In May of 2020, George Floyd entered Cup Foods in Minneapolis to buy cigarettes. Store clerk Christopher Martin believed that Floyd was using a counterfeit twenty dollar bill to pay and after Floyd left the store went to tell his manager. Another co-worker then called 911 and officer Derek Chauvin arrested Floyd
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Since the start of 2021, millions of people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which has helped propel the world toward normalcy. Currently, three different pharmaceutical companies are producing vaccines for distribution, and two others — Novavax and AstraZeneca — are in phase three of trials. The most recent vaccine to be approved for emergency distribution is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, known for being the first version of the vaccine to only require one dose
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As the Spring semester comes to a close, students begin to optimistically make plans for the Fall 2021 semester. Through the uncertainty of the pandemic that students are still facing, planning for the future proves difficult to do. Students are expected to make decisions on class schedules and housing with limited information on what the Fall 2021 semester will look like.
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Justice Zoto and Fanisee Bias are both juniors looking to take over the reins of Associated Student Government (ASG) after serving the organization for the entirety of their academic careers. As they have both been campaigning virtually, they have relied on social media in order to voice their message to the student body. While they have both served ASG in their own rights, their visions for the future of student government are different.
Read moreUSD makes effort to brace for next step in vaccination of on-campus members Yana Kouretas / Contributor / The USD Vista For college and high school students alike, the possibility of vaccination has been long-awaited. Over the past few months, the administration of vaccines in California has been in full […]
Read moreWithin the past few months, there has been a struggle in San Diego to bring down COVID-19 cases enough for life to begin to feel somewhat normal again. Whether it was going to the movies, dining inside your favorite restaurant, or working out at the gym, everyone has missed something. On April 7, San Diego County was able to move into the Orange Tier due to the COVID-19 case rate falling below 6 cases per 100,000 residents.
Read moreAs May quickly approaches and the Spring semester begins to draw to an end, many seniors look for answers about whether in-person commencement ceremonies will be a possibility for the class of 2021 and, if so, how it will look different than in years past. San Diego County’s transition to the Orange Tier sends hope to seniors that an in-person graduation ceremony will be possible and that their loved ones will be able to watch them walk across the stage to receive their diploma.
Read moreEach year, students look forward to reuniting with their families or traveling to different destinations with friends during spring break. For some, planning a spring break getaway is a rite of passage. Despite the uncertainty that comes with giving students freedom for a week during the COVID-19 pandemic, USD has tried to maintain a sense of normalcy this year by choosing to keep spring break in place over the week of March 29.
Read moreAfter months of discussions, the USD School of Business officially announced that, coming in Fall 2021, it will offer an undergraduate business analytics major.USD was the first college in Southern California to offer the business analytics minor, and is joining less than 100 universities around the country in offering the major to students.
Read moreStudents of Stephen Pearlberg, a professor of 13 years in USD’s psychology department, received surprising news from their professor on Sunday, March 7. Pearlberg sent an email to all of his students detailing that his time at the University of San Diego had ended. The University of San Diego said he voluntarily resigned from his position, but Pearlberg claimed otherwise.
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