Friday, November 15, 2024
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITER Students who participated in the interfaith dinner found common ground at the Detroit Mercy event Feb. 4. Clayton Blackwell, a local ministerial candidate in the Southern Michigan Conference of the Free Methodist Church USA, said the dinner was “a great opportunity to discuss common […]
An architectural rendering of the outdoor plaza. / Photo courtesy of Detroit Mercy Advancement BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH / VN STAFF WRITER For the first time in a half century, the Student Union at Detroit Mercy will be expanded and renovated. Construction is expected to begin in May and be finished within […]
KENDALL PAYNE / Photo courtesy of UDM Sports Info BY SCOTT SPARKS / VN STAFF WRITER Five members of the Detroit Mercy women’s golf team have been playing together for three years now – and they have big goals for their season. The lineup also includes two freshmen. There are […]
AMBER GEETING / Photo courtesy of UDM Sports Info BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN STAFF WRITER The Titans track teams have quite the journey ahead as they continue into their outdoor spring schedule. As conference championships at the end of February near, they will be looking to up their performance to get […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
