Words of affirmation

  Gianna Caravetta | Opinion Editor | The USD Vista | @giannacara   I’m one of the worst at accepting words of affirmation. When someone I love and deeply care about greets me with any sort of compliment, I am instantly in dismay and unbelief. For some reason, I can’t […]

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What does it mean to be a Christian?

Julie Lai | Contributor and Gianna Caravetta | Opinion Editor | The USD Vista | @giannacara   “Are you a Christian?” This is the question a shooter reportedly asked to a classroom of college students at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Roseburg, Ore. They were college students, just like the […]

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Brace Yourself: Midterms are coming

Allison McInnis | Assistant Opinion Editor | The USD Vista | @allisonmcinnis_ Midterm season is upon many of us, or for some lucky ones, already finished. You may be thinking that it’s the end of the world. University of San Diego students have all had that week in college: four […]

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The epidemic of busyness

Gianna Caravetta | Opinion Editor | @giannacara “The funny thing about busy people is that they always have time to tell you they’re busy.” Catholic speaker and self-professed Bible geek Mark Hart’s sentiment sure hits me between the eyes, especially at the beginning of this new semester. We all have […]

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It’s time to #StopSuicide

Gianna Caravetta | Opinion Editor | @giannacara World Suicide Prevention Day was this past week on Sept. 10. All around the globe, millions of people joined the conversation by using #StopSuicide on social media to raise awareness to put an end to suicide. University of San Diego students, staff, and […]

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Freshman 15: fact or myth?

Allison McInnis | Assistant Opinion Editor | @allisonmcinnis_ Everyone has heard about it: the Freshman 15, the dreaded 15 pounds that the majority of first year college students gain. Turns out that students at the University of San Diego are no exception to this curse. Many variables have led to […]

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Lovesick over long distance relationships

Allison McInnis | Assistant Opinion Editor | @allisonmcinnis_ Whether your current significant other is just a summer fling or a high school relationship still going strong, there is most likely one common aspect: the distance between you and your significant other has suddenly grown in the last week or so. […]

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Time to amend the second amendment

Brooklyn Dippo | Staff Writer Being a product of the South, I was raised around a pro-gun culture. I was conditioned to associate the right to bear arms with freedom and to fear any control over that right like tyranny. That said, I never shot anything more aggressive than an […]

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