Category: Opinion

By Allison Heimlich CONTRIBUTOR The world we live in today is one heavy influenced by social media. Forgetting all the advertisements, PR campaigns and news stories that come from our media driven society, social media remains as one of the most prevalent forms of media in our society, especially in […]

Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and forgotten everything you had eaten throughout that day? It is easy to lose track of all the meals, snacks and drinks we consume each day, especially in the midst of college work and the stress that comes with it. […]

By Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR “Training wheels?” my dad asked. “Not this time!” I replied, feeling confident I was ready to ride my bike the grown up way. I vividly remember hopping on my little red bike, buckling my pink helmet on and screaming, “ok, let go!” as my dad […]

By Cameron Amano CONTRIBUTOR With the arrival of Halloween, we’ve all been working on picking our costumes: the sexy cat, the scream and of course, the beloved white sheet with eyeholes. Halloween is meant to be a day of celebration and festivities and a holiday for everyone to have fun. […]

By Ileane Polis STAFF WRITER We all know that USD is a private university. This, technically speaking, means a non-government funded college. It also may mean smaller class sizes for some colleges like USD. Our university may even be considered a medium-sized school, since it hosts nearly 5,665 undergraduates. Could […]

By Allyson Meyer CONTRIBUTOR We’ve all said things we immediately regret or used words without realizing their impact. Words have many meanings and connotations, yet we rarely take the time to thoughtfully consider the consequences of the ones we use in our everyday speech. Many of us have heard about […]

By Sara Butler ASST. OPINION EDITOR Crumpled tissues fill up her purse as assignments pile on top of her. She feels lost, hopeless and completely alone. No matter how many times she tries, tries and tries again, the world seems completely against her. All she can do is cry. According […]

By Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR When I first arrived at USD, I was greeted by the smiling, energetic faces of my peers, many of whom ended up becoming some of my very best friends. However, at the time I saw the need to make friends as temporary as I felt […]

By Ian Rodgers MANAGING EDITOR Last week’s issue contained an editorial about topics on USD’s campus that are considered “taboo” within the classroom. It made a very worthwhile point about the reluctance of many collegians to voice their opinion on controversial topics. This editorial is the second installment in response […]

By Allison Heimlich CONTRIBUTOR Typically when someone says the word “clique” our minds go to two places: Regina George and her minions in Mean Girls or “ain’t nobody messin with my clique” from the lyrics of a recent hit by Kayne West, Big Sean and Jay-Z . The stereotypical reference […]