Opinions
Redemption with a Riseball
When I think about who has helped me not only succeed in sports but in life as well, I obviously think about my parents. But there is another person who […]
A rapist named Brock Turner
In January of 2015, a 20-year-old Stanford student named Brock Turner took an intoxicated young woman behind a dumpster and sexually assaulted her. He “penetrated her with a foreign object” […]
Chat with the Chief: Rainbow dreadlocks
In a difficult first week featuring roommate squabbles, 8 a.m. classes and a trip to the emergency room, my respite came in the form of a stranger with multi-colored dreadlocks. […]
Chat with the Chief: What we do, who we are
Hello reader! Welcome back to Ferris State University and thanks for picking up the Torch or checking it out online. The words and photos upon this page are the fruits […]
Why we need to travel
As broke, stressed and sleep-deprived college students, studying abroad is far from being convenient, so why do we continue to jump on planes and head for far away places? A […]
An unnecessary death
On the afternoon of May 28, a gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio. Some of you may or may not know that […]
Chat with the chief: Ticketing the Torch
During the last week of classes, the Torch’s distribution manager was ticketed not once, but twice by Ferris’ Department of Public Safety while performing his weekly duty delivering the newspaper […]
Being Greek at Ferris
Pillow fights, keg stands, and circle shaming—these are all things you might think of when you think about Greek life. Movies like “Neighbors,” “Sorority Row” and “21 and Over” give […]