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Motorcycle safety extends beyond bikers

Corea Parks Sep 11, 2017

In the last three months, there have been six deaths surrounding Kent County alone due to motorcycle collisions. Aside from those six killed, there were two others who were fatally injured. This alarming pattern is enough to make anyone with a license...

Standing by DACA students

Standing by DACA students

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 11, 2017

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced the end of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  President Donald Trump took to Twitter following this announcement, saying he looked forward to working with...

Making choices for a positive impact

Kelly Smith Sep 10, 2017

Something I’ve noticed recently is how shallow we, humanity, have become. What I mean by that is we seem to have become more obsessed with what we lose or gain (often money) by doing something, rather than the actual importance and impact of what it...

When Hollywood should reboot movies

Kevin McCasland Sep 7, 2017

I’m sure you’ve heard it from your film-centric friends or even said it yourself at some point. You go online, look at the latest movie news and find out that your favorite movie from the '80s is getting remade. You think, “No! That movie is perfect!...

Why GVSU students should get 'on board' with busing

Why GVSU students should get ‘on board’ with busing

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 7, 2017

At Grand Valley State University, students can get around campus in a variety of ways: walking, biking, longboarding, etc. Traveling between the Allendale and Pew campuses or to the grocery store is a different situation, though, and students are limited...

GVL / Courtesy - Rick Osentoski - USA TODAY Sports
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander (35) waves to the fans as he walks off the field after being relieved in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park on August 26, 2016.

Column: Lanthorn sports staff reflects on Justin Verlander’s tenure as a Detroit Tiger

Robbie Triano, Arpan Lobo, and Brady McAtamney Sep 7, 2017

Robbie Triano Do you ever get that stomach-dropping feeling when you hear something you just can't bear to believe? And when you find out it’s actually true, do you fall to your knees and let the harsh reality slowly settle in? Well, that was the...

Making choices for yourself

Shae Slaughter Sep 7, 2017

From the moment we’re born, it seems like we’re in a huge rush to grow up. When we’re toddlers, we want to learn how to walk; when we’re five, we’re ready to go to school; and when we’re teenagers, we want nothing more than the keys to a car....

The battle for truth in the news

Hunter Kaap Rencis Sep 7, 2017

No matter how engaged each of us feels with our own personal and political beliefs, the way we choose to ingest the wide variety of media outlets at our disposal largely determines what we regard to be the truth. According to dissection of media bias...

Getting hyped for Laker football

Kelly Smith Sep 7, 2017

With the fall semester officially underway, so is the 2017 football season. Since I’ve been here at Grand Valley State University, we’ve had some thrilling and suspenseful times on the football field.  Twice we have even made it as far as the...

The evolution of words

Amy McNeel Aug 31, 2017

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is." -Ernest Hemingway, "The Old Man and the Sea" In school we read the classics: books that have stood the test of time and hold words of both eloquence and...

Let's protest better

Let’s protest better

Lanthorn Editorial Board Aug 31, 2017

This week, the Grand Valley State University community suffered through the radical, religious rantings of at least one protester on the Allendale Campus. Upperclassmen, staff and faculty know to expect this type of display at the beginning of the fall...

GVL / Courtesy - Times Union

Column: Breaking down the Kyrie Irving trade

Robbie Triano and Louis Ricard Aug 31, 2017

Whether you’ve been paying attention to it or not, the National Basketball League (NBA), as it is right now, has never been more popular (or exciting).   A major contributing factor has been this summer’s offseason of blockbuster trades and franchise-altering...