Opinion
USD should solve common problems students have
As the academic school year slowly comes to a close, I’d like to touch on the things that have bothered me and other Coyote students this past year. First off is parking – finding a spot is the epitome of impossible. This especially speaks true to commuters, as I have many friends who drive to school and […]
UPD should be required to have a warrant to enter on-campus housing
Correction at 4:18 p.m.: UPD and other law enforcement agencies already have to obtain a warrant to enter and search a student’s dorm room or on-campus housing facility. Students who live on campus should get the same rights as normal citizens. Our federal and state constitutions grant us a certain amount of privacy from law enforcement. […]
The five easy steps to setting up a shell corporation
The leak of 11.5 million documents from the Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca, dubbed the “Panama Papers,” details hundreds of individuals who used Mossack Fonseca to set up a shell corporation — a fake, nonexistent company ‘based’ in a country with loose tax laws. Through financial intermediaries, along with enough accountants and lawyers, the super-wealthy who […]
Election not focusing on real issues, candidates attacking with petty arguments
As the 2016 presidential primaries are coming to a heat, more and more media time is being spent covering their “issues.” Rather than tuning into CNN and hearing about different policy disputes between candidates, however, one will usually hear about something that has no real bearing on the actual election. Both parties have been guilty […]
Letter to the Editor: Failure to introduce basketball players a gross negligence
To the Editor, Gross negligence. On Monday noon, April 4th, there was a celebration in the MUC for the USD women’s basketball team for winning the WNIT. USD’s athletic director, David Herbster, talked first, then USD’s woman’s coach Amy Williams. She mentioned the assistant coaches, but did not recognize by name or have the team […]
USD doesn’t need safe zones
College campuses are known as places for personal growth and self-discovery. These institutions of education teach lessons beyond the classroom in the facilitation of open, nonjudgmental dialogue. For some students, college campuses may be the first experience they have outside of a small town setting. If someone isn’t used to seeing diversity in race, belief […]
Editorial: Multiple year-long contracts imperative for athletics, universities
Following the WNIT championship over the weekend, USD is seeing more opportunities not only for its players, but for its coaches as well. USD should do everything it can to keep good coaches here, especially ones that are leading teams to victory, such as Amy Williams. The more wins they bring in, the more likely they’ll […]
High school literature classes are a waste of taxpayer dollars
My senior year of high school I had to take an English class. As part of this class I was required to write a play. My question is: Why did I have to write a play to graduate high school? The purpose of public high school is to teach young people how to be productive […]
Less animal consumption combats climate change
As the weather warms up and we shed our heavy parkas, now is the perfect time to readdress the drastic effects of climate change. As the world begins to take preventative actions to combat further damage, every single person has the power to reduce their carbon footprints. The normal strategies we think of are steps […]
US needs to prevent housing market crashes to better economy
The demise of the housing market played a key role in creating the economic troubles that accompanied the late 2000s. Today, the housing market is in a better place than it was in 2008, but is the U.S. still in danger of slipping back into economic recession? In order to know if the U.S. is […]