Category: Opinion

Serge Seplovich / The USD Vista You walk into the local tavern and march straight to the bar. To your dismay, you see a teenager, no older than 16 or 17, leaning over the bar ordering a drink. You think to yourself, “Am I in Tijuana?” No, you are in […]

Paul Garcia / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Too many Americans associate the super-power status U.S. with being a Christian nation. They say, “God is on America’s side” and warn if non-faith-based “liberal” policies are instituted God will “leave us.” Religion’s place in the American political arena is remarkably […]

Ariana Haro / Guest Writer / The USD Vista By now, I am sure all of you have been into the newly remodeled USD bookstore. While I must say the new changes are welcome, there is however, one great flaw. Above the register, closest to the mail center a sign […]

Jesse Aizenstat / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Louder than a cannon’s thunder, the announcement was made shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time that Barack Hussein Obama had won the state of Virginia and thus, the American presidency. I was asked by our local Fox station to appear […]

Ashley McLean / Associate Editor / The USD Vista Looking at Yahoo!’s most popular and viewed news stories for the day, a few headlines stand out: “Ohio grandma gives birth to daughter’s triplets,” “Peru offers bald dog of Incas to Obamas,” “Maurice Greene ran off ‘Dancing with the Stars’” are […]

Juan Pablo Garcia / Guest Writer / The USD Vista Last year, USD inaugurated a new education building. Home to the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES), the new facility is truly state-of-the-art. Equipped with the latest gadgetry, this palace-like building was without a doubt a massive investment. Such […]

Jesse Aizenstat / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Just because USD’s religion class on the Holocaust was hopelessly full last year did not mean that I was going to settle for a substitute. I was determined. And coming from Jewish roots, I was particularly curious to hear what our […]

Paul Garcia / Staff Writer / The USD Vista As the polls came in, we saw the country’s desire to move in a new direction. People called the Barack Obama campaign crazy for starting grass roots organization in regions they said would never go to a Democrat. However, Obama was […]

Ryan Plourde / Staff Writer / The USD Vista ““The Real World” is a show that defined a generation. It is arguably the most original show to hit the air waves since “Tom and Jerry” (honestly, whoever came up with the idea of a cat who chases a mouse is […]

Jesse Aizenstat / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Whenever I have a little time to kill, I click the tab on my web browser that takes me to the NYMEX crude oil futures. It’s astounding to think that the same $147 barrel of crude from last July is now, […]