Friday, November 15, 2024
New UDM women’s basketball coach Bernard Scott knows he has to put in a lot of hard work. Every day at practice, he literally wears a red hard hat to emphasize the point. His task isn’t made any easier by the fact that he now has only nine players on […]
This last week was the last we had of just practice on our schedule. As of Monday, the season has opened. Coming up, we will be having at least two games a week if not more. And so what did we do the last full week of practice in order […]
Head coaches are the face of their sports programs, but without assistants on staff to back them up they wouldn’t have much of a chance for success. In his new positions as head coach of the women’s basketball team, Bernard Scott has three assistants to help him turn the program […]
Whether escaping political tyranny, extremist militant groups or severe poverty, more than 60 million people around the world are living in some sort of refugee camp. One UDM professor is doing his part to change in those numbers for the better. Jeffe Boats, chair of the department of mathematics, designed […]
The beauty of “Steve Jobs” is how it fails to tell the entire life story of Steve Jobs. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin gives us three 40-minute scenes that lead up to the product launches of the original Macintosh, Jobs’ failed NeXT computer, and the first iMac. There are a couple flashbacks, […]
ldquo;You can’t chase the night. When the night is over, the night is over. That’s just the way it is.” William Wesley, better known as World Wide Wes, was speaking on the nightlife, but it applies equally to life after college for athletes, especially basketball. Evan Bruinsma is still […]
A lot goes into a basketball game aside from the contest. There are cheerleaders, dancers and, of course, a pep band. The pep band is a big part of having an advantage at home games because of the support and energy the musicians bring to every game. The band […]
People love to complain. Whether it be about school, work, professors, classes, etc., people love to vent their feelings. With new mediums for this complaining, like Yik Yak, people are getting a little out of control. Yik Yak, an app targeted for college students to connect with others in the […]
We all have things big and small to be thankful for in our lives. Here’s what I’m thankful for: First and foremost, Mom and Dad. My parents have stayed together for 27 years and counting and shown me what true love looks like. They’ve supported me every step of the […]
While UDM students enjoyed their summer vacation, English professor Nick Rombes was hard at work on his directorial debut, the film “The Removals.” “The novel that I wrote, ‘The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing,’ was published by Two Dollar Radio press and they were just getting into film,” said Rombes. […]
