In the neighborhoods beyond the gated grounds of Detroit Mercy, people – including some who work and attend Detroit Mercy – live and go about their day-to-day routines. And despite what some may say and think about the blocks south of campus along Puritan and west of Livernois, the neighborhoods […]
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On overpass, ex-Titan saves life as officer
Former Detroit Mercy soccer player Abigail (McCollum) Campbell was honored Friday at the men’s basketball game against University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) for an act of heroism. Campbell, who is now a police officer, talked a man out of jumping off of the Livernois overpass into traffic on the Lodge […]
For Muslims, public prayers bring questions, comments
While at work at an airport, Mohamed Kazbour faced a time crunch but needed to do his daily prayer to Allah. He found a corner in the closest terminal where few patrons would pass, but still he faced weird looks to the point where he stopped his prayer and relocated […]
WORK OF ’13 ALUM COULD PREVENT GUN TRAGEDIES LIKE NEWTOWN
Patrick Pawlowski has been working to make guns safer since graduating in 2013. This spring, following much national fanfare, the product he played a key role in developing – Identilock – will hit the market. A biometric trigger lock, Identilock aims to prevent accidental shootings and to keep unwanted persons […]
Law clinic helps with immigration issues beyond Trump order
A Sudanese woman who was a victim of human trafficking is sitting in jail right now. Her daughter is 8 years old. The last time she saw her, she was 3. Another woman, a Haitian, is a permanent U.S. resident. But her husband remains in Haiti, and she must petition […]
Dreams delayed: She hopes to be here some day
Driving down Fairfield, Leya Bobbitt passes Detroit Mercy every morning on her way to work. Growing up right off Puritan, Bobbitt remembers walking to Detroit Mercy every year for Safety Street when she was a kid. Even as a youngster, Bobbitt knew Detroit Mercy was in her future. But almost […]
Seniors hope to end with solid showing
The men’s tennis team at Detroit Mercy is senior laden, with four of seven players in their final season. While they hope to lead this team to its many goals this season, they are also reflective about the time they have spent at the university. “We would like to end […]
After 31 years, research librarian is retiring
After more than 31 years as a research librarian working on the first floor of the McNichols campus library, Sue Homant has retired. On her last day, she still placed the students’ chairs back under the tables. In a daze, she paused to recall all the changes that have occurred […]
Second-year sages say be calm, take prerequisites
My first semester as a sophomore, professor David Koukal incorporated something into his lecture of philosophy and Plato, which I never forgot: “Think of the word ‘sophomore’ and its relation to the Greek ‘sophia’ – the word for wisdom. Oftentimes, sophomores end up thinking they have more wisdom than they […]
Not flawless, but ‘Patriots Day’ one of year’s best
Why has Peter Berg’s latest film, “Patriots Day,” gotten such a limited theatrical release? Is it anti-American? Anti-Muslim? Anti-government? Anti-diversity? No to all of the above. Then it must be poorly made, grossly inaccurate or boring. Nope. “Patriots Day” is about the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. It isn’t flawless, […]
