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Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

GVL/Peyton Murney

Cartoon: She’s thawing

Peyton Murney, Cartoonist Nov 21, 2022

Column: How to prepare for a stress-free Thanksgiving break

Maddie Zimmerman, Staff Writer Nov 14, 2022

College students across the country are counting down the days until Thanksgiving break. Days off of school, getting together with friends and family, eating delicious food - it’s a great time to take a mental health break from school and other...

GVL/Donovan Lopez

Cartoon: The last straw

Donovan Lopez, Layout Editor Nov 14, 2022

Column: Textbook and access code costs are getting out of hand

Sam Nowotnik, Staff Writer Nov 14, 2022

Every semester I dread having to look at what textbooks or access codes I need and their costs. I feel like it's a never-ending cycle, and I'm always getting ripped off. I've had multiple classes where I have never used the books, and I've had times...

Editorial: Candidates’ concessions do not merit our respect

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 14, 2022

Following the results of the 2022 midterm elections, many found themselves both surprised and elated that candidates who had previously questioned or denied the results of the 2020 elections across the nation and in Michigan conceded after the results...

Column: Grief comes in many forms, so does overcoming it

Allison Bair, Staff writer Nov 7, 2022

Grief. n. Deep sorrow, especially caused by one's death. Only the luckiest of us have never experienced this emotion. Though the definition highlights death, you don't have to go through the death of a loved one to experience it. The loss of a car,...

Column: The death of rapper Takeoff is a grim reminder for America

Malik Harvey, Staff writer Nov 7, 2022

Kirshnik Khari Ball and Thomas Lamar Harris are two people who never met, grew up in different eras and led different lives. But the tragic end to both of their stories strikes a familiar bone. Ball and Harris grew up nearly a thousand miles apart...

Editorial: Political violence contradicts democracy

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 7, 2022

With a rise in political division in the leadup to the Nov. 8 midterm elections, the corresponding rise in threats and political violence has proven to be a growing and very real threat to democracy. Recently, the attack against Speaker of the House...

GVL/Peyton Murney

Cartoon: On to the next

Peyton Murney, Cartoonist Nov 7, 2022

Column: My personal ranking of the states

Alison Bair, Staff Writer Oct 31, 2022

It’s common knowledge that the states in this country like to compete against one another. It’s basically part of the hardcore patriotism that rubs off onto us. Just like high school and college rivalries, it’s simply natural that we pit our states...

Column: Stop making excuses for Kanye West’s antisemitism

Chloe Schram, News Writer Oct 31, 2022

“Kanye is right about the Jews,” read a large banner hung above a popular highway in Los Angeles, California, earlier this week. The people standing by the banner do none other than the nazi saltue. As Kanye West’s recent and past antisemitic...

Editorial: The freedom to combat hate speech

Lanthorn Editorial Board Oct 31, 2022

Hate speech on privately owned platforms is a rising topic of conversation, and the distinction between being protected by the First Amendment and subscribing to the terms and conditions of social media platforms is seemingly being confused. Adopted...