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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 2-1-2007 Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 39, February 1, 2007 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 39, February 1, 2007" (2007). Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007. 39. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41/39 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 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Grand Valley State University www. lanthorn com Thursday, February 1, 2007 Fair answers the major question First Academic Majors ''It’s a different avenue for students to connect with faculty, ” Hill said. Fair attempts to solve The central location of die Grand the undecided angst River Room and the convenience of a “walk-in ” advising session also made for GVSU undergrads the event effortless and approachable for students. Hill added By Rachael Williams The Academic Majors Fair is one GVL Assistant News Editor of the many programs the Academic Advising Council has implemented in Students classified as undecided the past year to help undecided students or pre-major perused the first-ever find direction. Academic Majors Fair in the Grand Nancy Giardina, assistant vice River Room Tuesday, collecting president of Academic Affairs for information from various departments. GVSU. said the Advising Council Sponsored by the Academic Advising administered a self-study on advising. Council, each table at the event was “What we have found is we want staffed by members of an individual students to graduate in a more timely academic department to provide a manner, but we don ’t want to lock them spectrum of subject areas into something they're not interested Sophomore Bianca Orduna said she in. ” Giardina said. heard about the fair from her adviser The Liberal Studies department and “I haven ’t decided my major yet, ” Counseling and Career Development Orduna said. “I went to the Academic Unit collaborated to offer courses for Resource Center and took tests and filled credit that also help students find their out papers over the summer. The fair has niche. GVl / Kelly l*9*row “US 102 and LIB 100 go into career The war within: February is Eating Disorder Awareness month This month is dedicated m part to helping students become more aware of eating helped, giving me more information on development." Giardina said. “We want disorders and what treatment is available for them the areas I’m interested in. ” Jacqueline Hill, director of the students to have a fulfilling education. Educational Support System at Grand The idea of a liberal education helps Valley State University, said the encourage this." informal structure of the fair helped to Giardina said the Advising Council GV raises awareness attract students. See Majors, A2 about eating disorders Campus officials speak out, offer help “It’s sad that it's starting at younger ages," she said. “Girls as young as 6 and 7 years old arc starting to engage in during National Hating Disorder month disordered eating behaviors. ” Involvement in self-care may be helpful and lead those By Leslie Perales with affected to live a healthier life. Zaugra said. Much of this GVL News Editor takes outside support from the Counseling Center, he added. The Counseling Center ’s materials include pamphlets that The National Eating Disorders Association has named have information about various eating disorders, as well as February as Eating Disorder Awareness month. self-evaluation and strategies that can be used when trying to Harriet Singleton, senior counselor at the Counseling and overcome a disorder. Career Development Center, said estimates of females with "With eating disorders, a lot of the time people create eating disorders at Grand Valley State University are between patterns that are hard to break." Singleton said. “If they start 25-50 percent. purging at age 12 and they don ’t address the problem until GVl tritn fttdtf "Many students bring disorders with them to college who they are 23. that pattern may lead into a lifestyle." Finding a niche: Freshman Biiquis AJsoofy (right) talks to faculty advisers Glenn Valdez, associate had them in high school," said John Zaugra. another senior If someone with an eating disorder waits too long, they professor of pyshchoiogy and Anka Cronin The Academic Majors Fair will provide an opportunity counselor. "And muny factors contribute to more stress and begin to run into more serious conditions, such as deteriorated for students to meet with advisers and professors from a variety of academic majors to discuss pressure on students today than they did 10-15 years ago.” teeth and throat problems that may eventually lead to cancer. career options The event took place on Tuesday m the Grand River Room m Kirk hoi Because of the range of eating disorders, not all have a Singleton added disease but many have disordered eating behavior. Singleton Single said it is important to know that eating disorders said. affect all cultures, education and income levels, not just The Counseling and Career Development Center, located certain groups of people. in 204 of the Student Services building, offers resources for Monday, a presentation titled “My Body. My Self: Body Alumna provides insight into disorder dealing with eating disorders. Image and Self-Esteem Seminar ” will take place in 204 By Laura Wasilewski I 20 pounds just to be Students can receive individual counseling, attend support Student Services. at the lowest healthy groups and seminars on concerns and receive consultation on The seminar will discuss the connections between body GVl. Assistant Editor BMI how to deal with another student who may have a problem image and self-esteem in women. Societal roles and family “I look back at Students may also request referrals to receive additional impact on body satisfaction and acceptance will also be She would get up at 6:15 a.m. to do pictures and I looked help. discussed. Pilate* for 45 minutes. pretty horrible." she Many students bring in friends or stop in to find information Robyn McGee will speak to GVSU students on Feb. 26 She would eat a little cereal and walk said. to give to friends. Singleton said. See Awareness, A2 to the studio to dance for three hours. After, she would go to classes and Though Walters | is now a successful then dance for another hour and a half, eating “some pretzels or something ballet teacher, she fat free on the way. ” By 5:30 p.m. she knows her love of Nobel winner urges democracy abroad had exercised for more than five hours dance helped cultivate her disease. with little in her stomach. “For one thing, each day we must Green Belt Movement Women in Kenya, for which she was "Logically, I knew that what I dress in leotards and tights and be in chairperson during the last six years. was doing was not healthy ” said front of a mirror for hours upon hours.” founder shares her tale It was 1977 when Maathai introduced Sarah Walters, a Grand Valley State she said. “During the teen years when a lot of students are not completely of pro-democracy in the concept of planting trees to ordinary University alumna. citizens. This concept grew into the But Walters could not stop. comfortable with themselves anyway, Kenya during lecture Green Belt Movement. “Emotionally it was harder to think a dancer has even more to deal with The main focus of the organization of — or let anyone help me — because due to the mirror for one. but also comparing oneself to other dancers By Leslie Perales was to help women's groups plant of the guilt I felt each time I ate more trees to conserve the environment and than I thought I should have or did not GVL News Editor See Walters, A2 improve the quality of life. exercise,” she said. The organization began holding Walters dealt with Anorexia Students and community members civic and educational seminars. Soon Nervosa for seven years. She said it filled floor seating in the Fountain Street Tanttmrn the seminars became high in demand, began during her freshman year of Church and still more were sprinkled she said. high school, when she weighed less throughout the balcony Monday. During the seminars, women inquired than 100 pounds “1 think the event was everything we as to what they could do as individuals. She said she got her weight to 104 would have hoped for,” said Kathleen “What can we possibly do, ” Maathai pounds for the rest of high school INDEX Underwood, professor of history and said. “Let's go and dig. Anyone can dig where it stabilized until she came to Section A women and gender studies at Grand a hole and put a tree inside that hole and college. Things became even more Valley State University. “We had a News......................................... A3 water that tree.” stressful, she said, and she dropped to fantastic turnout from students from all Opinion.....................................A4 Women would leave the seminars her lowest weight of 92 pounds. six campuses and the general public.” feeling empowered and accomplished. On her 5-foot-5-inch frame, her A&E............................................A5 Wang an Maathai, a 2004 Nobel Maathai added body mass index was 15.3. Section B Peace Prize recipient, came to speak to While the Green Belt Movement The body mass index is an indicator GVl SUtt •«tt»rtUU the West Michigan community.