With each passing moment, the stroke of the pen constricts civil protections. Professionals turn circles, trying to escape the gavel of tyranny. Things look bleak in the world of academia, […]
Posts by Torch Guest Writer
The importance of Black labor
My name is Diane Jackson. I am an African American adjunct faculty member here at Ferris State. I teach sociology, and this is my eighth year in this capacity. The […]
Bridging the past to our Bulldog future
Guest written by: Kasey Thompson Historically, African Americans have faced systemic challenges that aimed to marginalize their contributions to the U.S. labor force. However, despite enduring segregation, discrimination and wage […]
United in rivalry
Sibling rivalries are a fun time to relax, watch sports, root for your respected sports team and get into some banter with your family. In my family, the sibling rivalry […]
Pro wrestling boom
Isaias Rivera Just over a week ago, World Wrestling Entertainment hosted their biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 40. As Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson puts it, professional wrestling is “cool” […]
What does it mean to be Black?
What does it mean to be Black you say, I will break it down in this poem today. Our community will always be aware of the things that aren’t fair, […]
The ego death of a champion
This semester, I went from never thinking about football to having a backstage pass to all our games and working with the head coaches as a producer for Ferris Sports […]
E.G.L.E.
by guest writer Nate Mathewson What it means to be environmentally conscious is sometimes nebulous. Whether aspiring for activism or looking to be well-informed, it can be difficult to find […]
GUEST COLUMN: Supporting Palestine on campus
Genocide is defined by the United States’ Holocaust Memorial Museum’s website as “an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, […]
Making Ferris for the students
Hello, my fellow students. My name is Dylan Andrews, and I am your student body president. First things first, I want to welcome you all back with open arms and […]