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Can you be arrested for relieving yourself in a public restroom?

While using the restroom is a common task in everyday life, it is an issue of comfort-ability for some that has led to arrests and attacks.

Last Wednesday, the Syl-via Rivera Law Project’s doc-umentary “Toilet Training” brought awareness of the dif-ficulties involved with trans-gender individuals and bath-room usage.

Presented by Residential Life, Living Center North and the LGBT Advisory Commit-tee, the 30-minute documen-tary told stories of how being transgender has affected their bathroom lifestyles.

By entering a gender seg-regated restroom, it may give an impression that only those who fit the norm of the respec-

tive room will be there.When someone who does

not fit that norm enters the room, particularly transgen-ders, others in the room may feel intruded upon.

Based on the assumption of someone’s gender, several people have been denied ac-cess to use a bathroom because they were said to be in the in-appropriate room.

“How can you even tell if someone’s transgendered? I don’t stare at people when they go to the bathroom,” said psychology senior Tracey Lit-tle.

Situations of being un-comfortable can cause trans-gendered people to avoid bathroom usage. This creates health concerns.

Not using the restroom at appropriate times can lead to bladder infections, urinary stones and cysts.

An alternative to gender segregated bathrooms is gen-der neutral, unisex or family

restrooms.The film made the point

that desegregation creates more toilets available for use.

“I think girls would be all for this. I wouldn’t have to wait in line anymore,” said Al-lison Sokolowski, secondary education freshman.

Because of transgendered people being uncommon in so-ciety, it has led police in some states to deny them bathroom access although their presence was legal in the restrooms they chose to use.

In Michigan, it is legal to segregate bathrooms into male or female. While there is no law restricting its usage, the use of the “wrong” restroom can be considered disturbing the peace.

Some argue this creates safety risks.

Gender neutral bathrooms showcased in the film have had no reported incidents at the time of production.

While the program’s in-

tention wasn’t to encourage all bathrooms to become desegre-gated, its hope was to inform others of the difficulties others may face on something often taken for granted.

It is not required for pub-lic places to have unisex bath-rooms, but the University has desegregated bathrooms in such areas as the residence halls to create more bath-rooms for others and foster a comfortable environment for transgenders.

Most buildings on cam-pus have single-stalled unisex restrooms available for public usage.

However, buildings such as Arbury and Wickes do not have such restrooms.

Little offered a perspec-tive to those disturbed by the idea of sharing a restroom with another gender.

“What about Porta-Pot-ties? We don’t care if a guy just came out of there. We just use it,” Little said.

Students lined up to at-tend the employment fair hosted by career services Fri-day, April 13.

The fair was in Curtiss Hall’s banquet room and more than 60 employers were pres-ent.

Students, such as com-puter science major Michael Louks, attend employment fairs to find employment op-portunities.

Louks said he thinks events like this help students get their names out there.

“It gives students a good opportunity to get connections with a lot of local employers and to get a lot of good job op-portunities that you wouldn’t find otherwise,” he said.

Economics senior Kyle Kachelski said that besides networking, the event offered students the chance to practice on-the-spot interviews.

“I think it offers students the opportunity to talk to real employers and to see what kind of jobs are out there,” he said. “What kind of positions might be available and more about what kind of jobs you’re going to find after gradua-tion.”

Each vender had a table filled with fliers to give details about their business.

Debbie Van Idour works in marketing and business de-velopment for Sunrise Family Credit Union.

She said students get a real opportunity to find work after graduation.

“We have been coming for quite a few years, and we have found that there are many good candidates for working here and in the past we have hired two candidates from this fair,” she said.

Van Idour said Sunrise would “take home probably 50 applications that we can look through for the job posi-tion that we have open.”

Louks agreed, saying that the employers get a chance to see what kind of prospects the University has to offer.

“They can reach out to a lot of students who have tal-ent that they wouldn’t other-wise be able to find,” he said. “It’s a good way for them to meet other students and for students to meet employers.”

Kachelski said the ability for employers to figure out who they really want in their company comes down to how they are able to talk face to face with prospective employ-ees.

“I think it offers the em-ployers a chance to see poten-tial job applicants and to do a formal interview and to help them narrow down their selec-tion,” he said.

Van Idour said the stu-dents who attended were able to see what some of the com-panies were really like.

“I think it’s a great op-portunity for them be able to come to the fair to see what all of these employers have to offer,” she said. “It’s a great choice (to attend), and good for them all the way around.”

“To most people, a birthday just means getting an-other year older. To a survivor, hearing Happy Birthday is another victory because they are still alive.”

These words kicked off the Survivor Ceremony dur-ing the annual Relay for Life, a 12-hour charity event held April 14 in the Ryder Center.

Although the total is still being calculated, Jon Ward, chair for this year’s Relay for Life, said that nearly $40,000 was raised for the event.

During the survivor ceremony, Wayne Cormier, a survivor of throat cancer, spoke about his personal battle.

Admitted to the hospital, Wayne was inspired by a high school girl who had been diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer to keep up his personal fight.

42 radiation and seven chemo treatments later, Corm-ier is now two-years cancer free and despite losing his sense of smell and taste to the disease, he remains commit-ted to finding a cure.

“Until we get rid of cancer, we have to keep fighting,” he said. “One day, one hour, one minute at a time, the fight must carry on.”

More than 1000 people attended this year’s Relay. The event had enough pre-registered teams to be consid-ered by the organization as a Pacesetter event.

It was also recognized by the American Cancer Soci-ety as a Cancer Action Network Club event.

67 teams offered their time and effort to raise money by having booths set up around the track that offered food or games. The fraternity Phi Kappa Tau created a mini golf course students could play for a donation, while another fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon, had donation jars for its members whose total would have to be met by said mem-ber at the end of the night or his head would be shaved.

Held at midnight, the luminaria ceremony was a break from the fundraising to reflect on those currently battling or have lost the battle to cancer.

Before the night’s festivities resumed, participants walked around the track where signs had been put up by friends and family members with names of people who had passed away from cancer.

Ward said there is still time to fundraise to meet this year’s goal of $55,000. Donations can be made online or dropped off at the American Cancer Society office in Es-sexville. The deadline is set for August.

By Joey Olivervanguard staff Writer

By Gerhardt Schuettevanguard staff Writer

Relieving one’s self stressful for transgendereds

Employment fair mutually beneficial

Relay raises funds, hope

Vanguard photo | Sean Dudley

Employers said they used employment fairs as a way to get to meet prospective applicants before a formal interview.

Vanguard photo | Tyler Bradley

Top: Graphic design junior Danielle Dubey (in white) battles biology junior Audrey Jeglic (in blue). Bottom: Nursing sophomore Megan Gregory donates her hair to charity.

Flip to A9 for coverage of SVSU’s dodgeball team, which won its first national championship Sunday.

By Tyler Bradleyvanguard staff Writer

Vanguard photographic | Tyler Bradley

SVSU has several bathrooms available for transgendered persons who are uncomfortable using the dedicated men’s or women’s bathrooms. The chart above describes the location of each gender neutral, unisex and family restroom on campus.

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Orientation changes focus to involvement

The librarian may ask for silence while studying, but the Zahnow library wanted to be heard loud and clear.

Last week marked the 10th annual National Li-brary Week hosted by the library. Events included a free ice cream social and a book collection competi-tion.

The Stuart & Vernice Gross Award was also presented to Jeff Vande Zande, Delta professor and author of “American Poet,” a novel about the life of Theodore Roethke.

Linda Farynk, Zahnow Library director, said she feels that National Library Week is a chance to shine a different light on the department.

“We want to show students the lighter side,” Farynk said. “It’s not all hardcore academics. It is kind of like their reward.”

The winning compilation in the book collec-tion contest was awarded to English senior Adam Haenlein, who is also a Vanguard staff writer.

His collection, entitled “Theodore Roethke: a life and a legacy,” won the $500 prize and the recogni-tion as the most unique set of material. One of the texts was a first edition, the first book Haenlein ever received from his father.

Although the events were meant to keep stu-dent morale high before exam week, library staff also hoped to bring more people to the library.

With the availability of online databases and oth-er electronic books, students are given the freedom of either heading to the library for access to resources or logging onto the library’s website and acquiring access to resources there.

Farynk said she sees this as a blessing. “Advantages do outweigh the disadvantages,”

Farynk said. “When we have electronic books or journals available 24/7, that’s a definite advantage.”

Electronic resources may keep students from having to enter the library, while showing the confi-dence Farynk has in the student body.

“A year ago, we had about 1,000 print subscrip-tions,” Farynk said. “It’s less than 500 now. The on-line databases have access to 30,000-35,000 subscrip-tions and this enables us to provide much more to students.”

The online databases may be rising in number, but so are the numbers of people who enter the li-brary every year. Since 2007, the gate count of peo-ple entering the department has risen by more than 150,000.

Not everyone feels the same way about the li-brary and its success with students. Cara Cole, social work sophomore, said she believes the physical re-sources could be used to a greater extent.

“I think students don’t utilize it as much as pos-sible,” Cole said. “Especially not the reference desk. They go out of the way to help you.”

As a former employee of the Zahnow library, Cole said she understands the convenience of having materials online.

“People depend on the electronic resources when there aren’t physical ones available,” Cole said.

Brady Crandall, computer sciences sophomore, understands the importance of electronic resources.

“There are too many people at the library,” Cran-dall said. “I prefer to study by myself and resources like databases help me do that.

As long as there is an exam to cram for, there will be a quiet place for people to study and obtain schol-arly help, according to Farynk.

“When I see how busy this place is it’s gratify-ing,” Farynk said. “It’s a positive, comfortable envi-ronment.”

The end of winter semester often means the beginning of a job search.

Graduates will use their degrees to find employment, while many stu-dents will look for summer jobs.

No matter what job students are applying for, Career Services offers its assistance in resume building.

Samuel Tilmon, assistant direc-tor of Career Services, said a good resume is the most important tool to have during a job hunt.

Students can come to the of-fice for help creating a resume from scratch or updating an existing one.

They can get feedback on the docu-ment and make necessary changes.

“It’s kind of a learning process as well as a chance for critique,” Tilmon said.

Tilmon said students should leave their resume building session feeling confident.

He stressed that students’ re-sumes should be an accurate repre-sentation of who they are, and they should stand behind it.

“With a resume, you’re basically trying to paint a picture in your read-er’s mind,” he said. “When they’re reading it, that’s the only aspect of you they know.”

Tilmon also said the resume’s format should reflect its owner’s per-

sonality. He said if individuals see them-

selves as organized and professional, their resume should appear that way as well.

Kirsta Strickland, psychology junior, has created many resumes in the past and said she understands the importance of taking the time to make it great.

“That’s basically your way of explaining why you should have an interview,” Strickland said. “That’s your moment to sell yourself.”

Criminal justice senior Tyler Per-kins said it’s crucial to have a resume that sets him apart from others.

“I think what’s most important is making sure you catch the employ-

er’s attention,” Perkins said.However, Tilmon said students

should make sure they don’t catch their employer’s eye for the wrong reasons.

He said small mistakes could cost students their shot at a job.

“Simple errors can get you thrown into the no pile,” Tilmon said.

Tilmon said focus is important when proofreading the document, as mistakes can be overlooked if stu-dents read absentmindedly.

“Read what it’s supposed to say rather than what it actually says,” he said.

He said having a fresh set of eyes proofread the resume might help catch minor mistakes that were over-

looked. Tilmon also said resumes can

show employers if potential candi-dates are prepared for the job.

For example, an engineer’s job requires attention to detail. If a candi-date’s resume has errors, employers may assume the candidate doesn’t have what it takes to work there.

Career Services will hold a re-sume workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 20.

Students are required to sign up in advance on the Cardinal Career Network.

While students are looking toward the end of this year, administrators are already making changes for the upcoming freshmen class, specifically the orientation program.

Student Life is working on two different orientation presentations: “Living the Cardi-nal Life” and “Facebook Live.”

There are also plans to bring a nationally known speaker to campus.

While details haven’t been finalized, these events will offer a fun and entertaining twist to the program.

“While business is our main goal, we want students to leave Orientation feeling confident in themselves and ready to get involved on campus” said Rachel Florence-Spaetzel, director of orientation programs

Academic preparation is another key goal. Faculty presentations are being pre-pared to give students perspective on what to expect in their classes and what’s expected from them.

While previously academic advising and registration was entirely separated, this year advisers will be present in the same com-puter lab that registration occurs to help stu-dents with any difficulties.

Parent orientation has been changed, as well. Where before, everything parents did was presented in one room with a short lunch break that allowed them to grab food from off campus, the event now will evolve into some-thing more like a professional conference.

Two parent passes will be given for a free lunch at the Marketplace and different time blocks will be set up. Parents will be allowed to pick and choose the presentations they at-tend with topics such as RHA, study abroad, and campus safety.

Efforts are also in effect to develop a bet-ter program for transfer and returning stu-dents. Orientation leaders, trained as men-tors to freshman, are being trained to treat the typical second-year transfer student as peers with both academic assistance and social in-volvement still serving as the main goal of their orientation experience.

Returning students, typically having many outside commitments to jobs or fami-lies, will expect a more business-like and speedy orientation.

Library week aims to promote Zahnow’s material collectionsBy Matt Ostrandervanguard staff Writer

By Andrea McBridevanguard staff Writer

Vanguard Photo I Sean Dudley

Ariel Simms, psychology and French senior, displays her book collection on rats.

By Gerhardt Schuettevanguard staff Writer

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Disorderly Conduct•At1p.m.Thursday,April5,anupset

motheryelledatthefrontdeskworkerinLivingCenterNorth,becauseherdaughter’sthermostathasbeenbrokenandnoonehadfixedityet.ThecasewasturnedtoHousingandthethermo-stathasbeenfixed.

Vehicle Impound•At6:53p.m.Thursday,April5,ave-

hicleparkedinL-lotwasimpoundedforfouropentickets.

•At8:30p.m.Monday,April9,avehicleparkedintheUniversityVillagewasimpoundedforfouropentickets.

Assault•At8:30p.m.Saturday,April7,amale

studentreportedthathewasassaultedbyagroupofmalestudents.Amalestudententeredthevictim’sapartmenttotalkwithhimabouthisex-girlfriend.Afterthemaleleft,threemalestudentsbeathimup.ThecasehasbeenturnedovertoStudentCodeofConduct.

Drunk Driving•At1:36a.m.Sunday,April8,anofficer

madeatrafficstopbecauseamalewasspeedingonBayRoad.Whentheofficermadecontact,hesmelledalcoholonthe19-year-oldmale.Themalefailedthesobrietytestsandwasarrestedandtakentojail.

Property Damage•At1a.m.Thursday,April5,amale

studentfromLivingCenterNorthreportedthatwhilehisroommatewashavingapartysomeonepeedonapileofhisclothes.

•At8a.m.Monday,April9,amainte-nanceworkerdiscoveredthatthedoorhandletothemen’sfootballlockerroomwasbrokenandbent.

Minor in Possession•At10p.m.Tuesday,April10,the

residentdirectorfromLivingCen-terSouthwestreceivedacallfromaresidentassistantbecauseastudenthadcalledsayingthathisroommatewasabouttosmokemarijuana.Whenofficerscontactedthemale,hedeniedhavinganymarijuanaandgavethempermissiontosearch.Officersfoundmarijuanainhisbelongings.Theyareawaitinglabresults,andthenawarrantwillbesought.

Larceny•At8p.m.Tuesday,April10,twofemale

studentsputtheirpursesinanunoccu-piedroomintheCollegeofEducationandmoneywasstolenfromtheirpurses.

Harassment•At2:45a.m.Wednesday,April11,a

femaleresidentassistantfromLivingCenterNorthwasreceivingharassingphonecallsfromsomeoneinthebuild-ingsoshenotifiedamaleresidentassis-tant.Hecaughtthemalesonthephonebecauseashewasmakingrounds.Thecasewillbehandledinternally.

Employers seek attention to detail in resumes

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This week, we highlighted a challenge transgendered people face, and it’s something we tend to take for granted on a daily

basis: using a restroom.Although some points brought up

in the argument for creating full unisex restrooms are valid, we aren’t entirely sure how this would work at SVSU.

Because SVSU is a relatively small university compared to others in the state, we feel like there is a relatively small transgendered population as well. We could see potential benefits of including these restrooms at much larger universities, such as Michigan State, but not necessarily here.

Perhaps our reaction can be summed up by an acquaintance of one of our board members. When discussing the possibility of converting restrooms on campus into full unisex restrooms, the acquaintance said there were two major reactions: no one really cares about who is in the restroom, and he very much doubted transgendered people wanted extra attention paid to them when using the restroom.

We tend to agree. We feel like most people don’t look at others when using the restroom because we have other things on our minds when we walk into a restroom. Some of our board members even brought up the “guy code,” which

requires men to not make eye contact or talk during their time in the restroom.

For the most part, people use the restroom for one main purpose. We feel like offering full unisex restrooms would increase negative attention, and the last thing anyone wants is scrutiny.

But this isn’t the only concern. One of the consequences we foresee with full unisex restrooms is an increase of harassment or worse. The possibility of harassment is reason enough to not have these on a full scale at SVSU. We feel they could promote a hostile environment in a place that should be safe. No one wants to feel uncomfortable, especially in an environment where people are already so exposed.

Another point we discussed is the student population of the University. We aren’t even sure the idea of full unisex bathrooms would be accepted by a lot of students, especially when using

transgendered people as examples of why this is a good policy.

For reasons including religious beliefs or just feeling uncomfortable with the idea of sharing a restroom with the other sex, we have serious doubts that full unisex bathrooms would be accepted.

We are, however, happy that the University already offers single unisex bathrooms, and we are happy that they are located in multiple places around campus. We feel this should be promoted much more than it already is.

Using the restroom is something we take for granted, and for some people, this situation can be a major dilemma. We want to encourage the University to take steps that involves everyone, and we believe the University is on the right path at this point in time. With a little more promotion of existing unisex bathrooms, we believe the University could improve the quality of life.

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The end of the winter semester is in sight, and the signs are all

around. Maybe you’ve noticed

that you have to park a little farther from the main buildings as more students do their studying on campus and tend to stay a bit longer.

Or, perhaps you’ve noticed it takes a little more time to find an open computer in the labs, and all of a sudden there seem to be fewer students there for the expressed purpose of browsing Facebook or watching a soccer match.

When aloof classmates that have shunned each other all semester find themselves in debating the interpretation of a poem for a class paper or arguing over an unknown value in a physics problem, one has to wonder if there isn’t an upside to pre-exam week stress.

Much of the advice students receive at this time in the semester has to do with beating stress, but not many will tell you that a certain amount of pressure can be a good thing.

For many of us, a reasonable amount of stress has the benefit of keeping us sharp, more alert when it comes to reviewing dense material or performing well on tests.

Some students work better under stress than they do without that pressure. They find the quality of their work is noticeably improved.

Stress can be an awesome motivator. It can be the force that compels one to push past the feelings that some obstacle is insurmountable.

While spurring us on,

stress can also show us what we are capable of. At some point or other, we’ve all had the feeling that we simply could not complete a project on time or score a passing grade in a tough class. Stress can compel us beyond what we believe to be our limits.

When the project is finished, the presentation delivered or the exam is passed, students have a better, more realistic sense of their own abilities. Perhaps they did not recognize how much they already knew about their studies, how much they could contribute to a study group or how much they could get done in a limited amount of time.

Too soon afterward, students forget that stress was an important part of this self-discovery process.

It’s good for students to know what they can accomplish on their own, but its also good for them to be reminded that people are there to help. When students ask for support, they’re not the only ones that benefit.

When students are stressed, they are more likely to turn to instructors, tutors, classmates and counselors for assistance. It feels good to be able to help someone in need, and when stressed-out students ask for support, they are giving someone else the opportunity to do a good deed and have those positive feelings.

It’s also quite clear that students tend to be more aware of their stress as the end of the semester approaches. This means they also take more care to manage that stress and can end up taking better care of themselves than they have the

whole semester. When students are aware

of their stress, they don’t skip as many breaks or meals. They remind themselves to get a good night’s sleep. Many realize the importance of exercise in dealing with stress and make time to run, work out or play sports, things they should could been doing all semester long.

Sometimes, stress even causes us to treat ourselves better than we normally would. To make up for the “hardship” of all the extra studying and homework, some students buy themselves a new gadget, spring for a new music album or treat themselves to dinner at a favorite restaurant. They reward themselves in small ways for working hard, and that’s good for their self-esteem.

Perhaps the most overlooked benefit of stress is that it brings families and friends closer together. Students place a few more calls home or spend a little more quality time in good company when they need a break from the books.

Stress is often an intensely personal feeling that we don’t discuss with many people. When we can talk about it with those that care most for us, we’re really letting closer to us, sharing with them part of our secret, inner lives.

While life is sure to be full of pressure, the attitudes we have and choices we make can largely determine how we experience stress.

If we keep some of these benefits in mind, we’ll be better prepared for whatever comes our way.

The issue - A recent documentary showed the difficulties transgendered people face when using restrooms and offered a solution of creating full unisex bathrooms.

Our position - While we understand the argument, we feel single unisex bathrooms serve the transgendered community well enough at this point in time.

Stress of finals as positive motivation

Unisex restrooms in place at University benefit the transgendered community

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OurnamesourEmilyDaubert,MeaganSlyandLaurenMaisano.WearesocialworkmajorsatSVSUandarewritinginresponsetoMichiganSenateBillNo.904,entitled“TheSocialWelfareAct.”

Asupcomingprofessionals,wearehighlyconcernedanddisagreewiththepurposeofthisbill.Thisbillisnotonlydiscriminatoryandsinglesoutthesubstance-usingpopulationofMichigan,butitaffectsthefamilysurroundingtheuserandavailablesocialresources.

Ifthisbillwereapproved,individualstestedpositivefor‘substanceabuse’thatareneitherintreatmentnorseekingtreatmentwillnotreceivepublicassistanceforatotalofoneyear.Thisbillviewstheindividualasauserwithaseriousproblemthatneedstobeaddressed.

However,ausermustwanttoseekhelpbeforeonecantrulydiminishthesubstanceaddiction.Thisdecisionisnotonethatshouldbeledbythestatebydemandbutratherapersonaldecisionmadebytheindividual.Thebillfailstohaveawarenessofthisconceptandfocusesmerelyontheproblemandnotaresolution.

Thebillalsoneglectstomentiontheoutcomefortheotherindividualswhobenefitfromtheprovidedpublicas-sistance,suchasthechildrenofasubstanceuser.Aprogramthatthefamilywillnolongerhaveaccesstoisthefamilyindependenceprogram.Thegoalofthisprogramistomain-tainandstrengthenfamilylifeforthechildrenandcaretakeraswellasestablishpersonalindependenceandself-support.

Asaresult,thisbillisnotcreatingaformofindepen-dencebutratherkeepingfuturegenerationsinaviciouscircleofstate-dependence.Whatwillbecomeofthechildrenwhoaredeniedthesenecessaryservicesinthatone-yearperiod?

Speakingonbehalfofthesocialworkprofession,fellowstudents,andsubstanceuserswhobenefitfromreceiv-ingassistance,weurgeyoutowriteyourrepresentativeandsenatortopreventthisbillfrombeingpassedasastatelaw.

Sincerely,

Emily R. DaubertMeagan N. SlyLauren A. Maisano

Social work seniors

Letter to the Editor

Social work students urge action against bill in Michigan Senate

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The last week of the semester doesn’t have to be all gloom and doom.While the summer lies ahead

along with a (temporary) future of endless possibilities and excitement, why is it that students can’t bear the thought of that final week of school? The answer to that question is final exams.

These two words may have just put a shiver down your back, and that is perfectly understandable.

The next thing that needs understanding is that studying for final exams doesn’t have to be overly strenuous or stressful.

Here are some practical and logical tips to staying alert and successful when studying for exams:

1) Take breaks. By breaks, I don’t mean one little nap in between two five-hour blocks of studying. I’m talking about consistent breaks, maybe every hour or so. If you continue to move and switch your thought patterns every hour, it lets your mind deal with the quantity of work.

2) Keep away from your friends. I’m not saying become a loner and spend the last two weeks held up in your room with the excuse of studying. Go without playing Halo or walking around campus with your friends for a weekend. All you need is a weekend to get some hardcore studying in, more than enough time for the upcoming exams.

If your friends try to pressure you into having fun, call into question their final exam situation. Most of them will have an “Oh crap…” moment and go running to their own rooms to begin the steep climb to knowledge.

Stop talking to your girlfriend/boyfriend for an evening. It’ll give you plenty of solitude to study and a nice break from your significant one’s annoying tendencies.

3) Drink a lot of water. Yes, water. You know, that essential fluid that is given to you for free if you just flip the faucet on and happen to place a cup underneath it. Water is a much better tool to keep you awake and alert than coffee or medicine-tasting energy drinks. The only downside to

this is consistent bathroom breaks, but at least that fits with what I said in the first tip.

4) Stop eating! Lunch and dinner are fine, but constantly snacking on potato chips along with significant amounts of Mountain Dew will tire you out. Once you get to that yawning stage, the game might be over.

There is a great way to quit eating during studying, and it goes like this: Once the first crumb has toppled onto your keyboard or into the cracks of the textbook, close the bag and put it away for good. It’s a win-win situation. Either you let that crumb fall quickly and must stop snacking for the majority of the session, or you have a really clean working environment.

5) Get invested in what you are learning about. Especially if the subject is part of your major, actually pay attention instead of monotonously memorizing. If you realize that learning this information will prepare you when the harder classes arrive, the material seems a little more important and therefore more interesting.

Now don’t you feel like you’re ready to start studying that British lit? What about that advanced physics? Not even the exciting American Revolution? Well if you have a hard time contemplating the amount of studying that must be accomplished, just take one more look at tip No. 1.

There are a number of things you think about when going to see a doctor.

I had only one thing in mind when I went to the MedExpress on Pierce Road: being anywhere but here.

I am a busy person, but I know you should always set aside at least one hour even on the slowest day and with the most expert doctors.

This is what I thought MedExpress was: an actual clinic.

I thought physicians and their staff were supposed to help patients. I never thought I would be turned away for service. I guessed they didn’t want my money, but when they said they couldn’t help me, I was concerned on what they actually did there.

The following are my observations:

First, although I know you have to wait forever to actually see a doctor, I am always surprised by the wait time. I was the only patient in the lobby, although they may have just admitted someone before I arrived.

During my visit, I waited for nearly 15 minutes before being honored with the visit of hospital staff, I couldn’t even see the doctor, not yet anyway. You have to jump through so many hoops to be treated by a doctor.

Still, I shouldn’t jump to my conversation with the MedExpress staff just yet.

When I first entered the building, I had to sign a white tab that asked me whether I need to be treated generally or if I had something for the laboratory, like X-rays.

I was there because I had fallen at my place of employment and needed a follow-up. My wrist was sprained, swollen and possibly fractured. I went to the MedExpress to have my X-rays looked at and have a quick check-up.

When asking a staff member behind the glass which one of the services I should mark, she said I can only do one service per visit.

Ah, customer service. They never really listen to what you’re

saying. If the MedExpress was a restaurant, they would have ditsy waitresses and I wouldn’t tip them.

Second, once I finally got in to talk to the staff, not the doctor, I had to wait again. This time, one of the front desk staff members said they had to wait for the computer to start up. I had watched her since I got there while I waited to be called in and she had not left the computer. I still wonder what I had been waiting for. Her computer was already on, I saw it from behind the glass when I registered with them.

I think they play World of Warcraft on the computer or online crossword games. They have to being doing something interesting, because at least one person is always on the computer.

Third, there were four people working in the front when I was admitted, and two were just taking a load off. I want to be a front desk worker. You can just sit around.

Well, once they were finally ready for me, I told them about my situation. They looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language, like elvish or some alien tongue, because they gave me some weird looks, took a look at my CD, which only said my name, and shook their heads.

I am talking about the two that were mostly paying attention, the two that were supposed to be helping me. I asked if someone could look at my X-rays and if I could have a follow-up.

They said they don’t do that there. Surprising, I know. They took a look at my papers from the emergency room I first went to,

and said I had to see an orthopedic doctor. A bone doctor had to give me a check-up.

Apparently, even though the MedExpress is an emergency care facility, they didn’t have anyone there who could look at my arm.

I wonder what would happen to a student, who lived on campus, if they fell down the stairs and hurt their leg. Would they transfer him? What if he was bleeding out? Would those desk staff women look at him like they looked me? Would they think, “Hmm, looks bad,” or would they be working to fix the problem and help them?

I don’t think they would. My papers said an orthopedic

doctor was recommended but not required for a check-up. I said this, but the staff did not believe me.

I didn’t know I had to convince someone that I was hurt and needed help to be helped.

I guessed that they didn’t want my money. I guessed that it didn’t matter that my wrist was hurt. I now believe I had to literally walk outside, fall on the ground, walk in and claim it was an emergency to get service.

Although they say the doctors are currently accepting new patients, I was not offered to be treated as a patient, but apparently a fly-by-night student without insurance. I have insurance.

And although the sign above the building and by the entrance says “X-Ray and Laboratory Services,” apparently students are not allowed these services.

I was really disappointed with how I was treated. MedExpress is supposed to be there for students and community members who don’t have regular doctors in the area.

I am one of those students, and I was not accepted for treatment, because they did not think a sprained and fractured wrist was an emergency.

Vanguard Campus Editor | Opinion

Staying energized during finals Recent MedExpress visit involved headaches, little help

Brandy Abraham is an English and PTW senior and the Vanguard Campus Editor. Reach her at bmabraha@svsu.edu.

MattOstrander Is a secondary education sophomore and a Vanguard Staff Writer. Reach him at mjostran@svsu.edu

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The University Art Gallery is hosting the Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit now through Saturday, April 28.

After several years of stud-ies, several art students’ culminated knowledge is going out for the public to see.

Works from Amanda Abraham, Jillian Bourbina, Caleb Guthrie and Kait Harris will be on display in the University Art Gallery from April 16 through April 28.

A free artist reception will be held there on Thursday, April 19, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Prior to submitting, each fine arts senior was required to perform an oral defense for the faculty in the department where they discussed art-work they wanted to display.

During the defense, professors prompted artists with questions on why each piece was worthy of being shown.

Afterward, professors decided whether or not a student should be featured in the show.

Abraham made it through the defense and is showcasing three series of photography.

Her longest series on exhibition, “Ghost Town,” comes from a road trip she took from Michigan to California to do a summer internship.

Nearly-abandoned cities with declining populations, such as De-troit, inspired her during this project.

With her images, she said she in-tends to shock and awe her audience.

She is influenced by Tim Burton, an artist behind “The Nightmare Be-fore Christmas,” and his whimsical and witty methods of showing dark subjects.

Bourbina is also showing three series of photography work.

Her experience in film separates her work from Abraham’s and her ex-perience in digital photography.

“It’s a way for me to communi-cate,” Bourbina said.

Originating from her fear of hors-es, Bourbina captured images reflect-ing it in one of her series.

“I had a couple of bad experi-ences with horses,” Bourbina said. “People usually depict horses as ev-ery girl’s dream, but it’s different for me.”

Photographers such as Ansel Ad-ams and Jerry Uelsmann influenced Bourbina’s work.

Her other series involve color studies and music double exposed on landscapes.

Guthrie is featuring 20 pieces of graphic design work he did for Expresso Milano, a coffeehouse in downtown Midland.

Looking at the competition, he updated the business’s logo and style

of advertising to reach its old audi-ence and a new clientele.

“I approached it from a very business standpoint like an actual de-sign team would go in and do,” Guth-rie said.

He created work in a minimalist and futurist style to create energy and dynamic shapes.

Harris is spotlighting 16 of her printmaking projects that include re-lief prints, etchings and some digital media.

“To me, it’s easy to focus on sim-plifying and abstracting shapes,” she said.

Much of her work bases itself on feminine figures in her life.

Her style is influenced by artists such as Henri Matisse, Gustav Klimt and Georgia O’Keeffe.

Her favorite pieces include “Child’s Pose” and “Called Within” because of its strength in composition.

Each took their best works and narrowed them down with aid from faculty.

To select pieces, artists chose work that showcased not only their composition strengths, but also pieces that tied in with their other work in the exhibit.

During her “Ghost Town” series, Abraham set a goal to capture 10,000 photographs throughout her trip.

Although she didn’t reach her goal she is happy with the photos she took.

“Out of the 3,500 I did take, I’m really proud of the 28 I can show,” Bourbina said.

Senior work ARTiculated

By Tyler Bradleyvanguard staff writer

Vanguard photos | Tyler BradleyJillian Bourbina stands next to one of her photographs of a saddle on a horse. Bourbina said horses are one of her greatest fears, and thus provided the inspiration for her series.

Unlike the rainy weather that fell at last year’s Streetfest, nothing but sunshine greeted the attendants last Saturday.

Students, parents and friends of the community gath-ered in E-Lot outside the Ryder center to celebrate Streetfest.

Program Board was respon-sible for putting on the event.

“It’s packed,” said John Reno, electrical engineering se-nior. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a turnout like this size before.”

Reno is a member of Pro-gram Board who, along with graphic design senior, Andrew Boyle, helped organize the games, rides and festivities this year.

“I’m really happy that we have such clear skies and such nice weather for Streetfest this year,” Reno said. “Last year, we had to have almost all of the events inside because of the rainy weather.”

There were different games and carnival rides than last year, such as the zipper, the scrambler, bumper cars, a ferris wheel and tilt-a-whirl.

Program Board member and criminal justice sophomore, Chantel Beyette said that the tilt-a-whirl seemed like it was the most popular ride throughout the course of the day.

“I think a lot of people are

really surprised that Streetfest is free for students,” Beyette said.

Beyette said this is her sec-ond year helping with Streetfest and this is the second time that students were allowed in for free.

Staff and faculty also had free admission and SVSU stu-dents were allowed to bring two guests for free. There was a $2 entrance fee for all others guests.

Attendants were eligible to win prizes, including $50 gift cards for restaurants and book-stores like Barnes & Noble.

In addition to cardinal rides, food and drinks were also pro-vided for $2.

Many attendants carried el-ephant ears, corn dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and lemonade.

On the lawn of the Ryder Center, a giant tent was set-up and a number of lines zigzagged out from it for people waiting their turn to get things like bal-loon animals, face paintings, Henna tattoos, wax hands, and caricature cartoon drawings.

Psychology freshman Lisa Bertossi came to the festival with her mother and her aunt.

“This is a lot of fun,” Bertos-si said. “We’ve only been here for an hour so far, but we’re having a great time. We’re looking for-ward to getting ourselves drawn by the caricature artists.”

Throughout the afternoon carnival tunes and contempo-rary music, played by Cardinal Radio, played across the lot.

Communication freshman

Steven Ingham said the music Cardinal Radio chose to play was based on both popular mu-sic and traditional carnival melo-dies.

“We wanted to play songs that most of the student body seems to have liked in the past,” Ingham said.

Marketing freshman Land-on Defever is another member of Cardinal Radio.

“It’s been really nice and re-laxing here at Streetfest so far,” Defever said. “I think it’s great to see everyone out and having a good time before we all have to start stressing over finals.”

Reno said Program Board has been working on planning and organizing Streetfest for the past two months.

“I’m happy that the event has been so successful so far,” Reno said. “We want to see as many people here as there were last year.”

Reno went on to estimate that by the end of the day, the at-tendance numbers for this year’s Streetfest would go beyond the 1,200 guests it brought in last year.

“I’m happy that everyone could come out and have fun today,” Reno said. “Streetfest is a great tradition here at SVSU that we definitely want to keep going.”

“We want to make it even bigger and better next year,” Beyette said.

Riding out final exam stress at Streetfest

By Adam Haenleinvanguard staff writer

Vanguard photos | Sean DudleyAbove: Students enjoy rides such as the ferris wheel and bumper cars at Streetfest Saturday. Streetfest was free to all students, and included games and raffles inside as well as rides outside.

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artbriefsBFA Exhibition• Through Saturday, April 28, in the University Art Gallery, four graduating bachelors of fine art students will be showcasing their work. Open hours are Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free.

Cardinal Sins• At 7 p.m. Monday, April 16, in the Roberta Allen Reading Room, Cardinal Sins will host its post-publication party for this semester’s issue. Free copies will be available. Writers will read some of their work. Photographs accepted into the book will be displayed. Free.

Percussion Ensemble• At 7:30 p.m. Monday, Apr.il 16, in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall, the de-partment of music and art will host a percussion ensemble concert. Free. Concert Band Concert• At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the Malcolm Field Theatre, the University Concert Band will per-form. Hosted by the department of music. Free.

Coffee House Open Mic• At 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Malcolm Field Theatre, Program Board will host its final Coffee House performance of the semes-ter. Students will sing, read poetry and perform comedy. Free.

Ever head the joke about the construction worker, the duck and the brick? The an-swer to that question is prob-ably “no,” and this spontane-ity is the reason why Work ‘N Progress succeeds.

Work ‘N Progress is one of the many RSOs, but unlike other RSOs, it comes with a comedic twist you won’t find anywhere else. In the style of “Whose Line is it Anyway,” the four performers are given cues from the audience and prompts from the host in or-der to act out an improvisa-tional skit. While this may seem near to impossible to come up with jokes that are

both timely and hilarious right on the spot, the crew manages to do just that.

Ray Deeren hosted the show, which was the last of the semester for the group. Along with his pre-show jokes and sporadically funny quips thrown in at random moments in the show, he managed to be serious when speaking of the group.

“It’s a great beginning to the weekend,” Deeren said. “We’ve been together for al-most 11 years.”

Jordan Stafford, the-ater junior and performer, and Amy Delaney, educa-tion junior, directed the show and also commented on the group’s longevity.

“This is like family,” Staf-ford said.

“This is my group of friends,” Delaney added.

The seriousness didn’t last long as it became appar-ent this group of performers love spending time together and are secure with each oth-er’s sense of humor.

Tillie Dorgan, theater sophomore and performer, admitted that being involved in the Work ‘N Progress shows was not nerve racking, but en-joyable, not only because of the friendly participants but also because of the catharsis of the performance.

“It’s a major stress reliev-er,” Dorgan admitted.

After attending the show once, the role of the audience is understood loud and clear. While the four performers play off each other to gen-

erate laughs, they also take many cues and prompts from the crowd. Several games are dedicated to playing jokes off of audience suggestions.

“That’s the point of the audience,” Stafford said. “Forces you to be on your toes.”

The students watching the show feel the same about their role. Alison Bur, art freshman, has been to mul-tiple shows and enjoys the jokes told on a whim.

“‘Whose Line Is It Any-way’ is my favorite show,” Bur said. “It’s great because they can take it anywhere they want, especially with cues from the audience.”

Deeren said he feels the same, although he acknowl-edged not every show will

have the same amount of au-dience participation.

“Some shows are more quiet, so you have to pull from the crowd,” Deeren said.

Mackenzie Knapp, a nurs-ing freshman, admitted that it was her first show only to quickly add that she enjoyed it and can’t wait for more.

“You can tell that it is ran-dom,” Knapp said. “The dat-ing game was very funny.”

When asked, “What is there left to say about this group of talented performer who create humor out of the most basic of strategies?”

Stafford responded, “Jor-dan Stafford is the man.”

What more can be said?

Vanguard photos | Sean DudleySteven Krueger and Tillie Dorgan, members of Work ‘N Progress, act out an impromptu scene on stage during last week’s show.

Vanguard photos | Joshua Roesner

Political science professors Pamela Edwards-Ham and Stewart French accompanied a group of nine students to Detroit on Saturday to tour, among other sites, the Heidelberg Project and Detroit Institute of the Arts.

The Heidelberg project was created by Detroit resident Tyree Guyton in 1986 as a way to draw attention to the neglect of some Detroit neighborhoods. However, opposition by neighbors in the early 1990s led the city to demolish several of the houses on Heidelberg Street during the decade.

In 2007, two arson fires in six months damaged more homes on the street. However, in 2009 the Kresge Foundation awarded Guyton and the Heidelberg Project $25,000 toward the upkeep of the existing art installations on the street.

The tour was led by John Gallagher, author of “Reimagining Detroit” and a former Detroit Free Press Writer. Gallagher, who lives in Detroit, spoke at SVSU earlier this year in an event sponsored by The Center for Public Policy and Service.

By Matt Ostrandervanguard staff writer

Work ‘N Progress gets

last laugh

Political science tour visits famed Heidelberg Project

The comedy improv group capped off

the semester with its final improv performance of the school year

last week.

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This is not your typical fund-raising event.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, SVSU students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to come together in memory of Abou Traore, a late international stu-dent from Senegal, for the fifth annual Pros vs. Joe’s scholar-ship event. The scholarship is intended for students from Senegal.

“The scholarship is set up so that a student here will be able to get gain skills, get a degree, go back to his or her country and utilize the skills they have,” said Living Center North Resident Director Steve Farver.

In a means to raise money, a basketball game will be played. One team will be made up of players from SVSU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams while the other team will be made up of faculty and staff at SVSU.

During the game, there are typically two women and three men from each team playing. The mystery is, who are the Joe’s and who are the Pros?

“The idea originated from a show called Pros vs. Joe’s,” Farver said. “We kind of took that concept and put it into, here’s our professional facility and staff members who work on a professional basis, and then we also have the men’s and women’s basketball teams that collaborate to play against the facility and staff.

“It’s kind of taking your av-erage basketball goer against people that play quite a bit. “

Two players who aren’t strangers to the event are Presi-dent Eric Gilbertson and J.J. Boehm, director of media re-lations. On Wednesday, these two will be joined by a few old faces and a quite a few new ones.

Participants will include in-dividuals from the President’s Office, the Office of Interna-tional Programs, the athletic department and Residential Life as well as kinesiology in-structors and professors from other departments.

“We try to get a wide vari-ety of people to participate,” Farver said. “It’s really inter-esting to get all those different perspectives.”

While students will not have the chance to play in the game, there are plenty of opportuni-ties to participate.

Before Wednesday night, students can contribute by purchasing a wristband for $3, a t-shirt for $8 or both for $10. These items are being sold around campus, and if they are worn to the game students will receive two, five or eight raffle tickets respectively.

“All the raffle tickets will go towards winning prizes such as an iPad, a Nook, a Kindle Fire, a TV, a number of gift cards and other excellent priz-es,” Farver said.

On the day of the game, stu-dents can purchase and win more raffle tickets, and the first 40 students have the chance to pay five dollars to play light-

ning at halftime for the chance to win an additional prize.

In addition to this, students can help any players who foul to get back in the game by do-nating money.

“A unique thing that we do is every time someone gets a foul, they go into a penalty box,” Farver said. “Then they have to raise money, from the crowd, to get back into the game.

“It’s kind of a neat thing, and again, it’s all about fundraising and trying to get the scholar-ship endowed.”

Aside from the prizes, the crowd will enjoy a pregame and halftime show. While the show for the halftime has not yet been released, the pregame show will showcase one of the African dance crews from in-tercultural night.

“It’s really special because Abou came from Senegal, Afri-ca,” Farver said. “He was very involved with doing the inter-national cultural night, so it’s really neat to get a crew that’s so highly connected to come here in honor of him.”

Abou Traore will also be honored with the Senegal flag being present and through the playing of the Senegal national anthem.

The events will not start until 8 pm, but doors open at 7 pm so that students can come and get their tickets.

“Students should come ready to buy some raffle tickets, win some sweet prizes and have a great experience,” Farver said. “If students can come and do-nate money, that’s the biggest contribution we can have.”

White thumps Red 24-0 in spring game

By Lisa Coffellvanguard staff Writer

Pros vs. Joe’s rewards fundraising with prizes

Nearly five months since his last start under center, Jonathon Jennings picked up where he left off during Saturday’s scrimmage.

The sophomore was the start-ing signal caller for the White team, which defeated the Red team by a score of 24-0 in SVSU’s annual Red/White Spring Game.

“I was really pleased with the effort and competitiveness of the game,” said head coach Jim Col-lins. “I saw a lot of plays being made by young players who re-ally were competing in a ‘college game’ for the first time, and it was good to see a good performance turned in by the veteran players as well, even though we limited a lot of their reps.”

Jennings led his squad to its first three scoring drives before exiting the game halfway through the second quarter. That score re-mained unchanged until a touch-down in the final minute iced the game for the White squad.

“It’s really about trying to go out there and have some fun and trying to compete a little bit,” Jen-nings said. “I threw an intercep-tion and had a couple of plays that I wish I could have had back, but we were just out there trying to have some fun and make some big plays.”

Junior running back Ronnie Lark punched the ball in to put the White team on the board first, and Jennings threw his only touchdown of the game to put his squad up 14-0 early in the second

quarter. He helped put the White team within field goal range to make the score 17-0 before exiting the game midway through the second quarter.

Jennings’s led the White team to an early lead despite not hav-ing his main offensive target. Jeff Janis, a 6-foot-2 inch sophomore from Tawas City, was held in check on the Red team for the ma-jority of the game.

This past season, Jennings and Janis connected for 14 touch-downs, including three in the team’s overtime playoff loss to Minnesota-Duluth.

“It was weird not having Janis, and it was weird not having my center there as well,” Jennings said. “It kind of throws things off a little bit because you’re so used to one guy doing certain things, but obviously some other receiv-ers came in and played pretty well.”

The Red team was led by red-shirt freshman quarterback Keith Moore, who may have made a case to be a favorite to back up Jennings next fall with his per-formance, showcasing his athleti-cism by scrambling and complet-ing passes on the run.

“Keith has been working really hard,” Jennings said of the Detroit native. “They brought him in for a reason. He’s been doing every-thing he can to really compete for the position, and he’s really come out as a front runner.”

Jennings said that although it was only a scrimmage, the play-ers had no problem getting moti-vated for the game.

“We talked smack to each other

before the game for a while,” Jen-nings said. It’s really competitive because obviously you never want to lose. Everyone was out there battling and trying to com-pete.”

After Jennings left the game in the second quarter, both offenses stalled. Both defense combined to record six interceptions for the day.

“The defense was playing a heck of a game on our side, and also on the other side because there were a couple of picks,” Jennings said. “It was just a fun game.”

Fans, students and former players watched the game, fill-ing up most of one half of the stadium. During halftime, for-mer Cardinal and current Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Rob Calloway was honored in front of the crowd.

“It was great to see so many fans and former Cardinals at the game,” Collins said. “It was a beautiful day and having a big crowd for the spring game made it a great atmosphere.”

With spring practices now over, Jennings said that he would use this summer to work out and build chemistry with his team-mates that are staying in Sagi-naw.

“Summer time, I’m really just working on getting bigger, faster, stronger,” Jennings said. “I’ll be working with my chemistry with my wide receivers, just building that camaraderie with the whole team in general, with everyone that’s staying up here this sum-mer, to become better and closer.”

Football

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SVSU split off into two teams, Red and White, for its annual spring scrimmage. Starters played for the majority of the first half before being spelled for second and third stringers.

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From left: Head coach Jim Collins; former SVSU standout and current Dallas Cowboy defensive lineman Rob Calloway, SVSU Athletic Director Mike Watson.

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Keith Moore made plays with his arm and his feet in Saturday’s game, setting himself up as a strong candidate to back up Jonathon Jennings.

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Baseball•Saturday vs. Ohio Dominican,1 p.m., University Center•Sunday vs. Ohio Dominican,Noon, University Center

Softball•Wednesday at Lake Superior State, 3 p.m., Sault Ste. Marie•Friday @ Ferris State,3:30 p.m., Big Rapids•Saturday @ Ferris State,1 p.m., Big Rapids

Track & Field•Wednesday @ Mt. SAC Relays,TBA, Walnut, CA

Golf•Saturday @ Ashland University Invitational,TBA, Country Club of Ashland•Sunday @ Ashland University Invitational,TBA, Country Club of Ashland

Sports Shorts

BaseballThe Cardinals’ hot streak ended when they dropped all four games of a weekend series to Ashland Saturday and Sunday. SVSU lost by scores of 2-1, 12-0, 3-1 and 7-6, bringing its overall record to 15-17. Ohio Dominican will come to town for a four-game series next weekend, and SVSU will face off against Northwood at the Dow Diamond in Midland on Tuesday, April 24.

SoftballThe Lady Cardinals’ struggles continued as they dropped three of four games this weekend, splitting a doubleheader with Tiffin on Saturday and were swept by Findlay on Sunday. SVSU won its only game, a 7-3 victory over Tiffin, on an inside-the-park grand slam by freshman infielder Amanda Kimes. The Lady Cardinals now sit at 17-21 on the season with games against Lake Superior State and Ferris State approaching.

Track & FieldSeniors Jon Wetters and Alycia Wright hit NCAA Provisional Qualifying marks this weekend, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 1,500-meter run, respectively.

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Co-ed dodgeball

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Junior distance runner Joey Burelle has fit in well during his first season as a Cardinal. He recently ran a personal best time of 15:02 in the 5K at Michigan State.

Less than a year after trans-ferring from Macomb Commu-nity College, Joey Burelle has found himself a new home in Cardinal red.

In his first year running for SVSU, Burelle has fit in just fine. During cross country sea-son, Burelle finished second on the team at the regional meet, and his success continued into the indoor and outdoor tracks seasons.

Last weekend, he noticed a fourth place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Michi-gan State University Spartan Invitational with a time of 15:02, his fastest this season.

Burelle explained that he first got into running when he was in seventh grade. All of his friends were doing track, and he decided that he would try it as well. During practice one day, his coaches discovered that he was best in distance and it showed again in the eighth grade at a meet.

“I wasn’t supposed to be in this one race,” Burelle said. “One of the guys who was in it got sick and so I was thrown into it in his place.”

It was that race that started it all.

In 2011, Burelle decided to

transfer to Saginaw Valley, but this transfer has had its ups and downs.

He remembers being told to make sure his credits transfer, but he soon found that some of them would not.

“It makes it a bit harder,” the junior said. “I had to adjust to taking more credits and classes than I first thought.”

Coming to a new team, he admitted, was the easy part.

“The team here is great; ev-eryone’s so nice,” Burelle said. “It made the transition a lot better.”

This past fall, he ran cross country with the Cardinals for the first time, and recently completed his indoor track season to shift over into out-door track. In the indoor sea-son, he participated in events from the mile to the 5K. During outdoor season, it ranges from the 1,500-meter run to the 10K.

There have also been some differences in his workouts. At MCC, his coach focused more on the speed aspect of training while Coach Rod Cowan fo-cuses more on strength. While both have about the same in-tensity level, but Coach Rod is a bit stricter: missing practice means you might not be able to participate in the next race.

“On Monday, we practice at 6 a.m. and that’s our interval day,” Burelle explains. “Tues-

day and Thursday are recov-ery days. Wednesday is anoth-er hard day, but is more of a consistent hard run. Saturday is race day, so Friday is a bit more loose.”

It’s this schedule and coach-ing that Burelle said has been paying off.

“I’ve been hitting my per-sonal best in my races so far,” Burelle said. “I’ve been doing really well to hit my marks, and so has the rest of the team.”

While his overall goal for the season has been to score at past and upcoming meets in the GLIAC conferences, he would also like to break the 15-minute mark for the 5K. It was a goal he came very close to hitting during the meet at MSU on April 7.

Burelle was seeded 15th in the race, running his fastest time of the season. While it was a personal best for Burel-le, whose heat included about 70 other participants, it wasn’t exactly what he wanted.

“It was a bittersweet mo-ment because I wanted to break 15:00,” he said. “But I’m going to try again when I run the 5K next in California.”

Burelle and the Cardinals compete again on April 14 in Northwood and again on April 18 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.

National champs!After making it to the final four during three

of the last four seasons, it took home court ad-vantage for the Cardinals to win it all.

SVSU defeated Kentucky by a score of 4-0 in front of a large crowd of supporters to clinch its first national championship Sunday evening.

The Cardinals went undefeated in the two-day tournament, winning six straight games to clinch the title.

SVSU shut out Kentucky and Western Illi-nois by respective scores of 4-0 and 8-0 on Satur-

day, finishing the day with a 3-1 win over Ohio State.

On Sunday, the Cardinals beat Michi-gan State 3-2 in the Elite 8. They followed that win with a 2-1 victory over rival Grand Valley, squeaking out a win by one player in overtime.

SVSU beat Kentucky for a second time in the finals, thumping the Wildcats by a score of 4-0.

This year was the first that SVSU hosted na-tionals. More than 17 teams attended the tourna-ment.

By Justin Brouckaertvanguard sports editor

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Spencer Jardine, senior captain, played a key role in leading his team to an undefeated tournament.

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Co-captain Max Siler is one of the veteran leaders that led the Cardinals to a national title.

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