Friday, September 20, 2024
The temperature may have dropped to the single-digits lately, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t make the best out of it. Organizers hope to turn the university’s McNichols campus into a winter wonderland for the annual Titan Winter Blast that will take place Saturday, February 26. Alumni Relations Assistant […]
Father Patrick Kelly, as pictured on the Detroit Mercy website. BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER For hundreds of years, sports and religion have been an extremely influential part of human culture and society, and to the Detroit Mercy associate professor Father Patrick Kelly, SJ, these things have always been […]
Antoine Davis, a VN staff writer, plays for the men’s Titans basketball team. In this brief journal, he offers readers a glimpse of the hectic nature of a recent road trip. BY ANTOINE J. DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER Our Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team redefined the phrase “road trip” […]
BY JORGE REYNA JR / VN SPORTS EDITOR After five-straight losses on the road, the Titans await their first Horizon League game Dec. 2 against IUPUI. Leading the scoring has been Antoine Davis. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Davis has surpassed two more players to move his way up […]
Varsity News advisor Tom Stanton, pictured with students in New York, will be on leave next semester. BY JORGE REYNA, JR. / VN SPORTS EDITOR Since 2008, professor Tom Stanton has been an advisor/mentor to students of The Varsity News. But in December, he will be stepping aside, taking a leave […]
BY MADELYN RUSH / VN STAFF WRITER The Office of Alumni Relations held a Lunch and Learn event to encourage students to build stronger relationships with alumni and learn some helpful tips along the way. Detroit Mercy currently has 88,000 living alumni in all 50 states and 78 foreign countries, allowing […]
BY ALLIE FALK / VN STAFF WRITER Student Government Association hosted a Town Hall event on Nov. 18. Although SGA has weekly meetings, this was the first time that the university had a meeting with so many administrators in one room actively hearing and addressing student concerns and questions. Many changes […]
BY ADIA PALMER / VN STAFF WRITER When I first heard about the immersion day with TENN, I was in the Detroit Mercy parking lot collecting old pumpkins to compost with TENN. I learned the immersion event was on a Saturday and wondered what could be so special that it […]
BY FAYEZ ALIAHMAD VN STAFF WRITER Looking for something special to experience in the next two months? Check out these options: Nov 21: Daughtry If you’re a fan of the rock band Daughtry, they’ll be playing at Royal Oak Music Theatre. Daughtry has been around since 2006. For many of […]
BY ANTOINE DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER Comedian Dave Chappelle, Netflix and the trans community do not have much in common to the naked eye, but the three are linked in some serious controversy lately. It all began with Chappelle’s latest stand-up special on Netflix. Chappelle makes several jokes about transgender […]
