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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

Eileen Gu doesn’t owe you her allegiance

Eileen Gu doesn’t owe you her allegiance

Cindy Y. Chen, Staff Writer Mar 9, 2026

Last month, freestyle skier Eileen Gu soared through the halfpipe, landing the kind of runs that win Olympic medals — in her case, one gold and two silvers at the Milano Cortina Games. But her performance...

Barbie’s newest career: AI chatbot

Barbie’s newest career: AI chatbot

Kaminta Hou, Contributing Writer Mar 9, 2026

OpenAI and Mattel announced a joint venture bringing AI chatbots to brands like Barbie and Hot Wheels last June, leveraging the “magic of AI” to create new experiences around play. This collaboration...

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Athletes should learn from Alysa Liu’s hiatus

Suravi Bajaj, Associate Opinion Editor Feb 23, 2026

Twenty-year-old Alysa Liu stunned audiences to take gold in women’s figure skating at the Olympics last week — a feat made more impressive by her career-best total score of 226.79 points. Her hiatus...

Letter: ‘Leave the guns at home’

Guest Writer Feb 23, 2026

Editor’s Note: The piece Mueller is responding to was originally published in Vol. 59, Issue 16, as a sub-article under the series “Protest perspectives with the Guardian's Opinion Writers.” The...

What Hollywood can learn from ‘Iron Lung’

What Hollywood can learn from ‘Iron Lung’

Gabriel Lozano, Contributing Writer Feb 17, 2026

YouTuber Markiplier’s acting and directorial debut film, “Iron Lung,” has caused an upset in the box office. With only a $3 million budget — a miniscule amount in a world where films costing over...

Pay your insecurities away with weight-loss drugs

Pay your insecurities away with weight-loss drugs

Kaminta Hou, Contributing Writer Feb 17, 2026

Serena Williams showcased her GLP-1-attributed 34-pound weight loss in telehealth company Ro’s superbowl campaign, “Healthier on Ro.” However, this campaign was far from healthy.  GLP-1 — glucagon-like...