Month: February 2024

Features

TENN continues to tackle Detroit’s food system in creative ways

During the Winter 2024 semester, Titan Equity Nourishment Network (TENN) is continuing its impactful work by expanding its reach to address the difficulties within the Detroit food system.  TENN’s program manager, Chelsea Manning, has demonstrated strong leadership in the desire to improve access to nutritious food.  “We focus on trying […]

Columnists

OPINION: Apple Vision Pro impressive, but needs work

Apple’s latest tech is impressive and the best of its class, but a several thousand-dollar spend is not justified, at least not yet.  In all fairness, I should begin by mentioning that I write this with a limited perspective of the Vision Pro. Frankly, augmented reality is not my expertise, […]

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Club sports thriving at Detroit Mercy

Club sports have long been a staple at the University of Detroit Mercy. They have not been utilized to their fullest capacity, though.  The club sports Detroit Mercy have been competitive and for social play. There are also sports clubs that are co-ed and sports clubs that offer year-round activities […]

Features

FemCo influencing UDM women both here and abroad

The University of Detroit Mercy’s Feminist Coalition, FemCo, was founded in September 2022 by Morgen Rhodes and Maryam Qoda, president and vice president of the organization, respectively. This group has not only been influential in many young women’s lives on campus regarding education and social issues but has also led […]

Columnists

OPINION: Bob Marley biopic an inspiring musical journey

“Bob Marley: One Love” was an inspiring yet poignant film that factually implements an account of the historic life lived by Bob Marley. Through a rather rich lens of archived footage, real interviews and rather powerful music this film dives deep in Marley’s journey, starting with his humbling beginning in […]

Features

Detroit Mercy student provides campus soundtrack

Music speaks to the soul, moves the body and is used to communicate what cannot be said or expressed directly. Music is another medium to expel your emotions, make people feel their emotions and identify with them and to bring awareness to the global political issues that we are experiencing […]

Columnists

OPINION: Expensive coffee can cause students issues

College students are no strangers to the strong need for a caffeine fix to power through endless lectures, assignments and late-night study sessions. Starbucks has become a staple for students at the University of Detroit Mercy. However, there has been talk about the increase in prices compared to a regular […]

News

Detroit Mercy receives award from Department of Defense

The University of Detroit Mercy has received a substantial award from the United States Department of Defense to help pioneer its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute. The award is provided through the Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) program, which […]