According to the Michigan Economic Development Corp, the controversial Gotion battery plant project is dead and will no longer receive previously promised state funding. Following years of controversy, lawsuits and […]
Posts by Emma Walters
On the Record November 5th, 2025
Sexual Assault Ferris State police received a report of a sexual assault involving a student in a residence hall on campus. The student reported non-consensual sexual contact by two individuals […]
Beware of barnacles
Ferris State University’s Department of Public Safety will begin using the Barnacle parking service beginning in the spring semester of 2026. Barnacle parking is a parking enforcement service that allows […]
On the Record October 29th, 2025
Assault and Battery Oct. 21 – Ferris State officers spoke with two parents who reported that their 17-year-old daughter may have been assaulted on during a campus visit that occurred […]
Senior obituary
Ferris State Torch news editor, Emma Walters, has died after putting out one too many fires on Oct. 27. Walters was known for her bountiful advice and willingness to help. […]
‘No Kings’ protest hits Big Rapids
Thousands of protests happened across the nation Saturday, Oct. 18, with millions of people joining forces to protest the Trump administration. The ‘No Kings’ protest did not exclude Big Rapids, […]
Falling for flavor
As the days grow shorter and colder, the urge to cuddle up on the couch with a warm drink and a tasty fall treat becomes nearly irresistible. From cookies to […]
Riveting rivalry
Before the subtitle of this article sets off my sports-loving friends, allow me to preface my point of view. I am not a sportsy-gal. I didn’t participate in sports growing […]
On the Record October 22nd, 2025
Assault and Battery Oct. 14, 6:43 p.m. – Ferris State police officers investigated a reported altercation outside of the David L. Eisler Center between a Michigan Supreme Court Security officer […]
Ferris mourns death of Dylan Marek
Accounting and computer science freshman Dylan Marek died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after his car crashed into a tree just south of 12 Mile Rd. Marek, 17, had just graduated […]