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Posts by Christa Cwiek

Stories of Vaginas

Culture February 16, 2011November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

The Vagina Monologues, a performance about abuse in relationships, really hits home with several of its performers. Kate Schwartz, fifth year business administration student and co-coordinator for the show, knows […]

Beating winter boredom

Culture February 2, 2011November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

Being cooped up in your room waiting for the snow to leave is no way to spend your winter this year. There are plenty of things in Big Rapids and […]

Culture for the community

Culture January 26, 2011November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

“Whether we realize it or not, we are all involved with the arts and creativity every day of our lives,” said Festival of the Arts Board Chairperson and Ferris professor […]

Iffy performance

Culture January 19, 2011November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

Plastic Musik, a Las Vegas-based group, performed at Ferris with a high level of energy; unfortunately, the group’s high energy surpassed that of the audience. With all the fliers and […]

Playing with plastic

Culture January 12, 2011November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

Plastic Musik, a group of musicians based out of Las Vegas, will be performing at Ferris to prove that instruments can be created from unlikely objects. The group uses plastic […]

Untapped potential

Culture December 8, 2010November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

Ferris instructor William Culpepper assigned his GRDE 414: Design Seminar class with a unique task: project images onto a forgotten building in Big Rapids to bring awareness to them. The […]

Dodge balls, raise dough

Culture December 1, 2010November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

The 2010 Cheer on Children Dodgeball Tournament hosted by Clark Hall staff and residents will be held on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in the University Recreation Center. Money raised […]

Autumn aLive’s country star


Culture November 17, 2010November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

The Joe Nichols concert for Autumn aLive brought Wink Arena to life on Veterans Day. Nichols, a four-time Grammy nominated singer, came to Ferris from Nashville to play some of […]

Let’s hear it for Hairspray

Culture November 10, 2010November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

The production of Hairspray showed off the talents of dozens of Ferris students from different academic programs. The high-energy musical began with Tracy Turnblad, played by Andie Ancevski, taking demand […]

Dance craze

Culture November 3, 2010November 20, 2015 Christa Cwiek

Patti Critchfield, Ferris alumnus and previous contestant on America’s Got Talent, plans on using her skills and experience to provide dance workshops and eventually open a dance studio in Big […]

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