Watch: USD News Minute for March 16
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This is your USD News Minute.
USD Athletics has named JR Blount as the 15th head coach in San Diego men's basketball program history. Blount arrives in San Diego with a reputation as one of college basketball's rising coaching talents after helping lead Iowa State to four NCAA Tournament appearances in four seasons. Welcome, Coach Blount!
Last week, the U.S. Postal Service, in partnership with USD, the City of San Diego and the San Diego Public Library, unveiled new Lowriders stamps celebrating lowrider culture. Ethnic studies professor Alberto Pulido was instrumental in the creation of the stamps and took part in the unveiling ceremony. To learn more about lowriding history, Copley Library has a special archive that reflects important qualities of the lowrider movement. Click the link to access it.
And, applications are now open for USD’s President for a Day. It’s your chance to swap places with President Harris, learning what it’s like to lead a university for a day while President Harris takes your classes. The deadline to apply is April 7th. Visit the website to learn more.
As always, thanks for watching and we’ll see you next week!