Thursday, November 14, 2024
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN COLULMNIST It was March 11 when the city of Detroit recorded its first case of “The Rona,” the latest coronavirus. My teammates and I were at the Royal Oak Hop Cat when a barrage of emails flooded our in-boxes: University of Detroit Mercy was pausing […]
This is one in a series of stories about international Detroit Mercy students who are taking online courses and spending their semester back at home overseas. BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER This is Iris Thioux. She’s a French student at Detroit Mercy, currently in the last year of […]
For those of you missing the McNichols campus, photographer Devonne Mccullough visited your old tramping grounds this week. Here are a few photos to remind you what it looks like.
The pandemic has left the McNichols campus feeling like a ghost town, according to one freshman. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ALY REIFF and ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN STAFF WRITERS Many freshmen at Detroit Mercy aren’t thrilled with missing out on what they see as the full college experience. The pandemic is affecting […]
Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ALEXIS FLEMING / VN STAFF WRITER Like most other activities, Greek life has had to change plans and adapt to new ways. Some organizations are easing up this semester to focus on learning. Cherish Coleman, a senior and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, explained […]
Detroit Mercy sophomore Abbie McDowell has joined numerous protests. BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Abbie McDowell considers herself an activist. “When you look at the word activist, you hear ‘act’ and that means action,” said the Detroit Mercy sophomore. And she has been taking action. She has donated […]
Detroit Mercy has reported far fewer cases of Covid-19 than most other Michigan universities. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has one of the lowest numbers of confirmed Covid-19 cases among Michigan universities, according to a health official. Since March, Detroit Mercy […]
A scene from last year's chili cook-off with members of Anime Club. / Photo courtesy of Anime Club BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC/VN STAFF WRITER Like other clubs at Detroit Mercy, the Anime Club has had to grapple with how to hold events and meetings while social distancing during a pandemic. Luckily, […]
Much has changed this semester but some familiar symbols of the university still stand tall. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, leaders of Detroit Mercy’s Student Government Association are on the same page, according to vice president Ben […]
BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN STAFF WRITER A new generation of gaming is set to start in November with the new Xbox releasing on Nov. 10 and PlayStation 5 on Nov. 12. This will end a great era of gaming for the PS4 and the Xbox One, which debuted in 2013. Many […]
