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• October 21: Men’s basketball hosts exhibition Friday at Calihan Hall

  Tuesday October 21, 2025
  

  

  The start of the Titan basketball seasons are upon us, with the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball squad debuting at Calihan Hall on Friday, Oct. 24.

  Coach Mark Montgomery and the Titans unofficially start the 2025-26 season at 7 p.m. in an exhibition against Grand Valley State.

  The Titans return a number of players from last season and will look to begin the season on a bright note. Detroit Mercy will also play at Wayne State on Thursday, Oct. 30 (5 p.m.) against Central State in the first annual Horatio Williams Foundation Hoops & Culture Event.

  Their season officially opens Nov. 3 (at UIC) and Nov. 7 (at Notre Dame).

  The first regular season home game for the Titans is Nov. 11 against Cleary at 7 p.m. inside of Calihan Hall.

  

• October 21: SAAC Halloween Trunk or Treat prior to men’s soccer game, Oct. 31

  Tuesday October 21, 2025
  

  

  Celebrate Halloween with the Detroit Mercy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Titans at this frightfully fun event on Friday, Oct. 31 in the Titan Field parking lot.

  All are invited to a spooktacular evening of Trunk or Treating from 5-6 p.m.

  Then, stick around for the UDM men’s soccer game at 6 p.m. at Titan Field and show your spirit for the Titans as they take on Purdue Fort Wayne.

  Costumes are encouraged. There will be a costume contest, so bring your best Halloween look and show off your fang-tastic creativity.

  Bring your friends, grab some candy and enjoy Halloween, Titan-style!

  

   

• October 21: TENN to host low-waste cooking demo with Chef Jessica Mitchell, Nov. 4

  Tuesday October 21, 2025
  

  

  Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) is hosting a fun and interactive culinary workshop led by Chef Jessica Mitchell on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Lower Level of the Student Union. Learn how to make delicious, dorm-friendly banana mug cakes that are low waste and perfect for cozy evenings.

  Come early as supplies are limited.

  This hands-on event is a great way to explore sustainable snacking while picking up a new recipe you can easily prepare in your dorm.

• October 21: Safety Street halloween festival returns Oct. 24 for all students

  Tuesday October 21, 2025
  

  

  For the first time ever, Student Life, the Campus Activity Board (CAB), and the School of Architecture & Community Development (SACD) are combining forces to put on a premier community festival here on the McNichols Campus.

  Safety Street trick-or-treating itself has been going on at UDM for more than 30 years. Safety Street begins at 4:15 p.m. in Lot F by the main entrance of the McNichols Campus. But this year, the Safety Street festivities will be immediately followed by SACD’s ‘Movies at Mercy’ event.

  At 7:15 p.m., SACD will be screening in retro-style ‘drive-in’ the 2025 live action film How to Train Your Dragon. SACD students have specially prepared furniture for everyone to relax on as they enjoy the movie.

  For more information on facade decoration and candy collections, head to Raftr, the UDM app. There are monetary prizes for best facade and most candy donated. Feel free to reach out to hisnersj@udmercy.edu if you have any questions. We hope you can participate in one or all sides of this fantastic event!

  To volunteer for the event, click here.

  

• October 21: English Department to welcome Cal Freeman for poetry reading, Oct. 23

  Tuesday October 21, 2025
  

  

  Detroit Mercy’s English Department will welcome poet and alumnus Cal Freeman for a reading from his new book, The Weather of Our Names, on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 12:45 p.m., in the Bargman Room, second floor of the McNichols Campus Library.

  This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase.

  Chicago Review of Books recently praised The Weather of Our Names: “Cal Freeman is the type of poet whose precision is surgical, but whose scope is more like NASA’s Terra satellite. Capable of capturing the finite details of a moment in relation to the broader societal context, Freeman’s newest book, The Weather of Our Names, seamlessly weaves hyper-specific environments with deep understanding of memory, place and self.”

  

   

• October 20: Volunteers needed for TENN community meal

  Monday October 20, 2025
  

  

  Help Titan Equity Nourish Network TENN prepare and run its third annual community meal, which takes place Thursday, Oct. 30. Please consider volunteering for any of the following dates/shifts:

  • Oct. 28: Help Chef Bob prepare dishes for the meal. Volunteers are needed for multiple shifts between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The cooking day will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, located at 16100 Lawton St., Detroit, MI 48221.
  • Oct. 29: Help set up tables for the event from 3-4 p.m. in the Student Union Fountain Lounge.
  • Oct. 30: Multiple shifts available from 4-7 p.m. helping with set-up, during the event and clean-up in the Student Union Fountain Lounge.

  Volunteers may sign up for more than one shift.

  If you have any questions, please email Chelsea Manning at mannincp@udmercy.edu.

  Sign up here.

• October 20: English Department announces winners of 2025 Magnetic Poetry Contest

  Monday October 20, 2025
  

  

  The English Department is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Magnetic Poetry Contest and would like to thank all who wrote (stuck?) a poem. Many excellent submissions were received. Special thanks to Stacy Gnall and Michael Lauchlan for serving as judges.

  You can read the winning poems on Between the Pages. (And the magnets remain—keep on composing!)

  Winners are as follows:

  • 1st Place: Ashlee Jones: Somewhere In Between
  • 2nd Place: Liberty Stevens: My Old Cowboy
  • 3rd Place: Ayshah Khalid: Drunk in Love
  • Honorable Mention: Allena Williams: The Call
  • Honorable Mention: Isabella Goolsby: No Good Political Movement

  Read winning poems here.