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OPINION: Trustee candidate Jim Harvey vs Evolution
Harvey By Chris Powers – Special Projects Editor Evolution is unfortunately a sticking point in many schools in the United States. This controversy recently came to Grand Rapids Community College when...
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Social media has its ups and downs
By Victoria Thornton – Collegiate Staff There are very few things that cannot be done today through social media. The ability to do anything with the touch of a button seems ideal. But, there are...
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Is social media messing with your mind?
By Warren Sink – Collegiate Staff A woman posts a photo of herself tanning in a bikini on the beach in the Bahamas. She probably is not innately happier than anyone else. Yet, that does not stop her...
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Cheap Thrills: What to do when classes aren’t getting in the way
By Chris Powers – Layout/Special Project Editor & Kayla Tucker – A&E/Features Editor TV series to binge-watch on Netflix Netflix is a binge-watcher’s paradise. It virtually invented the...
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Festival goes mobile with app created by GRCC students
By Chris Powers – Web Editor This weekend’s Festival of the Arts has a new, long-awaited app developed by Grand Rapids Community College students as part of the college’s experiential learning...
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Griffins coach Jeff Blashill takes top job in Detroit
By Chris Powers – Web Editor [View the story “Griffins coach Jeff Blashill takes top job in Detroit” on Storify]
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Obama’s Best Week Ever?
President Obama reacts as he is told of the ACA decision. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza via Medium.com News Analysis by Chris Powers – Web Editor Last week saw many victories for the Obama...
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Things to do in GR 7/3-5
By Chris Powers – Web Editor If you’re not camping or headed to the beach, Independence Day weekend offers plenty to do around Grand Rapids. Through the Eyes of Weidenaar This weekend is the last...
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NASA’s New Horizons Probe Zooms Past Pluto
By Chris Powers – Web Editor [View the story “Pluto Flyby” on Storify]
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Donald Trump and the Politics of Never Backing Down
By Chris Powers – Web Editor Ever since Donald Trump announced he was seeking the White House, his foot has rarely left his mouth. Yet voters are still enamored by him. Why? He couldn’t make it...
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Things to Do in Grand Rapids for 7/24-7/26
Pilot Jeff Pestun fires up at the Night Glow during the 2014 Grand Rapids Balloon Festival. Photo by Jonathan D. Lopez By Chris Powers – Web Editor Grand Haven is hosting its 90th annual Coast Guard...
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Things to Do in GR 7/31-8/1
By Chris Powers – Web Editor Final Picnic Pops of the summer This is the last week for 2015 Picnic Pops at Cannonsburg Ski Area. This week’s concert features John Ondrasik, the voice of Five for...
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Things to Do in GR 8/7 – 8/9
By Brittany Miller & Chris Powers Tonight readers and ghost hunters unite forces as they take a tour of the spooky sides of the downtown Grand Rapids area during the “Ghosts of Grand Rapids” Tour,...
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Bus fares for The Rapid increase for the first time in seven years
Riders of the Rapid will soon be paying more for a ride. Board members voted at their meeting on August 26, 2015 to increase fares. By Chris Powers – Web Editor The Interurban Transit Partnership’s...
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Bush and Trump exchange volleys over love of Hillary Clinton
Cropped version of photo by Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS. By Chris Powers – Web Editor Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump released videos yesterday attacking each...
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CCSSE denounces WalletHub community college list for misusing survey data
By Chris Powers – Web Editor Last week’s WalletHub.com list that ranked Grand Rapids Community College poorly has been denounced by the source whose data was used. On its website, the Center for...
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ARTPRIZE 2015 Artist Jonathan D. Lopez proves dating apps not just for the dogs
John Rothwell | The Collegiate LiveArtist Jonathan D. Lopez helping his life-size pig with the mouse. By Chris Powers – Web Editor A few critters are looking to meet new friends, and maybe more, at one...
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ARTPRIZE 2015 Artist Jedediah Johnson: ‘The Makeout Project’
Courtesy Jedediah JohnsonJohnson’s “The Makeout Project” on display at The Indianapolis Art Center. By Chris Powers – Web Editor One ArtPrize artist is hoping he can kiss his way to the grand prize by...
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Board of Trustees interview to fill open seat
By Kailey Coen – Collegiate Staff The Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees held interviews Sept. 30 to fill the currently open seat on the board. There are a total of 11 community members...
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Things to Do in GR – 10/2-10/4
By Gary Manier – Collegiate Staff Just because ArtPrize is still going on, doesn’t mean the rest of Grand Rapids shuts down. Here are some other things to do this weekend. “I Almost Won at ArtPrize,...
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