Friday, September 20, 2024
BY Vershay Burks, JENNA DANIEL AND AKILEA McKAY VN SPECIAL WRITERS For University of Detroit Mercy students, Valentine’s Day will be awkward, heart-breaking, romantic, sickening or just another day to share happiness with others. Last week, many students and some staff members at UDM were asked about their most […]
BY Maggie Jackson VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Members of UDM’s eco-marathon team not only have their eyes on expanding their group, they also have a bigger goal in mind: winning an international competition. After about a six-year hiatus, a few students in the School of Engineering decided to revamp the team. “Shell […]
BY Jack Walsworth VN NEWS EDITOR A killing close to the McNichols campus has left some students unsettled. The fatal shooting took place across Livernois Avenue, not far from the university’s entrance, at about 11:15 p.m. Jan. 29. According to UDM Public Safety, the unknown perpetrator opened fire on […]
BY JOEY OSTER VN MOVIE CRITIC When I awoke this past Thursday morning to see that “American Sniper,” directed by Clint Eastwood, had snagged six Oscar nominations, including the coveted Best Picture, I was a bit skeptical. The film just wasn’t generating the sort of buzz deemed necessary to […]
BY Alani Letang VN STAFF WRITER Members of the UDM Dental School community pride themselves on community outreach, and the oral health care of all Detroit residents. According to the school’s website, “Service to community is so much more than the activity itself.” UDM Dental School has a plethora […]
It was finals week when I received an unexpected text message. The sender was a guy I had worked with last year and someone I hadn’t spoken to in months. So when I say this message was unexpected, it was very unexpected. He wanted to know if I wanted to […]
Over this past Christmas break I had to say goodbye to something that’s been apart of my family since 2001. The house I grew up in, my boyhood home so to speak. This didn’t come as a shock. I knew the day was coming when my parents bought a condo […]
UDM graduate Jonathan Krause accepted a teaching position in China and will be sharing his adventure in the coming issues of The Varsity News. BY Jonathan Krause VN GUEST COLUMNIST It was sitting rather innocuously in my in-box one cool, crisp spring morning. “Teach English abroad. All expenses […]
The Detroit Titans fell to Green Bay Saturday at the men's basketball game before a homecoming crowd of students and alumni in historic Calihan Hall. Despite the loss, the event was filled with celebrations, contests and excitement.
BY Jack Walsworth VN NEWS EDITOR The University of Detroit Mercy lost one of its well-known professors over the holiday break. Dr. Michael Witkowski died on Jan. 1 from complications due to cancer. He was 60 years old. Witkowski, a professor of criminal justice, had planned on teaching this […]
