BY MARISSA BARRIUSO / VN STAFF WRITER Before students head home to their families for Thanksgiving, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week will be happening across the country. Beginning Nov. 10, the week helps raise money and attention of hunger and homelessness. According to the hhweek.org website, “549,000 Americans are homeless […]
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Food, language top list of major differences for European students
BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN STAFF WRITER Moving from home to college is a big step for most. But for international students – who make up roughly 15 percent of Detroit Mercy’s enrollment – it’s even bigger. Pauline Van Herck, Iris Thioux and Sara Mitrakovic can attest to this. All were […]
Adjustments color experience for Asian students
BY ISAIAH WARREN / VN STAFF WRITER Coming to America from Wuxi City, China, Xiantong Wang noticed the blueness of the sky immediately. “I love it,” he said. “The air here is really fresh.” A 22-year-old mechanical engineering student, Wang said that he also enjoys the Detroit Mercy campus and prefers […]
Pursue your passion, magazine writer tells students
ALUM YVELETTE STINES BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN STAFF WRITER From The Varsity News to living her dream in New York City, Yvelette Stines has taken a varied journey in journalism and communication. Stines has always had a passion for writing but it took her awhile to find her career […]
Escape from war led to dream of nursing
BY BENJAMIN BLAZEVIC / VN SPECIAL WRITER Amela Hrnic knew what she wanted to do at an early age after coming to the United States during a war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She knew she wanted to help people. She was 9 when her parents escaped the war in 1995. Hrnic […]
For student, dad’s abuse of mom left deep scars
BY JOAN-MARIE JEFFERSON / VN STAFF WRITER Her hands still get clammy, her mouth becomes dry and her eyes remain closed. The flashbacks feel as vivid as that day. The screams of her mom. The loud sounds of objects breaking. On that day, she ran from her room to the kitchen. […]
Health fair will showcase range of available services
BY GANNON PACIONI / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy’s Wellness Center will be hosting its annual health fair on Thursday, Oct. 18, noon to 2:30 p.m., in the Fountain Lounge. The free event aims to help students and staff connect mind, body and spirit. Free food and raffle prizes from such […]
Five new music releases to checkout
BY TIFFENY GRIPPER / VN MUSIC WRITER EPs. “Mixtapes.” Albums. Singles. Whether it be one song or a collection, a variety of music ranging from all different genres gets released every Friday. With streaming services being the main way people get music these days, it seems there is almost too much […]
West Virginia native newest addition to Campus Ministry
BY BRANDON WENNER / VN STAFF WRITER Detroit Mercy has gained a new presence in campus ministry with the recent arrival of Paul Riffon, a 28-year-old from Morgantown, West Virginia. “I didn’t know much about Detroit and I didn’t know much about the area other than what’s on the news. And […]
Flores heads board of GLBTQ+ nonprofit Affirmations
BY EMILY JONES / VN CO-EDITOR Finding a place of total acceptance and understanding can be a hard task for anyone, let alone for members of the LGBTQ+ community. There are places, however, that exist that do fit the ideal. One of them is Affirmations in Ferndale, which is headed […]
