The UCSD Guardian

UC Regents to Vote on New Student Adviser Position

Heejung Lim • Jan 11, 2016

The UC Board of Regents will vote on the formation of a unique student adviser position during its Jan. 20 to 21 meeting, in response to demands for increased student representation. The student adviser...

City Fails to Meet Water Conservation Targets

Jacky To • Jan 11, 2016

Two-thirds of San Diego County’s water districts, including the city of San Diego, failed to achieve their conservation goals in November, according to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Jan....

Scientists Develop Potential New Category of Antibiotics

Karly Nisson • Jan 11, 2016

Researchers at UCSD, in collaboration with those from several other universities in the U.S. including the University of Illinois and Colorado State University, have discovered a new class of potential...

1/6 A.S. Council

Naftali Burakovsky • Jan 8, 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. If the most interesting part of a three hour long meeting...

‘UC Quits’ Program Offers Smoking Cessation Resources

Jan 6, 2016

The UC healthcare system will play a larger role in helping students kick their smoking habits through the new initiative, UC Quits. The program aims to bring care providers into the smoking-cessation...

SeaWorld Sues State for Whale Breeding Ban

Lisa Chik • Jan 6, 2016

SeaWorld filed a lawsuit challenging the California Coastal Commission’s stipulation that bans the San Diego theme park from breeding captive orcas last Tuesday. The commission endorsed a $100 million...

City Officials Discuss Local Cannibis Regulation

Jan 6, 2016

In light of new state medical marijuana legislation, San Diego may explore the legalization of medical marijuana cultivation within city limits. On Dec. 28, Deputy City Attorney Shannon Thomas issued a...

Scientists Use Stem Cells to Model Alzheimer’s Disease

Ming-Ray Liao • Jan 6, 2016

Scientists at UCSD and Harvard University collaborated with international biotech and pharmaceutical companies to develop a stem cell model to study Alzheimer’s disease. This 3-D Matrigel system is...

1/4 Lights and Sirens

Karly Nisson • Jan 3, 2016

Friday, Dec. 25 1:48 a.m. Welfare Check Subject told not to drive due to being heavily medicated, but still drove off on Genesee toward I‐5 freeway. Unable to locate. 10:40 a.m. Welfare Check Public...

Slowly Chewing Until Satiety Can Prevent Childhood Obesity

Julie Yip • Jan 3, 2016

Researchers from UCSD and the National University of Mexico discovered that chewing slowly until full can counter excessive weight gain. The yearlong study, which took place in Durango, Mexico, was published...

A.S. Council Receives Threats of Litigation

Cassia Pollock • Jan 3, 2016

A.S. Council and university administrators received letters from four different entities in the last month requesting a reversal of the vote to defund print media. The American Civil Liberty Union,...

UC System Divests from Private Prison Industry

Tina Butoiu • Jan 3, 2016

The UC system divested $25 million worth of shares from the largest private prison companies, Corrections Corporation of America and The Geo Group on Dec. 18. According to the announcement, released...