BY GANNON PACIONI / VN STAFF WRITER Launched in November 2010, Campus Kitchen at Detroit Mercy combats food insecurity in Detroit. During the week, volunteers and workers recover unused food from local grocery stores and the university’s on-campus dining centers, and then redistributes it to the chapter’s 11 non-profit partners. In […]
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‘Wittenberg’ travels to 1517 Germany into lives of Hamlet, Faustus, Luther
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy Theatre Company is staging the Michigan premiere of “Wittenberg” beginning Friday, Sept. 28, and running through mid-October. “Wittenberg,” written by David Davalos, features characters from other plays and history, including Hamlet, Dr. Faustus and Martin Luther, whose lives intersect in 1517 at […]
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Photos of the University of Detroit Mercy International Night held Friday, April 6 / BY JOHNATHAN ZHU
Club focuses on production of electronic music
The Electronic Music Production Club is an organization that is trying to fill a need to add to the limited musical culture on campus. The club is run by two students, James Coyle and Johnathan Zhu, who have been DJing and producing music for ten years combined. Coyle, a senior […]
THE NEW YAWK SPECIAL
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY JOHNATHAN ZHU New York is full of special things but what makes New York New York are the people. Here are some scenes from a spring break trip taken by several Varsity News staff members who attended a national conference in the city. Students Deej Oster, Emily […]
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 […]
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 […]
