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...

Okay, so the last time I wrote a column in response to something I saw on Facebook, many distasteful names were thrown at me, so I’ll choose my words carefully this time around. This is in part a reaction to a string of opinions posted on Facebook...

“Why are so many people willing to settle for the lesser of two evils?” This is a question which I have been asking myself for quite some time. Is it out of ignorance or fear? Are people willing to settle for something simply because they...

For the 6,359 students at Grand Valley State University enrolled in science courses that require labs this winter 2012 semester, receiving zero to one credit for the time they spend working both in class and outside of class has become an unfortunate...

The impact of super PACs are certainly being felt during this election cycle, as the Michigan presidential primary meets its planned conclusion Tuesday we are getting a free lesson on how these new beasts will shape electoral politics. We are seeing...

So, I’m not very religious, but I like the idea of Lent. In fact, I appreciate almost everything about the corresponding holidays: Fat Tuesday (which, in this politically correct time of ours should be called Big-Boned Tuesday), Easter Sunday (because...

If you just picked up a copy of this paper on campus … what are you doing, you fool?! Run! Hide! Grab all the crucifixes you can and find the nearest church basement/bomb shelter. I remember where I was when I heard the news. It was a Sunday...

“Sustainability” is one of Grand Valley State University’s buzzwords, and though not everyone is on board with “green-ing up” every aspect of their lives, there’s no excuse to not get on board with the small stuff. Now,...

Michigan’s presidential primary is eight days away, and in the mean time, candidates and their totally unrelated and uncoordinated Super PACs will continue shelling voters with nice and not-so-nice ads trying to win votes. A man in a sweater vest...