By Collin Trotter Contributor For most of the country, the arrival of October brings an exciting time of colorful leaves and colder weather. For baseball fans, the month brings a whole new type of thrill: The Major League Baseball playoffs. The playoff format of baseball is simple, with 10 teams […]
Read moreBy Davis Jones SPORTS EDITOR Hello Government. You probably don’t remember me. We met once. In October. I walked into my house and the TV was on, and the election results were flashing, and confetti was everywhere on the floor, and ‘Proud to be an American’ ran in loops from […]
Read moreBy John Barnum Contributor The cross country team here at USD has lately shown great success, the women earning seventh and the men earning ninth at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 28. Their success is due partly to the fact that they regard themselves as a family. In one case, […]
Read more“What Does the Fox Say?” is a trending YouTube video that has recently hit our campus by storm. The craze is a music video for the song “The Fox” by Ylvis, a comedic musical duo from Norway. This viral video has made this European duo an international sensation in a […]
Read moreBy Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR It has been said a million times that college is the “best four years of your life.” When I first got to USD, my plans were to achieve a 4.0 GPA and become involved in a multitude of clubs and organizations while also maintaining somewhat […]
Read moreBy Sara Butler ASST. OPINION EDITOR Across the nation college students are changing the definition of dating. Our generation seems to be moving away from the traditional date, replacing it with “hang outs” and “hook-ups”. Instead of a man asking a woman to dinner and a movie, he often invites […]
Read moreBy Kendall Tich OPINION EDITOR The America we live in today celebrates and embraces the multitude of cultures, ethnic identities and backgrounds of the people who call this country home. It is becoming increasingly important to learn ways in which we can better interact in a global setting through adaptation […]
Read moreBy Whitney Downs Staff Writer It’s hard to turn on the news today without hearing something about the shutdown of the federal government. Yet, most people don’t even know what a government shutdown is. Every year, Congress must appropriate the budget for the executive branch to approve. However, if Congress […]
Read moreBy Brittany Carava ASST. NEWS EDITOR Since the semester has started, the Department of Public Safety has responded to four reports of motor vehicle thefts and four vehicle break-ins. Mother Rosalie Hill Hall School of Leadership and Education garage, Manchester Village garage (Building #1 & Building #2), Jenny Craig Pavilion […]
Read moreBy Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR As you know, the federal government has shut down. The only conceivable way you could not be aware of the shutdown is if you’ve been living under a rock, or as it’s now known: a luxury suite. Yes, the stalemate over the federal budget has […]
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