UC San Diego recently reopened Marshall Field, an expansive, verdant lawn across from the Ridgewalk North Living and Learning Neighborhood. In this week’s issue, Contributing Writer Gitanjali Boyd argues that “the truth...is not so beautiful.” Instead, “these lawns are detrimental to native ecosystems and are a waste of resources, contributing to the abundance of invasive and nonnative species on UCSD’s campus.” Read more about the environmental dangers of campus lawns at ucsdguardian.org. Story by Gitanjali Boyd Photo by Justin Lu Design by Karla Martinez