New events highlight Homecoming

Laker fans will find a host of activities available during Homecoming, set for Saturday, October 24.

With the theme "Once Upon a Laker," new Homecoming events include a bone marrow registry drive, premiere of a documentary about the Laker baseball 2012 trip to Cuba, and a farewell to the Ravine apartments.

Highlights are below, details are available online at www.gvsu.edu/homecoming.

• The Homecoming 5K Walk/Run will start at 10 a.m. at the Kelly Family Sports Center. Late registration will begin October 20 and participants can register before the race from 8-9:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Laker cross country and track and field teams. 

• WZZM-TV and Michigan Blood will host a bone marrow donor registration drive from 9 a.m.-noon at the outdoor basketball courts next to the Kelly Family Sports Center. Free parking will be available in lot G until noon. The event is in conjunction with national Make a Difference Day. 

• "A Lesson in Diplomacy: GVSU Baseball in Cuba" will premiere at 1:30 p.m. in Loutit Lecture Hall, room 101. The film tells the story of the team's trip to Cuba, including games against Cuban all-stars and the humanitarian mission planned with First Hand Aid. The film's co-producer, Gordon Alderink, will be available after the screening. Alderink is the team's former pitching coach and teaches in the Honors College.

• Tours of the Ravine apartments will be available from 2-4 p.m. The complex is in its final year as student housing.

Laker football will host Findlay University at 7 p.m.