Dear Lanthorn: The GVSU learning community is very fortunate to have International Faculty as a key component of the faculty. According to GVSU’s Office of Human Resources, 18 percent of current faculty can be considered “international,” with...

Christine Colleran’s January 14 column, “Women’s Rights Gone Wrong,” provides an opportunity for the Grand Valley State University Women’s Center to more clearly articulate our purpose. The mission of the Center is to create meaningful learning...

In response to the Women’s Right Gone Wrong article published in the January 14, 2013 issue of the Lanthorn: Thank you for bringing attention to women’s rights; it is an important issue to discuss. While many of the thoughts in this article are...

Here at Grand Valley State University, we aim to celebrate diversity. Through the administrative Office of Multicultural Affairs, to an array of on-campus clubs, events and courses designed at promoting intercultural understanding. On the front page...

I am a woman, and I am powerful. I have the capability to do and achieve great things. There was a time women could not confidently make claims like those, and I understand that it is thanks to women’s rights and feminist movements that I can freely...

Sydney White, Accepted, Mona Lisa Smile, 21, The House Bunny: it is time to step up and admit that college was not everything you thought it would be. By no means is that necessarily a bad thing for some. But for others, this means that Harvard did not...

Though at first glance the Michigan Public Act 201 of 2012 may seem a little bit invasive, the act – which requires public higher education institutions like Grand Valley State University to provide online links to documents like crime statistics,...

Another semester, another syllabus week. From ice breakers straight out of your second grade classroom to teachers who manage to change normal names like Brad into the exotic Ba-rah-de while reading the roster- there’s no pretending syllabus week isn’t...

I had one of those moments the other day – you know, when you’re going about your pointless daily tasks and stumble upon something great. Most of the time these thoughts are swept away by my diversion of choice, but this time was different. I...

If you’re one of the 45 percent of Americans that made a New Year’s resolution over holiday break, we’ve got bad news for you Grand Valley. According to a survey published in the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology, only eight...

There are too many clichés in the world today. I distinctly remember a speech that I had heard back in fifth grade. She started off by stating a word and then recounting its definition, as though the audience had no other background in the subject....

Hang in there guys, spring is around the corner. Soggy socks and living in darkness mark the beginning of this, the strangest of semesters. I feel as though I was made for winter semester. As a nerd and recluse I find that winter was made for my type....