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Miss GVSU Krystal Wilson participates in this summers Fourth of July parade.

Miss Grand Valley State to be crowned Saturday

Kendal Pektas Nov 7, 2011

Brains? Check. Talent? Check. Tiaras? Check. Fourteen women will go head-to-head Saturday to decide who will become the third Miss Grand Valley State University. GVSU junior Krystal Wilson has held the title of Miss GVSU for a year, but this weekend...

Navigating the technologized campus environment

Peter Zhang Oct 24, 2011

It’s unthinkable nowadays to function as a college student without a laptop computer. The technological environment of the university presupposes that we are equipped with certain gadgets. And for God’s sake, we do end up having them. We...

Navigating the technologized campus environment

Peter Zhang Oct 24, 2011

It’s unthinkable nowadays to function as a college student without a laptop computer. The technological environment of the university presupposes that we are equipped with certain gadgets. And for God’s sake, we do end up having them. We...

GVL / Eric Coulter
Friends of Shane Welch comfort eachother during the candle lit vigil

GV mourns loss of student

Oct 6, 2011

Shane Peoples-Welch, a 21-year-old Grand Valley State University junior, died Tuesday night while playing basketball with friends at the on-campus Recreation Center in Allendale. The GVSU Police Department was called to the scene at 6 p.m. after Peoples-Welch...

Courtesy Photo / barrowsclinic.com

Family Health Center makes preparations for flu season

Sep 19, 2011

Days are getting shorter, nights are cooler and the leaves are just starting to change. While many people enjoy the charms of Michigan’s fall season, one thing is consistently on the minds of health professionals – flu season. At Grand...

Panel to discuss Latino health care in Grand Rapids

Sep 19, 2011

Living in a country with a different culture and language than what you have grown up with can be a daily struggle. Imagine getting sick and not knowing if you can go to the doctor or what will happen when you get there. The Latino community in...

Water bottle refilling stations offer sustainable alternative

Water bottle refilling stations offer sustainable alternative

Jessie Miller Sep 12, 2011

Facilities Services at Grand Valley State University plans to continue expanding water bottle refilling stations to new areas of campus and West Michigan after the project’s initial success last year. The stations on the GVSU campuses provide...

Courtesy Photo / Bob Neustadt
Professor Bob Neustadt, of Northern Arizona University, will be giving a lecture in Cook DeWitt. The lecture is entitled Looking Through the Wall: Exploring Immigration on the Border with Students

Hispanic Heritage Month to kick off Thursday

Derek Wolff Sep 12, 2011

The Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration kicks off Thursday with a new look this year, focusing on trending issues such as immigration and health care while addressing and celebrating the cultural similarities and differences of Latin America and the...

Constuction Safety

Constuction Safety

Jul 13, 2011

Construction on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus is well underway, and aside from some minor set backs as a result from weather, vice president for facilities planning, James Moyer, said progress is ticking along. However, along...

GVL Photo Illustration / Andrew Mills
The Michigan Bridge Card will be much harder for college students to obtain.

Pantries providing new options

Anya Zentmeyer Mar 24, 2011

For some students at Grand Valley State University, this spring will mean more than just exam prep and warmer weather. It also marks the beginning of long months of struggle ahead for many students who are no longer eligible for food assistance benefits...

Sohpomore Steven Borg uses the practice rooms in the Performing Arts Center

Music students, midterms and practice room space

Anya Zentmeyer Feb 21, 2011

On the cusp of midterms, demanding academic schedules for music students at Grand Valley State University have many voicing concerns over the lack of available practice space in the Performing Arts Center. “We have very few classrooms and spaces...

Freshman Megan Brocklehurst chooses Gluten-Free cereal in Fresh Food Co

Students with dietary restrictions find dining on campus challenging

Molly Waite Feb 17, 2011

11Junior Jordan Wahlstrom was diagnosed with Celiac disease in 2008, an autoimmune disease that requires her to follow a gluten free diet. “For those of us who are diagnosed with this disease, the only cure is to follow a gluten-free diet, which...