San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well underway. Some in the USD community have already received the vaccine. Others say the vaccine makes them optimistic about what lies ahead.
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Last week a group of amateur investors began buying up massive amounts of stock of the video game retailer, Gamestop. This move artificially inflated the company’s value and sent Wall Street into chaos. We talk with finance professor Dr. William Beggs to see how this all went down and talk to students to get their reaction.
Read moreHistory shows that music genres such as Blues, Country, House, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, and Techno music all would not exist without Black people. However, a lot of individuals’ favorite songs then and now would not exist without Black women specifically.
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Love is in the air, and unfortunately so is the coronavirus. Though it’s been over a year since COVID-19 crept into the U.S. and “quarantine” became a frequent topic of conversation, nothing has stopped people from crushing on someone over Zoom, going on dates with strangers, and even finding love.
Read moreSan Diego has become a model for how to vaccinate as efficiently as possible Maria Simpson / Assistant News Editor Almost one year ago, all of our lives were turned upside down when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the United States, and our world has not looked the same since. […]
Read moreFormer mayor of San Diego says “It’s time for a California comeback” in new political venture Tyler Pugmire / News Editor Kevin Faulconer reached his six-year term limit as mayor of San Diego in 2020 and has now focused his efforts to be the next governor of California, challenging incumbent […]
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USD’s Associated Student Government (ASG) voted to pass the budget for the Spring 2021 semester on Jan. 28, which included funding a free New York Times digital subscription for all students for the rest of the semester.
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Two weeks into the Spring 2021 semester, after USD’s Residential Life increased the on-campus housing availability for students, COVID-19 cases at USD have spiked significantly. The first two weeks of the semester saw record case numbers, which showed a total of 169 cases from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
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After nearly a year away from the courts, the University of San Diego men’s tennis team returned to action at home on Friday against the Cal Poly Mustangs. The best-of-seven contest began with three highly competitive doubles matches for the incredibly important first overall point.
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The University of San Diego women’s basketball team’s characteristically strong defense meant that an 18-point fourth quarter was enough to get the hosts over the line against the visiting Loyola Marymount University in Thursday’s low-scoring contest. Neither team made more than a third of their shots and, after trailing 19-18 at halftime, the Toreros mustered more offense than the Lions could in the second half to earn the win.
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