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UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967

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

Senior Sendoff: Asiyah Syed

Senior Sendoff: Asiyah Syed

Asiyah Syed Jun 16, 2020

Being part of the Guardian will always be a highlight of my college years. I’ve had some of the funniest conversations and (not-so-serious) arguments on the second floor of the old student center. Getting...

Senior Sendoff: Alex Rickard

Senior Sendoff: Alex Rickard

Alex Rickard Jun 16, 2020

I think what I’ll miss most is the cart. It’s kind of funny that my favorite part of working at The UCSD Guardian isn’t the work itself but the chance to ditch the work briefly and take a joyride...

Senior Sendoff: Daisy Scott

Senior Sendoff: Daisy Scott

Daisy Scott Jun 16, 2020

I joined The UCSD Guardian my freshman year because I wanted to find a place to make some friends on campus. I was intimidated by the size of UC San Diego and figured that joining the newspaper was a...

Senior Sendoff: Chloe Esser

Senior Sendoff: Chloe Esser

Chloe Esser Jun 16, 2020

As I’m sure everyone will say, nothing about this year has been normal. For me, this is compounded with the fact that I technically already graduated last quarter, but still, after four years I’ll...

Senior Sendoff: Annika Olives

Senior Sendoff: Annika Olives

Annika Olives Jun 16, 2020

After a stressful four years of writing and editing for my high school newspaper, I thought I wanted a break from journalism in college. Yet, after not joining any creative organizations my fall quarter,...

Senior Sendoff: Lara Sanli

Senior Sendoff: Lara Sanli

Lara Sanli Jun 16, 2020

Writing for The UCSD Guardian was without a doubt the most meaningful thing I did during my college experience. Through my investigations into topics affecting students, I learned about the journalistic...

Senior Sendoff: Alex Liang

Senior Sendoff: Alex Liang

Guardian Staff Jun 16, 2020

I joined the Guardian as an artist in October of my very first year at UCSD, 2015, and have stuck with it and its art team for almost five years up until June 2020. I've created dozens of illustrations...

Senior Sendoff: Anthony Tran

Senior Sendoff: Anthony Tran

Guardian Staff Jun 16, 2020

When I started college, I wanted to continue drawing as much as possible because it was a passion of mine. I searched the school for clubs related to art and joined as many as I could. I am graduating...

Senior Sendoff: Laura Hatanaka

Senior Sendoff: Laura Hatanaka

Laura Hatanaka Jun 16, 2020

As I reflect on my two years with The UCSD Guardian, I am reminded of how fortunate I have been to experience all that the paper has offered me. It’s because of The Guardian that I have had the opportunity...

Senior Sendoff: Steven Zhou

Senior Sendoff: Steven Zhou

Steven Zhou Jun 16, 2020

As someone who sucked at putting my thoughts to paper or even having a thought, I never would have pegged myself as a writer back in high school. Life decided otherwise I guess and I found myself hanging...

Senior Sendoff: Jacob Sutherland

Senior Sendoff: Jacob Sutherland

Jacob Sutherland Jun 16, 2020

When I first joined The UCSD Guardian in October 2017 as an inexperienced Opinion writer, I could never have imagined that I would be sitting here today as News Editor, writing from the comfort of my...

Mutual Aid at UCSD

Mutual Aid at UCSD

Guardian Staff Jun 12, 2020

COVID-19 has further exposed and exacerbated structural inequalities. But instead of relying on uneven government relief efforts to improve things, people across the country are organizing mutual aid...