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Mtitipmi Grand Valley State University www.lanthorn.com Monday, January 19, 2009 Experts call for “America United: A Grand Valley Celebration" 11 a.m. on Tuesday President Thomas J. Haas, Jeanne Arnold, belief in economy vice president for Inclusion and Equity, Gleaves Whitney, director of Hauenstem Everyone present hoped being fore­ Center and faculty members Mark Panel of experts urge warned meant being fore-armed, as six Richards and Louis Moore will speak at the speakers reported the predicted trends confidence at economic, ceremony. Live coverage will be broadcast. for 2009 in their areas of expertise. commercial forecast "2008 was an interesting and Locations include: Fieldhouse Arena, Allendale Campus By Lauren Fitch challenging year," said Chip Bowling, an office adviser for Grubb & Ellis. Eberhard Center, Grand Rapids Press GVL News Editor Bowling delivered the Grand Rapids Teleconference Auditorium Consumer confidence is the remedy office report. Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, for the struggling economy, suggested The combination of decreased Hager Auditorium area finance experts at the seventh- vacancy space with a rise in rental rates, Holland Meijer Campus, Room 104 annual West Michigan Economic & "is a good sign, ” Bowling said. "I hope Muskegon Regional Center, Room 1100 Commercial Real to continue to see this Traverse City University Center, Rooms 215 Estate Forecast at “Retail has been the trend in downtown and 217 the DeVos Place on one bright spot in the Grand Rapids and in Friday. the suburbs. ” "Inauguration Day Celebration: However, past. Unfortunately, However, the Acknowledging the Day's Historic confidence will be the wave of predicted phase of Significance" difficult to muster in general and medical GVL Archive / Katie Seif 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday momentum has hit the Coming together: Students and staff gather for breakfast before the 2008 annual West Michigan light of the continued office space for 2009 Rebroadcast of Inauguration ceremony beach. ” Economic and Commercial Real Estate Forecast breakfast lecture. The speaker was Hari Singh, chair of recession predicted for is not promising. and live music broadcast throughout the 2009. the Economics Department in Seidman College of Business at GVSU. DAVE DENTON The business cycle night. Representatives GRUBB & ELLIS is divided into four Location: from local banks, doctors built new offices and abandoned "Retail has been the one bright spot in VP AND RETAIL ADVISER phases: Recovery, Celebration Cinema schools, real expansion, hyper out-of-date ones, which will cause the the past, ” Denton said. "Unfortunately, the wave of momentum has hit the 2121 Celebration Dr. NE estate companies supply and recession. medical offices to move to recession in 2(X)9. Grand Rapids, Mich. and other businesses attended the General office space is currently in beach. ” Dave Denton, vice president and From 2(X)5 to 2(X)7, the retail forecast, sponsored by Grand Valley the recession stage but should move to See more: Go to retail adviser at Grubb & Ellis, gave an market was prospering in the phases of State University, Grubb & Ellis and recovery in 2(X)9. the editorial and "Your Metropolitan Title Company. update on the retail market. Medical space was in hyper supply as See Economy, A2 Insights" on A6 GVSU professor lays blame for global warming Figen Mekik’s 'Global causes of global warming. Mekik noted how scientific analysis Warming is Your Fault! ’ of ice cores — which contain air trapped from thousands of years ago — show a links climate change to pattern of rising global temperatures human activity corresponding with increased levels of carbon in the atmosphere. By Paul LeBlanc Carbon is the primary "greenhouse GVL Staff Writer gas” responsible for the phenomenon, In the midst of bitter wind chills Mekik said, as it and other gases released and continuous snowfall, the subject of by industrial processes trap heat within global warming may not be a frequent the Earth ’s atmosphere. topic of discussion. Mekik — a climate scientist and Nevertheless, in a lecture held oceanographer — emphasized the Wednesday at the importance of raising awareness about Women ’s City the subject of global warming. Club in downtown “(The lecture) gave me an opportunity Grand Rapids, Figen to talk about this to lay people, ” Mekik Mekik, an associate said. professor of biology Mekik pointed out the consequences at Grand Valley State of global warming are dire, including University, spoke droughts, increasingly intense weather at length about the and most prominently, rising sea levels Mekik phenomenon — and that lead to massive flooding. laid the blame for it GVSU students made up a sizable squarely on her audience. portion of the audience at the lecture. In the lecture, titled “Global Warming Among them was GVSU freshman Is Your Fault!,” Mekik discussed the Emily Tabaczynski, who had little scientific evidence for climate change background knowledge on the subject and how it can be linked to human before attending the lecture. activity. Afterwards, Tabaczynski said she The event was sponsored by the had become convinced global warming Center for Inquiry, an organization that was in fact a man-made phenomenon. works to "promote and defend reason, “I think it is undeniable .’’Tabaczynski science and the freedom of inquiry in all said. areas of human endeavor, ” according to Charles O'Donnell, director of the i literature at the event. Grand Rapids Community College AP Photo I Fredrik Blomqvist Aided by a slideshow depicting branch of the Center for Inquiry, said Global warming: This photo provided Wednesday by the Monaco Palace shows Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, with South African adventurer Mike his belief that evidence for man-made Horn, heading to the South pole Tuesday. The trip will last through Thursday and will include visits to 26 international bases on Antarctica to raise graphs and photographs, Mekik laid awareness about global warming. The blame for global warming has been increasingly levied on human activity. out numerous pieces of evidence for the See Global Warming, A2 University to stay green through ReGeneration, RecycleMania efforts GVSU ‘green ’ groups to sponsor 2009 Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit, to begin national RecycleMania competition By Amanda Lechel community. the MSSC has put on and the first time GVI. Staff Writer Heartwell said he hopes this event that it is being held in West Michigan will have an impact on the people who and GVSU." Ostafinski said. Lunch with Grand Rapids Mayor attend. The SCDI focuses on four main George K. Heartwell, a Saturday "One of the areas that needs to be components of sustainability: Education night concert with the Ragdolls and a improved in order and curriculum, green jobs fair are a few of the many for Grand Rapids to administration, activities going on at ReGeneration: be more sustainable “One of the areas food services and 2(X)9 Michigan Student Sustainability is transportation. ” that needs to be facilities management, Coalition Summit. Heartwell said. "We student involvement The Grand Valley State University need more buses, improved in order for and community Sustainability Community Development more trollies, that sort Grand Rapids to be engagement. Initiative group and the GVSU Student of thing, to get people “Ultimately we Environmental Coalition are sponsoring out of their cars.” more sustainable is think this a great the MSSC Summit from Friday to Also speaking at transportation. ” opportunity for Sunday. the Summit are Judy students to apply the The goal is to encourage Grand Bonds, co-director of knowledge that they Rapids ’ citizens to give back to their Coal River Mountain GEORGE K. HEARTWELL are gaining to real Watch, and Jessy GRAND RAPIDS MAYOR life situations and to WEB EXCLUSIVE Tolkan, director find creative solutions of Energy Action to work together and Coalition. truly create a more Visit Lanthorn.com for a Danielle Ostafinski. a senior at sustainable society,” Ostafinski said. GVSU. is the intern for the Sustainability Alex LaRue, of GVSU Student GVI / Nicole Somerville story on campus dining. Community Development Initiative. Pro green: GVSU prides itself on giving students opportunities to maintain a sustainable lifestyle "This is the third annual summit that See RecycleMania, A2 Recycling bins are dispersed throughout the GVSU campus in most buildings and living centers News ............................................. .............................A3 I/rn thorn Nation/World .............................. ...............................A4