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HOW MANY GHOSTS CAN YOU FIND j ■ A fl 1HHH ^k Ik 0 B BA H1HH (ANSWER ON AlO) * * rnSTr-P ,;. -v iy ■ GRAND VALLEY GV IMPROVES TO 9-0 AFTER A 28-17 WIN OVER Hanttorn FINDLAY OILERS STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS // PRINT • ONLINE • MOBILE // LANTHORN.COM ALLENDALE & GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN SEE A7 MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 FIRST FAMILY r Halloweena ■ ■ ■ form “tngineeringen create costumes for the rest of us’ =?»■■> CELEBRATE: Thomas and Marcia Haas pose at an event, gvl I kevin sielaff Halloween with T. Haas GV’s presidential family celebrates the holiday in downtown Grand Rapids BY HANNAH LENTZ ASSOCIA [email protected] On Halloween, thousands of children will walk around Grand Rapids looking for houses with porch lights on and the best can­ dy to give. This year, one of those houses offering treats will be the house of GVSU President Thomas Haas and first lady Marcia Haas. The Haas’ Halloween celebration this year will involve passing out can­ dy, talking with neighbors and family m 111 and sporting Laker Blue (the best col­ WORKING TOGETHER: A child poses with the costume designed for her by students in an engineering 301 class at Grand Valley State University. GVSU students or, according to Thomas Haas). How­ worked with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital tb create costumes tcf the "Halloween for the Rest of Us” parade Saturday, Oct. 29. courtesy | JOHN farris ever, previous Halloween celebrations didn ’t look exactly the same. BY KYLE DOYLE concepts and we looked up how oth­ bases out of two-by-fours and zip ties “I can remember being at a Hal­ [email protected] er people had done it, and we tried to for each individual chair. loween party a couple years back make the designs our own,” said Ja­ “Each chair is different so we had with Marcia and looking around and his Halloween, students cob Stephens, a junior at GVSU. to build a different base around each everyone was dressed as ghosts and from John Farris’ engineer­ The process was divided up into chair,” said Taylor Rieckhoff, a junior pumpkins and other typical Hallow­ ing 301 class teamed up two days: a planning day and a build at GVSU. “We had to make sure that een costumes and I was dressed as a with members of the Mary day which took place Friday, Oct. 21 the bases wouldn’t interfere with the mad scientist with the crazy wig and TFree Bed Rehabilitation Hospitaland to Saturday, Oct. 22, respectively. regular movement of the chairs.” everything,” Haas said. “That costume design and build costumes for chil­ Over the course of the two days, The students programmed LED spoke to the scientist in me since I dren in power mobility devices. students and volunteers worked to­ lights to attach to a few of the chil­ have a background in chemistry ’’ The students and a group of over gether to create the nine costumes dren ’s costumes, in an effort to add When Marcia Haas isn’t dressed 20 volunteers worked to help design, ranging from two bat-mobiles, a more flair. The patrol car even had as a Laker, she also usually chooses a build and paint nine costumes that patrol car from the show “Paw Pa­ flashing lights and a siren. costume close to her own life experi­ the children wore at a parade called trol” to a lamp from Disney ’s “Alad ­ The children receiving the cos­ ences. As a past cheerleader for Albion “Halloween for the Rest of Us” at din ” and even Rainbow Dash from tumes were excited to see what the Mary Free Bed Saturday, Oct. 29. the show “My Little Pony.” “The kids came to us with the The team designed nine different SEE T. HAAS | A2 SEE COSTUME | A2 TRICK-OP-TREAT THINGS TO DO Children ’s Enrichment Center holds trick-or-treating for littlest Lakers BY SANDA VAZGEC it also brings out some of the “littlest “(The kids) really look forward that we are part of such an awesome [email protected] Lakers” for trick-or-treating. to it every year, ” said Sarah Lord, community and campus. I feel like The Children ’s Enrichment Cen­ program administrative lead teach­ it’s more fun for the kids and offers a Every year, students at Grand ter at GVSU puts on a trick-or-treat­ er at the Children ’s Enrichment safer option for trick-or-treating.” Valley State University get ready for ing event every Halloween for the Center. “They ’re always excited to The Children ’s Enrichment Halloween festivities during the last children to dress up in their costumes go on campus, so with trick-or- Center offers childcare for GVSU weekend of October. While Hallow­ and collect candy from various de ­ treating it’s a bonus for them.” student-parents, faculty and staff FALL: An aerial view of the corn maze een can bring out ghouls and goblins, partments around campus. Trick-or-treating begins around and is also open to the West at Robinette’s, gvl | kevin sielaff 9 a.m. where the children will Michigan community. travel around GVSU to depart ­ Student-parents said they ments including Student Services, chose their childcare here because Finding fun the Women’s Center, Housing and of its close proximity to campus Residence Life and others. and the instructional time the fall activities in Lord said the trick-or-treating children get while there. event can be a great alternative Lord said the children are ex­ West Michigan for student-parents who do not posed to a vast majority of the re­ have much time to go trick-or- sources available on GVSUs cam­ BY JESS HODGE [email protected] treating at night or for those pus, which they use as part of their who’d like a safer alternative. instructional lessons. As October comes to a close, the Parents are welcome to join their “We take them to classrooms fall season has brought in beautiful children during the event as well. for demonstrations, we also take and colorful leaves, cooler tempera­ Andrea McConnell, a student - advantage of the Fields on cam­ tures and a plethora of autumn activi­ parent at GVSU said the event is pus as well,” Lord said. ties to do. Grand Valley State Univer­ exciting for her son and provides a Lord added the children get sity Lakers have the great opportunity sense of community. comfortable and accustomed to to be in the heart of West Michigan “I’m glad the center puts on the the campus environment and with the great scenery it provides. Be­ Halloween celebration, the fact that enjoy the atmosphere. fore the snow hits the ground, be sure my son can go and trick-or-treat on GVSU students receive a dis ­ to find some fun fall things to do like campus and that the GVSU faculty counted rate on childcare at the Chil­ welcomes them is amazing,” Mc­ dren ’s Enrichment Center, which is Connell said. “It feels great to know located on West Campus Drive. SEE ACTIVITY | A2 ■■■■■ OCTOBER 31, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN A2 NEWS (&GVLNEWS & NEWS BRIEFS miHllinmillHnilHIIIIIHIIHIIIHIIHIIIIHIHIIIIIMIHIIIinilltllllltllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHniHllllldl SCHOLAR DISCUSSION Wendy Doniger, a professor of religion at the University of Chicago will give a presentation at Grand Valley State University Monday, Nov. 7 at the Mary Idema Pew Library Multipurpose Room. The presentation will begin at noon with a reception held at 11:30 a m. Doniger will participate in a book signing after the event. The presentation will cover topics includ ­ ing religion and censorship. The event is free and open to the public and is approved for LIB 100/201 courses. The presentation is sponsored by the following GVSU departments: Area and global studies, Brooks College dean's office, Meijer honors college, the human rights minor, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, the liberal studies, sociology and anthropology departments. BATTLE OF THE VALLEYS Grand Valley State University will face off against rival Saginaw Valley State University for the annual Battle of the Valleys fundraising competition. The competition will begin Sunday, Oct. 30 and will run through Saturday, Nov. 5. The proceeds GVSU raises will go toward the Laker Children's Fund, an organization which assists groups and local nonprofits that work with children. The competition will conclude with the football game Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. at the University Center at SVSU. Fundraising events will take place throughout the week, including: Monday, Oct. 31: The Angry Bird competition will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center lobby. Tuesday, Nov. 1: The Pumpkin Smash event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center lobby along with GV’s Got Talent competition at 9 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center.