By Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of To Write Love on her Arms, a non-profit organization based out of Florida that raises awareness about people struggling with issues including depression, addiction and self-injury. In an interview with The Vista, he discussed how to recover from the […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR It took a road trip up the coast of California for me to understand one of Aristotle’s lessons, a lesson of friendship. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle wrote that there are three types of friendships: friendship of utility, friendship of pleasure and friendship of the […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity for women hosted their 12th annual Mr. University pageant, raising more than $20 thousand for the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation and their philanthropy Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children. This event consisted of 10 male contestants, five from Greek life and […]
Read moreBy Lauren Vujovich MANAGING EDITOR A new app has recently swept USD, at least in the female population. “Lulu” allows women to rate anonymously and review men based on manners, looks, commitment, humor, sex, first kiss and ambition. Basically it is an app that allows girls to rate the guys […]
Read moreBy Bianca Bruno CONTRIBUTOR Last week’s Sexual Assault Awareness activities culminated with the annual march and vigil known as Take Back the Night. The event, held Thursday, April 11, was sponsored by the USD Women’s Center. The event kicked off in the UC Exhibit Hall, where attendees were invited to […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Sexual violence is as prevalent as ever on college campuses. On average one in 20 college females report being raped and one in four will be the victim of sexual assault during her academic career as an undergraduate, according to the National Sexual Violence […]
Read moreBy 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 […]
Read moreBy 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 […]
Read moreBy 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, […]
Read moreBy 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 […]
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