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‘Story So Far’ uptempo despite sad undertones

When I first saw the track listing for The Story So Far’s self-titled third LP, I was excited. I was thinking that lead vocalist Parker Cannon might being showing more emotions than being heartbroken. I was wrong. This is a sad record if you listen to the lyrics. Cannon has […]

Features

‘Martian’ flawed, but fun

ldquo;The Martian” opens like a superhero origin story, and this is more or less what we get: a beautifully sleek, easy-to-access superhero-ish film that plays to the masses. Matt Damon is likeable and funny enough as Mark Watney, an astronaut presumed dead by his crew and left behind stranded on […]

News

Weighty issues drive ‘Whale’

UDM’s Theatre Company debuted its first production of its 45th season on Friday.  “The Whale” explores the life of Charlie, a depressed and ill 600-pound man as he struggles to reconnect with his daughter and himself.  It is also the first show for UDM at The Ringwald, a theater located […]

Sports

Detroit: two cities in one

If my time in Detroit has taught me one thing, it’s that there are actually two Detroits. There’s the downtown Detroit, the one where things always look on the up and up wherever you look. Buildings are being bought, sold and given new life on a seemingly daily basis. […]

News

Oregon killings unsettle UDM students

The killing of nine people at an Oregon community college last week resonated across the McNichols campus. Twenty-six-year-old Chris Harper Mercer also injured ten others at Umpqua Community College. The massacre stopped only when Mercer was engaged by authorities, and shot himself. The gunman targeted Christians specifically. “I think it’s […]

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Fall break provides time to study, relax

The first break is fast approaching, and UDM students are eagerly awaiting their chance to relax after several weeks of school. The break means there will be no classes next Monday or Tuesday, Oct. 12-13. UDM junior Mona Hammoud will be going to a haunted house with a few friends. […]

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Sexual assault focus of movie, talk on campus this Thursday

In an effort to battle sexual assault, the student-run Detroit Prevention and Awareness in the Community, or DPAC, is teaming up with UDM’s Honors Program to bring students a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary “The Hunting Ground.” The event will be held on McNichols campus on Thursday, Oct. 8, […]