Opinion

What Happened to Personal Enrichment? A Reflection on the Death and Possible Resurrection of the Crafts Center

UC San Diego once offered a creative sanctuary—something that is now hard to believe for a campus boasting a reputation…

6 years ago

Young People Are Turning Our Climate Grief Into Hope

The first week of winter quarter, I was sitting with Erica Ferrer, a doctoral student in Marine Biology at the…

6 years ago

Submission: “The University’s Inadequate System for Handling Disability Made Me Sicker”—An Open Letter to Vice Chancellor Pettit

Krys Méndez PhD Candidate, Ethnic Studies University of California, San Diego Thursday, February 14, 2019 Dr. Becky Pettit Vice-Chancellor for…

6 years ago

HDH’s Habits Encourage Waste, Swipe and Swipe Again

$7 box of cereal—check. Three bananas—$1.50. Sounds about right. $6 bag of grapes—but, of course. Insert all other items as…

6 years ago

Stop Talking About UCSD Football: Why the Perennial Debate is Useless

In 2010, UC San Diego paid consultants $28,000 to study the feasibility of establishing a football program at UCSD, as…

6 years ago

Equity or Equality? Affirmative Action is Far from Perfect, But It's the Best We've Got

In the past few months, a news story about affirmative action has been continuously catching my eye. The public nonprofit…

6 years ago

In Response to "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, UC, and Fully Divest from Fossil Fuels"

This article is in response to a piece originally published in November 2018. While I agree that the UC system…

6 years ago

Students Need Access to Abortions on Campus, Not 5-7 Miles Away

Earlier this year, SB 320 passed through the legislature in California. The bill would have required all California State University…

6 years ago

Beyond a Life in the Red

Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I. A student took his life last June. All that I could find was…

6 years ago

Down with the Greeks?

This week, members of unisex Greek Life organizations on campus at UC San Diego have expressed camaraderie for their Greek colleagues…

6 years ago