KEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 Taylor Swift had a huge week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, her latest album “1989” sold close to 1.3 million copies. In an era of low album sales, that should be the headline. Unfortunately, people are much less concerned with what Swift has accomplished […]
Read moreFifteen years ago, the University of San Diego hosted the first-ever San Diego Asian Film Festival. Tonight, the red carpet will be rolled out downtown at Reading Cinemas in Gaslamp. Here is a look into what makes this festival so special to the USD community: KEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE […]
Read moreTANDY JOHNSON ASST. ARTS EDITOR Bad Suns is not your average rock band. Forming in 2012, the four-piece band from Southern California has already gained incredible momentum in the music industry. Their hit song “Cardiac Arrest” has spent much of the past year near the top of alternative rock lists […]
Read moreKEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 And the winner for Best Picture at the Academy Awards goes to…”Guardians of the Galaxy”? If it sounds far-fetched, it is. In fact, the idea of any superhero blockbuster ever being considered for film’s highest honor is nothing short of taboo. Those movies […]
Read moreBROOKLYN DIPPO CONTRIBUTOR The National Science Foundation, NSF, granted University of San Diego $600,000 over the next five years to hire more female STEM professors. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, four disciplines that are growing in both popularity and global demand. The grant is a […]
Read moreSARAH BREWINGTON ASST. NEWS EDITOR Universities across the country design master plans that aim to improve the academic setting of their campuses. Using these plans, many universities have improved classrooms and adopted new technologies to diversify their teaching environments. University of San Diego also has a Master Plan, but neither […]
Read moreGIANNA CARAVETTA CONTRIBUTOR San Francisco Bay Area couple Karen and Tom Mulvaney recently donated nearly $3 million to University of San Diego’s Center for Community Service Learning. In honor of the donation, USD has renamed the Center the Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Action, CASA. […]
Read moreGWYNETH SHOECRAFT NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft Whenever I need a reprieve from the daily stresses of university life, I simply look up at the night sky, and prepare to have my mind blown. Of all the stars I see, I know there is an uncountable number in the known universe. It […]
Read moreLAUREN VUJOVICH EDITOR IN CHIEF @lvujo Harry Potter is a classic tale for our generation. We grew up with it, and for those who were entranced by the magical tale, have a special bond that later generations will never experience. We were the generation that would go to the midnight […]
Read moreThe premiere of ABC’s new series, “Fresh Off the Boat,” part of the San Diego Asian Film Festival, should be sparking more dialogue on our campus KENDALL TICH ASSOCIATE EDITOR @kennytich According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States. While […]
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