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  • Red or not, many ignore McNichols signal

        Commuters, you know the drill: beat the traffic jam at the McNichols exit. After class you speed-walk to your car while looking as cool as possible, rip out of your parking spot (only briefly checking for pedestrians), pray that you don't hit someone as you tear down the central aisle of the north parking lot, tap the brakes as you turn onto the second of two roads leading out of campus and hopefully approach the McNichols gate with nothing in front of you.

  • No potbelly and cigars

    UDM freshman Lauren Beasley defies basketball, football stereotypes; builds career with own scouting

        When you think of a scouting and recruiting website, who do you picture running it – a balding, potbellied, cigar-smoking, basketball lifer with a permanent three-day beard and decades in and around gyms, practice fields and locker rooms? This could not be further from the truth for LPB Triple Threat, a scouting service featuring high school football and basketball players across Michigan.

  • Cramming: Students do it, profs. warn against

        The night before a big test when UDM students have not had enough time to study, they may find themselves studying hard at the last minute. In other words, they are cramming. Samantha Rekuta, a junior finance major, does not lie about how she studies.

  • Apply early for best shot at financial aid

        It's that time of year again, the time when we make the journey down to the ground level of the Fischer building and inquire about financial aid. No one likes to talk about money and it becomes especially difficult when we are confronted with a college bill for thousands of dollars.

  • Exam Feb. 9: Preparation key for pre-law students

        Are you a pre-law major preparing for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) on Feb. 9? Are you starting to stress out? Here are some tips to help you succeed and get into the law school of your dreams. Hit the books:Many practice books are available with review material, tips and tests to help you succeed.

  • Belle Isle Documenting Belle Isle

    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.