As students return home for summer and Big Rapids grows a lot quieter, there is one area that becomes significantly busier — campgrounds. Big Rapids and the surrounding areas have […]
Posts by Grant Siddall
Photographing Ferris
Ferris photographer Bill Bitzinger owns more than 140 cameras, and with them he’s captured the past 27 years of Ferris history. Bitzinger, who is the manager of photographic services at […]
Ferris student says presidential candidate did not sexually assault him
Two pro-Trump conspiracy theorists recruited a Ferris student to falsely accuse a presidential candidate of rape. Openly gay Republican Hunter Kelly, 21, said that he began talking to Jacob Wohl, […]
Declining diversity
Diversity is one of Ferris’ core principles, but as the university continues to lose international students, some people are worried about its subsequent loss of cultural diversity. Since 2015, Ferris […]
Cough up the money
A new Michigan law will allow some Ferris student employees to accrue paid sick leave. Under the new law, businesses that employ more than 50 employees are required to give […]
Politics Corner
The 2020 presidential election is still about 21 months away, but multiple presidential hopefuls have announced their campaigns, and Ferris students are already picking their favorites. Though few Republicans are […]
Having a Baja blast
Build. Break. Repeat. It’s the motto and also the natural order of work for Ferris’ Baja Racing Club. Part of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Ferris Baja Racing Club […]
Speaking sports
CORRECTION: This story originally ran in the March 20 edition of the Torch with information about the former keynote speaker. The keynote speaker has since been changed to Nathan DiLorenzo, […]
Shoots fired
Star Shooters will no longer be allowing entrance to minors after 10 p.m. on weekends. The bar, located at 120 S. Michigan Ave., typically allows minors in if they pay […]
Cratering confidence
Four months after contract negotiations ended between Ferris and its faculty, Ferris Faculty Association President Charles Bacon said faculty morale is worse than during the negotiations. Bacon says he believes […]