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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 11-18-2010 Lanthorn, vol. 45, no. 25, November 18, 2010 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol45 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 45, no. 25, November 18, 2010" (2010). Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011. 23. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol45/23 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 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BODIES REVEALED . » See Page A4 GVSU on air WGVU wins Platinum . MarCom award » See Page B4 GRAND VALLEY’S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER T 1 ' - mmt) ¥allcp Hmtfforn WWW.LANTHORN.COM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 A Courtesy Photo / BODIES REVEALED New fund INSIDE to cover sustainable projects By Molly Waite Sports: GVL Senior Reporter G V prepares for Mines Parents tell their children money quarterback doesn ’t grow on trees - and they are right - but now money may help Clay Garcia trees grow. Grand Valley State University’s Courtesy Photo / Colorado Mines Sustainable Community Develop ment Initiative recently created the ONLINE university ’s first-ever Sustainable Community Reinvestment Fund. Andrew Justus' The fund will award grants and loans to students, departments and political blog: organizations that will allow them on postal reform to implement sustainable projects in t the GVSU community, continuing S' the university commitment to sus > / tainability and the environment. pli ✓ S' ” ✓ . GVL / Eric Coulter It is important that o ' S ' Bouncy ball: Professor John Kilbourne advocates "activity permissible'classrooms. Exercise balls help promote alertness. everyone have the opportunity to provide Movement science professor input. You never know NEW SCHOLARSHIP where the next cost cutting or value-creating GV Athletics to give idea will come from/7 AWAY $500 SCHOLARSHIPS starts fitness orb wave -Bart Bartels AT PLAYOFF GAME SCDI project manager In an effort to garner increased fan support at this Faculty calls for addition of Health and Wellness class to curriculum weekend's NCAA Playoff football game when Grand Applications for funding, which people that are at a desk all day Christopher Jeffries, the master Valley State Universiy takes By Anya Zentmeyer were due last week, are currently like many of our (clerical, office plumber for the Allendale Cam being reviewed by a committee of on Colorado School of GVL News Editor Mines, GVSU Athletics has and technical staff members) and pus, is among those who made the faculty and staff members who are announced its "Home Reid secretaries ” call and liked the results. responsible for overseeing loans and grants disbursement, according Advantage Student Scholar Faculty and staff at Grand Val Kilbourne first introduced the “I feel more awake while sit to a GVSU press release. Wendy ship Giveaway" set to take ley State University are bouncing, fitness balls to GVSU after he ting at my desk, and it does seem balancing and getting a workout, read an article about a wbman in to help my posture and lower back Wenner, dean of the Brooks College place during the game. of Interdisciplinary Studies, is the all while they teach and leam. Western Michigan who used them pain, ” Jeffries said after one week For every GVSU student committee chair. An increasing number of fac to help her students who had At of fitness ball use. who attends Saturday's “The fund provides start-up capi game, GVSU Athletics will ulty members are replacing their tention Deficit Hyperactive Dis Although many pioneers of tal in the form of grants and loans donate $1 to be used to standard desk chairs with fitness order refocus their learning. the exercise balls still spend time for projects that will add value to the give away scholarships in and exercise balls in a movement From the Office of the Provost switching back and forth, Jeffries campus community, such as energy increments of $500 to GVSU that professor John Kilbourne of to the Facilities Services Depart said he has committed to the new saving or recycling initiatives, ” said students. The winners will movement science calls “activity ment, Kilbourne said he has re lifestyle. Bart Bartels, SCDI project manager. be determined by a random permissible” teaching. ceived more calls and e-mails “All I can say is if you’re look “The idea is to funnel cost savings back into the fund and build it up ticket drawing after the third “I’m getting calls from all over each day from faculty and staff ing for a new way to sit at your over time.” quarter using the tickets sold campus, ” Kilbourne said. “I think members asking where they can it’s just the change, especially for buy the exercise balls. See Fitness, A2 Brian Copeland, assistant vice for the game. Students must president for Business and Finance be in attendance to win a and committee member, said in a scholarship. GVSU press release that the rein Andy Fry, the athletic vestment fund totals $35,000, and ticket and fan development most projects will be funded for less manager for GVSU Athlet than $5,000. GV gains 12 Future Safety Leaders “The fund is for students, staff, ics, said an average of 4,800 faculty and departments, ” Bartels students have turned out for Engineering students chosen for annual conference to prepare them for workforce football games this season, See Sustainability A2 which would translate into almost 10 $500 scholarships. By Jake Moerdyke The highest student turnout GVL Intern m was 8,100 in the first game of the season in a 34-31 Twelve Grand Valley State University students were chosen 3 eg victory over West Texas A&M University while the lowest to be a part of 130 students na turnout was 2,586 in a 57-23 tionwide who attended the Fu V mid-season blowout against ture Safety Leaders of America Lake Erie College. conference held by the American Society of Safety Engineers in Schaumburg, 111., on Nov. 4 and 5. INDEX Students were chosen based on overall grade point average, News A3 class standing and a 500 word es UUENt CHAPTER say submitted to the ASSE. Each Courtesy Photo / Stephanie Zizzo Downtown A4 Engineering experience: The GVSU ASSE student chapter gathers at their booth at of the students is a member of the 2010 Michigan Safety Conference in Lansing, Mich. Opinion A5 GVSU’s student chapter of the Advertisement A6 ASSE and is earning a degree in student chapter that went to the ing floor plans for escape routes occupational and safety health conference. during fires to selling insurance to management. The occupational safety and a business, the boundaries of this Sports Bi “We were chosen as fu health management major, is a field are extremely far-reaching. GVL Archive / James Brien ture safety leaders,” said Justin broad field that covers almost all The conference had 15 spon- Funding the future: Norman Christopher A&E B4 Slusarzyk, a member of the ASSE forms of business. From design See Conference, A2 is the executive director of the SCDI. Marketplace •Some Restriction* Apply * ■ Hyhorn FREE • f • For Students, Faculty, and Staff @ Lanthorn.com r" <m • ♦ ♦ ♦ A2 Thursday, November 18, 2010 NEWS Grand Valley Lanthorn Sustainability Fitness one public college or university from continued from page A1 continued from page A1 each of the 50 states. said. “Basically, anyone that has an idea “Personally 1 find it absolutely about how to add value or create efficiencies desk, I would give the hall a try,” absurd that the undergraduates take in the community. It is important that every he said. ”1 use it 100 percent of the just about everything but a course one have the opportunity to provide input. time.” that deals with health and wellness You never know where the next cost-cutting Used intermittently throughout and physical activity,” Kilboume or value-creating idea will come from.” the day, Kilboume said exercise balls said. “It’s not forcing them, but now Norman Christopher, executive director of do not only help with posture and bal at least they have an option. ” the SCDI, said the idea for the reinvestment ance but can make users more men The new course would satisfy fund came about when the SCDI provided seed grants of $250-$500 each semester to tally tit as well. the socio-behavioral category of the faculty and staff. He said due to the success “You ’re physically more engaged, general education requirements and of the seed grants, many university organiza and according to new research, the would be comprised of a two-credit tions and departments took part helping to more you are engaged physically, the hour lecture with a co-requisite phys create the new reinvestment fund. more you are mentally,” he said. ical activity class taken alongside it. Courtesy Photo / News and Information “Thanks to the support and contributions Kilboume said an active lifestyle The course, which has just cleared Classroom comfort: John Killbourne teaches a class in which students sit on exercise balls. from the Student Senate, University Book is key, so he and a team of other pro the movement sciences department store, Campus Dining, Sustainability Initia fessors in the Department of Move curriculum committee, will now be particularly important at a liberal arts other words, Kilboume said the cur tive and Finance and Administration, the Sus ment Science and faculty and staff in passed up to the College of Liberal school like GVSU.