SAMANTHA VOGE CONTRIBUTOR Mexicans leaving their home country to come to America do so for a myriad of reasons. Reasons range from reuniting with family, avoiding cartels, gangs and violence, or for employment opportunities. Crossing the border illegally is not an easy or safe feat by any means. The University […]
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Gianna Caravetta CONTRIBUTOR Earlier this month, University of San Diego President Mary E. Lyons sent out a campuswide email informing the university that Sister Sally Furay, RSCJ had passed away. Furay, 88, worked at USD for over 40 years. She served as academic vice president and provost, an English and […]
Read moreSARAH BREWINGTON NEWS EDITOR @sgbrew42 The University of San Diego announced its fourth president last week. James T. Harris III, current president of Widener University, will succeed Mary E. Lyons in August of this year. Harris is the last candidate in the presidential race. He received a unanimous vote from […]
Read moreSARAH BREWINGTON NEWS EDITOR @sgbrew42 The bubble. A sticky, gossamer, figurative bubble held all the social justice issues of society neatly packed away for another time and another discussion. This bubble held movements like feminism, black equality, gay rights, sexual assault and general equality. This bubble, too sticky to touch, […]
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USD celebrates Veterans Day, and the International Studies Abroad office announces a new, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Check out all that and more on this week’s episode of USD News!
Read moreGWYNETH SHOECRAFT NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft At a particularly low point in my life, a helpful voice once told me to keep a journal by my bedside. In that journal made of old leather and tea-stained paper I was to write a gratitude list each and every morning before I rose […]
Read moreSARAH BREWINGTON ASST. NEWS EDITOR During an open forum held last week for the ongoing University of San Diego presidential search, students asked Associated Students president Dom Pera to help select a new university leader with more inclusive values. The forum’s intention was to gain student perspectives so that Pera […]
Read moreGIANNA CARAVETTA CONTRIBUTOR The University of San Diego’s Center for Health and Wellness Promotion, CHWP, is giving five students the chance to win $100 by completing the biennial National College Health Assessment. Released last week, the 70-plus question survey asks students to disclose information on numerous health-related issues, including drug […]
Read moreBROOKLYN DIPPO CONTRIBUTOR Smokers on University of San Diego’s campus will have to find a new place to puff next fall. A new tobacco policy will go into effect at USD beginning in August 2015. While the current policy falls in accordance with California law, which bans smoking within 20 […]
Read moreBROOKLYN DIPPO CONTRIBUTOR The National Science Foundation, NSF, granted University of San Diego $600,000 over the next five years to hire more female STEM professors. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, four disciplines that are growing in both popularity and global demand. The grant is a […]
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