By Blanca Torii ARTS&CULTURE EDITOR People are shallow. I mean literally. Our day to day is governed by what we see, hear, taste, touch, smell. We live more or less by our five senses. Yet there is one sense in particular that seems to dominate all others: sight. Two weeks […]
Read moreBy Henry Kittle CONTRIBUTOR After USD administration attempted to ban off-campus, overnight events sponsored by student organizations, the Interfraternity Council successfully lobbied to postpone the administration from initiating this policy until Friday Feb. 15. A would-be large change in Greek guidelines, the proposal’s unenthusiastic reception is no secret to administrators […]
Read moreBy Leeza Earl STAFF WRITER USD pre-health students and their biology professor Laura Rivard launched a new way to learn about the advancements in genetics on the web. In the fall 2012, Rivard’s ethical issues in genetics class created a website called Genetics Generation. Continuing through the semester and winter […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR For women across the world, prevention and protection do not only apply to sex education. In order to show the USD community what self-defense involves, on Feb. 9 USD hosted the first of a five class women’s self-defense series offered on campus. For this […]
Read moreBy Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR The fall semester ended with many unanswered questions for students, faculty and administrators alike regarding the Tina Beattie issue. Coinciding with the dawn of the spring semester, a task force appointed by President Mary Lyons has convened to discuss the issues involved in the Beattie […]
Read moreBy Hannah Bucklin ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Oh, to be in California. There is a truth to the bliss that is USD, on the Pacific coast in sunny California, where the local population is tanned all year round, and where cold means wearing long sleeves. A place where, if you have […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR Nobody walks in LA as the song “Walking in LA” by the Missing Persons goes, and it is true: as an embodiment of the Southern California lifestyle, transportation is personal, private and perilous. The Saturday Night Live parody “The Californians” is among countless mockeries of […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR Get ready for it. Tonight is Valentine’s Day, a “holiday,” which means your Facebook feed and Twitter are going to be besieged. It will stimulate what is now known as “Facebook Envy.” According to a recent study from Germany, writer Richard Holt for the United […]
Read moreBy Kevin Crespo ASST. OPINION EDITOR San Diego: full of beaches, sand, sun and college students. It is a truly lovely place to live and our campus is no different. With the Spanish renaissance influenced architecture and our pristine new buildings such as the Shiley Science and Technology building and […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR Limits are important with people. I moved out when I was sixteen. I didn’t get along with my mom. We separated, talked little, and went our own ways. In the words of a friend of mine, she “did her” and I “did me.” There’s a […]
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