By Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Oh, to be in California. There is a truth to the bliss that is USD, on the Pacific coast in sunny California, where the local population is tanned all year round, and where cold means wearing long sleeves. A place where, if you have […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR With the beginning of the Spring semester, USD installed new bike racks at several residential areas across campus. Headed by the Office of Sustainability and the Changemaker Hub, the new bike racks come from the company Park-A-Bike. They were designed to make it easier for […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER Living Learning Communities are no longer limited to freshmen housing. Residential Life will pilot “Special Interest Communities” in San Buenaventura and the Alcala Vista Apartments for the 2013-2014 academic year. San Buenaventura will house the Honors SIC, while the Vistas will house Sustainability and University […]
Read moreBy Jade Belzberg ASSISTANT EDITOR Care of Creation was the focus of the 20th Annual USD All-Faith Service. The event, held on Jan. 31 at Shiley Theatre, attracted students, faculty, staff and local leaders of faith communities. The theme of this year’s service highlighted the importance of caring for our […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR “Become involved, make a difference.” That was the essence of the speech given by former governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis, who addressed a packed Institute of Peace and Justice. Dukakis was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he claimed to have been “infected by […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR With the dawn of the new year, Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term as the president of the United States of America. At his inauguration, Obama gave a highly politicized roller coaster of a speech that touched on topics such as Medicare, […]
Read moreBy Katelyn Montero As one of USD’s most popular dining locations for students, La Paloma was famous for its gourmet sandwiches, egg scrambles, long lines and limited seating. However, after spending months under construction, the popular café officially reopened for business on Aug. 31 with an entirely new floor plan, […]
Read moreBy Sarah Butler This year, many USD departments are welcoming new professors to their campus teams. Some of these professors have agreed to introduce themselves to USD students, offering their background, classes they will be teaching and a bit about their personal lives.* Saturnino Garcia, professor of computer science, graduated […]
Read moreBy Kendall Tich As college students, we are continuously striving to reach the utmost academic excellence, leadership and performance in both classes and extracurricular activities at our university. Not only does our own motivation drive us to succeed, but also the motivation from those held in a high level of […]
Read moreBy Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR On a recent trip to Turkey, Noelle Norton, the new dean of the college of arts and sciences, found herself thinking of classes she took 30 years ago. Classes she never took particular interest in finally came alive. “I go to Turkey and all those […]
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