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Plagiarism warnings carry weight; some get expelled

BY TIFFENY GRIPPER and JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN STAFF WRITERS Plagiarism – the word appears on every Detroit Mercy syllabus, no matter what class. The university requires that all syllabi address the topic. Plagiarism is a part of academic dishonesty. It occurs mostly when someone uses someone else’s work as their own […]

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Three films that should have been nominated

BY DEEJ OSTER / VN EDITOR 2017 was a spectacular year for movies. With the Academy recognizing many, I’d like to highlight a few honorable mentions that received zero nominations. “GOOD TIME” My personal top film of the year is “Good Time,” written and directed by The Safdie Brothers and starring […]

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A CELLULAR DIVIDING LINE

BY OLANZO PALMER, LAUREN SHARKEY and GERALD BLACKSHEAR VN STAFF WRITERS You see them in classes all across campus – students using cellphones. But should they? “I think if it’s used as a tool to help the student learn, it can be great,” said Dr. Lori Glenn, clinical associate professor in McAuley […]

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Saoirse Ronin is Oscar worthy in ‘Lady Bird’

BY DEEJ OSTER / VN EDITOR “Lady Bird,” the directorial debut of writer/actor Greta Gerwig, centers around Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a senior at a Catholic high school in Sacramento, Calif., as she comes of age in 2002. Her many adventures stretch from hanging out around town and selectively […]

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Campus Kitchen’s free movie night Jan. 31

BY LAUREN SHARKEY / VN STAFF WRITER Campus Kitchen is a service-learning and leadership development organization focused on reducing food waste and increasing access to healthy food. The organization, coordinated on campus by Clara Gamalski, is partnering with the Detroit Food Policy Council to host a free movie night and panel […]

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From New York subways to Ferndale venue

BY EMILY JONES / VN STAFF WRITER Have you heard of a genre called Brass House? If you haven’t, don’t get yourself down over it because the group Too Many Zooz are the ones who invented it – and the only ones playing it currently. Their style – which is coming […]

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Students share stories behind their tattoos

BY MIJAI LEWIS and JALEEL HOGAN / VN STAFF WRITERS A tattoo is a work of art that can symbolize something significant to a person. People use their bodies as canvases in order to display these significant pieces of art with the world. Sophomore basketball player Ed Carter has a Jesus portrait […]

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4 stars for ‘Three Billboards’

BY DEEJ OSTER / VN CO-EDITOR Love, loss and redemption. Three themes tackled in all of Director Martin McDonagh’s work. In “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” McDonagh holds focus on Mildred Hayes, mother to a daughter who was recently held victim to rape and murder. To call attention to her daughter’s […]

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Worried about finals? Try these study tips

BY OLANZO PALMER VN STAFF WRITER With finals next week, studying can become stressful. After a long time, your old studying techniques might not work for you anymore. So, that begs the question, what does work? Here are some study techniques from students around campus that might be able to […]

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“The Florida Project” delivers

BY DEEJ OSTER, JR. VN CO-EDITOR   "The Florida Project" flows through the bright, hot days and the dark orange nights at "Magic Castle," a motel that's home to Moonee (Brooklyn Prince) and her band of young friends along with her mother. Bobby (Willem Dafoe) works there. Filled to the […]