Tuesday, July 1, 2025
By Jason Leslie VN SPECIAL WRITER When a student-athlete transfers from one school to another, it can be hard to make an impact in the new program. Current redshirt soccer senior Haley Burtraw is an exception. She has ascended to new heights in her second collegiate program, at the […]
BY GINEARA HANNAH VN STAFF WRITER You’re super exhausted and almost finished studying for an exam that begins at 8 a.m. When you look over at the clock, you notice it’s 5 a.m. You debate whether to crash or to fight the urge. You’re leaning towards sleeping and skipping […]
BY Vershay Burks VN SPECIAL WRITER If you haven’t heard of “Empire,” the new hit show by Lee Daniels, you are missing out on a lot of drama. “Empire” is about a family-owned record company and the music industry, more specifically the hip hop industry. In its premier season, […]
BY AKILEA McKAY VN STAFF WRITER Secret albums. Is this the new trend in music? First Beyoncé, then J. Cole and now Drake. Why is everyone trying to keep secrets? What are these artists trying to hide? Beyoncé was the first to do it and many of her counterparts […]
BY EMILY AUTEN VN STAFF WRITER “Objection! Take that! Hold it!” These words, along with some others, flow across the screen in stylized letters as evidence is presented in order to attempt to discredit the suspect’s testimony. Not only does the “Objection!” result in exaggerated finger pointing and table […]
BY EMILY AUTEN VN STAFF WRITER Giulia Pink has a new understanding of classism and politics. Stephanie Turk finds she has become more empathetic. Imari Smith has a greater appreciation for how change takes place. All three UDM students credit their minor in Women’s and Gender (WGS) Studies. The […]
BY Vershay Burks VN SPECIAL WRITER March 12, on a Thursday evening, Engineering room 220 of UDM was filled with a mixed group of about 20. Some were students, most were professors and others may have been reporters. Sitting in the room you could hear the constant “snap” of […]
BY Claire Hardy VN SPECIAL WRITER Because the Jesuits live on campus, many students know more about them than they do the Sisters of Mercy, the University of Detroit Mercy’s other co-sponsor. Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, lived in Ireland in the late 1700s. McAuley […]
BY JOE OSTER VN STAFF WRITER And now, in the wake of the Oscars Sunday, a few brief reviews of recent movies. ‘JUPITER ASCENDING’ There’s a reason “Jupiter Ascending” was pushed from its initial July 2014 release, called a massive flop before it even opened and eventually dumped […]
BY Vershay Burks VN SPECIAL WRITER Black History Month comes to an end on Saturday, Feb. 28, but its purpose lives on throughout the year. “Sometimes I find it kind of odd that we have the shortest month to celebrate our black ancestry, but nevertheless it’s still our time […]
