Thursday, August 28, 2008

New head coach announced for men’s basketball team

New head coach announced for men’s basketball team

04-25-2008

By Whitney Williams
Staff Writer
It has been a long road for the Men’s Basketball Team; a road made up of too many losing seasons and, finally, losing a coach.
But on April 16, ground was broken for a new road when Athletic Director Keri Gaither announced that Ray McCallum will take over as the program’s head.
McCallum, who [...]

Miscount at the Talent Show — new winners announced

Miscount at the Talent Show — new winners announced

By Keashawn Bond
Staff Writer
Was this year’s UDM Talent Show unfair — or just the victim of bad math?
Yes, on April 10, the winners were announced:
•First place: Kaylan Waterman.
•First runner up: Fifth Floor Men of Business (MOB)
•Second place: Ashley Coleman & Shantel Hampton
•Third place: The Dynamik Dance
Of course, everyone in attendance had their own opinions about [...]

Memorial dedication for Gerald Curtsinger

By Stephanie Johnson
Staff Writer
Colleagues, former students and family fondly recalled the late Gerald Curtsinger, a University of Detroit Mercy communications professor who passed away in 2006, at a dedication ceremony April 18, on UDM’s campus.
Curtsinger’s widow, Lara, son Dylan, and sister Karen, attended the ceremony.
Curtsinger taught many of UDM’s communications courses, including audio and video [...]


From the b-ball court to the courtroom

From the b-ball court to the courtroom

By Keashawn Bond
Staff Writer
UDM not only has great students, but also has great student athletes.
A case in point is senior Katy Dunlop, who was recruited to play basketball here throughout her college career and managed to carry a 4.0 grade point average — the true definition of a student athlete.
Being a student-athlete at UDM has [...]


Sigma Phi Epsilon looks to recruit in the fall and offer scholarships to incoming freshmen

By Nicole Knight
Staff Writer
The Greek community at UDM was short three letters this year:  Sigma, Phi and Epsilon.
Suspended from campus this year, the fraternity has been unable to recruit new members, host or sponsor activities or participate in Greek Week.
The reason for their suspension and the likelihood of their return to campus life has been [...]


Music Review: Sevendust

By Jasmine Gilmore
Staff Writer
After 10 years, a name change and a new guitarist, Sevendust gives us its seventh CD entitled “Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow.”
Always knowing how to balance hard rock beats with smooth vocals, Sevendust enlisted the help of vocalists Myles Kennedy and American Ido’s Chris Daughtry to give the album a little more [...]


Online networking site causes rift between the personal and private

By Avery Autrey
Special Writer
“Daleson Davis sent a request using My Family… I just added you to my list of ‘My Family!’ Add me to your list, as well.”
Sound like a conversation?
Sort of: Welcome to the world of Facebook — one of several on-line services that allow real-time interaction among its members.
But are websites, such as [...]


New full-time journalism professor

By Kori Bielaniec
Feature Writer
Tom Stanton.
“[There are] lots of ideas of things of things I want to do. The key is to bring us up to date technologically,” he says of the journalism field, which is quickly moving towards being largely an electronic media.
Stanton comes to the university with an impressive resume that includes author, business [...]