Ron Fournier is a graduate of the University of Detroit. In the 1980s, he served as an editor of The Varsity News. The years since have taken him to the highest levels of journalism. He is now senior political columnist and editorial director of the DC-based National Journal, where […]
Sports
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 […]
Tigers season disappears in dribbles at fitness center
The worst two-day stretch in Tigers postseason history – since the current era of playoff baseball in Motown began in 2006 – occurred Thursday, Oct. 2, and Friday, Oct. 3. Bullpen and defensive mishaps were aplenty. And, quite simply, they defined the Tigers’ 2014 season. When it wasn’t Joe Nathan […]
‘Gone With the Wind’ offers lessons
If you combine swoon-worthy music with gorgeous dresses and awesome one-liners, you have put together the elements that make up my favorite movie: “Gone With the Wind.” A few weeks ago, it returned to the big screen in honor of its 75th anniversary and I was lucky enough to go […]
Athletes must now step up, deal with violence problem
Roger Goodell is the most hated commissioner in professional sports today, and rightfully so, for his role in allowing violence to take the NFL by storm. Currently unemployed running back Ray Rice and Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson were let off the hook for their careless and reckless actions. The […]
University convinced him to be a commuter
I’m just another statistic. I’m now a commuter student, a part of the 88% that, according to the university’s fact sheet from 2013-14, make up the student body. After two years of living on campus that saw me calling Shiple Hall 510 and East Quad 213 home, I made the […]
No coffee for her: Customer service wanting
In the past two weeks, I have tried to buy a coffee at the Starbucks on campus; not just a normal coffee, I wanted a venti specialty coffee, which would have totaled something like $9. Both times, I tried to order and was turned down because they didn’t have […]
Cheese sandwiches help bridge distance to home in Zimbabwe
BY Dhruv Patel VN SPECIAL WRITER Welcomed by a blizzard unlike any I had ever experienced before, I took my first steps into the United States of America. In a winter that hadn’t been seen in decades, I learnt quickly after getting my ears frozen on the first day […]
Brother’s distance alters sib relations
It was the Thursday of the first week of classes and Briggs was stifling hot. Everyone wanted class to end so that they could get some fresh air, but I had another reason to be antsy. Once the clock chimed and we were dismissed, I ran to my car, drove […]
Veronica Whitehead: Fellow seniors, it’s now time to freak out
Welcome back to UDM. Did you miss it? Did you miss the late nights, the seemingly endless sea of papers, the heavy backpack, the sweltering heat inside Briggs and the long hours of studying, writing and reading? But I guess that’s what we come to college for, though, right? Thank […]