Working in Residence Life at a university can be an extremely tedious job. You never know what to expect, and how well you do your job mostly depends on the actions of other people. This all applies for Trevor Mannausa, UDM assistant director of Residence Life. “The biggest thing people […]
Author: JASON LESLIE/VN
Detroit played key role in slaves’ escape
Tens of thousands of people visit the Detroit River along the RiverWalk every year. But probably not many know the river’s significance in 19th century U.S. and Canadian history. More than one hundred and fifty years ago, thousands of escaped slaves found freedom through the Underground Railroad by crossing that […]
Moo Cluck Moo offers food options at the Loft
Since opening in Dearborn in April 2013, Moo Cluck Moo has been serving fresh food and taking healthy eating to a new level. Last week, the eatery became the latest “pop up” restaurant to appear at the Loft in the Student Center. “I have two daughters, and they are the […]
Romance on the side
Do UDM students not date like they once did? Freshman Joan Jefferson doesn’t really date or talk to anyone seriously. She’s focused on herself. “Dating nowadays is so difficult,” she said. “Guys don’t really want to be in a relationship. They just want to have the perks without the title […]
Confessions of a ‘side-chick’
I was a side-chick, too. Yes, believe it or not, I, Akilea McKay, the baddest chick at UDM, was a side-chick. If you read my article elsewhere in this issue, this will make sense. But if you haven’t yet, then go back, read that bad boy and then read my […]
Blues aside, small classes are ‘great’
Around this time of year, it’s easy to get sucked into the I-hate-school frame of mind. With midterms around the corner, winter still in full blast and what seems like a forever amount of time until April 30, a lot of students, including myself, are dealing with some mid-semester blues. […]
‘Yoga with Jim’ soothes, relaxes students
Jim Stout has been involved with the University of Detroit Mercy for over twenty years. He has assisted with communication studies, tele-production, and now works in the IT department. But over the last couple years, Stout has been making a name for himself twice a week at the Student Fitness […]
Family ties to Kalamazoo shatter routine of death
Like many Americans, I awoke to some disturbing news on Sunday. Another rash of fatal shootings had broken out. However, these killings were in Kalamazoo, an area I’m somewhat familiar with. Six people were killed and two others wounded. Given the frequency of mass shootings in just the past year, […]
Skip those jokes about Zorro and Robin Hood
Three years ago, freshman Brock Bendes was bored on a Tuesday night in Shiple. Sparked by a flier hanging in the freshman dormitory, Bendes stumbled into one of UDM’s greatest and most unheralded traditions: the fencing team. Categorized by three different weapons (sabre, épée and foil), fencing glory is usually […]
Play raises awareness of homeless vets
The Theatre Company’s spring production “Low Hanging Fruit” by Robin Bradford, opens next Thursday, March 3, at the Marlene Boll Theatre at the YMCA in Detroit. The show is a joint project between UDM and Matrix theatre companies. “Low Hanging Fruit” tells the story of four ex-military women, broken and […]
