Dear Freshmen who have just become Sophomores (or … possibly still Freshmen), So? How was it? Was your first year everything you wanted, and more? Less? Are you excited it’s summer vacation? Did the anticipation of exams cause you to hate...

When I first heard the news about Osama Bin Laden, I felt relieved. It was as if, for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, America could sit back on the couch, put her feet up, and just breathe. We had finally done what we set out to do. But as images...

Dear Concerned Citizens of Allendale, We understand that Grand Valley State University throws the wildest and most rabid parties in the state, and likely the entire nation. The all-too-familiar sight of dumpster fires illuminating the night skies are...

Dear graduating students, I know things seem stressful right now, with graduation right around the corner like a knife-wielding psychopath. I also know that there are plenty of people out there who will be saying to you (if they haven’t already)...

Grand Valley, you do not know the struggle I went through to get you this column. I had my own personal “127 Hours” experience when I tried to retrieve a stuck candy bar from the vending machine and got my arm jammed in there. I was about...

As many of you likely noticed, yesterday was Wednesday, the 13th. And while there are no slasher movies based on a Wednesday (even though the adult entertainment industry has certainly capitalized on the phrase “hump day”), there is the...

In the last few weeks, I’ve been caught up in the world of higher education administration – in the politics and rhetoric, the terms and definitions that walk fine, yet poignant lines. I’ve spent a lot of time lately trying to walk those lines,...

As the temperature raises so does my temper every new Lanthorn issue. It seems as if the Lanthorn has missed a huge yet obvious fact. Spring is here and so are moths. Who cares about Student Senate, budgets, or “Too Unsafe to Walk Here”...

When Andy Warhol coined the phrase “15 minutes of fame,” there is no doubt that he was looking into the future directly at Rebecca Black. Unfortunately time has moved slowly for Rebecca, known across the country as the girl who sings...

It was interesting how lax this article about irreligion was. I’ve read some pacifism in my day but this tops by quite a bit. It sounds like someone has rejected the fundamentalism anti-intellectual religion that is pervasive in west Michigan but...