Disclaimer: Due to the nature of this story, the names of those interviewed have been redacted for their privacy and safety. With summer break around the corner, some Ferris students […]
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The nonbinary experience
There are a number of phrases I could use to describe myself. I am a junior in the digital animation and game design program. I am a member of the […]
We’re losing valuable ground
I remember the first gay couple I saw on the small screen, Ben and Derek from season two of “Parks and Recreation.” They played out every stereotype of the time. […]
Being ‘different’ in the face of Adversity
Graphic design freshman Sean Rowen enjoys art, being an entrepreneur and hanging out with his rabbit, Bean, and his fiancé, Tyler Steele, who is also his home-aid. Rowen was diagnosed […]
Finding your safe space
Traversing the world as a woman can be a scary thing. The first thing you are told when you’re old enough to go out into the world is “be careful” […]
RSO Spotlight: Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
On a gray October afternoon, Ferris students were given bloody reminders of the state of women’s rights in Big Rapids. Roe v. Wade and the county’s only Planned Parenthood location […]
Trustee and CEO wears greatness without a badge
Vivian TerMaat is new to her role on Ferris’ board of trustees and believes it is “in perfect alignment” with her work as CEO of Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore […]
Dear white women
Written by Katie Shantz Dear White Women, I am a 21-year-old, Asian-American woman. I am a feminist, and I support very few women. …When I heard about the murders of […]
Being a woman in sports
My journey in athletics started at a young age. At three I started dancing, then I started tee ball, basketball and soccer. Later, I played volleyball, softball, golf, pole vaulting […]
Bricks
By: Zoe Ann Wendler, Torch Guest Writer When I think of women’s history, I think of bricks. …When the police raided the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969 — not […]