My biggest cultural shock when I moved to Allendale in my freshman year was not the amount of people, the farm country or even the Snowpocolapse, it was being a non-religious person in the very religious bible belt of Western Michigan. Now before everyone...

The First Amendment rights that all Americans share are rarely challenged, but one question tends to come up whenever those rights are pushed to their limits: just because you can say something, does that mean you should? It always creates a buzz when...

Do you remember high school? It was that four years of your life when social status mattered, when principals were more concerned with governing than teaching, when the really weird chick turns out to be a major hottie … Maybe I’m thinking...

Men and women alike attend Grand Valley for one common purpose, to attain a degree. While attending, many like to get involved in the various student organizations that are on this campus and attempt to cultivate their leadership capabilities. One way...

Within the past two years, Grand Valley State University has seen its students forced to swallow larger bumps in tuition, its faculty members take voluntary pay freezes and its state funding drop to an all-time low. Without question, these are tough...

Today marks a new age in the American consciousness. It marks the end of a decade of fractured unity and the beginning of a new age. In the years following 9/11, we collectively banded together in solidarity and cast out those who didn’t fit...

The third week of classes is in full swing and by my calculations, it’s about time we get to know our fellow classmates, whether they are willing to give us information or not. Unfortunately, police background checks are expensive, and following...