USD students are discovering the joy in gathering around a hookah and enjoying a good smoke with friends. Originating in India, hookahs are single or multi-stemmed water pipe devices used for smoking tobacco. Hookahs are especially popular in the Middle East but have been steadily gaining popularity in the United States.… 3 Comments

College athletes are public figures, whether they like it or not. In response to this level of attention, many athletes find passions and hobbies outside of sports to achieve a level of escapism that helps them get away from the constant pressures of being involved in a sport.… Post the First Comment

Even though Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist for O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), is a famous musician, he says that he is really just a family man. For him, there is no "rock star glitz and glamour" to his life; he is just thankful that he can play saxophone and provide a living for his family.… Post the First Comment

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Heather Fluit is a Volante reporter who is studying abroad in Italy this semester. Every day I wake up one day closer to my return to "real" life. Every time I leave my apartment, I think about how many more times I'll be able to walk around Florence before I leave.… Post the First Comment

This is it. The last one. Four years later and I get to mark off one of the three jobs I hoped to hold at some point in my life (the other two being rock and roll singer and midnight office janitor). And as no one else would do it, I decided it would be appropriate for me to offer a requiem for this boy's last day on the job.… 2 Comments

Throughout my time writing these columns, I've realized that not all people are the same. After 40-some-odd publications, it becomes evident who knows you, and who only wishes they know you. Each week my goal has been the same: to enlighten at least one person, to make at least one person laugh and to not disappoint too many.… Post the First Comment

Madonna is one of the primary pop forces in America, even today, 26 years after she debuted onto the music charts. In the '80s, Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, and she was definitely the Queen. Now, with her 11th studio release, "Hard Candy," Madonna is trying to stay fresh and appeal once again to an entirely new generation of listeners.… Post the First Comment

Saturday Night Live alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler try to capitalize on the blockbuster success of movies like "Juno" and "Knocked Up" with their new comedy "Baby Mama." In "Baby Mama," 37 year-old business woman Kate Holbrook (Fey) discovers, much to her dismay, that her dream of becoming a mother has a one-in-a-million chance of coming true due to her lack of boyfriend and her uncooperative uterus.… Post the First Comment