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Sports

Four years at UDM brought more than expected

This is the end of the road. And I can honestly say that I’ve done everything I ever wanted to and even more in my nearly four full years as an undergraduate student at UDM. I became the host of my own sports talkshow, rose to sports editor of the […]

Columnists

From UDM to Peru?

After being voted Horizon League Goalkeeper of the 2014 season and Defensive Player of the Year, Nathan Steinwascher, who is in the 5-year MBA program at UDM, is using his rightfully earned titles to propel him toward the next level – a shot at a professional career. Many student-athletes who […]

News

Justice in Palestine aim of student group, leaders say

Bringing awareness is never easy, especially when it involves a hot-button global issue. But the University of Detroit Mercy, home to a plethora of clubs, has a new one this year related to Palestine. UDM Professor Diane Robinson-Dunn is the faculty advisor for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which […]

Features

Not just a paycheck

quot;Facility Operations, this is Nikki. How can I help you?” – this is the phrase senior Nikki Coleman has said for three years every time she has picked up the phone in her position at University of Detroit Mercy. As a soon-to-be graduate of the business administration program, she knows […]

Sports

Fix lights, roads for better impression

The University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols campus is a gated university. There’s no getting around that. So what happens when the traffic lights go out on McNichols? Well, it’s not fun. As a commuter student, the past month or so has been frustrating when I look down McNichols off Livernois […]

Sports

Facts about core

Many thanks to The Varsity News for bringing the important matter of core curriculum revision to the attention of UDM students (“Proposed change to core curriculum divides faculty,” March 25). I want to point out that in this article, proponents do not in any way dispute the two facts underlying […]

Sports

So why bother traveling?

So why even bother? If the flights are long and the food is weird and the smog is slowly killing us all, what is the point of traveling? This is ultimately a question that we can only answer for ourselves, but since I am lucky enough to have my thoughts […]

News

Thursday student-alumni fair marks end of semester

The SAA Spring Blowout has arrived! The student alumni association invites students to celebrate spring and the end of the semester with free food and games in the fountain area on Thursday, April 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m. A fun-filled carnival is planned. “It wouldn’t be the Spring Blowout without games like […]

News

Seniors: A recap of your four years

Graduating this May after four years at UDM? Here are some of the highlights that have taken place since your freshman year.   2011 August: The Class of 2015 and President Garibaldi start their first school year at UDM. September: Ground is broken on the Fitness Center as part of […]