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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...

Are GV’s mental health days really enough?

Maddie Zimmerman Mar 15, 2021

During college, there are a lot of things to look forward to: meeting new friends, partying and seasonal breaks, like Christmas and spring break. But things are a little different this year. Instead of a full week of spring break with no classes,...

Golden Globe winners set stage for Academy Award predictions

Simon Wagner Mar 8, 2021

The Golden Globes are in the books, and although the annual ceremony provides many surprises and questionable decisions, it still offers insight into what to look for heading into the Academy Awards. So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at the winners...

GVL / Eric Coulter
Seniors Jessica Seeley and Karl Jeger use the wireless internet in Kirkhof. Changes in the internet have caused some problems in connecting

Dr. Seuss “controversy” product of frivolous sensationalism

Lanthorn Editorial Board Mar 8, 2021

Dr. Seuss Enterprises has chosen to cease publication of a select few of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s books, and the internet erupted into flames. Op-ed pieces create controversy as they decry liberals for censoring the past, while others chime in to say...

GVL / Lauryn Syrba

Happy quarantine anniversary

Lauryn Syrba, Cartoonist Mar 8, 2021