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University of San Diego Digital USD USD Vista USD News 2-27-2020 Vista: February 27, 2020 University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista Digital USD Citation University of San Diego, "Vista: February 27, 2020" (2020). USD Vista. 1090. https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista/1090 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the USD News at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in USD Vista by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ON NEWSSTANDS WEEKLY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 VOLUME 57 ISSUE 15 TheUSD◆ Te Ofcial Student Newspaper of the UniversityV of San DiegoISTA since 1968 ◆ USD students vote Mikaela Foehr News Editor While voting is a central process to American democracy, it is also a confusing process. This is especially true for college students who often have the decision between voting in their home state or town and voting in their college town. This confict, added to the general confusion of who to vote for and how to register, adds additional roadblocks for young voters. At the University of San Diego, there are clubs on campus, such as USD Votes, USD College Democrats, and USD College Republicans, that actively try and get students registered. With the California primary day coming up, USD Votes recently held an event to get students registered and informed on Democratic Presidential candidates and local election issues in San Diego. Vivian Mateos Zuniga, a sophomore involved in USD Votes, articulated the main An illustration of the six candidates who participated in the Las Vegas Democratic debate. California joins 13 other states voting in primaries on Super Tuesday. intention of her organization Audrey Garrett/The USD Vista in the month leading up to the Althea Ulin race. California has a semi-closed representatives would appoint a working-class citizens. Even primaries. Asst. News Editor presidential primary, meaning single candidate for the general the campaign itself costs tens “USD Votes’ main goal for the that only registered Democrats election. This method kept the of millions of dollars for each primaries is, of course, registering The state of California will and unafliated voters can vote in nomination process out of the candidate, if not more, and air students, but also serving as host its primary election on the Democratic primary and only hands of the general voters. time on televised debates is a resource for our campus March 3, choosing candidates registered Republicans can vote Primary elections are generally based on fnancial donor counts, community as they prepare to in each party for the general in the Republican race. still elitist, both in who is running making candidacy all the more vote in primaries throughout the election coming in November. Presidential primaries and who is voting. intangible for middle- and lower- country,” Mateos Zuniga said. The Republicans are looking at have truly only existed for 50 Caucuses can take multiple class Americans. The nomination “Primaries are really complex and a landslide victory for Trump years. Before the 1970s, party hours on a given day that often is decided by a mix of primary diferent depending on what state while the Democrats still have nominations were decided at fall during the work week, making voting systems and caucuses you’re voting in so we’ve done our eight presidential options in the conventions in which national participation less accessible to See Primaries, Page 2 See Voting, Page 3 Father Robert Berry drafted to MLS From businessman to chaplain Colombus Crew SC picks former Torero, page 11 Mayella Vasquez helping converts transition into the Roman Catholic faith and Asst. Feature Editor tradition. But Capone’s journey Before his interview began, to fnd his eventual career started Father Robert Capone asked for a out like many students — at USD minute to center himself. as a business major. “Let me just take a moment to A Torero himself, Capone get some fresh air, so that I can graduated from USD with a be intentional,” Capone said. This degree in business economics. moment set the tone for the rest of Capone shared that his calling to the interview, which started with be a priest had started while he a prayer that this article may be was a student at USD. of service to the University of San “In my second year at USD, I Diego community. went to Florence for a semester,” Father Capone is known Capone said. “It was a trip of throughout the USD community travel and prayer, and it was there as a chaplain for the university. I frst felt called to be a priest. This Capone lives in the Alcalá Vista feeling just wouldn’t leave me. I Apartments as a Residential tried to put it out of my mind but Minister for Cuyamaca Hall, and there was always this gentle pull.” his main responsibility is teaching Soon after he graduated, he the Rite of Christian Initiation of worked with Merrill Lynch, a Adults (RCIA), which focuses on company consistently ranked Former USD striker Berry, pictured in his old uniform during his fnal season. See Priest, Page 8 Photo courtesy of USD Athletics Housing Editorial: voter Spread: what’s in Exhibit: Sueños Torero softball availability registration your lunchbox? y Recuerdos recap See News, page 3 See Opinion, page 4 See Feature, pages 6-7 See A&C, page 9 See Sports, page 12 WWW.UOFSDMEDIA.COM ◆ @THEUSDVISTA 2 THE USD VISTA ◆ FEBRUARY 27, 2020 NEWS Preparing for Super Tuesday The Democratic presidential nominee race intensifes as 14 states brace to vote Primaries from Page 1 drop into fourth place in spent nearly $300 million since especially in the Northeast. She as a “democratic socialist,” and by state. The vote counts January puts Vermont Senator declaring his candidacy in July had a strong performance in the reaches the largest population from each state decides the Bernie Sanders in a strong lead 2019. Las Vegas debate and kept her of young voters and voters of number of pledged delegates, followed by former New York City Joe Biden opponents on the defensive from color. These demographics are representatives appointed by the Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Though he led in the earlier her critical comments enough so critical for a potential victory in Democratic National Convention Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth part of this presidential race, to pull her voting poll numbers the South Carolina and California that have promised their vote Warren. former Vice President Biden has into third place, overtaking primaries. for a given candidate come the Popular candidates who are fallen recently to competitors Klobuchar during the Nevada This past week, state ofcials Convention meeting in July. expected to struggle in California Sanders and Buttigieg. Former Caucus. warned the Sanders campaign Nevada’s and South Carolina’s include Minnesota Senator Amy vice president to Barack Obama, Pete Buttigieg and voters that Russian forces primaries, held on Feb. 22 and Klobuchar and former South Bend, Biden relies heavily on older Former South Bend, Indiana are attempting to aid Sanders in 25 respectively, marked the last Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. Democrats looking for a leader mayor Pete Buttigieg is a late securing the nomination followed primary counts before Super The other two candidates have with experience who miss the leader in the race. He has just by assisting the Trump campaign Tuesday, March 3, when a huge shown little promise since days of 2008-2016. He polled been narrowly defeated by Bernie in the general. amount of delegates will be their announcements for the highly upon announcing his Sanders in the popular vote in Michael Bloomberg awarded to primary candidates. nomination. candidacy until December, both Iowa and New Hampshire. New York billionaire and Nevada proved the strong Tulsi Gabbard but has fallen short since the Buttigieg is a newcomer to former Republican mayor of New hold Senator Sanders has in the Hawai’i House beginning of the new year. He national politics as he lost in his York City, Michael Bloomberg Democratic party by winning the Representative, Tulsi Gabbard is a draws a lot of attention as one of state treasury run in 2010, losing made a late entry into the race, state with 46% of the vote, the moderate, low-scoring candidate the highest name values of the by 25 percentage points. Buttigieg and his campaign has used an next highest being former Vice who often struggles to fnd a primary elections. is only 38 years old, the same as unorthodox strategy buying President Joe Biden who did not voice on stage in the Democratic Amy Klobuchar opponent Tulsi Gabbard, which social media coverage, immense even come close to that with less debates. Her campaign is trailing Klobuchar has gained a would make him the youngest amounts of self fnancing than 20% of the vote. Nevada by a vast margin, earning only lot of momentum as a leading president ever elected to ofce if (spending $400 million since put former South Bend, Indiana 3% of votes in New Hampshire. female candidate in this race. he were to win in the primary and declaring in November 2019), mayor Pete Buttigieg’s recent Gabbard only received 0.1 percent Senator Klobuchar is a moderate the general. Before this weekend, and building an entire platform surge into perspective when he of the vote in Nevada. Her support democrat from Minnesota who Mayor Pete was the leader in around beating Trump. He came in third, gathering only a bit base frequently stems from supports the Labor Party. She pledged delegates at 25, but participated in his frst debate over 15% of Nevada voters.