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By Lauren Fitch 54th St. SW. Wyoming, Mich., recorded more than 500 in the pages of ’(The) Amazing Spider-Man. ’” GVL News hditor copies sold between the three printings. In the comic, Chameleon, one of Spider-Man ’s foes and a master of disguise, impersonated the president on The task of running the nation may seem like quite a John Kula, the manager, predicted the frenzy will cool challenge right now, but President Barack Obama is not off in about a month. Inauguration Day. “It’s a short, unique story, ” he said. “It Spider-Man teamed up with Obama to doing it alone - Spider-Man is here to help. “A Spider-Man fan On Jan. 14, Marvel comics published “The Amazing doesn ’t have the classical story line, but is stop Chameleon and keep the inauguration Spider-Man," issue No. 583, featuring Obama teamed up more of an entertaining piece.” moving into the running smoothly. Dave Pirkola, employee at Apparitions Even Vice President Joe Biden received with Spider-Man to save Inauguration Day. Oval Office is an The comic, written by Zeb Wells with art by Todd Nauck Comics & Books of 2757 Ridgemoor Drive some recognition in the comic. Spider-Man said he confused Biden for and Frank D’Armata, has already sold out three printings SE in Grand Rapids, agreed the comic did event that must be the Vulture, an old “Amazing Spider-Man ” in three weeks, a record according to Marvel. The fourth not have a great story line, but had historic commemorated in villain, at one point, though there were no cover was released on Feb. 4. value. the pages of '(The) hard feelings between the two. Local comic book stores have witnessed the unusual Apparitions Comics sold 150 copies and At the end of the story, Spider-Man said: enthusiasm of buyers for this comic, typically printed three still has the fourth, most recent cover on Amazing Spider-Man/’ “I can ’t shake the feeling that if I hadn’t times a month. the shelf. shown up, (Obama) would have handled “People who don ’t even collect comics, wanted a copy, ” The idea for this historic comic began STEVE WACKER when Obama mentioned he was a Spider- the Chameleon all by himself. It looks like said Krin Espraba, manager of White Cap Comics of 430 'THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN' Washington is in capable hands.” Cummings Ave. NW in Grand Rapids. Man fan. EDITOR Though the partnership is purely Espraba said people were most interested in the first “If (Obama) hadn't admitted that he used fictional, Obama may do well to heed edition because the original is usually the most valuable. to be a Spidey fan. we probably wouldn ’t Spider-Man ’s advice that with great power comes great White Cap Comics reported selling 20 copies to one have done this in a separate story, so I'm glad he spoke responsibility. person, for a total sale of about 38 copies. up about it," said “The Amazing Spider-Man" Editor Steve Wacker on Marvel ’s Web site. “A Spider-Man fan moving Goldmine Comics Cards & Collectibles, located at 65 into the Oval Office is an event that must be commemorated news® lanthorn .com
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■nn GVL DIGEST Laker Village party yields 19 MIPs News in Brief By Lauren Fitch 1,11 and 111 schools were all represented. apartment-owner ’s birthday. Officers are resident assistant. GVL News Editor Among the underage students were seeking additional warrants for the hosts The office has record of which units Faculty, staff campaign off two juveniles, 14 and because of the number house 21 year olds, Department of Public Safety officers 15 year olds from West of people involved and and if one of those to strong participation start issued 19 minor in possession charges Michigan schools. the amount of alcohol “We have not recently units is the source of lo date, 785 faculty and to guests at an on-campus party in Laker The juveniles will be present at the party. seen on-campus the complaint, security staff members have made Village on Feb. 7. petitioned in court and The hosts could face will simply check for their annual gifts to “Growing Police were notified of the party could face whatever a 30-day misdemeanor parties with that many underage individuals a Greater Grand Valley” a because of noise complaints of loud penalty the judge deems and up to $1,000 in people under 21 years in the apartment and university-wide campaign. music and people drinking and wandering appropriate, including fines. ask they keep the noise Organizers recently around outside. possible sanction of DPS officers reported of age. ” level down. reported that so far, 35 Officers discovered 30 to 40 people their driver ’s licenses finding a keg, more If minors are found DeHaan percent of the faculty and at the party, about half of whom were when they turn 16. than 100 beer cans, around alcohol or BRANDON DEHAAN staff have given or pledged underage. DeHaan said the various liquor bottles hosting a party with DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC to the campaign, which is up “We have not recently seen on-campus main concern of DPS was the large and evidence of 50 to alcohol, Laker Village SAFETY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR from 31 percent in January parties with that many people under 21 number of underage students at the party 60 Jell-O shots scattered security calls DPS to and on its way to the goal of years of age, ” said Brandon DeHaan. - especially thejuveniles. around the apartment. handle the situation. 50 percent participation. assistant director of DPS. “High schoolers have no business at The Laker Village Wells said he was not Since the campaign began About 10 of the students who received these functions, ” DeHaan said. party policy is to begin by responding on duty at the time of the party. in January, two departments MIPs were from other colleges. Division The party was in honor of the to noise complaints, said Jason Wells, a news @ lanthorn .com have reached the 100 percent participation level. Those departments, which are the Regional Math and Science Center and the Siedman Finance Department, joined Congress approves $787 Alumni Relations, which also reached I (X) percent for the second year in a row. billion stimulus package The money from the campaign goes back into By Katie Wendt a little faster over time.” the university to fund things GVL Staff Writer He added other effects from such as Relay for Life, the the package include providing The $787 billion stimulus funds to help individuals get Student Legacy Scholarship package received the stamp and Habitat for Humanity. an education, to improve old of approval from Congress on infrastructure and for basic Friday. Chemistry program to research. The bill is now being sent to the “These additional effects will benefit high school students desk of President Barack Obama, have benefits that are hard to West Michigan high who plans to sign it today. quantify and will continue for a school chemistry teachers say While trying to rally support long period of time,” Isely said. their students are improving for the bill .Obama said it would be He added there are parts of in chemistry because of a big step forward in the country ’s the package he dislikes, but he Target Inquiry, a professional path to economic recovery. thinks the positives outweigh the development program offered “It’s a plan that will ignite negatives and a stimulus package through Grand Valley State spending by businesses and will be beneficial at this point. University. consumers, make the investments Because the government is The program, now in necessary for lasting economic borrowing so much money, the its third year, is designed growth and prosperity and save or gross domestic product growth to provide teachers with create more than 35 million jobs will be lower five years from now, authentic laboratory research over the next two years.” Obama Isely said. experience and integrate said. “The Congressional Budget content-rich scientific With a final vote of 246-183, Office estimates that the decrease inquiry into the classroom. the stimulus plan passed in the in GDP growth will be small Project directors Deborah House , and received the necessary enough that it will not result in Herrington and Ellen 60 favorable votes in the Senate, additional unemployment, but Yezierski, both associate passing 60-38. will result in slightly smaller professors of chemistry, No Republicans in the House salaries,” he said. said high school teachers’ supported the bill, as it was Isely added the stimulus , practices are changing and with their first vote. Only three package may help some GVSU student achievement has Republicans voted in favor of it in students pay for school , with the significantly increased. the Senate. current tax credits for education Target Inquiry and its To get needed votes, some of spending and increases in funding study are funded by the the spending from the House ’s for Pell Grants in the plan. National Science Foundation version of the bill was cut in the GVSU FYesident Thomas J. Division of Elementary, Senate and more tax cuts added. Haas said he is hopeful through Secondary and Informal The bill, in its entirety, includes the stimulus package. Pell Grants Education, the Camille and about 65 percent spending and 35 will be enhanced and other Henry Dreyfus Foundation percent tax cuts. financial aid held harmless. 2005 Special Grant Program More than $212 billion “Our tuition has been and in the Chemical Sciences and GVL / Andrew Mills from the bill will go toward tax Athletic training: Laura Waples, a student trainer, works with a student at the Turf Building on Tuesday. Club sports do not continues to be below the GVSU. breaks, about $100 billion for have access to athletic trainers to help with practices, workouts and injuries. average of the Michigan public education and $267 billion for universities, ” Haas said. Student Senate to offer unemployment benefits and He added GVSU has increased virtual office hours other direct spending. Also, its financial aid by almost 300 The GVSU Student Senate infrastructure spending is about percent, with attention for need- Grand Valley club sports $120 billion and energy spending will hold virtual office hours based students. today for students to ask around $30 billion. He added he also hopes in questions or voice concerns Individuals can benefit from regards to the stimulus plan they may have about the final package from tax credits, universities will qualify for the GVSU’s campus, policies or lack athletic trainers giving $400 to most individuals school remodeling funds in the programs. and $8(X) to families. bill. Student Body President Many students will also receive By Amanda Lechel Bartz-Smith. the program director “In athletics it is always nice to “The university has identified Autumn Trombka and the a $2,500 tuition tax credit. GVL Staff Writer of Athletic Training. “There have have someone to ask about injuries certain ‘shovel ready ’ projects Student Senate Cabinet will Paul Isely, an economics been many road blocks, the main or strains because the players do located in Allendale, Grand be available online today Sport injuries are not uncommon professor at Grand Valley State one being the issue of space to have not always know the right way Rapids and Muskegon on which from noon to 1:30 p.m. among college athletes. For the University, said primarily the way a clinic.” to tape things up or look after we could begin work almost right Questions and concerns Grand Valley State University the country will benefit from the Brian Hatzel, the Movement injuries, ” Holding said. “At one of away,” Haas said. “They have the will be passed on to university varsity sports there are athletic stimulus package is through the Science Department chair, fully our games, one of our guys thought potential of creating hundreds of administrators. trainers at practices, workouts and unemployment rate. supported the idea of GVSU having he had a concussion, and it was not construction jobs. ” To access thevirtual office games to help assist the team with “The primary effect from the a care clinic. until four hours later when I took kwendt@ lanthorn com hours, a link will be available any injuries that may occur. stimulus is the unemployment “No matter what level an athlete him to the hospital that he found on the Student Senate Web However. GVSU club sports rate nationwide will bottom is at, they are still apt to injury,” out he had one. Even when we go See more: site at http://www.gvsu.edu/ are not as lucky. out about I percentage point Hatzel said. to other schools for games, their studentsenate/. "It is nerve lower compared to no stimulus,” Go to the “Injuries programs will have trainers there nicking to not Isely said. “It will also help the can happen that will look after our players if editorial on A7 have an athletic “GVSU has a great unemployment numbers improve Lanthorn Literary Edition to anywhere need be." trainer to be able athletic training give $100 for winners and they need So why doesn ’t GVSU offer to call at a time TheGrand Valley Lanthorn program, and it is a to be helped athletic trainers for its club sports? of injury ” said is seeking submissions for its adequately. I “We have not been able to get Trisha Blake, loss of an opportunity Literary Edition, which will have students the fiscal support or the facilities for GVSU women's be published March 9. that club sports do not come in who GVSU to have a clinical care center lacrosse officer. The five categories are: do not have for all the athletes," Hatzel said. “When we have have access to it.” 1. Art and Design access to an "When I worked at the University practices at the 2. Illustration athletic trainer of Rorida. we had a program where Turf Building the 3. Poetry CORY WHITAKER and ask for there would be athletic trainers all most knowledge 4. Photograph GVSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY advice about over campus during games. There about injuries 5. Prose/Short Story COACH their injuries, might not be an athletic trainer at comes from some The deadline is Feb. 20 at but from a every game, but we had a van so if of the players.” 5 p.m. and participants may liability stand point I cannot give need be we could get to where we Blake said the job of an enter up to three submissions them much help.” were needed. ” athletic trainer is to be involved per category and participants When injuries occur in GVSU As of right now. it seems the in the prevention, treatment and may enter up to three club sports, it seems the athletes do option of club sports having the rehabilitation of injuries of the submissions per category. not have many options of how to opportunity to see an athletic physically active. One entry from each deal with them without an athletic trainer might be at a dead end, but In most cases the job of the category will win $100, so trainer. the demand and need is there. athletic trainer is standard care long as there are at least "'There are no great alternatives Cory Whitaker, the GVSU such as taping ankles, advocating three separate participants to an athletic trainer." Blake said. women ’s hockey coach, said he proper stretching and taking care of per category. “Most sports injuries are unbeatable feels the need for athletic trainers scrapes and bruises. Not all submissions will at the Campus Health Center, which also. I lowever, in othercireumstances be published and Lanthorn is rarely open during practice times. “There is always the thought the trainer may be the only one who employees are not eligible to The only other options are to go in the back of your mind that knows the correct way to deal with win. to the hospital or wait to make an something catastrophic could a critical injury. However, a staff section appointment at a clinic or doctor's happen, and there won ’t be anyone “There have been many will be offered. office. ” there to assess the situation. ” attempts, many still in progress, to Entries or questions may Cameron Holding, the GVSU Whitaker said. “GVSU has a great try to create an injury care clinic for be directed to Managing men's lacrosse team officer, said he athletic training program, and it is the faculty, staff and students who Editor Jenny Whalen at feels there is a need for an athletic a loss of an opportunity that club do not have the ability to visit the managingeditor@P lanthorn. trainer at his team’s games and sports do not have access to it.” AP Photo / Charles Dharaj certified athletic trainers hired by Stimulus support: President Barack Obama holds a townhall style meeting ir com or (616) 331-2893. practices. alec he I @ lanthorn com Intercollegiate Athletics,” said Shari support of the economic stimulus package in Elkhart. 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GVL DIGEST Fiery plane crash in upstate NY kills 50 Michigan in Brief radio messages captured by the just got destroyed the instant it got ‘To tell you the truth, I heard my wmmmmmmmm By John Wawrow The 74-seat Q4(X) Bombardier Associated Press Writer Web site LiveATC.net. Neither hit.” aircraft was operated by Manassas, mother make a noise on the phon$ Two children dead after the controller nor the pilot showed One person in the home was Va.-based Colgan Air. that I’ve never heard before. So not CLARENCE, N Y. (AP) - house fire in West Michigan concern that anything was out of killed, and two others inside, Karen “Continental extends its deepest good, not good," he told reporters. A Continental commuter plane FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, the ordinary as the airplane was Wielinski, 57, and her 22-year-old sympathy to the family members The 9/11 widow on boanj coming in for a landing nose Mich. (AP) — Two young asked to fly at 2.300 feet. daughter, Jill, were able to escape and loved ones of those involved was identified as Beverly Eckert. dived into a house in suburban children died after their house, At the time of the last radio w ith minor injuries. Twelve homes in this accident, ” Continental She was heading to Buffalo for a Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion which used electric and kerosene contact, the controller said the were evacuated. chairman and CEO Larry Kellner celebration of what would have that killed all 49 people aboard heaters for warmth after losing plane was three miles from a radio The plane was carrying 5000 said in a statement. “Our thoughts been her husband ’s 58th birthday* and a person in the home. It was gas service, caught fire. beacon that stands about four miles pounds of fuel and apparently and prayers are with all of the said Mary Fetchet. a 9/11 family the nation ’s first fatal crash of a Firefighters pulled Dustin northeast of the airport. exploded on impact, Erie County family members and loved ones activist. commercial airliner in 2Vi years. Captain, 2, and Mackenzie The controller told the crew to Executive Chris Collins said. of those involved in the flight 3407 Airline officials identified the Witnesses heard the twin Captain, 4, from the burning turn the plane Firefighters got as close to the tragedy. ” crew as Capt. Marvin RensloW, turboprop home Thursday night in left to intercept plane as they could, he said. “They Chris Kausncr, believing his pilot; first officer Rebecca Shaw aircraft “It was a direct hit. Muskegon County ’s Fruitport a radio signal were shouting out to see if there sister was on the plane, rushed to a and flight attendants Matilda sputtering before Township, Fire Chief Ken It's remarkable that it that would were any survivors on the plane. hastily established command center Quintero and Donna Prisco. The it went down Doctor said Friday. guide it to Truly a very heroic effort, but there after calling his vacationing mother off-duty crew member was Capt. in light snow only took one house. The children later died. Runway 23. were no survivors. ” in Horida to break the news. Joseph Zuft'oletto. and fog around The fire was under As devastating as A female pilot 10:20 p.m. investigation, “but we believe the that is, it could have aboard the Thursday about cause to be a kerosene heater,” wiped out the entire plane calmly Doctor said. five miles from repeated the The temperature in nearby Buffalo Niagara neighborhood.” instructions International Muskegon dropped to 32 DAVID BISSONETTE back correctly. degrees overnight, according to Airport. A minute Continental ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY the National Weather Service. COORDINATOR later, the Five family members in the Connection control ler house escaped the house under Flight 3407 from tried to contact their own power. They were Newark, NJ., came in squarely the plane but heard no response. cut off from the children by the through the roof of the house, its Eventually he told an unidentified fire and could not locate them. tail section visible through flames listener to contact authorities on Doctor said. shooting at least 50 feet high. the ground in the Clarence area. Two drove to a nearby gas “The whole sky was lit up The National Transportation station to call 911, and one was orange, ” said Bob Dworak, who Safety Board sent a team of treated at the scene for a hand lives less than a mile away. “All the investigators to Buffalo. The injury. Doctor said. sudden, there was a big bang, and Department of Homeland Security Sheryl Captain told WZZM- the house shook. ” said there was no indication of TV she tried to run back Two others in the house escaped terrorism. into the house to rescue her with minor injuries. The plane was While residents of the grandchildren. carrying a four-member crew and neighborhood were used to planes “I couldn ’t get them. 1 had to an off-duty pilot. rumbling overhead, witnesses back off. It was too hot. I couldn't Among the 44 passengers killed said it sounded louder than usual, see or breathe,” she said. was a woman whose husband died sputtered and made odd noises. in the World Trade Center attacks David Luce said he and his wife Bad economy delays of Sept. 11.2001. were working on their computers construction of U.P. mine Erie County Emergency when they heard the plane come TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Coordinator David Bissonette said in low. (AP) — An international mining it appeared the plane “dove directly “It didn ’t sound normal. ” company says it is delaying on top of the house.” he said. “We heard it for a few development of a proposed nickel “It was a direct hit," Bissonette seconds, then it stopped, then a and copper mine in Michigan’s said. “It’s remarkable that it only couple of seconds later was this Upper Peninsula because of the took one house. As devastating as tremendous explosion. ” bad economy. that is, it could have wiped out the Dworak drove to the site, and London-based Rio Tinto entire neighborhood. ” “all we were seeing was 50 to 100 Group announced Thursday that No mayday call came from the foot flames and a pile of rubble on AP Photo / Oavid Ouprey development of the Kennecott pilot before the crash, according to the ground. It looked like the house Continental crash: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y., Thursday. Authorities said it was Eagle project in Marquette a recording of air traffic control ’s Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air All 49 passengers and crew were killed. County was being “deferred. ” \yyj(\< i'iiiik Iio Local manager Jon Cherry |says the hotly contested mining Peanut Corporation of project is still alive. Cherry says construction already was being held up by America linked to salmonella: opponents' lawsuits and a delay in obtaining state and federal By Betsy Blaney immediately clear if the company permits. Associated Press Writer was complying. He says those efforts will The Lynchburg, Va.-baset) PLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) - Peanut Corp. is already under continue, as will preparations Texas health officials ordered a for building the mine and a federal investigation in connection recall of all peanut products from with the salmonella outbreak tha) separate processing facility when a plant operated by a company at economic conditions allow it. has sickened 6(X) people and the center of a national salmonella may have caused at least nine outbreak after inspectors found Benzie County snowmobilers deaths nationwide. More than dead rodents, feces and feathers. 2JXX) possibly contaminated die in fall through ice The Texas Department of BEULAH, Mich. (AP) - consumer products had already Health and Human Services been recalled in one of the largest Two men have died in Benzie issued the order Thursday after County after the snowmobile product recalls ever. finding a filth-infested crawl space Federal investigators last they were riding crashed through above a production area at the AP Photo / Ahmed Alhussainey month identified a Georgia ice on Crystal Lake. Peanut Corp. of America plant. Sheriff Rory Heckman tells Pilgrim danger: Iraqi soldiers stand guard as pilgrims walk past at the site of a suicide bombing in Karbala, 80 kilometers peanut processing plant operated (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday A suicide bomber killed eight Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 50 others During an inspection Wednesday, by Peanut Corp. as the source of the Traverse City Record-Eagle Thursday, a police official said. The suicide bomber joined the procession near the Imam Hussein shrine in the Shiite holy city of officials found that an air handling the men were pronounced dead the salmonella outbreak. Karbala and then detonated an explosive belt filled with nails, the official said system was pulling debris from Officials at the Plainvievy Friday morning at Paul Oliver the dirty crawl space into areas Memorial Hospital in Frankfort. plant had voluntarily stopped where dry roasted peanuts, peanut production Monday after initial Both were in their 50s. Their meal and granulated peanuts were Female suicide bomber lab tests showed likely salmonella names have not been released. processed. Television stations WPBN- contamination. The volume of products that Further testing was needed to WTOM and WWTV-WWUP would need to be pulled back was confirm the results, but the health report the water was about 30 kills 40 in Baghdad not immediately known. Many of department said Thursday tha( feet deep where the snowmobile the plant ’s customers — mostly By Hamid Ahmed Mussa al-Kadhem,a procession “People nearby stampeded, and its orders are not contingent orf went in on Friday. manufacturers — had already Associated Press Writer leader, said he was standing with many were hurt by that.” finding salmonella. The men drove a snowmobile begun holding products back or other men serving tea to passing Sadiya Kadom, a 40-year-old Kenneth Kendrick, whd onto the frozen lake to go ice BAGHDAD (AP) — A female running their own tests. pilgrims when he spotted the woman from Baghdad, said she worked as an assistant managef fishing. suicide bomber attacked a tent The plant, which voluntarily suicide bomber walking in the was walking near the tent at the at the plant for several months in They broke through on the filled with women and children opposite direction of the pilgrims. time of the explosion and suffered closed Monday, was also ordered 2(X)6, said Thursday that he had lake’s western end. Rescuers resting from a pilgrimage to a by the state to stop producing and Al-Kadhem said a “suspicious- injuries to her legs and hands. sent as many as six e-mails to the pulled one man from the water Shiite holy city south of Baghdad distributing food products looking woman ” wearing a black “It was a horrific scene with stite health department while he relatively quickly from just on Friday, killing 40 people and The plant in the Panhandle abaya robe “and with her face dead and screaming injured people worked there. beneath the ice. But the other injuring 60 others, said officials. city of Plainview, must close covered came into the tent and sat on the ground, ” said Kadom. He said his complaint^ was on bottom and was retrieved It was the deadliest attack in Iraq indefinitely after operating down. ” The attacks against the pilgrims chronicled a leaking roof, which; with a grappling hook. this year and the third straight unlicensed and uninspected for “As soon as some people asked appear to be part a Sunni extremist he knew could be a problent day of bombings against Shiite who she campaign to rekindle nearly four years since it opened Flooding forces evacuations because of bird excrement. pilgrims. was ...there the sectarian conflict m 2(X)5. of homes in St. Clair County The bombing “Anything nasty you can thinto The tent where the bomber was a huge that nearly plunged the Health department spokesman EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, was the deadliest of comes from water off a nx>f,’« detonated her explosives was explosion, ” country into full-scale Doug McBride said it was up Mich. (AP) — Hooding on said Kendrick, who said he left located on a route to Karbala, he said. attack in Iraq civil war two years ago. to Peanut Corp. to inform its the Belle River has forced the the plant voluntarily. where hundreds of thousands of In the Iraqi officials have clients of the recall, but it wasn't evacuation of dozens of homes this year and the Shiite pilgrims will converge for an aftermath mounted an extensive in St. Clair County. third-straight important religious ceremony on of the security operation to Jeffrey Fried land , the county ’s Monday, said a police official. He explosion, day of bombings protect the pilgrims, director of homeland security spoke on condition of anonymity witnesses who will be celebrating and emergency management, against Shiite because he was not authorized to said the Monday ’s end of 40 said Friday three boats are talk to the media. pilgrims pilgrims. days of mourning that evacuating 37 to 40 homes Separate tents for men and ran over follow Ashoura, the in a small subdivision in East women are set up along the road each other anniversary of the China Township, about 40 miles to Karbala to offer pilgrims food, trying to escape. seventh-century death of the northeast of Detroit. drinks and a place to rest. A man carrying his injured Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Fried land says the roads are Interior Ministry spokesman child wrapped in a red and yellow Hussein. flooded, and the area can only be Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf blanket, screamed at onlookers: He was killed in a battle accessed by boat. confirmed the attack and said “What is my son ’s fault? What did near Karbala for the leadership The Marine City fire security officials were rushing he do? What kind of belief system of the nascent Muslim nation Ap Photo / Rknara Portef department is supervising the to the scene, located between do these people have? Are they following Muhammad’s death in Salmonella source: This Feb 3 file photo shows the Peanut Corporation ; rescue. The boats are from the the cities of Mussayib and monsters? ” 632. His death contributed to the of America processing plant in Plainview, Texas, that voluntarily suspended • county sheriff’s dive team Iskandariyah about 40 miles (65 Hussein Faris, a 39-year-old split between Sunni and Shiite operations, Tuesday, while state and federal health officials complete an Fried I and says an ice investigation into procedures and food safety records there Peanut Corp kilometers) south of Baghdad from Baghdad who lost his wife in Muslims. blockage at a bridge in Marine closed its Blakely, Ga , plant last month after federal investigators identified Mohammed Abbas, a medical the attack and was wounded in the About 40,000 Iraqi troops have City is causing the Belle River to it as the source of the salmonella outbreak The Centers for Disease Control ! official in Mussayib, said most of stomach, said people at the scene been deployed along major routes rise. He says teams are working the dead and wounded from the and Prevention reported the number of cases linked to the current outbreak J panicked. to Karbala. has reached 600 with the number of affected states at 44 It may also have ’* to unblock the river. attack were women and children. “I was so terrified, ” said Faris. contributed to eight deathy \ ) l I ! I Grand Valley Lanthorn NATION / WORLD Monday. February 16, 2009 A5 Berlin artists evicted from famous commune By Jessica Mann two months before it was price of one German mark, or Associated Press Writer scheduled for demolition. The about 50 euro cents annually, squatters saved it by getting from the Fundus Group, which BERLIN (AP) — An artists’ the city to declare it a historic owns the five-story building. commune that became an landmark. That lease ended Dec. 31, iconic symbol of the German “Those first two years were and residents were advised capital’s post-reunification complete freedom. It was the to move out though no court creative boom celebrated its craziest order was 19th anniversary Friday amid time of my issued. doubts about whether it’ll be life,” said “Our plan is to secure Johannishof around for its 20th. Txus Parras, Tacheles for the Project Tacheles was once one of a Spanish- artists. It's not just Development dozens of decaying buildings born artist announced AP Photo / NASA in East Berlin occupied about the money Satellite crash: This image provided by NASA shows an artist concept of an Iridium satellite in earth orbit. Two big who was plans in 2003 by artists, anarchists and one of the we've invested in the to turn Tacheles communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of its kind in orbit over Siberia Tuesday, shooting out a pair of massive bohemians after the Wall fell .debris clouds and posing a slight risk to the international space station The collision involved an Iridium commercial satellite, original building ...” into apartments, which was launched in 1997, and a Russian satellite launched in 1993 and believed to be nonfunctioning in 1989. squatters. restaurants, But the graffiti-covered, “East and a hotel dilapidated structure has seen Germany LINDA CERNA for business its real estate value skyrocket as suddenly COMMUNE SPOKESPERSON travelers. The 'Catastrophic' space crash the area around it gentrified — didn ’t exist company is a leaving the group of sculptors — cops subsidiary of and painters in a fight to buy would just lean back in their the Fundus Group, which j generates debris threat the former department store in cars, not working, because has invested in high-profile a bid to avoid eviction. they didn ’t know what to do. ” development projects in : By Vladimir Isachenkov James Oberg, a NASA veteran traffic control system thattracks the “Our plan is to secure Now, Tacheles is a top Berlin. Associated Press Writer who is now space consultant, position of all satellites. Tacheles for the artists,” said tourist attraction, housing But the building fell into described the crash over northern The U.S. military tracks some Linda Cerna, a spokeswoman 31 studios, a cinema, cafe, receivership administered ; MOSCOW (AP) - The crash Siberia as "catastrophic event. ” 17 jOOO pieces of space debris, along for the commune. [of two satellites has generated an performance venue, and bar. through Hamburg-based HSH- NASA said it was the first-ever with some 90() active satellites. “It’s not just about the Estimated tens of thousands of “I’ve never seen anything like Nordbank, which ordered the high-speed impact between two But its main job is protecting the money we’ve invested in this before, ” enthused Pauline artists out. Both Fundus and [pieces of space junk that could intact spacecraft. international space station and the building — Tacheles is a •circle Earth and threaten other Koningsveld, a student from Nordbank refused to comment “At physical contact at orbital other manned spacecraft. It lacks successful project developed Amsterdam. on the case. •satellites for the next lOjOOO years, speeds, a hypersonic shock wave the resources to warn all satellite by the artists and we’re •space experts said Friday. The artists became official The artists hope that bursts outwards through the operators of all possible close calls. optimistic that they’ll be tenants 10 years ago, securing the €300,000 they have ! One called the collision structures,” Oberg; said in e-mailed “With the amount of spacecraft allowed to continue. ” !“a catastrophic event ” that he a unique deal to rent the invested in the building — in comments. “It literally shreds the and debris in orbit, the probability The group occupied the building for the symbolic renovations — might count as Jioped would force the new U.S. material into confetti and detonates of collisions is going up more building in February 1990, [administration to address the issue a down payment if the building any fuels.” rapidly, ” said John Higginbotham, is sold in a foreclosure sale. Jof debris in space. Most fragments are concentrated chief executive of Integral Systems [ Russian Mission Control chief “We’ve bought it already near the collision course, but Maj- Inc., a Lari ham, Maryland-based and now we want it,” said [Vladimir Solovyov said Tuesday ’s Gen. Alexander Yakushin, chief company that runs ground support •smashup of a derelict Russian Martin Reiter, the leader of of staff of the Russian military’s systems for satellites. the collective. “They should •military satellite and a working Space Forces, said some debris was Oberg said the limited accuracy El.S. Iridium commercial satellite have to sell it to us.” thrown into other orbits, ranging of tracking data and computer Fundus and Nordbank occurred in the busiest part of near- from 300 to 800 miles (500-1300 calculations makes it impossible to Earth space — some 500 miles have not disclosed what they kilometers) above Earth. predict collisions. consider the property to be 1800 kilometers) above Earth. David Wright at the Union “The collision offers a literally * “800 kilometers is a very worth; the Tacheles collective of Concerned Scientists ’ Global heaven-sent opportunity for the says a surveyor last year popular orbit which is used by Security said the collision had Obama administration to take [Earth-tracking and communications estimated a value of €3.6 possibly generated tens of forceful, visible and long-overdo million ($4.6 million) for the satellites,” Solovyov told reporters thousands of particles larger than measures to address a long-ignored •Friday. “The clouds of debris pose building and its surrounding 1 centimeter (half an inch), any of issue of ‘space debris, ’” Oberg 1,200 sq.-meter (13,000 sq.- Renowned. Respected. And really close to home. 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Alabama college students eat BBQ for grades By Jay Reeves their class work for the day — two some of the South’s best barbecue They’ve eaten sweet sauces — and strained — by discussions only real barbecue. Associated Press Writer slabs of spare ribs dripping with restaurants for course credit from and dry mb, ribs and sandwiches, over which kind of sauce is best: The group had a few places reddish sauce, white bread on the Birmingham-Southern College in cole slaw, potato salad and banana vinegar-based or tomato-based? in mind, but they also created TUSCALOOSA. Ala. (AP) - side. a self-designed class that combines pudding. “You want sweet tea with A big fan of barbecue, Richey, of a Facebook group and ux>k Four college students walk into But this isn ’t lunch. It’s writing heaping mounds of meat with that'?” a waitress asked at Dreamland Russellville, wanted to take a road suggestions for other stops. They a smoky restaurant, sit at a table about barbecue for an A. academics, all spread across five Bar-B-Que in Tuscaloosa, stop No. trip and write reviews of restaurants were soon overwhelmed with under a blaring TV and order up The four spent January visiting states. 17 on the journey. during Birmingham-Southern ’s hundreds of recommendation^ After cleaning their plates and monthlong interim period, which many from complete strangers. licking their fingers, the group lets students propose out-of-the- At Mozer ’s urging, they also would leave each joint with bulging box projects and complete them expanded tiieir focus beyonm bellies to document their experience for credit. The small liberal arts what was on the plate, capturing with stories, photos and video school ’s Web site says projects have the uniqueness of a place like] posted on a blog and the Web site included overseas travel and topics Dreamland, with concrete floors- they built, southembbqboys.com. such as investigating jazz music and painted crimson, bare light bulbs 1 Those components, along with a compiling an and walls covered w ithj final essay each one is currently oral history “It's been great. old license plates and 1 finishing, are being graded by the of homeless But I'm definitely autographed photos of English instructor who helped them people. football players. design the class. Working not going to have Many colleges So what do you learn in such a with English barbecue for a while allow such selLcj course? Fat enough barbecue and instructor designed courses, you ’ll gain weight, get sick,or both. RobinMozer, after this.” and they’re mojST And 3,100 miles is a long, long Richey likely to be found atj way to drive for dinner in a 1998 developed ART RICHEY schtxils that allow ^ Ford Expedition with a plastic pig ’s a course EPICUREAN ODYSSEY individualized majors, nose attached to the front. contract with CREATOR said Terrel L. Rhodes, “It’s been great," said senior Art Will Foster vice president of) Richey, who came up with the idea of Alpharetta, Ga.; Jeff Vaughan of quality, curriculum and assessment for the epicurean odyssey. “But West Palm Beach. Fla.; and Matt with the Association of American I’m definitely not going to have Lee of Cullman. Colleges and Universities. ‘j barbecue for a while after this.” They sketched out a trip “Of course, many faculty object , AP Photo / Jamie Martin Barbecue is sacred food in the through Alabama, Tennessee, to such courses because they feel' Spicy academics: From left: Will Foster, Jr., of Atlanta, Jeff Vaughan of West Palm Beach, Fla , Matt Lee, of Cullman, Ala., and Deep South. It’s worshipped in North Carolina, South Carolina that they may lack academic rigor J Art Richey, of Russellville, Ala , sample the sauce at Dreamland Bar-B-Que in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jan. 22. The four friends from roadside chapels with neon signs, and Georgia. ITiey stuck to places but the contract nature of the courses Birmingham-Southern College have spent January visiting some of the South's finest barbecue restaurants for course credit in an outdated calendars and cramped that specialize in pork because is what is supposed to address those unusual writing class that combines eating barbeque with academics, all spread across five states. booths. Friendships are forged Southerners KNOW pork is the concerns," he said. Somali pirates release Japanese ship, crew after three months By Andrew Njuguna time,” said Noel Choong, chief of since seven ships have been Filipinos. The diplomat, who suspected pirates Thursday during seven others, who were taken to; Associated Press Writer the bureau ’s reporting center in released over the past month. asked not to be identified because an attack on an Indian-flagged detention on the USNS Lewis ani|, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the latest release,piratesfreed he was not authorized to speak vessel . A day earl ier, they captured Clark. ABOARD THE USNS U.S. and other military a Japanese-owned cargo ship and to the media, said the ship was n LEWIS AND CLARK (AP) - officials had spoken of an easing its 23 crew members after nearly released Thursday night. Somali pirates released a Japanese in pirate attacks in three months One ship recently released, ship held hostage for months, but early January. But The U.S. and in captivity, a the MV Faina, arrived in Kenya a maritime watchdog on Friday the reason may Russia arrested diplomat based Thursday and its Ukrainian- warned that pirates are stepping up have been stormier in Nairobi, Russian crew returned home their attacks as weather improves weather at that 26 suspected Kenya, said Friday after four months in in the Indian Ocean and they look time. pirates this week, Friday. captivity. to rake in more ransoms. Improving The MV Piracy off lawless Somalia U.S. and Russian warships weather may be rescuing three C h e m s t a r reached record levels last year patrolling off Somalia have making it easier for ships that were Venus, owned when pirates seized 42 vessels, arrested 26 suspected pirates this the pirates in their by a Japanese mainly in the key shipping lane of week, rescuing three ships there small speedboats under attack. shipping the Gulf of Aden. were under attack. to ambush ships, company and Governments around the world But London-based International said Choong. Since the beginning registered in Panama, was seized responded by sending warships AP Photo / Mykhailo Markiw > Maritime Bureau said six ships of January, 22 vessels have been by armed Somali gunmen on Nov. to the area, and they have scored Somali return: The Ukrainian cargo ship, Faina, arrives at the Kenyan port of , t Mombasa, Thursday, after Somali pirates released the vessel they held for some foui* ‘ were attacked Wednesday and attacks, including three that were 15 in the Gulf of Aden between some successes in thwarting months. The Ukrainian cargo ship Faina with its 20-man crew, and carrying tanks Thursday alone. “We haven ’t seen hijacked, he said. Pirates may also Somalia and Yemen. 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During the past several “proper hamburger.” Even Thome said his goal for his months, Korican has built up I know hamburgers are not clients is to get in the habit of her body and moved onto caixlio proper, and I’m a toothless exercise and to achieve overall workouts. hillbilly! wellness. “Personal training also keeps These Brits think they’re “Training improves mental you motivated - it keeps you in line all progressive with their gay health, improving mood and w ith your goals, w hereas you might GVL / Bri Goodyear rights and their universal increasing energy. ” Thome said. say, ‘I’ll just do it tomorrow ’ if you Keeping fit: Trainer Matt Thome works one-on-one with GVSU sophomore Tiffany Korican. Korican meets with Thome three health care. Well, we’ve got “It is good for students because it were working out by yourself," to four times every week. The Rec Center offers personal training sessions for individual students for $30 per session. a Black president! And he’s increases blood flow to the brain.” Korican said. cool, and he looks good, and Whereas many competing The training also teaches his voice could lull even the athletic training facilities charge new activities students might not most irate, vicious rodent. between $75 and $100 per normally try on their own. Trainers Who do they have? Gordon appointment, GVSU trainers try to plan workouts to keep their clients Brown. With his unkempt make their services affordable to interested. Korican said. hair and his baggy eyes, he students. “Knowing I’m reaching my goal is totally not as cool as our For individual students, each and getting in shape more quickly president. session costs $30. w hilescheduling and efficiently is my favorite part of I know, 1 know, the 12 or more costs $25 per session. the training, ” she said. “I also like British have some good stuff Trainers also provide the option of having access to all parts of the Rec too: A drinking age of 18, training w ith a friend for $40. Center, like the spinning studio. ” public transportation. “The Students in search of specified She said the training helps her in Office” and Jamie Oliver. workouts could benefit from a her daily life, especially working at It’s a very seducing place. personal trainer, said Jocelyn her job. Six inches of snow will Root, personal trainer and graduate J'ma massage therapist at the cancel school for not one. assistant in the Fitness and Wellness Rec Center, and lifting weights has but two days here. You have Center. helped so 1 don't get so tired at the to love that. And the phone Root's training typically end of the day. ” she said. plans! Oh, the phone plans! invol\es w arm-up. strength training Korican recommends personal So cheap! So very cheap! and cool-down, ultimately aiming training for those who have not Everyone here dresses for the client to do the workout yet started their exercise programs nice, too. and they all have alone. and need some extra motivation to sexy accents, which makes Those who lack the motivation start. eavesdropping even more to workout by themselves, or those “It’s good to have someone who have some confusion about the GVL / Bri Goodyear fun. there — it puts you in the right Affordable assistance: Trainer Matt Thome works with GVSU sophomore Tiffany Korican. Korican started working with a equipment should also seek help in Like today. I heard an old mentality,” she said. personal trainer last year to help her organize her workout regime, motivate her to exercise and help condition her muscles man call someone “govnah, ” training. Root added. lakerlife@ Ian tlx >rn x om and he wasn't even being ironic. The pubs are really fantastic; even the food is good at most places, but Career Services offers career fair prep, cram sessions the best part is there is no tipping. Also, tax is always By Alexandra Butkovich included in every price, so GVl. Staff Writer whether you ’re buying a pint or a pair of shoes, you don't Grand Valley State University have to do any math. will be hosting a Career Fair next People are slimmer here, month where students can meet as well. This is nice because with employers face-to-face and I’m just tired of looking at explore opportunities for a summer people with a loathsome job or internship. physical appearance and But to help students prepare an obviously compromised for this event, and to help students value system. I find it get a better idea of what to expect. surprising they are so slim, Career Services is hosting two though, because the food in Career Fair Prep Sessions this England is surprisingly not week, today and Wednesday. detestable. I, for one, like There will also be two Career shepherd's pie. I have even Fair Prep Sessions on Feb. 23, taken a liking to bacon- which will offer similar help and flavoured crisps. Oops, sorry, advice. I meant bacon-flavored Rachel Becklin, assistant chips. It’s almost as if I’ve director of Career Services and grown accustomed to living Internal Internship Specialist, said here. I might even like it these sessions came about because here. No. that doesn ’t make students have found the Career any sense; I love America, Fair overwhelming had they not and only America. U-S-A, been to one before. All The Way! I do like The “They are meant to serve as a lx>ndon Times, though. They way to prepare students to be as have a wonderful sudoku effective as possible," Becklin puzzle in there. The BBC is said. a pretty good network, too. 1 Vitoria Thomas-l>ee, assistant When it snowed. I director of Career Services, said watched children building the sessions will cover topics snowmen and city workers such as the importance of wearing having snowball fights...ON professional attire and the do ’s TELEVISION! It was much and dont ’s of how to approach GVL Archive / Toni Lopez Fair preparation: The annual West Michigan Career Connections Fair takes place at DeVos Place, giving students and others a chance to connect with employers and better than having to watch employers. representatives of various companies On Monday and Wednesday Career Fair Prep Sessions will be held to prepare and discuss what to expect at the actual fair these things in the cold. “It helps tremendously if a student has done background The BBC even broadcast students to have at a Career Fair. schedule an appointment or visit employers is important as well. said. research on organizations they are the Superbowl. No one was “Think of the resume as a during walk-in hours for resume She said students should talk Registration is required for botl interested in meeting with so they watching it, but they played communication tool that you ’ll help. about their education, experience the Career Fair Prep Sessions an< can ask intelligent questions of the it anyway. You know what? use to convey your experiences, Beyond having a well-polished and why they are interested in the the Career Fair Cram Session* recruiters,”Thomas-1>ee said. I do like it here. I like it knowledge and skills to an resume. lTiomas-L.ee advised position. Students can register by contactinj Becklin said this is an area a lot. I love it. No. wait, employer." Thomas I>ee said. students to have a positive attitude "We call them 30-second, or Career Services at career<®gvsu students commonly overkxik. that cannot be true. I love She recommends students have at the Career Fair. one-minute commercials, because edu or at (616) 331 -3311. “We hear from employers that America. You can ’t really a professor or Career Services “Students first need to be you ’re basically advertising your abutkovich® Ian thorn ran students don ’t know enough about love two countries. 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But a late-game extra shots and stopped them a Recap GVL Staff Writer three-pointer from Michigan Tech couple more times, we would have junior guard Katie Zimmerman been just fine.” After suffering two straight effectively put the game out of In its matchup with Northern, Michigan Tech 65, GVSU 56 losses in its a**! trip swing to the reach. Zimmerman finished with the Lakers held on to a very slim Upper Peninsula a few weeks back, 16 points. lead down the stretch and sealed GVSU (17-6,13-5 GLIAC) the Grand Valley State University ‘This is only one loss — it isn ’t it with a pair of free throws from women ’s basketball team took the the end of the season," WyngaanJ, Padin. opportunity to avenge its losses this who finished with 10 points and “1 thought it was a pretty gritty Michigan Tech 27 38 — 65 past weekend in Allendale. seven boards, said. “It doesn ’t game, ” Burgess said. “When we GVSU 26 30 - 56 The Lakers triumphed in a detenuine how we’ve played so far. out-rebound a team by 17 and get down-to-the-wire 62-59 victory We still played hard, and we’ll get to the free-throw line 26 times, then over Northern Michigan University back to work on Monday. ” we were playing very physically, GVL ' Andrew Mills Three-point goals on Thursday, but the team fell late And despite the loss, GVSU which is something that we’ve in a 65-56 loss to No. 12 Michigan Keep away: GVSU freshman guard Emma Michigan Tech 8-19 head coach Janet Burgess said she been focusing on. ” Veach drives around Alicia Schneider of Tech on Saturday. GVSU 11-25 (Padin 4-5; Crawford 3-3; saw a lot of positive aspects of her Freshman Emma Veachfinished Michigan Tech during the Snowcoming game on Wyngaard 2-2; Veach 1-6; Buresh 1-4; GVSU (17-6, 13-5 GLIAC) got team’s play. the game against the Wildcats with Saturday Tech won with a final score of 65-56 off to a bit of a rocky start against “We did a lot of good things,” a double-double of 17 points and Van Tiflin 0-5) Michigan Tech. The Huskies she said. “We changed up defenses 11 boards. Kara Crawford 6-10 2-2 17 Fouled out worked the post-game early on and to keep them off balanced and went The Lakers next matchup will went up by as much as nine points Jasmine Padin 5-8 0-0 14 Michigan Tech — None hard after loose balls. I think we’re be at home against luike Superior Lauren Buresh 3-7 4-5 11 with just less than eight minutes definitely playing team basketball State University on Thursday. GVSU - None left in the half. Husky senior center right now. If we made one or two eJohnson @ lanthorn rom Kim Wyngaard 4-7 0-0 10 Rebounds Danae Danen and junior forward Emma Veach 1-10 0-0 3 Michigan Tech 28 (Katie Wysocky 7) Katie Wysocky combined for 16 of the team’s 27 first-half points. Elizabeth Van Tiflin 0-5 1-3 1 GVSU 31 (Van Tiflin 8) Wysocky finished with a game- Jessica Trambley 0-0 0-0 0 Assists high 19 points and seven rebounds Rachel Woodruff 0-0 0-0 0 Michigan Tech 12 (Sarah Stream 6) while Danen finished with 13 GVSU 15 (Padin 5) points. Kelly Kretz0-1 0-0 0 “I knew that they were Tech’s Jocelyn Ingram 0-0 0-0 0 Total fouls go-to players,” said sophomore Totals 19-48 7-10 56 Michigan Tech 13, GVSU 16 forward Kara Crawford, who finished with a team-high 17 points. “(Senior) Kim (Wyngaaid) and I worked a lot in practice on getting around screens and making Men's Basketball sure that we would be able to make things difficult for them. I felt like Recap we played them very tough, but unfortunately we got a loss. ” Despite the early deficit, the GVSU 69, Michigan Tech 59 Lakers got the long ball working and cut the lead to just one point GVSU (17-6,12-6 GLIAC) heading into halftime. The team opened the second Michigan Tech 18 41-59 half with a lead-taking three-pointer GVL / Andrew Mills from freshman guard Jasmine GVSU 25 44 - 69 Pull back: GVSU sophomore Justin Padin, but the Huskies retook the Ringler pulls back for a jump shot. lead with a three-point shot from Justin Ringler4-8 3-4 13 junior guard Tara Ferris. Pete Trammell 4-11 2-2 12 Three-point goals Rebounds The two teams traded baskets for Anthony Ianni 5-6 1-2 11 Michigan Tech 5-20 Michigan Tech 26 a while, but the Huskies began to Toreau Brown 4-8 1 -2 9 GVSU 5-6 (Fedrick Bowe 5) pull away behind several converted Nick West 3-5 1-2 7 (Pete Trammell 2-3; GVSU 32 (Brown 7) free throw opportunities. The team Jerret Smith 2-4 3-3 7 Ringler 2-2; Assists got to the free-thnow line 17 times Wes Trammell 2-3 I -2 6 Wes Trammell 1-1) Michigan Tech 12 in the second half alone. Bobby Tieman 0-1 4-5 4 Fouled out (Robby Springbom 4) After trailing by as much as GVl /Andrew Mills Mike Przydzial 0-0 0-0 0 Michigan Tech — GVSU 12 (Smith 6) eight points with just more than Charge through: GVSU junior center Lauren Buresh drives to the lane during the Alvin Stores 0-0 0-0 0 Georgio Holt Total fouls six minutes left, the Lakers cut Snowcoming game against Michigan Tech on Saturday The Lakers were defeated Totals 24-46 16-22 69 GVSU - None Michigan Tech 23, GVSU 15 the lead back down to four points by Michigan Tech with a final score of 56-65. exeat Robs xtantmq at . to go' tpe* 2009-2010 THE BEST OFF-CAMPUS CAMPUS HOUSING LOCATION! 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University Lakers and Wayne GL.IAC championship, but senior The divers split wins at the dual State University Warriors turned Evan Kobes believed they had an meet earlier this year, an event won the GL.IAC championship into even stronger team this year. by Wa\nc Stale. 147 96. a tour-day dual meet. In the end, “You can ’t “Our men Wayne State was too much for the be really “You can't be really definitely GVSU men to handle, outscoring disappointed stepped up and the Lakers by a total of 900 to with what we disappointed with pushed them 834.5, did, ” Kobes what we did. We had to the limit,” said. “We had Boyce said. “We ITiird-place University of the fastest guy's team Indianapolis finished with 523 the fastest guy ’s knew going team in school in that Wayne points. in school history; set M*\ A history; set State was going "The majority of people swam school records...” the meet of their lives and gave school records to be a little bit in every race.” tougher in the Wayne State everything they could EVAN KOBES handle — really pushed them to Junior Evan men ’s side than GVSU SENIOR the limit,” said GVSU head coach Betts finished in the women ’s.” Andy Boyce. “It’s good when both second in both Kobes said schools go back and forth and the I-meter and 3-meter diving he has unfinished business after push each other to see what kind events to Wayne State’s Cayce finishing below his expectations at of performance they can bring out Bolt. the GLIAC championships. of each other.” “llie guys all tried their best,” “I’m not going to focus on it. The two teams took turns Betts said. “They’re a faster team I’m going to focus on nationals, ” controlling the meet, with the and we did what we could. ” he said. "There’s not much more Lakers leading after day one and Diving coach Josh DeVries said that you can do other than your day three, while the Warriors led the diving competition was even best. You can ’t control what the after day two. WSU outscored closer than the 10-point margin guy next to you does. You can only GVSU 293 to 210 on the final Bolt and Betts ended up with in control what you do. ” day. the 1-meter event, coming down 'Hie leakers will compete in Several races came down to the to Betts’ closing dive. Houston ’s national championships end, but the majority ended with “Wayne (State) and us, we’re March 10-14. the lakers on the short end. such gcxxl competition it comes "We’re definitely a top- 10 team. “I always want to win a couple down to who shows up that day, ” if not a top-five team.” Kobes said. DeVries said. “He had a lower "We’re just going to go out there of those touch-out races at the GVl / Brittany Jacques end, ” Boyce said. “But we won d(egree oD d(ifficulty) and he had and show Division II what Grand to nail it. He just missed it and that’s Valley can do. ” Cutting edge: Junior Paul Tansey glides through the water as he competes in the 200-yard backstroke during the GLIAC a lot of them and we lost a few. championships during the weekend The men lost the GLIAC crown to reigning GLIAC champion Wayne State University. the one that gave Cayce (Bolt) the gwieman @ lanthorn .com Track team slots 27 qualifying marks against Division I schools By Jared Greenleaf in both the 800- and 5.000-meter “This is going to a gcxxl time that will be good enough for us Valley State University. Before Building on Friday starting at 4 GVL Staff Writer runs. where we will be able to rest to repeat as conference champs,” the conference championship. p.m. On the men's side, sophomore some of our individuals, and he said. GVSU will host the Grand Rapids This weekend was not only an Aleksas Abromavicius took first hopefully both teams will be The GLIAC championships Open, which will be in the Turf jgreenleaf@ lanthorn .com opportunity for the Lakertrack and place in the shot put, while junior field teams to qualify for indoor Nate Miller earned first in the nationals starting in March, but high jump. also an opportunity to compete Miller said the meet was a in a meet that featured more than good area to see where the Lakers 1 .(XX) athletes, including some of Sport matched up against teams such the top Midwest talent. HAIRCUTS as Michigan State University. Grand Valley State University Western Kentucky University proved to hold their own in the 9tar»dale Retail Ceiter and several MAC schools. GVSU Big Meet held at the Laker Corner of Wilson & La ke Michigan Drive “This meet gives you a chance Turf Building on Friday and (616) 791-0300 to see who you are, and where Saturday, as the women captured In front of Meijer you stack up against top teams,” 18 qualifying marks, while the he said. “It gives us a great chance men finished with nine. to compete against good talent, The women's I,6(X)-meter and it also prepares us so we can relay team of sophomore hopefully roll into theconference Kayla Vallar, juniors Katherine meet with a lot of confidence. ” McCarthy, Kirsten Nozime Senior Todd Schuster qualified GVl / Carol Dalrymple and Candice Wheat, paced the with a school record time of Hurdling: (from left) Junior Danielle Fonseca, sophomore Amber Triner and junior Lakers with a first place time of 3 1:50.74 in the 8(X)-meter run. Candice Wheat compete in hurdles during the GVSU Big Meet this past weekend. minutes 47.08 seconds — a new Freshmen Tyler Emmorey and school and Turf Building record. Jeff Nordquist, along with junior “None of us except (Wheat) Ross Faasse also qualified for ran in any other events, so we 24-TUES0W EVERY WEDNESDAY nationals in the 5,000-meter run. came into the relay fresh and Redeem this ti cket for one GVSU head coach Jerry excited for the race,” Nozime Baltes said the Big Meet gave his said. “We wanted to hit around a athletes the chance to compete 3:46-3:47 to put us in nationals, $5 at a high level, and not have to New Client Haircut so it was the best thing that worry about leaving home. could've happened to us." “It’s nice to be at home, and Wheat set a Turf Building competing at a high level against Guy-Smart Stylists record in the 6()-mctcr hurdles, Division I and non-Division finishing in first place with a time $5 COVER W/ COLLEGE ID I athletes,” he said. “This is a Sports onTVs Redeem this tl cket for one of 8.43 seconds. $10 DANCES 6-9PM great environment, and it’s great Everywhere Freshman Jocelyn Kuksa and for our kids to compete at home senior Kellie Kieren went first $10 against some solid teams.” Open Every Day and second in the pole vault, while Valued Returning Client Haircut With the GLIAC sophomore Jessica Rutherford V) Aopcxnfrtew Hefted* Regular Pric* $16 championships looming in two 1336 Ravine @ Douglas No Appointment Ask rear Stytot about our MVP Tfjtmawt took third in the shot put. The Kalamazoo (269) 344-8104 weeks, Baltes will look for his Necessay Lakers had three athletes qualify team to be well prepared. WWW.DEJAVU.COM ■M ■MHBHHMMMI L'jZii&'SZii ilSJMi/J A'Jhii'jb twimivi to 5JSU * 189 two- and four-bedroom townhomes and apartments Bedroom/bathroom suites designed to accommodate one person Eight Moor plans; barrier-free units and single-stall, attached garages available Outdoor sportcourt and beach volleyball areas Club house and community room facilities ■■ \ OVv . ; : • - B4 Monday, February 16, 2009 SPORTS Grand Valley Lanthorn areer onnections and Health Career Day February 24, Courtesy Photo / Google Images Team triumph: The Detroit Tigers celebrate the team's win in a past season's game Detroit Tigers' Manager Jim Leyland recently addressed the team's 2008 losses, but expressed hope for success in the 2009 season if there are only minimal injuries. Tigers could be 2009 'great team' in 2009 2:00pm- Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland predicts 2009 season success if players return healthy, ready to work 6:00pm The Associated Press Marlins before the 2008 season, didn ’t win a game all year after starting only eight games. He spent most of the summer bouncing around the Tigers ’ minor LAKELAND. Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers league system trying to rehab his injured knee. Nate manager Jim Leyland said his thoughts going into the DeVos Place Robertson started 32 games but was ineffective and 2009 season are all about the future, but he won ’t let ended up with an ERA of 6.35. Justin Verlander had his players forget the carnage of 2008. the worst season of his career and Jeremy Bonderman The pitchers and catchers hadn't reported to Tiger was diagnosed with a blood clot in June and missed Town on Thursday. Physicals will be held on Friday the rest of the season. with the first full workout on Leyland said if the staff is Saturday. Leyland said he wasn ’t healthy, he likes his chances. expecting any problems with any of “I am not going to “Right now. I know Zumaya the pitchers and catchers reporting emphasize last year. But is getting some rave reviews on time. and as for everyone else we just Leyland addressed the 2008 I expect us to learn from have to see what happens. I like season in which the Tigers lost their last year. ... Forgetting what we have if everyone is first seven games on the way to a healthy.” 74-88 record that had them out of last year is hard to do Leyland said the Tigers ’ the pennant race by May. Along the but I think we have a pitchers will spend more time way. the team lost several starting this spring working on fielding. pitchers and injuries made life chance to be a great “We have to work more miserable. Leyland said that it will on fundamentals this spring, ” be hard to erase last season from team if we don't have Leyland said. “That means more his mind or those of his players all those injuries.” fielding. It's all about repetition — but he doesn ’t necessarily want and maybe we didn't have that them to forget. JIM LEYLAND last year. But when it comes “I am not going to emphasize DETROIT TIGERS MANAGER to drills, there’s a difference last year.” Leyland said. “But I between fielding the ball in expect us to learn from last year. spring training than when there We had a lot of injuries and lost 40 percent of our are 5(),(XX) people watching you. ” pitching rotation, but we are here to look forward to Two other players under the microscope this the future. Forgetting last year is hard to do but I think spring are catchers Gerald Laird and Matt Treanor, we have a chance to be a great team if we don ’t have both of whom reported on Thursday. Laird came over all those injuries. ” from Texas and Treanor from Florida in the offseason. If the pitching arms mended over the winter, the Leyland said he isn ’t expecting either of them to Tigers still have a solid rotation — but many questions more information: replace potential Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, remain. It got so bad last season that, despite the who was sent to the Yankees during midseason. But projected strong rotation, it was unheralded Armando he especially likes Laird, who is penciled in as the Galarraga who emerged as the ace. starter. Relief pitcher Joel Zumaya hurt his shoulder "I have always liked Laird. ” Leyland said. “He www. gvsu. edu/wmccs before last year’s spring training and saved only one knows how to handle a pitching staff and he knows game. Fernando Rodney was also injured last spring that you have to treat every pitcher differently. You with a bad shoulder and he never made an impact can't treat Dontrelle (Willis) like Verlander. and you until late in the season. can ’t treat Verlander like Bonderman. He senses Dontrelle Willis, considered a steal in a deal that.” that also brought Miguel Cabrera from the Florida jump on the opportunity to see the world from a unique perspective If you are curious and adventurous, then pack your bags and say goodbye to the status quo. Study abroad to earn college credit, experience a different culture, learn a foreign language, discover who you are ^<,dC. ^ and much more I 'SAC, your gateway to the world.'- & UNIVERSITY STUDIES ABROAD CONSORTIUM 1 ( i Haley Otman, A&E Editor Grand Valley Lanthorn [email protected] A&E Monday, February 16, 2009 Hudson River plane inspires 'Ballad of Flight 1549' Music 300 students ballad. write stanzas for ballad, “At first 1 was like, ‘He’s kidding, right?”’ said Rachael Anzell, a music apply class concepts to major and member of the class. Anzell said she was a little nervous Flight 1549 emergency about using the strict form to write a stanza, but still thought the idea pretty By Haley Otman interesting. Leach said he really wanted to teach GVI. A&E Editor the project because of the “power of The emergency landing of Flight the ballad. ” 1549 in the Hudson River on Jan. 15 “People love that, rather than a inspired many people, but one Grand trite love song, ” he said. Valley State University classroom took Students were told to write about the inspiration it felt one step further, any aspect of the event they wanted creating a song about the event called - some chose to write about the flock “The Ballad of Flight 1549.” of birds, some about how all aboard The class is GVSU Adjunct survived, some imagined the feelings Professor of Music James Leach’s of the passengers and still others Music 300 class,“Exploring American chose even different paths. Music.” “I thought it was kind of fun, ” They were working said Stacy Wolforth, in class on ballads “I think it helped another student in and folk music, and the class. when Capt. Chesley really cement the She said she wrote “Sully” Sullenberger form of the ballad a soliloquy once, but landed the flight after had never tried a a flock of large birds and make it easier to ballad before. rendered the engines remember... it gives a Anzell wrote a useless - saving general summary of all 155 people on more personal touch the events, ending board - Leach said to it.” with the line, “And he thought it was all survived the “a perfect event ” to STACY WOLFORTH weather.” apply the concepts MUSIC 300 STUDENT Wolforth and he was teaching in Anzell both said they class. liked the project as a GVL / Carol Dalrymple “If you can have them (apply the Music appreciation: Professor Jimmy Leach and his music class composed a ballad about the US Airways plane crash into the Hudson River in January. As teaching tool. Leach played and sang the song, he called each student's name for the stanza they had written. class concepts), this will be imprinted “I think it helped really cement on them forever, ” Leach said. the form of the ballad and make it line by line in class, fitting everything pretty difficult, ” Anzell said. The class is a lecture class, so they Many ballads Cell a story, and are easier to remember ... it gives a more to the exact style of the ballad. Leach was glad to see no one resist do not plan on performing the ballad, based on events, truths or disasters, so personal touch to it,” Wolforth said. Anzell had absolutely noexperience the idea - he thought of it during class but Leach sang it for the class a few the magnitude of the Jan. 15 event lent The students had to meticulously writing songs in a form, because there one day, and decided to go with it. times while they were working on it. itself perfectly to 4 class assignment. edit their stanzas, making sure to have is no real form to modern music, she “It was pretty sprung up as a heat Each student wrotie one stanza, and the correct amount of iambic feet in said. of the moment kind of thing," Anzell [email protected] Leach combined them into one larger each line. They went over the ballad “(It was) a good experience, but said. ‘The Ballad of Flight 1549’ A fluffy goose got swallowed up. They set the plane onto the water, The evidence is clear . Saved every woman and man. The Hudson River, right below; » A bird, a plane - oh dear! In darkened skies a plane flew fair. jin flllW But birds drove the flight askance. “Well, brace yourself; we’re goin ’ down. ” Yet Capt'n Sully fought and won Said Sully, calmly statin’. The flight and game of chance. 14-5-9 fell from the sky. The chill of wet awaitin'. The pilot, landing all to safety; On top of waters cold The big goose got himself sucked in He lands the craft so gracefully. And went all o'er the place. The captain ’s very bold. The pilot ducked and cried, “Oh shit,” AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews The plane did have an emergency Rescue actions: Passengers in an inflatable raft prepare to move away from an Airbus 320 US A look of fright on his face Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River in New York on Jan 15. It was not immediately That gave old Sully his fame. clear if there were injuries, but no one was seriously hurt. The engines died and down she went Landing in the Hudson River, Into the Hudson River. The world now knows his name. The current made the airplane drift And all survived the weather. So soon the boats were on their way; They came up to the sides. That Sully took the big plane down And loaded people from the plane And put her in the water. To keep them from the tides. He kept his cool and didn ’t flinch Like other heads much hotter. Brave Sully kept us safe and sound; He kept the plane so steady. With no control the plane came down; The Hudson had its plan for us; Safe landing chance was dim. It knew we just weren ’t ready The daring captain did not frown. All safe because of him We waded out onto the wing. The river was ice cold. The plane took off with trouble loomin'. To wait for boats to rescue us. The captain; he was brave. Our captain was so bold. And down into the Hudson flew. The people ’s lives he saved. The hero was called Captain Sully, His plane, it did come down. It was an icy winter day. ‘Twas destined for the river deep. With Captain Sully flyin'. But Sully did not drown. Down in the Hudson river they went; Now that old plane's a dyin'. With forty years of expertise, His flying skills are sound. They should have thought that death was close; When having problems in the air I know that’s what I'd feel. He’s good to have around. The souls aboard the plane that day Courtesy Photo / David Nun Had an angel at the wheel. A flock of birds sure caused some work, Sinking: A US Airways plane bound for Charlotte, N.C. crashed into the Hudson River after aborting T(X)k more than just one breath. its takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. Officials said the plane collided with a flock of geese How cold it was when it went down. A plane was laid down in a stream That plane into the Hudson. Without a single death. Quick thinking saved them one and all. That Captain was astoundin'. See more: Visit Lanthorn.com for a With years of flying to their credit, The crew, they had a plan. full version of the ballad AP Photo / Steven Day Courtesy Photo I Paul Barnes-Hoggett Hudson scene: A US Airways plane bound for Charlotte, N.C crashed into the Hudson River after Passengers pause: Airline passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner The plane safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines A GVSU Music 300 class used this plane crash as inspiration to write a ballad aborting its takeoff from LaGuardia Airport All 52 on board escaped without injuries IK) Monday, February 16, 2009 A&E Grand Valley Lanthorn 'Candide' offers best of all possible shows seen. Will Graham, and features of the GVSU “Candide ” Not to mention, both are though, was the humor. GVSU Opera "Candide ” is a musical some very solid direction — was the caliber of two main strong singers. From the Throughout the play, there are Theatre triumphs based on the 1759 book written it was really professionally lead ’s performances. Kaylin opening number, “The Best of copious moments that not only by the French philosopher done. Something many plays Heydenburg, All Possible had me laughing, but tickled in production of Voltaire, and was adapted for have faltered in is the use of who played GVSU Opera Worlds, ” to the rest of the audiencd as well. Voltaire's farce the stage by Hugh Wheeler. I transitions between scenes, Cunegonde more intimate It was definitely no^ your was lucky enough to see its last and this was one of the stellar during the Theatre's songs such normal. Viking horn opera. performance at Grand Valley parts. performance 1 production of as “Oh Sure, there were a few lacking moments, such Josh State University this weekend. For instance, there is a scene attended, had Leonard Bernstein's Happy We,” in which a volcano erupts, just the right the musical as a couple of scenes'set Brunsting “Candide ” tells the story of four students and their thereby changing the setting touch of charm, "Candide" was a needed great in Columbia that had me adventures. Dr. Pangloss, the for a new scene. This kept the along with vocal, comedic and singers to checking my watch, but for a OVt. Staff W riter T philosopher of optimism, has viewer focused and interested stunning beauty. make it work, musical to be this well made, four followers: Paquette, a in what was happening on In addition, she theatrical success and they got acted, sung and comedic as serving girl; Maximillian, the stage, more so than what was and her co-star deserving of a what they Candide, my standing ovation In the musical “Candide, ” Baron ’s son; Cunegonde, his happening behind the main George Toles, asked for with must be given. a song is featured called “The daughter; and our main hero, stage. Something like that can who played standing ovation. this cast. All Kudos to GVSU Opera Best of All Possible Worlds. ” Candide, the Baron ’s sister’s often be a struggle to pull off, Candide, had of the songs Theatre. Well, this musical is one of the bastard son. but it worked great. some really great were seamless. best of all possible plays I have The play was directed by Another surprising part chemistry. The true star of this play. jbrunsting @ hint horn .coni GVl / Lindsey Waggoner GVL / Lindsey Waggoner Contemplating philosophy: George Toles and Christine Amon play Candide and Outrageous opera: Leading cast members of the GVSU Opera Theatre's production of "Candide" sing about everything being for the best in their best of all possible Pacquette, respectively, as they listen to philosopher Pangloss in the play "Candide" worlds in a performance of the operetta on Saturday night in the Louis Armstrong Theater The opera kept the audience laughing with its outrageous humor, and ever- on Saturday in Allendale The opera was put on by the GVSU Opera Theatre. optimistic outlook on a truly terrible series of events. "Candide" finished its run at GVSU this past weekend. Faculty quartet to play ‘End of Time’ GVfaculty members performance series. he pondered the great mysteries of to play as a group. However, it is Acyclemania The 45-minute piece includes a life dealing with spiritual meaning a significant piece that shows the to perform Oliver piano, violin, cello and clarinet and and religious transcendence. ” importance of teamwork when it WEEK THREE RESULTS Messiaen s ‘End of is composed of eight movements. MingHuan Xu, assistant comes to music. GVSU Associate Professor professor of music at GVSU and the “It’s good for students to see 2009 2008 Time' in Arts series violinist of the quartet, said it was their teachers playing together,” Xu Pablo Mahave-Veglia. who is IBS;PERS0N playing cello in the piece, said it an amazing feat to stay composed, said. “It’s a learning experience for 1.09 1 By Abby Hartig of waste is appropriate the piece should let alone compose music, under us as teachers, but it is also a good IBS7PERS0N GVl. Staff Writer be played in winter. It was first such horrible circumstances. opportunity for the students. ” H.93 6.17 A war camp during World War performed in February to an “They don ’t know what their Xu said she sees the piece as of waste minimization having a lot of depth, heaviness and 15.520 IBS r .. II may seem an unlikely place for audience of inmates and guards at future is,” Xu said. “They don ’t 25.020 of recycling inspiration and music composition. Messiaen ’s prison camp. even know if they have a future or a lot of extreme emotions. However, in French composer Mahave-Veglia said Messiaen not. They might never get out ” “It is a very effective piece, 22.16 16.23 PERCENT Oliver Messiaen ’s case, captivity must have had an amazing sense Much of the piece is made something you don't forget, very _____ of waste stream bred creation. of introspection to compose while up of what became Messiaen's powerful, ” she added. January 19^- March 2K,fc He composed his “Quartet under the stressful situation of trademark musical language, The free performance will be _lll.ll snnll l.lv .ill .11 loss \IIKTH ,1 < XMI1|H'<|tt)4 HI for the End of Time” while in being held prisoner. Mahave-Veglia said. He was one of held in the Cook-Dewitt Center on ItHtdi M,mu fhi’ ruvnivk rrrrrllnjt r.wt.prtirinn captivity in 1941. This piece will “A (prisoner-of-war) camp is not the most influential composers of GVSU’s Allendale Campus from -hi «/..f.• ml-»/ Vn.t, • i./ be performed by four Grand Valley the place to collect your thoughts,” the 20th century and helped change noon to I p.m. on Wednesday. State University faculty members Mahave-Veglia said. “Most people the musical language, writing a afuirtif> @ lanthorn x om as part of the Arts at Noon just focus on their own survival, but new auditory dictionary. He used \ $ . .f. , . „ musical palindromes that are the GVA w w vMi.eclu/fucilitiesNervices rhythmic equivalent of symmetry. CONGRATULATIONS! Another aspect of Messiaen ’s This was the energy reduction music was the use of bird song for from last year in the month of inspiration, which comes through especially in the first movement, September Q800 kwh when there are sounds similar to birds chirping. “He was really obsessed with Artist-Faculty bird song, ” Xu said. “He would wake up at 3 or 4 a.m., go out Scries and record the birds, and then try to match them with notes on the The next event in the piano. It drove his wife crazy.” Artist-Faculty Series will Being a devout Catholic also be Tuesday from 8 to 10 affected Messiaen's work, said Eisa p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Feurzeig.GVSU assistant professor $1.00 Bowl $1.00 Pop of music. Center, on GVSU's Allendale S5.00 Pitchers $4.00 Bombs “He is guided by specific Campus. It will include the dogmas, and yet it doesn't matter Faculty Brass Quintet, which because his composing transcends • Beer & Mixed Drinks the specific - it communicates to features Kevin Maloney and • Group Parties everyone. ” Feurzeig said. “It is one Hunter Eberly on trumpet, of the most remarkable pieces of Allen French on horn, Mark • Call for Open Bowl Times music to hear live. ” She added see has seen it played R. Williams on trombone Just 1 mile away from GVSU Courtesy Photo / Googl# Imago* Captive creator: Oliver Messiaen composed the work "Quartet for the End of three times. and Jacob Cameron on tuba. 629 Leonard St. N.W.. Grand Rapids Downtown Campus . " Time" The GVSU Chamber Players will play this piece at noon on Wednesday as The rhythm is hard to play Admission is free. part of the "Arts at Noon" series together. 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GVSU will have its own version during Family Weekend of fall 2009, but is already beginning auditions GV's 'Got Talent' to Live recording event hit campus stage The Poor Tenants have performed previously at Laker Late Night, and Tuesday will record three live songs at By Liz Reyna “I would like for students to walk away River City Studio in Grand Rapids. The recording event r;V7, Senior Reporter saying ’Man. what I thought was just a hobby is will offer guests free food and a discussion in music and actually something people can enjoy, ’” she said. With popular reality shows sweeping the "Hopefully the show will give everyone a place to story writing. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. nation, the word “talent” is at times used very belong and feel accepted. ” loosely by television programming. Natalie Clearly, another student organizer In an effort to fix this problem. Grand Valley behind the show, said the wide range of talent State University ’s Office of Student Life will should be the perfect event for families and for aim to prove GVSU is the real deal by holding students supporting their peers. auditions for its first-ever “Grand Valley’s Got “Family Weekend is a largeevent and prominent Talent” show. campus tradition, so we are hoping that it will Spotlight open mic night Inspired by NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” provide the opportunity for students ’ families to the OSL and Spotlight Productions will welcome attend the show, along with other students and acts of all kinds to audition on Wednesday. These community members.” Cleary said. auditions are first in a three-part series of auditions Zellia Fossett, who said she has been writing Spotlight Productions will host its leading up to a final show for Family Weekend in since she could pick up a pen. will perform a second Open Mic Night of the semester on October 2009. and the winner will be awarded a poem called “Obsession. ” She added she thinks cash prize. Tuesday. the show will be a great learning experience for The event will run from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Danica Sardin. student organizer behind the her. show, said the event is the perfect Friday activity “I want to perform because 1 need the practice in Area 51 of the lower level of the Kirkhof for Family Weekend. and because I know that my talent is bigger than I Center, on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. Free “I think that we wanted to have a big event that am,” Fossett said. “My voice, as a poet, is for the food will be provided. could be another tradition of Family Weekend. ” people and I can use ‘Grand Valley’s Got Talent ’ Sardin said. as an outlet for all the words that flow through During the final show, students will perform in me.” See Puzzle B7 front of a panel of judges of fellow peers — yet to Showcasing talents such as Fossett ’s, after all, be determined — that will judge them on a variety is what the event is all about, Sardin said. Weekly SUDOKU of criteria. Sardin said. “‘Grand Valley’s Got Talent ’ is important to foe WWW. Answer Some of the talents that will be featured in the GVSU because our students can do more than 2 1 5 7 4 3 9 8 6 upcoming auditions are singers, a saxophonist and excel in the academics and athletics,” she said. 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