Reuben Schleiger CONTRIBUTOR My experience in Australia has come with mixed feelings. I have been blessed with the opportunity to see some amazing places that were so unique and beautiful. I have sampled a taste of the Australian culture and way of life, but regrettably I do not feel as […]
Read moreKEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 While San Diego is widely regarded as a booming community for the performing arts, it is also credited as the birthplace of one of the most successful and groundbreaking musicals in the last decade: “Jersey Boys.” The worldwide hit premiered on Oct. 5, […]
Read moreTYLER BOYCE CONTRIBUTOR University of San Diego students are among the millions that tune in every Sunday to see AMC’s survival horror drama, “The Walking Dead.” The show is based on the popular comic series by Robert Kirkman. According to the New York Times, over 17 million viewers tuned in […]
Read moreKEVIN KARN ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR @kkarn7 After the baseball season came to a close last night, I realized that I had not watched one game this year from start to finish. At first I thought that I was in the minority. However, as the dismal television ratings of the […]
Read moreWhen do Halloween costumes cross the line? Forest Lieberman CONTRIBUTOR It is no secret that we all want to look our best on Halloween. By the time the horror-filled holiday comes, we have finally gotten around to introducing ourselves to that cute guy or girl from our logic class who […]
Read moreSAM RATHE OPINION EDITOR @samuel_vaun The billionaire businessman Richard Branson recently decided to make some changes to his employees’ vacation policies by giving them an unlimited amount. Yep, that is correct. All of Branson’s 50,000 employees around the world at Virgin Group now have the ability to take a “holiday,” […]
Read moreGWYNETH SHOECRAFT NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft In the past week, you could not have turned on the news without being confronted by some frightening stuff. First, there is the Ebola epidemic. The rise in the number of cases has caused panic to spread. Then, an SDSU student was taken to the […]
Read moreBANAN AL-NASERY CONTRIBUTOR The Big West Conference, which consists of 40 different Rotaract clubs representing the entire West Coast of the United States, joined together on Oct. 11 and 12 in the Peace and Justice building at the University of San Diego. The USD Rotaract Club led the event that […]
Read moreGWYNETH SHOECRAFT NEWS EDITOR @gshoecraft WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JESSICA NOE This year’s surge of Ebola in West Africa is the largest and most complex outbreak since the virus was first discovered. According to the World Health Organization, there have been more Ebola cases and deaths in 2014 than in all […]
Read moreOLIVIA LOUGEE ASST. NEWS EDITOR Last month, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores. As many Californians debate the costs and benefits of this new ban, University of San Diego and its students prepare for the elimination […]
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