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 […]
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Glass half full? Students search for a bright side to new university reality
Photo by Devonne McCullough BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER All Detroit Mercy students know the struggles of this pandemic-impacted semester but some are finding a silver lining. Business major Matt Komoroski “appreciates the work the professors put into their study and how much they want us to get […]
Champs crowned in esports events
BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN Columnist The weekend of Aug. 29-30 saw champions crowned in multiple esport categories, including Call of Duty, Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The inaugural season of the Call of Duty League concluded with the Dallas Empire defeating the Atlanta Faze 5-1. The Dallas Empire, led […]
Covid-19 alters dorm life, socializing
​Campus life has changed. / Photo by Devonne Mccullough BY ALY REIFF / VN Staff Writer For Detroit Mercy students, living on campus is different this semester. New rules have been adopted and are being enforced. Among other things, they require wearing a mask in all buildings except your own […]
Some students personally know pain of Covid-19
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 […]
What’s happening on campus?
The library opens weekdays at 8 a.m. / Photo by Devone Mccullough BY SARA MITRAKOVIC / VN Staff Writer Syllabus Week is past us and we are officially saying hello to September. It’s time to share some upcoming events and activities that will occur on the McNichols Campus. Go and […]
Baseball should take lesson from NBA
BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO The baseball season has started but it hasn’t been smooth, to say the least. MLB has had to postpone many games because of Covid-19 being spread in clubhouses and among teams around the league. This is because the commissioner has not laid out the proper structure to allow for games […]
Class experience differs in many ways
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 […]
Athletes adapt to loss of season, competition
BY MAXINE MOORE / VN Staff Writer Titan Matt Turner of Evansville, Indiana, said he was “extremely upset” when the men’s lacrosse season came to an abrupt end after only five games last spring. The fifth-year senior explained the disbelief and confusion he and his teammates experienced when COVID-19 hit. […]
For Canadian students, two choices
TITAN GOLFER JAMES HILL IS AMONG THE DETROIT MERCY STUDENTS LIVING IN CANADA DURING THE PANDEMIC. BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN Staff Writer This semester is going to be different for Detroit Mercy’s Canadian students Being Canadian and living in Canada and now starting school online from home instead of being […]