By Crystal Green / VN STAFF WRITER An agora is a public open space used for assemblies and markets. It was the center of public life in ancient Greek city-states, and it’s the public square where Socrates would do his philosophizing. Today, Detroit Mercy Philosophy Department hosts agora-style dialogues. “The idea […]
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Watching the Titans with grandpa, 96
By Gannon Pacioni / VN News Editor His heavy shuffle grows louder as he walks down the hall toward the kitchen. His slippers slide on the smooth wood floor, sounding like sand on wet feet on a summer day. As he turns the hallway corner, his 5’4” frame is reflected […]
Students Travel to Aid Others at Break
BY EMILY JONES / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Many students will be partying and getting loose during spring break next week. But for some at Detroit Mercy it will be a time to help others and shatter stereotypes about spring break. Enter service-immersion trips. The trips are run by Detroit Mercy Ministry, and […]
Celebrating Chinese New Year
VN photos / Marissa Barriuso Authentic food, festivties and good camaraderie highlightd the Chinese New Year celebration on McNicholas Campus on the evening of Feb. 8. Members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Assocation hosted the event, open to the university communnity
Detroit Mercy staff, faculty competing in ‘Go Move’ event
By Claire Patterson / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s staff and faculty are taking part in a national challenge encouraging physical activity. The “Go Move Challenge” is a friendly, country-wide competition. It involves the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, which includes such schools such as Gonzaga, Georgetown, Loyola Chicago […]
Bet you didn’t know: trivia from university history
Irish and German students used to face off in an annual tug-of-war battle, and pilot students here once had a thriving flight club, Photos courtesy of Pat Higo of the university archive BY EMILY JONES / VN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Detroit Mercy has many quirks, and some of these quirks are not well known […]
Students share Valentine love tales
By Claire Patterson / VN STAFF WRITER Flowers, heart-shaped candy and love notes are all around us this week. When you find your perfect someone, you cannot wait for the day when you can spend Valentine’s Day with them. The day has finally come where you are not alone in bed […]
GREGG’S & UPTOWN
By Tiffeny Gripper / VN STAFF WRITER Today when people hear the phrase “Detroit Barbeque,” they automatically think of Slow’s Bar BQ, the nationally known restaurant in Corktown. But Detroit has many neighborhood places. And 16 years before Slow’s even existed, locals near campus had Uptown BBQ & Soul food – […]
Free play tells of slave escape, love story
Ellen Craft and her husband William escaped slavery in disquise. Their story will be told on stage. BY CRYSTAL EDMONDS / VN STAFF WRITER A special one night-only love story will be presented by Detroit Mercy Theatre Company Thursday, Feb. 14, as part of Black History Month. “A Thousand Miles to […]
Over time, student finds silver lining in family tragedy
BY EMILY JONES / VN CO-EDITOR Chelsea Short’s life changed forever on July 2, 2015, though she didn’t know it at the time. Short and her boyfriend’s second anniversary fell on that day. To celebrate, they planned to go out. As she was getting ready in her bedroom, Short heard what […]
