Every year, the month of February presents a special opportunity to reflect on black history in America. There are certain notable figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X who are most associated with Black History Month. However, with every new year there is an […]
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Post-Trump ‘you are welcome’ flyer stirs talk
An effort to let Detroit Mercy students know that they are welcome has given some students pause. At the start of the semester, flyers were posted on campus by faculty members, focusing on a “You are welcome here” message and highlighting different groups by name: students of color, Muslims and […]
Health building addition unveiled this week
You may have seen the construction being done on the College of Health Professions building during the past months, but it is finally ready to move in. Many students and faculty are excited to see how it has turned out. “We do not know too much about it yet other […]
Detroit Mercy, Ford work on projects to benefit community
The University of Detroit Mercy is collaborating with Ford Motor Co. to create projects that help local schools, senior homes, businesses, organizations and several other groups. University students are working with the automaker through its Ford Community Corp. Partnership, a way for students to propose projects of interest to them […]
CLAE: More than English essays and music videos
There are so many academic programs in the College of Liberal Arts & Education, but one that is fairly overlooked is the Political Science/Pre-Law program. And no, everybody in the program doesn’t want to be a lawyer. Most want to be involved in some type of legal or government administration. […]
Alum’s innovative company helps sports fans avoid lines at games
Zachary Klima graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2012 and almost instantaneously made a name for himself in the business world. As founder and CEO of WaitTime LLC, Klima developed a phone-based app that use to figure out the approximate wait time to get to a restroom stall, […]
Campus leaders stress unity following Trump’s victory
The 2016 presidential election has caused a wide range of emotions; many are in an uproar while others are celebrating. To the surprise of many, Republican Donald J. Trump won the election and will soon be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. But his controversial campaign, […]
Detroit Public Safety granted power to patrol beyond campus
University of Detroit Mercy Public Safety officers will now be able to patrol and make arrests outside of the McNichols campus gates, thanks to a new bill signed earlier this month by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. The bill, written because of Detroit Mercy, allows any private college or university […]
Sodexo out, Metz in
By the time classes start in the fall of 2017, students at the University of Detroit Mercy will have a new company providing food on campus for the first time in two decades. A 14-person panel consisting of students, staff, and administration last month chose Metz Culinary Management to be […]
Whipped by Wayne State
It’s a good thing the score doesn’t count yet. The Bacari Alexander era got off to an embarrassing start last weekend as the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team – a Division I team – lost a charity exhibition game to Division II Wayne State University by a final […]
