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The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

The Student News Site of Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Lanthorn

News Briefs: Police Academy offering informational sessions

Sep 28, 2014

‘Little Immigrants’ film showing Grand Valley State University will show the film “Little Immigrants” in the Cook DeWitt Center auditorium at noon and at 8 p.m. in the Loosemoore auditorium on the Pew Campus on Tuesday. Co-director Sonia Fritz...

A wild west Family Weekend

Colleen Schonfield Sep 24, 2014

Every August, parents of college students bid the common farewell – the type of acknowledgment signifying an acceptance of independence. Both parents and students indulge in such freedom. However on the same token, familial separation can bring unwanted...

Area features

Aug 15, 2014

One of the best parts of Grand Valley State University is its location. Drive 30 minutes west and you’ll hit Lake Michigan. Hop a bus and go 30 minutes east and you’ve reached a bustling, downtown Grand Rapids. Whether you enjoy traipsing through...

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Art Buddies program creates hands-on teaching experience for art education majors

Shelby Pendowski Apr 16, 2014

According to the National Center of Learning Disabilities, students with learning disabilities retain information better by incorporating the arts with academics. It was also reported that these individuals are exceptional artists and, according to Grand...

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Visiting Congolese speaker to give presentations in French

David Specht Mar 19, 2014

The French language is often recognized as one of the most beautiful spoken languages worldwide. Literature-loving Lakers who are fluent in the language of love have the opportunity to attend a series of events that involve both French and poetry. Kama...

A taste of diversity

A taste of diversity

Erika Collin Mar 9, 2014

Being able to fully understand a culture involves experiencing it firsthand and becoming immersed in it. There are dances to be watched, songs to be heard and food to be tasted. During Grand Valley State University’s weeklong Intercultural Festival,...

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The second anniversary of the Grand Rapids Soul Club at the Pyramid Scheme on January 24.

Grand Rapids Soul Club celebrates two years of bringing the funk

David Specht Jan 30, 2014

Although the popularity of soul music may have died down since the ’60s, it continues to shine through DJs Josh Breuer, Andrew Christopoulos and Mike Saunders, who represent the heart and, well, soul of the Grand Rapids Soul Club. For two years,...

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A group of students majoring in physical therapy went to Costa Rica over break for a service learning trip. They spent a week with locals and gave free treatments to them.

Pack your scrubs and sunscreen

Carly Simpson Jan 9, 2014

The clatter of cooking is heard downstairs. At 7:40 a.m. breakfast is served. Fruit is on the menu. The team members put on their scrubs and head down. They have to be ready by 8:30 a.m. to be picked up by a taxi and taken to the community church in...

Computing careers on the rise

Ellie Phillips Oct 30, 2013

Enrollment in Grand Valley State University’s Padnos College of Engineering and Computing has increased by 14 percent in the past year, and some of that increase comes from the School of Computing and Information Systems. “Our enrollments (have...

Chemistry department brings in renowned chemist

Ellie Phillips Oct 27, 2013

Renowned chemist W. Carl Lineberger, who studies the application of lasers to problems in chemical physics, will speak Tuesday and Wednesday at the Grand Valley State University Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry. “This is a great opportunity...

Chemist lectureship offers GV students opportunity

Ellie Phillips Oct 27, 2013

Renowned chemist W. Carl Lineberger, who studies the application of lasers to problems in chemical physics, will speak Tuesday and Wednesday at the Grand Valley State University Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry. “This is a great opportunity...

At first glance

At first glance

Ryan Jarvi Sep 29, 2013

No doubt many Grand Valley State University students have heard or uttered the phrase “T. Haas” before. When Thomas J. Haas, GVSU’s president, first heard the nickname years ago, he said it was humbling and that it shows a connection among...