Jade Sibert typically splits her days between Shakespeare and science. Sibert, a junior at Detroit Mercy, is a double major in two fields of study that could not be more differ- ent from one another: Theatre and Biology. Why? “I decided to double major because science and theatre are two things I love […]
Author: Elise Pannemann
An ‘actual challenge’ this Lent? No morning joe
As a lifelong Catholic, my family and I had always participated in the tradition of Lent. In the past I have given up things such as chocolate and other forms of sweets, temperaments (like not being quick to anger) and other material goods. All of those “vices” that I had […]
Freshman History major gets starring role in ‘Addams Family’
The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company later this week is set to begin production of The Addams Family, its first musical in Detroit since the coronavirus pandemic. The show, a shortened 90-minute dramatic concert version of the much longer musical, starts March 31 and runs through April 10 at […]
Time recovering from broken toe prompts worries of what comes after graduation
On Friday, Feb. 4, I slipped on slick ice while walking up the driveway and broke my toe. Since it is important for my toe to heal, I have been resting a lot. That mostly means laying around in bed, unable to help my family around the house or even […]
Ready for MAC-tion
The University of Detroit Mercy’s women’s lacrosse team lost its first game of the year to the University of Michigan by a score of 23-2, but players are extremely excited about the season and the games to come. “It is hard to say how we will do record-wise this season […]
Future nurses undaunted by pandemic challenges
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses, doctors and other medical professionals continue to work hard to keep the public safe while battling burnout and the stress of a once-in-a-century public health crisis. But that hasn’t deterred Nicolas John Manuel, a nursing major at the […]