Opinion

By Lizz Vensas

Collegiate Staff Writer

It is ultimately up to the individual student to decide on whether or not they will go to class, but there should be consequences for not doing so. I am not claiming that every student needs perfect attendance, but … Read-more

Twice a year, 35 companies offering around five hundred jobs descend upon GRCC.

Twice a year for a school that is home to well over ten thousand future workers.

As a two-year institution that is home to many different programs and degrees, Grand Rapids Community … Read-more

By Tabitha Colburn

Guest Writer

She’s on the floor. I tell her I have to use the rest room, and that I can’t wait anymore. I nudge her, still begging. I turn around and grab the corded phone hanging on the wall. The number is … Read-more

At the most recent GRCC Board of Trustees meeting, a routine vote was held, and the  vote caused the resurfacing of the controversial views of Trustee Richard Ryskamp  and his opinions on the funding and involvement with Actor’s Theater and the Diversity Learning Center.

However, … Read-more

Justin Dawes
Opinion Editor

Last time I checked, college students are adults with constitutional rights, but a recent court ruling states that some of these rights are snatched away at college doors.

The ruling started with the case Ward v. Polite, where Julea Ward sued … Read-more

By Amber Kohagen
Collegiate Staff Writer

Online classes are wonderful for students that live far away or have trouble making it to classes.

The meat and potatoes of the online class is the discussion board. This is the online classroom for students to share ideas, … Read-more

By Justin Dawes
Opinion Editor

As a student leader of the GRCC “Pass it Forward” event, I saw firsthand the effects that such a great program had on the recipients as well as the volunteers.

There were about 150 people who attended the event, and … Read-more

In the past months, Grand Rapids Community College has suffered a loss.

No, we didn’t lose a teacher, an administrator, or a student. As a school, we lost something bigger.

GRCC lost a football program that has touched the lives of close to 100 players … Read-more

By Josh Compaan

Web Editor

If Google is the church of information, then Wikipedia is the god.

I grew up in an academic society where I have never had to open a book in order to complete a research paper.

Instead, I would plug my … Read-more

By Lizz Vensas

Collegiate Staff Writer

This month and next November, Michigan and the rest of America will have to make a big decision: who will we be with for the next four years?   For most people four years is considered a long term … Read-more