“All American and all strawberry” was junior Peter Larrs’ description of the activities outside of the Student Life Pavilion last Thursday. Starting the previous Monday, balloons, posters and everything strawberry decorated the SLP and other USD buildings promoting the Strawberry Festival.
The storybook USD baseball season began with an abundance of hope, and fans were excited to follow the team’s ride on the Road to Omaha. There were certainly rough points in the beginning, but the Toreros’ perfect 9-0 start in conference play has put them back on track.
Twenty-four hours make up one day; in that amount of time it is possible to change one life, or thousands. This past Saturday and Sunday, May 1 through 2, on the Valley field, USD hosted Relay for Life for the first time. RFL, an American Cancer Society (ACS) overnight event, originated in the United States and now has spread to 21 countries worldwide.
Imagine about 90 minutes of the Discovery Channel meets “Charlie Bit Me,” and tell me that doesn’t put a smile on your face. Thomas Balmès, a French documentary filmmaker, recently released a two years in the making movie, “Babies.
People for Bikes encourages outdoor activity
There is a movement going on. It goes unnoticed by the White House, networks such as ABC or CBS and even a majority of the public, but it is there. The movement is biking. PeopleforBikes.org is one of the sites dedicated to bringing bikers together. It unites millions of people under one goal: “to make bicycling safer, more convenient and appealing for everyone.
Federal and state governments, American people, must turn to renewables
In the Gulf of Mexico, there is an oil well leaking almost 200,000 barrels of oil a day. This spill can be seen from space and has begun to wash ashore along the Gulf Coast. As engineers, environmental experts and the Coast Guard try to mitigate the effects of the spill, regional fishing industries have come to a debilitating halt, affected wildlife is at risk of severe casualties and the incident will undoubtedly result in the rise of gas prices.
As the financial recession continues to hit Americans, the effects are becoming more visible every day. It seems that everyone has been affected in one way or another, particularly those who have been laid off from their jobs. According to a recent article written by Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times, the economy has taken down the newsroom, resulting in the loss of numerous jobs and perhaps even a decline in news quality.
Representatives from each sorority voted that a multicultural sorority could be under the governing body of USD’s Panhellenic council last Thursday. The students interested in starting this organization and the AS senate will now have the opportunity to bring the sorority to this campus.
This year’s Torero golf season has already been labeled as the best in USD history. The golf team has exceeded the expectations of its critics and is now headed to the NCAA Regional’s for the fourth time in the last five years. These results did not surprise junior Gunner Wiebe, as he knew his team’s potential from the season’s beginning.
Dipping, dodging, slipping and sliding occurred last Saturday afternoon with Delta Tau Delta. The annual “Delt Dodgeball” tournament took place at Mariner’s Point, where members of the USD community flocked to the beachy location to play in the sun and support a philanthropic cause.
The work of USD alumnus Justin Franklin has been accepted into the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The festival is set to be held May 12 to May 23 in Cannes, France. Franklin will be showing his short film “Lying Next to Larry” to many prominent filmmakers.
Government and airline officials were right to act prudently and safely
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has had drastic affects on air travel across Europe. Flights, airspaces and airports have been cancelled and closed due to the ash cloud. According to some reports, airlines are losing as much as $300 million per day. European companies have suffered the most.
Forbes recently rated the top seven worst cars on the road. They all share one trait: they were made in America. “If you want to drive something dependable and long-lasting, steer clear of these vehicles,” the article said. So, what are the seven worst cars? Counting down, number seven is the Cadillac Escalade (MSRP $62,495) with an overall score of 61 out of 100.
What if you could trade in your Bible for pornography? Would you do it? I wonder how many students at USD would consider such an act. It seems that some students at the University of Texas at San Antonio have decided to participate in just such a program, called the “Smut for Smut” campaign, to swap their religious texts for pornographic materials.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon in Baja California, Mexico, rattling cities as far as San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The strong seismic activity caused minor damage to the immediate cities of Mexicali and Tijuana, as well as the border towns of Calexico and El Centro.
Trumaine Johnson, the starting point guard on USD’s 2008 NCAA Tournament team, filed a lawsuit on March 9 against the University of San Diego, accusing the institution of racial discrimination and racial profiling. The suit also targets USD basketball coach Bill Grier, accusing him of unfairly suspending Johnson on two occasions and making false statements about the reasons for the suspensions.
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