Women’s basketball team falls to Gonzaga 62-50 in the finals of the WCC tournament. By Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR The women’s basketball team fell one game short of winning the West Coast Conference Championship after being defeated by the Gonzaga University Bulldogs 62-50 in Las Vegas on March 11. The […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR A lot of the talk in the sports world recently has been about the Miami Heat’s winning streak and the Chicago Blackhawks’ point streak, and it got me to thinking about why streaks in sports are so impressive. For me, streaks are the best type […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR Gun control and the coverage of the debate surrounding it currently pervade our media. It wasn’t always this way – but after the massacre in Newtown, Conn. things changed. An assault weapons ban entered into play, the conversation shifted, and suddenly the National Rifle Association […]
Read moreBy Brandon Watson CONTRIBUTER Since the Aurora massacre occurred in July of 2012, gun control is on the media’s agenda. When the shooting occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, gun control quickly became the most talked about issue. Soapboxes have and are emerging across Facebook, as every major news network is […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR Last Saturday night, I overheard two guys arguing over the difference between a ‘punk’ and a ‘jerk.’ They eventually laughed. It was interesting. Even at Pacific Shores in Ocean Beach, there is no escape from the discussion of meaning. We tend to use some words […]
Read moreBy Taylor Milam STAFF WRITER “How are you?” It’s a simple question, a nice pleasantry even. The majority of answers I hear to this question seem to detail the overwhelmingly busy life led by the person I mistakenly inquired after. I constantly overhear fellow students complaining about their busy schedules, […]
Read moreBy Kevin Crespo ASST. OPINION EDITOR It’s 1:59 a.m. on a late Saturday night or a this-feels-earlier-than-the-first-round-of-midterms Sunday morning if you prefer. Everyone in San Diego is about to defy the laws of modern physics and discard countless of Newton’s Laws and Schrodinger’s Theories. We’re all about to travel into […]
Read moreBy James-Brandon Christopher STAFF WRITER Every year many Toreros embark on a new life journey after graduation. For many, this involves beginning a job and having plans of being promoted through the ranks as they continue with this specific organization. For a select few, however, working for someone else is […]
Read moreBy Rebecca Lukito CONTRIBUTOR American Apparel is the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States and a wholesaler and retailer with its own design and marketing. It sells basic clothing items for both men and women as well as children. They are also quite notorious for their overly sexual ads. […]
Read moreBy Kendall Tich BUSINESS EDITOR I read an article on Life Inc today about a family of four who is living comfortably and happily on a joint salary of $14,000 a year. The husband was deployed in the Middle East and the wife had to pay bills while taking care […]
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