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The Pandemic Did Not Cause UCSD’s Housing CrisisThe Pandemic Did Not Cause UCSD’s Housing Crisis

The Pandemic Did Not Cause UCSD’s Housing Crisis

UCSD will now offer guaranteed housing only to incoming first-year and transfer students, which is a drastic shift from the…

4 years ago
Safe Spaces For Black Students Should Be ProtectedSafe Spaces For Black Students Should Be Protected

Safe Spaces For Black Students Should Be Protected

If the university claims to stand with Black students and hear us, they would commit more than empty promises in…

5 years ago
Labs Need to Step Up, A Call for Undergraduate Research ReformLabs Need to Step Up, A Call for Undergraduate Research Reform

Labs Need to Step Up, A Call for Undergraduate Research Reform

Everyone wants to make their resume as strong as possible—at a STEM dominated school like UCSD, this means many undergraduates…

5 years ago
COVID-19 is not the Senior Send-Off We DeserveCOVID-19 is not the Senior Send-Off We Deserve

COVID-19 is not the Senior Send-Off We Deserve

Only a couple of weeks ago, I was excited by the potential of my last spring quarter at UC San…

5 years ago
UCSD Needs to Standardize Podcasts Forever, Not Just for Spring QuarterUCSD Needs to Standardize Podcasts Forever, Not Just for Spring Quarter

UCSD Needs to Standardize Podcasts Forever, Not Just for Spring Quarter

Amidst fears of COVID-19, UC San Diego has requested that professors podcast starting Spring Quarter 2020. However, it should not…

5 years ago
COVID-19: Thoughts and Concerns from a Chinese StudentCOVID-19: Thoughts and Concerns from a Chinese Student

COVID-19: Thoughts and Concerns from a Chinese Student

If you are in one of UC San Diego’s meme Facebook groups, you may have seen this meme and other…

5 years ago
Fractured Experience: A Student Body Divided into Six CollegesFractured Experience: A Student Body Divided into Six Colleges

Fractured Experience: A Student Body Divided into Six Colleges

UC San Diego has not only made it harder for students to organize and gather but has also restricted students…

5 years ago
A Place to Call Home: The Question of Transfer HousingA Place to Call Home: The Question of Transfer Housing

A Place to Call Home: The Question of Transfer Housing

I vividly remember one day early last year, barely into my first quarter as a transfer student at UC San…

5 years ago
A Call for Studying—Not CrammingA Call for Studying—Not Cramming

A Call for Studying—Not Cramming

A few weeks ago, I saw a meme that was poking fun at how many students feel as if they…

6 years ago
My DEI Experience: Successful Accidents and Failed IntentionsMy DEI Experience: Successful Accidents and Failed Intentions

My DEI Experience: Successful Accidents and Failed Intentions

Last quarter, I audited ANTH 21 on a day when the class had a discussion about privilege. The professor asked,…

6 years ago