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Wake Up and Smell the Climate Change: Could Coffee be Going Extinct?
BY MAYA GOPALAKRISHNAN | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) Figures emerge in the distance through the fog settled over UCSD. They may move slowly, but don’t be fooled. They are ready to rip off the head of anyone who gets in their way. If you see one, run. They are college students in a world…
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Knife after Death
Theresa Bui | Blogger | SQ Online (2017-18) Piled under thousands of powerpoint printouts, worksheets, and study guides, it is easy to scream, “I want to die!” in Geisel at 12 a.m. But how are you actually going to fall to your demise? And what happens after death? Perhaps “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol plays in the background…
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Outback Adventures: UC San Diego’s Hidden Treasure
BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) What do an indoor climbing gym, an equipment rental shop, an outdoor obstacle course, and guided trips into the wilderness have in common? They’re all available to UC San Diego students, thanks to Outback Adventures. This organization provides students with innumerable opportunities to venture into the…
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Dinner from a Petri Dish: Could Lab-Grown Meat be the Future of Food?
BY MAYA GOPALAKRISHNAN | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) You sit down at the dinner table, ready to inhale a hamburger big enough to feed an army. Juicy, tender, delicious, and … vegan? Lab-grown meat, otherwise known as in-vitro meat or cultured meat, has been gaining popularity as a partial solution to not only…
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Dragons: Why Can’t We Have Them?
LIAM HUBER | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18 Winter is here, at least by Southern California standards, but Game of Thrones is most certainly not. New episodes for the final season are at least a year away, and there is another winter still to come until the show’s three (-ish) iconic dragons return…
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Demystifying Toxic Shock Syndrome
BY LAUREN BRUMAGE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) In 2012, supermodel Lauren Wasser lost her right leg and the toes on her left foot. She had been physically active and, at the young age of 24, seemed the picture of health. However, a rapid onset of symptoms including a 107°F fever and a…
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Losing Ground: The Thawing of Alaska’s Permafrost
MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18 When people consider the effects of climate change, the catastrophic outcomes of the rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets may immediately come to mind. This anxiety is understandable: just a 200mm increase in sea levels could displace thousands who live in coastal regions and…
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Extending Beyond: A UCSD Alumnus Treats Phantom Limb Pain Abroad
MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18 It is strange to think that our sense of body is not confined to the limits of our physical being; yet, this has been proven true in a vast number of scientific studies. The body can extend beyond its physical limitations; for instance, a study…
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23andMe and You
BY REBECCA CAPUTO| ONLINE REPORTER| SQ ONLINE (2017-18) Who am I? If you have ever asked this question to yourself, then you might have considered the genetic testing services that genomics company 23andMe offer. Claiming to “explain your DNA,”, this company is the most popular of its kind with over 2 million customers. They…
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Succulents: Aesthetic Aspirations
BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) Between UC San Diego’s student organizations’ sales pitches and sponsored craft events, succulents are nearly always available on campus. Off campus, one only needs to go as far as a local hardware or grocery store to find these plants for less than $10. In sunny California,…