The 2010 midterm elections proved to be a huge victory for Republicans, as they turned the tides in the House of Representatives and picked up seats in the Senate. ...

This year the Oscars will be more than an evening of red carpets, celebrities and deciding who wore it best. This year the Oscars will also be a platform for cultural change. The Supreme Court recognized women's right to vote in 1920, and now, almost a...

As students come back to school, USD once again obtains its old liveliness. Suddenly, the barren hallways are filled with talk about winter break, and friends are happy to see familiar faces after their time apart. Classes are once again in session, an...

For years students have gone to school and have been given a generic textbook; one that is pro-American, supporting a very one-sided perspective of events that occurred throughout history. ...

It has been two months since protesters first took to the streets, and still the Occupy Wall Street movement marches strong. The media, however, have cast a violent spotlight on major cities, specifically Oakland, Calif. and the ongoing police brutalit...

The holiday season is one that is filled with wonderful feelings, for it is the season of giving. Cold nights engulf us as we bundle ourselves up in blankets and enjoy nice warm drinks such as tea or hot chocolate. ...

During the flu season, it seems natural to go get a flu shot. No one likes getting sick, so there's good reason to suck it up, face the dreaded needle and get the vaccine in order to stay healthy. ...

The red cups in the tagged photos, the changed relationship statuses, the indecency of the wall posts; just how private is your personal life on social networking sites? Google Plus and Facebook have attempted to defend themselves in response to this q...

From the standstill traffic to the underground parking lots that look like swimming pools, it is easy to see that there is a major city-planning issue: San Diego was not made for rain. Many USD students react to the rain by posting a sad Facebook statu...

When most students graduate college, they feel as though they are being forced to fend for themselves in the real world. Their school provides them with a degree and an education, but for the most part, their connection to the school ends at graduation...

Currently we are in a world that not only embraces or accepts change but seems to actively go out searching for change. Bigger, better, more innovative, stylish, hip and new are all the wants and thoughts that our society is currently striving for. ...

It is all about money. More now than ever it seems, money is the driving force behind athletics. The thrill of profit gain, the luxuries that the life of a professional athlete entails and the elevated images that players get to take on are all byprodu...

The nature of journalism in China is transforming before our very own eyes, as journalists in China have been characterized as being persistent, resilient, and in touch with reality. Seriously? ...

Teenage girls across the United States have been coined to have the spreading disease of 'Bieber Fever.' However, perhaps this wholesome singer isn't so pure as he claims to be. At least, that is what Mariah Yeater is claiming. ...

A voice from a megaphone broke the stillness of an early Friday morning. 'You are participating in an unlawful assembly,' a police officer shouted at a cluster of unresponsive tents as a line of over 100 officers in riot gear began marching. ...

As Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen recounted in his (1999) 'Development as Freedom', thousands of years ago Aristotle, in his 'Nicomachean Ethics', noted: 'wealth is evidently not the good we seek, for it is merely useful and hellip;for the sake ...

Fellow USD students, San Diegans and tourists, get ready to say good-bye to Shamu. PETA i...

In the battle of west side eateries, it's difficult to say who has the upper hand. Though only separated by Marian Way, Bert's Bistro and La Paloma are worlds apart. From the efficiency to the food...

The northeast is in the midst of a very frightful snowstorm. Residents lost power for hours on Oct. 31, and some counties even asked their trick-or-treaters to not go out on the traditional night of Halloween and to instead wait until a later date. and ...

Herman Cain's new 9-9-9 flat tax plan: 9 percent business flat tax, 9 percent individual flat tax and 9 percent national sales tax sounds like a deal on the side of a pizza box. It is also curiously similar to the tax code in the fictional world of and nb...