The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is putting on an event where students can smash watermelons to feed the hungry. Justin Price, president of Lambda Chi Alpha, said the 2011 Watermelon […]
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New transportation option
Ferris is introducing a new shuttle bus service that will transport students from Big Rapids to Grand Rapids. This is a relief to some students who do not have a […]
Welcoming new Ferris fans
The NCAA Division II motto is “life in balance.” This is a phrase Ferris women’s basketball coach Tracy Dorow and Associate Athletic Director Jon Coles will come to appreciate a […]
East Campus Suites LEED Gold Certified
Ferris is going green with the East Campus Suites being LEED Gold Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is […]
FSU television production professor to retire
Clayton Rye, who taught courses in the television digital and media production program, is retiring after 23 years of teaching at Ferris. Rye came to Ferris in 1988 originally to […]
Torch Newsbriefs: 08.26.11
Governor appoints Ferris grad to Farm Produce Insurance Authority Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Ferris graduate Paul Koeman to the Farm Produce Insurance Authority. The Farm Produce Insurance Authority is […]
Going Greek
During my freshman year of college, if you asked me if I would ever join a sorority, I would have said absolutely not. However, that all changed during my sophomore […]
Ferris Graduate Killed in the Line of Duty
Ferris alumnus James Ryan McCandless, 28, was killed Tuesday after a routine stop became deadly when the suspect opened fire on the responding officers. McCandless graduated Ferris State University in […]