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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

All Alone

Rosina Garcia Mar 1, 2015

Increasing rates of mental health issues and suicides among college students need to be properly addressed and supported, both by students and administrators.  With suicide accounting for 20 percent...

QuickTakes: Fresh Off the Boat

Guardian Staff Feb 22, 2015

ABC’s latest sitcom, “Fresh off the boat” has been touted as a more accurate representation of asian american culture in the media, but has also garnered criticism for its use of stereotypes. New...

Thanks, Obama

Guardian Staff Feb 22, 2015

Barack Obama brought hope into the equation when he was first elected president in 2008. “Yes we can” was the message that resonated so greatly all around America, but Obama’s genius doesn’t only...

QuickTakes: Wrongful Convictions

Guardian Staff Feb 16, 2015

With the skyrocketing popularity of podcasts like “serial,” wrongful convictions have been in the news more often. The Opinion section weighs in on issues surrounding the topic, nationwide.  Independent...

Wrongfully Exposed

Guardian Staff and Charu Mehra Feb 16, 2015

  Perpetrators and distributors of revenge porn should be fully prosecuted, but more protective legislation needs to be created for the victims. Revenge porn is a topic that evokes strong emotions...

Focus on Athletes, not Coaches

Guardian Staff Jan 29, 2015

Just when we thought Janet Napolitano was going to try and have a quiet quarter, she decided to try and pull a fast one on the UC Board of Regents at their most recent meeting. In a classic example of...

The Right to Party

Guardian Staff Jan 26, 2015

Picture a college party designed by women, chaperoned by women and monitored by women. Perhaps it would just be another one of those claustrophobic parties with all the guests dancing closely together...

How to Guru: Papers

Guardian Staff Jan 26, 2015

With Week 4 off to a warm start, midterm season is officially in full swing. And while a lot of us have tests to cope with, the rest of us have long, tedious papers to write. If you’re super unlucky,...

SUIS-JE CHARLIE?

Guardian Staff Jan 20, 2015

Many readers of this paper are probably aware of the terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, but here’s the gist anyway: 12 dead and 11 more injured — primarily satirical journalists and...

No Place Like UCSD

Guardian Staff Jan 15, 2015

With 94,200 freshmen and transfer applications for 2015 Fall Quarter, UCSD claimed the third highest spot among University of Califonia schools for number of applications. Cue the never-ending jokes about...