This year’s Security and Fire Report showed that reports of rape on campus nearly doubled, rising from seven in 2019 to 13 in 2020. The report is released annually in compliance with the 1990 Cleary […]
Posts by Jessica Oakes
The future of tenure at Ferris
Over the past 18 years, the number of tenured faculty members at Ferris has dropped by roughly 18%. This reflects the nationwide downward-trend of the 21st century. Data from the American […]
Gettin’ thrifty
In the age of fast fashion, trends disappear as spontaneously as they appear. Every five-dollar crop top ordered from Shein will spend far longer in a landfill than a closet. […]
New talent at Open Mic Night
Ferris students filled the University Center with original music and comedy at Friday’s annual Open Mic Night. Student-led Entertainment Unlimited (EU) organized the event. Madison MacDowell, EU president and senior studying music and entertainment business, […]
Candlelight vigil in the wind
The Anti-Violence Alliance concluded Domestic Violence Awareness month with a solemn, third annual candlelight vigil at Robinson Quad Thursday evening. Members of the AVA, students and community members gathered in front […]
Culture in person
In person celebrations and observances of Native American Heritage Month will return to Ferris and KCAD for the first time since the pandemic began. Combined efforts from the Center for Student Involvement, the […]
Divided opinions
Either the TikTok algorithm is truly making me concerned for the future of media consumption, or today is just another “no bones” day. Anyone who understood that reference probably spends […]
Facebook’s bad week
Time is money Social media users were unable to access websites owned by Facebook for over six hours in the Oct. 4 outage. This cut off both social and professional communication within the […]
A lack of transparency
A disconnect between faculty and administration persists as the committee searching for President Eisler’s successor is bound to a non-disclosure agreement. By signing the NDA, Search Advisory Committee members accept the […]
No tipping point
As COVID-19 case numbers rise at the national, state and university levels, Ferris has no plan for expanding campus-wide rules and regulations. The Re-entry Committee has been responsible for creating and executing a gradual re-engagement to face-to-face learning […]