With abortion rights on the midterm election ballot, Ferris and Big Rapids community members gathered in Mitchell Creek Park to show support for women and reproductive rights. The Feminist Majority […]
Politics
Woman’s March in Big Rapids
On Friday 28th, the weekend before Halloween, the sun was setting over a gathering of politicians, Ferris students and local organizers who filled the area with live music and speeches. […]
Clarifying Gov. Whitmer’s expansion of birth control access
On Sept. 19th, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement publicizing pharmacists’ ability to prescribe self-administered, hormonal birth control. While this is not new, Whitmer aims to expand access to birth […]
Facebook’s bad week
Time is money Social media users were unable to access websites owned by Facebook for over six hours in the Oct. 4 outage. This cut off both social and professional communication within the […]
Looking forward federally
On Jan. 20 Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. Since taking office he’s signed dozens of executive orders, including some dealing with racial equity. “Equal […]
Woman sells racist clothing on Big Rapids Facebook group
An ad for racist clothing was posted in the “Big Rapids Online Sales Group” on Facebook this Saturday, resulting in backlash from the community. Haley Joe from Big Rapids designed hoodies […]
Political engagement on campus focuses on uniting, not dividing
This election season has had the largest voter turnout in over a century, and first-time student voters showed up in unprecedented numbers. There has been a movement of young people […]
Stop attacking poll workers’ integrity
On Nov. 3, I walked into the Mecosta Township Hall, put down my things, poured myself a cup of coffee and took my oath. “I do solemnly swear that I […]
BIDEN WINS ELECTION
After four days of counting votes, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. The president-elect won the electoral college with 290 electors in his favor to […]
Taking precautions
When the FBI began documenting hate crime statistics in the 1990s, it was quickly discovered that hate crimes increase in big numbers before and after every Presidential Election cycle. A […]