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Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

A way-too-early 2022-23 NFL Playoff format prediction

Brian Bloom, Staff Writer Sep 19, 2022

It’s that time of the year again - football is back.  The first week (and the exception of the last two of three scheduled days for week two) have already given us an early impression on how the 2022-23 NFL Playoffs could stack up come January. Can...

Column: Anime community grows in post-pandemic pop-culture

Allison Bair, Staff Writer Sep 12, 2022

It all began with my uncle gifting me old comic books and reading the weekly comics in the Sunday newspaper. My obsession with picture books never really faded. Images could tell just as good of a story on paper as words to me. So from reading and rereading...

Column: Russia bans thousands of Americans, cites “Russophobia”

Malik Harvey, Staff Writer Sep 12, 2022

Last Monday, Russia added 25 new names to its ‘permanently banned’list, including high-ranking U.S. officials, business people and actors.  Nearly 1,000 Americans have been banned from Russia, due to inciting “Russophobia” or serving those who...

Editorial: Divided and desensitized

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 12, 2022

In the wake of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans reflect on the horrific events that transpired over two decades ago that took the lives of nearly 3,000 of their fellow citizens and shaped the minds, lives and worlds of every...

Makinac Hall - GVSU's most confusing building. GVL / Peyton Murney

Cartoon: Navigating Mackinac

Peyton Murney, Cartoonist Sep 12, 2022

Column: Fruits, vegetables and hamburgers

Malik Harvey, Staff Writer Sep 6, 2022

To help keep my head above the overflow of bills I have, I engage in a few money-making ventures: I resell shoes and clothes, write columns for your enjoyment and deliver food through Uber Eats.  Delivering food is the job I enjoy the least, but as...

Column: Safety comes in many forms with the start of the semester

Maddie Zimmerman, Staff Writer Sep 6, 2022

Your parents may nag you to “be safe” before heading to campus in the fall. You may brush them off and think that they are being overprotective and paranoid - but what they are saying is true.  When mentioning safety there are several things that...

Editorial: Biden’s address highlights demise of American democracy – unless we are willing to change

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 6, 2022

On the evening of Sept. 2, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a primetime address on the state of American democracy outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Flanked by members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Biden arrived to give his speech...

GVL / Donovan Lopez

Cartoon: Not long now

Donovan Lopez, Layout Editor Sep 6, 2022

Editorial: Student loan debt forgiveness only goes so far

Lanthorn Editorial Board Aug 29, 2022

The weight of student loan debt may be eased or lifted for many individuals following an announcement by President Joe Biden with a loan forgiveness plan that will soon go into effect. The plan allows individuals to have their student loans forgiven...

Column: Colleen Hoover tells stories that are good, not great

Hope Leinen, Staff Writer Aug 29, 2022

Over the summer, author Colleen Hoover has soared in popularity - and it’s not just because of one book. A handful of her books have been flying off the shelves. One of the reasons I think Hoover's books have become so popular is because her...