New Zealand’s decisive action after Christchurch puts America to shame Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista “Kia Kaha.” In Maori, it means “be strong,” and it was the message to New Zealanders after the attack on a pair of mosques in Christchurch on Friday, March 15, which […]
Read moreStudents across the country struggle with body image, you are not alone Audrey Garrett / Asst. Art Director / The USD Vista Striving for a fit body in 2019? Afraid you’ll gain the Freshman 15? Beware of the power of #fitspiration. It can warp your sense of self-worth, what you […]
Read more
Audrey Garrett / Asst. Art Director
Read more
End of College Readership Program starves students of information Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista There is something special about a newspaper. In an increasingly digital world, nothing delivers the news quite like a physical newspaper. With our cell phones, we can choose the stories we read, […]
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 […]
Read moreHow the ANSWER controversy exposed the failings of Associated Students Charles Young / Op-Ed Contributor / The USD Vista I am the former Associated Students (AS) Chair of Student Organizations and Senator for the Alcalá Vistas. On the 28th of February, The Vista newspaper published a Campus Update highlighting my presentation to […]
Read moreUSD campus community has moral obligation to confront hatred in all forms, especially now Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista Often when we hear about acts of hatred, they take place somewhere else, somewhere that, no matter the distance, seems far away. This distance helps us dissociate. […]
Read moreLouis Komjathy, Ph.D. Department of Theology and Religious Studies A minor, and perhaps not so minor, revolution in American higher education is underway. This is contemplative pedagogy, or teaching and learning informed by and expressed as contemplative practice. The latter refers to methods and approaches, whether religious, spiritual, or secular, […]
Read moreLuke Garrett / Editor in Chief / The USD Vista A mix of spontaneity, beauty, and intimacy greet those lucky enough to encounter the C. Bechstein grand piano being played in the University Center (UC). It is tough to tell whether it is the UC’s stone floors, high ceilings, or simply […]
Read more
Students gather to further the discussion on Serra Hall and it’s potential renaming Paulina Sierra / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the United Front Multicultural Commons (UFMC) was full of around 50 people gathered to discuss one of USD’s hot-button topics: the controversiality behind the […]
Read more