Kendall College of Art and Design student Austin Fuller, 19, has died, according to Ferris’ president’s office. The university released the information as part of the university-wide notices on Tuesday. […]
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Beach Bash 2013
Ferris State University welcomed students, faculty and staff were home with a beach bash theme, despite the cold weather. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, Ferris Homecoming 2013 held multiple […]
Ferris prepares for college, department cutbacks
Ferris State University is forced to make a $2.1 million budget cut due to the decline of credit hours on campus. The budget for the 2013-14 year is $197,575,971 and […]
Paint Big Rapids Pink presents the Stiletto Sprint
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 […]
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 […]
