Amusement parks such as Sea World, Disneyland, and Six Flags have reopened in Southern California. Students tell us whether they would feel comfortable going back to amusement parks and we ask what safety precautions they would like to see in place.
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The murder of George Floyd last May sparked a ferocious resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement across the world. The blatant and nonchalant manner in which Floyd’s life was taken from him caused the eyes of the world to turn to the U.S. and revealed the loathsome failings of our law enforcement and justice system.
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Many enter their first year of college bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: eager to make friends, reinvent themselves, go to college parties, fall in love, get straight A’s, and become the best version of themselves. Those four years of college fly by faster than anyone could ever imagine.
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Rate my professors is a site where students can review past professors and give helpful advice to fellow students. With class registration in full swing, a few USD professors agreed to read some of their reviews out loud on air!
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Sustainability has long been an important issue to USD students, many of whom have successfully advocated for the university to strengthen its Climate Action Plan and other green initiatives. Now, some USD students are shifting their attention to one of the most wasteful and environmentally damaging industries: fast-fashion. The term fast-fashion refers to inexpensive, topical clothing items that are constantly churned out to meet consumer demand and accommodate rapidly changing trends.
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Somewhere out there, there is a young child who peers up at their television screen and sees themself — however, it is not in a way that empowers them, not in a way that makes them realize their dreams, but in a way that scares them, in a way that makes them confused about who they are.
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Sophomore Gianna Sbarbaro has proven herself to be an inspirational runner with strong dedication that led her to becoming the first Torero among both men and women to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championship. However, there is much more to her story.
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The University of San Diego’s football team dominated the winless Stetson Hatters on senior night at home on Saturday. Despite being heavily favored to win the contest, 3-1 USD got off to a slow start against the Hatters. Despite trailing 3-10 at the end of the first half, the rest of the game was all USD. The Toreros held Stetson scoreless for the entire second half, while proceeding to score 31 points to win the game.
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On the day when USD celebrated their seniors, it was Santa Clara’s seniors who celebrated. Veteran Bronco forward Oladayo Thomas scored a pair of goals and fellow senior Juan O’Neill added a third to earn the visitors a 3-0 victory and fourth place in the West Coast Conference in Sunday’s season finale. The loss dropped the Toreros to fifth, and was USD’s worst result in WCC play.
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Justice Zoto and Fanisee Bias are both juniors looking to take over the reins of Associated Student Government (ASG) after serving the organization for the entirety of their academic careers. As they have both been campaigning virtually, they have relied on social media in order to voice their message to the student body. While they have both served ASG in their own rights, their visions for the future of student government are different.
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