Monday, September 16, 2024
The Detroit Lions played their inaugural season in the city. Their first game was on Sept. 23, 1934, and they defeated the New York Giants 9-0. That season and the three that followed were played here on campus at a 12,000-seat stadium that stood on the lot now occupied by […]
The University of Detroit Mercy is collaborating with the Archdiocese of Detroit to award future Catholic school students $10,000 and $20,000 grants. This should be a grand opportunity for future freshmen. Admissions counselor Matt Fortescue sees it as a big incentive for students. The $20,000 award will be granted to […]
Senior Zeinab Baydoun (above) recorded a career-best time in the 5k, while freshman Ben Kendell (below) finished in the top 10 for the second-straight week, and posted the fastest time ever by a Titan rookie at the 28th annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational on Saturday morning at Cass Benton Park. The […]
The UDM Theatre Company has announced three diverse plays for its 44th season: “The Best of Enemies,” “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” and “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” “These events at the theatre allow our patrons, alumni and community to network,” said […]
Robert Vowels has been on the job for a year now as UDM athletic director, and branding still remains the name of the game for him. The former vice president of student-athlete affairs for the NCAA vowed to enhance the Titans brand at his introductory press conference last May, and […]
The UDM Emergency Response Planning Committee will be hosting a Safety Awareness Week on all three campuses from Sept. 15-19 to raise awareness of safety-related issues on campus and in the surrounding area. The committee includes representatives from all three campuses who focus on emergency planning and how to engage […]
Like many Chinese students, I finally decided to come to the U.S. to continue my higher education when I was an 18-year-old high school graduate. Before I decided to come this “sounds familiar and looks unfamiliar” country, I had a ton of choices for studying abroad. There were English-speaking countries, […]
Two recent crimes – one involving a UDM student – have helped bring the safety issue close to campus. During the early morning hours of Sept. 4, an unknown man pulled a gun on a UDM student near the Citgo gas station at Fairfield and McNichols. The student managed to […]
Over the summer, Facility Operations was busy getting the seventh floor of Shiple Hall in tip top shape for incoming freshmen. The whole floor received a much-needed facelift with updates to everything to leave a great first impression. The seventh floor now has a new ceiling, floor and paint job. Not […]
Welcome back to UDM. Did you miss it? Did you miss the late nights, the seemingly endless sea of papers, the heavy backpack, the sweltering heat inside Briggs and the long hours of studying, writing and reading? But I guess that’s what we come to college for, though, right? Thank […]
