Friday, November 15, 2024
Students were welcomed back for the 2016-17 academic year with several new construction projects well underway. The university has invested $10 million over the past year on the McNichols campus for projects ranging from a new entrance – completed last year – to major upgrades for both the College of […]
Students at the University of Detroit Mercy could soon have a new on-campus food service and bookstore after separate 10-year contracts with Sodexo and Barnes and Noble expire at the end of June. Detroit Mercy officials held a request for proposal meeting for potential bookstore vendors on Monday, following […]
In a press conference earlier this week, UDM alum Keegan-Michael Key, along with Jordan Peele and Jason Mitchell, talked about their new film, “Keanu,” which is in theatres now. It is Key and Peele’s first feature film. The Varsity News was one of many college papers participating in the […]
Author Desiree Cooper came to UDM April 12 to discuss her new literary work “Know The Mother.” The panel discussion took place in the architecture display room. Cooper’s book consists of many short fictional stories, “flash fiction” of less than a thousand words. “Flash fiction kind of parachutes you in […]
The UDM Theatre Company and the Digital Media Studies Program collaborated on a short comedy production called “Check Please.” It wasn’t the first time The Theatre Company has teamed up with the Digital Media Studies program. A couple years ago the two programs collaborated on the production of “Autobon.” In […]
Three-by-three futsol is in full swing at the fitness center as the school year draws to a close. It may not be as well known as basketball or volleyball, but for those who enjoy it, futsol can be competitive. It is essentially a version of soccer with quirks that make […]
For the Detroit Tigers, 2015 was a season to forget. The pitching was abysmal and almost unwatchable at times, while the hitting sputtered and simply was not enough to make up the gap. Detroit star Miguel Cabrera missed nearly half the season due to injury and other injuries to Alex […]
Brianne Cohen has great potential but remains humble as she gets close to her goals. The six-foot forward from Toronto went to York Memorial High School, and has made her mark with the Titans women’s basketball team. Cohen won the Sixth Man of the Year award. She also was named […]
To win the Most Improved Award is a very big deal in my life. It shows that people acknowledge the hard work and effort that I’ve put into practices and games with the men’s basketball team. I do work hard. I work out daily by myself and even train with […]
Thanks for the ride. Things rarely go as planned. I was never supposed to be an undergrad for five years. I was supposed to be a history teacher by now instead of writing my last column for The VN the morning we lay out the paper. (I sprained my wrist, […]
