Leymah Gbowee brings message of nonviolence to campus next week. By Jackson Somes CONTRIBUTOR In war-torn Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee was able to unite over 3,000 Muslim and Christian women to help initiate peace talks among warring factions, depose one of Africa’s most prominent warlords and bring […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR The summit of the Mount Woodson hike in Poway confronts the outdoorsman with one of nature’s bitter ironies. It shows the often-debated issue of man’s influence on the natural world. A little less than an hour north of the city of San Diego, the iconic […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR Oh, the contradictions! The fabricated history! The false future-telling! Like many other people, I came to college thinking that I would learn and understand more about the world around me. I thought that some wise mentor would take me under his wing as his protégé, […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD’s Executive Vice President and Provost Julie Sullivan will be the first woman and lay president at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She will be the 15th president of the university, and she will leave her post at USD at the […]
Read moreBy Janeth Cervantes CONTRIBUTOR Nearly coinciding with the beginning of the Lenten season this year, Pope Benedict XVI decided to give up the papacy. On Feb. 11, Benedict XVI announced his resignation to Roman Catholics around the world. At a more microscopic level, the Catholic USD community felt the effects […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR and Devon Beck CONTRIBUTOR Baseball was only one component of Friday night’s season opener at USD. The newly finished Fowler Park, a $13.8 million ballpark, opened to a sold out audience who were not only there to watch the game but also to marvel […]
Read moreBy Henry Kittle CONTRIBUTOR After USD administration attempted to ban off-campus, overnight events sponsored by student organizations, the Interfraternity Council successfully lobbied to postpone the administration from initiating this policy until Friday Feb. 15. A would-be large change in Greek guidelines, the proposal’s unenthusiastic reception is no secret to administrators […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD pre-health students and their biology professor Laura Rivard launched a new way to learn about the advancements in genetics on the web. In the fall 2012, Rivard’s ethical issues in genetics class created a website called Genetics Generation. Continuing through the semester and winter […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR For women across the world, prevention and protection do not only apply to sex education. In order to show the USD community what self-defense involves, on Feb. 9 USD hosted the first of a five class women’s self-defense series offered on campus. For this […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR The fall semester ended with many unanswered questions for students, faculty and administrators alike regarding the Tina Beattie issue. Coinciding with the dawn of the spring semester, a task force appointed by President Mary Lyons has convened to discuss the issues involved in the Beattie […]
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