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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

Year in Quotes

Jun 6, 2013

As the school year comes to an end, Guardian editors pick the most memorable quotes from 2012-13.

Pass on the Glass

Jun 3, 2013

Google Glass is projected for release by 2014, but its technological innovations will be outweighed by its negative contributions to society.

Pull on Your Designer Bootstraps to Get Ready

Jun 3, 2013

Ask any staff member on the Guardian (new or old) and they will tell you that this year was an anomaly. There was internal discontinuity, which felt unusual after two straight terms with the same editor in chief.

Filling the Gap

May 28, 2013

Graduating seniors should consider the benefits of taking a gap year before continuing their higher education or jumping into the workforce.

Quick Takes – Abercrombie & Fitch

, Shannon Kang, Alia Bales, and Sharon Lay May 28, 2013

American clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch is going though a media wildfire after CEO Mike Jeffries’ quote in a 2006 interview with Salon magazine resurfaced this month: “A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” 

Mind the Manual

Hilary Lee May 20, 2013

Although the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is imperfect and lacks scientific grounding, it reflects current research and should continue to be used by clinicians.

Drowning in Debt

May 16, 2013

Congress needs to reach a compromise to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1.

All Cost, No Benefits

May 13, 2013

Before jumping at the first internship opportunities they get, students need to be aware of the exploitative — and oftentimes illegal — nature of unpaid positions.

A Major Win

May 6, 2013

The School of Medicine’s implementation of a new undergraduate public health major in Fall 2013 increases student options into different fields of science.

The Millennial Generation Is Not That Selfish or Narcissistic

May 6, 2013

Prioritizing money and image over self-acceptance and community, a declined interest in charities and the environment  — these are a few of the shining attributes given to young adults born after 1983 to the early 2000s, according to a 2012 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.