Hearing foundation programs, such as the Starkey Hearing Foundation, are more significant than most people realize. Nearly 29 million American adults would benefit from hearing aids, according to the National […]
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Closing time
Local competition for the Ferris Barnes and Noble bookstore will be gone by 2018. Great Lakes Book and Supply, located on Clark Street in Big Rapids, recently announced its closure […]
On the Record
So call me, maybe? Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m., officers received a report of a stolen cell phone from an apartment in the West Campus Community Apartments. The victim was unable […]
Luck of the landlords
Article by: Harley Harrison and Cora Hall | News Staff There are a variety of housing options in Big Rapids, both on and off campus, leaving students with a wide […]
News Briefs
Bake sale for Puerto Rico families Geography 111 students and the Social Work Association are selling baked goods to raise money for families in Puerto Rico. They will be in […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Paws with a cause
Ferris Liaison Committee for Students with Disabilities (LCSD) brought service dogs to educate students for Disability Awareness Month. Click here for more feature photos from the Torch.
Tenure troubles
A study at Northwestern University indicates that tenured professors perform worse than non-tenured and some Ferris students agree. The study, “Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?” was released in 2013 […]
Weekly World News
Athens, Greece Greek police arrested a man accused of being involved with a letter bomb that seriously injured former prime minister Lucas Papademos. The man is also believed to have […]
JFK assassination documents released
Who really killed John F. Kennedy and why? It’s a question many conspiracy theorists have been asking since 1963. On Thursday, October 26, the National Archives and Records Administration began […]
Never give up
Andres Chavez had one recurring message for those who gathered to hear him speak—never give up. Andres Chavez is the grandson of Cesar Chavez, who is widely regarded as one […]