The week that classes start is always a favorite amongst college students. Not only do we get to sit through hours of lectures regarding identical syllabuses that (ironically) go in depth about the consequences of plagiarism, but we also get to play...

Grand Valley State University debates whether to renew its purchasing card (P-card) contract with J.P. Morgan, and after a group of honors students discovered some of the bank’s investments are linked to genocide, it’s time for a change. Some...

Dear Editor, I am writing as a member of the recently formed Gender-Neutral Housing Coalition (GHNC) at Grand Valley State University. The topic of having a gender-neutral housing option has been increasingly discussed within our campus community....

Your December 6, 2010, editorial “Keeping the ‘equal’ in equal rights” received much online attention (at the time of writing, this link had been taken down). It is my understanding that the misinformation about the reported Jay McDowell incident...

Dear Grand Valley State University Freshmen, It’s me again, Chris Slattery. You may remember me from the beginning of last semester, spouting sage advice to all of you college n00bs in the hopes that you wouldn’t make the same mistakes...

Hey you. The one who can’t decide on your major. Yeah, you. I’ve got two things to say to you. First, you look nice today. Is that a new haircut? Second, I know you’re all “conflicted” because your parents keep telling...

Doctors said Sunday that U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-A.Z., is able to respond to simple commands, which comes as encouraging news after the congresswoman suffered a bullet to the head when a gunman opened fire at a “Congress on Your Corner”...

Dear Editor, I am writing as a member of the recently formed Gender-Neutral Housing Coalition (GHNC) at Grand Valley State University. The topic of having a gender-neutral housing option has been increasingly discussed within our campus community....

“The LGBT community is not the only community with rights that need protecting.” I wish this were true. I wish the LGBT community HAD their rights and that we could be in the business of protecting them as well as the rights of every other marginalized...

As a senior at Grand Valley State University it was important for me to complete a “practicum”. For those of you who are not familiar with the term it is a practical application of the materials you have learned thus far. Some students complete an internship...

Recently, the Student Senate at Grand Valley State University looked into making a proposal that would place a $1,000 cap on the food budget for any given student organization’s event. After strong resistance from several cultural organizations...

These last few weeks of the semester are crucial. Not only is it finals week, but every single paper assigned at the beginning of the school year is now due. And after working two jobs, taking sixteen credits, reading a novel a week for a class and writing/co-producing...