Since 1982, Banned Book Week annually celebrates the freedom to read. Held this year from Sept. 18 – 24, readers, librarians, teachers, booksellers, publishers and journalists have joined forces to stress the value of free and inclusive access to information.
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Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, gave the brand away to fight climate change. This bold change should be viewed as a precedent for more companies to follow.
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A recent Washington Monthly article declared USD one of the best colleges for student voter registration, with a registration rate above 85%. USD Votes, an on-campus nonpartisan club, is a leading contributor to the accomplishment due to its advocacy for political awareness and participation in local and national elections.
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The University of San Diego’s class of 2026 breaks records as the most diverse class in the university’s history since its founding in 1949. The basis of this accomplishment stems from the statistic that there are more students of color than white students in the new class.
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Coming out of lockdown and returning to the “new normal” of open businesses, relaxed mask mandates and open travel, inflation has become the latest factor to impact business expenditures. Due to increased demands of certain goods and services, this inflation caused the prices to rise.
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Over 30,000 COVID-19 tests were administered on campus last year, and this year University Operations inaugurated a new program to monitor COVID-19 levels before testing is necessary. This new program involves an unlikely component from USD students: their toilet visits.
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Last Saturday at around 11:10 p.m., USD Public Safety received a call about an assault on two male, USD students. They were walking in the vicinity of Mildred and Goshen St. when they were attacked by another group of males.
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It’s not often that a new social media app takes the world by storm. It’s even rarer that the app remains popular for years to come. Among Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, BeReal may prove to be a new social media staple.
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Toreros react to trends from NYFW 2022 SPENCER BISPHAM / ASST. OPINION EDITOR / THE USD VISTA Here in San Diego, New York Fashion Week (NYFW) came and went without much commotion. However, the fashion world was buzzing with excitement for many upcoming collections. This year, many of the biggest […]
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Public health officials are struggling to raise awareness and prevent the spread of the virus, while also avoiding the stigmatization of those who contract Monkeypox. Currently, the conversation about Monkeypox focuses on gay and bisexual men. This needs to change.
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