Issue 2: Who is YOUcsd?
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Q1: What makes you YOU, and how have your experiences at UCSD shaped your personal identity? What does YOUcsd mean to you?"Ive become more confident about myself and found a great community of friends to surround myself with."
- Anonymous 3rd Year "UCSD has exposed me to so many different people. I grew up in a very privileged area in southern California, since being here I have been exposed to diverse people such as international students and low income students. This has made me increase my tolerance of others different ways of life, such as different ways of praying before a meal and spending habits."
- Anonymous 1st Year "I like having a Catholic community here at UCSD. It makes me feel very welcome and at home around people who share the same faith.”
-Paul Saracen "My experiences at UCSD have allowed me to grow and delve more into the issues and topics of the world. This through my exposure to different people of different backgrounds and mindsets and allowing us to connect in a friendly manner. Youcsd means that I am a part of the university and can make a difference in my time here. What makes me ME is where my background and family. The experiences I’ve had growing up in addition to those I gain in my time at UCSD."
- Anonymous 1st Year "I think the people that I've met here at UCSD have really added to me and have helped mold me into the person that I am today. Compared to freshman year and now I'm a completely different person for the better and going to a university away from home has given me the ability to meet many different people. UCSD to me means a great university where I can graduate from. What makes me me I would say is my faith and UCSD has helped with that because I was able to meet certain friends that have helped me grow stronger in my faith. If I didn't attend this university I wouldn't have met the people that I know now."
- Anonymous 3rd Year |
Q2: Have you ever felt underrepresented or represented as a student at UCSD? How so?"When I first entered UCSD as a freshman, it felt very isolating as a visual artist where I couldn't find other artists and people driven to future work in the arts industries -- even now, it's fairly realistic to say that UCSD still heavily neglects its arts students which is something we have to work with. I want to say in a different light that the protests and UCSD administrative responses to them in the last year have also been really enlightening to experience, in a way that highlights a disparity between the student body and the admin."
- Anonymous 3rd Year "I feel I have been represented as a student at UCSD just by being here. I am my own representation because if I will not represent myself, who will? At the same time, I have joined student organizations and communities on campus that have allowed me to be an instrument of representation."
- Anonymous 1st Year "I have felt represented because there are many women in STEM organizations that promote women having a place in STEM fields simply by being popular organizations. I have felt underrepresented at UCSD as a student of Christian faith. Already, I've had professors finish my religion by making dismissive and offensive comments that makes me feel frustrated. However, I accept these as the norm, so I keep quiet in order not to upset my professors."
- Anonymous 1st Year "I feel represented at UCSD, especially compared to other schools. I feel that UCSD is very diverse, and coming from a Chinese-Mexican-Jewish background, I feel comfortable in my identity because I am surrounded by diverse people. Additionally, I feel represented academically as the majority of students at UCSD are serious about their academics/careers yet also have a balance of social life."
- Naomi Leung "As an Armenian transfer student at UCSD, I’ve definitely felt underrepresented at times. There aren't many spaces on campus that reflect Armenian culture or history. However, that also motivates me to share my background more and connect with others through cultural exchange and advocacy."
- Liana Davoudi |