Cate Arroe has led an effort to stop the trend of student-owned dogs being abandoned at the end of the year. “I have heard horror stories about students abandoning their […]
Posts by Dan Hamilton
Embracing education
My experience at Ferris State University was one with many variables and multiple paths that ultimately led me in unexpected directions. I came to Ferris for the hotel management program […]
New year, new majors
Starting next fall, Ferris students will have five new degree programs to choose from. Four of these programs, energy systems engineering, molecular diagnostics, allied health and fashion studies, will be […]
New year, new majors
Starting next fall, Ferris students will have five new degree programs to choose from. Four of these programs, energy systems engineering, molecular diagnostics, allied health and fashion studies will be […]
MIP Problems
The attitudes toward alcohol that students have upon arriving at Ferris vary greatly, but the presence of drinking underage on a college campus is often an inescapable reality. For students […]
Driving a Nissan in Michigan
I lived in Illinois for my entire life up until I came to Ferris in the fall of 2006. Upon arriving that August, I was one of the many freshmen […]
Rube Goldberg team falls short
The national Rube Goldberg competition was held at Purdue University on March 27 in which Ferris’ team competed, falling short of winning an award. The task of the machine at […]
Rube Goldberg team falls short at nationals
The national Rube Goldberg competition was held at Purdue University where Ferris’ team competed, falling short of winning an award. The task of the machine at this year’s competition, which […]
Beneficial Procrastination
Graduate school is something I decided I want to attend over the past few years. Given my degree in journalism, with minors in political science and philosophy, I have many […]
The History of Lenten Abstinence
Click here for more from the Torch’s News section. It is a commonly held notion that during the Middle Ages, the church clerics instituted the practice of not eating meat […]