Community Op-Eds

Submission: Open Letter to the Leadership of The San Diego Union-Tribune

This letter comes from a place of compassion and desire to see this great city’s newspaper thrive in these trying…

5 years ago

Submission: Why We Are Leaving Tritons United

UC San Diego, It is in the wake of many occurrences throughout the past few weeks, and careful reflection, that…

6 years ago

Submission: An Open Letter to UC Regents Secretary and Chief of Staff Anne Shaw

Editor’s Note: Anne Shaw is the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the UC Regents. Dear Ms. Shaw, I am…

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

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

Submission: Taking Our Mental Health into Our Own Hands

UC San Diego persistently wields its diversity as a source of pride and as a source of power. The racial,…

6 years ago

Submission: A Response to "UCSD Greek Life Needs to Prove It Cares About Sexual Assault Victims"

Warning: This article concerns sexual assault. I’m appalled—appalled at the minimization of an epidemic of sexual violence across college campuses.…

6 years ago

Submission: A Senior's Open Letter to Representative John Lewis

Dear Representative John Lewis, I am a graduating senior at UC San Diego who heard that you will be boycotting…

6 years ago

Submission: UCSD Greek Life Needs To Prove It Cares About Sexual Assault Victims

Content warning: This article concerns sexual assault. I’m appalled—appalled because the rules that govern UC San Diego’s Greek life are…

6 years ago

Submission: Jones-Wright Would Champion the People as District Attorney

At the time of the 2016 election, it would have been impossible to predict the amount of damage that the…

6 years ago