BY KAMERON CHATMAN / VN STAFF WRITER I recently announced that I would be entering the 2018 NBA Draft. For me, this is an exciting situation, specifically because I feel that I am getting closer to my lifelong dream. The process of entering the draft is somewhat simple – just lots […]
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The wisdom of a graduating senior
BY MIJAI LEWIS / VN COLUMNIST Dear class of 2018, We made it – despite what people think about us. We made it – through getting up early in the morning to going home late at night. We survived our professors, whether boring or full of high-pitched energy. We lived […]
Jesuit brother sees faith, science connected
BY MARTIN LANG / VN SPECIAL WRITER One who loves God and one who loves the scientific universe have much in common, scientist and Jesuit brother Fr. Guy Consolmagno told a Detroit Mercy audience recently. In fact, he said, “They are one in the same.” Consolmagno visited Detroit Mercy March […]
Culture slam highlights campus groups
BY MIJAI LEWIS / VN STAFF WRITER Delta Psi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority put on a culture slam March 28 at Detroit Mercy to showcase groups on campus. “We just wanted to give other organizations a chance to promote what they’re doing and talk about their values and their […]
Agricultural specialist points to Africa as food model
BY TIFFENY GRIPPER VN STAFF WRITER Americans need to bring food and farming back to the local level, an agricultural specialist told a Detroit Mercy audience March 29. In a talk about farming in Sub-Saharan Africa, Dr. Carol Thompson, a Northern Arizona University professor, spoke of the need to grow […]
Where to eat off campus
INSIDE THE U OF D CONEY ALONG LIVERNOIS AVENUE / Photos by LO DODSON BY GERALD BLACKSHEAR / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit may be known as the Motor City, but it is a city full of flavors, as well. Near our beloved school, Detroit Mercy, there are several restaurants that […]
Arab Cultural Society aims to aid Iraqi students
BY TIFFENY GRIPPER / VN STAFF WRITER The civil war in Syria, which has been underway since 2011, has dominated international news in recent years. But neither it nor the troubles in Palestine is the only significant conflict in the Middle East. Iraq also is embroiled in war – and it’s […]
Surviving auto crash altered senior’s life
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN STAFF WRITER It is the day before turning in her final English portfolio, the last semester of her senior year. The smell of Caribbean breeze air freshener escapes as she opens the doors of her car, a forest green fiberglass Pontiac Grand Prix. She hops in, […]
Farewell, Sister Beth
SISTER BETH FINSTER / Photo by LO DODSON BY EMILY JONES / VN ASSISTANT EDITOR To anyone who lives in Shiple Hall, Sister Beth Finster has been a resident grandmother of sorts. But this will be her final year on campus. At age 70, she is retiring, soon ending […]
Titans staff hopes to pull off success NCAA tourney
BY PEYTON THOMAS / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy played host for the NCAA as part of the first and second rounds of the men’s basketball tournament held at Little Caesars Arena. With March Madness in the Motor City, many of Detroit Mercy’s crew that work the Titan home games were […]
