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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

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Biden failed his promise to change Saudi-US relationship

Josh Rochette Apr 5, 2021

From the ongoing war in Yemen to the airstrikes in Syria, the U.S. continues to wage a silent war against the Middle East. President Joe Biden had an opportunity to justify the United States’ complex relationship with Saudi Arabia this February, but...

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Approach to immigration policy rooted in privilege, facelessness

Lanthorn Editorial Board Apr 5, 2021

The Trump administration and the pandemic generated a lot of pain, fear and anxiety for plenty of people. But thanks to their privilege – the benefits that come from being wealthy or white in a capitalist, white supremacist society – there have been...

Seven mass shootings results in zero significant changes

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 29, 2021

As the end of COVID-19 seems near, long unattended issues are dominating the newscycle. Seven mass shootings have taken place in the last seven days, leaving 20 people dead – one of whom was Rikki Olds, a college student in Boulder, Colorado. It’s...

GVL / Meghan Landgren

Spring Cleaning: Freshen your surroundings up figuratively, literally

Maddie Zimmerman Mar 29, 2021

Spring is finally on its way. For many people this can mean several different things. For some, it's about finally getting some warm weather, time to travel and seeing loved ones if it’s safe, but what I’m focused on is spring cleaning. Yes, cleaning...

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Microsoft and Discord: A match made in Game Pass

Fabian Segura Mar 29, 2021

Hot off the heels of acquiring game publisher Zenimax, Microsoft seems to have set their eyes on messaging app Discord. On March 22, Bloomberg announced that Discord was in talks with various companies such as Epic Games and Amazon before Microsoft came...

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“The Father” masterclass in bringing stage to screen

Simon Wagner Mar 22, 2021

Empathetic and devastating, “The Father” places its audience into the mind of a man struggling with dementia, and how the denial of assistance can have an emotional tear on those closest to you. Led by two staggeringly-poignant performances from...

Discrepancies in gendered NCAA treatment real ‘March Madness’

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 22, 2021

Discussions surrounding inequalities between men’s and women’s sports, both collegiate and professional, are nothing new. This week, yet another instance proving the disparities in collegiate sports was put on blast after Stanford University sports...

GVL / Katie Cussans

The mental health break blues

Katie Cussans, Cartoonist Mar 15, 2021

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Student travel fumbles COVID-19 ball at goal line

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 15, 2021

It’s been a year since Michigan’s first recorded cases of COVID-19, and half a million people have died, with many more hospitalized or facing the long-term effects of the virus. To add to that, millions have lost jobs and are experiencing food and...

Starlink: Upgrading rural areas to the modern world

Fabian Segura Mar 15, 2021

Elon Musk is a man of many things. While his social media usage is a bit on the messy side, you have to commend the initiatives he has taken to modernize the world – bringing electric cars into the mainstream, revolutionizing the space industry and...