Bishop Robert Fisher is returning to his alma mater Thursday, Oct. 11. Fisher, who serves in the Archdiocese of Detroit, will be speaking about his journey from business major at the university to his appointment as bishop. A 1983 graduate of University of Detroit, Fisher is a former rector at […]
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Campus Kitchen addresses hunger
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN STAFF WRITER Launched in November 2010, Campus Kitchen at Detroit Mercy combats food insecurity in Detroit. During the week, volunteers and workers recover unused food from local grocery stores and the university’s on-campus dining centers, and then redistributes it to the chapter’s 11 non-profit partners. In […]
‘Wittenberg’ travels to 1517 Germany into lives of Hamlet, Faustus, Luther
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy Theatre Company is staging the Michigan premiere of “Wittenberg” beginning Friday, Sept. 28, and running through mid-October. “Wittenberg,” written by David Davalos, features characters from other plays and history, including Hamlet, Dr. Faustus and Martin Luther, whose lives intersect in 1517 at […]
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Photos of the University of Detroit Mercy International Night held Friday, April 6 / BY JOHNATHAN ZHU
Police seek clues in off-campus robbery along Fairfield
BY EMILY JONES / VN ASSISTANT EDITOR Police are looking for a man with a gun who robbed a person sitting in a car just beyond the Detroit Mercy fence last week. “There are no new developments in this case at this time,” said Public Safety director Joel Gallihugh on Tuesday […]
Club focuses on production of electronic music
The Electronic Music Production Club is an organization that is trying to fill a need to add to the limited musical culture on campus. The club is run by two students, James Coyle and Johnathan Zhu, who have been DJing and producing music for ten years combined. Coyle, a senior […]
THE NEW YAWK SPECIAL
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY JOHNATHAN ZHU New York is full of special things but what makes New York New York are the people. Here are some scenes from a spring break trip taken by several Varsity News staff members who attended a national conference in the city. Students Deej Oster, Emily […]
Chatman explains his decision to enter the NBA draft
BY KAMERON CHATMAN / VN STAFF WRITER I recently announced that I would be entering the 2018 NBA Draft. For me, this is an exciting situation, specifically because I feel that I am getting closer to my lifelong dream. The process of entering the draft is somewhat simple – just lots […]
The wisdom of a graduating senior
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 […]
Jesuit brother sees faith, science connected
BY MARTIN LANG / VN SPECIAL WRITER One who loves God and one who loves the scientific universe have much in common, scientist and Jesuit brother Fr. Guy Consolmagno told a Detroit Mercy audience recently. In fact, he said, “They are one in the same.” Consolmagno visited Detroit Mercy March […]
