Does anyone else feel homesick, or is it just me? I honestly don’t know what it is but I just want to be home with my family, especially this time of the year. I miss my mom, my nephew and most of all my grandma. She passed away last year […]
Author: AKILEA MCKAY/ ASSISTANT
Clinton could be ‘First Gentlemen’
With the election looming, I’ve wondered what would happen if Hillary Clinton were elected President. The obvious thing is that America would finally have its first woman president, breaking barriers once again. We’d also finally have our first “First Gentleman,” Bill Clinton. Who would've thought it ever possible that […]
Who’s hiring?
As the pressures of school set in and midterms are released I can’t help but wonder what I am going to do when I graduate. I know I have dreams, goals, wants and desires. But here I am hoping to graduate in May wondering what I’m going to do instead […]
Campus staff works hard for students
Throughout my four years at University of Detroit Mercy, I have held a couple different on-campus jobs, and both taught me a lot of things the average student wouldn’t know about the behind-the-scenes operations. I think that all students should be required to have an on-campus position, even if it’s […]
Temporary restaurants set up shop in The Loft
When Sodexo moved Starbucks from The Loft to the first floor of the library at the beginning of last year, it left a void in the university’s main dining area. School officials are temporarily filling that void with a series of pop-up restaurants starting next month that will feature everything […]
Student Center updates coming
The University of Detroit Mercy is in initial stages of renovations to the first floor and lower level of the Student Center. University officials are mocking up early renderings and will soon begin fundraising for the renovations. Detroit Mercy will host a meeting today, Nov. 2, to talk about ideas […]
University to pick new book, food vendors by this month
Sodexo and Barnes & Noble are among a group of finalists in the running for new five-year dining service and bookstore contracts that University of Detroit Mercy officials will hand out later this month. The three dining service candidates remaining include Sodexo, Aramark and Metz Culinary Management, according to Alysa […]
Basketball coaches open to anthem protests
The University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches will let their players protest during the national anthem if they choose to this upcoming season. Athletic protests have taken center stage ever since San Francisco 49’ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started keeling during the national anthem at NFL games […]
Titans ready to tip-off season
It’s a season of changes for both basketball teams at the University of Detroit Mercy. The men’s team features a new head coach for the first time in nearly a decade, and the women’s team, after playing most of last year with just eight healthy student-athletes, features five […]
Hayes returns to campus
John P. Hayes, a 1971 University of Detroit Mercy alumnus who spent a career in radio, fired Howard Stern. Twice. Hayes, known as Jack to his friends, re-visited Detroit Mercy on Sept. 29 as part of Homecoming week, and spoke to a number of students about his days on campus […]
