Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 20, October 28, 2013 Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 10-28-2013 Lanthorn, vol. 48, no. 20, October 28, 2013 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol48 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 48, no. 20, October 28, 2013" (2013). Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014. 20. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol48/20 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 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 Basketball prepares WWWLANTHORN.COM to take on GRAND VALLEY Spartans SPORTS. STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS LANTHORN.COM PRINT • ONLINE ■ MOBILE MEN'S, WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TAKE ANOTHER GLIAC TITLE Not a common education GV's independent application not a deterrent for applicants BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI completed either online or in print, and [email protected] students are required to submit their rand Valley State transcripts, tests scores and an appli University is just one cation fee. Letters of recommendation, G of the colleges across which are often elements of the Com the nation that has created its mon Application, are not required for own online application rather than undergraduate applications at GVSU. using the Common Application, which Aba Blankson, director of communica allows students to apply to multiple tions for the Common Application, said universities at once. But that hasn ’t the application program is a nonprofit or fO stopped the number of appli ganization that was created about 35 years Break debate: Lori Koste reports on the effect a fall break 13.8 !!► cants from growing. ago and allows students to submit one ap would have on students and the current academic calendar. O Jodi Chycinski, director of ad plication to multiple schools. !► missions at GVSU, said the univer “We serve students, member insti sity uses its own application because tutions and secondary schools by pro it was created with the students in mind. viding applications that students and UAS votes not “As an institution, we have to con school officials may submit to any of sider our audience and then make deci our over 500 members, ” Blankson said. sions that meet their needs as “Membership is open to colleges and to add fall break well as ours,” universities that promote C h y c i n - access by evaluating stu ski said. “The dents using a holistic selec to GV calendar undergraduate tion process.” application that we Blankson said the pa 24-17 vote denies SS proposal have in place seems to ...we have to per application was dis meet the needs of our ad continued this year. While BY CARLY SIMPSON Center, said there is a sharp missions decision-making consider our convenient, the online ap [email protected] increase in student visits to process and also the needs audience and plication is not without The University Aca the CCDC in mid-October. of the students then make problems, she said. More demic Senate voted Friday Many GVSU students ex N) we are try than a week ago, students against implementing a fall perience higher levels of 1 7.8 !► ing to decisions... trying to apply to colleges break at Grand Valley State stress and anxiety during serve.” may have experienced is University, but it easily ap this time, which coincides o The require JODI CHYCINSKI sues with logging in, credit proved to allow graduate with midterms. DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS !► ment to fill out an card payments and com students a seat with voting Kinzie said a two-day individual application patibility with Google rights on university gover break could help ease stress N) has seemed not to deter potential stu Chrome. Blankson said these problems nance committees. levels and improve students’ EEll^ dents from applying. The number of affected application deadlines for some The UAS voted 24-17 overall mental health. First Time in Any College (FTIAC) ap member colleges, but the issue has now against the break as it de However, the Academ plicants has still increased been resolved. cided to keep the current ic Policies and Standards N) by about 28 percent “The application submissions are up academic calendar. Committee of the UAS stat 1 8.2 !► since 2009. 25 percent, an indication that the sys The idea for a fall break ed in a memo that it was O And just as the num tem is functioning properly for the ma was first introduced by the concerned that several of ber of potential students ap jority of users,” she said. Student Senate after a sur the survey questions writ 2.9 !► plying to GVSU has increased, Blankson added that member col vey found that 86.3 percent ten by the Student Sen so has the number of applicants leges include both national and interna of the more than 1,300 stu ate were biased toward the admitted—by about 22 percent. The tional schools, with about 9 percent of dent respondents thought benefits of a fall break, with number of students actually enrolling 2012-13 applicants with a home address a break would help reduce little recognition of poten has also increased, but at in another country. A few schools in stress levels and improve tial problems. number of applicants a slightly lower rate of 12 Michigan use the Common Application, academic performance. “We went over every percent since 2009. such as Hope College for transfer stu Wayne Kinzie, associate possible rearrangement of number admitted Chycinski said the GVSU dents. The University of Michigan also director of the Counseling number enrolled application process can be uses it as its sole application program. and Career Development SEE UAS ON A3 Benefactors rib GV at roast Former GV president Don Lubbers hosts comedy fundraiser for nonprofit give our names to it, we wanted it to be more fun than accolades. We’ve had enough accolades in our life, and this was a more fun way to do it.” Twilight Shines, the official name of the benefit, is in its sixth year. The dinner and roast raised about $180,000 to support programs host ed by Senior Neighbors, said Bob Barnes, president of the nonprofit. “We do probably a dozen different things, ” Barnes said. “The general theme running through everything we do is help Student view: Student Senate President Ricardo Benavidez ing people connect to the community.” spoke of student concerns at this month's UAS meeting. MONEY, BUILDINGS AND URINALS Mark Murray, former president of Senate passes stricter GVSU, was one of the few selected to roast the Lubbers. UAS attendance policy “We’re talking about the ‘Don In the spotlight: Arend Lubbers listens during the Roast of Lubbers held at ald,’” Murray said. “Not that vulgar, BY CLAIRE FODELL attendance of senators at Thousand Oakes Golf Club in Grand Rapids. Ml. Event-goers said it was a success. flamboyant one on TV. We’re talking ASSISTANTNEWS@ the weekly general assem about the real ‘Donald’—the ‘Donald’ LANTHORN.COM bly meetings. BY RYAN JARVI “Life is very serious, and we have [email protected] who has a way of working his way Grand Valley State If there is some type of lots of serious things to do and lots Grand Valley State University’s of negative things to do, so that when into our hearts. And the reason why University’s Student Sen emergency preventing stu he works his way into our hearts is ate passed a resolution to dents from making a meet former first couple, Arend (Don) and we’re doing something for a good Nancy Lubbers, invited some 300 to cause, if we can have fun doing it, because he knows it’s the fastest path change a policy in its Re ing, they must first notify to our wallets.” sources Policies and Proce Vice President of the Stu 400 people to the Thousand Oaks Golf that ’s all the better, ” he Club of Grand Rapids Wednesday. The Lubbers were not dures at its Thursday meet dent Resources Commit said. “So, here ’s a good Guests were charged $100per dinner cause that needs help, we ed several times through ing. The change tee Danielle out the event for their puts stricter Mierow, as well plate and asked to pay another $ 100 for get a group of people here a plastic light-up ring, and a few were to kind of make a little fun ability to fundraise, even requirements as the faculty ...we wanted in a context laced with on student chair of their publicly insulted at the end of the night. out of it, and that ’s what In spite of all this, many people happens. That ’s what we it to be more political adversaries. senators’ atten committee, to “Don and Nancy were dance at fac ...students have the ab thanked the Lubbers for hosting such were trying to do, and I fun than a party and went home feeling good think that worked.” the masters,” Murray ulty committee feel obliged sence excused. accolades. said. “All the Republicans meetings. Meirow said about the whole thing. The roast of GVSU’s But how can people put up hun second president and his thought they were Repub The policy to attend the that since last DON LUBBERS dreds of dollars, be publicly ridiculed wife raised money for Se licans, all the Democrats focuses on meetings.

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