The 2016 election in 140 characters

Unless you’ve been totally off the grid, you know that the social media site Twitter has played an instrumental role in this year’s presidential election. In the past, Facebook has played a key role in sharing your political views. This year especially, Twitter has taken it a step further, with […]

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Should all music be free?

In the world today, our lives are fueled by the internet, and nearly everyone is plugged in. We can scarcely go a day without using a computer or smartphone, especially because we now have internet access essentially everywhere we go. We consume almost all media digitally, and the sales of […]

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San Diego gears up for Halloween

The days of trick-or-treating and school Halloween carnivals might be behind most students at the University of San Diego, but that doesn’t mean that Halloween celebrations have to be any less festive this year. Although leaves aren’t changing colors and temperatures are hardly dropping, it is indeed autumn in San […]

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Prop. 64 and legalizing marijuana

In 1964, Lowell Eggemeier walked into the San Francisco Hall of Justice, lit a marijuana cigarette, took a long draw, and blew the smoke directly into the face of an officer. This act, known today as the puff-in, was the first recorded action in the effort to legalize marijuana in […]

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