A glittering palace in the center of campus, the Mary Idema Pew Learning and Information Commons gives you the impression that you’re physically and symbolically revolving around it. Since it opened last week, it’s been flooded with a steady stream...

In the most recent Board of Trustees meeting held at Grand Valley State University, the board authorized a partnership with four more statewide charter schools bringing the total number of authorized schools to 51. The four charter schools, one in...

I can’t have anything! I’m starting to become afraid that the things I like are going to be popular, because I know the creators will think popularity warrants sequels, prequels or spin offs. This is an epidemic that has begun to spread outside of...

If you’re anything like me, summertime means a few very important things: no class, no homework, and farmers markets; three things I’ve been waiting all winter for! And what better place to enjoy not getting up at 7:30 a.m. to go to stats than Grand...

I want to thank you for The Lanthorn’s coverage of the proposed widening of 48th Avenue, the local issue (Allendale/Ottawa County) we used as a case study in my Introduction to Transportation Planning class. While the semester is nearly over, the...

The time for planning has come and gone. It’s go time. The summer concert season is already in full swing. If this column is your first warning of the upcoming season then chances are you’ve already missed a show that you would have liked. It’s...

You can ask any French person what Sundays are for, and they will tell you that it is strictly to sleep in. That thought not only would reinforce the stereotype that we are lazy, but that would also show how different our culture is compare to the United...

This is my last opinions column, and I have never been any good at goodbyes. I am not exaggerating. My normal goodbye face is scrunched and constipated looking, with fat tears rolling down it. My nose usually runs, which is always super sexy, and I...

Is it safe to go to the movies yet? For years now I’ve been waiting for the whole 3D cinema craze to pass over. To be completely candid, I’m not really sure what everybody was taking to make it seem so cool in the first place. The two or three scenes...

At Grand Valley State University, the safeness of walkability and bike-ability on 48th Avenue has been an ongoing topic of discussion for years, most prominently in 2010 following a collision between a car and then-Sophomore Zach Somples, who sustained...

I have shied away from this topic for a while, because I feel it is very similar to the abortion debate. There is a lot of passion surrounding it, and people tend to feel very strongly one way or the other. These strong emotions can inhibit rationality...

It seems to be hitting hard this year. Thus far, they have not been able to come up with any kind of vaccination, and the population of Grand Valley seems to be at risk. The symptoms are easily disguised and the most-likely unknowing college student...