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Mock disaster to prepare GV for public service

Ellie Phillips Apr 17, 2013

Grand Valley State University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Health welcomes volunteers from the campus community to participate in a mock disaster taking place May 2 and 3 in the Center for Health Sciences downtown. “GVSU, in collaboration with...

GVL/Jessica Hollenbeck

Adidas protestors speak to the general assembly

GV students continue Adidas contract protest

Lizzy Balboa Mar 31, 2013

The movement to cut Grand Valley State University’s contract with Adidas has remained firm as the students behind it appealed to the Student Senate for support on Thursday. Following a second protest on the Allendale campus, the United Students...

GVL/Jessica Hollenbeck

Peace Corps Recruiter Kera Halvorson speaks to students in Eberhard on Thursday.

Peace Corps Recruiter Kera Halvorson speaks to students in Eberhard on Thursday.

Peace Corps offers international opportunities

Kari Norton Feb 24, 2013

Graduating from university can be a very stressful time in a person’s life, especially when the future is unclear. Peace Corps Regional Recruiter Kera Halvorson visited Grand Valley State University’s Allendale and Downtown campuses on Feb. 20...

GVL / Robert Mathews
Guest Artist Series: Ava Ordman, trombone and Derek Polischuk, piano

Guest artist, faculty showcase competent collaboration

Mary Mattingly Jan 10, 2013

Where some musicians rely on cutthroat competition to propel to the top, the trombone collegiate community of Michigan relies, instead, on cooperation – this being culminated in a joint recital, held yesterday in the Cook-Dewitt Center on Grand Valley...

GV awarded incentive check for energy efficiency

Anya Zentmeyer Dec 2, 2012

As part of the Energy Efficiency Program, a component of Michigan’s Clean, Renewable and Efficient Energy Act of 2008, Consumers Energy awarded Grand Valley State University $116,280 incentive rebate check for the university’s efficiency efforts...

Polish tradition comes to GV with Andrzejki Festival

Rachel McLaughlin Dec 2, 2012

Walking through the second floor of Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof Center, you could smell Polish cuisine at the opposite end of the hallway from room 2270, where the Polish Andrzejki Festival took place. Andrzejki (an-dzey-ki) is the day...

Maintaining balance

Leah Mitchell Nov 7, 2012

Heather Winia wakes up at 6:22 a.m. because 22 is her lucky number. She wears something different each day – whatever makes her feel good on that particular day. She is a mother to four girls, and takes this responsibility very seriously. Her success...

Maintaining balance

Leah Mitchell Nov 4, 2012

Heather Winia wakes up at 6:22 a.m. because 22 is her lucky number. She wears something different each day – whatever makes her feel good on that particular day. She is a mother to four girls, and takes this responsibility very seriously. Her success...

Olympic Games, World Market brings families, student orgs together

Hannah Matro Oct 7, 2012

The lower level of Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof Center resembled like a human zoo this weekend for Family Night; parents in raincoats, students with backpacks, and young kids with frosted cookies in hand traversed slowly through the crowded...

SWEAT IT OUT:Use the summer to get fit and healthy, without sacrificing your fun in the sun

May 21, 2012

It’s official, Lakers — summer is here. The temperature is spiking, the humidity is rising and the beach is beckoning you away from your other responsibilities. Between the picturesque weather and (relative) abundance of free time, summer presents...

GVL / Eric Coulter
Tulip TImes Carnival

Tulip Time offers family-friendly fun

Samantha Butcher May 7, 2012

Between the rain showers, chirping birds and resurgence of green, spring has sprung in West Michigan. In Holland, Mich., this turn of the seasons means one thing — it’s time for tulips. Holland’s annual Tulip Time festival began Saturday, drawing...

GV student dies

Dec 16, 2011

Grand Valley State University senior Josh Sutton was found dead Thursday. University officials told media outlets Friday morning that Sutton appeared to have taken his own life. Members of the GVSU community gathered Friday afternoon in the Cook-DeWitt...