Every four years, the American electorate selects a new leader of the free world. There are no riots in the streets. There is no bloodshed. There are no political prisoners. Instead, millions of people flood to public schools, churches and city halls...

Hillary Clinton has always rallied for the support of women. The dream of a woman in the White House has never been as close to fruition as it has right now.But she may have completely messed it up for herself last weekend. Speaking at a rally in New...

For many, this past week marked the official beginning of the winter semester stress. After the first few relatively easy weeks, Grand Valley State University students have just started to take their first big exams, write their papers and work on group...

To put it bluntly, the bookstore’s refund system needs to change. I understand where the rules come from, and I realize as well as anyone that no system is perfect but some are better than others. The refund policy in the Laker Store needs some modifications...

Recently, I was browsing the comment section of a pro-rape article. Someone supporting the article said everyone should just respect the author’s right of free speech. However, I take issue with this. People often like to bring up the First Amendment...

During the average college student's educational career, most will have to take a much-dreaded 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. class at least once. Though you don't see many students excited for these three hour blocks of class, time spent on class materials should...

Last Monday night, the entire nation focused on Iowa. There is only one reason anyone ever pays attention to Iowa, and that’s for its caucuses, which kicks off the presidential caucus and primary election season every four years. Iowa, for being such...

National Signing Day, a veritable Christmas-in-July for college sports fans, has shifted its perceived significance since the emergence of the digital age.At the Division II level, NSD still hasn’t reached the level it has at Division I. Grand Valley...

This past week, I purchased a group fitness pass at the recreation center. I had been looking for fun new workouts to supplement my regular training, and the diverse array of class options available fit the bill.The first class I tried was Zumba. I had...

This week is one of the rare occasions when I will give a direct answer to the question, “What are you doing this weekend?”Differing from the go-to “I don’t know yet, what about yourself?” I will instead give a firm “getting the gang together...