COURTNEY FREEMAN CONTRIBUTOR The University of San Diego is known for its active educational programs relating to foreign language and diverse ethnicities. The programs aim to highlight unique perspectives on varying customs and global societies. One of the most distinctive of these studies at USD is the Italian program, lead […]
Read moreKEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 Incorporating a mixture of catchy choruses, rhythmic guitar riffs and high-pitched pop vocals, Foster the People is a shining example of how to make a dynamite indie rock record. On the surface their music seems innocent. However, their lyrics paint pictures that can […]
Read moreBy Dani DeVries CONTRIBUTOR Spring break is usually the time when the University of San Diego community has Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on the brain. However, in the wake of the recent landfall of Hurricane Odile, the Baja California resort town is making headlines for more than just wild parties […]
Read moreBy Olivia Lougee ASST. NEWS EDITOR During National Suicide Prevention month, the University of San Diego community remembers students whose lives were lost to suicide, while pushing efforts to prevent such tragedies from occurring again. In October 2013, USD was awarded a three-year, $300,000 federal grant from the Substance Abuse […]
Read moreUrban Outfitters’ shocking new item of clothing By Tayler Reviere Verninas CONTRIBUTOR On Sunday, Sept. 14, the famous retail store Urban Outfitters, featured a Kent State University sweatshirt for their online sun-faded vintage collection for women. The description of the one-of-a kind sweatshirt read: “Washed soft and perfectly broken in, […]
Read moreStudents enjoy safely biking to class as an alternative to driving By Tobi Nickel CONTRIBUTOR With year-round mild weather, San Diego is one the best cities in the entire nation for people to commute by bike. The San Diego region has more than 1,340 miles of bikeways and USA Today […]
Read moreCoverGirl boycotts NFL in response to domestic abuse By Kaitlin Goodhart ASST. OPINION EDITOR @itsskg If you are someone who, like myself, supports the National Football League and also stands for the voice of women, you may also be deeply upset with the domestic violence conflicts currently going on in […]
Read moreBy Sam Rathe OPINION EDITOR @samuel_vaun Starting up again this week, the television show “South Park” will once again bewilder me with its ability to “get away with it.” The new episode touches on the subject of the Washington Redskins and the whole issue of whether they should change their […]
Read moreBy Christina Belloso ASST. FEATURE EDITOR The Cropper Creative Writing Series celebrated its 10th Anniversary by kicking off the 2014-2015 cycle with a lecture from author and National Book Award finalist, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, on Sept.18. The Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing was established in 2004 as a […]
Read moreBy Brittany Carava FEATURE EDITOR @brittcarava I like to think that I’m a pretty keen observer. I enjoy looking at the details, the small little clues in movies or images in magazines or other print media. The details that I have been noticing the most lately are the ones printed […]
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