http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com Stories from Grand Valley Lanthorn en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:27:36 -0500 web@lanthorn.com http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/primary_season_hits_michigan Michiganders will cast their votes for the Republican presidential candidate in the Feb. 28 primary, but based on previous voter turnout, few college students will be visiting the voting booths. Don Zinman, a political science professor at Grand Valley State University, said many students do not vote in the general elections, let alone the primaries. Zinman said primary voters tend to have stronger political convictions than those who vote only in the general election or not at all. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:27:36 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/primary_season_hits_michigan http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/food_for_the_soul As Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof Center began to fill Friday with the sights and smells of soul food, lines of anxious faculty and students began to form. Enticed and encouraged by volunteers proclaiming “free food,” attendees began a journey into both history and culinary art that was open to all. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:27:36 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/food_for_the_soul http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/skating_into_the_sunset After being upset by Division III Hope College last weekend, the Grand Valley State University Division II club hockey team gained momentum with a 3-2 victory over Ferris State University in overtime. Having previously defeated Ferris State, 5-2, earlier this month, the Lakers (27-5-1) entered their season finale confident, but prepared their “A” game anyway to avoid falling into the same mistakes that cost them their last game. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:27:36 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/skating_into_the_sunset http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/student_hit_by_bus_on_allendale_campus GVNow is reporting that a Grand Valley State University student was “awake and alert” on the way to the hospital after being hit by a Rapid bus on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:51:26 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/student_hit_by_bus_on_allendale_campus http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/synthetic_marijuana_use_on_the_rise While marijuana has long been the most common drug encountered on campus by Grand Valley State University police, officers are noticing the emergence of a new — and potentially more dangerous — drug: K2. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:19:04 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/synthetic_marijuana_use_on_the_rise http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/spotlight_productions_announces_justin_moore_concert_for_april Spotlight Productions, Grand Valley State University’s programming board, announced Wednesday that country artist Justin Moore will be the headliner for the spring concert. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:14:22 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/spotlight_productions_announces_justin_moore_concert_for_april http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/track_and_field_teams_throws_crew_boasts_strength_in_numbers “They just keep riding the wave,” said GVSU men’s and women’s head coach Jerry Baltes. “Every week it seems like someone else is stepping up and doing something really positive.” Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:19:04 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/track_and_field_teams_throws_crew_boasts_strength_in_numbers http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/comedian_presents_unique_brand_of_laughs_as_part_of_migrations_of_islam Dean Obeidallah, a writer, social commentator and comedian, will bring his unique blend of comedy to GVSU on Wednesday. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:19:03 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/comedian_presents_unique_brand_of_laughs_as_part_of_migrations_of_islam http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/gvsu_men_women_break_records_at_track_and_fields_big_meet The Grand Valley State University Big Meet lived up to its name on Friday and Saturday as the No. 1-ranked Laker women indoor track and field team and No. 8 Laker men’s squad stepped up in big ways. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:52:54 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/gvsu_men_women_break_records_at_track_and_fields_big_meet http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/trustees_approve_housing_rate_increase Grand Valley State University students will see a 1.56 percent increase in on-campus housing rates for the 2012-13 school year. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:52:54 -0500 http://baicalendar.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/02/trustees_approve_housing_rate_increase