Unlimited speeds on sections of the German Autobahn may seem like a form of population control to some, but to me high-speed highways really do make sense. Today, most states have a limit of 70 miles per hour on freeways and turnpikes. A limit that...

I don’t know what happened recently, but it seems that Twitter hit a resurgence. #suckitMySpace New Twitter accounts are popping up everywhere, from celebrities to noncontributing, unfamous nothings like you and me. #worthless The website that...

Why hello. Thank you for stopping by, you poor miserable little college student. I know you have to go write an essay or rob a liquor store in order to pay your rent, but I think you’ll really be glad you took the time to read this. As I write,...

Lately, I have heard many Obamacare proponents claim that receiving health care is a universal human right. I will not address who should pay for health care, or Capitalism vs. Socialism, but only challenge the conception held by some that health...

The term “affirmative action” has been a sensitive buzz word in higher education for years, and as the legal battle over the constitutionality of Michigan’s Proposition 2 — which disallows colleges and universities from factoring...

I’m a writer, which means I either love sports (and will become a sports writer) or sports metaphors (and will become homeless in two month’s time). In my case, I actually like using sports as a way of describing non-sporty things, as sports...

Welcome back from Mid-semester Vacation! Hope you’re ready to feel guilty! In case you were away from the internet last week (I know Senor Frogs can have some spotty WiFi), the newest Invisible Children video came out, titled “KONY 2012.”...

Between you, me, and whoever else reads this – the whole “KONY 2012” thing bit seems silly. If my name were Rambo or Chuck Norris, I’d already be in Uganda and have won the war there outright, and without needing to be prompted...

As GVSU students flock to MyBanner to plan out next year’s schedule, it’s easy to fill up a course load with easy professors and blow-off classes, but play to your strengths and take a challenge or two. Websites like RateMyProfessors.com and word-of-mouth...

So, it’s getting to be around springtime and you’re looking for a break. Great, welcome to Midsemester Vacation! Time to get drunk and make mistakes, only this time in a foreign location! Sorry, people who aren’t going anywhere… For...

Hello again, friends. It’s me. Your caretaker. Your guardian. The one person you can trust in this gruesome and chaotic world. Over the course of the last few semesters, I have doused vast quantities of wisdom on the Lanthorn readers — from...

Republican primary frontmen Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum split Michigan’s 30 delegates in Tuesday’s primary, but as important as the results is the disappointing voter turnout A mere 13.7 percent, or 997,072, of Michigan’s almost 7.3 million...