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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

UC Announces Divestment from Fossil Fuels

UC Announces Divestment from Fossil Fuels

Jenny Lee Nov 3, 2019

Years of divestment lobbying by students and faculty ends in a success. The Earth naturally warms and cools every 100,000 years, but current data projects reveal that the warming happening right now is...

Up for Debate

Up for Debate

Nelson Espinal Oct 27, 2019

A selected panel of four students discussed gun control and environmental policy issues in a political debate co-hosted by the Guardian and the California Review. From small policy disagreements to large...

Adults Swim, and That’s OK

Adults Swim, and That’s OK

Steven Zhou Oct 20, 2019

As anyone who stays up watching Cartoon Network past 9 p.m. knows, cartoons do not die with childhood. Lewd, crude, and rude, adult cartoons are lightning rods for criticism, but they deserve a spot in...

A Bunch of Smoke and Mirrors

A Bunch of Smoke and Mirrors

Nelson Espinal Oct 13, 2019

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the true health risks of vaping, but its unwavering popularity is scary.  Popular culture has the ability to make anything mainstream. From certain...

Bridging the Gap with GAP

Bridging the Gap with GAP

Jenny Lee Oct 6, 2019

UCSD students help International and Out-of-State students transition into UCSD. Out of the approximately 6,000 students who are enrolled into UC San Diego in fall 2016, about 15 percent are from the...

Stopping Menstruation Stigma. Period.

Stopping Menstruation Stigma. Period.

Jun 2, 2019

Taboo threatens access to basic health rights. These student activists are fighting to overcome it. “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.” With these words, the crowd erupted...

The Apostles of Sun God

The Apostles of Sun God

Nelson Espinal May 29, 2019

A look at how ASCE determines the lineup of artists for UCSD’s most popular music festival. There has been a well-documented rise in festival culture from when it first started in the 1950’s. Due...