Photo by Kip Biby Ferris Honors students prepare to paddle down the Muskegon River in canoes to pick up trash for their Days of Service and Learning Project. Each […]
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Going global
The Office of International Education will infuse the format of TED Talks and the theme of globalization with Ferris’ second Minds Aflame event. Minds Aflame will be presented as a […]
Funding approved to bring Bill Nye to Ferris
A funding request has been approved to bring Bill Nye to campus. Ferris’ Finance Division of Student Government voted unanimously to allocate more than $50,000 to the Secular Student Alliance […]
Standing up to sexual assault
A new year at Ferris is bringing about multiple tactics to educate students on sexual assault and related topics. “We’re trying to provide a number of different options,” Title IX […]
Out with the old
Photo by: Katie Tobak Taggart Hall, constructed in 1964, is slated for demolition during the summer of 2016 Ferris’ plans for the future of student housing will no longer include […]
Big Rapids 46th safest college town in America
Courtesy photo The safety of a community is often a factor in considering where to live, especially as a new college student. SafeWise, an online source for home security and […]
Home is where the dawg is
Photo courtesy of FSU Photo Services Homecoming is just around the corner, this year with a few changes and a week of events to unite Ferris students and the Big […]
Torch news briefs
Farmers market open through October The Downtown Big Rapids Farmers Market will remain open throughout October. The market, which features a variety of produce and baked goods made entirely in […]
Ferris professor dies in motorcycle crash
Ferris communications professor Lon Green died Sunday night after a motorcycle accident. The accident happened locally, as Green was treated in the Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital, but medical efforts […]
Pistol match
BULLSEYE! Ferris State University Department of Public Safety Captain Jim Cook and officer Mike Chamberlain took first at the 2015 Michigan Police Pistol Match for the second year in a […]