For 15 years a closet on the third floor of Saints Serra and Tekakwitha Hall sat full of boxes, no questions asked. For 15 years, the University of San Diego’s administration was unaware they were sitting on a collection of artifacts that could place them in violation of federal law.
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USD removed the statue at the orders of Archbishop Gomez, but Native students say they want to be included in the conversation Celina Tebor / Editor in Chief The presence of Saint Junípero Serra on campus, a Catholic saint known for establishing the California mission system that resulted in the […]
Read moreMore must be done in reconciling Serra’s sainthood with his legacy Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista Earlier this semester, I wrote that this country is still home to a multitude of monuments that contribute to the oppression of Native Americans and that allowing those monuments to […]
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After a change of heart and much student-faculty dialogue, Pres. Harris approves renaming of Serra Hall Celina Tebor / Contributor / The USD Vista The University of San Diego announced on April 4, 2019 that it will change the name of Serra Hall to Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall during […]
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Campus community provides space for remembrance and celebration AJ Dinsmore / Asst. A&C Editor / The USD Vista On Wednesday, Jan. 30, students and faculty of the USD community gathered in the Humanities Center to hear artist Emma Stibbon speak about her dynamic paintings. Stibbon is a painter and printmaker from Munster, Germany whose […]
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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 […]
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Different scholars and members of Native American tribes discuss the future of Serra Hall’s name Celina Tebor | Feature Editor | USD Vista Serra Hall, a prominent fixture on the University of San Diego’s campus, was named in honor of St. Junipero Serra and features a statue of his likeness […]
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While some of the USD community has been trying to change the name of Serra Hall, others want his entire character to be taken into consideration Celina Tebor | Feature Editor | USD Vista The American Indian & Indigenous Student Organization (AIISO) has been leading a charge to change […]
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American Indian & Indigenous Student Organization lead the charge to change the name of Serra Hall Celina Tebor | Feature Editor | USD Vista Hundreds of Toreros pass Serra Hall daily, the home of classes, computer labs, and offices at the University of San Diego. However, most students […]
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