The UCSD Guardian

UC President Plans to Add 14,000 Beds by 2020

Jan 27, 2016

UC President Janet Napolitano announced a new plan to add 14,000 beds to UC campuses by 2020 at the UC Board of Regents meeting on Jan. 20. The President’s Student Housing Initiative, is part of a systemwide...

Scientists Link Low Sun Exposure to Leukemia

Lisa Chik • Jan 27, 2016

Epidemiologists at UCSD School of Medicine reported that people living at higher altitudes with lower sunlight and ultraviolet B exposure are at least twice as likely to develop leukemia than equatorial...

United Nations Ambassador Speaks at UCSD Global Forum

Tina Butoiu • Jan 27, 2016

Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury spoke about the U.N. Culture of Peace Programme at this past Monday’s Global Forum held in Great...

Victims of Fatal Car Crash Identified as UCSD Exchange Students

Jacky To • Jan 27, 2016

Two UCSD Chinese exchange students were identified as the victims of a fatal wrong-way car crash that took place in December. Both passed away from multiple blunt-force injuries, the county Department...

Students Celebrate Triton Pride at Annual Spirit Night

Julie Yip • Jan 25, 2016

Students at UCSD gathered in RIMAC Arena this past Friday to support the women’s and men’s basketball games against Cal State Dominguez Hills and to celebrate UCSD’s annual Spirit Night. The men’s...

UCSD Alumni Design First Gaming Console for Dogs

Karly Nisson • Jan 25, 2016

UCSD alumni Leo Trottier and Dan Knudsen won first place in a startup competition at the Consumer Electronics Show for their invention The CleverPet Hub, the first game console designed for dogs. The...

FBI Reports Increase in San Diego Crime Rates

Jan 25, 2016

Incidents of property crime, violent crime and aggravated assault in the City of San Diego have increased over the last year, according to a national mid-year crime report released by the FBI last Tuesday. The...

UC Regents Approve Student Adviser Pilot Program

Jan 22, 2016

A non-voting student adviser will join the ranks of the University of California’s Board of Regents for a two-year trial period after a unanimous vote of approval by the board on Thursday, Jan. 21. The...

1/20 A.S. Council

Jan 21, 2016

Disclaimer: The weekly A.S. Council column is not meant to be a news story but rather an individualized account of what occurs at Council meetings. Today’s council meeting was heavily oriented towards...

San Diego Votes to Appeal Pension Ruling

Jacky To • Jan 20, 2016

The San Diego City Council voted unanimously to appeal the Public Employment Relations Board’s ruling that orders the city to rescind Proposition B on Jan. 12. After the city files its appeal, the Fourth...

Scientists Aim to Harness Nuclear Energy

Ming-Ray Liao • Jan 20, 2016

An international team of scientists and engineers led by UCSD and General Atomics developed a technique to observe the flow of energy during the first phase of nuclear fusion reactions. The team, whose...

Sun God Festival Scheduled for April 30, 2016

Kriti Sarin • Jan 20, 2016

A.S. Concerts and Events announced that UCSD’s annual Sun God Festival will not be canceled this year. According to a Jan. 19 Facebook post from ASCE, the event will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016...