The University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches will let their players protest during the national anthem if they choose to this upcoming season. Athletic protests have taken center stage ever since San Francisco 49’ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started keeling during the national anthem at NFL games […]
Author: JENNA DANIEL / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Titans ready to tip-off season
It’s a season of changes for both basketball teams at the University of Detroit Mercy. The men’s team features a new head coach for the first time in nearly a decade, and the women’s team, after playing most of last year with just eight healthy student-athletes, features five […]
Hayes returns to campus
John P. Hayes, a 1971 University of Detroit Mercy alumnus who spent a career in radio, fired Howard Stern. Twice. Hayes, known as Jack to his friends, re-visited Detroit Mercy on Sept. 29 as part of Homecoming week, and spoke to a number of students about his days on campus […]
Storage room becomes new lab
The College of Engineering and Science recently dedicated its new iNSPIRE Laboratory in the Chemistry Building. The lab is part of a five-year, $22 million grant that transformed an old storage room into a new high-tech space for students to work on new projects and ideas. “INSPIRE” is an acronym […]
Speakers discuss how to deal with police
Some University of Detroit Mercy students are hoping to bring awareness to police brutality and recent unjustified killings of African Americans. On October 7th, Jayna Mosley, a sophomore at Detroit Mercy, hosted “Know Your Rights,” which was an informational meeting about how to conduct yourself around a police officer. There […]
Reflecting on senior year regrets
Sometimes I forget that I’m a senior in college, and this is my final year of undergrad. I guess it didn’t really hit me until last week, when the course catalog for winter 2017 was released. I’ve always been kind of OCD about perfectly arranging my schedule well in advance […]
Election 2016: between a rock and a hard place
As the election approaches and tensions seem to rise I keep asking myself: how did this all happen, how did it come down to these two people, and how am I supposed to pick from them? I have heard a lot of discussion about not voting or voting for the […]
Rodriguez talks fight for social justice in Mexico
The University of Detroit Mercy recently hosted an event, “Fighting with the Heart of a Woman: the voices of women of Chiapas Mexico,” to shine a spotlight on the fight for social justice and democracy in southern Mexico. The event was sponsored by Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) and […]
Reflecting on senior year regrets
Sometimes I forget that I’m a senior in college, and this is my final year of undergrad. I guess it didn’t really hit me until last week, when the course catalog for winter 2017 was released. I’ve always been kind of OCD about perfectly arranging my schedule well in advance […]
Spectrum looks to increase its presence on UDM campus
For six years, Spectrum has existed on the University of Detroit Mercy’s NcNichols campus. Once known as Gay-Straight Alliance, the name change to Spectrum allows inclusivity to all people. According to a mission statement, “Spectrum is a student ran organization that works all year round to open lines of communication […]
