A Modest Proposal

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 2-23-2012 Lanthorn, vol. 46, no. 45, February 23, 2012 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol46 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 46, no. 45, February 23, 2012" (2012). Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012. 43. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol46/43 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 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GRAND VALLEY THE STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPERS AT GRAND VALLEY. WWW.LANTHORN.COM ^ READTHEBLOG: ^ INSIDE THIS ISSUE: ^ VIEW THE SLIDESHOW: 4 CHASING THE SKY LYRICIST DISCUSSES ^ HOW TO RESPONSIBLY START A 7 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES ON y RELIGION IN SONG LYRICS t CREDIT LINE, AVOID DEBT ^ LUBBERS STADIUM REMODEL 7, y y % www.lanthorn.com/blog y ____MONEY_ MATTERS .I „„A5 ,'/y www.lanthorn.com/multimedia............„...... .................................. y ^////////////////////////////////////////////^/////////////////////////////////////Z////////////////////^^^ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 A MODEST PROPOSAL SPORTS $358,000 SPOTLIGHT $135,000 MEDIA COUNCIL $ 66,000 CULTURAL $60,000 SERVICE AND ADVOCACY $40,000 2011-2012 BASE BUDGET SPECIAL INTEREST __________________ $37,000 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONALS ■■■■[$30,000 $358,000 SPORTS GREEK LIFE COUNCIL $30,000 $ 120,000 i SPOTLIGHT PERFORMING ARTS $23,000 $75,000 CULTURAL GRADUATE COUNCIL ■[ $15,000 $ 66 ,000] MEDIA COUNCIL HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL [ $7,000 $32,000 - SERVICE AND ADVOCACY INTERFAITH $6,000 $30,000 ] SPECIAL INTEREST $30,000^ ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONALS 2012-2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL $30,000 ] GREEK LIFE COUNCIL 4 $23,000 ^ PERFORMING ARTS 2010-2011 COUNCIL SUB TOTAL $753,000 1 2011-2012 COUNCIL SUB TOTAL $776,000 $15,000 jm GRADUATE COUNCIL 4 2012-2013 COUNCIL SUB TOTAL $807,000 $7,000 ] INTERFAITH 4 TOTAL PERCENT CHANGE 3.99% $5,000] HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL GVL Infographic/ Valaria Waldbauar Student Senate passes Travel Fund, will vote to finalize 2012-13 base budget proposal today BY ANYA ZENTMEYER “In the past, academic October to December, Janu more specifically toward Among other notable classification of some of GVL MANAGING EDITOR and honorary groups weren’t ary to March and April to academic, professional and changes in the 2012-13 those groups to the Special eligible for funds, they had June. honorary groups, who had base budget proposal, which Interest Council is attributed rand Valley State to go through a separate Requests, which must to jump through more hoops council allocation sub total to the decline in allocation. University’s Stu academic conference fund, be submitted at least four in previous years to acquire tops off at $807,000, is the "We’re going to have a dent Senate has which is outside of our weeks prior to the trip, will money for group trips. shifting of allocation as a large portion of our budget approved a new scope,” said Dave Pacini, be considered and subse "The travel fund is brand result of a reclassification of left over because the reclas travel fund, open to viceall stu president of finance quently awarded by the Stu new, it’s something that I student groups GVSU’s Of sification happened over the dentG organizations, as a part for GVSU’s Student Senate. dent Senate Appropriations feel like, especially aca fice of Student Life enacted summer after we set the bud of their 2012-13 base budget "... So this year we’re open Committee on a rolling ba demic and honorary groups over the summer. get for last year, so we’re try proposal, the rest of which ing up to everyone.” sis, as funds are available. have been pushing for, for So, though the Cultural ing to match the movement senators will vote on today at The designated $50,000 Pacini said the travel a while,” Pacini said. “We Council saw a 20 percent of funds with the movement 4:30 p.m. in Pere Marquette travel fund will be distrib fund, though open to a num heard their feedback and are decrease at $60,000 (down of groups,” Pacini said. during the Student Senate uted evenly on a quarter ber of organization classifi establishing this travel fund from $75,000 in the 2011- General Assembly meeting. system - July to September, cations, is something geared to better meet their needs.” 2012 base budget), the re SEE BUDGET A3 Former first daughter to visit GV's campus BY RACHEL MELKE GVL LAKER LIFE EDITOR Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former Presi dent George W. Bush, will speak at Grand Valley State University on Monday. Bush ’s talk, “One Per son Can Make a Difference Confronting Today’s Glob al Health Challenges,” is GVL / Eric Coulter part of the Frederik Meijer Date for chartty: Justin Lewis (pictured), president of the GVSU Student Veterans Organization, Lecture Series. The free organized the tomorrow's Date a Veteran auction, which will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. event begins at 7 p.m. in the Grand River Room of Kirkhof Center and will be followed by a reception. SVO hosts first 'Date Presented with a va riety of speaker choices, members pf the Frederik a Veteran' auction Meijer Honors College, which hosts the lecture BY LIZ GARLICK served four years in the Marine Corps. series, thought Bush was GVL STAFF WRITER “The Student Veterans Organization a great choice to present has been around for about three years and • to students, said Jeffrey The Student Veterans Organization at has sat in the shadows,” he said. “We are Chamberlain, director of Grand Valley State University will host getting a little more involved, and have the Frederik Meijer Honors its first fundraiser at its “Date a Veteran decided to do some fundraising for the or College. Auction” tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Main ganization so we can develop more of an "We decided (Bush) Courtesy Photo / dalje.com Street Pub. image.” Making a difference: Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former would fit the bill very Both male and female veterans across a Lewis said the SVO has received coop nicely,” Chamberlain said. president George W. Bush, will speak at GVSU about global health challenges as part of the Frederik Meijer lecture series. wide age range will be auctioned off with eration from other universities like Dav “She is relatively recently one date per person, said Justin Lewis, enport University and Western Michigan out of college.” Corps, a nonprofit orga When choosing the SVO president. University, as well as the National Guard. Bush graduated from nization aiming "to mobi speaker, Chamberlain said Steve Brown, the auctioneer at the Brown, who became a soldier after the Yale University with a Hu lize a global community of the Honors College makes event, said there is a $5 minimum bid for Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and served in the manities degree, and she emerging leaders to build sure they can impart wis dates, and married couples can pay $30 Calvary in Iraq, said the main goal of the was also a legacy member the movement for health dom on the undergraduate to buy a veteran a meal. Everyone is wel auction is to show support for veterans, as of Kappa Alpha Theta. equity,” according to their listeners. come to attend. well as raise money and awareness. He Since college, she has co website, where she also Benefits will go to the SVO and the founded Global Health serves as CEO. SEE BUSH, A3 Wounded Warrior Project, said Lewis, who SEE VETERAN, A3 lantlmn’e Spring Break Checklist Page A6 Grand Valley Lanthorn NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 NEWS EDITOR LIZZY BALBOA NEWS BRIEFS LET'S TALK ABOUT TRASH Seidman structural construction complete Workers raised the last structural steel beam for the Seidman Center into placeTuesday. Before the beam was raised, Grand Valley State Uni versity students, faculty and staff from the Seidman College of Business had an opportunity to sign the beam. President Thomas J. Haas, Seidman College of Business Dean H. James Williams and Seidman Campaign Co-Chair David Frey also signed the beam. In addition to housing the Seidman College of Busi ness, the building will also house the Small Business and Technology Development Center, a federal/state/ Grand Valley-sponsored program that creates and sustains jobs across Michigan. GV to perform at international drama festival .VI ^ Grand Valley State University is the only group from the U.S. invited by the Department of the Inte rior, National Park Service, to perform during the 2012 international Spanish Golden Age Drama Festival at ti)e Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas, March 6-8. Funding has been provided by a federal grant for travel and two Grand Valley performances of the English translation premiere of "Antona Garcia." Additional performances will be featured at Grand Valley's Performing Arts Center from March 30 to April 7 To purchase tickets, priced between $6 to $12, call the Louis Armstrong box office at 616-331-2300. Lecture to discuss Roosevelt, football •i Football is one of the America's favorite pastimes, GVL / Liz Garlick but 100 years ago, football as we know it was under Dirty deeds: Members of the Student Environmental Coalition comb through the dumpsters behind Fresh Food Company at attack from all directions. It was saved only by the Grand Valley State University. About 80 percent of the trash students picked through were actually compostable materials.

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