Let’s pretend for a minute that you’re in your dorm room, then you leave for class, but you know that by the time you get back to your room, you […]
Posts by Torch Guest Writer
What my nails say (So I don’t have to)
Noah Kolenda – Torch Alumnus I’ve worn acrylic for years—usually so brightly colored they could be seen from space, long enough that I need help at ATMs and sharp enough […]
Role of the Joint Committee on General Education
Note from the Editor: This is a formal statement from the Joint Committee on General Education to the Editors of the Ferris State Torch in response to their inquiry about […]
An open letter to President Pink and the Board of Trustees of Ferris State University
Note from the Editor: This is a letter from the English, Literature and World Languages Department regarding the proposal that was presented by the General Education Task Force. This letter […]
Who gains when we shrink?
Jess Oakes | Guest Contributor The greatest compliment I get is that I am just like my mom. She is smart, selfless, hilarious, gorgeous, strong and she hates every photo […]
More than a slogan
Dr. Jen Coburn | Guest Contributor “Pay Us What You Owe Us” is not just a slogan created by WNBA players in their quest for pay parity in women’s professional […]
Special qualifications, special responsibilities
Emily Fransted | Guest Contributor In 1873, Justice Joseph Bradley memorialized his perception of the differences between men and women in a judicial opinion in the case of Bradwell v […]
The importance of common unity
As I reflect on the recognition of Black History Month every February, I am reminded of two things that have both historical and present-day relevance to our university. First, our […]
From the grassroots
I didn’t grow up looking up to Martin Luther King Jr. I couldn’t relate to his story. My father wasn’t a pastor and I wasn’t a church boy. My role […]
My experience with figure skating and Black History Month
When I was six years old, my grandmother put me in a winter get-up, snowpants and all, took me to an ice rink and placed me in skating classes. At […]