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HALL OF SCIENCE: The GVSU board of trustees will name the new science building on the Allendale Campus after P. Douglas Kindschi, a former dean and the current director of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute.
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he Grand Valley State University board of trustees met on April 24, when it named the new science building
in Allendale the P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science.
Formerly a dean, Kindschi has been a faculty member at GVSU for more than 30 years. He is cur-rently a professor in the mathemat-ics and philosophy departments, and he serves as the director of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute, where
he is interested in the dialogue be-tween science and religion.
Kindschi said he has mixed feelings about having a building bear his name.
“It’s an honor, but a little bit embar-rassing,” Kindschi said. “I do things because I think it’s the right thing to do, not for any recognition. But, I am very pleased. It’s an opportunity to give back to the community.”
In addition to his work in math, Kindschi has also been involved in the sciences at GVSU. He and his wife Barbara have established an en-dowment for research and education.
Kindschi said they are providing the “funds to enhance the work of science at Grand Valley. It’s connected to the building, but indirectly.”
“It’s been a wonderful part of my career to be part of Grand Valley and to have had a significant part in the development of science at the univer-sity,” Kindschi said. “It’s always a good time to be part of Grand Valley.”
Through the years, enrollment in the sciences has grown at GVSU. When Kindschi was dean, he was in-volved in the building of Padnos Hall
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he new student sen-ate president for the 2015-2016 school year is Maddie Cleg-horn. The Lanthorn
sat down with her to find out what makes her tick.
HL: How many years have you served on student senate and what positions have you held?
MC: This will be my third year on senate, and last year I served as the vice president for external relations.
HL: Could you give me bit of a personal bio?
MC: I am a junior majoring in political science and minoring in Spanish, and I hope to go to law school after graduating from Grand Valley State Univer-sity. I spent last sum-mer studying abroad in Spain where I spent eight weeks traveling and practicing lots of Spanish. Aside from senate, I am also a member of Phi Mu fra-ternity, where I served as vice president of the cabinet for the 2014-2015 year. I have also recently been accepted into the Cook Leader-ship Academy, which I am really looking for-ward to in the coming year.
HL: What is your favorite part about senate?
MC: My favorite part about sen-ate is being able to work with people who are so passionate about GVSU’s success and the success of our fellow Lakers. It really is a unique experi-ence to have a group of people, with strengths and skills in all different areas, work together for the purpose of making GVSU the best place it can be. Everyone has his or her own reason for loving GVSU so much,
and I’m looking forward to seeing how that translates into next year’s hard work and results.
HL: What’s something you think you could improve on?
MC: I would like to see more cross-committee work on the body (of the student senate). We work best when we have people with different strengths and perspectives working together on a project. I would also like to work with our vice presi-dent for public relations to ensure students know that senate exists as a resource for them, and that they know how or why they might want to reach out to us.
HL: Could you give me a brief, broad summary of the duties as president?
MC: The duties of the president involve a wide range of responsibilities, but one of the larg-est is serving as the representative and/or spokesperson for the student voice and senate’s work in fac-ulty governance, the board of trustees, and a number of other committees, boards, and initiatives at the university. The presi-dent chairs the cabinet, and works very closely with the executive vice
president and seven other vice presi-dents, serving as a sounding board and source of information. The pres-ident is also responsible for commu-nicating information from senate to administration, and vice versa.
HL: What was your reaction when you were elected?
MC: I was ecstatic to be elected and so humbled by the support of my colleagues and friends. It is incred-ibly exciting to hear the optimism
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Meet the presidentQ & A with 2015-2016 student senate leader, Maddie Cleghorn
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CONGRATS: Dale Paul Boteker, GVSU’s 100,000th graduate, stands with President Haas after receiving an award during the 2015 GVSU commencement ceremony.
100KSTRONGGVSU celebrates graduation milestone
ach year, commencement looks to honor the most recent graduates from Grand Valley State Universi-ty. This year, the 100,000th alum-ni of GVSU was honored with a
surprise acknowledgement from the university.“Just imagine, 100,000 Lakers making a dif-
ference,” said Thomas Haas, president of GVSU. “It’s a remarkable milestone for the university and for any university for that matter and we also recognize that each one of you have your own incredible milestone today.”
This university-wide milestone and accom-plishment was celebrated at the afternoon com-mencement ceremony April 25 in the Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids. Throughout the day, over 3,000 students walked across the stage during the two ceremonies.
Dale Boedeker a health communications major and advertising and public relations minor was announced as GVSU’s 100,000th alumni. He was given a $1,000 check and vari-ous items from the GVSU Alumni Association.
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Additionally, Diane Paton, a 1967 alumna and the first ever accepted student at GVSU was there to take part in the ceremony and see how much the university’s population has grown since her time at GVSU.
“I still can’t believe it,” Boedeker said. “When I went up there and they stopped me and all the stuff went down I though maybe it was a joke and then they said I was the 100,000th (graduate) and I still kind of don’t believe it.”
This is also an important milestone for GVSU as enrollment continues to grow and more than 5,600 students received a degree during the 2014-2015 academic year, setting a record for number of graduates.
According to Haas, the university will reach 200,000 graduates in much less time than it took to get to the first 100,000 alumni.
Michael Jandernoa, former CEO and current board member of Perrigo Company, spoke at the morning ceremony, and Paula Kerger, president
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VOTING POWER: Maddie Cleghorn is the new Grand Valley State University student senate president as of April 9.
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STANDING OUT: A GVSU graduate flags down his friends and family at the afternoon 2015 commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 25. Lakers from the class of 2015 joined the ranks of over 100,000 alumni during the celebration.
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and CEO of PBS, was the speaker in the afternoon.
“I want to urge you to be more,” Kerger said to the new graduates. “Be more flexi-ble, be more open to possibilities, be more
engaged, connected and involved. Be the generation that solves problems and builds a better future. Be more.”
At the ceremonies, the GVSU Alumni Association presented its Distinguished Alumni Award to Noreen Myers, who graduated in 1972, and its Outstanding Ed-ucator Award to Brad Wallar, an associate
professor of chemistry at GVSU.David Hecht and Bea Idema received
honorary degrees. Hecht is a current trust-ee for the GVSU foundation and is presi-dent of the Charles W. Loosemore founda-tion. Idema was one of the largest donors for the Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons at GVSU.
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for next year, coming from people who I know are ca-pable of such great accom-plishments. I have the ut-most respect for this group, and it is the greatest honor that they trust me to help lead the way next year.
HL: What are you most ex-cited for this year?
MC: This year I am most excited about working with my awesome cabinet and the rest of this group of lead-ers who are so engaged on
campus. Between the seven committees, we have a lot of room to do some great work for GVSU in making it a place that over 25,000 students want to call home. I’m look-ing forward to collaborating with faculty governance, de-partments, offices and student organizations on a number of initiatives and events.
HL: Anything else you would like to add?
MC: I am a huge fan of coffee, and I love running, reading, traveling, dogs, the beach, live music and plays and spending time with my friends and family.
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of Science, located across from the new science building. Today, the new space on the other side of the street will “allow us to be prepared for future growth in the sciences,” Kindschi said.
GVSU President Thomas Haas said Kindschi came to talk with him about how he could use his resources to aid the increasing number of students in-
terested in science. Haas said Kind-schi has been an essential professor and leader at the university who has worked in health-related programs as well as science and math. The naming of the science building is a way to rec-ognize Kindschi for his contributions to those fields, Haas said.
“I am so proud of Dean Kindschi and his wife on putting these investments forward for future generations of Lak-ers,” Haas said. “He is an individual who has given his life to Grand Valley. He,
too, is a Laker for a lifetime.”Haas added that the professor and
the building will “impact generations of students ahead.”
The P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science will open for students in Au-gust, and will be up and running for the 2015-2016 academic year. It in-cludes nine classrooms, 15 teaching laboratories, 14 faculty and student research laboratories, study spaces, offices and a greenhouse.
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GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES
The Grand Valley State University recreation cen-ter is hosting spring group exercise classes during the week of May 4. Anyone is welcome to try a class for free until May 11, at which point passes will be required.
A variety of indoor and outdoor classes are of-fered in Allendale, downtown Grand Rapids and local parks. The schedule of events is online at www.gvsu.edu/rec/group-exercise-class-schedules-19.htm. Passes are available at www.gvsu.edu/rec/group-exercise-pass-18.htm.
For more information, contact Lee McLaughlin at [email protected].
LAKER FOR A LIFETIME POST-RACE PARTY
The Grand Valley State University Alumni Association is sponsoring a post-race party in the DeVos Center 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May. Those 21 and older can try Brewery Vivant Beer, and others can grab a free Monster energy drink while enjoying free food and entertainment.
For students who preregister and bring their ID, the cost is $5. Those 12 and up will pay $10, and children under 12 are free.
For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/alumni/rbrparty.
ACTIVE COMMUTE WEEK CHALLENGE
Starting on Monday, May 11, West Michigan residents can accept the Active Commute Week challenge. Grand Valley State University students are competing against other universities and orga-nizations to see which group can take the bus and carpool the most times during the week.
The Rapid provides the West Michigan Rideshare tool to accomplish this goal, and prizes are awarded daily to those who track their trips. Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition is hosting Handlebar Happy Hour-Special Edition and will announce the overall winners.
For more information on the week’s events, go to www.acwgr.org/events/full-width/.
STOMP OUT STIGMA WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Stomp Out Stigma is an annual 5k community walk through downtown Grand Rapids that raises awareness during National Mental Health Month. It takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 at the Pew Campus Courtyard, located on Fulton Street.
Families are encouraged to attend the free three-mile race along the boardwalk. Teams can help raise money for the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan.
For more details, see www.themhf.org/events/stomp_out_stigma, or contact Kandice Sloop at (616) 389-8601.
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For those interested in business ownership, the Michigan Small Business Development Center is presenting a free seminar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at the Bike Factory.
Brigitte Betser, a FranNet employee, will talk about common myths and offer tips for investment today. She will also discuss how individuals can en-ter into the world of franchising, if they feel it is the right fit for them.
To register, visit www.clients.sbdcmichigan.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=70350003, or call SBDC West Michigan at (616) 331-7370.
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he Grand Valley State Univer-sity police de-partment held a radiological
emergency exercise on April 28 to prepare over 50 emer-gency responders from 11 state and local agencies.
According to Capt. Bran-don Dehaan of the GVSU police department, the live exercise with various police, fire and emergency respond-ers worked to test their re-sponse to a radiological in-cident on the campus.
The scenario for this specif-ic exercise involved a housing resident assistant discovering a dangerous radiological experi-ment inside a university living center. During this exercise, the resident assistant then called 911, which in turn dispatched emergency responders.
“The goals for the exercise were to improve communi-cation and develop onsite incident command manage-ment skills with GVSU po-lice staff and various other state and local agencies.” said Sgt. William O’Donnell of GVPD. “The overall intent of our participation in this live exercise was to test, evaluate
and ultimately strengthen the police department’s abil-ity to prepare for, respond to and recover from various emergencies on campus.”
Drills such as this are held during the summer as well as during the school year on a regular basis. Conducting these drills en-sures GVPD interacts well with emergency response community partners.
Those partners include the Allendale fire department, Ottawa County sheriff ’s office and emergency management division, the Ottawa County hazmat team, both Michigan region six response teams from Kent and Muskegon counties, the Michigan state police, as well as the DEQ – radiological emergency pre-paredness unit. All partners were present the evening of the exercise.
“Being involved in these types of exercises are of great benefit to the police depart-ment and the university,” O’Donnell said.“The chaos of a critical incident is not the time to think about who should be doing what.”
The exercise was also evaluated by members of the Michigan state police, and both Ottawa and Mus-kegon counties’ emergency
management directors.“Our preliminary evalu-
ations indicate the Grand Valley State University police department capa-bilities in managing larger scale incidents are strong,”
O’Donnell said.Overall, the main goal
when conducting exercises such as this is to increase the confidence and skill level of all emergency responders to cri-sis situations, O’Donnell said.
This is often done through strategic, situational training.
“No one can ever predict what might happen, even on a university campus, but we can practice and train to re-spond quickly and efficiently
to emergency incidents,” he said. “Having emergency response plans on paper is great. However, it is invalu-able to be able to practice under real world conditions.”
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he Grand Rapids Area Higher Educa-tion Network (GRA-HEN) presented Grand Valley State
University graduate student Ever-etta Cole the Student of the Year award. Cole was recognized for this achievement at Grand Rapids Community College on April 15.
Cole said her interest in the social
work field came during her time as an undergraduate student at Hope Col-lege. After graduating in 2012, she decided to continue her education at GVSU, where she is currently pursu-ing a master’s degree in social work.
“I am excited and honored to be the student chosen at GVSU from a crop of extraordinarily talented students,” Cole said. “I have been fortunate to be instructed by the best educators and have worked with great students in group projects. The
social work program at GVSU has helped shaped and prepared me for my career as social worker.”
There are many aspects about the program that she enjoys.
“I like the fact that it is a helping profession, but most of all, it is a pro-fession that advocates for the margin-alized and downtrodden in society,” Cole said. “Social work offers me the opportunity to make something out of little. This potential to transform and develop is not only creative, but it
gestures to my belief in the goodness of man and the power of the human spirit to transcend great odds.”
Although social work has tested her patience, Cole said it has been worth it to help others.
“The most challenging aspect of social work is going through the pro-cess of advocacy and having to wait patiently for policy makers to address the issues that real people encounter on a daily basis,” she said. “The most rewarding is working with clients and
seeing their lives change in ways that are meaningful to them.”
When she is not attending her classes, Cole is volunteering in the community. One place she has fre-quented is the Center for Women in Holland, Mich., where she worked with immigrant women who are impacted by domestic abuse. Cole was also a member of the board of trustees, serving for two years.
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wo weeks ago, Grand Valley State University celebrated its 100,000th graduate. This is a huge milestone for the university, and should be celebrated as such.
In recent history, the university’s student population has continued to skyrocket. Compared to other Michigan universities, GVSU is young, and the fact that it is grow-ing in popularity and prestige is excellent for its reputation. As for the future, there seems to be no signs of slowing down.
“It’s taken us 48 years to get to 100,000 grads,” President Thomas Haas said during the afternoon commencement ceremony on April 25. “As a university of 25,000 students now, we can award the 200,000th diploma in about 17 years.”
However, when the new alumni and their families left and the current Lakers packed up and went home for the summer, the construc-tion began. While the P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science is wrapping up its construc-tion, more projects are just beginning. A new residence hall is starting to take shape in what is now Robinson field. Major changes to the Kirkhof Center are already under way and more orange construction cone sites are sprouting up around the Allendale Campus.
With all these new additions to GVSU’s campus, it seems like the university is frantically trying to keep up with an ever-increasing number of Lakers. However, if the number of students keeps increasing, GVSU will never be able to catch up. More buildings and students isn’t necessarily a negative thing, but perhaps all the effort
the university is putting into attracting new students could be better served focused on the students that GVSU already has.
The 25,000 students that are already Lakers for a lifetime deserve the best from their uni-versity, and that doesn’t just mean the latest and greatest buildings. This also means the best academic programs and resources for the programs that are well-established at GVSU.
In fact, the university has already faced some issues accommodating the number of students it has. In the fall of 2014, some ad-mitted freshman could not secure on-campus housing, due to a lack of available beds and an increased freshman class of 2018.
A larger student body is great, but even greater than more students is providing better academic programming and opportunities for the students that GVSU currently has. Even
if the university insists on building, perhaps those construction efforts could better serve current students’ needs. The students that utilize the Performing Arts Center have been asking for renovations for years, but their pleas seem to have met deaf ears. In addition, there are many existing academic programs that could benefit from new and improved technology or tools, or even curriculums.
All Lakers should be excited for the suc-cess of GVSU and its ever-growing base of alumni. However, it’s past time for the uni-versity to take a close look at where their resources are allocated, and if they’re really serving the students they already have the best they possibly can.
e all want to relax after school gets out, but then re-ality sets in that we need to work
if we want to be able to go back to school next fall.
Now, we’re all dreading going to work everyday and saying goodbye to our social lives. The good news is that that doesn’t have to happen. Unless your job requires you to work eight hour days, seven
days a week, you’ll eventually have free time.
Work is not the only thing that college kids should do over the summer. Yes, it is nice to work often in order to have money to spend at college, but after the stress of finals, we all need a nice vacation.
However, for those college students that do have limited free time this summer, it is im-portant to use that time wisely. It can be easy to fall onto your couch and stare at your T.V. mindlessly and then wonder where all your time went when you get up five hours later.
The best way to make your summer fun and enjoyable is to make a summer bucket list. Make a list of every great idea or thought that you had (or saw on Pinterest). What do you want to do this summer? Go camping on the beach? Learn how to play beach volleyball or surf? Try 15 new
flavors of ice cream? Find a summer fling? Travel outside of the state? There are plenty of things that don’t require too much time off of work and are a cheap way to have fun with all your friends.
It is, of course, important to make sure that you aren’t spending your entire paycheck on summer activities. The best way to save money during the summer and still accomplish everything on your bucket list is to share the fun with your friends. Those 15 flavors of ice cream that cost $4 a cone? Find 14 people who love ice cream and have everyone buy one flavor each and share! That way it’s a fun trip that comes in under $5 and is a great way to cross that off of your list.
The other important aspect of your bucket list has to be how much time it takes up. Yes, we might all want to go Hawaii, but realistically that
just wouldn’t fit into a busy work schedule (it also wouldn’t fit into a college student’s bud-get unless you’re lucky enough to have parents that would pay for it). Even though Hawaii or California might be out of the picture, there are still plenty of other places to travel to.
A trip to Lake Michigan to lie in the sand and enjoy the sun and silence is only a few hours away for most Lakers. If you’re lucky and you get the weekend off, an extended camping trip would work as well.
Remember, summer is for enjoying; don’t work the whole time! Go out and explore a new side of the state, try a new restaurant, or go see a new band. Your summer bucket list, whether it is three things or even 30, will give you a sense of fun and relax-ation during the summer.
hen you start smelling the highly antici-pated aroma of blossoming
flowers, hearing the babbling of the river and tweeting of the birds – it means spring is
finally hovering everywhere. But if you, in addition to it, see a lot of men scurry in the store more than women do – it is a sign that it is a high time to celebrate Women’s Day; however, in the U.S. it is known as Mother’s Day. The holiday is on the second Sunday of May – this year, that’s May 10 in the U.S. In Europe and countries of former the Soviet Union, it is celebrated on March 8th and called International Women’s Day. Technically, though, it is not really celebrated inter-nationally. The holiday is a wide celebration of women in political, economic and social fields. The day celebrates the
past, present and future of women in the world.
I find it interesting how the same holiday is celebrat-ed differently in different countries. For example, in Ukraine, Russia, Armenia and other former Soviet Union countries, people do not work that day. Flowers, candies, and gifts are man-datory attributes of the holi-day; that day, you can see many men hurrying home with beautiful bouquets of flowers in their hands for the women in their lives, in-cluding their wives, daugh-ters and mothers.
I remember one year my father bought gorgeous red
roses for my mom, my sister and me; that day I also got some flowers delivered to our house, so when my dad entered the bedroom I shared with my sister, he giggled and said, “Anush, have you de-cided to open a flower shop or what?” My best friend got a basket of fruits delivered to her house. It was so pretty that she would not dare to open it and eat it, but eventu-ally she did. One of my pro-fessors got a huge teddy bear, almost as big as herself. She said it was challenging and awkward to ride the public transportation; I assure you she caught some attention.
One of my friends from
North China, said that the holiday is not marked as a holiday in their calendar, however, as in Russia, local men are carefully select-ing gifts for their beloved ones. Another friend of mine from Italy told me that they do celebrate a holiday devoted to women but it is a work day. She also told me that the mimosa flower is the symbol of the holiday, because it was these flowers that were given to women during the first post-war holiday. What caught my attention was the fact that women organize all-girl get-togethers that day and do not invite men to celebrate
the holiday with them.To my surprise, in the
country of love and romance, France, the holiday is not celebrated. I think French men easily got away with it; they do not have to run to the stores like crazy in search of a perfect gift for their woman. In France, March 8 is officially considered to be the day when women protected their rights; that is all.
However Women’s Day is celebrated in your country of origin, make sure to take a moment this spring to thank the women in your life for all they do.
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o increase awareness of campus recycling and waste reduction, Grand Valley State University completed
the national RecycleMania compe-tition, recycling more than 195,000 pounds of materials.
During the 10-week event, which took place from Jan. 18 to
March 28, hundreds of universities across the nation competed to see who could recycle and reduce the most waste. The competition held four primary competitions and four targeted material competitions.
“We averaged about 17,000 to 18,000 pounds of materials recycled a week,” said Janet Aubil, operations su-pervisor of facilities services at GVSU. “Unfortunately, the amount of trash is still a little bit higher, but our compost-
ing efforts helped us a lot this year.”Aubil, who replaced Steve Leeser
as the operations supervisor Feb. 1 during the competition, said GVSU participated in the grand champion, waste minimization and food service organics (composting) categories.
For 2015, GVSU placed first in Michigan and 24th in the nation for the grand champion category, which is based on total percentage of waste recycled during the competition.
In the composting category, GVSU ranked sixth in the nation and first in Michigan. This was a jump from last year’s placement, where GVSU ranked 29th in this category in 2014.
“We placed in the 20,000 stu-dents and above category, so we were up against some good-sized schools,” she said. “We wanted to prove that everyone can take recy-cling seriously and make it fun.”
Aubil said Campus Dining, Hous-
ing and Residence Life, the Office of Sustainability Practices, the custodial staff, the Student Environmental Co-alition and Pew Campus operations helped further the competition.
During the competition, she said the recycling was counted weekly at the Kent County recycling center, while compost was taken to Spurt Industries in Zeeland, Mich. to be
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After graduating from GVSU, Cole said she hopes to continue this work.
“My goal is to establish an or-ganization that helps immigrant women and children to first over-come abuse and domestic violence and second, equip them with the
knowledge and skills to acculturate and integrate into a new society,” Cole said. “From this organization, I hope to educate and create the awareness of cultural differences and how it impacts services to im-migrant women and children.”
Cray Mulder, a social work profes-sor, first met Cole in one of her winter 2014 classes. Prior to that, Cole had
won a scholarship sponsored by her late father, Rodney Mulder.
Mulder explained that there are five awards for undergraduates and five for graduates in the program. Faculty, students and field instructors can nominate students for the annual award. As the chair of the social work awards committee, Mulder reviewed the applications for the GRAHEN
award and was one of the five full-time faculty who chose Cole.
“Everetta was nominated by several of her peers for the adult learner award based on her diverse life experiences and achievements,” Mulder said. “The committee recognized her worthwhile contributions and unanimously voted to nominate Everetta for this univer-sity award.”
GRAHEN is a nonprofit organi-zation made up of 11 local institu-tions of higher education, including GVSU, Davenport University, Ferris State University and Western Michi-gan University. These schools provide lifelong opportunities for adult learn-ers and award an outstanding student every year.
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rand Valley State University’s Stu-dent Academic Success Center will soon ex-
pand its services, with the help of a gift from the Consumers Energy Foundation.
The gift of $200,000, award-ed April 24, will go toward enhancing the Oliver Wilson Freshman Academy from its current role of helping students transition from high school to college to helping upperclass-men with graduation goals.
John Russell, CEO of Con-sumers Energy, chair of the Consumers Energy Founda-tion and member of the GVSU board of trustees, said his foun-
dation is interested in educa-tion initiatives that are good for the state of Michigan.
GVSU’s Pres-ident Thomas Haas said board members like Russell recognize the local impact the university has on Michigan.
“We are shar-ing with John some of our strategies to en-sure we have ac-cess and afford-ability for our student popula-tion,” Haas said. “I am so pleased that he and his foundation from Con-sumers Energy want to invest
in Grand Valley.”The Oliver Wilson Fresh-
man Academy will be able to do much more with its existing resources, and the augmenta-tion of the new money will help many students, Haas said.
“We’re go-ing to have, at the end of the day, to assist 400 students, which is a great num-ber considering we’re unable to do it with the re-
sources we have,” he said.The Oliver Wilson Fresh-
man Academy is aimed at
helping students of color, Haas said, but all students as well. It provides students with academic and social support from faculty, staff and peer mentors, to help build com-
munity support among stu-dents through graduation.
With the expansion, the academy will be able to retain more students, and some of the money will go toward helping
upperclassmen graduate.“There’s some intent
there for those dollars to as well help those students who really want to stay the course here,” Haas said.
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president of the Student Environmental Coalition (SEC), said the SEC passed out flyers in the Kirkhof Center that listed recyclable and compostable items, and provided an environmental documentary screening to support RecycleMania.
“Many of the students we
spoke with knew of Recy-cleMania, about the differ-ent types of waste and how Grand Valley’s waste stations worked,” Torkelson said. “This showed that awareness is definitely increasing.”
Aubil said the issue with recycling is that many stu-dents do not have a routine embedded into their every-day lives. She said students participate in recycling ef-forts toward the beginning of the semester, but by the
end of the semester they lose focus.
“At the end of the semes-ter their minds are on classes, and to concentrate on where to throw a coffee cup they just don’t care anymore,” she said. “I almost thought about shrinking down the trash cans or eliminating them, but we’re just not there yet.”
Students can help improve and continue GVSU’s sus-tainability practices by being aware of the environment
and by getting involved with the SEC or other organiza-tions on campus, Aubil said.
“Students should help monitor the containers and make sure their friends are recycling as well,” she said. “The more we can reduce the waste and recycle, the better Grand Valley will be all around.”
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oriah Muscaro’s baton twirling has become a staple part of Grand Valley State University football games.
After this summer, however, Mus-caro will compete for the last time in the national all-around champion-ships, seeking to bring home one last title to GVSU - the title of College Miss Majorette of America.
“One week after competing, I will retire from the sport and begin medi-cal school,” Muscaro said. “My twirl-ing journey has been a thrilling ride, one for which I am so thankful. God has blessed me with so many amaz-ing coaches, instructors, friends and competitors along the way.”
With Muscaro planned to graduate in April, she has received three offers of acceptance from various medical schools. As a student in the honors college, Muscaro thanks GVSU for the educational experience provided to her on top of her athletic career.
During her four years at GVSU, Muscaro has won 18 national cham-pionships, bringing her 17-year long career to a total of 35 national champi-onships. During this time, she has also maintained a 4.0 grade point average.
“My experience at GVSU has been nothing short of incredible,” Muscaro said. “Every professor I have had have been so focused on the students, extending office hours for extra help or adjusting the pace of lecture based on student need. Since class sizes are relatively small, having access to the professors have greatly helped my learning.”
Aside from her educational ex-perience at GVSU, Muscaro has also competed in a variety of twirling competitions throughout her time as an undergraduate. Most recently, Muscaro competed as part of Team USA in the Baton Solo Event category at the World Federation National Ba-ton Twirling Association (WFNBTA) World Baton Twirling Championships in April in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.
The world championships are held every three years and have in the past been held in Belgium,
Holland, France, Switzerland, etc. The twirlers who qualify collec-tively make up Team USA and rep-resent the nation amongst the best of the best in the world.
“I was so honored to be a part of this prestigious team because there are hundreds of American twirlers each qualification cycle that do not make it onto the team,” Muscaro said. “Twirling for 17 years, my goal was always to reach this highest lev-el, so just to be at the world champi-onships was a dream come true.”
Additionally, Muscaro qualified for the solo one-baton event. Dur-ing the first round she earned a “no drop” routine, meaning she caught the baton each time during the entire routine. In the finals round, Muscaro was also able to complete a flawless routine bringing home a fourth place finish for the U.S. and GVSU.
“I’m feeling bittersweet emotions,
as that last flawless routine was my final time competing in that event,” Muscaro said. “Getting to twirl at all the basketball and football games, as well as practicing daily in the rec cen-ter are experiences that made me a stronger twirler and led to my success-es on the national and world stage.”
Though her career as a student at GVSU is ending, Muscaro will continue to be involved in the sport through coaching and judging.
“I will continue as a proud Laker alumni to share the great news about Grand Valley and encourage oth-ers to pursue their education at this fine institution,” Muscaro said. “I am thankful God had Grand Valley in his plan for my life and for the many doors he has opened here. Most im-portantly, I am thankful not just for the experiences during my time at GVSU, but for the people God has brought into my life here.”
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SHINING STAR: Nationally-acclaimed baton twirler Moriah Muscaro performs with aspiring students. She has been a staple at Grand Valley State University football games and various performances throughout her time as a student. Muscaro will be moving on to medical school soon.
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he Grand Valley State Uni-versity Alumni Association works with GVSU alumni to engage in events in their lo-cal communities, whether it
is through volunteer work or social events.This spring, the Alumni Asso-
ciation has created a team of GVSU alumni, faculty, staff and students to compete in the Fifth Third River Bank Run in downtown Grand Rapids.
The run, taking place on May 9, in-cludes a 5k community walk, a 10k run and a 25k run and wheelchair/cycle
race. The run has been taking place for 38 years and is expected to host 21,000 participants this year, GVSU’s Laker for a Lifetime team included.
This is the third year in a row that the Alumni Association has had a team in the River Bank Run, and will have 70 team members running for them this year. The team was developed in 2013 to provide an opportunity for current and graduated Lakers and friends to support each other during the run, all while rais-ing money for university students.
Each team member, called a FUN-Dracer, gets a fundraising pages on the team page through the Alumni Asso-
ciation’s website. There, they can upload a photo of themselves, enter personal information and share with people why they are running or walking for GVSU.
The Laker for a Lifetime team is rais-ing funds to go toward the Student Sup-port Fund, an emergency scholarship fund awarded to students facing extreme finan-cial difficulties that could prevent them from graduating.
“Every student deserves to have the op-portunity to succeed,” said Abigayle Sloan, volunteer coordinator for the Alumni As-sociation. “It is important for us to support
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reating art can be liberating, but its empowering capabilities aren’t only limited to
those who produce it.The Grand Valley State
University Eberhard Center is currently hosting a display of Peruvian weaving art from Paya Lliklla, a weaving co-operative of indigenous Pe-ruvian women. The artwork will be on display until July
31. The artwork from Paya Lliklla is playing a part in empowering the indigenous women who create and sell it.
In Peru, weaving is tradi-tionally a female occupation. Despite this, it is typically the job of male relatives to market the pieces, and wom-en play no role in this pro-cess. The men also receive the profits from selling the weaving pieces.
“Men are the dominant fig-
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKNew Kids on the Block will be coming to Van Andel Arena at 7 p.m. on May 30 for their tour, called The Main Event. The tour will feature special guests TLC and Nelly. The groups have hinted at possible collabo-ration during their summer tour. The tour started on May 1 in Las Vegas and tickets for the Grand Rapids show are currently on sale at www.arenagrandrapids.com.
DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATESIn concert at 7:30 p.m. on May 9 at the Van Andel Arena, Daryl Hall and John Oates will bring Grand Rapids some soul music. Hall and Oates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and is the No. 1 selling duo in music history. In six consecutive multi-platinum albums, the group also produced six No. 1 singles. Tickets are currently on sale.
RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLESThe music of The Beatles returns at 7:30 p.m. on May 13 in the DeVos Performance Hall with this Broadway of Grand Rapids tribute. Rain is on tour with their live multimedia production, which explores the band’s life. The show includes well-known songs such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Let It Be,” and “Hey Jude.” Tickets are on sale at www.broadwaygrandrapids.com/shows/1415/rain/.
SLIPKNOTThe Prepare for Hell tour makes its way to Grand Rapids at 8 p.m. on May 16 at the Van Andel Arena with a Slipknot performance. The tour features special guest Hatebreed and follows the release of Slipknot’s latest album “.5: The Gray Chapter.” Sales on the album make it the highest selling hard rock record in 2014. This is Slipknot’s fifth album and their latest since their 2008 platinum album “All Hope Is Gone.”
BURN IT DOWN TOURCountry singer Jason Aldean will perform at the Van Andel Arena at 7:30 p.m. on May 7. The red hot and two-time winner of the Academy of Country Music’s “Male Vocalist Of The Year,” blazes into Van Andel Arena with his Burn It Down Tour.Special guests at the concert will include Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr and Dee Jay Silver.Tickets are on sale now at www.vanandelarena.com/schedule/jason-aldean-burn-it-down-tour.
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do is to get some support and get some counseling,” Sloop said. “It’s a grieving process: figuring out how to deal with letting go of what used to be normal and move to a new normal, how to move on.”
David Coffey, a mathemat-ics professor, attended a few meetings of Cancer Warriors when he was caring for his fa-ther who had been diagnosed with cancer. He said that mov-ing forward for him will in-
volve sharing his experience as a caregiver with others.
ures, and the women are rather sub-missive,” said David Newell, curator of exhibitions at GVSU’s art gallery.
That changed when the women of Paya Lliklla began to produce these goods themselves and market them to clients outside of their local area. The women are merging traditionally male and female roles to empower them-selves socially and financially.
“Now (the women are) realizing the profits,” Newell said.
By taking the entire process into their own hands, these wom-en have dramatically changed the traditional division of labor and altered their status within their families and community.
While the effect the pieces have had on Peruvian society is noteworthy, the pieces themselves are also interesting.
“They use a very traditional style of weaving, the oldest style of weav-
ing actually,” Newell said. He com-mented on the pieces’ vibrant col-ors and interesting textures, calling them “charming.”
The artwork was brought to GVSU by Mirta Paola Leon, a so-cial work professor at the university. She traveled to Peru for a language study class, first meeting the women of Paya Lliklla for a language work-shop. After seeing the artwork the women created, she became inter-ested in their work and the effect it was having on their social status.
The display has been up since March 18. However, due to concerns that the lighting in the gallery may damage the pieces, photographs of the weavings and the women that made them are now on display in lieu of the original artworks. Newell says the photographs are very high quality and still convey all the de-tails of color and texture.
The photographs were not staged in any way and were intended to be
very candid. They were taken over the course of 12 years in the moun-tains of Peru and around the adobe homes the women live in.
“The photographs show these charming women in a very rural setting. It’s a very of-the-earth type thing,” Newell said.
Newell said the response to the artworks so far has been positive. While they’re currently displayed on the downtown campus, Newell hopes they’ll eventually be fea-tured in Allendale.
The photographs are to be dis-played in the West Wall Gallery until July 31, but that won’t be the last time GVSU students can see them. The photos are now owned by the univer-sity and will be uploaded to an online database. Newell says the photos will also find a permanent home in the new student housing buildings.
the students who are successful and working hard toward their degree.”
This is the first year that the Alum-ni Association is donating to that particular fund. In previous years, the donations have gone toward the more general Grand Valley Fund.
The Alumni Association has also changed their goal for this year - they are aiming to raise $10,000 for the Student Support Fund. The associa-tion has different incentives set for multiple goals, the biggest of which will happen when the team collec-tively raises $10,000. If that goal is met, Chris Barbee, director of alumni relations, will shave the university’s logo onto the back of his head.
That same day, the Alumni Asso-ciation is hosting a race party from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the DeVos parking lot on the Pew Campus for the runners or anyone who wants
to support them, or for those who couldn’t attend the run. Attend-ees of the party will be close to the course, so they will be able to cheer on runners as they go by.
“It’s a great spot to cheer on our team who are in the last mile or two of their race,” Sloan said. “It’s a point in the course when you need the most encouragement.”
While the team is no longer open for people to sign up, they are always looking for people to help them at their spirit station - a part of the event that allows teams to have stations cheering on their respective teams. Individuals will be able to vote for the best spirit station after the run. The team with the most votes will win money to go toward their cause.
The Alumni Association is en-couraging spectators and students alike to come to the race party on the day of the race. For more information about the River Bank Run and how to get involved, visit gvsu.edu/alumni.
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ollege is hard enough on its own, but there are some mem-bers of the Laker
community that are facing col-lege on top of battling cancer. For those Grand Valley State University students, faculty and staff, the Cancer Warriors Net-work is there to support them.
Cancer Warriors Network is a support group at Grand Valley State University for faculty, staff and students who are impacted by cancer.
As the work life consultant for GVSU human resources, Sue Sloop has been involved in the Cancer Warriors group since its founding in 2012. This month she said she will help lead a discussion among group members on the changes in life after the battle with cancer is over. Adjusting to life after
cancer will be the next topic of discussion for Cancer Warriors at their May 11 meeting.
“This month we’re going to have a general discussion about moving forward,” Sloop said. “After you’ve either had cancer or been a caregiver, how do you move forward? We’ll talk about how you move forward after cancer and what people need to do so.”
Marcia Frobish, who is a GVSU mathematics professor and a cancer survivor, has at-tended meetings of the Cancer Warriors for two years. She said that for her, moving forward involves being optimistic about the future and not allowing cancer to change the life she was living before cancer.
“I’ll bring some optimism to that discussion of moving forward,” Frobish said. “Can-cer does not have to change your life. Just keep moving on with whatever you’re do-
ing. Unless I’ve told them, most people don’t know that I’ve even had cancer.”
One of the topics Sloop said she hopes to address is the loss of the support sys-tem. She explained that dur-ing cancer treatment, patients have doctors and nurses around working to help fight the cancer. Afterward, pa-tients may struggle to adjust.
“When you’re in treatment and you have the doctors, the chemo nurses and the radia-tion team,” Sloop said. “Then all of the sudden you suppos-edly no longer have cancer. And then who is going to sup-port you? How do you let go of that support group and get to that new normal?”
To help adjust to the chang-es after cancer, Sloop said GVSU offers free counseling to faculty, staff and students.
“One of the things that we would encourage people to
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he Grand Valley State women’s golf team never gained a comfortable lead at the 2015 GLIAC Women’s Cham-pionship in Xenia, Ohio.
It never trailed, either.The No. 16 Lakers rode a three-day score of 912
(307, 302, 303) en route to a 19-stroke win over run-ners-up Findlay between Apr. 24-26.
Behind the 1-2 punch of Gabrielle Shipley and Kelly Hartigan, the Lakers kept Findlay at bay throughout the weekend.
“Our team doesn’t focus on numbers through-out the tournament,” Shipley said. “We knew that Findlay was chasing us but we knew what we are capable of and we went out there with the mind-set that if we play like we know we are capable of,
we would leave victorious.“And that’s exactly what we did.”After the first day, the Lakers held a slim five-
stroke advantage atop the leaderboard, carding a team 307 to Findlay’s 312.
Shipley’s even par 72 topped the leaderboard, but Findlay’s Michele Schambs matched the junior standout shot-for-shot.
Hartigan’s 77 was good for second-best for the Lakers, while Samantha Moss and Julie Guckian both recorded scores of 79.
Wind and rain surged up to meet the GLIAC competitors on day two of the competition, but fo-cus and determination prevailed.
Despite the worsening weather, all 11 teams carded lower scores than the previous day. The Lakers dropped from 307 to 302, while Findlay matched with a 302 of its own to remain five strokes back in the hunt for the title.
As the day raged on, Shipley and Schambs found themselves running neck-and-neck atop the leaderboard for a second straight round. Once again, the two signed cards of 72, remaining at even par overall through two days’ work.
“My mindset throughout the tournament was to keep playing my own game and to focus one shot at a time,” Shipley said. “I didn’t want to look at the scoreboard or think about how everyone else was doing. I only worried about myself and kept my fo-cus on the shot in front of me.”
The Lakers were aided by a seven stroke improve-ment from freshman Alex Taylor in round two. The Ontario native battled her way to a 76 – a strong bounce-back from her day one score of 83.
The skies cleared up to set the stage for what was
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They came back with embroi-dered jackets, a trophy and a world record.
The crew of four represented Grand Val-ley State at the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships from Apr. 15-19 in North Au-gusta, S.C. The Lakers didn’t disappoint, man-aging to bring home a first place finish in the Hott Shotts putting competition.
Hubbard, the Laker captain, set a world record in the Hott Shotts competition, recording the highest score in the event and beating out travel-ing professional Paul McBeth.
The Hott Shotts competition is considered a major event in disc golf circles. GVSU made a huge push at nationals and took home the first place prize with the top score in the nation.
“I woke up not thinking I was gong to win something like that,” Hubbard said. “It was super exciting because I had beaten a three-time world champion in Paul McBeth.
“It was also exciting to win as a team even be-cause my friends could share in the win.”
Hubbard is looking to get in contact with Guin-ness World Records to make his record official.
Upon winning the team Hott Shotts competi-tion, the GVSU disc golfers were awarded a tro-phy, and each member received an embroidered jacket to commemorate the performance.
“This is classified as a major event, so to see all this work from the club and then to win the event was great,” Henderson said.
During the overall team event, the Lakers, in their second year as a program, finished in 24th place among a field of 61 teams from across the nation. GVSU squared off with the likes Oregon, Nevada-Reno and Ferris State – the latter of whom took home the national championship.
2015 marked the first year GVSU has been to nationals. The team element of the competition
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Grand Valley State’s GLIAC dominance in the track & field arena con-tinued over the weekend with a sweep of the 2015 GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. With the win, the women’s squad captured its 16th consecu-tive GLIAC title, while the men pick up their fourth in five years.
The female Lakers blew away the competition, finishing with 159 points – nearly 50 more than the runners-up from Hillsdale (109.50). Tiffin finished third with 100 points.
The men’s field saw a closer contest, but GVSU still managed to prevail. The Lakers earned 157 points, topping Ashland (143) and Hillsdale (103) to take the title.
LAKER BASEBALL SPLITS SERIES WITH MALONE
The Grand Valley State baseball squad split a doubleheader with Malone on Saturday, May 2. The No. 13 Lakers (29-15, 20-10 GLIAC) earned a dramatic 3-2 victory in the first match before dropping the nightcap 2-1.
Redshirt junior Patrick Kelly continued his out-standing season in game one, surrendering two runs in six innings of work to pick up his seventh consecutive win. Despite the strong start, it took a three-run outburst from GVSU in the final frame to steal the victory.
Pitching was the story of game two as well. The Lakers jumped out to a 1-0
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Meet TBA
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TBA
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II National Championship @
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WOMEN’S GOLF
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Super Regional @ Chicago
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Super Regional @ Chicago
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National Championship @
Allendale, Mich.
MEN’S GOLF
May 4 @ NCAA Division II
Midwest/Central Super Regional
@ Lemont, Ill.
Ma @ NCAA Division II Midwest/
Central Super Regional @
Lemont, Ill.
Wednesday @ NCAA Division II
Midwest/Central Super Regional
@ Lemont, Ill.
May 18-22 @ NCAA Division
II National Championship @
Conover, N.C.
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was similar to doubles in golf, with pairs of disc golfers taking on odd or even holes.
After a solid showing in the team play, the Lakers had hopes for a high finish. Then the in-dividual play took hold.
“All-in-all it was alright,” Baar said. “We played well as a team, but individual rounds were below average scores, so that dropped us a handful of spots.”
Baar was the top performer for GVSU, finish-ing tied for 77th place in the nation.
“I played above my average level, so I com-peted with the top players there,” he said. “I was in the top 10 after the first individual round, then fell a little after that, but it was still a cool finish.”
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shaping up to be an exciting finish on the third day.
GVSU clung to a tight five-stroke lead over Findlay. Shipley and Schambs struggled to create separation from each other.
Only one competition came down to the wire.
The Lakers pulled away from the Oilers quickly in the third round. No Laker recorded a higher score than 8-over-par, while just two
Findlay golfers managed to finish with a lower tally.
GVSU carded eight bird-ies to combat Findlay’s five, but in the end it was the Lakers’ depth that propelled them to an eighth consecu-tive GLIAC Championship.
All five scoring Lakers landed themselves among the top 20 finishers. Shipley and Hartigan led the charge from first and third place, while Taylor (18-over-par), Guck-ian (23-over-par) and Moss (26-over-par) came in at ninth,
14th and 19th, respectively.For Hartigan and fellow
senior Molly Esordi, the 2015 GLIAC Championship puts the sparkling bow on a perfectly wrapped gift. Both will leave GVSU having never failed to win a GLIAC title.
“(It’s) definitely pretty remarkable to win four straight GLIACs,” Hartigan said. “It’s always a fun tour-nament to play and winning GLIACs is always good mo-tivation into regionals.”
GVSU knows a thing or
two about regionals, having won five of the last seven titles, including last year’s.
The Lakers earned the top seed in the 2015 NCAA Divi-sion II Women’s Golf Super Regional 1. GLIAC foes Ash-land, Findlay and Northwood grabbed the third, fifth and ninth seeds, respectively.
The first round of the Super Regionals was Sunday, May 3 at Cog Hill Golf Course in Chicago. The tournament will conclude with the third round on Tuesday, May 5.
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able-setter. Cata-lyst. Spark plug.
All three words can be used when talk-
ing about Grand Valley State’s Mike Nadratowski. The hav-oc-wreaking leadoff hitter has been a deadly weapon for the Lakers at the top of the lineup.
“He is everything in terms of offensive production and getting the team going. He is the spark at the top of the lineup and it makes life easier for the rest of the team at the bottom and eases the pain for a lot of things that we try to do offensively,” said GVSU head coach Jamie Detillion.
“When he’s going, it is contagious,” Detillion said. “It encourages that positive reinforcement when he is on base... he creates chaos by be-ing fast. Even when he’s not stealing bases, the thought (of Nadratowski) is always in the back of the pitcher’s mind.”
The senior outfielder has
been a key contributor to the success of the Laker baseball team this season.
Nadratowski is sporting a .331 batting average to go with 13 doubles and two home runs for the Lakers. His speed on the bases has been a problem for opposing pitchers, as the Can-ton, Mich. native has swiped 16 bases in 18 attempts.
“I have been able to have this success by staying within myself and really trusting what I can do and also by playing to my strengths and doing what is best for the team,” Nadratowski said. “It has helped me in many ways. It is my role to get on base for the heart of the order. If I can get on base it makes their job easier to drive in runs.”
“Batting leadoff is differ-ent. You want to see pitches early so you can help the heart of the order, but I also don’t want to lose my aggres-siveness at the plate,” he said. “If it’s a first pitch fastball, I’m going to attack it. My aggres-siveness helps send a mes-sage to the team and helps get them going.”
Nadratowski’s season has helped to take pressure off the rest of the lineup.
“When he gets on base and gets it going, it helps our team relax and sets the tone for the game,” said senior Jesse Abel. “It always gets in the pitcher’s mind and helps in every as-pect of the game hitting-wise. I always get better pitches to hit when he is on, and it also helps with the hit-and-run part of our game.”
Many parts of the Lakers’ game have been functioning well in 2015. GVSU is currently ranked 16th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers As-sociation (NCBWA) rankings, maintaining a record of 29-15 overall to go with a 20-10 con-ference tally, good for first place in the GLIAC North.
“It has meant a lot to me having the opportunity to play all four years at GVSU,” Nadratowski said.
Nadratowski and the Lak-ers are back in action begin-ning on May 7 as they start GLIAC tournament play in Xenia, Ohio.
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OFFENSIVE PATROL: Nadratowski’s aggressiveness at the plate and on the basepath has helped him produce a .331 batting average, 13 doubles and 16 stolen bases this season.
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Henderson said that competing in South Caro-lina was great for the disc golf team, and they were able to use their strengths to finish well.
“I’ve been discing with some of the guys for a while, so we used our abili-ties, allowing our players to do well, “ Henderson said. “We strategized who played
each hole, which gave us tons of opportunity.”
Overall, the Lakers were happy with the chance to compete at the national championships for the first time in school history.
“Nationals was done professionally with clinics and sponsors,” Henderson said. “There was a lot of energy out there, we were able to meet a lot of peo-ple, and it turned out to be a great time.”
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rand Valley State junior Gabrielle Shipley won her first individual GLIAC title and helped the wom-en’s golf team capture its eighth straight GLIAC title on April 26.
Shipley recorded a score of 72 each day of the GLIAC Championship.
“I never really pay attention to the score-
board until after everything is done,” Shipley said. “I just try and focus on my game and the shot that is in front of me.”
Shipley was tied for first place heading into the final day of the tournament with Findlay’s Michele Schambs. After shooting 1-over 37 on the front nine holes, Shipley finished strong with a 1-under-35 on the back nine to finish at even par overall and snag the title of tournament champion.
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Shipley shoots for titlesJunior cards even par to earn GLIAC medalist honors
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or the third time in school his-tory, Grand Valley State has pro-duced a golfer worthy of earning GLIAC Freshman of the Year.
And to think Domenic Mancinelli wasn’t in the Lakers’ plans until late last summer.
Mancinelli, a Detroit Catholic Central High School alumnus, has become quite the find for head coach Gary Bissell and the rest of the GVSU men’s golf outfit.
Scoring in a team-high 19 rounds, Man-cinelli has posted an average score of 74.58 -
good for third-best on the team.Mancinelli is the first Laker to win the
award since Chris Cunningham, the 2011 GLIAC Freshman of the Year.
“This award means a lot to me,” Manci-nelli said. “It is a great start to my career and I will hopefully keep improving and moving up from here.”
The Plymouth, Mich. native recorded three top 10 finishes in his rookie season. Mancinelli’s season to this point has been best marked by his 4-under-par 68 at the AMFAM Invitational on Mar. 30 and his 3-under-par 69 at the Midwest Regional No. 4 in mid-April.
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A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Grand Valley State super freshman Domenic Manicelli, a late add-on to the laker golf lineup last summer, putting earlier in the season.
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“I just tried to focus on my own game,” Shipley said. “I knew (Schambs) was a good player, but I tried not to focus on what she was doing and just focused on my own game.”
Last season, Shipley earned her second con-secutive All-GLIAC First Team honor and re-corded GVSU’s second-lowest scoring average.
This season, however, Shipley has elevat-ed her game to another level thanks to dedi-cation and hard work.
“It’s awesome that all of her hard work has paid off and people can finally see how much she has put in,” said teammate Alex Taylor. “I think getting this victory will really amp her fire and have her work even harder.”
Shipley’s performance also propelled the Lakers to their eighth straight GLIAC team championship – an occurrence that Laker head coach Rebecca Mailloux hopes to con-tinue in the future.
“We always try to focus on the team first,” Mailloux said. “If someone comes out with an individual title, that’s a bonus for us, but we always stress the team first.”
The tournament was held in Findlay, Ohio at the Findlay Country Club. Shipley led the tournament with 10 total birdies and was fifth in pars with 34. Shipley also recorded the best scores on all the par fours and fives.
“You had to put the ball on a certain part of
the green to have a chance at a birdie or some-times even a par,” Shipley said. “The rough right off the fairway was really rough as well.”
That same day, April 26, Shipley was named the 2015 GLIAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Year, marking the fourth consecutive year a GVSU student-athlete has won the award. Shi-pley was also named to the 2015 All-GLIAC First Team. Mailloux believes Shipley can play golf at the next level if she continues to work hard and improve her game.
“Gabby is the type of kid that will give 120 percent every time out,” Mailloux said. “You never have to tell her to practice. She loves the game and hates to take a day off.”
Shipley’s game has come a long way since her freshman year. A native of Hastings, Mich., Shipley has learned to harness the mental aspects of golf.
“Coming into college I didn’t give much thought to the mental side of golf,” Shipley said. “Coach Mailloux helped me realize there is much more to golf than hitting a golf ball.”
Living and breathing golf almost every day, Shipley hopes to someday hit the links professionally. Other hobbies have come and gone throughout life, but day in and day out, golf remains.
She’d like it to stay that way.
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ach game was crucial. Each game was as important as the last. Each game on the roller hockey rink was played for the seniors.
The Grand Valley State roller hockey club traveled to Independence, Mo. from Apr. 8-12 to compete in the 2015 National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships.
GVSU fought through pool play, finish-ing with a 1-1-1 record, before falling in the second round of the tournament to Cal Poly. The Lakers finished with a 22-12 record overall following the tournament.
Senior goalie Alex Stutzky and forward Brendan Ryan, along with junior Dom Zu-elch, led the way for the Lakers in Missouri at the Independence Events Center.
GVSU squared off against Florida Gulf Coast, Arizona State and Rhode Island to
start off play in Pool D. FGCU topped the Lakers 7-6 in overtime, and the Lakers fol-lowed up the nail-biting defeat with a tough one-goal loss to the Sun Devils 2-1. The Lak-ers finished up pool play the next day against Rhode Island with a convincing 6-1 victory.
Head coach Nick Dow saw the impor-tance of pool play for his team and made changes when necessary.
“We needed to place as high as we could in the pool in order to get the best draw for the brackets,” Dow said. “All of the games were key games for us. We played one game at a time and reviewed each game afterword and made adjustments as needed.”
Assistant coach Isaac Washburn stepped up his duties for the team by scouting out the next opponent to help the Lakers gain an edge in any way possible. GVSU was able to get things rolling as it dried off from pool play and jumped into bracket play.
“(Washburn) told us how to beat teams,
and that really helped us,” Zuelch said. “We were a little slow in first game, but then we started to roll and got into a groove.”
The Lakers started off bracket play against a pesky Long Beach State squad, scrapping out a 2-1 victory over the California-based team.
“Our play against LBSU carried over from pool play, and it felt good to battle against them,” Zuelch said. “They are a great team from Cali, and we knew we would have to work hard and grind out a win.”
Dow was also impressed with the way the Lakers fought off Long Beach State.
“The best game the guys played was the Long Beach State game,” he said. “It was the best game the guys have played all year. They stuck to the game plan and grinded out a close game.”
In the second round, GVSU fell 6-4 to another Golden State-based team in Cal Poly. The Lakers played the Mustangs close, but couldn’t hold on to an early two-goal lead in a loss hindered by penalties.
Seniors Stutzky and Ryan were playing in their last tournament for GVSU. In their last game against Cal Poly, the senior lead-ership was plain to see.
“They really helped other players buy into focus and put a stick to it, so we really played for our seniors,” Zuelch said. “We fell short of the goal for Brendan and Alex. They preached their experience and know what it takes to get guys going.”
Despite falling short of their goal of a nation-al championship, the Laker squad still managed to gain key experience. Dow was proud of the team, but he is already looking to next year.
“I was very happy with the way the team played at nationals. Every game, the team im-proved and made adjustments, which made us a dangerous team to play,” he said. “We were a bounce or two away from going to the next round but that’s how the game works. I have higher expectations for next year.”
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Playing a good all-around game has been the key to Mancinelli’s success. Rather than focusing on just one area, the freshman standout has been able to mold together a healthy dose of power, ac-curate iron play and putting savvy on the green.
“My putting has been very good this year and has been a big key to my success.” Mancinelli said.
“He is very passionate about the sport of golf, and one thing that stands out is how he really hates to lose, and he takes that and uses that as motivation to help him be successful in tour-naments,” said GVSU head coach Gary Bissell. “He is going to be a great player for us for years to come, he continues to get better every day and will be a huge asset to the team.”
Mancinelli’s decision to play golf for the Lakers came late in the summer, past the nor-mal time of athletic recruitment. A nationally-ranked top 1,000 player out of high school,
Mancinelli was largely unnoticed in the golf scene due to his skill as a hockey player.
The Happy Gilmore story eventually chose GVSU for academic studies, but Bissell was tipped off about his skill on the links, and just like that, the hockey player was officially playing golf.
“We caught wind of him at the end of his senior year,” Bissell said. “He was overlooked in high school by a lot of different schools, we got lucky that he fell into our lap like this and that he was already going to GVSU anyway.”
Mancinelli will look to keep up his suc-cess and add depth to the Lakers team as GVSU heads into postseason play. The Lakers grabbed the No. 2 seed heading into regional play May 4 through 6 in Lemont, Ill.
“My experience at GVSU has been great, the guys are all very inviting and it’s been a great freshman year to remember,” Manci-nelli said. “I have accomplished a lot this year, and it’s been a great experience.”
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FROM THE RINKS TO THE LINKS: Mancinelli was an exceptional hockey player in high school, but he took his golf game to the collegiate ranks for Grand Valley State.
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