Grand Valley State University is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, yet I’ve noticed a disturbing lack of enthusiasm from the student population. This apathy is no one’s fault, really; Grand Valley has been advertising like crazy,...

I read the article (Chinese Trade Hurts American Economy) in your downtown campus yesterday. Although I am not student at GVSU but felt obligated to answer to some parts or better to say to your emotional judgments in connection with this subject: (1)...

For students, nothing is quite as difficult as obtaining food. Some would even argue it is more difficult than obtaining alcohol, but that more depends on who you know … Either way, it can be hard for college students to find good, nutritious...

LipDub rekindled the Laker spirit across campus as thousands of students and numerous faculty, staff and administration personnel joined in the promotion of Grand Valley State University. A different sort of energy filled the Allendale campus last...

The Port of Los Angeles transfers 7.4 million shipping containers from ship to shore every year. Some containers are from Japan and filled with automobiles, others from Taiwan, but a lopsided majority are filled with merchandise carrying “Made...

Well, the Grand Valley State University LipDub is over with, and while I am very happy that so many students helped make this video, I was a little upset with the final product. Sure, it captured the spirit of the university and highlighted an enormous...

Dear Lanthorn Readers: Note: If you happen to not be of sound mind at the moment, put down your beer, pass the joint, and think about this editorial for a minute or two. Now, I am going to assume that the majority of students who actually read and...

Last year, the College of Interdisciplinary Studies started the sustainable office awards. This year, various on-campus departments are filling out surveys to see how their office measures up to others in different areas of sustainability. The survey...

I guess it’s been pretty much confirmed: Taylor Lautner from “Twilight” is coming to Grand Valley State University. Or Western Michigan University. At some point. So, actually nothing has been confirmed, except that T-Law (as...

At the July 16 Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously voted to approve the 2010-11 general budget, which included a wage freeze for all but about 300 of GVSU’s employees. “It was broadly accepted that this was the right decision...

A common complaint among Grand Valley State University students is that law enforcement officers in the area are too strict. This is college after all, and some alcohol consumption with the resulting rowdiness is to be expected. Some students think the...

An editorial (“Book deprived”) in the Lanthorn on Monday contained a number of inaccuracies that need to be corrected, including the main thesis that the new library will contain fewer books than Zumberge currently holds. The other important...