# @ucsdguardian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbsWdqkvaN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56109496-ucsdguardian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-06T22:09:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The UC San Diego Guardian (@ucsdguardian) — https://gondola.cc/ucsdguardian

## Caption

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

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The UC San Diego Guardian | @ucsdguardian | https://gondola.cc/ucsdguardian | Newspaper |
| kavya | @_kavya.narayanan_ | https://gondola.cc/_kavya.narayanan_ | Marketing Specialist |

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