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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

Column: Pink Arrow Pride makes ArtPrize debut

Meghan Landgren, Photo Editor Oct 25, 2021

Each year for the past fourteen years, my alma mater has brought the entire community together for one night and one night only. Thousands and thousands of people come together underneath the Friday night lights at Bob Perry Field to raise awareness for...

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Meet PinkPantheress, TikTok’s next Superstar

Marybeth Stanziola, Columnist Oct 25, 2021

Achieving on TikTok feels far more reachable than it does on other platforms. The unpredictable algorithm coupled with the notable success of other creators – many of whom  relate to GVSU Lakers in age and college environment – make content creation...

GVL / Dylan McIntyre

Editorial: Right-leaning SCOTUS prompts worry, reflection

Lanthorn Editorial Board Oct 25, 2021

West Michigan is, historically, conservative. Ottawa County, specifically, has consistently voted Republican in presidential elections for the past 30 years. As large-scale changes shift political power towards the right, and those changes are reflected...

Column: Going back to normal might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done

Audrey Whitaker, News Editor Oct 20, 2021

I am 20 years old, in my third year of college, I’ve never changed my major and this is my second year living in an apartment about three hours from where I grew up. I am incredibly homesick.  I have never been homesick before. For years, I was...

Column: Why is it so dang hot in October?

Zack Goodrow, Editor-in-Chief Oct 18, 2021

A shocking and outright disgusting event happened last week at Grand Valley State University. Throughout my three years so far attending this university, nothing compares to this outrageous and repugnant tragedy that took place. This horrific and objectively...

GVL / Katherine Vasile

GVSU community’s COVID-19 vigilance is slipping, warns Lanthorn Editorial Board

Lanthorn Editorial Board Oct 18, 2021

COVID-conscious faculty, staff and students have been noticing worrisome trends inside and outside of the classroom over the past few weeks. While they're usually little things, like seeing people wear masks below their noses (rendering them pointless)...

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Column: Give Matthew Stafford the credit he deserves

Brian Bloom, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2021

When you hear the word “Most Valuable Player” (MVP) in a conversation about football, who do you think of? The first names that come to the majority of fans’ minds are quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, or perhaps even Aaron Rodgers. All...

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The good, the bad and the powerful of ArtPrize 2021

Simon Wagner, GVSU Student Oct 15, 2021

As I stepped out of my car on a gray Saturday on the final weekend of ArtPrize, the streets of downtown Grand Rapids pulsated with commercialism. What should have been a showcase of amateur art that furthered the discussion of culture and society, ended...

Column: Fear of missing out in college

Column: Fear of missing out in college

Maddie Zimmerman, Columnist Oct 13, 2021

Whether you’ve heard the term “F.O.M.O.” or not, everyone has felt this way in their life. F.O.M.O., which stands for fear of missing out, is not something anyone wants to feel. You know when your friends go out and you stay in and all you see...