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WWW.LANTHORN.COM 6 VIEWTHE SLIDESHOW ^ INSIDE THIS ISSUE: ^% READ THE ARTICLE: ^ FULTON STREET MARKET REOPENS, ^ l SOFTBALL LOSES 3-OTO ASHLAND IN TRACK AND FIELD, W. GOLF Vs 4 MIDWEST REGIONAL COMPETITION ! TEAMS CLAIM GLIACTITLES ^a TULIPTIMETULIP TIME BEGINS IN HOLLAND y www.lanthorn.com/sports --------------- ...vv.i.rvpvi kv /y OrUniDSPORTS I DB 1I yA www.lanthorn.com/multimediaff ¥f .IBIIIIIUI MiVl/lliriMUIIIlllDUia I V//////////////////////////////////////////////^////////////////////////////////////^/////^I MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 Haas to speak S3tY -ifWafTXTB at higher ed. •• %Jppi ¥ v summit today f : | : v JH \ ■ • ____ V GVL / Samantha Butchar I heart GR: Let the Lanthom be your guide toall things fun (and college budget-friendly) this summer. Read for ourpicks for the best summer arts, beats and eats. BY SAMANTHA BUTCHER ids Art Museum before it leaves on May 20, thorn.com/arts for some highlights from ev ­ HAAS GVL EDITOR IN CHIEF clearing the way for exhibits showcasing lo­ ery genre — the summer is filled with music BY SAMANTHA BUTCHER cal artist Joey Ruiter and exploring the idea festivals. GVL EDITOR IN CHIEF hether you’re working, taking of Cities in Transition, both of which will be In June, music lovers 21 and up can cel­ Grand Valley State University classes or interning in the Grand up in the museum from June through August. ebrate beer and music at Founders Fest 2012, President Thomas J. Haas will Rapids area, chances are you’ll The GRAM charges $7 for student tickets an outdoor festival at Grandville Ave. SW on travel to Lansing today to discuss Whave some down time in the city. Spendwith ID,it but you can visit for free on Tues ­ June 23. Live music starts at 3 p.m. and ends the economic impact of higher wisely with the Lanthom's guide to Grand days from 1 to 5 p.m. at 11 p.m. Patrons can listen to music from education at a summit organized Rapids. Theater lovers will have a variety of per­ artists like Soulive, Toubab Krewe, That 1 by Business Leaders for Michi­ ARTS formances to choose from this summer, in­ Guy, The Crane Wives and others while en­ gan. Take advantage of all this art-friendly city cluding “The Addams Family” from Broad­ joying food from local vendors and one of Haas will join North Dakota has to offer in the summer, when the crowds way Grand Rapids; “Cabaret, ” “Escanaba in Founders ’ signature crafted brews. If you ar­ University System Chancellor are out and free time is abundant. Grand Rap­ Da Moonlight” and “Hair” from Circle The­ rive early, make sure to drink responsibly. William Goetz and University of ids’ annual Festival of Arts, on June 1,2 and atre; Pulitzer Prize-winning “August: Osage Electronica fans can get their fill in Au ­ North Carolina president Thomas 3, showcases the city’s talent and lets patrons County” from Actors Theatre and Greek clas­ gust, when the City Lights Music Festival Ross on the summit ’s Economic purchase the wares of local artists. Expect to sic “Medea” from Heritage Theatre. takes over Calder Plaza on the 17th and Engine panel. The panel is one of see jewelry, pottery, clothing, artwork and BEATS 18th. Earlier that month, Rock the Rapids, several events planned to connect more while street vendors and local Tnusi- Summer is prime concert season in Grand the city’s largest music festival, comes to university experts with Michi­ cians fill the air with the scents and sounds Rapids, so look for big names like the Red town. The festival, which starts Aug. 6, has gan business leaders to create a of summer. Hot Chili Peppers and the B-52’s to grace lo­ yet to announce a lineup but typically draws “Michigan higher education mar­ If you’d prefer to take in the art indoors, cal stages as well as smaller acts. big-name national artists. Last year’s lineup ketplace.” visit one (or all) of the city’s museums. Catch In addition to concerts — check the Lan­ featured Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Stone Temple “Michigan has one of the fin­ the Rauschenberg exhibit at the Grand Rap­ thom’s summer music preview at www.lan- SEE SUMMER, A4 est higher education systems in the country and it can help ac­ celerate long-term economic growth in our state,” said Doug Roth well, president and CEO of Recent GV grad to appear on Plymouth ballot BLM. “It is our hope that attend­ ees leave this conference with a BY SAMANTHA BUTCHER Now, four years and one Grand Valley GVL EDITOR IN CHIEF true understanding of the impor­ State University degree later, Justus is mak ­ tance of higher education when When Andrew Justus was 18, what would ing another run for a position in Plymouth’s looking at Michigan’s future. ... have been a routine story about Hillsdale, local government, this time with his name on Leaders, like President Haas, are Mich.’s mayoral race caught his eye — un ­ the ballot. positioning Michigan’s universi ­ like other elections, the mayor-elect was the Justus, who will be running as a Repub ­ ties — and their graduates — to same age. lican, submitted his petition for township move Michigan’s economy into “It made me realize there’s no age limit for trustee with 62 signatures - 50 are required high gear.” these things — you can just run, ” he said. to appear on the ballot — and was informed While at the summit, Haas And run he did. Although he’d had his Sunday night that his name would indeed ap­ will discuss the economic impact election epiphany a month after the filing pear on the ballot in his second election at­ GVSU, its students and its gradu ­ deadline for his hometown of Plymouth, tempt. ates have on West Michigan’s Mich., he ran in for township clerk as a write- He spent eight hours gathering signatures economy. in candidate. After utilizing his networking and talking to his potential future constituents, skills, Justus pulled in less than 2 percent of whom he said reacted positively to his youth. SEE HAAS, A4 the vote. SEE BALLOT, A4 JUSTUS Community response to GV purchase of Admiral station mixed GV Board of Trustees approves $1 M purchase of Fulton Street gas station, completes 30-acre assemblage of land BY SAMANTHA BUTCHER — prompting some residents’ con­ of Grand GVL EDITOR IN CHIEF cerns about being able to fuel their Valley’s vehicles. initiative The Grand Valley State Univer ­ Some students, particularlythose to im­ sity Board of Trustees approved the who smoke, were also disappointed prove the purchase of the Admiral gas station by the decision. west side on Fulton Street on April 27, but in University Counsel Tom Butcher of the the ensuing week, the community said the quarter-acre piece of prop­ city, and reaction to the purchase has been erty was targeted for purchase be ­ the best lukewarm. cause of its proximity to the univer ­ use of this The purchase of the station, sity and the new Seidman College property which was a convenient spot for of Business, which is currently un ­ is for edu- BUTCHER students, staff and faculty to gas up der construction. cational purposes.” or grab snacks and cigarettes, was The property gives GVSU an While some mourned the sta­ one of only a handful of gas stations “assemblage ” of land bounded by tion’s closing on social media and downtown. Now, only three gas sta­ the Grand River, Winter Avenue, in the comment sections of news tions remain — a Mobil station on Fulton Street and Butterworth Av ­ sites, others agreed that removing GVL / Eric Coulter Market Avenue SW, a Shell station enue. the station was better for the city. Full tank: Patrons fill their tanks at the Admiral gas station on Fulton Street at the comer of Wealthy and Divi ­ “This is a positive move for the • “If you are going to get murdered Saturday night.The station, the purchase of which was recently approved sion and a Marathon station at the university, but also for the city,” downtown GR, this is the place,” for $1 million by the Board ofTrustees, will be demolished this summer. comer of College and Michigan Butcher said in a statement. “It’s part SEE ADMIRAL, A4 Grand Valley Lanthorn A21 NEWS MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 NEWS EDITOR LIZZY BALBOA NEWS BRIEFS Dean Wenner to retire Wendy Wenner, dean of the Brooks College of Inter ­ disciplinary Studies, will retire from her position at the end of the month. Wenner joined Grand Valley State University's staff in 1988 as a visiting faculty member in the English de­ partment and was named founding director of GVSU's Brooks College in 2004. A reception to honor Wenner was held in April.