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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

Grand Valley Lanthorn

Spring Break

Spring Break

Juliette Elton, Cartoonist Mar 9, 2020

Can we bridge the gap between students and student government?

Can we bridge the gap between students and student government?

Feb 24, 2020

Grand Valley State University's Student Senate has been thrown into the limelight a couple times this academic year, gathering attention from the community and students alike. But in between those moments of fame, the Senate often seems to be floating...

News on News: Institutional censorship is nothing new for the Lanthorn

Kellen Voss, Sports Editor Feb 24, 2020

Over the course of the semester, the Lanthorn will be conducting an editorial and column series titled “News on News” revolving around how news is consumed today, the concept of ‘fake news’ and the fight journalists continue to fight to have their...

Charity cannot be our long-term solution

Xavier Golden, Columnist Feb 24, 2020

Poverty is one of those issues that feels very apolitical. People, I think we all agree, shouldn’t go hungry or be homeless. And our solutions to this problem seem equally uncontroversial; we raise funds, we donate and we volunteer.  Most of the...

Let’s not trade one billionaire for another

Dylan Grosser, Columnist Feb 17, 2020

We all knew that in this year’s election, emotions were bound to be high due to what is at stake. But even still, I don’t think anyone could predict the amount of ire inspired by a particular candidate who came into this race very late and from left-field....

Athena Jasman’s humor column announcement (official)

Athena Jasman, Columnist Feb 17, 2020

Hello Grand Valley. It means so much to write this for all of you today. I want to take a moment to thank everyone who takes part in this organization we call the Lanthorn. And to all of the current and former columnists reading this today, tomorrow...

New online accelerated program stands out in supporting non-traditional students

New online accelerated program stands out in supporting non-traditional students

Lanthorn Editorial Board Feb 17, 2020

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, only 58 percent of undergraduate students have a completed undergraduate degree six years after they begin college. This means that countless adults begin school, only to be delayed or drop...

Disaster.

Disaster.

Xavier Golden, Cartoonist Feb 17, 2020

How the education system fails student teachers

How the education system fails student teachers

Lanthorn Editorial Board Feb 10, 2020

A typical student at Grand Valley State University is busy balancing classes, work and extracurriculars. But for students in the College of Education, an extra layer of responsibility is present through student teaching.  To get an undergraduate degree...

Busy for Love: Shakespeare’s modern tragedy 

Emily Eaton, Columnist Feb 10, 2020

We’re all so busy. I often find myself wishing there were just a couple more hours in the day, just enough so I could breathe, work, and do homework. We all complain about it, yet we still manage to fit in the things we enjoy. I’m still watching The...

"I'm baby."

“I’m baby.”

Feb 10, 2020