Soccer Team Beat the Bulldogs Proud of the Girls for That

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 11-2-2015 Lanthorn, vol. 50, no. 20, November 2, 2015 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol50 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 50, no. 20, November 2, 2015" (2015). Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016. 20. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol50/20 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GRAND VALLEY FALL ARTS CELEBRATION FEATURES MUSIC, Xantfjorn DANCE FUSION STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS // PRINT • ONLINE • MOBILE // LANTHORN.COM SEE A6 ALLENDALE & GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN VOL. 50 NO. 20 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 NEWS Focusing on diversity in GV administration Jesse Bernal, vice president of • Inclusion and Equity, speaks on the university's efforts to make diversity a priority despite low numbers SEE A3 A&E Kaufman Interfaith Institute hosts Diwali To promote cultural awareness in the community, GVSU’s Kaufman Interfaith Institute held a celebration for the Hindu festival of lights SEE A6 SPORTS No. 9 Laker football falls to No. 5 Ashland Bart Williams throws for nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns, but an BLOCKED OUT: Lindsay Ebeling (26) battles for position with Ferris State’s Olivia Brewer (4). The Lakers defeated the Bulldogs with a final score of 2-0 on Oct. inability to capitalize, weak defense 30 in Allendale to preserve a perfect GLIAC season for Grand Valley State. The Lakers will advance to the GLIAC tournament starting Nov. 3. GVL I KEVIN SIELAFF leads to 45-31 loss in GLIAC play BY MASON TRONSOR ular season GLIAC play undefeated after “Obviously it is a lot of our defense,” Maresh SEE A7 ASS IS TA N TSPORTS@LAN THORN.COM finishing last season with one loss and a tie said. “Our defense is playing really well and re in conference play. ally shutting other teams down and not even “Our conference has some good teams, play giving me any shots in the game. ” MOBILE APP rand Valley State gained re demption against rival Ferris ers and coaches in it,” said GVSU head coach Jeff The Lakers have only allowed two goals in Download our app to State on Friday night as the Lak Hosier. “There ’s no better word than perfect. I’m GLLAC play all season. er soccer team beat the Bulldogs proud of the girls for that. ” GVSU was once again without starting ju stay engaged, aware to avenge GVSU football’s Sep The 2-0 win gave GVSU freshman goal nior defender Clare Carlson. Carlson has not tember loss to FSU. keeper Emily Maresh her sixth consecutive played in either of the past two matches. The Lanthorn ’s mobile application is The No. 2 GVSU womens soccer team fin shutout. It has been more than a month since “Clare is too fast for her own good, ” Ho available for download for iOS and ished its 2015 regular season with a 2-0 victory Maresh has allowed a ball to find the back of sier said. “She will be back soon. She could Android, allowing Lakers to keep up against FSU in front of about 400 attendees. The the net. She only made one save during the have played tonight. ” with sports scores and campus news meeting was the first and only matchup this sea match against the Bulldogs, but Maresh has The Bulldogs were able to stick around early effectively organized a defense that, according SEE LANTHORN.COM son between the two teams. to her, deserves a lot of the credit. The Lakers (16-1, 13-0 GLIAC) end reg SEE SOCCER | A2 EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMUNITY Local elementary Dean of students to students explore GV during annual deliver outreach event Last Lecture Bart Merkle chosen out of 119 recommendations for academic honor by student senate body Student senate strengthens relationship with GRPS BY JESS HODGE voice his support for Merkle. a very long time and done so time higher education - so I think [email protected] “I’ve heard him speak every much for the university. ” it would be a really interesting day at orientation and every sin Senator Jacob Johnston, Ex story to have him tell that, ” Sim BY MEGHAN MCBRADY fter narrowing 119 gle day it’s fantastic,” he said. “I’d ecutive Vice President Jorden monds said. “He’s really good at [email protected] nominations down, love to hear him talk other than Simmonds and senator Benjamin telling stories. Every meeting with il Fredo loves reading - any having much dis the usual orientation mono Soltis also supported nominating him turns into him telling some thing sci-fi or Rick Riordan cussion and two logue. I think that he doesn’t get Merkle to give the Last Lecture. ‘back-in-the-day’ story. He would related - and hates study rounds of voting, a lot of credit that he deserves; “This is his last year in that po ing math. He enjoys study Grand Valley State University ’s he ’s obviously been here for sition - he will be moving to full SEE LECTURE | A2 ing science and conducting student senate chose Dean of experiments and drawing conclusions Students Bart Merkle to deliver from the problems he solves. this year’s Last Lecture. While he is somewhat indifferent to Last Lecture is meant to give writing stories, he plans to major in film a chosen professor a chance to and video at Grand Valley State Univer speak about any topic they want. sity once he turns 18. However, the general theme of “ I here is no doubt about it, I am going to the lecture is to emulate how it be here in eight years,” he said. would feel if this was the last lec Fredo, 10, is currently a student at ture they ever gave. Dickinson Academy, which is part of the Maria Beelen, vice president Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS), an of educational affairs, said it is a elementary and middle school for pre-K great way for students to see fac through eighth grade students. ulty membersin a different way. As part of an ongoing partnership with “It really gives an opportunity GVSU, Dickinson brought some of its third, to faculty members to talk about fourth and fifth graders to the Allendale their personal life and how it in Campus on Friday to experience what it is tersects with being a faculty mem like to get a college education. ber,” she said. “It’s not like your Malayna Hasmanis, a student senator classroom-style lecture.” for the Educational Affairs Committee, said Beelen, along with the rest of her hope is that bringing the elementary stu the educational affairs committee, dents onto GVSU’s campus will inspire them narrowed down the 119 nomina to attend the university in the future. tions to 90 faculty members and “Usually this is 20 to 30 students, but we then to just seven final candidates have had 76 students come this year, so it is before the final vote. They took a lot bigger,” Hasmanis said. “But it is really into account not only the number great because it is important for them to be of nominations the faculty mem inspired to gain a higher education one day.” bers received, but also the value Hasmanis also noted that since Dickin of the nominations and what was son Elementary is an inner-city school, it is written about them. important that they have access to programs Merkle was one of the top sev like GVSU because it establishes outreach en candidates, with four nomina within the community and will then see the tions from the original vote. Be benefit of working with college campuses. fore the final vote, the senate body “A lot of people don’t really know what entertained discussions to put Dickinson is, because if you are not down support behind whomever they town you really don’t know the school sys thought deserved the award. tems unless you are a teaching major,” she Vice President for Campus Af fairs, Sean O’Melia, was the first to HONOREE: Bart Merkle, dean of students at Grand Valley State University was chosen as this year's Last Lecture speaker. The event takes place once a year and is sponsored by the educational affairs committee. GVi I archive SEE GRPS | A2 • • ♦ ♦ ♦♦ V 1 * NOVEMBER 2, 2015 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN A2 | NEWS (aGVLNEWS & NEWS BRIEFS SOCCER 4550650877999292292645 CONTINUED FROM A1 GREAT LAKES PLACE-BASED EDUCATION in the first half with strong, physical CONFERENCE play, but in the end could not keep up The fifth annual Great Lakes place-based education with the Lakers. GVSU outshot FSU conference will create an opportunity for educatorsacross 34-3 and had eight corner kicks to the the Midwest to learn about hands-on education outside of Bulldogs ’ zero. the classroom from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7. GVSU received late first half goals Among the featured presenters at the conference is key from sophomore Gabriella Mencotti and note speaker Chad Pregracke, founderof the Living Lands senior Maddison Reynolds. Mencotti & Waters organization which is devoted to cleaning rivers scored her seventh goal of the season af and watershed conservation. Pregracke was also named ter finishing a header off a strong corner CNN Hero of the Year in 2013 for his environmental efforts.

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