With Christmas around the corner, several UDM students reflected recently on their favorite holiday memories. Family was at the center of everyone’s stories. Junior Imari Smith remembers a moment from her childhood. “My favorite Christmas memory would have to be when my granddad bought all of my cousins – there’s […]
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‘Creed’ startles in its brilliance
ldquo;Creed” is triumphant. It still baffles me how a film can be this damn good. It’s the seventh movie in a dated franchise. It’s trapped to the confines and beats of a boxing movie. There are only so many ways you can shoot a boxer starting from nothing, training his […]
Students battle off-campus hunger, homelessness
University of Detroit Mercy students and faculty are known for their community service and helping to feed the hungry and homeless. “What inspired me to do what I do was the mission of the University of Detroit Mercy,” said Fr. Tim Hipskind, director of Leadership and Service. “I love that […]
Best & Worst of 2015 (so far)
I feel a bit hesitant in making a best-of-2015 list at the beginning of December, just before a knot of Oscar contenders and the year’s biggest movies are released. But first, instead of ranking the worst movies of 2015, let’s rank the movies that just really pissed me off: 1. […]
The Wonder Years grapple with loss, grief
The Wonder Years’ “The Greatest Generation,” the band’s third full-length release, was the album of 2013. That album got me through moving to the West Coast to northern California, getting let go and moving back home. Dan Campbell and company blew me away, as they did a lot of […]
Hacking, victimology- our guided tour through some unusual UDM winter courses
It’s that time of year again when The Varsity News takes its annual look at ten unusual classes being offered at the University of Detroit Mercy. This list examines some of the interesting, intriguing and just plain cool classes being offered at UDM that you might otherwise not know about. […]
Healthy eating, assault awareness, mentoring among service projects backed by Ford Motor Co.
Since 2011, the Ford Motor Company Fund has been providing financial support to assist students in creating service learning projects through the Ford Community Corps Partnerships (FCCP). Students are encouraged to propose their creative project ideas to a committee of six members from the Institute for Leadership and Service at […]
UDM ‘radio’ play hits downtown theatre
The Theatre Company’s second production of the year, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” opened last week at the YMCA in downtown Detroit. After last year’s success, the company decided to bring this show back for the holiday season. Based on the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” […]
Campus pays tribute to vets
In honor of the brave men and women of the U.S. service, the Student Programming Board partnered with Student Life Office to host their annual Veterans Day program Nov. 11. The commemoration began with the National Anthem sung by student Ashe’ Lewis and an opening prayer by student Akilea McKay. […]
UDM pop-up restaurant gets praise
UDM students got a taste of Middle Eastern food from the Al-Saha restaurant at The Loft recently. On occasional Thursdays, the restaurant will be staging a pop-up restaurant on campus for a few hours at lunchtime. The October visit saw students in lines attempting to get their special meals. Chicken […]
