This weekend, Grand Valley State University hosted the Grand Dialogue to open discussion about the relationship between science and religion. While creating an interesting discussion and debate, this event also allowed advocates for both sides to intersect...

Recently, the Lanthorn has strongly urged students to claim their voice in all debates on university policy — and to do so boldly and emphatically. Now, it would be smart to qualify this call: we should first adopt an attitude of humility, one that...

I was never one to talk out of turn in class. As a kid. It’s a little different now. The whole system of “raising your hand” feels outdated. Maybe I just have more to say this time around? It depends on the class. I think with more people in...

At the beginning of the winter 2014 semester, students received an email from the Grand Valley Police Department notifying students of a sexual assault that took place on the downtown Grand Valley State University campus. Some students in the campus...

Allow me to begin by stating the obvious: when we students arrive at Grand Valley as freshmen, we certainly are not overwhelmed by our own power on campus. That is to say, we don’t feel a strong sense of agency, of the possibility that we might be...

I was never one to talk out of turn in class. As a kid. It’s a little different now. The whole system of “raising your hand” feels outdated. Maybe I just have more to say this time around? It depends on the class. I think with more people in...

Q: I will be getting an income tax refund. Do you think I should invest it, or should I use the money to pay my credit card balance? A: Most credit cards charge interest rates ranging from 12% to 23%. Only individuals with the highest credit scores...

The 2011 Campus Climate Assessment indicates those least comfortable with the campus are minority groups. This includes individuals of color and members of the LGBTQ community, but it also includes women. The assessment also reveals those who experience...

Last week, the Grand Valley State University Student Senate hosted its second town hall meeting to discuss donor relations with members of the Board of Trustees. More than 50 members of the campus community including students, staff, faculty and administrators...

I never have weekends off of work. And then, this weekend, it was magical—I had both Friday and Saturday off. I have project after project and paper after paper that I could be working on, and yet, here I am, sitting at my computer, sipping my...

Imagine the following scenario: You submit a 10-page essay to BlackBoard at midnight and by 12:01am, you have your grade back with commentary. Though no human reader could evaluate an essay at this pace, robot readers certainly can and without tire....

I used to hold myself to some really high standards—almost unrealistic. All throughout middle and high school I was a 4.0 student, and the first time I got less than a B on something, I actually cried about it. I went so long getting 100% on everything,...