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The UCSD Guardian

UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967

The UCSD Guardian

UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967

The UCSD Guardian

Spotlight on Custodial Staff: Miriam Ríos

Spotlight on Custodial Staff: Miriam Ríos

Eunice Kim Jul 18, 2022

The custodial staff work hard, but their efforts can be shrouded in invisibility. Miriam Ríos goes into the rundown of her job. At 6:30 a.m, Miriam Ríos arrives at the UC San Diego campus and heads...

Getting in the zone

Getting in the zone

Eunice Kim Jun 20, 2022

There are opportunities to better one’s well-being and mental health all over campus, but sometimes they’re not well-known to the student population. The modestly-sized lounge has been around for...

Senior Sendoff: Andrew Ha

Senior Sendoff: Andrew Ha

Andrew Ha May 30, 2022

It’s incredible to think that I’ve been with The UCSD Guardian for 4 years now. I still remember how I was excited out of high school to continue news writing but deathly afraid of what “college”...

Senior Sendoff: Nelson Espinal

Senior Sendoff: Nelson Espinal

Nelson Espinal May 30, 2022

When I started as the Features Editor in 2020, the world literally shut down after my amazing editor Lara told me I got the position. COVID hit right after I got the news, so my training was done through...

Senior Sendoff: Saida Hassan

Senior Sendoff: Saida Hassan

Saida Hassan May 30, 2022

Sometime back in Winter 2020 I decided that I seriously wanted to join The UCSD Guardian after realizing how much I missed working for a college newspaper. I had been a staff writer — and eventually...

Senior Sendoff: Praveen Nair

Senior Sendoff: Praveen Nair

Praveen Nair May 30, 2022

I kind of cheated — I basically wrote my own thousand-word sendoff in the sports section. Check that out. But I wanted to use this space here to express my gratitude for the opportunity to work alongside...

Senior Sendoff: Sophia Nguyen

Senior Sendoff: Sophia Nguyen

Guardian Staff May 30, 2022

When I joined The UCSD Guardian in my sophomore year of college, I thought that it’d be a simple and easy extracurricular activity that would also satisfy my penchant for correcting others’ grammar...

Senior Send-off: Priscilla Anne Puno

Senior Send-off: Priscilla Anne Puno

May 30, 2022

It was Winter Quarter of my freshman year when I decided to take the treacherous hike from Latin America Hall to the Old Student Center for The UCSD Guardian’s recruitment. I still had the curious spark...

Senior Sendoff: Troy Tuquero

Senior Sendoff: Troy Tuquero

Troy Tuquero May 30, 2022

Upon my friend Jacob’s recommendation, I absentmindedly applied to join The UCSD Guardian during my freshman year. I did not have any prior experience in journalism, but I did know that I really wanted...

Senior Sendoff: Elias Roman

Senior Sendoff: Elias Roman

Elías Román May 30, 2022

My first year at UC San Diego was a difficult one for me; there were many phone calls with my family and many trips home. I felt intimidated by all the big lecture halls and new material, but most of...

Why is Amazon Anti-Union?

Why is Amazon Anti-Union?

Katherine Getchell May 30, 2022

Labor unionization seeks to level the inherent power imbalance between employer and employee. Companies like Amazon show their hand when they launch aggressive anti-union campaigns, they understand the...