Delta Zeta Sorority held their third annual “Ali’s Way” dinner last week, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) in honor of Ali Facella, a member who lost her battle to leukemia in November of 2006.

On Saturday, hundreds of USF students took to the streets en route to the 6th annual San Francisco love festival, this year entitled “LovEvolution.”

On Friday night, aspiring poets and musicians gathered in Hayes-Healy's formal lounge for the Ignatian Literary Magazine’s first open mic night. The annual magazine is a compilation of student submissions including poetry, short stories, artwork and photography.

There are several signature events at USF, but perhaps one of the biggest standout events is the Luáu that Hui’O Hawaii puts on every year. The 37th annual Lu’au consisted of great food, incredible performances, and an atmosphere focused on Hawaiian culture. This year’s luáu drew a crowd of over 450 people including students, faculty, and students’ family members.

  At a campaign promotion event in Crossroads, rappers perform for Jon Coon’s presidential run. Coon is running against incumbent Alex Platt and current off-campus representative Bobby Marquez. In addition to the concert, Coon has made t-shirts and an extensive Web site.

The week before spring break, USF Kasamahan, the Filipino-American student organization, presented their 36th annual Barrio Fiesta – a performance filled with dancing, elaborate costumes and the underlying theme of social justice. The performance featured dozens of students in seven dances spread across two acts and interlaced with skits that followed the story of a [...]

The 2009 Davies Forum, entitled "Remaking the News", entertained the first guest speaker of the semester this past Thursday. Paul Jay, founder and CEO of the Real News Network (RNN), came to USF as part of the forum and discussed everything from the war in Iraq, to hip-hop artist Chuck Dee, to the new Obama administration. The RNN is unique because it is funded solely by donations and because its correspondents are native to the area that they are writing about.

The year doesn’t matter, only the time. It’s early in the morning and everyone has to use the loo. In the dystopian world of Urinetown, however, a water shortage has caused the power-grubbing corporations to tax the public toilets. Any attempts to dodge taxes by finding the nearest bush result in a police beatdown and [...]

While the recent 2008 elections marked a historically significant event with the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president, many Californians were dismayed to see a regression by the yes vote on Proposition 8, which will ban same-sex couples from being able to marry. Although Florida and Arizona also voted to enact bans [...]

On Nov. 22, USF’s Hula Club welcomes everyone to join them in celebrating Ho’ike, the second annual Hawaiian dance and culture exposé. Two Hawaiian USF students, including the club’s current president Mahe Lum, founded the USF Hula Club. Lum said, “We wanted to create a place where girls can come and dance without being afraid [...]