Ferris’ lack of a campus recycling program is disconcerting and frankly, quite embarrassing. For approximately the last 15 years of my life, I’ve been dedicated to reducing, reusing and recycling […]
Opinions
Jaded misconceptions
Kurt Melville Guest Writer Last Tuesday, I ended up staying later than expected at work. As I rushed to get home I frantically searched the radio for NPR in an […]
Trust fall journalism
It’s been said that if you want something done right, you must do it yourself. But what about when doing it yourself just isn’t an option? I was in Grand […]
Misplaced blame
Ferris has been deemed the most efficient university in terms of keeping student costs low, yet many students are leaving with debt higher than $35,000. Although financial aid has kept […]
Not so easy
Growing up, things came very easy to me. I should have taken more time to appreciate the smooth sailing because it wasn’t long until I received my first significant reality […]
Bitter Rapids
Ferris students are slowly trudging through the gargantuan piles of snow on their way to classes despite the bitter cold. As of 1:24 p.m. EST, weather.com reports that the temperature […]
State of The state
kurt Melville Last Thursday, Jan. 16, Gov. Rick Snyder delivered, for the fourth time, the annual State of the State address to lawmakers, Michigan Supreme Court justices and other government […]
Don’t tell me to put the phone away
Heads down, fingers tapping on a tiny screen, earbuds in – that’s the look that will dominate the sidewalks when it’s not quite so cold. Most people see this as […]
Express yourself
As a Millennial coming of age in the United States, it’s frustrating to be generalized as part of a population that doesn’t care about anything (other than twerking). Politicians, professors […]
Political forecast
Kurt Menville 2013 was an exciting year for politicos. Story after story filled the headlines of national media organizations that have become nearly obsessive with their political coverage. Even social […]