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 […]
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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 […]
Job interview prep
With graduation comes job interviews, an often anxiety-inducing experience. Career Education Center staff at Detroit Mercy offered tips to make the experience easier at a March 14 workshop, “Tell Me About Yourself: Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions.” It focused on what steps to take in order to prepare for […]
How will I be seen?
So the semester is coming to an end, and I constantly have this one thing on my mind. And I know what you’re thinking. She’s talking about graduation. And, yes, I am to an extent. What I constantly think and worry about is if the world will accept me as […]
Avoid procrastination, relax, get involved, junior says
During my junior year of high school, I jammed on stage and sold T-shirts and hats with my band’s name to raise money for my class. The event exhibited how I was simultaneously comfortable with my place in high school while mentally preparing myself to venture into the real world. […]
Director Papa values student, pro interaction
In the current Theatre Company production “Bus Stop,” professor Andrew Papa doubles as director. It’s an honor, he said. “I have directed off and on for quite some time now, and getting the chance to work with our students, alongside professional actors, is a one-of-a-kind experience,” he said. Papa is […]
State tourney should launch Caesars Arena
With Joe Louis Arena closing, I begin to think of all the possibilities for Little Caesars Arena. There will be amazing concerts held there and spectacular sporting events. But I have an additional idea: a tournament. Not Motor City Madness or the NCAA tournament, but a tournament that would […]
