Governor Rick Snyder recently announced a 21.9 percent cut to higher education funding. Announced on Feb. 17, the proposed cuts would mean a loss of $10.6 million to Ferris State, […]
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Torch Newsbriefs: 2.23.11
Department of State informational meeting Coming to campus Feb. 24 is William Downer, a retired Foreign Service officer, who will share information about job opportunities within the federal government. The […]
FSU students get fit with better equipment
Visitors at the Student Recreation Center can stop holding their breath—new equipment has arrived and is in use. Five new machines were delivered Feb. 15—three recumbent exercise bikes and two […]
Broken mailboxes
Harassment complaint Feb. 12 at 10:41 p.m., officers were dispatched to Merrill Hall in reference to a harassment complaint. Officers spoke with both parties. No other incidents occurred.
Virtual Resume
Social media sites such as Linkedin are proving to be a great source for tech savvy job seekers to be found for future employment. With the slow incline of Michigan’s […]
State budget cuts
Governor Rick Snyder recently announced a 21.9 percent cut to higher education funding. Announced on Feb. 17, the proposed cuts would mean a loss of $10.6 million to Ferris State; […]
A taste of home
Two Chinese Ferris State international students were given a taste of home at FLITE’s Chinese New Year Celebration on Feb. 10. Ferris marketing major Xiao Gun Zhang, and biology major […]
The blunt truth
Marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S., continues to find its way to Ferris State University with over 50 reported incidents in 2010. Of those incidents, 44 […]
Wrecked at the REC
With New Years resolutions still in recent memory, many students are finding themselves at the student recreation center to burn off the still lingering “freshman 15.” Some of these students […]
Kisses for the Troops
A new RSO on campus created Valentines Day cards sealed with a kiss to send to the troops overseas. Chelsea Brandon of the FSU Military Support Group, which was formed […]