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Activist Jonathan Lovitz spoke to students about advocacy and LGBT rights on Wednesday.

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Encore hosted its 3rd annual Spring Spectacular show Friday and Saturday.

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The baseball team dropped two of three games to Malone this weekend.

Eric Petersen knew teaching history was his calling early in life.

However, he had no idea he’d retire from the same job he landed in 1969.

Petersen has been a faculty member at SVSU since nearly the beginning, and said a lot of mutual respect exists within the history department.

“It’s an invigorating and pleasant environ-ment to be in,” he said.

Petersen was hired a year before his fellow retiring colleagues, Robert Braddock and Thomas

Renna.He said their bond has grown strong over the

years, and he will miss interacting with these men as well as his other colleagues the most.

Once in a while, Petersen has a nostalgic mo-ment, remembering what the university used to be like.

He served as an adviser for a makeshift veter-ans club that existed long ago, and vividly remem-bers a particular wild outing they took. The group went to a Tigers game, toured a brewery, and expe-rienced a bus fire and a run-in with the police.

Another successful season prepared the SVSU Dodgeball team for an April run at the national championship.

The Cardinals finished the season strong with a 12-2-3 record and ranked fourth in the country. They had advanced to the national tournament in each of the last three seasons, going as far as to cap-

ture the title last year while hosting the event.The team had to wake up early as the tourna-

ment began at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday against the Ohio State University.

SVSU captain Max Siler was concerned early on because Ohio State’s strategy counters the Car-dinals’ fast-paced approach, but a quick start al-lowed for SVSU to win their first game, 4-2.

“Ohio State played their usual ball control

The Professional Jour-nalistic Practices Commit-tee of SVSU has appointed a new editor-in-chief of the Valley Vanguard for the fall 2013 and winter 2014 semes-ters.

Tyler Bradley, a graphic design senior, will assume duties starting with the Van-guard’s lone summer issue.

Bradley has worked for the publication for nearly three years, serving as a staff writer and most recently as the A&E editor.

“Tyler’s been a valuable

asset to the Vanguard for as long as he’s been on staff,” said Justin Brouckaert, cur-rent editor-in-chief. “I’m confident Tyler’s experience and connections will serve him well as he builds on the positive strides we’ve made this year.”

Bradley said that looks forward to taking over the editor role.

“Stepping into this po-sition during the 50th an-niversary of the university is such an honor,” he said. “I am excited to contribute to this position as both the university and I continue to grow.”

Bradley is involved with Cardinal Sins, Living Proud, Residence Housing Association and the Nation-al Residence Hall Honorary. He works as an orientation leader and as a resident as-sistant for inclusion.

First published in 1967, the Vanguard publishes weekly during the fall and winter semesters. The news-paper maintains an online presence at valleyvanguar-donline.com and on Face-book and Twitter.

More than 300 local students said “aslemualakam,” “ni hao” and “bonjour” to SVSU’s international students during the English Language Program’s 14th annual “Passport to the World” event.

The international fair is organized by the English Language Program (ELP) at Saginaw Valley State Uni-versity, which prepares international students with Eng-lish language skills helpful to success in their academic courses.

As their only community outreach program, “Pass-port to the World” is aimed towards international under-standing and learning.

“Passport to the World is a wonderful multicultural opportunity for our students to interact with the commu-nity, and it gives elementary students a chance to learn a little bit more about our students’ culture,” said Adam Haenlein, ELP instructor.

They invite several elementary schools to come to SVSU for a day-long event that brings together Michigan students and ELP students who help to set up and orga-nize the event. The ELP students and volunteers, includ-ing the ELP instructors, help to man exhibits that provide information about countries from around the world.

Students had an opportunity to learn about 17 dif-ferent countries: Brazil, Cuba, France, India, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Venezuela, Taiwan, Russia, Pakistan, Kuwait, Japan, Germany, Dubai and China.

With a combined total of 344 students from Car-rollton Elementary School of Saginaw, Zilwaukee Inter-national Studies School in Saginaw and St. Elizabeth’s School in Reese, most children who attended were in third through sixth grade with one class from kindergar-ten through second grade.

“It is a meeting of the two,” said Judy Youngquist, senior ESL specialist and coordinator of the event.

Youngquist said that the event is beneficial for the SVSU international students because they get to practice their English, ask and answer questions, and practice all the grammar they have been working on in their class-rooms.

“The elementary school kids come and are also learning about all the different countries and the lan-guages, about geography and about cultural things that they might not (know about),” she said. “It becomes real to them.”

Visiting students have the opportunity to meet, in person, people from the countries they are studying.

“There is a lot of learning that goes on,” she said, “on both sides.”

“Passport to the World” offers a variety of activi-ties to interest children. Some of the activities included an origami table, international fashion show, language table, performances, pen pal opportunities, writing ta-ble, geography quiz show and a passport booth where they get their passport picture taken and can “travel the world.” The passport booth is the first stop for visiting students before they enter the international fair.

The multicultural fashion show showcased ELP students dressed in clothing traditional to their home countries. Additionally, performers from Pakistan and China showed off their skills. One ELP student from China did a beat-box performance.

Students are required to visit each exhibit, where students and volunteers explained a little about their country and marked an “X” on the students’ passports. Students also had the opportunity to have their face painted, get a Henna tattoo, make origami animals and sign up to be an international pen pal.

In addition to the cultural experience, the ELP works with the Marshall Fredericks Museum to give students the opportunity to take a tour of the sculpture museum.

Colette Urian, who has helped run the Story Time event at the “Passport to the World” for two years and who Youngquist said is “a phenomenal story teller,” read a story called “Strega Nona,” which was written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. Urian said that this year she wanted to focus on Italy. Urian is a second-year teacher at the ELP and before that was a teacher at Mid-land’s Chestnut Hill Elementary School for 32 years.

“Storytelling was the entertainment of the day back before the T.V., the computer or the Game Boy and all that,” she said. “It is really becoming a lost art.”

She said that her goal is to choose good literature with the hope that students will be able to get their hands onto something that they would not have normally read.

Last year, Urain chose a Chinese folktale called “Tikki Tikki Tembo.”

“I am not necessarily choosing stories from the stu-dents that are here,” she said. “Because this is an inter-national festival (I choose) ones that are easy to read and act out.”

Urain said that it is difficult because most of the SVSU international students are from Saudi Arabia and China and would prefer to present on their own coun-tries.

“It really broadened the world for our students as well as for our little people,” she said. “It makes the world a lot smaller.”

As the weather gets warmer and the school year winds down, police are warning students not to let their guard down.

According to Chief of Uni-versity Police Ron Trepkowski, officers normally see an increase in thefts during this time of year.

“With the onset of spring and the end of the academic year fast approaching, (we) want to remind everyone to hang onto their stuff,” Trepkowski said.

In particular, Trepkowski said there has been an increase in thefts of wallets and phones over the past few months, par-ticularly in the Ryder Center fit-ness area. He advises students not to leave their belongings out in the open.

“If you are using the Ryder Center, don’t leave your phone where others can take it,” he said. “Lock up your belongings in a locker. If you don’t use a locker, don’t leave valuables un-attended.”

According to Trepkowski, there are been at least a dozen thefts in the Ryder Center this academic year, mostly with people playing basketball in the fitness center and leaving be-longings near the courts. Other frequently stolen items include backpacks and laptop comput-ers left in plain sight where someone could easily walk off with them, Trepkowski said.

Warmer weather also brings opened or unlocked doors and windows, another major safety concern for students living on and off campus.

In October, several hun-dreds of dollars in technology were stolen from campus dorms in University Village West when students failed to lock their slid-ing door. University Police were able to apprehend perpetrators and recover the stolen property.

Trepkowski’s advice for campus residents is simple.

“If you live in the residen-tial halls, lock your doors,” he said. “As the weather gets nice and students become more ac-tive outdoors, everyone has a tendency to leave their rooms unlocked and open.

“Don’t become a victim of opportunity.”

Students can report a theft or draw attention to suspicious activity by contacting Univer-sity Police at extension 4141. Read more about weekly crimes around campus in the police briefs, found on page A2.

Vanguard photo | Alyssa EllisSouth Korean native and ELP student Mihwa Yun and her 19-month-old daughter, Hannah, participate in the 2nd annual “Passport to the World” fashion show.

Vanguard photo | Amelia BrownCampus Police requests that students take extra precautions against theft.

Petersen retires after 44 years as history professor

Club fails to repeat in national championship tournament

Bradley to become VV editor-in-chief

University police expect increase in on-campus theft

Passport to the worldBy Brandy Abraham Vanguard Campus Editor

By Andrea McBride Vanguard Staff Writer

By Joseph Oliver Vanguard Staff Writer

By Justin Brouckaert Vanguard Editor-in-Chief

By Justin Brouckaert Vanguard Editor-in-Chief

See PETERSEN, A2

See DODGEBALL, A6

English Language Program hosts annual multicultural event for 344 local students

Tyler Bradley

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Police briefs are written according to reports from University Police. These indicate preliminary descriptions of events and not necessarily actual incident

Larceny• At 11:20 p.m. Thursday, April 4, a

23-year-old female student reported that she had left her purse in a class-room in Brown Hall while she went to speak with her professor. When she returned 15 minutes later, her wallet was missing.

• Between April 6 and 8, a 21-year-old non-student was playing basketball in the fitness center when he put his wallet on a shelf. After forgetting it, he came back the next day to find it missing.

• Between April 9 and 10, a 19-year-old student reported that his wallet had been stolen while in Living Center North. He had been in a friend’s room and had his wallet at the time when he went across the hall to play video games. He noticed that he did not have his wallet at that time and could not find it when he returned to the other room. Another tenant remembered see-ing the wallet, but did not know where it went or who took it.

Property damage• At 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, a 21-year-

old male student was driving on Davis Road near Pierce Road when a deer ran out near the practice field, causing minor damage to the vehicle.

Harrassment• Between April 5 and 6, a 19-year-old

female student reported that she had gotten into a verbal argument with another 19-year-old female student who was in her apartment in Campus Village. The victim decided it was better to leave than to get into a fight and left her apartment to return back around 3 a.m. Upon returning, she found that somebody had flipped over her bed and had trashed her room. The suspect in question admitted to flipping over the bed, but told officers that the room had been trashed by others in the resi-dence.

Possession of marijuana• At 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, officers

were called to Living Center South-west to meet the residential director who had found a baggie of suspected marijuana in the main entry of the building. After reviewing surveillance video, officers were able to find that it had dropped from a student’s pocket. The 20-year-old male student was confronted and admitted that it was his. This case is being handled internally through student code of conduct.

• At 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, an officer was patrolling the G-3 parking lot when he smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana. The officer found a vehicle with five students in the car and the windows steamed up. Upon contact, the window was rolled down to reveal a smoke-filled compartment. All five students admitted to smoking mari-juana. This case has been turned over to student conduct.

Trespassing• At 3:45 p.m. Monday, April 8, a 19-year-

old male student who had voluntarily left the university was found in Inde-pendent Bank. Officers advised him that he was not supposed to be on campus and was issued a trespassing letter.

Hit and run• Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday,

April 9, a 20-year-old female student reported that she had parked her car in the G-3 lot, went to class and returned afterward to find that the driver’s side rearview mirror had been broken off.

Petersen said it was quite an experi-ence, and at times he misses the infor-mality that existed back then.

However, he’s pleased with the direction the university has taken. He’s watched the campus grow, the student body become more cosmo-politan and the name of the university gain more credibility.

“The stature and footprint of the university is much deeper and much wider, and I think very positive,” Pe-tersen said.

Over the years Petersen focused most of his attention on teaching. He said he constantly strove to find new and meaningful ways for students to

retain information at least for a little while.

“I’m still doing that with a month to go,” Petersen said.

Secondary history education ju-nior Aaron Houle said he would rec-ommend Petersen’s classes to anyone.

“He’s a really nice professor and he’s really knowledgeable in the sub-ject,” Houle said.

Houle currently has Petersen for an upper-level history class that fo-cuses on the Cold War.

Houle said Petersen has ways of keeping the three-hour class from be-ing monotonous each week, and he likes Petersen’s teaching styles.

“It’s an enjoyable class because he knows so much,” Houle said.

Petersen said he is flattered when students he had years ago come up to him and share something they re-

member from his class. That’s when he knows he’s done his job.

“If nothing else, I console myself by thinking they clearly had a posi-tive educational experience, and this has encouraged them to see education as valuable and worthwhile,” he said.

Petersen did his undergraduate studies at St. Olive College in Min-nesota, and fell in love with the Mid-west.

He was happy when the position at the university presented itself so he could return to the area after graduate school at UCLA.

He will stay in Michigan after retirement and enjoy leisure time. He said he plans to read and spend time with family, and he has a trip to Eu-rope in the works, as well.

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Spanish food stirs up competitive spirit, support for honorary society

Organization inducts members ready to lead

Vanguard graphic |Evan Poirier

“The world is getting tired of old white men talking about the next young generation’s prob-lems,” activist Jonathan D. Lo-vitz proclaimed during his talk at the Rhea Miller Recital Hall last Wednesday.

Lovitz has been a Broadway touring actor, an openly gay net-work television show host, and is now what he terms an “accidental activist.”

During his time on television, Lovitz began receiving letters from various organizations asking for his support via advocacy for their LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender) causes. Lovitz, dealing with the same issues him-self, was personally motivated to take the opportunity to advo-cate for the causes he believed in. However, the other letters he was receiving while on television truly drove him to say ‘yes’ the respon-sibility.

“I would get letters from these kids telling me things like, ‘I’m in college and I’m gay and I feel so lonely because no one around me knows. I watch your show in the library with my hood up and ear-phones in so no one can see and you make me feel better about myself. There’s hope because of you,’” Lovitz said.

Since taking his first advo-cacy position, Lovitz has enjoyed speaking at colleges and univer-sities the most. He believes that most of the people in the audience are in agreement with the basic principles of equality he believes in, and his job at universities is to empower the audience to ad-vocate for whatever they think is

important. On Wednesday, Lovitz spoke

about how to be an advocate while interspersing information about the unequal treatment of the gay community.

Lovitz asked the crowd to fig-ure out what moves them – what cause do they find important.

“There’s coming a time in your life when you shoot out of bed and say, ‘this isn’t right.’ It’s your responsibility to say some-thing about it,” Lovitz said.

Secondly, Lovitz said it’s im-portant figure out what path one would like to take towards advo-cacy and write it down. The third step, according to Lovitz, was for the audience to find their vehicle.

“You can do almost anything. Blog, volunteer at an existing or-ganization, create your own, or even draft a bill,” Lovitz said. “Anything to get the word out.”

Lovitz told the audience to gather as much information as possible and to trust their voice.

“When you care about some-thing there will be people who will try to talk you out of it. The best defense is knowledge,” Lo-vitz said.

Lovitz told audience mem-bers that if they follow these ideas then the only other thing they can do is provide supportive and well informed arguments in a fair and respectful fashion. He also empha-sized the importance of making the arguments personal and not placing a heavy emphasis on the numbers.

“The number of it doesn’t matter, the human face of it mat-ters,” he said.

Lovitz maintains an online presence via his website: www.jonathandlovitz.com.

Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish honorary so-ciety, put on its first Spanish food competition Wednesday, April 10.

From enchiladas to Borrachos and Lumpia, several Spanish dishes were brought together along with plenty of supporters.

Secondary education senior Ashley Collings is the president of the society and is working hard to get it off the ground success-fully.

“Sigma Delta Pi’s mottos is to continue forth teaching guidance of the Spanish cul-ture,” Collings said. “We are an academic soci-ety, so we do have requirements to get in. We’re experimenting and building, trying to see what works.”

After their first event last semester, Collings and her fellow members sent out a survey ask-ing students what they would like to see at their next event. The response was focused on food, something they thought shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise.

“Food is a major theme in the Spanish cul-ture,” Collings said. “To Spanish natives, food is important. It brings people together. We had a requirement that if people wanted to submit a dish for the competition that their food had to originate in a Spanish country.”

Not only was the event great for bringing students together, but also it is great exposure for the young honorary society that is trying to become more well known in the SVSU commu-nity.

“This gets people aware of what Sigma Delta Pi is,” Collings said. “We try to encourage them to join if they have the right credentials. A big question I hear all the time is ‘Why should I join?’ You get so much experience, you get to take part in current events and you get to share you passion with others.”

Physics sophomore Meagan Donnelly en-tered a Philippine dish in hopes to place in one of the top spots. She chose to make Lumpia be-cause she has sold it ever since her stepmother taught her how to make it.

“I’m always excited to share my cooking with people,” Donnelly said.

Communications sophomore Zach Gomez was another student who entered a dish into the competition. He made Cuban Congrei. When speaking on the food he made for the competition, his humorous side got the best of him in describing his cooking style.

“When I was young, the two people I as-pired to be was Michael Jordan and Chef Emer-il,” Gomez said. “I feel like the cumin put the finesse in the dish like Jordan had in his prime.”

Biology senior Sean Khatib enjoyed the ar-ray of food and took part in being a judge at the competition.

“The food is actually really delicious,” Khatib said. “The Congrei was on point. It had a lot of flavor. I think everyone did a pretty good job.”

The winning dish ended up being the Kuchen Borracho, which can also be called a Chilean Drunken Apple Cake. Many of the dishes that were submitted were contributed by multiple people, such as the group consist-ing of Neil Stebelton, John Hanna and Tim Ora-vetz, who prepared the winning dish.

The National Society of Leadership and Suc-cess (NSLS) is helping campus leaders.

Through leadership training, webinars and small group meetings, members gain skills and develop their own identities as leaders. SVSU’s chapter of the program started in 2011 and has grown rapidly in membership, with 106 members inducted into the society on Saturday, April 13 with 20 receiving the National Engaged Leader Award.

Associate Director of Student Life and NSLS adviser Katrina Friedeberg said the society helps members discover what type of leader they will be.

“There’s no cookie-cut answer to what a great leader is. Everyone’s a leader in their own way and in their own manner,” she said. “They all come with different skill sets, and so what this program does is help you recognize your own skill set, see what others have done with their skill sets and give you time to practice those skills.”

NSLS membership is invitation-only. New members are invited during the fall and winter semesters. Selection is based on GPA, credits com-pleted and other involvement, among other re-quirements.

To become an officially inducted member of the NSLS, students have to attend orientation, a leadership training day, three speaker broadcasts and three success networking team meetings. Stu-dents can work at their own pace to complete the requirements towards induction.

After attending the orientation and leadership training day, members are broken up into small groups that constitute their success networking teams. The teams meet to set personal goals, which their teammates will hold them accountable for.

“(These meetings) give you an easy way to mark your distance from where you were at the beginning to the end,” Friedeberg said. “Typically, if you set your goal and you don’t tell anyone, nine times out of 10 you’re failing or you’re giving your-self an excuse. With this program, it gives you that chance to hold yourself accountable.”

Social work sophomore and NSLS community service chairperson, Renee Frahm believes that the small group dynamic creates a unique atmosphere.

“We learn about the importance of encourag-ing each other,” Frahm said. “We set challenging goals and push each other to reach them.”

The society also promotes community in-volvement. Along with participating in various campus events, NSLS members have opportunities to network on campus.

“It’s a good springboard for the professional, academic and co-curricular sides,” Friedeberg said. “In order to be successful in the society, you have to be self-motivated to a point. The people you’re meeting there are usually in the same mindset as you.”

NSLS has grown since its inception in 2011, with 181 members inducted last year in addition to those inducted on Saturday. Friedeberg said the efforts of the executive board members have been crucial to the society’s success at SVSU.

“A lot of it is driven by our e-board. They’ve

really been instrumental in making this program a success,” she said. “They really have taken over the last year and a half and done more with it.”

Frahm said that her experience serving as the community service chairperson of the e-board has been worthwhile.

“I have absolutely loved my time serving on the e-board. Through the e-board, I have become much more outgoing and have learned how to del-egate more effectively,” she said. “I am thankful for this opportunity and am looking forward to apply-ing the skills I have gained to my future career.”

Frahm believes that the new members will make a difference.

“I am proud of the members who have taken the initiative to take the steps required to be in-ducted. It begins to show the true potential of col-lege students who want to make a difference,” she said. “I know that this group will grow and become much more of an influence on campus in the next few years.”

Friedeberg is optimistic about the future of the society.

“I see it growing bigger. I see it having a more recognizable name on campus, more people want-ing to get involved, but also just more people learn-ing and growing from it and going off to do other things,” she said. “I’m definitely hopeful and very excited. I love working with this group of stu-dents.”

For more information, contact Katrina Friede-berg at [email protected].

LGBT activist encourages advocacy

By Rachel StockiVanguard Campus Editor

By Will WoodVanguard Staff Writer

By Matt OstranderVanguard Columnist

Vanguard photo | Sean Dudley LGBT activist Jonathan D. Lovitz spoke Wednesday about ways people can be respectful and effective advocates for causes they are passionate about.

To see the winning recipe, turn to page A8.

editor-in-chief Justin Brouckaert office (989) 964-4482 e-mail [email protected]

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Editorial Cartoon

Rashad Baiyasi is a physics and chemistry senior and the Vanguard’s cartoonist. Reach him at [email protected].

The computer labs may be the most inconvenient and horribly frustrating

place on campus. I think that everyone who

has had a class can understand the situation I’m about to ex-plain. It’s ten minutes until your class starts, all you have to do is log onto a computer and print one page from your email. It is a seemingly simple procedure, one that should be quick and easy. But the unaware are quick to get angry because more times than not, the computer will fight against your attempts. With the constant barrage of technical problems, I’m surprised that there are papers that actually do get turned in on time.

For starters, the SVSU web-site has some major issues that need to be fixed before any of the other problems can be addressed. The first problem that I always encounter is a puzzling one. When the SVSU website pops up as the homepage, every time I try to move to the next page, it whips me straight back to the homepage without fail. No mat-ter how many times I type in the site I’m trying to go to, it refuses to break away from that start up page. This is such an incon-venience, especially when you need to get to your email or on VSpace quickly because of time restraints.

Speaking of VSpace, it has

its own problems. Once it gets past 11 p.m. every night, VSpace refuses to load up on any com-puter I try. VSpace is advertised to be open all night long, but it does not respond like it should after hours, which is when a lot of students want to try and turn in their work online.

The placement and number of computer labs is also a big problem, not because there are not enough but because there are not accessible enough for the casual student. The main lab that I usually inhabit is the one in Science East, between the library and Starbucks. This should be the most convenient for students since it is in the middle of cam-pus, but unfortunately this is not the case. Only one of the two labs is ever open because the second lab is reserved for classes that may or may not be using the lab on that specific day. I can’t count the number of times I’ve waited twenty minutes for a computer to open up while I looked over to the empty, reserved computer section.

The printing system is a problem so big that has its own gravity. If I were to say that there were not enough computers, I would just be retreading old territory that no one wants to hear. But what about the number of printers? More than half of those students who are shuffling into the lab are there to print out one- to three-page documents that would take three minutes to complete if there were enough printers to make it efficient. There needs to be a better system to get students in and out quick, separating the ones who need to only print and the others who have to actually sit and type something out. This would help the people who have to move quickly and also benefit the moral of the lab community.

The computers’ connection to the printers is another issue. We need to have our computer

experts make sure that every single one of the computers are sufficiently connected to the printers assigned to them. When using the either one of the Macs in the same lab, you have to click the print option twice for it to print the document at all. These are little problems, but they are easily fixable if given a small amount of attention.

Why is complaining about the slightly out-of-date comput-ers on campus going to help any-one’s situation? Well if the sys-tem does become more efficient, multiple aspects of the education that takes place will progress positively. Like I said before, the morale will increase, leading to a better mood from the students, which is never a bad thing. Also, if there are no problems with printing off papers, students will have less of an excuse not to turn them in on time or at all. I bet that if the computer labs and their printers were handled better more work would be turned in and with better work. Because if students have faith in the campus’s computers working they will know they have to do their work because again there is no excuse.

No matter if you think it’s just the students being lazy and waiting until the last moment to print or just complaining to complain, there is no denying that there are multiple problems with the computer labs and everything surrounding them. It’s just a convoluted mess most times, to the point where I don’t even want to use my school’s re-sources at all. Is it too late in my college career to buy a printer?

Campus BeatTechnology on campus has room for improvement


Matt Ostrander is a secondary education junior. Reach him at [email protected].

I have a friend who, in discussions about leadership, will often refer to an anecdote from his high school soccer days. As a senior soccer

captain of his high school team, it was his job to pick the next captain, the one player that would take over his position after he moved on. Picking the future leader(s) of the team was, his coach told him, the most important thing he could do for that program.

I’ve learned a few things about leadership this year, and this is one that sticks: Leaders aren’t just people with titles, or people who take on roles for a year or two at a time. A leader is often someone who aims to enact sustainable change, someone who doesn’t make rash decisions without considering his or her ultimate vision for his or her company, class, team or staff. If we think like this, it

becomes obvious how important it is to choose one’s successor wisely.

This week we announced Tyler Bradley, our current A&E editor, as the next editor-in-chief of our newspaper. I’ve known Tyler for about three years, both as a co-worker and a friend, and I’ve seen him grow in leaps and bounds. There’s a lot of learning that comes with this role, but I think Tyler’s got the right stuff to take it on headfirst. I’m confident with our pick.

As I near the end of my own undergraduate education, it’s becoming a bit easier to reflect on the work I’ve done at the Vanguard. I think we’ve become a better newspaper in many ways, but I’ve seen plenty of my goals run into the ground this year as well. This, I suppose, is to be expected.

I hope to see this newspaper grow even more next year. I hope to see our online presence become even stronger — it’s a difficult change to make, and it won’t happen all in one year, or even two. I hope to see the tenets we value — professionalism and accuracy — maintained, and I hope that our already strong writers and editors continue to learn.

It’s true that there’s often a high turnover with our editorial staff, as there is with most college newspapers, but I hope that these things, among others, live on. It is only on those grounds, I think, that we can truly evaluate failure and success.

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Encore performed an encore.The group hosted its 3rd annual Spring

Spectacular show Friday and Saturday, ending in respect to the group’s name: an encore with the song “Footloose.”

The group, which started in 2010, performed singing and dancing numbers while barefooted in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

“I definitely think we changed a lot,” said Marissa Geyer, Encore’s president and political science junior. “At the beginning we were disorganized.”

Geyer said that since the group’s founding, it has narrowed down to about 23 serious members.

This year, members tried to incorporate more genres of music, featuring tracks such as the Jackson 5’s “Want You Back,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Save You” and Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”

Geyer said the biggest challenge of putting on the show is the split responsibility. The group’s

president oversees the full-scale rehearsals while vocal and dance coordinators work with small groups on specific songs.

“Usually the trickier moves are easier to learn than the easy moves,” said vocal coach Cara Mazzoline. “It’s always awesome when it works out well.”

The group rehearsed throughout the semester for about three hours a week with one four-to-six-hour Saturday session, leading up to what Geyer refers to as heck week.

According to Geyer, the week before the show was filled with rehearsals each day and sorting out room bookings.

One number, similar to a number made famous by the film “Pitch Perfect,” brought out members’ inner child, according to incoming president and elementary education senior Kimberly Tollafield. The group performed “Crayola Doesn’t Make a Color for Your Eyes,” while creating a rhythm fueled from cups and playing patty cake.

The most challenging song of the night,

according to the coaches, was “On Top of the World” by Imagine Dragons where members gave back-up vocals to soloists Alyssa Ambrose and Halie Sullivan.

“In the end, it turned out to be one of the best ones,” Mazzoline said.

Other numbers included one where performers engaged in a pillow fight choreographed routine to Miley Cyrus’s rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Another featured Devon Waslusky, Austin Gerard and Patrick Matheny performing to “My Girl” by the Temptations.

“This show is our favorite because it’s on campus,” Geyer said.

The group has also made efforts to get more involved with the community this year.

Members held a Christmas in Kochville show, performed at the Sept. 11 Vigil and Relay for Life and hosted a workshop at an elementary school during spring break.

Tollafield, who joined the group in January 2011, said she will continue Encore’s community involvement next year.

Vanguard photo | Sean DudleyFreshman Devon Waslusky sings “Footloose” as part of Encore’s encore number for the Saturday performance.

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The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is displaying another talented artist as she prepares for graduation.

Fine arts senior Christine Janowiak is looking forward to graduation with one of her last shows at her upcoming exhibition.

Her focus is on drawing and painting and her art is not only in the coming show, but also in the Aubury Fine Arts building. When describing her style, she compared herself to an artist who arrived after impressionism.

“I look a lot with the figure,” Janowiak said. “I use the figure in a lot of different ways. I use collages, by taking magazines, with all the odds and ends to make a full image. I like using things that are not usually used, like tin foil.”

Janowiak uses a technique of combining normal figures with text that emphasis a certain point she is trying to make.

During the past year, she had been fleshing out the idea, by first starting with only the figures in various action poses and then progressing to try and define the figures with text. One of the first text figures contains a poem in the figures, mixing creative writing with art.

“It’s an expression,” Janowiak said. “It’s a way to communicate to people my ideas as I see them. It’s also fun that I can just create things. They don’t even have to make sense.”

To set her collages apart from the common designs, she is basing each of the pieces off of one of the periodic elements. She hopes to eventually complete the entire table of elements. Gold, silver, copper

and oxygen are some of the elements. Janowiak’s goal is to be able to continue to create her art and get

paid for her pieces. One of the fields she wants to try out is comic art. It’s the combination of the art she enjoys and the writing she also enjoys.

Janowiak’s family has always been very supportive of her art.

Her father is a huge help when it comes to resources, including letting his daughter use his workshop to cut out the wood pieces for one of her figures. Her father has also helped her with the construction of some of her works that are currently showing in Aubury.

“I wouldn’t be able to do anything to that scale without him,” Janowiak said. “My dad is an engineer so I kind of get the creative juices from him.”

She said that before she began focusing on drawing and painting she also enjoyed printmaking. If she had more time it would be something she would do on the side of her professional work. Wheel throwing is another practice that she said she enjoyed, adding that it was very relaxing.

Her show, which is in two weeks, is an exciting time for her and she is glad to have the chance to show her work off to the public.

“There is a lot of cool stuff there and I’m really proud of my work,” Janowiak said. “I’m proud to show it to people and I want people to be able to see it and support student artists.”

Even though she is graduating, Janowiak has advice for the younger students who are just beginning to realize what kind of art they want to focus and thrive on.

“Don’t judge yourself based on the art you produce now,” she said. “Because in a year it’s going to be so much better. You’ll look back and say ‘this was terrible’. Every year you get better. If you explore you will find what you love to do.”

Janowiak’s exhibition reception will be Thursday, April 25, from 4:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. in the University Art Gallery with free admission.

Vanguard photo | Sean DudleyFine arts senior Christine Janowiak will display her figure and creative writing pieces in the upcoming Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition starting Monday, April 22, in the gallery.

Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper … until now.

Last week, the theater department put on its final show of the 2012-2013 season, the last production showcasing the theme of American classics.

Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” was chosen to close out the season. The adaptation of this play was directed by Steven Erickson, and featured the help of dozens of SVSU students, both theater and non-theater alike.

For those unfamiliar with the play’s chain of events, the production follows protagonist Willy Loman, 63-year-old salesman, husband and father of two. Loman is in a place of mental instability following a recent car crash as his wife Linda wrings her hands, attempting to put the pieces back together.

The Loman couple is played with strong conviction by theater senior Dave Ryan and theater sophomore Cassidy Morey, who provide the characters with a heavy dose of vulnerability, an appropriate trait for such dark subject matter.

Tip-toeing a line between the soft-spoken slur of Tom Brokaw and the bad-luck optimism of Gil from “The Simpsons,” Ryan channels Willy Loman through a fittingly sad-sack routine that helps move

the production along smoothly.Morey’s interpretation of Linda Loman proves

to be a successful foil to Willy’s troubling times. Through all of the financial and personal struggles, we see a mellow sadness pour out of the actress as she powers through her dialogue.

There’s a good chance that you’ll be fighting back tears during the production’s final moments, a good portion of which is brought on by the actress’ commanding performance.

The Lomans have a pair of sons, Biff (sophomore Olexiy Kryvych) and Happy (sophomore Dakotah Myers), who hold their own during the production.

Despite a lack of volume and a couple of jumped lines, Kryvych brings out the best in everything that Biff is representative of in relation to the play’s events. There’s a lot to admire in the actor’s soft delivery of his material.

Myers’ performance is equally effective, but for different reasons. As a character who often stands in the shadow of everyone around him, Myers has an infectious energy that allows for some of the production’s lighter moments.

The main performances in the production aren’t all that’s worth discussing, however. A bevy

of exceptional supporting performances can be found, specifically in theater freshman Isaac Wood as Howard Wagner, Willy’s employer, and theater senior Cameron Thorp as Bernard, the son of Willy’s neighbor Charlie.

The technical department of the production is also an aspect that’s worth noting. The appropriate lighting design helped display an arrangement of thoughts, ideals and attitudes expressed by the characters on stage.

The same can be said about the sound design as well, primarily the well-placed accompaniment of the play’s familiar flute, a well-revered motif of the play, that flows very naturally into the overall production.

All things considered, the theatre department’s decision to close with the production of “Death of a Salesman” was a wise one. Out of all of the productions done this year, Miller’s is the ultimate American classic with many prevalent themes that still apply to our everyday society.

Especially when it’s put on by such a competent, professional department of individuals.


In July of ‘03, about a month before my 13th birthday, I saw Fall Out Boy (FOB) play a show at a venue called The Shelter in Detroit.

I went with my 20-year-old sister who got me in and promptly abandoned me to hang out with her friends for the most part, though she did hunt me down every so often to make sure I hadn’t died.

Memory has taken most of the details, but from what I think I remember, FOB put on a slightly sloppy but spirited show, one in which the importance of atmosphere trumped pronouncement.

At the time, I had no idea who or what I was listening to.

I wouldn’t hear them again for two years, rediscovering them by name when my ears itched at the familiarity of “Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy.”

To the three albums that followed, I listened, my dedication waning steadily, almost nil by 2008, the year of my graduation and the arrival of their last full-length

release before a three-year hiatus, “Folie à Deux.”I drifted away from them, though I did keep in

touch, having not yet fully outgrown them but in need of something different.

And now, after ample time for the band’s individual members to pursue their largely disappointing side projects, including Patrick Stump’s solo album and Pete Wentz’s electronic group Black Cards, Fall Out Boy returns with this.

When I say “this,” I’m referring to their latest full-length, “Save Rock and Roll,” and I call it “this” because of how unsettling it is to me.

FOB’s lengthy absence from the spotlight as a united front, their disbandment into several unrelated, marginally successful musical projects, followed by this sudden unprompted reunion is off-putting. That cannot be ignored.

But then, rather than make a humble return by

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BASEBALL

Baseball• Wednesday, April 17, @ Grand Valley

State University, 2 p.m., Grand Rapids• Saturday, April 20, @ Walsh University,

1 p.m., North Canton, Ohio• Saturday, April 20, @ Walsh University,

3 p.m., North Canton, Ohio• Sunday, April 21, @ Walsh University,

12 p.m., North Canton, Ohio

Softball• Friday, April 19, @ Hillsdale College,

3:30 p.m., Hillsdale• Friday, April 19, @ Hillsdale College,

5:30 p.m., Hillsdale• Saturday, April 20, vs. Ashland

University, 12 p.m., University Center• Saturday, April 20, vs. Ashland

University, 2 p.m., University Center• Sunday, April 21, vs. Malone

University, 12 p.m., University Center• Sunday, April 21, vs. Malone

University, 2 p.m., University Center

Golf• Monday, April 15, @ NCAA Regional #3,

Noblesville, Ind.• Saturday, April 20, @ GLIAC South

Tournament, New Albany, Ohio• Sunday, April 21, @ GLIAC South

Tournament, New Albany, Ohio

Men’s Track• Thursday, April 18, @ Mt. SAC Relays,

Mt. San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

• Friday, April 19, @ Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

• Saturday, April 20, @ Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. Antonio College, San Antonio,

Texas

Women’s Track• Thursday, April 18, @ Mt. SAC Relays,

Mt. San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

• Friday, April 19, @ Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

• Saturday, April 20, @ Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

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With weather making play at home impossible, the men’s baseball team traveled to Canton, Ohio, for a three-game series with Malone Uni-versity.

Sunday, the Cardinals finished out their three-game series against Malone, dropping the third game by a score of 3-2. The loss came despite a solid pitching performance from se-nior Michael Schaaf in which he went five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits while striking out three.

Overall, SVSU’s pitching kept Malone in check throughout the game, yet unearned runs and poor defense cost the Cardinals late.

Saturday, SVSU played a two-game series against Malone, dropping the first game by a score of 6-4 despite a decent pitching performance from resurgent senior Carson Beauchaine. The right-hander threw six innings, surrendering three runs on nine hits while striking out seven and walking two.

Offensively, senior outfielder Kyle O’Boyle crushed his fourth home run of the season but the four runs scored by SVSU weren’t enough to overcome the unearned runs given up

thanks to errors. The second game on Saturday

went more favorably for the Cardi-nals, knocking off the Pioneers 5-1 behind the arm of southpaw sopho-more Scott Sency. Sency pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six to pick up his first win of the season.

Overall, the series did not go as planned for SVSU. For senior third baseman Andy Orr, the series showed that there is work to be done if the team wishes to accomplish its goals of bringing a championship to SVSU.

“I think we know as a team that we probably should have taken all three of those games,” Orr said. “We

hit the ball well and the pitching was great, but the defense definitely needs some work.”

Originally, the Malone series was supposed to take place at home, but due to weather conditions and a num-ber of makeup games already sched-uled, the series was shifted to Canton, Ohio.

“It’s tough having to travel when we originally thought we would be playing at home in front of our fans,” Orr said. “We get pumped playing in front of our fans.”

Despite the difficulties, Orr stressed that the team has to get its work done, no matter where the games are played.

“We just need to stay focused and improve on the little things that can win or lose you a game,” he said. “We just need to keep doing what we do best and improve defensively.”

On the season, Orr is second on the team in batting average, hitting .333. He also has 16 RBIs on the year on 29 hits. Fellow senior, catcher Chet LaFave is tied for first on the team in RBIs with 21. Sophomore outfielder Brad Schalk has helped spark SVSU’s offense in 2013, batting a team-lead-ing .348 while also leading the team in hits with 31 and walks with 12.

Going forward, the Cardinals will play their next four games on the road. On Wednesday, April 17, SVSU will travel to Grand Rapids to take on rival Grand Valley State Univer-sity before traveling to North Canton, Ohio to take on Walsh University in a three-game series on April 20-21.

The competition wasn’t the only thing they had to battle on the track and field.

Despite the cold winds that came with sleet and snow, the men’s and women’s track and field teams earned 10 first-place finishes and a number of runner-up performances this past Saturday at the Northwood Open.

The women took six of the 10 first-place finishes, as well as multiple runner-ups.

Junior Lauren Little finished first with a distance of 34 feet, 3½-inches in the triple-jump competition and freshman Anna Fochesato would place first as the only competitor to jump a height of 5-feet, 1-inch in the women’s high jump.

The women’s 4x100-meter relay team consisting of junior Elizabeth Sampson, junior Shavonne Roberson, junior Diamond Taylor, and freshman Kim Balls also finished first with a time of 48.93 seconds. Taylor would also finish as runner-up at 25.84 seconds in the 200-meter dash, which was won by freshman Yanisha Edwards with a time of 25.36 seconds.

Also placing first was the women’s 4x400 team consisting of Edwards, Balls, freshman Paige Stepanski, and freshman Sidney Bischer with a time of 4:08.72.

In the 800-meter run, senior Ashley Meyer

would place first with a time of 2:15.64, seven seconds ahead of the competition. Sophomore Emily Short would finish as runner-up in the 1500-meter run, clocking in at 4:41.10. Another runner-up was sophomore Tori Peet, who finished the 5000-meter race in 18:22.15.

The men’s team would also see strong first and second-place finishers.

The first of these top marks was placed by senior David Ray, who finished first in both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles. Ray finished with a time of 14.49 seconds for the 110-meter hurdles and 55.41 in the 400-meter hurdles.

In the 800-meter run, senior Josh Arnold finished first with a time of 1:54.23 while sophomore Travis Toye finished second at 1:54.33.

Senior Tyler Grob finished as runner-up in the long jump competition with a distance of 20-feet, 3¾-inches and junior Raetron Bryant would take first in the triple jump competition with a distance of 43-feet, 10-inches.

Another second-place finish would be recorded by senior Eric Spitz in the 5000-meter run at a time of 15:09.11.

For their next competition, the men and women of the track and field teams will head off to Walnut, Calif., on April 18 through 20 as the athletes take part in three different track meets: the Mt. SAC Relays, California State, and Azusa Pacific’s Bryan Clay Invitational.

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strategy which is the perfect counter to our fast-paced strategy,” he said. “We started off strong and got the first point very quickly and they tied it up and it remained close until the end when we just pulled away.”

The second game was against DePaul. The 6-1 victory for the defending champions was seemingly their easiest contest of the day.

“We came out and got a two-point lead right away,” Siler said. “From there we put in a lot of our reserves and got a big lead early and just didn’t give it up.”

The Cardinals capped off Saturday’s tournament with a 6-1 victory over Western

Kentucky. “I think that our 6-1 game against Western

Kentucky was one of our best games all year,” Siler said. “Western Kentucky was the team I was most worried about seeing as they were the team that beat us in overtime during the regular season in February.”

Siler was quick to point out some of the individual performances among the team’s performance that led to a 3-0 record.

“Kyle Foster played an incredible game against Western Kentucky,” he said. “He racked up probably 10 catches combined with at least six throw outs.

“Greg Gaskin had a lot of great catches and Grayson Hood played a very good game against Ohio State racking up six consecutive throw outs.”

The key to the Cardinals’ success was sticking to what had gotten them to the national

tournament; executing their fast-paced attack.“The main thing was that we played our fast

pace strategy,” Siler said. “We didn’t get lazy and we were able to execute our plan just like we had planned it.”

Saturday’s performances propelled SVSU to Sunday’s 16-seeded bracket. The Cards began the day as the number four seed and opened up against the 13th seeded Northwestern State from Louisiana. Following a 5-0 victory over Northwestern State, SVSU moved on to next round before falling to in-state rival Michigan State by a score of 3-1.

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By Alyssa TarrantVanguard Staff Writer

After enjoying a weekend of playable weather, the SVSU softball team kept the pedal to the metal.

The Cardinals began their week of play on Sunday against Tiffin University. The double-header began with a pitching duel with senior pitcher Jillian Williamson going for the Cards.

The pitching was so good that the teams took a 0-0 tie into extra innings. In the top of the 8th inning the Tiffin offense woke up and scored four runs. All of the runs allowed by Williamson were unearned. Her final line was 8 innings pitched, six hits allowed along with three walks and three strikeouts.

The offense failed to capitalize on their 10 hits by leaving 13 on base. The final was 4-1, Tiffin.

Game two saw more offense early on. Freshman pitcher Sarah Appold, redshirt freshman Chelsea Davis and Williamson combined to allow 11 hits and six runs as the Cards lost 6-2.

Tiffin is currently ranked sixth in the GLIAC with a 14-16 overall record and an 8-4 record in conference play.

SVSU traveled to North Canton, Ohio, for a double-header against Walsh University on Saturday. Game one saw the Cardinals rebound nicely from their series sweep a week before.

Williamson went the entire game while only allowing two earned runs. The senior also struck

out four. The Cards offense got a boost from the bottom of the order as senior shortstop Kailah Happ knocked in two runs. Junior first baseman Lindsay Hayward continued to swing a hot bat by going 1-2 with an RBI, a run scored and two walks. SVSU won 6-3. She is ranked fifth in the GLIAC in home runs with five on the year.

Game two was much more offensive than the first. SVSU’s 1-3 hitters each had two hits apiece while combining for four runs scored. Defensively, the Cardinals’ pitching staff surrendered 13 hits and 8 runs. The Cards fell to Walsh by a final of 8-6.

Not attributing to the Cardinals’ offensive woes can be tied into their patience at the plate this season. They are ninth out of 14 GLIAC teams in on-base percentage and eighth in walks. They have done a solid job on the base paths so far, swiping 30 bags which ties them for second in the league in that category.

Yesterday, the Lady Cardinals were swept by rival Grand Valley State University in a double-header at home. SVSU fell 7-6 in the first game and were shut out 2-0 in the second game.

By losing the series, SVSU drops to a 6-8 conference record, 10-18 overall.

Up ahead for the Cardinals is a weekend road series against Hillsdale on Friday, April 19. Hillsdale comes into the series with a 2-8 GLIAC record, 3-14 overall.

Soon after, the Cards return home to take on Ashland and Malone colleges on April 20 and 21, respectively.

In its fifth season as an official club team, the SVSU women’s rugby team is making its mark as a strong competitor in Division-II Great Lakes Conference play.

In the fall season, the team went 4-2 and was second in the Great Lakes Conference just behind Grand Valley State University. This conference includes Grand Valley, Western Michigan University, Ferris State, Central Michigan University, Calvin College, Bowling Green, and Davenport University.

“We worked really hard and working together we will accomplish great things this year,” said sophomore marketing and business major Courtenay Tafel.

The team is just starting its second season of the year and believes that its fall season accomplishments will help kick start a successful spring season. Bringing home a victory in its first tournament of the season at Ferris State could be proof. The team edged out Ferris State, Western Michigan University, and Calvin College. It was a themed tournament, meaning each team choose a theme and dressed accordingly. The SVSU team was thrift shop themed.

“Rugby is definitely not a household sport that we grow up with like baseball or football, but it’s an amazing sport that people fall in love with,” said club president Cassie Clark. “Rugby is an awesome, fun and competitive way to get in shape, meet new people and learn probably the coolest sport in the world.”

Rugby may be a rough and tumble sport, but those that play form lasting bonds with the teammates and opponents. Team member Katie Safford’s favorite aspect of the sport is the family mentality.

“If you ever need something, your teammates will be there for you,” Safford said.

Tafel feels that the connections she had made while playing the sport go even further than just her teammates.

“Playing rugby, I have made so many friends from other schools, cities and states,” Tafel said. “Rugby is like a huge

fraternity full of boys and girls that love the sport. “Everyone has an instant bond with one another.”This is Tafel’s first year at Saginaw Valley, but she is a veteran

when it comes to rugby. Tafel spent her freshman year of college at Ferris State University where she was introduced to rugby by her then roommate.

“My roommate came home one day and said she was trying out for the rugby team so I went too and ended up falling in love with the sport,” Tafel said. “I joined the rugby team (at SVSU) because I played at Ferris last year and already had many friends

on the team.”Five team members from Saginaw Valley have been selected

to play on the Michigan Selects team which will compete in a tournament in Iowa before the end of the month. This team includes the best players in the state and players were selected after open tryouts at Central Michigan University.

Any female student interested in rugby is welcome to join the club team. Practices are held very Tuesday and Thursday. For more information about becoming a member of the team, contact Cassie Clark at [email protected].

Being pelted with paint for hours might not be the most appealing thing to do for the majority of people.

But for the SVSU paintball club, it’s not only enjoyable, but rather something to look forward to every week.

Started back in 2009, the SVSU paintball club has turned a passion into a collegiate sport. Each team member leaves blood, sweat, and tears on the field after every match. Literally.

As a club sport, the paintball team receives little financial support from the university, relying mostly on the contributions of the team members and allocations from fundraisers.

In the past, the fundraisers have brought in limited support, making it next to impossible to attend some of the tougher tournaments out there. This year, the club has invested numerous hours and exhausted a lot of efforts to be able to compete in this year’s National Collegiate

Paintball Association (NCPA) National Tournament on April 19-21 in Lakeland, Fla. Six team members will head down and compete.

This will be the team’s first appearance in the tournament, facing 31 other teams around the country in a fight to the finish for the national title.

“The tournament we are heading to is the holy grail of college paintball,” said Joey Wisniewski, team captain and business management senior. “We have the opportunity to compete against well-known colleges that other varsity and club sports (at SVSU) don’t have the chance to.

“We have a chance to prove that SVSU has the talent and can compete with the bigger universities in the country.”

For the past four months, the team has met twice a week in preparation for the tournament, putting in the time required to compete at the highest level.

“Our members are making a lot of sacrifices to attend this tournament and we are fully

prepared to make every bit count.”The paintball team has had impressive

showings in previous tournaments, placing second in the Midwest Great Lakes tournament, one of their best finishes in the club’s history.

“We have had a lot of tough matches and have one of the strongest divisions in the country,” said Wisniewski. “I’m confident that our division has provided us with the experience necessary to handle just about any team thrown at us.”

“The competition will be tough,” said Bruce Bianchi, co-captain and an engineering sophomore. “We will definitely be one of the underdogs but I love that.

“Coming out and smashing the top teams always makes my day, especially when no one expects it.”

It’s more than just a love for the game for these members. It’s the team camaraderie that keeps them going.

“Over the last four years, the team has provided me some of my very close friends,”

said Wisniewski. “It’s been a true blessing.”“The club is more than just ‘see you

Monday,’ ” he said. “It’s a ‘what are we doing this weekend’ kind of club.

“This sport requires a level of connection that must be found on and off the field.”

For Bianchi, it’s the bond he has made with his teammates that makes being a part of the team that much more satisfying.

“My favorite part of being on the team is everyone is there for each other,” he said. “We share the bond of defending each other and protecting those individuals.”

The club meets every Monday at 10 p.m. in the study lounges outside the C-Store. Any and all are welcome, no matter the skill level. You can also join the SVSU paintball group on Facebook to see what the team is up to.

For more information about the SVSU Paintball team, contact Joey Wisniewski at [email protected].

Offensive woes too much for struggling team

Family team brings tough love to field

Young club looks to grow up in national tournamentBy Marie NesbittVanguard Staff Writer

By Joey OliverVanguard Staff Writer

Vanguard file photoSenior outfielder Jenna Holmes has helped the Lady Cardinals score what few runs they have mustered this year, batting .264 with 11 runs-batted in and two home runs.

Courtesy | Cassie ClarkIn the SVSU women’s rugby club’s fifth season, it has proved itself to be a force to contend with in its Division-II league, the Great Lakes Conference. Last fall the club was 4-2 against teams such as Grand Valley, Central and Michigan State.

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• 1 1/2 lbs tart apples (about 5 medium- sized apples) • 1/3 cup granulated sugar tblsp sugar • 1 tablespoon sugar • 1/2 cup heavy cream

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan• 1 cup granulated sugar tblsp sugar • 1 tablespoon sugar • 3 eggs, lightly beaten • 5 tablespoons water

Kuchen Borracho (Chilean Drunken Apple Cake)

Description:Kuchen, which means ‘cake’ in German, was brought to Chile in the late 1800’s as the country was highly colonized by German immigrants. The cake usually consists of a firm dough either topped or filled with fruit. Because of the abundance of fruit in Chile, there are many potential flavors of kuchen and many styles of preparation. The dessert is often eaten in the early evening with tea.

1. Make the apple filling: Peel and core the apples. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and then cut each wedge lengthwise into slender slices.

2. In a bowl, combine the sugar and cream. Add the apples. Set aside until needed.Make the batter: Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Butter the pan and dust with flour.

3. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.

4. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl, either with an electric mixer or by hand, until smooth and creamy. Add the lightly beaten eggs to the butter mixture in 4 batches, scrap-ing down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition.

5. Gently fold in the flour in 4 batches, adding the water with the third batch. Stop mixing as soon as the last batch of flour is incorporated.

6. Divide the batter into 3 portions. You can eyeball it, but each portion should be about 1 cup or so. Scrape 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Spread half the apple mixture evenly on top, leaving a 1/2-inch plain border around the edge and smoothing the slices so they’re neatly level. Scrape another 1/3 of the batter on top of the apples and smooth the surface, spreading the batter all the way to the edge of the pan. Spread the remaining apple mixture evenly on top of the batter, and then top the apples with the third and final batch of batter, smoothing it all the way to the edge of the pan, which will be quite full.

7. Bake the cake for 1 1/2 hours, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes, then release the sides of the pan and transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely. Your drunken apple cake will keep at room temperature for up to 4 days.

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FALL OUTcontinued from A5

releasing an unassuming record that would exhibit to old fans and new ones alike who they were as a group and who they still have the potential to be, they deliver this atrocity, a piece of music so arrogant, so insultingly repulsive to the casual listener that it deserves to be impaled and made an example, a sign reading “This is what you do not do” hung around its neck.

“Save Rock and Roll.” The notion is ridiculous, a provocative but meaningless slogan delivered without a sense of irony, a catchphrase better left as fodder for bumper sticker manufacturers, yet one that inspires a dim, ill-defined hope in the listener.

“What is ‘rock and roll’?”“Who cares! Fall Out Boy is going to be the saviour

of it!”In leaking (read: self-releasing) their own album on

April 8th, a whole eight days before their label Island Records’ release date, posting it on SoundCloud free to listen to and to pre-order but unavailable for download,

FOB was likely attempting to endow this radio-ready creation with the slightest air of rebellion.

Never has a return been so toothless, so pathetic, so rehearsed—so not rock and roll.

A particularly self-aggrandizing moment presents itself in the statement released jointly with the SoundCloud link: “this is us. these incantations are meant to conjure realness, to unlock whatever the rock and roll is inside each of you- in each of us.”

Behold the deadened eyes and hollowed visages of these consumer whores, these con artists who claim to peddle realness, to know its source!

The most cursory rhetorical analysis of these songs exposes what these incantations are more likely to conjure: Money to line the insides of their fast-emptying coffers.

The tracks of “Save Rock and Roll” are rife with obnoxious group chants, mindless clapping and enough clichés to make you cringe. This album was produced to justify the inevitable tour that would follow its release.

This is careerism masquerading as revolution.The members of Fall Out Boy desire to be our rock

and roll martyrs and we ought to sharpen our swords for them to fall on.

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