UCSD’s inequitable on-campus housing costs
Walking through UC San Diego’s campus, it is easy to see the discrepancies between buildings: newly erected and modern structures stand in contrast to faded and decaying buildings. This difference is...
View ArticleSports gambling: A rising popularity and an immense danger
In the last decade, sports gambling has grown tremendously in popularity, becoming hugely successful due to a reduced stigma, the rise of the internet, and changes in policies that allow companies like...
View ArticleDear UCSD, stop pointing guns at your students
On May 6, 2024, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla deployed about 200 SDPD, UCPD, and CHP police officers armed in riot gear to shut down a protest action adjacent to Library Walk, fostering a...
View ArticleHDH derails the businesses they onboard, and Sunshine Market is its next victim
Sunshine Market is a convenience store located in the lower east wing of Price Center. The market is a small, non-profit organization that has informally been named a staple of the UC San Diego...
View ArticleUCSD disapproves of true student art
Despite UC San Diego’s official encouragement of student art and expression, the university seems to cherry-pick when, where, and if art and messages of student body unification are deemed...
View ArticleViolent responses to pro-Palestine encampments violate content neutrality
In response to pro-Palestine protests, UC San Diego and several other universities have violated free speech protections, enforcing unfair censorship and retaliation. The actions taken by these...
View ArticleSubmission: Silenced identities – a letter from a Jewish student
This piece was submitted anonymously from a Jewish student at UC San Diego. It feels particularly dangerous to admit to you today, in a publication that will be distributed to the entire UC San Diego...
View ArticleThe Social Security tax is almost certainly rigged against you
A century-defining war is escalating in the Middle East, sparking massive protests across college campuses in the United States; the Supreme Court has yet to hear the end of the backlash for their...
View ArticlePinching Pennies: UCSD’s Geisel budget cut
To save an almost negligible amount of money, UC San Diego is willing to cut off a convenience that the entire student body benefits from. The schools’ new policy for the 2024-2025 academic year...
View ArticleYour vote in this election is important, even in California
As another election approaches, many Americans will once again choose to neglect their civic duty and disengage from the political process. Whether it be out of frustration or apathy, many believe...
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