Category: Editorial

By Oralia Valencia CONTRIBUTOR The gun control debate continues as Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey agree to an amendment regarding background checks on gun purchases. During the announcement of the amendment, Senator Manchin released an Al Qaeda video from 2011. “What are you waiting for?” asks Adam Gadahn, American-born […]

By Diana Fontaine CONTRIBUTOR During the first weeks of the school year, USD hosts a variety of events in an attempt to build the campus community. For example, to kick off the start of fall semester, USD Dining Services held a luau outside the Student Life Pavilion. Often we enjoy […]

By Sarah Jorgensen CONTRIBUTOR The ongoing trial of James Holmes, the lead suspect in the Aurora movie theater shooting last summer, has received national attention for its contributions to the national conversation about gun control and mental health care. However, an under-acknowledged piece of the puzzle could have major ramifications […]

By Jennifer Baltadano CONTRIBUTOR An exclusive sneak preview of a documentary, “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners”, referred to by the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival “as a fascinating chronicle of justice and strength,” was hosted by San Diego County Ethnic Studies Consortium (SDESC), a collective group of students, staff, […]

By Georgia Andresen CONTRIBUTOR The lights begin to illuminate the stage. The cowboy boots click-clack as the artist makes her way to center-stage. The music begins. Her voice fills the room. Her songs are filled with the sad stories of boyfriends past and the trials and tribulations of a rough […]

By Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR In Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, he wrote of the importance of being aware of the difference between one’s private and public selves. For Franklin, this translated into the identity he held as a writer – under pen-names, at times – that he maintained working for New […]

By Morgan Lewis CONTRIBUTOR It’s a Friday evening at USD’s brand new $13 million dollar facility. The Toreros are hosting the conference rival Brigham Young University Cougars. The stands are littered with fans that came to support one of the nation’s better baseball programs. Yet, among 600 or so people […]

By Angelique Bash CONTRIBUTOR Lauren Silberman’s abysmal tryout at the NFL regional combine at the Jets’ training center in New Jersey last Sunday has sparked harsh criticism. Criticism is to be expected though, considering that as the first woman to try out at an NFL regional combine, she was only […]

By Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR The Vista was invited to interview Gayatari Spivak, author of “Can the Subaltern Speak,” an essay examining the support structure of patriarchal privilege. NICK DILONARDO:. I go to the University of San Diego, and it’s a place of no uncertain privilege, and one of the […]

By Jamie Shea CONTRIBUTOR Walking to class the other day, I had to step onto the grass to avoid a collision with someone who was texting while walking. She stopped, apologized and then immersed herself back into her phone. I looked around, counting four other people in the immediate vicinity […]