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Grand Valley LanthornGrand Valley’s student-run newspaper www.lanthorn.com Vol. 45 issue 9: Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
GVL / Eric CoulterUpgrade: The new Steelcase Node Chairs in Mackinac hall will allow professors to easily con� gure classrooms.
For hundreds of years, the c l a s s r o o m set up has remained un-
touched. Rows of chairs with wrap-around desks remain the standard for classrooms from kin-d e r g a r t e n through col-lege.
M o v e -ment Sci-ence Pro-fessor John Ki lbourne , an advocate for “activ-ity per-m i s s i b l e ” classrooms, hopes that this standard can change with the new Steel-case Node Chair de-sign. Grand Valley State University is one of three schools in Michigan pioneering the new design.
“When one consid-ers the current research on the importance of movement to learning, it was an easy move for me to try out these new activity permissible de-signs,” said Kilbourne.
The Steelcase Node Chair is a new type of classroom seating that is free standing with rolling wheels so that professors can config-ure classrooms with flexibility. Each chair has a seat that swiv-els and rocks slightly, in addition to a desk that swings out. Un-der each seat there is
room for storage and the arm rest also serves as a holder for a coat or jacket.
The Steelcase Node website boasts, “The node chair is mobile and flexible. It’s de-signed for quick, easy transitions between one mode to the next.
With node, a classroom can flex from a lec-t u r e - b a s e d mode to a team-based mode, and back again, without in-terruption. “
K i l -bourne, who was first approached for the test-ing of the new chairs due to his research on using Exer-cise Balls and stand-up desks as seating in his class-
rooms, was immedi-ately intrigued by the new design and eager to give it a try.
“The new desk/chair is ideal for cooperative, group work as each desk fits nicely with other desks,” Kilbourne said. “It also allows me more opportunities for movement as the stu-dents can easily roll their desks to wherever I am in the classroom.”
The Steelcase Node Chair has the option to be purchased with or without a work surface. The chair also comes in a variety of color op-tions.
Professor advocates ‘activity permissible’
classrooms
By Anya Zentmeyer GVL Assistant News Editor
From bicycles to cruisers and segway scooters, Grand Valley State University’s Department of Public Safety has a variety of ways to patrol campus. But DPS’ suggested behavior code for pullovers remains the same, regardless of the vehicles involved.
During a traffic stop, DPS
officers are trained to first ask for license, registration and proof of insurance before explaining the reason behind the stop.
Legally, it is an officer’s right to ask a driver or passengers to step out of the vehicle at any time during the stop, be it for safety reasons or suspicion of the presence of illegal contraband inside
DPS addresses pullover rightsBy Chelsea Lane
GVL News Editor
GVL / Matt RauppBusted: A GVSU o� cer pulls over a vehicle for a tra� c violation. The o� cer has the right to ask the driver to step out of the vehicle at any time.
MMA FEATUREFormer � ghter � nds home in Grand Rapids dojo>> See A7
MUSIC FESTIVALProspecto Music Showcase and Sonic Experience this weekend
>> See A10
See DPS, A2
GV becomes one of three Michigan schools to test Steelcase Node Chair
See Classrooms, A2
Housing department hires bug-sni� ng beagle to search dorm rooms
By Hope CronkrightGVL Sta� Writer
Bed bugs have invaded areas of high volume traffic all across the country. The insecticides used today are not as effective as the pest controls in the
United States once were. The result has been a resurgence of the dark brown beetle, almost invisible to the human eye and about one-fourth inch in size. They change to their dark red color after a couple of meals of human blood.
Grand Valley State University has recognized the possible threat and hired pest-sniffing dog Buggsy to come to the rescue.
Buggsy, a bed bug search beagle, stands at the heart of Kaama Pest Management’s K9 Inspection Services of Wyoming, Mich., and is “the best thing we have ever done,” said Eric Taylor, the energetic beagle’s owner and trainer. Buggsy thinks its all a game and associates smelling the scent of a bedbug with treats after he sits and points to the culprit with his nose. He is capable of sniffing out as many as 115 dorm rooms
in six hours.“He can do your normal dorm room in less than a minute,”
Taylor added.Contrary to popular
belief, where bed bugs hang out “has nothing to do with sanitation,” said Taylor. The bed bug does not feed off of trash but on human blood and unlike mosquitoes, it does not transmit disease. Bed bugs tend to show up anywhere with high volume traffic, such as movie theaters, restaurants, mass transit and hospitals.
“Bed bugs are opportunists,” said Charlie Neil, owner of Pest and Termite Control. “The bed bugs lie around and wait in areas where they know humans hang out. After infestation of an area is found,
IF BED BUGS BITEGVSU READY
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Courtesy Photo / FacebookSni� ‘em out: Buggsy (pictured) is a trained bed bug search beagle for K9 Inspection Services in Wyoming.
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“(The Node chair) also allows me more opportunities for movement as the students can easily roll their desks to wherever I am in the classroom.”
-John KilbourneMovement science
professor
A2 Thursday, September 23, 2010 NEWS Grand Valley Lanthorn
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it is cleaned by sterilizing all clothing in a hot cycle and then vacuuming the upholstery and treating it with insecticides.”
The small critters can also survive for as a long as a year without their next meal and often hide in near-unreachable spaces such as electrical outlets and behind baseboards, making human detection more diffi cult.
GVSU Housing Director
Andy Beachnau said though complaints of possible bed bugs are rare, the university is ready to respond to them.
“We treat all complaints seriously,” Beachnau said. “We always call an outside exterminator whether we know (the bed bugs are there) or not.”
He added that Buggsy has already been in some of GVSU’s dorm rooms.
Sophomore and self-proclaimed “clean freak” Taylor Itsell was in New York this
summer during the bed bug scare there. She cleaned her Ravine apartment for four hours “from top to bottom” when she fi rst moved in and had the mattress and refrigerator replaced.
For canines with keener senses, such as Buggsy, the job of fi nding bed bugs is much easier. He can detect even a single egg in the “top head of a screw inside of the bed,” Taylor said.
Taylor saved Buggsy from being abandoned to a dog shelter and is glad he is able to provide a better life for him.
“He is not just an employee,” he said. “He is my partner and he follows me wherever I go.”
Courtesy Photo / FacebookTeamwork: Eric Taylor (right) sits with his dog, Buggsy, who he adopted and trained to sni� out bed bugs.
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Kilbourne said that thus far, students’ reaction is very positive. In his classroom, Kilbourne said, students now have the opportunity to sit in a Node Chair, an exercise balls, or stand-up desk if they choose.
“In my more than twen-ty years of teaching lec-ture/theory classes this se-mester is clearly the most
exciting,” Kilbourne said.Movement Science
department chair Brian Hatzel said other faculty
members have also re-sponded positively to the new seating and the depart-ment may consider making the seating options avail-able for other classes.
“Several of our faculty and instructors have ex-pressed interest in using the same type of set-up,” he said.
Hatzel added the depart-ment hopes to use some of Kilbourne’s qualitative testing data to learn more about the relationship be-tween “activity permis-sible” seating and in-class-room retention rates.
“I think it’s pretty cut-ting-edge research,” he said. “…The initial data has shown some really positive things.”
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of the vehicle.Once the officer has
evaluated the scene, they will likely return to their patrol car to electronically verify the driver’s license and registration, as well as fill out any citations.
“If you don’t agree with a citation, don’t argue at the scene,” the DPS website advises. “All citizens have the right to contest a citation before a judge or magistrate. This doesn’t require the service of an attorney, and the time involved is often minimal.”
Although DPS cannot give specific legal advice to students, the department generally advises remaining calm and cooperative with officers and not attempting to flee the scene under any circumstances. In the state of Michigan, anyone who resists arrest, obstructs of assaults a police officer potentially faces a two-year felony sentence or a $2,000 fine.
“Running away from the officers exasperates the issue,” said Assistant Director of DPS Capt. Brandon DeHaan. “…It raises the ante and turns
whatever the issue was into a resisting and opposing charge, which is a felony. Usually for tickets or citations, the person gets to go home. But with a resisting charge, you will be booked at the Ottawa County Jail.”
The majority of citations written up by DPS are for liquor law violations. A first-time minor in possession charge is a misdemeanor that typically results in a $100 fine. GVSU students must then complete a three-hour session with the Alcohol Campus Education Services (ACES) group.
“It’s non-judgmental,” said ACES Director Eric Klingensmith of the group. “It’s educational. It’s not about you’re right or wrong or you even have a problem. What we really emphasize right up front is that you’re here because you broke a rule or the law and it’s not about we think you’re an alcoholic or we think you have a drinking problem, but rather, you broke a rule and we want to take an opportunity to give you some information.”
Klingensmith added the group also explains to first-time offenders what typically happens to those
charged with a second MIP and stresses the consequences of repeat MIP charges.
A second-time MIP charge also carries a fine, and the university typically requires the offender to undergo an assessment at the Counseling Center.
“The counselor would say, ‘Based on our meeting, this is what we’re seeing, here are some risk factors, here are some things that might indicate you’re in some danger’ or ‘You know what, yeah, you really were in the wrong place at the wrong time, but here’s still some information just to keep you aware,’” Klingensmith explained.
Klingemsith said GVSU handles a third MIP charge on a “case-by-case basis.” ACES sponsors a variety of programs for students who want to seek additional counseling or support for alcohol problems or those affected by a loved one’s drinking, including Al-Anon, Students Staying Sober and 12-step meetings. For more information on meeting times and specific programs, visit www.gvsu.edu/aces.
Art lovers and newbies alike will get a chance to meet some of the artists participating in this year’s ArtPrize festival.
GVSU will host an opening reception startingn today at the Hagger-Lubbers Exhibition Hall at the DeVos Center. The event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Henry Matthews, GVSU gallery director and curator, said 25 artists will be displayed outdoors across the Pew campus, an official ArtPrize venue, during the 19-day art competition. At the reception, attendants will be able to meet with some of the artists whose creations are installed on campus.
Artists attending the event include Kenneth Foster, a sculptor and ceramicist from Nunica, Mich., with his clay and steel sculpture “Tornado Series #17,” Cynthia Mckean from Sagatuck, Mich., who created a 12-foot-tall painted steel sculpture titled “Friends,” and John Schwarz from Chelsea, Mich., with “Tiger Fish,” an award-winning multi-media assemblage made from recycled material.
Colleen Bazuin, GVSU art gallery secretary, said the reception, which will be held in the building lobby, will provide an opportunity for people to engage and “talk with the artists about their work.”
The reception is being combined with the 2010 DeVos Art Lecture series featuring Eames Demetrios as its guest speaker in the Loosemore Auditorium at 5:30 pm. Demetrios is an author, artist, filmmaker and 2009 ArtPrize participant from Santa Monica, Calif. He will speak about the “Powers of Ten” in architectural and art design. Attendants will also be able to meet him at
the reception, which will follow the lecture series event.
“Rather than having an opening night for ArtPrize exhibition and another night for the lecture series, we decided to combine them because Eames has been involved in ArtPrize,” Bazuin said.
She described Eames as a “renaissance man due to his experience with art, filmmaking, and even beer.” The beer he designed with a brewing company will be served at the reception
along with wine and other refreshments.
ArtPrize 2010, an open art contest hosted in the downtown area of Grand Rapids, will run from last Wednesday through Oct. 10. This year, it will feature more than 1,700 artists from 21 countries and 44 states.
A description of each GVSU venue artist’s entry and a link to their ArtPrize profile can be found at gvsu.edu/artgallery.
GVSU welcomes ArtPrize artists
Reception to be held at Hagger-Lubbers Exhibition HallBy Rebekah Young
GVL Intern
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.eduTwist: “Tornado Series #17,” by Kenneth Foster, is made of clay and steel.
Courtesy Photo / kcet.orgArt advice: Eames Demetrios will be the keynote speaker at the DeVos Art Lecture series at 5:30 p.m. today.
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.eduNatural design: John Schwarz created “Tiger Fish” from recycled materials.
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Chelsea Lane, News [email protected] NEWS Grand Valley Lanthorn
Thursday, September 23, 2010 A3
SWCS sponsors documentary Soil and Water Conservation Society is sponsoring a documentary for the Land Conservancy of West Michigan about Land Trust. The event, titled “The Present that Last Forever” will be held on Oct. 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Lake Michigan Hall, Room 114.For questions or comments, e-mail SWCS President Jessica Schwartz at [email protected].
QUICK!GV NEWS BRIEFS
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International Business Center career nightThe Seidman International Business Center Night will be held today from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the DeVos Center, Conference Room 202E. The event will feature a panel of IB Business Professionals that will talk about different career paths in international business and what day to day life within the realm of IB is like. The event is aimed at allowing students to network and interact with several International Business professionals. For questions or to RSVP, e-mail Alexandra Schmid [email protected].
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CPR and First Aid ClassesOn Saturday the Campus Recreation center will provide CPR & First Aid Certification classes at the Fitness and Wellness center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Individuals can sign up on the dates provided or set up their own CPR & First Aid classes, however, a minimum of six participants is required. Contact the Fitness and Wellness center at 616-331-3659 to register.
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Louie’s 50th Birthday PartyOn Monday on the Kirkhof Center west lawn, there will be a community celebration of Louie the Laker’s 50th birthday with food, community and Louie. All persons are welcome; the event begins at 3 p.m.
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alternative energy sources, wind energy has become a popular source for sustainable energy in West Michigan. As the number of wind farms increase, people have become concerned with the possible health effects. The West Michigan Wind Assessment project team at Grand Valley State University issued a report that addresses concerns about fl icker, noise and air quality.
“Every energy source has some kind of impact on human health, some more than others,” said Erik Nordman, principal investigator of the project and assistant professor of biology at GVSU. “Citizens and communities need information about the relative health impacts of wind, coal and other energy sources so they can make informed choices about their energy futures.”
The Wind Assessment project team, which began in July 2009, focuses on two main health challenges in the report: fl icker and noise.
“Wind turbines can create a fl ickering shadow on a building when the sun is low in the sky and just behind a rotating turbine,” Nordman said. “This can be a concern for people who suffer from a rare condition called photosensitive epilepsy and experience seizures in response to certain environmental triggers.”
Nordman explained that fl icker can easily be addressed in a variety of ways that include landscaping to block the shadows or stopping the turbines during sensitive times.
West Michigan residents are also concerned about the noise of wind turbines.
“Studies show a single, modern, utility-scale wind turbine produces sounds at about the same loudness as a normal conversation, at a distance of 100 feet from the turbine,” Nordman said. “Most scientifi c reviews conclude that infrasound at the
levels produced by wind turbines does not pose any direct human health risk. It is a topic of ongoing scientifi c investigation.”
In addition, modern turbines are much quieter than older models. Turbine noise manages through setback distances and can be mitigated by limiting operation of the turbine.
Nordman added that the National Research Council has so far concluded that noise from wind turbines at a distance of 0.5 miles or more is generally not a threat to human health. However, Nordman stressed that the effects of wind
power on human health are not totally negative.“The third connection to human health is
through air quality,” he said. “Coal-fi red electricity generation creates pollution, including sulfur dioxide. Decades of medical research has shown that sulfur dioxide leads to premature deaths and a host of illnesses. Wind energy can improve human health when it substitutes for coal-fi red electricity generation.”
In a press release, Nordman said studies suggest if 10 percent of West Michigan’s electricity production was replaced with non-polluting sources such as wind, 29 premature deaths, 270 cases of serious illness and more than 15,000 cases of minor illness could be avoided each year.
“Every energy source has some kind of impact,” he said. “The benefi ts [of replacing other energy sources with wind power] accrue to the state and region. The negative aspects include landscape aesthetic impacts and in some cases noise. The negative aspects are borne by the local population. Successful wind projects will reduce the costs to local communities while preserving the benefi ts to the larger population.”
GVSU addresses concerns with wind-powered energyBy Molly WaiteGVL Senior Reporter
For the fi rst time in history, a free patriotic live-action show will come to Grand Rapids, Mich. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington presents the Spirit of America at Van Andel Arena on Friday and Saturday.
The Spirit of America brings history to life with live musical entertainment, precision military drills and re-enactments of battles from the revolutionary war up to present day. The two and one-half hour drama is based on historical accounts taken from soldiers’ letters and journals.
“I think it is interesting they chose Grand Rapids and I don’t know why but I am excited about it,” said Valerie Hague, a history major at Grand Valley State University.
Units participating in The Spirit of America include the Continental Color Guard, Caisson Platoon, The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, The U.S. Army Drill Team and The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.”
These are the same units that were a part of President Ford’s burial ceremony.
The show has been in existence for more than 30 years. The 300 active duty soldiers involved travel around the United States to educate, entertain and inspire the American public.
“(It is) a way for the U.S. army to give back as part of the army’s
community relations mission,” said Kristen Parker, public affairs specials for Spirit of America. “It is an opportunity for us to thank them for their support and allow (people) to meet their soldiers.”
The show will open Friday at 10:30 a.m. and continues 7:30 p.m.
with two more showings on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Doors open one hour before show time.
“The veterans who come are brought to tears,” Parker said. “The young kids are excited to meet a real live soldier, like real live G.I. Joes.”
The event is a time to honor the
sacrifi ces of America’s average men and woman who have served in the army. It comes from the perspective of the citizen soldier.
The tally for tickets distributed stands at 34,000, with each performance hall seating 8,500 people. he opening performance is sold out, and although the event is free, it is best to call in advance and reserve tickets. Everyone must present a ticket in order to get into the event and seats are on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. The Spirit of America can also be viewed online live on the U.S. Army’s Spirit of America website, http://spiritofamerica.mdw.army.mil/history.html.
“Seeing it in person is going to be different and you don’t get that chance a lot,” Hague said. “It’s free so there is really no chance not to go.”
To reserve a spot at one of the performances, go to the Van Andel Arena Box Offi ce for tickets. For a small fee, print-off tickets are also online at ticketmaster.com.
Following the performances in Grand Rapids, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., and fi nish in Highland Heights, Ky.
Parker encouraged GVSU students to come out and see the show.
“I promise if the students come they will not be disappointed,” she said.
Spirit of America to retell war history in free showBy Hope Cronkright
GVL Sta� Writer
Three student or-ganizations at Grand Valley State Univer-sity will join together on Saturday to clean up a local beach.
The Association of Student Geographers, the Student Environ-mental Coalition and the Soil and Water Conservation Society are all teaming up for the Adopt-A-Beach clean-up event spon-sored by the Alliance for The Great Lakes.
The three student organizations, along with other groups, will focus on a beach called Kirk Park along Lake Michigan south of Grand Haven. The group will work from 9 a.m. to noon.
SEC President Kathleen Sexton highlighted some of the main goals of the group effort.
“During the beach clean up we will be collaborating with members of the Association of Student Geogra-phers and the Soil and Water Conservation Society to support the Alliance of the Great Lakes by cleaning up trash, weeds and anything else that doesn’t belong on the Lake Michigan shoreline,” she said.
SEC spreads awareness of the benefi ts of sustainable living and tries to get people together who share inter-ests in environmental awareness. Sexton believes that events such as the beach clean up are very important in the fi ght for environmental awareness
“I’m hoping this event will give people an interest in
improving, protecting and preserving the health of the beaches along Lake Michigan,” she said. “After all, the Great Lakes are debatably Michigan’s most important resource.”
SWCS President Jessica Schwartz and the rest of the SWCS team also hope to improve Kirk Park.
“We hope to make the beach a cleaner and more environmentally-safe place for people to go and swim,” she said.
SWCS is a volunteer-based organiza-tion that seeks to get more students in-volved with environmental volunteer work. Similar to Sexton, Schwartz thinks this event is impor-tant for the environment. She said she has seen many beaches in Michigan that have had trash thrown around and that have been in bad shape.
“People leave trash all over the place, and after a while it gets very disgusting,” she said. “If people don’t pick up their trash, then it is our responsibility to pick it up for them and lower our human footprint on the beaches.”
ASG brings together geography students to do proj-ects and attend conferences that will let them gain expe-rience that will help them in their professional lives.
ASG President Amanda Moore said she thinks that the Adopt-A-Beach event is a good way to help the en-vironment.
“We really need to be focusing on our environment and how we are treating it,” she said. “The Great Lakes are one of our most precious resources here in Michigan and honestly in the entire world.”
Student clubs team up to adopt a beachBy Eric Higgins
GVL Intern
Courtesy photo / siriitofamerica.mdw.army.milHome of the brave: Soldiers re-enact the American Revolution at a past Spirit of America event. The group will come to Grand Rapids for two shows this weekend.
Courtesy photo / venturebeat.comSound decision: While wind turbines such as those pictured create less pollution, but some are concerned with the noise.
Courtesy photo / cypress-wind.comClearing the coast: Three GVSU student organizations will team up on Saturday to clean up beaches along the Lake Michigan shore.
University mourns former deanFormer Grand Valley State University professor and dean of the colleges of Social Work and Community and Public Service Rod Mulder died Tuesday. He was 68 years old. Visitation will be held on Thursday and Friday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at Zaagman Funeral Home on Burton Street. The service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Madison Square Christian Reformed Church. Mulder has been an intragual part of GVSU since 1968.
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Groups to spruce up Kirk Park
U.S. Army Military District of Washington to put on live-action show in Grand Rapids
“Successful wind projects will reduce the costs to local communities while preserving the bene� ts to the larger population.”- Erik Nordman
Project leader, West Michigan Wind Assesment project
“I’m hoping this event will give people an interest in improving, protecting and preserving the health of the beaches along Lake Michigan.”- Kathleen Sexton
PresidentStudent Environmental Coalition
ArtPrize
DOWNTOWNGrand Valley LanthornA4 Thursday, September 23, 2010
Fall welcome receptionThe GVSU Women’s Commission will host its Fall Welcome Reception in the Kirkhof Center’s Pere Marquette room on Tuesday. The guest speaker is Muthoni Imungi, from the GVSU School of Social Work. The reception will take place from noon to 1 p.m., and refreshments will be provided.
QUICK!LAKER LIFE BRIEFS
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Student food pantryThe student food pantry asks for donations to start the school year. Everyone who donates three or more suggested items before Sept. 29 gets an entry to win an Amazon Kindle. Suggested items include laundry detergent, toilet paper, peanut butter and cereal. For the complete list, visit the GVSU Women’s Center.
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NPHC Week 2010 National Pan-Hellenic Council Week 2010 takes place this week both on and off campus. Today, the council will host the “State of the Black Man/Woman” at 9 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center. Other events include Greek 101, Bowling Night and Indoor Game Night among others. For more information, search “NPHC Week 2010” on Facebook.
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competition begins
‘Rhymes With Orange’ improv show
The student organization “Rhymes With Orange” will hold its first improvisation show of the fall from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday night, The show will take place in the Kirkhof Center’s Area 51. The show is free and open to the whole community.
“It’s gonna be a riot,” the group said on Facebook.
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Socialists uniteGVSU’s socialist club, “Nouveaux Socialistes,” will host an open forum today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Case for Socialism” will take place in the Cook-DeWitt Center. The group will discuss the socialist alternative to capitalism in the LIB 100 and U.S. 201 approved event.
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SUMmIT10 to inform on impact of health care reform
ArtPrize opened Wednesday, and everyone can now begin voting on the 2010 winner. The winner of the $250,000 prize will be announced on Oct. 7. To register to vote for your favorite downtown pieces of art, visit www.artprize.org. Students can also register through GVSU at the 20/20 Information Desk.
Venue: 25 Kitchen + BarCorner of Fulton and Ottawa, downtown Grand RapidsShowing works from 11 artists, such as Sean Fox-Elster’s “Diversity in Balance”
Fox-Elster combined wood, paint and hemp twine to create this 3-D sculpture about diversity. “The sphere is the reality of diversity,” the artist said on his ArtPrize pro� le. “The random shapes represent the potential variety of people, cultures and societies… The hemp represents the thin lines that bind these various unique aspects to each other,” Fox-Elster is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Michigan State University.
Venue: Downtown Courtyard by Marriot
Monroe Avenue, downtown Grand RapidsShowing works from three artists, such asLisa Nawrocki’s “Four Seasons”
The oil painting by art teacher Nawrocki shows the four seasons of Michigan on four canvases. Nawrocki drew on her lifelong experience with art - growing up with an art teacher for a father and a cake decorater for a mother - to depict winter, spring, summer and fall in Michigan.
The West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative has helped inventors and entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids for almost seven-years. On Wednesday, WMSTI will host SUMmIT10, an event that focused on health care reform and its impact on innovation and entrepreneurship in the area of drugs, diagnostics and devices.
The half-day event will be held in Loosemore Auditorium at Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus. Speakers include Roger Newton, James Herrman, Kevin McCurren, Justin Adams, and Kathrin Kudner. The keynote speaker, Roger Newton, was a co-developer of Lipitor and is well known in life sciences throughout the state.
Bonnie Dawdy, the operations manager for WMSTI who also played an integral role in the start up of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, encourages those with a strong interest in the
fi elds of the life sciences and technology to attend SUMmIT10.
“A graduate student attending this event that is looking to go into the arena of drugs, diagnostics and devices, would walk away with a knowledge base of what health reform issues would come into play as they are developing their own ideas, concepts or businesses for the future,” she said.
Rich Cook, who oversees the WMSTI’s Venture, said the event has been held once before, last fall.
“There were over 100 people in attendance and it covered market trends happening in drugs, diagnostics and devices,” Cook said. “The event structure was the same.”
WMSTI works closely with Grand Valley State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
“We coach entrepreneurs, some of them GVSU students,” Cook added.
The initiative works to provide these individuals with the tools and support needed to convert their ideas into commercialized products. It has become the top regional resource for high-growth, high-technology entrepreneurs seeking leadership and guidance as they expand new business products and
concepts and work to launch their ideas in the market. Cook noted that they also run the business incubator at the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences.
“Employment by those companies is 36 people, with nearly half of them being GVSU students, interns, or graduates,” Cook said.
To learn more about SUMmIT10 or the West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative, visit http://wmsti.org/index.cfm.
The cost to register for SUMmIT10 is $35 and includes parking, a continental breakfast and luncheon. Online registration is available at http://wmsti.org/events.
GVL / Eric CoulterPainting pieces: “Til Death Do Us Part,” by Melissa Cooper-Prince, hangs in McFadden’s as part of ArtPrize 2010.
Venue: McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon58 Ionia Southwest, downtown Grand RapidsShowing work from four artists, such asMelissa Cooper-Prince’s “Til Death Do Us Part”
Cooper-Prince recently returned to painting with “Til Death Do Us Part,” a nine-piece canvas painting. The nine canvases are bound together with chains, mimicking the painting’s woman, who is trying to break free and � nd her voice. The artist used oil paint, silicone, chain, grommets and mesh screening to create the 2-D piece.
GVL / Eric CoulterSeasonal sketch: Lisa Nawrocki painted “Four Seasons” on four canvases.
Venue: GVSU Outdoor Art & Sculpture Exhibition Center
Pew CampusShowing works from 25 artists, such asCynthia Mckean’s “Friends”
Mckean, an artist from Montana and Wyoming, created this sculpture to re� ect “individuality yet sameness,” she said on her ArtPrize pro� le. Visitors are encouraged to touch, sit on and step through the 12-foot high, 20-foot long and 12-foot deep sculpture made of structural steel.
GVL / Eric CoulterBalancing act: The 3-D sculpture depicts diversity.
By Julie VerHageGVL Staff Writer
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A common complaint among Grand Valley State University students is that law enforcement offi cers in the area are too strict. This is college after all, and some alcohol consumption with the resulting rowdiness is to be expected. Some students think the Grand Valley Police Department is simply out to ruin their fun.
What students should keep in mind, though, is that these are federal laws the offi cers are enforcing. It is not a topic for debate or an issue with any gray area. The law is fi nal, and it states that anyone under the age of 21 should not consume alcohol and those over 21 who can legally drink should not drive if their Blood Alcohol Content is above 0.08. There is no room to bend these rules.
Offi cers also have the right to stop a vehicle for any type of traffi c infraction, whether it is a burned out headlight or not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. These problems may seem minor, and offi cers often use them as a reason to check on the state of the driver and passengers. Drivers who are stopped may respond with some annoyance or anger toward the offi cer, but these actions can only worsen what may have started out as an easily-solved problem.
While no one wants to be pulled over for any reason or have their party broken up for something as innocent as a noise complaint, responsible parties should remember to treat offi cers with the utmost respect, even in the heat of the moment. If the possibility of an MIP or speeding ticket sparks rage, the potential felony charges resulting from resisting arrest or assaulting an offi cer will really put them over the edge. In the end, it is not worth it.
The number of MIPs issued on GVSU’s campus and the frequency of drivers getting pulled over for minor infractions may seem excessive to some, but if these laws and procedures keep even one drunk driver off the roads, they are worth it.
Whether or not people agree with a law will not come up in court, but how they respond to the offi cer enforcing the law will.
“That fact that it has been a problem should raise awareness ... It makes you think twice about going some places.”
Brittany MosleySophomore Communications
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“As far as I’m concerned, it shouldn’t be a problem if you wash your sheets.”
Amber HarrisJuniorCriminal Justice
“Honestly, I have no idea. I know it’s been a problem in New York, but I live in downtown Grand Rapids.”
John LevandowskiSenior Marketing
“I’m really scared about them getting on my privates.”
Tom GunnelsSeniorFilm/Video and Writing
“I think they’re disgusting. From a university standpoint, it would cost a lot to replace bedding ... so by extension it saves us students money to be proactive about it.”
Matt SchwallierSenior Biology
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Chris Slattery
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Dear Pedestrians,My name is Chris
Slattery and I am here today to talk to you about your unacceptable behavior. Now, please don’t take this the wrong way you’re not horrible people. You merely make the lives of everyone around you a living nightmare, similar to that nightmare I had the other evening about Canada invading the USA through the U.P.
Regardless of that, I get that you are very ecologically-minded, substituting your car for a pair of sneakers and reducing your carbon footprint, but when it comes down to it, your
actions would give even Mother Nature road rage.
This frustration of mine fi rst materialized during my sophomore year, when I noticed that people appeared to have no understanding of the function of the crosswalks around campus. For anyone who is still confused: you’re supposed to use them to cross the street. It is an unspoken understanding that if a pedestrian crosses at a crosswalk, they have the right-of-way over cars.
Otherwise, you’re just a moving target.
Pedestrians, I would hope that you realize you don’t have the authority to cause a 10-car backup because you don’t feel like walking fi ve more yards to a crosswalk.
Jaywalking is a serious crime. It was considered especially
heinous to the cops on a recent episode I saw of Law & Order, where the detectives tracked down a serial jaywalker. Not to worry, they brought the son-of-a-gun to justice.
Some may even go so far as to liken jaywalking to murder, in the sense that you are murdering the precious time that it takes for me to get to Taco Bell. I can’t eat my empanada while I’m busy waiting for you to cross the road like some antique-joke chicken.
But I don’t point the illegal fi nger at all pedestrians. Some of you manage to be annoying and still obey the law, which is twice as frustrating to drivers, considering there is no legal recourse. So here is something to keep in mind if, by some miracle, you do manage to locate a crosswalk and utilize it:
Don’t. Slow. Down.Sitting in a car and
waiting for someone to slothily meander across the street is comparable to watching a pot of water begin to boil, only to cease bubbling as if to say, “Pysch!”
I mean, who do you think you are, pedestrians? Do you really think you’re so high and mighty because you’re saving the environment by taking the beaten path instead of taking a joy ride to class? I would rather begin supporting BP’s underwater oil pipelines than help you in your aggressive agenda against automobiles. If we as Americans can’t drive wherever we want, the territories win.
And no one wants Canada to win ...
Love, Chris
Pedestrians need to get o� their high horse, or high heels
An editorial (“Book deprived”) in the Lanthorn on Monday contained a number of inaccuracies that need to be corrected, including the main thesis that the new library will contain fewer books than Zumberge currently holds. The other important error was in the cost of the building. The new library will cost $65 million dollars to build, not $25 million.
Regarding books in the new library, Zumberge holds about 140,000 volumes on open shelves, with another 100,000 or so housed in a remote storage site downtown. The new library will have capacity for 150,000 volumes on open shelves, plus around 600,000 volumes we estimate the library will acquire in coming decades, all of which will live in an Automated Storage
Retrieval System . The ASRS will be located in a vault inside the building. The overall capacity of the new library will be 750,000 volumes, which far exceeds that of Zumberge. The new library will, in fact, serve many readers better than they are served now. Getting a book from the storage facility can take a day or two. Getting a book from the ASRS will take a couple of minutes. The ASRS will simplify and speed up the process of fi nding a book and checking it out.
We know that some faculty and students believe all books should be in open stacks. In an ideal world, that would be an option. But it’s an economic reality that most academic libraries can no longer afford to maintain entire collections in open shelves because of the cost of building the
space needed to do so. If we tried to shelve all the volumes the library will own in coming decades on open shelves in the new building, we would have precious little space for students who need places to study, read, collaborate and do research. That’s the reality we have now in Zumberge, and it’s unacceptable to patrons who want to work in the library. By using a combination of open shelves and an ASRS in the new building, we found a reasonable compromise. Lots of books will kept at-hand for browsable access, and others will be shelved densely and safely to free up space for our students, faculty and staff. Since our campus needs additional space of almost every type, including offi ces and classrooms, Zumberge must be our option for that use, rather
than dedicating it to more open library shelving.
I’m glad there is passion for the book among many of our students, as well as many of our faculty and staff. I couldn’t agree more with the case the editorial made for technology and traditional books co-existing in the new building, each with their place and value. That is exactly our intent. Books in the new building will be highly visible on the upper three fl oors in the east wing. Quiet study space will surround the stacks, creating the kind of traditional library oasis that has nurtured and inspired library patrons for centuries. We believe that those who come to the library for books will not be disappointed.
Lee C. Van OrsdelDean of University
Libraries
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TBA: M. Tennis at ITA Regional Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind.Noon: W. Tennis at Lake Superior State4 p.m.: W. Soccer vs. Lake Erie7:30 p.m.: W. Volleyball at Findlay8 p.m.: M. Ice Hockey (D-II) vs Adrian
Friday
Men’s basketball team to hold open tryouts
The Grand Valley State University basketball team will hold tryouts Sept. 29 in the Fieldhouse arena. Tryouts will last from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All interested players must sign up in the men’s basketball o� ces, located in 163 Fieldhouse, and have had a physical completed within the past six months. GVSU advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional semi� nals in 2009 and � nished with a 22-9 record. The team is ranked third in the The Sporting News preseason top-10 poll and opens its season with an exhibition against the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 2.
After a historic fi rst round that saw two school records set, the Grand Valley State men’s golf team grabbed a third-place fi n-ish at the Great Lakes Region Invitational No. 1 in South Haven, Mich. on Monday and Tuesday.
The Lakers fi nished the fi rst day in a second place tie with Saginaw Valley State Univer-sity but could not hold on in round two and fi nished with a score of 591, good for third behind champion University of Indianapolis (578) and second place Drury University (590). Three Lakers fi nished in the top 15, and the team was led by junior Travis Shooks’ school record-tying fi rst round score of 66.
Shooks, who fi nished the tournament tied for fourth with an even par 144, also recorded what is thought to be the school‘s fi rst hole-in-one in tourna-ment play during the fi rst round.
“We had some consistent play that led to success early on,” said GVSU head coach Don Underwood, a four-time GLIAC Coach of the Year. “Travis had a good fi rst round. The hole-in-one was cool to watch go in, but we were happy that it helped the team’s score too.”
Round two’s struggles can be attributed to windy conditions, which slowed the Lakers’ run. The trio of Shooks, sophomore Chase Olsen (145, +1) and junior Nick Gunthorpe (148, +4) fought through the wind and inconsistency to keep GVSU within a stroke of second place Drury.
“We fi nally played a good fi rst round, which we haven’t been doing recently,” said Olsen, the 2009-10 GLIAC Freshman of the Year. “We showed we can shoot under par and compete with good teams in our conference when
they’re also playing well.”
The round two struggles were a change from the historic efforts of the fi rst, but the team’s play overall is something that can be used as a build-ing block for improvement.
“We lost some shots late, but we can build on that,” Underwood said. “There
were some good efforts along the way too, so there were positives and some things to
work on and correct.”After a second-place fi nish
at last week’s Lake Superior State Invitational, the team’s tournament-to-tournament im-provement may not be seen by the casual observer, but
the players and coaches both agree that on-
course consistency is becoming more ap-
parent as the season progresses.
“Our scores didn’t refl ect it, but I feel like we are starting to make better decisions at times,” Olsen said. “It’s hard to point out certain things to improve on each week because the course and weather affects us in different ways.”
While GVSU’s top-three scorers were strong, Un-derwood said he would like to see consistency out of four to fi ve scores, opposed to just the usual three.
“Today’s fi nish showed us that we don’t always need to be at our best to compete; even with an off-day we can still hang in there,” Shooks said. “If we continue to improve our consistency and play, I think we can start winning tournaments.”
With the season still in its early stages, the team will see action this weekend for The Arendsen, which is hosted on campus at The Meadows golf course.
Lakers take third at Great Lakes Region Invitational No. 1Weather hinders scores on day two after records fall during � rst round
By Brady FredericksenGVL Sta� Writer
Men’s hockey opens season with home-and-home series versus Adrian
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By Greg MonahanGVL Sta� Writer
With expectations through the roof and a dynamite lineup to back them up, the Grand Valley State Uni-versity men’s hockey team prepares to drop the puck on another season while seeking the best fi nish in school history.
The team hopes to improve upon a top-10 fi nish in each of the past three years, including a third-overall fi nal ranking in 2008. The Lakers return all of their top eight scorers from the past year along with both of their goaltenders.
In addition to the returning starters, GVSU adds several transfers, including NCAA Division III athlete Matt Wilhelm and Davenport University transfer C.J.
Pobur. The new players will take on positions last year’s graduates va-cated, including former captain and defenseman Jason Brown.
Despite the subtrac-tion of graduated se-niors and the addition of new faces on the roster, senior Kyle Gorka said the team hasn’t lost a step.
“So far (the new skaters) are fi tting in really well,” he said. “I think we’ve patched up some big gaps that we had from people leav-ing, and we picked up some good role players to fi ll those spots. We have a solid group from what we lost from last season.”
The addition of Wil-helm, who formerly played for Plymouth State University, has ex-cited GVSU head coach
Mike Forbes as well as the team.“(Wilhelm) is a very, very skilled player and
we’re happy to have him on our team,” Forbes said. “I think he’s really going to be an impact player for us. He’s a tremendous, fl uid skater, he sees guys really well, controls the puck ex-tremely well and releases the puck as good as I’ve seen anyone at this level. He’s the kind of player who could put up 30-35 goals for us, easy.”
That is especially high praise coming from the coach of a team whose leading scorer, Brad Ke-ough, notched 17 goals last season - hardly a low total, but nowhere near 30 goals.
If there is a question mark on the GVSU roster, it comes on defense, where the team lost Brown, powerplay specialist Andy Dykstra and Kevin Thomas. Forbes said he will lean on trans-fer Shane McCusker, 6-foot-4-inch freshman Bobby Penrod and GVSU Division III call-up Doug Smotel to fi ll the void.
“Our defense is a little up in the air right now because we have so many young kids,” Forbes said. “But I think within the structure of our system they’ll be just fi ne. We’re really happy with the freshman class we have. We have some size, we have mobility and we have very good puck movement all around.”
As the team prepares for its season-opening weekend against hard-hitting Adrian College, not lost is the memory of the match-ups from last year where the Lakers went 1-1 in two games but lost sev-eral players to injury, including one skater for the remainder of the year.
Senior Derek “Waterbug” Williams said the team will be well-off facing such a tough team in its season opener.
“It’ll be good for the new guys to get in there against a tough team right away,” he said. “I know I always enjoy playing them. They have a big team and it’s always fun to go against guys like that. But we’re go-ing to be sore on Saturday night, that’s for sure.”
The home-and-home series be-gins at Georgetown Ice Arena for the Lakers’ opener at 8 p.m. Friday before GVSU travels to Adrian for a 3 p.m. game the following afternoon.
GV returns top 8 scorers from last season, adds transfers
GVSU doubles team captures USTA/ITA title
Grand Valley State University tennis players Chelsea Johnston and Daryl Ann Trout took home the 2010 United State Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Championship doubles title on Sunday. The pair of seniors defeated Wayne State 8-3 in the championship match to claim the title. Johnston also earned the singles title in the A consolation bracket. Freshman Lexi Rice won the B singles bracket, and the team of freshman Anne Marie Morin and sophomore Allison Fecko � nished � rst in the B doubles bracket. GVSU hosted the event, which featured 15 teams from the GLIAC and the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
TBA: M. Tennis at ITA Regional Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind.All Day: W. Golf at Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.All Day: M. Golf The Arendsen at The Meadows10 a.m.: W. Tennis at Michigan Tech11 a.m.: M. Rugby vs. Western MichiganNoon: Football at FindlayNoon: W. Club Soccer at Northern Michigan2 p.m.: M. Soccer vs. Michigan Tech3 p.m.: M. Ice Hockey (D-II) at Adrian5 p.m.: W. Volleyball at Hillsdale
Saturday
TBA: M. Tennis at ITA Regional Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind.All Day: W. Golf at Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.All Day: M. Golf The Arendsen at The Meadows10 a.m.: W. Club Soccer vs. XavierNoon: W. Soccer vs. AshlandNoon: M. Soccer vs. Northern Michigan2 p.m.: W. Volleyball at Wayne State3 p.m.: W. Ice Hockey vs. Central Michigan
Sunday
GVL Archive Power play: A GVSU player races down the ice in a game last year.
Matt Wilhelm and Davenport University transfer C.J. Pobur. The new players will take on positions last year’s graduates va-cated, including former captain and defenseman Jason Brown.
Despite the subtrac-tion of graduated se-niors and the addition of new faces on the roster, senior Kyle Gorka said the team hasn’t lost a step.
“So far (the new skaters) are fi tting in really well,” he said. “I think we’ve patched up some big gaps that we had from people leav-ing, and we picked up some good role players to fi ll those spots. We have a solid group from what we lost from last season.”
The addition of Wil-helm, who formerly played for Plymouth State University, has ex-cited GVSU head coach
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GVL Archive Tee time: A GVSU golfer takes a swing. Travis Shooks made GVSU’s � rst hole in one during a tournament this week.
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Courtesy photo / Ryan BowSlugger: Former MMA � ghter Ryan Bow (pictured) now coaches at the Kaminari Dojo in Grand Rapids.
MMAMMAA7Thursday, September 23, 2010SPORTSGrand Valley Lanthorn
Quick, name the fastest-growing sport on Grand Valley State University’s campus.
If you answered beer pong, cornhole or even hillbilly horseshoes, you might need to cut back on the alcohol consumption.
The answer is mixed martial arts, more commonly known as MMA.You might say, “But that’s just brutal, machismo cage fighting!”
Oh, how wrong that is.Ryan Bow, the current coach at Kaminari Dojo in downtown Grand Rapids, has prac-
ticed MMA since he left the country 14 years ago for Japan – alone – at age 17 to study the sport.
“When I left, MMA was still very much illegal on any professional level,” Bow said. “I left to go somewhere where I could learn and grow.”
Pushed by the sudden emergence of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on pay-per-view television, legal MMA events are popping up across the country. The fights provide a significant economic boost wherever they are; according to the Ohio Athletic Commission, a single event in Columbus produced $11 million in external economic activity for the city in 2007.
“MMA is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country right now,” Bow said. “A lot of people misrepresent it as cage fighting. It’s actually learning a form of martial arts. You learn things about making you grow as a person, not just learning to punch people in the head.”
According to the UFC, specific care is put into ensuring the health of every participant. All athletes are given pre- and post-match MRIs. Four
ringside doctors and two ambulances are mandatory for every match as well, and steroid testing is more commonplace than in a baseball dugout.
More than just a steel cage death match, MMA workouts draw heavily from jiu-jitsu, judo, karate and wrestling, to name a few.
Senior Kiely Rich has been a part of GVSU’s MMA program since his freshman year and said he joined originally because he wanted a different workout regiment after wrestling all through high school.
“I was drawn to its intensity,” Rich said. “I signed up for it not knowing what to expect, but it’s much more difficult than what you see on television. I didn’t think I would be obsessed with it. I actually thought about quitting during my first month, but I’m glad I stuck with it.”
Rich added he really appreciates the external effects that MMA has had on his personal life.
“Day in and day out, practices are so hard that I compare my daily struggles to it,” Rich said. “Everything I go through in life, I can compare it to what practices are like. It makes everything that much easier.”
Senior Greg Patten, who trains with Rich, said MMA has made him more calm.“MMA has made me more passive, without a doubt,” he said. “The No. 1 thing we
learn is to respect other people. You never know what type of person you’re going to come across. Violence is never the answer. This teaches you from day one about respect: you always bow before the start and shake hands afterward.”
Bow said he first and foremost teaches personal restraint.“MMA is more than just learning how to fight,” Bow said. “It’s a great way to learn
about discipline and self-control, too. You don’t have to fight. You can learn the tech-niques and use it as a way to stay in shape.”
encourages exercise, teaches discipline to studentsOnce illegal, mixed martial arts grows in popularity across country
By Curtis KallewardGVL Sta� Writer
Courtesy Photo / Kiely RichIntense energy : GVSU senior Kiely Right (top) holds down an opponent in a MMA match.
“MMA is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country right now. A lot of people misrepresent it as cage � ghting. It’s actually learning a form of martial arts. ”-Ryan Bow
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Deanne Scanlon has accomplished much in her life so far.
Scanlon, in her 16th season as Grand Valley State University volleyball’s head coach, has racked up a 0.778 career winning percentage (0.807 GLIAC) while guiding the team to GVSU’s only national championship in 2005. Her rosters have featured 14 All-Americans, fi ve Academic All-Americans, 56 All-GLIAC selections and three GLIAC Player of the Year honorees, to name a few.
“Whenever I see her name in print or whenever someone says her name, the fi rst thing that comes to mind is pride,” said senior Rebeccah Rapin. “I always associate her with how she has so much pride for this program. She always harps on us about having pride, and
that’s something that always sticks out to me about her.”
Just the second coach in school history, the 2010 season marks the fi nal year that Scanlon will coach her daughter, Meghan, who is in her last year of eligibility.
“We have two separate relationships,” Meghan said. “We have the mother-daughter relationship and then the coach-player one. Sometimes, it gets kinda cutthroat, but at the end of the day, she looks out for me and has my best interest at heart.”
More than just a leader, Scanlon dreams of someday competing in CBS’s The Amazing Race and vacationing to New York City and Broadway. The Lanthorn recently got to know Scanlon on a more personal level.
Lanthorn: What is your most memorable coaching experience?
Scanlon: Winning the 2005
national championship.L: What school would you
want to coach at if you were not at GVSU?
S: I would love to be at a school that had more to do with location. Someplace close to the ocean. I could only ever see myself going somewhere else if it was a place where I could retire. I don’t have a name for any particular school.
L: What profession would you want if you were not coaching?
S: I would love to be a chef, not a pastry chef. I can’t bake because that’s too precise; you have to have exact measurements. I watch the Food Network all the time. I’m a “foodie.” My favorite food is a really good steak.
L: Halloween is coming up. What is your favorite candy?
S: Anything chocolate. Probably a Reese’s Cup; peanut butter and chocolate.
L: Who is your favorite Disney character?
S: I do like the Little Mermaid (Ariel), but I’m just a pure Mickey Mouse fan.
L: What actress would portray you in your life movie?
S: Everybody tells me I always look like that girl from Law & Order (Mariska Hargitay).
L: What celebrity do you most want to meet?
S: I’m not really into Hollywood. It would have to be some type of world political leader, maybe Ghandi.
L: What is the most memorable quote you have
heard?S: “Learn as if you were
going to live forever, but live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” - Ghandi
L: What do you want your personal legacy to be?
S: More than anything, if the name Grand Valley volleyball came up that one of the fi rst things people would think about would be my name.
L: What is the oddest interview question you have
ever been asked?S: Probably the Disney
character one. I don’t know if I’ve been asked anything odder than that.
Coach’s close up:
Volleyball coach carries school pride into 16th season
By Curtis KallewardGVL Sta� Writer
After three home con-tests to open the sea-son, the Grand Val-ley State University football team will take
an unbeaten record on the road this weekend when it travels to Ohio to face the University of Findlay.
Top-ranked GVSU (3-0, 2-0 GLI-AC) heads south after narrowly de-feating the University of Indianapo-lis on a last-minute touchdown grab by junior wide receiver Jovonne Au-gustus on Saturday.
“I felt like our defense and of-fense were controlling the football game (against Indianapolis),” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “Once again, we could never get it to a two-score game. That’s been our problem in the fi rst three weeks of the season. We’ve had opportuni-ties to extend leads, and we haven’t taken advantage of them.”
Mitchell said Findlay’s strength is its defense. The Oilers’ defensive line features junior Mark Johnson, a transfer from Ohio State Univer-sity, and Brandon Cornell, a transfer from the University of Louisville.
“They got four-down guys that are very big and very, very physi-cal,” Mitchell said. “This is proba-bly going to be the biggest and most athletic front we’ve seen maybe next to (West Texas A&M University) ... Their front four guys, they can rock your world.”
The GVSU offensive line has al-lowed only two sacks this season, but the group will be tested by the size of Findlay’s defensive front.
“They have some dudes up front for sure,” said senior center Joey Teague. “What we have to do is pick up the intensity in practice. We have to practice a lot harder. We have to go 110 percent every play. That’s going to make us get better; that’s going to help us succeed.”
Zach Tate, a true freshman, di-rects the Findlay offense as quar-terback. The Oilers rely heavily on
running back Montarae Williams, last year’s GLIAC Freshman of the Year. Through three games, he has carried 77 times for 308 yards.
Mitchell said he expects Findlay
to try to control the clock with their running attack.
“I’m sure for them, they’d like a low-scoring affair that’s tight,” he said.
’Versatile’ Gay proving effective across fi eld
Junior wide receiver Greg Gay is being utilized in much of the same way that former all-purpose back Blake Smolen was used during the last four seasons. Smolen, GVSU’s all-time leader in all-purpose yard-age, split time as a running back and wide receiver.
Gay caught fi ve passes for 80 yards against Indianapolis but also rushed four times for 19 yards.
Mitchell said Gay, who played running back in high school, pro-vides another threat for the offense.
“Greg is a very versatile player that can do a lot of different things,” Mitchell said. “We have two really strong running backs (in senior Jus-tin Sherrod and sophomore Norman Shuford), but sometimes when you get out there and you want to run a jet play, he can also be at the running back.”
Gay said Smolen inspired him to learn multiple positions.
“The biggest reason why I learned all of those positions is so I could be involved,” he said. “Watching Blake last year, how he got involved with all of the positions he played, I just taught myself from now on to know all of the positions so I could be that person. As long as I’m catching the ball, running the ball, it doesn’t mat-ter. I just want the ball in my hands so I can make plays and help this team win.”
hit road to face FindlayGV faces ‘biggest and most athletic’ defensive line in GLIAC
By Cody EdingGVL Sports Editor
GVL / Eric CoulterFactor back: Running back Justin Sherrod gets up after scoring a touchdown last week. Sherrod has four of the team’s 10 total rushing touchdowns this season.
GVL ArchiveBack to the promise land: GVSU volleyball head coach Deanne Scanlon celebrates the winning point that won the 2005 National Championship game. This year’s team is o� to a 5-4 start with more than half of the schedule remaining.
Ware has been impressive, totaling 16 tackles, two picks and three quarterback hurries in three games.
KEY PERFORMERS Luther Ware, Linebacker
Craig Hoying, Defensive lineman
The junior set a school record by tallying four sacks against Tiffin University last week. He has recorded 15 tackles on the season.
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University of Findlay
Nickname: OilersLocation: Findlay, OhioEnrollment: 4,711Head Coach: Jon Wauford, 4th Season (15-21)AFCA Ranking: UnrankedLast Week: 10-7 Win at Tiffin
Undefeated Lakers“What we have to do is pick up the intensity in practice ... We have to go 110 percent every play. That’s what’s going to make us get better; that’s going to help us succeed.”
- Joey TeagueSenior center
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Courtesy photo / blogs.seattleweekly.comThe limelight: A member of the Presidents of the United States of America plays at a concert. The band will one of more than 90 groups to perform in this weekend’s Prospecto Musical Showcase and Sonic Experience.
A&E Elijah Brumback, A&E [email protected] Grand Valley Lanthorn
Thursday, September 23, 2010
First major three-day festival comes to Grand
Rapids spearheaded by GV professor
By Coty LevandoskiGVL Sta� Writer
While last year’s Art-Prize cemented itself as the world’s larg-est publicly voted art contest, it may merely
have been a sign of things to come for the city of Grand Rapids.
The Prospecto Musical Showcase and Sonic Experience, the brainchild of Grand Valley State University professor Benjamin Hunter, will aim to bring na-tional attention to the city of Grand Rap-ids and it’s ever-evolving arts scene by showcasing more than 90 bands, with a vast majority of them hailing from West Michigan, and setting up shop at nine downtown bars that best fi t the cultural groove of the music scene in Grand Rap-ids this weekend.
Hunter looked to undergraduate stu-dents Jacob Taykowski and Tanya Le to assist him in putting the festival together.
“I can remember Ben calling me hours before he had to do an interview with a band for Recoil magazine and tell-ing me, ‘Nope, this one’s all you!’” said Taykowski, a senior majoring in market-ing and management. “That’s kind of how it all started. That led to me intern-ing under him, and here we are now, with Prospecto less than a week away.”
Today, Hank and the Attitude will take the stage at 7 p.m. and kick off the three-day event at the Intersection, a moment that’s been in the making since February. The festival will wrap up early Saturday at 2 a.m. when Snake Hips Wizardry plays the last set at the Sigma 21 EDM Booth located in Louie’s Bar.
By festival’s end, national talents GZA, Presidents of the United States of America and Mustard Plug will all have taken part in something that brought “art-ists from all around the country to Grand Rapids and paired them with amazing Michigan bands,” Hunter said in a press release.
“All of the talent we’ve landed -- ev-ery single venue we’ve signed on -- it’s all
come from Ben’s own connections that he’s made within the commu-nity,” Taykowski said. “It’s pretty crazy to see how much of this he’s pulled together himself.”
The communi-cations professor received his Masters in Organizational Communications in 2003 from GVSU before becoming culture dditor and di-rector of promotions for Recoil magazine and editor-in-chief of Wide Eyed Pub-lishing. He’s served as an adjunct profes-sor at GVSU since 2002.
“I was taking a course with him this past summer and one day we got to talk-ing about Flosstradamus, whom he had managed to snag for Prospecto” said Le, a junior political science major. “He of-fered me the same opportunity that he offered Jake, and I didn’t really have to think twice about it.”
Both Taykowski and Le have handled miscellaneous tasks for Hunter, most of which had an emphasis on publicity and “generating buzz” for Prospecto. Togeth-er, they’ve hung fl yers at the campuses of Grand Rapids Community College, Cal-vin College, Aquinas College and Kend-all College of Art and Design. Taykowski has maintained the Facebook event page, while Le sent out sample CDs to sur-rounding radio stations like WSNX and WGRD.
“Ben just loves Grand Rapids,” Taykowski said. “This city has a huge place in his heart, and he’s doing every-thing within his power to share it with as many people as he possibly can.”
Tickets can be bought online at www.prospectogr.com. Prices depend on opt-ing for either the single or three-day pass. Age varies according to each venue.
[email protected] art by Valerie Waldbauer
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HOUSING Grand Valley LanthornThursday, September 23, 2010 B
The Lanthorn presents the Fall Housing Guide, a comprehensive listing of apartments of interest to GVSU students. The guide
helps you compare cost, size, location and amenities to find the right housing option for you.
WWW.GVSUOFFCAMPUSHOUSING.COMVisit for a list of amenities in all apartment complexes near GVSU
as well as a roommate finder and photos of the apartments.
Cover created by Kendall Gilbert
B2 Thursday, September 23, 2010 HOUSING Grand Valley Lanthorn
For Grand Valley State University senior Andrew Folkert, move-in and move-out days at previous residences had been a nightmare.
Living on the upper fl oors in un-furnished apartments, Folkert lugged heavy furniture in and out of his former living spaces at the beginning and end of each school year.
Folkert now calls the village at 48west his new home, saying the com-plex’s newly-built and fully furnished apartments and townhouses caught his eye when he was looking for housing last fall.
“The major thing that I like is that it comes fully furnished,” said Folkert. “I didnt have to worry about bringing a heavy desk and bed. It doesn’t matter so much for me since I live nearby to Grand Valley and I have a fi rst-fl oor apartment, but out-of-state people who live on the third fl oor I’m sure appreciate that far more than I do.”
Located at 10897 48th Ave. less than a mile from GVSU’s west entrance, 48west is one of the newest off-campus housing options available to students.
The complex features a Village Center, which contains multiple op-tions for food, entertainment and ex-ercise for residents. The Grand Coney Express restaurant, the Ugro coffee shop and the Goods to Go convenience store neighbor a game room, theater and a 24-hour fi tness area. The area is also home meeting spaces that can be reserved, and the main 48west leasing and management offi ce.
The Commons, a large community building, provides a quiet place for stu-dents to relax or study. The structure features a computer room for printing and copying, comfortable chairs, a fi re-place and a single leasing and manage-ment offi ce for residents with questions or concerns.
“The people in the offi ce actually talk with you, and we have really nice new facilities,” Folkert said.
48west boasts multiple layout op-tions, with 12-payment lease prices be-ginning at $395 per person per month for a four-bedroom apartment and in-creasing to $735 for a one-bedroom unit located above the Village Center. The units are fully furnished, although
unfurnished units are available for $20 less per month. Each bedroom is privately-keyed and students can sign individual leases without need-ing roommates.
Rent includes wired and wireless internet, cable, trash removal and snow re-moval. Washers and dryers are included in each unit. Students wishing to bring pets may do so in desig-nated buildings with
a pet deposit and extra, nonrefundable fees.
The village is serviced by the 37 route of The Rapid.
Covered and open parking are avail-able to residents, with prices starting at $100. Each lease comes with a single guest pass, which visitors can use to park in the on-site guest lot.
48west also provides online clas-sifi eds for students looking for room-mates and has maintenance staff on call around the clock.
Visit http://www.48west.com or call the leasing offi ce at 616-895-2400 for more information.
[email protected] / Nathan Mehmed
West village: 48west provides a community atmosphere with options for food, entertainment and exercise for all residents.
48west provides modern, comfortable atmosphere for students
By Cody EdingGVL Sports Editor
“The major thing that I like is that it comes fully furnished ... It doesn’t matter so much for me ... but out-of-state people who live on the third � oor I’m sure appreciate that far more than I do.”
-Andrew FolkertGVSU senior
B3Thursday, September 23, 2010HOUSINGGrand Valley Lanthorn
If late-night partying and social activities are your forte, then Meadows Crossing is the place for you.
The complex, located across from Grand Valley State University’s 48th Avenue entrance, has a wide variety of amenities for students. Residents have plenty of ways to be active on-site: the complex has a resort-style swimming pool, basketball court, volleyball court and a fitness center. Meadows Crossing also has a community room with a lounge area, TVs and table games for students to use during their downtime.
Brewstir’s, Hip Party Store, Grand Valley Hookah Lounge and the ELS Language Centers are also located on the premises.
There are two- and four-bedroom units available, all of which come fully furnished. There are 189 units in the complex with eight different floor plans to choose from. The majority of those are townhomes, but there are 10 apartment-style units available. All units come with microwaves and dishwashers, and there are laundry rooms in each building.
There are also 803 parking spaces on the complex. Residents are required to register their cars to get a parking permit.
The complex offers 12-month leases, with rent ranging from $429 to $449 a month depending on the living unit. Meadows Crossing accepts financial aid dollars to pay for rent and accepts payments up to six months in advance. Utilities are not included.
Anyone is welcome at Meadow’s Crossing, including incoming freshmen. Pets, however, are not allowed.
Those interested in renting a townhome at Meadow’s Crossing are encouraged to visit their website, www.meadowscrossing.net for more information or contact their Leasing Office at 616-892-2700.
Meadows Crossing o� ers condo-style living at student-
friendly prices
By Samantha ButcherGVL Senior Reporter
GVL / Nathan MehmedApartment upgrades: Meadows Crossing opened its resort-style inground pool and spa in the fall of 2010. The 189 units on the property come in eight di� erent � oorplans for $429-$449 per person each month.
Meadows amenities
resort-style • swimming pool and hot tubbasketball court• volleyball court• � tness center• community • roomclose to Hip • Party Store, Grand Valley Hookah Lounge, Brewstir’s Bar
Complex features variety of on-site activities plus close proximity to campus
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B5Thursday, September 23, 2010HOUSINGGrand Valley Lanthorn
Students on a budget, rejoice- Copper Beech Townhomes includes high-speed Internet, expanded cable, full-sized kitchen appliances and a washer and dryer all with the price of rent.
“Copper Beech is extremely affordable compared to other student housing communities,” said Kelly Wood, the property manager.
The community is one of the largest off of Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus with more than 900 residents, and the various townhouse options house from one to four people. Each tenant has his own full bathroom.
One-person apartments have about 650 square feet of living area and currently cost $650 per month.
Two-bedroom units have about 1,300 square feet, with a separate fl oor housing the two bedrooms. These cost $495 per person per month.
For a three-bedroom unit, students can choose one with either a garage or an additional lower-level living area taking the place of a fourth bedroom. They size in at about 1700 and 2,000 square feet, respectively. Rental rates are $445 per person per month.
For a group of four roommates, they will fi nd an entry-level kitchen and living area with half-bath, and then two bedrooms each on the upper and lower levels. These units have about 2,000 square feet of living area, and each tenant pays $410 per month.
The four-bedroom furnished units are the most popular, and are rented out by the fi rst of November each year, Wood said.
Tenants in all fl oor plans have the opportunity to rent their townhouse furnished for an additional $5 per
person per month.“Thank God!,” said
Jeff Pelc, a Copper Beech resident who rented a furnished unit for the 2009-2010 school year. He said the convenience of not having to worry about furniture is a big plus for him.
The kitchen in each unit boasts plenty of cabinet and counter space, a dishwasher, a refrigerator/freezer, garbage disposal, electric range and oven with a built-in microwave and a breakfast bar in the kitchen area.
Each fl oor hosting bedrooms also has a large closet for storage.
“There is more than
enough room,” Pelc said. “”We checked out every unit on 48th Avenue and no one could match Copper Beech’s amount of space for the price.”
Residents also have the opportunity to meet each other and make new friends while hanging out at the Copper Beech Clubhouse. It has a fi tness center, a lounge area with a fi replace, a game room with a pool table and a kitchenette for resident use.
Pelc said the community environment is his favorite part of living at Copper Beech.
“There’s always something going on during
the weekends, and the people are really awesome,” he said.
Another amenity that
Copper Beech offers is the comfort of knowing any problems that crop up will be taken care of. Maintenance requests can be made 24 hours a day on their website, or in person at the offi ce.
“Management is always willing to listen to concerns and handle them in an appropriate manner,” Wood added.
Tenants also need not worry about building their landscaping, mowing the lawn or watering the plants, as professional landscaping is included to keep their surroundings both aesthetically pleasing and maintenance-free for the
residents.Additional fees assessed
by Copper Beech include a $30 application and $75 activity fee per person. Most units also require one parking spot to be purchased. Residents must pay their own electric bills, which include heating and air conditioning.
To learn more about Copper Beech Townhomes, go to www.cbeech.com, or visit in person on the southwest corner of 48th Avenue and Pierce Street. The offi ce number is 616-895-2900.
Copper Beech gives students more room, fun for less money
By Haley OtmanGVL Laker Life Editor
GVL / Eric CoulterSpacious set up: Copper Beech o� ers apartments with one to four bedrooms with living space ranging from 650 square feet to 2,000 square feet. Copper Beech is one of the largest complexes, housing about 900 residents.
“There is more than enough room. We checked out every unit on 48th Avenue and no one could match Copper Beech’s amount of space for the price.”-Je� Pelc
Copper Beech resident
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GVL ArchiveDowntown comfort: The Lofts, on Sheldon Boulevard, features 11 unique � oorplans with one or two bedrooms.
GVL ArchiveHigh life: Plaza Towers occupies � oors eight through 14 of the building.
For those who fi nd the bright lights and big-city atmosphere of Grand Rapids appealing, Plaza Towers and The Lofts Apartments offer an ideal location with higher-end amenities.
Both apartment complexes are within walking distance of all the entertainment offered by downtown Grand Rapids, within a mile of the Grand Valley State University Pew Campus and close to the Grand River.
The location at 201 West Fulton St. is a big attraction of Plaza Towers, said Julie Vande Vusse, property manager.
Plaza Towers features apartments with either a city view or river view over the Grand River. The Towers occupy fl oors eight through 14 of the building, with studio and one- or two-bedroom units available. The two-bedroom model also has two full bathrooms.
The residents of Plaza Towers range from college students to professors to young professionals as the apartments, ranging from 675 square feet to 1,161 square feet, appeal to a broad demographic.
Rent for the one-bedroom apartments ranges from $950-$1,100. The two-bedroom is between $1,200 and $1,500 and the studio $900 to $970 per month. The cost varies depending on the fl oor, view, square footage and what has been upgraded recently in the apartment.
The living space is just the beginning of what Plaza Towers has to offer. Other amenities include 24-hour security, on-site laundry, a coffee bar, a community room with wireless Internet, a fi tness center and a new patio on the fi rst fl oor with a grilling area. Among the most popular features, according to Vande Vusse, are the cinema room, indoor pool and rooftop sports deck.
“We have a lot of amenities that not every apartment can offer,” Vande Vusse said.
Of the 133 apartments that
make up Plaza Towers, only one is currently available, but Vande Vusse said more open up each month as leases expire.
Student discounts are available in the way of $50 off of each month’s rent and 50 percent off the application fee.
Parking costs $80 or $100 per month for outdoor or indoor parking, respectively. The only pets allowed at Plaza Towers
are cats, and they cost an extra non-refundable $200 deposit plus $20 each month.
More information about Plaza Towers is available at www.plazatowerapartments.com or by calling 616-776-3300.
If Plaza Towers is a bit too high-end for some people, The Lofts provides a similar downtown atmosphere at a lower price. Located at 26 Sheldon Blvd. SE, the apartments sit “in the heart of Grand Rapids within walking distance of restaurants,
nightlife and entertainment,” said Aubrey Van Ee, property manager.
The complex features 11 unique fl oor plans, all with either one or two bedrooms. Up to two people can live in each bedroom, and the apartments range from 580 square feet to 900 square feet.
Rent for The Lofts varies from $565 to $701 for a one-bedroom unit and $673 to $837 for a two-bedroom. Residents can fi ll out an application on the complex’s website to see if they qualify for the lower rent.
Other amenities include on-site laundry, a fi tness center, computer lab and wireless Internet in the lobby. The building is under 24-hour security with keycard access. Maintenance is also available 24 hours a day.
Parking passes cost $40 to $55 per month. The Lofts is pet-friendly with some restrictions for an additional fee of $15 per month.
Currently three of the 55 units are open to sign for a 12-month lease.
Van Ee said residents love the location and the atmosphere of the The Lofts, which she described as “urban” and “trendy.”
More information about The Lofts can be found on their website, www.loftsapartments.com, or by calling their offi ce at 616-234-0100.
Plaza Towers, The Lofts provide downtown access to nightlife, entertainment
By Lauren FitchGVL Editor in Chief
“We have a lot of amenities that not every apartment can o� er.”
-Julie Vande VussePlaza Towers property
manager
Apartment complexes o� er ‘urban, trendy’ environment within mile of GVSU Pew Campus, Grand River
Courtesy Photo / Plaza TowersCity view: Plaza Towers, Fulton Street, has its own rooftop sports deck overlooking Grand Rapids.
Highland Place is lo-cated at 405 Washington Street, just outside down-town Grand Rapids on the southeast side of town in the historic Heritage Hill district.
“The location is defi-nitely an advantage for students living here,” said property manager Aubrey Van Ee. “We have really af-fordable rental rates in the downtown area.”
This property, situated just off Fulton Street on the corner of Washington Street and Gay Avenue, is only a short jaunt from VanAndel Arena, Eastown and the No. 4 bus stop that heads toward the Grand Valley State Uni-versity Pew campus.
“The art museums and library are all within walk-ing distance too,” Van Ee said.
The building offers only one-bedroom apartments with prices ranging from $499 to $600 per month. Each unit has newer appli-ances, air conditioning and is pet-friendly on some oc-
casions. “We do allow cats and
dogs, but there is a breed and weight restriction,” Van Ee said.
Other fea-tures include 2 4 - h o u r e m e r g e n c y m a i n t e -nance, laun-dry facilities, i n t e r c o m system and o f f - s t r e e t parking.
“It comes cable ready, t e n t a n t s would just have to call Comcast to hook it up,” Van Ee said. “Off–s t ree t parking is included in the rent and it also in-cludes wa-ter, sewer and trash.”
There is no on-site fit-ness or recreation center. The building is 24-hour se-cured.
The apartments are run and maintained by Eenhorn
LLC, a privately owned real-estate investment and management company with headquarters in Grand Rap-ids, Mich. They currently
m a n a g e properties in seven states i n c l u d i n g C a l i f o r n i a , Texas, Wis-consin and Ohio. Een-horn LLC c e l e b r a t e d its 20th An-niversary in 2008 and the website said the business is still grow-ing.
A p p l i c a -tions can be found online at highland-p laceapar t -m e n t s . c o m where pro-spective ten-
ants can also take 360-de-gree virtual tours of the complex or call 616-234–0100 to check availability and talk to a building rep-resentative.
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Courtesy Photo / rent.comHighland happenings: Highland Place apartments features one-bedroom units with rent from $499 to $600 each month. The location is close to Eastown, downtown Grand Rapids and all the entertainment o� ered by those areas.
Highland Place Apartments features a� ordable, single living downtown
By Elijah BrumbackGVL A&E Editor
“The location is de� nitely an advantage for students living here. We have really a� ordable rental rates in the downtown area.”
-Aubrey Van EeHighland Place
property manager
Courtesy Graphic / MapquestHeritage district: The historic district on Heritage Hill is located near many areas of interest in Grand Rapids.
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Located only a half mile from the center of Grand Valley State Uni-versity’s campus, Campus View Apartments offer the convenienc-es of campus living with the ame-nities of off-campus apartments.
Campus View consists of 372 apartment units and is only min-utes away from classrooms, on-campus eateries and other popu-lar locations. Although Campus View is within walking distance of GVSU’s campus, a Rapid bus also stops near the apartments about every five minutes and the complex offers a shuttle service to the Kirkhof Center during the day. The complex also has its own residential parking lot. Parking permits start at $50 each.
Campus View also works to maintain a quiet atmosphere. Se-curity guards are on duty Thursday through Saturday nights until 3:00 a.m. to ensure noise problems are kept to a mini-mum.
Unlike most other off-campus options, Campus View is owner-managed, so resi-dents’ concerns are handled with a timely, hands-on approach.
“We’re owner-managed, so you’re not just dealing with some hired gun who comes in,” Campus View owner Brian Gardner said. “So I think that allows us to take a little better care of our residents.”
GVSU junior Matthew Brain-ovich said he enjoys the peace and quiet of his studio apartment at Campus View and the freedom of having his own place.
“It’s a comfortable, affordable option,” he said.
In addition to the apartment complex itself, Campus View residents also have access to the
“Off-Kirk” Community Center. The recreational center includes a game room, movie theater with a 128-inch HD projection screen, full sized-gym, full-sized basket-ball and volleyball courts, aero-bics areas, fitness center, tanning beds, locker rooms, vending ma-chines and a lounge area.
“We have a community center that’s much larger than anybody else’s,” Gardner said. “It’s nearly 7,000 square feet.”
Gardner added that Campus View is also at work constructing a “resort-style” swimming pool, complete with grill, gazebo and hot tub, which will be open next summer.
Leases are available for three, nine or twelve-month periods for apartments and nine or twelve-month periods for townhomes. Apartments come fully furnished in studio, one or two-bedroom
units. Up to four people can com-fortably share a two-bedroom unit.
Studio prices are $520 a month for a full year or $580 a month for the school year. One-bedroom apartments start at $280 per person per month for a full year or $325 per person per month for the school year. Two-bedroom apartments start at
$285 per person per month for a full year and $325 per person per month for the school year.
Townhouse prices range from $315 per person per month to $485 per person per month, de-pending on the unit size. Town-homes come in both furnished and non-furnished layout options. All rooms also come with broadband internet and expanded cable. Wa-ter utility costs are included in some floor plans.
For more information, visit www.campusviewhousing.com or call 616-895-6678.
Campus View provides best of both worldsBy Chelsea Lane
GVL News Editor
GVL ArchiveConveniently close: Campus View residents make use of their front yard. The complex has a rec center and also plans to add a new pool by summer 2011. A half mile from campus, Campus View is the closest o� -campus apartment complex.
“We’re owner-managed, so you’re not dealing with some hired gun who comes in. So I think that allows us to take a little better care of our residents.”-Brian Gardner
Campus View owner
Any property owner will tell you location is key, and the choice location of Pin-eridge Apartments in Walk-er makes it a viable option for students.
Sitting at 2700 G-Pin-eridge Drive, Pineridge Apartments is about half-way between Grand Valley State University’s Pew and Allendale campuses.
“Location is our big selling point,” said Anela Mesinodic, property man-ager at Pineridge Apart-ments.
Mesinodic went on to list the multiple other amenities offered at Pineridge Apart-ments, which include free membership at Endurance Fitness, 24 hour mainte-nance assistance, electric appliances and free water, sewer and trash services.
The apartments come in three different floorplans: one bedroom, two bed-room and studio. The units range from 288 square feet for the studio apartment to
864 square feet for the two-bedroom option. Up to two residents can occupy each bedroom, and potential res-idents can sign up individu-ally or with roommates.
Rent at Pineridge Apart-ments runs between $499 and $685. There is a $99 non-refundable adminis-tration fee for each lease signed, and the security de-posit ranges from nothing to $300, pending full ap-proval.
Another popular aspect of Pineridge Apartments is that it is pet-friendly, for an additional $15 per month
and a $150 pet deposit fee.The complex holds 144
units, but their popularity has left only one currently available for lease.
For the past eight years, Valerie Wedler and her hus-band have called one of those units home.
Wedler said the couple originally chose the com-plex because of its proxim-ity to Grand Rapids without being in the middle of a big city.
“I love that we live in a quiet apartment complex. People are friendly,” Wedler said. “I love living close to a park and the library.”
She also cited the prompt maintenance service as one of her favorite features. Be-cause of the location and other enticing components of Pineridge Apartments, Wedler said she would rec-ommend college students sign a lease there.
More information about lease options and amenities is available at www.ema-partments.com or by calling 616-453-7999.
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GVL ArchivePrime location: Pineridge Apartments is about an equal distance from GVSU’s Allendale and Pew campuses.
Reasonable commute to GVSU campuses from Pineridge
By Lauren FitchGVL Editor in Chief “I love that we live in
a quiet apartment complex. People are friendly. I love living close to a park and the library.”-Valerie Wedler
Eight-year Pineridge Apartment resident
Walker apartments provide three � oorplans, neighborhood atmosphere with easy access to GR, Allendale
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Side-by-side comparisonArea apartments face off in an easy-to-read chart of basic information about each
Name
Meadows Crossing
Plaza Towers
The Lofts
Pineridge Apartments
Highland Place Apartments
Copper Beech
48 West Apartments and Townhomes
University Townhouses and Apartments
Campus View Apartments
Brookmeadow Apartments
American Seating
Ottawa Creek
Hightree Townhomes
Rent (person/month)
$429-$449
$900-$1,200
$565-$837
$499-$685
$499-$600
$410-$650
$395-$700
$235-$370
$280-$580
$544-$654
Not listed
$180-$650
$280-$500
Floor plan options
Two, four bedroom
one, two bedroom and studio
one, two bedroom
one, two bedroom and studio
one bedroom
one, two, three, four bedroom
one, two, four bedroom
two, four bedroom
one, two, three, four bedroom and studio
one, two bedroom
one, two, three, four bedroom
one, two bedroom and studio
three, four bedroom
Leasing options
12 month
12 month
12 month
12 month
12 month
12 month
Varies
10, 12 month
three, nine, 12 month
12 month
Not listed
nine, 12 months
10 month (free summer)
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For students at Grand Valley State University seeking the convenience of an on-campus
apartment without actually being on campus, University Townhouses and Apartments presents a variety of appeal-ing fl oor plans at affordable rates.
With townhouses locat-ed on Fillmore Street just west of 52nd Avenue and apartments located on Lake Michigan Drive west of 64th Avenue, UTA offers housing that is close enough to the GVSU Allendale Campus for students to get to class on time and far enough away for them to escape the more-monitored environment of on-campus housing.
“We have a really quiet at-mosphere because we’re right in the middle of the woods,” said UTA owner Dan Jansen. “It’s a totally different feel than the whole business of campus surroundings.”
According to its web-site, UTA offers seven rent-al options, each of which are separated into 10- and 12-month leasing options. The most affordable plan is a four-bedroom townhouse in which six occupants would pay $235 per month for a 12-month lease. Townhouse rates include water and sewer and trash removal as featured utilities.
The most expensive op-tion is a two-bedroom apart-ment in which two occupants would pay $370 per month for 10 months. A 12-month apartment option costs $350 per month.
All prices also include a $10 application fee, a $45 cleaning fee and any utilities that are not already included.
“I think we’re cheaper per person than most of the complexes anywhere close to campus,“ Jansen said.
The townhouse options are divided into two different two-level fl oor plans. Each unit includes two bathrooms, a washer, a dryer, free park-ing and hookups for DSL internet access, digital video and cable in each room.
The main difference be-tween the two is size. The white building features smaller townhomes with two 9-by-14-foot bedrooms, but it also has a patio on the lower level and is pet friendly. The two brown buildings have larger units with two 10-foot by 13-foot bedrooms on the lower level and two 12-foot by 12-foot bedrooms on the upper level. There is no patio and it is not pet friendly
There are a total of 14 units available for rent be-tween the three buildings.
The apartments, which are Jansen’s newest additions,
have two 10-foot by 14-foot bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as a large kitchen and living area. It also includes hookups for DSL and cable in each room. The washer and dryers are on site rather than in the units, and each unit is pet friendly.
“These are brand new apartments that have all brand new energy-effi cient appliances,” Jansen said. “The bedrooms are bigger.”
For more information or to look at leasing options, contact the UTA offi ce at 616-895-4001 or go to the UTA website at www.gv-townhouses.com.
Residents � nd ‘di� erent feel’ from campus surroundings at University Townhouses, Apartments
By Emanuel JohnsonGVL Managing Editor
Courtesy Photo / Dan JansenWelcome home: University Apartments, located on Lake Michigan Drive, are brand new.
Units provide quiet, private environment
“we’ve got a really quiet atmosphere because we’re right in the middle of the woods.”
-Dan JansenUTA owner
GVL ArchiveTownhouse time: Also owned by Dan Jansen, University Townhouses o� er residents more privacy.
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