In honor of the 2017 Presidential Inauguration, 12 Toreros had the opportunity to spend this past intersession taking a seminar class on elevating political discourse. This year’s Inside Washington Seminar included a combination of students from University of San Diego, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas, and Michigan and was taught by […]
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About 30 University of San Diego students and faculty boarded the trolley to head downtown and take part in the Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 21. Much like the mother march in Washington D.C., San Diego’s public transportation was packed and overflowing with those ready to march. On the trolley […]
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Western media outlets in the U.S. had us convinced that we would be a part of the Zika epidemic if we visited any of the countries that were at high-risk of the virus. But we willingly signed up knowing the danger we were about to throw ourselves into. We were […]
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Semester at Sea (SAS) has been an unparalleled opportunity to discover new cultures around the globe, while simultaneously studying more in-depth these places and people. We take what we have learned within the classroom walls of the MV World Odyssey and witness the reality behind the words in our textbooks. […]
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“Last port best port” was continuously being said throughout the ship as excited SASers set forth to our last port before disembarking in San Diego. It was the final international country on our itinerary and we were all planning on making it the best one yet. The almost two-hour long […]
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Started from sea level and now we’re here at an elevation of almost 8,000 feet. I was only slightly winded after hiking about a quarter-mile incline of the rocky path that led to Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There it was in all of […]
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The captivating, transparent water between La Baltra Island and Santa Cruz Island was the most turquoise ocean water I had ever seen. The water was so clear I could vividly examine the reefs below and so blue I had to blink twice to make sure that what I was looking […]
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Finals are coming. Snapchat feeds are filled with selfies in the library or in study groups. Instagram is flooded with pictures of scattered notes, books, and lots of coffee. Documenting students’ lives is the new normal, and finals week is no exception. According to Instagram’s analytics, “#finals” has almost three […]
Read moreFinals week tends to be the most dreaded week of the semester. The difference between owning finals week and drowning in it comes down scheduling. Most everyone has experienced that moment of jealousy when you find out your friend, classmate, or roommate has an easy finals schedule. Sometimes this simply […]
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Another year without a deep NCAA tournament run became a reality for the women’s volleyball team at the University of San Diego last week. After losing in the second round last year, the Toreros were looking for another chance to make their mark in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, the 2016 […]
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