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Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

Freshman’s guide to campus: Part II

Kevin VanAntwerpen Sep 12, 2011

Two weeks ago, I wrote a column explaining everything you new kids would need to know to survive. When you read my second column, you may have thought I took you by the hand, led you into the jungle and then abandoned you. But fear not my child –...

Facebook stalking season starts again

Chris Slattery Sep 12, 2011

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...

Why We Do What We Do

Kevin VanAntwerpen Sep 9, 2011

Hi, my name’s Kevin and I really hate you. I only say that because bad first impressions usually lead to the best friendships. So now can we forget about our awful introduction and be friends (for real: follow the Chasing the Sky Facebook page...

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

The Rick Santorum guide to a moral society

Kevin VanAntwerpen Sep 9, 2011

Last Wednesday, the Republican Party’s most inappropriately named presidential candidate Rick Santorum (Google his last name, I dare you) appeared on CNN and revealed this glorious nugget of social wisdom to the world: “I think that [homosexuality]...

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

Why music changed my life

Kevin VanAntwerpen Sep 9, 2011

In many ways, I am an adopted child of the Grand Rapids punk rock music scene. An outsider, assimilated into a culture far from the one I’d known in my childhood. When I was 16, I was a quiet, literary and slightly shy kid. I spent time with...

Liberal Education: Provocations for Freshmen

Peter Zhang Sep 1, 2011

We do not automatically stand on the shoulders of giants. As your mind changes, the world looks different. Your mind is not inside your head. It lies between you and others. Mind whom you keep your appointments with. The importance of raising questions:...

While you were out: summer politics

Andrew Justus Sep 1, 2011

While you were out this summer hitting the pause button on life so you could throw footballs, kiss beautiful women, work on a tan, kiss questionable women and go to the ballet every Thursday, the world of politics kept right on doing its thing with no...

GV gender ratio works for everyone

Sep 1, 2011

Hi! My name is Chris. I am 8 years old. I like skateboarding and my cat and Pokemon cards. I hate math and girls. They’re icky. They smell like flowers and put their hair in ponytails. Gross! As an 8-year-old genius, I have decided to go to...

Simple ideas make for big differences

Simple ideas make for big differences

Emanuel Johnson Aug 29, 2011

There should be no doubt that sports fans at Grand Valley State University support their teams through and through, especially when it comes to football. At its home games last season, the football team averaged more than 10,000 fans per game. And...

Courtesy Photo/Amanda Pitts
President Thomas Haas greets students with free Ice Cream during Move-In Week.

Welcome from the President

Thomas J. Haas, President Aug 29, 2011

Welcome to Grand Valley State University! We are honored to have you join the Laker Nation, a community that has just one goal – your success. No matter who you meet among our faculty and staff know that they are here because they made the choice...

	Kevin VanAntwerpen
GVL Columnist

A brief (and blunt) guide to campus

Aug 29, 2011

Hello new student. My name is Kevin, and I’ll be providing you weekly insights into the world around you for the next semester. Why, you might ask? Because I care! And also, they’re paying me. To quote Chef from South Park, “There’s...

Four steps for 2011 freshman success

Aug 29, 2011

Dear Freshmen, Welcome to Grand Valley State University! I hope that you are excited by the opportunities ahead of you and the many, many, many sleepless nights you have in your near future. However, like the self-cannibals that you are, you shouldn’t...