Congress must put facts above partisanship during inquiry, potential impeachment Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista We have reached a critical point in American political discourse. The country is arguably more polarized now than it was during the Civil War, and the current administration may be the […]
Read moreA chilling video with an important message Kayley Norman / Op-Ed Contributor / The USD Vista Back-to-school season, for a number of us, can bring to mind memories of new backpacks, shoes, books, pencils, and the basic essentials we craved as young kids or teens venturing back into the new […]
Read moreAddressing climate emergency requires large-scale action to end corporate pollution Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista Last week, the University of California system did the right thing for the wrong reasons. Calling them a financial risk, the UC dropped all of their investments in companies “involved with […]
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The societal shift away from captivity Brandt Jager / Op-Ed Contributor / The USD Vista When people think of SeaWorld, a lot of different thoughts and opinions come about regarding the keeping of intelligent animals in captivity — animals such as orcas and dolphins. Putting this debate aside for a […]
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California bill challenges the NCAA and redefines the role of athletes in college sports Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista During the 2017 college football season, a Stanford University football player with a full-ride scholarship earned no more than 0.4 percent of the total profit the team […]
Read moreGun-control debate produces multiple imperfect solutions Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista There have been more mass shootings than days in 2019. As of Sept. 10, the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive identified 293 mass shootings — shootings in which at least four people, not including the shooter, […]
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Trumpian sociology in America Brandt Jager / Op-Ed Contributor / The USD Vista We are all ruining America. Let us be real for a second, our country is in a bit of a pickle. One night, I was having a great, relaxing dinner, when my dad started popping off about […]
Read moreUSD library renovations finally adjust to the needs of modern students Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista When it was first constructed in the 1980s, Copley Library was an ideal college library. Filled by thousands upon thousands of books and journals while still boasting swaths of spaces […]
Read moreJames T. Harris III, D.Ed. / President What are your passions? Do you think about where your passions and your God-given talents intersect? Do you know how best to connect your passions with the knowledge you are gaining in the classroom? Do you have the confidence to try something different, […]
Read moreThe college experience provides opportunities for personal and intellectual growth Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista As tuition costs steadily rise at colleges and universities across the country and massive, ever-increasing student debt is increasingly hailed as a crisis, it would be easy to question what makes […]
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