Abby Lee, Author at UCSD Guardian

A.S. Council Brief Weeks 6 & 7: Constitutional Reform, Environmental Advocacy and Strengthening Faculty-Student Communication

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022Abby Lee 1

Week 6 At the A.S. Council’s Week 6 meeting on May 4, senators discussed A.S. constitution reform, upcoming speaker events, and environmental advocacy ...

California Proposal for New A-G Ethnic Studies Requirement Underway

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022Abby Lee 1

In November 2021, the University of California Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (UC BOARS) presented a proposal to include Ethnic Studies ...

California Drops Statewide Mask Mandate

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022Abby Lee 3

California’s indoor masking mandate expired for fully vaccinated individuals on Feb. 16. According to new state guidelines, all individuals are still required to ...

Two UCSD Faculty Resigns from Critical Gender Studies Executive Committee

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022Abby Lee 4

Two UC San Diego faculty members, Assistant Professor Dr. Shaista Patel and Associate Professor Dr. Wendy Matsumura, have resigned from UCSD’s Critical Gender ...

SAT Goes Digital

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022Abby Lee 6

On Jan. 25, the College Board announced that the SAT Suite of Assessments will soon be going online. Starting in 2023 for international ...

A.S. Council Brief: Constitutional Reform, Scholarship Committee and Library Renovations

January 30, 2022February 19, 2022Abby Lee 4

Week 3 At the A.S. Council’s Week 3 meeting on Jan. 19, senators discussed constitutional reforms and individual senator projects. Additionally, they discussed ...

Will UCSD Change its Masking Policy?

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022Abby Lee 14

Surging Omicron cases in San Diego drove UC San Diego to extend remote learning through the first four weeks of Winter Quarter 2022. ...

SAT Alternative Fails to Meet UC Standards

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021Abby Lee 1

Beginning Fall 2021, UC San Diego will no longer consider ACT and SAT scores in the admission of prospective undergraduates. This follows a ...

A.S. Council Brief: Student Accessibility, Vaccinations, and Textbook Access

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021Abby Lee 1

Week 3 At the A.S. Council’s Week 3 meeting on Oct. 13, senators discussed accessibility to on-campus dining options, the Office of Students ...

Students Organize Housing Justice Rally in front of Geisel Library

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021Abby Lee 4

The United Automobile Workers (UAW) 2865 union, Student Researchers Union, UC San Diego Resident Coalition and The Faculty Association organized a housing justice ...