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Sports

Are Titans about more than individual performances?

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 […]

Features

Martinez will step in as interim Varsity News advisor

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 […]

Features

Alumni return to campus to meet, advise students

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 […]

News

SGA brings officials together to answer student questions

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 […]

News

TENN immerses students in food issues

​ 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 […]

News

Titans, 24kGoldn, Lions, Daughtry? Plenty of options for fun

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 […]

News

Zoombomber disrupts webinar on Zoombombing

BY ANTOINE DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER A “Racist Zoombombing” leacture suffered its own Zoombombing attack Nov. 4 at Detroit Mercy. The culprit managed to infiltrate the webinar’s chat feature momentarily before the discussion started. After a short delay, history professor Roy Finkenbine introduced the two speakers, Hanah Stiverson and Kyle […]

Columnists

Ryan Rutkowski: Most of us gamers witness misogny

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER After I loaded into the online match, the first thing I heard was a feminine voice saying, “Hey, everyone, Let’s get a win.” The first response she got wasn’t about the game or what hero composition would benefit the team. “So, you got a […]