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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

Kelvin Noronha
Thinking Caps
knoronha@ucsd.edu

Pressure Doesn’t Make Diamonds

Kelvin Noronha Feb 18, 2014

In the five minutes of the Sochi Winter Olympics that NBC.com allowed me to watch for free, my mind was completely boggled. For someone like me, who has difficulty coordinating texting and walking down...

Editorial Assumes Guilt Without Confirmation

Editorial Assumes Guilt Without Confirmation

Feb 18, 2014

Dear Editor: The article entitled “Fighting Fire” that you published on Feb. 13, 2014, which described the Editorial Board’s thoughts regarding the fires set in Price Center on Dec. 3, 2013, was...

"Fighting Fire" Uses Flawed, Biased Logic

“Fighting Fire” Uses Flawed, Biased Logic

Feb 18, 2014

Dear Editor: My name is Niall Twohig. I was recently interviewed by Justine Liang for the Feb. 13 piece on the May 1970 Peace Memorial. I would like to submit the following letter in response to the...

[Retracted] Fighting Fire

[Retracted] Fighting Fire

Feb 13, 2014

An open letter regarding the Guardian’s coverage of the Price Center Suspected Arson Regarding the Guardian’s coverage of the Dec. 3 Price Center fires, our editorial board felt the need to address...

Faulconer Must Bridge City's Partisan Divide

Faulconer Must Bridge City’s Partisan Divide

Feb 13, 2014

Kevin Faulconer cruised to victory in Tuesday’s election to elect a new full-time mayor for the city of San Diego, and with Faulconer came a sense of resolution to the whole mayor revolving-door game. With...

Back Up Now or Pay Up Later

Back Up Now or Pay Up Later

Feb 13, 2014

As everyone’s midterm hell weeks continue, I’m going to warn you now that you better back up your files or pay up. Because these days, losing everything on your hard drive will not only break your...

San Diego Mayoral Endorsement: David Alvarez (D)

San Diego Mayoral Endorsement: David Alvarez (D)

Feb 10, 2014

San Diego native David Alvarez will bring leadership and progressive ideas to the mayoral office The UCSD Guardian editorial pages once endorsed Bob Filner as “the lesser of two evils” in his run...

Nico Hemsley
Justice Is Served
nahemsley@ucsd.edu

Reprimand Russia for Prejudiced Policies

Nico Hemsley Feb 10, 2014

Russia implemented a law last July banning homosexual propaganda, a law that exposes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to harassment and validates violence against them. The legislation has...