The emergency notification system at Grand Valley State University has planned ahead for just about every instance of severe weather. Making the students aware of the system and procedures, however, is a whole different matter. The severe winds last...

The scene was shocking, surprising and strange to people in D.C. Some stopped and stared, others started walking backward so they could get a better look at us. From pedestrians to drivers and taxi riders it was the same reaction. The question that many...

Are social issues really an issue? Of course they are. The word “issue” is right there in the name. But when it comes to equal rights, Michigan gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder seems to disagree. During a Q&A session at the Wealthy...

Two bicycle accidents in less than a month should reinforce the idea that motorists and pedestrians on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus need to take responsibility and exercise good judgement to reduce the frequency of accidents...

When the boys in Chasing the Sky and I recorded our debut EP, “The Empty Chair”, we spent hundreds of hours in the studio and dropped almost $8,000 (most of which was generously donated) in the process. That being said, if you can find our...

If the changing of the color of the leaves is any indication (and it isn’t), the season for parties is now. Midterms are over and done with and homework is already beginning to become an afterthought in the minds of the fatigued student body. With...

Full disclosure: I know less about football than I do about quantum mechanics. And while it’s common knowledge that the Everett Many-worlds Theory states the implication that alternative histories/futures and the possibilities that thus derive...

GVSU hosts hundreds of different student sub-groups from student organizations to musical groups, theater fans and professionally-based alliances. Every student can find his or her niche, and yet it is important to come together as Lakers. Sports typically...

While Mr. Slattery’s writing style is not exactly my cup of tea, more my cup of paint thinner, I must let it be known that his assertions about the Rapid, our beloved bus system, are pure poppycock. As an advocate of all transit which is public,...

In this our college community, bottled water is understandably popular for its professed clean, cold, portable, and affordable qualities, but Grand Valley, in reality, there is no real proof that it is cleaner than tap water (in fact, bottled water...

We get it, GVSU Police Department: You do not like it when we party. Well, I have a message for you, and I’m sure that a good deal of the student population will agree with me: We are not going to stop partying. Even with your oversized grants...

This is a message to my future son as a warning against a danger you will likely come up against in your future (a future that I hope has flying cars and a sequel to The Matrix that doesn’t suck): the Grand Valley State University busing system. I...