Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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 […]
BY ERIN STEIN VN STAFF WRITER Texting. Almost everyone does it. Look around campus when you get out of class and most everyone has their eyes glued to their phones while their thumbs fly across the screen. What about texting in class? Students and professors sometimes have differing opinions about […]
BY Maggie Jackson VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cuts to the federal work-study program are impacting UDM students. This school year, the university saw its work-study funds fall to $940,000, said financial aid associate director Caren Bendes. “Last year we had close to $1 million in an allowance given through the federal […]
The McNichols campus has changed over the decades, as these historic photos attest. But much has remained the same, as well. Can you place the location of these old photos? Photos courtesy of Pat Higo at UDM Library Archive
