The efforts of Republicans to postpone the nomination of the Supreme Court’s ninth member aren’t the first intended to make President Obama jump through unnecessary hoops. But the death of Justice...
For residents of a major American beer city, it’s as distressing to think of San Diego without authentic craft beer as it is for a Frenchman to imagine a Champagne province without its world-famous sparkling...
A background in engineering seems to be the rule rather than the exception for violent radicals. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog reported that engineers are overrepresented among...
On a bright and early morning on Feb. 7, all students involved in Greek life at UCSD were required to attend a three-hour Greek Life Excel Leadership Conference, covering topics such as diversity, inclusion,...
As colleges are considering different criteria for admissions, debates have centered around the merit of community service and test scores. Some deem volunteer requirements as "Voluntourism".
Voluntourism...
After the Center for Disease Control recently released a new infographic saying that pregnant women shouldn’t drink, it added a bonus section for non-pregnant women. The infographic has been kind enough...
Recent laws requiring voters’ photo identification at polling offices aren’t the first to complicate the democratic process of voting, and probably won’t be the last. But in a political climate...
Muslim does not mean Middle Eastern. In today’s world, at least one in five people in the world are Muslim, as cited by the Pew Research Center. Yet, in the United States there is misinformation about...
The University of California Office of the President appeared to have a busy summer installing surveillance software on all the university’s computers. According to the SF Chronicle, UC President Janet...
The LGBT community has recently been discussing whether or not the "T" should remain a part of "LGB." This is partly due to greater awareness of the transgender community and its unique goals.
The LGBT...
The tradeoffs with both the University of California limiting the acceptance of out-of-state students to 15.5 percent and unlimited acceptance of out-of-state students are difficult to accept. Non-California...
Right as UCSD students were starting to feel acclimated to winter weather, the forecast throws us a sudden curveball. Everybody was happily tucked up in bed. We were feeling extra cozy while seeking shelter...