Saturday, November 16, 2024
Photo by JAROD HOEKSTRA BY DANIEL MONTAIE VN SPECIAL WRITER The annual Midnight Bike Ride, a Detroit Mercy tradition, took place on Sept. 15 and toured many sites of Detroit. Our 20-mile round-trip excursion through Detroit started at 8 p.m. in Parking Lot A north of Reno Hall on […]
BY JOHNATHAN ZHU VN SPECIAL WRITER James Coyle, a senior at the University of Detroit Mercy, makes Call of Duty maps in his spare time. So far, he has made three maps: one replicating the McNichols campus and its fraternity houses, one of a shopping mall and one remake of […]
BY KEVIN McTIGUE We have a strange relationship with our athletes in the United States. We simultaneously deify them, while operating under the “show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy” doctrine. We like our athletes to be social leaders as well. When Michael Jordan declined to endorse […]
BY AUSTIN LUOKKALA Much of the NFL decided to show a sign of unity recently ago in the wake of comments by President Trump. This does not exclude the hometown team, the Detroit Lions. During the national anthem two weekends ago, players, coaches, team officials and even the owner […]
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON and CLAIRE PATTERSON VN STAFF WRITERS The life of a college student is always busy and hectic but somehow there is always time for fun on the weekends. The possibilities are endless when looking for some weekend fun, especially off campus – from being busy trying […]
BY MIJAI LEWIS VN SPECIAL WRITER For three straight years, freshmen undergrad enrollment has increased at Detroit Mercy. Aside from recruitment efforts, what’s drawing these students here versus another college or university? The Varsity News asked five freshmen why they chose Detroit Mercy. Megan Karjo is a freshman majoring […]
BY VERSHAY BURKS VN SPECIAL WRITER More than 18 years later, the memories remain vivid and the pain heartfelt. It was the July Fourth weekend in Skokie, Ill., 1999. Half past 8 p.m. on Friday, July 2, in a neighborhood known for its safety and diversity, Ricky Byrdsong […]
A scene from a past Midnight Bike Ride. (Photo courtesy of Detroit Mercy Marketing.) BY JEFF LANE VN SPECIAL WRITER The Midnight Bike Ride – set for this Friday, Sept. 15 – is one of the school year’s biggest events “The bike ride is probably the most enjoyable […]
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON VN SPECIAL WRITER Celebrate Spirit has been a University of Detroit Mercy tradition for 18 years. It was once called Mass of the Holy Spirit, part of a 500-year-old tradition to celebrate the beginning of a university’s academic year with a eucharistic liturgy. “We are celebrating […]
BY ASHE’ LEWIS and ISAIAH JONES VN SPECIAL WRITERS There is no escaping Keegan-Michael Key. The university’s most famous alum is everywhere – starring on numerous TV shows, in movies and, soon, on Broadway (with Amy Schumer). But with all his success, he hasn’t forgotten his alma mater […]
