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For years, The UCSD Guardian has provided a platform for dogmatic reporting and ideological hostility. When it comes to Israel, the paper has been willing to discard journalistic standards in order to influence students into ideological conformity. The goal is anti-normalization: rejecting discussion, dismissing nuance, and promoting an exclusionary attitude. I first...

Recently, student activists at Swarthmore College held a pro-Hamas rally on its campus that included multiple sites of vandalism, including graffiti of  inverted red triangles. Unshockingly, like many other previous incidents on different campuses, the crux of the administration’s statement described the incident as “misplaced anger” that “does not advance any cause.” It...

I was passing an anti-Israel demonstration by a mix of student groups from universities in downtown New York when I noticed a placard with these words on it: “The Epstein class wants this war.” Fictional connections like these between Jeffrey Epstein and the Israeli State have unfortunately become a popular anti-Jewish conspiracy...

As she prepares to graduate from UC San Diego, Ellia Torkian reflects on her experiences navigating a campus climate transformed by the aftermath of October 7. A two-time CAMERA Fellow and leader within her pro-Israel community, she has witnessed firsthand how conversations surrounding Israel, Zionism, and Jewish identity have changed...

Over the past decade, the biggest news outlets in our country have resorted to reporting that is tainted by their journalists’ personal beliefs, regardless of political affiliation. Apparently, the virtue of objective reporting has become a thing of the past. Being a student at the Missouri School of Journalism has...

Meaningful dialogue is what allows students to engage with the world around them to the best of their ability. In my experience, staying in an echo chamber full of the same small range of perspectives negatively affects one’s ability to think critically about controversial topics like the current war with...