GRCC Collegiate Podcast

Check out the ninth episode and the return of Collegiate’s Chop it Up Podcast where your hosts Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp are joined by Collegiate Editor in Chief Blace Carpenter along with Collegiate Reporter James Herold and discuss:

• Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift dating rumors

• National Emergency test and student reactions

• School safety video student reactions and editorial

• Student Government meeting 

• Fall GRCC Sports 

• Damian Lillard trade and how that affects the NBA 

• Weekend talk

• 2024 Team USA Men’s Basketball commits  

On the ninth episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your host Kevin Lopez chats with Student Government Communications Director Nicholas Thomasma about GRCC Block Party, GRCC safety improvements, Student Life renovations, and future goals for the fall and winter semesters.

On the eighth episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp discuss:

• GRCC Student Athlete All-Conference and All-MCCAA teams

• Michigan Reconnect program update

• GRCC President Charles Lepper’s plan to improve campus safety that he shared at a recent town hall meeting

• Cool Story Bro

• Upcoming Lollapalooza festival

Check out the seventh episode of the Collegiate’s summer 2023 Chop It Up Podcast, featuring your hosts, Kevin Lopez, Pierson VanGorp, and Collegiate Editor-in-Chief Sophie Deiters discussing:

• David Murray leaving as communications director and becoming the fourth GRCC employee to join former GRCC President Bill Pink at Ferris State University in Big Rapids
• The newest social media platform: Threads
• "Pink Tape” album review
• NBA Summer League reactions - Is Damian Lillard the best Portland Trailblazer of all time, and who are some of the best players in each franchise's history

Tune into the sixth episode of the Collegiate’s 2023 summer, Chop it Up Podcast, where your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, and Collegiate Feature Editor Brandon Smith discuss:

• Grand Rapids Foodie Fest

• Firework shows in Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Ada

• Results on “Chopped” for GRCC professor Jenn Struik

• NBA Free Agency: Who went where and winners and losers of the first few days

• Plus - Where will Damian Lillard be traded?

Hey GRCC! On the fifth episode of The Collegiate’s summer 2023, Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, discuss:

• The declining air quality around the Midwest

• Holland pride festival 

• GRCC Professor Jenn Struik featured on Chopped

• Governor Whitmer’s new distracted driving law

• Post-NBA Draft recap along with reactions to the two blockbuster trades

 Hey GRCC!  On the fourth episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts, Kevin Lopez and Pierson VanGorp, along with Collegiate Feature Editor Brandon Smith discuss: 

• Jerad Berkenpas earning NJCAA All-American honors

• GR Pride highlights with Brandon Smith

• NBA Draft rumors

• Biggest NBA Draft Busts and Steals

Hello GRCC!  On the third episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your host, Kevin Lopez, along with Collegiate News Editor Blace Carpenter discusses:

– GRCC drops title IX investigation

– Juan Olivarez Mural

– Board of Trustees Recap 

– Provost Search continues

– NBA Finals Game 5 Reaction

Hello GRCC!  On the second episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your host, Kevin Lopez, discusses: – A big win for the GRCC athletic department – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” review with Abby Haywood and Brandon Smith (read our review as well) – NBA Finals game reaction  – Team USA basketball commitments

On the first episode of The Collegiate’s Summer 2023 Chop it Up Podcast, your hosts Pierson VanGorp and Kevin Lopez discuss the provost candidates for GRCC, the Golf Team dominating for their 14th consecutive title, and NBA Final predictions.