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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

Letter to the Editor

Feb 7, 2011

Dear Editor, While I enjoyed your article which highlighted the February 3, 1959 deaths of three Rock ‘n’ Roll legends. Your omission of certain facts relating to your thesis is objectionable. You write that “In 1959, claiming Feb....

Kevin VanAntwerpen Feb 7, 2011

After a lifetime of Sunday school stories, cheesy 80s movies, and one mediocre Dreamworks cartoon about the Israeli’s plight in Egypt, you’d think the conservative Christian community would know it’s a really bad idea to go toe-to-toe...

Last Laker Standing will provide lots of laughs, if you’re into that kind of thing

Chris Slattery Feb 3, 2011

Dear bored Grand Valley State University student, I know you do not have anything to do next Friday night, and I wish I had a suggestion for you. I wish that there was something, somewhere that could be fun, free entertainment for any GVSU student...

U.S. not a beacon of freedom in Egyptian revolution

Andrew Justus Feb 3, 2011

My view of the United States as perennial good guys was shaken this week as thousands of Egyptian protesters moved into the streets to oust their dictatorship of almost 30 years. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has long been an important ally of...

I’m watching you…

Feb 3, 2011

Between e-mail, text messaging, instant messaging, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and a plain old phone call, the way in which we communicate with one another is vastly different and more intricate than it was 10 to 15 years ago. Speaking specifically...

Where’s the beef?: A complaint about Taco Bell

Chris Slattery Jan 31, 2011

What the hell, Taco Bell? For anyone who knows me, I am a huge advocate for Taco Bell. I eat everything on the menu, from the hard-shell tacos to the soft-shell tacos. That’s why this recent controversy over Taco Bell’s beef has ruined...

Argument that GVSU doesn’t directly fund genocide ‘null and void’

Jan 31, 2011

It seems that the campus has become to some extent split over the issue of Grand Valley divesting from the use of JP Morgan’s p-card system. Since I have thoroughly investigated this issue with the help of my classmates in my junior seminar and...

4 simple steps to moral superiority

Kevin VanAntwerpen Jan 31, 2011

Sometimes, after a long week, I like to come home, mix myself some chocolate milk and vodka, and snuggle up on the couch for a healthy dose of moral outrage. That’s why this weekend found me reading pluggedinonline.com’s helpful six-step...

Without a hitch

Jan 31, 2011

More than 5,800 basketball fans turned out to cheer on their respective teams in the 131 Showdown as the Grand Valley State University and Ferris State University men’s and women’s basketball teams squared off in the Van Andel Arena Saturday....

It’s a small world (ENGLISH VERSION)

Jan 27, 2011

Recently there has been some debate as to whether or not foreign languages should be a requirement to graduate from college. Currently at Grand Valley State University, students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain at least a third-semester...

Spending cuts

Andrew Justus Jan 27, 2011

Last week the Republican Study Committee released a proposal designed to reduce spending moving forward in an effort to reduce the national debt. The proposal completely eliminates federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS ($445 million/year),...

Dances require students to “get jiggy,” overwhelm some

Chris Slattery Jan 27, 2011

If there was ever a revolution in dance, dance… it is not me. My version of dancing involves jumping up and down to loud music at a party in between rounds of beer pong. While I’m sure there is a girl out there somewhere who would find...