Research projects into the mysteries of metabolism and disease processes are being conducted quietly at Ferris State University, tucked away in the laboratories of the Arts and Sciences Commons. Ferris […]
Posts by Nick Vander Wulp
Media Minute: “Get Out”
The horror of “Get Out” is a cultural feeling all too familiar to African-Americans and their experience in the United States of America. The premise of the movie is a […]
The end of the Republic?
I wanted to avoid ranting about politics in the Torch this year, mostly because I didn’t want to express my views on the end of an era in modern American […]
Torch Confessions: “Mid-semester blues”
The semester is already halfway done and I can’t believe how fast time is going. The days are getting longer and the time is counting down to graduation. Why then […]
Valentine’s Day is for suckers
Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers to show their affections through expensive candies, cards and flowers. Support for paying full prices on the holiday is waning, and many don’t […]
Bolshevik bulldogs
As Ferris professors darkened the lights in the IRC auditorium, a grainy black-and-white film from 1927 flickered to life dramatizing the exploits of the Bolsheviks in the 1917 October Revolution. […]
Rage Against the Mainstream
Bands handling their own business and producing their own music are coming to Ferris to perform and answer questions about their craft. “The Indie Showcase is when all independent artists […]
Torch Confessions: “Sorry son of a bitch graduates soon”
Graduation is coming in the spring, and it can’t come fast enough to this sorry son of a bitch. This is probably the worst case of senioritis I’ve ever experienced. […]
A long way from home
Many students took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday to go home, visit their families and any of the other various rituals they participate in to celebrate. A few international students […]
FEATURE PHOTO: Grand Rapids protests Trump
Over 2,000 people flooded the streets of Grand Rapids on Thursday, Nov. 10, in protest of president-elect Donald Trump. They carried signs with captions such as “make America safe again,” […]
