BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN NEWS EDITOR One of Detroit Mercy’s most active student groups aim to spread the joy of chemistry. Chem Club is a student-run organization with a diverse group of students who come together to talk about chemistry and engage in community outreach. The organization visits Detroit-area high […]
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Get your nerd on
Photo courtesy of ANIME CLUB BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER The Detroit Mercy Anime Club welcomes anyone with an appreciation for anime, memes, video games and more. While the club has anime in its name, members encourage anyone who loves other forms of entertainment to join. “It isn’t just […]
Fans will love ‘Bad Boys for Life’
BY ADIA PALMER / VN STAFF WRITER Seventeen years have passed since the last Bad Boys movie, but the chemistry between costars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is still unmatched – and on display in “Bad Boys for Life.” Smith reprises his role as Mike Lowrey, the eligible bachelor with no […]
Detroit Mercy students talk Oscar favorites
BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER Nine films are vying for Best Picture honors at the Feb. 9 Academy Awards, and Detroit Mercy students certainly have their favorites. The 2020 nominees are “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” “1917,” “Once Upon a Time … […]
League takes esports battles global
BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER The 2020 season of the Overwatch League begins Feb. 8 as teams prepare to make their mark in the esports world. Now in its third, and arguably most important, season, the league looks to introduce localization as teams will travel around the world to […]
CoffeeHaus offers quiet (and affordable treats)
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN NEWS EDITOR Known to students as a quiet hangout where they can purchase cheap snacks and do homework, Grounds CoffeeHaus has been operating on campus for more than 30 years – prior even to the 1990 consolidation of University of Detroit and Mercy College. But the […]
Credit union opens on campus
VN photo by TANAJA CAMPBELL BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Alliance Catholic Credit Union has officially made its way to Detroit Mercy. The university held a grand opening ceremony for the campus micro-branch on Jan. 15. Detroit Mercy is the first college campus to host a branch of ACCU. The private event was […]
My refugee parents fled Europe for peace
BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Some Americans are rather oblivious about the mindset of refugees. My parents were born in Bosnia / Herzegovina, a small country in the Balkans. They were both 17 when they came to the United States with their families due to a war. Whenever my […]
Trip home to Australia fans flames of climate change
BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN STAFF WRITER For winter break, I returned home to Australia, my first Christmas there in three years. It was refreshing to spend the holiday at the beach with family and friends rather than in the cold and snow of Detroit. However, the trip was one I […]
Increase of smoking age to 21 hits students
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Michigan has a new age minimum for purchasing tobacco. You must now be 21 to buy tobacco or vaping devices. The minimum age increased earlier this month. Previously, it was 18. Some Detroit Mercy students are not happy with the change, noting that the […]
