Oct 29, 2024 · Editor’s note: Responses from both candidates have been shortened for length and clarity. The people of Grand Rapids will be electing a new mayor during the 2024 election as the second term of current mayor Rosalynn Bliss comes to an end. Two candidates remain, former commissioner and Grand Rapids Public Schools Board member Senita Lenear […]

Dec 31, 2024 · Do people even read the newspaper anymore? In company with the Merriam-Webster word of the year “polarization,” often used to describe the divided state of the country, and the Oxford word of the year “brain rot,” defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,” The Collegiate deemed apathy to be the […]

Dec 5, 2024 · By Justin Stulpe. The Detroit Lions are poised to make history this season, and it is time to believe the hype. Through the combination of strong leadership, a potent and explosive offense and a defense hitting its stride, the Lions are on the brink of unchartered territory in franchise history, aiming to win their first Super Bowl, …

Dec 30, 2024 · Editor’s note: Coverage of campus police reports has been delayed due to the Grand Rapids Community College Police Department now requiring The Collegiate to file a Freedom of Information Act request in order to obtain reports. Medical Incident at ATC building. On Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11:03 a.m., a Grand Rapids Community College Police Department officer was dispatched to room 106 in the ...

Jan 20, 2025 · By Grace Howard The Grand Rapids Community College women's basketball team took on Southwestern Michigan College on the road, Saturday Jan. 18.

4 days ago · By Grace Howard TikTok is putting us through a rollercoaster of emotions Unless you live under a rock I am sure you have heard of the TikTok ban. On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed legislation requiring ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to sell the app to a U.S. owner or else it would […]

Nov 8, 2024 · By Nic Longstreet In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, students at Grand Rapids Community College are coming to their own conclusions and terms with the results. This election was one where some saw it as a consequential election, one where the future of the country, and the democracy in which we live, was […]

Apr 18, 2024 · By Vanessa Hewitt. I have been playing softball since I was 4 years old, so it has always been a goal of mine to play at the collegiate level. When I finally got here, I had no idea how much it would change my life not just when it comes to athletics, but relationships, academics and the way I think in general.

Oct 25, 2024 · Jean Pierre Timothy, 25, of Grand Rapids, is a student at GRCC. “ ‘God Still Lives… Even When You Wonder. ’ It is a book I am reading written by Don Maclafferty,” Timothy shared with The Collegiate when asked which book he is reading this Fall. He chose it because he likes novels and started reading it on Friday and is intending to finish it by next Monday.

Feb 17, 2024 · By Jack Walker Sports fandom has quite a wide range of people. On one hand, there are people who simply do not care and wonder why others dedicate so much time to athletes and teams who have no idea they exist. On the other hand, there are the die-hard fans. The fans who paint their […]