Watching my alma mater today; nice start for the Ferris Bulldogs! 7-0 in the semifinal played in my beautiful hometown. #DIICHAMPIONSHIP #FerrisState #cfb
Ferris won the D2 championship, I’m engrossed in a good book (Resistance Man, by Martin Walker—the Bruno mysteries—very enjoyable books), and I even got cards out today. Ahhhh. #Today #HappySolstice #FerrisState #football
Bulldog Cares Red by College Mascot Designs

Bulldog Cares Red Digital Art by College Mascot Designs

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TOUCHDOWNNNNN!!! Way to answer back, #FerrisState ! 34-7, 4th quarter. #GoBulldogs #DIVIICFB
27-0!!! MY GOODNESS! #FerrisState #cfb #DIVIICFB
Good start, #Bulldogs! In other news, it’s snowing and no, I still haven’t sent out those cards. Monday at the latest. #FerrisState #DIVIICFB
One of the ways I keep my sanity during the Big School athletic wars in Michigan is that I went to neither school and I root for both. Today, I get to root for my school. Ferris State is in the DIV II final at 1 pm on ESPNU. #GoBulldogs ! #FerrisState #football #cfb

The UICA (Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts) in Grand Rapids is closing. What a bummer.

https://www.uica.org/uica-update-120822

I remember going to see art films at the Race Street Gallery in high school in the 80s. It was an intellectual wonder for a pretentious teenager like me.

UICA was acquired by Ferris State University in 2013, and lost its mojo shortly thereafter, eventually moving in 2021 into the stodgy old building that had formerly been the stodgy old Grand Rapids Art Museum.

https://kcad.ferris.edu/news/the-art-of-right-now-for-40-years-running.html

I may not have paid it much attention in years, but I feel bad for the current generation of pretentious teenagers in my hometown who have one less place to find fellow weirdos and be inspired to do interesting things. I’m sure they’ll be fine, but it’s a drag this town can’t support something like the UICA.

#art #uica #GrandRapids #michigan #news #ContemporyArt #FerrisState #kcad #kendall #KendallCollege

Update on the future of the UICA — Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts

Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts