For freshmen, the first months of the new year bring many decisions and adjustments. Whether to live on campus is one of them. “Oh yeah, I had to live on campus. My brother is so annoying,” said freshman Eryn Hearns. She could have lived back home in Farmington Hills but […]
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Pope’s U.S. visit resonates on campus
Pope Francis’ historic first visit to the United States was well documented. He was all over the television news channels, newspapers, radio and social media, even Snapchat. Simply put, his visits to Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia were a big deal. While his tour in the United States […]
‘Story So Far’ uptempo despite sad undertones
When I first saw the track listing for The Story So Far’s self-titled third LP, I was excited. I was thinking that lead vocalist Parker Cannon might being showing more emotions than being heartbroken. I was wrong. This is a sad record if you listen to the lyrics. Cannon has […]
‘Martian’ flawed, but fun
ldquo;The Martian” opens like a superhero origin story, and this is more or less what we get: a beautifully sleek, easy-to-access superhero-ish film that plays to the masses. Matt Damon is likeable and funny enough as Mark Watney, an astronaut presumed dead by his crew and left behind stranded on […]
Picking a major about passion, inspiration — not stress
Picking a major in college is probably one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. Now that I have declared, I’m happy with what I have chosen to do (this). But it was a long, difficult road to get here. When I arrived at UDM, I really […]
Finally in upperclass: Years mark changes to campus, maturity
ldquo;Go Titans!” – Who doesn’t get tired of hearing that? But none of that matters because junior year has finally arrived. I am now an official upperclassman and it’s about time. Three years at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) have been the most amazing yet stressful years of my […]
Weighty issues drive ‘Whale’
UDM’s Theatre Company debuted its first production of its 45th season on Friday. “The Whale” explores the life of Charlie, a depressed and ill 600-pound man as he struggles to reconnect with his daughter and himself. It is also the first show for UDM at The Ringwald, a theater located […]
Growing up in shadow of campus, kids had inviting, fenceless refuge
My dad used to brag that our neighborhood, just west of the University of Detroit, would never go down because it was in the shadow of the college. He was wrong about that. When I grew up on Santa Rosa, just a couple of blocks away from what is now […]
Detroit: two cities in one
If my time in Detroit has taught me one thing, it’s that there are actually two Detroits. There’s the downtown Detroit, the one where things always look on the up and up wherever you look. Buildings are being bought, sold and given new life on a seemingly daily basis. […]
Oregon killings unsettle UDM students
The killing of nine people at an Oregon community college last week resonated across the McNichols campus. Twenty-six-year-old Chris Harper Mercer also injured ten others at Umpqua Community College. The massacre stopped only when Mercer was engaged by authorities, and shot himself. The gunman targeted Christians specifically. “I think it’s […]
