The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) is considering holding a public hearing on Friday, May 17 to review recommendations for changing the parking scheme on the streets around campus. If the tentative hearing indeed takes place on May 17, a follow-up SFMTA board meeting would likely be scheduled for Tuesday, June 18. According to [...]

USF fraternity Chi Upsilon Zeta (XYZ) laced up their walking shoes this past weekend and stepped out in the city to show their support for victims of rape by participating and raising money for the annual San Francisco Walk Against Rape. The fraternity marched alongside other student groups — Latinas Unidas, Tri-Gamma nursing society, and [...]

Someone brushes your shoulder. You make eye contact. He smiles at you and asks to buy you a drink. You accept. With excitement, you tell your friends it’s okay to leave you alone. He was handsome, charming, and intelligent. His company flattered you. This was your first encounter with a decent guy at a bar, [...]

In three weeks time I’ll be getting one of those pieces of paper that says I’ve completed my degree in Politics and African Studies at the University of San Francisco. You may be wondering how someone with that academic background became the online editor of the school paper and let me assure you, I’m still wondering [...]

When one thinks of the term ‘mass grave’, the words ‘artistic’ and ‘symbolic’ aren’t typically the first that come to mind. Through the creation of one million little clay bones, artist Naomi Natale hopes to shift the dialogue of tragedy to one of hope and optimism. The One Million Bones social arts project relies on [...]

As I lay belly down on the leaf-covered ground providing security to nearby cadets, I felt a smooth consistent weight sliding on my left calf. Glancing back, I was greeted with the empty, sharp eyes of a rattlesnake resting his head on my leg. Both fight and fear overcame me at this point, and I [...]

  Be it to pay off rent or to tip the food delivery guy, the quick buck is every college student’s best friend. College Labor is a service geared toward helping out college students who would like more spending money but can’t commit to a full-time job. The website allows college students to earn extra [...]

Written by Rita McNeil and Sarah Rewers The USF student body is composed of nearly 10,000 students from about 80 countries around the world. Despite the vast diversity, many students often find their ethnic identity lost in a sea of culture. The USF Muslim Student Association (MSA) sought to help fellow students of all backgrounds [...]

  Put on your walking shoes and get to steppin’. Relay for Life is coming to USF this weekend. Relay teams raise funds for cancer research during a 24-hour campout, taking turns to walk or run on a local track or pathway. The concept is that, “cancer never sleeps,” according to the Relay for Life [...]

From the constant sound of drilling, hammering, and the weird opera music playing throughout the day, it’s pretty apparent that USF will be adding another building to its campus. The John Lo Schiavo, S.J. Center for Science and Innovation will open to students fall of 2013 — but that’s not the most exciting part. This [...]