In a month, I’ll be saying goodbye to college, so it’s only fitting that my final review at The Varsity News be a classic ’80s throwback college movie set on capturing the hallowed ground of American higher education through partying and sex jokes. “Everybody Wants Some!!” strives to seize […]
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Professor honored as ‘phenomenal’
The Student Programming Board’s 13th annual Phenomenal Women’s Dinner honored Dr. Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster. Zimmerman-Oster has made many contributions to the university. She is not only a professor in the psychology department but also serves as director of the industrial/organizational psychology master’s degree program as well as director of the […]
When rising rock stars came to Calihan
In honor of its approaching 2018 centennial, The Varsity News is occasionally running stories from its archives. This issue’s installment includes three reviews of concerts by what were then up-and-coming musical acts that appeared at Calihan Hall between the late 1960s and early 1970s. Elton different but not […]
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 […]