Author Desiree Cooper came to UDM April 12 to discuss her new literary work “Know The Mother.” The panel discussion took place in the architecture display room. Cooper’s book consists of many short fictional stories, “flash fiction” of less than a thousand words. “Flash fiction kind of parachutes you in […]
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Digital media, theatre join forces on ‘Check Please’ production
The UDM Theatre Company and the Digital Media Studies Program collaborated on a short comedy production called “Check Please.” It wasn’t the first time The Theatre Company has teamed up with the Digital Media Studies program. A couple years ago the two programs collaborated on the production of “Autobon.” In […]
UDM futsol draws competitors
Three-by-three futsol is in full swing at the fitness center as the school year draws to a close. It may not be as well known as basketball or volleyball, but for those who enjoy it, futsol can be competitive. It is essentially a version of soccer with quirks that make […]
These Tigers might help us forget 2015
For the Detroit Tigers, 2015 was a season to forget. The pitching was abysmal and almost unwatchable at times, while the hitting sputtered and simply was not enough to make up the gap. Detroit star Miguel Cabrera missed nearly half the season due to injury and other injuries to Alex […]
Key ‘sixth man’ Cohen wants taste of big dance
Brianne Cohen has great potential but remains humble as she gets close to her goals. The six-foot forward from Toronto went to York Memorial High School, and has made her mark with the Titans women’s basketball team. Cohen won the Sixth Man of the Year award. She also was named […]
‘Most Improved’ not an MVP consolation
To win the Most Improved Award is a very big deal in my life. It shows that people acknowledge the hard work and effort that I’ve put into practices and games with the men’s basketball team. I do work hard. I work out daily by myself and even train with […]
Not as planned; better
Thanks for the ride. Things rarely go as planned. I was never supposed to be an undergrad for five years. I was supposed to be a history teacher by now instead of writing my last column for The VN the morning we lay out the paper. (I sprained my wrist, […]
Alexander? Jackson? Dawkins? Mondro?
Having fired coach Ray McCallum and with just two days until the recruiting dead period is over, Detroit needs to move quickly to hire its new head men’s basketball coach. Here are some potential candidates: Bacari Alexander, assistant coach Michigan. Alexander, the favorite, played and then coached under Perry Watson […]
Getting a glow
Because this is my last column for the year, I decided to make it a little different. This is going to be more of an advice column and I’m just going to advise you to do things a little differently this summer so you can really glow up. Summer time […]
Speakers share to dispel mental illness
For Mike Belotti, having a mental illness has been both the best and worst thing to happen to him. A husband and father of three, Belotti didn’t think anything was wrong with him until later in life when he began having manic episodes and ended up in a hospital one […]
