As a col­lege stu­dent liv­ing in the dorms, it can be extremely dif­fi­cult to be envi­ron­men­tally con­scious when dis­pos­ing of garbage.

When I was grow­ing up, my fam­ily recy­cled just about every­thing. We had sep­a­rate bins for paper, card­board, alu­minum, and plas­tic. I was taught recy­cling was nec­es­sary to help limit pol­lu­tion and pro­tect the envi­ron­ment. (more…)

For many stu­dents, the dras­tic change of mov­ing from home into the dorms can cause dev­as­tat­ing changes on the scale.

Adjusting to cafe­te­rias at col­lege, which offer dozens of food choices at nearly all hours of the day, is not an easy thing for most col­lege stu­dents. It is easy to drop in and grab an ice cream cone on the way to class or go for a late-night snack. Keeping the weight off requires hav­ing some knowl­edge about what you’re get­ting into. (more…)

Nothing says sum­mer more than the feel­ing of sand between your toes and the sound of water lap­ping on the beach.

As sum­mer begins, many stu­dents find hours of extra time on their hands. A great way to spend their newly-acquired free time is with a trip to a Michigan beach. (more…)

The Delta Zeta soror­ity will host the 10th annual The Perfect Party event on April 27 to edu­cate stu­dents on the dan­gers of alco­hol and how to party safely.

The free event, planned by Delta Zeta mem­ber and FSU adver­tis­ing major Susan Varner, will be an alcohol-free party with food, bev­er­ages, and prizes to be won. The Perfect Party will also have a pin the tail on the don­key com­pe­ti­tion in which par­tic­i­pants will wear beer gog­gles pro­vided by the Ferris Department of Safety (DPS). (more…)

The 2010 Stepshow, hosted by the Black Greek Council, promises to deliver excit­ing music and unbe­liev­able moves.

Step danc­ing is a phe­nom­e­non that is tak­ing the nation by storm. (more…)

This year’s Ferris Video Film Festival kicks off at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 22 in IRC 120 with a show­ing of the film “Valley of Angels.”

“The Ferris Video Festival is an event for stu­dents and pro­fes­sion­als to find out more about the tele­vi­sion, film, and video indus­tries,” said Ferris Media Communication Association sec­re­tary and FSU junior in tele­vi­sion and dig­i­tal media pro­duc­tions Alex Purdy. “All atten­dees will gain a bet­ter knowl­edge of the indus­tries.” (more…)

The recent open­ing of Cleopatra’s Lounge on Northland Drive is spread­ing a craze on cam­pus: smok­ing hookah.

The hookah is a grow­ing fad on cam­puses across the nation. Many stu­dents are eager to try the hun­dreds of dif­fer­ent fla­vors of hookah avail­able. (more…)

The annual International Festival of Cultures will cel­e­brate vary­ing back­grounds from around the world on Sunday, April 11.

“There will be dancers demon­strat­ing Latin Dancing, musi­cal instru­ments, singing, a piñata, and we are still adding enter­tain­ment,” said Shana Beisiegel, sec­re­tary of the International Center at FSU. (more…)

Guest speak­ers and artists Miriam Brysk and Helen Degen Cohen have some­thing in com­mon with my grand­mother; all of these women are Polish sur­vivors of the Holocaust.

On Feb. 24, Cohen pre­sented her Holocaust-themed poetry and Brysk pre­sented her art­work on the same topic. Listening to the women talk about the Nazis invad­ing Poland made me cry silently and reminded me of sto­ries my grand­mother has told me about her own expe­ri­ence dur­ing World War II. (more…)

Every February, peo­ple across the nation pull out their wal­lets to spend money on their spe­cial some­one, but most peo­ple are unaware of how Valentine’s Day came to be.

The ori­gin of St. Valentine’s Day is still some­what of a mys­tery. One leg­end claims that Valentine was a priest in Rome dur­ing the third cen­tury. (more…)