Last holiday season, I was on a date at Olive Garden when our waiter informed us that our bill had been completely covered by the couple behind us that left just a few minutes before. Now, this is Olive Garden. It’s not cheap. Our bill was around $50. The waiter told us that the couple
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Gun hunting season kicks off Thursday. This highly anticipated sport grosses $1.3 billion each year and generates $153 million in state tax revenue for Michigan according to the Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources. With more than 750,000 registered hunters, it is no wonder that many classrooms are often left a bit emptier than other days.
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The Calkins Science Center is home to astronomy, biology, anatomy, and physics classrooms, but it is also home to Grand Rapids Community College’s own dinosaur era garden. “Garden for the Mesozoic Era” was funded by the Wege Foundation, Frey Foundation, and GRCC in Nov. 1999. It is located on the third floor of the Calkin’s
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Nowadays, going green is the new black. And Grand Rapids Community College is following that trend. An unknown and often overlooked place on GRCC’s campus is the Applied Technology Center (ATC) building’s green roof, or living roof. Although GRCC’s living roof often goes unnoticed by students, it helps the school in a variety of ways.
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There are times that even libraries don’t seem quiet enough, especially on a college campus. Computers whir, keyboards clack, cell phones buzz and groups of students talk their way through group projects. Imagine a room specifically built for one purpose: to read. The White Hall Reading Room is one room in the Edwardian Mansion at
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Name: Rip Maclay Age: 65 City: Milwaukee, Wis. (West Bend) Medium: Mixed Medium- photographs, stickers, glow and the dark paint Name of Entry: Liberty Venue: Outside near TGI Friday’s 1. What was your inspiration?: Patriotism 2. How long did this take?: 4 months 3. What was the most challenging part?: What images to pick and
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Name: Ruban Llano Age: 45 City: New Era, Mich. Originally from Columbia, South America Medium: Mix of different things– The frame is wood and steal, then you must put on foam and carve the foam, then cement, fiberglass, marbled dust, sand, and polyacrylics over the surface. Name of Entry: True Love Venue: B.O.B. Parking Lot
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Name: Jennifer Lee Age: 48 City: Oakland, Calif. Medium: Aluminum Panels- I paint and draw and then I scan the images onto a computer and work with them in Photoshop. Name of Entry: Perpetual Wonder Venue: Bob Parking Lot 1. What was your inspiration?: 45 years of life! I’ve been someone who is a spiritual
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Name: Dale Techout Age: Let’s not talk about that City: Royal Oak, Mich. Medium: Mixed Medium- Assemblage Name of Entry: Homage VanGogh Venue: Bob Parking Lot 1. What was your inspiration?: Van Gogh’s 1889 portrait of himself as well as his life as an artist. 2. How long did this take?: 1 month 3. What
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