Senior Kendall Payne. / Photo courtesy of Titans Sports Info BY SCOTT SPARKS / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit’s women golfers are happy to be back competing – finally. Covid-19 eliminated their spring season a year ago, as well as their 2020-21 fall season. But now the NCAA spring season has […]
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A win, a loss and a tie — Titans doing it all as Oakland match nears
Freshman goaltender Marisa Silver held IUPUI scoreless through two overtimes. / Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info BY ARI CHESTERMAN / VN STAFF WRITER In their first three games, the Titans have experienced all of the outcomes possible in women's soccer: a victory, a loss and a tie. Participating […]
What it’s like playing, watching at empty arena
An empty arena is the new norm at Calihan Hall due to the pandemic. / VN photo by Victoria Taylor BY FAYEZ ALIAHMAD / VN STAFF WRITER Eight. That's the number of people in the stands when the National Anthem played before Detroit Mercy took on Robert Morris University last […]
Titans upend first-place State for sixth straight win
The Titans won the boards Friday. (This photo of Chris Brandon is from an earlier game, though.) / VN photo by Victoria Taylor BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER The Titans defeated first-place Cleveland State 89-83 Friday, Feb. 12, at the Wolstein Center in Ohio. The game was nationally […]
Titans extend winning streak to five games
Antoine Davis nabbed Horizon League Player of the Week honors. / VN photos by VICTORIA TAYLOR BY VICTORIA TAYLOR / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy swept the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons during a two-game series at Calihan Hall on Friday and Saturday. The victories – 82-72 on Feb. 5 and 83-56 […]
Titans finally defeat Oakland
Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info BY SCOTT SPARKS / VN STAFF WRITER It’s been a long time coming. The Titans finally defeated cross-town rivals Oakland University in men’s basketball Saturday – after losing ten straight games to the Grizzlies since 2017. The Titans have not had the most […]
One view: Facing Covid-19 challenges head on
Photo by Detroit Titans Sports Info BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER When I first heard that Covid-19 had reached the United States, I thought nothing of it. I assumed it would be like Ebola, part two. Everyone talked about it and even joked about it. We didn’t know […]
Travel adventures: Paris, from arc to tower
BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN STAFF WRITER People dream of going to Paris, the famous City of Love. After being there twice, I’m still not sure about that nickname. My parents took me there when I was 3 years old. The two highlights were going to the top of the […]
Zombies mode is big selling point
BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN STAFF WRITER It has been a year since the release of a Call of Duty game, which means it’s time for the next yearly entry, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Just like the previous one, Cold War has four game modes, including the […]
Opinion: National day of mourning needed
BY LUCIANO MARCON / VN SPECIAL WRITER More than 230,000 and counting have died from Covid-19 in the U.S., and it has not even been a year since the pandemic started. To put this growing loss of people in perspective: 2,977 people died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks; 407,316 military […]