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Staying sharp over summer

Staying sharp over summer

Emily Doran Jun 1, 2015

At the close of the winter semester and the beginning of summer vacation, most students either store their used textbooks far away, never to be seen again, or sell them. It seems that as soon as finals are over, students want to “move on” from the...

Editors' pick: summer reading list

Editors’ pick: summer reading list

Lanthorn Staff Jun 1, 2015

Summer is in full swing in Michigan, and Grand Valley State University students have gotten the chance to unwind, unpack and catch up on all the sleep they missed out on during the past semester. Of course, that also means that college students have had...

Struggling with perfectionism

Struggling with perfectionism

Kelly Smith May 4, 2015

Two things that I have struggled with all my life, and still do, are obsessive-compulsive disorder and perfectionism. It’s not a full-blown obsession that causes me to never do anything unless it’s perfect. It’s more of a subtle obsession over certain...

GROWING PAINS

May 4, 2015

Two weeks ago, Grand Valley State University celebrated its 100,000th graduate. This is a huge milestone for the university, and it should be celebrated as such. In recent history, the university's student population has continued to skyrocket. Compared...

Getting the most out of summer

Getting the most out of summer

Jess Hodge May 4, 2015

We all want to relax after school gets out, but then reality sets in that we need to work if we want to be able to go back to school next fall. Now, we’re all dreading going to work everyday and saying goodbye to our social lives. The good news is that...

Celebrating women around the world

Celebrating women around the world

Anush Yepremyan May 4, 2015

When you start smelling the highly anticipated aroma of blossoming flowers, hearing the babbling of the river and tweeting of the birds – it means spring is finally hovering everywhere. But if you, in addition to it, see a lot of men scurry in the store...

A semester in review: Online hatred and feminism

GVSU Women's Center and Alyssa Adamovich Apr 16, 2015

I sought a Women’s Center internship because the Women’s Center aims for intersectional gender justice. Intersectionality, according to Jarune Uwujaren and Jamie Utt, is “a framework that must be applied to all social justice work; a...

How to prepare for finals

How to prepare for finals

Jessica Hodge Apr 16, 2015

Finals are finally here – less than a week of class left. Everyone is stressed about studying and doing well on their exams. The library stays open all night and pulling an all-nighter seems like a very likely and unfortunate option. So how can you...

Orthodox Easter traditions

Orthodox Easter traditions

Anush Yepremyan Apr 16, 2015

The Orthodox Easter was on April 12th this year. In Russia, they call it "Paskha" and in Ukrainian, it is called "Velykden," which means "The Great Day." Usually, during the week before Easter (the Great Week or Holy Week), which is called the White...

LOOKING NORTH

Apr 16, 2015

The Lanthorn and its staff is no stranger to criticism or push-back from administration. Unfortunately, it seems to come with the profession of journalism. However, there has been a concerning trend occurring at Northern Michigan University in regards...

NEW LEADERSHIP

Apr 13, 2015

Cabinet members for the 2015-16 school year were voted on during Thursday's meeting of the Grand Valley State University Student Senate. Each student representative will head one of the seven committees that make up the senate, including senate resources,...

Religion and politics, who cares?

Keith Eichholz Apr 13, 2015

When I sat down to write this column, I wanted to write about religion and politics – the topics nearest and dearest to me. But I can’t do that. You’re not interested, if what’s trending on Yahoo is indicative of what’s trending at Grand...