Parents under-punished for abuse of privilege in admissions scandal Emilie Schumacher / Op-Ed Contributor / The USD Vista Spoiled kids have a few guarantees in their life. Well, certainly more than just a few, but these are the main ones: they can do what they want, they can spend what […]
Read moreFirst parent is sentenced in “Varsity Blues” case Luke Garrett / News Editor / The USD Vista Felicity Huffman, star of the television drama “Desperate Housewives,” was the first parent to be sentenced in the “Varsity Blues” national college admission scandal. The Friday sentence earned her 14 days in federal […]
Read moreStudents await administration decision weeks after USD implicated in scandal Glenn McDonell / Asst. News Editor / The USD Vista At the end of March, Yale and Stanford University announced plans to rescind the admission and vacate the credits of students named in the March 12 Department of Justice investigation […]
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Pres. Harris identifies former USD basketball head coach Lamont Smith as coach named in indictment Anderson Haigler / Sports Editor / The USD Vista Two weeks ago, court documents made public by the Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that in 2016, a then-unnamed “varsity sports coach” at the University of […]
Read moreThe college admissions process has never been fair Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista Last Tuesday, 33 parents were indicted on charges of fraud and racketeering in connection with a cheating scheme to help their children gain acceptance to elite private universities, including the University of San […]
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