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The UCSD Guardian

The Student News Site of University of California - San Diego

The UCSD Guardian

The Student News Site of University of California - San Diego

The UCSD Guardian

2023-2024 Staff

Estefania Arroyo
Staff Writer

Estefania Arroyo

Contributing Writer

Reanna Roblin

Contributing Writer

Nicholas Reason

Contributing Staff Writer

Sky Ueki

A philosophy student by trade, Sky Ueki was born and raised in Japan where he learned his love for food. He's often found in the kitchen, passionately de...

Associate News Editor

Natalia Montero Acevedo

A Political Science major, Natalia Montero loves to engage with on-site reporting to connect with communities’ affairs. Be warned, she will bombard you...

Marketing Staff

Mimi Le

Mimi is a fourth-year Communication major, whose goal is to work in marketing or graphic design. During her free time, Mimi enjoys hanging out with friends,...

Senior Staff Writer

Matthew Pham

Matthew Pham is a 3rd year Mathematics-CS Major with a minor in Literature/Writing. He is an avid collector of blu-rays and DVDs, enjoys Yeule’s music,...

Divya Devarkonda
Staff Writer

Divya Devarkonda

Divya is part of the class of 2027, majoring in economics and political science. When she's not writing for the Guardian, you can probably find her trying...

Ava DeLuca
Staff Writer

Ava DeLuca

First year ICAM major who’s sometimes funny and always dresses inappropriately for the weather

Jordan Nakagawa
Opinion Co-Editor

Jordan Nakagawa

i complain

Kyan Baker
Staff Writer

Kyan Baker

Kyan Baker is a 2nd year at UCSD. His interests include hiking, eating leftovers, and competitive Mario Kart.

Naisha Nallakula
Staff Writer

Naisha Nallakula

Hi, I'm Naisha! I'm a first-year econ major and political science minor! When I'm not writing for the Guardian, I'm probably dancing or sleeping.

Solen Ronarch
Staff Writer

Solen Ronarch

Hey! I'm Solen and I'm currently on The Guardian's news team. In my free time I like to read, watch movies, and hang out with friends.

Lina Mauk
Staff Writer

Lina Mauk

Third year Clinical Psychology major. My goal is to continue writing while pursuing a career in therapy! I enjoy taking photos and devoting my time to...

Audree Melekyan

Audree Melekyan

Hello everyone! My name is Audree and I am a transfer student majoring in Public Health with a Concentration in Medicine Sciences. I love the medical field...

Leah Schiffer
Senior Staff Writer

Leah Schiffer

Leah is a fourth-year English Literature and Communication double major at UCSD. When she isn't writing, you can likely find her caring for her beloved...

Eru Ishikawa
Senior Staff Writer

Eru Ishikawa

Eru is a third-year Economics student who loves financial markets, Wes Anderson films, and oat-milk cortados.

Giselle Hinojosa
Senior Staff Writer

Giselle Hinojosa

I'm a first year Communications major, looking to work professionally as a journalist. When I'm not writing I'm either watching sports, out trying new...

Grace Martin
Copy Reader

Grace Martin

I am a first year Political Science major, a SZA listener, and an avid Letterboxd user.

Copy Reader

Edward Zhang

Elise Garza
Copy Reader

Elise Garza

Second year International Studies, Political Science major with a minor Environemental Systems.

Staff Writer

Kendall Clarida

I'm a first year majoring in Literature/Writing. I enjoy reading, watching Gilmore Girls, and writing poetry. Most importantly,,,I'm an Aquarius that shares...

Gabbi Basa
Senior Staff Writer

Gabbi Basa

Gabbi is a 1st year neurobiology student, hungry reader, and metalhead. Talk to her about anything Stephen King or peruse her blog, The Geeky Gauntlet.

Marketing Staff

Ivan Ramirez

Data Visualizer

Oishani Bandopadhyay

Oishani is a third year Cognitive Science major with a Machine Learning Specialization, and she thinks overrated is a meaningless word because if people...

Data Visualizer

Rona Darabi

Layout Designer

Jackie Damato

Photographer

Amanda Parmele

Hana Tobias
Photographer

Hana Tobias

Hana is a fourth year Cognitive Science major.

Mila De La Torre
Photographer

Mila De La Torre

Senior Staff Writer

Senji Torrey

Senji is a fourth-year Communication student focused on telling human-centered stories. While his roots are in sports journalism, he hopes to expand his...

Senior Staff Writer

Ryan Kirton

I am a junior majoring in Psychology and Communications and I am on the swim team.

Senior Staff Writer

Advaith Modali

Sports Associate Editor

Sanaya Vakharia

Senior Staff Writer

Medha Upadhyay

Senior Staff Writer

Laila Del Rio

Staff Writer

Katherine Tewksbery

4th year Comm major, minors in film and writing Aspiring screen writer

Senior Staff Writer

Kaley Chun

A&E Co-Editor

Jonathan Shlesinger

Jaechan Preston Lee
Staff Writer

Jaechan Preston Lee

As a second year political science student, I love to write about contemporary political issues. From going to the border to interview migrants to opinions...

Contributing Writer

Kalohelani Danbara

Abby Offenhauser
Staff Writer

Abby Offenhauser

Abby is a first-year Literature/Writing major, ardent listener of fiction and talk podcasts, and lover of satire.

Sydney McDonald
Staff Writer

Sydney McDonald

Hello! I am a second-year clinical psychology major! I hope to write quality stories and meet many interesting people through The Guardian!

Alex Reinsch-Goldstein
Staff Writer

Alex Reinsch-Goldstein

Alex Reinsch-Goldstein is a third-year student at UCSD. His hobbies include lying immobilized in the jungle for several days at a time under the influence...

Matteo Schaffner
Staff Writer

Matteo Schaffner

"G-7, F-7, Ebmaj7, A7b9" -Wayne Shorter. Matteo Schaffner is a junior neurobiology major from Atlanta, GA. He speaks Italian and Spanish, and loves music...

Erin Kee
Staff Writer

Erin Kee

Hello! I'm a second-year Urban Studies and Planning major and love to write, meet, and learn about exciting people and their stories.

Staff Writer

Louie Avalos

Contributing Writer

Marcos Vedoya

Contributing Writer

Melanie Khachatryan

Carter Castillo
News Editor

Carter Castillo

Third year Comparative Politics Major, passionate student journalist, and certainly not emo. Proud owner of a 2012 Toyota Prius.

Contributing Writer

Nam Nguyen

Senior Staff Writer

Nikita Cardozo

Senior Staff Writer

Tianrui Huang

Multimedia Editor

Mia Martin

A&E Co-Editor

Kamiah Johnson

Samantha Phan
Lifestyle Co-Editor

Samantha Phan

Samantha is a third year literature and sociology student. When she isn't writing for the UCSD Guardian she is probably laying in bed.

Sarah He
Co-Webmaster, Photographer & Data Visualizer

Sarah He

2nd year | Data Science

Thomas Murphy
Co-Webmaster & Associate Photo Editor

Thomas Murphy

A psychology student who can't seem to put down a camera or sleep to save his life.

Kevin Zhu
Opinion Co-Editor

Kevin Zhu

Kevin is a second year Data Science major. He is on par to become the biggest corporate sellout, covering up his actually very artsy inside by presenting...

Wyatt Bose
Associate Sports Editor

Wyatt Bose

Wyatt is a second year political science and public law major, an ardent Philadelphia sports fan, and the founder of his sports blog, thecogentcolumn.com....

Data Visualizer

Nicolas Toon

Souplantation lover... oh wait-

Jake Lannon
Senior Staff Writer

Jake Lannon

4th year Communications major. Looking to work professionally in the field of sports media in the future and you should all read my articles no matter...

Senior Staff Writer

Erika Myong

Erika Myong is a third-year political science and literature writing student. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading the latest books or...

Yamile Peel
Senior Staff Writer

Yamile Peel

Yamile is a 2nd year Linguistics major and Art History minor who is obsessed with watching Gilmore Girls on repeat and movie analysis videos

Opinion Editor

Marcella Barneclo

Marketing Director

Daniella Salgado

I am a 4th year communication student with a minor in marketing. But really Im a just a girl who enjoys the occasional thrifit and coffee trip.

Data Visualizer

Sophia Fang

Learning three languages, proficient in none

Keita Kobayashi
Photo Editor

Keita Kobayashi

Fourth year bio major who spends way to much money on food and camera gear for his own good

Sophie Nourbakhsh
Photographer

Sophie Nourbakhsh

I am an aspiring physician. Go reds.

Justin Lu
Photographer

Justin Lu

Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Justin finds time to compile KR&B playlists and enjoy good food whenever he's not covering events. Other interests include...

Gauri Swarup
Photographer

Gauri Swarup

Business econ major, Coming from Singapore, I love travelling, music and photography!

Dave Vo
Design Co-Editor

Dave Vo

A hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian dedication that supercalifragilisticexpialidociously recapitulates the magnanimous, stream-of-conscious jaunt of Dave...

Adalia Luo
Editor In Chief

Adalia Luo

Professional nuisance. Minivan driver. Scorpio woman. Xtra-flavor blasted goldfish aficionado. Storyteller!

Sonia McSwain
Design Co-Editor

Sonia McSwain

The goofiest and the silliest. Co-editor of the "copy, paste, and print" team. Lover of the hit 2016 film "La La Land" and F1 driver Carlos Sainz jr. Sonia...

Kokoro Igawa
Chief Copy Editor

Kokoro Igawa

Kokoro is a third-year sociology major with minor in history. Tokyo native and lover of crocheting, sudoku, and grammar, obviously.

Chaz Cepielik-Weeks
Copy Associate Editor

Chaz Cepielik-Weeks

Chaz Cepielik-Weeks, 21, UCSD undergrad, gives his address as 10114-9050 Gilman Drive, but spends most of his time in Tijuana. He began writing at the...

Copy Reader

Alexandra Mirman

Alexandra is a second-year media major who loves photography, playing the piano, and going ice skating. She also helps broadcast school sports games live...

Kurt Johnston
Sports Editor

Kurt Johnston

Kurt is a fourth year BA-MIA student who probably cares too much about sports. Interests include playing golf, doing the NYT mini, and watching Christian...

Jonathan Zhang
Staff Writer

Jonathan Zhang

Foodie fanatic and comedy connoisseur.

Kelly Loo
Lifestyle Co-Editor

Kelly Loo

Kelly is a fourth-year geoscience major and chemistry minor. She is a level 6 Google Maps reviewer.

Sofia Shaw
Staff Writer

Sofia Shaw

Sofi is a second-year history and art history student who is passionate about soup, music, and blowing their money in local coffee shops.

Arshia Singh
Staff Writer

Arshia Singh

lover of all things movies and music, warm-scented candles, philosophy, sour candy, and silver jewelry. usually has a book in one hand and a yerba in the...

Bailey Bujnosek
Senior Staff Writer

Bailey Bujnosek

Bailey is a fourth-year English literature and psychology double-major who watches too much reality tv. She likes listening to Mitski, Ricky Montgomery,...

Staff Writer

Anshul Govindu

Today is October 13, 2023. You heard it here first; the 49ers and Warriors are both winning the championship this year. Come back in June when I'm right.

Max Rivett
Contributing Writer

Max Rivett

Opinionated.

Miriya Huie
Features Editor

Miriya Huie

Exploring different styles of writing to find a better world....

Vivian Dueker
Managing Editor

Vivian Dueker

Four siblings, three moms, two cats, and one big fan of writing.

Multimedia Editor

Mehri Sadri

Depicting school stories and promoting campus connections through media (yapping for a cause)

Contributing Writer

Chelsea Blankenchip

Chelsea is a doctorate student in UCSD's Biomedical Sciences Program who has a passion for science communication. Her research focuses on bacteria but she...

Staff Writer

Kashish Nizami

Kashish, who also goes by Kash, is double major in Global Health and Global South Studies, with a minor in Climate Change Studies. She is a lover of books,...

Allen Chen
Art Co-Editor

Allen Chen

Allen Chen is a third year HCI Design major, and a lactose-intolerant ice cream lover.

Matthew Risley
Senior Staff Writer

Matthew Risley

I mostly write about film. Some of my favorite directors are Jean-Luc Godard, Wong Kar-wai, Tsai Ming-liang, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

A&E Co-Editor

Xuan Ly

Xuan is a fourth year global health and education sciences double major. She loves seahorses, laying on the grass, and anything by Ocean Vuong. ...

Ava Beisenstein
Marketing Director

Ava Beisenstein

When Ava isn't writing niche papers on ancient archaeology or marine life, you can find her throwing frisbees or eating cheese curds. Voted "Most Likely...

Alexander Olsen
Managing Editor

Alexander Olsen

Alexander is a fourth-year computer science student, a niche internet micro-celebrity, a hobbyist photojournalist, and thinks you should listen to Geese.

Ifunanya Okoroma
Data Visualization Editor

Ifunanya Okoroma

Ifunanya (if-uh-nahn-yuh) is a fourth-year data science student who spends their free time trying to be the most pretentious human being alive by consuming...

Elise Jonas-Delson
Chief Copy Editor

Elise Jonas-Delson

Bios are not my forte.

Marjorie Pradhan
Copy Reader

Marjorie Pradhan

copy that?

Ava Bayley
Art Editor

Ava Bayley

As the Art Editor, Ava spends the majority of her time double majoring in Human Biology and Sociology, working as an EMT, and pursuing medicine as a care...

Millie Root
Photo Editor

Millie Root

Millie loves the way light reflects off bus windows, artisenal teas, and community co-ops. Join Millie on the journey of a lifetime to tell important stories...

Bradley Beggs
Lifestyle Editor

Bradley Beggs

Education Graduate Student Bradley Beggs is know for his wit, charm, and humbleness. When he's not editing for The UCSD Guardian, he's wrangling 24 third...

Features Co-Editor

Oishee Misra

Oishee loves art, history, philosophy, economics, books, and writing. Her ideal day is one that is spent lounging around a bookstore with a cup of coffee.

Kaitlin Lee
News Editor

Kaitlin Lee

Haiku: Me, senior, crazy! Major?: Cognitive Science Send me cat TikToks

Raymond Tran
Editor-in-Chief

Raymond Tran

Outside of the newspaper, Raymond enjoys playing video games, making animal noises, and watching shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Glee, and Avatar The La...