Category: General News

By Gwyneth Shoecraft NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft As last week’s high-pressure system pushed San Diego County into record high temperatures, residents were advised to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. Yet liquid resources are running low in California: The entire state is experiencing an unprecedented drought. Though the heat will […]

By Allyson Meyer CONTRIBUTOR Groceries, fuel and education are just a few of the daily expenses confronting University of San Diego students. To afford these expenses, many students must take a part-time job. However, many of these jobs pay the minimum wage, and leave students unable to meet their needs. […]

By Gwyneth Shoecraft NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft In her poem “One Art,” Elizabeth Bishop writes, “The art of losing isn’t hard to master.” Bishop got it right: Losing is such an easy task that it requires no effort at all. Life is often characterized by loss. Loss is not simply misplaced […]

By Sara Butler MANAGING EDITOR @saranicolebb Professor Mike Williams, J.D., Ph.D., has been appointed the new director of the Changemaker Hub at the University of San Diego. USD is one of 26 schools that has received the designation of a Changemaker campus. This title supports our Catholic mission of community […]

By Gwyneth Shoecraft NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft Students looking to enjoy last week’s beautiful weather and blow off some first week of classes steam were excited to find frisbees, cornhole and volleyball games set up around campus. Provided by Associated Students, the games are part of AS’s Get on the Grass […]

By Gwyneth Shoecraft NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft Dr. Moisés Barón, the current vice president of Student Wellness, has resigned from the University of San Diego after 22 years of teaching and work as an administrator. Dr. Barón is leaving USD to become the new CEO of San Diego’s oldest nonprofit, Center […]

By Gwyneth Shoecraft NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft Imagine this scenario: You step into an empty elevator, the doors shut and you are alone. You quickly snap a picture of yourself, and carefully save it to your iCloud account. The doors open and you step out of the elevator. That short elevator […]

By Kendall Tich ASSOCIATE EDITOR @kennytich The Mass of the Holy Spirit today will commemorate those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 as well as remember the recent passing of a spiritual influence on our campus. Bishop Cirilo Flores, an influential leader for Catholics in San Diego and […]

By Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR Students registering for classes next semester will be confronted with a surprise. The MySanDiego portal, the website used to register for classes, has undergone a complete makeover. From Oct. 18 to early Oct. 21 the portal went down in order finish updating a brand new […]

By Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER Completing the core curriculum is a task that all USD students have to conquer before graduating. The class entering in 2016 will conquer a very different core curriculum than the standard one now. The Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Noelle Norton and Core […]