By: Amy Ebersole, Assistant Features Editor

Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations bring San Diego buckets of beer and gargantuan amounts of everything green for Irish and non-Irish celebrators alike. Many Americans may remember the fear of being pinched in elementary school if they didn’t we...

By: Sydnee Brooker, Contributor

After traveling for nearly 48 hours with my iPod nano as my only companion, my “fadder,” Kicki greeted me with an ecstatic smile as I stepped off the train and into the snowy town of Orebro, Sweden. Before I go any further, let me explain the ...

By: Matt Salwasser, Contributor

The cones start to fly as the car’s brakes lock. The driver’s adrenaline races while dozens of eyes watch the car make the turn and sprint faster toward the finish line, desperately trying to save as much time as possible. And so goes a typica...

By: Sami Collins, Contributor

The U.S. landscape is cut out of intimidating skyscrapers, rolling, well-trimmed farm fields and ambitious mountain highways, which eventually yield to city buildings. Yet in each of these environments there exists an appeal to the country’s open, e...

By: Jason Henry McCormick, Contributor

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System intends to make one of the largest cutbacks in MTS history this month. Budget shortfalls have resulted in the agency’s choice to radically reduce public transportation, specifically MTS bus services....

By: Amy Ebersole, Assistant Features Editor

There are few moments more precious for people than their first kiss, wedding day or seeing a smile stretch across their newborn baby’s face. But for those in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, these special moments are lost in the void ...

By: Allan Acevedo, Opinion Editor

Whether you celebrated Mardi Gras in your own neighborhood, downtown, at a house party or just at home studying for school, it was hard to avoid the Mardi Gras hype. What many don’t realize is Mardi Gras is not just a one-day celebration in New Orle...

By: Zoe Fraley, MCT Campus

Feb. 15--VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Vancouver may be the host of the 2010 Winter Games, but it felt more like summer in the city Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14. The sun was shining and the streets downtown were packed with people happy to get a break from the rain....

By: Sarah Grieco, Managing Editor

Tonight, many people will be dancing and drinking in the streets of San Diego for the Mardi Gras celebration. While Mardi Gras may be a fun-filled evening of overindulgence, it is also a reminder that Lent starts tomorrow. Many people will spend the next ...

By: Aminata Dia, Staff Writer￿

Forget Taco Tuesday; today, bigger celebration is in order: Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is finally here, and with a city like San Diego for a playground, there’s no shortage of parties to attend. Grab a mask, throw on some beads and get ready to flash s...

By: Kari Luu, Staff Writer

Testing new water sports, shopping at local craft vendors and sipping margaritas in a hammock are all typical activities on a pristine and private beach in Labadee, Haiti. Although this country may never be the same considering the Jan. 12 earthquake, whi...

By: Jared Whitlock, Staff Columnist

El Niño. El Niño. El Niño. With a repeated echo fit for an announcer at a monster truck rally, weather forecasters won’t stop talking about El Niño this year. But, there’s good reason for the repetition, because an ...

By: Susan Healy, Contributor

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing around 2,000 Americans and leaving thousands who did survive homeless. More than 1,800 miles away one San Diego State student organization has dedicated itself to rebuilding the hurricane-...

By: Francis R. dela Cruz, Staff Writer

Visiting Reno, Nev.  or Lake Tahoe anytime soon? Many people often overlook a lesser known town called Truckee. Located along Interstate 80, about 30 miles west of Reno, this town is only 15 miles away from Lake Tahoe....

By: Shannon Clark, Contributor

At first glance the Chula Vista Nature Center might appear to be a typical aquarium with sharks, fish and sea horses. However, a closer look at this self-proclaimed “living museum” reveals the CVNC as more than a replica of SeaWorld. Instead, ...

By: Sydnee Brooker, Contributor

In Mission Beach, downtown, Carlsbad, the Temecula wine country, Balboa Park and all throughout San Diego, people are running. But from what? San Diegans are running to help benefit others, while building friendships and throwing parties along the way....

By: Jared Whitlock, Staff Columnist

Much ink has been spilled about the best surf destinations in the world. Typically, the list includes exotic locales such as Indonesia, Fiji and Hawaii. Let me tack on a lesser known country that’s relatively unknown to surfers: New Zealand. Granted...

By: Susan Healy, Contributor

Last year, California residents voted in favor of Proposition 1A, which provides funding for a high-speed rail train from San Diego to San Francisco and Sacramento. Today, government officials such as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are collaborating with Cali...

By: Mallory Sharp, Contributor

It’s finally date night and there is an array of choices to be made. Should it be dinner, a movie or both? Or maybe the date should be something more exciting and less cliché. Then another question arises: Should we go solo or invite another ...

By: Kari Luu, Staff Writer

To some, he’s just a man skulking through the night for an overdue Halloween party; but to others, he’s a symbol, a crusader and a giver. His identity is a secret. His weaknesses are on par with any other man, but he gets his kicks from doing ...