Michelle Darnall / Staff Writer / The USD Vista How is it possible to craft human security in an insecure world? This was one of the many questions addressed by the Distinguished Lecture Series presented by the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on Sept. 24. The theater was packed […]
Read moreLaura Longobardi / News Editor / The USD Vista The USD Philosophy club hosted a unique debate Monday night entitled “To Vote or not to Vote.” The highlight of the discussion was Dr. Kevin Timpe’s unusual view that voting is immoral. “This came up because I made some off-handed comment […]
Read moreLeslie Culver / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Objectivism is not a term one typically hears thrown about on a college campus like that of the University of San Diego. However, if one is lucky enough to spot a student reading “The Foutainhead” or “Atlas Shrugged” it may be […]
Read moreMoses Utomi / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The Internet is serious business. Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin learned this fact the hard way as hackers broke into her private Yahoo e-mail account on Tuesday Sept. 16. Members from Anonymous, a cyber vigilante group based on the infamous 4Chan […]
Read moreEmily Winston, Samantha Laroy / Staff Writers / The USD Vista Since its origin in ancient Greece, the Olympics have been a place for friendly competition, yet it has also been closely connected to politics. Recently, China has been in the spotlight due to the Olympics held in Beijing. This […]
Read moreMichelle Talent / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The multitude of Be blue, go green! signs around campus are not just promoting a universal truism by encouraging people to follow the trend of being Earth conscious. USD has realized the importance of taking care of the planet that we […]
Read moreNeville Longbottom The university recently gave final approval to a plan to build an on-campus roller coaster. The roller coaster, named the Twirling Torero, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2012. Groundbreaking will begin next fall, the week students begin classes. The administration decided to delay work on […]
Read moreNymphadora Tonks An April Fool’s Day prank gone wrong ended up causing mayhem on USD’s campus. It started Tuesday morning 7 a.m. when nine students dressed in black and ran to every emergency phone on campus, pressing the button to yell fake crises before running off to the next phone […]
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