English grammar—one of the most important subjects in school and the subject that gets the most eye rolls. Just because you passed your English 101 course doesn’t mean you’re the next Ernest Hemingway. It means you know how to use a...

I’ve had more opportunity than most to witness how uncompromisingly awesome the Grand Rapids music scene is. Those hours when I’m not scrawling notes behind a desk in a GVSU class room, or half-assing my way around a bass guitar fretboard,...

Guess who’s back? Back again? Yes, it’s Chris Slattery, love guru. But, unlike the Mike Myers movie, I won’t set your expectations too high. And, unlike the Michael Myers movie, I won’t murder you on Halloween (I’m more...

While no one is debating the validity of service animals for persons with disabilities or even the therapeutic nature of pets, the current pending lawsuit against Grand Valley State University toes the line of when a pet is a necessity and when a request...

If you couldn’t already tell by pages A6, A7 and A8 this issue of the Lanthorn, election season is once again upon Grand Valley State University’s Student Senate. In 2010, only 8 percent of GVSU’s student body — about 2,000 of 24,541...

I can’t even believe I’m talking about this. I just… ugh… I’ll make this as succinct as possible: you can’t hate water. You just can’t. It is one of the most basic needs of a person, besides air and an unexplainable...

Some health advocates say that chocolate milk is bad for us. They say the brown dairy beverage has too much sugar and fat to be as healthy as regular milk or other tasty drinks. These so-called experts forget that chocolate milk is the drink of choice...

I was enthralled when I read an article in the New York Times the other day, describing a new trend among employers: they’d ask job applicants for their Facebook login and password. You know – just to make sure the applicant isn’t a...

To validate their art with sales is a goal for many artists, and thanks to a university program that seeks out student artwork for purchase, some students find their work lining the walls of Grand Valley State University — and some additional cash...

A Letter to the Editor: I am not at all thrilled about picking up Monday’s issue and seeing such derogatory language published within it. I am an avid reader of The Lanthorn, oftentimes encouraging peers to take a gander at the newspaper as well....

If you haven’t read any of my columns in the past few months or talked to me recently (consider yourself lucky), I’m supposed to graduate in about a month. My parents are very proud, my friends are already toasting to getting me out of here...

Quick, nighttime runs to the store — like the trip Florida teen Trayvon Martin, 17, took on Feb. 26 — are a frequent occurrence for many college students, but few worry that they could be killed during the trip. Since that night, the case has become...