13 years come to pass incredibly quickly. On September 11, 2001, my father was in New York City on business. I was preparing to head off to school at Quarton […]
Opinions
Concussed and Confused
Football season is here, with college play kicking off and the NFL gearing up from preseason to the regular season. To this young ex-Minnesotan, that used to mean quarterbacks bombing […]
Entertainment vs. involvement
Millennials are experiencing an unprecedented change in culture. In the industry it’s referred to as “digital convergence,” the tendency of entertainment and information to exist increasingly more on the internet […]
The "R" word
A story shared by a coworker of mine recently made me realize that I haven’t thought about religion in a long time. Her story involved us having a laugh at […]
Changes
The Torch has left more than a few practices in the past to open the 2014-15 academic year. The most prominent change was that in our deal with the Big […]
Cross country
I’ve lived in West Michigan my entire life and I may be biased but I’ve always thought I lived in the best and most beautiful part of the country. Up […]
Ferguson and twitter activism
As of writing this, my last week of internet activity has been awash in Ferguson, MO. What began with death of Michael Brown – an unarmed, college-bound black youth shot […]
Real talk
Fall Out Boy wasn’t too far off when they said “we are like young volcanoes.” Let’s be real, we all know that when placed under too much pressure, we tend […]
Turn the page
Two years in Torch time feels like a short few months. Having been at this for half of a college career, I’ve seen staff turnover, I’ve seen changes in tradition, […]
Getting down on campus
There are many things to be said for going to college far from home, but the best thing about venturing outside of your comfort zone is the previously unheard of […]