It’s hard not to get nostalgic when you’re in your hometown. Having spent this past summer in Big Rapids completing an internship, it’s been awhile since I’ve been home for […]
Opinions
Torch Voices
I’m new in my role at the University having been at other institutions with strong traditions around their student paper (Kent State and Colorado State), and places where the paper […]
Changing self-image
I think it’s safe to say many of us have our own insecurities. It could be the way you think your voice sounds recorded on video. Or maybe, you wish […]
Holiday reflections
Holidays can be an absolute pain. Whether driving hours and hours packed in a car with your siblings to Grandma’s house or scrupulously cooking and cleaning under Mom’s tyrannical direction […]
Black Friday looming
3 a.m. That’s the time I will be heading into work after enjoying a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with my family. That’s when the madness will begin. Working at MC Sports, […]
Pop culture conflict
As a member of the LGBT community, I typically try to support my rights through passive protest. I don’t shop at Urban Outfitters, I’ve committed myself to never eating Chik-fil-A […]
Not so Incognito
Professional football is supposed to be exactly what the name says, professional. Recent events in Miami have me thinking otherwise. Miami Dolphin’s offensive lineman Richie Incognito has been catching headlines […]
So what?
Recent comments on the Torch website have prompted me to explain why we are pursuing the student government election results. This past week, a reader left a comment on the […]
Piracy is passé anyway
Over the past decade, it has become unbelievably easy to download basically anything we’ve wanted. Now it’s becoming easier than ever to get these things legally. The government certainly helped […]
Clouds of conspiracy
Kurt Melville Look, in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an absolutely ridiculous conspiracy theory! I’m talking about contrails of course – those thin, long clouds that […]