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Pandemic alters training, practice, teamwork

TRAINER NICK WILSON / Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN STAFF WRITER The pandemic has put a halt on all sports in the Horizon League, which includes Detroit Mercy. Because of this, many jobs have had to be adjusted and changed to meet current […]

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Best of Valorant teams?

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER Which VALORANT team is the best? It comes down to three teams: G2 Esports, Sentinels and Team SoloMid.  These teams have dominated the infancy of VALORANT esports and all have effective arguments to claim the “best team in the world” title. G2 Esports […]

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Opinion: The people I want to call ‘friend’

BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Is it possible to be friends with someone who has differing political views than you? The short and simple answer to this question is maybe. Here’s the deal. In today’s world, political perspectives are being confused with moral perspectives. The word “political” is […]

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Biden or Trump — choice divides students, too

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI and NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITERS Like voters across the country, Detroit Mercy students are divided about Tuesday’s election, with both Donald Trump and Joe Biden finding significant support on campus. Ahmed Al-Hilali, a senior biology major, is among those with strong feelings. “If you’re under […]

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Despite rain and Covid, Safety Street flourishes

BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER The annual campus Halloween celebration for local children took place on Friday, Oct. 23, in front of Titan field.  Volunteers were placed at the McNichols entrance gate and throughout campus in order to guide guests through the drive-thru event. Guests were greeted by […]

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Student leaders encourage classmates to vote

BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER A panel of Detroit Mercy students urged their classmates to vote in the Nov. 3 election during a recent online gathering. “When you don’t vote, you allow someone else to decide who gets to represent you and who makes decisions that will affect […]

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Private rooms now available at library

BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER If you’re a student looking for a private, quiet space to study on campus, the McNichols campus Library is now offering study spaces.  In the back corner of the first floor of the library is where you’ll find the study spaces.  There are four individual rooms available for reservation as long as […]

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Esports: Dragons look for fantasy finish

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER The Shanghai Dragons look to make a storybook ending as the third season of the Overwatch League comes to a close. The Dragons join the Philadelphia Fusion, San Francisco Shock and Seoul Dynasty in the final double-elimination tournament of the year Oct. 8-10. […]

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Travel adventures: Visiting Barcelona

BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER I’m one of those people who spend free time searching for my next traveling destination. In high school, I chose Spanish as my second foreign language and, lucky for me, my professor was so good I became fluent by the time I graduated […]

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International student spotlight: Mateusz Jaskot in Poland

This is one in a series of stories about international Detroit Mercy students who are taking online courses and spending their semester back home overseas. BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Mateusz Jaskot, a senior architecture student from Poland, is taking classes at Detroit Mercy as part of […]