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History of Hispanic Heritage Month

Special Editions September 29, 2021 Rebecca Witkowski 0 Comments

Hispanic Heritage Month, starting Sept. 15 and ending Oct. 15, celebrates the culture and lives of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America.  In 1968, […]

Culture is pride

Special Editions September 29, 2021 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

Sigma Lambda Gamma (SLG) is the only multicultural sorority Ferris’ campus. Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, they take part in campus wide cultural events and celebrate their members of Hispanic descent.   Hispanic […]

My culture

Special Editions September 29, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

Lucero Hernandez Guest Writer As the daughter of two Mexican immigrants, I have learned to appreciate what I have. Coming from a low-income family has taught me to work hard to […]

Remembering our female founder

Special Editions, Top Stories March 31, 2021April 27, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

While a statue of university founder Woodbridge Nathan Ferris stands proudly in front of FLITE library, Helen Ferris Hall was demolished in 2015.   Today, her name ornaments Helen’s Garden in the northeastern […]

Equality for all

Special Editions March 31, 2021April 27, 2021 Kendall Rooks 0 Comments

The very first wave of feminism in the United States began at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, New York at the Wesleyan Chapel. According to a History.com […]

Dana King sculpts history

Special Editions March 31, 2021April 27, 2021 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

At 61 years old Dana King exudes unbridled joy as she talks with passion about her third career. King, whose love for life is contagious, has an infectious smile and a head […]

EDITORIAL: Living in a world where the default perspective isn’t yours

Editorials, Special Editions, Top Stories March 31, 2021April 27, 2021 Torch Editorial Board 0 Comments

We live in a world that is dominated by the male perspective. From language itself to government legislation and everything in between, men are the default perspective. It’s ingrained in […]

Women building a career

Special Editions, Top Stories March 30, 2021April 27, 2021 Marissa Russell 0 Comments

Imagine trying to complete some of the simplest tasks of your job and being met with laughter. This isn’t a hypothetical for building construction technology senior Hannah Price, it was […]

Women are not the enemy

Opinions, Special Editions March 30, 2021April 27, 2021 Submitted Column 0 Comments

Happy Bainbridge is a senior studying sociology, criminal justice with a women and gender studies minor. Bainbridge chose all those fields of study because she thinks they’re essential to accurately […]

How we tell women’s stories matters

Opinions, Special Editions March 30, 2021April 27, 2021 Submitted Column 0 Comments

Professor Rachel Foulk has a PhD in art history from Emory University and has conducted a summer archeology program for American Academy in Rome, Italy. Foulk has been teaching at […]

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