Sunday, September 22, 2024
VN photos / Marissa Barriuso By Emily Jones / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It’s the iconic symbol of the university – the building pictured more often than any other to represent the campus. For more than 90 years, the clock tower has stood taller than any other structure in the neighborhood. But it’s than […]
By Claire Patterson / VN STAFF WRITER Trying to find ways to get out of your winter blues? There are many ways to escape the bitter cold – from indulging in a book to hanging out with friends. You could also listen to some mood-boosting music, perhaps by going to a […]
By Claire Patterson / VN STAFF WRITERS Detroit Mercy students will be joining thousands of other college students on spring break adventures. On McNichols Campus, the break officially runs March 4-9 Senior Jacob Galvan will be taking a road trip to Florida with friends from high school. “I’ll be in Daytona,” […]
By Crystal Green / VN STAFF WRITER An agora is a public open space used for assemblies and markets. It was the center of public life in ancient Greek city-states, and it’s the public square where Socrates would do his philosophizing. Today, Detroit Mercy Philosophy Department hosts agora-style dialogues. “The idea […]
By Gannon Pacioni / VN News Editor His heavy shuffle grows louder as he walks down the hall toward the kitchen. His slippers slide on the smooth wood floor, sounding like sand on wet feet on a summer day. As he turns the hallway corner, his 5’4” frame is reflected […]
BY EMILY JONES / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Many students will be partying and getting loose during spring break next week. But for some at Detroit Mercy it will be a time to help others and shatter stereotypes about spring break. Enter service-immersion trips. The trips are run by Detroit Mercy Ministry, and […]
VN photos / Marissa Barriuso Authentic food, festivties and good camaraderie highlightd the Chinese New Year celebration on McNicholas Campus on the evening of Feb. 8. Members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Assocation hosted the event, open to the university communnity
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN NEWS EDITOR Pouring in a sizzling 124 points in his first four games as a Titan, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis went from an unknown 6-foot-1, 150-pound, lightly recruited freshman to the second overall point scorer in NCAA Division I basketball. Now at 640 points and averaging […]
By Claire Patterson / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s staff and faculty are taking part in a national challenge encouraging physical activity. The “Go Move Challenge” is a friendly, country-wide competition. It involves the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, which includes such schools such as Gonzaga, Georgetown, Loyola Chicago […]
Irish and German students used to face off in an annual tug-of-war battle, and pilot students here once had a thriving flight club, Photos courtesy of Pat Higo of the university archive BY EMILY JONES / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Detroit Mercy has many quirks, and some of these quirks are not well known […]
