Category: Business

By James-Brandon Christopher STAFF WRITER Every year many Toreros embark on a new life journey after graduation. For many, this involves beginning a job and having plans of being promoted through the ranks as they continue with this specific organization. For a select few, however, working for someone else is […]

By Rebecca Lukito CONTRIBUTOR American Apparel is the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States and a wholesaler and retailer with its own design and marketing. It sells basic clothing items for both men and women as well as children. They are also quite notorious for their overly sexual ads. […]

By Kendall Tich BUSINESS EDITOR I read an article on Life Inc today about a family of four who is living comfortably and happily on a joint salary of $14,000 a year. The husband was deployed in the Middle East and the wife had to pay bills while taking care […]

By Allyson Meyer CONTRIBUTOR and Gwyneth Newbold CONTRIBUTOR Twitter user’s privacy and compensation have been put at risk with Twitter’s recent acquisition of Bluefin Analytics. Bluefin Analytics is a statistical analysis group that uses Twitter and other social media in order to cater to advertising and television networks. This recent […]

USD students are finding their way to the optimal post graduation decision. By Christopher Ayers CONTRIBUTOR What are your plans following graduation? This can be a daunting question for any student, especially with graduation looming in the spring. While some USD students have a firm understanding of their post-graduation plans, […]

By Rebecca Lukito CONTRIBUTOR With the upcoming release of Google Glass, there has been speculation on the impact it will have on students. For those who haven’t heard of Google Glass yet, it is a revolutionary piece of technology shaped like a pair of glasses. Google Glass is like wearing […]

By Kendall Tich BUSINESS EDITOR While getting my nails done before an event, I began talking to the middle-aged Vietnamese woman who was painting my nails. Our conversation quickly turned toward her children, as she has a son who graduated from USD just last year. I asked her what his […]

More businesses are starting to use the Bloomberg Assessment Test to screen the basic knowledge of potential employees. By Steven McMahon CONTRIBUTOR The Bloomberg Assessment Test is a comprehensive exam that covers an individual’s skill level and knowledge of business topics. The material tests students on their verbal and math […]

Graduate school’s necessity depends heavily on a student’s future career goals. By Anastasia Macdonald CONTRIBUTOR According to Graduate Admissions, USD is home to approximately 2,800 graduate students. For many USD undergraduate students graduate school is at least an option, if not a certainty. However, Given that student loans incur high […]

By Kendall Tich BUSINESS EDITOR With the announcement of Google Glass, “smart” glasses that allow you to technologically interact with the world around you, I have been thinking a lot about how technology has affected our world. Cell phones, computers, location technology and other communication devices have significantly improved many […]