People all across the country still shudder when they hear the word “Detroit,” and some still refer to the Motor City as a grimy, disgusting place. Those same people would not be surprised to hear about the break-in that occurred on Fairfield this past weekend. However, I strongly hope that […]

I recently attended my first press conference – a speech over luncheon at the convention of the Michigan Press Association in Grand Rapids. It was an interesting experience, especially because the event featured our governor, Rick Snyder. Snyder, as many know, has been under a lot of heat recently due […]

Valentine’s Day, what’s that? This weekend, millions of single people around the country will stay in and reap the precious joys of Valentine’s Day, myself included. We will watch romantic comedies on Netflix, eat an insane amount of Hershey kisses and sip frozen daiquiris because we’re single.  We don’t have […]

Coming up with ideas for columns isn’t as easy as you might think. This week was no different. I sat at my desk on Thursday night, hoping that I would be struck by an idea but, alas, nothing. I drove to Ann Arbor Saturday morning for the Michigan-Michigan State basketball […]

When walking through Holden and Shiple halls during the later hours of the day, you typically hear the sounds of a popular Netflix series behind closed doors. Why do so many students decide to watch Netflix? And how does watching one episode before going to sleep turn into an episode […]

This weather got me. No, seriously. Around this time every year, I get the winter blues and I absolutely hate it. I don’t want to come to school or even get out of bed, but somehow I do. And I imagine I speak for everyone when I say we’re so […]

I’m pretty excited about the Live6 Alliance initiative to help redevelop the area around Livernois and McNichols (Six Mile Road) because I used to live in the area. I took a drive around there with Lauren Hood, the Live6 director, and chatted about the neighborhood and her plans to engage […]

Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I find myself reflecting on the year almost behind me.  Day by day, I never really feel as if much is changing. But in the grand scheme of things, I always realize that my life is in a whole new place from where it […]

Maybe you were on campus when it happened. Or perhaps you heard through the grapevine or even read about it in the last issue of The VN. Recently, a UDM student climbed atop the power house and contemplated jumping. She was talked down, thankfully. I walked by while it was […]

As someone who’s not a Detroit area native, I enjoy the fact that each day is a new opportunity to learn something about the area where I go to school. The best part of that is all I have to do is drive, which as a commuter student is something […]