Basketball season may not be starting until November, but if you’re a Titans basketball fan you’re already thinking about coming campaign. Not sure you qualify, here are 15 ways to tell you’re a Titans fan: 1. You have a specific seat in Calihan Hall. All the diehard fans have a […]
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Wit, honesty mark writing in ‘Mistress’
Most filmmakers can’t fathom making one wonderful comedy in a calendar year, let alone two. On the heels of “While We’re Young,” writer/director Noah Baumbach accomplishes this pipe dream graciously with his new film “Mistress America.” Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a lonely freshman at a Columbia-esque university in Manhattan. Her […]
Students give resolutions, advice
Every New Year lots of people make New Year’s resolutions. Many vow to lose weight, get a hold on their finances, return to the dating scene, etc. Now that the new school year has arrived, UDM’s campus is again fully occupied. There must be some new school year resolutions, right? […]
Seniors reflect on personal changes
Four long years of studying, overeating and sleep deprivation are now coming to a glorious finish for the UDM seniors of 2015. Graduation is nearing and the future awaits! Melissa Guerra, finishing her bachelor’s in economics and political science, wants to return to her home country, Belize, for further education […]
‘Furious 7’ gives fans fast cars, explosions — and tears
A wise man once said, “You got to give the people want they want.” The “Fast & Furious” franchise knows this and lives and dies with it. “Furious 7,” directed by James Wan, is more of the same. It plays to the inner 14-year-old boy in all of us, an […]
Storytelling at heart of ‘Two Souls’
ldquo;I was born with a strange gift, or what they called a gift. It was really a curse. It's ruined my life. It made me the person that I am today, a freak, a mistake, someone to hate.” – Jodie Holmes, “Beyond Two Souls” Controlled. Manipulated. Isolated. These emotions and […]
Not just a paycheck
quot;Facility Operations, this is Nikki. How can I help you?” – this is the phrase senior Nikki Coleman has said for three years every time she has picked up the phone in her position at University of Detroit Mercy. As a soon-to-be graduate of the business administration program, she knows […]
From coneys to all-nighters: sagely advice from seniors
In rapper Asher Roth’s 2009 hit song “I Love College,” a tale of his time at West Chester College in Pennsylvania, Roth, 29, lists all the things he learned in college. Some of the things Roth raps about are to not “pass out with your shoes on” and to not […]
Burtraw leaves mark in soccer
By Jason Leslie VN SPECIAL WRITER When a student-athlete transfers from one school to another, it can be hard to make an impact in the new program. Current redshirt soccer senior Haley Burtraw is an exception. She has ascended to new heights in her second collegiate program, at the […]
For some UDM students, coffee a helpful drink
BY GINEARA HANNAH VN STAFF WRITER You’re super exhausted and almost finished studying for an exam that begins at 8 a.m. When you look over at the clock, you notice it’s 5 a.m. You debate whether to crash or to fight the urge. You’re leaning towards sleeping and skipping […]
