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...

So, what do you plan on doing after graduation? That question lingers in the back of every college student’s mind, especially the minds of upperclassmen close to graduation. But it’s not so much the question that bothers students; it’s...

I would like to express my disappointment in the Lanthorn for running two different, yet very similar articles implying the lack of color diversity on campus in the past week. These articles were titled “Minority enrollment on the rise, but GV...

Let’s get something straight. We aren’t going to tell all of our underaged readers out there not to drink alcohol, because we are all adults here and it is your choice. We aren’t going go lecture you about the fact that drinking under...

The next presidential race is fixing to be the most highly-funded presidential contest in history. With lax rules after the “Citizen’s United” case last year and an explosion in spending by so-called Super PACs, the 2012 run will easily eclipse...

Note to self: Never, EVER do another column “series” again. Because I’ve obligated myself to continue talking about dating without interruptions, I have missed out on some juicy column topics, which are no longer topical: Occupy...

Here’s a statistic for you: the mean amount of money that all of Michigan’s 15 public universities receive is currently at $4,597 per student. Grand Valley State University, however, only receives about half of that at $2,365 per student. But...