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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

Dr. Mariscal: Letter to the Editor

Dr. Mariscal: Letter to the Editor

Apr 17, 2016

The recent anti-Mexican chalking across campus does not constitute a UCSD crisis. The same graffiti appeared at UC Santa Barbara and has popped up around the country. It is a coordinated prank coming out...

Illustration by Alex Lee

Slating on Thin Ice

Apr 14, 2016

This year’s A.S. elections were dominated by the same two slates that competed with each other last year, mirroring the two-party system that defines our national politics. Though some may argue that...

Languages In America

Languages In America

Marcus Thuillier Apr 14, 2016

A leading subject of discord in America, especially for first- and second-generation immigrants, is whether or not students should drop their native language and instead learn only English. However, multilingualism...

Illustration by Christina Carlson

Whine and Dine

Alexander Chen Apr 11, 2016

With Spring Quarter ushering in a panic of scrambling students either selling their unused dining dollars or desperately trying to purchase dining dollars, it seems proper to address Housing, Dining and...

Quick Takes: Trump on Campus

Quick Takes: Trump on Campus

Guardian Staff Apr 11, 2016

To Ensure That College is A Safe Environment, Campuses Must Take Action and Listen to Students Who Feel Targeted. For a candidate who sticks to such vague rhetoric, Donald Trump has a clear reputation...

How-to Guru: Be An Effective Voter

How-to Guru: Be An Effective Voter

Guardian Staff Apr 11, 2016

If there’s one thing every UCSD student was preoccupied with over the last week, it was voting for candidates in the A.S. Election. Yes, the yearly campaigns stormed the school: On Library Walk, on Tritonlink,...

Enduring Solutions for Lackluster Funding

Enduring Solutions for Lackluster Funding

Apr 6, 2016

The recent audit on the UC system that implied out-of-state students were admitted to campuses at a lower academic standard unfurled a plethora of issues, namely inadequate funding. To counter the difference...

Feminism via the Hijab

Feminism via the Hijab

Ayat Amin Apr 6, 2016

A quick Google image search of Muslim woman almost exclusively returns pictures of women wearing black hijabs, the veil used to cover the hair and sometimes the face. This perpetuates the stereotype that...