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NEWS
UC Board of Regents Delay Vote On Tuition Overhaul
The UC Board of Regents postponed a vote on Tuesday for two proposals that would overhaul tuition; both proposals would increase tuition annually for the next …...
UCSD Food Recovery Network Recovers 16,000 Pounds of Food
The Food Recovery Network at UC San Diego (FRN@UCSD) recovered 16,387 pounds of food...
Fire Alarm in Communications Building Leads to Evacuation
The fire alarm in the Communications Building (MCC) went off at approximately 10:30 a.m....
Students and Local Community Rally For ‘#NoWarInIran’
Nearly 40 protesters gathered at the corner of La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines...
Opinion
Starving on Dining Dollars: Eating on Campus with Food Sensitivity
Last school year, before Warren College’s dining hall Canyon Vista went under construction, my roommates and I would go there for dinner almost every night. There …...
SUBMISSION: A Letter from a Victim in Response to the IFC’s Decision to Slate Two Members of Sigma Chi
Editor’s Note: The Triton granted anonymity to this writer because the case is still...
Fractured Experience: A Student Body Divided into Six Colleges
UC San Diego has not only made it harder for students to organize and gather but has also...
A Place to Call Home: The Question of Transfer Housing
I vividly remember one day early last year, barely into my first quarter as a transfer...
THE CONCH
Introverted First Year Accidentally Joins Every Club on Library Walk
Andrew Nguyen, an introverted first year in Sixth College, along with his suitemates, were invited to meet the members of the Hypebeasts Club during Week 1. …
Khosla Got This Bread So You Don’t Have To
Chancellor Pradeep Khosla was spotted stapling pieces of bread to the Eucalyptus trees in Warren Mall. Ever in touch with the youth, Khosla said, “I keep …
ERC and Sixth: A Friendship That Could Never Be
My dear friend in Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC), If you are receiving this letter, it means that it has been delivered to you upon my last …
ARTS AND CULTURE
Concerts Under $40 to Catch this Quarter
The Triton presents our Winter Quarter 2020 roundup of affordable shows in and around San Diego in chronological order. Have a good time without making your …...
Saweetie to Headline Horizon 2020
Bay Area rapper Saweetie will be headlining the first annual HORIZON concert on Friday,...
The Triton’s Favorite Pieces of Arts and Culture in 2019
Whether you are putting off your studying for finals or looking ahead for entertainment...
Muir Musical’s "Songs for a New World" Shines
The Ché Café hosted an intimate performance of Songs for a New World on November 24....
FEATURES
The #MeToo Era: Challenges in Reporting Sexual Assault at UC San Diego
Content Warning: This article mentions sexual assault UC San Diego joined universities from all over the nation in honoring the 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). …
Beyond a Life in the Red
Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I. A student took his life last June. All that I could find was a traffic report noting that the …
Submission: The Soul-Crushing Society that Produces Soul-Crushing Student Essays
In a New York Times opinion piece titled “The Soul-Crushing Student Essay”, Scott Korb, the director of first-year writing at the New School, bemoans student essays …
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