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Lanthorn Editorial Board asks, “Does GVSU need a vaccine mandate?”

Lanthorn Editorial Board Aug 2, 2021

Update: Aug. 4, 2021.  Some faculty at GVSU have developed a petition directed towards President Mantella, requesting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. If you are inclined, you can read it and sign here: https://bit.ly/3Cezbj9.  Right as things start...

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Reviving the 2014 aesthetic less than a decade later

Marybeth Stanziola, Editorial Intern Aug 2, 2021

As I set foot into Forever 21 last week, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia as the mannequins were dressed straight out of a grainy Polaroid from 2014: tennis skirts, meticulously distressed band tees, knock-off Dr. Martens and all.  The racks were lined...

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Freshman year again

Maddie Zimmerman, Columnist Aug 2, 2021

I’m going into my sophomore year at Grand Valley State University, yet it feels like my freshman year. Who could have predicted that the first time I actually go to an in-person class since I graduated from high school in March of 2020 would be my sophomore...

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The line between good and bad influencer music

Marybeth Stanziola, Editorial Intern Jul 9, 2021

The last 5 years has altered the entertainment industry in ways never seen before. The increasing popularity of apps like TikTok and YouTube, as well as the general public’s switch to consuming music through streaming, has torn down many of the barriers...

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Wolf Alice creates new life out of recycled themes and riffs on “Blue Weekend”

Marybeth Stanziola, Editorial Intern Jun 25, 2021

Are themes related to coming of age really timeless? Or has modern day alternative rock created an unattainable, oversaturated narrative of growing up? The latter half of the 2010s (and 2020s) have seemingly found themselves drenched in indie, bedroom,...

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NFL Offseason Updates: AFC North

Zack Goodrow, Editor-in-Chief May 31, 2021

BALTIMORE RAVENS: At the beginning of the 2020 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens appeared to digress from their previous success. After going 14-2 in 2019, the Ravens started out 2020 with a record of 6-5. They went on to win their remaining five games,...

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NFL Offseason Updates: AFC East

Zack Goodrow, Editor-in-Chief May 12, 2021

BUFFALO BILLS: Last season, the Buffalo Bills improved from a good team to a great one. They saw a significant boost in their offensive play on the field and continued playing solid defense. The Bills finished the year at 13-3 and lost in the AFC Championship...

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Column: Connor McGregor praised by some, hated by many as UFC 264 fight announced

Josh Rochette, Staff Writer Apr 19, 2021

Connor McGregor is a man of many mysteries. There have been several accusations, arrests and mishappenings over his now-lengthy career. Underneath all the racist comments, bar fights with the elderly over his line of whiskey, or even the attack of a bus...

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Commencement

The most good is done in the in smallest places

Olivia Fellows, Associate Print Editor Apr 19, 2021

Before attending college or any institution involved with higher education, I’ll be open about the fact that I had pretty limited education about my options – and this is in part due to my own young negligence for information, granted. I went in...

The surefire guide to college that only sometimes works

The surefire guide to college that only sometimes works

Nick Moran, Editor-in-Chief Apr 19, 2021

As I stare graduation in the face, I can say I’ve done everything right looking back, but it feels like I’ve missed something as I look forward.  The first of four kids in my family to go to college, I promised myself I would make this journey...

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The Michigan state capital building on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

From sports to healthcare, trans rights still uphill battle

Lanthorn Editorial Board Apr 19, 2021

This year has seen a massive wave of legislation targeting transgender teens. Anti-trans policy isn’t anything new – Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military is a few years old at this point – but with President...