Photo by University of Michigan BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER The Detroit Mercy community experienced a virtual talk Feb. 11 with author Jason Young, an associate professor of history. Young talked about his book “Rituals of Resistance: African Atlantic Religion in the Kongo and the Lowcountry Region of […]

Renovation and expansion of the Student Union is underway. VN photos by VICTORIA TAYLOR BY VICTORIA TAYLOR / VN STAFF WRITER After finally breaking ground in late 2020, the renovation project at Detroit Mercy's McNichols campus is well underway.  Slotted initially to begin in the summer, the project was, like most […]

BY ANTOINE J. DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER A simple question – “did she win?” – about an obscure historical figure took center stage Tuesday, Feb. 2, for the first Black History Month guest lecture this year. This question was posed by the director of the Chicago branch of the […]

BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s Wellness Center held a virtual event intended to give students tips for dealing with stress during the pandemic. Students living on campus in attendance had the luxury of getting free pizza delivered to their rooms. Detroit Mercy Wellness Center counselor Rachel […]

VN photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER With the semester closing, many seniors are preparing to head out and get jobs. For some, this preparation means following their five-year plans. For others, it means a last-minute scramble. The global pandemic has changed the plans of […]

Alliance Credit Union has a branch in the student union building. / VN file photo by Devonne Mccullough BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Students learned strategies on how to successfully manage and grow their personal wealth during an online, campus-sponsored Zoom call recently. “The number one key to […]

BY ERIN LETOURNEAU / VN STAFF WRITER While this semester has surely been a different one, especially for volunteer opportunities, students in the Detroit Mercy Honors Program have still been finding ways to help the community. A group of students volunteered recently at Auntie Na’s Village, which offers collectively owned […]

BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI and NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITERS Like voters across the country, Detroit Mercy students are divided about Tuesday’s election, with both Donald Trump and Joe Biden finding significant support on campus. Ahmed Al-Hilali, a senior biology major, is among those with strong feelings. “If you’re under […]

BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER A panel of Detroit Mercy students urged their classmates to vote in the Nov. 3 election during a recent online gathering. “When you don’t vote, you allow someone else to decide who gets to represent you and who makes decisions that will affect […]

With classes mostly online, cheating has become easier, students say. / VN photo by Devonne Mccullough BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER Academic fraud has been and always will be a large issue for universities, especially when 82% of undergraduates claim to have cheated before. The “82% problem,” according […]