The real world is becoming more of a reality for three of The University of Detroit Mercy’s seniors. Graduation is not too far for Khalia J. Douglas, a criminal justice major. When she was a freshman, she worked in retail and attended school full-time. With several tasks and responsibilities on […]
Author: RENESHA SMOOT / VN SPECIAL WRITER
Area around campus improves
The area around the University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols campus is turning around economically and socially. For a long time now, the area known as the McNichols corridor has been blighted. But thanks to efforts of the university and groups like Live 6, everything from coffee shops and restaurants to […]
Project lighthouse provides safe havens
Campus safety has always been an important issue to the University of Detroit Mercy and its students, but driving around the McNichols campus on an empty gas tank can be a risky proposition. There have been dozens of reported crimes at gas stations near campus throughout the years. And on […]
Titan Harriers prepares for fall Horizon League championship
The University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s and women’s cross country teams have come out of the blocks strong through the season’s first 30 days and are sprinting toward the Horizon League Championships later this month. So far, the women’s team has completed three races, finishing runner-up to Oakland at their […]
ABC News tapes on campus
ABC News recently tapped the University of Detroit Mercy to host an online show discussing politics and progress in the city featuring both local analysts and national correspondents. “Straight Talk with Matt and LZ,” featuring Matt Dowd and LZ Granderson taped an episode on campus Monday, Sept. 19. Both Detroit […]
New brand spurs strong reaction over outbound ad firms, $300k price tag
The University of Detroit Mercy did a year’s worth of research and spent $300,000 for two out-of-state design firms to create a new brand that has received mixed reviews by students and alumni. The re-branding – the first since the University of Detroit and Mercy College merged in 1990 – […]
Voices in her head
Despite by busy schedule, I sometimes pick up a few hours at a local retail store. About two weeks ago, while upfront at the cash register, a customer that I've seen shop in the store before came in. She looked agitated, but I didn’t read too much into her […]
Trump’s treatment of women shameful
It’s hard for me not to cringe every time I hear about someone supporting Donald Trump. I think about all of the racist, sexist, homophobic and just straight-up rude comments he makes and wonder how anyone can get behind this guy. It’s especially hard for me to comprehend why any […]
New Logo doesn’t reflect community
Even since I came to University of Detroit Mercy as a transfer student in 2014, I wanted to fix the boring, block logo. I am sure most of the students felt the same way. Needless to say, when I found out that they were changing the logo I was a […]
Ten tips for dating
I went out on a spur-of-the-moment date last weekend, and wanted to share some details with all of you. Not about the guy himself; for the purposes of this column, he isn’t important. But the lessons I learned with him, and some of my other dates, are. Friends have said […]
