Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? Class, work, at home with your family? Some of us were school children, too young to fully understand the atrocity of the event. Others tried to cope with the shock of such a catastrophe. Some of us had family...

By Luke Van Der Male [email protected] If it’s true that it’s how we think and not what we think that’s important, it follows that it’s how we talk and not what we talk about that is similarly essential. But what does this mean in the...

Letter to Lakers, The other night as I was procrastinating homework, I decided to go to the GVSU Crushes Twitter page and read through the latest tweets. Instead of finding mostly nice compliments to fellow Lakers, I was disturbed by the amount of...

By Emily Doran [email protected] College has been full of adjustments for me. Some have been big – living far away from home and family, for example – while others, such as learning to find my way around campus, have been much smaller. I foresaw...

The fall 2014 semester at Grand Valley State University is officially back in full swing. The first week of class is often very laid back, mainly with professors doing introductions and going over syllabi. To make matters easier, after just one week of...

I have a friend who loves burgers. The week prior to the start of classes, we went to Kleiner to get food. He goes to get a burger he loves, which involves a simple process of build-your-own style similar to Subway. However, he was very shocked to find...

Campus Minister – on behalf of the Campus Ministry @ GVSU community Names are important. They help us identify and differentiate. Sometimes when names sound alike we naturally make associations. Often those associations are helpful. Sometimes not.That’s...

It is a bit of a stirring awakening to realize that the majority of our time is spent in front of flashing keyboards and twitter updates. The comfort of hiding behind a cell phone has allowed us to escape confrontations with reality. We’ve become utterly...

At Grand Valley State University, there are several designated "free speech zones" that any group can go to and be able to say anything they want. While free speech is encouraged – and mandatory at GVSU, as it is a public university –...

By Emily [email protected] a first-year student at Grand Valley State University, I can confirm that there are several aspects of attending college that intimidate me and my fellow freshman: There’s homesickness, the difficulty of adjusting...

By Mackenzie [email protected] I was in high school, I considered myself to be a social outcast. As is required, I wore more than my fair share of black nail polish, told people I “wasn’t like other girls” and listened to pop punk....