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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

Why PC Culture Matters

Why PC Culture Matters

Marcus Thuillier Mar 2, 2016

Two letters seem to represent everything that is right or wrong with our generation. P for political, and C for correctness. For many, the millennials and Generation Z are an over-protected bunch of school...

Illustration by Alex Lee

The Long Line to Get Help

Mar 2, 2016

High expectations, financial pressures and an overload of work give college students record-high amounts of stress. However, colleges can’t — or won’t — fund resources to handle the influx of suffering...

Quick-Takes: The Cost of Surveillance

Quick-Takes: The Cost of Surveillance

Guardian Staff Feb 28, 2016

Use of taxpayer money is necessary for strong, stable surveillance system that secures student data. It has been discovered that the University of California is monitoring emails traveling through the...

Illustration by Alex Liang

The Fault in Our Legal System

Megan Monges Feb 28, 2016

Seven years ago, Kesha Rose Sebert burst onto the mainstream music scene with her debut single, “Tik Tok.” Known for her club-style voice and catchy lyrics, Kesha took pop radio by storm. In front...

How-To Guru: Live Off the Grid

How-To Guru: Live Off the Grid

Guardian Staff Feb 28, 2016

UCSD students are wild creatures: nocturnal, emotionless and generally wearing trademark dark circles and eye bags so stubborn you could brew tea with them. Many even theorize that we think in ones and...

Illustration by Christina Carlson

Inclusive Bathrooms for All

Feb 25, 2016

Gender-inclusive restrooms, unlike traditional gender-binary restrooms, allow users to forego considering social constructs of what it means to be male or female. The UCSD Guardian’s Editorial Board...

Virtual Reality, Immersed in Media

Virtual Reality, Immersed in Media

Guardian Staff Feb 25, 2016

The popularity of virtual reality (VR) has been rising in a way that will allow important resources, such as historical monuments, to become more accessible to the public. Companies have invested heavily...

Illustration by Alex Liang

How America Poisons Marginalized Communities

Ayat Amin Feb 21, 2016

To believe that Flint is an isolated event that only resulted from political inaction would be to undermine the real epidemic in America. Poor people of color across America are being poisoned with lead,...

Quick Takes: Valentine's Day

Quick Takes: Valentine’s Day

Guardian Staff Feb 21, 2016

This February we are examining how valentine’s day influences american and international culture, with a focus on its commercial and imperialistic effects on eastern and western societies. Holidays such...

How-To Guru: Act Your Age, Millenials

How-To Guru: Act Your Age, Millenials

Guardian Staff Feb 21, 2016

It’s time to clearly distinguish the ways of Millennials from the ways of the Baby Boomers. This guide should be particularly useful for old-fashioned misfits who can’t seem to get with the times....