Ferris alum­nus Dr. Steve Durst has been appointed to the posi­tion of Interim Dean of the College of Pharmacy effec­tive Oct. 1.

“I look for­ward to work­ing with the fac­ulty, stu­dents, and the sur­round­ing col­leges,” said Durst.
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Wherever I look, there it is.

Every other com­mer­cial, I see it. Every few entrees on a menu, I read about it. Almost every cook­ing show I watch, I hear about it. (more…)

Who doesn’t want a smart phone?

They access the inter­net any­where and any­time, allow you to use hun­dreds of appli­ca­tions, snap pic­tures, record video, play music and movies, and even make phone calls (in case you for­got). (more…)

When you wake up, what’s the first thing you see when you look in the mirror?

Do you want to rip out your frizzy, cowlick-filled hair? Do your makeup-less eyes make your feel like you’re dull and fifty? What about your­self makes you feel beau­ti­ful? Is there any­thing? (more…)

You’ve got to love when the cam­paign sea­son rolls around in politics.

As our cur­rent Governor Jennifer Granholm is prepar­ing to leave office on Nov. 2, demo­c­ra­tic nom­i­nee Virg Bernero and repub­li­can nom­i­nee Rick Snyder are gear­ing up to bat­tle it out to claim the soon-to-be vacant Governor’s posi­tion. (more…)

I’m not a per­son who is deeply inter­ested in pol­i­tics, but there is one thing I never for­get to do: vote.

Voting is a right that every American cit­i­zen has and one that each per­son should not take lightly. Voter reg­is­tra­tion has taken place on cam­pus for the last week or so and there will be table set up in the quad on Sept. 29 where you can reg­is­ter as well. (more…)

As a cru­cial elec­tion for the Michigan gov­er­nor approaches, Ferris stu­dents have the chance to reg­is­ter to vote at the north quad.

From 10 a.m.-6 p.m., there will be a pavil­ion set up next to the Woodbridge Ferris Statue where stu­dents can reg­is­ter to vote. (more…)

A con­firmed case of per­tus­sis (whoop­ing cough) was iden­ti­fied in a stu­dent last week, accord­ing to Ferris officials.

In a press release on Sept. 21, the uni­ver­sity had reported news of the case. It was noted in the release that the stu­dent is being treated with antibi­otics and is no longer con­ta­gious. (more…)

The Bulldogs return 20 letter-winners for the 2010-11 sea­son, includ­ing eight seniors, eight juniors, and four sophomores.

Ferris lost six key con­trib­u­tors to the team’s offense, includ­ing point-leader Blair Riley. The team also lost two-year cap­tain Cody Chupp and seniors Casey Haines and Aaron Lewicki. However, Ferris will still have the major­ity of its offense intact. (more…)