RACHEL TRUONG ASST. BUSINESS EDITOR Your identity is your prized possession. It is what defines you and what allows you to do just about anything, from getting a job to applying for a credit card. However, what many do not realize, is just how easy and costly it is to […]
Read moreBRIANNA HARRINGTON BUSINESS EDITOR @BNH1995 Do you know where your produce comes from? Hopefully this will not be a question you have to ask yourself much longer. San Marcos is trying to start a farming revolution. About seven months ago, Home Town Farms opened their doors with the mission of […]
Read moreDYLAN BROCKMEYER ASST. A&C EDITOR @dbrock08 “Immunity is a myth,” said renowned non-fiction author Eula Biss in a reading for the The Lindsay J. Cropper Memorial Writers Series at the University of San Diego. Biss spoke to students, faculty, and other spectators on Saturday, March 14 about the rising issue […]
Read moreBRITTANY CARAVA MANAGING EDITOR @brittcarava I have had the privilege of attending a variety of productions from both the University of San Diego undergraduate theatre department and graduate theatre department along with student productions and others that were advised by USD faculty. However, none of them prepared me for the […]
Read moreALLIE ROSS CONTRIBUTOR 50 years ago, 25,000 people stood at the steps of the Alabama State Capitol Building, waiting for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to speak. Many of them had spent the last five days marching 50 miles from Selma, Ala. to the Montgomery Capitol. They were cold, […]
Read moreKEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 In the wake of this week’s annual March of the Toreros, I am reminded of the incredible potential that USD has for a strong and cohesive community. I use that term community loosely because while it is often the first thing that students […]
Read moreTeam chemistry begins to form as Spring Training continues NOAH HILTON CONTRIBUTOR The San Diego Padres, after a whirlwind offseason that provided fans with almost more excitement than they might have been able to bear, have officially begun playing games. Granted, these exhibitions are nothing more than spring tune-ups as […]
Read moreWomen’s basketball upset in the WCC semi-finals MATTHEW ROBERSON ASST. SPORTS EDITOR @mroberson22 The University of San Diego women’s basketball team suffered a devastating loss to the University of San Francisco Dons in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Monday, March 9. The second-seeded Toreros squandered a […]
Read morePepperdine ends USD’s season with a 50-47 victory JACK BONACCI CONTRIBUTOR Men’s basketball suffers close loss in season finale in Las Vegas. Last Saturday, March 7, the USD Men’s Basketball team encountered a resilient Pepperdine University Waves squad in the West Coast Conference Tournament. The WCC tournament, known for its […]
Read moreHUNTER JAMESON SPORTS EDITOR @HJamo Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been unbelievable on the basketball court since Feb. 1. His comrade, All-Star forward Kevin Durant went down with a foot injury that put the weight of the team on Westbrook’s shoulders for the past few weeks. With the […]
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