UPDATE: 10:20 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23 The stabbing occurred in Brophy Hall, according to Ferris News Services Manager Sandy Gholston. Ferris State’s campus-wide emergency alert system initially reported the stabbing […]
Year: 2014
Ferris student stabbed, suspect at large
UPDATE: 7:55 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 23 The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a stabbing that took place off campus at Oakwood Townhouses in the early hours of Sunday. At […]
'Marijuana saved my life'
Ferris psychology junior Irma Collins, 20, first tried marijuana when she was 16 years old. Depressed and suicidal, Collins said the drug—or plant as she prefers to call it—saved her […]
Order up
Imagine the most absurd yet decadent hot dog you can. What’s on it? Apples? Bacon? Both? That hot dog is available at The Dog Dish. The Dog Dish, which opened […]
Image Awards
Joey Cottle, Guest Writer The 2014 Image Awards represented a little known but long-held tradition of Ferris State scholarship, leadership and academic achievement. Every year, students may nominate and vote […]
Shifting to legalize
When it comes to advocating marijuana legalization on college campuses, some college students are speaking out in support of the cause. Central Michigan University student Ian Elliot is the founder […]
Open discussion
It’s been just over a year since I submitted my application for Torch Editor-in-chief. In the essay portion, I was asked to explain—what I perceived as—the role of a college […]
Heart of the game
Ferris State women’s basketball head coach Colleen Lamoreaux-Tate was welcomed to the Bulldog family just last year (2012-13) after her exquisite coaching experience of 27 years. Lamoreaux-Tate grew up in […]
Magic number 9
Six games remain in Ferris State hockey’s inaugural season in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and the playoff picture is beginning to formulate. The Bulldogs magic number is down to […]
Torch writers debate the issue of marijuana use in athletics
By Justin Aiken and Ben Rettinhouse With football season well and over with, one controversy still looms over the future of professional football. Medical marijuana. Pete Carroll, head coach of […]