With a new school year get­ting into gear, one event for Bulldog Beginnings was Meijer Madness. With sev­eral free­bies, give­aways, and 10% off most mer­chan­dise in the store, mem­bers of the stu­dent body and the sur­round­ing com­mu­nity came to enjoy the event. With a DJ, a giant Operation game, and sev­eral games of Plinko in the store while out­side had free food and mul­ti­ple local busi­ness booths. (more…)

Ferris is intro­duc­ing a new shut­tle bus ser­vice that will trans­port stu­dents from Big Rapids to Grand Rapids.

This is a relief to some stu­dents who do not have a reli­able form of trans­porta­tion or com­mute to Ferris. In addi­tion, some find the use of the shut­tle bus ser­vice more ideal than dri­ving to and from Big Rapids. (more…)

Music helps to bring rec­ol­lec­tions of sum­mer back into mind. Hearing a song that you fell in love with dur­ing the warm and free sea­son stirs up mem­o­ries that can help get you through your fall days filled with classes, study­ing, reg­is­tered stu­dent orga­ni­za­tion meet­ings, work, and sports prac­tices. Below, a few stu­dents share their songs of sum­mer 2011: (more…)

According to the skinny blonde star, Velma, in the 2007 remake of Broadway’s Hairspray, “First impres­sions can be tough…”

The fake twit’s song and dance num­ber regard­ing her pre­vi­ous pop­u­lar­ity and good looks really strikes home with cur­rent col­lege stu­dents, as we are all aware of what a first impres­sion will or will not do. (more…)

The all-time win­ningest coach in the his­tory of Ferris State’s soft­ball pro­gram has decided to make a major change in her life: quit coaching.

Former Bulldogs soft­ball coach Keri Becker has joined Grand Valley State University Athletics as the Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Women’s Administrator. (more…)

For fresh­men, move-in week can be a whirl­wind of excite­ment and apprehension.

Some stu­dents fling their doors wide-open, await­ing new friend­ships; oth­ers slam them and go into lock-down mode. Eventually, most make life­long friend­ships, even if it takes some prun­ing to find the right ones. (more…)

A South Dakota police offi­cer and 2005 Ferris grad­u­ate died from injuries Aug. 2 after a shootout while in the line of duty.

James Ryan McCandless, 28, of Midland, attended Ferris on a schol­ar­ship to earn his degree in crim­i­nal jus­tice. (more…)

Entering col­lege for the first time is such a great feel­ing. No more par­ents or annoy­ing lit­tle broth­ers and sis­ters. It is just you, your free­dom and your apartment.

Until you meet your room­mates, that is. Each of your room­mates will have a dif­fer­ent story. Some will be bet­ter than oth­ers, some fun­nier than oth­ers, and some, well, just plain dull. (more…)

The NCAA Division II motto is “life in bal­ance.” This is a phrase Ferris women’s bas­ket­ball coach Tracy Dorow and Associate Athletic Director Jon Coles will come to appre­ci­ate a bit more.

Dorow recently had a sec­ond child on June 22 named Baxter Dorow. Named after his grand­fa­ther, Dorow said she is excited her first child Lainie has a sib­ling to play with. (more…)

For the 2011-12 school year, stu­dents may have noticed the cost of tuition has increased. However, the uni­ver­sity has restrained the growth to just 5.14 percent.

According to Ferris President David Eisler, Ferris State University had the third low­est increase in the state.   (more…)