Category: Editorial

By Olivia Lougee CONTRIBUTOR There is no doubt that changing schools and stepping out of one’s comfort zone can be a daunting task. Whether you’re a freshman or transfer student, the process of becoming acquainted and comfortable with the people and new surroundings at USD is no easy thing. Some […]

By Ileane Polis CONTRIBUTOR Look outside. How many people do you see? One? Ten? More than fifty? Out of those, how many would you classify as “diverse”? Do you find that diversity interesting, or do you wish all the people you currently see looked more alike? Some may view these […]

By Allyson Meyer CONTRIBUTOR Have you ever sat in Aromas and smelled cigarette smoke? Maybe you’ve had to walk through a cloud of smoke into Olin or Serra Hall, holding your breath and hoping you wouldn’t pass out? Maybe you smoke and have received numerous glares and dirty looks from […]

By Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR Dear fellow USDers, You may know me as that girl in your 10:45-12:05 class, sitting two seats back from the board, drinking a club soda and sneaking a couple texts in before the professor actually starts teaching. It is no surprise that none of you […]

By Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR For the span of our entire education, our brains are being pumped with mathematical formulas, scientific methods and grammatical tips for essays and research papers. As we enter the real world, getting jobs or internships during our time at USD, it is evident that a […]

By Tatum Hohl CONTRIBUTOR Peer pressure. That’s why I chose to study abroad. I figured that since everyone else is doing it, I should too. And that is how I ended up in this beautiful city of Florence, Italy. Clearly, this was a case of positive peer pressure because Florence […]

By Kaitlyn Finegan AS CONTRIBUTOR Welcome back, Toreros! And for those of you who have just joined the USD community, welcome to the family! On behalf of Associated Students, we hope you have found yourself getting settled in and finding your niche after last week’s Alcala Bazaar. For those of […]

By Siena Pugnale CONTRIBUTOR I am a senior this year at USD. So, I think that gives me somewhat of an authority to look back on my time here and realize that there are things I probably should have done differently. For those of you who have just begun your […]

BY SARA BUTLER ASST. OPINION EDITOR According to our university’s mission statement, USD is “committed to the dignity and fullest development of the whole person.” While many colleges are primarily concerned with a student’s academic performance, USD is devoted to the growth of a student as a whole, focusing on […]

By Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR What we pretend we did this summer: Travel to every place on Pinterest, hang out with every person we posted “let’s get coffee sometime” to on Facebook, had as much fun as we said we did on Twitter, gotten into every club we posted a […]