Since being named Editor-in-Chief in March, I’ve asked myself what student journalism meant to me. As this question bounced around my head these past few months, a stronger and more ardent answer formed. Most recently, […]
Editor’s Column
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Thank you, Torch
I am finally passing the Torch and have the graduation cap to prove it. Working at this newspaper since freshman year has easily been the most influential piece of my college experience. […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Bare faced
In preparation for big moves following graduation, I’ve started the journey of donating or throwing away half of everything I own. One item to recently meet the trash was a […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Dear freshmen
Dear freshmen, As summer break approaches and the sun emerges from the clouds in the shade of Big Rapids gray, I know you’re itching to get out. If you haven’t […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Running away
I have 36 days until I walk across the commencement stage and 50 days until I run away to the Rocky Mountains. For many years, I’ve dedicated my life to […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Behind the wheel
On my 16th birthday, I failed my road test trying to parallel park. This convinced me that I was a terrible driver and that I would never get better. I […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: In defense of Big Rapids
It seems like a Bulldog’s favorite pastime includes making fun of and complaining about our city of Big Rapids. I call that a waste. I’ve joked about how hard it […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Spring breaking with my mom
My senior spring break is only days away and I can not wait to spend it at brunch with my mom. Pop culture and social media have a specific image […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Fund student journalism
I receive a wide variety of reactions when I tell people that I’m a journalist. My least favorite is when I’m told I’ll need to marry rich. It’s no secret […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Diet culture
One day in high school, I was picking up rice cakes and trail mix from Walmart. A silver-haired stranger on a ventilator looked at me with terror on his face. […]