BY ERIN STEIN VN STAFF WRITER Texting. Almost everyone does it. Look around campus when you get out of class and most everyone has their eyes glued to their phones while their thumbs fly across the screen. What about texting in class? Students and professors sometimes have differing opinions about […]
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Students feel cuts in work study
BY Maggie Jackson VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cuts to the federal work-study program are impacting UDM students. This school year, the university saw its work-study funds fall to $940,000, said financial aid associate director Caren Bendes. “Last year we had close to $1 million in an allowance given through the federal […]
In days of yesteryear
The McNichols campus has changed over the decades, as these historic photos attest. But much has remained the same, as well. Can you place the location of these old photos? Photos courtesy of Pat Higo at UDM Library Archive
Real lessons flow from role at Fox Sports
ldquo;Don’t be a dumbass!” – I heard those four words a few times from my supervisor Mike Happy while serving as an editorial intern last term at FOX Sports Detroit. As digital content editor at FSD, Happy holds true to the highest standards in his line of work. A former […]
Top of the board
BY VITO CHIRCO VN SPORTS EDITOR Intense. Fiery. Passionate. Any of the three aforementioned adjectives can be used to aptly describe the coaching style of one Autumn Rademacher, head women’s basketball coach. And no longer is she just the women’s basketball head coach at UDM. She’s also now the […]
Embrace rivalry with OU, though it diminishes us
For Oakland and OU head coach Greg Kampe, the rivalry with UDM can be viewed in three ways. The first viewpoint is that of Kampe. “I look at it as the most important game of the year,” he said. Obviously, the game means a lot to Kampe. Why? It could […]
Titans find their chemistry
By Karic Jones VN STAFF WRITER After sitting out all of last season due to NCAA transfer rules, former Colorado Buffalo and six-foot-seven Detroit product Chris Jenkins is being expected to make an impact right away with the Titans. Along with the expectation to make an impact right away […]
Commute plays havoc on bad days
By Chantel Watkins VN STAFF WRITER UDM is a big commuter campus with more than half of the students driving to campus everyday. Many people who commute live further than 10 miles from campus so traveling here is not always so easy, especially in the winter months. Students miss […]
Students win big at Casino Night
In honor of Homecoming week, Student Life hosted the annual Casino Night in the Fountain Lounge. Here are just a few of the photos from the event.
Jesuit life in Lansing-Reilly
Next to the Health Professions building, 23 Jesuits live in a historic building that few UDM students have visited. Lansing-Reilly has been the Jesuit residence since 1923. The chapel is one of the focal points of the building. Above the altar is a painting of Mary, who the Jesuits view […]