BY MAXINE MOORE and VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITERS Many Detroit Mercy students have mixed feeling about Valentine’s Day. Some think that the day is a must-celebrate holiday whether you have a partner or not. Others think of the love-filled holiday as a way to get people to spend their money. […]
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Male on campus, female back home
BY NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITER Alex Smith hasn’t always been Alex Smith. And he still isn’t in all situations. A senior and a double major at Detroit Mercy, Smith was born female into a conservative-Catholic, “two-cow farm” family. Smith – the name is a pseudonym – went to a […]
50th year for Dudley Randall poetry contest
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN NEWS EDITOR Professor Claire Crabtree remembers poet Dudley Randall. For thirty years, Randall judged the poetry contest that still carries his name two decades after his death. “I would bring the copies over to Mr. Randall and we would sit and talk together about the […]
Alum’s cheesecakes draw national TV attention
BY VIRDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITER When ReShawn Wilder was studying at Detroit Mercy seven years ago, he didn’t know that cheesecake would play a big part in his future. But it has. Wilder is making a name for himself by building a cheesecake empire through Eyes of a Foodie. […]
Non-chem majors welcome in club
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN NEWS EDITOR One of Detroit Mercy’s most active student groups aim to spread the joy of chemistry. Chem Club is a student-run organization with a diverse group of students who come together to talk about chemistry and engage in community outreach. The organization visits Detroit-area high […]
Get your nerd on
Photo courtesy of ANIME CLUB BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER The Detroit Mercy Anime Club welcomes anyone with an appreciation for anime, memes, video games and more. While the club has anime in its name, members encourage anyone who loves other forms of entertainment to join. “It isn’t just […]
Fans will love ‘Bad Boys for Life’
BY ADIA PALMER / VN STAFF WRITER Seventeen years have passed since the last Bad Boys movie, but the chemistry between costars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is still unmatched – and on display in “Bad Boys for Life.” Smith reprises his role as Mike Lowrey, the eligible bachelor with no […]
Detroit Mercy students talk Oscar favorites
BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER Nine films are vying for Best Picture honors at the Feb. 9 Academy Awards, and Detroit Mercy students certainly have their favorites. The 2020 nominees are “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” “1917,” “Once Upon a Time … […]
CoffeeHaus offers quiet (and affordable treats)
BY CLAIRE PATTERSON / VN NEWS EDITOR Known to students as a quiet hangout where they can purchase cheap snacks and do homework, Grounds CoffeeHaus has been operating on campus for more than 30 years – prior even to the 1990 consolidation of University of Detroit and Mercy College. But the […]
Blast of fun
VN photos by DEVONNE McCULLOUGH Students, staff and alumni of the university celebrated with spirit at the annual Winter Fest on Saturday. Festivities included music, games, lots of socializing and the big chili cook-off.
