Jessica Oakes – The Torch

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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Thank you, Torch

Jessica Oakes
April 24, 2024

Experts on Middle Eastern history speak at “Understanding Gaza”

Jessica Oakes
April 24, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Bare faced

Jessica Oakes
April 17, 2024

Students tour Holocaust center and Arab American museum

Jessica Oakes
April 17, 2024

3OH!3 leaves Ferris “Starstrukk”

Jessica Oakes
April 10, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Dear freshmen

Jessica Oakes
April 10, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Running away

Jessica Oakes
April 3, 2024

Snow or shine book sale

Jessica Oakes
March 27, 2024

DIGITAL EDITION: March 27, 2024

Jessica Oakes
March 27, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Behind the wheel

Jessica Oakes
March 20, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: In defense of Big Rapids

Jessica Oakes
March 13, 2024

DIGITAL EDITION March 13th, 2024

Jessica Oakes
March 13, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Spring breaking with my mom

Jessica Oakes
February 28, 2024

Message from President Stephen Bender

Jessica Oakes
February 28, 2024

Doing the right thing

Jessica Oakes
February 28, 2024

The bulldog in Detroit

Jessica Oakes
February 28, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Fund student journalism

Jessica Oakes
February 21, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Diet culture

Jessica Oakes
February 14, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Victim complex

Jessica Oakes
February 7, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Back where we started

Jessica Oakes
January 31, 2024

Sybrina Fulton: Some hurt people help people

Jessica Oakes
January 24, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Find your cause

Jessica Oakes
January 24, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Why I boycott

Jessica Oakes
January 17, 2024

FNTFO works to improve administrative relations

Jessica Oakes
January 17, 2024

Finalized FFA contract released

Jessica Oakes
January 10, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Art for art’s sake

Jessica Oakes
January 10, 2024

Trayvon Martin’s mother to speak on campus

Jessica Oakes
January 10, 2024

EDITOR’S COLUMN: The other side

Jessica Oakes
December 6, 2023

Looking at history’s future

Jessica Oakes
December 6, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Season’s spendings

Jessica Oakes
November 29, 2023

For the next generations

Jessica Oakes
November 29, 2023

Faculty contract discussions continue late in fall semester

Jessica Oakes
November 29, 2023

25 years of the Ferris Foundation Benefit

Jessica Oakes
November 15, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Chilling free speech

Jessica Oakes
November 15, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Female billionaires are not the answer

Jessica Oakes
November 8, 2023

Local women’s shelter to move locations

Jessica Oakes
November 8, 2023

“Belonging” added to Ferris’ new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan

Jessica Oakes
November 3, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Type B with straight As

Jessica Oakes
November 1, 2023

Editor in chief haunts the office

Jessica Oakes
October 25, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Working out impossible tasks

Jessica Oakes
October 25, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: The importance of real research

Jessica Oakes
October 18, 2023

Gotion brings national politics to Big Rapids

Jessica Oakes
October 11, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: The Amazon problem

Jessica Oakes
October 11, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Your phone is a pacifier

Jessica Oakes
October 4, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: I don’t

Jessica Oakes
September 27, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: What is a writer worth?

Jessica Oakes
September 20, 2023

EDITORS COLUMN: Exactly like other girls

Jessica Oakes
September 13, 2023

President Pink speaks on loss of student

Jessica Oakes
September 6, 2023

Student speaks after off-campus shooting

Jessica Oakes
September 6, 2023

EDITOR’S COLUMN: You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep

Jessica Oakes
September 6, 2023

Twenty-one-year-old injured in off-campus shooting

Jessica Oakes
August 30, 2023

FFA approves collective bargaining agreement

Jessica Oakes
August 30, 2023

When one door closes

Jessica Oakes
August 30, 2023

Twenty-one and sober

Jessica Oakes
August 30, 2023

Is Vienna waiting for you?

Jessica Oakes
August 23, 2023

Faculty contract moves to vote, no strike in sight

Jessica Oakes
August 23, 2023

Pink’s message for summer

Jessica Oakes
May 13, 2023

A bright future

Jessica Oakes
May 13, 2023

Contract Q&A

Jessica Oakes
April 20, 2023

The case for less privacy

Jessica Oakes
April 19, 2023

Tensions rise in Gotion factory planning

Jessica Oakes
April 12, 2023

Gotion update

Jessica Oakes
March 29, 2023

Trustee and CEO wears greatness without a badge

Jessica Oakes
March 29, 2023

State of faculty union relations following settlement

Jessica Oakes
March 26, 2023

FFA and Ferris reach $800,000 settlement

Jessica Oakes
March 22, 2023

Students march on César E. Chávez Ave

Jessica Oakes
March 21, 2023

Festival of the Arts concludes with Black History Month tribute

Jessica Oakes
March 1, 2023

Former union president and Ferris alumnus join board of trustees

Jessica Oakes
February 14, 2023

Lansing police report 3 students dead and 5 injured in MSU shooting

Jessica Oakes
February 14, 2023

Masquerade themed Winter Ball comes to Ferris

Jessica Oakes
February 8, 2023

Bye-bye BRN

Jessica Oakes
February 1, 2023

Recruitment season at the RSO spring fair

Jessica Oakes
January 25, 2023

The case for free period products

Jessica Oakes
January 25, 2023

Let children learn

Jessica Oakes
November 23, 2022

Current parking regulations

Jessica Oakes
November 16, 2022

On the Record Nov. 16

Jessica Oakes
November 16, 2022

Fraternity brother’s ‘alleged history’ leads to removal from chapter

Jessica Oakes
November 9, 2022

FFA concludes vote of no confidence

Jessica Oakes
November 2, 2022

Know the candidates: Whitmer vs. Dixon

Jessica Oakes
October 26, 2022

Families Against Narcotics launches new Mecosta County chapter

Jessica Oakes
October 26, 2022

On the Record Oct. 19th

Jessica Oakes
October 19, 2022

President Pink’s inaugural weekend

Jessica Oakes
October 12, 2022

Global battery company set to bring over 2,000 jobs to Big Rapids

Jessica Oakes
October 12, 2022

On The Record: Oct. 12, 2022

Jessica Oakes
October 12, 2022

Clarifying Gov. Whitmer’s expansion of birth control access

Jessica Oakes
October 5, 2022

On the Record: Oct. 5, 2022

Jessica Oakes
October 5, 2022

Student Loan Update

Jessica Oakes
October 5, 2022

President of SGR Inc. named homecoming ambassador

Jessica Oakes
September 28, 2022

Sick of perfect attendance

Jessica Oakes
September 14, 2022

Two years later, Brennan speaks

Jessica Oakes
September 7, 2022

Back in business

Jessica Oakes
September 7, 2022

President Pink tours Michigan

Jessica Oakes
August 31, 2022

In defense of online classes

Jessica Oakes
August 24, 2022

The Ferris community on life after Roe

Jessica Oakes
June 28, 2022

Big Rapids mourns Professor Emeritus Thomas Mehl

Jessica Oakes
May 29, 2022

Every penny counts

Jessica Oakes
May 14, 2022

Protect water, protect life

Jessica Oakes
April 27, 2022

Who is Dr. Bill Pink?

Jessica Oakes
April 27, 2022

Sending in the Marine

Jessica Oakes
April 20, 2022

Remembering Dr. Daniel Ding

Jessica Oakes
April 13, 2022

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