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The Collegiate Podcast covers news, entertainment and sports at Grand Rapids Community College and across the country.
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Grand Rapids Community College students are inspiring. They overcome challenges. They are leaders. And they have great stories to tell. We hear from students about their journey to GRCC, the people who helped them along the way, and their dreams for the future. We also talk with the staff, faculty, and community members who work hard to empower students. What’s your GRCC story?
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Check out the ninth episode and the return of Collegiate’s Chop it Up Podcast where your hosts Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp are joined by Collegiate Editor in Chief Blace Carpenter along with Collegiate Reporter James Herold and discuss: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift dating rumors National Emergency test and student reactions School safety video…
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The Collegiate’s Chop it Up Podcast Episode 9: A Conversation with GRCC Student Government Communications Director Nicholas Thomasma
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On the ninth episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your host Kevin Lopez chats with Student Government Communications Director Nicholas Thomasma about GRCC Block Party, GRCC safety improvements, Student Life renovations, and future goals for the fall and winter semesters.The Collegiate
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The Collegiate's Chop It Up Podcast Episode 8: Campus safety, student athlete honors, Michigan Reconnect program update and more
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On the eighth episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp discuss: GRCC Student Athlete All-Conference and All-MCCAA teams Michigan Reconnect program update GRCC President Charles Lepper’s plan to improve campus safety that he shared at a recent town hall meeting Cool Story Bro Upcoming Lo…
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Check out the seventh episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023 Chop It Up Podcast, featuring your hosts, Kevin Lopez, Pierson VanGorp, and Collegiate Editor-in-Chief Sophie Deiters discussing: David Murray leaving as communications director and becoming the fourth GRCC employee to join former GRCC President Bill Pink at Ferris State University in Bi…
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The Collegiate's Chop It Up Podcast Episode 6 - Fireworks, Foodie Fest, GRCC professor on 'Chopped,' NBA free agency winners and losers
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Tune into the sixth episode of the Collegiate’s 2023 summer, Chop it Up Podcast, where your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, and Collegiate Feature Editor Brandon Smith discuss: Grand Rapids Foodie Fest Firework shows in Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Ada Results on “Chopped” for GRCC professor Jenn Struik NBA Free Agency: Who went where and win…
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Hey GRCC! On the fifth episode of The Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, discuss: The declining air quality around the Midwest Holland pride festival GRCC Professor Jenn Struik featured on Chopped Governor Whitmer’s new distracted driving law Post-NBA Draft recap along with reactions to the tw…
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The Collegiate's Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast Episode 4 - GR Pride and Biggest NBA Draft Steals and Busts
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Hey GRCC! On the fourth episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, along with Collegiate Feature Editor Brandon Smith discuss: Jerad Berkenpas earning NJCAA All-American honors GR Pride highlights with Brandon Smith NBA Draft rumors Biggest NBA Draft Busts and Steals…
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The Chop It Up Podcast Episode 3 – Board of Trustees Recap, Provost Search Continues, NBA Finals Game 5 reaction
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Hello GRCC! On the third episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your host, Kevin Lopez, along with Collegiate News Editor Blace Carpenter discusses: – GRCC drops title IX investigation – Juan Olivarez Mural – Board of Trustees Recap – Provost Search continues – NBA Finals Game 5 Reaction…
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The Chop It Up Podcast Episode 2 – GRCC athletics department wins big award, 'Across The Spider-Verse Review', NBA Finals Game 3
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Hello GRCC! On the second episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your host, Kevin Lopez, discusses: – A big win for the GRCC athletic department – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” review with Abby Haywood and Brandon Smith (read our review as well) – NBA Finals game reaction – Team USA basketball commitments…
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The Chop It Up Podcast Episode 1 - Provost Forums, Golf team excellence, and NBA Finals Predictions
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On the first episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts Pierson VanGorp and Kevin Lopez discuss the provost candidates for GRCC, the Golf Team dominating for their 14th consecutive title, and NBA Final predictions.The Collegiate
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Melissa Gheorghiu is a non-traditional college student, meaning that she began her collegiate career well after graduating from high school in 2000. Missy, as she is known, was always good with numbers, and she decided to try taking classes at GRCC after some encouragement from a friend. There were uncertainties at first: How would she learn to use…
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Lydia Hendrian is a first-year student pursuing an automotive technology certificate at GRCC's Tassell M-TEC (Michigan Technical Education Center). Although only about 10% of automotive technicians in the US are women, Lydia’s positive attitude and GRCC’s comprehensive program have put her on track to succeed.…
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Jamillya Hardley is the Assistant Director of GRCC's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, where she is hard at work organizing events for Black History Month as well as next month's Salute to Women. Jamillya's experiences as a first-generation college student and U of M athlete uniquely prepared her to help students today, particularly those…
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Lizzie Hornack is GRCC's new women's soccer coach — and the first, as the college looks forward to launching its first new sports program in many years. Lizzie honed her skills growing up in Manchester, England, and came to Davenport University in 2010 so she could play soccer while earning a degree. She stayed in West Michigan, coaching youth team…
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Evodie Djunga serves as president of the Campus Activities Board. CAB, as the group is known, creates events where students can have fun, get help, or connect with each other. Evodie also works in the Enrollment Center, helping students get a good start — something she says is key to a good outcome. She came to Grand Rapids from Raleigh, North Caro…
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Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast of the fall semester. Today, managing editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Editor-in-Chief Anthony Clark Jr. as they discuss the GRCC volleyball’s impressive season as well as GRCC golf and men’s and women’s cross country.…
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Hello everyone and welcome to the final episode of the 2021 Collegiate Summer Sports Podcast. Today Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Sean Chase and Anthony Clark Jr. to discuss the GRCC volleyball tournament results as well as discussing the recent hiring of Molly McKinney as the new head softball coach for GRCC. We will switch over to national sports n…
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss and Sam Tucker discuss Metallica's contribution to the Grand Rapids Community College welding program and the national blood shortage. They also discuss what colleges and universities are requiring their students and faculty to …
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast. On today’s episode Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Editor-in-Chief Sean Chase and Anthony Clark Jr. They discuss the 2021 NBA draft and the recent NBA free agency news, as well as continuing their conversation on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As always, thank you f…
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast. As always, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Editor-in-Chief Sean Chase and Anthony Clark Jr. Today we will discuss the Grand Rapids Community College baseball golf outing as well as discussing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with topics including Simone Biles and the …
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss and Sam Tucker discuss Kent County's recent COVID-19 case numbers and the Delta Variant. After the news, they discuss the benefits of attending Grand Rapids Community College compared to a university and the Michigan vaccine lot…
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast. Today, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Editor-in-Chief Sean Chase, and Anthony Clark Jr. We will discuss the NBA playoffs as well The Grand Rapids G League team changing their name. Before discussing the recent news of Sha’carri Richardson. Thank you for liste…
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Ransom Street Closure, Library and Fieldhouse Hours, GRCC Counseling Center and The Winter 2021 Magazine
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss and Sam Tucker discuss the Ransom Street closure and the updated hours for the Library and Fieldhouse. After the news, they discuss the services offered by the counseling center and the Collegiate Winter 2021 magazine.…
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Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast. As always, Sports-Editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Sean Chase and Anthony Clark Jr. Today, we will be discussing the recent news of the Carl Nassib coming out as gay, making him the first person on an NFL roster to come out, as well as, discussing the NBA playoffs. We w…
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Welcome to another episode of the Collegiate Sports Podcast. This episode, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman is joined by Anthony Clark Jr. They discuss Grand Rapids Community College athletic trainer, Mike Roche, receiving National Junior College Athletic Association Athletic Trainer of the Year, as well as talking about the new recruits for the GRCC W…
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss and Sam Tucker discuss Noorthoek Academy's newly appointed executive director and Michigan's latest COVID-19 numbers. After the news, they discuss the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre's reopening and new season lineup and pop-up perfo…
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Rosa Parks Circle Renovations, One Year Anniversary of the Downtown Riots, and The First Lady Visits GRCC
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss, Sam Tucker and Editor-in-Chief Sean Chase discuss the current renovations taking place at Rosa Parks Circle, the one-year anniversary of the riots downtown following the death of George Floyd and the June 1 changes to COVID-19 …
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast summer 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman speaks with Anthony Clark Jr. and Sean Chase about the Grand Rapids Community College golf team's performance at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship. Then they discuss the end-of-season awards for …
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Mask Mandate Lifted, First Lady to GRCC Vaccine Clinic, and Studying Online From Out of State
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Welcome to the Summer Edition of the News and Feature Podcast! This week, Managing Editor Breegan Petruska, Aspen Strauss and Sam Tucker discuss the May 13 CDC announcement that all vaccinated individuals can interact indoors without masks and the First Lady's upcoming visit to the GRCC vaccine clinic. After the news, they discuss the benefits of o…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast summer 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman speaks with Anthony Clark Jr. and Sean Chase about Shonyah Hawkins receiving Second Team All-American honors. Then they discuss the completion of the GRCC softball and baseball teams' seasons, along with the golf team's national cha…
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Shonyah Hawkins, Danielle Lamancusa and Jayla Bibbs Discuss Their Incredible Season With The Collegiate
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase, Kaia Zimmerman and Anthony Clark Jr. speak with Shonyah Hawkins, Danielle Lamancusa and Jayla Bibbs from the Grand Rapids Community College women's basketball team, who after winning their region are headed to the National Junior Colle…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman and Anthony Clark Jr. about the week of April 5, for the Grand Rapids Community College women's basketball team, who won the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Great Lakes district title. Then, th…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Anthony Clark Jr. about the week of March 29, for the Grand Rapids Community College volleyball team, who played their final game against Muskegon Community College. Then they get into discussing the women’s basketball team,…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr. and Nelson Hubbell about the Final Four match-ups in the NCAA women’s and men's tournaments, including their updated predictions for the ultimate winner. They also discuss how their brackets…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr. and Malachi Robinson about the week of March 22, for the Grand Rapids Community College for the volleyball team, who finished their season 8-4 and are looking to make a run in the national t…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Malachi Robinson and Nelson Hubbell about the round of 16 in the NCAA women's tournament, including their predictions for the ultimate winner. They also discuss how their brackets from the men's tournament ar…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr. and Malachi Robinson about the week of March 15 for the Grand Rapids Community College softball and baseball team's starting their seasons. After that we get into the GRCC volleyball team, 7…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr., Malachi Robinson and Nelson Hubbell about the NCAA tournament, including their predictions for the ultimate winner. They also discuss the recent missteps by the NCAA in terms of equal treat…
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Welcome to another episode of the News and Feature Edition of The Collegiate Podcast! This week, Editor-in-Chief Annah Johnson and Feature Editor Breegan Petruska discuss the Board of Trustees' approval of flat tuition for the 2021-2022 school year. After the news discussion, they highlight some of the responses from across the campus community ref…
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Thank you for tuning in! This week on The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr. and Malachi Robinson about the Grand Rapids Community College women’s basketball team, who are 6-1 and currently on a six-game win-streak, the GRCC volleyball team, who are 4-3 on the year a…
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The Collegiate Podcast News and Feature Edition: New pandemic order, LaughFest and upcoming projects
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Welcome to another episode of the News and Feature Edition of The Collegiate Podcast! This week, Editor-in-Chief Annah Johnson and Feature Editor Breegan Petruska discuss the new pandemic order that was unveiled on March 2 by Gov. Whitmer and the college's plans for Graduation. After the news, they preview LaughFest 2021 and highlight some of their…
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Thank you for tuning in! On Episode 6 of The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman, Anthony Clark Jr. and Malachi Robinson about the Grand Rapids Community College women’s basketball team, who are 4-1 and currently on a four-game win-streak, the GRCC volleyball team, who are 3-2 on the ye…
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Thank you for tuning in! On this weeks episode of The Collegiate Podcast winter 2021 sports edition, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Kaia Zimmerman and Malachi Robinson about the start of the Grand Rapids Community College women's basketball, men's basketball and volleyball teams' seasons. As well as how you can tune into all of the upcoming g…
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Welcome to another episode of the News and Feature Edition of The Collegiate Podcast! This week, Editor-in-Chief Annah Johnson discusses her conversation with Provost Brian Knetl about the future of GRCC after the pandemic and Gov. Whitmer's COVID-19 briefing with Feature Editor Breegan Petruska. After they discuss the news, student reporter Paige …
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Welcome another episode of the winter 2021 edition of The Collegiate Sports Podcast. This week, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Connor Lannen, Kaia Zimmerman and Malachi Robinson about their Super Bowl LV prediction column. After the discussion, Kaia Zimmerman sat down with GRCC women's head basketball coach David Glazier, to discuss the chang…
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Welcome another episode of the winter 2021 edition of The Collegiate Sports Podcast. This week, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Grand Rapids Community College volleyball head coach Chip Will, about the team's first match, returning sophomores, and what to expect for the coming season. After the interview, Kaia Zimmerman joins the conversation …
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On this episode of the News and Feature Edition of The Collegiate Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Annah Johnson discusses Gov. Whitmer's new pandemic order, the GRCC Board of Trustees meeting, and the impact of the Diversity Lecture from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson with our Feature Editor Breegan Petruska. After a recap of the news, they share what projects th…
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Welcome another episode of the winter 2021 edition of The Collegiate Sports Podcast. This week, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Grand Rapids Community College men's basketball head coach Jeff Bauer, about the status of the men's basketball team, returning sophomores, and what to expect for the coming season. After the interviews, Kaia Zimmerma…
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On this first episode of The Collegiate News/Feature Podcast 2021 Edition, Collegiate Editor-in-Chief Annah Johnson breaks down Inauguration Day and shares some Grand Rapids Community College news. This episode, produced by Aspen Strauss, features an interview with GRCC instructor Jenn Fillenworth by Collegiate reporter Paige Bodine.…
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On the first episode of the winter 2021 edition of The Collegiate Sports Podcast, Sports Editor Sean Chase speaks with Grand Rapids Community College Interim Athletic Director David Selmon and Director of the Ford Fieldhouse Whitney Marsh, about GRCC sports in the COVID-19 era, recent changes to amateur athletics, and the status of the fieldhouse. …
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