I kneeled beside my lit­tle brother, hold­ing his bloody hand and watch­ing as the white towel pressed against his head quickly turned crimson.

“Please don’t take him, please don’t take him,” I repeated over and over in my head.

Moments before, my brother Andrew had been struck in the head at close range by a metal dis­cus weigh­ing almost four pounds. He was hit, stag­gered back­ward, and then col­lapsed to the ground. (more…)

Hannah Davis, an FSU stu­dent, has expe­ri­enced bul­ly­ing first­hand for being a lesbian.

When Davis was a senior in high school, two boys began to sing in class “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry. (more…)

This year’s theme cho­sen by the 2011 Homecoming com­mit­tee is car­toons. (more…)

ArtPrize, which first began three years ago, opens its doors to works of any medium, includ­ing sculp­tures, paint­ings, and per­for­mances. The event draws in artists from all over the world, each com­pet­ing for the top prize of $250,000. (more…)

Celebrating a birth­day while in Big Rapids should be a spe­cial time filled with friends, fun activ­i­ties, and lots of freebies.

Weather per­mit­ting, get a group of friends together and go tub­ing down the Muskegon River or go disc golf­ing. You can also check out The Max Miniature Golf located on 3rd Avenue. If your skills are more advanced, rent a cart and go golf­ing at Katke Golf Course. (more…)

Ethan Pineda, senior in the biol­ogy pro­gram and pur­su­ing a career as a physician’s assis­tant, proves that this feat is accom­plish­able, and that Ferris is the per­fect place to do it.

Pineda ini­tially chose Ferris because of the cam­pus size and the dis­tance from his home­town of Perry. He said it would allow him to get away from his home­town and start a new life. (more…)

“Hispanic Heritage Month is an oppor­tu­nity for indi­vid­u­als from all back­grounds to learn, par­tic­i­pate and cel­e­brate the cul­ture,” said Michael Wade, assis­tant direc­tor of the Office of Multicultural Student Services. “Our uni­ver­sity sup­ports Hispanic Heritage Month because it is an excel­lent plat­form for stu­dent learn­ing.” (more…)

The RSO existed on Ferris’ cam­pus for a cou­ple of decades, but dis­ap­peared in the early 1990s due to the music pro­gram and the entire uni­ver­sity tak­ing a major finan­cial hit. Progress toward get­ting the group for­mu­lated again was brought about by Ferris stu­dents. (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…)

Though thun­der and rain post-poned play for a half an hour, the Bulldogs hit the field again to fin­ish the scrim­mage. (more…)