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Grand Valley Lanthorn

The answer matters less

Oct 6, 2011

I am usually a silent curmudgeon. However, I believe that the treatment accorded the billboard sponsored by the Center for Inquiry—whom I have no affiliation with— has been unjust. That billboard advertised an atheistic response to the question...

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Shane Welch

Untimely reminder

Oct 6, 2011

A 21-year-old junior majoring in public administration, Shane Peoples-Welch died Tuesday night after collapsing during a break from a pick-up game of basketball in the GVSU Recreation Center. He complained of having chest pains before exiting the court,...

Dating in college, part 1: Expecting the unexpectable

Dating in college, part 1: Expecting the unexpectable

Chris Slattery Oct 6, 2011

When writing a column, I try to make it universal. The last thing I want to do is to polarize or turn off a large portion of my readers (large portion = 5), but I may have to be the curmudgeon here: Dating in college sucks. This may be difficult...

The answer matters less

Oct 6, 2011

I am usually a silent curmudgeon. However, I believe that the treatment accorded the billboard sponsored by the Center for Inquiry—whom I have no affiliation with— has been unjust. That billboard advertised an atheistic response to the question...

Illegal expression

GVL Staff Oct 3, 2011

So with all of that opportunity waiting just down the street, it puzzles us that a person would still choose to deface public property at Grand Valley State University in order to release their creative expression. Rather than enter ArtPrize for a...

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

Looking to make some extra cash?

Kevin VanAntwerpen Oct 3, 2011

Have you been told by your significant other that you’re “too possessive” and you need to “chill out”? Do you commonly find yourself trying to keep people in places they don’t want to be? Do you enjoy ruining the...

A year after the LipDub

A year after the LipDub

Chris Slattery Oct 3, 2011

It’s been a year since the Grand Valley LipDub hit the web and changed the way we look at lipdubs forever. As a participant in the video, I got my 13 seconds of fame outside of the Student Services building, and ever since, people have approached...

Grand confusion

GVL Staff Sep 29, 2011

In the current economy, being unexpectedly ineligible for a $1,000 grant can have a massive impact on a student’s financial status or his or her ability to pay for school. That change becomes even more impactful when the students affected are...

Bridging the gap between right and wrong

Chris Slattery Sep 29, 2011

I was a kid once. I know it’s hard to believe, but 22-year-old Chris was once a small, immature freshman will no greater ambitions than throwing things off the bridge. It feels so long ago… but that may be because I’m currently in...

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

The U.S. can’t handle doling out capital punishment

Kevin VanAntwerpen Sep 26, 2011

Between the thunderous applause for Rick Perry’s execution record at the Republican presidential debates and the civic outrage at the execution of Troy Davis last week, the idea of capital punishment has been excessively thrust into the public...

Some don’t have the heart for art

Sep 26, 2011

Chances are that if you live in the Grand Rapids area, you have heard mention of something called ArtPrize. Like you, I don’t have favorable opinions about art, let alone prizes, so the fusion of the two could only lead to one of the most detrimental...

Don’t lose hope yet

Sep 26, 2011

Tradition. Excellence. Success. Those are the words that come to mind when one thinks about athletics at Grand Valley State University. Those three words constitute the way GVSU projects its athletic and academic prowess to its students, other universities...