For the University Academic Senate here at Grand Valley State University, last year was a big one. In the 2011-2012 academic year, UAS managed to kick-start a new religious studies program, recommended to the Provost to accept a revised General Education...

By foot, by bike, by car, and even by Segway, Grand Valley State University Police are very much a presence on both the Allendale and Pew campuses. And though sometimes it seems like they’re only here to hand out MIPs, they do worry about students,...

Some call it another school year, but me, as an international student I call it another war. You would think that after three first days of classes things would get way easier, well it is not really the case. I wish I could walk around with a sign on...

Me? A procrastinator? Okay, maybe the reoccurring description of yours truly was correct back in high school. But this is college which means a fresh start, a new slate, a brand spankin’ new beginning. The minute that I walked onto campus, I thought...

You did it. You have reached college – the Plymouth Rock of adulthood. You deserve congratulations – there are many who don’t make it this far. This new world, as I am sure you have realized on your own, is quite lacking in the rule department...

It’s the first official day of classes, Grand Valley State University, and love it or hate it – it’s finally here. Campus is booming, and as we speak, the Lanthorn is watching Louie the Laker shake it by Zumberge Pond with GVSU students. Over...

If you’re one of the four people who read my columns during the fall and winter semesters, you probably know two things about me. 1) I’m really afraid of spider-centipede hybrids (it’s the next evolutionary step on their path to conquest) and 2)...

All right, class, by show of hands, who would like to look for buried treasure? Everybody? Good. Now, don’t get disappointed, but the treasure we’ll be looking for isn’t buried…it’s just hidden. When I was a kid, nothing was as fascinating...

Fireworks are, undoubtedly, a great American pastime. Here in the good old U. S., we not only celebrate out independence with grand displays of exploding light, but we work them into nearly any situation we can manage – in the past, with great difficulty...

If you are lucky enough to be traveling this year, chances are you will do so during these summer months. While the end-goals of such trips often lie in sandy beaches or open arms of friends and family, the “getting there” part of travel can prove...

Dear Editor, If you don’t know what fracking is, you need to. Chances are it could be threatening Michigan’s water supply. Hydraulic fracturing – called “fracking” – is an extraction process used by the natural...

Since his death on April 4, 1968, much has changed in the United States. Known for leading different peace marches and demonstrations during the 1960’s, Martin Luther King Jr. changed the way the world looked at race and social equality. Although...