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CCHA Scenarios for FSU Hockey

Tonight and tomorrow's games against Western Michigan could have an impact on where the team will land in the CCHA post-season.

by Ben Thayer, Sports Editor Published: Feb 26, 2010

As Ferris suits up to play their final reg­u­lar sea­son games Friday and Saturday night, the Bulldogs will still need to be aware of what may lie ahead of them in the CCHA post-season.

Miami locked up the No. 1 seed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association two weeks ago, but the sec­ond through fourth seeds are still open.

Ferris State and Michigan State remained tied for sec­ond in the CCHA with 46 points after split­ting their series last week­end. The Bulldogs bat­tle Western Michigan in a home-and-home series and the Spartans play Bowling Green State in the final two games of the season.

Alaska is fourth in the con­fer­ence with 45 points and Nebraska-Omaha is fifth with 44 points. Nebraska-Omaha and Alaska have com­pleted their con­fer­ence sea­sons and can­not advance their posi­tions. Ferris can­not fin­ish worse than fifth or bet­ter than sec­ond in the CCHA stand­ings.
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Holocaust and Art

by Brandy VanDenbrook, Ferris State Torch Published: Feb 24, 2010

Helen Degen Cohen, Miriam Brysk and John Guzlowski’s lives became inter­twined after the Holocaust through artis­tic expression.

These three sur­vivors of the Holocaust are part of a series of events begin­ning tonight to dis­cuss art in rela­tion with their expe­ri­ences dur­ing the Holocaust.

Holocaust Art: A Panel Discussion of Art, Literature, and Music is the event that brings these three artists to Big Rapids as a part of the “Art in the Holocaust” series in the Festival of Arts. The panel will talk about the inter­ac­tion between art and the Holocaust and allow the audi­ence to ask ques­tions through­out. (more…)

 
 

Can You Hear Me, Finally?

Ferris senior enjoys a cell phone for the first time

by Antonio Coleman, Interim Staff Published: Feb 24, 2010

Making the Connection: Steve Linebaugh, a Ferris senior, adds con­tacts to his very first cell phone. Friends are pleased that they can now call Linebaugh, though his move was also moti­vated by the need to com­mu­ni­cate with poten­tial employ­ers. Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo Editor

In today’s world of quick texts and emoti­cons, Steve Linebaugh is one of the few stu­dents new to the social norm of hav­ing a cell phone.

A 2006 grad­u­ate of Belding High School, Linebaugh went the major­ity of his col­lege career at Ferris phone­less. Using online net­work­ing Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook, Linebaugh still remained able to keep in close con­tact with both fam­ily and friends. (more…)

 
 

Nobody Move

Ferris State won and lost, despite outscoring Michigan State 6-4 over two games

by Greg Buckner, Ferris State Torch Published: Feb 24, 2010

All Tied Up: Freshman Kyle Bonis shoots past a fallen Michigan State University oppo­nent dur­ing Friday’s game. Fans filled the sold-out sta­dium to see the Bulldogs beat the Spartans 4–1. The 2–3 loss in East Lansing the next day kept the two teams tied for sec­ond in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Photos By: Kate Dupon | Photographer

The Bulldogs remain tied for sec­ond with Michigan State in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) after split­ting two games with the Spartans.

After a week­end series that saw both teams pro­vide some offen­sive fire­power, and with 10 com­bined goals scored dur­ing the two games, the Bulldogs and Spartans remain tied for sec­ond in the con­fer­ence with 46 points each head­ing into the final week­end of the reg­u­lar sea­son. (more…)

 
 

Goodbye Face-to-Face, Hello Facebook

Social media can decrease our communication abilities

by Jessica Smith, Ferris State Torch Published: Feb 24, 2010

Texting, Facebooking and Tweeting have opened many bor­ders in terms of com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and the “tech­nirev­o­lu­tion” just keeps expanding.

Being a jour­nal­ism stu­dent, it has come to my real­iza­tion that it is at times eas­ier to con­tact a source on Facebook for a story. Phone calls and e-mails are not always answered as quickly as a Facebook mes­sage. (more…)

 
 

Letter From the Editor: Countdown to Commencement

by Kelsey A. Schnell, Editor in Chief Published: Feb 24, 2010

 My e-mail inbox was vis­ited last week by a mes­sage from the University remind­ing me that the Graduation Fair was fast approach­ing; as a senior grad­u­at­ing in May of this year, that’s a bit daunt­ing. (more…)

 
 
Vagina Monologues: Jes Berndt, hall director for Clark Hall, and Chantay Strother, a sophomore in forensic biology, practice a monologue. Their practice will pay off at the Vagnia Monologues performance Feb. 26th at 7:30 pm in Williams Auditorium.

Not Just About Vaginas

Cast members share thoughts on meaning of monologues

by Cora Reese, Ferris State Torch Published: Feb 24, 2010

Vagina Monologues: Jes Berndt, hall direc­tor for Clark Hall, and Chantay Strother, a sopho­more in foren­sic biol­ogy, prac­tice a mono­logue. Their prac­tice will pay off at the Vagnia Monologues per­for­mance Feb. 26th at 7:30 pm in Williams Auditorium.

The cast of the Vagina Monologues is ready to put on a show that has more mean­ing to them than just hav­ing fun.

The show is a story about women who deal with prob­lems relat­ing to wom­an­hood and how to pro­mote aware­ness to help rem­edy these issues.

For Pam Kurylowicz, a junior in the psy­chol­ogy pro­gram and a mem­ber of the cast, being a woman means con­quer­ing the world. (more…)

 
 
Going for the Gold: Senior Alicia Thomas recently scored a full-time position with her first choice employer. Photo Courtesy of Alicia Thomas

Cleveland Calling

Advertising senior Alicia Thomas accepts sales position with the Cleveland Cavaliers

by Ben Thayer, Sports Editor Published: Feb 24, 2010

Going for the Gold: Senior Alicia Thomas recently scored a full-time posi­tion with her first choice employer. Photo Courtesy of Alicia Thomas

Senior Alicia Thomas will start her pro­fes­sional career as an account exec­u­tive in the sales depart­ment with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Thomas, an adver­tis­ing major from Greenville, knew she wanted to work with a pro­fes­sional sports orga­ni­za­tion and her first choice was the Cavaliers due to their award-winning mar­ket­ing and sales team. (more…)

 
 

Ferris Fact of Fiction: Straight a’s if Roommate Dies?

by Jessica Smith, Ferris State Torch Published: Feb 24, 2010

A pop­u­lar rumor cir­cu­lat­ing at Ferris is that if a student’s room­mate dies, they will receive straight A’s for that semester.

Anne-Marie Gillespie, edu­ca­tional coun­selor and assis­tant pro­fes­sor at the College of Arts and Sciences, said this rumor falls in the fic­tion cat­e­gory. (more…)