Friday, September 20, 2024
This holiday season, you don’t necessarily need to stress over that one friend that you haven’t talked to for three months who suddenly calls before Christmas expecting a gift. Who doesn’t love a plateful of holiday cookies? Even UDM President Antione Garibaldi enjoys a cookie when he can get one. […]
Thanksgiving is time to come together as a family to give thanks for the things and people we have in our life. Not always do we recognize what we have been blessed with and Thanksgiving is our opportunity to sit down with the people who mean the most and have […]
Members of "I Think, Therefore I Win" confer at the Ethics Bowl finals before capturing top honors. The team was comprised of Mercedes Black, David Brush, Lauren Brick, Joshua Henning and Chris Nenisse. The runner-ups were "TBD": Kyle Beauregard, Marcus Butlers, Bryan Mantes, Pat Masterson and Adam Snsalla.
While students around her furiously take notes during a lecture, third-year history major Beth Knowlton is doing something completely different. Since her junior year of high school, Knowlton has been crocheting, a skill taught to her by her godmother. “The first thing I made was a dishtowel,” said Knowlton. “I […]
In the holiday movie “Elf,” Will Ferrell’s character describes a mailroom as “Santa’s workshop, except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me.” But what really happens with all of your parcels and packages when they are delivered to the University of Detroit Mercy, and […]
When Gary Peters won statewide office in the recent election, he joined an elite group of university alums who have reached high office. Peters, who earned an M.B.A in finance at UDM, was the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. He defeated Republican Terri Lynn Land 54.6 to […]
Underneath UDM lies a series of tunnels that have a history of their own. Each building has its own set of tunnels that connect to the other buildings on campus. “The tunnels were built at different times,” said Dave Vandelinder, director of facilities management. “They were built in early 1927 […]
The Michigan weather is bitter over the holidays and families are looking for group activities, so naturally the multiplex is the obvious solution. With the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks generally big box-office periods, studios are releasing nearly 60 films over this timespan. If you’re not a movie freak, like myself, […]
UDM has an amazing little wonder tucked away in the basement of the Student Center, the Grounds Coffehaus. Run by UDM students, the Coffehaus offers an array of coffee as well as espresso and hot chocolate, and if you’re not a coffee drinker then there is juice and water for […]
For many people, tattoos offer a way to express themselves and share with the world what best represents them. For others, they are simply art committed to the canvas of their bodies What’s the story behind the tattoos you see – and don’t see – on University of Detroit Mercy […]
