The UCSD Guardian

The Guardian Editorial Board’s Resolutions for 2016

Guardian Staff • Jan 6, 2016

Find Better Solution for Media Funding A.S. Council’s controversial decision to defund all student media organizations at the end of last quarter sparked a discussion about campus climate and First Amendment...

Around the Globe: Problems With Global Stock Markets

Marcus Thuillier • Jan 6, 2016

In the world of capitalism, the United States is king. But there is a new sheriff in town threatening the old world order. China’s rise was fast, but its downfall, or at least its stock markets’, could...

Disinvesting from Injustice

Nate Walker • Jan 3, 2016

On Dec. 1, the University of California Regents decided to divest $25 million previously held in private, for-profit prisons after meeting with the Afrikan Black Coalition (ABC), a group of UC Black student...

Quick Takes: Paris Climate Agreement

Guardian Staff • Jan 3, 2016

The Paris Climate Agreement, COP21, marked a pivotal moment for climate change on a global scale. 195 separate nations entered a legally binding agreement to combat global warming. COP21 Shows Promise...

Theft of 75 Parking Permits Points to Lack of Available Spaces

Dec 2, 2015

A suspect recently stole 75 parking permits, worth a total of $17,000, from Gilman Parking Structure. While discussing this incident with the UCSD Guardian, representatives from Transportation Services...

If Only I Could Be Pregnant, Like Women

Vincent Pham • Dec 2, 2015

It’s too bad that men can’t be like male seahorses, the only family in the animal kingdom that can naturally undergo male pregnancy. Of course, men can grow their own empathy belly or experience a...

Blamed and Abandoned

Dec 2, 2015

In the light of recent terrorist attacks in 2015, the world has encountered a fresh wave of Islamophobia. The United States House of Representatives quickly responded to the Paris attacks by passing a...

How-To Guru: Cyber Monday

Guardian Staff • Nov 29, 2015

Let’s face it: We barely have the motivation to get up and go to our 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. classes. Waking up at 4 a.m. to wait in line for Black Friday is impossible. Thought the walk from Revelle College...

Quick Takes: Black Friday

Guardian Staff • Nov 29, 2015

With Black Friday sales beginning as early as 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the commercialization of the holiday season has generated controversy, leading to some anti-consumerism campaigns. The Spirit of...

White “Pride”

Guardian Staff • Nov 29, 2015

The past few weeks have brought a great deal of civil unrest on college campuses around the country. Protests against racial discrimination at the University of Missouri compelled the school’s president...

The UCSD Guardian View on A.S. Defunding: Student Media or Nah

Nov 24, 2015

In light of recent events occurring within A.S. Council, the Guardian’s Editorial Board questions the political thought process (or lack thereof) that led to the defunding of all student media organizations...

Quick Takes: Paris Attacks

Guardian Staff • Nov 22, 2015

Facebook’s introduction of a French flag filter to demonstrate solidarity for the victims of the Paris attacks has elicited various reactions regarding mourning via social media. Filter Overlay...