Thursday, November 14, 2024
So why even bother? If the flights are long and the food is weird and the smog is slowly killing us all, what is the point of traveling? This is ultimately a question that we can only answer for ourselves, but since I am lucky enough to have my thoughts […]
A few weeks before PTV, I received an email asking if I would be interested in writing a column from the perspective of an incoming freshman. If I didn’t say yes, I wouldn’t be writing this right now. Now I have been procrastinating writing my last column for The VN, […]
The SAA Spring Blowout has arrived! The student alumni association invites students to celebrate spring and the end of the semester with free food and games in the fountain area on Thursday, April 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m. A fun-filled carnival is planned. “It wouldn’t be the Spring Blowout without games like […]
Graduating this May after four years at UDM? Here are some of the highlights that have taken place since your freshman year. 2011 August: The Class of 2015 and President Garibaldi start their first school year at UDM. September: Ground is broken on the Fitness Center as part of […]
All good things come to an end, including Juwan Howard Jr.’s four-year run at UDM. But the Detroit Pershing graduate isn’t looking to stop playing basketball just yet. His eyes are set on doing what his daddy, Juwan Howard, did: Play in the National Basketball Association. Is he good enough? […]
In rapper Asher Roth’s 2009 hit song “I Love College,” a tale of his time at West Chester College in Pennsylvania, Roth, 29, lists all the things he learned in college. Some of the things Roth raps about are to not “pass out with your shoes on” and to not […]
By Maggie Jackson VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A proposed new core curriculum that reduces the number of courses students are required to take has many liberal arts faculty concerned, particularly those who teach philosophy and religious studies. Currently under Core Objective Four, students must take one course in philosophy and one […]
Mark it off my bucket list. I sat, slept and stood on the New York City subway – a reflection of the city’s fast-paced lifestyle – for both short and long periods of time during my four-day stay in the “City That Never Sleeps,” looking at the long and dreary […]
BY EMMA MUCCI VN STAFF WRITER The men’s and women’s basketball teams have wrapped up their seasons. For the players, as with all student-athletes across UDM’s campus, the end of a sports season brings a mix of feelings. The men’s team had an overall record of 15-8, making it […]
By Jason Leslie VN SPECIAL WRITER When a student-athlete transfers from one school to another, it can be hard to make an impact in the new program. Current redshirt soccer senior Haley Burtraw is an exception. She has ascended to new heights in her second collegiate program, at the […]
