On the first day of the Spring 2021 semester, Roger Pace, Ph.D., interim vice provost, sent an email to the USD student body regarding an increase of academic integrity infractions that have happened since shifting to an online learning format.
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This semester has rapidly come and gone. No matter where you were physically located, the remote learning model has taken a toll on us all. However, the students that were allowed to return to USD’s beautiful campus have experienced vast inconsistencies from USD’s Residential Life.
Read moreA reflection on the Fall 2020 semester from our newsroom To the University of San Diego community, Today, Nov. 3, 2020, marks not only the beginning of a new four-year period in the American political cycle but also the last production day of The USD Vista for the fall semester. […]
Read moreVice President and Provost Gail Baker, Ph.D. sent the announcement to students on Nov. 2 Celina Tebor / Editor in Chief The University of San Diego will not change the pass/fail policy for the Fall 2020 semester, according to an email sent by Vice President and Provost Gail Baker, Ph.D., […]
Read moreThe necessity for Pass/Fail By: USD GESP, Gender Equity & Sex Positivty Collective The University of San Diego announced on July 29, 2020, that all Fall 2020 courses would continue virtually, yet USD insisted on maintaining the newly expedited schedule, which was crafted specifically for in-person instruction. Furthermore, USD did […]
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Online school makes cheating on tests much easier. Students say they know that a lot of students cheat on online tests but professors warn it is easier than you might think to catch cheaters.
Read moreStudents are struggling as they adjust to the completely virtual semester. Professors and administrators should do more to help. Hallie Wiltshire / Asst. Opinion Editor As with most aspects of our new pandemic-addled world, no one in Fall 2019 would have believed you if you described our current Fall 2020 […]
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Some students are saying the workload has noticeably increased this semester due to online learning. We ask Toreros their thoughts and talk to Professor Thomas O’Rourke about what he has done to reinvent his syllabus for online learning.
Read moreAn updated look at boarding in college during a global pandemic. Tyler Pugmire / News Editor After USD canceled almost all in-person classes for the fall semester, they also delayed move-in for students by a month. Each bedroom has been limited to single occupancy, and there are no guests of […]
Read moreCampus Quarantine: SDSU reverses their hopeful re-opening Emma Valdiserri / Asst. News Editor San Diego State University (SDSU) has been forced to pause their in-person classes and place a stay-at-home order for students living on campus as their number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise. The university began its […]
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