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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

Pressing Buttons

Pressing Buttons

Nelson Pai, Contributing Lifestyle Writer Feb 25, 2024

I remember reading somewhere about a study done on people (or maybe gorillas?) that placed them in a single, white-walled room. In the middle of said room, there would be a red button that delivered an...

The myth of working off the weight

The myth of working off the weight

Kelly Loo, Senior Staff Writer Feb 5, 2024

Editor’s note: This article discusses possibly triggering topics about calories and diet.    If anything signifies the transition from fall to winter, it would be going from a Thanksgiving...

Top 10 Eats Near UCSD

Emily Ito, Senior Staff Writer Jan 29, 2024

I consider myself quite the muncher; dare I say it … I’m a verified foodie. Thus in my past four years at UC San Diego, I’ve indulged in a number of local establishments, many within a four-mile...

How I delude myself into enjoying studying

How I delude myself into enjoying studying

Samantha Phan, Lifestyle Editor Jan 22, 2024

Like many of my fellow students, studying has never been enjoyable for me. I’ll sit down at my desk with my computer out and headphones on, fully intending to have a great cram session, only to immediately...

Australia out of a car window

Australia out of a car window

Bradley Beggs, Lifestyle Editor Jan 14, 2024

Looking out the car window, suddenly, I am young again. A child, listening to Matchbox Twenty, seemingly the only album on my father’s phone, looking out the car window. I am watching the power lines...

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The old traditions behind New Year’s celebrations

Beliz Berik, Contributing Lifestyle Writer Jan 7, 2024

As we leave another year and winter break behind and try to readapt to our routines as students, I want to reflect on the feeling that I always have during the first week of Winter Quarter. It is the bitterness...