Year after year, I hear about college students wanting to have pets on campus. The reasons vary-- some students want the company, while others have parents who plan to get rid of the pet once the student moves out. Whatever the reason, there is a consistent...

Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think Thanksgiving food is overrated. I love the holiday because I get to catch up with family and friends, and discuss the progress we’ve all made in life since the last gathering. However, I don’t look forward...

Being employed at a bookstore this past summer, I had my fair share of customers on the hunt for Colleen Hoover’s sought-after books. Every time I’d guide someone to the shelves, it’d take everything in me to not cordially recommend alternative...

This past weekend, I attended the Michigan State University vs. University of Michigan football game held at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. While there, I couldn’t help but notice the obsessive pride aggressively portrayed by fans of both teams. Men...

College is a stressful time. Between being away from home for the first time, learning to balance school with work and meeting new people, a college student is bound to be stressed out. When life throws more chaos on top of that, flexibility in attendance...

Grand Valley State University offers educational programs at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility designed to give prisoners the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree free of cost. As a student studying criminal justice, I am surprised and confused as...

When talking about rivalries in sports, there are plenty of options. Michigan and Michigan State or Michigan and Ohio State are easy answers for Michiganders. Those aren’t the rivalries the Torch and the Lanthorn have the honor of covering.  Our...

There are just 54 days until my graduation, and for the last six months, I have kept getting asked the same dreaded question: “What are your plans after graduation?” I understand that some people asking this question may just be trying to make small...