Tuesday, July 8, 2025
BY NICHOLAS CUCCHI / VN STAFF WRITER Student Life staff members have faced challenges planning events this semester due to Covid-19, but that has not stopped them from exploring creative ways to engage students. Assistant Director Adam Hollmann and student employee Jennifer Elias shared their experiences this semester. “Early in […]
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER As a student-athlete that has been majorly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, I was genuinely excited for my fellow women’s basketball student-athletes to get a chance to go to the big dance. I was even more exited for the numerous friends I have […]
BY NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITER The Winter 2021 semester is coming to a close, meaning that graduation is right around the corner. Soon students will don their caps and gowns, signaling the end of their college careers and launching them into the world as accomplished adults. The graduation […]
BY ANTOINE DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER A bubbly, energetic, wide-eyed toddler wearing a replica Indiana jersey entertained die-hard Hoosier fans by scribbling “AJ” on scraps of paper in the corner of the gym in iconic Assembly Hall. His father’s team had just returned from the 2002 championship game after […]
BY FAYEZ ALIAHMAD / VN STAFF WRITER It’s been more than a year since the pandemic forced most students off the McNichols campus. The transition to online schooling has allowed us to stay on schedule, but there are ripple effects that remain unseen to our eyes. With students off campus, […]
BY ALEXIS FLEMING / VN STAFF WRITER As most may know by now, we are not having a graduation ceremony. This wasn’t exactly a shock for me but it still hurts. Four years ago, I set out to make a huge accomplishment and I was hoping I'd get to celebrate […]
Katie Adams, Terry Rhadigan and Ann Thomas were the guest panelists. BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Careers in public relations can be challenging and time-consuming but also immensely rewarding, according to a panel of professionals who spoke by Zoom to Detroit Mercy students March 9. Ann Thomas […]
Sue (Kruszewski) Hardy. / Photo courtesy of Titans Sports Info BY ALLIE FALK / VN STAFF WRITER Few women pioneers have more significantly impacted the university than Sue Hardy. In 1978, she became not only the first women’s basketball coach at what was then the University of Detroit, but she […]
BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH / VN STAFF WRITER Many students who are seniors have been worried about whether the class of 2021 will have a graduation. The journey through college is incredibly challenging. The hours that we students dedicate to our studies should be rewarded. However, this year’s graduation will not […]
BY ANTOINE J. DAVIS / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy students enrolled in this spring semester’s Principles of Public Relations class are getting a glimpse at the industry through a collaboration with Detroit’s Loyola High School. The CST 2400 course is not just note-taking and exams. Students are responsible for […]
