Staff Biographies

My name is Grace Heethuis, I am a junior at Ferris and I am 19 years old. I am an English major, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that […]

Hello, I am Abraham Kraus, but you can just call me Abe. I am a passionate photographer with the drive to become a full-time sports photographer. I am working towards […]

Hi, I’m Madison (Max) Sorek, a junior Criminal Justice student. Currently, my career goal is to train dogs, especially police K-9s. The many uses of dogs in police work fascinate […]

Hi, my name is Devin Wardrop, and this is my first year at the Torch. I’m a freshman at Ferris, studying Sports Communications with a minor in Multimedia Journalism. I […]

Hello! My name is Caden Hofmann and I am a second year student at Ferris State. I am a sports reporter as well as the special editions editor here at […]

Hey fellow readers! My name is Jasmine Baar and I am a senior in the communication studies program. I started my journey with the Torch in 2022 as a culture […]

Hello everybody, my name is Blake Flanery. I’m a design major and this is my first year at the Torch as the cartoonist. I grew up in Howard City, always […]

My name is Blase Gapinski and I am from Traverse City. I am a fourth-year student at Ferris, and I am majoring in Journalism and Technical Communications. I worked for […]

Hi! My name is Liz Brown and this is my third year at Ferris. I am in the television and digital media production program, which I enjoy very much. This […]

Hello, my name is Anthony Malinowski! I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and my favorite hobby is board games. I’m currently a senior studying manufacturing engineering technology here at […]