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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

The Daughters of Triton (DOTs) peform at the 2014 ICCA Quarterfinals. Photo credit by Alwin Szeto.

Enter the World of A Cappella

Vincent Pham Jan 25, 2015

  It’s likely that if you were to mention a cappella to college students, “Pitch Perfect” may be entangled with their responses. That’s a start for tapping into the sonorous world of...

Teaching DIversity Conference attendees participate in a workshop. Photo credit by Sam Shapiro.

Protecting The Learning Environment

Sam Shapiro Jan 20, 2015

Students and staff come together to create the ideal classroom setting.  UCSD prides itself on consistently being ranked in the upper tier of public universities for a variety of academic measures. But...

UCSD Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chanelle Wang Jan 19, 2015

The Martin Luther King Jr. weekend ended with a bang on Sunday, Jan. 18. About 120 members of the San Diego community participated in the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Day of Service...

Students at Sun God Festival. Photo Credit: Alwin Szeto.

Sun God Festival 2015 with ASCE

Guardian Staff Jan 11, 2015

Associated Students Concerts and Events Associate Vice President Seraphin Raya sat down with the UCSD Guardian to grant some insight into what the 2015 Sun God Festival will look like, in terms of both...

Global Health students on a Ghana field experience. Photo courtesy Dana Yi.

Taking Health to the Global Scale

Teiko Yakobson Jan 4, 2015

UCSD has become one of the first universities in the nation to offer global health as an undergraduate program. As a school that has already captivated a large number of students craving medicinal sciences...

Founders of Hush Technology

Kickstarting a Noiseless Revolution

Teiko Yakobson Dec 1, 2014

UCSD alumnus discusses the lessons of founding a successful start-up technology company. Ear plugs, while not obviously an important technology, are actually crucial to the college experience. Think...

Students protesting fee hikes. Photo by Cory Wong

Behind the UC Tuition Hikes

Teiko Yakobson Nov 24, 2014

In light of the UC Board of Regents’ decision to raise tuition for five years, the UCSD Guardian breaks down what the tuition increases actually mean for the average student.  Just when it felt like...

Changes to UCSD Police Department Policy

An Officer for the Students

Sam Shapiro Nov 24, 2014

The new police chief David Rose discusses his experiences with law enforcement as a student at UCSD and his plans for improving campus safety.  Newly appointed UCSD Police Chief David Rose has something...

UCSD Librarian Brian Schottlaender shares his views on the importance of libraries to students and his plans for UCSD campus libraries. Photo used with permission from UCSD Library.

The Man Behind the Books

Guardian Staff Nov 11, 2014

Brian Schottlaender discusses his role as the University Librarian and changes he hopes to bring about in the campus library system.   Winner of the Melvil Dewey Medal in 2010, the...