By: Harley Harrison | News Editor and Marley Tucker | Opinions Editor A massacre in Las Vegas left 59 dead and over 500 injured after a terrorist shot into a […]
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Disabled, not unable
As a student attending a university, there is a high probability you will meet someone with a disability. Disability Awareness Month spans the month of October and students and faculty […]
Walking to end suicide
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has set a goal of reducing the annual suicide rate by 20 percent by 2025. Saturday, Sept. 23, AFSP held their seventh annual […]
The aftershock of Charlottesville
Big Rapids is nearly 800 miles away from Charlottesville, Virginia, but the Ferris community is affected by the events that took place there a few weeks ago. According to multiple […]
Body found in Mitchell Creek
51-year-old Martin Avila’s body was found in Mitchell Creek just one day after Ferris students started classes. According to a press release from the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety, […]
Da Vinci goes to work for Spectrum Hospital
The surgery department at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital introduced its newest, most untraditional employee over the summer: a robot named da Vinci. This robotic-assisted surgery system is changing the way surgeons operate on their patients […]
News that shocked us all
While you were busy studying, or partying, the world outside of the university faced many surprises. Here are the top six most shocking news stories of the 2016-17 school year. […]
Exploring the world
As flowers bloom and stressful finals are graded, some Ferris students pack their bags to gain new skills studying abroad and interning through international organizations. For many students, internships are […]
Boiling hot
Article by: Keith Salowich and Marley Tucker Two hours prior to the event, more than 100 Michigan residents had already registered to speak during the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s […]
Taking a seat to take a stand
Multiple Ferris RSOs are taking a stand—err… a seat—to make their voices heard in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s upcoming public hearing regarding Nestlé’s pumping of groundwater in Osceola […]