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Students are finding items missing from lockers in Ford Fieldhouse.(Photo illustration by Ryan Tyrell)

A volunteer hands out water packets to victims of the earthquakes in the capital of Haiti, Port-au- Prince. Over three million people have been displaced, according to the World Food Programme.(Photo courtesy Nehemie Destine)

Haitian ties pull GRCC
This time a year ago, the city of Jacmel, Haiti, was celebrating a carnival full of color, dancing and costumes. This year, the residents are counting their dead and trying to stay alive.
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Students Robbed
GRCC student, Tim Zartman was exhausted as he left the Ford Fieldhouse on Jan. 12. He may have been sweaty from the 45 minute run he had just finished, but the exhaustion he was feeling this particular day was not physical.
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Student Life denies White Culture Club status
GRCC student James Wisner’s White Culture Club was denied status as an official GRCC student organization last semester.
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The Lyon street parking ramp now houses the campus police. This move completes the swap of locations between the campus police and the Lake Michigan Credit Union.(Photo by Ryan Tyrell,Collegiate)

Campus police move to Lyon St.
The campus police have now moved to the old Lake Michigan Credit Union location in the Lyon street parking ramp.
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Policy ‘appears’ to affect student success
GRCC’s Academic Probation Policy has given students a path to success, according to administrators.
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Bradley Whitby tells his story to the Collegiate (Photo by Ryan Tyrell,Collegiate)

Playing through tragedy
GRCC basketball team point guard, Bradley Whitby has overcome many obstacles and hurdles in his life.
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Local ski areas offer deals for students
With the economy reeling, local ski areas are lowering prices and offering discounts to attract customers. Once an expensive sport, skiing and snowboarding has never cost less for students. .
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Companion animals, or household pets interact with each other, demonstrating Dr. Sobie’s theories of ethology. (Photo by Christina Kim,Collegiate).

GRCC Professor discusses behavioral rules for pets
Meet Jed. Jed is an 18 month-old Jack Russell Terrier, and, unlike other dogs, Jed likes to stare into boxes and lick doors for hours at a time.
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Mutant cyborgs included
DC Pierson’s debut novel, “The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To,” is a coming-of-age novel with a twist, drawing on the embarrassing, awkward and amazing moments of high school as Darren Bennett discovers his world isn’t exactly what he thought it was..
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Collegiate on TV
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Collegiate on Movies
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Collegiate on Books
What have we been doing since our last issue? All these reviews. Find something to dive into here!

Student Union for all students
Very few things in life are black and white, yet some students at GRCC work hard to keep their world separated into a few concrete categories.
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Student Shoutout Online:Should GRCC have a White Culture Club?
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