BY MIJAI LEWIS and JALEEL HOGAN / VN STAFF WRITERS A tattoo is a work of art that can symbolize something significant to a person. People use their bodies as canvases in order to display these significant pieces of art with the world. Sophomore basketball player Ed Carter has a Jesus portrait […]
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KENNETH DONALDSON: H&M fiasco points to diversity blind spots
BY KENNETH DONALDSON / VN COLUMNIST The popular clothing outfitter H & M came under fire after displaying a black boy modeling a sweatshirt featuring the words “coolest monkey in the jungle.” This caused wide-scale backlash against the brand. Social media ignited with a slew of angry tweets expressing outrage and […]
EMILY JONES: Pangs of guilt greet return to meat eating
BY EMILY JONES / VN COLUMNIST Lately I’ve been feeling guilty. Maybe guilty isn’t the right word. If there’s anything I’ve learned from being a psychology major, it’s that the field has a concrete term for every behavior and emotion that you’ve felt but never put a name to. So […]
Kam’s Corner
With eight games played, the Detroit Mercy Titans men’s team have won four games and have lost four, already winning half of the games we won all season last year. The guys have worked extremely hard throughout the summer and fall to prepare for this season and you can see […]
The Jackson 2
BY OLANZO PALMER VN STAFF WRITER Jermaine Jackson is a legend among the Detroit Titan basketball players. The former league player of the year helped guide the team to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in the late 1990s before graduating in 1999. He played alongside stars like Rashad Phillips and Bacari […]
Spanish guard picks Detroit over exotic home
BY KAM CHATMAN VN STAFF WRITER It’s a good thing Aiora Preciado lives on campus. Her commute from home might be the longest in school history. The 5’ 10” freshman guard on the women’s basketball team comes to Detroit from Ibiza, Spain. Before joining the Titans, she was named best […]
Holocaust survivor shares story
BY META MISENER VN SPECIAL WRITER The difference between knowledge and wisdom, knowledge is what you know, and wisdom is what you do with that knowledge. Paula Marks Bolton, 91, is a survivor of the Holocaust, living in the Detroit area. She speaks twice a week and the Holocaust Memorial […]
DEEJ OSTER: Historic Redford Theatre becomes writer’s haven from exam stress
BY DEEJ OSTER / VN CO-EDITOR As the semester closes, I get more and more anxious to get out of class, get off campus and be done with school until next semester. The fall term is especially hard as the weather gets colder and my attention span gets shorter and […]
4 stars for ‘Three Billboards’
BY DEEJ OSTER / VN CO-EDITOR Love, loss and redemption. Three themes tackled in all of Director Martin McDonagh’s work. In “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” McDonagh holds focus on Mildred Hayes, mother to a daughter who was recently held victim to rape and murder. To call attention to her daughter’s […]
Op-ed: Campus welcoming place for transfer
Titan. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines Titan as "one that is gigantic in size or power; one that stands out for greatness of achievement." I am definitely a Titan. Mercy. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines mercy as "compassionate, or being lenient." God has shown mercy to all. I am […]
