Category: Arts & Culture

DYLAN BROCKMEYER ASST. A&C EDITOR @dbrock08 Warning: This article contains spoilers. Ride or die. The iconic catch phrase that made the “Fast and Furious” franchise famous might finally be approaching cliche. The seventh installment in the movies premiered on April 3, 2015 and has grossed $800.5 million worldwide in its […]

CAITLAN BERTRAM CONTRIBUTOR On April 9, the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority hosted their 14th annual Mr. University pageant in Shiley Theater at the University of San Diego. According to the chapter’s website, Mr. University is the largest philanthropy event on campus. It includes USD Greek and non-Greek students, faculty, and […]

KEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 Recently, I reached a milestone that some spend most of their college careers waiting for. It is a time where doors are opened and bank accounts shrink. When freedom is achieved and the destination of adulthood seems in grasp. I turned 21. Now, […]

DYLAN 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 […]

BRITTANY 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 […]

ALLIE 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, […]

KEVIN 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 […]

ISELA RUIZ CONTRIBUTOR The popularity of USA Network’s series “Suits” has significantly increased among college students, as is the case with students from the University of San Diego. With stellar acting and intriguing storylines that span beyond the average “Law and Order” episode, “Suits” focuses on the inner workings of […]

JASON PEUGH CONTRIBUTOR Welcome to the Johannesburg, South Africa of the not-so-distant future. A city with a rapidly-decreasing crime rate thanks to the deployment of police Scouts: bullet-proof, robotic law enforcement officers programmed to protect and serve the citizens of Johannesburg. Invented by engineer Deon Wilson and produced by weapons […]