Over spring break, the now-iconic symbol of the pink equal sign set against a red background was uploaded and shared as a mark of solidarity with the LGBT community during the Supreme Court hearings in Washington D.C.
A Facebook profile riddled with photographs of your latest drunken adventures never makes a good impression on a potential employer who lays eyes on your public page. UCSD alumnus Adam Markowitz, however, believes that he has found a way to merge the social network with the professional world.
In the college classroom, it isn’t about how smart you are — it’s about how smart you seem. UCSD researcher Manuel Cebrian says the trend exists because academic success in college is largely based on inclusion in elite “study cliques”: groups of students who pick new members based on perceived intelligence rather than an actual metric of performance, like GPA.
In a weakened job market, students are feeling more and more pressure to prioritize study and choose practical majors in order to increase their prospects at finding work after graduation.
The decorated poet Bob Perelman came to UCSD last week as a featured speaker for The New Writing Series. He shared his views on the “Language” school of poetry, contemporary politics and happiness.
How to account for the response to the current transportation crisis, including a Facebook page with 6,000 followers, several protests and a planned march.