Lectures, homework, exams. Breathe. Papers, projects, presentations. Breathe. And repeat. The life of a college student can be stressful and busy, especially with a heavy load of courses. But students at Detroit Mercy – and probably every other school – sometimes feel their professors don’t fully grasp the challenges students […]
Author: ASHÉ LEWIS and GINEARA HANNAH / VN S
Measuring Trump as a speaker
President Trump has certainly seen his share of criticism in his speeches, but it is usually about what he says – not how he says it. Good leaders must be good at communicating their message to the audience that they govern. During the election, Trump was known for saying whatever […]
Historic Visit
In what is being heralded as a momentous event in Detroit Mercy history, Ta-Nehisi Coates – one of the country’s most prominent voices on the issue of race – will speak Tuesday, April 4, at Calihan Hall. Thousands of students, staff, faculty and metro-Detroiters are expected for the 6 p.m. […]
In end, Green Bay better prepared for Horizon final
Motor City Madness taught the women’s basketball team valuable lessons. Before beginning the tournament, we understood what we had to do to be successful. We had to play for one another, stay together and especially take care of our bodies. This was the first time in the season in which […]
Wins over Wright State brighten Titans softball team’s slow start
The Titans are 26 games into their 56-game softball season. They have played in places like Florida and California, but their season has not been as bright as the locations they have visited. With a record of 5-21, the team hopes to improve as conference play begins. Indeed, they took […]
Hard work brings five Titan b-ballers honors
The season never truly stops in NCAA Division I basketball. Yes, the official games end. But the players continue to work in the off season, and those who put in the most time give themselves the opportunity to be recognized by the Horizon League when it’s time to hand out […]
Searching for kindred spirits
In the McNichols library, I talked to several students, but almost none knew of Ta-Nehisi Coates. So, I reached out to a librarian and asked her if she knew of Coates. “I don’t know too much, just that he wrote books about racial injustice,” she said. An older gentleman […]
Author’s words resonate with mother’s lesson on violence
I read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Between the World and Me” in two days. I had never read something so powerful about what it means to be black in America. He articulated so many things that I have felt being among other black bodies, and he still managed to enlighten me. I […]
Book review: Coates’s message rings powerfully
ldquo;Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a letter to his son about living in America as an African-American. The book is split into three parts, each beginning with an excerpt from a poem by an African-American writer. Although Coates and his son were raised in a post-civil […]
Massive hours behind new website launch
Most of you have probably noticed the new website the university created under the direction of Marketing and Public Affairs Department, but might not be sure of what it actually took to pull it off. The last time the website went through any major redesign was in 2006. At that […]
