Friday, November 15, 2024
Since 1977, the British Broadcasting Corporation has hosted a show called “Top Gear,” where car enthusiast hosts would show off cars in stunts, reviews, road trips and documentaries. The show had decent success, until 1988 when the BBC hired car journalist Jeremy Clarkson as its new show host. After 10 […]
When it comes to interesting professors here at the University of Detroit Mercy, few rival the passion and boisterous personality that accompany Associate Professor of Theatre Andrew Papa. Growing up in college towns with both of his parents being professors, a strong value on education was impressed on him from a […]
Ally Don Jean-Francois, a junior lacrosse player at Detroit Mercy, is Haitian and Bahamian, but doesn’t mind the cold of Detroit. Recruited from a high school in North Las Vegas, he has played lacrosse for eight years and is very passionate about the game. When asked why he picked Detroit Mercy, […]
The author is a junior guard on the men’s basketball team. As the basketball season came to a close last year with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, many people felt like we underachieved. So did I. This year, we are coming to reverse those feelings. […]
The men’s basketball season is underway and Titan fans are getting their first look at some new players. Only four student-athletes from last year’s squad have returned: Antoine Davis, Jamail Pink, Jordan Phillips and Kyle LeGreair. Davis is the lone returning starter. The team features nine transfers and six graduate students, tied […]
As the scrimmages conclude and the rigorous schedule of practicing and lifting comes to a halt, the lacrosse players of Detroit Mercy begin to set their sights on a trip home and a break for the holidays. The one thing standing in their way is the 10-mile march to the Joe […]
The University of Detroit Mercy has been at the corner of McNichols and Livernois since its establishment in 1927, when it was expanded from Detroit College to the University of Detroit. Since then, the surrounding area has been known as the “University District.” One of the district’s main attractions is the […]
As a basketball player, it is hard to say that you are, or have been, the best player on all of your teams growing up. With that being said, I am honest enough to realize — and admit — that I have not been that caliber player my whole life, but […]
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful and give thanks after every- thing we’ve endured throughout the year. Most spend the holiday with their loved ones, while some spend it by themselves. Giving thanks for life, health and strength is just the basics. When you consider the past two or three […]
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and we must spend time with our family and friends to make lasting memories. The world is going through some very divisive times — economic destabilization, war, political strife, pandemics and mass shootings. These last few years have resulted in the deaths of millions of […]
