Technically speaking, "The Greatest Showman" is a biographical film about the life of P.T. Barnum, a man who was many things—a politician, con man, author, philanthropist—but primarily, at least according to himself, an entertainer. Since Barnum was...

With each winter semester comes a whole new class of soon-to-be-graduating seniors. Finally, I find myself in that grouping of students and, like most of the people who share my status, I could not be more excited. But if you’re like me, you’re experiencing...

“On a scale of one to 10, how bad is the pain?” You’ve probably become quite familiar with this question, as it’s asked at doctors’ offices around the world. Doctors are always focusing on numbers. They ask when symptoms started, they take blood...

Editor's note: Eric-John Szczepaniak is the chair of the Grand Valley State University student senate educational affairs committee and treasurer of Kenowa Hills Public Schools Board of Education. The opinions expressed in this piece are Szczepaniak's...

Before I became a student at Grand Valley State University, I was scared that college meant nothing was going to be the same again. In many ways, I was right. Some things are just never the way they were before. As we enter college, we meet new people,...

It’s almost been a full year since Jan. 20, 2017, the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration and beginning of what will presumably be four years of a Trump presidency. There’s a lot we could reflect on: We’ve had a pretty memorable 12 months,...

The semester is back in full swing, and that means thousands of students taking classes all day, every day. Most of us students have ideal class times based on whether we’re early risers or night owls. Still, I think we can all agree that we’ve had...

I think that 2017 will leave a lasting scar on history. It was a year when bad things seemed to always be looming in the shadows, if not standing in broad daylight. It was also a year of great change, filled with both highs and lows, devastating heartbreak...

The world we live in today is bursting with information. Our everyday lives are saturated with news stories, trending topics and the hottest celeb gossip 24/7. This "CNN effect" can be overwhelming, but what’s more important is its connection to greater...