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Baseball begins conference play by sweeping BYU and looks ahead to a tough non-conference opponent Junior Kris Bryant led the Toreros in a sweep of the Cougars in dramatic fashion as the baseball team looks forward to a series against the No. 3 Oregon State Beavers at Fowler Park next week

September 18, 2013

By Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR The USD baseball team played a dramatic three-game series against the Brigham Young University Cougars last weekend in the opening series of West Coast Conference play. The Toreros won all three games against the Cougars, but it wasn’t easy. All three games saw the Toreros […]

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Stage set for the big dance March Madness hits full swing as the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship gets underway on Thursday

September 18, 2013

By Connor Phillips CONTRIBUTOR Selection Sunday was this past Sunday, and with that, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championships are set. Part of the excitement of March Madness are the intriguing matchups and the possibility of upsets, and this year’s version of the bracket does not disappoint. The four […]

Sports

Toreros to host Hawaii in the opening round of the Women’s NIT The women’s basketball team will play the Rainbow Wahine March 21 at 6 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion

September 18, 2013

By Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR After falling short of earning the West Coast Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA women’s basketball championships, the women’s basketball team instead earned a bid to the 2013 Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Last season, the Toreros made it to the national semifinals of the WNIT, […]

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Keeping track of the world’s game at USD

September 18, 2013

By Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR Last week marked the end of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League. The Champions League is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European soccer. Among the teams moving on to the quarterfinals […]

Sports

Even if you build it, will they come? Examining our university’s lack of school spirit

September 18, 2013

By Morgan Lewis CONTRIBUTOR It’s a Friday evening at USD’s brand new $13 million dollar facility. The Toreros are hosting the conference rival Brigham Young University Cougars. The stands are littered with fans that came to support one of the nation’s better baseball programs. Yet, among 600 or so people […]

Editorial

Lauren Silberman’s laughable attempt at an NFL tryout: Did it really ‘set women back years?’

September 18, 2013

By Angelique Bash CONTRIBUTOR Lauren Silberman’s abysmal tryout at the NFL regional combine at the Jets’ training center in New Jersey last Sunday has sparked harsh criticism. Criticism is to be expected though, considering that as the first woman to try out at an NFL regional combine, she was only […]

Editorial

Does the subaltern exist as USD? An interview with Kyoto Prize laureate Gayatari Spivak

September 18, 2013

By Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR The Vista was invited to interview Gayatari Spivak, author of “Can the Subaltern Speak,” an essay examining the support structure of patriarchal privilege. NICK DILONARDO:. I go to the University of San Diego, and it’s a place of no uncertain privilege, and one of the […]

Editorial

Is this multi-tasking at its finest? Looking at how we move through our digital world

September 18, 2013

By Jamie Shea CONTRIBUTOR Walking to class the other day, I had to step onto the grass to avoid a collision with someone who was texting while walking. She stopped, apologized and then immersed herself back into her phone. I looked around, counting four other people in the immediate vicinity […]

Editorial

A critique of Teach for America: is having the best of intentions good enough?

September 18, 2013

By Bianca Bruno CONTRIBUTOR As many seniors are nearing graduation in May, they are forced to face something many privileged USD students have never had to deal with: an unknown future. Many of us have been conditioned from a young age to do well in school, go to a good […]

Editorial

Pelican brand takes flight at USD

September 18, 2013

By Henry Kittle STAFF WRITER Whether you’ve noticed the snapback hats with “Pelican” sewed in cursive around campus, they’re out there and there’s more coming. The forces behind the hat, and its accompanying line of apparel are Steven Melendez of Los Angeles and Tyler Howard of Central Coast, California. The […]

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