50 years ago, racial tensions reached a tipping point at Memphis State
Paul McLaughlin was frustrated and angry: He was upset and had had enough. So he cocked back his fist and drove it into the chin of a Memphis State defender. McLaughlin's punch set off a chain reaction. Immediately, both benches spilled onto the field.
International tennis player Elena Strakhova finds a home at UDM
Figuring out your future in three months is tough, but the way Elena Strakhova did it is pretty close to a miracle. Strakhova is from Zarechny, Russia, a small city of 70,000 citizens. In May 2010, she did not believe she would be going to college.
Student film projects focus on Detroit island's statues and the stories behind them
Students in Prof. Jason Roche's documentary filmmaking class are learning about one of Detroit's most famous landmarks. As part of the winter semester course, Roche assigned his students to do individual documentaries on one of the historic statues located on Belle Isle.
It's that time of the year again. In just a few days, hundred of ads will be flashing across our TV screen during America's biggest football game. The day after, a UDM professor will be analyzing them – and you're invited. The Super Bowl Ad Nauseam will be held in UDM's Ballroom on Feb.
The Titans, Michigan's first Division I lacrosse team, face upstart from Ann Arbor
History will be made Sunday, Feb. 12. The UDM men's lacrosse team will host the Michigan Wolverines at Pontiac's Ultimate Soccer Arena in the first-ever game between two Michigan-based Division I teams. The Wolverines added the sport this past year.
Freshman to be sentenced in February
ANN ARBOR—Detroit Mercy basketball guard P.J. Boutte pled guilty Wednesday, Dec. 21, to possessing a stun gun and being a minor in possession of alcohol. The two counts stem from an Oct. 9 arrest in Ann Arbor. Standing before Judge Archie Brown, Boutte, 20, waived his right to a trial and will be sentenced Wednesday, Feb.
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