While The Torch’s immediate future is now clear, the campus newspaper’s long-term future is still uncertain. Rick Kurtz, the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), announced Friday […]
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Racist relics
The Ferris campus was in chaos nearly 50 years ago as race riots threatened to tear the university apart. Today, the Jim Crow Museum utilizes its vast collection of historical […]
A home away from home
Being alone in an unfamiliar place can be one of the most difficult adjustments for someone to make, especially if there is no place to call “home.” Ferris faculty and […]
Getting to know your president
Student Government is one of the many organizations on campus in which students are encouraged to take an active role. The mission of Student Government is “to represent student interests […]
Student in Clark Hall arrested for larceny
Roommate dispute On Nov. 26 at 11 p.m., officers responded to a roommate dispute in Cramer Hall. The situation was referred to hall staff. Student arrested for larceny On Nov. […]
Torch News Briefs
Professor retires after 42 years at Ferris Assistant Professor of Mathematics Roy Gifford is retiring after dedicating 42 years of service to the Ferris mathematics department. On Thursday, Dec. 6, a […]
Fighting for funding
You can find it in the newspaper racks in the IRC and on the tables at Cranker’s. It keeps you up-to-date on campus events, gives you the inside scoop on […]
Caution:Campus Construction
The recent construction on campus has not gone without notice, especially by students like Ashlee Chayka. Chayka, Ferris sophomore in early childhood development, walks on the east side of campus […]
Affirmative action enabled at Ferris
Federal courts recently over-ruled a Michigan proposal which excluded Affirmative Action policies in education. Marc Sheehan, a communications officer for Ferris State University, said, “We plan to be consistent with […]
Bye bye Burcham
In 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and Dr. Daniel Burcham was hired by Ferris as an English professor. In the years that followed, NASA has continued its conquest […]