It’s Time to Stop Blindly Idolizing Celebrities
WEBMay 23, 2021 — Musical artists who express opinions littered with bigotry or have been involved in illegal activities, drug abuse, etc. are still given a large spotlight. Chris Brown, who has been repeatedly accused of abuse and sexual assault and even arrested on charges of rape, continues to have a solid fan base, similar to Kanye West.
The Rise of Yarn Bombing – The UCSD Guardian
WEBHannah Rosenberg. Dec 1, 2020. Yarn bombing is an ever-growing street art movement that was born in the early-mid 2000s from the combined love of street art and fiber arts. Yarn bombing consists of covering, wrapping, or decorating objects in pieces of knit or crochet. While most forms of street art involve paint or drawings that are permanent ...
Solidarity Not Sympathy: The Adivasi Struggle of India
WEBMay 16, 2021 — The Indian government’s choice to prioritize economic over human interests illustrates how those in power are fueled by greed and are careless to the needs of their own people. The grassroots Adivasi movement, in turn, pushed back by organizing a multitude of protests.
Ledden passes away – The UCSD Guardian
WEBLedden passes away. Nov 3, 2003. Patrick J. Ledden, provost of John Muir College and UCSD mathematics professor, died on Oct. 28 at Thornton Hospital at the age of 67 after a long battle with stomach cancer. As both an educator and administrator, Ledden incorporated himself in activities that influenced all aspects of UCSD student life.
Student Disrupts Free Speech Demonstration by Stabbing Giant …
WEBOct 9, 2017 — The Young Americans for Liberty at UC San Diego were tabling on library walk this past Friday in protest of unconstitutional speech codes and awareness of First Amendment rights when a student stabbed the free speech ball around four times with what YAL group claims was a knife. The free speech ball was a six-foot...
Global Repercussions of Eurocentrism – The UCSD Guardian
WEBSep 26, 2021 — Global Repercussions of Eurocentrism. Raymond Tran, Editor-in-Chief. Sep 26, 2021. During the early stages of the pandemic, the Western world was frightened of Covid-19, but for the wrong reasons, exoticizing the pandemic and placing blame onto countries for practices that are normal for them. The virus was immediately painted in cultural terms ...
Saving Ourselves From the White Savior Complex
WEBApr 25, 2021 — Raymond Tran, Editor-in-Chief. Apr 25, 2021. The White Savior Complex is, simply put, a trope in which a white person provides help to or rescues non-white people from unfortunate circumstances in a self-serving manner. However, this concept is multifaceted and its implications are more detrimental than …
New California Law Mandates Free Menstrual Products in Public …
WEBJan 23, 2022 — California public schools and universities will have to provide free menstrual products in restrooms by the start of the 2022–23 school year thanks to a bill signed in October 2021, by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Menstrual Equity Act of 2021 applies to all grades 6–12 public schools, community colleges, and California State University campuses.
Academic Senate approves undergraduate climate change …
WEBNov 27, 2023 — The UC San Diego Academic Senate approved the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement at the Representative Assembly meeting on Oct. 10, establishing a new graduation requirement for incoming first-year students beginning Fall 2024. This new requirement honors the late teaching professor Jane Teranes, who connected UCSD undergraduate students with the Scripps Institution of ...
Submission: Reclaiming Earth Day from corporate greenwashing
WEBApr 16, 2024. This piece was submitted by Raihan Alam, a graduate student at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management and a member of Green New Deal at UCSD. The first acknowledgment of Earth Day came in the form of a protest in 1970, over 50 years ago. More than 20 million Americans took to the streets, 10% of the population at the time ...