Warnings about the dangers of smoking, vaping, and Juuling dominate the media, which they should — any of these activities are dangerous to one’s, and others’, health. However, we should not let the news reports about vaping-related illnesses distract us from the fact that special interest groups in Washington, D.C. that lobby on behalf of predaceous cigarette companies are taking advantage of addicted Americans.
Read moreAfter my family dropped me off at LAX and I slowly made it onto my plane with baby tears in my eyes, I only had three thoughts: What have I done? What if this plane goes down? And my best case scenario is that I relive the Lizzie McGuire movie and ride around on a Vespa with an Italian boy named Paulo.
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On Monday, the World Series champion Washington Nationals visited the White House. At least, most of them did. Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle was notably absent from the visit, having declined the invitation on Friday.
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On Oct. 17, the ASG leadership team announced its plan to pull all remaining funding from the College Readership Program, canceling USD students’ free online subscriptions to both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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There is something special about a newspaper. In an increasingly digital world, nothing delivers the news in the way a physical newspaper does.
Read moreOn Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Supreme Court sat down to discuss a multitude of issues, including gun rights and abortion regulation. The focus, however, was on whether or not an employer should be able to fire an employee for being LGBTQ+.
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When I was in fourth grade, my family decided to adopt our first dog. At the time, I was very protective of my cat, Chloe, and was not in love with the idea of a dog.
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By the time Mick Mulvaney ended his Thursday press briefing on Oct. 17, the acting White House Chief of Staff had not only told Democrats in the House of Representatives exactly the words they had wanted to hear in their impeachment inquiry, but also revealed a new blatant violation of the Constitution.
Read moreIn a digital age, news broadcast information is in favor of entertainment Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista When the United States was still only a fledgling country, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government.” Essentially, Jefferson […]
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Pacific Gas & Electric’s problems will not disappear in the dark Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista On Oct. 9, around 800,000 Californians lost power for as long as four days, according to The Sacramento Bee. The cause of the blackout was not some power surge or natural […]
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