Saturday, September 21, 2024
Is talent out of the picture, or to be more precise, out of motion pictures? We hear about “stars” and the “buzz” a film gets, but do moviemaking skills have anything to do with the big screen anymore? Has the business side of the artistic medium finally won? Think about […]
Muslim students attending a unity vigil at Detroit Mercy last week expressed disappointment over President Trump’s executive order barring refugees and suspending travel from seven mostly Muslim countries. Chemistry major Zeinab Bazzi, a junior, said that even though her homeland is not on the list she is afraid to travel […]
Every semester students must decide between getting physical textbooks or digitally downloaded them onto their devices. Studies have shown 92 percent of college students would rather use physical books than digital ones. What do UDM students prefer? Senior Taryn Garrison uses both physical books and eBooks. “It depends on the […]
The refugee situation in America – and Detroit – is going to get worse, Catholic Sister Nina Rodriquez told a Detroit Mercy audience at a “Refugees Among Us” panel discussion hosted last week by CLASA, the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive. “Brother and sisters, we just want you to know […]
It was a half-century ago this school year that Robert “Bobby” Kennedy came to speak at the McNichols campus on his Michigan tri-county tour. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from New York, was three years removed from the Dallas murder of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, and less than […]
I am not a huge fan of musicals, but I made an exception for “The Lion King” at Detroit Opera House. The Disney film compares nothing to the wonderful stage production. It was like the audience got to experience Africa in Detroit. There were spiritual aspects to the show that […]
Recent events on the campus of UC Berkeley have shown us that free speech is a thing of the past and no longer relevant. There is no doubt that this election has sparked strong emotions on both sides. Like most elections, it was not pretty. It will never be a […]
Super Bowl LI’s commercials generally disappointed. However, these ones stuck out to me: n “Daughter” by Audi: Of course, “Daughter” spoke to me as an almost-graduate. The ad shows a young girl in what appears to be a derby race with her father narrating the competition, speaking about how difficult […]
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, […]
A Day of Giving will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the library on McNichols Campus. Hosted by the Student Alumni Association, it will run from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and feature activities and prizes. The event aims to promote the importance of alumni engagement and the roles that […]
