Institute 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 […]
Read moreBy Kendall Tich BUSINESS EDITOR In class the other day, my professor asked us “how do people measure happiness?” Of course, happiness is subjective and can vary from person to person but society has certain ways of measuring it. Perhaps the reason for unhappiness lies in those measurements and the […]
Read moreBy Katelyn Montero ASSISTANT EDITOR On Sunday April 28, the temperature reached a record-breaking 107 degrees, making Stagecoach the hottest festival ever hosted in the Coachella Valley. However, the heat did not stop the 45,000 country music lovers from attending the three-day festival. The weekend was comprised of 48 artists […]
Read moreBy Khea Pollard Asst. A&C EDITOR There I sat amongst the scaling murals and the Afrocentric idols adorning the interior of Balboa Park’s World Beat Center. I had come for a spiritual awakening. Or for the less ideological version, I’d come because my parents made me. I may have been […]
Read moreBy M.K. Volatile CONTRIBUTOR France legalized gay marriage last week, giving same-sex couples the right to adopt and have surrogate mothers. The landmark legislation also brought protests and riots throughout the country. Although civil unions have been legal in France since 1999, the controversy over the new law has ignited […]
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