Since the dawn of time there have been crazes, and there have been dissenters to said crazes. Sometimes justified, most of the time…not so much. There will always be people that hate things because everyone else likes them. The thing is, everything...

A mere 40-some years ago, published women writers were a rarity. Thankfully, the world grasped the fact that women had the ability to make advancements that men could not necessarily make, not because of any biological difference, but because they suddenly...

According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundations, there are currently 1,161 colleges and universities in the U.S. with smoke or tobacco-free policies, 33 of those are in the state of Michigan. At Grand Valley State University, the current...

Dear Warner Brothers, There are rumors going around that you guys are going to try a Justice League movie. I’m writing you to ask that this does NOT happen, at least not in the next four years. There are some things that are just better left not...

A couple of weeks ago I sat in class, drifting off. I don’t usually make a habit of sleeping in lecture (I am secretly terrified of waking up with a professor standing over me as I wipe the drool from my cheek). However, on this particular day my...

The jocks, the populars, the goths, the nerds, girls who eat their feelings, girls who eat nothing: I’m sure that jointly we could come up with a lengthy list of high school “types.” They’re known as clichés for a reason. In every high school...

Nobody ever said college would be a cake-walk. Finals are hard, organizing your club’s big finale fundraiser is hard, and time management is even harder. Things get messy this time of year, and hair begins to thin. It happens. But when you find yourself...

The jocks, the populars, the goths, the nerds, girls who eat their feelings, girls who eat nothing: I’m sure that jointly we could come up with a lengthy list of high school “types.” They’re known as clichés for a reason. In every high school...

If you’re even nearly as introverted as me, Easter Sunday was challenging to say the least. While it may be hard to face total strangers, sitting down at a dinner table surrounded by people who know some of your darkest secrets can be torture. If you...

Dear Lanthorn and Lanthorn Readers, My name is Chris. I don’t know if anyone at Grand Valley remembers me, but I used to have a column on this very opinion page of the Lanthorn last year and the year before that. Then I graduated and moved out to...

For many students – especially those at liberal arts colleges like Grand Valley State University – fulfilling general education requirements can become an obstacle for students seeking an efficient graduation date. However, following the University...

My roommate’s father had his daughters trained. At ages seven and five, they knew perfectly well how they were supposed to respond when an all-too-cheery adult leaned inches from their face and asked the predictable question, “What do you want to...