Grand Valley Lanthorn

The value of a woman

Audra Gamble • Oct 13, 2016

Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump landed in boiling hot water after a tape from 2005 was released, showing his vulgar comments about women.Perhaps most egregiously, Trump said “when you're a star, they let you do it. You...

Diversity Dialogue: The importance of diversity in higher education

Jesse Bernal • Oct 13, 2016

Since our first class of students began in 1963, Grand Valley State University has been educating students to shape their lives, professions, and our society through a robust and challenging curriculum steeped in the tradition of liberal education. This...

Ending the celebration of Columbus Day

Lanthorn Editorial Board • Oct 13, 2016

Ever since we took our first steps into elementary school, we were taught the basics of math, English and the history of the U.S. In addition to people like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, a prominent figure in American history who is held in high...

Let’s keep clowns funny

Jake Keeley • Oct 10, 2016

Clowns are not meant to be scary. Instead, clowns are meant to be funny. Skilled in the ancient art form of balloon animals, the only reason clowns exist, as far as I can tell, is to perform at 5-year-old birthday parties. Typically equipped with a never-ending...

Maintaining safety and ending sexual assault at GVSU

Ella Fritzemeier and Thomas Haas • Oct 10, 2016

We understand many of our students are concerned, hurt, angry and saddened by sexual violence, both on and off campus, regardless of whether it was committed by a stranger or someone known to the victim/survivor. We share in this concern and anger. As...

Heeding health risks in contraceptive measures

Danielle Zukowski • Oct 10, 2016

Recently, New York University welcomed revolutionary Meika Hollender to their business college’s Entrepreneur Night. She, along with her parents, are the founders of one of two brands in the world that are removing a carcinogenic (cancer causing) chemical...

Sexual violence conversations need to start in early education

Lanthorn Editorial Board • Oct 10, 2016

When faced with difficult and uncomfortable situations, the easy way out is to avoid the problem and blame it on other factors, people and outside forces. As of late, Grand Valley State University had to face a difficult reality. Sexual assaults are happening...

Speaking up about roommate issues

Claire Fisher • Oct 6, 2016

Your food is mysteriously disappearing faster than it should be, the dishes never seem to get done and someone is constantly up late being incredibly loud. If your roommates aren’t driving you crazy yet, they probably will soon. It’s part of living...

Battle of the Valleys: A tradition on and off the field

Ella Fritzemeier • Oct 6, 2016

Every time students hear the phrase “Battle of the Valleys,” they typically associate it with some kind of sporting event in which Grand Valley State University plays Saginaw Valley State University. Yet, what many students don’t know is that Battle...

Keep learning: public speaking as a skill

Carl Brown • Oct 6, 2016

Editor's note: This letter to the editor is in response to a column by Jake Keeley published in the Sept. 26 issue of the Grand Valley Lanthorn, titled "The challenges of public speaking."As the director of Grand Valley State University’s Speech Lab,...

Stop clowning around

Lanthorn Editorial Board • Oct 6, 2016

It's the plot of every cheesy horror movie. Clowns creeping through old, abandoned houses, peeking around open doors or watching you sleep in the dark. But Hollywood is as far as the creepy clown impersonations should go.Throughout more than 10 different...

Reducing waste at campus dining locations should be a priority

Danielle Zukowski • Oct 3, 2016

To many of campus dining and on-campus restaurants, the matter of whether a student is dining in or taking food to go is no matter. Interactions are based around fast service and accessibility. Many students dine in, especially at locations like Kleiner...