There are a num­ber of things you will need upon arriv­ing to col­lege that will come in handy and make you feel more at home.

Of course, you are going to need essen­tials such as bed­ding, tow­els, a lap­top, microwave, and fridge. However, there are a few extra items that will help your dorm room feel like your own. (more…)

Working for the Ferris State Torch looks very good on a résumé and you do not even have to be a jour­nal­ism major.

I am an account­ing major who enjoys watch­ing sports and thought it would be cool to write about ath­letic events. I inquired about a posi­tion at the Torch and became a sports writer. (more…)

Located in the cen­ter of Big Rapids, the Big Rapids Riverwalk is a his­toric part of the community.

Traveling along the Muskegon River, Big Rapids’ Riverwalk starts in down­town Big Rapids and con­tin­ues through Northend Riverside Park. The Riverwalk’s 2.6 mile stretch was funded par­tially by cit­i­zens of the area, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund and the city of Big Rapids. The community-led project, which raised over $1 mil­lion, includes an aggre­gated fish­ing ter­race allow­ing com­mu­nity mem­bers access to the river’s edge. (more…)

The Bulldogs fin­ished tied for sev­enth at the 2010 Men’s Golf Championships, rep­re­sent­ing the high­est fin­ish in school history.

The Bulldogs fin­ished eighth in the national cham­pi­onships last year and this sea­son marked the school’s 14th appear­ance in pro­gram his­tory in the event. The Bulldogs, who fin­ished the sea­son ranked 24th in the final Golf World/Nike Golf Division II Coaches’ Poll of the spring sea­son, started out strong in the open­ing round with a team score of 305 to move into third place. (more…)

Robert Barnum and other mem­bers of the Ferris State com­mu­nity cre­ated a sculp­ture that hon­ors the past, present, and future of Ferris State University.

This year is Ferris’ 125th Anniversary. Robert Barnum, pro­fes­sor and res­i­dent artist for Ferris State University, was cho­sen to develop and cre­ate a mon­u­ment of sorts to honor how far the uni­ver­sity has come. Barnum said the project was orig­i­nated by Bruce Dilg, pro­fes­sor at FSU, and work began on it in October. (more…)

The city of Big Rapids will get a face-lift this sum­mer with the Downtown Big Rapids Streetscape Project, which broke ground May 3.

Some of the enhance­ments include road con­struc­tion with new pave­ment and curb, as well as new side­walks in some areas. In addi­tion, new LED street­lights, trees, and planter areas will be added. Pocket Park will be ren­o­vated as well and the remain­ing brick cross­walks down­town will be removed.

Roger Schneidt, Deputy Director of Public Works, said the mer­chants in the Downtown Business Association (DBA) began the plan­ning process in 2006. (more…)

The Ferris State women’s track team fin­ished sev­enth in the GLIAC Championships on Friday, while the Bulldog men’s team placed 10th.

Ferris State hosted the three-day event at Top Taggart Field May 5–7. The women’s team earned 23 points, while the men earned eight points in the com­pe­ti­tion. (more…)

The Ferris men’s golf team earned a spot in the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships after fin­ish­ing third at the Super Regional on Wednesday.

With a team score of 908 strokes in the three-round NCAA Division II Midwest/South Central Super Regional, the Bulldogs clinched a berth in the Division II Championships as the top five teams from the regional advance. Central Missouri claimed the top spot among the 20 com­pet­ing teams with a score of 904 at the Territory Golf Club in Duncan, Okla. (more…)