The Path to Dharma

May 21, 2012

UC San Diego Graduate Shivani Singh was lucky to land a successful job after graduating. But it was a while before she found her own secret to fulfillment- — by helping others find theirs.

Law of the Land

May 7, 2012

The Sun God Festival is a time when UCSD’s notoriously well-behaved student population participates in the more rowdy behavior, typical of the average college campus. It’s in the preparation of all the upcoming write-ups that the A.S. Office of Student Advocacy and the A.S. Judicial board will spend Week 7 distributing pamphlets titled, “Know Your Rights & UCSD Student Conduct Code.”

BODO—Notebooks With a Heart

Apr 23, 2012

The Buy One Donate One project, funded by the Clinton Global Initiative University, is helping to promote education for impoverished children around the world one notebook at a time.

A.S. Elections: Karen Liang

Apr 9, 2012

Karen Liang has no interest in law school.

The Eleanor Roosevelt College junior has served on student government for three years, quickly rising through the ranks to become a frontrunner in this year’s election — but despite being surrounded by a council of would-be lawyers and budding politicians, she’d rather become editor of Vogue than editor of the Harvard Law Review.

A.S. Elections: Meggie Le

Apr 9, 2012

In her hometown of Cerritos, California, A.S. presidential candidate Meggie Le lives a whopping 10 minutes from Disneyland. This means that, apart from growing up a self-proclaimed Disney lover (the newer “Tangled” is her favorite), Le has owned an annual pass to the park since she was a kid.

But here’s some good PR for Thurgood Marshall College’s Dimensions of Culture program: Thanks to her time at UCSD, the TMC third year isn’t all princess sing-alongs anymore.

A.S. Elections: Elizabeth Garcia

Apr 9, 2012

Elizabeth Garcia takes pride in her position on the frontlines of student activism since, quite literally, day one.

“My very first day at UC San Diego I was out in front of Center Hall protesting against fee hikes,” Garcia said. “I remember because there was a senator at the time who said that he was a part of Associated Students. I said ‘I don’t know what that is but if he is out here, that sounds like a pretty cool job to have.’”

A.S. Elections: Ali Athar

Apr 9, 2012

Ali Athar may be the odd man out — literally — in this year’s A.S. presidential race, but what this chemical engineering major is bringing to the table are fresh and, to quote his party’s slate, innovative.

With no previous A.S. experience under his belt, the fourth year Sixth College student is this year’s obligatory “maverick”; while he’s tried to apply for A.S. multiple times before, he’s never been able to win the bid.  But Athar, the only male candidate, is an entrepreneur at heart, with start-up companies that would seemingly back up his campaign promises of “honing leadership on campus and innovating successful student-operated businesses.”

State of the University

Mar 6, 2012

In the midst of an economic crisis, California universities have taken a big blow. Multiple parties have weighed in on possible solutions but even defining the problem can be a lofty task.

Glitter Dust: The “Draw”-cumentary

Mar 5, 2012

Alumnus Katy Chang uses film as a lens to explore Dubai’s exploding industry.

InFocus: Recyclemania

Feb 21, 2012

Since Feb. 5, every flyer handed out on Library Walk responsibly disposed of in the recycling bin has been counted in a larger, nationwide recycling competition called RecycleMania. UCSD is currently in a race against over 500 colleges across the continent to determine who can collect the most tons of recyclable material by March 31.

Guiding Lights

Feb 21, 2012

Researchers break barriers to develop lasers that can sustain beams of minuscule proportions. The new “thresholdless” model has some big implications for future scientific endeavors.

InFocus: Contxt Coach

Jan 23, 2012

That little device you carry around with you at all times — which has already replaced your wrist-watch, your teddy bear and your address book — may very well replace your nutritionist in the near future, if all goes well with studies being conducted by the ConTxt research group. Cell phone usage is the center of the researchers’ unique weight loss plan, and they’re currently searching for subjects to participate in a 12-month study that will ideally result in the participants reaching a healthier weight.