The satirical newspaper The Onion sells a t-shirt on its web site that says, “The sports team from my area is superior to the sports team from your area.” This […]
Posts by Dan Hamilton
What the U.S. can learn from China
China has been in the news a lot lately. The massively populated country was the center of the recent controversy over Gmail accounts being hacked, as well as a staple […]
Better than Average is Best
In the midst of the commentary surrounding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, his style of governing has been analyzed almost as much as his policy decisions. Jacob […]
Ferris Fact or Fiction: Blizzard of 1978
There has been a rumor circulating for years around the Ferris campus that in the blizzard of 1978, classes were cancelled and all of the local liquor stores sold out. […]
Theory of a Vancouver Band
After arriving in Big Rapids Thursday afternoon, the members of Theory of a Deadman decided to get out on the ice at the Ewigleben Sports Complex and shoot some pucks […]
Revised Take on the Decade
After I wrote an article in this space for the Jan. 13 issue of the Torch saying that 2010 was the last year of the current decade, not the first […]
Rube Goldberg Team Returns from Tokyo
Three Ferris students recently had a one of a kind opportunity to build a Rube Goldberg machine in Tokyo, Japan. From Jan. 3 to 16, team members Kyle Hebner, Michael […]
Theory of a Vancouver band
After arriving in Big Rapids Thursday afternoon, the members of Theory of a Deadman decided to get out on the ice at the Ewigleben Sports Complex and shoot some pucks […]
A hatred for Haiti
After an earthquake shook the island of Haiti recently, many global leaders came together to pledge support for the country that had just been destroyed by a natural disaster. Rush […]
Wikipedia is reliable more often than not
Whether it is for a research paper or for personal inquiry, Wikipedia is most often the first place that I visit in search of information. This web-based, user-driven online encyclopedia […]