Category: Arts & Culture

This election cycle, considerable attention has been given to millennials—voters aged 18 to 35—and what impact the younger generation will have on the outcome of this election. Presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein, have made different appeals to millennials, hoping to encourage young people […]

On the streets of the Friedrichshain neighborhood in Berlin, near the center of town, a towering cement structure stretches over 300 meters long. Bright graffiti and inspiring murals have increasingly adorned its surface since The Berlin Wall’s partial destruction in 1989. Situated in one of the trendier parts of town, […]

An alcoholic divorcee uses public transportation to commute to her non-existent job in the city. Everyday she hops on a train, hoping to discretely stalk her old house where her ex-husband and his new wife live. As she peers through the window, she is also watching her ex-husband’s neighbors, a […]

Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on Oct. 13, 2016, at the age of 75. Dylan became the first musician in the history of the Nobel Prize to win the award, and the decision immediately sparked debate among both the literary and music […]

We’ve just hit midterm week, and due to the strain that schoolwork can put on us, we sometimes need a good place to de-stress. Balboa Park is one of San Diego’s main attractions, both for residents and tourists alike, and is a fantastic area to get some fresh air and […]

Each year, we see a range of typical Halloween costumes, and it can sometimes be easy to fall in with the crowd. Cats, firefighters, police officers, nurses, and superheroes are all staples of any Halloween gathering. It can be a humorous sight when four different Supermans or Waldos run into […]

“Designated Survivor” delivers a president we could only dream of in 2016. The political drama follows Tom Kirkman, played by Kiefer Sutherland, in the unlikely turn of events that land him in the oval office. The pilot episode wastes no time providing the audience with conflict. Armed with nothing but […]

The Alcala Review is the University of San Diego’s student-run literary journal. The Alcala Review showcases creative student works in a biannual compilation. Established in 2014, the journal aims to become an outlet for USD’s innovative writers through the publishing of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The journal resembles a […]

The Art of the Brick is a global touring exhibition that uses LEGO bricks as its medium and features recreations of historic art pieces. Created by Nathan Sawaya in 2007, the exhibit also showcases original works done by Sawaya. CNN rated the exhibition as one of the world’s must-see exhibitions, […]

San Diego is full of diverse restaurant options, and, with the popularity of sustainable, healthy food on the rise, it’s no shock that vegan restaurants have been garnering their fair share of attention. The University of San Diego has created its own vegan food menu in support of the vegans […]