Women and men are invited to strut down Michigan Avenue in their highest stilettos for breast cancer research. To kick off Paint Big Rapids Pink, Ferris students, alumni and community […]
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RSOs receive SG funding
The student government finance division allocated funds to four different organizations during its first meeting of the year. The meeting was held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 26 in FLITE […]
Ferris requests feedback for new University Center furniture
Ferris is requesting feedback from students on what furniture they would like to see in the public and lounge spaces at the new University Center. The new University Center will […]
Nonstudent removed from campus for illegal tattooing
Illegal tattooing On Sept. 21 at 2:20 a.m., officers found illegal tattooing occurring in Cramer Hall. The subject was a nonstudent and was removed from the university. Stolen bike On […]
MI Supreme Court coming to Big Rapids
Big Rapids High School will host the Michigan Supreme Court on Oct. 23 as a part of the Supreme Court’s Community Connections program. Students will have the opportunity to speak […]
Torch News Briefs
Ferris rises in recent university rankings Ferris State University was listed at No. 16 in “U.S. News” and the “World Report” ranking of midwestern regional public universities in 2013. While […]
Summer enrollment shows decline
The major decline in summer enrollment at Ferris was discussed at the student government meeting to discover the reasons behind the drop. Fritz Erickson, Ferris provost and vice president of […]
Donations to Ferris up nearly 60 percent from last year
Ferris received over $6 million in cash donations from June 2012 to June 2013, an increase of 57 percent from one-year prior. About 75 percent of annual donations are used […]
DART bus route app connects riders, drivers
With the help of technology, Ferris students and community members will know when to expect the next Dial-A-Ride transportation (DART) bus. The new app, called Doublemap, allows smartphone users to […]
Ferris professor talks sex with students
Sex and the College Student focuses on many topics including sexual orientation, teen pregnancy, sexual transmitted diseases (STDs), abortion, marriage and divorce. All of these have one common denominator: sex. […]
