Friday, July 18, 2025
PHOTO COURTESY of UDM MEDIA RELATIONS Construction is scheduled to begin soon on improvements to the Livernois Avenue streetscape. Ground was broken last week on the $1.3 million project, which will enhance the landscaping, median and sidewalks. “Livernois Avenue is the gateway to UDM’s McNichols campus and a […]
It was the Thursday of the first week of classes and Briggs was stifling hot. Everyone wanted class to end so that they could get some fresh air, but I had another reason to be antsy. Once the clock chimed and we were dismissed, I ran to my car, drove […]
The Detroit Lions played their inaugural season in the city. Their first game was on Sept. 23, 1934, and they defeated the New York Giants 9-0. That season and the three that followed were played here on campus at a 12,000-seat stadium that stood on the lot now occupied by […]
The University of Detroit Mercy is collaborating with the Archdiocese of Detroit to award future Catholic school students $10,000 and $20,000 grants. This should be a grand opportunity for future freshmen. Admissions counselor Matt Fortescue sees it as a big incentive for students. The $20,000 award will be granted to […]
Senior Zeinab Baydoun (above) recorded a career-best time in the 5k, while freshman Ben Kendell (below) finished in the top 10 for the second-straight week, and posted the fastest time ever by a Titan rookie at the 28th annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational on Saturday morning at Cass Benton Park. The […]
The UDM Theatre Company has announced three diverse plays for its 44th season: “The Best of Enemies,” “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” and “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” “These events at the theatre allow our patrons, alumni and community to network,” said […]
Robert Vowels has been on the job for a year now as UDM athletic director, and branding still remains the name of the game for him. The former vice president of student-athlete affairs for the NCAA vowed to enhance the Titans brand at his introductory press conference last May, and […]
The UDM Emergency Response Planning Committee will be hosting a Safety Awareness Week on all three campuses from Sept. 15-19 to raise awareness of safety-related issues on campus and in the surrounding area. The committee includes representatives from all three campuses who focus on emergency planning and how to engage […]
Like many Chinese students, I finally decided to come to the U.S. to continue my higher education when I was an 18-year-old high school graduate. Before I decided to come this “sounds familiar and looks unfamiliar” country, I had a ton of choices for studying abroad. There were English-speaking countries, […]
Two recent crimes – one involving a UDM student – have helped bring the safety issue close to campus. During the early morning hours of Sept. 4, an unknown man pulled a gun on a UDM student near the Citgo gas station at Fairfield and McNichols. The student managed to […]
