Grand Valley State University

Can you believe the Queen of Rock 'N' Roll once played for 3,500 people right here in Grand Rapids?

Going back 34 years doesn't seem that long, but when we see what Grand Rapids looked like in the late 80s, we realized a lot of things didn't exist back then...

Now, there's no doubt that some of the most passionate fans lie within the state of Michigan, but who do they cheer for the most?

Paul I. Phillips became the first African American elected to public office in Grand Rapids, winning the election in 1951. He was also the first African American elected to the Grand Rapids Board of Education, serving from 1962 to 1970.

The bus for the Grand Valley State University women's basketball team got stuck in the snow on the way to a game against Northern Michigan University in Marquette late last week. The team didn't let that minor inconvenience stand in its way, taking matters into its own hands.

Grand Rapids has six different sister cities throughout the world. Here are what they are known for and what they look like.

Grand Valley State University's Twitter page, @GVSU, just announced that their unofficial mascot, Bryson the Corgi, had just graduated.

The "corpse flower", at the Grand Valley Greenhouse, is blooming for the first time since it arrived at Grand Valley about seven years ago. The flower gives off the smell of rotting flesh.

Students at both Grand Valley State University and Michigan State University are paying tribute to late student Brendan Santo who was discovered last month after being missing since October.

You can now put the word "former" in front of Brian Kelly's name when referring to the Head Football Coach of Notre Dame University. Kelly has been named as the new Head Football Coach for LSU.

Anyone attending classes, teaching or working on campus will need to be fully vaccinated no later than September 30, 2021.

Grand Valley State University plans to give out $100 to 1,000 GVSU students this summer in an effort to increase the student vaccination rate before classes start this fall. Their Virus Action Team hopes to have 70% of the student body vaccinated by fall.