Category: Opinion

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 […]

By Sarah Jorgensen CONTRIBUTOR I’m just going to come out and say it: the student media system at USD was broken. But it’s in the process of being fixed, and you can help. You might be wondering about who I am, and how I have the audacity to make such […]

By Maxine Velez CONTRIBUTOR Cinco de Mayo is an occasion that many have been celebrating since grade school. With music, dancing, and festive colors, why would one not want to participate in something so exhilarating? What many forget to do is to stop and think about the true meaning and […]

By Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR A recurring refrain from Tony Soprano in the late 90s HBO series that bore his last name as he dealt with his depression and anxiety in therapy centered on his image of masculinity. Tony would always ask, sometimes in between stifled sobs,”What ever happened to […]

By Bianca Hernandez CONTRIBUTOR When people see someone, they immediately try to imagine the kind of person he or she is. The problem with this is appearances are a very shallow and deceitful way of getting to know someone. USD’s students are stereotyped as known to have it all: looks, […]

By Jay Muller CONTRIBUTOR Last Thursday, April 25 in the Shiley Theatre, Manila Luzon, Max BiManly, Action Big Daddy Jackson, Marisela Maravillosa, Señor Elvis, Brett & Kevin, Amber Alert and Madge Matronic were bold and courageous, expressing their alternative gender identities at the second annual Supreme Drag Superstar, hosted by […]