New Mural in the MCC

By: Katie Nivison

If you have been in the Media and Communications Center this Spring Quarter you may have noticed a new visual art piece on the first floor of the building. This mural was done by a senior seminar class in the Communication Department and is a colorful collage that incorporates many current issues that have been of great concern on our campus this past school year.

Some of the issues that are incorporated into the mural are the March 4^th: Day of Action, past and present wars, budget cuts, political demonstrations on campus, and the battle against racism in the UCSD community. It has all of the University of California campuses painted into the mural and provides a message of the importance of free speech and taking political action. It also stresses the value of a unified community not only within UCSD but will all of the University of California campuses. This mural is a great example of student activism. It is great to see a thought provoking work of art that has a message that is loud and straightforward. It is a reminder to those who pass by it to take action and get involved.

Have you seen this project? What are your thoughts on some of the issues that it presents and how do you think past issues tie in the current ones in the mural?

Have you seen other murals like this one around campus? Do you think that we need more student projects like this on campus and in other department buildings that have heavy traffic? Do you know of other UC Campuses that are creating murals like this one?