By Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR The summit of the Mount Woodson hike in Poway confronts the outdoorsman with one of nature’s bitter ironies. It shows the often-debated issue of man’s influence on the natural world. A little less than an hour north of the city of San Diego, the iconic […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR Oh, the contradictions! The fabricated history! The false future-telling! Like many other people, I came to college thinking that I would learn and understand more about the world around me. I thought that some wise mentor would take me under his wing as his protégé, […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD’s Executive Vice President and Provost Julie Sullivan will be the first woman and lay president at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She will be the 15th president of the university, and she will leave her post at USD at the […]
Read moreBy Janeth Cervantes CONTRIBUTOR Nearly coinciding with the beginning of the Lenten season this year, Pope Benedict XVI decided to give up the papacy. On Feb. 11, Benedict XVI announced his resignation to Roman Catholics around the world. At a more microscopic level, the Catholic USD community felt the effects […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR and Devon Beck CONTRIBUTOR Baseball was only one component of Friday night’s season opener at USD. The newly finished Fowler Park, a $13.8 million ballpark, opened to a sold out audience who were not only there to watch the game but also to marvel […]
Read moreBy Hunter Jameson CONTRIBUTOR The Torero baseball team opened up its 2013 campaign against cross-town rival in the San Diego State University Aztecs. After months of construction and hard work, Fowler Park was unveiled to the players and fans of San Diego USD baseball. Turner Construction Company finished this $13.8 […]
Read moreBy Samantha Finegan ASSOCIATED STUDENTS When I first came to USD, I had no idea what Associated Students was. I somehow missed everything AS: their table at the Alcala Bazaar, the people in the white polos at events, and the AS logo on the many flyers posted throughout campus. It […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR When is it appropriate to pass judgement? Is it ever fair to judge? And whether it is or it isn’t, why do we do it at all? Some of us have an inherent will to judge. We exhibit that trait when we take the Myers […]
Read moreByTaylor Milam CONTRIBUTOR The choice to study abroad is continually praised. USD endlessly promotes it, constantly citing the fact that we are ranked number one in the nation. Students tend to gush about their experiences, noting how much it changed their lives. But what happens after returning from this magical […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR As part of the New York Times’ philosophy blog “The Stone,” Adam Etinson recently offered a piece titled “Of Cannibals, Kings and Culture: The Problem of Ethnocentricity.” In it, Etinson discusses the problem of Ethnocentrism. “Ethnocentrism – our culture’s tendency to twist our judgement in […]
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