Laren Poole: Co-Founder, Invisible Children

By Hayley Bisceglia-Martin

Laren Poole has had a busy week. The 28-year-old San Diego native — and former UCSD student — spent last Tuesday in the Oval Office, celebrating the passage of a bill that could end the war in Uganda with President Obama. Three days later, Poole took off to Africa, where he will spend the next [...]

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Straight to the Top, in Record Time

By Angela Chen

When I was promoted to news editor in Winter Quarter, I lived in a cramped triple, spent mealtimes cursing the dining-hall grub for tasting like cardboard and had never even been to a Sun God Festival. In other words, I was a freshman — but damned if I would give anyone reason to remember it. Nine [...]

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CLUB HOPPING

CALPIRG

By Zoe Sophos

You’ve met them before — on Library Walk, in class, outside Geisel. You lock eyes with them for a split second, recognizing the clipboard and bright student-org shirt. Before you can escape, they say the dreaded words: “Have you pledged CALPIRG?” In other words, “Would you like another $5 line item on your quarterly eBill?” But [...]

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IN FOCUS

Justice in Palestine Week

By Neda Salamat

At the beginning of last week, the Muslim Student Association erected a wall along Library Walk to mimic the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The staging of the wall coincided with the A.S. Council’s debate over a proposed resolution calling for the University of California to divest from companies that lend military aid to Israel. The MSA [...]

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SITE SEEN

SMASHBURGER

By Jasmine Ta

  If Plaza Cafe’s frightening excuse for beef gives you a food-poisoning hangover the size of Milwaukee, head to the corner of Prospect Street and Girard Avenue to satisfy your cow cravings. There’s a new burger joint in town: It’s called Smashburger and it’s the latest in a long line of Smashburgers known for their customizable [...]

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UNCOMMON FOLK

Laren Poole: Co-Founder, Invisible Children

By Hayley Bisceglia-Martin

Laren Poole has had a busy week. The 28-year-old San Diego native — and former UCSD student — spent last Tuesday in the Oval Office, celebrating the passage of a bill that could end the war in Uganda with President Obama. Three days later, Poole took off to Africa, where he will spend the next [...]

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