BY MARISSA BARRIUSO / VN STAFF WRITER I’m a junior at Detroit Mercy, and there have been many things that have made me fall in love with this school. There have also been things I wish I could change. The five most prominent things that I love at the university are […]
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Books & Podcasts
BY EMILY JONES / VN CO-EDITOR Being alive is hard. Sometimes, all I want is for my brain to turn off, if just for a couple hours. To date, besides drinking (cheers to turning 21), the best form of escapism that I’ve discovered is reading. Also, rumor has it that […]
Intramural sports pickleball, futsal on tap for October
BY PEYTON THOMAS / VN STAFF WRITER As the new school year begins to pick up, the fitness center has unveiled its schedule of intramural sports and activities for October. Registration for intramural sports is currently taking place. The events are free to all Detroit Mercy students, faculty and staff. “Intramural […]
Alum Bishop Fisher returning for business talk
Bishop Robert Fisher is returning to his alma mater Thursday, Oct. 11. Fisher, who serves in the Archdiocese of Detroit, will be speaking about his journey from business major at the university to his appointment as bishop. A 1983 graduate of University of Detroit, Fisher is a former rector at […]
Campus Kitchen addresses hunger
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN STAFF WRITER Launched in November 2010, Campus Kitchen at Detroit Mercy combats food insecurity in Detroit. During the week, volunteers and workers recover unused food from local grocery stores and the university’s on-campus dining centers, and then redistributes it to the chapter’s 11 non-profit partners. In […]
‘Wittenberg’ travels to 1517 Germany into lives of Hamlet, Faustus, Luther
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy Theatre Company is staging the Michigan premiere of “Wittenberg” beginning Friday, Sept. 28, and running through mid-October. “Wittenberg,” written by David Davalos, features characters from other plays and history, including Hamlet, Dr. Faustus and Martin Luther, whose lives intersect in 1517 at […]
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Photos of the University of Detroit Mercy International Night held Friday, April 6 / BY JOHNATHAN ZHU
Police seek clues in off-campus robbery along Fairfield
BY EMILY JONES / VN ASSISTANT EDITOR Police are looking for a man with a gun who robbed a person sitting in a car just beyond the Detroit Mercy fence last week. “There are no new developments in this case at this time,” said Public Safety director Joel Gallihugh on Tuesday […]
Club focuses on production of electronic music
The Electronic Music Production Club is an organization that is trying to fill a need to add to the limited musical culture on campus. The club is run by two students, James Coyle and Johnathan Zhu, who have been DJing and producing music for ten years combined. Coyle, a senior […]
THE NEW YAWK SPECIAL
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY JOHNATHAN ZHU New York is full of special things but what makes New York New York are the people. Here are some scenes from a spring break trip taken by several Varsity News staff members who attended a national conference in the city. Students Deej Oster, Emily […]
