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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

2019

2019

Jan 7, 2019

2019: The year of new law, policy and representation across the country. The final year at GVSU for President Thomas J. Haas. The year of the pig on the Chinese calendar, signaling a year of success.  Many see the change in calendar as a time to...

A long wall and a longer shutdown

Ysabela Golden Jan 7, 2019

Trump’s border wall has been looming in our country’s political background noise since his election in 2016 — mentioned occasionally, remembered vividly, but never put into action. It wasn’t necessarily expected to be put into action either. Even...

New year, new mindset

Laureen Horan Jan 7, 2019

It’s finally January and the ever-so-eventful year of 2018 has come to a close. This is generally the time of year where most people in our nation focus on self-improvement and making big changes. Some people want to lose 30 pounds, some people want...

Profits over protection: NCAA inaction puts players' health on the  line

Profits over protection: NCAA inaction puts players’ health on the line

Lanthorn Editorial Board Dec 3, 2018

The recent announcement of a new lawsuit accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of being “in favor of profits and self-promotion” over the safety of its players may sound like a large claim to some, but it rings as a repetitive...

2018: The Year of Foodborne Illness

Ysabela Golden Dec 3, 2018

Though it’s too late for the side salads of countless Thanksgiving dinners, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally rolling back some of their warnings about E. coli in romaine lettuce. Whether “you should be fine as long as you don’t eat...

Leave your ‘cancel culture’ out of my Christmas

McKenna Peariso Dec 3, 2018

As time goes by, revelations on society's failures and injustices become more and more common. We see how different ethnic groups have been wronged for generations. We can identify harmful beliefs and ideals that silence minorities and promote poor behavior....

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Finding resources during prominent S.A.D. months

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 26, 2018

The coming winter months bring more than just snow to west Michigan. The cold winds, blistering snow and absence of the sun contribute to the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which over 10 million Americans experience. SAD, known more commonly...

Bart Williams scans the field for an open target in 2017.  GVL / Emily Frye

A letter to Laker Nation

Bart Williams Nov 26, 2018

Editor's note: With the career of GVSU football's all-time leader in pass yardage and touchdowns coming to a close, Bart Williams sends an exclusive farewell to the community he spent six years with.  The expectation of my college football career...

What Is “fake news?”

Kendall Polidori Nov 26, 2018

In the last two years we have seen numerous changes in the work of journalism and news reporting. There has been a ride in the coverage on politics, headline stories revolving around it in some way or form each day. With this change in news coverage,...

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Flunked: How GV’s exam schedule is failing its students

Lanthorn Editorial Board Nov 19, 2018

On Thursday Nov. 8, Student Senate voted on a resolution to allow students to move an exam if three or more of their finals fall on the same day. The resolution was written by Student Senator Ethan Schafer to address the lack of policy surrounding multiple...

Bad news and good ratings

Ysabela Golden Nov 19, 2018

Like many other reporters in 2018, CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta is not unfamiliar to verbal sparring with President Trump during news conferences. Unlike other reporters, however, a brief fumble with an intern trying to take away...

The student section turnout was sparse during the Lakers' playoff game on Saturday, Nov. 17. GVL / Brady McAtamney

Column: You probably aren’t as big of a GVSU fan as you think

Brady McAtamney Nov 18, 2018

Do you have school spirit?  Most students will gladly answer with a gleeful ‘Yes! Go Lakers!’ but turnouts at sporting events would suggest differently. I understand completely that we’re a Division II school so our teams’ games will more...