Boasting schools such as Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga, the West Coast Conference has always been known for its small schools with top-notch sports programs. In a well-known Division 1 conference, alterations and adjustments are often made that keep anticipation at the highest level, and in the upcoming 2013-14 season, the introduction of new teams and [...]

Being the first pontiff to preside over any serious examination into clergy abuse, along with a humility that allows him to give up title as Pope, is to Benedict XVI’s credit.   After leading the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics for some eight years, Pope Benedict XVI, age 85, made a courageous decision to step down [...]

A heated community meeting in McLaren Hall on the evening of Feb. 21 pitted the University Terrace Association of residents who live sandwiched between USF’s main campus and Lone Mountain against representatives of San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency  and local officials, including city supervisor Eric Mar, over the highly contentious issue of parking changes — [...]

Over the weekend of March 22-24, the USF baseball team went head to head with the Portland Pilots in a three game series. The games on Friday and Sunday were held at USF’s Benedetti Diamond while Saturday’s game was held at AT&T Park, home to the San Francisco Giants, as part of the Eighth Annual [...]

Hillary Harris Saturday, March 2 was a day of “firsts” for sophomore middle distance runner Hillary Harris, the proud new owner of the USF school record in the 400 meter race. Harris, an environmental studies major from Hillsboro, Ore., not only collected her first collegiate record, but did so in her first time running the [...]

Around this time of year, college basketball lovers have something to look forward to. It is the time of year when thousands of people frantically fill out brackets and compete with their friends to see whose is the most accurate. It is the time of year when fans can wake up early in the morning [...]

In recent months, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has made plenty of threats of a nuclear attack if the United States and its allies — namely, South Korea and the United Nations — don’t ease up on their sanctions against the aspiring nuclear power that is his country. North Korea is still developing its nascent [...]

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 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 [...]

Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday he will be stepping down from his position at the end of the month, citing advanced age and health concerns. The news comes two days before Ash Wednesday, the start of the church’s Lenten season. “Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months [...]