Category: General News

By Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Being sick used to mean staying home from school, lounging in your pajamas all day while you eat chicken noodle soup and watch cartoons. If you were feeling under the weather, it wasn’t that bad because you were in the comfort of your own […]

By Devon Beck STAFF WRITER “To be an undocumented immigrant in this country is to be obsessed with documents,” immigration activist and undocumented immigrant Jose Vargas said in an emotional speech Wednesday, April 24 in Shiley Theater. Vargas was here as a part of USD’s L.I.F.E. (Life is for Everyone) […]

By Bianca Bruno CONTRIBUTOR Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD hosted its second annual drag show on April 25th despite the protesting voices of a prayer vigil and a petition that garnered over seven thousand signatures. The event, titled “Supreme Drag Superstar,” was held in the Shiley Theatre on Thursday, April […]

By Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER More than 10,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the Mexican border any way they know how. USD alumnus Enrique Morones is committed to saving thousands of undocumented immigrants traveling through the deserts to reach America through his non-profit organization Border Angels. Morones and many […]

By Anastasia Macdonald STAFF WRITER Junior Patrick Smith’s philosophy behind his hopeful career as a doctor is that it is just as important to help people that he does not know as people that he does know. “It is easy to help people you know, but it’s more important to […]

By Katelyn Montero ASSOCIATE EDITOR In the aftermath of the tragedy surrounding the Boston marathon, the world saw just how much social media has changed the way the world interacts with each other. Platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Google Docs and even new platforms acted as catalysts to both […]

By Tori Pappas CONTRIBUTOR “NOT WASTED” was the phrase that many volunteers had on their tee shirts to celebrate Earth Day and USD’s aim for zero waste during Earth Week. This past Tuesday, in front of the Student Life Pavilion, San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria and USD’s Associated […]

By Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Over the past two weeks my Facebook newsfeed has been overwhelmed by statuses of people being accepted into study abroad programs for next fall. Madrid, Australia, New Zealand, Florence… I have seen it all. I almost wanted to make my own status, “accepted to […]

By Devon Beck STAFF WRITER President Obama included a student loan reform in his budget proposal on April 10 to deal with the growing issue of affording college and paying off loans. According to USD, the average cost to attend school here is $53,302 per year. Many students at USD […]

Lengthy application process denies religious group on campus privileges despite student interest. By Katelyn Montero ASSOCIATE EDITOR For many students at USD, participation in student organizations is a driving force that shapes, enriches and even defines their experiences as an undergraduate. However, before an organization is allowed to post flyers […]