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, […]
Posts by Jessica Oakes
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 […]
Ten years later
In 2011, Kaylee Moreno-Burke was a young Ferris student with a desire for community and a spark in her eye. Today, she is the executive director of the Center for Latin@ Studies. With […]
Sorry, no hablo Español
Veronica Mascorro Guest Writer The dinner table is filled with quiet murmurs of “sí” and “no” as 17-year-old Cody Mascorro faces an issue unique to his peers, he cannot properly […]
My culture
Lucero Hernandez Guest Writer As the daughter of two Mexican immigrants, I have learned to appreciate what I have. Coming from a low-income family has taught me to work hard to […]