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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

Not So "Smart" Technology, After All

Not So “Smart” Technology, After All

Dec 5, 2013

I consider myself very far from a Luddite, but new ideas for wearable smart devices have become both annoyingly unnecessary and weird. Samsung has already sold 800,000 pieces of its new Galaxy Gear smartwatch...

Pacific Conflict Stems From Past Tensions

Pacific Conflict Stems From Past Tensions

Dec 5, 2013

Dear Editor, As the 72nd Day of Infamy, this next Saturday, approachs [sic], there has already had a very limited debate in Japan, and the Liberal Democratic Party-led government has decided to remilitarize....

What Came True/What Didn't Happen

What Came True/What Didn’t Happen

Dec 5, 2013

Earlier this year, The Guardian wrote a wishlist of the things we wanted to see in 2013.  We didn't get everything we wanted What Came True... 1. A Sun God Festival lineup that includes names that we...

Invading My Space

Invading My Space

Dec 2, 2013

Companies' increasing use of social media in their hiring processes continues a disconcerting trend of blurred personal and professional spheres Nowadays, students looking to be competitive in the job...

New Transfer Policy Risks Over-Enrollment

New Transfer Policy Risks Over-Enrollment

Dec 2, 2013

Dear Editor, UniversityLink at UCSD will replace — next year — the Transfer Admission Guarantee program that was discontinued in 2012. To be eligible for the program, a student’s family income cannot...

Signed, SEALed, Delivered

Signed, SEALed, Delivered

Nov 25, 2013

The U.S. Armed Forces' plan to integrate women into special operations units is a much-needed shift toward true gender equality in the military Sixty-five years have passed since the approval of the Women’s...

Don't Let Familiarity Breed Contempt

Don’t Let Familiarity Breed Contempt

Kelvin Noronha Nov 25, 2013

An unusually frigid November morning and my own dubiously graceful antics recently conspired to sideline me for the better part of a week. After my lazy attempt to exit my bed ended up in a painfully strained...