“Hold your breath, it’s about to get a little wavy…” Austin Smith / USD Radio Can someone please get me some more of that slide guitar, those atmospheric keys, groovy bass? And that audible chocolate that is Baden Donegal’s voice? Ocean Alley, a group of Aussie psych-reggae-cruise rockers based in […]
Read moreConsistent Matter, New Perspective Caroline Kirkpatrick / USD Radio The 1975, an alternative-indie rock band from across the pond, released their fifth studio album on Oct. 14. Their album, titled Being Funny in a Foreign Language, consists of 11 songs. The overall sound of the album is consistent with their […]
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The 2022 midterm elections are right around the corner. While USD students head to the polls, The Sentencing Project, an advocacy center devoted to ending felon disenfranchisement, estimates that two percent of American voters will miss out on this election. Because of past or present felony convictions. That is 4.6 million people who have wrongfully lost their right to vote.
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Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, derailed his career in only a month and a half. Once a respected rapper and fashion designer, his recent public outbursts have led many to condemn him as both racist and antisemitic. Though he has sparked controversy before, something about this time is different. Ye is now showing the public his true colors and how powerful hate can be with a celebrity mouthpiece.
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Every few weeks, USD Ministry staff and various students on campus pay a visit to Rachel’s Night Shelter. The shelter is one of many women’s homelessness programs offered through the Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, a Catholic welfare agency. Students and faculty prepare meals to bring to the shelter and eat with the residents while hearing their stories and experiences. This allows for a deeper understanding of the issues of homelessness and emphasizes compassion and understanding.
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Dr. Rebecca Ingram of the USD Languages, Cultures and Literature Department recently published a scholarly book entitled “Women’s Work: How Culinary Cultures Shaped Modern Spain,” in which she shares the culmination of her years’ worth of academic research and personal interest in the subjects of gastronomy (food studies), Spanish language and culture, gender studies and politics.
Read moreRecently, school shootings are alarmingly present within the media. On Oct. 24, a school shooting at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School killed two people and injured seven in St. Louis. A movie released in late September on Netflix, “The Luckiest Girl Alive,” featured a woman traumatized by a school shooting in her past.
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Over Halloween weekend, tragedy struck South Korea when 154 people died and 149 were injured from a massive crowd stampede in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul. Of the 154 deceased, at least 19 were foreigners, including two Americans. According to Yonhap News, a South Korean news outlet, the incident occurred on Saturday, Oct. 29, with the first reports reaching police authorities at 10:15 p.m.
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Author Rick Riordan is best known for his adventure-fantasy series, “Percy Jackson and The Olympians” (PJO). The series, beginning with “The Lightning Thief,” first published in 2005. Pulling from classical Greek mythology, Riordan tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy finding out that he’s part human, part god: a demigod.
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Halloween is just days away, and people are prepping with costumes, decorations and movies featuring all kinds of spooky creatures like witches, monsters, vampires and, of course, ghosts. Ghosts are largely associated with Halloween, but unlike many of the other supernatural creatures mentioned, they also stand on their own as a prominent aspect of cultural curiosity. Movies, books and shows — many of which claim to be based on true stories — share tales of hauntings by ghostly beings. And so, the question remains: are ghosts real?
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