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Partying students make peers nervous

BY ALY REIFF / VN Staff Writer Several students who attend Detroit Mercy have an uneasy feeling after returning to school and living on campus. The reason: partygoers who are not following mask requirements or social distancing. They are stressing out some other students.  Detroit Mercy does not require students […]

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A return home: Students deal with lifestyle changes

BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN Staff Writer Before Covid-19 began to alter life in the U.S in March, Detroit Mercy senior Hannah Knisely was living in a condo with her brother and his girlfriend while looking for her own place with her boyfriend. “Since March, I’ve semi-moved back into my […]

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Students enjoy, feel comfortable with in-person courses

Hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes are put of the campus routine now. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN Staff Writer Detroit Mercy has begun its fall semester with the vast majority of its classes online.  Like many colleges around the nation, students have been forced to either transition to an […]

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Champs crowned in esports events

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN Columnist The weekend of Aug. 29-30 saw champions crowned in multiple esport categories, including Call of Duty, Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The inaugural season of the Call of Duty League concluded with the Dallas Empire defeating the Atlanta Faze 5-1. The Dallas Empire, led […]

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Covid-19 alters dorm life, socializing

​Campus life has changed. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ALY REIFF / VN Staff Writer For Detroit Mercy students, living on campus is different this semester. New rules have been adopted and are being enforced. Among other things, they require wearing a mask in all buildings except your own […]

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Some students personally know pain of Covid-19

Detroit Mercy students have been good about wearing their masks. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN Staff Writer The level of concern about the Covid-19 pandemic varies wildly among students at Detroit Mercy. Detroit Mercy senior Sayf Saleem is a biology major and psychology minor. He […]

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What’s happening on campus?

The library opens weekdays at 8 a.m. / Photo by Devone Mccullough BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN Staff Writer Syllabus Week is past us and we are officially saying hello to September. It’s time to share some upcoming events and activities that will occur on the McNichols Campus. Go and […]

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Baseball should take lesson from NBA

BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO The baseball season has started but it hasn’t been smooth, to say the least. MLB has had to postpone many games because of Covid-19 being spread in clubhouses and among teams around the league. This is because the commissioner has not laid out the proper structure to allow for games […]

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Class experience differs in many ways

A Detroit Mercy student in the McNichols library. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY NOLAN KROHA / VN Staff Writer Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of Detroit Mercy classes are being conducted mostly or entirely online through Blackboard. The program and its Collaboration app allow students and professors to […]