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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

Amusement gained from reading instructions

Anush Yepremyan Dec 1, 2014

Have you ever paid attention to what people write on the packaging or labels of certain products? If not, you have missed the whole entertainment and guaranteed 20 minutes of hysterical laughter. To be honest, some of them make me really wonder if labels...

Become social media savvy

Jessica Hodge Dec 1, 2014

Posting on social media is often thoughtless and is about whatever is currently on your mind or the thing you are doing that moment. Some people are so detailed that you could recite their entire grocery list just by reading their tweets. Others will...

IMPROVED SAFETY

Dec 1, 2014

The safety of students should be the No. 1 priority for a university. Grand Valley State University, despite being known for having one of the safest campuses, has had multiple incidents occur this year that have threatened the safety of students. To...

Required textbook $100 ? Write it on your course evaluation

Scott St. Louis Nov 24, 2014

By Scott St. Louis Guest columnist It’s a weight on our shoulders, growing more onerous for every class of students entering college; a ball and chain inhibiting our upward socioeconomic mobility; a cross that many of us bear for years after graduation;...

How to get out of a fitness rut

Emily Doran Nov 24, 2014

Recently, I came to the conclusion that I was in a fitness rut. My exercise routine had grown stagnant, I was bored with my workout DVDs and I had little motivation to make the long trek to the Fieldhouse gym. I knew I needed something to revitalize...

Less Netflix, more mosh pits

Mackenzie Bush Nov 24, 2014

This weekend, my friend Caleb and I took a day trip to Chicago. We ate vegan poutine, got a reading at a psychic shop we walked past and saw Watsky in concert. And I couldn’t help but wonder why I don’t do this more often. I think there might...

FROSTY RETURNS

Nov 24, 2014

Last week, the Grand Valley State University community was reminded of the forces of Mother Nature near the Lake Michigan shoreline. For the first time in the university’s history, classes were cancelled in November, according to Hannah Lentz’s...

GETTING GREENER

Nov 20, 2014

Grand Valley State University prides itself on being an eco-friendly school, and their zero-waste campaign is just another successful step in the right direction.During the campaign, volunteers helped divert 2,255 pounds of compostable items from the...

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“How to” guide to sustainability

Nov 20, 2014

By The Office of Sustainability Practices GVSU’s campus is nearly 1,500 acres – complete with nearly 20 LEED-certified buildings, a golf course, a trail system, a stormwater management complex and a seven-acre arboretum. Students can go through...

The loss of community because of dishwashers

Luke Van Der Male Nov 20, 2014

It seems to be the only topic on campus: dishwashers. And why shouldn’t it be? Before the contraption, dishes were just another chore on a long list of chores that everyone was waiting for their roommates to do. Now it’s exactly that, but less justifiably...

Nature vs. nurture in learning to drive

Jessica Hodge Nov 20, 2014

Driving is something we start learning to do at the early ages of 14 or 15, and after years of watching our parents do it, the only difficult part is learning the rules of the road. But the rules are constantly changing and evolving, so learning is an...

Don’t give in to the peer pressure to smoke

Danielle Zukowski Nov 20, 2014

A breezeway has been constructed between the past and the future. Amid the introductions to limitless firsts, we’re battling fine lines. There’s a tightrope of a measly barrier between yes and no, have and have not. A number of these new opportunities...