valley State University was ranked 30th in the nation in the “Best Master’s Universi-ties” category in Washington Monthly’s annual college report

for its contribution to the public good. This is up two spots from last year’s report.

According to the report, the rankings are based on three criteria: civic engagement, research and social mobility. Gayle Davis, the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Grand Valley, is ex-cited about the improved ranking.

“It is very gratifying to us to be acknowl-edged in this most recent way by Washing-ton Monthly, in affirmation of our student-centered culture and mission,” she said. “We have strategically and judiciously allocated resources to all the specific areas mentioned in the rankings in order to fulfill our commit-

ment to our students and our community.”Corey Anton, a professor at GVSU, has

taught several different Master’s courses during his 16 years at the uni-versity and said he has noticed the improvements over time.

“Not only has the university itself over the years implement-ed increasingly rigorous stan-dards for graduate faculty, but the graduate student population seems a bit more robust, more international and just more high-power overall,” he said.

“Because Grand Valley has grown rather quickly over the last decade – bringing in amazingly talented and productive scholars – there are more and more people capable of graduate instruction. Also, there is more interest and demand in the area. My guess is that some of the new programs

downtown likely had something to do with the gain in national attention.”

In the future, Anton expects the trend will continue.

“Many people realize that they will need a Master’s degree to advance in their employment,” he said. “Others simply want to continue to expand their hori-zons. Grand Valley is a special place and people who come here can sense it right away.”

GVSU ranked first in the na-tion in the community service subcategory, which factors in participation and hours served. Nazareth College, N.Y., Whee-lock College, Mass., Keuka Col-lege, N.Y. and S. Arkansas Uni-versity trailed close behind.

Thomas Haas, president of GVSU, appreciates Washington Monthly highlighting the school.

“Recognition by Washington Monthly through the criteria used represents our commit-ment to the communities and the positive out-comes where we serve,” he said. “In fact, one of my watchwords in keeping with our mission is service. Community for us stretches way beyond our campuses. Grand Valley students performed more than one million community service hours last year and the work continues.

“They clean up roadways and parks…they work with younger students who are strug-gling…and they volunteer at food banks and donation sites. I appreciate Washington Monthly magazine highlighting us first in the nation when it comes to community service, and overall rating of 30th in the nation.”

Additionally, GVSU took the 11th spot in the service staff, courses and financial aid support subcategory. Lesley University, Mass., Nazareth College, N.Y., Seattle University, Wash., Whit-worth University, Wash. and Wheelock College, Mass. took first through fifth respectively.

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ennifer Knick-erbocker was walking to class on Friday, Aug. 29 when she no-

ticed a crowd gathering around the Transformational Link.

Knickerbocker and other veteran Grand Valley State University students were not surprised to see the com-motion caused by The Cam-pus Ministry USA wielding signs that said “Repent or Perish” and “Fear God and Keep his Commandments.”

Knickerbocker stopped to encourage other students to continue moving and avoid an-tagonizing the group.

In return, members of The Campus Ministry USA began to speak to her.

“They said, ‘Hey blue hair what’s your problem? The way you treat your body is why you are going to commit suicide and be the next Rob-in Williams.’ Another stu-dent cut in and said she had no right to say those sorts of

things to me. I walked away,” Knickerbocker said.

The Campus Ministries USA, founded by Brother Jed Smock, has been appearing on college campuses in all 50 states for more than 40 years. They have made a five hour long ap-pearance at GVSU every Friday before Labor Day for four years.

“We tell students that they must turn away from all sin and follow Jesus Christ who is the only way to salvation,” Smock said.

Vice Provost of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Bart Merkle encourages stu-dents to ignore the group and continue on their way to class. The university has des-ignated two free speech zones on campus; the Transforma-tional Link on south campus and the Carillon Area Clock Tower by Kirkhof Center.

“These are high-traffic ar-eas where the whole sidewalk is designed to be able to move traffic well,” Merkle said. “This enables (the) university to go around them.”

Merkle said that as a public

university, GVSU is required by law to abide by the Consti-tution. In this case, the First Amendment, pertaining to free speech, certainly applies.

“That sort of means that people have the freedom to say what they want to, no mat-ter how intolerant, hateful (or) objectionable they may be,” Merkle said.

Many students were shocked by the presence of the group on campus. Some re-sponded by playing loud music and yelling back with argu-ments or taunts.

“I was on my way to class, and that was about two hours ago,” said freshman Eric Spohr. “I missed my writing class for this. It caught my at-tention just how they are try-ing to catch our’s by saying ridiculous things.”

Smock said that he is encouraged by the stu-dents’ behavior.

“That they trouble them-selves to make a sign and come out and protest us tells me

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down deep in their conscience they know that we are right,” Smock said. “But they don’t do what is right. They want to live a life of self-indulgence instead of a life of self-denial.”

Smock said that they never per-sonally target students.

“We don’t just choose people hap-hazardly out of the crowd and accuse them of things, but they usually initi-ate something,” Smock said.

According to Knickerbocker’s ac-count, Smock’s statement assumes that Knickerbocker initiated some-thing by telling students to move on.

Knickerbocker has filed a bias incident report with the university, however Merkle said that in cases such as these there is very little that

the university can do.“If an individual can walk by and

continue on their way and all the group is doing is speaking then there is not a whole lot that they can do,” he said.

Merkle said that the university has to be very careful to not sen-sor someone’s freedom to express themselves no matter how intoler-ant and hateful it may be. If the report is only about speech, the most that the university can do is address the person who spoke in a perceiv-ably hateful manner and question their intentions.

“Public institutions must abide by

the First Amendment,” he said. “We have to be very careful not to sensor

someone’s freedom to ex-press themselves unless it steps beyond speech.”

Knickerbocker dis-agrees, saying that she believes that GVSU could potentially do more.

“There needs to be a multiple strike system,” Knickerbocker said. “Three strikes and you are out. Everyone has a right to free speech but if these people are taking it on themselves to switch to hate speech then they should be asked to leave.

Grand Valley is our home and we shouldn’t be insulted like that.”

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others, reconsidering the policy of credit/ no credit for study abroad, seeking ways to make GVSU easier to navigate for active-duty military personnel, inves-tigating the possibility of graduate student stipends and developing additional “Issues” courses.

“We’ll also be work-ing more closely with the Student Senate on some issues,” Gipson said. “For example, one of our topics of new business this week is to discuss the possibility of supporting the Student Senate resolution from last March calling for the cre-ation of a meditation and reflection space on cam-pus.”

Student Senate Presi-dent Andrew Plague is

excited by the prospect of increased collaboration between the faculty senate and the Student Senate.

“One thing that we are working on together is a remedy for the severe lack of quiet prayer and reflec-tion space on campus for students of non Judeo-Christian faiths,” Plague said. “The Student Senate passed a resolution about it last year, and Karen is working to make it a priori-ty in faculty governance as well. We continue to strive for our long-term goal of an Interfaith Center that can truly meet all of the faith needs of our diverse student body.”

The ECS meeting will take place tomorrow, Sept. 5, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 3062 in James H. Zumberge Hall.

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GILMAN SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSION

The Grand Valley State University Padnos

International Center will host an information

session about the Benjamin A. Gilman international

scholarship, a nationally competitive program that

offers grants to students who are eligible for the

federal Pell grant.

Students interested in learning more about

the funding deadlines and application steps for

their winter 2015 study abroad trip can attend

the workshop today at 5 p.m. in the Padnos

International Center, located in room 130 in Lake

Ontario Hall. The session is also sponsored by the

Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships, located in

room 230 of the Mary Idema Pew Library. For more

information, visit www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-

Scholarship-Program.

NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE CDS GAIN PUBLICITY

The Grand Valley State University New Music

Ensemble has two CDs, “Music for 18 Musicians”

(2007) and “In C Remixed” (2009), featured on the

front page of the iTunes Classical section, starting

last week.

Bill Ryan founded the New Music Ensemble

in 2006 and has served as its director since its

inception. The group performs a variety of music,

from today’s hits to the well-known classics.

The ensemble has received reviews from

publications across the country, ranging from the

New Yorker to the San Francisco Chronicle and the

Detroit Free Press. For more information on the

ensemble and its performance schedule, visit www.

newmusicensemble.org.

YBBW HOSTS BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC

The Grand Valley State University club, You

Beauitful Black Women, is hosting a back to

school picnic on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at

Robinson Field. Free food, games and a raffle for

prizes are included at the event.

The GVSU chapter of You Beautiful Black Women

was created in 1994. The group highlights problems

and successes of African American women, but its

membership is made up of all races and genders.

For more information, contact YBBW at

ybbwbeta@gmail.com.

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rand Valley State Universi-ty has selected Kevin Ricco as the new direc-

tor of the Michigan Alterna-tive and Renewable Energy Center, a GVSU SmartZone located in Muskegon.

T. Arnold Boezaart is the current director of MAREC. Boezaart is retiring at the end of October, after directing

the center since April 2009. Boezaart said he has worked with Ricco in the past be-cause of Ricco’s current posi-tion with GVSU’s Pew cam-pus operations.

“I am pleased that (Ric-co) has been chosen be-cause that will allow us to ensure a smooth transition,” Boezaart said.

Ricco’s first day at MAREC is Sept. 22, allowing him and Boezaart about a month to work together before he leaves the facility. Boezaart

said he will review their on-going projects and activities to “gradually get him up to speed” before Ricco officially takes over.

Ricco said this also gives him time to wrap up any re-maining facilities projects on the Grand Rapids and satellite campuses, which he has managed since Novem-ber 2012.

Prior to that, Ricco worked as the Allegan County department head for 12 and a half years. For five

of those years, he directed county development. This included economic devel-opment, brownfield devel-opment, tourism and parks and recreation.

His major accomplish-ment in this role was creat-ing a county-wide economic program where one had not previously existed. He said this work will be valuable for his position as director of MAREC.

“I draw upon all of my previous work experiences,”

Ricco said. “The most impor-tant element is the ability to work with different people who you can use as resource-building networks.”

The position was posted early last March. Ricco ex-pressed his interest when he submitted his resume and credentials to an in-terview committee, which reviewed each candidate. Ricco said it was a long

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GV names Ricco as MAREC director

hile we may not have a Holly-wood special ef-fect expert dedi-cated to testing

out urban legends, the Grand Valley Lanthorn is commit-ted to taking those rumors you heard freshman year and finding out the truth. Up first in the series: Was freshman traditional style housing set to become a prison if the uni-versity failed?

After talking to Vice Pres-ident for University Relations Matt McLogan and Capt. Brandon DeHaan, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety, the verdict is that this “myth” is completely busted. It seems to be that this rumor about Copeland, Kistler and Robinson Halls is simply an urban legend that seems to be recycled ev-ery few years, perhaps when those students for whom it has been debunked are re-placed with those who have yet to hear the story.

For those who have been exposed to this campus-wide

hearsay, the answer behind the design plan of these living centers happens to be much less Hollywood and much more architecturally based.

“Actually, the ‘wavy’ resi-dence halls were designed by an architect who thought it would be clever to have the shape of the buildings mirror the shape of the ravines that (are around) them,” McLo-gan said. “Also, the state of Michigan, which builds pris-ons, does not review, design, finance or construct uni-versity residence halls. That work is the responsibility of each university.”

Historically, in the mid-1970s, GVSU went through a trying time with reduced job prospects and state ap-propriations. In 1973, there were disagreements about the curriculum of Thomas Jefferson College and legisla-tors’ opinions on university policies in the Grand Rapids Press. Additionally, GVSU was feeling the pressure of a drop in enrollment in liberal arts schools with more and more students turning to-ward educations in business

and professional education due to a lack of jobs.

At this time is when the rumor of GVSU’s prison po-tential first made an appear-ance on campus. Though the rumor has changed and varied slightly over the years, the rumor at the start was that the legislature was con-sidering closing a number of state-funded institutions of higher education, and as part of that plan, GVSU would be turned into a prison. Real proof or documentation of that plan does not exist in the GVSU archives or any private or public collection searched for this history.

“I’m sure if GVSU did not continue as a university, those halls would be used for another university pur-pose,” DeHaan said. “These facilities were built to be residence halls for Grand Valley students.”

As another school year comes into full swing and the rumor of the “prison dorms” makes its way around the freshman residence halls, this GVSU myth is simply that – a myth and nothing more.

BY HANNAH LENTZHLENTZ@LANTHORN.COM

he Grand Val-ley State Uni-versity Stu-dent Senate held their first

general assembly meet-ing of the academic year on Thursday, Aug. 28. The meeting set the tone for the rest of the year as commit-tee vice presidents outlined their goals for the 2014-2015 school year.

The meeting began with GVSU’s president, Thomas Haas, swearing in all of the

senators. Haas called this a rite of passage for the senators.

“You have a very im-portant role to listen to the voice of the students of how we can make GVSU a bet-ter place to be,” Haas said. “A better place to learn and a better place to live.”

The Student Senate fo-cused on their plans for the year and each vice presi-dent gave a report on what they want to accomplish this year.

Student Senate President Andrew Plague mentioned that a goal of the senate is to

become more engaged with graduate students.

The campus affairs com-mittee vice president, Eric Cousins, is focusing on a centralized mobile GVSU app, as well as pushing the city of Allendale to put side-walks on 48th Avenue. He also wants to prevent bike theft on the Pew Campus.

Scott St Louis, vice president for educational affairs, would like to see a new platform for faculty evaluations that is univer-sal for students.

Vice president for diversi-

ty affairs, Rainesha Williams-Fox, plans on creating a registered inter-faith organiza-tion on campus.

The external relations vice president, Mad-elaine Cleghorn, will add a down-town location for the Sept. 11 me-morial that nor-mally takes place outside of the Kirkhof Center. In addition, she is looking to cre-

ate more opportunities for civic engagement on campus.

The vast majority of the meeting was taken up by a presentation by Vice Provost and Dean of Students Bart Merkle and Di-rector of Insti-tutional Analy-sis Phillip Batty. The presenta-tion informed the senators of the makeup of

their constituents, the GVSU student body.

Most of the statistics that the senators listened to are often presented to students during tours of the campus, and are thus old hat. However, some of the data was less well-known to the senators. Batty and Merkle noted that the growth in enroll-ment had slowed from 2008 to 2013, but they ex-pect there to be an increase for the class of 2018.

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hen I was in high school, I considered myself to be a social outcast.

As is required, I wore more than my fair share of black nail polish, told people I “wasn’t like other girls” and listened to pop punk. I must have had at least three differ-ent Paramore t-shirts.

So I kind of fulfilled all of my little emo kid dreams when I saw Fall Out Boy this weekend at the Soaring Eagle

Casino in Mount Pleasant.In terms of a quick review,

the concert was full of energy, good stage presence and many, many pyrotechnics. And unlike most outdoor concerts that I’ve attended, everyone in the hill section stood from the moment Fall Out Boy went onstage until the end of the encore, and there was even a fair amount of dancing, despite the sec-tion’s semi-precarious slope.

The band played a good mixture of stuff from their new album, as well as obliga-tory songs they wrote in like, 2005. But when these two parts of the band’s career were blended together into a set list, the juxtaposition between the two eras was difficult to ignore.

Fall Out Boy’s new album does away with their gim-mick of long song titles, and classifications like “pop punk” and “alt rock” just don’t fit

anymore. Save Rock and Roll, the band’s newest release, feels cleaner and its lyrics more sincere. In addition, it feels to me like they’ve shifted the message in their music en-tirely, moving from rebellion to empathy, which might be the biggest difference.

After the concert, I couldn’t help thinking how Fall Out Boy could have easily thrown together their newest album, the first they’ve released in six years. The band had found a formula that worked fairly well for them; it would have been easier to stick to it, especially since their most dedicated fans would eat it up either way, and might have actually preferred that version of the album.

But to live, and especially to create art, is to change, to evolve and morph until your past self wouldn’t even under-stand how you got here. Per-sonally, I’m glad 2014 Fall Out

Boy doesn’t write the same way as 2008 Fall Out Boy, and I’m glad that fourteen-year-old me and twenty-one-year-old me would never get along.

If old things are too comfortable, it’s easy to lie down in them and stay still for so long you doze off. Many artists fail because they’re simply too afraid to try something different and their novelty wears off. Along the same lines, I know that I have held onto people and dreams so long that they fell to pieces in my hands.

But if Destiny’s Child hadn’t broken up, we wouldn’t have gotten Beyon-cé. If you don’t push your-self, you’re kinetic energy will run out sooner or later. And if you stay friends with that one toxic person—you know the one—you’ll never figure out how much cooler than them you are.

s a first-year student at Grand Val-ley State University, I

can confirm that there are several aspects of attending college that intimidate me

and my fellow freshman: There’s homesickness, the difficulty of adjusting to rigorous academics and the challenge of balancing homework and social life. These are hurdles that im-mediately confront incom-ing freshman and are too large and obvious to ignore.

Not all of college’s adjust-ments are so blatant, how-ever. Rather, a college cam-pus is the perfect breeding ground for developing bad habits that don’t produce noticeable effects right away. One such consequence that can develop subtly is the infamous Freshman 15. Free from parental constraints for perhaps the first time,

it is easy for students to develop unhealthy habits that can lead to weight gain. These can range from eating unchecked in the cafeteria to failing to utilize the gym. I’ve only been living on campus for two weeks, but I can already tell that these will be challenging hurdles.

So I’ve come up with a “game plan.”

First, I’m trying to eat well. This can be very dif-ficult with cafeterias that offer a lot of junk food (the soft serve machine at Fresh comes readily to mind). Still, there are plenty of healthy options as well. When I eat at Fresh, for example, I like to build a

large veggie-topped salad to start off my meal, and when I grab a sandwich at The Connection, I reach for an apple as a side instead of a bag of chips (most of the time, anyway).

I realize that eating well is only one aspect of staying healthy, though; exercise is also very important. I’m sure I’m not the only fresh-man who’s realized that it’s possible to get a decent workout just from walking across campus lugging a heavy backpack. Needless to say, my shoulders will prob-ably be significantly stron-ger by the end of the se-mester. I also try to take the stairs instead of the elevator,

just as another way to add small bouts of exercise into my daily routine. For full-blown workouts, I either make the trek to Fieldhouse – which is not particularly time effective, but worth it for the equipment – or I pop in a workout DVD in my laptop when I’m feeling a little more lazy or when I’m under time constraints. But either way, I try to exer-cise frequently.

Finally, I am striving to get enough sleep. This healthful habit has been the most difficult to imple-ment. For example, with a schedule that includes both early-morning classes and late-night study sessions, I

often find that maintaining a full and consistent sleep schedule is nearly impos-sible. But sleep is still a critical part of staying well and, as such, I try to treat it as a priority, right alongside classes and work hours.

While avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15 may be challenging, I think that it will be far from impossi-ble. All it will take is a little bit of diligence and the right tools, and with the abun-dant resources available at GVSU, including nutritious food and exercise options, I know that I will have plenty of ways to implement and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Where would you draw the l ine between free speech and hate speech?

Do you think GVSU does enough to make students feel comfortable on campus?

Do you wish you had more interaction with international students?

QUESTION OF THE ISSUE

GVL EDITORIAL BOARD

GVL OPINION POLICY

VALLEY VOTE

YES: 44%

NO: 50%

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GVL EDITORIAL CARTOON By Leah Fishwick

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“Once you target and degrade a certain person, then that’s hate.”

JACKIE SMITH

YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: Journal ismHOMETOWN: Mi lford, Mich.

“When it starts to get harsh or violent or rac-ist or discriminatory.”

BRANDY KLOCKO

YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: AnthropologyHOMETOWN: Comstock Park, Mich.

“If the person that’s being attacked can’t de-fend themselves or doesn’t feel comfortable.”

GREG PELOQUIN

YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: Criminal Just iceHOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, Mich.

“Any free speech can be hate speech, it depends on the definition.”

ROBBY COPELAND

YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: B iomedical ScienceHOMETOWN: Fenton, Mich.

THE WHOLE PICTURESeeing human complexity behind every action

Overcoming the freshmen 15

Character development

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t Grand Valley State University, there are several designated “free speech zones” that any group can go to and be able to say anything they

want. While free speech is encour-aged – and mandatory at GVSU, as it is a public university – many students have taken issue with some groups crossing the line from free speech to hate speech.

In particular, students have taken issue with The Campus Ministry USA.

At the Lanthorn, we are all about protecting free speech. After all, we are a newspaper. However, we do take issue with something the representa-tive of The Campus Ministry USA said in the Gabriella Patti’s article.

In the article, Brother Jed Smock said “we don’t just choose people haphazardly out of the crowd and ac-cuse them of things but they usually initiate something,” in response to a question about if his organization targeted individual students.

In a culture where victim-blaming is prevalent, this attitude is not surprising, but it is indeed still troubling. The idea that the religious radicals feel that it is acceptable to target someone if they “bring it upon themselves” is the exact same attitude which allows for people to say that a rape victim was “asking for it” by wearing revealing clothing.

Of course, GVSU’s campus is not the only place where this thought process is used to justify actions. Recently, a host of nude photographs of celebrities was released without

the celebrities’ permission. There are some that responded by saying that those individuals should never have taken those photographs in the first place if they did not want them shared with the public.

However, those who spout this rhetoric are forgetting something very important. Behind every photograph, every comment on the internet, every comment made in person and every other act of com-munication, there is a human being. A human being with thoughts and feelings and ideas, and absolutely no action that human can take justifies any sort of hateful or harmful action in response. It is imperative that we think of others complexly, as a whole person, if we ever hope to live in a kinder, more accepting world.

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he Leadership University pro-gram at Grand Valley State Uni-versity offers students the oppor-tunity to grow their leadership skills during their college careers.

There is no leadership 101 course at GVSU, as it is often through experience that leaders grow.

“Everyone has some leadership quali-ties,” said Maria Beelen, the leadership pro-gram assistant.

Leadership University isn’t a club, but rather a way of connecting students inter-ested in growing their identities as lead-ers. All students that participate choose a faculty mentor.

“Mentors are there to guide students through reflection,” said Brendan Gallagher, the program supervisor. ”(They) are a guide

to help them find opportunities and activities through the whole college experience.”

Those interested in joining are provided with a list of available mentors with different skills, interests and backgrounds. The pro-gram is flexible and students can choose any mentor regardless of their area of study.

“The whole idea is to network with them (and) become aware of opportunities the mentor has connections to,” Gallagher said.

Members can participate in anything that hones their leadership abilities, from community service and volunteer work, to sitting on student boards and belong-ing to student run organizations. Leading a group project for a class assignment can also count.

Many students are already involved in these activities. A big part of Leadership University is helping to create a paper trail for students to create an identity as a leader.

“It puts the things you have done in college in one place, organized professionally,” Beelen said.

Members create an online portfolio, which is “huge in dis-tinguishing yourself,” Beelen said. Gallagher agrees and also saw the need to consolidate his leadership identity.

“It was one of the first things graduate schools asked, what leadership activities did I have and why was I involved,” he said. “They just grilled me with ques-tions about it.”

This is why the reflection process of the program is so important. Students sit down with their mentor and discuss not only what they did, but why it matters and how they will apply the experience in the future. They then write a reflection paper for their portfolio.

“It’s easy to have buzz an-swers, but if you can’t answer why then they will know,” Gal-lagher said. “Grad schools want those who are excited to be in-volved in activities.”

Leadership University is still a new program, now in its second year. There are about 25 students involved, and they are working on get-ting more mentors involved, Gallagher said.

For those interested in get-ting involved, there will be an information night on Sept.

9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Room 2266 in the Kirkhof Center where students can ask questions and mingle. For more informa-tion about Leadership University, go to www.gvsu.edu/leadershipuniversity.

BY DUANE EMERYDEMERY@LANTHORN.COM

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process that included two major parts: the interview and the presentation.

The presentation the candidates gave was on their vision for the future of MAREC. Ricco pre-sented his to a group of MAREC advisers, com-mittee members and other staff in July.

One of his short-term

goals is to hire someone to fill the empty associate di-rector position, which he said will be a “critical hire for us.” He said this posi-tion is necessary because they have a small staff at MAREC, and everyone’s job is important to the cen-ter as a whole.

Another short-term goal involves the vision report that MAREC pub-lished in 2009.

“I would like to take

that document and apply that a few steps further,” Ricco said.

His long-term goals for the next two to five years include “finding a way to develop and identify consistent channels” of companies that MAREC can work with. Ricco ex-plained that MAREC is an incubator facility that helps energy-related busi-nesses and entrepreneurs in the area get started.

He added that he wants to put more jobs on the market, focus on the aca-demic missions of GVSU and foster more resources for more people, such as students looking for intern-ships or community mem-bers looking to get involved.

“It’s about taking the foundations the current di-rector has built and really get that name recognition out there,” Ricco said. “I’d like to see it become a pre-

eminent facility of its type and have a greater sphere of influence.”

Making the switch to a new workplace may have some challenges, but Ricco said he is ready to get back to the place of his birth, Muskegon.

“I am excited at the op-portunity to be a part of something really positive that I can do in the commu-nity where I live,” he said.

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Additionally, Merkle notedthat he is concerned that 83.8 percent of students at GVSU in the 2013-2014 school year were Caucasian.

“That 15 percent of stu-dents of color represent years and years of slow growth,” Batty said. “We have done that consistently. For public, four-year institutions in the United States, 28 percent of students are students of color. Clearly, students who at-tend Grand Val-ley are going to get their educa-tion in an envi-ronment that is considerably less diverse ethni-cally than what they might find elsewhere. The university con-tinues to work on changing that balance.”

In addition to a disparity of diversity, Batty also highlight-ed a lack of confidence in the female population on campus.

Entering female freshmen

tend to have had a slightly high-er high school GPA when they enter GVSU, but are less likely to think they will succeed.

“In terms of intellectual self-confidence, 72 percent of male entering students think that they’re above average intellectual self-confidence, compared to 50 percent of female students,” Batty said.

Eighty percent of male stu-dents are confident in their academic ability, compared to 66 percent of female students.

“Across any sort of abil-ity, entering male freshmen rate themselves sig-nificantly higher than entering fe-male freshmen,” Batty said.

Merkle added that, “the men on campus are not as good as they think they are and the women are quite a bit better then they think they are.”

Batty noted that this is a concern for the university and advised the senators to keep this in mind when deal-ing with their peers.

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SETTING GOALS: Student Senate President Andrew Plague addresses his fellow senators during a meeting last year.

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t Grand Valley State University, each academic year brings new opportunit ies

and standards to ensure the accommodation of student population growth can be met through efforts of deconges-tion. As campus traffic picks back up and continues to increase, new parking imple-mentations have been intro-duced to both the Allendale and Pew campuses to ease the strains of traveling and make commuting simpler.

As of this month, the launch of a new parking pay-ment service called Parkmo-bile will be featured in hous-ing and academic parking lots to aid commuters. This is a pay-by-cell service that en-ables students, faculty, staff or visitors to pay for parking via a smart phone app, toll free number or the web.

Select pay-by-cell park-ing meters will be denoted by a green Parkmobile sticker which will provide directions on setting up a payment ac-count through PayPal or credit card. After an account

is set-up, park-ing becomes as simple as keying in the meter’s zone number which will activate the parking session.

To ensure the avoidance of a parking ci-tation, the zone number match-es with the license plate and cell phone number verified through Parkmobile.

According to the Grand Valley Police Department, the academic meter hourly rate through Parkmobile is set at $1.50 or 30 cents per 15 min-utes at a maximum of four hours. The housing meter rate is 25 cents per 15 minutes at a maximum of 30 minutes.

Worried about how much time is left before racking up that 10th park-ing ticket? Not a problem, as Parkmobile provides an option to send a text mes-sage 15 minutes before the expiration of the park-ing transaction in which you can add more time or walk to your car before the GVSU parking enforcement staff gets there first.

Parking re-strictions are continually en-forced through the GVPD, so it is important to remember that Parkmobile is a payment ser-vice that abides by GVSU’s parking stan-dards and does

not exempt anyone from parking citations or disobey-ing campus parking rules.

According to the GVPD website, Parkmo-bile is not associated with parking lot enforcements, does not issue refunds and does not accept or process citation appeals.

At this time Parkmobile stickers can be found on the meters in the Kirkhof parking lot and will con-tinue to expand to other parking meters through-out campus as the month progresses.

More information on the rules and regulations of Parkmobile can be found on their website at http://www.gvsu.edu/gvpd/parkmobile-pay-by-cell-faq-s-132.htm.

BY COLLEEN SCHONFIELDLAKERLIFE@LANTHORN.COMFeeding the meters

has never been simpler

ince last year, there has been a new addition to off-campus apartment housing in Allendale. Grand Val-ley State University now has their very own Greek Row.

In just one year, six new Greek houses were built on Pierce Street near Copper Beech Townhomes, marking the beginning of a transition for GVSU Greek life to a more central location in Allendale.

The new houses hold five sororities (Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Sigma Tau, Phi Sigma Sig-ma, Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Kappa) and one fraternity (Alpha Sigma Phi). The houses, known as Grand Village, were move-in ready on Aug. 22, the Friday before classes. Despite the late move-in, spirits remain high for the new housing.

“They’re beautiful inside,” said Kaitlyn Scholtens, president of Alpha Omicron Pi.

“(The house) fits our needs better right now. I like it a lot.”

There has long been a demand for a proper Greek row, according to Interfraternity Coun-cil President Tyler Dunham. When the owner of Campus West, Allen Hoffman, came for-ward and wanted to work with GVSU to build a Greek row, he was met with a lot of support from the fraternities and sororities.

Grand Village is a work in progress; now that the first phase is done, phase two is in the works. The next part of construction will include four more houses, which the four remaining sororities (Phi Mu, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma) will fill up. There have been talks of a phase three being done to eventually house the rest of GVSU’s fraternities, but nothing is set in stone.

Financial ability and the ability of each chapter to fill the houses were the two de-ciding factors regarding which sororities and fraternities got houses in the first phase

of construction. If a chapter knew they had those abilities, they voted on whether to take part in phase one or wait until phase two was completed. Some chapters that live off cam-pus have previous leases with their buildings so they couldn’t break that contract.

Funding the construction of Grand Vil-lage was another issue as well. According to Dunham, most chapters reached out to their alumni bases for preliminary funding for the project. Now, according to Scholtens, rent has been raised so the houses can be maintained properly, making it more equivalent to other off-campus apartment housing rather than cheaper, on-campus housing that most of the chapters were in before.

Prior to Grand Village being built, there was on-campus housing specifically for Greek life. They are known as Grand Val-ley Apartments and housed five sororities and one fraternity. Since Grand Village has been built, all but two sororities have moved out of GVA. The buildings were

remodeled and are already being used for upperclassman housing.

Anywhere from 24 to 48 students can live in one building in GVA, which is a contrast to the maximum of 30 students in one house in Grand Village. Even with the construction of Grand Village taking place so quickly, GVA has been put to good use by providing an-other on-campus style of housing for GVSU’s growing student population.

“It’s kind of a win-win,” said Andy Beach-nau, the associate vice provost for Student Af-fairs and Director of Housing. “(Greek life) got nicer, better housing and (GVSU) is able to accommodate more students.”

With the transition away from Grand Val-ley Apartments, which have housed the so-rorities since they came to campus, there have been some mixed feelings, both bittersweet and excited.

“We may be losing a little bit of our traditions,” Scholtens said. “But we’ll start new ones.”

BY MADDIE FORSHEEMFORSHEE@LANTHORN.COM

Grand Valley welcomes sorority row

he Fall 2014 Nonprofit Vol-unteer and In-ternship Fair will take place

Sept. 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Henry Hall Atrium and is being hosted by Grand Val-ley State University’s Commu-nity Service Learning Center.

The CSLC said the fair is an opportunity for students to connect with various agencies in the greater Grand Rapids area.

“The Nonprofit Volunteer and Internship Fair does not require registration from

students interested in op-portunities,” the center said on its website. “Just show up and participate.”

Up to 50 agencies includ-ing the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Peace Corps are offering volunteer and internship op-portunities. The CSLC said resumes and business attire are not required but may be appropriate for those looking for internships.

Students interested in finding opportunities before the next fair are instructed to visit the CSLC where con-sultants are available to help them explore options.

The event is sponsored

by the CSLC, which provides c o m m u n i t y service, civic e n g a g e m e n t and extracur-ricular service learning op-portunities for GVSU students to serve the lo-cal community.

“We serve as a campus clear-inghouse and resource for students and student orga-nizations, as well as provide support to faculty and staff for related initiatives,” the CSLC website states.

Volunteer ef-forts at GVSU date back to the early 1990’s, with the work of the Leadership & Volunteer Center and Vol-unteer GVSU.

In January 2002, Volunteer GVSU received its own space in the Student Or-ganization Cen-ter (SOC), and

the Volunteer Center became an office within the Office of Student Life.

In January 2006, the Vol-unteer Center was restruc-

tured and became the Com-munity Service Learning Center with actual space adjacent to the Office of Student Life. The CSLC was created to provide a central operation for students that were interested in service.

“Our mission is to prepare students to become citizens of a global society and chal-lenge them to be committed to a life of community service as active citizens,” their web-site said.

The philosophy of the CSLC is guided by the Social Change Model of Leader-ship Development, a notion developed in 1994 by UCLA professors Helen and Al-

exander Astin that focuses on strengthening three core components of individual values, group values and so-cietal values to train social justice leaders.

“Social change refers to creating positive change within the community that in some way benefits the community,” the website said. “Social change lead-ers are those who work col-laboratively to ensure that change occurs.”

The CSLC described the leaders as being focused on collective action, shared pow-er, and having “a passionate commitment to social justice and civic engagement.”

BY BEN GLICKBGLICK@LANTHORN.COM

CSLC hosts Nonprofit Volunteer and Internship fall fair

GREEK ROW: This year, five sororities and one fraternity at Grand Valley State University are starting their transition to six new Greek houses on Pierce Street. With phase one of construction now finished, phase two, which will include four more houses for the remaining four sororites, will soon begin. The houses are located by Copper Beech Townhomes.

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ecoming a champion is anything but easy. A vague, yet finicky for-

mula of hard work, talent and teamwork must be pres-ent for any team to sustain success. Often, however, the most challenging work in sports is done after the championship is won.

That’s why the Grand Val-ley State University women’s

soccer team isn’t missing a beat when it comes to the pos-sibility of improvement.

GVSU, fresh off its 2013 NCAA Division II National Championship, will waste no time jumping into the deep end in 2014. The No. 1 Lakers host No. 13 Quincy University to open the sea-son Friday at 7 p.m.

Facing such elevated com-petition to start the year could alarm some teams, but for GVSU, it’s all part of the plan.

“Playing a top opponent in your first match gives you

a measuring stick for where your team is at,” GVSU coach Jeff Hosler said. “We always want to play someone who is going to potentially expose our weaknesses.

“We should get frustrated so that we can learn from it.”

Few teams are more pre-pared or motivated to frustrate the Lakers than Quincy.

During GVSU’s champi-onship run, the two teams squared off in the NCAA Midwest Regional Champi-onship. The Lakers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead be-

fore Quincy responded with a tally of its own in the 27th minute. The score remained unchanged until early in the second half when GVSU midfielder Charlie Socia knocked home the game-winner in what turned out to be a 2-1 Laker victory.

The rest is history. GVSU won its next three games and took a trophy home to Allen-dale while the Hawks returned to Illinois to brood over a teas-ingly tight loss.

On Friday, Quincy has a shot at long-awaited redemp-

tion – and the talent to carry it out.

The Hawks finished the 2013 regular season with the first undefeated record in the program’s history. They fin-ished the year at 18-1-4 – and the one blemish came cour-tesy of GVSU. Despite grad-uating two All-Americans, Quincy is poised to roll again in 2014.

“They’re a very competitive team that has a high soccer IQ,”

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GV soccer team gears up for Quincy rematchNo. 13 Hawks travel to Allendale looking for revenge against top-ranked Lakers

ON THE LOOKOUT: QB Heath Parling scans Azusa Pacific’s defense in the 2013 season opener. GVSU won 38-17.

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his season opener has Hol-lywood written all over it.

The nation-ally-televised showdown fea-tures a stadium located about 25 miles east of Los Angeles, a star-studded cast of All-American candidates and a pair of top-25 teams in the AFCA Division II Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

For the No. 2 Grand Val-ley State University football team, the key is avoiding all of the hype, hoopla and bal-lyhoo.

“There’s a lot of challeng-es: the distance, handling the emotion of an opener that’s on national television and being preseason ranked number two,” said GVSU coach Matt Mitchell. “We’ve got to manage all of those ex-pectations.”

The expectations are high for the Lakers after their 12-3 season in 2013, but their first game will be no walk on the

boulevard against No. 22 Azusa Pacific University.

APU, the NCAA’s newest active Division II program, dropped a 38-17 contest in Allendale to begin its season a year ago, but bounced back by winning 10 of its next 11 games and a Great North-west Athletic C o n f e r e n c e (GNAC) title.

The team brings back 46 letter winners and 10 return-ing starters.

One of those returning start-ers is 6-foot-2, 240-pound se-nior tailback Terrell Watson, Lindy’s 2014 Preseason Division II Offen-sive Player of the Year, who rushed for 1,812 yards and 23 touchdowns last season.

“He’s a very big back, he’s got light feet and good vi-sion,” Mitchell said. “He’s pretty scary when his shoul-

der pads are parallel to the line of scrimmage – he’s a downhill type runner.

“He never misses a cut or never misses a hole so we can’t let him get in the sec-ond level of our defense; we don’t match up well physi-

cally against him. We’ve got to do a good job with our front seven guys of getting the run stopped.”

Stopping the run will be an important as-pect of the tilt for both teams.

GVSU’s of-fense features three standout running backs – seniors Michael

Ratay, Chris Robinson and junior Kirk Spencer – and all three bring a different di-mension to the Laker ground game.

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BY NFL TEAMS

Six former Grand Valley

State University football

alumni recently learned

their fate for the 2014

season, as NFL teams made

cuts and set their 53-man

rosters.

For weeks, former GVSU

centers Tim Lelito and Matt

Armstrong competed for

what appeared to be the

same spot in New Orleans.

Lelito, who started a pair of

games at right guard for the

Saints last season, proved

to be the winner of the

competition, as Armstrong,

an undrafted free agent,

was cut.

Meanwhile, despite

initial reports, wide receiver

Charles Johnson was cut

by the Cleveland Browns

and assigned to the team’s

practice squad after

passing through waivers

unclaimed.

Four former GVSU players

will begin the 2014 season

on NFL rosters: Lelito,

cornerback Brandon Carr

(Dallas Cowboys), linebacker

Dan Skuta (San Francisco

49ers) and offensive

tackle Cameron Bradfield

(Jacksonville Jaguars).

GVSU XC TEAMS RANKED NO.

1, NO. 2 IN DII

The Grand Valley State

University men’s and

women’s cross country

teams will both open the

fall season as national

contenders at the NCAA

Division II level.

The Laker women,

who won the national

championship last fall, open

the season as the top team

in the U.S. Track & Field and

Cross Country Coaches

Association (USTFCCCA)

poll, while the GVSU men

are slated as the No. 2 team

after their second-place

finish in 2013.

Reigning national

champion Adams State

University is tabbed as the

No. 1 team on the men’s

side, while its women’s team

is ranked No. 2. Western

State Colorado University is

ranked No. 3 in both polls.

Both GVSU teams return

to action Sept. 12 at the

Spartan Invitational at

Michigan State University.

GVSU BASKETBALL TEAM TO

HOLD TRYOUTS

The Grand Valley State

University men’s basketball

team will host walk-on

tryouts for the upcoming

season at Fieldhouse Arena

on Sept. 17 from 3-5 p.m.

Interested candidates

can either sign up in the

men’s basketball offices

or contact GVSU assistant

coach Jeff Bauer at 616-331-

3630.

GVSU, which finished with

a 19-8 record last year, will

tip off its season on Nov. 6

with an exhibition game at

Valparaiso University.

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n irregular heartbeat caused broadcaster Dick Nelson to de-board a plane that was scheduled to fly the Grand Valley State

University football team to its semifinal game at Northwest Missouri State Uni-versity last December. It was a frustrat-ing experience for Nelson, and quite an unusual one: It was just the second game he had not covered in 37 years.

Nelson’s health concerns finally caught up to him. After having his first heart attack more than three de-cades ago at age 48, his heart condi-tion seemed to worsen. This summer, the 79-year-old decided the task of traveling with the team was no longer an option.

But in hindsight, it seems more fit-ting that Nelson’s last game, a 35-28 home victory over West Texas A&M University, was a win because the “Voice of Laker Football” called 326 of them in his storied career. GVSU was 326-106-2 with Nelson in the press box and, in that span, the Lakers won four NCAA Division II National Championships, 14 GLIAC titles and 32 of 45 postseason contests.

Nelson was a beloved member of the Laker football family. His signature line (“Touchdown Lakers!”) will certainly

be remembered by those close to the program, as GVSU coach Matt Mitchell pointed out with a tweet on Aug. 28:

“Losing a legend in the radio booth as Dick Nelson announces retirement. Will miss ‘Touchdown Lakers!!!’ com-ing thru my headphones.”

GVSU Director of Athletics Tim Sel-go also spoke highly of Nelson, calling him a great man that everyone enjoyed being around.

“No matter your age, no matter your role within Grand Valley – you loved Dick Nelson, and he loved you,” Selgo said.

Nelson originally planned to call it quits in the early 2000s, but decided to stay true to the team. It paid off, as GVSU “finally got a winner” in 2002 by taking home an NCAA Division II Na-tional Championship.

The memory is one of Nelson’s favor-ites. It was the reward, the culmination of years full of competitive success. He was hooked once again, and stuck it out for more than a decade as the winning tradition, which he saw develop for 37 years of the program’s 43-year history, continued to grow.

He first started in 1977 as the play-by-play commentator for GVSU radio broadcasts – a gig he had originally planned on taking for just one year – and eventually went on to call basket-ball and baseball games. After putting in

so much time for the Laker programs, he was inducted into the GVSU Hall of Fame in 1992.

“He’s a special person in the history and tradition of Laker athletics,” Selgo said. “He’ll still be with us in spirit.”

GVSU sent Nelson out on a high note despite a season-ending loss in 2013. The Lakers closed out their 2013 campaign as the NCAA’s all-time win-ningest college football program.

For Laker fans, it was a pleasure to have Nelson and his wife, Laurie, as part of the family. For Nelson, provid-ing a voice for Laker football fans was an honor.

“I love the school and I love the pro-gram,” he said. “I was proud to be iden-tified with it.”

Even though he will no longer be calling games for GVSU, his voice will still be heard at Lubbers Stadium. “Touchdown Lakers!” will be played through the PA system whenever GVSU scores a touchdown, and Nel-son can also be seen at home games in taped segments called Laker Legends, which will air at halftime.

On Sept. 13, Steve Lloyd-Jones will take over radio broadcast re-sponsibilities when GVSU hosts Ohio Dominican University for its home opener. Nelson said he hopes to be in attendance to personally pass the torch, or hand over the mic.

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Voice of Laker Football retires after 37-year run

TOUCHDOWN LAKERS!: Dick Nelson interviews former Grand Valley State University and current University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly. Nelson was the play-by-play commentator for GVSU Football every season since 1977.

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to establish the run,” Rob-inson said. “We’ve always got to be able to do that no mat-ter what the situation is or where we are.”

The Lakers should be able to move the ball against a Cougar defense that returns just three starters, two defen-sive linemen and the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year, senior free safety Tyler Thornton.

GVSU senior quarterback Heath Parling has the weap-ons to attack APU’s second-ary from a number of angles, but he certainly figures to involve recently-converted junior Jamie Potts early and often. On Tuesday, Mitchell said Potts is “100 percent a wide receiver and no longer a tight end.”

APU’s passing attack ap-pears to be somewhat of an enigma, as senior quarter-back Nick Owens missed all but two games a year ago. The Lakers have limited tape

on the left-hander and are expecting the unexpected.

“We’ve heard he’s a strong runner,” said GVSU junior linebacker Brad Horling. “So we’re ready for that – play-ing zone read, having our D-ends squared away and our backers on the pitch game.”

Mitchell said the Lakers may need to adjust on the fly, and he expects to see differ-ent looks from APU’s spread offense. He also said playing well on special teams and creating turnovers could help quiet the crowd early in the game.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch it on CBS College Sports, attend the viewing party hosted by GVSU Ath-letics at Celebration! Cinema North in Grand Rapids, tune in at ESPN 96.1 on your radio dial or follow @GVLSports on Twitter for live updates of the action.

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said GVSU senior forward Jenny Shaba. “They will chal-lenge us both physically and mentally.

“It’s going to be key for us to show our excitement about being back on the field.”

The Hawks, who have won back-to-back Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) crowns, were selected in a preseason coaches’ poll to re-peat for the third consecutive season. Eight starters from the 2013 club return this sea-son, including All-American midfielder Ashley Burton, who led the team with 10 goals last year. All-region de-fender Taylor Lindwedel will back a Hawk defense that recorded a school-record 15 shutouts last season.

The Laker offense, led by Shaba, will look to find and exploit any holes found in Quincy’s back line. De-spite an offseason coaching change, GVSU’s on-field phi-losophy is likely to remain

largely the same from last year’s record-breaking club.

“(Hosler) is slightly more attack-minded than (Dave) DiIanni was,” said senior de-fender Juane Odendaal. “But overall, there are more ad-justments than big changes.

“We’re learning a lot about each other and the transition is going really well.”

The Lakers have yet to fi-nalize the 11 players who will take the pitch to start game one. The starter at goalkeep-er, most notably, is still up in the air as four goalies are in the midst of a position battle.

Regardless of who starts in net for the Lakers, the team figures to be focused and fi-ery come game time. The defending national champi-ons know the target on their backs will glow brightly this season, but, with a talented group that is eager to learn, GVSU appears ready to win once again.

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fter a 2-2 start last season, the Grand Valley State University volleyball team got back on the right track by upsetting a pair of ranked opponents en route

to a 4-0 record at the Oredigger Classic in Golden, Colo.

The No. 14 Lakers will hope to duplicate

that result in the event once again this week-end, as they take on four quality teams – in-cluding another top-25 opponent in No. 20 Wayne State University (Neb.) on Friday.

“We are going to have the same approach to the beginning of the season as we did last year, which is taking advantage of the op-portunity to see early competition,” said se-nior outside hitter Abby Aiken. “We have an experienced group, so starting off the season

against formidable competition doesn’t worry us. Instead, we embrace it.”

Last year, the 4-0 tournament seemed to jolt the Lakers into what translated into an impressive season. GVSU finished 31-4 and captured the GLIAC title outright.

Although capturing another GLIAC crown is a main point of emphasis for GVSU this fall, the Lakers plan on taking the season in stride without looking ahead.

“It’s good for our team to face a tough schedule right away, it sets the tone for us going forward,” coach Deanne Scanlon said. “Our girls’ expectations are to come out of this weekend without a loss, but there’s more to it than that. It comes down to our focus and execution and how we come to play as a team.”

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GV seeks Golden start in ColoradoNo. 14 Lakers collide with No. 20 WSU in 4-game tourney

Lakers run with high hopes after placing 2nd in ‘13

ith the leaves changing col-ors, most peo-ple are look-ing forward to

sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes this fall, but the Grand Valley State University men’s cross country team is look-ing for a national title.

In 2013, GVSU took sec-ond in the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship in Spokane, Washington. The second-place finish was the highest in GVSU men’s cross country program history.

The night before, head coach Jerry Baltes told his runners that they were run-ning for third place.

“It was great to see them go out and prove me wrong and be able to knock off Western State,” Baltes said. “It was a great day for our program.”

The Lakers have two of

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Baltes, GV men seek national crown this fall

FRESH START: Grand Valley State University senior Abby Aiken (12) smacks down the volleyball during a recent match. The Lakers will travel to Golden, Colo. on Friday for the Oredig-ger Classic to play four teams, one being fierce competitor Wayne State University. Last year, the team’s start at the tournament turned into an impressive season for the team.

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A clearer picture of GV-SU’s rotation and bench depth will be something to keep an eye on this week-end, as position battles loom with the additions of fresh-men Katie Olsen, Shannon Winicki, Sydney Doby and a transfer who won a na-tional championship with Grand Rapids Community College in 2012, senior Kourtney Wolters.

With plenty of young tal-ent to complement an expe-rienced roster – which in-cludes three All-Americans in Aiken, junior middle blocker Kaleigh Lound and senior setter Kaitlyn Wolt-ers – it seems GVSU is ca-pable of putting together

an undefeated weekend.

“We have great potential for this team,” Lound said. “Everyone has to be ready to step up when their name is called.”

While the O r e d i g g e r Classic could serve as a mea-suring stick for GVSU moving forward, the Laker players and coaches are looking at the tournament as a chance to bond and develop their 2014 chemistry as one co-hesive unit.

“Not only does this week-end offer us a great chance to play against good com-

petition, but it also offers us a chance to be-come closer as a team,” Scan-lon said. “In the long run, that often proves to make a big dif-ference in times of adversity down the road.”

GVSU will first play Min-nesota State U n i v e r s i t y Moorhead on

Friday at 1 p.m., followed by its showdown with Wayne State (Neb.) at 7 p.m. Then, the Lakers will conclude the road trip on Saturday with games against Dominican University of California at noon and Augustana Col-lege at 4 p.m.

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DENIED: GVSU junior outside hitter Betsy Ronda blocks an opposing player at the net during a 2013 match. The Lakers begin their season this weekend in Golden, Colo.

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their top-four runners from that performance return-ing this fall in senior Alan Peterson (16th) and junior Chad Cini (22nd). Peterson said a pair of transfers could also help the team improve in 2014.

Cini said the Lakers defi-nitely have the potential to win it all this year, and that the team is working even harder to prepare for the up-coming season.

GVSU certainly appears primed to make a run at the national title, but no one sees it as a given. It’s a season-long operation that will require focus on a daily basis.

“It’s ultimately our goal to compete to win a national championship, but we can’t sit here and worry about that,” Baltes said. “The focus has to be on the day-to-day process of working hard and getting better.”

The little things are not the only things being stressed this offseason.

Team chemistry is also a

huge element on this team, and even though cross country is usually seen as an individual sport, work-ing together is what makes the difference for GVSU.

“It is not the individual effort that is going to get us to nation-als,” Peterson said. “You always need to be thinking, ‘What can I do to make the team better?’ Like running in packs and en-couraging each other.”

Such team chemistry is seen as a positive in Baltes’ program, and that often translates into consistent results. The women’s team, for example, won its third national title in four years last November.

“Chemistry will be im-portant as we progress through the season with the grind of early morning practices and traveling to and from meets,” he said. “We need to stay on board

and be in this together.”

Cini said the biggest ri-val this season will be Adams State Univer-sity, which easily claimed the na-tional crown last year with just 54 points in the championship meet. GVSU was well behind with 104 points.

The second-place finish isn’t discouraging the Lak-ers in 2014, however, and the largest driving force is simply the need for improvement, Peterson said.

The fall season is marked with the return of boots and apple picking, but the GVSU men are focused and more than ready to pick up where they left off in 2014. They just hope it will end with a first-place finish this time around.

The 2014 campaign be-gins for GVSU on Sept. 12 at Michigan State University’s Spartan Invitational at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich.

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PRESSING ON: Head coach Jerry Baltes watches his team during a 2013 meet. The Lakers are hoping to compete for a national title after finishing as the runners-up a year ago.

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