So, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the end of the world might be upon us. I could very easily spout some R.E.M. reference or talk about the movie “Armageddon,” but there have been so many other Rapture predictions as of late...

Okay, stop the presses! Hold the phone! Cease and desist! You’re meaning to tell me that you can take away my financial aid if I don’t go to my classes? What kind of institution is this? Am I still in America? I’ve never been one...

Folks, I’m here to talk to you about Mr. Potato Head. No, not the toy. I’m talking about a guy who actually really looks like he has a potato for a head: Newt Gingrich. Newt is campaigning for the Republican ticket in the 2012 presidential...

Students come to Grand Valley State University from different ends of the academic spectrum, but for most Lakers, the university’s accessibility was a key factor in its appeal. As GVSU’s size has grown rapidly — it has seen the fastest...

For many Grand Valley State University students, Wednesday’s blackout on popular websites Wikipedia and Craigslist may have been their first time hearing about the Stop Internet Piracy Act, but although a vote on the law has been tabled in Congress,...

If you haven’t already done so, you should probably consider where you are living next semester. Not only that, and arguably more important, you want to start thinking about with whom you will room. There is no excuse for that previous rhyme....

How does free tuition sound? It sounds pretty neat, neater than a tall glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon even. The free tuition plan, a proposal put out by Democrats in the state Senate last week, would provide grants to students based on how much of their...

Everyone from college students to the state government are pinching pennies these days, but some of these legislative measures take swats at some of Michigan’s most vulnerable citizens: the LGBT community. On Dec. 22, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed...

For your entire life, you knew exactly what you wanted to be. Whether it was doctor or a lawyer or a candlestick maker, you were sure of your career pathway and would take all of the necessary college classes to get yourself there (Waxology 260, etc.)....

Nobody likes being in pain. Well, not unless you’re just a little bit weird. But have you ever wondered what life would be like without suffering? I spent some time last semester in a scriptures as literature class, which I’ll admit, exposed...

There is something terrifying about the label “college dropout.” Being a college dropout comes with a whole host of other assumptions and social stigmas: laziness, irresponsibility, and sometimes even naivete. But things assumed are often untrue,...

It’s still fairly early in January and I want to take this time to share some of my New Year’s resolutions with the students of Grand Valley State University. Making resolutions is atypical for me, not because I have nothing to change...