Joey Cottle, Guest Writer The 2014 Image Awards represented a little known but long-held tradition of Ferris State scholarship, leadership and academic achievement. Every year, students may nominate and vote […]
Month: February 2014
Shifting to legalize
When it comes to advocating marijuana legalization on college campuses, some college students are speaking out in support of the cause. Central Michigan University student Ian Elliot is the founder […]
Open discussion
It’s been just over a year since I submitted my application for Torch Editor-in-chief. In the essay portion, I was asked to explain—what I perceived as—the role of a college […]
Heart of the game
Ferris State women’s basketball head coach Colleen Lamoreaux-Tate was welcomed to the Bulldog family just last year (2012-13) after her exquisite coaching experience of 27 years. Lamoreaux-Tate grew up in […]
Magic number 9
Six games remain in Ferris State hockey’s inaugural season in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and the playoff picture is beginning to formulate. The Bulldogs magic number is down to […]
Torch writers debate the issue of marijuana use in athletics
By Justin Aiken and Ben Rettinhouse With football season well and over with, one controversy still looms over the future of professional football. Medical marijuana. Pete Carroll, head coach of […]
OSC mandates drug course
Lindsey Hogan and Sarah Force, Ferris State Torch Marijuana 101 is a program most students are required to take after being caught with marijuana on campus. For more significant cases, […]
Ferris student arrested
Lindsey Hogan and Sarah Force, Ferris State Torch Ferris healthcare marketing freshman Lucas Zhao was found with 5 grams of marijuana wax and 7 grams of marijuana on campus. “The […]
Downtown war zone
On Jan. 2, the Big Rapids community welcomed a new business to town, one the area has never seen before. Detroit native Carey Jackson brought Big Rapids its first indoor […]
Understanding marijuana
While marijuana has been recently linked to IQ loss and kidney failure, it shows no harm to a person’s lungs, according to multiple health articles. According to a Jan. 1, […]