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 […]

Photo by Tanaja Campbell BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Aside from transforming classes, the pandemic has also brought big changes to the dining halls.   “Business has changed drastically because of Covid,” said a staff member who works for Metz, the company that handles food services at Detroit Mercy. “We went from serving 700 people to […]

An architectural rendering of what the new digital media lab could look like. BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER An alumni committee is formulating a plan to raise $1.5 million to transform much of the lower level of Briggs Building into a state-of-the-art wing for communication studies. The department includes […]

Detroit Mercy sophomore Abbie McDowell has joined numerous protests.  BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Abbie McDowell considers herself an activist. “When you look at the word activist, you hear ‘act’ and that means action,” said the Detroit Mercy sophomore. And she has been taking action. She has donated […]

Detroit Mercy has reported far fewer cases of Covid-19 than most other Michigan universities. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has one of the lowest numbers of confirmed Covid-19 cases among Michigan universities, according to a health official. Since March, Detroit Mercy […]

Much has changed this semester but some familiar symbols of the university still stand tall. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, leaders of Detroit Mercy’s Student Government Association are on the same page, according to vice president Ben […]

Hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes are put of the campus routine now. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN Staff Writer Detroit Mercy has begun its fall semester with the vast majority of its classes online.  Like many colleges around the nation, students have been forced to either transition to an […]

Detroit Mercy students have been good about wearing their masks. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN Staff Writer The level of concern about the Covid-19 pandemic varies wildly among students at Detroit Mercy. Detroit Mercy senior Sayf Saleem is a biology major and psychology minor. He […]

A Detroit Mercy student in the McNichols library. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY NOLAN KROHA / VN Staff Writer Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of Detroit Mercy classes are being conducted mostly or entirely online through Blackboard. The program and its Collaboration app allow students and professors to […]