Friday, November 15, 2024
BY KARA WOLFBAUER VN SPECIAL WRITER As their first game in November draws nearer, members of the Titan men’s basketball team are searching for the chemistry to lead them toward a successful season. It’s no secret that the Titans are coming off a tough season after finishing 11-20 this past […]
BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR With basketball season approaching, the Titans hosted their annual Hoop Night in the D event at Calihan Hall. The event featured a $10,000 shot contest, drill competitions and game scrimmages that featured the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Robert Vowels, athletic director, was excited […]
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON VN STAFF WRITER Being fashion forward, enjoying great food and finding fun things to do can be hard on a college budget. But it necessarily does not have to be. You just have to know the right places to visit and when to catch the right deals. […]
When the Titans open their season next month, they will have more new faces than old. Only six players from last year’s 11-20 basketball team are on the 13-man roster. The two that many will be watching are sophomores Antoine Davis and Marquis Moore. Davis ended last season averaging 26.1 […]
BY MADISON SCARSELLA VN SPECIAL WRITER I’ve been playing softball since I was 10 years old, and for a long time I had the best fan anyone could ask for: my grandpa. He was a full-blown Sicilian man who didn’t know one single thing about softball (or any American sport, […]
BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO VN SPECIAL WRITER Ever since childhood, I have enjoyed sports. I grew into in naturally, surrounded by athletes within my family. The most noteworthy of them was my grandfather Antonio Occhiuto, who played professional soccer in Italy. He grew up very poor in Italy, and his family […]
BY ANTOINE DAVIS VN SPECIAL WRITER I frequently get asked, “Why did you move to Detroit?” or “Why did you choose to go to Detroit Mercy?” – especially when someone sees my Texas driver’s license. At times, I would like to reply with a question. Something like, where would you […]
BY ALY REIFF VN SPECIAL WRITER Walking back to her room in Shiple Hall on her first day of class, freshman Markyia McCormick noticed someone who looked and acted out of place. The 18-year-old freshman from Ohio called her dad, and asked what she should do. As she approached the […]
BY CRYSTAL GREEN VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy Public Safety Director Joel Gallihugh describes the McNichols Campus as an extremely safe place for students. Dorms have layers of security, cameras cover common areas and timely notifications get sent out to students informed and updated on public safety issues, he […]
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL VN SPECIAL WRITER The sound of an AK-47 letting off a flurry of rounds in the first-floor hallway of Briggs Building is a sound that no professor or student wants to hear. But should it happen, the Department of Public Safety has a plan of action. The department has issued […]
