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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’....

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...