When we flip on the light switch, charge our phones, or do the laundry, we generally do not give it a second thought. But the amount of energy required to fuel our lives is astonishing. Most of the energy in the U.S. is not derived from renewables. Around 82 percent of our energy comes from [...]

The high costs of living here means those who are not wealthy will find it hard to share in an environmental dream. It is an environmental injustice that living in San Francisco has become and remains out of the reach of middle- and low-income people, not just an economic one. April 22 will mark the [...]

The Delta Zeta catchphrase “Once a Delta Zeta, always a Delta Zeta,” is more than just a quote to these sorority sisters. Each year, the Ali’s Way event is held to celebrate the memory of sister Ali Facella, who passed away from leukemia in 2006 while attending USF. Over 200 USF students and staff, and [...]

Colombian actress and social rights activist Patricia Ariza came to campus to speak to a full house of USF students and faculty, and other visitors about her unique movement for women’s rights in Colombia. Ariza is the president of the Colombian Theater Corporation, and the co-founder and director of Teatro La Candelaria, which is a [...]

Activist Tim Wise drew over 600 people who spilled into McLaren Hall to listen to his discussion on the racial consequences that lie within wealth distribution, unemployment and healthcare. Community members, professors, and students from USF and the Bay Area scrambled to find a seat, gathering to hear Wise’s talk on Feb. 26. Wise is [...]

Last week Tuesday, USF students gathered for “Hip Hop Conversations,” with Davey D and Andreana Clay, individuals that were introduced as “two of the Bay Area’s most important hip hop scholars,” to discuss gender and sexuality within the realm of hip hop. Hip Hop Conversations are two nights in February that are put on by [...]

Last Wednesday, USF welcomed an unique presentation from the Three Point Nine Collective — an art group that strives to provide a community for all the African American artists living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group was recently started in response to the recent decline of the African American population in San Francisco [...]

Whether or not the Egyptian Revolution can be deemed successful is not clear, but the demands of the revolution were clear from the beginning: A’ash, Horeya weh A’adala Egtema’aya, meaning “Bread, Freedom and Social Justice” — a three word mission reminiscent of the French Revolution’s “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”. Many would say that Egypt’s only achievement [...]

As most everyone in San Francisco knows, the Giants won the World Series championship earlier this fall. But the Giants brought home a second victory, as well: the California Prize for Service and the Common Good. The California Prize is an award presented by the University to an individual or organization who contributes greatly to [...]

While the sub-county’s population is mostly made up of children under the age of 18, it’s common to find only a small percentage of them attend school. Unable to afford attending school, these individuals spend each day doing arduous tasks like fetching gallons of water, carrying wood, or making bricks. These jobs often pay about 5,000 Ugandan Shillings, or barely two US dollars, each month, which is only enough to buy food for one family.