After a 20-13 campaign with the Detroit Titans, junior guard Ray McCallum is considering entering the 2013 NBA Draft. McCallum has asked the NBA Advisory Board to assess where he might be drafted. Only the 30 first-round draft picks are offered gua...

Sophomore Michael Soviak, fresh off his win in last week’s election, is eager to begin his term as student government president. Soviak de...

The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s final production, “A Cabaret Showcase,” finishes its run this weekend. A cabaret is not like a traditional play. It is a show full of comedy a...

  A plethora of colored t-shirts have exploded onto campus over the past two days, but it’s not due to a new spring fashion code. The shirts all have something in common: their message. In an effort to help end homophobia on college campuse...

I lost a person very close to me last Wednesday. It was my Grandpa – or, as I called him, “Papa.” He was 73. Papa and I did a lot of awesome stuff together. We went fishing and hunting. We talked about sports. I caught many fish with him by...

History has been made by the University of Detroit Mercy women’s tennis team. UDM broke the UIC Flames’ conference win streak of 146-straight ma...

The undergrad commencement ceremony for the class of 2013 will be on May 11. But many seniors are focused more on their next step: finding a job in the marketplace. “The week after we finish classes, I am going down to Augusta, Ga., to make my ...

In most drugstores, it sits in a small blue box. Dark blue text on the front informs the customer that Plan B is an emergency contraceptive, and it should not be used in place of birth control. Small letters on the upper right corner state that...

As the grey chill of a Michigan winter begins to wane and buds start to appear on the bare trees around campus, it’s hard not to sense how a change in season can uplift the spirit. It seems fitting that April is the month of Earth Day, when each ye...

  Finals are almost here. Soon, sleepless nights, energy drinks, stacks of books and scribbled reminders will be the norm. If you decided to wait until the last minute to crack open your textbooks, here are some useful tips on how to study ...

Prof. Mike Witkowski looks through his prescription glasses and smiles with a joyous, wrinkled expression as he remembers the first event that made him interested in policing. He was 10 year...

Titan basketball player (and VN staff writer) Doug Anderson won the national slam-dunk competition during the Final Four tournament. Here is his reflection on the experience:   Once I left camp...

The increasing pace and complexity of the world have changed the nature of leadership, according to a ex-J.P. Morgan official who visited campus recently. “We tend to have a broken stereotype o...

  If there’s anything that the new rendition of Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead” can teach, it’s that horror was better in the ’80s. ]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 1.3029687 The Varsity News Raimi’s “Evil Dead” can teach, it’s that horror was better in the ’80s. Ian Thibodeau The Varsity News http://www.thevarsitynews.net/three-students-share-tales-of-coming-out-1.3029686 Annie Mendoza
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Transitioning from high school to college can have its rough patches. Living away from home, getting use to TDR food, adjusting to classes and finding a good group of friends are all potential cha...

A little over eight months ago, I introduced myself, told you that I was happy to be here and that I would try really hard to bring you a good paper every two weeks. I wrote then that it was after eight on a Saturday and I was tired from trying to ...

For this recent issue, I wrote a piece on students graduating and their job prospects. It is a timely topic given graduation next month and the mixed views on the economic recovery. However, while writing it I came to a realization: This is my ...

Well, it has been another long but good year. There were a few changes this year, but thankfully not a lot. OK, sophomore year was amazeballs. Great classes, great professors, great...

I heard something that really got me thinking this week. and nbs...

It’s a slow Wednesday for Birdie Owens, and students aren’t saying much as they pay for soup, iced teas and granola bars at the café in the McNichol...