BY ALLIE FALK / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy is home to plenty of phenomenal professors, and Eva Nyutu has come to campus hoping to join this bunch as an assistant biology professor. Graduating from Western Michigan in 2020, she earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences. She already had two […]

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit is holding its annual for the third time on the McNichols Campus. On Oct. 15 and 16, Detroit Mercy will host the conference, just as it did in 2018 and 2019 (before being moved online in 2020 with four […]

Detroit Mercy students, shown on a University Ministry outing, are central to ministry's activities. / Photo courtesy of University Mininstry BY MADELYN RUSH / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s faith heritage is embedded in its DNA, and University Ministry has been central to it for the past 144 years. The university […]

BY CRISTINA MARTINEZ / VN STAFF WRITER Kaelyn Johnson has loved theater since she was a little kid. “But I would always get discouraged by classmates and friends who would tell me, ‘Don’t you want to study something more academically challenging?’” she said. Johnson started as a communication studies major. […]

Though the pandemic remains, a semblance of normalcy has returned to the McNichols campus. / VN photo by ADIA PALMER BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER After over a year and a half of being hampered by lockdowns, Zoom calls and stress, Detroit Mercy’s campus is showing signs of life […]

The Student Government Association executive team for 2021-22. Photo taken from Detroit Mercy website. BY ALLIE FALK / VN STAFF WRITER Before covid-19 hit, 42 senators belonged to the Student Government Association. Hampered by stay-at-home orders and hammered by graduation losses, the association lost many members. This year, leaders are rebuilding by […]

Claire Conway on the field. / Photo by Detroit Titans Sports Info BY TYLER HART / VN STAFF WRITER What started as a school project turned into a full team effort by Titan women’s lacrosse players. Senior midfielder Claire Conway asked around the team looking for an idea for a […]

BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER Student Life staff members have faced challenges planning events this semester due to Covid-19, but that has not stopped them from exploring creative ways to engage students. Assistant Director Adam Hollmann and student employee Jennifer Elias shared their experiences this semester. “Early in […]

Katie Adams, Terry Rhadigan and Ann Thomas were the guest panelists. BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Careers in public relations can be challenging and time-consuming but also immensely rewarding, according to a panel of professionals who spoke by Zoom to Detroit Mercy students March 9. Ann Thomas […]

Jose Arnulfo Cabrera / Photo from Ignatian Solidarity Network BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER Jose Arnulfo Cabrera was 4 when he came from Mexico to the United States, and separated from his mother. “The trauma that comes from that is horrible,” he said. Cabrera is now the Ignatian Solidarity […]