BY CRYSTAL GREEN VN STAFF WRITER Teams are being sought for Detroit Mercy’s 19th annual Ethics Bowl, which will be held Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge. It rates as one of the most popular cerebral events on the McNichols campus. Haley Ladd participated last year. She […]
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Students feel lonely; social media a cause?
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO And Nicholas Cucchi VN SPECIAL WRITERS Millennials are among the loneliest generations, according to a recent study. One survey of millennials (those born between 1982 and 2004) indicated that one in five said they felt loneliness of some sort. Some experts have cited social media as a […]
Fashion bargains on Livernois
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON VN STAFF WRITER Being fashion forward, enjoying great food and finding fun things to do can be hard on a college budget. But it necessarily does not have to be. You just have to know the right places to visit and when to catch the right deals. […]
Caribbean, African students share culture, comradery
BY KORI TUCKER VN SPECIAL WRITER Student got a taste of African and Caribbean food and music recently in the Fountain Lounge, when the African and Caribbean Student Organization hosted an Oct. 1 event. The club focuses on empowering students of African and Caribbean descent and educating students who may not know […]
First generation students find support in group
BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH VN SPECIAL WRITER They are the first in their families to attend a four-year institution. They are first-generation college students. And Detroit Mercy has many of them – about a third of its enrollment – as well as an organization to support them. Detroit Mercy First Gen aims […]
What you do that irritates your profs
BY GERALD BLACKSHEAR / VN STAFF WRITER Students certainly have their complains about professors – from saying they’re too strict or not good at teaching the material. But how about professors? Do they have complaints about students? Texting in class, chewing gum, coming late to class – what gets under a […]
‘Lean into your fears,’ award winner Synder tells campus audience
Dr. Katherine Snyder BY CRYSTAL EDMONDS / VN STAFF WRITER Lean into your fears, this year’s Phenomenal Woman of the Year urged a Detroit Mercy audience recently. Detroit Mercy presented the 16th annual award to Dr. Katherine Snyder, dean of the College of Engineering and Science, on March 28. The evening […]
Friendships, reduced stress add to lure for campus gamers
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Gaming is one of the favorite pastimes on campus, and there’s no shortage of students at Detroit Mercy who play. Sayf Saleem, a pre-med bio major, says he games only one to two days a week, mainly due to school and work. But […]
Donaldson elected student gov’t prez
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN NEWS EDITOR Detroit Mercy has elected a new student government president. Tallying a high of 196 votes, Kenneth Donaldson, a sophomore political science major, was elected president, defeating Nathan Wodwaski. After serving two years as a senator, Donaldson will take the reins from Benjamin Westphal, who […]
Fitness trainer’s work has personal roots in 100-pound weight gain
BY BRANDON WENNER / VN STAFF WRITER Matthew Chesley knows a thing or two about getting in shape. “From (age) 14 to 24, I gained 100 pounds,” he said. “When my wife was pregnant with my daughter, I decided I need to be in shape so I could be around for […]
