Friday, September 20, 2024
Freshman Hayden Cunningham has lived on campus longer than you. He’s been here 16 years. Almost all of his life. Since 1999. Back when your parents may have been listening to “Believe” by Cher on the radio. Back when the twin towers still stood in New York City. Back […]
When UDM professor and history department chair Greg Sumner was asked by a publisher to write a book about Detroit during the World War II era, he jumped at the opportunity. “It’s such a rich topic,” he said. “Detroit in World War II,” Sumner’s third book, comes out Nov. 9 […]
ldquo;Nothing but Treble,” an acapella group, has taken flight at the University of Detroit Mercy. Founder Ashe’ Lewis got the idea from her favorite movie, “Pitch Perfect,” and decided that now was the time to launch the organization on campus. “I was hesitant at first but I went out on […]
Have you seen Grounds Coffeehouse this year? Umm, if you haven’t, you should definitely make your way to the basement of the student union and see for yourself. Many events for student organizations are held there. The Student Programming Board (SPB) has weekly meetings in Grounds as does the Muslim […]
Slavery remains at the root of racial issues in America, according to UDM history professor Dr. Roy Finkenbine. Finkenbine, director of the university’s Black Abolitionist Archives and a nationally recognized expert on slavery, delivered a Lunch and Learn talk Oct. 23, titled “Much Apu About Nothing: Sesquicentennial Reflections on the […]
University of Detroit Mercy student Derick Casier, the son of a police officer, grew up in a house with guns. He is comfortable around them, knows how to use them and has a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) that permits him to carry a firearm most places. Casier, a computer information […]
UDM students may still be adjusting to the fall semester, but registration for winter and summer semesters is just around the corner and class options are being explored. Junior Austin Luokkala switched from a business major to communications studies. “I’ll take a few communications classes,” he said. “I haven’t looked […]
A new McNichols entrance is under construction and expected to be finished for the start of winter semester. The entrance closed in October. The temporary McNichols entrance is located toward Fairfield near the multi-purpose athletic field. Commuters are still getting used to the temporary entrance. Some are having a harder […]
After a long wait, UDM is finally getting a new McNichols entrance. I had seen the rendering before but was skeptical that it would ever happen, let alone during my UDM career. So it’s fair to say I was a little surprised when I got the mass email about the […]
The course catalog for the winter 2016 semester has been released. Every year around this time, and then again in March, I am anxious to see what courses will be run, and how I’m going to fit everything I need into the short three semesters I have left here. As […]
