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Rewind the Decade: Best male albums of the 2010s

Ryan Reichard, Columnist Dec 2, 2019

The 2010s shaped up to be a better decade than anyone expected. Yes, this is positivity and yes, having optimism is a somewhat overdone cliché in this decade.  However, this decade saw mental health being discussed on a public platform and sung about...

When students choose housing or food, studies suffer

Hayley Butzer, Special to the Lanthorn Dec 2, 2019

In a recent NPR interview, Kennesaw State University student Nikki Hamel spoke about her time being homeless during high school and college: “I started bouncing around at different friends’ houses. And I was like, oh, I don’t have it so bad. Like,...

Your guide to de-politicizing Thanksgiving dinner with the family

Your guide to de-politicizing Thanksgiving dinner with the family

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 25, 2019

As college students return home to take a brief moment of respite before drowning in finals, the thought of full turkeys and passing dishes around the table is relieving to some. That is, until your argumentative relative sits down at the table next to...

A hate letter to my gut instinct

Emily Eaton, Columnist Nov 25, 2019

“Trust your gut,” they told me. That make-believe conscious in our stomach we’ve conjured up is supposed to be looking out for your best interest, protecting your heart and revealing the truth you’ve blatantly ignored. It’s a trap. Turns out,...

Why #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Matters

Benjamin Hunt, Image Editor Nov 20, 2019

“I figured out way back, if God is all powerful, he can not be all good. And if he’s all good, he can not be all powerful.”  Comic books have played a significant role in my upbringing, especially in middle and high school. When kids read Harry...

I pledge allegiance, to this controversy

I pledge allegiance, to this controversy

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 18, 2019

Grand Valley State University has found itself at the heart of local controversy with the Student Senate’s decision to remove the Pledge of Allegiance from their general assembly meetings. In the past two days, nine different local media sources...

Kaepernick workout too little, too late for NFL

Kellen Voss, Sports Editor Nov 18, 2019

Sports articles are often not read by average newspaper readers, due to a specific vocabulary and a bombastic vernacular that could be misunderstood by someone who doesn't follow sports as closely as we die-hards do. Because of this, let me help put this...

OK, boomer

OK, boomer

Katie Cussans, Cartoonist Nov 18, 2019

What happened in Bolivia was a coup, and the US is responsible

Dylan Grosser, Columnist Nov 18, 2019

It was Oct. 21, 2019 when the first indigenous president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, had been elected to a fourth term. About 3 weeks later, on Nov. 10, the leftist president fled Bolivia on a plane to Mexico, fearing for his life. It started with accusations...

Facebook: All of the glory, none of the guilt

Xavier Golden, Columnist Nov 11, 2019

You know that friend you have? The friend that does really weird stuff? And most of the time, you dismiss that weird stuff because your friend is probably just a silly person?  But sometimes you look into that friend’s eyes and you catch a glimpse...

Plateauing in expansion, enrollment?

Plateauing in expansion, enrollment?

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 11, 2019

From Kindschi to Holton-Hooker to the Clock Tower to the Kirkhof Parking Lot, those who have been around Grand Valley State University for a few years are no strangers to cranes and construction tape. Each summer is marked by piles of dirt and rock as...

Rewind the Decade: Best female albums of the 2010s

Ryan Reichard, Columnist Nov 11, 2019

The 2010 era was an obscure decade, one that was bound by playlists swollen with algorithmic recommendations that had no clear cohesive vision. The same was true for many of the artists who released albums over the last decade. However, great artists...