The Ferris State Torch – Ninety years of illuminating the truth

No vaccine required

With schools planning to return to in-per- son learning, two Michigan universities have announced that students living on campus will be required to have the COVID-19 vac- cine. Ferris is […]

From the perspective of pandemic professors

Nearly fourteen months have passed since COVID-19 changed the lives of the Ferris community and beyond. While profes- sors were advised to be considerate of their students, it is time […]

Released with a ticket

Ferris DPS is now handing out appearance tickets, rather than arrests, for certain misdemean- ors and violations. “An appearance ticket is a way to order a person to court to […]

Contextualizing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause

In response to the Michigan Department of Health and Hu- man Services’ recommendation, Ferris will not be distributing the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further notice. A message sent […]

Football makes a triumphant return

For the first time in 16 months, the Ferris football team played a competitive game, albeit against themselves, in front of hundreds of fans. On Saturday, April 17, Ferris State […]

No vaccine required
From the perspective of pandemic professors
Released with a ticket
Contextualizing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause
Football makes a triumphant return

News

No vaccine required

April 28, 2021 Jerry Gaytan

With schools planning to return to in-per- son learning, two Michigan universities have announced that students living on campus will be required to have the COVID-19 vac- cine. Ferris is […]

From the perspective of pandemic professors
Released with a ticket
People of the AVA on Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Contextualizing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause

Sports

Tennis double dips in the GLIAC

April 28, 2021 Brendan Sanders

It has been a season to remember for the Ferris tennis program, and this past weekend added to the already historic season. Coming into the weekend, the Bulldogs tennis men’s […]

A change of scenery
Paige Kortz talks about success on and off the diamond
Sports Speculation: The end of the beginning
Football makes a triumphant return

Lifestyles

Media Minute: New Orchestra, AJR’s return to form

May 3, 2021 Noah Kurkjian

AJR released New Orchestra on March 26 and I was personally not really looking forward to it for the sole reason I feared it would disappoint me the way Neotheater […]

Springing into outdoor activities
Earth Day 2021
Media Minute: Seth MacFarlane, let Family Guy end, please
It’s not all downhill

Opinions

EDITOR’S COLUMN: You’ll never know if you never try

April 28, 2021 Cora Hall

It’s been four years since I saw our former Editor in Chief distributing papers to my dorm on welcome weekend. Last week, I helped do distribution, and it felt as though my journey had […]

Accountability, for now
Hustle culture needs to die
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Some parting advice you didn’t ask for
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Fall in love with your life

Fire Pit

Lifestyles: Ep. 3- Red Flags in Modern Love

March 15, 2021 Marissa Russell

When is something a deal breaker? What are red flags to the women of the Torch Staff? Join Lifestyles Editor and Podcast Manager Marissa Russell talk about red flags with […]

Politics: Ep. 3 – More stimmy updates, COVID-19 restrictions lifted? & 2 new house bills
News: Ep. 2 – Top Stories for 3/3
Sports: Ep. 4 – Ferris Postseason Rundown
Editors: Ep. 1: Meet the Editors

Special Editions

Remembering our female founder

Equality for all
Dana King sculpts history
EDITORIAL: Living in a world where the default perspective isn’t yours
Women building a career

Tire Fire

SATIRE: Horror-scopes

Aquarius: Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You had 6 months of doing nothing to find a boo and you still don’t got one… Pisces: Feb. 19-March 20 Why party in person when […]

SATIRE: Stories from the bar
SATIRE: Spice up your Halloween costume
SATIRE: Ask Woodbridge
SATIRE: Horror-scopes

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