Friday, November 15, 2024
ldquo;Creed” is triumphant. It still baffles me how a film can be this damn good. It’s the seventh movie in a dated franchise. It’s trapped to the confines and beats of a boxing movie. There are only so many ways you can shoot a boxer starting from nothing, training his […]
University of Detroit Mercy students and faculty are known for their community service and helping to feed the hungry and homeless. “What inspired me to do what I do was the mission of the University of Detroit Mercy,” said Fr. Tim Hipskind, director of Leadership and Service. “I love that […]
I feel a bit hesitant in making a best-of-2015 list at the beginning of December, just before a knot of Oscar contenders and the year’s biggest movies are released. But first, instead of ranking the worst movies of 2015, let’s rank the movies that just really pissed me off: 1. […]
UDM student-athletes who do not follow the rules must endure punishments from their coaches. Freshman Jalen Gibson plays basketball for the Titans and finds coach Ray McCallum’s rules manageable. “You have to go to class every day, be on time, you can’t be late to anything, because if you are […]
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 […]
