By 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 […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR In their opening match of the final round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the United States men’s national team suffered a 2-1 loss in Honduras on Feb. 6. “It’s not what we wanted. We wanted to start with a positive result. We […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR Led by junior third baseman and Baseball America Preseason All-American Kris Bryant, the USD baseball team is ranked in all of the major national polls and is looking to improve on their successful 2012 campaign. Last season Bryant hit .366 and led the team in […]
Read moreThe Toreros hold their own against three of their toughest West Coast Conference opponents as they look ahead to the WCC Championship next month. By Alex Manessis CONTRIBUTOR and Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The men’s basketball team’s 65-63 loss to the No. 5 Gonzaga Bulldogs on Feb. 2 was […]
Read moreBy Morgan Lewis CONTRIBUTOR Coming off a stellar year, junior defensive end Blake Oliaro of the Torero football team has made a name for himself as one of the premier athletes in the Pioneer Football League. The one time AP All-American is was selected to the All-PFL team for the […]
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