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Twitter · Allendale Charter TownshipOn Sunday, March 17, many Grand Rapids residents were alerted their tap water was no longer safe to drink and were instructed to boil their water before consuming it. The City of Grand Rapids posted the alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, urging downtown residents to boil their water while crews worked to flush out the system. The cause of the boil water alert was a water main breakage in the area between Leonard Street and Union Avenue, whi…See the Story
Boil water advisory causes conflict in Grand Rapids
Allendale Charter Township · Allendale Charter TownshipFor 17 years, Grand Valley State University Professor Todd Kaneko has been a part of the Writing Department. A professor of poetry and creative writing, he first started teaching at GVSU in 2007 as an adjunct professor but soon turned to the tenure track in 2015. Despite Kaneko’s role as a creative writing instructor, it’s far from what he originally thought he’d be doing with his life. “I graduated high school and I flunked out of college beca…See the Story
Every moment counts: a GV creative writing professor’s journey
Allendale Charter Township · Allendale Charter TownshipAfter a postponed series against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday, March 23 due to heavy snow, the Grand Valley State University Lakers softball team opened up conference play with a doubleheader versus the Purdue University Northwest Pride on Sunday, March 24. After almost a two week break, the Lakers took on their first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) foe of the season and handled business. GVSU 11-5 in…See the Story
GV softball moves to 18-5, wins both games in DH over PNW
Allendale Charter Township · Allendale Charter TownshipGrand Valley State University plans to reform the University’s student academic advising system, which is part of the University’s effort to promote “educational equity” and increase accessibility to high-demand resources. GVSU’s goals to address educational equity include lowering the student-to-advisor ratio and restructuring the system in an attempt to give students more face-to-face time with their advisors. Lowering the student-to-advisor …See the Story
GV to restructure student-advising system
Allendale Charter Township · Allendale Charter TownshipThe Office of Student Life Civic Engagement (OSLCV) at Grand Valley State University held 5 Days of Service events to promote service and engagement across campus. (leave 5 as 5 because it’s the title of the event). The week of March 18 was filled with events coordinated by the OSLCV in collaboration with GVSU graduate students who were to assist in facilitating the events. The week was full of events aimed to help promote civil engagement throu…See the Story
5 Days of Service fosters civil engagement
Housing · Allendale Charter TownshipGrand Valley State University needs more on-campus housing, as evidenced by the overflow and crowding in residence halls throughout the 2023-2024 school year. At the GVSU Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting last month, the Department of Housing and Residence Life released an updated 10-year master plan in response to housing problems from increased enrollment this past year. The plan consists of several construction and renovation goals, including …See the Story
New living center construction may shrink campus parking
Allendale Charter Township · Allendale Charter TownshipNo. 10 ranked women’s lacrosse gets out to a hot start The 2023 season was one of major successes for the Grand Valley State University Lakers women’s lacrosse team, who went undefeated in conference play (6-0) and reached the NCAA Division II National Semifinals after winning the Midwest Regional Championship. The Lakers finished 16-5 and are now off to another blazing start in 2024. After winning their first four games, No. 10 GVSU has started…See the Story
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Opinion · Allendale Charter TownshipHaving opinions at any level can become tiring. When it comes to celebrities and public figures, we constantly expect them to speak up and voice their opinions about different issues, often political. While it is important for famous people to use their platforms for good, how much can we expect them to speak on different topics? I think it is important for celebrities to speak up about issues going on in the world, but I sometimes find that peo…See the Story