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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Instead of writing a cliché what-I-did-this-summer column, I decided to take the more classic, and even more cliché, introduction route. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a junior English major with a minor in Multimedia Journalism here at the corner of McNichols and Livernois. Some of you […]

Congratulations! You’ve made it to Wednesday. Only two more days and you’ll be free for the weekend, hopefully. The first few weeks are hard for anyone, especially if you are new. If you are, welcome to UDM. My past few years here have been nothing short of amazing and I’m […]

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 […]