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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

Modern television is missing the mark, and here’s why

Gabrielle Ray, Staff Writer Sep 8, 2025

As a child and young teenager, I was an avid television viewer. TV was a good pastime, and I enjoyed coming home after a long day of school, shutting off my brain and switching on my favorite shows. Fast-forward to the present day and I cannot say the...

Michigan budget war shows flawed governmental priorities

Jace Perroud, Staff Writer Sep 8, 2025

While the federal government under President Donald Trump has become seemingly more desperate than ever to drag the U.S. into a dark age, the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives seems all too willing to pull Michiganders along the same path....

As boots hit the ground in DC, the time to disrupt is now

Jace Perroud, Staff Writer Sep 1, 2025

The fascistic tendencies of President Donald Trump's administration have been revealed yet again to the world, this time in the Nation's capital, Washington, D.C. While the ever-increasing totalitarianism of this administration is hardly a surprise at...

BRAKING: Parking on campus still sucks

BRAKING: Parking on campus still sucks

Lanthorn Editorial Board Sep 1, 2025

As we enter a new academic year, students at Grand Valley State University are once again experiencing the age-old grievance that is on-campus parking.  To park on campus without being issued a $35 ticket, your vehicle must have a valid permit from...

Gerrymandering highlights divide in U.S politics

Jace Perroud, Staff Writer Aug 25, 2025

Battle lines are being drawn in the legislative bodies of key states that could determine the future of American politics for potentially years to come. These aren’t just any lines; they are the lines drawn by the redistricting of voting districts in...

Review: Deftones “private music”

Ayron Rutan, Multimedia Editor Aug 25, 2025

For fans of the band, there’s a certain unspoken weight that hangs over any Deftones release. It’s not just the magnitude of their legacy – now 30 years deep into a genre-defying career – but the haunting expectation that whatever music they create...