By Chelsea Perera CONTRIBUTOR Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Django Unchained,” starring Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington, has been under scrutiny for what some say is an excessive amount of violence, particularly in regard to slavery in the antebellum south. Viewers familiar with Tarantino already know to expect the director’s signature […]
Read moreBy Amelia Gentile How would you like the opportunity to help choose your next upper division professor? This goes beyond searching RateMyProfessors.com for the ideal professor to deciding who gets to teach at USD. In the English department, some students are given the opportunity to participate in the process. Professor […]
Read moreBy Edwin Blebu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Hurricane Sandy derailed the ToThe men’s basketball team lost a hard fought battle against the No. 7 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs, falling 65-63 Saturday evening at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Sophomore guard and leading scorer Johnny Dee scored a game-high 21 points for USD, while […]
Read moreBy Jack Shannon STAFF WRITER As the majority of the student population enjoyed winter break at their respective homes, the men’s baseball team was hard at work training for the upcoming season. Intersession provided us with an opportunity to focus solely on baseball and come together. We took part in […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR When students break for classes and go home for winter break to celebrate the holidays with their families, Toreros are still hard at work representing our school on the court. The season does not stop when classes do. There’s no winter break for the USD […]
Read moreRavens quarterback Joe Flacco silences critics by earning MVP honors after throwing for 287 yards and three touchdowns By Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR Big brother prevailed again. John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens defeated brother Jim and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Feb. 3 to win the Super Bowl […]
Read moreBy Hugo Werstler CONTRIBUTOR Super Bowl XLVIII had everything. A sibling rivalry. A veteran quarterback against a trailblazing second-year counterpart. A half-time extravaganza that could have been seen from space if not for the roof on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. And lest we forget the mysterious blackout that gave us ample […]
Read moreBy Alex Bullock SPORTS EDITOR In a time when we should have been following the NFL Playoffs and evaluating NBA teams getting into midseason form, our attention was held by not one, but two sports stories based on a series of lies surrounding high-profile athletes. Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs […]
Read moreBy James-Brandon S. Christoper STAFF WRITER Every year many Toreros choose to study abroad in various locations around the world. This is so common at USD that we have been able to be ranked #1 in study abroad participation for the last two years, according to US News and World […]
Read moreBy Nick Dilonardo OPINION EDITOR It happens to me while I’m taking orders at Starbucks. I stand there, prepared to write on the cup: do they want a mocha? a latte? Most likely, it’ll be nonfat and sugar-free. I wait, and the answer comes: “I’d like a skinny vanilla latte?” […]
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