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)...

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...

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...

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...

Driving past Hancock in Eastown on any given day feels like you are missing out on the big annual family picnic. Except, here, you likely will not run into extended relatives that you only see once a year and your aunt's lukewarm potato salad doesn’t...

There is a menace gripping Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus. Pervading the lives of students, faculty and staff, indecently and insect-like, this threat risks the sanity and civility of every member of the GVSU community. This menace...

The former half of "Gen Z" has a unique experience made of a social media-less childhood combined with an adulthood where Twitter, Instagram and YouTube are practically inescapable.  Whether it’s watching a YouTube video for class, scrolling through...