Several weekends have passed. Many hundreds, if not thousands of books have left our weary, dust-covered fingers and entered your homes. We have since acquired many thousands of new (used) books to replace them, and (despite the obvious physical toll and absolute sweaty BULLSHIT that building shelves in OCTOBER SUMMER entails) we have also constructed a BOOK CORRIDOR and a NEW ARRIVALS SHELF and even a long Contemporary Sci-Fi paperback wall. We have erected not one but TWO tables full of books under $5. One of them is full of books that are ONLY ONE DOLLAR. Absolutely nothing is only one dollar anymore. Not even Sour Patch Kids. Except Arizona Iced Tea. That's still 99 cents. Those people have been making a profit selling delicious sugar water for like ... 30 years, for 99 cents. It's crazy.

Crazy that they are not in charge of our national budget, so obviously suited for the task as they are.

Regardless, Aletheia Books will once again be open this FRIDAY and SATURDAY from 11am to 7pm to provide you, the hardworking people of Grand Rapids (or at least the ones that are on reddit, so maybe not the most hardworking, but whatever) with SO MANY BOOKS IT'S JUST PLAIN UNADVISABLE.

We have so much PHILOSOPHY. Enough to learn how to THINK!

We have CLASSICAL STUDIES for people who need to read about times and places that are not actively collapsing (because they collapsed centuries ago).

We have THEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP for all you seminary youths who wish to dig deep into your first century Church fathers and such.

We have SCIENCE FICTION from the 1940s through to sometime last week, so you can track the progression from nascent genre to whatever the hell they're writing about today. (and we have a massive cart of vintage hardcovers that we will be pricing AS YOU WATCH like some sort of live circus act, so feel free to cheer us on and throw coins or loose bills)

We have BAGELS with CREAM CHEESE and COFFEE and WINE (which so far is just for that one lady that comes to see Peggy and drink wine, but we believe in you; you too can drink wine and pet Peggy until it becomes like a cat-centric wine party).

We have MOVIES ON FRIDAY AT 7pm! Movies like THE CRAFT where you can remember how perfectly '90s weird/hot Fairuza Balk was while you relive your witchy teens (or current witchy teens). And we would like to thank the mom and daughters that came out to watch Dirty Dancing last week because you were so nice and pleasant and friendly and into Dirty Dancing that it gave us a week-long buzz.

We have a completely unexpected and confusing batch of BASEBALL MURDER MYSTERIES which is niche even by our standards.

We have CLASSIC LITERATURE out the wazoo, but we can put it in the wazoo if you ask nicely.

We have 4000+ books about MUSIC to suit just about any taste, including (as we recently learned) ethnomusicology students.

We have a remarkably varied and endlessly entertaining GENERAL NONFICTION section that contains ... everything, basically. All the things you would ever need to know that are not in the other sections.

We have 23 remaining signed, numbered Bukowskis for that elusive but expensive Christmas present you are always trying to give your drunk husband.

And we have Pop Tarts, because we love you (and Pop Tarts).

So come on down, meet the cat, and purchase LITERATURE (or whatever BASEBALL MURDER MYSTERIES are) at the only giant mom-and-pop warehouse cinema bookstore screenprinting studio cafe thing on the Wyoming border.

(and before I forget again, we are located at The DeVos Centre for Situationist research, 1265 Godfrey SW, 49503; entrance around the back off of Hall Street, with parking and everything).

Is the rapid security or GVPD going to check ID's at the Meijer stop and only let students and staff ride to campus past that.

I figured it's one of those scammy "honors" organizations.

I need to bless my guy with some 💵. I worry about him come winter time!

Hi! I’m a student at GV and posting to see if anyone is interested in adopting a cat, kitten, or both! Lol
My family rescued two strays this past week. 2 year old female, and a 16 week old female kitten.
Both have been seen by a vet, cleared with good health, and given vaccinations.
If you are interested in them or on more info, please message me! I want them to go to a safe and loving home !

Okay, so we just got decisions for the 2027 KCON nursing program. I was waitlisted or put on an “alternate list”. Anyone know anything about this? Number of spots? Likelihood of getting in? Do they tell you where on the list you fall? I was bummed, but I’m wondering if I should hold out hope or switch gears 😅

Note: This rape and multiple hour sexual assault happened on the Grand Rapids campus in Winter Hall. I posted the following in another sub a few minutes ago and the original post I am sharing here back in April. I posted the original link in this subreddit earlier, but figured I would include more context.

The next award winner on the list: Philomena Mantella. Who better to win an ATHENA award for empowering women than someone who runs a university that makes sexual assault victims lives harder? A university that made a rape survivor live in the same building as their rapist. A university whose Title IX Office knowingly chose to schedule the hearing in a way that limited the sanctioning of a Computer Science graduate student who would eventually be found responsible for rape. Yes, that was sarcasm: I don’t actually think the university’s president should win this award, given her inadequate actions to remedy the situation despite, provably, being aware of it.

Where I am at: The other day, I got my letter about repaying my student loans for the degree I do not yet have.

Given further recent events at GV, I urge anyone involved with the campus to take caution and care around putting any amount of trust in them to handle these things appropriately. They got rid of their ombuds office this year, by the way. GVSU is for themselves, their image, and their numbers.

To GV: Caring about humans is about your actions, not just your words, or worse, your silence.

To anyone hurting due to sexual violence that has occurred at GVSU: I am sorry that you’re going through the things that you are. While I do not know there is anything I could ever do to help you, know that you should not have to hold this pain alone. It’s okay to want justice, or to want to forget. Meet yourself where you are. There is no single right way to heal, but finding safe community spaces and speaking out can be helpful if it’s something you choose. Know that you are seen and heard. I recognize you even in your silence.

If you’re struggling, please reach out to someone. I’m not a fan of crisis lines, but they do work for some people. Call a supportive loved one if you have one. For suicide, call 988 or 911. Text 741741 for any mental health crisis, or go to RAINN’s website for sexual assault support. If you’re facing an emergency, go to the nearest ER or call/text 911.

There are local nonprofits that can help, too. YWCA is one that you can google and find support specific to sexual assault and domestic violence. Safe Haven may be able to help with interpersonal violence and human trafficking. There are other organizations out there full of people who want to help. The resources might not always be there, and the organizations can be imperfect, but it’s a start.

Hey everyone! I’m an incoming international graduate student at GVSU, and I’m trying to decide between Laker Village and Secchia Hall. I’m new to the U.S. and don’t know the area very well, so I’d love to hear from anyone who has lived in either one. Which one do you prefer, and what are the main pros/cons? I’m especially interested in the social life, location, transportation, and overall living experience.

Thanks!

Got an email today labeled "Incident #[a ton of numbers]: Compromised Account." It states that I have to go to a Google form and put in my email and password so that my school email doesn't get deleted because my account was apparently requested to be closed.

It seems like a total scam, it's all bolded and italicized, and I'm not gonna just start clicking links and putting in my password and whatnot just cause 🤷‍♀️

It's from a gvsu email though, and was sent to lots of other emails so I don't know??

Anyone else have any info? If my email gets deleted cuz they sent the sketchiest email known to man then so be it 🤷‍♀️

Is anyone selling their DSM 5?

Hello, I'm a recent transfer and I'm trying to get into Warhammer 40k, but I want to try and find a club before I do so. Are there any established table top clubs or groups at GVSU? Does anyone have a discord or know what times they meet up?

I stopped by to pick up some cookies; there were a couple girls in a silver car, long red hair, glasses. Both were staring me down and I have no idea why. Let me know if this was you. I hesitated to stop and ask, but I decided against it. Guess we’ll see what the fates have in store if they see this.

The GVSU Pokemon Club is planning a Pokemon Family Feud game for one of our upcoming meetings, and we need responses!

If you have a few minutes, we’d really appreciate you filling out this short form! You don’t need to be a Pokemon expert, just put whatever Pokemon comes to mind first for each question!

https://forms.gle/jpyNwNbjxBTb7VUW7

Also, if you’re interested in Pokemon Club, here’s the link to our Discord! We meet every Monday from 7-9 PM and would love to see you there!

https://discord.gg/kDj2GxChDy

Thanks!

(MGT 268 being Business Processes and Management Information Systems)

I'm in MGT 268 this semester. It's not even a hard subject, I'm just annoyed by the way it's set up and I can't tell if it's just me or the class is applied weirdly.

The lectures seem to just kind of jump back and forth, I get thrown off by the wording of the quizzes, reading the textbook, it doesn't always seem to match up with the lecture etc.

Does anyone know if the ravine center checks what's in packages or mail?

Hey yall, I keep hearing horror stories of this class, I have to take it next semester. What am I in for?

I'm pissed. I come outside today and see my son's car completely broken into. He just spent money on getting a pinstripe painted and new wipers so he's very upset. Thankfully nothing valuable was taken except for some pit viper sunglasses. He's a student at GVSU and has been telling me how the crime is out of control there recently, and I've also been seeing a lot of emails about it. Crime on campus is bad enough but flooding into the surrounding suburbs is even worse! Has anyone else noticed this? I really hope it's not the case.

Other than a friend's house or a motel obviously. That's probably the only options but I'd figured I'd ask lol

I've been in college since 2021 and this is my second year at GV. I don't remember being this exhausted before? I've been having to take naps in my car throughout the day since I commute an hour each way.

I slept through my alarms today (no class, just PT) and I struggled to wake up until like an hour or two ago (woke up at 2pm, it's now 7:30pm). I've been having a hard time falling and staying asleep at night, and then I have a miserable time waking up and staying awake thru the day.

I guess I'm just wondering if you guys have any advice. Is it just stress? I don't remember the last time it was this bad.