UDM students, faculty and officials welcomed famed novelist and former Titan Elmore Leonard to the McNichols campus Nov. 26. Leonard, 83, made the rounds following a one-hour talk about his books, career and future projects. Speaking to a crowd of about fifty students in the Commerce and Finance Building, Leonard […]
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Gerard Albright: In this hall, your prof. might be the man for whom the hall is named
Some UDM students are being afforded a unique experience but don't even know it. Across campus, plaques on walls dedicate many buildings, facilities and rooms to important people. One of these plaques hangs in the Life Sciences Building. "Gerard Albright Hall," it says. This semester that same Albright is teaching […]
Rebekah Dornbos: Penalty killer
The women’s soccer team’s double-digit win total is the highest since 2006. But a big part of the team’s success isn’t so big at all. Junior Rebekah Dornbos stands only five-foot-five, but has a knack for scoring huge goals on the most exciting play in soccer, the penalty kick. Of […]
Rashad Phillips: ‘It all starts with believing’
Rashad Phillips, the Titans' all-time leading scorer and a member of the last Detroit team to make it to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, has some advice for this year's players. "Just continue to do what you have been doing," he said. Phillips knows what it takes to win. "It […]
Cesar Escobar Serrano: Smooth transition
Cesar Escobar Serrano was in a hurry to get ready for the celebration. "The first time, I didn't know that I was nominated for the award," Serrano said. "They called me on the same day as the celebration and told me that I needed to be at the hotel in […]
For hall inductee Jermaine Jackson, Titan glory led to career in NBA
Growing up in Detroit, Jermaine Jackson, who was recently inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame, wasn't going to let challenges stop him from reaching his dreams.Raised on the east side, Jackson looked after three younger sisters. He knew he had to set an example by doing the right thing. […]
Elena Strakhova: From Russia with love
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. By August, she was […]
Autumn reminds of early, tragic death of mentor, football coach
October: a time of changing leaves, cooler temperatures, football and pumpkin spice-flavored everything. This is what October has become. October means all of that to me, too, but the month also serves as a time to remember someone I lost. Someone I will always hold close to my heart. Believe […]
