Thursday, September 19, 2024
CRYSTAL GREEN / VN STAFF WRITER Sally Baker, 77, who died in a pedestrian-car accident last week just outside the campus gate, was described as creature of habit, a woman of prayer and a devoted member of the Detroit Mercy community. She will truly be missed. She took her time as […]
Boxer Joe Louis Barrow came of age in the Black Bottom neighborhood 1930s Detroit: Childern pose outside a store in the black bottom neighborhood that has longsince been erased in the name of urban renewal Reuther Library photo by EDWARD STANTON BY LUCIANO MARCON / VN COLUMNIST Named for the dark, fertile soil seen […]
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN COLUMNIST Detroit Mercy is Michigan’s largest Catholic University. Even then, I feel as if the campus is small. No complaints here. I love the campus size, especially during the winter. Because the campus is not wide, getting from Briggs to the student center is no more […]
Michigan is a state with a large outdoor recreation industry. It also has many abundant natural resources. From a business point of view, it would be smart of the legislators of our state to put time, effort and money into keeping this industry well running and by preserving Michigan’s environment. […]
JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN COLUMNIST We Detroit Mercy students all know that the closer we get to Thanksgiving the colder it gets. After the temperatures begin to drop we begin to bring out all of dearest winter accessories. But are we even ready to welcome our dear friend winter back […]
BY BRITTNEY JACKSON / VN COLUMNIST The thriving city of Detroit is heavily populated with African-Americans who make up over 80 percent of the city’s population. The University of Detroit Mercy is located within this city and yet the demographics of the student population does not reflect the surrounding community. […]
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN STAFF WRITER Instagram, Twitter, Facebook – oh, my! Much of what we do involves social media in some way or form. When on social media, you have to be mindful of what you post, who you follow and who follows you. One of my favorite social […]
BY MARISSA BARRIUSO / VN STAFF WRITER I’m a junior at Detroit Mercy, and there have been many things that have made me fall in love with this school. There have also been things I wish I could change. The five most prominent things that I love at the university are […]
BY EMILY JONES / VN CO-EDITOR Being alive is hard. Sometimes, all I want is for my brain to turn off, if just for a couple hours. To date, besides drinking (cheers to turning 21), the best form of escapism that I’ve discovered is reading. Also, rumor has it that […]
BY MIJAI LEWIS / VN COLUMNIST Dear class of 2018, We made it – despite what people think about us. We made it – through getting up early in the morning to going home late at night. We survived our professors, whether boring or full of high-pitched energy. We lived […]
