Del Dickson, a political science professor and expert on the Supreme Court, analyzes the courses of action the court could take in deciding two cases about gay marriage. By Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR At the end of March of this year, the Supreme Court of the United States began to […]
Read moreAfter downloading millions of files from MIT’s database of scholarly articles, Aaron Swartz was arrested and subsequently committed suicide. By Anastasia Macdonald STAFF WRITER In January, Aaron Swartz, one of the creators of Reddit, RSS, and Creative Commons, brought into light questions regarding media freedom on the internet. Saying he […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Being sick used to mean staying home from school, lounging in your pajamas all day while you eat chicken noodle soup and watch cartoons. If you were feeling under the weather, it wasn’t that bad because you were in the comfort of your own […]
Read moreBy Devon Beck STAFF WRITER “To be an undocumented immigrant in this country is to be obsessed with documents,” immigration activist and undocumented immigrant Jose Vargas said in an emotional speech Wednesday, April 24 in Shiley Theater. Vargas was here as a part of USD’s L.I.F.E. (Life is for Everyone) […]
Read moreBy Bianca Bruno CONTRIBUTOR Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD hosted its second annual drag show on April 25th despite the protesting voices of a prayer vigil and a petition that garnered over seven thousand signatures. The event, titled “Supreme Drag Superstar,” was held in the Shiley Theatre on Thursday, April […]
Read moreBy Jackson Shannon CONTRIBUTOR Last week was a successful one for Torero Baseball as we were able to win all four of our games. In my article last week I touched on how one of the best parts about baseball is that we play more games than any other sport, […]
Read moreBy Henry Kittle CONTRIBUTOR Finally, after 82 games, the 2012-2013 NBA regular season has come to a close and the top 16 teams are set in their respective playoff slots. With March Madness over, the focus of the entire basketball world now shifts to the pros. Certain elite squads, such […]
Read moreBy Morgan Lewis CONTRIBUTOR Come April 25, 253 college athletes hope to hear their name called and join the fraternity known as the National Football League. But the 2013 NFL Draft has more question marks than certainty, with a long list of boom or bust prospects. With the Kansas City […]
Read moreBy Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Wavehouse reopening was a fun filled afternoon highlighted by a victory by USD’s very own surf team. The Wavehouse, located in Mission Beach, recently reopened after a change in ownership prompted renovations to the venue’s facilities. One of the major renovations is a […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR Last week we followed the news stories coming out of Boston about the bombings and the subsequent manhunt for the men responsible for committing such a terrible act. Sports can be used as a place to get away from the stresses of life; they can […]
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