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Travel adventures: Paris, from arc to tower

BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER People dream of going to Paris, the famous City of Love. After being there twice, I’m still not sure about that nickname. My parents took me there when I was 3 years old. The two highlights were going to the top of the […]

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Budget, wise decisions key to students’ financial success

Alliance Credit Union has a branch in the student union building. / VN file photo by Devonne Mccullough BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Students learned strategies on how to successfully manage and grow their personal wealth during an online, campus-sponsored Zoom call recently. “The number one key to […]

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Pandemic was surreal even before it hit home

BY NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITER When the pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, life as we knew it became a surreal experience. The uncertainty of the virus caused us to huddle in our homes and stay glued to the television, waiting for news telling us that […]

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Zombies mode is big selling point

BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER It has been a year since the release of a Call of Duty game, which means it’s time for the next yearly entry, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Just like the previous one, Cold War has four game modes, including the […]

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Honors students volunteer despite pandemic

BY ERIN LETOURNEAU / VN STAFF WRITER While this semester has surely been a different one, especially for volunteer opportunities, students in the Detroit Mercy Honors Program have still been finding ways to help the community. A group of students volunteered recently at Auntie Na’s Village, which offers collectively owned […]

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Opinion: National day of mourning needed

BY LUCIANO MARCON / VN SPECIAL WRITER More than 230,000 and counting have died from Covid-19 in the U.S., and it has not even been a year since the pandemic started. To put this growing loss of people in perspective: 2,977 people died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks; 407,316 military […]

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Students give Blackboard platform passing grades

A Detroit Mercy student works in the McNichols Library. / VN photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Blackboard is the platform professors at Detroit Mercy use to give lectures, class materials and assignments to students. And for the most part, it’s working fairly well, according to […]

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Easy comfort foods to whip up at home

BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER “Food is such … a hug for people” – Rachael Ray.  The temperature has dropped and the leaves have turned in metro Detroit, and there's no better way to warm up than with bowl of your favorite comfort food.    It’s hard to indulge knowing Thanksgiving is just around […]

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Review: Luke Combs breaks new ground

BY ALY REIFF / VN STAFF WRITER Luke Combs, an already successful country music singer, has just released his fourth album, “What You See Ain’t Always What You Get.” Combs’ new album includes 18 tracks and five brand new songs.  One of his new songs, “Forever After All,” has recently become the biggest first day stream of […]