Though University of Detroit Mercy is a small campus, it reaches all corners of the globe. With students from China to the Caribbean, this school is its own melting pot. Having a university with so many different backgrounds gives students an opportunity to explore multiple cultural traditions. One way this […]
Author: TIFFENY GRIPPER / VN SPECIAL WRITER
CASEE lab dedicated with fancy event
The College of Engineering and Science’s High Bay recently housed the big reveal we've all been waiting for: the new Center of Automotive Systems Engineering Education lab. On Sept. 30, the High Bay was packed with succulent smells, black ties and fancy dress, and good vibes to unveil the state-of-the-art […]
Bacari’s Back
When the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball season starts next month, the Titans will have a new head coach for the first time in nine years. But he’s hardly a stranger to the team or university. Bacari Alexander was named UDM’s 21st head coach in April after former coach […]
Soccer teams stumble early
The Detroit Mercy men’s and women’s soccer teams are well underway, although both Titan teams have struggled early on. The men’s team has yet to record a win at 0-2-3, while the women’s team is 2-5 after their most recent loss Sunday to Michigan State University. The women’s team recorded […]
Author discusses racism, privilege
Jim Wallis, a bestselling author and political activist, appeared Sunday at Gesu Church for a discussion about white privilege in America. The presentation, co-sponsored by UDM’s James Carney Latin America Solidarity Archive, and the Michigan Coalition for Human rights, was based off his latest book America’s Original Sin. […]
Fitness Center adds events, classes, equipment
A new school year means new changes and additions to University Recreation and the Student Fitness Center. As always, URec is offering several new fitness classes this semester, including AM:BC, barre, beach body and SYNERGY X, as well as several returning classes, like yoga, kettlebell, cardio bootcamp and butts and […]
New apartment style housing to be built south of UDM campus
A new privately-funded off-campus housing complex, to be located directly behind Shiple Hall off Puritan Ave., is in the process of being approved by the Detroit City Council. In 2011, an alum approached the university about building the 350-bed apartments that would provide a place for upperclassmen and graduate students […]
Trump vs. Clinton
Americans will vote to elect a new President in less than two months, but students and faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy still don’t know what to make of this sometimes-bizarre election. Of the 17 Republicans and 5 Democrats that ran for President, it now comes down […]
“21 To Buy not Supply” campaign aims to curb underage drinking
State officials last week kicked off a new campaign to crackdown on underage drinking. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, Michigan State Police Inspector James Wolf and others launched their “21 to Buy, Not Supply” campaign on the campus of Wayne State University. The campaign is targeted to students at the […]
Freshmen: 1st week at UDM ‘like hitting a brick wall’
Roughly 500 members of the class of 2020 began their Detroit Mercy careers with ice cream, open mic nights and lots of homework. The university hosted a number of “Welcome Week” activities to help make the freshmen’s first experiences on campus pleasant. They also got to ease into their […]
