Author: KARIC JONES/ VN

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Playing with eight, Titans exceed expectations

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]