This is a test. Test. Test. Okay, that was extremely difficult for me. If you didn’t catch it, or the formatting in the newspaper has corrected my flaw previously, I did not double-space after each period. It is something that has been instinctually...

Valentines’ Day is upon us and love is in the air. It lingers in the atmosphere and you could practically choke on its perfume. It’s so thick you could cut it into little pieces and peddle it as chocolate delights. If you’re not...

A cell phone at the side, computer in lap, browser tabs open to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, a book sitting on a table nearby — sound familiar? Technological distractions are an inescapable part of the digital age, but that doesn’t mean they’re...

The Lathorn’s February 9th review of GVSU Opera Theatre’s production of “The Light in the Piazza” was disappointing. More alarmingly, though, is how predictable of a disappointment the piece turned out to be. Every year, Grand...

The Obama administration’s recent compromise involving birth control coverage for those whose health insurance comes from a religious not-for-profit employer has been accused of trampling the rights of religious institutions. I argue anything less...

To those of you standing near the exit door of 20 years old, I have one thing to say to you: “Oh man, you’re going to have no idea what to do with yourself once you’re finally released out into the real world.” Unless you’re...

Hey, what are you doing tomorrow night around, say, 9? Yeah, Friday night, time to party! Get stoked! But before you do, have you considered Last Laker Standing? If you read the paper last year around this time, you’ll remember that I wrote...

Though college is not technically synonymous with drinking, it does play a major role in lives of most college students nationwide. Whether it’s consuming alcohol yourself or watching your neighbors go in for a keg stand, at some point in time during...

In a time when government funding is being slashed, student dissatisfaction with tuition hikes is growing and the concept of making do with less is putting everyone on edge, it makes sense that universities — and their critics — would examine their...

Wow, that was a heckuva game yesterday, wasn’t it? Who saw that team winning? Not this, guy, that’s for sure. Okay, I’ll cut the crap because everyone knows how infrequently I follow sports. Yes, it was the Super Bowl XLVI and...

I’m proud to say I’ve attended public school all my life. From kindergarten to my final months here at Grand Valley State University, the government has been the one footing the bill for much of my education. I have had the pleasure of...

Dear Susan G. Komen Foundation, What are you thinking? You had such a great relationship with Planned Parenthood. You two used to be able to march down a city street together, hand in hand, wearing those mildly dirty-feeling “I