By Morgan Lewis STAFF WRITER If Instagram and YouTube came together and had a beautiful child, then you would have Vine. Twitter’s new mobile social video application, Vine, enables its users to create and post short video clips that run up to six seconds. Although it is relatively new, it […]
Read moreBy Henry Kittle STAFF WRITER The French quartet Phoenix is known for a complex sound often categorized as alternative rock or indie pop. The band discusses a wide variety of subjects in their music such as 19th century history, classical composer Franz Liszt and the high speed trail of stardom. […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER More than 10,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the Mexican border any way they know how. USD alumnus Enrique Morones is committed to saving thousands of undocumented immigrants traveling through the deserts to reach America through his non-profit organization Border Angels. Morones and many […]
Read moreBy Anastasia Macdonald STAFF WRITER Junior Patrick Smith’s philosophy behind his hopeful career as a doctor is that it is just as important to help people that he does not know as people that he does know. “It is easy to help people you know, but it’s more important to […]
Read moreBy Katelyn Montero ASSOCIATE EDITOR In the aftermath of the tragedy surrounding the Boston marathon, the world saw just how much social media has changed the way the world interacts with each other. Platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Google Docs and even new platforms acted as catalysts to both […]
Read moreBy Tori Pappas CONTRIBUTOR “NOT WASTED” was the phrase that many volunteers had on their tee shirts to celebrate Earth Day and USD’s aim for zero waste during Earth Week. This past Tuesday, in front of the Student Life Pavilion, San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria and USD’s Associated […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Over the past two weeks my Facebook newsfeed has been overwhelmed by statuses of people being accepted into study abroad programs for next fall. Madrid, Australia, New Zealand, Florence… I have seen it all. I almost wanted to make my own status, “accepted to […]
Read moreBy Devon Beck STAFF WRITER President Obama included a student loan reform in his budget proposal on April 10 to deal with the growing issue of affording college and paying off loans. According to USD, the average cost to attend school here is $53,302 per year. Many students at USD […]
Read moreLengthy application process denies religious group on campus privileges despite student interest. By Katelyn Montero ASSOCIATE EDITOR For many students at USD, participation in student organizations is a driving force that shapes, enriches and even defines their experiences as an undergraduate. However, before an organization is allowed to post flyers […]
Read moreBy Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Last week Rutgers University came under substantial media attention as some very disturbing practice footage of men’s basketball coach Mike Rice went viral. The footage explicitly showed Rice verbally and physically abusing his players with a variety of homophobic slurs and other aggressive and […]
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