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Men鈥檚 basketball hosts Horizon League playoff game 7 p.m. Wednesday
Tuesday March 03, 2026March Madness is here! After , the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team hosts a first-round playoff game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 inside of Calihan Hall on the McNichols Campus.
The Titans, the No. 3 seed in the Barbasol Horizon League Championship, will host eighth-seeded Milwaukee in Detroit. . Detroit Mercy students can gain FREE entry with their student ID. Doors of Calihan Hall open at 6 p.m.
The red, white and blue finished the regular-season winners in five of their last six contests and are 15-14 and 12-8 in the Horizon League entering postseason play. Detroit Mercy won both regular-season meetings with Milwaukee (12-19) in 2025-26.
will culminate with second round, semifinal and championship games March 8-10 at the Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Award-winning author Jim Daniels to read at 黑料社, March 17
Tuesday March 03, 2026The Detroit Mercy English Department will host a reading and conversation featuring author Jim Daniels, recipient of the 2025-26 Michigan Author Award for lifetime achievement from the Library of Michigan and the Michigan Center for the Book.
This event will take place on Tuesday, March 17, at 12:45 p.m., in the Bargman Room, 2nd Floor of the McNichols Campus Library.
Daniels’ newest book, Late Invocation for Magic: New and Selected Poems, will be available for sale at the reading.
A native of Detroit, Daniels has authored over thirty collections of poetry, seven collections of fiction, and four produced screenplays. His collection of essays, An Ignorance of Trees, published in 2025, was recently named a Michigan Notable Book. He has also edited many anthologies, including RESPECT: The Poetry of Detroit Music.
Daniels is a recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and numerous writing awards including five Michigan Notable Book Awards and three Gold Medals in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. His films have won awards in film festivals around the world. His work has been published in The Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize volumes.
This event is free and open to the community.
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She鈥檚 the First product drive a huge success for Detroit鈥檚 鈥淚 Support the Girls鈥�
Monday March 02, 2026The Detroit Mercy student organization “She’s the First” has recently concluded a product drive benefiting and would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone whose generosity, time and continued support made the drive a success.
Due to the incredible team effort of the campus community, a total of 4,346 essential items were collected, including:
- 498 liners
- 677 tampons
- 1,126 wipes
- 46 bras
- 152 socks
- 182 underwear
- 1,665 pads
These contributions will make a meaningful impact for those in need within the surrounding community of Detroit.
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黑料社 to hold conversation with Catholic thought leaders, April 25
Saturday February 28, 2026
All are invited to a conversation with Catholic thought leaders to reflect together on the “Church鈥檚 Mission in this time and place.” The discussion will take place on Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m.,听in the听Student Union Ballroom, on the McNichols Campus.
Panelists are as follows:
- Archbishop Edward Wiesenberger, metropolitan archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Detroit
- Helen Marie Burns, RSM, former president of Leadership Conference of Women Religious
- Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. of Lexington, Ky., president of Pax Christi, USA
- Matt Mio, professor of Chemistry, University of Detroit Mercy, expert on听Laudato Si
The session will be moderated by Bridget Deegan-Krause, author of听Together Through Reflection: Themes for Those Who Lead and Serve in Catholic Organizations.
If you have questions about the event,听please contact Fr. Charles Oduke at odukeca@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1651 Register here. -
CLASA to hold annual UCA Jesuit Martyrs fundraiser dinner, March 30
Thursday February 26, 2026
All are invited to enjoy an evening of Salvadoran pupusas, cultural expression and fellowship at the 15th annual Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) Jesuit Martyrs fundraiser dinner on Monday, March 30, at 6:45 p.m., in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus.Learn about contemporary Central America and help raise funds for an important scholarship. This scholarship 鈥� named after the six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter, who were killed at UCA in November 1989 鈥� funds university scholarships for students from underprivileged families in El Salvador.
This year, the event will feature two keynote speakers:
- Fr. Steve Privett on “Dean Brackley, S.J., Being awakened by the poor of Jayaque and Las Palmas”
- Fr. Rick Cassidy on “St. Paul, Dean, Jesus and Downward Mobility”
Both speakers will share memories of Dean Brackley, S.J., and discuss the relevance of his message for today.
A traditional Salvadoran dinner featuring pupusas will be served. Music will be provided by classically trained pianist and vocalist Hans Barbe, who will perform Spanish justice movement songs by Victor Jara and Mercedes Sosa, along with other CLASA-themed selections and classical pieces during the meal.
Fr. Privett (who will join virtually) teaches theology at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He is the previous president of Verbum Dei Christo Rey High School and served as president of University of San Francisco from 2000-14. His doctorate in Catechetics is from Catholic University of America and focused on the Hispanic Community of the Catholic Church.
Fr. Cassidy is professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Seminary. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and holds degrees from the Gregorian, University of Michigan and the Graduate Theological Union.
The event is free for Detroit Mercy students. For all others, a donation of $10 or more is requested.听All funds raised will benefit the UCA Jesuit Martyrs Scholarship, which was founded by Dean Brackley, S.J.
The event is sponsored by The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) and co-sponsored by the 黑料社 Jesuit Community, the Office of Mission Integration, the Latinx Student Union and the Language and Cultural Training Program.
Advance registration and 6:30 p.m. arrival time is encouraged.
For more information or any questions, please contact Gail Presbey at presbegm@udmercy.edu.
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