On any given night, university alum George Noory – host of the nation’s most popular overnight radio show – may touch on time travel, aliens, UFOs, vampires, 9-11 conspiracies and near-death experiences. "A belief in a higher power and whether you tap into it is present in everything […]
Author: Tommy Zimmer
November 2011: Gearing up for Dickie V
With less than three weeks to the Dec. 5 nationally televised Dick Vitale Court dedication against St. John's, UDM is gearing up for one of the most important on-campus events in quite some time. "From an athletic standpoint, it will be the biggest event on campus probably in close to […]
Melinda Pacha: Creator of the costumes
It's safe to say Melinda Pacha has hundreds upon hundreds of shoes. The Iowa-born UDM professor also has an entire cabinet devoted to eyeglasses, a wooden armoire that houses just jewelry and multiple racks of clothing. While most people with access to items such as these would have […]
From The VN Archives: Titan of the tower
Have you ever grudgingly been around campus early in the morning for class and heard screeching noises coming from the bell tower? If so, you are hearing the pair of peregrine falcons who make their home inside the bell tower. Peregrine falcons are among the world's most common […]
Emil Brolick: A cut above
When Emil Brolick enrolled at the University of Detroit in the late 1960s, he thought he wanted to go into law. A few early economics courses changed his mind, and by the time he graduated from Detroit with a master’s in economics in 1972, he knew he wanted to apply […]
Lindsey Lammers: Lindsey the leader
Lindsey Lammers can be hard on herself. She often tells her coach, "I’m terrible, coach, I’m terrible," according to women’s golf coach Terri Ryan. As is the case with many great athletes, Lammers, a sophomore, holds herself to a higher standard than any coach, teammate, parent, sibling or […]
Lepera leads as captain, ‘quarterback’
In football, the quarterback is more times than not the leader of the team. He has to have great vision of the whole field and to know where everyone else is supposed to be at all times. The same can be said of the center-mid position in soccer. "It’s a […]
Jason Roche: Students find Roche always reachable
It would be easy for professor Jason Roche of the Communications Department to come into his office at 8 a.m. and shut his door until his first class at 10. It would be easy to teach his mass media class for no more than the fifty minutes allotted, skirt out […]
Beth Oljar: Philosophy invites students to examine their lives
Get to know Beth Oljar and you'll have an easier time getting to know yourself. Prof. Oljar, one of several professors who teach philosophy, welcomes discussions, opinions and debates in her class. Philosophy is a subject that leaves many students scratching their heads, but it is also a subject that […]
Thaddeus McCotter: The VN interview
What made you decide to run? There is a woefully ironic dearth of Republicans in the Republican primary. Each candidate is searching for a niche to fill: Conservative, libertarian or even liberal. I am a Republican, party of Lincoln and Reagan. I decided to run because none of these niche […]
