By Jackson Somes CONTRIBUTOR At the second event of her stay at USD, Leymah Gbowee recalled waking up one day as a seventeen year old girl faced with the responsibilities of a woman twice that age. All the men were absent from the community and Liberia was in the throes […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER Nobel Peace Laureate, Liberian peace activist, social worker and women’s right advocate Leymah Gbowee spoke with women from all over the world at the 9th Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast about the violence against women in the world and how we can positively change the […]
Read moreBy Devon Beck STAFF WRITER As a growing field, peacebuilding is seen as a vital tool for managing and resolving conflicts between and within states. USD has taken steps to further this field and involve the student body in peacebuilding. The Bolstering Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding event kick-started the west […]
Read moreBy Rashmi Chugani CONTRIBUTOR White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on March 13, announcing to the world that the Catholic Church has selected a new leader. The 115 voting cardinals elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 76-year-old Argentine as the new Pope. Cardinal Bergoglio chose Francis as his papal name. […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Spring break is potentially one of the most anticipated and talked about college vacations. Masses of college students flood to tropical places in order to escape the confines of their campuses and to relax under the sun. What makes spring break arguably one of […]
Read moreBy Alex Manessis CONTRIBUTOR Last Thursday with the NCAA tournament rapidly approaching, USD Athletic Director Ky Snyder announced that men’s head basketball coach Bill Grier would be back for a seventh season. The decision came five days after USD’s fourth consecutive losing season concluded with an exciting overtime loss to […]
Read moreFaculty and administration butt heads at a panel about the Tina Beattie controversy. By Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR Emotions spilled over at the first event of the semester to discuss the Tina Beattie issue that took campus by storm late last fall. The event was titled “Forum on Academic Freedom […]
Read moreAfter a shaky start, the Toreros have won nine of their last 11 games and are looking to regain a spot in the national rankings. By Hunter Jameson CONTRIBUTOR The Toreros had a busy week, playing six important games in as many days. The Toreros started the week with their […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR The men’s basketball team’s season came to an end on March 9 after a 69-66 overtime loss to the St. Mary’s College Gaels in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Championship in Las Vegas. The Toreros reached the semifinal game after defeating the Pepperdine […]
Read moreBy Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Last weekend’s schedule of college basketball included many Top 25 matchups that provided a better insight as to which teams are hot and which teams are cooling down heading into conference tournaments. One of the notable Top 25 teams who made a big statement […]
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