Single-digit temperatures weren’t enough to keep a diverse crowd of the Ferris community from BUS-111, where activist Sybrina Fulton came to share her story and wisdom. Fulton’s life changed in […]
Posts by Jessica Oakes
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Find your cause
I do not need to be a passionate expert on every topic, and it is egotistical to think I ever could. During my sophomore year at Ferris, as I drowned […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Why I boycott
No matter how easy it is to feel helpless while reading about another war, I believe it is important to remember the power of our own wallets. The world put […]
FNTFO works to improve administrative relations
Following the Ferris Faculty Association’s largely amicable contract cycle, another on-campus union is preparing for the negotiation table. The Ferris Non-Tenure Faculty Organization voted to extend their current contract, pushing […]
Finalized FFA contract released
The Ferris Faculty Association shared their new collective bargaining agreement over winter break, ending an 11-month long discussion and bargaining cycle. The most notable changes seen by faculty and administrators […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Art for art’s sake
We shouldn’t leave the arts only to prodigies. I have been around art my whole life. My mom taught choir and my dad moved from painting to furniture making. If […]
Trayvon Martin’s mother to speak on campus
The shooting of Trayvon Martin was heard around the country, resulting in the formation of the Black Lives Matter movement. Twelve years later, Martin’s mother will bring her voice and […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: The other side
I am months away from replacing the stress of getting a degree with the stress of using the degree. At every holiday party and meeting with a former professor, I […]
Looking at history’s future
In 2023, various states introduced over 110 bills that aimed to restrict the teaching of topics including race, gender and American history in both primary and secondary education. These bills […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Season’s spendings
Black Friday and Cyber Monday just marked the beginning of the spending spree we call the holidays. People today, especially Americans, hardly need a reason to indulge in more tech, […]