By Erin Fogerty STAFF WRITER James Brennan has been chosen as the Undergraduate morning ceremony’s commencement speaker. Brennan, who graduated from USD in 1996, will be speaking to the graduating seniors in the College of Arts and Science. The morning ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, […]
Read moreBy Erin Fogerty STAFF WRITER Paul Rice will be speaking in the afternoon for the USD students graduating from the School of Business. This ceremony, which will also take place in the Jenny Craig Pavilion, will begin at 2 p.m. Paul Rice is the founder, President and CEO of Fair […]
Read moreBy Morgan Lewis STAFF WRITER Starting in 2013, USD will have a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The current dean, Mary Boyd, will be leaving her position after being appointed in 2008. There are three candidates in the running for the position, all with an impressive […]
Read moreBy Brittany Carava CONTRIBUTOR As spring rolls around, honeybees take it as a cue to populate USD more than ever. Lately, it’s not just the cuddly, trashcan digging, raccoons that are plaguing USD’s campus. The university has had multiple instances where an overabundance of bees has created a problem for […]
Read moreInstitute for Peace and Justice hosts discussion panel. By Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR The Syrian civil war is nearing its 29th month of conflict. The war has resulted in more than two million refugees and, according to a U.N. estimate in July, has reached over 100,000 overall casualties. What began […]
Read moreBy Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR “They know what it’s like to deal with power, they know what it’s like to deal with repression, they know what its like to deal with people with very different viewpoints,” Dean Luck says. Dean Luck, the dean of the Kroc School of Peace Studies, […]
Read moreBy Bianca Hernandez CONTRIBUTOR When people see someone, they immediately try to imagine the kind of person he or she is. The problem with this is appearances are a very shallow and deceitful way of getting to know someone. USD’s students are stereotyped as known to have it all: looks, […]
Read moreBy Jay Muller CONTRIBUTOR Last Thursday, April 25 in the Shiley Theatre, Manila Luzon, Max BiManly, Action Big Daddy Jackson, Marisela Maravillosa, Señor Elvis, Brett & Kevin, Amber Alert and Madge Matronic were bold and courageous, expressing their alternative gender identities at the second annual Supreme Drag Superstar, hosted by […]
Read moreBy Henry Kittle STAFF WRITER What do Barbies and USD have in common? Besides the similarity of students, barbies are purchased for someone different than who pays for them. Parents just can’t say no; they don’t have the heart to deny their daughters the right to a brand name fashion […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR I heard life described in an ethics class as being in a circle, dancing in locked arms with all those you love – your friends, your family – while one by one, they are taken from you by death. It was a morbid sentiment but […]
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