Steven MacKay had an opportunity knocking and simply answered. MacKay and 11 other Ferris State University students studied abroad in India on an alternative spring break.
Posts by Angela Walukonis
Lost funding
Find a penny, pick it up. If the Senate passes the proposed legislation budget cuts, the Pell Grant for Ferris State students may be reduced by $845. Out of the […]
A chance of a lifetime
Who doesn’t love a little magic in their lives? Networking with top professionals in the most prominent company in the world, interacting with different languages and cultures on a daily […]
Out with the old
It is the end of an era as the destruction of Carlisle Hall marks another step toward Ferris State’s Big Rapids Campus Master Plan. Located on north campus, the 55-year-old […]
The blunt truth
Marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S., continues to find its way to Ferris State University with over 50 reported incidents in 2010. Of those incidents, 44 […]
Is this a date?
When someone asks you to hang out via electronics, is it considered a date? I’m talking about the world of social media and fancy gadgets with instant messaging, texting, Facebook […]
Pottery workshop canceled
The Festival of the Arts pottery workshop was canceled due to Ferris’ unexpected snow day Feb. 2. Along with the university, the Big Rapids community seemed to take the day […]
Hot water pump conked out
Thursday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., Ferris’ Rock Cafe’s hot water pump stopped working. A replacement hot water pump arrived Friday morning, but was also unable to be used because […]
Top ranks
Ferris State has been recognized as having the 15th best improvement in graduation rates in the country. Released in December, the latest study by The Chronicle of Higher Education said […]