Empty parking lots are the new norm on the McNichols campus. / VN photo / SOPHIE TORCELLO BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER The changes on campus brought about by the coronavirus pandemic are challenging students and staff at Detroit Mercy. Classes have moved online, all group activities have […]
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Students of diverse faiths find common ground
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITER Students who participated in the interfaith dinner found common ground at the Detroit Mercy event Feb. 4. Clayton Blackwell, a local ministerial candidate in the Southern Michigan Conference of the Free Methodist Church USA, said the dinner was “a great opportunity to discuss common […]
Big changes coming to campus
An architectural rendering of the outdoor plaza. / Photo courtesy of Detroit Mercy Advancement BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH / VN STAFF WRITER For the first time in a half century, the Student Union at Detroit Mercy will be expanded and renovated. Construction is expected to begin in May and be finished within […]
Panel ponders ‘unmaking’ race
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Whether or not race can be unmade was one question pondered Feb. 3 by panelists at Detroit Mercy. Dozens of people gathered in the Bargman Room on the second floor of the library for an event called “The Differences Between Us.” It was the […]
Incoming freshmen will need only 120 credits for degree
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has decided to lower the number of credits required for bachelor degrees for incoming freshmen entering in fall 2020. The required number will drop from 126 credits to 120 credits. Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program will still be required to take 126 credits, […]
Visiting activists draw attention to deportation issues
Leni Alvarez and Fernando Jose Trejo Guevara. / Photo by Benjamin Blazevic BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER Two young activists from Mexico and El Salvador visited Detroit Mercy to spread awareness of the lives of deportees and the creative efforts of young people in Central America. Fernando Jose […]
Free lunch, cart rides Tuesday on Day of Giving
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER The Student Alumni Association is hosting its annual Day of Giving next week on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The purpose of this day is to inform students on the importance of alumni engagement with the university. Every year, the focus is on educating students, thanking donors and giving back to the community […]
Many Dem-leaning students united in dislike of Trump
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER The Iowa caucus will be held next week, but Detroit Mercy students who lean Democratic have no consensus favorite among the dozen seeking the party nomination. They are united by one factor, though: President Donald Trump. Freshman Zaria Reid is typical. She does not […]
Credit union opens on campus
VN photo by TANAJA CAMPBELL BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Alliance Catholic Credit Union has officially made its way to Detroit Mercy. The university held a grand opening ceremony for the campus micro-branch on Jan. 15. Detroit Mercy is the first college campus to host a branch of ACCU. The private event was […]
Increase of smoking age to 21 hits students
BY TANAJA CAMPBELL / VN STAFF WRITER Michigan has a new age minimum for purchasing tobacco. You must now be 21 to buy tobacco or vaping devices. The minimum age increased earlier this month. Previously, it was 18. Some Detroit Mercy students are not happy with the change, noting that the […]