By: Liz Crosby

Who doesn’t love contemplating the existence of aliens? Some of the best films of all time were spurred by our fascination with extraterrestrials: “Mars Attacks,” “Starship Troopers,” “The Faculty,” “Indepen...

By: Andres Barraza

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 effec...

By: Ryan Mulvey

I can only begin to describe the mixed feelings I now feel so close to graduation. I am ready to move on, excited for the future and the many adventures that await. USD has been wonderful; I’ve made many friends and learned so much from superior pro...

By: Jori Gregorio

In the latest celebrity gossip, Kim Kardashian has proclaimed she “officially has Bieber Fever.” By the time this story goes to print, Kardashian’s proclamation will be old news, as many more A-list fans will most likely have become vict...

By: Chase Fite

In the past few months, our community has been bombarded with two demands for self-identification in the Federal Census and the USD race/ethnicity update. Both ask the question of race categorization. One of the categories provided is “white.”...

By: Josh Cohen

Imagine being in an airport ready for the flight home when a decision is made to ground all flights on the entire continent until further notice. Where would you stay? Would you have to worry about money? When would you be able to go home? This was the ...

By: Kim Castaneda

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 articl...

By: Mary Beth Barker

As a senior, I’m trying not to make this letter from the editor cliché or sappy, but when four years of work and camaraderie comes to an end, it seems impossible to not go back and look at where it all started.  When I first joined The V...

By: Kendra Osburn

“We need much bigger pockets...We need enormous pockets, pockets big enough for our families and our friends,” said Oskar Schell from “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer. When I was younger, I, like Oskar...

By: Nolan Chandler

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. Europe...

By: Danielle Duhart

Mention Facebook and words such as sharing, public and network come to mind. Developed to be utilized as a web 2.0 social media network, Facebook allows users from around the world to post pictures, videos, communicate and build their own social network w...

By: Josn Cohen

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 s...

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According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), six to eight million pets enter an estimated 3,500 shelters in the U.S. every year. In the same time, only about three to four million pets are adopted from these same shelters. This means tha...

By: Lauren Nicolas

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,...

By: Tracy Steinback

Safari World near Bangkok in Thailand is home to the first and only orangutan boxing show. It boasts that its one-of-a-kind show is sure to dazzle any viewer. But this show is the only one of its kind for a reason. These endangered animals are captured f...

By: Kimberly Castaneda

A recent survey conducted at USD’s Missions Fitness Center (MFC) gave the marketing team employees thoughtful insight to their personal training program. It’s a work in progress for the MFC and a program with great potential. With the summer s...

By: Patrick McDonnell

Graduate. Stress out looking for a job. Maybe find one just before you have to move back home. Be a thoroughly under-appreciated, underpaid and low-level employee. Take life way too seriously. Graduate. Go to grad school. Stress out. Rack up debt. But yo...

By: Andres Barraza

Arizona’s Republican Governor, Jan Brewer, signed controversial SB1070, an immigration bill, this past Friday. The new law will require police officers in that state to demand proof of citizenship from any person suspected of being in the country il...

By: Ryan Mulvey

For the past few weeks, my Greek class has been embroiled in an ongoing debate as to the artistic worth of the new version of “Clash of the Titans.” I’ll admit that I’ve not yet seen it, but I thought favorably of it after seeing t...

By: Kendra Osburn

Do you poop? Don’t answer that. I know you do. Do you know what else poops? Cows. Yes. Cows. And they stand there all day in their little stall up to their knees in their own poop. And then they get sick (I wonder why), so farmers inject the cows ...