As the college careers of senior athletes wind down, Foghorn Staff  Writer, Conor Reilly gets the perspective of one graduating senior on his final season, his experience at USF, and the future. An interview with tennis player William Schumacher.   CR: You guys are coming off a pretty successful season with a good doubles run. [...]

As I look forward to graduating next semester, I have begun to ponder over my journey through college as a financially independent student. Two-and-a-half years at USF and five figures in student loan debt have raised the inquisition of whether it has all been worth it. Has it been worth it? For me, it most [...]

On the eve of April 27th a picture of a Yemeni woman holding her son after he has been tear-gassed is featured in the backdrop—Crystal Castles (111) album art at Fox Theatre while Alice stomps the stage and sings crowd favorites. Alice Glass grabs the microphone and begins to take over the show with her [...]

The best time of the year is approaching us here at USF! And no, I’m not referring to Christmas, but Finals Week. This is the time for late nights in the library, frantic group projects, and of course the frequent double shot espresso coffee and Red Bull. Many of us, in addition to these healthy [...]

We’ve all been exhausted by images of smiling five year-old faces plastered across the news, only to be reminded that these were the hopeful and innocent faces that were caught in the crossfire of spewing bullets, shot from a weapon of mass destruction that releases three bullets per second. It should not have taken 26 [...]

I completely support finding sustainable, renewable ways of producing energy for human use, but I cannot agree with what Fossil Free USF calls for. On April 18, 2013, the Foghorn published an opinion advocating a fossil fuel divestment strategy promoted by the student group “Fossil Free USF.” In summary, the students would like the University [...]

A “Homeless Bill of Rights” is being considered in California’s legislature must pass to help defend the state’s neediest people from local ordinances which, in the words of the bill’s backer, “infringe on poor peoples’ ability to exist in public space.” Last week, Assembly Bill 5, sponsored by state assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]