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Get vaccinated, pleads Lanthorn Editorial Board

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 20, 2021

The entire editorial board of the Grand Valley Lanthorn has received the COVID-19 vaccine, and each of us has written why we decided to get vaccinated. While we’ve already written about why students, faculty and staff should get vaccinated, the Sept....

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Envisioning the future of how journalism, community intersect

Zack Goodrow, Editor-in-Chief Sep 20, 2021

There were several factors that led me to my decision of spending four years studying at Grand Valley State University. The school is close to home, the campus is beautiful and the class sizes are small.  I knew I had an interest in podcasting and...

Letter to the Editor: GVSU vaccine mandate concerns

Thomas Frye Sep 20, 2021

Editor's note: The views in this Letter to the Editor don't follow those of the Lanthorn Editorial Board. This Letter to the Editor has been published to start a healthy dialogue between those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine and those who are still...

GVL / Katherine Vasile

As the vaccine mandate deadline nears, new questions arise

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 13, 2021

According to Grand Valley State University’s Data Dashboard, there are currently 86 active cases of COVID-19 in the GVSU community, including two faculty, six staff, and five on-campus student cases. But those numbers may begin to rise.  Days after...

GVL / Spencer Scarber

Letter to Editor: Student Treatment at Lubbers Stadium

Sep 13, 2021

Dear Campus Community, My name is Rae Tull. My fellow students and I experienced an incredibly sour experience from the football game on September 11, 2021. Myself, my husband, and hundreds of others went to attend tonight’s game. We knew going into...

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This Week in Film: Remake, Remake, and Another Remake

Marybeth Stanziola, Columnist Sep 13, 2021

The film industry consistently favors remakes and franchise continuations, hanging independent filmmakers out to dry.  Indie film studios such as A24 and Annapurna Pictures exist – but without pre-established cast and director recognizability, these...

Celebrate the end of summer with cinemas biggest hits

Celebrate the end of summer with cinemas biggest hits

Chloe Brown, Columnist Sep 7, 2021

In past summers, Grand Valley State University students looked forward to catching the latest cinematic release with friends at their local cinema. However, with the pandemic still affecting theaters, more and more movies are getting released either direct...

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An anti-abortion rally that took place mid afternoon on August 28th, 2017.

Texas abortion bill stirs unrest on campus

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 7, 2021

This past Thursday Sept. 2, a pro-life group organized a protest in GVSU’s Allendale Campus’ designated free speech space in front of the Cook Carillon Tower. There was an older man standing holding a huge cross with posters on either side of him,...