BY KARIC JONES VN STAFF WRITER Women’s basketball season has wrapped up, and the Titans finished much better than most expected. The Titans, led by first-year head coach Bernard Scott, had just eight players for a majority of the season. The team finished with a 15-15 record, and […]
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Efforts in Flint water crisis leave impact on Titans
BY CARLTON BRUNDIDGE VN STAFF WRITER We all have had experiences that we may never forget. Some experiences might be good; some might be bad. But you tend to never forget the experiences that teach you a life lesson. The recent on-going water crisis in Flint has garnered a […]
Stories Untold
BY KARIC JONES VN STAFF WRITER Stories Untold sounds like a band you may have heard of or saw a post about back on myspace. But in reality, if you go to UDM and know senior math major Brenden Moloney even as a distant acquaintance, you have heard of […]
Students affected by working with homeless during alternative spring break in California
BY AKILEA McKAY VN FEATURES EDITOR This year, the alternative spring break was in Sacramento, Calif. A handful of students travelled to California to work for the organization Loaves and Fishes, which provides services to homeless and low-income individuals. The general purpose of the organization is to promote a […]
Malik’s experimental ‘Knight of Cups’ tests viewers with torrent of images and sounds
BY JOE OSTER VN FILM CRITIC A common composition technique for transcendent writing or art is “show, don’t tell.” This means that as an author or artist, you should not ham-fistedly spell out every single detail or underlying theme for your audience; there must be room for interpretation in […]
Liberal arts alums tout benefits of their degrees
BY JENNA DANIEL VN STAFF WRITER Four liberal arts graduates returned to campus last week, testifying to the value of their degrees. The College of Liberal Arts and Education (CLAE) hosted an alumni panel discussion March 15 on the value and versatility of a liberal arts education. The panel […]
18,000 steps a day and hoping for more
Over spring break, I went to New York City with some fellow Varsity News staffers. We attended the College Media Association spring conference, as well as toured the city, and I have to say, it was one of the best travel opportunities I have ever taken. Now, I’m no world […]
After few days, he feels pull of home
I spent a long weekend in New York City about a week ago. I have to say it’s nice, but it’s just not my style. Too many people, it’s way too expensive and it’s too loud for my taste. Over the past few years as an adult, I have hit […]
Signs keep accumulating: his end is near
It didn’t hit me when I told people I’m a senior. It didn’t hit me when I didn’t have to register for fall classes. But now, with a little under two months to go, it’s finally starting to hit me that I’ll be graduating in May, as funny as that […]
The day Robert Frost came to campus
FROM THE VARSITY NEWS ARCHIVES The first issue of The Varsity News was published in 1918, 98 years ago. As part of the build-up to its centennial celebration, The Varsity News occasionally will be reprinting stories from its archives. These two, published on Nov. 16, 1962, report on the visit […]