Grand Valley Lanthorn

Club events should have higher attendance

Danielle Zukowski • Apr 13, 2015

This past weekend, Spotlight Productions brought hip hop artist Hoodie Allen to Grand Valley State University. These kinds of events usually attract high attendance, but what about events of other student organizations? Many of the events listed on the...

Think carefully about your actions

Kelly Smith • Apr 13, 2015

If you haven’t yet heard, there was an apartment fire on April Fools' Day at Campus West. I heard about it from one of my roommates. One lit firework and the whole apartment ignites, almost taking neighboring apartments with it. Seeing as I wasn’t...

Common ground and liberal education

Scott St. Louis • Apr 9, 2015

By Scott St. Louis Guest columnist Glancing at the labels affixed to professors Robert George and Cornel West makes their fruitful working relationship appear a surprising one. George, the McCormick professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University,...

Finding constructive ways to unwind

Emily Doran • Apr 9, 2015

Like most college students, I turn to Netflix when I need a mental break from homework or when my brain is feeling fried after a test. Still, although I like watching TV shows and movies in order to zone out mentally every once in a while, I’ve found...

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

Apr 9, 2015

On Wednesday, students had the opportunity to showcase their creative works and scholarly research at the annual Grand Valley State University Student Scholars Day. We would like to congratulate the hundreds of students who took part in this...

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

Anush Yepremyan • Apr 6, 2015

When I was seven, my parents bought my sister and me an enormous map of the world. It was placed in our room right in front of my desk. It was their way to create a passion for geography, and I must say they succeeded. However, to be honest, the end result...

Teaching bystander CPR to save lives

Laura Hughes, Courtney Van Vels, Heidi Hofstra, Sarah DeLange, Maizie Kineman, and Ashley Schaap • Apr 6, 2015

Imagine if you went for a jog and began feeling an unusual tightness in your chest. You suddenly can’t get any air into your lungs and start to panic; your vision starts to go black and you’re jogging, alone. As you collapse to the ground, you wonder...

Letter to the editor

Emily Kosnik • Apr 6, 2015

In a recent issue of the Lanthorn, there was an article published titled "Anti-Abortion Demonstration Ignites Debate."All in all, I liked the article. I thought it was well-written, provided interesting insights. However, I am deeply and gravely offended...

CULTURAL LEARNING

Apr 6, 2015

As Allison Ribick wrote in her article "CLS Program trains students in language, culture learning," the United States government has accepted four Grand Valley State University students into its Critical Language Scholarship Program. This means that they...

Lanthorn response to letter to the editor

Audra Gamble • Apr 6, 2015

As the author of the article “Anti-abortion demonstration ignites debate,” I would like to clarify something. Since the publication of the article in the April 2 edition of the Lanthorn, there has been a great deal of discussion on social media and...

Risking a major to follow passion

Emily Doran • Apr 2, 2015

With class registration open for the upcoming fall and winter semesters, the Grand Valley State University student body has inevitably divided. On the one hand, there are students who are confidently selecting classes according to their predetermined...

Celebrating the arrival of spring

Kelly Smith • Apr 2, 2015

After another cold winter, we’re all looking forward for the warm weather to be among us again – when we can go outside without a coat, play with a Frisbee or simply just relax during free time. Although the weather outside is still on the chilly...