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Amidst Super Bowl excitement, Brian Flores lawsuit prompts interrogation of the NFL

Lanthorn Editorial Board Feb 14, 2022

Feb. 13 marked the 56th Super Bowl. It’s a longstanding American tradition. On Feb. 1 however, former National Football League coach Brian Flores filed suit against the NFL which outlined another long standing institution in this country.  Flores...

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Joe Rogan and Spotify spark conversation about regulation, misinformation

Lanthorn Editorial Board Feb 7, 2022

This past week has seen calls from well-known musical artists for Spotify to actively regulate the content they publish on their platform.  Joe Rogan is a celebrity podcaster who covers politics, economics and healthcare. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Dale Carnegie, eat your heart out. GVL Archives

21st-century strategies for winning friends and influencing people

Maddie Zimmerman, Columnist Feb 7, 2022

Friendships in college are hard. You grow up seeing cute college pictures of girls and their roommates, guys and their friends partying every weekend, but that’s not always the case for everyone. I went into college with such high expectations for...

Jacob Kurtzberg-- known to comic book fans by his pen name, Jack Kirby. Courtesy / Marvel.com

Eternals marries the visions of Marvel’s founding fathers, sets exciting precedent for Marvel Studios

Xavier Golden, Web Editor Feb 7, 2022

Marvel's "Eternals" started streaming on Disney+ on Jan. 12. It premiered in November of 2o21, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (and the obscurity of the titular characters), audiences didn't exactly flood local cinemas to catch last year's cosmic...

Column: Is streaming good for the music industry?

Ayron Rutan, Staff Writer Jan 31, 2022

In the age of the internet, the way artists create, share and monetize their work has shifted and changed in the last 20 years. It all started when the file-sharing website Napster rose to fame as a way to download and share music for free. As many...

GVL / Katherine Vasile

Canceling classroom contact tracing signals change

Lanthorn Editorial Board Jan 31, 2022

Grand Valley State University announced they have discontinued contact tracing in classrooms, a COVID-19 mitigation strategy that informs people of potential exposure to the virus.  As of Jan. 24, the University of Michigan is continuing to contact...

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Review: Ranking the X-Men movies

Zack Goodrow, Editor-in-Chief Jan 24, 2022

Over break, I decided to watch every X-Men film and rank them in an extremely subjective fashion. Throughout my binge, I enjoyed this Den of Geeks article by Kayti Burt explaining every confusing plot hole in the several timelines this franchise has created....

Review: FKA Twigs is reborn with ‘Caprisongs’

Sabrina Edwards, Arts & Entertainment Editor Jan 24, 2022

English singer-songwriter FKA Twigs is on the upswing with her new mixtape, "Caprisongs." This is her first release since 2019, and after going through multiple public breakups, she's reclaiming her sound and empowering herself through song. Her previous...