The annual Battle of the Valleys competition between Grand Valley State University and Saginaw Valley State University isn’t so much about the competition between the two schools as it is about raising money for a charitable cause. That is to...

As much as it may pain my prejudiced little indie heart, I can’t think of many good reasons why alt-crap rock band Nickelback shouldn’t play at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game. A recent petition has gone online where Nickelback...

In putting politics aside, everyone can agree that today’s college student is being forced to come out of pocket and take out far too many loans for higher education. In an effort to aleviate that burden, President Barack Obama recently released the...

This past summer, I had the tremendous opportunity to work for an anti-human trafficking organization as part of a GVSU study abroad program. With this organization, I worked to aid former child slaves. You may be thinking to yourself: “Slaves?...

I’ve never felt it was my job to write columns about pressing issues. I may crack the occasional Occupy Wall Street joke or mention presidential candidates, but for the most part, I enjoy making jokes about Rebecca Black and poking fun at No-Shave...

With the passing of CBS’ 60 Minutes personality Andy Rooney this weekend, the journalism community lost one of its great personalities. After working for the Army’s newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in World War II and writing for a few television...

I know, I know, I know — this is a college campus, and most of you kids are going to vote Democratic come 2012 (if you lazy bums even vote at all). I get it. You want four more years of your weed smoking, your underage drinking and your teenage...

November is a very strange month. It has the reputation as the “Month of Thanks,” and yet the only appreciation I see anywhere this month is for facial hair. Apart from Thanksgiving, November also includes such classic celebrations as...

The most important part of the Battle of the Valleys competition, which begins today, is not the glory of yet another football victory, but the impact of the funds both universities raise for the charities of their choice. While an eighth-consecutive...

Dear men, I respect women. Some say I even appreciate women. But God help us if I ever drink the same soft drinks as women! That’s why Dr. Pepper’s latest advertising campaign for their 10-calorie beverage speaks to me in a way that isn’t...

The Sleeping Bear Dunes, if you hadn’t noticed, recently gained extreme national attention. ABC’s Good Morning America named the Dunes ‘The Most Beautiful Place in America’. This majestic land formation will certainly be getting...

On the October 31, 2011 issue of the Lanthorn, there was letter to the editor entitled “Race is Irrelevant”. There are a few questions that I felt that I had to give an argument for in defense. “Why does diversity matter?” is...