USD’s Associated Student Government (ASG) voted to pass the budget for the Spring 2021 semester on Jan. 28, which included funding a free New York Times digital subscription for all students for the rest of the semester.
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Two weeks into the Spring 2021 semester, after USD’s Residential Life increased the on-campus housing availability for students, COVID-19 cases at USD have spiked significantly. The first two weeks of the semester saw record case numbers, which showed a total of 169 cases from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
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After nearly a year away from the courts, the University of San Diego men’s tennis team returned to action at home on Friday against the Cal Poly Mustangs. The best-of-seven contest began with three highly competitive doubles matches for the incredibly important first overall point.
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The University of San Diego women’s basketball team’s characteristically strong defense meant that an 18-point fourth quarter was enough to get the hosts over the line against the visiting Loyola Marymount University in Thursday’s low-scoring contest. Neither team made more than a third of their shots and, after trailing 19-18 at halftime, the Toreros mustered more offense than the Lions could in the second half to earn the win.
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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many people have love on their minds, whether they like it or not. In the age of dating apps, Instagram DMs, and Snapchat etiquette, the dating scene is shifting toward an online focus, which can be both a good and bad thing. Rather than official, pre-planned dates, people are having their initial introductions on their devices.
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Regardless of a person’s feelings about Valentine’s Day, it’s still the ultimate excuse to sit back with some sweets and binge classic rom-coms. In the wise words of Forrest Gump, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get,” (so they might as well be heart-shaped!). Once a sufficient amount of chocolate and candies are bought, you can stream these movies on several platforms.
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Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., is a Black leader often left out of history
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been known to ruffle a few feathers — as all smart, determined women tend to do. Last week she shared on a live stream that she is a survivor of sexual assault. No one should be surprised that AOC chose to share this personal piece of her life. Her progressive, unfiltered reputation is well known. She explained how trauma compounds itself. Every incident piles on top of the other. The mob attack on the U.S. Capitol brought to the surface the same harrowing feelings she went through when her body was attacked
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On Jan. 20, Joe Biden addressed the U.S. for the first time as president. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal,” Biden said. “We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts. If we show a little tolerance and humility.”
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College in the middle of a pandemic is a painful struggle — many students never imagined that there would be a momentous world event that defined their academic career. A transition to online learning was thought to be a quick fix to a temporary setback, but as the one-year mark of online learning quickly approaches, it has proven to be more of a permanent solution. USD has a very comprehensive plan to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus that looks good on paper, but is not practical in reality. In practice, it pushes students to hang out off campus in non COVID-safe environments that the university cannot control.
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