Challenge: venture east across Maple Street Bridge by foot or car, not underneath it tubing. Few students, unless they have a residence there or are heading to Central, know what […]
Posts by Mary Benson, Editor in Chief
Move…get out the way
It’s 6:45 a.m. and I am awake heading to the Rec Center just to find out that it is already packed. Seriously? It is never packed this early in the […]
Not the best plan
Goodbye Masselink and Carlisle. Hello black top parking lot. Fumes and noise is what will be smelled and heard campus wide and in nearby neighborhoods as Ferris demolishes residence halls […]
Old, new loan plan
As a college student, I am interested in this “old” student loan payback plan that President Obama has recently announced. At first I thought it is about time that some […]
Loss of a legend
Steve Jobs. Most of the world is in mourning over the loss of this one man. One man who has impacted the world of technology more than any other. One […]
Limited again
It’s Friday night and I get ready to head to the Recreation Center around 8 p.m. There are plenty of other activities I could be enjoying at this time but […]
Worthy of time
The start of the school year has arrived with moving in, new roommates, old friends, welcome week, new classes, new professors, and the one thing everyone wants to forget about, […]
Great outdoors of summer
This summer may be a first for some students if they are staying on campus, do not be too quick to say there is nothing to do in Big Rapids. […]
Oasis close to home
Just outside of Big Rapids is the Manistee National Forest which is home to miles and miles of trails. Students can travel 20 minutes out of town to a scenic […]
Reinvention rehab
Education is the act of preparing oneself for an intellectually mature life, yet this may not happen for the students in Michigan. “We can’t just fix it, we have to […]