Friday, September 20, 2024
BY JOE OSTER VN STAFF WRITER Pat Ackerman has not lived a normal life. Sprouting to 6’10” before his junior year of high school at Worcester Academy, Ackerman could envision feats that most players can only dream of, such as playing Division 1 hoops or maybe even in the NBA. […]
BY Vershay Burks VN SPECIAL WRITER If you haven’t heard of “Empire,” the new hit show by Lee Daniels, you are missing out on a lot of drama. “Empire” is about a family-owned record company and the music industry, more specifically the hip hop industry. In its premier season, […]
BY AKILEA McKAY VN STAFF WRITER Secret albums. Is this the new trend in music? First Beyoncé, then J. Cole and now Drake. Why is everyone trying to keep secrets? What are these artists trying to hide? Beyoncé was the first to do it and many of her counterparts […]
BY Alani Letang VN STAFF WRITER Bringing awareness is never easy, especially when it involves a hot-button global issue. But the University of Detroit Mercy, home to a plethora of clubs, has a new one this year related to Palestine. UDM Professor Diane Robinson-Dunn is the faculty advisor for […]
BY EMILY AUTEN VN STAFF WRITER “Objection! Take that! Hold it!” These words, along with some others, flow across the screen in stylized letters as evidence is presented in order to attempt to discredit the suspect’s testimony. Not only does the “Objection!” result in exaggerated finger pointing and table […]
BY EMILY AUTEN VN STAFF WRITER Giulia Pink has a new understanding of classism and politics. Stephanie Turk finds she has become more empathetic. Imari Smith has a greater appreciation for how change takes place. All three UDM students credit their minor in Women’s and Gender (WGS) Studies. The […]
BY Vershay Burks VN SPECIAL WRITER March 12, on a Thursday evening, Engineering room 220 of UDM was filled with a mixed group of about 20. Some were students, most were professors and others may have been reporters. Sitting in the room you could hear the constant “snap” of […]
BY Claire Hardy VN SPECIAL WRITER Because the Jesuits live on campus, many students know more about them than they do the Sisters of Mercy, the University of Detroit Mercy’s other co-sponsor. Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, lived in Ireland in the late 1700s. McAuley […]
Ah, registration season. It’s the time of year when engineering and science students worry and wonder, “Will I get the labs I want in time?” And when many of us ask, “Will – fill in professor’s name here – class be open?” I remember as a naïve freshman thinking that […]
BY JONATHAN KRAUSE VN GUEST COLUMNIST China is full of confusing, eye-opening experiences where you get to learn about new cultures and eat lots of bugs. We've established that much already in my last few entries. It sounds completely perfect, right? Well, it’s not quite perfect. As with any […]
