Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 04, September 3, 2009 Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 7, 2010 Lanthorn, 1968-2017 9-3-2009 Lanthorn, vol. 44, no. 04, September 3, 2009 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol44 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 44, no. 04, September 3, 2009" (2009). Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 7, 2010. 3. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol44/3 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2017 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 7, 2010 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ' Fall sports preview, Li Hogs B1 Grand Valley State University www.lanthorn.com Thursday, September 3, 2009 Who you gonnacall? Not Responsible Boy Student-owned taxi service ends after four-year run, no one available to continue company 100 to 300 students per weekend. By Lauren Fitch For $3 to $5 per person, a GVL Managing Editor Responsible Boy taxi would Grand Valley State University transport students anywhere in the students will have to be responsible Allendale area or downtown Grand for themselves during their weekend Rapids until 3 a.m. Thursday, Friday festivities as the on-campus and Saturday nights. Responsible Boy taxi service will Of the six people interested in not be running this year for the first taking over the company last spring, time since its founding four years Patterson said they all fell through ago. for some reason or another, though Owner Geoff he noted cost may Patterson, who “Campus will miss have been a factor. started the it a lot. I hope “I didn’t want to company during just give away my his freshman year, someone will start prized possession,” graduated last something similar or Patterson said, year leaving the get motivated enough adding by the end company without of the summer he a new manager or to contact me to take wasgettinganxious owner. over.” about finding a “Campus will replacement and miss it a lot,” GEOFF PATTERSON so dropped the Patterson said. “I OWNER OF RESPONSIBLE BOY asking price for his hope someone will TAXI SERVICE company. GVL / Archive start something All the pieces Designated driver: Responsible Boy employed 18 drivers who transported about 40,000 students around Allendale and Grand Rapids similar or get needed to run during its four years of operation. The student taxi company is no longer in service after the graduation of owner Geoff Patterson. motivated enough to contact me to Responsible Boy are still available to manage, Patterson said. But he Grand Valley shouldn’t have a safe- an on-campus taxi service this year take over.” though Patterson is currently getting didn’t feel comfortable leaving his ride company,” still applies for the than when he started the company as Patterson estimated Responsible his Ph D. in mathematics at the name on as owner while he was so current student population, perhaps the student body continues to grow Boy taxi service transported more University of Hawaii. far away and had so little control. even more so. and apartment complexes spread out than 40,000 students in the four Most of the people who expressed His original reason for starting Patterson said there would years it was operating, averaging interest in the company wanted the company, that “there’s no reason probably be an even greater need for See Responsible Boy, A2 Community loses 'charismatic personality' in Oliver Wilson Students, faculty will miss dean after 12 years of service to university By Chelsea Lane Lecture Series and also co-chaired the Team Against Bias, where he played an integral role in the formation GVl. Assistant News Editor of GVSU’s bias protocol. Grand Valley State University faculty and students In addition, Wilson advised many student mourn the death of Multicultural Affairs Dean Oliver organizations and often took part in university events. Wilson, who died Aug. 31 after a two-year, eight- Lex Daniels, an Elementary Education major and month battle with cancer. He was 44 years old. president of the Multi-Racial Student Association, had Wilson first joined GVSU’s staff in 1997. He worked fond memories of Wilson’s participation in two of the for the Admissions office and served as associate association’s events, a 2005 interracial relationship director of minority recruitment until his appointment panel and 2007 ’s “The State of Grand Valley: A Look GVL Archive / Lindsey Waggoner as Dean of Multicultural Affairs in 2003. at Affirmative Action.” Battle lines: The rivalry between GVSU and SVSU raises money for a different charity each year. During his time at GVSU, Wilson also served on a Daniels described Wilson as a charismatic and good- numberof inclusion committees,including the Diversity humored man who was always there for students. Assessment Committee and the Intercultural Awareness “A man with so many responsibilities on an Council. He helped establish the Professionals of Color administrative level was somehow' always willing to give his time to student events,” he said. “His Battle begins charismatic personality and vast insight on social issues made both panel events a real treat for students. By Nadira Kharmai Student Senate, Greek Life and He will be missed.” GVL News Writer Spotlight Productions. Office of Multicultural Affairs director Connie Dang Freshman Geoff Vangorder said said Wilson was a positive role model for students with School has started, but academics he heard about the hype during a knack for telling stories. are not the only thing on students’ Transitions and is excited to “I always remember Oliver as a great storyteller,” minds. The Battle of the Valleys has participate. she said. “He had an amazing gift of illustrating his also grabbed people’s attention. “It’s exciting point through captivating anecdotes.” BOTV is a “In my opinion, the to be a part of OMA graduate assistant Christina Jackson said rivalry between a school that’s Wilson had a great impact on her development as a Grand Valley State Battle of the Valleys willing to help student and helped her make the most of her time in the University and brings out all the out community.” Freshman Academy. Saginaw Valley Laker values in Vangorder said. “He genuinely cared about us,” she said. “One time, State University The battle a few of us didn’t get up for class. He came over to to see which everyone.” officially starts our dorm, woke us up, waited for us to get dressed institution can raise CLOVER KIPP at the stroke of and walked us to class... He made sure that we never more money in one GVSU JUNIOR midnight Saturday forgot our own potential.” week for a local with the unveiling Many GVSU faculty members voiced their sadness charity. of the traditional in a university press release, including vice provost This year’s charity is Kids Food “battle shirts” as well as donation and dean of students Bart Merkle. Basket, based in Grand Rapids. buckets available for students. “He related very well to students in so many Each university can only collect This year Student Senate GVL Archive / Kyle A. Hudecz positive ways,” Merkle said. “Oliver never wavered funds during the week preceding the purchased 3,000 shirts in hopes of Advocating diversity: Dr Oliver Wilson of the Office of in his belief that students and other people he worked GVSU/SVSU football game. raising even more money for Kids Multicultural Affairs stands next to former-GVSU President Murray with can accomplish more than they think is possible. BOTV is sponsored by several as they listen to fellow faculty and students speak out against hate campus organizations including crimes on campus See Wilson, A2 See Valleys, A2 GV leads peer institutions into ‘next generation’ By Jenny Whalen been updated with a completely redesigned, of Information Technology at GVSU. “We for faculty, staff and students on its Web site, GVL Editor in Chief customizable Web 2.0 user interface that were one of the first ones to get it since it http://www.gvsu.edu/it. is easy to use and features was released, so we’re still “Once a faculty member gets a basic Though Web 3.0 is still on the horizon. a drag and drop based It's going to save me working out a number of understanding of the layout, especially those Blackboard 9.0 arrived in January. interface.” a lot of time and I'll bugs in the software.” who don’t identify themselves as being tech Project NG is the latest upgrade of course- Grand Valley State be able to respond To ease the transition savvy, they are finding it easy to use,” said management software available to the college University was one of the from last year’s Glenna Decker, an instructional designer in market. first universities to test to students a lot Blackboard Academic Academic Computing who also teaches many “Release 9.0 is part of Blackboard ’s this upgrade, installing quicker.” Suite to Blackboard NG, of the faculty seminars. multi-year, multi-release Project NG effort Blackboard NG in May. also known as Release A list of known problems as well as to deliver a next generation teaching and “It was brought to campus DENYSE SEILER 9.0, the Information possible solutions and work-arounds for learning solution,” said John Fontaine, because it was the latest GVSU ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Technology office the software is also available through senior director of Technology Evangelism version and we wanted to take continues to offer weekly the "Blackboard NG - (V.9)” link on the at Blackboard.

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