Spotify, a music streaming service, reached an important milestone of 3 million paying users which is 20% of its user base. Spotify allows users to listen to music on various […]
Month: January 2012
Move…get out the way
It’s 6:45 a.m. and I am awake heading to the Rec Center just to find out that it is already packed. Seriously? It is never packed this early in the […]
Do a double take
Double standards are with us wherever we go, but do you really notice them in your everyday life? I never noticed them before I left for college, now it is […]
Not busy, just nosey
A common phrase spoken by Ferris State University students is “I never have enough time.” For most college students, after the assignment deadlines and textbook reading, any spare time is […]
Useless college education
A Yahoo columnist recently posted the top five useless college degrees, including agriculture, fashion design, theatre, horticulture and animal science. Intrigued with this article I decided to Google “useless college […]
Censored
One of my favorite things about living in America is our freedom to openly express ourselves through many different mediums. I love that Americans can protest policies, write to our […]
Ups and downs in the UP
Even with the slow start, the Ferris State University men’s basketball team came back from a 12 point half time deficit to blow out the Wildcats of Northern Michigan University. […]
Hate the game, not the player
Tim Tebow. With this name I feel many are divided. You have the devoted fans–those who think the Broncos quarterback is really pulling something off–and you have the haters who […]
Torch News Briefs January 25, 2012
Festival of the Arts Festival of the Arts is set to begin its fifth year next week with numerous activities taking place in downtown Big Rapids. On Monday, Jan. 30 […]
Impressive results
The Ferris State University track teams competed in the second competition of 2012 this past weekend. Along with the first competition the Bulldogs traveled to Grand Valley State University to […]