The University of San Diego’s women’s tennis team battled their West Coast Conference (WCC) rival, the 7th-ranked Pepperdine Waves, in a match that would decide the conference championship at home on Sunday, April 25.
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The Toreros could have stolen one, even two games from BYU last weekend, if they had played perfect softball. All three of the Cougars’ runs in game one came from USD errors, and the Toreros had a 3-1 lead early in game two. But perfection is difficult to achieve, and San Diego came up short as BYU swept the series to remain unbeaten in West Coast Conference play.
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Students and faculty honor the memory of Haley Takeda and discuss the profound mark she left on the USD community.
Read moreOn April 9, Great Britain mourned the death of Prince Philip. Upon hearing the news, I texted my British grandmother that it was “a sad day for the UK.” The lives of the British royal family are well-known and publicized. Even people who take no interest in the family or outright dislike them are at least aware of the happenings in their lives. My grandmother responded that it was “a very sad day indeed.” But since then, I’ve wondered — why? Why does Britain give such respect and attention to an outdated and problematic institution?
Read moreIt’s no secret that this pandemic has been difficult for many people for several different reasons. For many college students, the pandemic ruined what was supposed to be a period of career exploration, lifelong friendships, and learning opportunities. However, it’s easy to feel guilty about feeling terrible especially when others around us seem to have it much worse.
Read moreOn April 9, President Biden signed an executive order to establish a Presidential Committee on the Supreme Court of the United States. This executive order marks the first major step to look at Supreme Court reform since President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his push to “pack the Court” in order to push forth his New Deal legislation.
Read moreFinals season means lots of studying, numerous coffee breaks, and never-ending late nights; however, it also means little time to turn on some entertainment and turn off the outside world. Nothing is better than crossing off everything on a to-do list and having that much-needed time to tune into a comedy special, action-packed movie, or romance saga.
Read moreIn 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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