Dear Editor In the March 28 article about Rick Snyder’s budget cuts, I found Vince Ponazzo’s insight on the realization of the budget cut issue to be both intellectually insulting and fallacious. To state that “these attacks on our...

Toilet humor is always up for debate — is it funny or is it trash? I’m not here to answer that question. Instead, I want to put up for debate one of the most college-centric and heavily-argued topics of all time. It does not matter gender...

Campus Dining, the organization responsible for a great majority of the dining options available for students at Grand Valley State University, has been criticized in the past for its lack of suitable food choices for people with restrictive diets. Vegetarians,...

The world is a dangerous place, filled with things that could kill you, injure you or make you suffer mild bouts of discomfort. From talking to strangers to jogging at night (anytime later than 4:30 p.m. is danger-time, as far as I’m concerned...

With last semester’s announcement of the Grand Finish program, which awards $1,000 to students who complete 90 credits by the end of their third year in college, Grand Valley State University administration laid out its goal to get students through...

When likealittle.com was popular for a week, I was all about it. To me, it was a revolution in how college students could harmlessly flirt with one another. But when I lost interest over Winter Break, I became concerned for the future of anonymous romantic...

On a recent trip to the John Ball Zoo, I was brought to tears at the incredibly small exhibits the animals have to live in. The worst part of it all is that it was for a project, mandatory. The Bald Eagle was by himself to spite being an animal that...

Opinions are like armpits in that you should keep yours away from me because they’re nasty and I don’t want to know why your skin is that color only on one part of your body. Also like armpits, my opinions are the only ones that don’t...

The Student Senate at Grand Valley State University is easily the most important student organization on campus. Not does the Student Senate serve as a direct link for students to voice their concerns or opinions to the administration at GVSU, it...

I will be the first person to point out that not every single one of my columns has a grand point behind it. I mean, my last one was about welcoming people back from Spring Break. Sometimes it can be difficult to come up with a really good platform...

Dear Editor, I write to you after recently reading the editorial on Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal. I find it interesting how many people are pointing fingers towards Governor Snyder and the cuts he is proposing in his budget. This state...

Dear Editor, I find myself compelled once again to write you in response to comments in an editorial that seem out of place in a publication like the Lanthorn. In particular, I found the last two paragraphs highly offensive. It is absurd (not to mention...