The leaves are a gorgeous range of green, yellow, orange and red, and my phone screen is in black and white. One of the most long-lasting effects that pandemic-era virtual […]
Editor’s Column
EDITOR’S COLUMN: I don’t
The fall time is full of red leaves and white dresses. This wedding season, I feel more strongly than ever that focusing on a lifelong partnership would be a great […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: What is a writer worth?
Four months into the Writers Guild of America strike, debates surrounding the value of human creativity are returning to Hollywood’s negotiation table. Along with standard contractual disputes including benefits and […]
EDITORS COLUMN: Exactly like other girls
I was nearly a woman when I realized that there is nothing wrong with being a girl. Most women my age and older remember a time when it was complimentary […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep
The abandoned AMC movie theater sits in our Historic Downtown as a relic of the past, and a reminder that the first half of our city’s name is wild hyperbole. […]
Twenty-one and sober
Like a true Torch editor-in-chief, I spent my 21st birthday editing newspaper files and eating free at the Gypsy Nickel. I even managed to do it without a drink in […]
Is Vienna waiting for you?
Growing up in northern Michigan, European cities were more like figures of speech than places I could ever see. Much of the world outside of Roscommon felt like this to […]
A bright future
As I write my first column as editor-in-chief, the headlines read “WHO declares end to global COVID emergency.” I have waited years for a day like today. My entrance into […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: It’s about the friends you make along the way
In my tenure at the Ferris State Torch, I’ve written 86 articles, held five positions, worked on 84 editions overall and oversaw 30 editions as editor-in-chief, but most importantly, I’ve […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: You’re not an imposter
From work, to school, to a dreadful travel experience I didn’t think I could make my way out of; I have struggled with imposter syndrome my entire teen and now […]