BY KAELYN JOHNSON / VN STAFF WRITER The tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash reverberated across the Detroit Mercy campus. Bryant’s Mamba Mentality influenced many of Titans athletes. Sophomore Marquis Moore plays for Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team and is a biology major. […]
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Titan slam-dunking legend returns as a Globetrotter
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR It had been seven years since Doug Anderson dunked a basketball near section 313 at Calihan Hall. But the former Statefarm Slam Dunk champion returned to the scene of his collegiate successes recently. He returned as “Sweet Georgia Brown” played throughout the stadium. He […]
An ideal Valentine’s Day
BY MAXINE MOORE and VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITERS Many Detroit Mercy students have mixed feeling about Valentine’s Day. Some think that the day is a must-celebrate holiday whether you have a partner or not. Others think of the love-filled holiday as a way to get people to spend their money. […]
Those who blame video games should try them
BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN COLUMNIST We need to stop blaming video games for violence when the problem is personal responsibility. I’m 22 years old and I’ve been playing video games for more than a decade. Saying that I play “a lot” of video games is an understatement. While it’s well […]
Bigotry has no place on campus; expel the unrepentant
BY D.R. KOUKAL / VN GUEST COLUMNIST Though I was greatly saddened to receive the provost’s communication of Feb. 6 concerning recent “bias-related incidents” on our campus, I can’t say I was surprised, given the noxious climate of our current politics. The provost’s statement was for the most part strong and […]
Panel ponders ‘unmaking’ race
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Whether or not race can be unmade was one question pondered Feb. 3 by panelists at Detroit Mercy. Dozens of people gathered in the Bargman Room on the second floor of the library for an event called “The Differences Between Us.” It was the […]
Incoming freshmen will need only 120 credits for degree
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has decided to lower the number of credits required for bachelor degrees for incoming freshmen entering in fall 2020. The required number will drop from 126 credits to 120 credits. Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program will still be required to take 126 credits, […]
Visiting activists draw attention to deportation issues
Leni Alvarez and Fernando Jose Trejo Guevara. / Photo by Benjamin Blazevic BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Two young activists from Mexico and El Salvador visited Detroit Mercy to spread awareness of the lives of deportees and the creative efforts of young people in Central America. Fernando Jose […]
Free lunch, cart rides Tuesday on Day of Giving
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER The Student Alumni Association is hosting its annual Day of Giving next week on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The purpose of this day is to inform students on the importance of alumni engagement with the university. Every year, the focus is on educating students, thanking donors and giving back to the community […]
Male on campus, female back home
BY NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITER Alex Smith hasn’t always been Alex Smith. And he still isn’t in all situations. A senior and a double major at Detroit Mercy, Smith was born female into a conservative-Catholic, “two-cow farm” family. Smith – the name is a pseudonym – went to a […]
