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 […]
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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 […]
Payne, Smith, Jackson play key roles as coaches and mentors
Coach Ray McCallum is our head coach, but our assistant coaches have a lot of experience, too. Coach Jermaine Jackson was able to experience what it’s like to be in the NBA, coach Steve Payne took his talents overseas and played in one of the best leagues there for 14 […]
Rolling at home
The men’s basketball team has lost its fair share of close basketball games at home over the last three years. Most of these games have come in non-conference play. A bad call vs. Bowling Green last year is the freshest in the minds of Titan fans. Close losses to Toledo […]
Holidays bring fond memories of family
With Christmas around the corner, several UDM students reflected recently on their favorite holiday memories. Family was at the center of everyone’s stories. Junior Imari Smith remembers a moment from her childhood. “My favorite Christmas memory would have to be when my granddad bought all of my cousins – there’s […]
‘Creed’ startles in its brilliance
ldquo;Creed” is triumphant. It still baffles me how a film can be this damn good. It’s the seventh movie in a dated franchise. It’s trapped to the confines and beats of a boxing movie. There are only so many ways you can shoot a boxer starting from nothing, training his […]
Students battle off-campus hunger, homelessness
University of Detroit Mercy students and faculty are known for their community service and helping to feed the hungry and homeless. “What inspired me to do what I do was the mission of the University of Detroit Mercy,” said Fr. Tim Hipskind, director of Leadership and Service. “I love that […]
