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Posts by Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

When I grow up

Editorials, Opinions February 6, 2013November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

The question people seem to constantly ask as graduation approaches: “What are you going to be when you grow up?” My response is always, “I don’t know, I guess I […]

It takes two

Editorials, Opinions January 30, 2013November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

I took two days this past week away from homework and my life in Big Rapids to travel to Grand Rapids to explore. For 12 hours I got the pleasure […]

What happened?

Editorials, Opinions January 23, 2013November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

The days of no worrying have come and gone. As a child I was free. Free of worry. Death could not catch me. If somebody told me to climb a […]

It’s here

Editorials, Opinions January 16, 2013November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

Another year has come and gone for all of us. Last year passed by quickly, and we are on to a new year. This means a new start for many. […]

Long list

Editorials, Opinions December 5, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

It is crunch time. The last week before exams is here, and everyone is running around cramming to finish projects and trying to study. The most important thing on everyone’s […]

Experience needed

Editorials, Opinions November 28, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

Imagine More. We have all seen this slogan plastered on billboards and other various advertisement paraphernalia. Ferris State University is not just a place for education but a place to […]

Your choice

Opinions November 14, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

We all have the freedom to exercise our right to vote. I know I did Election Day. If you did not vote, shame on you, unless of course you could […]

Face to face

Editorials, Opinions November 7, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

Networking. We all have taken part in a form of networking, mainly online. If you have a Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or even MySpace, you have been a part of the […]

Letting go

Editorials, Opinions October 31, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

Less than seven months and I will be leaving what I have called home for the last five years. It is bittersweet. I cannot wait to leave, but at the […]

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Editorials, Opinions October 24, 2012November 20, 2015 Mary Benson, Editor in Chief

The threes Rs—reduce, reuse, recycle—are what people in my career field of facility management live and abide by. I also live by these rules. In order to be efficient, everyone […]

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