SEPTEMBER THE OAKLAND POST 21 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER 2016

ACTIVE GRIZZLY. HOMECOMING. NEW BEGINNING. Earn rewards for Calendar of sports and Meet the latest getting involved entertainment events swim team recruits PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 13

RUN GRIZZLIES RUN STUDENT ORG SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: RUNNING CLUB PAGE 5 Photo by Dongfu Han / The Oakland Post ontheweb Online update on the Student Veterans of Oakland University’s Road March to End Hunger, which took place Sept. 9 and doubled last year’s donations thisSeptember 21, 2016week // Volume 42. Issue 4 www.oaklandpostonline.com

POLL OF THE WEEK Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are getting a divorce. Thoughts?

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B) It runs through my veins 15 votes | 28% PHOTO OF THE WEEK C) I’m indifferent 14 votes | 26%

TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE // Several students competed in a dance-off on the foam-covered floor at Housing’s D) Where’s my peppermint mocha? annual Midnight Block Party last weekend. Participants were given 30 seconds to show off their best Dougie, 12 votes | 22% and a winner was selected based on the crowd’s cheering. MARY MITCHELL // The Oakland Post

Submit a photo to [email protected] for a chance to be featured. View all submissions at oaklandpostonline.com THIS WEEK IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 30, 1966 Oakland University announced a plan to provide transportation to Rochester, Birmingham, the Pontiac Mall, and Northland. Today, we have the Bear Bus.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 Dorm curfew hours were officially lifted for female students over 21 or with sophomore status. Since the creation of the university, female students had an 5 9 14 earlier curfew than male students. RUNNING AROUND STAYING SHARP OLIVIA NASH GOES PRO SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Looking for something to do on A Microsoft study reports that Catch up with Oakland alumna An Oakland Post test revealed that at least three of campus? Check out the Running humans now have shorter attention Olivia Nash as she prepares for the 10 blue light stations on campus were not working. Club in this week’s Student Org spans than goldfish, thanks to her post-graduate career playing The problems in 2002 mirrored a similar problem a few Spotlight. technology and multitasking. basketball in Finland. years back that has since been fixed.

Photo / Dongfu Han Photo / Mary Mitchell Photo / Nowshin Chowdhury

BY THE $7 billion 85% 850,000 9 million 12,000 raised for charities each year of Fortune 500 executives hours volunteered students take part in undergraduate chapters NUMBERS by U.S. Greek organizations were Greeks in college by Greeks annually Greek Life each year in the U.S. and Canada GREEK LIFE www.njit.edu/greeklife/directory/facts.php http://college.usatoday.com/2012/05/08/examining-the-benefits-of-greek-life/ Looking Back

The history of Bear Lake: THE OAKLAND POST Campus “water wonderland” Address 61 Oakland Center 312 Meadow Brook Road Cheyanne Kramer fulfilled his promise. It took him three attempts Rochester, MI 48309 Web Editor to recover the bowling ball from the lake. Phone (248) 370-4268 In 1968, the Oakland County Department of Web www.oaklandpostonline.com ear Lake is a landmark on Oakland Uni- Health stated that Beer Lake was “unsuitable as Email [email protected] versity’s campus. Between Vandenberg a public bathing beach.” BHall and the Oakland Center, the bridge The reason? The water could be unsanitary -be editorial board connecting Vandy and the OC has actually been cause of possible pollution from a county drain there longer than the lake itself. and the effluents from the heating system in Wil- Paige Brockway Editor-in-Chief The mud pit used to be home to campus events son Hall. [email protected] like tug-o-mud and a famous mud fight. In addition, a preliminary study conducted by (248) 370-4268 Back in May of 1966, the area where the lake two OU students said that bacteria of the family Grace Turner is used to be a giant mud hole. There were no Enterobacteriaceae were inhabiting the water. Managing Editor plans for the lake to be home to any wildlife, and This type of bacteria can cause serious intes- [email protected] it was explicitly forbidden for students to boat on tinal disorders like typhoid. At the time, William (248) 370-2537 the lake. By 1967, the lake had been stocked with Forbes of the biology department said Beer Lake Nowshin Chowdhury Cheyanne Kramer fish. was poorly planned, and that there should have Photo Editor Web Editor Originally, the lake was to be finished when been more consideration for the risk of pollution. [email protected] [email protected] construction was finished on Vandenberg, but He said the lake could be a danger to anyone in (248) 370-4266 union strikes halted the completion of the lake. the surrounding area. The original Oakland Observer article unveil- But bowling balls, sinks and beer cans weren’t editors copy & visual ing the lake’s plan called it a “water wonderland,” the only thing to be found at the bottom of the Shelby Tankersley Campus Editor Megan Carson Chief Copy Editor and a “scenic lake.” The lake was part of a univer- lake. Numerous cars found themselves taking [email protected] Brian Curtin Copy Editor sity-wide attempt to “beautify” the campus. swimming lessons after rolling out of the OC’s Nicholas Kim Copy Editor By September of ‘66, the lake had taken up the parking lot. Faith Brody Life Editor Lizzie Novak Copy Editor name “Beer Lake.” The story goes that a student Most students remember the car that rolled in [email protected] Sarah Lawrence Graphic Designer threw a beer can into the mud and christened from P2 in 2014, but did not know the history be- Sam Schlenner Sports Editor Bohdanna Cherstylo Photographer the area Beer Lake. The paper called the finished hind the lake’s many victims. [email protected] lake a “swale-hole.” One story stated that George Between 1980 and 1985, three cars found their Elyse Gregory Photographer Dongfu Han Photographer Karas, the director of the physical plant, had no way into the lake in the exact same spot. In 2002, John Bozick Social Media Editor Mary Mitchell Photographer knowledge of the lake being called Beer Lake. another car found its way there. [email protected] Abigail Zmikly Photographer At the time, rumors were circulating that there The Oakland University Alumni Association were surveying stakes in the water to “pierce the Facebook page recently posted a photo of a Big Olivia Krafft Web Designer first unsuspecting swimmer.” Boy statue found in the lake. This, of course, was only a rumor. The wa- “I woke up in the morning and looked out my writers advertising ter, according to the article, came from surface dorm room window, it was foggy but there rising Robert Andrews Staff Reporter Hailee Mika drainage and was “anything but polluted.” out of the fog in ‘Beer Lake’ was Big Boy,” alumni Amy Swanson Staff Reporter Ads Director And those weird cement structures still in the Marshall Copeman was quoted on the page. KeyVonna Taylor Staff Reporter [email protected] water today? They are to regulate the water level (248) 370-4269 Melissa Deatsch Political Columnist of the full lake. Jacob Semanco Ads Assistant A year later, a rumor circulated that Vanden- Alex Stevens Political Columnist Kurtis Sexton Ads Assistant berg Hall was slowly sinking into Beer Lake. Another rumor was that there was a sink from a distribution advising junkyard sitting at the bottom of the lake. Garry Gilbert Beer Lake was also known for students playing Jacob Chessrown Distribution Director Medina Taylor Distribution Manager Editorial Adviser ice hockey on it. But in the winter of 1966, two Hanna Boussi Distributor (248) 370-2105 students fell through the ice. At one point, the ice Rachel Burnett Distributor thawed enough for goalie nets to sink to the bot- Chistrian Hiltz Distributor Don Ritenburgh tom, but they were eventually recovered. Lauren Osgood Distributor Business Adviser Maxwell Pelkey Distributor (248) 370-2533 Another rumor was that a student promised Theo Price Distributor that if his bowling team won a tournament, he Oakland Post Archives Nicholson Reed Distributor would drop his bowling ball off the seventh floor This photo of Vandenberg Hall and “Beer Lake” was Ian Scott Distributor of Vandenberg. They won the tournament and published in the May 27, 1966 issue of The Observer. follow us on Twitter Corrections Corner @theoaklandpost

On Sept. 14, we published an titled “OU Art Gallery exhibits prints donated by DIA.” The prints were actually find us on Facebook loaned, not donated, to the gallery by the DIA. The Oakland Post apologizes for the error. facebook.com/theoakpost find us on Issuu The Oakland Post corrects all known errors of fact. issuu.com/op86 If you know of an error, please email [email protected] or call (248) 370-4268. You can also write us at 61 Oakland Center, 312 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, MI 48309.

www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 14, 2016 3 Campus Career Services now offering tips and a better Handshake

Shelby Tankersley personnel to facilitate employer engage- Campus Editor ment and facilitate new partnerships,” Thibodeau said. “I felt a strong need to put n the hopes to better help students and people in those two biggest schools that Icreate more Oakland University success have permanent focus on bringing em- stories, Career Services has made several ployers here.” changes to their model. This includes a new site called Hand- “This means higher level service for shake, new offices and new positions for the students’ academic programs their staff. for the business and engineering “I’m hoping that all of this will help stu- dents be aware of us and help them be- schools,” Thibodeau said. “Our come better prepared job seekers,” said focus is to try and help get students Kelly Dorner, associate director for Career Elyse Gregory / The Oakland Post Services. “This isn’t an isolated thing, just prepared for the market and Students can swipe their Grizzly ID cards and earn points to collect rewards. in our office. It’ll be all around them.” promote career readiness. This will help with that.” Handshake Orgs want active grizzlies In the past, OU used a site called Career Wayne Thibodeau Link for students to build resumes, make Jessica Leydet names in the upper-right hand corner, connections and apply for jobs. On July 1, Senior Director for Career Services Intern Reporter scroll down and click on the tab labeled it launched a new site called Handshake The two employer relations directors “Involvement.” There they can find all that replaced Career Link. will focus on bringing employers and stu- etting involved on campus isn’t the events they have participated in. Wayne Thibodeau, senior director for dents together in networking and intern- always easy and can be espe- Click on the tab labeled “All Dates” Career Services, said Handshake is more ship opportunities. They will help students Gcially hard for new students or and change it to the current semester. user-friendly than the previous site. build their own brands and foster talent commuters. A new program called Ac- Students can then print off the webpage “It has a much more creative and inno- recruitment between companies and stu- tive Grizzly has begun this week and is and turn the sheet into the Oakland Uni- vative feel for students. It has a Facebook dents. designed to inform and encourage all versity Student Congress office. look and feel to it,” he said. “We have found Dorner added that the move to add students to get involved on campus by In addition to students benefitting it to be very user-friendly in helping em- more offices and staff was to make things giving them an incentive. from the program, Stephanie Jurva, as- ployers find students based on their inter- more convenient and less intimidating for It is based on a point system, which sistant director of Student Organization ests and resume preparations.” students. keeps track of the student’s attendance Programs explains that student organi- Dorner added that Handshake will also “This can now be an ongoing thing for to events, meetings and programs when zations will benefit, too. enable students to schedule Career Servic- their entire academic career,” Dorner said. they swipe their Grizzly ID card as they “This program will help the student es appointments online instead of having Career Services held two career fairs enter. organizations by exposing their events to go into the office or call. in the last week to provide networking Student Activities Funding Board to the campus community,” Jurva said. and internship opportunities. They also Chair Jorge Garcia helped create this “Students that may not have attended More campus presence hold etiquette dinners, speed networking program. He explained that points are will have the extra incentive of the Ac- To become more accessible, Career events, internship mixers and meetings gradually earned because the amount tive Grizzly program to earn points, but Services has added offices in the School with student career ambassadors that are of points a student can earn per event then could find they really enjoy some of Business Administration and the Engi- offered throughout the academic year. varies. of the events and will return on their neering Center on top of their main office “Meetings for student organizations own without the extra incentive.” She in North Foundation Hall. are usually worth one point, because said she believes this program is going “This means higher-level service for the they generally only last forty-five min- to help all organizations grow because students’ academic programs for the busi- utes to an hour, but larger events will be it will attract not only the students who ness and engineering schools,” Thibodeau worth two to three points depending on stay on campus, but commuters. said. “Our focus is to try and help get stu- the length of the event,” Garcia said. “The commuters may easily be at- dents prepared for the market and pro- Once a student reaches a certain tracted to the free swag, but once they mote career readiness. This will help with amount of points they can win prizes. become involved they will find out that.” Ten points earns a water bottle, twenty about all that OU has to offer and it will Business, engineering and computer points earns a T-shirt and a water bottle, encourage them to attend other events science majors will now have career con- and thirty points earns a Grizzly hoodie, that they are interested in,” Jurva said. sultants in the buildings in which they a T-shirt and a water bottle. In other words, the CSA recommends have most of their classes. In order to join this program, stu- every student to get involved with Ac- Dorner said they are hoping this will en- dents must log into GrizzOrgs, click on tive Grizzly. Being active on campus can courage those students to take advantage “forms” and complete the “Active Griz- help students find their strengths and of Career Services. zly Registration Form.” Once students passions to better themselves. are officially registered, they will receive Students may even meet lifelong More staff an Active Grizzly Newsletter via email friends in the process, which is always In order to oversee this new model, Thi- every Friday, which includes informa- a plus. Most importantly, they can earn bodeau was promoted to senior director tion about the events considered in the free Grizzly merchandise. All they have this past year. Two directors of employer program. to do is register on GrizzOrgs and wait relations will assist him in helping the stu- Bohdanna Cherystlo / The Oakland Post To redeem points, students must visit for the email that will be sent out each dent body. Career Services switched over to Handshake the GrizzOrgs home page, click on their Friday containing the upcoming events. “In our old facility we never had enough from OUcareerlink.com in June 2016.

4 September 21, 2016 // The Oakland Post www.oaklandpostonline.com Campus Student Org Spotlight: Running Club KeyVonna Taylor Staff Intern

ollege is the time when students can explore their interests and broaden their horizons. Student organizations at Oakland Univer- Csity allow students to do just that. OU has over 350 student organizations. From academics and Greek life to club sports and more, students are bound to find a group that excites them. One organization that is available for students is Running Club. “Students should join because it’s fun,” said Danielle Elder, a linguistics major, biology minor and president of Running Club. Nowshin Chowdhury / The Oakland Post “Running with others is way more enjoyable than running by yourself, The food truck will be available at select Oakland Athletic events, it made its debut at the men’s soccer game. and Running Club is a super low-commitment club that is a great way to meet new people.” Vice President Courtney Sharbaugh is pursuing a psychology major National Coney dogs heading to town with a minor in communication and has been involved in Running Club for three years. On campus, she is also a member of Young Life and Bar- Robert Andrews make the experience better. Oakland wanted to belles. Staff Reporter provide that by offering hot foods and an overall Sharbaugh thinks being a part of this organization is a good way for enhanced menu at Athletics events. The food that students to form relationships with one another and discover more about ans who attended last week’s Oakland’s vol- National Coney Island will be providing at the themselves. Fleyball match or the men’s soccer game had concession inside the O’rena includes some Na- “It’s a great way to meet people and find your place, figure out who you the opportunity to taste the food provided by tional Coney Island items, such as their Detroit- are or help you find people who are interested in the same things you National Coney Island at the concession station style Coney dog, topped with their famous chili, are,” she said. in the O’rena and at National’s new food truck, mustard and onions. Sharbaugh does not like running, but she likes how she feels after. “I parked outside Oakland’s Soccer Field. The new operation will also serve freshly pre- love how it makes me feel after and meeting people,” she added. The new partnership between Oakland Univer- pared hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn and nachos, “[You] grow relationships and make connections with people, kind of sity Athletics and National Coney Island started in addition to other options. Depending on the like networking because you never know what could happen.” last week, but plans for the partnership go back event, there may be additional special menu “We meet four days a week,” she said. “You don’t have to come every to last spring when Athletics began to bid out the items offered. day, whenever you get the chance too. It’s real laid-back and relaxed.” concessions operation to interested parties. Elder encourages more first-year college students to join. “We have Bob Nichols, vice president of operations at Food truck tons of new members this year, mostly freshman!” National Coney Island, noticed the opening for In addition to the concession operation inside “Running club accommodates all levels of runners, even those with the concessions while attending past basketball the O’rena, National Coney Island will also be low experience, or who are trying to get back in shape,” she added. games at the O’rena and thought it would be a providing a new food truck at select Oakland Ath- “I only started running last year and I’m president! We love seeing new great opportunity for National Coney Island. With letics events. faces and we would be so excited to have you!” Oakland’s recent growth and success in athletics, The food truck had plenty of customers while As one of those newcomers, Michael Grinols looked forward to joining the two were able to close a deal. parked outside during the men’s soccer game this organization despite being a recent OU grad. “We are proud to be part of Oakland University, against Michigan State University on Sept. 14. Grinols graduated in May with a degree in mechanical engineering. which is a growing and great university. We feel Fans from both teams lined up at the truck to get “I moved to Rochester Hills about two months ago from St. Clair it will be a great partnership,” Nichols said. “We a taste of what it had to offer. Shores,” Grinols said. “I joined Running Club to put a better focus on my hope to expand our food truck outside of athletics The food truck menu included Coney dogs, shorter running distance as well as get to know the running areas around and more onto Oakland’s campus.” fries, chili cheese fries, chicken tenders and other Oakland since I just moved out.” Founded by James Giftos in 1965, National Co- small snack foods. Prices for food and beverages “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to get to know everyone ney Island currently owns and operates 20 restau- ranges from $1-5. and improve myself alongside new friends. It makes tough workouts rants in Metro Detroit, according to its website. “The food truck in particular is really a cool much easier and almost something to look forward to.” Being part of Metro Detroit for over 50 years, they thing because food trucks in general have be- Interested in joining this student organization or have questions? Run- have already branded their name in the commu- come so popular in recent years,” Adrianse said. ning Club can be found on Facebook, Twitter and GrizzOrgs, or students nity with their all-American classic food, reason- “Being able to offer that at one of our first big soc- can email [email protected] for more information. able prices, fast and friendly services, but most cer games of the season, with over 1,300 people importantly, their famous Coney dogs — all of out there, really added an element to the atmos- which caught the attention of the Golden Griz- phere that guests hadn’t been able to experience zlies. before.” “We were fortunate that National Coney Island The food truck caught the attention of the was interested in getting involved,” Director of broadcast booth and Neal Ruhl, Oakland’s play- Facilities Andy Adrianse said. “They are a great by-play announcer. company, have been around for a lot of years, “We heard a lot of positive comments, received and are well-established in the area. They have a lot of praise through social media and also had great infrastructure in place along with a strong the game broadcast through ESPN. Neal Ruhl support staff, which was a big plus for us during gave Athletics and National Coney a plug on air, the negotiation process.” which was great,” Adrianse said. “These are the type of things we want to continue to do to help Game day experience spread good will with our valued partners and Food and beverages during athletic events are continue to establish better relationships with all not deal breakers for most fans; however, having a those who support us.” Dongfu Han / The Oakland Post variety of freshly prepared food at an event could Vice President Courtney Sharbaugh enourages runners of all levels to join. www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 21, 2016 5 Campus SPB presents Toga at the Tower event

Students, alumni are invited to homecoming event ates a stunning visual centerpiece for Oak- corn, cotton candy, hot dogs, corn dogs, land’s campus,’” Miller . “What better and lemonade and soda pop. featuring food, music, dancing, other entertainment clever way to kickoff OU’s Homecoming One highlight is the Karaoke for a Cause, and Reunion Weekend than with Toga at where belting out some Adele can help out Amy Swanson event. It is being put on by the Student the Tower!” the Oakland University Disability Support Staff Reporter Program Board. Services. It will be held in the Gold Rooms, Jean Ann Miller, director of the Center “There were no homecoming with a suggested donation of $3. hat better way to celebrate for Student Activities and Leadership De- activities associated with the Elliott There will also be a T-shirt Exchange at homecoming weekend than par- velopment, explained that the event was Tower and a need for a homecoming the Fireside Lounge, where bringing a T- Wtying in a bed sheet? created by the executive members of the shirt from another school will score you an Toga at the Tower will be held Sept. 23 Student Program Board at their annual event for OU students. The two honorary Homecoming T-shirt. All shirts from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Elliott Tower. While summer retreat. ‘needs’ were put together and Toga will be donated to the Baldwin Center’s a toga isn’t required, it’s strongly encour- “There were no homecoming activities clothes closet. aged. associated with the Elliott Tower and a at the Tower was created.” Other activities will include balloon This will be an evening of music by need for a homecoming event for OU stu- darts and a bean bag and ring toss. WXOU and dancing. In addition, there dents,” Miller said. “The two ‘needs’ were Jean Ann Miller Another must-attend event is the will be novelty entertainment like a photo put together and Toga at the Tower was Director of the Center for Student Homecoming Barbecue on Sept. 24 from 1 booth and airbrush tattoos. created.” Activities and Leadership Development to 3 p.m. All members of the OU commu- And what’s a toga party without the de- Miller said the event was developed nity are welcome to join this grilled food licious Greek delicacies? Stop by the food with OU students in mind. In addition to this event, there are plenty fest, sponsored by the Oakland University tent sponsored by National Coney Island “Homecomings tend to be alumni-ori- of other festivities coming up. Credit Union and Liberty Mutual. to get your fix. There will also be non-alco- ented, but our current students, who will Homecoming and Reunion Weekend It will be located on the lower deck of holic beverages. be OU alumni in the near future, should be begins on Sept. 23 with a carnival-themed the P-29 parking structure, with general All Oakland University students and part of the celebration too,” she said. kick-off event. It will run from 11:30 a.m. parking in P-26. Handicap parking will alumni are welcome to attend. “Elliott Tower was donated to be ‘a ral- to 1 p.m. in the Oakland Center. Attendees also be available in P-29 on the street-side This is the first year OU is trying out this lying point for student activities and cre- can load up on classic treats like caramel first level.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-27 WEDNESDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. 9 A.M. - 7 P.M. 1-3:30 P.M. 4-6 P.M. Fall Career Fair HAP Brooksie Way Center for Multicultural Initiatives 8 A.M. OU Student Congress Recreation Center Fitness Expo and Black Alumni Homecoming Social HAP Brooksie Way Half Marathon, 5K General Body Meeting Recreation Center OC Banquet Room B and 10K Oakland Center, Oakland Room Registration is required Meadow Brook Amphitheatre FRIDAY 10 A.M and Music Festival Golden Grizzly 24-Hour Filmmaking 3:30 P.M. 11:30 A.M. - 1 P.M. Challenge Check-in and Start Men’s Homecoming Soccer Game vs. University of Dayton 10 A.M. TUESDAY Homecoming Kickoff Varner Hall, Room 112 & 228 Lower Fields Golden Grizzly 24-Hour Filmmaking Oakland Center Challenge Video Submission Deadline 7-9 P.M. 1-3 P.M. 4 P.M. Varner Hall, Room 228 Freshman College Survival Guide 3-9 P.M. Homecoming BBQ Men’s Club Football Game vs. MSU Oakland Center, Gold Room C HAP Brooksie Way P-29 Parking Structure, Auburn Hills Civic Center 4 P.M. Fitness Expo Lower Deck Golden Grizzly 24-Hour Filmmaking Recreation Center 7 P.M. Challenge Showcase and Awards 1-3 P.M. Women’s Homecoming Soccer Game Ceremony 7-11 P.M. OUSC Student Tailgate Party Recreation and Athletic Outdoor Complex North Foundation Hall, Room 156 Toga at the Tower P-29 Parking Structure, Elliott Tower Upper Deck 7:30- 8:30 P.M. Music, Theater and Dance Performance “Black and Gold” Varner Recital Hall

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www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 21, 2016 7 Life Suicide prevention walk to raise money, awareness

Simon Albaugh one’s life,” said Hook. “But just to have Intern Reporter some closure and some bondage is really a beautiful thing.” tony Creek Metropark’s Out of the Margaret Gupta, a volunteer for the Darkness Walk for suicide preven- event in 2015, recounted her experiences Stion is in its third year of benefiting of the walk with the story of a man she the American Foundation for Suicide met. Prevention (AFSP). “There was this big guy there,” Gupta Suicide is the 10th leading cause of said, “and he didn’t actually go on the death in America, according to the Cent- walk, but he was there because he ers for Disease Control and Prevention. needed to tell a story. His son committed The walk provides both a cathartic suicide.” experience for participants and an op- “If Lisa [Hook] hadn’t asked me to portunity to support local and national volunteer, I wouldn’t have known how efforts to reduce the rate of suicide. powerful that walk was,” she added. Since being brought to this location Hook’s goal for this year’s walk is to by Lisa Hook in 2014, Stony Creek’s Out reach $47,000 in donations to the AFSP. of the Darkness Walks have raised over She hopes to attain this through the $85,000 dollars, all of which benefits the help of more than 375 people who are AFSP. expected to attend. The event raised According to their website, the AFSP’s $35,000 in 2014 and $50,000 in 2015, ac- Courtesy of Lisa Hook goal is to bring about change through es- cording to Hook. The walk provides a chance to remember loved ones and raise money for suicide prevention. tablishing public policy initiatives as well “Coming out of the darkness,” Gupta as funding research and education. said. “I think you can look at it many the things they gave to the world can be Participants can register online until But the walk’s benefit doesn’t come different ways. Out of the darkness of a meaningful experience. The Out of the the Friday before the event or in-person solely from the money it raises, or the stigmatism. Out of the darkness because Darkness Walk is a collective effort that on the day of the event. number of walkers it hosts. The contin- they feel so alone. There’s different ways makes this kind of experience possible. Visit afsp.org for information about ued success of the event comes from its you can understand it all.” The event will take place Saturday, other ways to get involved with the offering an opportunity for healing as a There are many people who still feel Nov. 5 at Eastwood Beach in Stony Creek American Foundation of Suicide Preven- community. the sting of a loved one lost to suicide, Metropark. It begins at 10 a.m. and will tion. “You’re never going to forget some- but celebrating the lives they lived and end at 2 p.m. Obstacle course gym to provide new way to work out

Laurel Kraus exercise, is the alleviation it we’re looking at anything Grit Obstacle Training offers neering major John Pak said. Intern Reporter can offer to the mental strains obstacle-course related and at booking for parties and corpo- During the grand opening of a crippling course load. bringing that training indoors,” rate team building. on Sept. 24, open gym will rit Obstacle Training, one “Working out helps relieve Verbrugghe said. “If [Grit Obstacle Training] be available for $10. More Gof the first indoor facilities stress by exerting energy and Grit Obstacle Training encourages people to not just information about pricing can of its kind, will be celebrating even just distracting you,” said is open to a large age range workout, but to get involved in be found at gritobstacletrain- its grand opening on Sept. 24 Oakland University psychology and people of all skill levels. courses, getting America go- ing.com, www.facebook.com/ by means of staff demonstra- major Patience Paine. Classes run for 4-year-olds ing, so to say, then I think it’s GritObstacleTraining, or by tions, raffles and discounted The nearly 4,800-square-foot to adults; specific groupings a good thing,” electrical engi- calling (248) 829-0401. rates. facility, housed in the same consist of ages 4-5, 5-8, 9-12 With televised obstacle building where the Pistons’ and adult, with open gym days courses like “American Ninja cheerleading team practices, as another option. Warrior” and “BattleFrog” is located near the east end of The seven trainers — in- rapidly growing in popularity, campus. cluding Wes Whitlam, who people are becoming increas- It features infamous obsta- participated on the televised ingly interested in obstacle cles such as the Quin Steps version of “Ninja Warrior” last course racing. and Warp Wall from “Ninja year — utilize techniques to “Adults get bored with just Warrior,” along with other as- make every obstacle accessible going to the gym,” said Jason sorted obstacles. From Cannon to beginners and even more Verbrugghe, owner of Grit Ob- Ball Alley and the Hercules challenging to the advanced. stacle Training. “So this type Pull, which involves lifting “When you are pulling your of training provides that really a 200-pound bucket of sand body weight up a wall, it’s a intense cardio and strength through a system of pulleys to much different challenge than workout, but it’s also a lot of a balance beam made of PVC probably anything you’ve fun.” pipe on wheels, it is certainly a experienced before,” Verbrug- Aside from physical fitness, creative workout. ghe said. the draw to obstacle training “My goal here is to really Beyond classes, open gym Bohdanna Cherstylo / The Oakland Post for students, like all forms of expand it past just ‘Ninja,’ so and personal training sessions, Grit Obstacle Training features American Ninga Warrior-inspired equipment.

8 September 21, 2016 // The Oakland Post www.oaklandpostonline.com Life Microsoft claims humans have Drew’s Review: Top ten worse attention span than goldfish hip-hop/rap albums of 2016 Drew Hagge WXOU Sports Director Amy Swanson Staff Reporter 1. “Coloring Book” — Chance the Rapper 2. “Blank Face LP” — ScHoolboy Q study by Microsoft Cor- 3. “Malibu”— Anderson .Paak poration found that in the 4. “Blonde” — Frank Ocean Alast 13 years, humans’ at- 5. “The Life of Pablo”— Kanye West tention span dropped from 12 6. “Still Brazy”— YG to eight seconds. What does this 7. “Untitled unmastered”— Kendrick Lamar mean? 8. “Jeffery”— Young Thug We have a shorter attention 9. “The Sun’s Tirade”— Isaiah Rashad span than goldfish. 10. “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight”— Travis Scott These finned creatures beat us, reportedly focusing for an aver- hance the Rapper was music’s most improved player this Mary Mitchell / The Oakland Post age of nine seconds, according to year. The release of “Coloring Book,” his third mixtape, placed Scientists found that people with more digital lifestyles who use more tech- C The New York Times. Chance among hip hop’s most interesting and important voices. nology find it more difficult to pay attention for longer amounts of time. Scientists surveyed 2,000 Ca- “Coloring Book” forced the conversation of hip-hop’s best artists, nadians and studied the brain ac- ability is beneficial. the possible effects of technology which usually revolved around Kendrick Lamar, J Cole and Drake, tivity of 112 others using electro- “Multitasking reduces your on this population. to include the Chicago native. encephalograms, which record efficiency and performance be- So, how can we better navigate Before “Coloring Book,” Chance developed a somewhat cult fol- electrical impulses produced by cause your brain can only focus this digital environment? lowing based off two fresh-sounding mixtapes, “10 Day” and “Acid cells, according to IFL Science. on one thing at a time. When you First off, Schwartz suggests Rap.” So, worst case scenario, if Chance never made a good record Those tested with more digital try to do two things at once, your having a diagnostic evaluation again, he could have a Kid Cudi-esque career. lifestyles — people who began brain lacks the capacity to per- done by a psychologist if an in- “Coloring Book” is easily Chance’s most creative and concise using technology early on, fre- form both tasks successfully,” ac- dividual finds themselves strug- body of work. The album’s production is as rich and fulfilling as any quent social media, consume cording to Forbes. gling to concentrate. other hip-hop record in recent memory. Chance’s voice is every bit multiple forms of technology at It may even be harmful to in- “This will typically include a as instrumental as the actual instruments. He ranges from beauti- once, or just more technology in telligence. very thorough set of tests that ful spoken word on tracks like “Blessings (Reprise)” to more famil- general — found it difficult to -fo A study at the University of helps a person understand their iar rhyme schemes on “Mixtape.” cus at times when prolonged at- London found that the IQ of par- strengths and weaknesses,” he The star-studded track list, which features the likes of Justin Bie- tention was needed, according to ticipants who multitasked during said. “It will usually help identify ber, Kanye West and 2 Chainz (who seems to be enjoying a third The Telegraph. cognitive tasks dropped, compa- any possible learning difficulties prime in a near 15-year career) complement Chance’s gospel in- The study’s findings include rable to a score they would re- or ADHD and the person walks fluences perfectly. Never before has gospel-based music been so that 45 percent of Canadians get ceive after pulling an all-nighter. away with a list of helpful recom- excitingly palatable and relevant. “side tracked from what they’re Some men lowered 15 points, mendations.” doing by unrelated thoughts or which is the average range for This testing can be done at the day dreams,” and that 44 percent an 8-year-old child, according to OU Counseling Center. have to “concentrate hard to stay Forbes. He also recognizes that all of POLICE focused on tasks.” David Schwartz, psychologist this technology is here to stay. FILES The study specifically men- and director of the Oakland Uni- Therefore, a “technology vaca- tioned that these “heavy multi- versity Counseling Center, is also tion” may provide some much screeners” often find it challeng- hesitant. needed relief. Vodka, wine and brandy, oh my! ing to weed out irrelevant stimuli “What I know about multi- “Especially with this coming On Sept. 4, OUPD arrived at a room in South Hamlin Hall and and are therefore more easily tasking, from previous research, election and the amount of anger discovered seven people with an empty fifth of vodka, wine coolers distracted, constantly looking for is that humans are generally very and vitriol that is going to be con- and brandy. One said they did not drink due to health problems, but the next exciting thing. poor multitaskers,” Schwartz tinuously pumped out into the six of them admitted to drinking. The six were given a preliminary Researchers did have some said. “When most people refer to web, it is going to be very impor- breath test. When OUPD was able to confirm that they were positive findings. They reported themselves as being a ‘good mul- tant for people to recognize their intoxicated, the six were given minor in possession citations. that a human’s ability to multi- titasker,’ what they are usually limits,” Schwartz said. Housing was informed for further disciplinary action. task has improved. referring to is the fact they may “If you find your hands shak- “While digital lifestyles de- be skilled at switching quickly ing after reading a Facebook post crease sustained attention over- between tasks — i.e. serial versus because you are so upset, and we What’s that smell? all, it’s only true in the long-term. multi.” have all been there, it is probably On Sept. 8, OUPD arrived on the first floor of a residential Early adopters and heavy social Schwartz said that one should time to reflect and disconnect for building and were led to an area with the strong scent of marijuana. media users front load their at- be cautious when accepting the a few days.” They walked toward a room with a towel hidden under the door and tention and have more intermit- findings of the study. Ultimately, Schwartz ended asked the resident inside if there was any marijuana. Inside, OUPD tent bursts of high attention,” ac- “I am suspicious of the com- with a good takeaway: saw a bong on a dresser. Afterward, the resident handed an officer cording to the study. parison between humans and “I like to ask people to honestly a prescription bottle filled with marijuana with the words “Crit Technology usage trains indi- goldfish. That seems like the evaluate if the technology they Hog” written on it. OUPD confiscated pipes, a burner, a marijuana viduals to figure out what they type of thing that was distorted are using is adding to their well- grinder, bongs and over .15 ounces of marijuana. The resident was want to pay attention to and to somewhere along the way from being or taking away from it. If it given a misdemeanor for marijuana use. need less time to process that in- research to press coverage,” seems to be adding more nega- formation and encode it to mem- Schwartz said. tivity to your life than positivity, it Compiled by Robert Ogg ory, according to the study. That said, he stated that Micro- might be time to rethink how you Intern Reporter However, some don’t think this soft’s results do seem to represent are using the technology.” www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 21, 2016 9 Life Gary Johnson speaks to the Detroit Economic Club

Libertarian presidential nominee describes justice problem.” “We have our heads in the warded for their horrible choices Johnson also expressed sup- sand,” he said. “I’ve had my head by going bankrupt.” platform and policies during Q&A session port for criminal justice reform, in the sand on this issue. But In a moderate deviation from particularly as it applies to the we will come to grips with this. the Libertarian Party platform, African American community. We will come to grips with this Johnson expressed his support Alex Stevens Party themes, Johnson laid out a He explained that he believes faster, more accurately—we will for government’s role in protect- Political Columnist combination of fiscally conserva- that “all lives matter,” but then put things in place. As President ing people from pollution. tive and socially tolerant policies. went on to emphasize that “black of the United States, I will be in Johnson described the Flint n Friday, Sept. 16, the Regarding the economy and lives matter.” charge of the Department of Jus- water crisis as a “catastrophic Commission on Presiden- taxes, Johnson assured the crowd tice. We can look at the best [po- failure” and also expressed sup- Otial Debates announced that under his leadership, they “I don’t think life in this lice] practices in communities port for the Environmental Pro- that Gary Johnson — former two- would not see an increase in their country has ever been bet- and the worst [police] practices tection Agency in resolving envi- term governor of New Mexico taxes. in communities . . . so that we ronmental issues. and Libertarian Party nominee “Taxes will not go up in a John- ter . . . we get along with one can overcome the problems that Johnson concluded his re- for president — had missed the son presidency,” Johnson said. another better than ever and we are facing.” marks by emphasizing his sense 15-percent threshold to be in- “Government will get smaller.” our kids are smarter than Johnson was also asked about of optimism in regard to the state cluded in the Sept. 26 presiden- Johnson also commented on a series of issues that were spe- of American life. tial debate. social issues including drug le- ever.” cifically relevant to Michigan. “I don’t think life in this coun- Two days prior to that, on galization and the Black Lives He addressed the 2008 and try has ever been better,” he said. Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Detroit Matter movement. Gary Johnson 2009 auto industry bailouts, say- “We get along with one anoth- Economic Club hosted Johnson. “I do believe we are going to le- Libertarian Presidential ing that he would not have sup- er better than ever, we communi- During a Q&A moderated by galize marijuana,” Johnson said. Candidate ported such measures if he were cate better than ever and our kids political writer Abdul-Hakim “When we do that, this country is president. are smarter than ever.” Shabazz, Johnson addressed a going to take a quantum leap of In regard to police misconduct “I would not have bailed out Following the event, Johnson variety of topics concerning his understanding when it comes to and its impact on African Ameri- the auto industry,” he said. “I took questions from reporters platform and his personal his- other drugs. [We will] recognize cans, Johnson stated that he be- would not have bailed out Wall and emphasized the importance tory. that the drug issue is a health lieves people, including himself, Street. They made horrible choic- of participating in the presiden76933- Echoing common Libertarian problem as opposed to a criminal have looked the other way. es. They should have been re- tial debates for his campaign.

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Political Columnist includes victims of both rape and ticle) is an unfortunate oversight given From a purely egalitarian standpoint, it’s other forms of sexual assault, such as the great degree of conflicting data in reasonable to question data that claims his past week, an article published forced kissing or unwanted groping of reference to that claim. people with more wealth and better edu- by The Oakland Post drew impor- sexual body parts — acts that can le- For example, a nationally applicable cation Ttant attention to the “red zone”— a gally constitute sexual battery and are study provided by the Bureau of Justice are victims of sexual violence at higher period between Labor Day and Thanks- crimes. To limit the statistic to include Statistics found that female college stu- rates than those of lower socioeconomic giving when students are more likely to rape only, meaning unwanted sexual dents are less likely to be raped than in- standing. become victims of sexual assault. penetration, the prevalence for senior dividuals within the same age group who In addition to possibly eschewing ef- The article cited a statistic from the undergraduate women drops to 14.3 are not enrolled in college. forts to combat sexual assault, this type National Insti- percent, or one-in-seven (again, limit- This study follows common trends in of reporting heightens unsubstantiated tute of Justice ed to the two universities we studied). violence as wealthier and better-educat- fear among college students and puts that asserts one Third, despite what has been said ed individuals (two traits that are gen- pressure on poorly-trained college ad- in five female in some media reports, the one-in- erally applicable to college students in ministrators to intervene in criminal and college students five statistic does not include victims relation to others in their age group) are investigative procedures — a role they will be victims who experienced only sexual-assault less likely to experience violence than are in no way suited to handle. of sexual assault. incidents that were attempted but not those less well-off. To be clear, my intention is not to min- The reporting of completed. The survey does attempt Because of this, it’s possible that by imize the seriousness of sexual assault or this statistic is to measure attempted sexual as- focusing on inapplicable statistics and to detract from the horrific experiences highly mislead- saults, but only victims of completed ignoring studies that don’t affirm our -as of those who are victims of these disgust- ing, as the study incidents are included in the one-in- sumptions about the college social envi- ing acts. it comes from five statistic. ronment, we are misallocating resourc- Quite the opposite: I want to make the cannot be ex- Fourth, another limitation of our es to alleviate sexual assault in places case that by reporting poor data and ap- trapolated to national trends by report- study — inherent to web-based sur- where it may occur less than in other proaching the subject without regard for ers acting in good faith. veys — is that the response rate parts of society. our own biases, we are derailing a legiti- Furthermore, attempts to affirm this was relatively low (42 percent). We It should further one’s skepticism that, mate conversation about sexual assault statistic with more widely applicable data conducted an analysis of this nonre- as I noted above, it is the case that col- on college campuses from ever taking have been met with similar skepticism. sponse rate and found that respond- lege students are generally wealthier place. In an article for Time Magazine, Christo- ents were not significantly different pher Krebs and Christine Lindquist, two from nonrespondents in terms of age, of the researchers involved in the study race/ethnicity or year of study. Even from which the one-in-five statistic is de- so, it is possible that nonresponse Rates: rived, explained why it is inappropriate bias had an impact on our preva- Classifieds $0.35 per word ($7 min.) to extrapolate that study as a baseline for lence estimates, positive or negative. 61 Oakland Center, 312 Meadow Brook Road Unlimited Frequency national sexual assault statistics on col- We simply have no way of knowing Rochester, MI 48306 STUDENT DICOUNTS! lege campuses. whether sexual-assault victims were Christopher Krebs and Christine more or less likely to participate in Call or email us and place your ad today! [email protected] 248.370.4269 Lindquist wrote: our study. Face-to-face interviewing tends to get higher response rates but HELP WANTED: VALET PARKING As two of the researchers who con- is considerably more expensive and ducted the Campus Sexual Assault time-consuming. 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Political Focus: Gun violence Presidential candidates The candidates’ differing strategies In his attempt to combat the issue of gun strategize about the violence, Trump wants to crack down on those who use guns to commit a crime. In dangers of firearms the Second Amendment Rights section of his campaign website, Trump cites a law Melissa Deatsch in Richmond called Project Exile. The pro- Political Columnist gram sent any person who used a gun to commit a crime to prison for five years. he statistics surrounding gun vio- Project Exile received strong criticism by lence are staggering. The total num- many who called it racist because it would Tber of instances involving guns in have a disproportionate effect on the black LOVE THE the U.S. this year has reached 40,321. Total community because of its area of imple- number of deaths due to gun violence in mentation. However, the undeniable sta- the U.S. so far this year: 10,345. Total num- tistics after its first year in effect were a 33 ber of injuries due to gun violence: 21,523. percent and 20 percent decrease in homi- Additionally, there have been 278 re- cides and armed robberies, respectively. ports of mass shootings. All of these statis- Hillary Clinton’s main strategy to com- tics are from the Gun bat the problem of gun violence aligns Violence Archive, a similarly with that of President Obama: nonprofit existingclose the loopholes. JIMMY to provide free ac- The loopholes Clinton has set her sights cess to gun violence on include the so-called Charleston loop- information by con- hole, the gun show loophole and the inter- ducting extensive re- net sales loopholes. search of media, law The Charleston loophole’s name comes enforcement, gov- from the incident in Charleston that left ernment and com- nine worshipers in a historically black mercial sources. church dead from a gunman who report- These statisticsedly purchased his gun because of this point to a problem loophole. that no presidential candidate can ignore. Under current federal law, if a back- ground check is not completed by the Na- The current background-check system tional Criminal Background Check System The candidates agree on very little, but in three days, the gun seller can move for- there is at least one thing they do agree on: ward with the sale. the current background check system is The internet and gun show loopholes al- flawed. low certain people who sell guns through Under U.S. federal law, a person can- those means to not have to conduct not purchase firearms if they have been background checks on their buyers. Even convicted of felonies or certain misde- though gun rights and gun control advo- meanors, are drug abusers or have been cates have worked together to try fixing involuntarily committed for mental health the flawed background check system, 40 issues. From there, states have their own percent of gun sales are still being con- laws on any additional limitations. ducted without background checks even TM However, the follow-through on these involved. records being uploaded to the background Clinton has also stated that she wants SERIOUS DELIVERY! check system are inconsistent. According legislation that will allow victims’ fami- ★ JIMMYJOHNS.COM ★ to The New York Times (NYT), criminal lies to hold gun sellers accountable when records are uploaded most consistently, their negligence results in a violent crime. but there is a drop-off for records of drug Additionally, she wants to add domestic abuse and even more so for records of abusers to the list of those who cannot mental illness. purchase a gun. 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www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 21, 2016 13 Sports Former Oakland star Nash joins professional team

KeyVonna Taylor & Christian Miller Intern Reporters

akland’s women’s basketball Oseason has not officially begun, but some former players’ dreams are coming true. Olivia Nash is one athlete who has signed a contract to play profession- al basketball internationally. Nash has joined Vimpelin Veto (ViVe) un- der Head Coach Jarkko Havu. The Nowshin Chowdhury / The Oakland Post forward from Escanaba, Michigan, Alumna Olivia Nash will play in Finland. is moving to Vimpeli, Finland, to play in the SM-sarja league. Do you have a special ritual or The Oakland Post caught up with anything that you do to get Nash over email. Answers have pumped before a game? Photo courtesy of Oakland Athletics been edited and shortened. I usually try to be the first one on Seniors and twins Andrew and Jacob Bowman will not be competing for Oakland cross country this year. the court before a game, where I Why did you choose to play shoot a series of shots. basketball over any other Bowman brothers redshirting sport? What is a lesson that Head Nash: I chose basketball over oth- Coach Jeff Tungate taught you Rice and a couple other accomplishment since er sports mostly because it was what during your time at Oakland Cross country duo schools, but something about you’ve been an athlete at I grew up with. I started playing at that you will take into your taking season for Oakland just made sense. Oakland? such a young age, which allowed professional career? J: I started running at age A: Finishing 12th in the me to develop my skills better than A lesson that Tungate taught me development seven. It started off with a cu- steeplechase at the NCAA any other sport. was that, “99 percent of the things riosity as to where my mom East Preliminary Round. you worry about don’t ever hap- KeyVonna Taylor & was disappearing to every J: Helping my team win its When did you start playing? pen,” and to always stay positive! Christian Miller morning, eventually to run- first Horizon League Champi- I started playing basketball when Intern Reporters ning junior high races in onship. I was in second grade. What has your experience been sixth grade, helping my high like thus far as a professional akland men’s cross school team place second How has being in Oakland What is your favorite part about basketball player? country is working to at states, and finally to a call athletics helped you grow your sport? I leave Sunday, Sept. 18! Looking Ostay healthy amid the from Coach Rice leading me as a student and person? [My] favorite part about basket- forward to a change. redshirting of seniors Andrew here. A: I’ve found that there’s ball is being able to be on a team and Jacob Bowman. The team a deep sense of satisfaction and having the chance to meet new What do you miss most is confident they can main- How has your schedule and joy that comes with every people. Also, the opportunities it about participating in college tain the momentum from last changed as a redshirt? successful run, workout or has given me. athletics? year’s Horizon League Cham- A: As a redshirt you still do race. Running in my mind is Being with my team every day. pionship title. all the same things you would the pursuit of excellence, and Did you ever have an obstacle The Oakland Post caught normally do being on the that pursuit is the aspect I en- at any point during your time What is your most memorable up with the Bowmans over team, minus the racing. joy the most as a runner. as an athlete? If so, what is it moment as an Oakland email. Answers have been ed- J: Nothing has really J: It has taught me the true and how did you overcome it? student-athlete? ited and shortened. changed. I’m still doing all importance of dedication and Overcoming a few injuries my Beating Green Bay at home dur- the workouts and mileage, hard work. It has also taught freshman year, and also dealing ing senior night. Major and minor? but I don’t get to run any of me to be more focused and to with the coaching changes going Andrew: Majoring in envi- the meets with the team. manage my time better. into my sophomore year. I overcame What legacy do you hope to ronmental science. my injuries by being persistent in leave at Oakland? Jacob: Environmental sci- Have you ever had, or do How do you like being on my physical therapy. To overcome I hope the legacy I leave at Oak- ence, biology. you currently have, any the same team as your the coaching change I relied on my land is to play every game like it’s second thoughts about brother? team and the new coaching staff to your last. When did you start redshirting? If so, why? A: It feels the same as al- come together. running in general and for A: No, right from the begin- ways. He’s always been one of What advice would you give Oakland? ning I knew I wanted to be my greatest competitors, and What did it feel like the to current and future Golden A: I competed in my first 5K here for a minimum of five I’m thankful that he’s here to moment you committed to Grizzlies? at seven years old. So every years to see how good I could keep pushing me to be my Vimpelin Veto? Have fun and don’t take anything year from then on my mom actually get. best. It was a very exciting moment. It for granted! would enter my brother and J: I really dislike the J: We butt heads at times, almost didn’t feel real until I offi- I into a couple of local 5Ks in thought of not being any use but the competitiveness we cially signed the contract. How would you explain your our hometown of Marlette, to the team this year. have causes us both to be bet- experience as a collegiate Michigan. By our senior year ter than we would be on our Who is your biggest fan? athlete in one word? we were in touch with Coach What is your biggest own. My family. Memorable.

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Women’s soccer starts THE SPORTING BLITZ league play with win VOLLEYBALL (8-6, 0-0) MEN’S SOCCER (2-4, 2-0) First regular season tournament win L 1-0 vs. MSU, Sept. 14: Alex Serwatka (Bucknell Invite) since 2014. Melissa with two shots on goal, Austin Ricci “I’m really happy with our performance Oakland splits games, beats Deatsch got 1,000 career kills. with one. Liam McQueenie with 90 in the back and with our goalkeeper mak- Youngstown, loses to CMU ing sure that we come away with a clean minutes in net, three saves. sheet,” Head Coach Mags Saurin said in a W 3-0 at Buffalo, Sept. 16: Darien Christian Miller and Sam Schlenner GrizzVision interview with Dan Gliot. Bandel led with 11 kills, Deatsch “I wasn’t overly impressed [with Intern Reporter and Sports Editor Goalkeeper Alison Holland provided a got six service aces, Deatsch and MSU’s attack],” McQueenie said. defense on par with her team’s offensive Gutschow with nine digs. akland women’s soccer (4-5-1, efforts. W 3-0 vs. Bucknell, Sept. 17: Sammy 1-0-0) split a pair of games this With five saves, the redshirt senior re- It was scoreless at the half, but MSU Condon with 13 kills, Deatsch with six Friday and Sunday, clinching a corded her second shutout of the season. scored in the 53rd minute off an own O aces and 13 digs. goal by Oakland. 3-0 win at Horizon League opponent YSU Rearing from an offside call, Oakland State (2-5-1, 0-1-0) on Friday and losing gathered for one final push on the net. W 3-1 vs. Cornell, Sept. 17: Deatsch 1-0 at Central Michigan (8-0-0, 0-0-0) on The fate of the game was sealed when with 16 kills, Bandel and Deatsch with “I think in the first half we played a Sunday. Bos scored in the 89th minute, assisted by five aces, Gutschow with 10 digs, good game overall,” head coach Eric Gurovski. Condon with seven block assists. Pogue said. “It’s a 50-50 game. They W 3-0 at Youngstown State, Sept. 16 “Once we scored the goal, I’m really were able to finish their opportunity The Golden Grizzlies displayed their happy that we kept our foot on the gas and we weren’t. I think we’ll learn offensive ability with 22 shots to YSU’s 12, and continued to create and put two oth- MEN’S GOLF from that and get prepared for an 10 on goal to YSU’s six. Oakland led the er chances away once we put that first one Oakland finished fifth out of 13 at the important game against Green Bay.” stats in corner kicks, five to YSU’s three. in,” Saurin said. JD Memorial tourney. Jake Kneen (T9) Oakland established their offense early She offered only praise. led the team, followed by Marc Norton in the game and peppered YSU’s goal- “I thought we did very well tonight,” she (T24), Connor Jones (T24), Jacob Oakland beat Green Bay (see p. 16). goalkeeper Katie Montgomery with three said. “Obviously a three-nil victory is fan- Johnson (T37) and Chris Handy (T49). shots during the first four minutes. The tastic, especially on the road. You always team’s defense worked to keep the ball in want to try to pick up points on the road.” YSU territory. Senior defender Aly Rawson kept up L 1-0 at Central Michigan, Sept. 18 the early momentum with a header that Central came out aggresive, garnering deflected off the goal post. two headers and corner kicks in the first YSU returned with two shots in the 10th eight minutes. minute, but two fouls offered Oakland an Palmer managed a header in the 18th OU CREDIT opportunity to capitalize. minute that went high. Central countered PLATINUM PLUS Regrouping, Oakland coordinated two with two shots in the next three mnutes. strikes on YSU. The first, by senior Alice It was scoreless going into the half. The Palmer in the 18th minute, resulted in a goal came in the 58th minute. Central’s UNION VISA CREDIT CARD shot landing high. Sophomore Lauren Taylor Potts shot from the top of the box Bos followed in the 21st minute, ripping and landed it in the upper right corner of a shot that landed wide outside the net. the goal. Earn 1% cash back on all purchases with the The Golden Grizzlies played aggres- Palmer followed up with a couple of Platinum Plus Visa Credit Card. sively, garnering 12 fouls and four yel- shots on goal in the 75th and 78th min- low cards during the game. The Horizon utes, but they were saved by Central goal- League opener for both teams was a test keeper Kristen Knutson. of wits, with all goals coming late in the Oakland had a couple more tries in the second half. 85th and 88th minutes, but Sydnye Gang- Oakland returned focused and re- er and Ali Amante’s shots went wide. freshed from halftime. Central shot 15 total to Oakland’s seven % In the 48th minute, Bos was first to pen- and got six on goal to Oakland’s two. Hol- etrate and fired a shot that was saved. Her land played all 90 minutes and made five 1 teammates followed and capitalized on saves. YSU’s weaknesses, maintaining pressure “Until the last maybe fifteen minutes and forcing a corner kick in the 54th min- or so, we didn’t create enough,” Saurin ute. said. “Although we had a lot of possesion, Following up her own corner kick, I don’t think it was possesion with a pur- CASH BACK sophomore Sydnye Gagner was the first to p o s e .” break the gridlock with a goal in the 77th That’s practice this week. Visit us in the Oakland Center minute. Gagner then netted her sixth goal “[We’ll] take a lot moving forward to or online to start earning cash of the season in the 78th minute. Both prepare us for some of the more aggresive, back today! goals were assisted by Cecilie Dokka and more physical conference opponents and Vlad Gurovski. learn from it,” Saurin said. 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Negative cash back will be given if returns or credits exceed purchases. www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // September 21, 2016 15 Sports Men’s soccer building Horizon League record Ricci put up seven shots of Oakland’s Williams said. “His job is to get up and Oakland splits a pair of 13, four shots on goal to the team’s seven. down the field and helping in the attack home games, continues In other words, he was a madman Satur- and getting balls in. Just being that extra day night. It was also one day after a full winger.” undefeated in conference moon. Coincidence? So that’s what he worked on. “Just trying to get things started,” Ricci “With the games we’ve been playing Sam Schlenner said. “I had a slow start to the season, and and the teams we’ve been playing, it’s Sports Editor I just thought if I keep shooting, keep do- a little bit more difficult to do because ing things, eventually stuff’s going to start we’re defending a lot,” Pogue said. “I eems like that tough non-confer- to happen.” don’t think we’ve totally seen the great ence schedule is paying off. After Ricci was a Horizon League Co-Offen- benefits of a guy like Wilfred Williams.” Sgoing 0-4 against UC Santa Barbara, sive Player of the Year in 2015 and got on “It’s helping our team,” Williams said. Virginia Tech, Penn State and Michigan the All-Horizon First Team. Evidently. The ricochet that preceded State, Oakland men’s soccer is 2-0 in the “He’s kind of a marked man,” Head Jabbori’s goal was off the Green Bay keep- Horizon League, beating Green Bay 2-0 Coach Eric Pogue said. “It’s hard for him. er, courtesy of a package from defender on Saturday night at home. Because if he stays too high, he’s going to Williams. Chase Jabbori and Austin Ricci scored get beat up by the big centerbacks there.” The stacked non-conference and ex- the Oakland goals. Jabbori got right up So they tried to do the False 9, letting hibition schedule stored the potential in Green Bay’s grill and scored from five Ricci go back toward Oakland territory of this Oakland team. After tempering Nowshin Chowdhury / The Oakland Post yards out in the 32nd minute with a lit- for a bit, making the defenders take the themselves with preseason nationally- Austin Ricci scored the final goal against tle help from a deflection off Green Bay’s risk of going after him or the risk of letting ranked competition, the Horizon League Green Bay with an assist from AJ Shaw. keeper Kyle Ihn, who saved a shot from him choose his approach. looks different. Oakland’s Wilfred Williams. Then, in the “Once he gets going, he’s a handful,” “You see more mistakes happen,” Ricci play.” 51st minute, freshman defender AJ Shaw Pogue said. “If he can get a shot off, most said. “We’re just more prepared. I feel The defenders were key and stifled crossed to midfielder Austin Ricci, who of the time he’s going to put it on frame, like we’re ahead of everyone else in our some Green Bay opportunities, Pogue threaded the needle from the middle of and he’s either going to score or he’s go- league right now.” said. the penalty box with a ground-hugging ing to require a big save out of the keeper.” The non-conference was education, Next game is at Detroit at 5 p.m. ET on shot. He draws attention, giving the forwards Pogue said. Wednesday, Sept. 21. There’s not much Nebosja Popovic shot three and got some breathing room. “We’re playing the game; we’re break- time, so the team will mostly rest and one on goal. Jabbori, Williams and Alex Wilfred Williams was a peculiar case, ing down the film,” he said. “Tweaking study the Green Bay game film. Still: Serwatka each had a shot. listed as a defender, but travelling the each and every game a little bit. And I “That [Detroit] game’s all about heart,” For the Phoenix, Sidney McClain, Wil- field like a back and midfielder at once. think we did a nice job [tonight] of con- he said. “You can scout each other all you liam Nordenstrom and Vincent Nguyen It’s the thing to do in the pros, he said. trolling the play through the midfield and want, but everybody knows each other. each had two shots. “A defender’s job is not just defending,” getting our outside backs involved in the It’s gonna be a grudge match.” Swimming legacies join Golden Grizzly family

Sam Schlenner school history [Nancy Schermer DeJonge’s even got a chance, DeJonge said. “It’s kind of cool Sports Editor DeJonge],” Hovland said. “He’s if he improves, of getting on the seeing all that and experience it a high school state champion in 4x200 yard free relay this season. for the first time.” his year’s swimming and the middle distance events. He “His time coming in, in the Abbasse is the daughter of Tdiving recruiting class is really fills a need and fills a hole 500 freestyle, is faster than Dev- two former Oakland swimmers, good, according to head swim- on the men’s program.” on Nowicki’s,” Hovland said. “As Darin and Dana Abbasse, who ming coach Pete Hovland. DeJonge will swim middle a freshman, Devon won the 500 were both All-Americans, ac- “I wouldn’t classify it as a distance and distance in the last year [in the 2016 Horizon cording to Hovland. She’ll be great class,” he said. freestyle. Although he doesn’t fit League Championship].” swimming freestyle sprints and He ended the sentence with Photos courtesy of Oakland Athletics perfectly into a vacancy on the A guy who can compete at the middle distance, which is need- “yet.” Abbasse (left) and DeJonge (right). team, the mid and long free are top in his first year is a good find, ed, Hovland said. “It’s a class on the women’s always needed. Hovland said. Abbasse’s parents sang the side that’s full of potential,” sophomore Stirling Fordham’s “You can never have enough,” Even though DeJonge’s moth- graces of Oakland. They also Hovland said. “No superstars, departure on a Mormon mis- Hovland said. er swam successfully at Oakland, lived close to the university. even though we have some high sion trip after his second year at Especially of someone who his father went to Michigan, and Oakland was at the top of Ab- school state champions.” Oakland. He may be attending performs like DeJonge. Wolverine sports reigned su- basse’s list, but she didn’t seri- The squad is going to need Brigham Young University upon “I think Micah was rated the preme in the household. ously consider attending until to develop and receive a lot of his return, Hovland said. fourth or fifth best high-school “I really didn’t ever think the beginning of her senior year. coaching. Joe Smith and Adam Polosky, recruit in the state of Michigan about coming to Oakland se- She went on one official visit, “But that happens every year,” the two remaining divers, will last year,” Hovland said. “I think riously until end of my junior and that’s all it took for her to Hovland said. “That’s part of the have some work to do. he’s got a bright future . . . Get- year,” DeJonge said. decide. process.” Two swimming recruits are ting in a college environment But now he’s here. “Everybody’s really nice and Freshmen Sarah Stine and An- Kirstyn Abbasse and Micah De- is going to be really, really ben- “Upperclassmen are show- really helps you blend in and gelique Wise fill an empty roster Jonge. They’re both legacies. eficial to him. I think he’s only ing me how everything’s done merge and get to know all the on women’s diving. The men’s “DeJonge is the son of one of going to continue to grow and and getting me up to speed with routines,” Abbasse said. “I think side is one man short because of the greatest female swimmers in blossom.” some of the team traditions,” that helps a lot.”

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