Jesse Aizenstat / The USD Vista The War on Terror is over. Actually, it’s been over for about two years; it’s just that nobody in Washington has explicitly said it. This means that the Bush administration has shifted from its virtually all-encompassing definition of a terrorist and is now working […]
Read moreKaitlin Perry / The USD Vista Freedom of choice is a right that all men and women have and it is a right that should be respected. Despite my personal views on the controversial procedure that is abortion, I firmly believe that all women have the right to choose whether […]
Read moreJillian Anthony / The USD Vista I’m trying to choose a major and having a really hard time with it. What do you suggest?-Major Mixup Dear Major Mixup,I have good news and bad news. The bad news, I can’t exactly describe to you each of the dozens of majors and […]
Read moreAvery Durnan / The USD Vista Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be months away, but the University of San Diego is already encouraging students to be more involved than ever. To mark King’s legacy, USD is offering the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. parade T-shirt design competition. Open to […]
Read moreAnne Slagill / The USD Vista Nothing has the ability to enhance my feelings of gratitude like a gravy-soaked slice of Thanksgiving turkey. I cannot begin to express the disappointment I felt when my parents confessed that they intend to prepare ham for our family gathering next Thursday. The word […]
Read moreKaitlin Perry / Arts & Culture Editor / The USD Vista Halloween is a holiday now considered trashy in many college communities. With girls dressing up in as little clothes as ever and Top 40 songs remaining popular for much longer periods of time than should be acceptable, typical Halloween […]
Read moreAvery Durnan / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Straight out of suburban Chicago, The Academy Is… is anything but boring. Their music is an emo/indie rock blend with heavy punk influences that does not involve screaming. While each of their albums is unique in its own way, TAI bass […]
Read moreCynthia Duncan / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The 2006 documentary “Jesus Camp” opened with the line, “There’s some new brand of religion out there.” At an evangelical Christian retreat in North Dakota led by pastor Becky Fischer, children as young as six were shown crying hysterically, screaming, speaking […]
Read morePaul Garcia / Staff Writer / The USD Vista Youth are generally accused of being apathetic and therefore not politically viable. However, political apathy is not constrained to only one demographic. The Committee for the Study of the American Electorate reported that more than 122 million people voted in the […]
Read moreKatie Herman / Staff Writer / The USD Vista As the school year quickly progresses, many students see their time here dwindling and their futures beyond graduation looking uncertain at best. Luckily, the annual USD Graduate School Fair showed students the wide variety of opportunities in graduate school available to […]
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