BY GANNON PACIONI / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s Wellness Center will be hosting its annual health fair on Thursday, Oct. 18, noon to 2:30 p.m., in the Fountain Lounge. The free event aims to help students and staff connect mind, body and spirit. Free food and raffle prizes from such […]
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NEW COACH, NEW START
BY BRITTNEY JACKSON / VN SPECIAL WRITER After the sudden removal of Bacari Alexander as head basketball coach last spring, Detroit Mercy launched a national search for its new men’s coach. Though the hunt took longer than expected, the Titans landed Mike Davis in June. Davis has already served as head […]
Five new music releases to checkout
BY TIFFENY GRIPPER / VN MUSIC WRITER EPs. “Mixtapes.” Albums. Singles. Whether it be one song or a collection, a variety of music ranging from all different genres gets released every Friday. With streaming services being the main way people get music these days, it seems there is almost too much […]
West Virginia native newest addition to Campus Ministry
BY BRANDON WENNER / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has gained a new presence in campus ministry with the recent arrival of Paul Riffon, a 28-year-old from Morgantown, West Virginia. “I didn’t know much about Detroit and I didn’t know much about the area other than what’s on the news. And […]
Fall fashions: from Uggs to windbreakers
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN STAFF WRITER Instagram, Twitter, Facebook – oh, my! Much of what we do involves social media in some way or form. When on social media, you have to be mindful of what you post, who you follow and who follows you. One of my favorite social […]
Work-study jobs provide money, range of job experiences
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Dominic Chirco, a senior political science major, earns money working on campus as an audio engineer at the CST studio in the basement of Briggs Building. For three years, he has held a work-study job, setting up sound for events on campus. The […]
Law school alum played key role in civil rights movement in Florida
BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN SPECIAL WRITER As part of a Constitution Day celebration, Detroit Mercy history professor Dr. Roy E. Finkenbine highlighted the contributions of an unsung civil rights worker who sometimes worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and also is one of the university’s alums. The late Robert W. […]
Flores heads board of GLBTQ+ nonprofit Affirmations
BY EMILY JONES / VN CO-EDITOR Finding a place of total acceptance and understanding can be a hard task for anyone, let alone for members of the LGBTQ+ community. There are places, however, that exist that do fit the ideal. One of them is Affirmations in Ferndale, which is headed […]
Binge drinking ‘huge’ problem, says Detroit Mercy prof
BY PEYTON THOMAS / VN STAFF WRITER Hundreds of young adults under age 21 die every year because of alcohol consumption, a Detroit Mercy associate professor told students Sept. 11 in a seminar about the effects of alcohol and its use on the body. “Binge drinking in our adolescent population is […]
Stevie, Elton, Seger, Chicago, Iggy
BY MARISSA BARRIUSO / VN STAFF WRITER Calihan Hall, known as the home of Detroit Mercy’s basketball teams, has a history that is not so athletic. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, before Calihan was its name, the Memorial Building hosted concerts with famous or soon-to-be-more-famous entertainers. Stevie Wonder, Elton John, […]
