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In the closest margin in universi-ty history, biochemistry junior Dylan Kosaski beat out economics and fi-nance sophomore Douglas Boehm Jr. for the Student Association presiden-cy by just two votes.

As compared to last year, this was double the amount of total votes recorded. Two years ago, two of the presidential candidates came within 10 votes of each other.

“This really shows that every vote does count,” Kosaski said. “That vote could’ve swayed.”

When preparing to announce the results to the association Thursday, Nic Taylor, associate director of ad-missions, pulled Boehm and Kosaski aside to speak with them to tell them there was a two-vote difference.

“(Taylor) actually handed me the paper first, and I looked at it and I didn’t understand it at first,” Kosaski said.

Kosaski received 474 votes, and Boehm received 472.

“Everybody was in awe that it was that close,” Kosaski said. “No-body expected it.”

He said he had a feeling it was close because the results didn’t come in until 40 minutes after polls closed.

He said both parties had very dif-ferent approaches on how to gather votes.

Boehm advertised through fli-ers, T-shirts and buttons, and Kosaski used window paintings and passed out suckers with voting information attached to them.

“I think what really did it on my end was the support I got from my supporters,” Kosaski said. “My sup-porters were supporting me more than I was supporting myself.”

To abide by the bylaws, Kosaski is looking to keep people on campus the weekend after exams and when he officially takes office. Then he will be able to hold elections and appoint his cabinet.

He plans to do this in one meet-ing rather than two.

“I feel like a lot of them have good potential, but I want to make sure all of them know what they’re getting into,” Kosaski said. “Being a past chair, I know it’s quite a chore to do.”

Last year, several members did not attend the association’s retreat, where they would traditionally vote to approve the year’s budget. There were not enough members in atten-dance to reach quota, delaying its ap-proval.

“There wasn’t a lot of planning put in last year out of the officer’s part, I feel like,” Kosaski said. “They tried to, but I also feel we didn’t have as many dedicated members as we do this year.”

Kosaski said he hopes it shouldn’t be as much of a problem this year, but he plans to go much more proactive about it.

He also plans start working on items he platformed on and work with Rachel Florence-Spaetzel, the director of Orientation Programs, and present a program at Fresh Start on student involvement for the incoming freshmen.

“Then I can really get the word out for all incoming freshmen about all the organizations,” Kosaski said.

In addition to this he plans to fill the beginning of fall semester with many events and to continue a lot of initiatives he started in his chair posi-tion.

“Now that I feel like I’m in this position, it give some more motiva-tion and credibility to follow through with this,” Kosaski said. “That’s something I really look forward to do-ing. I would like to really get after it, even before I take office.”

Time to cue “Pomp and Circum-stance”: Graduation day is just around the corner.

Winter 2013 soon-to-be graduates attended SVSU’s semi-annual Gradua-tion Fair on April 2 and 3. The fair, held at the SVSU Barnes & Noble bookstore, takes place six weeks before every com-mencement ceremony.

Students had the opportunity to pick up their cap and gown, as well as order graduation announcements, class rings and diploma frames from ven-dors.

“This is a one-stop-shop for stu-dents to get everything they need before the commencement ceremony,” said Jer-emy Frye, assistant bookstore manager.

As an incentive to attend the fair, students received coupons for 20 per-cent off their entire purchase.

“Many students have been using the coupons on their diploma frames,” Frye said.

Representatives from the SVSU Alumni Association were also available to offer ways students can stay connect-ed with the university post-graduation.

The office of Academic Affairs

reported that 966 individuals are ex-pected to complete degrees this May. Of those, 784 are completing bachelor’s de-grees and 182 are completing graduate degrees (master’s or above).

Of the 966 graduating, 820 have in-dicated they plan to participate in com-mencement activities on May 11. Frye said students can pick up their gradua-tion materials at the bookstore any time before the ceremony on May 11.

Soon-to-be graduates have varied plans as they prepare to leave SVSU.

Art and history senior Emily Sovey plans to attend Wayne State University to obtain a master’s of art in art and his-tory.

“With the approach of graduation just around the corner, I am excited and sad at the same time,” Sovey said. “SVSU has been my home for such a long time that I will miss its familiarity; however, I know my time at Wayne will be just as great.”

Communication senior Breanna Wenzlick has begun searching for a job. So far, she has had three interviews with local companies.

“I’d like to get a communica-tion position at a large corporation so I would eventually be able to move out of Michigan,” Wenzlick said. “I’m ready to move on and explore new op-

portunities.”Computer science senior Steven

Krieg has secured a position as an IT Support Specialist at Dow Corning Corp. He plans to take a month off af-ter graduating, and then begin working full time.

“I know I will feel nostalgic later, but I’m very excited to graduate and begin the next chapter of my life,” Krieg said. “My experiences in the last four years here at SVSU have really shaped who I am and who I want to be in the future. I’m thankful for my time at SVSU, but excited to see what the future holds.”

The bachelor’s ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in the Ryder Center O’Neill Arena.

The master’s ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in the Malcolm Field Theatre in Curtiss Hall.

When history professor Robert “Bob” Braddock was hired at SVSU in 1970, he wasn’t planning on staying.

Forty-three years later, Braddock can’t imagine why he ever wanted to be someplace else.

When the Northwestern graduate was first hired, the campus only consisted of Wickes Hall.

He watched the university build its way up, and was happy to play a part in its success.

In particular, he said student success in the classroom was one of the most re-warding parts of his job.

“In terms of teaching history, I’ve had a number of good students that have done honors work,” Braddock said.

Alison Bur, art sophomore, had one of Braddock’s classes in the past and said he loved to see his students succeed and was passionate about teaching history.

“He was always willing to tell you more about what you were learning about,” Bur said.

Bur said she also appreciated his wit.“He always had a funny story to tell

or he would make a joke about something we were learning,” she said.

Braddock also built a strong connec-tion with international students because of the director of international studies title he held for three years in the late 1980s.

He got to know many of these stu-dents on a personal level.

He used to pick international stu-dents up at the airport and work with the Housing Office to ensure they had a place to stay when they arrived.

Braddock is credited with the cre-ation of faculty-led study abroad trips, as well as the International Lunch Program.

Some, including SVSU President Eric Gilbertson, also refer to him as the “Father of the Soccer Program.”

Braddock’s love for the game encour-aged him to gather enough people togeth-er to start a team, and it eventually gained varsity status.

Braddock is also responsible for start-ing up provided transportation for the soccer team so students wouldn’t have to rely on their own vehicles.

He said knowing he’s helped the team get where it is today is a rewarding feeling.

“I still go to most of the home games, partly because I love soccer, but mostly be-cause these are my children.”

Braddock plans to stay in the area after retirement, and said he will still be found on the sidelines, cheering the team on.

During retirement he plans to read and travel, as well as work on an ongoing research project about 16th century cor-ruption.

Braddock described the university as “a happy place to be,” and appreciates it for allowing him to spread his wings.

Vanguard photo | Lauren WietchyAthletic training senior Kristen Tomczyk purchases graduation announcements at the Graduation Fair.

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Remembering Dr. Yanca: Health-based event pays tribute

A group of social work students are planning an event to honor their late professor.

Stephen J. Yanca was a social work professor at SVSU. He passed away from cancer last June.

The Dr. Stephen J. Yanca Scholarship Fund has been set up in his honor and is intended to assist social work majors in reaching their goals.

Caroline Yanca, social work senior and daughter of Stephen Yanca, said education was a priority for her father.

“(The scholarship) was the one thing that was my dad’s wish,” she said. “A lot of times, people can afford the classes, but they can’t afford the books. He wanted to be able to make sure people don’t have that problem, and that everybody has an opportunity.”

A group of five social work students formed a committee called A Pathway to Healthy Living, in asso-ciation with the Student Social Work Organization. They are planning an event to support the scholarship fund.

The “A Pathway to Healthy Living” event will feature vendors from the local community with infor-mation on healthy practices, options and lifestyles. The event will focus on physical, psychological and emo-tional health, and highlight services like massage and chiropractic.

The event is family-friendly, with games, face paint-ing and balloons. Door prizes include Detroit Red Wings

tickets, Detroit Tigers tickets and gift cards, among other items.

All funds raised will go towards the scholarship fund. There is a small cost for admission, and T-shirts will be sold.

A dedication table will be set up for Yanca, and a balloon release is planned in his honor.

Caroline Yanca said the event will provide attend-ees with useful information about their health.

“It’s geared towards a healthy living, getting the resources in order to live a healthier lifestyle,” she said. “You have to go so many places to find things, and there’s so much information out there. (Here), it’s going to be all in one place.”

Committee member and social work senior, Sal-ynda Diaz said focusing on health is crucial.

“We get so busy in our daily lives that we don’t real-ize that we do need to take care of ourselves and others,” she said. “We need to start focusing on that a little bit more, because we take our lives for granted so often.”

Committee president and social work senior Brittney Mosqueda said the group wanted to honor Yan-ca because of the lasting impact he made on his students.

“We want (the community) to show support for not only Steve but the social work department, and recog-nize what a big part of the social work department he was,” she said. “We wanted to do something that hon-ored him for the school.”

Diaz agreed that Yanca had been influential in her life.

“He was such a wonderful person,” she said. “He

was just such an inspiration to us, and we really wanted to put this together and start building it up a little bit more for the fund.”

Caroline Yanca said SVSU meant a great deal to her father.

“Saginaw Valley was his home,” she said. “The Saginaw Valley family has really embraced him, and what is very touching to me is if it wasn’t for Saginaw Valley taking a chance on my dad, he wouldn’t have been able to fulfill all of his dreams and more.”

Caroline Yanca said the students’ efforts have touched the hearts of her family.

“He was my hero, my best friend, my mentor,” she said. “When they contacted me about what I thought about everything, I was very humbled and very grate-ful. It means a lot because they are helping to extend my father’s legacy.”

Those planning the event are hopeful that it will be a success.

“That was one thing that was my dad’s motto: pass it on,” she said. “I think what they’re doing is great, and it’s really going to help out a lot of people.”

“A Pathway to Healthy Living” will take place on April 11 from 3– 8 p.m. in the Ott Auditorium Mezza-nine.

Early registration is $5 per person until April 8. At the door, registration is $10 a person or $25 for a family. To register, visit the social work department.

For more information, contact Brittney Mosqueda at bnmosque@svsu.edu.

A total of 45 minutes can represent years of dedication and research.

Last Friday, 10 students presented their Honors thesis, a project that combines re-search, working with a faculty adviser and public speaking skills to prepare the stu-dents for graduate school or jobs.

Elizabeth Rich is the chair of the Hon-ors program and was the host for the day. While this is her first year as chair, she had previously advised two students on their theses. She views the students’ projects as tools to help them grow as academics and researchers.

“The honors thesis itself helps students tremendously,” Rich said. “It gives them in-depth experience with their topics, consulta-tion with faculty whose expertise is related to or is directly connected to their topics and access to the best research in their fields. This experience shows when students write applications to professional schools, jobs and graduate programs. It also shows in in-terviews.”

“When a student successfully presents his or her thesis, it tells others that the stu-dent can focus,” Rich said. “It shows they can take into account the values and ideas in his or her field, critically review results and speak with an expertise that is nearly at or at the graduate level.”

Pre-med senior Jordan Killop presented her Honors thesis in the biology field. Her purpose was to give an applicable function to a previously unknown enzyme that dis-plays characteristics which would be valu-able when trying to protect against toxins such as E. Coli.

Killop had been working on her thesis for more than two years, through school semesters and even during the summer in-stead of taking time off. She said the begin-ning was the hardest part.

“This should not have been a surprise,” she said. “But it was a surprise how many times I had to screw up. There was so many times where I broke things, killed things, messed up things, until I really found out what I was doing. Now I do those things as if they’re second nature.”

Killop stressed that even though the presentation was well organized and con-cise, the process to get to that point was demanding. One of the big reasons why it was so smooth is because it was not the first time she had presented this topic in front of a crowd.

“I’ve presented this project twice be-fore,” Killop said. “My first time I was so nervous, but the people were very support-ive. Then this past week I presented it again and my research and presentation was so much stronger. I was able to get even more focused criticism of the work.”

Killop wanted the audience to be able to comprehend the detailed work, so she also spoke to the non-scientists in the room.

“I didn’t do my Honors thesis to im-press anybody,” Killop said. “My written thesis will be impressive enough, because it will be all of the hard-hitting science, the facts and figures. I wanted my presentation to be accessible to my friends and family who had no clue what I was doing. I wanted them to be just as excited as I was about my results.”

Political science junior Marissa Geyer also presented her thesis on Friday. She re-searched Michigan’s indigent defense sys-tem and how the way legal help is provided is inefficient.

She looked at the structure of Michi-gan’s legal defense system of the poor and lower class and found its inconsistencies and why it was unconstitutional. Through comparison to other states such as Connecti-cut and Montana, Geyer found other strate-gies that are currently working and came up with her own solutions.

“This is something to be proud of,” Geyer said. “Mine was 35 pages, I have a friend who’s was 50 pages long. They’re intense papers. It’s something that you can show off to graduate schools and feel con-fident in.”

She plans on using her opportunity in the honors program to help her future ca-reer.

“My plan is to work within the gov-ernment,” Geyer said. “I’m contemplating between either doing public administration or public policy for grad school. If I ever be-came part of an interest group or the Michi-gan Congress, this is a poor defense issue that could be brought into focus.”

Nursing senior Andrea Winne is the vice president of Honor Core, which is a group dedicated to supporting the hon-ors students through the program. She ac-knowledges that being able to present a the-sis is an honor

“The cool thing about SVSU is that we are given the opportunity to do research at an undergraduate level,” Winne said. “When they apply for grad school, it’s going to look really good. It sets them apart, shows that they have experience and dedication.”

Receiving an internship or a co-op position takes more than just filling out the application.

Having strong professional documents, network-ing and getting involved are all important steps for stu-dents to take.

Jaime Leyrer, assistant director of Career Services, said having a good resume and cover letter are crucial.

“Things that an employer would look at is dedi-cation to your degree program, maybe involvement on campus, part-time employment if you have it,” she said. “If you aren’t employed part-time or full-time, employers really like to see that you are involved on campus or maybe you’re volunteering.”

Career Services offers opportunities for students to get assistance with their resumes and cover letters, including workshops, walk-in appointments, one-on-one appointments with advisers and document advis-ing over email. There is also an online resume building service called Resumes for America.

Applying for an internship or a co-op position through SVSU requires admittance into the internship or co-op program on the Cardinal Career Network. Af-ter students are accepted, they can apply for any posi-tion that is listed.

“As long as their resume and cover letter is some-

thing that they would represent SVSU well with, and represent themselves with, then we accept them into the program,” Leyrer said. “When students can come through and get accepted into our program, it’s kind of us saying, we put our stamp of approval on this stu-dent.”

Students in the program can apply for internships or co-op positions at any time during the year. Posi-tions are generally available for all fields of study.

An internship is a position with a specified time frame, while a co-op is a longer commitment and cre-ates an extended relationship with an employer. Co-op positions sometimes have the opportunity to turn into jobs.

“It’s kind of the hope that a student who has a relationship with an employer for two or three years would want to stay there,” Leyrer said. “If not, it gives the student tons of experience basically in their field.”

Networking both on and off campus is also help-ful in securing a job.

Leyrer recommends students build relationships with their professors.

“One of the things that students are so afraid of sometimes is getting to know their professors. Once they leave school, they’re going to need those profes-sors to be their references,” she said. “You don’t want to have personal references on your professional docu-ments, so being able to have a professor attest to your abilities is really important.”

Students should also get to know prospective em-ployers through career fairs and professional relation-ships. Handing out resumes, meeting employers and sending courtesy emails can make a difference.

“Today, because so many people are applying for jobs and it’s all online, no one sees the face,” Leyrer said. “It’s important not to just sit on a computer and apply for all of these different jobs without making per-sonal connections with employers. Those little things are what push it a little bit farther for an employer.”

Leyrer said experiential learning experiences like co-ops and internships have almost become a require-ment for students.

“If you graduate without experience, then you have a very difficult time finding a position,” she said. “Employers want people that are going to have a lit-tle bit of experience in their field. (Getting experience has) kind of become the necessary steps for students to take.”

Leyrer said the Career Services office is truly inter-ested in helping students.

“We have all the different resources for students to use, we just need them to use them. We want students to be successful,” she said. “We want them to show what SVSU is made of, and the potential that they have and the ability to be the talented individuals in the re-gion.”

For more information, visit the Career Services of-fice in Wickes 270 or go to www.svsu.edu/careers.

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By Matt OstranderVanguard Columnist

Students of the rhetoric and professional writing (RPW) program presented at the 5th annual APTW Mini-Conference on Friday, April 5, at SVSU.

Each year, the Association of Professional & Tech-nical Writers (APTW) hosts a conference where stu-dent research and projects are showcased. The theme of this year’s conference was “Rhetorical Strategies from Local to Global.”

Nine presentations were given to an audience consisting of peers, professors, other SVSU faculty and staff and members of the local community, including future employers. More than 25 projects, including ones created as part of the Professional & Technical Writing (PTW) internship, were also available as static displays with posters and binders.

APTW Vice President Paul Hollenbeck said that a lot of work goes into making the mini-conference a success.

“I think this conference differs from past ones due to the overall involvement APTW officers and PTW students contributed in making this event possible,” he said. “It has allowed us to build a bold and unique identity around this conference that didn’t seem to be as prominent in past APTW mini-conferences.”

As the event’s organizer, Hollenbeck said the conference is important to PTW students because it allows them to see the professional work that their fellow students are producing, either in their classes, internships or jobs outside of the classroom.

“It also gives the students who are presenting

exposure to professionals from the surrounding com-munity and the SVSU community, allowing them to build a business identity around themselves that will help them find employment in their future endeav-ors,” he said.

PTW students often get this exposure while working as an intern, which is a requirement for the PTW major.

Beth Jorgensen, the keynote speaker at the con-ference and internship coordinator for the RPW De-partment, spoke on building an identity in her dis-cussion of “Internality, Externality, Ownership, and Outernality: Sailing the Intern(ship).”

“What they learn is that they need to work as a team,” she said. “Yes, you will encounter rough wa-ters, but it is all about sharing a destination.”

Jorgensen, who will replace Fenobia Dallas as APTW adviser next year, hopes that students learn more about “reading the river” and “how people function together.”

Hollenbeck agreed that PTW students have to be able to “read” people and perceive “the effects our work will have on those who use or come across it.”

He said that is why the theme “From Local to Global” was chosen.

“We wanted to show that this doesn’t simply ap-ply to ourselves or professors in a classroom setting, our audience is much larger than that,” he said. “Our audience is potentially limitless. Whether we’re work-ing with community organizations here at home or building websites to teach English to people in Korea, PTW students are taking what they’ve learned and are applying it to both the local and international level.”

One of the presenters, PTW senior Hyeong

“Hunt” Jun Kim used his background in Korea and Korean search engines to provide evidence for his pre-sentation, entitled “Images Are More Powerful Than Words.”

In his presentation, he talked about how his edu-cation at SVSU helped him realize that technical writ-ers and designers need to care more about the cultural background of their audiences.

“Communication is the key,” he said. “Images can reach a wider audience, even those who cannot read (the language the image is written in).”

APTW President Scott Merrow said that APTW benefits students by providing them with profession-al development opportunities.

“It does this by providing information and ac-cess to resources concerning academic conferences and also hosts an academic conference (APTW Mini-conference) that provides students with a platform to showcase their research and scholarship,” he said.

Merrow said that students learn a lot of new in-formation and techniques while in the RPW program.

“The RPW program’s main focus is to teach students how to communicate ideas to various audi-ences using various mediums: print, electronic, etc.,” he said. “A strong focus is (also) placed on rhetorical analysis and audience recognition.”

APTW will also begin producing a journal in 2013 that RPW students can publish their work in. Be-yond that, APTW promotes collegiality among RPW students, and RPW students and faculty.

Both Merrow and Hollenbeck agree that these relationships are beneficial for personal and profes-sional growth and can also serve to benefit students in their future professions.

PTW students present research at mini-conferenceBy Brandy AbrahamVanguard Campus Editor

Vanguard photo | Alyssa EllisMen and women walked in high-heeled shoes during Walk A Mile in Her Shoes last Wednesday, a march against rape, sexual assault and gender violence. All funds raised went to the Sexual Assault Center of Child & Family Services.

Vanguard photo | Amelia EllisCoop the Cardinal steps into high heels to support Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.

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Editorial Cartoon

Rashad Baiyasi is a physics and chemistry senior and the Vanguard’s cartoonist. Reach him at ribaiyas@svsu.edu.

I find it interesting that when there are massive economic troubles in the United States, a war rag-

ing in a faraway part of the world that has overstayed its welcome in the hearts of both countries involved in the conflict and other various ills that need dealing with in our country, we always turn a blind eye and instead deal with a problem that simply does not merit the same level of attention.

In looking at America today, the two areas I see this occur-ring the most gratuitously in are gay rights and immigration reform. While I agree that massive changes are required in our coun-try regarding these two issues, I am specifically addressing the fact that they are issues at all.

Those who support immi-gration reform so that it is easier to become a legal resident of the United States and those who support gay marriage are not the problem in my understanding of this political blindness. Rather, I am addressing those whose in-terests have served to create rally cries against the immigrant and homosexual communities of our nation.

When will our populace come to open their eyes and realize that it is not the fault of foreigners that they do not have a job? When will they realize that gay marriage poses no real obstacle to the life they want to lead?

Perhaps it is a matter of the

media’s representation of these events. Rather than disregard such opposition as frivolous bigotism and baseless fears, they give the men and women who oppose such clear social reforms a voice and put them in a position of power on your television screen.

Perhaps a look at our coun-try’s history could enlighten them to an understanding of America’s social ills. There is no better point to start for those who oppose im-migration than the pre-Civil War era.

The last time an anti-immi-gration party was on the rise in our country (The Know-Nothing Party), it almost overshadowed another important party that was on the rise. The Republican Party was its opposition and instead of blaming social ill on immigrants, members thought it was more important to focus on slavery.

Had the Know-Nothing party won out, nearly every one of us with a bit of Irish, German or nearly any other trace of white but non-English blood would not be here today. Instead, we success-fully ended the mass oppression of another race and avoided barring our shores to the men and women that made America the rich cul-tural melting pot it is today.

It would be nice to say that our racist sentiments as a nation ended there, but with nearly every new migrant group that came to the United States, we have seen flare-ups of the Know-Nothing’s ideology. It was raised against Asians in 1882, and a refusal to accept Jewish immigrants into the United States was directly respon-sible for many deaths experienced under Hitler’s Genocide during World War II.

These days, the subject has turned to Latin Americans. Regardless of your stance on the issue, these claims are undeniably racist in the accusations they level and are a result of scapegoat-ing the problems in our current economy to a group that is not at

fault.The same treatment that Latin

Americans receive is being felt by the gay community as well. Rather than addressing the true problems of this country, people are turning to marriage equality as something that must be stopped at all costs as if marriage inequality is the very fabric that is holding up our country today.

History offers a lens on these actions, as well. The treat-ment received by homosexuals in America today is similar to the treatment received by African Americans under Jim Crow laws. How, if you look purely at the moral end of this issue, is telling two men or two women that they cannot marry any different than denying to members of different racial groups the right to marry one another? It represents a part of a person’s civil right to the pursuit of happiness.

The Supreme Court should not be thinking too carefully about the issue of marriage rights. This issue should have been passed on the spot as a matter of human rights and the court should have voted in its favor. Unfortunately, that’s not how it happened.

If we let history be our guide, it would be wise to end our cam-paign against immigration lest the Americans of the future look back on you some day with the same kind of contempt and mockery offered to the Know-Nothings and those who argued against civil rights by school children today.

Perhaps if we look a little harder at ourselves as a nation right now, we too can find some skeletons in the closet that are a bit more important to deal with than denying human rights to the people of the world.

Beyond the ValleyHistory provides guidance for current civil rights debates

By Gerhardt SchuetteVanguard Columnist

Gerhardt Schuette is a secondary education junior. Reach him at gjschuet1@svsu.edu.

Last week, nearly 1,000 members of the student body elected Dylan Kosaski as the next Student Association

president. This election marked a step in the right direction not only for Student Association, but also for overall student involvement with the group and its annual election.

Kosaski received 474 votes to clinch a narrow two-vote win over Douglas Boehm. Jr., tallying more votes than the total for both candidates in last year’s election. This year’s total of 946 votes split between Kosaski and Boehm, Jr. more than doubled the total of 422 votes tallied between current Student Association President Ted Goodman and challenger Justin Kokkinis last year.

Last year’s total number of voters—less than five percent of SVSU’s student population—was an embarrassing statistic, and this year’s number was still far, far below what you’d expect for a population of more than 10,000 students. Still, the increase is a good sign, and one that future candidates should hope to see increase over the years.

Kosaski’s election, too, seems to be a good choice. While both candidates seemed very worthy of the title—perhaps a factor in the increased number of votes this year—Kosaski’s plan to “stop worrying about petty things and focus on advocating for the students” is exactly what Student Association needs.

For too long, Student Association meetings have been characterized by petty bickering and feuds between members. Our hope is that Kosaski can keep the organization’s powerful role in perspective and keep the focus on service to the student body. Our hope is that he will use his connections with the student body outside of the organization to foster positive and productive relationships. Our hope is that he will focus on action and not just rhetoric.

If this happens, then student engagement with Student Association can only continue to grow.

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DODGEBALL

Club looks to grab back-to-back national championships

Vanguard photo | Taylor LaPlaceSenior catcher Chet Lafave has helped lead the Cardinals offensive assault this season, batting .329 with 20 runs batted in, including three home runs. Lafave has been an mainstay on the Cardinals roster for the last three years, handling the pitching staff behind the plate and producing with the bat.

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With five wins in the team’s last six games, the men’s baseball team is looking to continue powering its way through its GLIAC schedule.

The weekend for SVSU proved to be a powerful showing of the team’s offensive capabilities. Saturday, the Cardinals beat Lake Erie 14-9 in the first game before taking the second game 4-2. Sunday, the team capped off the road trip by smashing seven home runs in a 16-6 rout.

For senior third baseman Andy Orr, performances like these show potential for the rest of the season.

“We know going up to the plate that we can’t try to do too much,” Orr said. “It’s been great having our early lineup guys get on base and then we just do our best to put the ball in play and drive them in.”

Orr was one of four players on Sunday to hit home runs. For the season, the senior is hitting .338 with 13 runs batted in on 27 hits. Senior catcher Chet Lafave added two home runs of his own on Sunday while driving in six runs. Both senior outfielder Kyle O’Boyle and sopho-more short stop Chris Perkovich added two home runs of their own in the win.

For the senior catcher, the team came into Lake Erie fully expecting to win.

“We went in looking for the sweep as a way to top

off the success we’ve had at home and for momentum going in to play Grand Valley State in our next series,” Lafave said. “As long as we keep playing good baseball like we have, success should follow.”

Following a turbulent start to the season that in-cluded multiple postponements and cancellations due to weather, the baseball team finally took the field at home last week, hosting Findlay University for a three-game series.

Tuesday’s 4-1 win was sparked by the pitching per-formance of senior starting pitcher Carson Beauchaine, who threw 108 pitches over seven shutout innings while allowing only two hits and striking out six.

“If there’s one guy I can point to for really stepping up, it’s Carson,” Lafave said. “He’s coming off of shoul-der surgery and it was just great seeing him on his game last week.

“All of his pitches were working, and he really just controlled the game for us.”

With five of the last six games going to SVSU, the expectations at the beginning of the season are beginning to be realized. With a team featuring a number of up-perclassmen with experience, the seniors believe they can win every game they play.

“We have a great bunch of guys and high expecta-tions for this season,” Orr said. “We have a really good squad this year and we have so many guys capable of

playing at a high level or starting.“And we’re getting better every day.”For the Cardinals senior catcher, the entire season

hinges on the goal of winning the GLIAC and he believes that goal is within reach.

“Our goals have been set since the beginning of the season, and we absolutely expect to win it all,” LaFave said. “We want to finish the year with some rings.”

Currently, the Cardinals are on a four-game win streak, with back-to-back conference series wins over Findlay and Lake Erie. While the team is still under .500 in the overall win column, the 7-5 conference record shows potential.

At the top of the order, sophomore center fielder Brad Schalk is leading the Cardinals in batting average, hitting .346 while slugging .420 and having an on-base percentage of .442. Both Lefave and sophomore short stop Chris Perkovich lead the team in RBIs with 20, and Perkovich leads the team in home runs with four.

“As long as we keep winning these series, we’ll be in the GLIAC tournament at the end of the year and we expect to win it,” Lafave said.

The Cardinals will take the diamond again on Wednesday, April 10 when they host Grand Valley State in a double header at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

On the backs of strong pitching performances, the Lady Cardinals won four of their last eight game before dropping a weekend series against Tiffin.

Sunday, the Lady Cardinals hosted Tiffin University for a double-header in which they could not keep up and were beaten 4-1 and 6-2.

The losses came at the end of a winning stretch that started in the beginning of the week.

SVSU traveled to Findlay University on Tuesday for its first series of the week. The Cardinals swept the series, winning 7-4 and 8-7, respectively.

Senior pitcher Jillian Williamson dominated the Findlay lineup in the first game while going all seven innings. She spread out seven hits while striking out three. The second game was highlighted by freshman pitcher Sarah Vrabel’s three hits and senior shortstop Kaliah Happ’s three runs batted in.

Friday matched the Lady Cards up with Lake Erie. SVSU brought their winning streak to four behind the strength of their pitching staff, which tossed back-to-back shutouts. In game one, Williamson once again went the distance, this time

surrendering just four hits. Redshirt freshman second baseball Kaitlyn McBride led SVSU’s offensive attack from the top of the order by getting three hits and driving in two runs. Game two saw SVSU continue its offensive explosion. Junior first baseball Lindsay Hayward went four for four and drove in three runs. Vrabel followed Williamson’s complete-game shutout by tossing one of her own. She struck out five over seven while giving up two hits.

Coach Todd Buckingham was glad to see the team’s success and credited the pitching staff with having excellent command in the strike zone.

“(Friday) was a great day for our team,” he said. “Williamson and Vrabel threw awesome and completely controlled the games.

“Both pitchers did a great job of hitting their spots and showed a command of all of their pitches.”

On Saturday, the Lady Cards watched their winning streak get snapped after a two-game sweep at the hands of Old Dominican. SVSU was shut out in the first game, losing 3-0. Redshirt freshman pitcher Chelsea Davis pitched six strong innings, allowing just the three runs on three hits. The offense sputtered, leaving five on base. Game two saw much of the same from the Cardinals. SVSU’s pitching staff combined to

allow 13 hits in a 9-2 loss. Despite the two losses, Buckingham says that the team

was just a few well-placed hits away from a different outcome.“(Saturday) was a much better day than it seems on

paper,” he said. “We hit the ball almost every time but couldn’t get any breaks.

“A couple of better-executed balls here and there and we could have just as easily swept both games.”

The week’s games bring SVSU’s record to 9-15, 5-5 in conference play.

Next up for the Lady Cardinals is a two-game road set against Hillsdale that will take place at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. Hillsdale holds a 3-12 record, 2-6 in the GLIAC.

The SVSU Dodgeball team will head down to the University of Kentucky April 12-14 looking for its second straight National Championship.

The reigning champions started off slow this season, but soon were up to full force, ending the season with a 12-2-3 record, with their only losses occurring back in September and October. Ranked No. 4 in the league, the SVSU Dodgeball

team is heading into the tournament as one of the favorites to win it all. Although SVSU won its first national title last year, the team always advanced to the final three previous years.

With several new players in the starting lineup, the veterans have strug-gled to incorporate them into their fast-paced playing style.

Captain Max Siler believes that com-munication is the key to their success this weekend. Siler has confidence in his team to come out and dominate in Kentucky.

“We have shown that we can beat anyone when we are on top of our game,” said Siler. “I definitely believe our team is one of the favorites to win it all again.”

“We have really caught a hot streak and we hope to keep it going,” said Siler.

Even as the defending champi-ons, the team expects a challenge going against tough competition in Kentucky.

“I expect to have a few close games this weekend,” said Greg Gaskin, an ac-counting junior and a third year veteran. “As long as we keep our heads together

and don’t let a few mistakes get to us, we can handle any opponent they throw at us. Ultimately, I hope to bring the trophy back for a second consecutive year.”

Throughout the regular season, the team has faced some of its tougher tour-nament opponents, but has defeated each of them at least once during the regular season.

The team’s face-offs against Grand Valley have been the most scattered. SVSU defeated them during Battle of the Valleys, but fell short to them twice

during the regular season and once at the Michigan Dodgeball Cup earlier this year.

“As always, our top opponent will be Grand Valley,” Siler said. “However, I am not too concerned with any particular team.”

SVSU had four of its top players named to the All-Star team this year: Spencer Jardine, Grayson Hood, Myles Shepard, and Max Siler. This will be Jar-dine’s third All-Star game, as well has Hood’s second.

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Art history is being utilized to bring new creations to the future. Fine arts senior Kassie Smith has been working with ceramics for about seven

years and is confident in her path as an artist. She arrived at SVSU knowing that ceramics was the field of study she wanted to focus on.

Her work consists of sets of ceramic pieces that make up one big piece. She cites one of her main influences as the ceramic artist Paul Soldner, who is

the pioneer of American Raku. Raku is an alternative firing process and this different process is one of Smith’s main focuses.

Along with alternative firing processes, she noted two themes that commonly are featured in her artwork.

“My first main theme is based in art history,” Smith said. “A lot of it is based out of Central and South America, pre-Columbian. I take objects and pieces that are found in ancient civilizations like the Olmec or the Moche. I recreate my own version with different kinds of figures to question our analysis of the historical art finds.”

Her second area is more personal and is represented by the more striking of the pieces in her recent collection, such as a womb-shaped type of large vase with a gap in the side, lined with spines like teeth.

“My other theme is based in human nature,” Smith continued. “Mostly our habits when it comes to rituals, procreation and relationships.

Not only has Smith been working with ceramics for her entire college career, she originally came to SVSU intending to double major along with graphic design. She enjoyed the classes but decided that it would be more efficient to focus solely on her ceramics.

“I hope to eventually teach at the university level,” Smith said. “But I would also love to do a bunch of other things in between too. I wouldn’t mind going down to an archeological dig in Peru or working at a museum, but eventually I’d like to teach.”

Smith mentions Peru specifically because that is where the Moche civilization used to live, and she has been interested in that specific civilization for a while. She mentioned that the only information that is known about the Moche is their pottery, and that is one of the big inspirations for her interest.

Smith sets herself apart by using different techniques and going in unique directions compared to most of her classmates.

“My signature styles include the alternative firing processes,” Smith said. “But one of my biggest things is the double-walled closed form. I’ve never seen anyone else in here do that. It’s basically a hollow donut. I like the experimentation.”

Smith said art is a legitimate career path compared to more common jobs. She believes that the art drives the economy and she is excited to contribute.

“Its been proven over the last couple years that art drives the economy,” Smith said. “Significantly more than most people think it would. When you think about the economies of Grand Rapids or Ann Arbor, what do people go there for? The art fairs. The people buy tons of food, stay at the hotels, and stimulate the economy, and it’s all because of art.”

The bachelor fine arts exhibition is the next show where she will be presenting work. The exhibition is a requirement for BFA students. Most of her current work will be in the show, including the womb-like works and big installation pieces. The exhibition reception will be 4:30 p.m to 7 p.m.Thursday, April 25, in the University Art Gallery with free admission.

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Vanguard photo | Matt OstranderFine arts senior Kassie Smith shows off a piece that features her double-walled closed form that creates the hollow donut in the middle. Her piece “Offering 4.13” will be featured in the upcoming issue of Cardinal Sins.

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Coffeehouse• At 10 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the Mar-

ketplace at Doan, Program Board will

host a Coffeehouse performance. Free.

“Death of a Salesman”• At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10,

through Saturday, April 13, and at 3

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If asked, any member of the Zombie Defense Council will respond that the important rule is cardio. That’s where the idea for Humans Versus Zombies originated.

“We wanted to have an event where people could both have fun and manage to get a little cardio in,” said secondary education junior Kyle Noel.

Noel is the vice president of the Zombie Defense Council. The group started in fall 2011 and has just recently started hosting campus-wide events. Their previous events include “The Walking Dead” season three premiere, a canned food drive and two Toys for Tots drives.

This time, the group decided to try an event that could actually help someone learn how to avoid the possible oncoming undead.

Humans Versus Zombies is basically a combination of flag football and tag. The game starts with one zombie and continues until all of the other players are transformed into zombies by having their flags removed.

While the original version incorporates Nerf guns, the group decided not to use them in the game due to possible liability issues.

By simply asking for a $1 donation to play, the group drew in roughly 20 students to participate in the event.

Katlyn Nye, an undeclared sophomore, was one of these students.

“I came out because the March of Dimes is a

good cause and the idea of zombie tag sounded fun,” she said.

The group managed to raise $16 for the March of Dimes, which was their charity of choice.

“We had students that wanted to play but didn’t have the dollar,” Noel said. “So even though we were trying to raise money, we still let some students play for free. We just wanted people to be able to enjoy themselves.”

One member from the Zombie Defense Council even painted his face green for the occasion.

After the first game ended, the students decided to go for round two and play a second game.

Marcus Hill, a criminal justice junior, was the last survivor of the second game.

“My game plan was to run for my life,” Hill said. “Once I got an idea about how fast the zombies were, I made sure to get as much distance as possible from them.”

Other students who succumbed to the zombies still managed to have a good time.

“It was so much fun,” said biology sophomore Alexandria Montalvo. “I can’t wait to play again.”

Noel stated that he was happy with the turnout.

“To my knowledge, this is the first time an event like this has been held,” Noel said. “We are definitely interested in hosting more games in the future.”

The Zombie Defense Council meets every two weeks on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. in Curtiss 128. The next meeting is Tuesday, April 9.

David Bowie’s new release “The Next Day” is a darker-contemplative mix of pop-rock, British-funk and emotional piano ballads.

While the album, thankfully, doesn’t try to restore David Bowie to a relevant status in today’s pop music charts, it does have modern feel in production.

The drums and bass lay down a strong foundation for Bowie’s sometimes fluttery, sometimes straightforward vocals, while guitar and saxophone accompany them tastefully in the stereo field. It is full of expertly arranged orchestral and choral beds, vocal harmonies and tastefully interweaving guitar lines.

Subject matter ranges from ostracization, killing unfaithful lovers, thoughts on becoming old, disgust at war and thoughts on watching others selling their

souls to a life in the limelight. Odd time signatures and interesting vocal lines

make the album one that grows on you gradually instead of arriving immediately satisfying.

The title track starts the album off and Bowie wastes no time with an intro. The chorus “Here I

am/Not quite dying/My body left to rot in a hollow tree/Its branches throwing shadows on the gallows for me/And the next day, and the next, and another day,” sounds off after verses depicting a man’s ostracization from a crowd of false piety.

Bowie’s characteristic layered vocals can be heard

throughout the song and give it a sense of soulful rebellion over the sound of a driving drum and bass backbeat.

The song does a good job of introducing the listener to the rest of the album; however, once you’ve heard the title track you’ve heard most of the rest of the songs.

The track “Dirty Boys” is a very interesting dark funk-rock song filled out with dissonant guitar lines, funky bass and a smooth saxophone.

The song crawls into the distance at its end leading the listener into several other pop-rock songs such as “The Stars Are Out Tonight,” “Love is Lost,” “Valentine’s Day” and “Dancing Out In Space.”

Piano ballad, “Where Are We Now?” breaks up the album describing a day of reflection in which Bowie inquires about the meaning of his life and memories as well as everyone else’s.

He seems to ask the point of continuing on in life then decides, “…as long as there’s me, as long as there’s you,” he will continue. He sings these lines over a drumbeat that drives the heart onwards attesting to the album’s mature musical sensibilities.

Part of an old military chant finds itself the refrain of the powerful straight-foreword war protest song, “How Does The Grass Grow?” In it, Bowie rails against the idea that the world flourishes because of war — “Where do the boys lie?/Mud, Mud, Mud/How does the grass grow?/Blood, Blood, Blood.”

Borrowing harmonic ideas from classical music, the vocals during the chorus are sung in piercing minor harmonies emphasizing Bowie’s blood chilling message — a very tasteful addition to the song.

While the album is tasteful and worth listening to, there isn’t a standout song. Each has its own charm and wisdom, but “The Next Day” fails to deliver a true earworm.

For those listening as new fans of Bowie the album is not a good place to start, however, older fans may be delighted with this very tasteful and mature album.

“The most terrifying film you will ever experience.”

These eight words have been the primary focus of “Evil Dead”’s intense marketing campaign. With blood-soaked red-band trailer, where viewers were encouraged to film their reactions, and the many posters and advertisements on television, producers Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have one thing in mind: making sure their audiences are scared to death.

And scare this movie does. “Evil Dead” has everything that both blind viewers and fans of the original film are looking for: a captivating script, slick direction and enough gore to make even the horror buffs the slightest bit squeamish.

The 2013 adaptation of “Evil Dead” starts off like a million horror movies before it. Five young

adults head into the middle of nowhere to a cabin that’s long been abandoned.

The group consists of brother and sister David (Shiloh Fernandez) and Mia (Jane Levy), and their friends Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore).

In an effort to end Mia’s drug addiction, the friends stay together to help her. However, things start to go sour when they find a secret basement in the cabin and a book clearly marked “LEAVE THIS BOOK ALONE”.

And that’s when things get kicked up a notch.

For the next hour or so, unspeakable things happen to the group — most of which I’m unable to write about in a printed form. Just believe me when I say that to call this movie violent would be a glorious understatement.

What makes “Evil Dead” such an effective film is how well the many different aspects of movie-making come together. The direction of newcomer Fede Alvarez is specifically noteworthy, as he takes a lot of chances with this picture that end up moving the film along quite nicely.

Unfortunately, I wish the same could’ve been said about the script, also by Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues. Though the film is at the mercy of its adaptation from the original 1981 predecessor, it ends up falling into a lot of the standard clichés of many other horror films.

Throughout the movie, there’s a good chance you’ll be yelling at the characters at every turn over the bad decisions they make. However, this is forgivable once you realize that it’s not their movie. If it’s anybody’s movie, it’s Raimi and

Campbell’s.After many years of the “will-they, won’t

they” back and forth of the possibility of the sequel, the pair decided that if their beloved cult hit would be given a 21st century makeover, it would be done right.

This is the final reason that “Evil Dead” is one of the best horror films of the new decade thus far. Is it the most terrifying film you will ever experience? Unless you’re utterly turned off by the film’s creative uses of red corn syrup, no.

However, it does deliver the promises of a high quality, well shot and gleefully gory horror film that the public will undoubtedly eat up and hopefully keep down. Gather your friends, don’t read the spoilers and go see this film. Get ready, Cardinals. You’re in for one helluva time.

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Landon Defever is a communications sophomore and Vanguard staff writer. Reach him at lhdefeve@svsu.edu.

Will Wood is a professional technical writing senior and Vanguard staff writer. Reach him at wswood@svsu.edu.

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8:00-10:00 Game Show

10:00 90's movie

Brought to you by Dining Services, Student Life, Program Board, Valley Nights, Brought to you by Dining Services, Student Life, Program Board, Valley Nights, Residential Life, RHA, Pine Grove Community Council,

University Village West Community Council, Living Center North Community Council, Living Center South Community Council,

Living Center SouthWest Community Council and First Year Board