Friday, September 20, 2024
The Wonder Years’ “The Greatest Generation,” the band’s third full-length release, was the album of 2013. That album got me through moving to the West Coast to northern California, getting let go and moving back home. Dan Campbell and company blew me away, as they did a lot of […]
Hundreds of high school students converged on McNichols campus Saturday for Visit Day. UDM alumni and students welcomed every prospective student. The UDM admissions team provided a hearty breakfast, informational booths, fun activities, raffles, prizes and a tour of the campus. Tommy the Titan also made an appearance bringing UDM […]
It’s that time of year again when The Varsity News takes its annual look at ten unusual classes being offered at the University of Detroit Mercy. This list examines some of the interesting, intriguing and just plain cool classes being offered at UDM that you might otherwise not know about. […]
Since 2011, the Ford Motor Company Fund has been providing financial support to assist students in creating service learning projects through the Ford Community Corps Partnerships (FCCP). Students are encouraged to propose their creative project ideas to a committee of six members from the Institute for Leadership and Service at […]
On the first of the month, right in front of the bookstore, the University Psychology Clinic held a screening to provide affordable psychological services to students, staff and community members. The clinic has been doing so for over 25 years. Clinic officials said the clinic upholds the university’s mission by […]
The Human Rights and Social Justice in Palestine event on Wednesday, Dec. 3, provoked discussion and debate. The dinner, film and discussion were hosted by the student organization Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). SJP served a catered Middle Eastern dinner and showed the documentary “In the Image: Palestinian Women […]
I’m pretty excited about the Live6 Alliance initiative to help redevelop the area around Livernois and McNichols (Six Mile Road) because I used to live in the area. I took a drive around there with Lauren Hood, the Live6 director, and chatted about the neighborhood and her plans to engage […]
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I find myself reflecting on the year almost behind me. Day by day, I never really feel as if much is changing. But in the grand scheme of things, I always realize that my life is in a whole new place from where it […]
Maybe you were on campus when it happened. Or perhaps you heard through the grapevine or even read about it in the last issue of The VN. Recently, a UDM student climbed atop the power house and contemplated jumping. She was talked down, thankfully. I walked by while it was […]
As someone who’s not a Detroit area native, I enjoy the fact that each day is a new opportunity to learn something about the area where I go to school. The best part of that is all I have to do is drive, which as a commuter student is something […]
