BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH VN SPECIAL WRITER They are the first in their families to attend a four-year institution. They are first-generation college students. And Detroit Mercy has many of them – about a third of its enrollment – as well as an organization to support them. Detroit Mercy First Gen aims […]
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Suffering in silence: some students have seen their parents deported
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO VN STAFF WRITER President Trump’s immigration battles with Mexico and Latin America may seem a long ways from Detroit, but their impact is being felt personally on the McNichols campus, where several Detroit Mercy students have seen family members deported. Edward Jurado, president of the Latinx Student […]
‘Silent Sky’ play opening; honors female scientist
BY KAELYN JOHNSON VN SPECIAL WRITER Detroit Mercy Theater Company kicks off its 49th season with Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky,” a true story that honors an important woman in history. In the 19th century, as women were fighting for the right to vote, Henrietta Leavitt made a difference in the […]
Trump, impeachment inquiry divide Detroit Mercy students
BY MAXINE MOORE and NICHOLAS CUCCHI VN SPECIAL WRITERS Junior Loreal Salter, 20, remembers exactly where she was, what she was doing and who she was doing it with when Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016. She recalls that her conservative school had […]
EMILY JONES: Weed’s new opponents: not-in-my-yard activists
Many people rejoiced when Michigan passed legislation in November making recreational pot legal. The law also allowed for businesses like grow operations, dispensaries, micro-grows and other things. But according to a recent article in the Detroit Free Press, more cities are opting out of having marijuana businesses than are opting […]
Sharing the lessons of four years on campus
GERALD BLACKSHEAR / VN STAFF WRITER In my four years at Detroit Mercy, I’ve witnessed and experienced a lot. Even though I’m not far from home, the four years here have truly been an adventure. I started off as a freshman in Shiple Hall. Reflecting back on freshman year, it seems […]
What you do that irritates your profs
BY GERALD BLACKSHEAR / VN STAFF WRITER Students certainly have their complains about professors – from saying they’re too strict or not good at teaching the material. But how about professors? Do they have complaints about students? Texting in class, chewing gum, coming late to class – what gets under a […]
‘Lean into your fears,’ award winner Synder tells campus audience
Dr. Katherine Snyder BY CRYSTAL EDMONDS / VN STAFF WRITER Lean into your fears, this year’s Phenomenal Woman of the Year urged a Detroit Mercy audience recently. Detroit Mercy presented the 16th annual award to Dr. Katherine Snyder, dean of the College of Engineering and Science, on March 28. The evening […]
Students gear up for hosting national Jesuit event
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN NEWS EDITOR For the first time in school history, Detroit Mercy will host the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC) this summer. The five-day conference is expected to draw over 400 attendees from across the nation. The event will take place July 10-14 under the leadership […]
Students invited to new Detroit Mercy DECA chapter
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN STAFF WRITER A newly established collegiate chapter is coming to Detroit Mercy for students interested in business. DECA, a national organization with chapters at the college and high school levels, hosts business competitions that help build basic real-world skills. “DECA is an organization that prepares students […]
