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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 $3K EMBEZZLED FROM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

BY CHELSEA LANE GVL STAFF WRITER

he Grand Valley State University Police De­ partment recently closed Ttwo cases regarding two stu ­ dents embezzling a total of over $3,000 from student orga­ nizations Vertical Earth and the Synchronized Skating Club. Although the cases share simi­ larities, GVPD said it has no reason to believe the incidents are related or connected in any way and that each student ap­ peared to be acting alone. DeHAAN Assistant Director of GVPD, Capt. Brandon DeHaan, said GVPD first became aware of the incidents at the end of August, when the Synchronized Skating Club filed a police report stating that after reviewing the club ’s finances, officers discov­ ered approximately $ 1,000 in unauthorized charges had been made from April to June using the debit card linked to the club ’s bank account. GVPD then launched a full investigation into the disputed charges, which consisted FROM THE GROUND UP IA6 of personal purchases unrelated to official club business or equipment. Criminal charges were ultimately filed as a result of GVL / Eric Coulter the investigation and former club officer Katelyn Doemer Digging up dirt: James Moyer, assistant vice president for Facilities Planning at GVSU, shows Lanthom editor Andrew Justus the real-time progress of the new Mary Idema Pew library construction. Read more about Justus' construction tour on page A6. _ SEE EMBEZZLED, A3

— Three hours, no credit

BY LIZ GARLICK GVL STAFF WRITER

All students at Grand Valley State University must take a science course with a lab at some point in their college careers, but ost, if not all, of those lab courses are offered for very little credit at the university. According to GVSU’s Office of Institutional Anal­ ysis, 46 science classes with three-hour labs were offered in the Fall 2011 semester, GVL / Amalia Helchelbach and 51 were offered in Win­ Priceless: Grand Valley State University theater students rehearse for the upcoming ter 2012. In the fall, 7,139 show "Antona Garcia." Unlike many science-related courses on campus, art and fine art students took labs, with departments do not receive extra money for supplies needed in their curricula. 6359 students currently en­ rolled in lab courses. Despite the time reserved for class and studying,these The price of good art students often receive no credits. BY KRISY FORCE ly toward the dispersal of supplies?” Harris said. “Three hours of lab are GVL STAFF WRITER money. Senior photography not assigned three credits “While it would be a major Alissa Krumlauf as the style of teaching and When it comes to art, great luxury, I don’t think said she understands why learning are very different,” price is as subjective as the school should have the university does not sup­ said Todd Carlson, chairman beauty, but when it comes to supply every item for ply her art material because of the chemistry depart­ to making art, price of sup­ students, ” said senior art many of the materials dif­ ment. “Labs are more of an plies can be burdensome. major Michael Rajnicek. fer between science and art experimental learning pro­ The art students of “We don’t have the big tab courses. cess where students learn by GVL / Allison Young Grand Valley State Univer­ for textbooks, so it sort of "I think there is a big dif­ doing, such as with intern­ Under the microscope: GVSU students peer under the microscope sity already understand the balances out. Nothing we ference in supplies between ships, independent research, during a lab course. Lab students receive zero to one credit. cost of production, as the buy can be sold back at the different lab courses, ” field classes, or art and mu ­ by virtue of the need to per- have labs vary in how things university does not fund end of the year either, but Krumlauf said. “I’m not sic studios. You will find form tasks mostly within are structured, ” Schut ­ supplies for art students it can be reused for future a (science) major, but I’m that internships, research, the lab or studio are allo­ ten said. “For example, like it does for students in classes.” sure buying all those dead field work and studio class­ cated differently,” Schutten some labs are part of the other practical courses like Junior art major Joseph animals, chemicals, micro­ es have similar formulae for said, adding that 80 to 100 course and the credits for science labs, where chemi­ Harris agreed and added scopes, tools to cut open, determining results. ” percent of lab work occurs the course are reported as cals and other lab tools are the way he sees it, since mix, pour, bum, measure, Mary Schutten. associate during the lab itself. a whole. When a lab is of­ frequently expended. most art courses do not etc., all cost way more than dean of the College of Lib ­ She added that the fered separately, the credit Despite the fact that require textbooks, all of our materials would. It is eral Arts and Sciences, said amount of credits assigned and number of hours varies most supplies for courses his money is going toward nice they don’t charge us that lab courses have more to a lab also depends on with the course. Typically, like photography and art supplies. to use the chemicals for the work inside the classroom whether the lab is connected labs where the students need are bought with students ’ “The university does dark room though, but they than outside. to a course. own money, many art stu ­ not supply textbooks, so “Lab and studio courses “The science courses that SEE CREDIT, A3 dents do not feel negative­ why should they fund art SEE PRICE, A3

CAMPUS oUE YEAR of REUT Grand Valley Lanthorn A21 NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 NEWS EDITOR LIZZY BALBOA NEWS BRIEFS RON PAUL IN HUDSONVILLE GV report shows effects of forclosure A new report that details the impact of the foreclo­ sure crisis on the state of Michigan has been released by researchers at Grand Valley State University. Researchers in both the Johnson Center for Philanthropy's Community Research Institute and Grand Valley's Seidman College of Business worked on the report, along with the Michigan Foreclosure Task Force. The report revealed that housing values in the state fell by $63 billion between 2006 and 2010, and showed that in rural areas, the average monthly foreclosure rate tripled between 2005 and 2010.

Civil rights pioneer comes to GV Diane Nash, a Chicago native who became one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement, will give a presentation at Grand Valley State University as part of the Black History Month celebration. Nash's involvement in the movement began in 1959 when she was a student at Fisk University, where she became the chairperson of the student sit-in movement in Nashville. In 1961, she coordi­ nated the Freedom Ride from Birmingham, Ala., to Jackson, Miss., a story that is documented in the re­ cent PBS film "Freedom Riders." She was appointed to a national comrrlittee by President John F Ken­ nedy that promoted passages of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

'Love Your Body Week' begins today The women's center will be featuring a documen­ tary screening for 'Love Your Body Week' this week. The documentary, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores how the media's misrepresentation of women have led to the under-representation of women in positions of power. Screenings are set for Monday, February 27, at 4 p.m. in Kirkhof Center, room 2204; Tuesday, Febru­ ary 28, 6 p.m. in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences; and Wednesday, February 29, 6 p.m. in De- Vos Center, Room 138E. Faculty members will lead ’discussion following each screening; the event is LIB 100 and US 201 approved.

WHAT'S INSIDE // SECTION A SECTION B ^ // y. News A2 • Sports B1 //% Opinion A3A3 LakerLaker LifeLife B4B4 VVx/ y YourSpace A5 Marketplace B5 y f////////////////w GVL / Anya Zentmeyer A show of support: (Top) A Ron Paul supporter sells "Ron Paul for President "T-shirts outside of the venue. (Bottom left and right) CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS Ron Paul supporters ask passersby to sign petitions to repeal legislation that prohibits the use of marijuana in Michigan.

In the Feb. 22 of the Lanthorn, in Chris Lafoy's story "Eclectic film series in Grand Rapids redefines clas ­ he line snaked out of the door legalization of marijuana, something FiveThirty Eight, the New York sics," the Lanthorn misreported that the film "The yesterday at the Pinnacle Cen­ Paul has stated should not be left up to Times' election blog, predicts that Paul Wizard" was 13 years old when it was actually 23 ter in Hudsonville, Mich., where the federal government to decide. will receive 12 percent of the vote in years old, released originally in 1989. Tsupporters of Republican candidate Paul ’s visit comes just before the Tuesday’s primary, with Romney pro­ Ron Paul waited, some for more than Feb. 28 Michigan presidential prima­ jected to have a 65 percent chance of three hours, to hear him speak. ries, in which he is still behind Mass, winning. Among the most prominent of at­ governor Mitt Romney, who has the managingeditor@ Hantbom tendees where those advocatingfor the home-state advantage in the primary. lanthorn.com VOLUME 46, NUMBER 46

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He added that little lab CREDIT work usually is required continued from A1 outside of class other than access to the lab itself to do reading the lab manual to be the work have more hours. ” prepared. Neil MacDonald, chair of Carlson also said upper- the biology department, said level lab classes are “likely awarding zero or one credits to require more elaborate lab to a lab is a reflection of how reports and data analyses to the labs are scheduled. be done outside of class'” “If the lab is scheduled and that some upper-level as one of many laboratory classes are assigned supple­ sections, it is nominally as­ mental writing skills (SWS) signed one credit,” McDon­ credit because of the amount ald said, “If the lab is part of writing involved. of a smaller course where Rigorous work both in­ there are only a few lab sec­ side and outside the class is tions with one lecture sec­ expected of students, as well tion, it is nominally assigned as coming to class prepared zero credits, since all of the for experiments. Whether course credit is kept track students are taking science of through the single lecture classes for general education system.” requirements or for their ma­ MacDonald said the jors, labs are often a required amount of homework re­ part of the course and do not quired for labs outside of always count for outside class varies with the type of credit. lab. “The university curricu ­ “This is part of the total lum committee oversees amount of work required credit hours assigned to all for the entire course, lecture courses, ” Schutten said. and lab combined, which the “They require units to justi ­ expectation would be from fy — based on best practice in eight to twelve hours per the discipline and university week in addition to the time policy—the credit alloca­ actually spent in class,” he tions through the curricular said. development process.” Carlson said sometimes To figure out which students may finish their ex­ courses require labs and periment early and not have how many credits each lab GVL / Allison Young to stay for the whole period, is worth, check the 2012-13 Undercredited: A Grand Valley State University science major works away in an on-campus lab.Though most lab courses attached to lectures cap off at three hours, students at GVSU still receive only zero to one credit for the work done both in and out of class. but this depends on the week, course catalog. student, and class. e%arlick@ lanthorn .com

are currently under review tablishment or use of club experiment involves,” God­ of art supplies to every stu ­ EMBEZZLED and the new changes will debit cards. However, there PRICE continued from A1 continued from A1 win said. “And, they can’t dent would be a burden on be reflected in the 2012-13 are guidelines for organiza­ take them home generally. the university. pled guilty to embezzlement Registered Student Organi­ tions that set up their own don’t charge chemistry ma­ On the other hand, in the art “Where a classroom in of $200 or more but less zation Handbook. bank accounts. jors to use the chemicals in studios, my understanding Au Sable only needs to run than $1,000. Doemer was Haight added that all stu ­ Student organizations their labs either.” is that there is more discre­ lights and a projector, the sentenced to pay $1,800 in dent organization policies that maintain a bank account Joseph Godwin, associate tion by students to dictate pnntmaking studio for ex­ restitution and costs, as well undergo a complete review must do so with a bank in ei­ vice president for Academic the scale of their project in ample needs to run multiple as serve 12 months of pro­ every few years. ther Kent or Ottawa County Affairs, said the distinction both the amount of material hot plates, intense ventila­ bation. In the meantime, Haight and the account must be in between the labs and the art and the cost of material.” tion, acid baths, hard and Shortly after GVPD be ­ had several recommenda­ the name of organization, as supplies is that students are Harris said art students soft ground stations, a dark gan investigating the Syn­ tions for securing student verified by the Office of Stu ­ usually not making some­ can make use of their sup­ room, multi-thousand dol­ chronized Skating Gub in­ organizations’ finances to dent Life. thing they will keep in the plies in many different ways lar presses and track light­ cident, a separate report was prevent similar incidents Organizations with science classes or for which and that the materials are ing,” Rajnicek said. “Again, filed by rock climbing club from taking place within checking accounts must they will have other uses. used at a faster rate, which it would be nice to have the Vertical Earth. Vertical Earth other clubs. have two authorized signa­ “My understanding is elevates the cost. luxury of free supplies, but alleged that about $ 2,000 “Monitoring off-campus tures on a check before it that the labs are a more con­ “You only use so much that would be a huge price personal ' adCOflHBTTBte the organiza­ can be processed. trolled environment such of a chemical before it’s for the university to cover.” charges had been made by tion’s responsibility,” she Haight * said warning that students have little gone whereas I go through Harris said by having a member using the club ’s said. “We recommend that signs of potential embezzle ­ discretion about what their pencils like crazy, but one students purchase their own debit card. The card charges there are two signatures (re­ ment include unaccounted pencil does have, like, 40 supplies, they will come to were made over approxi­ quired for check processing withdrawals and purchases applications,” Harris said. understand how much they mately the same time period authorization) and that the made without receipts. If All three students agreed need and how much it costs as those in the Synchronized advisor reviews the account any organization suspects it "My that financial help would in the real world, which is a Skating Gub case. each month with the officers. may be the victim of fraud, understanding is be appreciated, especially learning opportunity in it­ After conducting an in­ Also, we do not recommend embezzlement or any other / that the labs are if students do not receive self. vestigation, GVPD filed the use of debit cards for stu ­ crime, Haight advised con­ / a more controlled other funding, but they un ­ a report with the Ottawa dent organizations.” tacting the Office of Student / environment such derstood that the high cost . kforce @ lanthorn £om County prosecutor’s office. According to the cur ­ Life immediately. ' that students have However, the suspect then rent addition of the RSO DeHaan added that an ' little discretion paid full restitution to Ver­ Handbook, finances must organization that suspects it ^ about what their tical Earth and no criminal be managed “in a business ­ may have been the victimof Hansen-Dyke Automotive Inc. / experiment charges were filed. Since the like manner” and the orga­ a crime can file reports with / involves." M StrvtctAutetopttr suspect was never arraigned nization’s treasurer “should GVPD, which will then in­ / / in a court of law, his or her develop an annual budget, vestigate the matter and / / name has not been released. maintain records of income notify any additional depart­ / Representatives from and expenses, and regularly ments or organizations as JOSEPH GODWIN both the Synchronized Skat ­ report the financial status of needed. ASSOCIATE VICE ing Gub and Vertical Earth the organization to the offi­ “Anyone that is a victim PRESIDENT FOR Across the street from GV on Lake Michigan Drive declined to provide any com­ cers, advisoffs) and the gen­ of any crime shotild report / ACADEMIC AFFAIRS eral membership.” ✓ ments to the Lanthorn. Both it to the police department,” / Call today to make an appointment Doemer and the suspect in The university can re­ he said. “We in turn will /. (611) 891411* www.taftwndytetam the Vertical Earth case have view an organization’s fi­ contact any appropriate or­ subsequently either gradu ­ nances if the organization ganization for additional ated or left the university. requests. follow-up during the course The cases may poten­ The handbook does of the investigation.” tially have long-term impact not mention or set specific on GVSU’s official student guidelines regarding the es­ clane @ lanthorn .com Thinking law school? organization policies. 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« Whilecourse work in some lab classes is completed exclusively in NOT WORTH IT? class, most are more work than just the one credit they are worth or the 6359 students at Grand Valley Among other reasons cited were wheth­ “BMS 291 is a one-credit class with chair Neil MacDonald saying lecture and State University enrolled in science er the lab is connected to a course, the size the workload similar to a three-credit lab combined “would be from eight to courses that require labs this winter of the lab and how the lab is scheduled. class,” he said. “There are other labs 12 hours per week in addition to the time F2012 semester, receiving zero to one credit Conversely, all administrative justifica ­ that I have taken that should be worth no actually spent in class,” that kind of pres­ for the time they spend working both in class tion aside, the bottom line for many of the credit because everything is completed sure seems unrealistic and unfair to apply und outside of class has become an unfortu ­ students enrolled in those classes is the in class, but there are a few classes that to students who are already carrying nate side-effect of their majors. disparity of credits rewarded in relation to have large amount of outside work on top pretty overwhelming workloads. - In this issue of the Lanthorn, staff writer the work they’re expected to accomplish. of the three hours of class a week. ” And though college students are often Liz Garlick asked professors and adminis­ Nick Dow, an exercise science major He said the amount of time he spent expected to buck up and deal with unfair ­ trators to justify the gap. Their bottom line at GVSU, said while he was enrolled in on work for a class that only counted for ness, offering credits proportional to answers? Most of the work assigned for labs BMS 291 — a human physiology class one credit was “almost not worth it.” hours is not only fair, but it makes more is done during the lab hours — 80 to 100 with a lab requirement — he put in five And though GVSU professors do not logical sense for students standing on the percent, said Mary Schutten, associate dean to seven hours a week for outside lab dispute the fact that class and lab work fence of classes they’re so close to deem­ of the College of liberal Arts and Sciences. work alone. can add up, with biology department ing “not worth it.”

QUESTION OFTHE ISSUE COURTESY CARTOON I KING FEATURES Do you think three-hour lab courses should be worth more than one credit?

"The only lab I have taken was for Media I, so I can't really say it's been a huge issue for me. I do think that if you are putting in the time, the credits should reflect that, though."

MIRANDA ROBERTS Junior, journalism and broadcasting Lapeer, Mich.

"Yes, I feel that as the amount of time in the classroom increases, so should the amount of credits."

JANE SCHMULER Senior, psychology Warren, Mich.

"As a science major, I feel that the Your Facebook argument is illogical amount of work that goes into lab courses is not equal to the SUPPORT: Just call it to help “facilitatfe] in mak ­ gays? Or should we instead amount of credit.... I have less “marriage,” basic human ing babies ” (mentioned not concern ourselves ; credits than my friends of other rights, Neil Patrick Harris earlier). In essence, gay entirely with continuing to majors, but I still spend more Because all of these individuals aren’t defunct populate an already-crowd­ time in class than most of them." points (regardless of valid­ at all. ed planet and treat human ERIK VERNON ity) have already been “I now understand why beings like human beings? Junior, biology BY CHRIS SLATTERY made countless times, I people don’t like gays].] “I imagine that to CommerceTwp., Mich. GVL COLUMNIST just want to talk about a ]0]n the most basic level perpetuate sovereignty Okay, so the last time I few of these Facebook 1 don’t want to compete as technology advances "Yes. For many science majors wrote a column in response viewpoints, which—due to for resources or assist in the country who will rule they have to take a minimum of 12 to something I saw on space restrictions—can’t anyway IsicJ someone the world is the one who, credits because with the added lab Facebook, many distasteful include full context: who by choice or defect is invents a weapon to turn time, they don't have time to take names were thrown at me, “Gay’s [sic] can’t make absolutely removed from other country’s |sic] popu­ more than that.Those lab classes so I’ll choose my words babies, so their (sic] isn’t the evolutionary gene pool lations homosexual so that keep them in school longer." carefully this time around. a need to give them the with no possibility of per­ they can’t recreate].]” This is in part a reaction to distinction of marriage or petuating the human race Yeah. I think Apple is ELIZABETH EDWARDS a string of opinions posted the privileges that go along and[/]or a societies (sic] working on developing that Senior, group social studies on Facebook (of which with it. In essence, gay sovereignty.” technology right now... Colorna, Mich. everyone is entitled to), individuals are ‘instict- Okay, ignoring the point Listen, it’s not my and also as a retort to the ually’ IsicJ challenged, or made earlier, as well as place to say whom I think "Yes. Science classes can be real recent veto that happened defunct. ” the fact that no one here is deserves equal rights (I hard and since we have 50-minute in New Jersey. Since that first clause is competing for resources mean, technically this is classes that are worth more than Gay marriage; it’s a completely untrue —it’s not at the moment, let’s take a exactly my place, below one credit, it's only fair that a subject that has been dis­ as if gay men don’t have dip in the gene pool for a the editorial cartoon), and three-hour course be worth the cussed to death and back sperm and gay women second. Is this to say that I don’t want to push any same amount of credits." and I would only join in don’t have functioning people who suffer from agenda on individuals who if I knew I had something uteri —there is no basis for infertility (approximately may feel differently. It just CRYSTAL NAKERMURA different to say. So, to get the second. I mean, yes, 10-15 percent of Ameri­ irks me when people use Junior, public administration and nonprofit everything out of the way: as far as I’m aware a dude cans) and many celibate faulty logic to hurt others. Republic of Palow OPPOSITION: It’s a can’t get another dude * religious figures —from Unless this writer was sin, destroys the sanctity of pregnant, but donors and monks to priests—should using satire. marriage, Perez Hilton surrogates are everywhere suffer the same hatred at cslattery® lanthorn .com Hantfjorn

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GVL / Eric Coufter Up In th« air: Lanthorn Assistant News Editor, Andrew Justus (middle), talks with GVSU's Vice Presidentof Facilities Planning, James Moyer (right), during a tour of the Mary Idema Pew Library.

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BY ANDREW JUSTUS wind, with the fluttering appearing got its first taste of the wicked wind have men and women’s bathroom to sound off, at that point Moyer GVL ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR most intense on the higher floors, Moyer had alluded to earlier in facilities. said the building would be well something Lanthorn reporters the day. On.the first floor there are Views of the outside world from insulated from the constant ringing here one day students would become quite familiar large open spaces where the main the Mary Idema Pew Library will of the bells. will hear the sounds of with. The tall red crane and other entry hall that opens toward the increase as the floor numbers do The future library is an impres­ iPods being played too construction equipment dotted the Kirkhof bus loop will be. Opposite the same. Diligent studiers and sive structure, even with a bitter Wloudly and people gossiping muddywith areas just inside the black the main entrance is space that is procrastinators alike will be able to wind cutting through the floors and all the subtlety of a wood chipper, fence separating the work site from open all the way through the third see clear over the roof of the next- exposed steel as the only artwork. today there are bare steel beams the rest of campus. floor that will be part of the giant door Kirkhof Center and well past The building is full of details that and the sound of unobstructed wind Inside the massive building, glass enclosure that will face north Laker Village Apartments from the are going to be an attractive and howling about. Grand Valley State there was much more to see. toward the Student Services Build ­ third floor. The third floor also will interesting place to do class work University’s new Mary Idema Pew Moyer led the Lanthorn across ing. have a terrarium-like glass enclosed or chew potato chips like you have Library Learning and Informa­ the sandy mud that formed a moat The glass enclosure has not been garden that will be open to the a mouth full of drywall screws. tion Commons is coming along around the future library and across built yet, exposing an abrupt drop­ outside and be centrally located on The new library will provide ap­ on schedule, and James Moyer, a few planks that led into the off all the way to the basement ’s the floor. proximately 1.500 seats for student assistant vice president of Facilities basement of the building. On the sandy floor, because the steel super­ The Lanthorn did not make it up study,20 group study rooms and Planning, took the Lanthorn on an lowest level of the library is the en­ structure must be complete first, to the fourth floor, but the upper­ offices and support areas for faculty exclusive tour of the building on trance from a tunnel leading to the Moyer said. On the end of the floor most level open to students will and staff members. There will be Friday. Kirkhof Center’s basement, where nearest Kirkhof, the top halves of have still more spaces for studying room for 150,000 books on shelves From the street, the future Moyer said some students will the two book cranes are visible, and office space for administra­ and another 600,000 books in an library looks like a bunch of rusty travel between the two buildings. covered in plastic tarps to protect tors. It will also have a view into automated storage/retrieval system. steel beams reaching skyward. On Also in the basement, called the them from the elements. the garden that comes up from the The budget caps off at $7 mil­ a working day, passersby can see concourse level in building plans, The second and third floors are third floor. The top-most floor caps lion, with some of those funds the blue spades thrown off by men are two cranes similar to the ones similar in that they will house study off 150,000 square feet of overall allocated for the reconditioning of welding throughout the structure, in the Steelcase Library at Pew spaces for students and book stacks space, compared to 60,000 square the Zumberge Library upon the tying the massive beams together Campus. The cranes, which are so on the parts of those floors nearest feet at Zumberge Library. As the completion of the new building, into a single building. The tape far unnamed, extend from their pit Kirkhof. All floors will have a con­ Lanthorn made its way downstairs on schedule for completion in May marking the temporary hand rail­ well into the next floor. siderable amount of natural light, from the third floor the bells of the 2013. ings on the building fluttered in the On the first floor the Lanthorn Moyer said. Each floor will also Cook-Carillon Clock Tower began assistantnews @ lanthorn .com

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SPORTS SHORTS Baseball to start season today The Grand Valley State University baseball will be­ gin its 2012 campaign today with a pair of games against Great Lakes Valley Confer­ ence member, Bellarmine University. The doubleheader is slat­ TWICE AS NICE ed for a 3 p.m. start in Louis­ Lakers claim both indoor track and fieldGLIAC Championships ville, Ky. On Tuesday, GVSU will face off with Bellamryrje for a thirdgame at 2 p.m. BY ZACH 8EPANIK Caldwell, who also finished second in the Coming off of 2011 season GVL STAFF WRITER 800-meter run at 2:1128. “Our teammates that saw the Lakers compile traveled four hours from Grand Valley that a 52-5 record, the Lakers will didn’t even run in the meet. We were the be aiming for a return trip to hile the women never trailed. the NCAA Division II College the men had to come from loudest cheering squad in the building and World Series. behind on the final day erf the that was a great help.” The Lakers home opener two-dayW event, but the GLIAC Champion­ Other strong performances on day one will take place at 1 p.m. on ships in Findlay, Ohio, on Friday and Sat­ came from the field events. Senior Jocelyn March 24 against Lake Erie urday belonged to the Grand Valley State Kuksa cleared a height of 3.95 meters to College after their annual University track and field teams. claim first in the pole vault, and junior Liz spring break trip to Florida. The Laker women claimed their 13th- Murphy won the weight throw with a toss consecutive indoor GLIAC Champion­ erf 21.19 meters. M. basketball slated ship and the men watijitfieir third-straight, Day two saw freshman Brittney Ban­ to take on Findlay in and 12th in the last 13 years ister take home the crown in the 60-meter GLIAC opener 'time you can win a champion- dash in 7.65 seconds, and Graney win the With the seeding locked is a good said GVSU individual title in the 3,000-meter run with in and the conference tour­ h Jerry B , who was named a time of 9:33.66. nament just days away, the Grand Valley State Univer­ of the Year and The 4x400-meter relay team of sity men's basketball team ns C cf the Year after Caldwell, Banister and sophomores Leiah will look to keep their season lot erf nts need to Hess and Kalena Franklin, set a GLIAC alive with a post-season run senior c staying focused Indoor Championship meet record of in the GLIACTournament. one not tak- 3:5027. Coming off a hard-fought hips for granted or becom- On the other side, the distance medley 63-56 loss to Ferris State team also led the Laker men on the first University on Saturday, the day. Seniors Jeff Nordquist and Tyler Em- GVSU men's basketball team in, with 203.75 team points, will open the GLIACTourna­ second-place Ash morey,along with sophomores Mohamed ment on Wednesday at the , who finished with only 91 Mohamed and Jeremy Wilk won the event University of Findlay. ,f!bt men, who trailed with a time of 10:03.65. However, going The teams have previ­ one, finished with into the final day, they stood in second- ously met once this season, points ahead of the place, only one point out. a 68-57 loss at Findlay, and “We thought if everyone was just solid last year the Lakers hosted percent” said senior the then-No 3 Oilers in a |0 and did their part, we would be alright,” game GVSU won, 72-66. sprinter Parnell, who finished Baltes said. “The trouble was two of our If the team hopes to fourth in the finals of the 60-meter dash strong events were at the end of the meet spring the upset, they'll need with a time of 6.97 seconds. “When some­ so the whole day was real tight. Once we their seniors to play well. As r body couldn ’t get the job done, somebody got to the 3.000-meter run and pole vault, guard James Thomas and else stepped up. As a team, we live and die we broke away.” center Nick Waddell go on for each other. We bleed black and blue.” Responding to the needs of the team, offense will dictate the rest of the team's success. Wad­ On day one, the women stood in sophomore Nathaniel Hammersmith led dell will have to replicate his first-place with a score of 66 points. The the men with a first-place finish in the effort from Saturday's game distance medley crew erf seniors Betsy 200-meter dash at 2238 seconds. Senior against Ferris State Univer­ Graney, Chanelle Caldwell and Rachel Anthony Witt also claimed first in the sity and Thomas will have to 'Patterson, and freshman Jordan Ches­ 3,000-meter run in 8:2432. Other out ­ be on his game in terms of ter paced them, setting a GLIAC Indoor standing individual performances were shooting from beyond the Championshipmeet record with a time of seen across the board. 3-point line. With Jhat comes the role : ' . If minutes r3fi.63 seconds. The men and women will now set their players, who will also need ‘This one was the most competitive sights on Mankato, Minn., for the NCAA to score for GVSU to have GLIAC Championships because for the Division II Indoor track and field National success. The team's small first time in every event there was :mother Championships on March 9 and 10. forwards, junior Tony Peters team that was right up there with us, ” said zsepanik @ lanthorn rom and freshman Ryan Sabin shot a combined 0-for-11 from the field on Saturday, a number that will have to im­ ------TENNIS ------prove against Findlay. Junior forward Tyrone Lee will also have to continue to play at a high level, something he's Tennis keeps busy in up-and-down weekend done more consistently over the last five games. Defensively the Lakers BY JOE MAHER-EDGIN stay behind Drury 2-1 going ously wanted to beat them in will have to improve upon a GVL STAFF WRITER into singles matches. Anoth­ both matches, but if you can 3-point defense that allowed er default at the no. 6 singles only beat them once, we’d Findlay to shoot 54.2 percent Four matches in three match tied things up at 2-2. rather do that in the postsea­ and make 13 shots from be­ days this past weekend kept GVSU’s Tara Hayes and son.” yond the long line in their last meeting. the tennis teams of Grand Anne Marie Morin picked Sophomore Niki Ship- If the Lakers win on Valley State University busy up wins, with Hayes winning man had a comfortable 6-4, Wednesday, they will ad­ and on their toes during their 6-4,6-2 in No. 2 singles and 6-2 win Friday against India­ vance to play against the first road trip of the spring Morin winning 6-2, 6-1 in napolis’s Alena Perez-Majul winner of the Wayne State season in Indiana. the No. 5 spot. in singles play but came University-Northwood Uni­ Friday both the Laker A very close decision in up short Saturday morning versity game. men’s and women’s teams the No. 4 singles could ’ve against Drury’s No. 1-flight­ Tip off will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. went up against the Universi­ gave the Lakers victory, but ed Beatriz Juan. ty of Indianapolis before fac­ ended in loss by a single “We played well on both ing Drury University on Sat­ point. Laker sophomore Lexi Friday and Saturday,” Ship- urday and Depaul University Rice came up short to Drury’s man said. “I struggled a little GLIAC on Sunday afternoon. The Jelena Schaeftimeier, 6-4, bit Saturday morning, but men’s team began Sunday 4-6 and 7-6. overall we came very close to STANDINGS morning with a match against “We had an extremely winning. It was disappoint­ Carnegie Mellon University long match today, but we ing to lose to Drury when we while the women’s team hit played pretty solid against were so close, but I think we M.BASKETBALL the court against Butler Uni­ one of the top teams national­ showed resiliency to bounce GLIAC North Standings versity. ly in the Men’s match and we back against Butler. ” Ferris State 13-6 The men’s team, ranked had a very good match in the Shipman and freshman MichiganTech. 13-6 No. 9 regionally, suffered a women’s that we should ’ve teammate Leah Dancz fell to Northwood 13-6 5-4 defeat to Indianapolis closed out, ” Black said Satur ­ Butler ’s Stephanie McLough- GVSU 10-9 on Friday and a 9-0 shutout day. “We played well. Drury lin and Gabrielle Rubenstien Saginaw Valley 6-13 Saturday to a talented Drury played well. Unfortunately in the No. 1 and No. 2 flight Northern Mich. 5-14 team, ranked No. 1 region­ we didn’t get enough of the matches, respectively. GVL Archive Lake Superior 6-13 ally and No. 19 in the nation. matches to go our way. “ It was then up to the No. 3 Gaining speed: Senior Dan Jarboe throws the ball up to serve The women’s team started The Lakers will most like ­ through No 6 .-flighted Lak ­ during a past Grand Valley State University tennis match. W. BASKETBALL the weekend with a 5-4 vic­ ly see Drury again later in the ers to carry the singles teams GLIAC North Standings tory over Indianapolis before season and if that happens. to victory. GVSU’s Lexi Rice, Anne conceded the other two dou ­ losing “a heartbreaker ” to Black said his team will be “It was great to see our Marie Morin, Allison Fecko bles matches. Ferris State 17-2 Drury Saturday morning. hopeful, especially within a teammates on their game af­ and Morgan Patterson all re­ The men’s and women’s MichiganTech. 14-5 “It really could ’ve gone postseason atmosphere. ter we struggled a little bit, ” corded to set victories to give teams will head to Honda for GVSU 7-12 either way, with every match “Most likely we will get Shipman said. “It’s great to a 4-2 advantage to the Lak ­ spring break, playing a host Northern Mich. 9-10 coming down to the wire,” another shot at them at na­ be a part of team knowing ers. of colleges in Orlando during Northwood 5-14 GVSU head coach John tionals where we’d rather you can count on the right Danzc and Fecko then the first week of March. Lake Superior 6-13 Black said of the women. beat them anyways,” Black people to step up when you won their doubles match to­ Saginaw Valley 4-15 A forfeit helped GVSU said. “We would ’ve obvi­ need them ” gether 8-3, while the team jmaheredgin@ lanthorn £om

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BY STEPHANIE DEIBLE GVL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

n an injury-filled season where the Grand Valley State University basket ­ Iball did not have much go its way, it was almost fitting that the Lakers fought until the bitter end of their final game only to see their last- second shot bounce off the rim. The Lakers (10-16,7-12 GLIAC) battled GLIAC North leader Ferris State University (20-5,17-2 GLI­ AC) for 40 minutes on Sat­ urday before falling by a final of 46-44. “I’m going to tell you what, we took it to a good Ferris team,” GVSU head coach Janel Burgess said. “Ferris is very, very good and I thought we made them uncomfortable and we dic­ tated on both ends of the floor in so many aspects.” With the ball and seven seconds to go, GVSU was aiming to push the contest into overtime, putting their hopes of extending the game in the hands of junior guard Briauna Taylor. . GVL / Eric Coulter “The ball needed to go Cut short: JuniorTyrone Lee (21) shoots a free throw against Ferris State on Saturday's senior into Briauna ’s hands,” Bur ­ night. The Lakers lost the home game 63-56 after impressive play by Ferris's Jerrell Sanders. gess said. “We ran it to a GVL / Bo Anderson tee, I couldn ’t have asked Look out below: Grand Valley State University's Dani Crandall for much more in the sense (44) shoots a layup overTricia Principe from Ferris State. of Briauna catching the ball Lakers fall short in upset and being able to get a shot ing nine of her career-high son-low 24 percent, the Lak ­ up. I thought we got a de­ 12 points. ers were able to establish a cent look, they were going “This whole week we six-point lead with just over bid of rival Ferris State to have a couple people on focused on having an inside six minutes to play. her, but we back-screened presence,” England said. “We’ve battled so much BY BRADY FREDERICKSEN The first half saw both to some early success as the GVL SPORTS EDITOR * the way we should and (Bri- “Ferris has a couple really this whole entire year with teams struggle offensively, Lakers got within a basket at anna) Kellogg was patient in dominant post players, so injuries, ” said senior for­ but it was the Lakers who 32-34. delivering the ball. ”’ we wanted to go at them in­ ward Kara Crawford who Ferris State University struggled to get off to a fast Sanders made the Lakers Despite Burgess ’ praise side and be aggressive.” played her final game as a normally ranks as the big ­ start, missing their first seven pay for defending him one- of the execution, Taylor England was able to de­ Laker. “Our hard work was gest game on a Grand Val­ shots of the game before se­ on-one. mostly with junior could not get the jumper to liver that inside presence, always something that was ley State University sport’s nior center Nick Waddell forward Tyrone Lee, by scor­ fall. with four of her six rebounds the core message with our team’s schedule, and the tim­ scored on a put back of his ing 10 points in the second Both teams strugg led to five end. team. In every possession, ing of the men’s basketball own miss. The senior had a half to go with a game-high fincTan offensive flow jivtlie y first few minutes that’s what we did, we got team’s latest matchup with strong game offensively, ac­ seven rebounds. t n *C half, shooting e, T wasn’t getting after it.” their rivals taking place at counting for a team high 16 “He’s a fifth year senior, bine'd 10 for 46 from the many touches and I wasn’t However, the Bulldogs home on senior night made it points to go with three re­ he’s been around for awhile.” floor. being aggressive,” England had enough firepower to tie that much bigger. bounds. Wesley said. “I just thought Burgess said the Lakers said. “So Coach just told me the game with 34 seconds to Despite the energy and But it was the Ferris State his physical prowess, his ex­ executed well throughout to bury deeper and when I go and surged ahead for the excitement brought by the offense that controlled the perience and his determina­ the contest, but could not get went back in, I was able to victory. crowd of 2,606, the Lakers game in the first half. While tion was huge. He’s a tough enough shots to drop. get good touches. My shots “They outscored us by (14-12,10-9 GLIAC) trailed GVSU’s three guards ac­ matchup, he goes from being Freshman center Emily were falling and free-throws two, but even in the last play by as many as 12 points and counted for only two points a small forward to sometimes England gave the Lakers a were hot.” we worked hard,” Crawford failed to contain Ferris State at the half, the Bulldogs ’ being a center — he’s a little lift in the second half, scor­ Despite shooting a sea­ said. “Briauna Taylor went (16-10, 13-6 GLIAC) big backcourt combined for 13 too big for your small guys in hard to try and draw a man Jerrell Sanders, who points and seven assists in and a little too athletic for foul. Unfortunately it didn’t finished with 16 points in the the half. your big guys.” go in.” Bulldogs ’ 63-56 victory. “We changed our defense, GVSU shot only 38.7 With Northern Michigan “It hurt, I mean to be a se­ we did some different things percent from the field, but the University earning two vic­ nior and for this to be the last defensively and I did think it main culprit in the loss was tories this weekend, GVSU time we play in this building, threw them off,” Wesley said. their struggles on the boards. will not be a part of next I just thought they wanted it “But again, there were a lot Despite making only4-of-22 week ’s GLIAC Tourna ­ more than us, ” said senior of wayward shots that came from 3-point range, Ferris GRAND VALUE ment. guard James Thomas, who off in strange places. State repeatedly found a way finished with 12 points and The Lakers came out in to come away with long of­ assistantsports @ a team-high eight rebounds. the second half switching fensive rebounds, scoring 23 lanthorn.com “They worked harder than us on screens rather than go­ second-chance points as a in all facets of the game.” ing through them, which led result. “Sometimes the rebound came off in the dead comer, and they were a little quicker, a little more determined to get those 50/50 balls. ” Wes­ NEED TO ADVERTISE FOR AN ley said. “It felt like they got every one of those ... that was a huge thing in a close UPCOMING EVENT? game.” Their was a final barrage for the Lakers as they cut the lead to 54-58 after a Tyrone Lee dunk with 1:56 left. Lee finished with 15 points and six rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as freshman guard Ryan Sabin ’s missed 3-point­ er led to a Sanders’ dunk and-foul, icing the game for Ferris State. The loss will lock the Lak ers into the No. 7 seed in next week ’s GLIAC Tournament . They’ll travel to Findlay, Ohio to take on the Univer­ sity of Findlay in a rematch of a Feb. 16 Findlay victory, 68-57. “We have another big one, Findlay, and you know they shot the ball real well YOU when we played agaiast United * young designers of GVSU. Unfceoity them," Waddell said. “After Pionx»tr.»ri$ strives to c«a*e a community of desgn, 12 o’clock it’ll be over with. adwfe (thing, and cornmunicatr.>n Our goal» to piovide Tomorrow’s a new day, we’ll PAY you with aoitheftally and conceptual^ engaging just learn from it and start oft design that *tiongty communicates youfvHkm tomorrow and be ready for Findlay.” tD $5 Phone 610 *»1 2M0 MMH ft****}! Email upotgwi edu sports® lanthorn com Grand Valley Lanthorn MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 SPORTS IB3

GVL / Bo Anderson Headstrong: Grand Valley State University's Mitchell Fisher swims the 200-yard individual medley during Saturday's swimming and diving club meet, in which the Lakers lost to Central Michigan University.

Strong showing for swim meet ever for GVSU, so it was about getting Fisher, who finished first in the 50-yard butter ­ of emphasis going forward. the swim club off the ground and have fun do­ fly, second in the 200-yard individual medley “I think each meet we have we are going to and dive club team builds ing it.” and third in the 100-yard breaststroke. “We be more built to compete because our chemistry Club president, sophomore Tim Layer, was won the majority of the events, so we just need is building, ” Layar said. “As we keep working, confidence for the future excited to see the team enjoying their first meet to work on our depth. We definitely feel more we get more camaraderie and we get stronger.” experience. confident than when we came in.” GVSU is currently lacking in depth. They BY BRYCE DEROUIN < “I’m glad the team is enjoying themselves Even with the success the Lakers were able hope to add more people to their club to im­ GVL STAFF WRITER out there because that’s the biggest thing,” said to have, they, still realize that they have areas prove in this area, specifically with adding girls Layer, who placed first in the 200-yard free­ they can improve upon on. to the team. espite a lack of experience compared style, second in the 100-yard breaststroke and “We can be a little bit more organized from This meet was a confidence builder for to their opponents, the newly-formed third in the 50-yard butterfly. “When our team a practice standpoint,” Riemersma said. “That GVSU, and the team now feels like they can Grand Valley State co-ed club swim­ is supporting us and cheering us, they have your helps us to work on the depth of our group. But compete at a high level against other club Dming team showed that they have what it takesback. Team chemistry is something that helps I think everyone is really happy with how this teams. to be competitive. towards our success. ” turned out and how we performed, so we’ll go “We definitely feel like we will be able to The Lakers dropped a 130-112 decision to The team said it felt satisfied with its per­ from there.” compete with most erf the other clubs, ” Fisher Central Michigan University in what was the formance against an already-established club One key factor that helps drives the club said. first swim meet for the newest GVSU club team. team is their chemistry and bond they have with The GVSU swim club team will next be in team. ‘To have a fairly close meet with a club that each other. That message has been communi ­ action on March 16th, when they host the Tri­ “We really just wanted to have a good time,” has been around for four or five years is a really cated from the coach to the players as well, with meet at 6 p.m. said head coach Brian Riemersma. “It’s the first good showing for us, ” said sophomore Mitch chemistry again being one of the biggest points hderouin @ lanthorn rom

Olympians visit with GV club team

BY PETE BARROWS the best players in the world at the sport Rogers and Dal ha user have paced GUEST CONTRIBUTOR these guys are all playing,” said GVSU a new single season record for the most head men’s club volleyball coach Todd consecutive-victories in a season — 40 It was once observed “It isn’t what you Allen. “They talked about their diet pro­ — in the F&teration Internationale de n have in your pocket that makes you thank ­ gram, their training program, their work ­ Volleyball World League, finishing the ful, but what you have in your heart.” out program they do off court, as well as year as the world’s No. 1 -ranked team. Taking the phrase to an entirely new mental conditioning and what they do for “I’ve actually been having more fun plateau, Olympic gold medalist Phil Dal- game planning and scouting opponents. in the last couple of years just because I hausser quite literally pocketed that gold (Provided) a lot more than just x’s and o’s basically reached the pinnacle with Phil in during a visit to Grand Valley State Uni­ on the court for them.” 2008 and that was kind of the last feather versity this past Wednesday. After wrap­ Allen and Rogers go back to their play­ in my cap,” said Rogers, who has said de­ ping up an interview, the 6-foot-9 Dal- ing days, when Allen befriended Rogers spite being 38 years old, has no plans of hausser causally undressed a drawn bag, then-partner Shawn Scott. That relation­ retirement. “The next step in our partner­ unveiling his 2008 Olympic gold medal, ship paved the way for Allen’s players ship is to hopefully win 9 gold medal in offering all partakers to get a feel for cra­ to experience a practice with Rogers and London. That’s our next big goal.” dling the weight of an Olympic medal. Dalhausser. who coached a scrimmage Currently at the beginning of their Dalhausser and his playing partner between GVSU and Adrian. offseason, Rogers and Dalhausser are fo­ Todd Rogers, with visited the Grand Val­ “It was a fun, little exhibition game, cused on this summer ’s Olympic Games ley State University men’s club volleyball (and we) got to see two world class ath­ in London and there is not much on the team — as well as the visiting Adrian Col­ letes,” said senior Erik Pupek “They were agenda aside from tuning up to defend lege — while in Grand Rapids, Mich., for very professional, and informal at the their title in London. the Mikasa ’s 2012 Winter Beach Bash, same time.” It remains to be seen whether or not an annual volleyball clinic and exhibition The team itself is coming off a 0-3-1 the duo will aim to return to the area in the GVL / Robert Mathews held at the Delta Plex. appearance at the Hoosier-Illini Classic at future, but that aim, of course, would be Go for gold: OlympiansTodd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser visited “(It was a) great experience for a lot of the University of Illinois on Feb. 18, but to return next time with heavier pockets. with the GVSU and Adrian College men's club volleyball teams our young guys to hear coaching analysis, their Olympic coaches-for-a-night have while intown, offering the athletes a sight of real Olympic gold. life skills and fundamentals from two of been on an opposite run recently. sports® lanthorn rom

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POLL RESULTS: 43% to Florida 3% to Illinois 18% staying at school or 2% somewhere in going "nowhere" Michigan 15% going home 1% to Colorado 6%. to West Virginia 1% to California 4% travelling outside U.S. 1% to Texas 4% visiting East Coast, like 1% to Louisiana Boston and New York 1% to Washington “Based on 100 GVSU students polled via Facebook links GVL GRAPHIC / VALERIE WALDBAUER

BY HANNAH MATRO have many opportunities stay at have for them. ^ "It's a rewarding experience, helping GVL STAFF WRITER through the school and “It’s a rewarding ex­ ^ people out that need it" through such organiza­ perience, helping people ccording to a sur ­ tions to end up some­ out that need it,” said Phil where warm and sunny Matro, a senior account ­ Mi pa PHIL MATRO vey of 50 Grand M • p < Valley State Uni­ for spring break. His ing major. Matro attended SENIOR ACCOUNTING MAJOR Aversity students polledHouse Christian Fellow­ the Ft. Myers trip for the 1 via Facebook, the major­ ship and Campus Minis­ past two years, this year ity said over this spring tries specifically arrange boosting his tally of re­ organization that sends Laura Breen was recently nothing. break, they’re heading mission trips for students. turns to the area to three. out trips each year, help faced with. “Florida didn’t end home or to warmer weath­ Every year, His House “Working with other col­ to prevent a scenario that “Now I’m just going up working out, ” Lar­ er. For the 50 percent of embarks on a service trip lege kids in Florida solid­ many college kids face: to be spending my break sen said. “Now I’ll polled students who re­ to Ft. Myers, Florida, ifies friendships that last they make big plans to at home, curled up on just be going home.” ported they were Florida- where they volunteer throughout your whole road trip it to the beach, the couch with Netflix,” No matter where you end bound, most of them will their time to build and college experience,” he the mountain, New Or­ Breen said. up for Spring Break, at head there not with friends paint houses, work at a said. leans and somehow or an­ Similarly, Katie Lar­ least you get a week away or family, but with on-cam­ soup kitchen and work on Organizations like other plans fall through. sen, a junior at GVSU from Kleiner and AuS- pus organizations. other various projects the His House and Alterna­ A situation that junior sec­ from Benton Harbor, also able Hall. Students from GVSU people at the church they tive Breaks, a secular ondary education major had plans that came to [email protected] SPICE UP YOUR SPRING BREAK

Go to the theatre: Spring Break is an ideal time to catch ects and papers pile up, cleaning your entire livingspace to What to do when Florida is up on your movie viewing. Grab a date and head over to avoid charges is the last thing you’ll want to do. Try getting Celebration North. Alternatively, the Grand Rapids Civic the big stuff out of the way so that when summer comes not in your spring break plans Theatre is currently showing “Bye, Bye Birdie,” a 1960s around you will have less to do. musical about a rock n’ roller about to go into the army. BY RACHEL MELKE AND HANNAH MATRO Try new recipes: Maybe you want to try something but are GVL STAFF Head to Cannonsburg: A short jaunt from Grand Rapids, not sure it will actually be good. To avoid the embarrass ­ for $28, you can get an all-day lift ticket to ride the slopes ment in a flawed recipe, try something when no one else is So you’re staying in Allendale for Spring Break. Before and whitewash the friends you bring with you. around. You will know for sure if it really is a winner or not. youget down on yourself and lock up in yourroom, eating Need some suggestions? Visit Pinterest or Foodgawker, stacks of Oreos and watching all 6 season of “How I Met Hit the town: Take advantage of the extra time you have which is more concentrated. Your Mother,” consider the options that the greater Grand for meals and head out! Downtown Grand Rapids, if you Rapids area offers. You don’t have to be as bored as you don’t make it down there often, hosts a variety of bars, res­ Just relax: Spend a day in your pajamas watching movies. think you do! taurants, clubs and pubs. Eat at San Chez Bistro for a tapas Accomplishing nothing sometimes feels really great. Take some time to visit the museums downtown. This experience, McFadden’s for an Irish twist or the new Buf ­ may sound educational and reminiscent of the school you’re falo Wild Wings that just opened on Ionia S W. What a nice Look into summer jobs: If you do not already have one set on break from, but when else do you have time to peruse break from the frozen pizza, Ramen and Fresh that you’ve up, looking for a summer job is a productive way to spend the Gerald R. Ford Museum, which is currently hosting a been eating all semester. your downtime. If you are staying around Grand Rapids for Bob Hope exhibit. The Grand Rapids Public Museum also the summer, you will be able to actually walk into the places allows you to experience Peruse Essence: The Horses erf Deborah Butterfield at you want to work. If you are going somewhere else for the life on the red planet with Frederick Meijer Sculpture Park. This garden is just as summer, you can still send emails or make phone calls. their “Facing Mars” ex­ beautiful in the winter as it is in the summer. Walk the ex­ hibit and to get to know hibition and discover just how equine-based therapy can You may not be able to get tan this year on Spring Break, Robert Rauschenberg, improve the quality of life for persons with but you’ll sound less lame if you do something other than one of America’s most physical and emotional disabilities. lounging in bed, Dorito important 20th-Century crumbs on your lips. artists. Tickets are avail­ Spring clean: Especially for renters, when lakerlife® able for les than $10. the end of the semester comes around, you lanthorn rom will have a lot to do. When final exams, proj­

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GVL / Eric Courier Laugh fast: Students at Grand Valley State University watch host Pete Dominick open the show during Saturday's Last Laker Standing finals. Dominick is a warm-up comedian from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report',' as well as host of XM Satellite Radio's "Stand Up With Pete Dominick." Casey S.toddard, GVSU creative writing major, took home first place at the competition. Comedy competition announces Last Laker Standing

BY BRIANA DOOLAN and “The Colbert Report” performance, the better. Also, for fellow comics. GVL A&E EDITOR and host of XM Satellite remember your audience. It’s “Perform and write as of­ Radio’s ‘Stand Up With a conversation. In order for ten as you can and don’t be rand Valley State Pete Dominick ” hosted the a conversation to work, you afraid to bomb, ” Stoddard University’s sixth- competition, performing be ­ must be conscientious of said. “The only way you get annual Last Laker fore and after the show and who you are talking to.” better is to get up in front of Standing compe­ between acts, setting the bar Among other semi-fi­ a group of strangers and try tition, hosted by Spotlighthigh for the semi-finalists, nalists who performed was to make them laugh. ” Productions,G announced who had 10 minutes on stage second-place winner Joe He also suggested that Casey Stoddard as the win­ to sell their best material. Stahura, Stand Up Comedy students check out the com­ ner of Saturday night’s com­ “It was sensational.” said Club President Aric Pike edy shows in Grand Rapids. petition. Sophie Ni,* second-place and Joel Wood. He recommended open mic “I was surprised and ex­ winner of Last Laker. “The “I was nervous. I’m al­ nights at Dr. Grin’s Comedy cited,” said Stoddard, a se­ relationship between the co­ ways nervous when I do Club on Thursdays and The nior creative writing major median and the audience is a show,” Stoddard said, Sunday Night Funnies at at GVSU. “Really, I just so crucial, and the feedback though nerves did not stop The Raddison Hotel on Ann wanted to perform to get my I was receiving made me him from coming out on Street, which features local name out there and winning feel so comfortable sharing top. “Once a got a few jokes comedians. was just a bonus. I had audi ­ my material on stage.’” in, I relaxed a little bit, but I Prizes included an iPad tioned every year and never Ni said she couldn ’t have was still worried I was go­ for first place, a 32” 720p made it through to the semis been more please coming in ing to screw up the wording TV for second and a blender until this year, so actually second place and she offered of a joke or mess up my de­ for third. being able to be a part of the some advice for other come­ livery. For me, not looking For more information show this year was exciting dians around campus. at the crowd helps me stay about Spotlight Productions and I’m glad I got to do it.” “All comedy is derived calm and gives the illusion or future events, check out Pete Dominick, warm­ from honesty and truth, ” Ni that I’m confident in what the Facebook page at www. up comedian from Comedy said. “The more of yourself I’m doing.” facebook.com/spotlightgv. STODDARD Central’s “The Daily Show” that you can put into your Stoddard also had advice arts @ lanthorn .com

GV's College Republicans Hfintfmit GET YOUR weigh in on Michigan primary GVSU BY JOEL CAMPBELL debated. To some, this is sim­ NEWS GVL STAFF WRITER ply the writing on the wall, “I think the last three con­ While the debates wear tests (Santorum) won really on and the Michigan primary propelled him to the front,” approaches, the College Re­ said Ryan Hoogmoed, a publicans at Grand Valley freshman and Santorum sup­ State University are deciding porter. “I think he’s gaining who they would like to see as a lot of support now.” the nominee. This may be Santorum ’s In a poll conducted dur ­ week to shine, but as seen ing the Feb. 22 debate, the throughout this race to the College Republicans evenly nomination, all but one can­ split between Ron Paul and didate has been the “flavor of Mitt Romney, each with five the week. ” votes. Rick Santorum re­ Santorum. like the other ceived three and Newt Gin­ candidates, must appeal to grich received none. This swing voters both now and split is the reason behind in November. Zack Barber, predictions of a brokered a marketing student and Courtesy Photo / Nick Sutton Republican convention, but Republican since 2007, de­ Get outthe vote: Members of the GVSU College Republicans more importantly, it reveals scribed the pros and cons of club pose for the camera at the 2011 Lincoln Day Dinner. the growing trend inside the the candidates. party itself. “I’d be happy with any College, to vault him into the by the anti-war and civil To some of the College of them,” Barber said, hav­ nomination. rights movements, was beat ­ Republicans, the person they ing no particular candidate Since the Iowa caucus, en in the streets of Chicago vote for in the primary does in mind. the rise of an anti-Romney by police officers, under the not matter nearly as much as Barber said that he would candidate has been talked orders of the established getting President Obama out decide the night before he about and predicted. How­ Democrats. of the White House. votes. It is swing voters such ever, a single challenger re­ Likewise, the ‘Paulites ’ “Right now I think the as Barber that drive the con­ mains elusive. represent a similar break. most important thing is to stant movement in the polls Ryan Kiplinger. a senior If the Republican con­ get Obama out. ” said Rachel when it comes to nominee majoring in political science, tests have demonstrated Doane, a junior advertising hopefuls Gingrich, Santorum spoke about the anti-Romney anything, they show that the For a complete list of businesses, major and Romney support­ and Romney. candidacy. youth overwhelmingly sup­ visit vvww.allendalechambcr.org or er. “Right now I’m support­ Consistently placing first “I think that they’re all ports Paul, who came in first download the FREE AACC Mobile ing (Romney) because he’s or second in national polls, vying to be anti-Romney,” among voters under 30 in the Appon to your Smartphone now. the most electable. ” Ron Paul is the only candi­ Kiplinger said. “Ron Paul is Iowa, new Hampshire and However. Romney’s date who has seen steady the anti-thesis to Romney.” South Carolina contests. itms://itunes.apple.com/app/id441092452 “electability” may soon be growth. Instead of fluctuat ­ During the Democratic “The youth movement over as he has lost the last ing, Paul has moved slowly National Convention in will carry on the liberty three out of four states that upward, and is relying on 1968, the party split in brutal movement,” Kiplinger said. held contest. The fourth. the caucus states, essentially fashion. Maine, continues to be hotly microcosms of the Electoral The new left, energized jcamphell® lanthorn rom