On the afternoon of March 11 in Japan, an 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast of the island country just outside of Sendai. The quake sparked a tsunami that engulfed entire cities, upended entire homes on their sides and tossed boats and cars...

There is no question that Gov. Rick Snyder has enacted policies that will have short term benefits for the Michigan economy. His frequent declaration that, “Jobs are job No. 1” defined his candidacy and is defining his governorship, but for...

Happy hangover, everyone! Now that everyone is back from Spring Break, some tanner than others, it is time to rejoin society. This may prove a challenge for many of my college colleagues, who spent the majority of their break flashing massive hordes...

Despite my blossoming career in the field of journalism, I’ve always considered myself more of an artist than a reporter. I’m by no means a great artist, but I’ve made some cash off a few short stories and poems. The boys in my band...

Everyone might as well give up on eating altogether. With the recent crackdown on Michigan’s Bridge Card, I can think of plenty of my fellow students who now have to settle for purchasing the store-brand version of macaroni instead of the Kraft...

Editor, I write to you today about an article written in the most recent lanthorn issue. The article about insensitive remarks and using the word retard. My feelings on the matter are that people should have the right to use such phrases like ‘retard’....

In an 8-1 ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which has made a name for itself in recent years for its angry, anti-gay protests during U.S. military funerals, has the right to do so under...

How many times have you labeled someone by their disability instead of recognizing them first, and foremost, as a person? Like countless others, we, too, have been guilty of this. However, through our involvement in the Therapeutic Recreation (TR) program...

I don’t know Evan Emory. But gathering from his YouTube channel and his interviews with local news outlets, I’d say he is a lot of things – he’s a musician, a joker and a risk taker. He’s also vulgar and a little reckless....

Although not everyone agrees with such a practice, there are groups of people within social groups, especially among younger generations, that have chosen to take words once used to create social barriers and marginalize said groups and “reclaim”...

Dear students of GVSU, Many of you are not happy that Michigan is cutting the availability of Bridge Cards for us students. I, however, think it is one of the best things the government has done in a long time. Beginning in April, only those who have...

I am very pleased with the decision by the state government to cut down on the abuse of bridge cards. There is no need to qualify for government supported food programs simply because you are a college student. There are students, even friends of mine,...