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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 Ultimate Spring Cleaning Guide

The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Guide

Isabela Contreras, Staff Writer Apr 9, 2023

When I stepped outside the other day and immediately broke into a sneezing fit, I knew spring was here.  I’m practically allergic to the season. As beautiful as it may be, flowers blossoming and...

Restaurant Review: formoosa

Restaurant Review: formoosa

Jonathan Zhang, Staff Writer Apr 9, 2023

Recently, I decided to get a haircut to make myself look even better (a tall order when you’re already perfect). First, I had to call my old barber, promising that I wasn’t “switching up on him”...

The Value of Silence

The Value of Silence

Samantha Phan, Senior Staff Writer Apr 9, 2023

I absolutely adore my headphones. I treat them the way one might treat a child: gently, with lots of love and care. They might be one of, if not the most, used item of mine. I wear them when I am walking...

DisreGuardian: Pedro Pascal is My Father

DisreGuardian: Pedro Pascal is My Father

Erik Wieboldt, Lifestyle Guest Writer Apr 2, 2023

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet this year, you know as well as I do how popular Pedro Pascal has become. He truly is the breakout star of 2023 with his incredible talent, down-to-earth personality,...

Are Bioplastics the Future?

Are Bioplastics the Future?

Kelly Loo Mar 12, 2023

Plastics: either a grand savior or the greatest enemy known to humankind. Since the discovery of petroleum our quality of life has increased significantly. We have been able to commercialize the market...

Costco Club 1 – 0 Rotisserie Chicken

Costco Club 1 – 0 Rotisserie Chicken

Hector Arrieta Mar 12, 2023

It was just two weeks ago when the Triton community fought against the elements to partake in Triton TV’s film festival, which I marked as the event that warranted “the removal of the albatross of...

I Hate Punxsutawney Phil.

I Hate Punxsutawney Phil.

Maxine Mah Mar 6, 2023

The age-old “Groundhog Day” started as a tradition between Pennsylvania’s original colonists. Candlemas, or “Badger Day” as it was first called, celebrates the clairvoyant abilities of some...

Hello, Hillel!

Hello, Hillel!

Leah Schiffer Feb 26, 2023

Library walk is a battlefield of eye contact avoidance and flyer shooing. With scooters and salesmen zipping through from every and all directions — reminiscent of Spongebob braving the Macy’s perfume...

Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

Lauren Pak Feb 20, 2023

At seven years old, I was enthralled with the make-believe world. I wrote letters to my imagined fairies. I thought that trails of snail slime were pixie dust. I was unapologetically myself. At 12 years...