On Monday, April 18, CCHA goaltender and Hobey Baker winner Dryden McKay was given a six-month suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Ferris State goaltender Logan Stein, who has […]
Opinions
A Torch statement on Patrick Lyoya
On April 4, when Patrick Lyoya was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer in a traffic stop, Grand Rapids joined cities such as Sanford, Florida, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ferguson, Missouri […]
Takeaway’s from a tragedy
Witnessing last week’s situation unfold in Grand Rapids has opened my eyes to several different realities about police violence in the United States. When watching situations in Minnesota or Ferguson, […]
The American dream is circling the drain
According to the Library of Congress, the American Dream is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for […]
Going against the mother norm
What is it like having children you don’t want? This question sparked a viral thread on Reddit. Buzzfeed took 24 replies where parents confess the hardships they’ve faced because they […]
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Dylan Rider
I joined the Torch soon after starting here at Ferris. The choice to join the Torch has been most definitely fulfilling. With my majoring in sports communication and minoring in […]
The misuse of carbon footprint
The “carbon footprint” is an often repeated measurement of people’s usage of carbon and how it impacts the environment. This measurement is taken as the percentage of carbon used by […]
Editor’s Column: Empathy in tradegy
Last Saturday, I woke up to sad news as both a Buckeyes fan and a Steelers fan. Dwayne Haskins, a star quarterback at Ohio State in 2018 before being drafted […]
Creating an audience out of nothing
Seventy percent of the polled Ferris community said that they have found new music from TikTok, it’s no secret that TikTok has become a social media giant, but many people […]
High and dry in food deserts
Americans are sloppy, overweight, slovenly binge-drinkers who love McDonalds’ hamburgers. This is how AirTalk describes the European perception of us. When researching “American stereotypes,” it does not take long for […]