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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

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Editorial: Uncertainty plagues discussion around student debt crisis

Lanthorn Editorial Board Apr 11, 2022

The pause on student loan payments – which began in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic – was extended this past week to Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 by the Department of Education. There’s also a plan in the works to reset borrowers’ accounts....

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Column: There is no such thing as being too ready for finals

Madison Zimmerman, Columnist Apr 11, 2022

We are getting to the end of the school year and ready to go into the warm-summer months. Along with the amazing feeling of school ending soon, there are sadly finals. If you don’t have finals, I imagine you have some sort of big project to make up...

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Column: I can’t play the Unofficial GVSU TTRPG, so now you have to

Xavier Golden, Web Editor Apr 4, 2022

In September 2021 I, alongside my roommates, wrote the rules for the Unofficial Grand Valley State University Tabletop Role-Playing Game. Truly, this was a time before final projects, exams and medical school applications.  We came up with roles,...

Review: MGK embraces the hate with “Mainstream Sellout”

Ayron Rutan, Columnist Apr 4, 2022

Multi-faceted rapper-turned-pop punk prince Colson Baker, AKA Machine Gun Kelly, has dropped his sixth full-length LP “Mainstream Sellout,” a declaration of self-hate that pokes fun at critics.  Ever since “Tickets to My Downfall” was released...

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Editorial: Reflecting on changes in GV’s culture

Lanthorn Editorial Board Apr 4, 2022

As members of the “Lanthorn” editorial board, several members are graduating in just one month or have only a couple of semesters left to go. It's exciting to know that we will soon accept our diplomas and start living “real” life, but it’s...

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Column: Tom King’s Watchmen sequel is relevant to past, present and future

Xavier Golden, Web Editor Mar 28, 2022

Tom King, Jorge Fornes and Dave Stewart's "Rorschach" is (another) sequel to "Watchmen" and follows in Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons' footsteps, steeped in social relevancy and political commentary. Originally published as a 12-issue comic book series...

Column: How to get through the semester with a challenging professor

Madison Zimmerman, Columnist Mar 28, 2022

You have probably had your fair share of mean bosses, crappy coworkers and slacking friends. When you get to college you will hear a lot about bad professors. Your one friend’s professor assigns too much homework. Another professor is a hard grader...

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Editorial: Attendance policies outmoded, deficient as a means of promoting student engagement

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 28, 2022

At Grand Valley State University – and colleges around the U.S. – the remaining weeks after spring break mark the end of winter semesters. During that period, it’s sometimes a struggle for students to feel highly motivated to attend classes and...

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Review: Robert Pattinson is the Darker Knight

Holly Bihlman, Sports Editor Mar 21, 2022

As the highly anticipated 2022 DC blockbuster finally made its premier, people haven’t stopped raving about the darkest reboot yet of a beloved American superhero in Matt Reeves’  “The Batman.” This newest addition to the ever-expanding superhero...

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Editorial: Low attendance, engagement cues reflection on mental health

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 21, 2022

It’s been a week since Grand Valley State University students returned from spring break. Some students are burnt out, skipping classes and deeply unmotivated.  College students have been undergoing a mental health crisis this past winter. The crisis...