Saturday, September 21, 2024
Detroit Mercy women’s basketball is in the thick of the season and things are starting to heat up. The team has quietly put up a solid performance so far into this season. Heading into this Friday’s contest against Wright State, the Titans are 10-9 overall, in the midst of a […]
From intramural games to off-campus adventures, Detroit Mercy’s Fitness Center offers a number of options to help students stay fit and involved. The center has state-of-the-art equipment, as well as a track and full-sized basketball courts – all of which are accessible to students. But the center also hosts a […]
Bill Solomon – the retired group vice president and general counsel of Ally Financial – returned to campus Thursday, Jan. 19, to host a Leadership Slam and reflect on his career as an attorney. Between speaking at two campus sessions about leadership traits, Solomon visited The Varsity News, where he […]
What are you going to be when you grow up? Are you going to college? What’s your major? What are you going to do when you graduate? Whoa. Slow down. I just got here. That is, if you’re a freshman. Or, perhaps, you’re a freshman who can answer all of […]
Films get so little respect and theater runtime these days that I failed to recognize some of this year’s Golden Globe nominees, such as “Elle,” “Miss Sloane,” “Loving” and “Rules Don’t Apply.” Fine, “Elle” is a foreign film and could get by me and Michigan’s limited arthouse theaters, but what […]
Dr. Joe Abisaid may be a relatively new face on campus, as the latest member of the Communication Studies Department. But he’s not new to Michigan. Abisaid is a state native, born and raised in Farmington Hills. He also received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 2002, before […]
ldquo;Them: Images of Separation,” a traveling exhibit that closed Jan. 24 at Detroit Mercy, showcased an array of items that focused on stereotypes of different groups of people. The exhibit allowed visitors to explore the many ways that material substances are used to validate us-vs.-them thinking. Featuring 35 pieces and […]
The Theatre Company will be staging William Inge’s “Bus Stop” Feb. 9-26 at the Marlene Boll Theatre at the downtown YMCA. The play follows a bus full of strangers as they find themselves stranded by a snowstorm at a cheerful roadside diner in Kansas City. All roads are blocked, and […]
Friday marked the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States. Donald Trump is now our president, and I’ve never felt more disappointed in my country. Already, Trump has plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which is going to change the lives of many people, young and old. […]
What is one thing you regret not doing in college? I have more than one, of course, but I’m asking because it’s my senior year and time is dwindling faster than I can count. This time next year, I’ll be working somewhere. I won’t even be a student anymore. It’s […]
