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UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967

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

Unnatural Selection

Unnatural Selection

Jan 13, 2014

The Food and Drug Administration needs to create stricter food label regulations and prioritize consumers' rights As a college student, grocery shopping is one of the most crucial yet hardest chores out...

The Tragic Failure of Democracy: Partisanship

The Tragic Failure of Democracy: Partisanship

Jan 13, 2014

The essential qualm I have about partisanship is that it turns off people’s brains. Democracy fails when its citizens don’t scrutinize critical issues, and that’s exactly what partisanship does:...

What We're Wishing For in 2014

What We’re Wishing For in 2014

Jan 9, 2014

Last year, Chancellor Pradeep Khosla created town hall forums to ask what students would like to see change at UCSD.  This inspired the Guardian’s Editorial Board to compile a list of things that we...

U.S. Needs to Take a Responsible Military Approach

U.S. Needs to Take a Responsible Military Approach

Jan 9, 2014

Dear Editor, The U.S., the richest country in the world, doesn’t have the money to provide health care and security for its citizens, even though virtually every other developed country does. Republicans...

2007 Called, and It Wants Its Phone Back

2007 Called, and It Wants Its Phone Back

Hilary Lee Jan 9, 2014

I’m only about seven years late to the party, but I finally joined the digital age by ditching my beat-up “dumbphone” in favor of an iPhone 5C. For those of you who can afford the extra monthly...

Kelvin Noronha
Thinking Caps
knoronha@ucsd.edu

Change That I Can’t Really Believe In

Kelvin Noronha Jan 6, 2014

As expected, New Year’s Day was heralded by brightly optimistic pledges and resolutions with a flurry of skepticism in return. In spite of all the holiday spirit, though, I stray away from the idea...

Online Cross-Campus Courses Are a Cop-Out

Online Cross-Campus Courses Are a Cop-Out

Jan 6, 2014

Last quarter, I took a class at the Rady School of Management that conducted all examinations online. We brought our laptops to class to take an online multiple choice midterm and final through a website....

A "Grande" Change

A “Grande” Change

Dec 5, 2013

After years of financial hardship and decreased revenues, University Centers Advisory Board rightfully voted Espresso Roma out and Starbucks Coffee in Tuesday’s University Centers Advisory Board vote...