About Us
Serving thousands of readers in print and online at www.ucsdguardian.org, The UCSD Guardian is the University of California, San Diego’s award-winning independent student newspaper, published by UCSD students for the UCSD community. Our work seeks to amplify and inform the student body and greater San Diego populace through ethical and accessible journalism. The Guardian’s mission is to facilitate the open marketplace of ideas, foster a climate of community growth, and uphold our editorial values of public accountability, progress, and communication.
We publish every Monday during the regular academic year, with the exception of Summer Sessions, University holidays, and final examinations. The Guardian is a student-run department independently funded by advertising sales. For further advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] or call (858) 534-0466.
Publishing schedule for the 24-25 year is currently as follows:
2024-25 Editors
Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]
Adalia Luo
Managing Editor | [email protected]
Vivian Dueker
Writing Editors
News Editor | [email protected]
Carter Castillo
Associate News Editor
Natalia Montero Acevedo
Opinion Editors | [email protected]
Jordan Nakagawa & Kevin Zhu
Features Editor | [email protected]
Miriya Huie
Arts & Entertainment Editors | [email protected]
Xuan Ly & Jonathan Schlesinger
Lifestyle Editors | [email protected]
Samantha Phan & Kelly Loo
Sports Editor | [email protected]
Kurt Johnston
Associate Sports Editor
Wyatt Bose
Production Editors
Chief Copy Editor | [email protected]
Kokoro Igawa
Associate Copy Editor
Lillian Theis
Design Editors | [email protected]
Sonia McSwain & Dave Vo
Creative Editors
Photo Editor | [email protected]
Keita Kobayashi
Associate Photo Editor
Thomas Murphy
Art Editors | [email protected]
Allen Chen & Michelle Deng
Data Visualization Editor | [email protected]
Ifunanya Okoroma
Multimedia Editor | [email protected]
Mehri Sadri
Backend Editors
Webmasters | [email protected]
Sarah He & Thomas Murphy
Marketing Director | [email protected]
Daniella Salgado
Advertising Director | [email protected] | (858) 534-0466
Lillian Theis
Editorial Board
The editorial board of The Guardian is the smaller, non-hierarchical, decision-making body of the full editors staff. This board acts and makes decisions in the best interest of The Guardian organization as an entity. As a college newspaper, this board is comprised of individual editors who have elected to serve in this extra capacity, not by position. All major decisions and editorial board publications receive approval from full editors. The positions taken by the editorial board are not necessarily representative of any particular individual member of The Guardian organization.
Adalia Luo
Vivian Dueker
Kokoro Igawa
Carter Castillo
Natalia
Sonia McSwain
Miriya Huie
Kurt Johnston
Thomas Murphy
*Full staff list available upon request, or be viewed here.
Career Staff
Business Manager | [email protected] | (858) 534-6845
Vanessa Vasquez
Advertising Graphics
Alfredo Vilano
Comment Policy
The UCSD Guardian is committed to defending free speech and encouraging discussion in our comments. Submitted comments will first be screened by The Guardian before being posted publicly to verify if the comment is overly prejudiced, spam, obscene, mean-spirited, or an unwarranted personal attack. If the comment is determined to primarily hold these qualities, it may not be approved to be posted. Further, if the comment is written by an unidentifiable individual (email is not verified and/or clear alias is used), the comment may also be denied. In general, The Guardian leans towards lenience; however, if your comment is found to be purely in bad faith towards creating or engaging in meaningful dialogue by the outlined standards, it will not be approved. A comment’s approval or lack thereof does not reflect The UCSD Guardian’s position on the comment’s argument. Please be patient with us, as your comment may be approved after a short delay. If you have urgent concerns about your comment, you may contact our Managing Editor.
Anonymity Policy
The UCSD Guardian may grant anonymity to sources if the information is direct knowledge, deemed vital to report, and only available under conditions requiring anonymity. Editor’s Notes shall accompany any article with an anonymous source to briefly outline the particular conditions of anonymity. Questions or concerns regarding the authenticity or accuracy of anonymous material should be brought to our attention immediately.
Submission Policy
The UCSD Guardian accepts guest op-ed submissions. Guest writers may submit an op-ed draft that they wish to publish through The Guardian without applying to be a writer; however, we reserve the sole discretion to decide if a reader submission will be published with stated reason. If accepted, these submitted pieces will also be subject to the same rigorous editing process by our editor team as all of our pieces to ensure its quality, its ethicality, and that it provides a valid basis from which speech can be engaged. If the writer does not meaningfully engage with this process, The Guardian reserves the right to drop their article. The Guardian seeks to publish diverse and well-informed perspectives relevant to the UCSD community. We will not publish any pieces that are unoriginal, duplicated, reprinted, copied, or otherwise reproduced. If interested, please submit your piece to [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject line “Guest Submission.”
Letter to the Editor Policy
The UCSD Guardian welcomes the feedback, criticism, and continued dialogue of our readers in the form of letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with your full name, entirely original, sourced, typewritten or neatly handwritten, and should not exceed 500 words. If they exceed this length, they may not be printed in their entirety. All letters may be subject to minimal edits for style consistency and clarity. The Guardian reserves the right to withhold publishing a letter if it is determined to be written in bad faith and/or levies attack at any individuals without valid justification and documentation. Please email your letter to [email protected] with your piece and if applicable, the author(s) and/or piece(s) to which the letter is directed.
Contact Us
The UCSD Guardian’s print and online issues connect you directly with thousands of students, faculty, and staff. Contact us today to discuss your best advertising options or ask questions about our coverage.
Mailing address: 9500 Gilman Drive, 0316 La Jolla, CA 92093-0316
Location Student Center Bldg. A, upper level
