Editor’s note: Kim Nagy is a local community member, and the opinions expressed in this piece are her own. I have been attending a Lenten book study at church and we’ve been reading “A Faith of Many Rooms” by Debie Thomas. This week’s discussion...

Being broke is a common stereotype for us college students. In most cases, this stereotype reigns true with many of us living paycheck to paycheck and feeling the constant stress of finances. I believe that without the extremely high cost of course materials,...

People looking for any sign of resistance from Senate Democrats after Chuck Schumer’s budget capitulation were finally thrown a bone by Senator Cory Booker last week. On March 31, and for most of the day after, Booker held the floor for “as long as...

I have always been a huge fan of older music. My favorite genre is folk rock, which is arguably a dying genre. My favorite artists, Simon and Garfunkel, have been disbanded for more than a decade, and many other iconic artists in the genre have done the...

We have now passed the mark of two dreadful months of President Donald Trump's second term, which has provided the country with a level of pain and embarrassment that hasn't been seen on the world stage in some time. This administration has given us moments...

I hoped that I wouldn’t need to write a column about this. I wished, more than anything, that the worst of the situation in occupied Palestine was behind us, and that I could just stick to writing about the rising far-right in the United States. However,...

Editor’s note: Conner McCowan is an incarcerated student in Grand Valley State University’s educational program at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility. The opinions expressed in this piece are his own and do not necessarily represent the official...

Recently, there has been a growing literature trend where books containing graphic and sexually explicit content are presented with cutely-animated covers and titles that make them appear to be kid-friendly or lighthearted reads. As a result, young and...

As we grow older, friendships seem to just get harder. As we grow into our own person and start to model ourselves into the human beings we want to be, finding solid friendships can be a struggle. Looking back on my own experiences, throughout my entire...

Editor’s note: Brett Colley is a professor in Grand Valley State University's Department of Visual & Media Arts. The opinions expressed in this piece are his own. "Pétalos De Cambio" is a mural - inspired by accounts of femicide, homophobia...