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GVL / Marissa Dillon Harris Building

Year in Review: Top features #5

David Specht
Apr 19, 2015
GVL / Brianna Olson Freshman Alie Culver

From the ground up

David Specht
Dec 8, 2014

Science major gives life to sci-fi novel

David Specht
Dec 1, 2014
GVL / Courtesy - Katie Person

Understanding what it all means

David Specht
Nov 17, 2014
GVL/ Courtesy - umanitoba.ca

KCON to bring medicine expert to GV

David Specht
Nov 10, 2014

Arts at a glance

David Specht
Nov 10, 2014

Renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama to speak at GV

David Specht
Nov 3, 2014
Geograffiti

Geograffiti

David Specht
Oct 27, 2014
GVL / Marissa Dillon

Highlighting the low-pitched

David Specht
Oct 20, 2014

A glance at arts

David Specht
Oct 20, 2014

Arts at a Glance

David Specht
Oct 13, 2014
Building something out of nothing

Building something out of nothing

David Specht
Oct 13, 2014

Question of the issue

David Specht
Oct 5, 2014

ARTS at a glance

David Specht
Oct 2, 2014
GVL/Michael Dykstra Left to Right: Jim Dostine, Madison Dostine (GVSU Student), Jackie Dostine

Bringing families back together

David Specht
Sep 28, 2014

Arts at a glance: Mustard Plug returning to the Pyramid Scheme

David Specht
Sep 28, 2014
Founders' ArtPrize entry

Founders’ ArtPrize entry

Jay Bushen and David Specht
Sep 24, 2014

Arts at a glance

David Specht
Sep 21, 2014

Arts at a Glance: GVSU Writer’s Series Kicks Off

David Specht
Sep 14, 2014

David Specht
Sep 10, 2014
GVL/Courtesy - Katy Batdorff The "Boss of Myron" mixes some dance music for a crowd at the Pyramid Scheme.

Bringing the funk to West Michigan

David Specht
May 31, 2014
GVL/Courtesy - The Orbit Room Schoolboy Q Concert Preview

ScHoolboy Q to bring West Coast sounds to a West Michigan stage

David Specht
Apr 16, 2014
GVL/Kevin Sielaff Julia Sanders plays the French Horn with the UAC (University Arts Chorale) during their reherasal of the upcoming UAC Mozart concert in the Performing Arts Center.

Combined ensembles bring jubilant music to GVSU

David Specht
Apr 9, 2014
Courtesy / Tom Gunnels Rock Against Rape

Raising awareness through riffs and rhymes

David Specht
Apr 2, 2014

Annual Spring Powwow brings together students and community members

David Specht
Apr 2, 2014
GVL / Hannah Mico Brian Dieleman, a Grand Rapids native and member of his band "Suitcase Poetry," performs during the Open Mic Night at Founder's on Tuesday evening.

Founders Open Mic gives platform to rising artists

David Specht
Mar 27, 2014
Courtesy / Jungle Key Kama Sywor Kamanda

Visiting Congolese speaker to give presentations in French

David Specht
Mar 19, 2014
Courtesy / Bill Ryan GVSU New Music Ensemble Annual Composition Competition

Competition gives composers 60 seconds to create

David Specht
Mar 12, 2014
GVL / Hannah Mico. Tyler, the guitarist and vocalist of The Cardboard Swords performs with his band at Mulligan's Pub in East Town on Saturday. The band is local to Grand Rapids.

GVSU students showcase talent at Mulligan’s Pub

David Specht
Feb 27, 2014
GVL / Hannah Mico. The crowd at The Pyramid Scheme was energetic throughout the entire evening while A Tribe Called Red performed their set, which included a mix of electronic, reggae, and classic native american music.

Dancing to the beat of a different drum

David Specht
Feb 20, 2014
GVL / Hannah Mico. Geoff Weers, the lead singer of the band The Expendables from Santa Cruz, CA, takes the stage at the Intersection on Thursday night. The band's style is a combination of reggae and pop-punk with 1980s guitar riffs strung throughout.

The Expendables lift up Grand Rapids during drab winter season

David Specht
Feb 12, 2014
Courtesy / Katy Batdorff 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
GVL / Hannah Mico.

Run That Sh!t proves vinyl isn’t dead

David Specht
Jan 22, 2014
GVL / Hannah Mico. Joshua Rilko and Lindsay Rachel Petroff (vocalists of Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys) performing at The Intersection on Saturday night as part of the Wheatland Music Organization Winter Wheat Music Festival.

Winter Wheat brings summer feel

David Specht
Jan 14, 2014
Courtesy / Rich P. Photography

Not a ’90s coffee shop event

David Specht
Jan 9, 2014