In this new tech­no­log­i­cal age even the most inti­mate acts are now being per­formed dig­i­tally through a phe­nom­e­non known as “sexting.”

“I view sex­ting as an inter­est­ing way of tex­ting,” said sopho­more Justin Aman. “I can see how it might be fun for couples.”

A gen­eral def­i­n­i­tion of sex­ting is described as the act of send­ing a sex­u­ally explicit and graphic mes­sage or pic­ture by cell phone. (more…)

Angie Roman, coor­di­na­tor of Career Services, said over 700 stu­dents were in atten­dance as well as 76 employ­ers, a dozen more than last year.

When asked whether or not the job fair was a suc­cess, Roman said the suc­cess is based upon par­tic­i­pant sat­is­fac­tion, the num­ber of student-employer con­tacts made, and what stu­dents learned from the job fair. (more…)

A or F: President Obama’s Report Card

On April 7 Student Government will be host­ing an open forum dis­cus­sion per­tain­ing to President Obama and his per­for­mance dur­ing his term in office. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the Whitney Young Room in the Rankin Center. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Danielle Hoskey at hoskeyd@ferris.edu or call ext. 2611. (more…)

History was made Sunday when the U.S. House of Representatives approved the long-debated health care reform and passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The pas­sage of the bill con­cludes the nearly year-long attempt by President Obama and Democratic law­mak­ers to reform the nation’s $2.5 tril­lion health care sys­tem. (more…)

When liv­ing in Michigan, one never knows what to expect, at least in terms of weather.

The thought of spring usu­ally brings to mind singing birds, green grass, sweet-smelling flow­ers, and sunny skies. (more…)

His arti­cle, “The Stories We Tell: Facebook and the Re-definition of Intimacy” will look at how Facebook impacts people’s sense of iden­tity and how it has affected the rela­tion­ships peo­ple form with each other and how they relate with one another. (more…)

Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan leg­is­la­ture are look­ing into a pro­posal to amend the Tuition Incentive Program that ben­e­fits cer­tain col­lege students.

As part of Granholm’s pro­posed higher edu­ca­tion bud­get, she is propos­ing a cap on the amount of that will be cov­ered by the gov­ern­ment for TIP stu­dents. The TIP is a two phase finan­cial assis­tance pro­gram that helps qual­i­fied stu­dents pay tuition and make col­lege more afford­able. (more…)

Tax sea­son is well under way and for some col­lege stu­dents, fil­ing taxes can be just as stress­ful as prepar­ing for final exams.

With the proper research, resources, and time, fil­ing taxes can be become rel­a­tively sim­ple and the last minute rush can be avoided. Should stu­dents need to file taxes, the Ferris Accounting Association is one option stu­dents can turn to for assis­tance. (more…)

“Shadows of the Lynching Tree”

On March 17 the Office of Multicultural Student Services presents the view­ing of the doc­u­men­tary “Shadows of the Lynching Tree” with pro­ducer and direc­tor Carvin Eison. The movie looks into the heart of hatred, vio­lence, and hope. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in IRC 120. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Michael Wade at michaelwade@ferris.edu or call ext. 2617. (more…)

The Winter Baja Invitational com­pe­ti­tion took place at Michigan Technological University. Both of Ferris’ cars fin­ished in the top ten out of around 40 cars rep­re­sent­ing 18 dif­fer­ent schools. (more…)