I have a confession to make: I’m mildly obsessed with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I’m a firm believer that this test helps individuals better understand their relationship to others, themselves, and the world around them. For those of you...

I am now a senior at Grand Valley and, as a result, fancy myself a veteran of exam week. At least seven times I’ve gone through the exam gauntlet and have always survived, bloody but victorious. Through it all, I’ve come to realize one truth: the...

Growing up halfway around the world in Malaysia, I have learned to look at the world from a different perspective. I had the opportunity to look both from the outside and in on things that were going on, but none more so than whatever was happening in...

On the Grand Valley State University campuses, about 33 percent of the paper that’s printed is wasted, according to the front page article by Ryan Jarvi. And at a school where individuals are not required to pay for their own paper, this figure...

As most people are, you’re probably very giddy about going home for Thanksgiving. Whether you’re from different parts of the state, out-of-state or anywhere in between, everyone is excited for a big, scrumptious dinner with friends and family. Personally,...

Meet the Jones. It’s Thanksgiving and they’ve settled down at their parents’ home to celebrate another year filled with familial blessings. Around every corner, the aroma of turkey and homemade apple pie drifts almost palpably in cartoon-esque...

The college experience is expensive. There’s no getting around it. But for some students, it’s far more expensive than they could’ve known when choosing GVSU. Aspiring nursing students, for example, probably don’t expect as...

At most universities, including Grand Valley State University, many courses require group work for projects, papers, research and presentations. While on the surface this may seem like great practice for future employment, some students have found group...

Last month, the University Academic Senate (UAS) vetoed the Student Senate’s proposal to instate a Fall Break. In lieu of this veto, Dean Antczak of the College of Liberal Sciences (CLAS) is advocating for a “Fall Breather.” During this Breather,...

The world has ended. You’re in charge. Go. In light of the Hunger Games: Catching Fire coming out this week, and the overall fascination that our generation has with post-apocalyptic/dystopian storytelling, I’ve decided that GVSU should offer a...