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GRCC to have first wind-farm safety program By Christina KimEditor-in-Chief

GRCC will become the first U.S. training center for a globally recognized wind-farm safety program.

Working with Rockford Construction Company’s partner in Spain, Rockford Berge’, GRCC will offer training sessions to those new to the field in July 2010.

“Our wind safety technology program will be the only globally recognized wind safety training by almost all of the major original equipment manufacturers,” said Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development

Julie Parks.According to Parks, through

Rockford Berge’s relationship in Spain, GRCC met Ynfiniti Engineering (YES) and Safety Technology of Wales.

Yes and Safety Technology have authorized GRCC to become the first United States training center for their YES/Safety Technology (YST) safety certification program for the wind energy industry.

“This safety training—along with additional wind technician training can lead to jobs for GRCC students all over the U.S. and even globally,” Parks said.

By Brittany ZenderCollegiate Staff Writer

A GRCC Student confessed to the Kent County Sheriff’s De-partment that the unarmed rob-bery and assault she had report-ed last semester was fake. 

In October, an 18 year old pregnant GRCC student reported

that she was assaulted at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Oct. 29.

“She claimed she was punched and robbed on her way to class in the Bostwick parking ramp, and since she was 27 weeks pregnant, an ambulance transported her to St. Mary’s hospital shortly after her call to 911,” said Campus Police Lieutenant Har-old Woolworth.

“The Kent County Sheriffs Department has had her under private investigations for another false

report she later filed with them,” Woolworth said. She claimed a male was trying to harass and take her baby from her after she pulled her car over near 8 mile and Alpine.”

Officer Nowak of the GRCC Police, said the stu-dent admitted to the Kent County Sherriffs Depart-ment that not only was the report false, but so was the assault she reported at GRCC. Woolworth felt

GRCC Student files fake report

CC Student Congress looks at green optionsBy Stephanie SicardOpinion Editor

Student Congress is proposing a resolution to help control the dependency upon water bottles at GRCC.

“This is a resolution to support a change in the drinking fountains and eliminate the need for bottled water on campus,”

said Jeremy Christensen, GRCC Student Congress President.

The proposed plan is not to ban bottled water on campus, but to promote the use of students bringing their own reusable bottles and filling them at stations around campus. The drinking fountains would be equipped with a water filtration

Bill Foltz, Executive Pastry Chef at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in New Orleans, puts the finishing touches on a sculpture made entirely of sugar during Le Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie (World Pastry Cup) U.S. Team Tryouts hosted at GRCC on Saturday, April 17.

Foltz was selected to join the team and will compete in Lyon, France.

World Pastry Cup at GRCC

Earth Day Series

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HSO hosts fashion show

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Campus theft has gone down

According to the first quarter larceny statistics taken by Lieutenant Harold Woolworth of the GRCC Campus Police, the number of larcenies from Jan. 1 to March 31 has dropped 21 percent compared to last year.

“I believe the drop in larcenies can be attributed to the arrests that were made around the first of the year, along with the implementation of security cameras and officers patrolling,” Woolworth said.

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Parking meters now paid by cell phone

Park Mobile Services is now available to students who use the parking meters instead of the school parking ramp.

This service allows students to add time to a parking meter with their cell phone.

An e-mail interview with Sara Engel, Marketing Manager for Park Mobile Services, provided more information.

According to Engel, Park Mobile Services launched their Pay by Phone parking services in Grand Rapids on Nov. 2, 2009.

Engel also said that for 35 cents per call, the user can add more money to the meters by using their credit card number.

Drivers can sign up by calling the toll free number 1-877-PARK-714 or visit the web site at www.Parkmobileapp.com.

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The Collegiate named best Michigan

Community College newspaper

GRCC’s independent student newspaper The Collegiate was named the best community college newspaper in Michigan by the Michigan Community College Press Association (MCCPA).

Editors and staff writers won various individual awards as well during the MCCPA Conference on April 17.

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Injury3/25A student slipped and injured her tailbone on the second floor of the student center.

Drunken man3/26An intoxicated man was leaning against a GRCC building on his way home from a bar. He refused help and continued walking.

Stolen phone03/26A student left his belongings in a locker with-out locking it. His cell phone was stolen. No suspects.

Missing wallet3/29A student left her wallet in a bathroom stall. When she returned, it was missing. No sus-pects.

Car radio stolen3/29A stereo was stolen from a student’s car. No suspects

Hit and run3/30A student’s car was hit resulting in a rear dent and blue paint marks. No suspects.

Stolen Book3/30A student’s book was stolen from on top of the sink while she was in the restroom. No sus-pects.

Suspicious photographer3/31A freelance photographer was taking photos off the catwalk over Ransom St. He was not a student and was told to register with Student Affairs when on campus.

Theft From Vehicle4/05Sunglasses, a GPS and a window mount for the GPS were stolen from a student’s car. No Suspects.

Theft4/07Sunglasses and a Raider card were stolen from a student’s bag when she stepped out of the classroom. No suspects.

By Ashley Eerdmans Collegiate Staff Writer

and Stephanie SicardOpinion Editor

With the school year drawing to a close, high school seniors face the decision of where to go next.

In a comparison between two different high schools, Hastings High School and Creston High School, some students are choosing GRCC while others are going for a different option.

Billy Diaz, a senior at Creston High School will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall of 2010.

“I’m thinking of probably getting into medicine,” Diaz said. “I want to figure out the programs I can get into that will let me get into medicine, but to be a researcher and not a physician.”

Hastings High School seniors like Ashley Purdun and Luke Hubbell have something more in common than just their high school. Both students will be attending GRCC.

“My primary reason for choosing GRCC was because it was cheap,” Purdun said. “I’ve heard that there is a really friendly environment there, and that it is really easy to get around. Also, I’m not playing soccer there because I wanted to do other things.”

Former Hastings High School student Andrea Eaton made the decision two years ago to attend GRCC after graduation.

“I don’t go to GRCC anymore, but I chose to go because it was cheaper than other colleges,” Eaton said.

As for Christian Dorma, a senior at Creston High School, GRCC is a summer option.

“I’m going to Michigan State this fall,” Dorma said. “I’ll be going to GRCC in the summer time. I’m going to take a public speaking course and either a writing class or English.”

New students are choosing GRCC each day for many different reasons. Money, location, and convenience are all playing roles in the decision-making.

system to purify the tap water.Nicholas Wikar, GRCC Student Congress Vice

President said, “We’d like to get GRCC to pass out reusable water bottles instead of T-shirts at campus events.”

The Board of Trustees will vote on the resolution, currently titled the Bottled Water Resolution, on April 22.

According to Student Congress, seven other universities and colleges throughout the United States have banned the sell of bottled water on their campuses.

An additional 30 colleges and universities, one of which is Grand Valley State University, have created campaigns to reduce the use of bottled water on campus.

“This isn’t a ban on bottled water on campus,” said Wikar. “We just want to encourage change, and help students become aware of the waste.”

If the resolution passes, Student Congress hopes reduce GRCC’s dependency on bottled water sales, and therefore reduce to the amount of plastic sent to landfills.

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Creston senior Christian Dorma works on homework while her teacher David Lyons answers questions. Dorma will be taking classes this summer at GRCC.

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Spring Sustainability Series

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Student work performance entitled “Celebration of Earth & Sky” featuring “A Quilt of Words.” Located in the Meijer Theater at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Free Parking

Students can receive free parking on Earth Day by carpooling. Pull a ticket from the parking ramps and sign it.

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the report was suspicious from the be-ginning.

“We questioned the validity of the report from the start,” Woolworth said. “Her descriptions of what hap-pened just didn’t add up, but we had to treat it as though it was a crime and took the assault very seriously.

“We even asked the Detective Bu-reau department of the GRPD to make a composite drawling of the suspect according to what she described. The fictitious suspect was a black male with a tear drop tattoo on his left cheek.  

“A lot of agencies were involved, including the GRPD that made the composite drawling and led us in two photo line ups with her, the Michigan State Police’s crime lab where DNA testing was done, and Kent County where vehicle testing and private in-vestigations took place.”

The case was closed last week on April 14. Nowak said the case was a large waste of resources.

“All this did was raise peoples concerns and wasted a lot of time and money that we will be seeking full restitution for,” Nowak said. “This doesn’t just affect GRCC. For someone to report something that didn’t occur upsets us as well as the entire com-munity.”

Woolworth said the student is be-ing prosecuted for the false report.

“We are in the process of having a prosecutor issue a warrant for the false report,” Woolworth said. “Any-one that reports a false crime will more than likely end up with a felony, and for this particular one that’s what

she will be charged with. “We have had a few incidenc-

es like this happen in the past that  we’ve prosecuted for. But it’s been a long time.”

One student and Nurse Technician for Spectrum Health, Chris Schaub, took extra caution after hearing of the incident.

“I was really nervous to walk to my car after I heard about the un-armed robbery,” Schaub said. “We got emails from Spectrum within a few days of the assault advising us to never walk alone at night, and en-couraged us to use the buddy system because of GRCC’s latest incidents.  

“I had security drive me a few times. Whether or not the assault hap-pened, it’s still dangerous to walk by yourself. I’ll continue to be cautious.” 

Mike Vargo, head of the GRCC psychology department, had a theory as to why someone might create a false report.

“Generally, some people who make false accusations are in disbelief of reality,” Vargo said. “They develop almost a fantasy that’s delusional, and it’s often linked with their need for at-tention.”

Woolworth said he was happy the assault didn’t occur. 

 “GRCC is a pretty safe campus for being in a downtown city, and the of-ficers and I work very hard to keep it that way,” Woolworth said.

The student is currently taking online classes, and it’s up to the Dean of Student Services to decide whether or not the false accuser will be al-lowed to attend GRCC anymore.  

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“According to the Department of Labor’s ONET information, positions for wind technicians, wind farm operators, and sales people of wind parts are growing at a rate of over 20 percent a year.”

According to Parks, the initial 80 hour training program includes modules such as working at heights, climbing, rescue, fire safety, confined spaces, rescue at heights, first aid and several other components.

The maximum number of students per training session will most likely

be 20-22 people. According to Parks, there is an application process that will be finalized later in the semester.

“The safety training is applicable to other fields, such as electrical grid workers and other occupations that work at heights,” Parks said. “This is a good training for people who later in life might want to run a company that sells wind parts, insurance to wind farms, run the business end of renewable energy. It is a good basic foundation for students.”

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On the front page of this issue, the “Student reports fake assault” article reports that the GRCC student who claimed in Oct. that she was punched and then robbed in the Lyon St. parking ramp was lying to police.

The assault never occurred, but the precautionary measures that GRCC and students are taking should continue regardless.

One person crying wolf does not change the fact that there is crime on campus and it’s important to be aware of one’s safety.

The installation of more security cameras, one measure taken because of the “assault” that occurred has helped with crime on campus.

When students were surveyed earlier this school year about safety in the parking ramps, the addition of security cameras was the biggest demand.

According to larceny statistics taken by Campus Police Lieutenant Harold Woolworth, the number

of larcenies from Jan. 1 to March 31 has dropped 21 percent compared to last year.

“I believe the drop in larcenies can be attributed to the arrests

that were made around the first of the year, along with the implementation of security cameras and officers patrolling,” Woolworth said.

Now, at the end of the school year, is not the time to disregard students’ safety. Instead this should be a time when we look ahead to the next year of classes and the incoming new students.

These new students may be unfamiliar with the surroundings of

downtown Grand Rapids and their campus should be a safe haven.

By increasing the measures taken on campus, GRCC can assure that every student is as safe as possible and in no way fearing their walk to a parked car on campus.

It’s sad that the woman who made the false claim has gotten the attention she was obviously seeking, and it is aggravating that resources were wasted to find the fictitious suspect.

However it’s important that the police patrols remain.

Although it is wrong to make up a story about an assault and send police after a criminal who doesn’t exist, this one instance may have been the key to getting GRCC safety up to par. With campus police and parking lot attendants on the look out for suspicious figures, the parking ramps have and will remain safe for students.

Safety on campus remainsimportant despite false claims

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Time to freshen up the nation’s outdated food safety regulationsBy MCT Campus

Here’s something to think about next time you’re at the dinner table: Most U.S. food-processing plants haven’t been inspected in at least five years.

That unappetizing tidbit comes from a new report by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspector general. It documents an outdated and ineffective federal food safety program with too few inspectors, too skimpy legal authority and too little funding.

The FDA doesn’t even have enough inspectors to visit U.S. processing plants.

Nor does it have the authority to order a recall when tainted food comes to light. It can’t even track dangerous food from the plant where it was processed to the stores where it was sold.

Surprised? You shouldn’t be. The last time U.S. food safety laws were updated was in 1938, when penicillin was a “wonder drug” and radar was secret, cutting-edge military technology.

As soon as this week, the Senate could take up a new food-safety bill that would

update the FDA’s authority, allow it to dictate “best practices” for processing and preparing food and mandate more frequent inspections.

The Food Safety Enhancement Act was approved by the House last summer. It would require a food-tracking system so that when inspectors discover problems at a food-processing plant, they quickly can trace where tainted products were shipped.

Despite a near-constant stream of high-profile food recalls that have included e. coli-laced cookie dough, peanut butter spiked with salmonella and tainted spinach, cilantro, tomatoes and bean sprouts, all sold to unsuspecting U.S. consumers in recent years.

The inspector general’s report, released last week, details a system in urgent need of attention. Staffing for FDA food safety programs fell by 18 percent between 2003 and 2007, even as the number of U.S. food-processing plants climbed to 51,229. The number of FDA inspectors has increased, but it remains below the level in 2003.

In about 36 percent of cases in which serious problems were found, the FDA didn’t conduct follow-up inspections to ensure that the violations had been corrected.

Some 76 million Americans contract a food-borne illness every year. Most cases are mild, but about 325,000 people are hospitalized and about 5,000 die each year from those illnesses.

One obvious problem that will remain is the disjointed nature of oversight, which now is shared by the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It makes sense to centralize authority for food safety and to adequately fund it. But over the years, the FDA has been starved of resources.

The Bottom Line:Americans can see the

results in headlines about recalls of tainted food. Unfortunately, you can’t see some of the problems on your dinner plate until it’s too late.

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By MCT Campus

Sugar is sugar is sugar. That’s what many dietitians said for years when asked about the difference between the sugars naturally contained in fruit juice and those added to, say, soda. New research at Princeton University, however, undercuts the familiar adage, showing that high-fructose corn syrup, a common ingredient in processed foods because it’s cheaper and extends shelf life, has a remarkable ability to fatten rats.

Even when rats were given much lower concentrations of the commercial sweetener than are found in soda, while other rats were given higher concentrations of table sugar, the corn-syrup rats gained more weight. Not only that, but they developed a dangerous condition known in humans as metabolic syndrome, which is marked by abnormal weight gain, increases in triglyceride levels and more fat deposits around the belly. Even rats fed a high-fat diet don’t consistently gain weight, psychology professor Bart Hoebel said.

And who got it right in the whole low-carb, low-fat debate? Another study, out of Stanford University, suggests that both sides did to some extent. Low-carb diets work best for some people based on their genetic makeup, while low-fat diets are more effective for others.

As the United States tries to find its way out of the growing trend toward obesity that threatens the nation’s health, studies like these sound a warning to be careful about well-intentioned laws that seek to limit one ingredient

or another as a way of trimming society’s collective waistline and staving off certain diseases.

That’s something New York City school officials should keep in mind with their new regulations limiting bake sales on campus. Homemade goods, even if they’re as wholesome as spinach pies, are banned, while certain Pop Tarts, the ones that contain whole wheat, are allowed. The goal is admirable: limiting the junk food that children consume. The question is whether school officials know which kind of food is more reprehensible. The Pop Tarts contain high-fructose corn syrup, an ingredient seldom used by home cooks.

New York deserves a healthy round of applause for being concerned about how dietary habits affect well-being; it led the nation in requiring restaurant menus to include calorie information. Research finds that customers do cut down on their calorie intake once they have those sometimes hefty numbers in hand. But when it comes to regulating consumers’ intake, rather than informing their choices, the chances of moving the nation’s habits in the wrong direction are heavy, indeed. It’s wise to remember that what we “know” today might well be disproved tomorrow.

The Bottom Line:Instead of following the

latest fad diet that claims to help you lose 20 pounds in two days, take a breath and research which habits are best for your genetic makeup. Chances are, you’ll stay healthy and happy.

Dietary police, beware

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Another school year draws to a close, and each student faces the question of what happens next.

For this editor, this will be my final semester at GRCC.

How strange it will seem to not roam the halls of the Cook and Main buildings, or fight other students for a spot in the Bostwick Parking Ramp.

In writing a story for

this issue about high school seniors attending GRCC in the fall, I had the chance to speak to a class of seniors at Creston High School, my alma mater. I emphasized the importance of attending college and not waiting.

In my case I left high school having no clue what I wanted to do, but knowing college was an important step. GRCC was crucial in starting me off on the right

path. No matter which major you choose, almost every one will require you to take the same basics classes and by getting those out of the way you will be one step closer to a degree. Then when you chose a major, the classes remaining will fly by.

After nine years of attending classes at GRCC, on and off again, I feel prepared and confident as I move forward to study

at Grand Valley State University.

I have made endearing friends with students and faculty alike and will always look back at my time here at GRCC with fondness.

The Bottom Line:In the words of a great

man, you stay classy GRCC.

By Dick PolmanMCT Campus

The voters of trend-setting California may well decide this November to legalize marijuana, there’s a ballot referendum, and 56 percent of Californians are in favor. No doubt this would be great news for the munchie industry, the bootleggers of Grateful Dead music, and the millions of stoners who have long yearned for an era of reefer gladness.

Seriously, this is a story about how desperate times require desperate measures. Legalization advocates have long contended that it’s nuts to keep criminalizing otherwise law-abiding citizens while wasting $8 billion a year in law enforcement costs. That argument has never worked. But the new argument, cleverly synced to the recession mind-set, may well herald a new chapter in the history of pot prohibition.

It’s simple, really: State governments awash in red ink can solve some of their revenue woes by legalizing marijuana for adults and slapping it with a sin tax.

So much of the marijuana debate used to

be about morality; now it’s mostly about economics and practicality, which is why New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are also floating measures to legalize and tax; why similar voter referendums are in the works in Washington state and Oregon; why 14 states have legalized medical marijuana, and why even Pennsylvania, hardly a pace setting state, is weighing the sanction of medical pot, complete with 6 percent sales tax.

But California is the likeliest lab for a massive toke tax, given its dire financial straits and the fact that marijuana is the state’s top cash crop, racking up an estimated $14 billion in annual sales, twice as much as the No. 2 agricultural commodity, milk and cream. State tax collectors say that pot could put $1.4 billion a year into the depleted California coffers, which helps explain why 56 percent of Californians like the legalization option, and find it preferable to the ongoing layoffs of teachers and other public servants.

Actually, I doubt most stoners see themselves as sinners - what’s immoral about seeing “Avatar three

times, or strip-mining a tray of brownies, or punctuating the conversation with lines like, “I’m sorry, what was I just talking about?” - but most would probably be willing to pay a “sin tax” in exchange for the opportunity to imbibe, hassle-free, with no fear that they might join the 765,000 Americans who were reportedly busted last year for possession.

Even the reformers of ‘77 said it was “naive” to believe that Americans would ever buy legalization. Today’s generation is more shrewd; the word “legalization” doesn’t even appear in the California ballot proposal. The proponents, including a retired Superior Court judge who got fed up with handling pot cases, are calling it the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act.”

Frankly, California and other cash-strapped states don’t have a whole lot of sin-tax options. Cigarettes and booze are already taxed to the max, and, as Philadelphia is discovering, any attempts to slap special levies on sugared water are fiercely resisted by soda companies that fear any curbs on their freedom to rot kids’ teeth. By

contrast, stoners crave the respectability of being taxed; the fiercest tax opponents are probably the Mexican drug cartels, which would lose market share just as the mob lost out on liquor when Prohibition ended in ‘33.

Granted, nobody quite knows whether or how the California pot plan would fly in practice. Pot use would still be illegal under federal law, the director of the National Drug Control Policy has said that “legalization is not in the president’s vocabulary,” and the U.S. Constitution decrees that federal law trumps state law. On the other hand, the Obama team has stated that it has no interest in hassling the medical-marijuana states.

The big question is how such a sin tax would be structured. Would all sellers be licensed? Would it be a point-of-sale excise tax on top of the sales tax?

The Bottom Line:Legalizing marijuana

is no longer a matter of morality, it’s about economics. Eventually a presidential candidate will be saying exactly that from behind a podium.

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Looking back at one student’s years at GRCC

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By Jacqueline PrinsA&E Editor

After publishing her first novel over a year ago, GRCC professor Maryann Lesert’s next

idea is even greener. On April 23, Lesert will be organizing GRCC’s Spring

Sustainability Series “Visioning the Change: Celebration of Earth and Sky” at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The event will include a performance of student work featuring “A Quilt of Words” spoken-word event, live music, and visual art created to promote sustainability, and create community, Lesert said. Her students will be providing written material for the event. Lesert said she has always had a love for the environment. “I have always loved the Great Lakes,” Lesert said. Lesert’s first novel, “Base Ten” is about a woman who is both an astronomer and a mother. Lesert said she

was driven to write this story because as a reader she wasn’t finding many works that dealt with the struggle women face between trying to raise a family and have a career. “There is always this picture painted of motherhood, like either you can do motherhood well or you can do a career well, which is really hokey and old I know, but

it is still true,” Lesert said. “Even though you are somebody’s parent, you don’t just automatically change. That is Jillian’s struggle.” Before writing this novel, Lesert published a number of screenplays; including “Natural Causes” which was a finalist for the 2001 Princess Grace Foundation’s National Playwright’s Fellowship award. “Writing a novel is drastically different from play writing because when you write plays, it is all character driven,” Lesert said. “With writing a novel, I had to be really disconnected from everything about reality. I had to just be quiet and listen and think and feel my way through it. I had to be very still.” While she was completing “Base Ten” she also received her Masters of Fine Arts from Spaulding University in Louisville. She said this gave her the deadlines she needed to make this story possible. “Deadlines are so very important,” Lesert said. “Most of the active writing occurs in your mind. By the time you get your hands to the keyboard, most of the story is already done inside your head.”

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In February 2009 GRCC English Professor, Maryann Lesert published her first novel, “Base Ten.” When she began writing the novel, she was finishing her masters degree from Spaulding University in Louisville, KY.

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GRCC Professor looks ahead after publishing first novel

JP: When did you begin writing “Base Ten?”

ML: The summer of 2001. That’s when I started my journal of character ideas. I kept the journal and I originally thought this character was going to be a mathematician that was running away from death. Overtime, I realized she was going to be an astronomer.

I started hearing this character who saw a lot of numbers. I imagined it first as a story, where this character was running away from death… But not literal death, the death of possibility. On the Michigan lakeshore is where I kept seeing this story evolve.

”“There is always this picture painted of motherhood, like either you can do motherhood well or you can do a career well.

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By Brittany ZenderCollegiate Staff Writer

Cardigans, capri leggings, lace, and bright colors were the theme of last weeks

fashion show “Wardrobe 2010,” put on by the Hispanic Student Organization (HSO.) 

“Wardrobe 2010” featured local clothing stores from One Girls Treasure consignment shop, the eco-friendly Clothing Matters, Deb, and local designer Hejoo Park. Mexican food was offered by El Granjero, and DJ Brandon Hill was laying down the tracks as the models strutted down the catwalk.

The first part of the show featured the store Clothing Matters, located on Division. Their simple, earth tone pieces were fluid like and elegant. The slogan of the store is to “feel good in and about what you are wearing,” referring to their organic materials from bamboo to soy.

The second clothing line shown was One Girls Treasure, located on the corner of Lyon and Division.

“Shopping here is a great way to keep up on the latest trends and save money,” said Francisco Ramirez, Co-advisor of HSO. “Just because they’re a consignment shop doesn’t mean the clothes aren’t in style.”

They showcased various colors and styles including long skirts and brightly colored detailed tops for more Bohemian and Brazillian looks. Everyone

in attendance received a 25 percent-off coupon on their next purchase.

Deb’s shops, displayed numerous pieces from the casual and playful “oops I did it again” skirts and jeans, to elegant homecoming, prom and wedding dresses.

An interesting part of the show was when local designer Heejoo Park presented her three fitted mini dresses.

Hejoo Park is a female designer from Korea, where she went to fashion school.

“After I moved to the U.S. one year ago I started my own line,” Park said. “Most of them are high end dresses.

I’ve been involved in the fashion industry since I was 17 years old and hope to have my own boutique one day.”

“Heejoo Park” only sells her home made designs online.

“In the second half of the show we tried to incorporated the 1970’s and 80’s retro styles that have evolved into today’s fashion with our own clothes,” said Wanda Ferrer, Co-Advisor of HSO. “Aveda did the girls makeup and hair

and incorporated the different themes of the decades.

We were inspired by other fashion shows and motivated by our community’s interest in them. It’s a good idea because it promotes local businesses and gives back to our community.”

GRCC Student Shin Young Kim enjoyed the variety.

“I liked how the show had so many different models and styles,” Kim said. “It’s cool how people are so into the fashion industry.”

Izabel Bedoya, GRCC student and Wardrobe 2010 coordinator said, “‘Wardrobe 2010’ was the first show we’ve ever done, and had a lot of fun putting it all together.”

“This gave our fashion merchandise majors a hands on experience,” Ferrer said.

The co-advisor said the event was a team effort.

“It’s a joint effort to put on something like this,” Ferrer said. “About 25 of our HSO members participated in the set up, production and various other elements of Wardrobe 2010.

There were 10 local students of all different shapes and sizes, who modeled the local fashions,”

Bedoya said the proceeds go toward the HSO’s trip to Cedar Point this May.

“This was a trial run,” said Anna Perez, President of the HSO. “We advertised on Facebook and put posters up around campus.

We didn’t have as many people come as we had hoped but next year will be bigger and better in every way.”

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GRCC works: Ask Mallory PattersonBy Tim NellettCopy Editor

“Run! Run!” She yells and then bolts, hoping

to catch the elevator door before it closes. Just in time.

Mallory Patterson was running late. Again.

It’s 9:30 a.m. and her class has already started by the time she reaches the classroom. Patterson sits down and immediately unleashes an assortment of school supplies; zip-lock bags filled with different color pens, a black binder organized by tabs for each class, and two notebooks.

“I’m going to take up half the table, just to warn you,” Patterson laughs.

Mallory Patterson is a GRCC student, and like many she has more stuff to do than time to do it in. According to her, GRCC has been a big help.

“Where I was 3 years ago is a distant reality from where I am at today,” Patterson said. “It’s been a total turn-around for me and I am so grateful.”

Patterson is very focused and interested in the subject,

be it microeconomics or biology. The 24 year old social sciences student, mother of one, and peer mentor for TRIO student support services (SSS) has a lot on her plate, but it seems she has mastered the art of juggling two jobs, a child, school and some lofty goals.

“Well, my other goals include implementing volunteering as a requirement for high school graduation, creating a program to offer important life training skills to under-privileged youth, and perhaps eventually owning my own business and hiring non-violent first offenders of the law,” Patterson said.

The class is extraordinarily quiet. She attempts to hide the noise of unwrapping her snack bar behind her second notebook, which is perched on her lap.

She giggles and whispers, “This is my breakfast.” The class drags on.

After a moment of quiet chewing, she takes a sip from her GRCC water bottle, puts a blue pen back into her GRCC zip-lock bag, and closes a GRCC notebook. You would

not describe Ms. Patterson as lacking spirit for the school that helped turn her life around.

Patterson’s struggle has been ongoing. Her father left when she was a child. Her brother Adam was born with cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, and hydrocephalus.

“He was unable to walk or talk, but could communicate his needs, very effectively in my eyes, despite his conditions,” Patterson said. “He lived to be nearly 13, and after a virus turned into pneumonia we brought him home to die.”

Patterson dropped out of school at the age of 15 for personal reasons. She eventually worked second and third shift at a gas station while attending a school for alternative education.

When asked about her organization skills, Patterson feels it’s a requirement in order to keep everything on an even keel.

“I have so much going on in my life that I have to be organized or I’d go crazy,” Patterson said.

In 2006 Patterson

graduated from high school and enrolled at GRCC. That same year the Patterson family suffered another tragedy.

“In August 2006 my mom had an aneurysm and I had to put off starting college until the winter,” Patterson said. “She survived, had 3 subsequent surgeries to repair damaged blood vessels, and slowly but surely recovered.”

Her mother’s aneurysm resulted in Patterson becoming the head of the

household, taking care of her mother and brother.

“All the financial and domestic responsibility fell on me and I am still the head of household three years later,” Patterson said.

Class breaks, finally, and we head back to student employment services to eat lunch. Patterson chats with a co-worker before indulging in one of subway’s burritos.

Originally, Patterson was

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Aziza Slater-Sandovall/CollegiateMallory Patterson tutors a student while working at TRIO student support services.

HSO students rock the runway

Laudys Vasques, a student at East Kentwood High School modeled an elegant mini-dress by local designer Heejoo Park. “Wardrobe 2010” was put on by the HSO in the Raider Grille on April 15.

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Ryan Tyrell/CollegiateSanJuana Garcia, GRCC student flaunts an evening dress from Deb at the HSO fashion show.

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“An American Daughter”

The Jewish Theatre of Grand Rapids will present “An American Daughter” by Wendy Wasserstein about a woman nominated for US Surgeon General. The play will take place this Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 8-10 p.m. at the Spectrum Theater. Students can purchase tickets for $5 with a

valid student ID.

Student Composers Concert

The students of Dr. Carol VanRandwyk will perform their own work. This concert is free and open to the public. It will be held on April 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. It will be located in room 200 of the

Music Building.

Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is on May 9

this year, but you probably “forgot,” didn’t you? You better go out and get her a flower, a card and maybe some chocolate. And don’t get the cheap stuff. This event is located at your mom’s house.

That’s right, your mom.

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, will perform at the Van Andel Arena on April 24. Ticket prices range from $39- $139. What is that extra $100 for? To pay for all of those colored sunglasses he wears. Just kidding. The concert starts at

8 p.m.

Student Shoutout

What are your summer plans?

Erik Prusko

“I’m going to take a few summer

classes and get ready to transfer.”

John Sebastian

“Just more college.”

Kathryn Kalman

“I’m going to do some baby sit-

ting.”

Paul Bengel

“I’ll be training for football.”

Malcolm Wells

“Taking summer classes.”

Kristen Doody

“Just working.”

JP: How did you come up with the idea for “Base Ten?”

ML: I had produced a few plays, and always knew that I wanted to write long fiction, especially book length work, but I knew it was going to take a lot of immersion, some concentrated, concrete quiet time. Right then in my life, I really didn’t have that. I was working full time, and have two children. At the time they were school-age.

I wanted to express what it was like to know what you need to do to be you but not be able to get to it. In some ways it sounds corny, but I wanted to express how painful that can be.

I think that is why I enrolled in the masters program, so I could focus my energy there, and realize that I didn’t have to be everywhere else all the time.

I think I was pining for my writing just as much as my main character was pining for her stars. We are very much alike that way, though we have drastically different knowledge.

JP: How much of yourself do you see in your main character?

ML: The struggle to do what you need to do that she has. There is always this picture painted of motherhood, like either you can do motherhood well, or you can do a career well, which is really hokey and old I know, but it is still true.

Even though you are somebody’s parent, you don’t just automatically change. That is Jillian’s struggle. You can’t

do that many things simultaneously that well.

JP: Any similarities between your husband and Jack?

ML: Not really. I think I must have done that on purpose. I wanted to deal purely with fiction.

JP: Why did you decide to enroll in the masters program at this time?

ML: I was just trying to find a way back to writing.

I could barely tolerate doing anything arts-oriented like go see a play or read a book because I couldn’t stand that I wasn’t writing myself.

JP: How long have you taught at GRCC?

ML: Four years. This is my third year as a full-time employee.

JP: Why did you decide to teach at GRCC?

ML: Teaching has always been really central to what I do. Part of it was it was time to settle down and stop traveling. We decided we would definitely stay in this area. I love the Great Lakes.

Even I, long ago, had taken a French class here during my undergraduate studies. I like the environment here. In some degree, a four-year university is much more sequestered, and that can be good, but I just like the mix here.

When people have one foot in school, one foot in life, it makes an interesting mix in the classroom.

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going to be a business major, due to marketability, until her encounter with a boy who ran errands at the gas station. This boy, Daniel, changed Mallory Patterson’s life.

“Daniel and I worked at the shell gas station, and he was about 12 when I met him,” Patterson said. “When I met him he didn’t work there, just did odd jobs for us like helping in the cooler, and filling the pop machine with ice. He’s 17 now.”

According to Patterson, Daniel worked hard to purchase himself a method of transportation, but complications at home turned Daniel to a life of juvenile delinquency.

“There wasn’t a system of support for him,” Patterson said. “He just wanted to live a normal life but he couldn’t. That’s when I decided to try to do social work for a living.

I was under the impression there wasn’t any future in social work, but the workshop opened my eyes up to

some new opportunities, so I switched,” Patterson said.Our next destination was work at the TRIO room in

the back of the counseling offices. A mentee arrives to see Patterson.

“Here at TRIO, we do it all,” Patterson said. “We help our mentees with homework, minor tutoring, finding stuff on campus, providing transfer sources and editing scholarships. Or if they just need someone to talk to.”

This semester she has approximately 75 mentees to take care of.

She intends to earn a bachelor’s in social work with a major in sociology from Grand Valley State University.

Though she expects to face more hardships in the future, Patterson is determined to keep pushing on, for herself and her family. Through social work, she plans to use the skills learned here to ease the hardships others may face, in hopes of making a difference.

Patterson: One busy studentContinued from page 9

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Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Cook yourself something good

tonight.

July 23-Aug. 22

See Cancer.

June 21-July 22

Go find a Leo, and complain about your horoscope.

May 21-June 20

Your future is so bright, you’ve got to

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March 21-April 19

Get out your swim trunks and your flippy floppies.

Feb. 19-March 20

It’s time to find your summer fling!

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Go swimming!

You’re an Aquarius!

April 20-May 20

Grab the bull by the horns next week.

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

Congratulations on surviving another

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1 Rum cakes6 Greek god of love10 Quite a long time14 Got up15 Light fog16 Knight’s lady17 With 59-Across, warm welcome for an old friend19 Big bore20 Calligraphers’ supplies21 Mr. T’s TV gang22 Othello’s false friend23 Wheels connector25 Kentucky Fried piece27 Warm welcome for an old friend32 Levels in the ring33 Make, as money34 Urgent call at sea36 “__ a man with seven wives”

37 Tubular pasta39 Sail support40 Exerciser’s unit41 Saintly glow42 Flower associated with Holland43 Warm welcome for an old friend47 Welcome word on a bill48 Fontanne’s stage partner49 Make a backup of51 Loathing54 Took a bus, say58 Hertz competitor59 See 17-Across61 One of Columbus’s ships62 Moniker63 Puppeteer Bil64 Uptight65 Iditarod racer66 “Golden Boy” dramatist Clifford

1 “__ Ha’i”: “South Pacific” song2 Elvis’s middle name3 Library volume4 Makes daunting demands (of)5 Do some quilting6 Hams it up7 __ of passage8 Fed. workplace regulator9 Goblets and such10 Tacking on11 Event for unloading junk12 Online periodical, briefly13 Lily with bell-shaped flowers18 Angel’s topper24 Big tee sizes26 Quaint lodging27 Veronica of “Hill Street Blues”28 Ama zing to behold29 Common coffee break hr.

30 Made tracks31 “__ Radio” (O’Donnell talk show)32 White wine apéritif35 Gas additive brand37 Belittling remarks38 Verdi aria “__ tu”39 3-Down not to be missed41 Form 1040 calc.42 Whole bunch44 Reject45 Sidestepped46 Feeling no pain49 Vaudeville dancer’s prop50 Roman poet banished by Augustus52 Retro phone feature53 “By the power vested __ ...”55 Boo-boo, in totspeak56 Dust and grime57 Comes to a close60 Debt-heavy corp. takeover

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ressfrom theP oxBMens Baseball

April 22Vs. Lansing CCBelknap Park2 p.m.

April 24Vs. Kalamazoo Valley CCBelknap Park1 p.m.

April 29Vs. Jackson CCBelknap Park2 p.m.

May 1Vs. St. Clair County CCBelknap Park1 p.m.

Womens Softball

April 24Vs. Kalamazoo Valley CCBelknap Park1 p.m.

April 25Vs. Lake Michigan CollegeBelknap Park1 p.m.

April 27Vs. Kellogg CCBelknap Park3 p.m.

May 6Vs. Muskegon CCBelknap Park3 p.m.

Mens Golf

April 23Glen Oaks InvitationalIsland HillsCentreville, MI

April 26Cereal City ShooutoutBattle Creek Country ClubBattle Creek, MI

April 30Western Conference InvitationalBedford ValleyBattle Creek, MI

Mens Tennis

April 23Vs. Anderson UniversityMarion, IN3 p.m.

April 24Vs. Indiana WesleyanMarion, IN9 a.m.

alternates and worked our way up,” Branch said. “We’re one and three on the team.”

Branch is also hoping to make it to the national tournament.

“We’re just not playing the way we know we can so we’re going to turn it around hopefully by regionals so we can make the national tournament,” Branch said.

Branch said that he wants to be on the team again next year.

Dave Westra/CollegiateGRCC freshman golfer Cody Britton warms up for the GRCC invitational on April 12.

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scores, it’s hard.”Luol Deng exited for 14 seconds midway through the fourth

quarter after banging knees with James, who took advantage by drawing Johnson into a bad foul on a turnaround jumper and sinking two free throws.

This came during a stretch where the Cavaliers scored on 10 of 11 possessions, including a huge 3-pointer from Jamario Moon and a stepback 3-pointer by James over Joakim Noah with 4 minutes, 21 seconds left.

Moon sank four of five 3-pointers, including all three in the fourth, for 12 big reserve points.

Noah led the Bulls with a monster game of 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Rose added 23 points and eight assists and Deng had 20 points.

To be fair, James scored on everyone, Johnson, Noah, Kirk Hinrich, Deng. It was one of those nights.

“If they keep hitting shots like that the whole series, we got no chance,” Deng said. “Those are shots you want him to take. And he was still hitting them unbelievably.”

The Bulls accomplished most of their pregame goals. They limited their turnovers, finishing with four; they increased their second-chance points, tallying 21 to the Cavaliers’ seven, and they battled more evenly on the boards after getting killed in that category during game 1.

They also got a boost from their bench, with Flip Murray scoring eight of his 14 points in the second quarter to prop up a struggling Hinrich.

But in end, all they could do was point to game 3 on April 22 at the United Center.

“I don’t want to just give LeBron all this credit,” Noah said. “Yeah, he played an unbelievable game. But we have to play them again.”

Astute fans will remember the Bulls won all five post-season meetings over the Cavaliers from 1988 to 1994. Now that No. 23 has switched sides, keeping that trend could prove difficult.

“My confidence isn’t going anywhere,” Rose said. “If anything, it’s making me want to play even harder to beat them. At the United Center, it’s going to be time to ball.”

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Mens golf team fails to live up to last year

Softball team turns around losing streak

By Dave WestraNews Editor

The GRCC golf team isn’t playing to their full potential, according to sophomore Jackson Davison.

“We haven’t showed all of our potential,” Davison said. “Last year we dominated, so this is a bit different.”

Head Coach Bruce VandenBeldt said that the weather has been a major factor in the team’s performance.

“At Furniture City, we played in a downpour all day and at Pilgrim’s Run, we played in a snowstorm,” VandenBeldt said. “So being that it’s early in the season and with the weather conditions that they’ve been in with the amount of practice, I’m pleased but looking for some more consistency.”

VandenBeldt remains optimistic for the team, ranked third in the country last year, due to the results of the trip the team made to Alabama.

“It was a great trip for us,” VandenBeldt said. “We finished thirteenth. Which probably doesn’t sound so good but we finished last year at fifteenth and ended up ranked third in the country. We go down there with out any practice. So it’s always a good learning experience and the kids get to know each other.”

VandenBelt still sees the team making it to nationals.

“We’ve just got to get our averages down a little bit and we should be fine,” VandenBeldt said. “Our whole goal is to get to the nationals.”

According to VandenBeldt, the freshmen have been showing a lot of promise.

“We’ve had a freshman from Roscommon, Garrett Branch, who has won two tournaments for us already this year by shooting 71, one under par on each of them,” VandenBeldt said. “We’re excited for him. Anytime you get a freshman come in and win a couple of tournaments it is always exciting to see, and the three freshmen that we have are all making a big contribution to our team.”

Branch and freshman Cody Britton said that there is a lot of competition amongst the team.

“We started out the year as

By Dave WestraNews Editor

The GRCC softball team beat Glen Oaks CC on April 17 during a double-header conference game at Belknap Park in Grand Rapids.

Both games finished after five innings due to the eight–lead run mercy rule, with the first game ending 9-1 and the second 11-3.

The win comes as the fourth straight win for the softball team after an eight-game loosing streak, according to team statistician Ben Brown.

“We hit a slump for a while; we ended an eight game loosing streak,” Brown said. “Our pitching wasn’t there and our hitting wasn’t there. The last three games we’ve come back

and hit the ball like we know we can.”

Head Coach Paula Maloley said that the season has had its ups and downs

“When we haven’t played so well; we haven’t been playing to our ability,” Maloley said.

Maloley attributes the slump to the weaker and slower pitching of other teams.

“We’ve been having a hard time adjusting to poorer pitching, slower pitching,” Maloley said. “We’ve been trained to hit faster pitching, and the pitching hasn’t been fast. Some pitchers almost have an arc on the ball. It’s that slow.”

But Maloley has a strategy in place to help her team adjust.

“We’re going to have two

machines on the field, one fast ball, one slow, and they’ll be at the plate and they won’t know which one they’re going to get,” Maloley said. “So, they actually have to wait for that pitch.”

According to Center Fielder Keri Austhof, the game Saturday marked the start of the second half of the season.

“We’re starting the second round of games, so we hope to do better than we did the first time,” Austhof said. “If we want to make it to regionals, we need to be top five and we want to be one of them, unlike last year.”

The softball team has three weeks left in their regular season.

GRCC freshman Lindsey Paas slides into home plate, beating Glen Oaks Community College catcher Kylan Hagel-gans during the April 17 double-header. GRCC won both games, 9-1 and 11-3, and is on a 5-game winning streak.

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Softball Team Stats

Conference Standings:

7 - 11

Ranked 6 of 9

Overall Standings:

17 - 18

Ranked 5 of 9

Bulls can’t stop LeBron JamesSports Commentary by K.C. JohnsonMCT Campus

In one spectacular flight, LeBron James welcomed James Johnson to the NBA playoffs and reminded all of this very important distinction:

It’s the Cavaliers’ turn to have No. 23.The Bulls-Cavaliers playoff history is a rich

one, filled with the Bulls’ No. 23, Michael Jordan, terrorizing everyone from Craig Ehlo to Gerald Wilkins.

But following the Cavaliers’ 112-102 victory April 19 at Quicken Loans Arena, the Bulls can

spend their two off days having nightmares about James and their 0-2 deficit in these Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

James first posterized Johnson with a ridiculous first-quarter dunk and then scored 15 of his 40 points during a dazzling shooting performance in the fourth quarter, allowing the Cavaliers to pull away from a gritty Bulls effort.

“That’s why he’s the best player in the NBA,” Bulls guard Derrick Rose said. “When he’s holding the ball all the way to the shot clock ends and still

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