Black History Month is an annual celebration that highlights African American history and achievements throughout the month of February. Black History Month was invented by Carter G. Woodson. Born in […]
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From the grassroots
I didn’t grow up looking up to Martin Luther King Jr. I couldn’t relate to his story. My father wasn’t a pastor and I wasn’t a church boy. My role […]
My experience with figure skating and Black History Month
When I was six years old, my grandmother put me in a winter get-up, snowpants and all, took me to an ice rink and placed me in skating classes. At […]
Our role during the Anchor-Bone Classic
Blase Gapinski – Editor in Chief of the Ferris State Torch Although the outcome of the Anchor Bone Classic game changes every year, one thing always remains: The coverage from […]
A battle of emotions, excellence and integrity
Brandon Wirth – Torch Guest Writer Those who know the game by that name need no further explanation. Whether you are a fan, staff member or athlete, you know there’s […]
Riveting rivalry
Before the subtitle of this article sets off my sports-loving friends, allow me to preface my point of view. I am not a sportsy-gal. I didn’t participate in sports growing […]
We are not milk
Homogenized. A familiar word that is well associated with mass-produced milk. To homogenize is to make something similar or uniform. For milk, it is a process to emulsify and make […]
The “trend” of bisexuality
During a family dinner in 2018, I came out as bisexual, and I am still trying to understand their reactions. After discovering that my Uncle Dale was not my uncle […]
The impact of religion on queer lives
Growing up queer is already a difficult situation, but growing up queer in a religious school is an entirely different experience. The messages and actions of the Catholic Church make […]
Ace of the deck
Asexual is not a word I hear often. The first time I heard it was in a high school biology class when we talked about bacterial reproduction. I had no […]