Tuesday, July 8, 2025
BY ALEXIS FLEMING / VN Staff Writer Detroit Mercy is not the only university settling into a new and different semester. The pandemic has changed the way classes, organizations and even sports will be running throughout the country, leaving many students struggling to get used to the new normal. Darla Washington, a sophomore […]
Four winners have been honored in the fiftieth annual Dudley Randall poetry contest, sponsored by Detroit Mercy’s English department. Professor Mary-Catherine Harrison said the competition drew its most entries in recent memory. Mary Elizabeth Johnson, an English major, won first place for her poem “a shoplifter in Amity, New York […]
The author at left with fellow Varsity News staffers at Washington Square Park in New York City. BY DEVONNE MCCULLOUGH / VN STAFF WRITER Being in New York City in mid-March, as the coronavirus scare first took hold, shattered my sense of calm into a million pieces. Seeing hundreds of people wearing […]
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR If you’re like me you may feel the impact of turning on the TV and not being able to watch the big game with your buddies. If you’re like me and work in the sports media industry, you may not be getting paid. […]
The dorms halls are relatively empty on campus. / VN photo by SOPHIE TORCELLO BY NOLAN KROHA / VN STAFF WRITER The coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the lives of Detroit Mercy students, forcing all classes to be taught online. For students who haven’t taken an online class before, this […]
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR If you’re like me you may feel the impact of turning on the TV and not being able to watch the big game with your buddies. If you’re like me and work in the sports media industry, you may not be getting paid. […]
The writer, senior golfer Scott Sparks, woud like the chance to end his college career with competition. / Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info BY SCOTT SPARKS / VN STAFF WRITER Our campus sports world has turned upside down. The coronavirus rattled the lives of all student-athletes at Detroit Mercy […]
More than ever, student life is taking place online given the cancellation of in-person classes. / VN photo by CLAIRE PATTERSON BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO / VN STAFF WRITER The coronavirus has brought the school system to its knees. Almost everyone is feeling the effects of this pandemic. Businesses are […]
The McNichols campus resembles a ghost town. / VN photo by RYAN RUTKOWSKI BY MAXINE MOORE / VN STAFF WRITER Just a few weeks ago, it seemed Detroit Mercy students would have little to worry about related to the terrifying coronavirus that was mostly impacting people overseas. Little did we know this […]
Sara Mitrakovic of Slovenia is impacted by travel restrictions. / VN photo by SOPHIE TORCELLO BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN STAFF WRITER Many Detroit Mercy students have been moving their belongings out of the dormitories and returning home because of the coronavirus pandemic. But that option doesn’t exist for […]
