A new year signifies a time to make changes. Sometimes, making these changes is easier said than done. Often, all it takes is the use of the resources around you and the initiative to see things through. Recently, as mentioned in Hannah Lentz' article,...

With the holidays over, classes are back up and running. While there are probably some students eager to get back to work, I'd say most of us are probably going through a transitional period. For the first week or so, your mind is still in break mode...

Now, I know a lot of us hate New Year’s resolutions, but bear with me. The new year reminds people that time is passing. We reflect on the year that has passed and ask ourselves what we've really done and what we're currently doing. We should always...

Like much of the population, I went to see the highly anticipated "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" movie over winter break. Unlike much of the population, however, I was, in many ways, largely unimpressed and disappointed. This first sequel to the original...

When you know you’re going to be leaving a place soon, you suddenly become hyper-aware of your surroundings. As if you had just arrived, you notice the way it smells when you walk down the street, every detail on every building that you pass, the way...

From all of the editors at the Lanthorn, congratulations on making it to the end of the semester! It's been a hectically busy 15 weeks right from the start, but we'd like to take a moment to thank you for letting the Lanthorn document and report on all...

While at work, I heard some coworkers discussing how calling a professor by their first name made them uncomfortable. They were saying that even if their teacher introduced themselves as “Taylor,” for example, they would still refer to them by their...

After studying for five and a half years, I was one of the 900-something students who walked across the stage at Van Andel Arena on Saturday. To my fellow graduates, congratulations- we made it and are now Lakers for a lifetime.The ceremony went fairly...

As of late, increasing campus diversity has been one of the main focuses of Grand Valley State University. The Division of Inclusion and Equity recently conducted a Campus Climate Survey to see what campus community members think of the university as...

It’s that time of year again when stress levels are at an all-time high. All of the course material learned over the semester is culminating in exam week next week. While doing well in these last two weeks of the semester is important to you academic...

Right before Thanksgiving, a skit from Saturday Night Live featuring argumentative family members putting aside their differences and bonding over Adele’s hit single, “Hello” made its rounds on social media. While the clip was highly entertaining,...