The desert is quiet

By Blanca Torii Traveling to the desert, the weather changes about an hour into the ride. We passed white wind turbines. The image of sleek machines was the last of urban sprawl until we reached nature. Then we trekked for about 15 minutes before reaching a spot of level land. […]

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Doing Spring Break right

By Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Spring break is potentially one of the most anticipated and talked about college breaks. 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 […]

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Greenhouse cash

USD Professor Receives $450,000 Grant for Environmental Research. By Anastasia Macdonald STAFF WRITER USD professor of chemistry and biochemistry Lauren Benz has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study ways of trapping and reducing greenhouse gases. The grant funds Benz’s experimental research devoted to capturing […]

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House hunters rejoice

Two USD students create website that helps student find off-campus housing. By Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Finding housing as a student can be difficult. That’s why Associated Students President Morgan Schwanke and junior Jordan Jadallah created OnMyBlock (www.onmyblock.com), a website designed to help USD students find housing near campus […]

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Verdict in Brandon Johnson point-shaving case made official Ex-basketball player Brandon Johnson sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the point-shaving scandal

By Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Less than two years ago, ex-Torero basketball player Brandon Johnson ‘10 was indicted along with nine others for running a sports betting business to control the outcomes of basketball games. On Nov. 16, 2012, Johnson pled guilty to conspiracy to committ sports bribery with […]

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