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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

Illustration by Christina Carlson

A.S. Election Endorsements

Apr 4, 2016

How We Chose The Guardian Editorial Board conducted interviews with the presidential candidate, as well as both vice-president of external affairs candidates and both campus affairs candidates. In addition,...

There are an estimated 58,000 homeless college student throughout America. Photo by Kenji Bennett

Homeless: Please Help

Allison Kubo Mar 6, 2016

In order to address the 5th highest population of homeless people in the U.S., private and public organizations of San Diego look to data to find more effective ways of helping this hidden population....

Career fairs can be stressful for students seeking jobs. Illustration by Christina Carlson.

People Watching: Career Fair Edition

Alvin Chan Feb 8, 2016

Using their observational skills, students get a behind-the-scenes look at the Career Fair. UCSD can be stressful. As students, we have to balance our time to make sure we are involved in enough extracurriculars...

Entrepreneurs find their inspiration in the least likely places. Illustration by Christina Carlson

Starting Up: Entrepreneurship at UCSD

Feb 8, 2016

For some students, having a stable job after college isn’t enough. Rather than work for an established company, they prefer to forge their own path toward success. The UCSD Guardian spoke to some of...

UCSD Dancesport at Practice. Photo by Patrick Lazo/UCSD Guardian

Part of the Tribe

Naftali Burakovsky Feb 2, 2016

The dance begins with a primal scream from the men, who are separate from the women. After the women dance around the men in what Paula Anzenberg, the UCSD Dancesport captain, calls a “mating ritual,”...

La Jolla Playhouse at UCSD. Photo by Megan Lee/UCSD Guardian

The Show Goes On

Matthew Zamudio Feb 2, 2016

UCSD’s partnership with the La Jolla Playhouse has made for a thriving arts community when juxtaposed with the university’s STEM-dominated campus.  Associate Artistic Director Jaime Castaneda offers...

Spirit Night or Just Another Night?

Allison Kubo Jan 24, 2016

With the NCAA Division-I referendum looming and tensions defining campus climate, Spirit Night presents a vision of a school with more school spirit than we have. The UCSD Guardian polled students and...

Water, Water, Everywhere

Water, Water, Everywhere

Alvin Chan Jan 22, 2016

Rampant floods. Mini tornadoes by the beach. Howling winds. Not what you would normally expect to see in San Diego. But this is no ordinary winter. This year, California is being hit by unusually wet...

Rae Armantrout stands out as a poet and a teacher. Illustration by Christina Carlson

Q&A with Rae Armantrout

Jennifer Grundman Jan 11, 2016

Rae Armantrout, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor emerita, sat down with the UCSD Guardian to talk about mutual yearning between the sciences and humanities, irony in contemporary life and...

Science of Star Wars

Science of Star Wars

Matthew Zamudio Jan 11, 2016

                    With last month’s release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh installment of the seminal sci-fi film saga,...