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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

How to be prepared this school year

Kelly Smith Aug 21, 2017

It’s about that time again. Summer vacation is winding down, and there are a lot of back-to-school commercials on TV and school supply sales at local stores. For us college students, it’s time to say goodbye to our (hopefully) relaxing four-month...

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Column: Does Conor McGregor really have a shot against Floyd Mayweather?

Arpan Lobo Aug 21, 2017

Since entering the UFC in 2013, Conor McGregor has been able to push the envelope whenever he’s tried to.His list of accomplishments in the Octagon is long. Four years after joining the cage fighting organization, his biggest opportunity has been realized...

Column: My experience as a student athlete

Louis Ricard Aug 21, 2017

College is a big melting pot. It's a combination of people from all over the world with different cultures, different agendas and different perspectives all gathered in one place with hopes of fulfilling their dreams.Students form groups based on...

Navigating social media’s ‘antisocial’ side effects

Caleb Baird Jul 10, 2017

Does technology bring us closer together, or does it spread us further apart? This is a question that many people today are asking themselves. My question is, is it possible that it is doing both? Does technology impact us differently, or do we all...

Why study abroad should be mandatory

Amy McNeel Jul 10, 2017

We spend all of our youth in the classroom, but what happens after that? What about when we’re graduated and done with school altogether? Well, let me tell you what happens: The world becomes our classroom, and a big, beautiful, complex one at that.As...

Trump administration mired in conflicts of interest

Hunter Kaap Rencis Jul 10, 2017

In a bipartisan letter drafted and signed by 13 sitting U.S. senators back in February, members of Congress articulated their growing concern for the Trump administration’s brazen conflicts of interests, writing, “A President must not have two masters....

Why students should be engaging outside the classroom

Why students should be engaging outside the classroom

Lanthorn Editorial Board Jul 10, 2017

At any "good" university, the academics are going to be rigorous, as they should be. When students are appropriately challenged in the classroom, though, it can be difficult for them to fit in extracurricular activities, including ones that may actually...

What Hollywood can learn from the success of ‘Wonder Woman’ and the failure of ‘Ghostbusters’

Kevin McCasland Jul 6, 2017

And people said female superhero movies couldn’t work. With "Wonder Woman" reaching more than $600 million worldwide, Warner Brothers has a sure-fire hit on their hands.Considering that it’s still on track to reach $800 million by the end of...

When terror meets pop culture

Allison Canter Jun 5, 2017

Pre-concert jitters are a real thing. I get them every time I go to a concert. It doesn’t matter that I’m not the one performing. There’s just something about the idea of a crowd-filled arena that makes me anxious.  I think now I understand...

The 2018 federal budget and you

Hunter Rencis Jun 5, 2017

This past month marked the coming of President Donald Trump’s official 2018 budget proposal on Capitol Hill. To the surprise of few, architect of the spending proposal Mick Mulvaney, from the Office and Management of Budget, laid out a $9.2 billion...

The struggles of staying healthy in college

Caleb Baird Jun 5, 2017

I'm not going to sugarcoat this: Staying healthy in college is not easy. With such consistently busy schedules filled with meetings, classes and social activities, we often make quick decisions on what to eat, and those quick decisions are often...

Getting the support they need

Getting the support they need

Lanthorn Editorial Board Jun 5, 2017

Grand Valley State University was recently awarded a $375,000 grant to fund an initiative called "Fostering Laker Success," a program designed to support students who have been in foster care. The majority of this funding will go toward hiring an independent...