Over the last few issues of The VN, I reviewed a few of my top albums of 2015. But after spending most of break thinking and debating, I have come up with my definitive list for the year. #10: Seaway, “Still Weird” Pop punk newcomers Seaway killed it on […]
Month: January 2016
Closer to home, transfer improves game
It’s hard to adjust to life-changing events when you don’t know what to expect. For redshirt sophomore forward Courtney Williams, dealing with a new school, coach and teammates has been stressful. Williams transferred from Loyola University of Chicago to the University of Detroit Mercy in the summer of 2015 because […]
How do you start your day?
What wakes you up? As I was in the middle of my morning ritual getting ready for class, I was thinking to myself, “Is this normal?” I wasn’t doing anything weird but was wondering, “Is this how everyone starts the day or is this strange?” I asked a couple people […]
New sub option on Livernois
A new lunch and dinner option has come to the area near McNichols campus. Deano’s Subs opened in November along Livernois, across from the campus. Pronounced Dino’s, it is owned and run by Deano and Etab Hak. The sub shop offers a variety of sandwiches and other fresh foods with […]
A waste of time? Nah, not Netflix
When walking through Holden and Shiple halls during the later hours of the day, you typically hear the sounds of a popular Netflix series behind closed doors. Why do so many students decide to watch Netflix? And how does watching one episode before going to sleep turn into an episode […]
Urbanick credits summer work for scoring hike, breakout season
Nicole Urbanick is a very quiet person. If she did not wear basketball warm-ups, most students would not know she is a basketball player. Urbanick is a student in the pre-dental program – on top of being a starter on the women’s basketball team. To say she has a lot […]
Presidential race puzzles UDM experts
The presidential campaign has University of Detroit Mercy political observers puzzled. “The only word I can use to describe this race is shocking,” said political science professor Dr. Genevieve Meyers. “No one could have fathomed the things that have happened so far in this race.” Next week, the first primary […]
We need more of Division 1 feel
In December 2011, I was a high school senior sitting on a couch in my basement back home in Illinois watching a basketball game. But it wasn’t just any basketball game; it was the Dick Vitale Court dedication game, when UDM played St. John’s on national television. It was an […]
Winter antidote: A fun Detroit 21st b-day celebration
This weather got me. No, seriously. Around this time every year, I get the winter blues and I absolutely hate it. I don’t want to come to school or even get out of bed, but somehow I do. And I imagine I speak for everyone when I say we’re so […]
